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HI200 The
American Experience
This
is a
one-semester survey course designed to provide the student with a broad
overview of the American experience. It is especially recommended for
students
preparing for a career in education. Major topics covered include the
following:
early America and Americans (Beginnings to 1650), settlements,
colonies,
and the emergence of American identity (1600-1763), the American
Revolution
creating a new nation (1750-1815), expansion, reform, and economic
growth
(1600-1763), The Civil War and Reconstruction (1600-1763), the advent
of
modern America (1600-1763), the United States and two World Wars
(1914-1945),
and the contemporary United States (1945 - present). This course may
not
be applied to the two-course US History requirement for History majors,
although it may be used a History elective.
HI223 Colonial
and Revolutionary America
The
first
of four period courses in American history, this is a survey of America
during the colonial and revolutionary periods. Major topics include:
the
early European encounters with North America, the growth of English
settlements,
Native American civilizations, life in provincial America, the American
colonies in the British Empire, and the War for American Independence.
The New England experience and major historiographical interpretations
will be emphasized.
HI224 The
Forging of an American Nation, 1783-1865
The
second
of four period courses in American history, this is a survey of the
United
States from its inception as an independent nation through the crisis
of
the Civil War. Major topics include: the Constitution and the New
Republic,
Jeffersonian and Jacksonian democracy, American society and culture,
westward
expansion, slavery, sectionalism, reform, and war. Major
historiographical
interpretations will be emphasized.
HI225 The
United States from Reconstruction to World War I, 1865-1918
The
third
of four period courses in American history, this is a survey of the
United
States from 1865 to 1918. Major topics include Reconstruction,
industrial
expansion, urbanization, immigration, intellectual and cultural trends,
Progressivism, Imperialism, and World War I. Major historiographical
interpretations
will be emphasized.
HI226 The
United States from the 1920's to the Present
The
last of
four period courses in American history, this is a survey of the United
States from the 1920s to the present. Major topics include: the new
postwar
era, the Great Depression and the New Deal, World War II and the Cold
War,
and American society and culture in flux. Major historiographical
interpretations
will be emphasized.
HI227 Ancient
Mediterranean World
The
social
and cultural developments, economic and political ideas and
institutions
of the ancient Mediterranean world including: the political,
socioeconomic,
artistic, and religious history of ancient Mesopotamia and Egypt; the
successes
and failures of Ancient Greece and Athenian democracy; the origin,
development,
expansion, and achievements of the Roman Republic and Empire.
HI228 Medieval
Europe
Examines
the
social, cultural, religious, and economic development of medieval
Europe
from the origins of Christianity to the beginnings of the Protestant
Reformation.
Particular attention is paid to the varying relations between church
and
state, the birth of urban culture and economy, institutional and
popular
religious movements, and the early formation of nation states.
HI229 Early
Modern Europe, 1500-1815
Social,
cultural,
religious, economic, and political developments in Europe from the
Renaissance
to the Fall of Napoleon. Special emphasis is given to the Protestant
and
Catholic Reformations, the evolution of monarchical power, the rise of
European overseas empires, the scientific revolution, the
Enlightenment,
the French Revolution, and the rise and fall of Napoleon Bonaparte.
Prerequisite:
CP210
HI230 Modern
Europe, 1815-Present
European
history
since the fall of Napoleon: international developments in the age of
Metternich,
the rise of industrial society, the evolution of national states in
Germany
and Italy, the Bismarckian system, the age of imperialism, World War I,
the rise of Bolshevism, fascism, and Nazism, World War II, the origins
and development of the Cold War, the formation of the European
Community,
and the breakup of the Soviet Empire.
HI310 Critical
Reading in History
A
required
course in historical criticism and methods, students will explore the
nature
of historical inquiry and practice along with questions of historical
epistemology
and the relationship of the Christian faith to history.
Prerequisite:
9 credits of history course work
HI311 Military
History
A
survey of
world military history from Antiquity to the present, with emphasis on
strategy, geography, culture, and the philosophy of war.
Prerequisite:
CP210
HI339 History
of International Relations, 1914-1945
Examines
the
political, economic, and military relations between the major countries
of the world from the beginning of the First World War through the end
of World War II.
Prerequisite:
CP210
HI340 History
of International Relations, 1945-Present
The
causes
and consequences of the Soviet-American Cold War from its origins in
Europe
to its extension to Asia, Africa, and Latin America. The rise of the
multipolar
international system, the emergence of the nonaligned blocs, and inter-
and intra-alliance conflicts.
