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GEOG 460 Special Topics in Geography (3)
Advanced study in specific geographic topics. May be taken repeatedly for credit. Topic of study will be included on student’s transcript. Examples of topics include Native American Geography, and Historical Geography.
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GEOG 465 Geography Capstone (3)
Prerequisites: GEOG 101 , GEOG 200
The course is intended to provide students with an integrated overview of the discipline of geography and to prepare students for careers in geography.
Note: HIST 203-204 or permission of the instructor are prerequisites for all advanced courses in United States history.
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GEOG 502 Political Geography (3)
This course examines the role of geographic conditions and considerations in local, national, and international politics. Special attention is given to political problems and topics of current interest.
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GEOG 510 Urban Geography (3)
The class examines social and environmental issues facing America’s cities. The class culminates with a trip to Washington, DC for a week of seminars with experts from government, academia, the media, and community organizations.
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GEOG 514 Physical Geography (3)
This course explores the nature of how earth’s environments have affected human land use and occupancy patterns; and how human activity has impacted and altered earth’s natural environments.
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GEOG 517 Learning with Maps (3)
This course is designed to prepare teachers to introduce PreK-12 students to maps and mapmaking. The course develops an understanding of grade-appropriate cartographic material and cartographic teaching techniques. The course also focuses on implementing methods for teaching the construction of maps. A third emphasis of the course involves exploring methods of using maps to communicate a variety of central environmental and social topics. Finally, in addition to cartographic techniques, students will learn principles of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and GIS teaching methods.
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GEOG 518 Cartography (3)
Cartography is the study of maps and mapmaking. Students will learn how to read and make various kinds of maps. Cartography has become a computer oriented field. This orientation will be represented in this class and students will use computers to make maps.
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GEOG 519 Advanced Cartography (3)
Advanced Cartography is a continuation and amplification of GEOG 518 . Advanced cartographic techniques including transformation between raster and vector image formats, warping, and three-dimensional mapping. The course also examines advanced thematic mapping methods and design.
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GEOG 520 Introduction to Geographic Information Systems (3)
This course will enable students to develop the necessary skills related to geographic information. Students will develop skills to analyze and manipulate geographic data by demonstrating the use of GIS functions and cartographic proficiency. Students will use the National Center for Geographic Information and Analysis (NCGIA) Core Curriculum.
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GEOG 521 Advanced Geographic Information Systems (3)
This course challenges students to think critically about GIS in various terms other than the technical. Course topics include determining which GIS to use, to explore various projects using GIS, societal issues of GIS, managing a GIS, Meta-Data and the future of GIS.
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GEOG 522 North America (3)
This course examines people and cultures of North America by sub-regions. Course topics include the physical environments, agriculture, religion, language, popular culture, city life, geopolitics, perceptions and the economic geography of North America.
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GEOG 523 Southeast Asia (3)
This course provides students with an in depth study of SE Asia and surrounding countries. It approaches SE Asia from the perspective of environments, culture and geo-politics.
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GEOG 524 Geography of Latin America (3)
This course will be a systematic introduction to the human geography of Latin America.
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GEOG 525 Geography of the US-Mexico Borderlands (3)
The course is a systematic introduction to the geography of the US-Mexico borderlands.
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GEOG 526 North Africa and the Middle East (3)
This course analyzes the physical processes and the cultural elements of this region.
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GEOG 550 World Cultural Geography (3)
This course systematically surveys people and their environments by regions. It is an introduction to the concept of culture and the themes of geography. It introduces the idea of cultural connections between people and places across the globe. Course topics include human origins, human/environment interaction, population, agriculture, language, religion, political patterns, urban life, and economic systems.
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GEOG 551 Advanced Cultural Geography (3)
This course is thematic in nature. It offers an in depth study of human geography and culture through the topics of human origins, population, agriculture, political patterns, language religion, folk societies, ethnicity, landscape, and urban life. There will be an emphasis placed on popular culture.
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GEOG 552 American Indians (3)
This course focuses on the American Indian from prehistoric to contemporary times. Topics include the peopling of the Americas, Indians and the environment, Indian movement (s), Indian culture and government relation. A goal of this course is “demystify” the American Indian. Students should come to see Indians as a minority people.
