2006-2007 Academic Catalog

228 Cedarville University 2006-07 School of Social Sciences and Professional Studies Social Sciences and History Social Sciences and History HIST-2010 History of Civilization I –Fa 3 hours HIST-2020 History of Civilization II –Sp 3 hours This survey of human history begins at the advent of civilized life in the ancient Near East and continues into the twentieth century. It presents the religious, social, political, and intellectual development of mankind from a Christian interpretive point of view. HIST-3000 Introduction to Historiography –Fa 3 hours Introduction to the history of historical writing, methods of research, and the philosophy of history. Required of history majors. Should be taken in the junior year. HIST-3030 History of Christianity: Pre-Reformation –Sp 3 hours Survey of ancient and medieval church history with emphasis given to doctrinal and institutional developments. (even years) HIST-3040 History of Modern Britain –Fa 3 hours A survey of the events, major individuals, and ideas of modern Great Britain, including Scotland and Ireland, from the time just prior to the Reformation to the twentieth century. The class will focus on the influence of British ideas on American Culture and religion, the rise of classical liberalism and the free market system, the role of socialism, the age of colonialism, the common law, Reformed theology from Puritanism and Scottish Presbyterianism, and other movements and ideas. HIST-3050 Renaissance and Reformation Europe –Fa 3 hours A survey of the period spanning the fourteenth through the seventeenth centuries, focusing on the origins, rise, nature, and waning of the Renaissance, especially humanism, and the origins, development, and influence of the Protestant Reformations and the Roman Catholic Counter-Reformation. A special emphasis will be placed on the continuities and discontinuities between the two movements. (odd years) HIST-3070 3 hours Europe in the 18th & 19th Century: Continuity & Change –Sp A survey of the period spanning the mid-seventeenth century through about 1918, including the Enlightenment. The course will include the many political, social, and ideological changes of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. (even years) HIST-3080 History of Russia and the Soviet Union –Fa 3 hours This course will cover not only Soviet history but also the major events of Russian history up to the Bolshevik Revolution. Soviet history will be studied in detail, with attention given to the development of non-Russian peoples in the empire. The political, economic, social, and foreign policy aspects of Soviet history will all be covered, emphasizing Perestroika and the Soviet collapse. Crosslisted as GEO, HIST, INTL, or POLS. HIST-3110 Early American History –Fa 3 hours Analysis of the development of American civilization from colonization to 1820. Political, religious, social, economic, and cultural institutions will be examined. Prerequisite: HIST-1110 United States History or permission of instructor. HIST-3120 3 hours History of Recent and Contemporary America –Fa Intensive study of the domestic and foreign policies of the United States since 1945. Particular emphasis is given to American society in the 1950’s, the Cold War, the Civil Rights Movement, the cultural revolution of the 1960’s, American involvement in Vietnam, the Welfare State, Watergate, and the Reagan Revolution. Prerequisite: HIST-1120 United States History or permission of instructor. HIST-3130 Civil War and Reconstruction –Sp 3 hours Study of the sectional crisis, the military and nonmilitary aspects of the Civil War, and the social and political phases of Reconstruction. Prerequisite: HIST-1110, 1120 United States History. (odd years) GEO-3210 History and Politics of Asia –Sp 3 hours Study of the historical, political, geographical, social, and diplomatic developments of Asia from the 18th century to the present. Crosslisted as GEO, HIST, INTL, or POLS. (odd years) GEO-3220 History and Politics of the Middle East –Sp 3 hours Analysis of the major historical, political, geographical, and social forces, such as religion and nationalism, that have shaped the contemporary Middle Eastern states. Crosslisted as GEO, HIST, INTL, or POLS. (even years) GEO-3230 History and Politics of Western Europe –Sp 3 hours This course will cover the development of Western European history and politics from approximately the year 1900 to the present. Concentration will be on the great European powers, but will include the smaller states. The political, economic, and social histories of the nations of Europe will be covered, as well as several macro-European issues. Crosslisted as GEO, HIST, INTL, or POLS. (odd years) GEO-3240 History and Politics of Eastern Europe– Sp 3 hours This overview course will cover the geography, history, politics, and international relations of Eastern Europe from prehistory to the present. While special attention will be given to the religious and ethnic conflict, the course will also cover the region’s social histories, economic, gender, and class issues. Crosslisted as GEO, HIST, INTL, or POLS. (even years) GEO-3250 3 hours History and Politics of Central & South Asia –Fa This overview course will cover geography, history, politics, and international relations of Central and South Asia to the present. While special attention will be given to religious and ethnic conflict, the course will also cover the region’s social histories, economic, gender, and class issues. Crosslisted as GEP, HIST, INTL, or POLS. (odd years) GEO-3510 3 hours World Regional Geography–Western Hemisphere –Fa Spatial survey of various regions in the western hemisphere with an emphasis on the cultural, economic, and political developments in relation to the geographical environment. GEO-3520 3 hours World Regional Geography – Eastern Hemisphere –Sp Survey of various regions in the eastern hemisphere with an emphasis on the cultural, economic, and political developments in relation to the geographical environment. GEO-3540 History and Politics of Africa –Sp 3 hours This course will begin with the landing of the Ark on Ararat, discuss the origins of the Hamatic, Semetic, and the Japethitic peoples of Africa, and trace their histories to the modern day. The problems of slavery, colonialism, socialism, Islam, de-colonization, corruption, poverty, AIDS, tropical diseases, and women’s issues. This class should not be taken by freshmen. Crosslisted as GEO, HIST, INTL, or POLS. Prerequisite: permission of instructor (even years). History HIST-1110 United States History I –Fa 3 hours HIST-1120 United States History II –Sp 3 hours Analysis of the development of the United States from the colonial period to the present. Attention is given to the dominant Christian influences that have tended to mold the philosophy and ideology of our cultural, social, and political development. HIST-2000 Introduction to History –Fa 2 hours An introduction to the field of history as it pertains to both the academic and the public historian. Emphasis will be given to historical inquiry, source evaluation, analysis and synthesis, research methodology, formal historical writing, and career opportunities. Introduction to History should be taken in the sophomore year.