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Course Descriptions/Humanities 319
Civil War with an emphasis on civil rights, labor issues, rural-urban transition, agriculture and manufacturing, defense industry, and ethnic groups.
4390. Historiography 3 hours
This course explores major trends in historiography, tracing the major interpretations from the ancient to the modern world. The course examines the current focus on micro over macro history, the attack of postmodernism on historical research, and the struggles to incorporate “those on the margins” into the story of humanity.
4391/4391H. History Honors Seminar 3 hours
Prerequisite: 90 completed hours, 27 hours of history courses, 3.5 major GPA, 3.0 overall GPA
The first of two semesters devoted to researching and writing a Senior Honor Thesis. In this course, the student will research her/his selected thesis topic. These three (3) hours of History Honors Seminar are in addition to the 36 hours required for the history major.
Prerequisite: HIS 4391, 90 completed hours, 27 hours of history courses, 3.5 major GPA, 3.0 overall GPA
The second of two semesters devoted to researching and writing a Senior Honor Thesis. In this course, the student will write her/his Senior Honor Thesis. These three (3) hours of History Honors Seminar are in addition to the 36 hours required for the history major.
Humanities (HUM)
4392/4392H. History Honors Seminar 3 hours
2320. Cultural Literacy: Central Europe 3 hours
Prerequisite: 30 credit hours
An interdisciplinary synthesis of history, politics, literature, ethics, religion, science, art, and music from selected central European cultural centers, with an emphasis on analysis of values and concerns from the past and encountered by students in their personal experiences. Includes two weeks of travel to many sites studied in the classroom setting. Fulfills the General Education Integrative Course requirement.
Prerequisite: 45 credit hours. This course is offered in the fall and summer semesters.
An interdisciplinary synthesis of selected events, ideas, and expressions of the oral, visual, and literary arts, from the emergence of civilization through the mid-seventeenth century, emphasizing analysis of values and concerns inherited from the past and encountered by students in their personal experiences.
Prerequisite: 45 credit hours. This course is offered in the spring and summer semesters.
An interdisciplinary synthesis of selected events, ideas, and expressions of the oral, visual, and literary arts, from the shaping of the "modern" world in the seventeenth century through the present day, emphasizing analysis of values and concerns that shape contemporary society and are encoun- tered by students in their personal experiences.
2340. The Human Experience 3 hours
2341. The Human Prospect 3 hours