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GEOG 553 Geomorphology (4)
This course examines basic environmental concepts and the processes behind our physical landscapes. Students will develop an understanding of environmental philosophies and the importance of human/environmental interaction.
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GEOG 554 Geographic Alliance Summer Institute (3-6)
This course is an intensive 14-day course that meets for 90 plus hours. It includes lecture and field trips as it introduces students to geography as a discipline in which critical thinking application and contemporary technological skills play a significant role. The basic focus is the study of spatial patterns in human and natural phenomena. The expected outcome is that students will appreciate and think critically about the relationship of people and the environment. The Alliance Summer Geography Institute schedule follows the educational outcomes outlined by the West Virginia DOE.
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GEOG 555 Special Topics/ National Geographic Workshop (3)
This course provides students with an opportunity to do advanced study in geographic topics. May be taken more than once for credit. Possible topics might include any of the National Geographic Workshops.
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GEOG 4601 Special Studies in Geography (1)
Provides concentrated study on a specific topic. It may be repeated for credit, and the title of the special study will be included on the student’s transcript. Examples of special studies include: Introduction to Geographic Thought, GPS Applications in GIS, and Readings in Geography.
Note: HIST 203-204 or permission of the instructor are prerequisites for all advanced courses in United States history.
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Geology |
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GEOL 101 Earth Processes, Resources, and the Environment (4)
Study of Earth systems and the connection between people, resources, and the environment. Topics include minerals, rocks, plate tectonics, geologic hazards, water, pollution, and global environmental change. A General Education lab science.
Three hours lecture, two hours lab or field.
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GEOL 140 Geology of West Virginia (3)
Prerequisites: None
Geologic evolution of West Virginia and the Appalachian region. Includes analysis and interpretation of geologic data.
Three hours lecture.
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GEOL 150 Oceanography (3)
Interaction of geological, biological, chemical, and physical processes in the oceans, and the relationship between people and the marine environment. Includes experiments and demonstrations.
Term Offered: (F, S)
Three hours lecture.
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GEOL 202 Evolution of Earth Systems (4)
Prerequisites: GEOL 101 , or GEOL 140 , or PHSC 104
Study of changes in the Earth’s crust, global climate, oceans, and life through 4.6 billion years of geological time. Topics include fossils, mass extinctions, and the geologic development of the Appalachians. Lab emphasizes field study of southern West Virginia geology.
Term Offered: (S)
Three hours lecture, three hours lab
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GEOL 205 Environmental and Applied Geology (4)
Prerequisites: GEOL 101 , GEOL 140 or PHSC 104 . MATH 103 recommended.
Scientific and engineering solutions to environmental problems. Includes study of surface and groundwater resources, natural hazards, geophysical methods and the mechanics of Earth materials.
Term Offered: (F)
Three hours lecture, two hours lab or field.
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GEOL 215 Field Studies in Appalachian Geology (3)
Prerequisites: GEOL 101 , GEOL 202 .
A regional field study of the geology of the Appalachians and an introduction to geologic field methods. Field laboratory work required. Additional fee for summer travel.
Term Offered: (Summer - even years)
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GEOL 220 Special Topics (1-5)
Prerequisites: Specified by instructor.
Courses in selected areas of geology or environmental science. Specific topics to be announced and indicated by title on transcript. Examples include Environmental Remote Sensing, Resource Geology. May be taken for credit repeatedly.
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GEOL 341 Geomorphology and Critical Zone Science (3)
Prerequisites: GEOL 101
Study of physical and chemical processes operating on Earth’s surface. Emphasizes environmental applications and interactions between the geosphere, biosphere, hydrosphere, and atmosphere.
Two hours lecture, two hours lab.
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GEOL 370 Earth Materials and Minerals (4)
Prerequisites: GEOL 101 ,and CHEM 100 or CHEM 101 .
Study of the identification, classification, geochemistry, and origin of minerals and rock bodies, with emphasis on igneous and metamorphic processes in continental crust. Introduction to optical mineralogy and environmental issues related to minerals and mining.
