Bach lived and worked. Special emphasis will be placed on compositions written by Bach in each of these locales. (Same as MUS 296). HIS 303 HISTORY OF IRELAND / 3 credits This course will survey the history of Ireland from the arrival of the Celts to the present-day conflict in Northern Ireland. Major emphasis will be placed on explaining how Ireland’s history shaped and continues to shape its present. Prerequisite: HIS 201 or permission of instructor. HIS 310 COLONIAL AMERICA / 3 credits Was the American Revolution radical? This course will investigate that crucial question and, in so doing, will show students that there are layers of meaning to our founding moment that our current discourse about democracy and justice tend to obscure. Major emphasis in the course will be on constitutional issues, but those questions will also be consistently juxtaposed with social and economic history, so that we have experience comparing political theories of independence with the ways in which life was lived on the ground across this geographic space. HIS 312 FOUNDING AMERICA / 3 credits This course explores the era when Europeans established polities and societies on this continent. We will explore the histories of the various regions, types of colonies, array of people, and the important changes that took place culturally, socially, religiously, economically, and politically across the 150 years of colonial history. Major emphasis will be placed upon the fact of the diversity of peoples and cultures on this continent and the course will explore how that fact made possible what would become the United States of America. HIS 315 U.S. FOREIGN AND SECURITY POLICY / 3 credits Covers the evolution of U.S. foreign and security policy with particular attention to the Cold War and post-Cold War eras. The policy-making process, including the role of public opinion, the mass media, and Congress, will also be covered. Prerequisite: POL 205 or permission of instructor (Same as POL 315). HIS 320 METHODS OF TEACHING SOCIAL STUDIES / 2 credits Acquaintance with materials, methods, and latest trends in the teaching of social studies. HIS 325 HISTORY AND FILM / 3 credits Students will watch several films on real historical events to ascertain their historical veracity. Students will research both the films and the actual events from the standpoint of professional historians and will demonstrate how films are very much the reflection of the society that produced them. Film topics will vary but will treat such issues as war, revolution, imperialism, colonialism, and the struggle of classes and social order. HIS 329 THE EARLY CHURCH / 3 credits The development of Christian thought and life to 600 A.D. Prerequisite: RPH 120 or permission of instructor. (Same as RPH 329). HIS 331 THE MIDDLE AGES / 3 credits This course is a survey of the History of Europe from the fall of the Roman Empire to the end of the 15th century. Topics include the Christianization of Europe, the evolution of feudalism, the rise of the papacy, the Crusades and the Hundred Years’ War. Prerequisites: HIS 201/RPH
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