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2016-2017 Undergraduate Catalog (as of 03-10-17) [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Course Descriptions

 

Historic Preservation and Community Planning
  

  • HPCP 305 Building Pathology (3)

    This course examines the deterioration and failure of buildings and their component systems. To understand system and component failures it is necessary to know the materials and methods used in the construction of historic buildings. The course will introduce these materials and methods to the student.
    Prerequisite(s): HPCP 199 ; HPCP 299  is recommended.
    Course Frequency: Fall
  

  • HPCP 315 Urban Design Studio (3)

    This studio course will focus on a particular local site as a case study in urban design. Physical, economic, sociological and architectural aspects of the area will be analyzed and proposals for future development will be formulated. This course will include field research, drawing, and basic model building and will include instruction in the areas of design and graphics.
    Prerequisite(s): URST 310  or permission of the instructor.
    Course Frequency: Fall
  

  • HPCP 319 Architectural Studio Design (3)

    This will be an introductory studio course in architectural design. The semester will culminate in the design of a house in a historic context. Students will study basics of architectural drawing and representation and will study design fundamentals including spatial sequences, proportions, color theory, structural concepts and architectural precedents and theories. The instructor is an architect.
    Course Frequency: Fall and Spring
  

  • HPCP 339 History of American Interiors (3)

    A survey of architectural elements and furnishings within American domestic interiors, 1607-1950. Lectures focus on specific periods including historical overviews, analysis of characteristic features of houses’ composition, plans and interior elements (doors, windows, walls, woodwork, floors, ceilings, staircases and fireplaces) and the stylistic evolution of furniture relating to the periods.
    Prerequisite(s): HPCP 199 .
    Course Frequency: Fall and Spring
    Cross-listing: ARTH 339  
  

  • HPCP 340 Special Topics in Historic Preservation (3)

    Studies of specialized topics in historic preservation or community planning. Can include travel courses. May be repeated for credit with differing topics.
    Prerequisite(s): HPCP 199  and HPCP 299 .
    Course Frequency: Occasional
    Repeatable: For up to 12 credit hours.
  

  • HPCP 375 Cultural Landscape Studio (3)

    This course is a studio effort to understand and work with the defining elements of important, specific historic and cultural landscapes. It uses a generalist’s approach and weaves a consideration of natural systems with human impacts to tell the story of the place and our culture.
    Course Frequency: Spring
  

  • HPCP 410 Internship (1-6)

    Internships are intended to provide the opportunity for the student to apply knowledge and skills learned during a normal course of study to actual situations encountered in work with area arts or preservation organizations. Interested students should contact the internship director for specific placement opportunities and application information.
    Course Frequency: Occasional
    Repeatable: For up to 6 credit hours.
  

  • HPCP 415 Senior Seminar (3)

    Capstone course for historic preservation and community planning majors. Seminar topics will be announced.
    Prerequisite(s): Senior standing or permission of the instructor.
    Course Frequency: Fall and Spring
  

  • HPCP 418 Historic Preservation Law (1)

    This course provides an introduction to Historic Preservation Law. The emphasis will be on the laws and regulations commonly used by consultants and practitioners. Some Case Law will be covered but not to the same extent provided in a course for training preservation attorneys.
    Course Frequency: Occasional
    Note: This class will only meet for half a semester.
  

  • HPCP 419 Historic Preservation Economics (1)

    This course provides an introduction to Historic Preservation Economics. The emphasis will be on the aspects of economics commonly used by consultants and practitioners, including topics on heritage tourism, urban economic redevelopment and historic property valuation.
    Course Frequency: Occasional
    Note: This class will only meet for half a semester.
  

  • HPCP 420 Preservation Law and Economics (3)

    Introduction to the legal framework of historic preservation, including constitutional law, cultural resources statutes and relevant local laws and mechanisms. Overviews pertinent to economic policies, including tax incentives. Material is targeted toward advocacy, to include property rights and fiscal impact issues. Students will pursue a research/practical project of their choosing.
    Prerequisite(s): HPCP 199  and permission of the instructor.
    Course Frequency: Occasional
  

  • HPCP 490 Independent Study Historic Preservation (3)

    A qualified student who has taken appropriate preparatory courses in the major determines a project to research and write about in consultation with and under the supervision of a departmental member qualified to guide the work. The student will be expected to produce a thorough research paper and to make a public presentation at the end of the semester enrolled.
    Prerequisite(s): Student must be a junior or senior historic preservation and community planning major with an overall GPA of at least 3.000 and a major GPA of at least 3.300.
    Course Frequency: Occasional
  

  • HPCP 499 Bachelor’s Essay in Historic Preservation (6)

    A year-long research and writing project done during the senior year under close supervision of a faculty member in the department. A project proposal must be submitted in writing and approved by the department prior to registration for the course. Open to honors students only.
    Course Frequency: Occasional

History
  

  • HIST 103 World History to 1500 (3)

    An introduction to civilizations and cultures in the Middle East, Africa, Asia, Europe and the Americas and the interactions among them, dealing with themes such as political, economic, social, and intellectual systems, religion, science and technology and increasing global interactions.
    Course Frequency: Fall
  