Term Offered: (S)
Three hours lecture, two hours lab.
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GEOL 371 Optical Mineralogy (2)
Prerequisites: GEOL 370 or concurrently.
Identification and optical properties of minerals using petrographic and metallurgical microscopes.
One hour lecture, two hours lab.
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GEOL 375 Petrology (4)
Prerequisites: GEOL 370
Description, classification, and geochemistry of rocks in hand sample and thin section. Includes study of the origin of rock bodies within various tectonic environments.
Term Offered: (S)
Three hours lecture, two hours lab.
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GEOL 380 Sedimentary Geology (4)
Prerequisites: GEOL 101 and GEOL 202 .
Principles of stratigraphy and sedimentology, including the origin and interpretation of sedimentary environments and rocks. Lab emphasizes field techniques, analysis, and interpretation.
Term Offered: (F-odd years)
Three hours lecture, three hours lab or field.
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GEOL 385 Structural Geology (4)
Prerequisites: GEOL 101 and MATH 103 (or equivalent proficiency); MATH 104 and PHYS 101 (or concurrently) recommended.
Study of the mechanics and physics of rock deformation, the origin of geologic structures, and global mountain-building processes. Lab emphasizes geometric problem solving and Appalachian field studies.
Term Offered: (F-even years)
Three hours lecture, three hours lab or field.
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GEOL 404 Field Geology (6)
Prerequisites: GEOL 101 , GEOL 202 , GEOL 370 , and permission of instructor.
Techniques and practice of geologic field mapping in diverse settings. Includes map and cross-section preparation, structural analysis, and written interpretive reports. Taught as a field laboratory course in the Rocky Mountains of central Colorado, northern New Mexico, and Utah. Additional fee for summer travel required.
Term Offered: (Summer - odd years)
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GEOL 420 Special Topics in Geology or Environmental Science (1-4)
Prerequisites: Specified by instructor.
Courses in selected topics to be announced. Topics indicated by title on transcript; recent examples include: Tectonics of Mountain Belts, Ground Penetrating Radar, Groundwater Hydrology. May be taken for credit repeatedly.
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GEOL 450 Geology Research I (3)
Prerequisites: Junior or senior standing and consent of instructor.
Independent research in geology. Projects will be developed and completed by the student under direction of a faculty advisor.
Term Offered: (F, S)
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GEOL 451 Geology Research II (3)
Prerequisites: Junior or senior standing and consent of instructor.
Independent research in geology. Projects will be developed and completed by the student under direction of a faculty advisor.
Term Offered: (F, S)
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GEOL 452 Environmental Science Research I (3)
Prerequisites: Junior or senior standing and consent of instructor.
Independent research in environmental science. Projects will be developed and completed by the student under direction of a faculty advisor.
Term Offered: (F, S)
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GEOL 453 Environmental Science Research II (3)
Prerequisites: Junior or senior standing and consent of instructor.
Independent research in environmental science. Projects will be developed and completed by the student under direction of a faculty advisor.
Term Offered: (F, S)
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German |
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GERM 101 Elementary German I (3)
The basic patterns of German grammar. Emphasis on basic vocabulary and on developing skills in reading, writing, speaking, and comprehending the German language.
Term Offered: (F)
Note: Students who have received credit for any higher-level German course may not receive credit for this course.
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GERM 102 Elementary German II (3)
Prerequisites: GERM 101 or one year of high school German or consent of instructor.
Further development of skills in reading, writing, speaking, and comprehending.
Term Offered: (S)
Note: Students who have received credit for any higher-level German course may not receive credit for this course.
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Health Education |
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H ED 120 Personal Health (3)
The study of personal health as it relates to children through adults.
Term Offered: (F)
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H ED 200 Foundations of Health Education (3)
Prerequisites: None
A study of the historical, philosophical, sociological, psychological, and scientific foundations of health education. Consideration is given to individual and societal factors which contribute to and/or influence the elements of physical, social, emotional, spiritual and intellectual health.
Term Offered: (Fall)
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H ED 303 Principles of Mental and Emotional Health (2)
A study of mental and emotional health, and the effects of attitudes, emotions and relationships on health and wellbeing. Consideration is given to stress with an emphasis on appropriate management techniques and strategies.
