1968-1969 Academic Catalog

104 CEDARVILLE COLLEGE 300 HISTORY OF ANCIENT NEAR EAST AND GREECE A study of the rise, development, and decline of civilization in the Mesopo– tamian, Nile, and Aegean areas. Particular attention is given to the develop– ment of Hellenic and Hellenistic cultures and their contributions to Western Civilization. Four credit hour.r 301, 302, 303 A, W,Sp HISTORY OF MODERN AND CONTEMPORARY EUROPE– ( 1969-70) An in-depth study of Europe from 1648 to the present. Emphasis is upon the French Revolution, Unification of Germany and Italy, World War I, Post– war political and economic problems, the rise of dictatorship, and World War II with its aftermath. Three credit hours each quarter 304, 305, 306 HISTORY OF ENGLAND*-A, W, Sp A study of Great Britain from 55 B.C. to the present. Emphasis is upon the political, social, economic, cultural, and institutional development of the English people. Particular attention is focused upon the relationships between England and the United States. Three credit hours each quarter 307, 308, 309 HISTORY OF RUSSIA-A, W, Sp (1969-70) A study of the major developments in ancient, modem, and contemporary Russia. After a development of the political, economic, and social develop– ment of Russia to the time of Peter the Great, emphasis is upon the Russian background of communist ideas, organization, and practices. Three credit hours each quarter 310 HISTORY OF THE RENAISSANCE AND REFORMATION* A study of the religious, economic, social and political changes between 1500 and 1600 A.D., which produced our present-day naturalism, materialism, skepticism, and the Protestant movement. Four credit hours 400 SEMINARS IN HISTORY Prerequisites: Majors or Minors in History A. Literature Seminar An extensive study of selected historical problems. Pertinent literature will be read and analyzed in a group setting. B. Research in United States History C. Research in European History All majors are required to take either B or C. Each student will pre- pare a formal monograph. Four credit hours 401 HISTORY OF THE FAR EAST A course in the political, social, economic and religious history of China, India, Japan and Southeastern Asia from the earliest centuries to the present. Three credit hours *Scheduled on alternate years