  • HIST 104 World History since 1500 (3)

    An introduction to civilizations and cultures in the Middle East, Africa, Asia, Europe and the Americas and the interactions among them, dealing with themes such as political, economic, social, and intellectual systems, religion, science and technology and increasing global interactions.
    Course Frequency: Spring
  

  • HIST 115 Pre-modern History (3)

    This course will impart a knowledge of the history of selected human civilizations, societies, and cultures. It will convey an awareness of the historical experience through the study of political, social, cultural, and intellectual aspects. It will cover substantial historical developments and periods during the pre-modern period using a thematic approach.
    Course Frequency: Fall and Spring
  

  • HIST 116 Modern History (3)

    This course will impart a knowledge of the history of selected human civilizations, societies, and cultures. It will convey an awareness of the historical experience through the study of political, social, cultural, and intellectual aspects. It will cover substantial historical developments and periods during the modern period using a thematic approach.
    Course Frequency: Fall and Spring
  

  • HIST 201 United States to 1865 (3)

    A general and thematic study of the culture, society and politics of the United States from colonial origins through the Civil War.
    Prerequisite(s): EITHER HIST 115 -HIST 116  OR any other combination of courses that satisfies the general education history requirement.
    Course Frequency: Fall
  

  • HIST 202 United States since 1865 (3)

    A general and thematic study of the culture, society and politics of the United States from the Civil War to the present.
    Prerequisite(s): EITHER HIST 115 -HIST 116  OR any other combination of courses that satisfies the general education history requirement.
    Course Frequency: Spring
  

  • HIST 210 Special Topics in U.S. History (3)

    Introductory examination of a specialized field in the history of the United States. Specific topic will be listed with the course title when offered.
    Prerequisite(s): EITHER HIST 115 -HIST 116  OR any other combination of courses that satisfies the general education history requirement.
    Course Frequency: Occasional
    Repeatable: For up to 9 credit hours.
  

  • HIST 211 American Urban History (3)

    A survey of urban development from colonial times to the present. This course examines urbanization as a city-building process and its impact on American social, political and economic life.
    Prerequisite(s): EITHER HIST 115 -HIST 116  OR any other combination of courses that satisfies the general education history requirement.
    Course Frequency: Spring
  

  • HIST 212 American Labor History (3)

    The course will offer a survey of the history of American working people from colonial times to the present, with emphasis on workers’ responses to industrialization and urbanization and the development of the modern labor movement.
    Prerequisite(s): EITHER HIST 115 -HIST 116  OR any other combination of courses that satisfies the general education history requirement.
    Course Frequency: Occasional
  

  • HIST 213 American Jewish History: Colonial Times to the Present (3)

    A study of the major events and personalities in American Jewish history since colonial settlement; the wave of Jewish immigration and development of the contemporary Jewish community.
    Prerequisite(s): EITHER HIST 115 -HIST 116  OR any other combination of courses that satisfies the general education history requirement.
    Course Frequency: Occasional
  

  • HIST 214 American Ethnic History: 1607 to the Present (3)

    American ethnic adjustments and immigration patterns from colonial times to the present. Treated are diverse peoples, the frontier, urbanization, antiethnic responses and post-1945 trends of ethnic militancy and societal accommodation.
    Prerequisite(s): EITHER HIST 115 -HIST 116  OR any other combination of courses that satisfies the general education history requirement.
    Course Frequency: Occasional
  

  • HIST 215 Native American History (3)

    A chronological survey in Native American History north of Mexico to the 21st century. This course examines the Native American contribution to the history of the continent and exposes students to the ethnohistoric method, an approach designed to study the history of people who have left no written record.
    Prerequisite(s): EITHER HIST 115 -HIST 116  OR any other combination of courses that satisfies the general education history requirement.
    Course Frequency: Fall
  

  • HIST 216 African American History to 1865 (3)

    Beginning with the African background, this course surveys the experience of African Americans from the colonial era through the Civil War. Particular attention will be devoted to the Atlantic slave trade, the North American slave experience, free blacks, abolitionism and the social and political implications of the Civil War as these affected black people.
    Prerequisite(s): EITHER HIST 115 -HIST 116  OR any other combination of courses that satisfies the general education history requirement.
    Course Frequency: Fall
  

  • HIST 217 African American History since 1865 (3)

    This course examines the historical experience of African Americans beginning with the period following the Civil War and continuing until the present time. Among the topics covered are: Reconstruction, blacks in the New South, African American leadership, the impact of the world wars, the consequences of the Great Depression and New Deal and the rise of civil rights activism.
    Prerequisite(s): EITHER HIST 115 -HIST 116  OR any other combination of courses that satisfies the general education history requirement.
    Course Frequency: Spring
  

  • HIST 218 The American West (3)

    The course surveys the History of the American West to the present and examines key historiographical topics in the field including economics developments, urbanization, conservation, and race relations.
    Prerequisite(s): EITHER HIST 115 -HIST 116  OR any other combination of courses that satisfies the general education history requirement.
    Course Frequency: Spring
  