Term Offered: (S)
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H ED 304 Principles of Nutrition and Weight Management (2)
A management approach to the cause and the nature of health and well being, and health deterioration, emphasizing health maintenance and disease prevention through nutrition and weight control.
Term Offered: (S)
Note: (General Education Requirement)
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H ED 305 Human Disease and Prevention (2)
A study of the causation and prevention of the major chronic and infectious diseases which affect the quality of an individual’s life. Major signs and symptoms of disease as well as treatment will be discussed.
Term Offered: (F)
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H ED 306 Principles of Human Sexuality (3)
This course is designed to provide students with the content knowledge needed to teach, facilitate, and/or educate target audiences about issues pertaining to sex education. Emphasis will be placed on biological, psychological, and sociocultural issues pertaining to growth, development and family planning.
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H ED 400 Methods and Materials in Health Education (3)
Prerequisites: H ED 120 , H ED 200 , and EDUC 210
Theory and application of health instruction planning and instruction, including materials, curriculum development and a variety of teaching methods appropriate for the 5-Adult setting. A 15-hour school-based field experience is required.
Term Offered: (S)
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H ED 415 Community Health and Health Promotion (2)
Prerequisites: None
A study of community health and the processes involved in the planning, implementing and assessing community health related programming. Special attention is given to cultural health issues. A class service-learning project is required.
Term Offered: (S)
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Health Promotion |
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HLTH 500 Foundations of Health Education & Health Promotion (3)
To provide the graduate student with an overview of general principles and concepts of health education and promotion applicable to traditional work settings. Theoretical models used to explain why people adopt or fail to adopt health promoting behaviors will also be addressed.
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HLTH 510 Physical Activity, Nutrition (3)
Obesity is now ranked as one of the most critical public health threats of the 21st Century. Physical activity and nutrition play primary roles in weight management. This course will examine the nature, extent, and consequences of obesity in the US, and how social, environmental, genetic, cultural, and other factors influence its increased prevalence. The direct relationship with physical activity and dietary intake will be examined, and lifestyle changes necessary to reverse the trend identified.
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HLTH 515 Advanced Content in Health Promotion (3)
A content driven course that will allow the practitioner to better understand the framing of most health related programming. Topical overviews will include; ATOD use, misuse, and abuse, stress management, social interactions, concepts related to holistic health, and human sexuality.
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HLTH 520 Program Planning and Evaluation (3)
In this course, students will develop knowledge and skills required to effectively plan, implement, and evaluate programs that address public health problems for defined populations in a variety of settings.
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HLTH 525 Research in the Health Sciences (3)
Prerequisites:
This course introduces a student to the various types of quantitative and qualitative research methodology. Course content will focus on research processes including evaluations of existing research as well as analysis and application of the findings.
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HLTH 530 Health Interventions for School-aged Children (3)
Prerequisites: HLTH 520
This course will examine health promotion strategies and programs that are effective with children in the school setting, including before and after school, as well as community-based settings. The critical issue of the involvement of parents, school faculty, and others in the community will be discussed. Selected interventional strategies for various age groups of children will be reviewed and evaluated, and new interventions will be developed for implementation.
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HLTH 535 Health Interventions for Specific Populations (3)
Prerequisites: HLTH 520
This course will examine health promotion strategies and programs that are effective in changing health behaviors or those representing specific population groups, including older adults, at-risk individuals, and under served populations (social, economic, and environmental). The course will include the study of social determinants of health equity, environmental change, policy impact, and motivational influences. Selected health promotion intervention strategies for these populations will be reviewed and evaluated, and new interventions will be developed for implementation.
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HLTH 540 Epidemiology (3)
Prerequisites: HLTH 500
Introduction and overview of principals related to epidemiology. To include major study designs, statistical gathering techniques, epidemiology of infectious and chronic diseases, data interpretation, and measures of mortality and morbidity.
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HLTH 550 Health Trends and Issues (3)
This course will focus on current trends including advocacy strategies, national initiatives, current empirical research, grant writing, and public policy.
