Historical Perspectives

Courses in this area help students understand a period (or periods) of the past in its (their) own terms; comprehend the historical processes of change and continuity; sharpen their analytical skills in the evaluation of evidence; and develop their ability to generalize, explain, and interpret historical change.

All students must complete at least 3 s.h. of course work approved in this area. Students may use a second 3 s.h. of course work approved in this area to partially complete the Distributed General Education component of the General Education Program.

Course List

Effective Fall 2006, the Department of Religious Studies has retitled 032:001. Students who have taken the course previously should not retake the course under the new title, unless they are exercising the second-grade-only option.

Unless otherwise indicated, all courses are offered for 3 s.h.

01H:005 Western Art and Culture Before 1400
01H:006 Western Art and Culture After 1400
01H:016/039:016 Asian Art and Culture
010:141/036:158 Rhetoric and Past Public Controversy
016:001 Western Civilization I: The Ancient and Medieval Worlds, 3-4 s.h.
016:002 Western Civilization II: The Early Modern World, 3-4 s.h.
016:003 Western Civilization III: The Modern World, 3-4 s.h.
016:005/039:055 Civilizations of Asia: China
016:006/039:056 Civilizations of Asia: Japan
016:007/039:057 Civilizations of Asia: South Asia, 3-4 s.h.
016:011 Issues in Human History: The Vietnam War in Historical Perspective
016:012 Issues in Human History: Communities and Society in History
016:014 Issues in Human History: Europe's Expansion Overseas
016:015 Issues in Human History: Gender in Historical Perspective
016:017 Issues in Human History: Twentieth Century Crisis
016:020 Issues in Medieval Society
016:022 Issues in Human History: Nature and Society in Historical Perspective
016:023 Issues in European Politics and Society
019:091 Cultural and Historical Foundations of Communication
20E:030 Greek Civilization
20E:031 Roman Civilization
025:144 History of Music I
025:146 History of Music II
026:033 Philosophy and Human Nature
026:034 Philosophy and the Just Society
032:001 Judeo-Christian Tradition
032:004/039:064 Living Religions of the East
032:025/016:035 Medieval Religion and Culture
032:026/016:036 Modern Religion and Culture
032:030 Introduction to Islam
041:094 Religion and Culture of the Slavs
049:002 Theatre and Society: Ancients and Moderns
049:003 Theatre and Society: Romantics and Rebels
049:112 History of Theatre and Drama I
049:113 History of Theatre and Drama II
113:012 Introduction to Prehistory