  • HIST 219 Native Americans in Film (3)

    This course will cast a critical look at movie classics dealing with Native Americans. Through reading primary and secondary sources, students will assess the historical accuracy of popular movies such as The Last of the Mohicans. They will also develop an understanding of History as a discipline.
    Prerequisite(s): EITHER HIST 115 -HIST 116  OR any other combination of courses that satisfies the general education history requirement.
    Course Frequency: Occasional
  

  • HIST 221 Women in the United States (3)

    An examination of the ways in which gender intersects with race, class, ethnicity and region in explaining political, economic, social and cultural developments in the United States. Topics include Native American and African American women, frontier and immigrant women, education, the suffrage campaign, the feminine mystique and the Civil Rights Movement.
    Prerequisite(s): EITHER HIST 115 -HIST 116  OR any other combination of courses that satisfies the general education history requirement.
    Course Frequency: Occasional
  

  • HIST 222 History of South Carolina (3)

    South Carolina from the colonial period to the present. Topics discussed include plantation slavery, Southern nationalism, pro-slavery ideology, the nullification crisis, the secessionist movement and the Civil War, the disintegration of slavery and the transition to a free labor economy, regional diversification and the slow process of modernization that continued throughout the 20th century.
    Prerequisite(s): EITHER HIST 115 -HIST 116  OR any other combination of courses that satisfies the general education history requirement.
    Course Frequency: Occasional
  

  • HIST 224 History of South to 1865 (3)

    A study of the origins of plantation slavery, the emergence of mature plantation society with a distinctive ideology and culture, the causes of the Civil War and the early stages of emancipation.
    Prerequisite(s): EITHER HIST 115 -HIST 116  OR any other combination of courses that satisfies the general education history requirement.
    Course Frequency: Fall
  

  • HIST 225 History of South since 1865 (3)

    A study of the transition from slave to free-labor society, the emergence of sharecropping, agrarian movements, the rise of segregation, the collapse of the plantation system and the modernization of Southern society since 1940.
    Prerequisite(s): EITHER HIST 115 -HIST 116  OR any other combination of courses that satisfies the general education history requirement.
    Course Frequency: Spring
  

  • HIST 226 American Monsters: The History of American Horror Narratives (3)

    American Monsters explores the colonial period to the present by analyzing how narratives of horror and monstrosity intersect with significant political, social, and culture events in American history.
    Prerequisite(s): EITHER HIST 115 -HIST 116  OR any other combination of courses that satisfies the general education history requirement.
    Course Frequency: Occasional
  

  • HIST 230 Ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia (3)

    A study of the ancient peoples and cultures of the Near East with emphasis on the Egyptians, Sumerians and Babylonians.
    Prerequisite(s): EITHER HIST 115 -HIST 116  OR any other combination of courses that satisfies the general education history requirement.
    Course Frequency: Fall
  

  • HIST 231 Ancient Greece (3)

    Greek civilization from its beginnings to Alexander the Great. Emphasis on political, economic, social and intellectual movements.
    Prerequisite(s): EITHER HIST 115 -HIST 116  OR any other combination of courses that satisfies the general education history requirement.
    Course Frequency: Fall
  

  • HIST 232 Ancient Rome (3)

    Roman history from its beginning until the Age of Constantine. Emphasis on political and social developments in the Republic and the early empire.
    Prerequisite(s): EITHER HIST 115 -HIST 116  OR any other combination of courses that satisfies the general education history requirement.
    Course Frequency: Spring
  

  • HIST 234 Early Middle Ages (3)

    An examination of the way of life and thought in the formation of Western society from A.D. 300 to A.D. 1100. Topics will include the fall of Rome, the rise of Christianity, the Barbarian invasions, Charlemagne, the Vikings and the Investiture Controversy.
    Prerequisite(s): EITHER HIST 115 -HIST 116  OR any other combination of courses that satisfies the general education history requirement.
    Course Frequency: Occasional
  

  • HIST 235 High Middle Ages (3)

    An examination of the culture and society of Western Europe in town and countryside during the flowering of the Middle Ages. Topics will include the Crusades, the rise of towns, feudal monarchy, monasteries and cathedrals, the rise of universities and the changing role of laity, women and heretics.
    Prerequisite(s): EITHER HIST 115 -HIST 116  OR any other combination of courses that satisfies the general education history requirement.
    Course Frequency: Occasional
  

  • HIST 241 Special Topics in Modern European History (3)

    Introductory examination of major themes in European history since 1500. Specific topic will be listed with the course title when offered.
    Prerequisite(s): EITHER HIST 115 -HIST 116  OR any other combination of courses that satisfies the general education history requirement.
    Course Frequency: Occasional
    Repeatable: For up to 15 credit hours.
  