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HLTH 555 Graduate Seminar (1-3)
Selected topics in the health education and promotion, including curriculum development, instructional processes, program planning supervision, content development, research, and evaluation.
Note: This course may be repeated up to three times.
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HLTH 560 Action Research in Health Promotion (6)
Prerequisites: Completion of 27 credit hours including HLTH 525 with a grade of “C”. or better.
This course will focus much attention on utilizing action research to identify a problem or issue within your work setting and systematically collecting and analyzing data, and most importantly utilizing the data to inform decision making, policy, and/or pedagogical processes. In addition students will be asked to identify the leading professional organizations in their field and to explore presentation and publication options available to professionals in the field.
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History |
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HIST 101 History of Civilization (3)
A survey of civilizations from their origins to modern times. HIST 101 concludes around 1600.
Term Offered: (F)
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HIST 102 History of Civilization (3)
A survey of civilizations from their origins to modern times. HIST 102 concludes in the present day.
Term Offered: (S)
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HIST 201 History of Europe (3)
A survey of modern European civilization from the Renaissance to 1914.
Term Offered: (F)
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HIST 203 History of the United States (3)
A survey of the growth of the American people from the founding of the English colonies in North America to the present. HIST 203 concludes in 1877.
Term Offered: (F)
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HIST 204 History of the United States (3)
A survey of the growth of the American people from the founding of the English colonies in North America to the present.
Term Offered: (S)
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HIST 300 History of the U.S. South (3)
Prerequisites: HIST 203 , HIST 204 or permission of instructor.
A study of the American South from colonial times to the present. Topics include the development of Southern identity, slavery, the Civil War and Reconstruction, the New South, Jim Crowism, the African-American experience, and the “Southernization” of American culture since the 1970s.
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HIST 303 The Middle Ages (3)
Prerequisites: HIST 101 .
Major political, social, religious, and cultural developments of Medieval Europe, Byzantium, and the Islamic States from the time of the Emperor Constantine until the capture of Constantinople by the Ottoman Turks in 1453.
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HIST 305 American Colonies (3)
This course focuses on the diverse experience of colonies in North and South America and the Carribean during the fifteenth, sixteenth, and seventeenth centuries. It considers the global interaction that shaped these colonies, and the interaction of colonists and native peoples, and the social and political consequences of the drive to exploit the colonies’ natural resources.
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HIST 307 West Virginia History, Geography, and Government (3)
A study of the geography, history, and government of West Virginia from the days of early settlement to the present. Special attention is given to current problems.
Term Offered: (F, S)
Also listed as: POSC 307 .
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HIST 309 Ancient History (3)
Examination of the major political, social, intellectual, and cultural developments of the western ancient world, focusing on the Hebrews, Greeks, and Romans.
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HIST 310 The United States Since 1933 (3)
An examination of historical events and cultural processes in the United States, beginning with the New Deal. Emphasis is placed on the evolution of popular culture and ideas, the rise and fall of a “consensus society” in the fifties and sixties, the American global agenda after 1945, and economic and technological growth and management.
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HIST 311 America in the Age of Jefferson and Jackson (3)
A detailed study of the dramatic changes in the American economy, politics and society from 1789 to 1840. Specialized topics include the rise of the market economy, the transportation revolution, removal of the American Indian, slave insurrections and reform movements.
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HIST 312 Era of the American Civil War (3)
Prerequisites: HIST 203 , HIST 204 or permission of instructor.
A study of the turbulent history of the United States from the rise of the abolitionist movement and Nat Turner’s raid in 1831 to the end of Reconstruction in 1877. Prominent themes include the role of slavery in the war’s origin, the wartime experience of civilians and soldiers, and the postwar struggle for power among various segments of American society.
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HIST 314 History of England (3)
A survey of British history from 1485 to the present, concentrating on the influence of Great Britain on the political and cultural development of the western world.
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HIST 316 History of the Russias (3)
This course covers Russian history and culture from Ivan the 3rd through post-Soviet Russia. Topics will include: the development of the Russian state, important movements in Russian culture, the causes and consequences of the revolutionary movement, and post-revolutionary Russia.
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HIST 318 Contemporary World History (3)
A survey of world history since 1914. The emphasis is on the world since 1945.
