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References to the timing of course offerings which follow
apply only to day courses. Evening and summer school course offerings
are scheduled according to need. Christian Brothers University reserves
the right to cancel classes at any time due to insufficient enrollment.
HISTORY COURSES
HIST 103.WESTERN CIVILIZATION TO 1660
A survey of western civilization from the ancient Middle East to the
early modern era. One semester; three credits
HIST 104. WESTERN CIVILIZATION SINCE 1660
A survey of western civilization from the early modern era
to the present. One semester; three credits
HIST 107. HISTORY OF NON-WESTERN CIVILZATIONS
TO 1500
An introduction to the political, economic, social, and cultural histories
of Asia, the Middle East, Africa, and pre-Columbian Central and South
America to 1500. One semester; three credits
HIST 108. HISTORY OF NON-WESTERN CIVILIZATION
SINCE 1500
An introduction to the political, economic, social, and cultural histories
of Asia, the Middle East, and Africa since 1500. One semester; three
credits
HIST 151. AMERICAN SOCIETY TO 1877
Colonial America; the Revolution; Confederation and Constitution; Ante-Bellum
Period; the Civil War and Reconstruction. One semester; three credits
HIST 152. AMERICAN SOCIETY SINCE 1877
Post-Civil War Industrialization and Reform; the Progressive Era; World
War I; the Depression and the New Deal; World War II; the Cold War;
Recent Developments. One semester; three credits
HIST 200-210. TOPICS IN HISTORY
Topics vary with instructor. Prerequisite: History majors and minors
must receive the permission of the department chair and are permitted
a maximum of 3 credit hours in this 200 level topics area. One semester;
three credits
UPPER DIVISION COURSES ARE OPEN TO STUDENTS WHO HAVE MET
SPECIFIC COURSE PREREQUISITES.
HIST 301. ANCIENT CIVILIZATION
A study of the origins of civilizations in the Near East and the Mediterranean
area: Mesopotamia, Egypt, Israel, Persia, Greece, Rome. Prerequisite:
HIST 103 or Permission of the instructor. One semester; three credits
HIST 305. THE MIDDLE AGES
A political, economic, social, and intellectual history of medieval
western civilization. Among other things, the course will cover topics
such as the transition from Roman to Medieval civilization, monasticism,
feudal society, the religious and intellectual revival of the High Middle
Ages, the Papal Monarchy and the Crusades, the Black Death and the transition
from Medieval to early modern European civilization. Prerequisite: HIST
103 or Permission of the instructor. One semester; three credits
HIST 337. EUROPE AND THE TWO WORLD WARS
An examination of the First and Second World Wars and the inter-war
period. The course will feature detailed discussions of strategy, military
personalities, decisive battles and other important military developments.
The political background and diplomacy will also be discussed. Prerequisite:
HIST 104 or Permission of the instructor. One semester; three credits
HIST 338. RUSSIA SINCE 1861
A study of the political, economic, social, and intellectual history
of 19th Century Imperial Russia, the Soviet Union, and Post-Soviet Russia.
Prerequisite: HIST 104 or Permission of the instructor. One semester;
three credits
HIST 339. GERMANY SINCE 1871
A study of the political, economic, social, and intellectual history
of Germany from the Franco-Prussian War to the present. Prerequisite:
HIST 104 or Permission of the instructor. One semester; three credits
HIST 340. NAZI GERMANY
An examination of Hitler’s ideology and life, the tumultous end
of the Weimar Republic, the emergence of the Nazi party, the Nazi take-over
of power, German society during the Third Reich, Germany during the
Second World War, the murder of the Jews, and the Nazi legacy for postwar
Germany. Prerequisite: HIST 104 or Permission of the instructor. (Same
as POLS 340) One semester; three credits
HIST 342. COLONIAL AMERICA
A study of primarily British North America from settlement to 1763 with
some discussion of Spanish, French and Indian cultures. Prerequisite:
HIST 151 or Permission of the instructor. One semester; three credits
HIST 343. THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION AND EARLY NATIONAL
PERIOD
A study of the origins, causes, and results of the American Revolution;
the Confederation Period; the Constitutional Convention; the early years
of the new nation; emphasis on the emergence of political parties and
the Jefferson Presidency. Prerequisite: HIST 151 or Permission of the
instructor. One semester; three credits
HIST 345. THE ANTEBELLUM SOUTH
The study of social, cultural, economic, and political developments
in the antebellum South. Prerequisite: HIST 151 or Permission of the
instructor. One semester; three credits
HIST 346. THE CIVIL WAR AND RECONSTRUCTION
An examination of the causes of the Civil War; a comparison of the Union
and the Confederacy; military phases of the War; emphasis on Lincoln
and Davis; aftermath of the Civil War and the role of the Radical Republicans.
Prerequisite: HIST 151 or Permission of the instructor. One semester;
three credits
HIST 347. EMERGENCE OF MODERN AMERICA
A political, economic, social, and diplomatic history of America from
the end of Reconstruction to the 1920s. Prerequisite: HIST 152 or Permission
of the instructor. One semester; three credits
HIST 348. MODERN AMERICA
A political, economic, social, and diplomatic history of America from
the 1920’s to1980. Prerequisite: HIST 152 or Permission of the
instructor. One semester; three credits
HIST 349. THE SOUTH SINCE RECONSTRUCTION
A survey of the political, economic, social, and cultural history of
the eleven former Confederate states since 1877. Prerequisite: HIST
152 or Permission of the instructor. One semester; three credits
HIST 350. HONORS AFRICAN-AMERICAN HISTORY
Social, cultural, economic, and political role of African-Americans
in the United States from 1619 to the present. Prerequisite: HIST 151,
152, Membership in Honors Program or Permission of the instructor. One
semester; three credits
HIST 360. AMERICAN POLITICAL THOUGHT
(Same as POLS 360) Prerequisite: HIST 151 or POLS 112 or Permission
of instructor. Offered in the Fall semester. One semester; three credits
HIST 361. AMERICAN CULTURE
From 1860 to the present, a study of American thought, literature, education,
the arts and amusements, including the influence of the film industry.
Prerequisite: HIST 152 or permission of the instructor. One semester;
three credis
HIST 376. HOLOCAUST AND GENOCIDE
A study of the origins and causes of the deep-rooted anti-Semitism which
erupted in the years 1933-1945 in an attempt to destroy the Jewish people.
The course will also explore the lessons of the Holocaust for our times.
Prerequisite: HIST 104 or Permission of the instructor. One semester;
three credits
HIST 385-389. SPECIAL TOPICS IN NON-WESTERN HISTORY
Topics vary with instructor. Prerequisite: Permission of the instructor.
One semester; three credits
HIST 390-399. HONORS SPECIAL TOPICS
Special topics in history open to members of the Honors Program or by
permission of instructor. One semester; one to four credits
HIST 401-402. INTERNSHIP
Content varies with specific internship program. Prerequisites: Permission
of History Internship Director and Junior standing. One semester each;
one to three credits each
HIST 490-497. TOPICS IN HISTORY
Topics vary with instructor. Prerequisite: Permission of instructor.
One semester; three credits
HIST 498. HISTORY SEMINAR
Topics vary with instructors and may include historiography, philosophies
of history, research methods and projects, readings, comprehensive tests,
or other appropriate material. All history majors are required to pass
this course with a minimum grade of “C.” Prerequisite: Senior
standing. Offered in the Fall semester. One semester; three credits
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