  • HIST 242 History of Modern France (3)

    French Revolution and Napoleon; autocracy, constitutionalism, and revolution, development of the French Empire, establishment of the Third Republic, World War I and World War II, Fourth Republic, DeGaulle and the Fifth Republic.
    Prerequisite(s): EITHER HIST 115 -HIST 116  OR any other combination of courses that satisfies the general education history requirement.
    Course Frequency: Occasional
  

  • HIST 244 History of Germany 1866 to Present (3)

    Political and social development of Germany from the eve of unification to the present. Topics include the wars of unification, the rise of Social Democracy, the Bismarkian State, Wilhelmine Society, the Weimar, the Third Reich, the FRG and GDR and the second unification.
    Prerequisite(s): EITHER HIST 115 -HIST 116  OR any other combination of courses that satisfies the general education history requirement.
    Course Frequency: Occasional
  

  • HIST 247 Empire, Nation, Class in Eastern Europe (3)

    A survey of the history of Eastern Europe from late 18th century to the present. The course examines the evolution of national identities, political and social movements, and cultural trends as the region progressed from imperial (Habsburg, Romanov and Ottoman) dominion to independent statehood.
    Prerequisite(s): EITHER HIST 115 -HIST 116  OR any other combination of courses that satisfies the general education history requirement.
    Course Frequency: Spring
  

  • HIST 250 Special Topics in Comparative/Transnational History (3)

    Intensive examination of a specific topic. Topic will be listed with the course title when offered.
    Prerequisite(s): EITHER HIST 115 -HIST 116  OR any other combination of courses that satisfies the general education history requirement.
    Course Frequency: Occasional
    Repeatable: For up to 6 credit hours.
  

  • HIST 251 The Modern City (3)

    An exploration of the history of the modern city in different historical contexts. The course discovers how cities came to define the modern lifestyle as hubs of business and communications, trendsetters in culture, style, and leisure, symbols of new architecture, and outdoor museums of history and memory.
    Prerequisite(s): EITHER HIST 115 -HIST 116  OR any other combination of courses that satisfies the general education history requirement.
    Course Frequency: Occasional
  

  • HIST 252 Women in Europe (3)

    An examination of the ideas, institutions, and events in Western civilization that specifically affected women. Lectures and readings will be organized topically rather than geographically or chronologically. Areas to be examined include religion, education, sex and marriage, the family, work and the feminist and suffragist movements.
    Prerequisite(s): EITHER HIST 115 -HIST 116  OR any other combination of courses that satisfies the general education history requirement.
    Course Frequency: Occasional
  

  • HIST 256 History of Science and Technology (3)

    An introduction to the major scientific and technological developments in Western civilization from the ancient world to the present with an emphasis on the development of the scientific method, the Scientific Revolution, the Industrial Revolution and mechanization, and the historical interplay between science, technology, society and thought.
    Prerequisite(s): EITHER HIST 115 -HIST 116  OR any other combination of courses that satisfies the general education history requirement.
    Course Frequency: Occasional
  

  • HIST 261 Special Topics: Modern Asia, Africa, or Latin America (3)

    Introductory examination of historical development in Asia, Africa or Latin America since 1500. Specific topic will be listed with the course title when offered.
    Prerequisite(s): EITHER HIST 115 -HIST 116  OR any other combination of courses that satisfies the general education history requirement.
    Course Frequency: Occasional
    Repeatable: For up to 9 credit hours.
  

  • HIST 262 Colonial Latin America (3)

    A survey of Spanish and Portuguese colonial America to 1825. Topics include native populations on the eve of conquest, exploration and conquest by Europeans, the development of multiracial societies, the colonial economies, the institutions of Ibero-American empires, the social, economic and intellectual roots of revolution and independence movements.
    Prerequisite(s): EITHER HIST 115 -HIST 116  OR any other combination of courses that satisfies the general education history requirement.
    Course Frequency: Occasional
  

  • HIST 263 Latin America since Independence (3)

    A survey of Spanish and Portuguese America since the wars for independence. Topics include the aftermath of the independence movements, incorporation into the international economy, changing social organization, race relations, the search for political stability, the role of the military, 20th-century revolutionary movements, intellectual and cultural trends and the debt crisis.
    Prerequisite(s): EITHER HIST 115 -HIST 116  OR any other combination of courses that satisfies the general education history requirement.
    Course Frequency: Fall
  

  • HIST 270 Special Topics in Pre-Modern History (3)

    Introductory examination of major themes in history prior to 1500. Specific topic will be listed with the course title when offered.
    Prerequisite(s): EITHER HIST 115 -HIST 116  OR any other combination of courses that satisfies the general education history requirement.
    Course Frequency: Occasional
    Repeatable: May be repeated for credit when course content varies.
  

