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HIST 101 Western Civilization I: Ancient Civilization to 1650 (2)
Survey of western civilization from its cultural roots in ancient Near Eastern, Greek and Roman civilizations through its development during the Middle Ages, Renaissance, Reformation, and age of discovery and expansion. Attention to analyzing primary source materials. (Reserved for first-year students. Upper-class transfer students may take this course during Mayterm.) Liberal Arts Foundation - Western Culture.

HIST 102 Western Civilization II: 1650 to the Present (2)
Survey of western civilization from the rise of science, the Enlightenment, Industrial Revolution, nationalism and other ideologies, two World Wars, the Cold War and beyond. Attention to analyzing primary source materials. (Reserved for first-year students; upper-class students during Mayterm.) Liberal Arts Foundation - Western Culture.

*HIST 213 American Economic History (3)
Economic and business development of the United States, colonial period to the present. May be counted toward history major/minor or economics minor. Liberal Arts Exploration-Humanities

HIST 220 American History Survey (3)
Overview of American history to the present. Liberal Arts Exploration-Humanities

*HIST 226 New York State History (3)
This course surveys the Empire State’s history from the Colonial period through the present. The state’s history is explored in its own right, but attention is also given to showing how New York state in many respects has been a notable microcosm for broader Colonial and national developments. Liberal Arts Exploration-Humanities

HIST 359 Colonial America, 1600-1788 (3)
Settlement of North America with emphases upon religious and social developments as well as upon the American Revolution. Liberal Arts Exploration-Humanities

HIST 360 Early National Period, 1788-1850 (3)
Establishment of national political institutions and ideologies. Manifest Destiny, institution of slavery, antebellum revivalism and reforms, nascent industrialization. Liberal Arts Exploration-Humanities

HIST 361 Civil War and Industrial America, 1850-1920 (3)
Sectionalism and Civil War, Reconstruction, and adaptation to accelerating industrialization and urbanization, and World War I. Liberal Arts Exploration-Humanities

HIST 362 Recent American History, 1920 to Present (3)
Immigration, Depression and New Deal, World War II, Cold War, and resurgence of Evangelicalism. Liberal Arts Exploration-Humanities

HIST 325 Europe in the 19th Century (CDRP, see Foreign Languages) (3)
Growth of liberal democracy, influence of industrial revolution and impact of nationalism. French Revolution to 1890. Liberal Arts Exploration-Humanities

HIST 326 Europe, 1890-1945 (3)
The changing intellectual climate, World War I, problems of inter-war period, challenges to democracy, background of World War II. Liberal Arts Exploration-Humanities

HIST 332 History of Rome (3)
Survey of Roman history and cultures from the beginning of the republic until the disintegration of the empire, emphasizing political and religious developments. Liberal Arts Exploration-Humanities

HIST 342 The English Civil War and Republic (3)

The course begins with a searching examination of English society, politics, culture, and religion in the early 17th century, taking in the debate about the origins of upheavals of the 1640's and 1650's. The course of the wars themselves will be traced; the startling religious and political movements (Baptist, Quakers, democratic Levellers, apocalyptic Fifth Monarchy Men, and others) will be examined; the reasons for the fragility and failure of the republic will be explored - all with the aid of many source documents from the period.

Hist 344 The Celtic Fringes: Scotland, Wales, and Ireland since the Anglo-Saxon Invasions (3, S07)

This course will give an overview of the historical, cultural, religious, and political development of these three countries since ancient times, down to the present. There will certainly be a comparative element - but also a look at each country's development in its own terms, and in the dynamics of inevitable domination by the often fraught, sometimes fruitful, relationship with England.

HIST 368 The Reformation (3)
A survey of the continental, English, and Roman Catholic reformation of the 16th century. Liberal Arts Exploration-Humanities

HIST 370 Modern Evangelicalism (3, F06)

This course looks at Evangelicalism from the 1730's to the present, especially in Britain and America, where most of the movements originated and developed. However, attention is also paid to developments elsewhere, especially in recent decades, when African, Asian and Lati+n American churches have begun not merely to grow, but to foster innovations of their own, with wider effects.
 

HIST 371 Religion, Fascism, and Communism in the 20th Century Europe (3)

This course looks at the interaction between Christianity and the churches (evangelical, Protestant, Catholic, and Orthodox) on one hand, and the totalitarian ideologies and regimes of twentieth-century Europe on the other. In the process, such ideas as nationhood, class, modernization, and secularization are considered, along with their implications for Christian belief and practice, and the various possible, and actual, Christian responses to them.

HUM 401 Pagans and Christians: Ancient and Medieval Texts (3)
Close analysis of some primary texts from ancient medieval times: Plato, Aristotle, Thucydides, Cicero, Augustine, Dante, et al. Develop scholarly skills of research, interpretation, writing; foster awareness of influence of such works on modern thought. Major/minor credit in history. Liberal Arts Exploration-Humanities

HIST 430 English History to 1714 (3)
Roman England to the Stuarts, with attention to constitutional and religious developments. Liberal Arts Exploration-Humanities

HIST 431 English History since 1714 (3)
Hanoverian Britain to the present, with attention to political and social developments. Liberal Arts Exploration-Humanities

*HIST 453, 454 History of Christianity (3/3, F&S)
Ancient medieval modern development of Christianity in historical context; doctrines, prominent lives, institutions of each era. Fall: ancient through medieval; spring: reformation through modern. Major/minor credit in history, but will not fulfill the secondary social science portion of the integrative studies requirements. Liberal Arts Exploration-Humanities. (Cross-listed with Theology)

HIST 223 Latin American History to 1800 (3)
An introductory survey, with attention to cultural interaction during the colonial period. Liberal Arts Exploration-Humanities

HIST 224 Latin American History since 1800 (3)
An introductory survey of Latin America from the revolutionary era to the present. Liberal Arts Exploration-Humanities

HIST 249 African History (3)
Sub-Saharan Africa from earliest times. Medieval empires of western Sudan, colonial rule, emergence of national states. Liberal Arts Exploration-Humanities

*HIST 251 East African History (3)
(See Off-Campus Programs section for course description.) Liberal Arts Exploration-Humanities

*HIST 306 Australia History (3)
(See Off-Campus Programs section for course description.) Liberal Arts Exploration-Humanities

*HIST 355 East Asia: History and Politics (3)
Introduction to history and politics of East Asia from ancient time to present, with focus on China and Japan. Emphasis on historical and political developments in 19th and 20th centuries leading to founding of Communist China and new Japan. Liberal Arts Exploration-Humanities

*HIST 357 Russia and the USSR: History and Politics (3)
Introduction to Russian and Soviet history and politics from first records to present with focus on government, institutions, culture and society of Imperial and Soviet periods. Liberal Arts Exploration-Humanities

HIST 381 Historiography (3)
History of historical writings and methods; theories of history. Liberal Arts Exploration-Humanities

HIST 295, 395, 495 Special Topics (CDRP, see Foreign Languages) (2 or 3)
Group study of selected topics; open only by permission.

HIST 481 Senior Capstone: Senior History Seminar (3)
Each student will work with a departmental faculty member to develop or revise a research paper into a substantial historical article. Required for the history major.

HIST 191, -2; 291, -2; 391, -2; 491, -2 Independent Study (1, 2 or 3)

HIST 496 Honors in History (3)