Term Offered: (S)
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HIST 320 History and Philosophy of Science (3)
Prerequisites: HIST 101 or PHIL 102 or consent of the instructor.
A critical examination of the history and philosophy of the sciences and their methods. Topics include scientific revolutions, the unity of the sciences, and the nature of experimentation, explanation, and evidence.
Also listed as: PHIL 320 .
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HIST 322 The Enlightenment and Revolution (3)
The course covers the European revolutions-intellectual, social, political, economic, and military-arising from the ferment of change during the Enlightenment, the French, Russian and American Revolutions, the Napoleonic Era, and the Industrial Revolution.
Also listed as: PHIL 322 .
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HIST 326 Era of the American Revolution (3)
Examines the origins of America’s war for independence, its legacy, and its social, political, and military aspects, from 1763 to 1830. Emphasizes the social and cultural transformation of American life, the political ideology of the revolutionaries, and the creation of the American republic. All of these themes will be explored from the perspective of soldiers, civilians, women, loyalists, African-Americans, and Indians.
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HIST 328 America As Era of Reform (3)
The history of the United States from 1876 to 1932. This course will cover the development of a new social and political order in response to industrialization, urbanization, and the integration of national and international economic systems. Emphasis is placed on changing demographics, alternative political ideologies such as progressivism and socialism, the rise of professionalism and consumerism, America as a world power, and challenges to the prevailing view of modernism and progress.
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HIST 329 American Foreign Relations (3)
Prerequisites: HIST 101 , HIST 102 , or HIST 203 , HIST 204 ; or permission of the instructor.
A survey of the basic themes of American foreign policy. Emphasis is placed on the cultural perspectives and behavioral dynamics in foreign policy, and how these characteristics helped to shape contact and conflict with other nations or cultures. A secondary emphasis is placed on the influence of international events on domestic conditions in the United States.
Also listed as: POSC 329
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HIST 331 Asian Philosophy (3)
A historical and critical examination of the philosophical traditions of India, China, Japan, and other Asian cultures. The course will focus on the development of the classical systems of Asian philosophy and their interaction with the philosophies of other cultures.
Also listed as: PHIL 331 .
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HIST 333 The African-American Freedom Struggle (3)
Prerequisites: HIST 203 , HIST 204 ; or permission of the instructor.
Places the Civil Rights movement of the 1960’s into the broader context of the African-American struggle to achieve freedom from the conclusion of the Civil War to the present, and considers the struggle in the broader context of other libertarian movements and global events.
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HIST 335 Ancient East Asia (3)
Prerequisites: HIST 101 , HIST 102 , or HIST 203 , HIST 204 ; or permission of the instructor.
This course will cover the development of East Asian civilizations from the neolithic era to the establishment of a permanent western presence in the 1600s. Topics include the creation of social, economic, and political institutions; unification of the suzerain empire; development of Confucian traditions; the rise of Taoism, Buddhism, and Shintoism; the late imperial order in China; and the character of Japanese feudalism
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HIST 341 Special Topics (3)
Prerequisites: HIST 101 , HIST 102 ; or permission of instructor.
An upper division seminar in issues related to American, western, and/or world history.
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HIST 350 Renaissance, Reformation, and the Modern State (3)
Against the backdrop of religious wars, the creation of the nation-state, the development of colonial empires, and social and economic crises, this course examines Early Modern Europe as a period of transition between medieval and modern Europe.
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HIST 360 The American West (3)
The frontier experience in U. S. history, with particular emphasis on the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. The course will explore the images of the American West in literature, film, and commentary, and compare the frontier with those of Canada and Mexico. The role of the West in the evolution of nationalist ideologies and cultural attitudes will be examined. Emphasis will be placed on Native American and Hispanic borderland cultures.
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HIST 375 History of World Religions (3)
Prerequisites: HIST 101 or permission of instructor.
This courses explores the historical development of the world’s religious traditions with particular attention to their philosophical, theological, and ritual dimensions, as well as their relationship with one another. May be taken to fulfill program requirements for the history track, or the history with an emphasis in philosophy track.
Also listed as: PHIL 375 .