  • HIST 272 Pre-Colonial Africa (3)

    An introduction to the pre-colonial history of sub- Saharan Africa. Special attention will be placed on the growth of Islam in West Africa, the East African city-states and kingdoms and the upheaval in 19th century southern Africa. African slavery and the slave trade also will be considered.
    Prerequisite(s): EITHER HIST 115 -HIST 116  OR any other combination of courses that satisfies the general education history requirement.
    Course Frequency: Fall
  

  • HIST 273 Modern Africa (3)

    A history of the development of Africa during the modern period, including European penetration, the colonial era, African resistance and independence and contemporary issues.
    Prerequisite(s): EITHER HIST 115 -HIST 116  OR any other combination of courses that satisfies the general education history requirement.
    Course Frequency: Spring
  

  • HIST 276 Islamic Civilization (3)

    The prophet Muhammad and the rise of Islam, its institutions, doctrines, politics, and cultural achievements. Decline of the Arab Muslim Empire and Caliphate, the Mongol invasions and development of separate Mamluk, Persian and Turkish states.
    Prerequisite(s): EITHER HIST 115 -HIST 116  OR any other combination of courses that satisfies the general education history requirement.
    Course Frequency: Occasional
  

  • HIST 277 Modern Middle East (3)

    Tradition, modernization, and change in the contemporary Islamic world. The impact of nationalism, secularism, and Westernization in the Middle East, from the disintegration of the Ottoman Empire and emergence of successor states, to the Arab-Israeli conflict, the oil crisis and Great Power confrontation.
    Prerequisite(s): EITHER HIST 115 -HIST 116  OR any other combination of courses that satisfies the general education history requirement.
    Course Frequency: Occasional
  

  • HIST 282 History of China to 1800 (3)

    A general survey of political, economic, social and intellectual developments in China from the earliest times to 1800.
    Prerequisite(s): EITHER HIST 115 -HIST 116  OR any other combination of courses that satisfies the general education history requirement.
    Course Frequency: Occasional
  

  • HIST 283 History of Modern China (3)

    A study of Chinese history from 1800 to the present, emphasizing the transformation of the Confucian empire into a modern national state. Topics include imperialism, nationalism, revolution, communism and the Four Modernizations.
    Prerequisite(s): EITHER HIST 115 -HIST 116  OR any other combination of courses that satisfies the general education history requirement.
    Course Frequency: Occasional
  

  • HIST 286 History of Japan to 1800 (3)

    A survey of political, economic, and cultural developments in Japan from the earliest times to 1800, with emphasis on the borrowing and adaptation of Chinese culture and the development of a unique Japanese civilization.
    Prerequisite(s): EITHER HIST 115 -HIST 116  OR any other combination of courses that satisfies the general education history requirement.
    Course Frequency: Occasional
  

  • HIST 287 History of Modern Japan (3)

    A study of modern Japanese history from 1800 to the present. Topics include the creation of the modern state, Westernization, liberalism, Taisho democracy, militarism, imperialist wars and expansion and postwar transformation.
    Prerequisite(s): EITHER HIST 115 -HIST 116  OR any other combination of courses that satisfies the general education history requirement.
    Course Frequency: Occasional
  

  • HIST 291 Disease, Medicine, and History (3)

    An examination of the historical background of medical and health-related issues in their social, cultural and political context. The geographical and chronological focus is Western Europe and the United States from the 18th century to the present.
    Prerequisite(s): EITHER HIST 115 -HIST 116  OR any other combination of courses that satisfies the general education history requirement.
    Course Frequency: Fall
  

  • HIST 293 Introduction to Public History: Theory and Methods (3)

    This is an introduction to the history and methods of public history practice in the United States. Because public history encompasses a variety of approaches, this course will provide an introduction to different forms of public history by examining the theoretical underpinnings and methodologies that have shaped each one.
    Prerequisite(s): EITHER HIST 115 -HIST 116  OR any other combination of courses that satisfies the general education history requirement.
    Course Frequency: Occasional
  

  • HIST 299 The Historian’s Craft (3)

    This is a topics-based course in which students deal with different types of historical materials and techniques to develop skills in research, writing, critical thinking, and oral presentation, focused on the discipline of history. Topics will vary and will selected by the professor.
    Prerequisite(s): EITHER HIST 115 -HIST 116  OR any other combination of courses that satisfies the general education history requirement.
    Course Frequency: Fall and Spring
  

  • HIST 301 Colonial America, 1585-1763 (3)

    The European background, the founding of the colonies, the growth of economic, social, and political institutions, the roots of American intellectual development and the colonies within the British imperial system.
    Prerequisite(s): EITHER HIST 115 -HIST 116  OR any other combination of courses that satisfies the general education history requirement.
    Course Frequency: Fall
  

  • HIST 302 Era of the American Revolution, 1763-1800 (3)

    Imperial policy redefined, the ideas and grievances that led to American independence, the problems of the Confederation, the formation of the federal union and the emergence of political parties.
    Prerequisite(s): EITHER HIST 115 -HIST 116  OR any other combination of courses that satisfies the general education history requirement.
    Course Frequency: Occasional
  

  • HIST 304 History of the United States: Civil War and Reconstruction, 1845-1877 (3)

    The growth of sectional antagonisms, the causes of the war, the politicians and military leadership during the war and the Reconstruction period.
    Prerequisite(s): EITHER HIST 115 -HIST 116  OR any other combination of courses that satisfies the general education history requirement.
    Course Frequency: Spring
  

  • HIST 307 History of the United States: Cold War America, 1945 - Present (3)

    The Cold War, McCarthyism, growth of presidential power from Truman to Nixon, social tensions: from civil rights to Black Power, from feminine mystique to women’s liberation, the Indochina War, the New Left, the counter-culture, and the New Nixon, Watergate, Ford, Carter, the Reagan/Bush era and the recent past.
    Prerequisite(s): EITHER HIST 115 -HIST 116  OR any other combination of courses that satisfies the general education history requirement.
    Course Frequency: Occasional
  

  • HIST 310 Special Topics in U.S. History (3)

    Intensive examination of a specific topic in the history of the United States. Specific topic will be listed with the course title when offered.
    Prerequisite(s): EITHER HIST 115 -HIST 116  OR any other combination of courses that satisfies the general education history requirement.
    Course Frequency: Occasional
    Repeatable: For up to 12 credit hours.
  

