HIS 11 is an introductory American history course covering the period between European exploration and colonization through the Civil War.  In these web-enhanced sections, students are permitted to substitute online assignments for homeworks and in-class quizzes, and may use documents, images, and texts posted at the class website.

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HIS 31 is is a survey of the major landmarks in modern history of Europe from the Age of Absolutism to World War II. It focuses on the major political, economic, social and cultural developments in Western Civilization from the Eighteenth Century to the Twentieth. Topics include: the Age of Reason and the Old Regime; liberal ideas and revolutions; romanticism and nationalism; industrialization and imperialistic expansion; new intellectual currents and the rise of totalitarian states; the causes and consequences of World War I and World War II

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HIS 51 focuses on the origins of civilization and the attainments of the great cultures of the Near East and the Mediterranean world: Mesopotamia, Egypt, Persia, classical Greece and Rome concluding with the glory power of Byzantium. It explores the religious, social, cultural, economic and political ideas that established the foundations of Western civilization.

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HIS 59 is an introductory American history course covering the period between the end of WWI and the present day.  In web-enhanced sections of HIS 59, students are permitted to substitute online assignments for homeworks and in-class quizzes, and may use documents, images, and texts posted at the class website.

Note: The website for this class uses a learning environment called Blackboard.  For more on what the class site looks like and how to navigate it, click on these instructions.