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GENS 353
The course is a study of some of the major ideas conceived by western thinkers in attempting to comprehend and describe the natural world. (This course may be taken for credit as PHIL 353.)HIST 101
These courses are a survey of world civilizations and the interactions between the different centers of civilization from the ancient world to the present. Particular emphasis is given to non-Western cultures in Asia, Africa, and the Americas. First semester covers the period from the ancient world to about AD 1400. Second semester carries through to the present.HIST 102
These courses are a survey of world civilizations and the interactions between the different centers of civilization from the ancient world to the present. Particular emphasis is given to non-Western cultures in Asia, Africa, and the Americas. First semester covers the period from the ancient world to about AD 1400. Second semester carries through to the present.HIST 151
These courses survey the political, economic, and social growth of America. The first semester covers the period of exploration to 1865, and the second semester from 1865 to the present.
HIST 152
These courses survey the political, economic, and social growth of America. The first semester covers the period of exploration to 1865, and the second semester from 1865 to the present.
HIST 225
This course is a history of the western section of Virginia to the Civil War and the history and government of West Virginia to the present. The physical, political, and social geography of the state is included.HIST 230
Based on two immersive historical role-playing games, this course examines a fundamental transformation of the twentieth-century world: the end of European colonial rule in Africa and Asia. Students take on roles of key historical figures involved in the efforts to forge stable, democratic nations in India and South Africa. Students explore how the political factions and stakeholders involved in decolonization dealt with a common set of dilemmas: building a democracy in a region lacking democratic traditions; forging a unified nation in a region of tremendous ethnic, religious, and social diversity; reconciling antagonistic communities after years of oppression and conflict; and assuring the rights of vulnerable minorities from the potential tyranny of a democratically-elected majority.
HIST 297
These courses are designed to permit students to study with various faculty members in the department or with visiting instructors or foreign visitors.HIST 311
This course is an examination of the transitional period from the Middle Ages to the Modem World. Particular emphasis is on the political and economic development of the Italian city states, the rise of national monarchies in Northern Europe, and the collapse of the unity of western Christendom.