  • HIST 312 Diplomatic History of the United States since 1898 (3)

    The emergence of America as a world power, the persistence of isolationist sentiment, the diplomacy of the world wars and the commitment to the Atlantic Community and the other forms of collective security.
    Prerequisite(s): EITHER HIST 115 -HIST 116  OR any other combination of courses that satisfies the general education history requirement.
    Course Frequency: Occasional
  

  • HIST 320 Special Topics in Lowcountry History (3)

    Intensive examination of a specific topic in the history of the Lowcountry (the tidewater and the adjacent islands between Winyah Bay and Florida). The course will consider the European, African and Caribbean components of Lowcountry culture. Specific topic will be listed with the course title when offered.
    Prerequisite(s): EITHER HIST 115 -HIST 116  OR any other combination of courses that satisfies the general education history requirement.
    Course Frequency: Occasional
    Repeatable: May be repeated for credit when course content varies.
  

  • HIST 321 Race, Violence, and Memory in American History (3)

    This course examines how Americans have remembered and forgotten four cases of racialized violence in American history - slavery, colonialist violence against Native Americans, Japanese American internment, and the 1992 Los Angeles uprising - to uncover the political commitments underlying various, often competing, collective memories of violence.
    Prerequisite(s): EITHER HIST 115 -HIST 116  OR any other combination of courses that satisfies the general education history requirement.
    Course Frequency: Occasional
    Cross-listing: AAST 340  
  

  • HIST 323 Society and Culture of Early Charleston (3)

    Topics in American social history studied through a focus on society and culture in 18th- and early 19th-century Charleston. Topics include immigrant groups, demography, mortality, economic and social structure, urban and plantation life, slavery, the role of women, education, religion, fine arts, architecture and decorative arts.
    Prerequisite(s): EITHER HIST 115 -HIST 116  OR any other combination of courses that satisfies the general education history requirement.
    Course Frequency: Spring
  

  • HIST 336 Italian Renaissance (3)

    An examination of the cultural, social, and political developments of the Renaissance in Italy and its impact on the rest of Europe. Topics will include the Italian city-states, despots and republics, humanism from Petrarch to Machiavelli, Papal Rome and Renaissance art and architecture.
    Prerequisite(s): EITHER HIST 115 -HIST 116  OR any other combination of courses that satisfies the general education history requirement.
    Course Frequency: Fall
  

  • HIST 337 Age of Reformation (3)

    An examination of Western Europe in the time of the Reformation. Topics will include the background of medieval thought and piety, Northern Humanism, the major Protestant and Catholic Reform movements and the social impact of the Reformation.
    Prerequisite(s): EITHER HIST 115 -HIST 116  OR any other combination of courses that satisfies the general education history requirement.
    Course Frequency: Spring
  

  • HIST 341 Age of Enlightenment and Revolution (3)

    The major social, political and cultural changes in Europe from the death of Louis XIV to the fall of Napoleon. Special emphasis on the intellectual history of the Enlightenment.
    Prerequisite(s): EITHER HIST 115 -HIST 116  OR any other combination of courses that satisfies the general education history requirement.
    Course Frequency: Occasional
  

  • HIST 343 Europe Since 1939 (3)

    European politics, culture and society from the Second World War to the present, focusing on violence, genocide, peacemaking, the Cold War, the Collapse of Communism, and the European Union.
    Prerequisite(s): EITHER HIST 115 -HIST 116  OR any other combination of courses that satisfies the general education history requirement.
    Course Frequency: Occasional
  

  • HIST 344 Modern European Cultural History (3)

    European high and low culture from Romanticism to Existentialism. Topics include definitions of culture, modernity, bourgeois culture, mass culture and radical critiques of modernity.
    Prerequisite(s): EITHER HIST 115 -HIST 116  OR any other combination of courses that satisfies the general education history requirement. Two or more upper-level courses in modern European history or the permission of the instructor.
    Course Frequency: Spring
  

  • HIST 345 Modern German Cultural and Intellectual History (3)

    Intensive examination of a specific topic in Germany’s cultural history. Topics include Fin de Siècle Vienna and Berlin, modernism and its discontents, German culture 1870-1945 and Weimar culture. Specific topics and time periods vary each year.
    Prerequisite(s): EITHER HIST 115 -HIST 116  OR any other combination of courses that satisfies the general education history requirement.
    Course Frequency: Spring
  

  • HIST 346 History of the Soviet Union (3)

    An examination of the political, social, and cultural developments in Russia from the eve of the Revolution to the present day. Topics include the Bolshevik Revolution, Lenin and Russian Communism, Stalinization and the Cold War.
    Prerequisite(s): EITHER HIST 115 -HIST 116  OR any other combination of courses that satisfies the general education history requirement.
    Course Frequency: Occasional
  

  • HIST 347 Special Topics in Modern European History (3)

    Intensive examination of major themes in European history since 1500. Specific topic will be listed with course title when offered.
    Prerequisite(s): EITHER HIST 115 -HIST 116  OR any other combination of courses that satisfies the general education history requirement.
    Course Frequency: Occasional
    Repeatable: May be repeated for credit when course content varies.
  

