COURSE DESCRIPTIONS
HIS – History
HIS 213 – Ancient and Medieval World History: 3 credits
A survey of world civilizations with special emphasis on the rise of the West from antiquity to the Renaissance, including the birth of civilization in the ancient Near East, the rise and fall of Greek and Roman empires, the rise of Christendom, the Middle Ages, and Byzantium.
HIS 223 – Modern and Contemporary World History: 3 credits
A survey of world civilizations with special emphasis on the rise of the modernity in the West from the Enlightenment to the present, including the scientific revolution, European expansion and colonization, the rise of nation states, the Enlightenment, the American and French Revolutions, the Industrial Revolution, socialism, communism, nationalism, and liberalism, and the two world wars of the twentieth century.
HIS 233 – U.S. History – Colonization to Reconstruction: 3 credits
A survey of the major events and individuals in United States history from Colonization to Reconstruction. Critically examines various topics of interpretive interest in American history such as the coming of the Europeans, Puritanism, religious freedom, the Revolution, slavery, immigration, industrialization, urbanization, the Civil War, and Reconstruction.
HIS 243 – U.S. History – Reconstruction to the Present: 3 credits
A survey of the major events and individuals in United States history from just after Reconstruction to the present. Critically examines various topics of interpretive interest in American history such as immigration, industrialization, urbanization, the rise of Big Business, imperialism, the New Deal, the Cold War, Vietnam, the civil rights movement, etc.
HIS 245 – History of the American Deaf Community: 3 credits
This course provides an understanding of the culture of the Deaf in American society. The traits, values, institutions and worldview of the Deaf will be discussed. For Deaf students and DCS majors who have successfully completed LNG 313 ASL IV or equivalent.
HIS 373 – Ancient and Medieval Christian History: 3 credits
A survey of Christianity from the post-apostolic Church through 1500 A.D. Emphasis is placed on major events, individuals, and developments in historical theology. Special topics include persecution, heresies, monasticism, and the development of the institutions of the Church.
HIS 383 – Modern and Contemporary Christian History: 3 credits
A survey of Christianity from 1500 AD to the present. Emphasis is placed on major events, individuals, and developments in historical theology. Special topics include the Protestant and Catholic Reformations, evangelization of the Western Hemisphere, Puritanism, the development of denominations, revivalism, fundamentalism, the rise of theological liberalism, Vatican II, and the 20th Century Pentecostal and Charismatic movements.
HIS 491, 492 and 493 – Topics in History: 1-3 credits
Special topics of varied interest are offered as needed and as resources permit.