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HIST 390 Feminism and Gender in Modern History (3)
This course examines the history of feminist thought and philosophy within the historical experience of women utilizing a critical framework for the analysis of the creation and enforcement of the concepts of gender. May be taken to fulfill program requirements for the history track, or the history with an emphasis in philosophy track.
Also listed as: PHIL 390 .
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HIST 399 Utopian Studies. (3)
Prerequisites: HIST 101 , HIST 102 or PHIL 101 , PHIL 102 ; or permission of instructor.
This course examines attempts in East Asia and the West to imagine and create “more perfect” societies based on various philosophical, religious, social, and political paradigms, from the ancient world to the present day. Studies are not limited to utopian ideals; dystopian concepts and societies are also examined. May be taken to fulfill program requirements for the history track, or the history with an emphasis in philosophy track.
Also listed as: PHIL 399 .
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HIST 400 Undergraduate Teaching Assistant (1)
Prerequisites: and . Junior or Senior standing.
Course will focus on introducing students to an array of pedagogical theories and teaching practices in relation to history instruction at a collegiate level. Students will work with an instructor in either HIST 101 or HIST 102 throughout the semester. Students must attend at least two (2) class sessions per week and work with students in peer review groups one-on-one. Applicants ideally should be interested in teaching at the university level or enrolled in courses preparing them for a role in Education. Students should fill out an application available in the Department of Humanities and submit supporting materials outlined on the application a semester before their intention to be UTAs. There shall be a limit to two UTAs per class per semester.
Term Offered: (F, S)
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HIST 412 Slavery in the Atlantic World (3)
This course considers the various manifestations of slavery in the Western hemisphere during the 17th, 18th, and 19th century. Focuses on the nature of slavery, forms of resistance, cultural exchange, and the process of emancipation. May be taken to fulfill program requirements for the history track, including the capstone thesis requirement. Students taking this course for the capstone must be a junior or senior, must have completed at least two upper level courses in history, and must inform the instructor of their decision at the beginning of the course.
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HIST 414 American Cultures (3)
An advanced survey of the cultural matrices of the United States through its history, as defined by gender, race, ethnicity, religion, creed, socio-economic class, condition, and other factors. Among the issues covered will be identity, assimilation and autonomy, pluralism, the effects of cultural diversity on the American global perspective, institutional elasticity and tolerance, and the creation of national ideologies. May be taken to fulfill program requirements for the history track, including the capstone thesis requirement. Students taking this course for the capstone must be a junior or senior, must have completed at least two upper level courses in history, and must inform the instructor of their decision at the beginning of the course.
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HIST 415 European Social History, 1400-1900 (3)
Prerequisites: HIST 101 , HIST 102 or permission of instructor.
This course begins with the Renaissance, examining changes in social definitions and structures in Europe brought about by intellectual and political revolutions, major changes in economic systems, and growing contact with the non-western world. May be taken to fulfill program requirements for the history track, including the capstone thesis requirements. Students taking this course for the capstone must be a junior or senior, must have completed at least two upper level courses in history, and must inform the instructor of their decision at the beginning of the course.
Note: To be taken in the 1st year of the Legal Studies Program or the 3rd year of Business program.
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HIST 418 Modern East Asia (3)
The modern transformation of East Asian societies over the last several centuries, with a focus on China, Japan, and Southeast Asia. The course will cover the features of traditional civilization, the impact of Western imperialism, attempts to modernize and create industrial economies, the formation of commercial and professional classes, and the rise of nationalism. Comparative characteristics of East Asian and Western societies will be discussed. May be taken to fulfill program requirements for the history track, including the capstone thesis requirement. Students taking this course for the capstone must be a junior or senior, must have completed at least two upper level courses in history, and must inform the instructor of their decision at the beginning of the course.
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HIST 450 Seminar in History (3)
This course will emphasize various topics and independent research schemas as defined by the instructor. Requires research projects and/or written papers. May be taken with permission of the instructor to fulfill the senior capstone thesis requirement. Students taking this course for the capstone must be a junior or senior, must have completed at least two upper level courses in history, and must inform the instructor of their decision at the beginning of the course.
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