  • HIST 348 Everyday Communism (3)

    An introduction to the “everyday” experience of communism in Cold War Eastern Europe. Topics include ideology, the party-state, terror, class lifestyles, women’s “double burden,”  socialist fashion and consumption, youth culture, the appeal of the West, dissidence, revolution and systemic transition.
    Prerequisite(s): EITHER HIST 115 -HIST 116  OR any other combination of courses that satisfies the general education history requirement.
    Course Frequency: Occasional
  

  • HIST 350 Special Topics in Comparative/Transnational History (3)

    Intensive examination of a specific topic. Topic will be listed with the course title when offered.
    Prerequisite(s): EITHER HIST 115 -HIST 116  OR any other combination of courses that satisfies the general education history requirement.
    Course Frequency: Occasional
    Repeatable: May be repeated for credit when course content varies.
  

  • HIST 357 Victorian Britain (3)

    A social and cultural history of Britain at the peak of its power and influence.
    Prerequisite(s): EITHER HIST 115 -HIST 116  OR any other combination of courses that satisfies the general education history requirement.
    Course Frequency: Spring
  

  • HIST 359 Modern Jewish History: French Revolution to Present (3)

    Developments in Jewish civilization from 1789 to the present. Topics include societal, economic, intellectual, cultural, political and diplomatic developments. Treated in this course are international communities, including Israel, remnant communities in the Arab world, Latin America, North and South Africa, Europe and the United States.
    Prerequisite(s): EITHER HIST 115 -HIST 116  OR any other combination of courses that satisfies the general education history requirement.
    Course Frequency: Occasional
  

  • HIST 361 Special Topics in Modern Asia, Africa, or Latin America (3)

    Intensive examination of historical developments in Asia, Africa or Latin America since 1500. Specific topic will be listed with the course title when offered.
    Prerequisite(s): EITHER HIST 115 -HIST 116  OR any other combination of courses that satisfies the general education history requirement.
    Course Frequency: Occasional
    Repeatable: May be repeated for credit when course content varies.
  

  • HIST 364 Sugar and Slaves in Colonial Brazil (3)

    Brazilian history from the arrival of the Portuguese in 1500 to independence in the 1820s will be the time frame for this class. Emphasis will be on social aspects, especially slavery and sugar and how this society was linked with the greater Atlantic economy (especially Angola), and the Portuguese Empire.
    Prerequisite(s): EITHER HIST 115 -HIST 116  OR any other combination of courses that satisfies the general education history requirement.
    Course Frequency: Spring
  

  • HIST 365 Modern Brazil (3)

    This course provides an overview of the history of modern Brazil from the beginnings of independence to the 1980s. Major topics will include the Brazilian monarchy and 19th-century society, the first republic, the impact of President Vargas, industrialization, the military and race and other aspects of modern society.
    Prerequisite(s): EITHER HIST 115 -HIST 116  OR any other combination of courses that satisfies the general education history requirement.
    Course Frequency: Occasional
  

  • HIST 366 Comparative Slavery in the Americas (3)

    This class is designed to introduce students to some of the complex issues relating to slavery in North and South America, from its introduction until its demise in the 19th century. This will be done by way of a comparative framework, which will examine North and South America, as well as the Caribbean.
    Prerequisite(s): EITHER HIST 115 -HIST 116  OR any other combination of courses that satisfies the general education history requirement.
    Course Frequency: Occasional
  

  • HIST 370 Special Topics in Pre-modern History (3)

    Intensive examination of topics in world history to 1500. Specific topic will be listed with course title when offered.
    Prerequisite(s): EITHER HIST 115 -HIST 116  OR any other combination of courses that satisfies the general education history requirement.
    Course Frequency: Occasional
    Repeatable: For up to 6 credit hours.
  

  • HIST 400 Seminar (3)

    A topical seminar focused around a central historical problem.
    Prerequisite(s): EITHER HIST 115 -HIST 116  OR any other combination of courses that satisfies the general education history requirement.
    Course Frequency: Occasional
    Repeatable: May be repeated for credit when course content varies.
  

  • HIST 402 Tutorial (3)

    Individual instruction given by a tutor in regularly scheduled meetings (usually once a week).
    Prerequisite(s): EITHER HIST 115 -HIST 116  OR any other combination of courses that satisfies the general education history requirement; junior standing, and permission of the instructor and the department chair.
    Course Frequency: Occasional
    Repeatable: For up to 12 credit hours.
  