HI341 The
Holocaust
An
intensive
survey of the history of the Holocaust, beginning with the growth of
anti-Semitism
in Europe at the end of the nineteenth century and ending with the
legacy
of the Holocaust today. Individual topics will include Jewish life in
Europe
before the Holocaust, the Nazi rise to power, implementation of the
Final
Solution, the response of collaborators and rescuers, the role of the
Church,
questions of responsibility, and the problems of survivor memory.
HI342 Modern
France
Social,
political,
economic, and cultural trends are explored in France from the French
Revolution,
through the political revolts and cultural revolutions of the
nineteenth
century, to the rise and fall of France as a great world power in the
twentieth
century.
HI343 Modern
Germany
Study
of Bismarck
and Unification; the Empire, World War I, and the revolution; the
Weimar
Republic; the Third Reich of Adolf Hitler; World War II and the
partition
into Federal and Democratic Republics; the peaceful East German
Revolution
of 1989 and the reunification of 1990.
HI344 The
Industrial Revolution
Traces
Europe's
transformation from a mainly agrarian society to a predominantly
industrial
one. Important themes include: technological changes and new forms of
industrial
organization; new ways of looking at the world intellectually,
politically,
and scientifically; changing socioeconomic relations between classes
and
genders; religion and the "social question"; and industrialization and
European imperial expansion.
HI345 American
Exceptionalism
A
readings-seminar
course exploring the concept of American Exceptionalism and assessing
its
merit as one of the principal organizing themes of American
history.
HI346 America
and the Vietnam War
An
examination
and assessment of America's "longest war" and how involvement in the
conflict
in Southeast Asia profoundly affected American history.
HI347 History
and Culture of the American South since 1865
A
comprehensive
and critical view of the modern American South. The region will
be
investigated as a distinct geographic location and an idea that altered
how all Americans imagined race, politics, religion, music, economics,
gender and sexuality. Examines the "southernization" of American
society, or how the South exerted a powerful influence on the nation:
from
Booker T. Washington to Elvis Presley, Martin Luther King to Newt
Gingrich.
HI350 Topics
in Non-Western History
Applies
to
courses taught on a rotating basis that explore various aspects of and
themes in non-Western history, including Asian, African, and topical
courses.
Prerequisites:
CP210 and approval by the department
HI410 Seminar
in American History
A
senior-level
seminar focusing on major interpretations and trends in American
historiography
HI420 Seminar
in European History
A
senior-level
seminar focusing on trends and topics in European historiography.
HI481 Philosophy
Of History
An
advanced
undergraduate course that explores the philosophy of history from three
perspectives: 1. pragmatic-definitions of history and its purpose, 2.
analytical-historical
explanation, causation, and periodization; the problem of objectivity;
post modernism, and 3. speculative-the shape of history and grand
narratives,
with special attention given to Christian understandings of history.
Prerequisite:
CP210 and junior or senior standing
HI493 Department
History Thesis
A
seminar
devoted to the research and writing of a significant historical thesis
based heavily on primary source materials. Students will defend and
make
a public presentation of their thesis at the end of the course.
HI494 Honors
Thesis
Students
desiring
History Honors designation--in either the American History or European
History tracks--are required to register for year-long thesis credit,
culminating
in a substantial piece of historical research and exposition, defended
before the department faculty and presented in a public forum.
HI495 History
Praxis
With
departmental
approval, a student may receive credit toward the history major for
college-level
work in history at other institutions. This work may represent fields
other
than those that are available at ENC. Students participating in
off-campus
study may count no more than two history courses per semester toward
the
history major. A total of three history courses taken away from ENC may
count toward the history major. No more than two courses taken away
from
ENC can count toward the field of concentration. In the sophomore year,
students who anticipate study away from ENC should discuss with their
departmental
advisor a plan for the history major that includes work at ENC and
elsewhere.
In addition, students may submit a proposal for other praxis work to
the
department. This might include history practiced in a public setting
(historical
society, museums, etc.) or a private internship (research assistant,
archival
work, etc.). To be eligible for history praxis work, a student must
have
the equivalent of a B average in all courses.
HI496 Independent
Study (2-4 credit hours)
Students
with
satisfactory academic records are encouraged to propose a program of
independent
study for either 2 or 4 credit hours to the department. Winter Term
lends
itself particularly to this opportunity, but programs will be
considered
for any term for work either on or off campus.
HI499 Special
Topics
This
course
number will be applied to special courses in History, which are offered
by members of the department or visiting scholars during winter
term.
Prerequisite:
Permission of instructor
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