  • HIST 403 Reading and Independent Study in History (3)

    Designed primarily for the student whose interest has been aroused in a particular topic or field. This independent study may take the direction of producing a research paper, of reading a number of books and discussing them on a regular basis with the professor, or of reading a number of books and writing critical reviews of them, etc. The amount of reading or the nature of the project will be agreed to by the student and the professor.
    Prerequisite(s): EITHER HIST 115 -HIST 116  OR any other combination of courses that satisfies the general education history requirement and permission of the instructor and the department chair.
    Course Frequency: Occasional
    Repeatable: May be repeated for credit when course content varies.
  

  • HIST 410 Research Seminar in U.S. History (3)

    A topical seminar focused around a central historical problem in U.S. history with a major research paper required. Specific topic will be listed with the course title when offered.
    Prerequisite(s): EITHER HIST 115 -HIST 116  OR any other combination of courses that satisfies the general education history requirement, HIST 299 , juniors and seniors only, and permission of the instructor and the department chair.
    Course Frequency: Occasional
    Repeatable: May be repeated for credit when course content varies.
  

  • HIST 420 Research Seminar in Lowcountry History (3)

    A topical seminar focused around a central historical problem in the history of the Lowcountry (the tidewater and the adjacent islands between Winyah Bay and Florida). The course will consider the European, African, and Caribbean components of Lowcountry culture. Specific topic will be listed with the course title when offered.
    Prerequisite(s): EITHER HIST 115 -HIST 116  OR any other combination of courses that satisfies the general education history requirement, HIST 299 , juniors and seniors only, and permission of the instructor and the department chair.
    Course Frequency: Occasional
    Repeatable: May be repeated for credit when course content varies.
  

  • HIST 441 Research Seminar in Modern European History (3)

    A topical seminar focused on central historical problems in European history since 1500 with a major research paper required. Specific topic will be listed with the course title when offered.
    Prerequisite(s): EITHER HIST 115 -HIST 116  OR any other combination of courses that satisfies the general education history requirement, HIST 299 , junior or senior standing and permission of the instructor and the department chair.
    Course Frequency: Occasional
  

  • HIST 450 Research Seminar in Comparative/Transnational History (3)

    Intensive examination of a specific topic. Topic will be listed with the course title when offered.
    Prerequisite(s): EITHER HIST 115 -HIST 116  OR any other combination of courses that satisfies the general education history requirement, HIST 299 , and at least one 300-level course in History, juniors and seniors only, and permission of the instructor and the department chair.
    Course Frequency: Occasional
  

  • HIST 461 Research Seminar in Modern Asia, Africa, Latin America (3)

    A topical seminar focused on central historical problems in Asia, Africa, or Latin America since 1500 with a major research paper required. Specific topic will be listed with the course title when offered.
    Prerequisite(s): EITHER HIST 115 -HIST 116  OR any other combination of courses that satisfies the general education history requirement, junior or senior standing and permission of the instructor and the department chair.
    Course Frequency: Occasional
  

  • HIST 470 Research Seminar in Premodern History (3)

    Research Seminar in Pre-Modern History to 1500 with a major research paper required. Specific topic will be listed with the course title when offered.
    Prerequisite(s): EITHER HIST 115 -HIST 116  OR any other combination of courses that satisfies the general education history requirement, HIST 299 , junior or senior standing, and permission of the instructor and the department chair.
    Course Frequency: Occasional
  

  • HIST 496 Field Internship (3)

    A field internship is designed to provide the advanced student with the opportunity to pursue a research topic in the context of an experiential learning situation-in a historical organization or foundation in the tri-county area.
    Prerequisite(s): EITHER HIST 115 -HIST 116  OR any other combination of courses that satisfies the general education history requirement, juniors or seniors in good academic standing, and permission of the instructor and the department chair.
    Course Frequency: Occasional
    Repeatable: May be repeated for credit when course content varies.
  

  • HIST 498 Senior Paper (3)

    The senior paper is intended for the exceptional student who has a well-thought-out research topic, and it may be taken only with prior approval of the History department. At least one month before the end of the semester prior to the semester in which the paper is to be written, the student must select a topic and obtain approval of that topic from a professor willing to direct the paper. The student must then petition the department for the right to register for the course and have that petition approved by the department. The senior paper may be directed by any member of the department. Another reader of the department will serve as second reader. A copy of the paper will be kept in the department office.
    Prerequisite(s): EITHER HIST 115 -HIST 116  OR any other combination of courses that satisfies the general education history requirement, HIST 299 , junior or senior standing, permission of the instructor, the department chair and the department.
    Course Frequency: Occasional
    Repeatable: May be repeated for credit when course content varies.
  

  • HIST 499 Bachelor’s Essay (6)

    Independent research for students who are candidates for departmental honors.
    Prerequisite(s): EITHER HIST 115 -HIST 116  OR any other combination of courses that satisfies the general education history requirement, HIST 299 , junior or senior standing, and permission of the instructor, the department chair and the department.
    Course Frequency: Occasional
 

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