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2017 - 2018 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
2017 - 2018 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Courses


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German

  
  • GRMN 301 - German Grammar and Composition

    Credits: (4)
    Instructional Method: Four hours lecture.
    Prerequisites: GRMN 210 .
    Intensive oral and written practice of the complete grammar as used by native speakers.

  
  • GRMN 302 - German Grammar and Composition

    Credits: (4)
    Instructional Method: Four hours lecture.
    Prerequisites: GRMN 210 .
    Intensive oral and written practice of the complete grammar as used by native speakers.

  
  • GRMN 303 - German Conversation

    Credits: (4)
    Instructional Method: Four hours lecture.
    Prerequisites: GRMN 210  or three years of high school German.
    Intensive situational practice of conversational skills.

    Note(s): May be taken twice for credit with different topics.
  
  • GRMN 304 - German Culture

    Credits: (4)
    Instructional Method: Four hours lecture.
    Prerequisites: GRMN 210 .
    Contrastive presentation of modern German culture and its historical background.

  
  • GRMN 450 - Survey of German Literature

    Credits: (4)
    Instructional Method: Four hours lecture.
    Prerequisites: GRMN 300  or four years of high school German.
    A survey of literature in the German language through analysis of selected representative works in their historical, cultural and literary background.

  
  • GRMN 460 - Special Topics

    Credits: (3-4)
    Instructional Method: Three or four hours lecture.
    Prerequisites: GRMN 300 .
    Advanced study of topics in language, literature or culture. All work conducted in German.

    Note(s): May be taken twice for credit.
  
  • GRMN 498 - Independent Study

    Credits: (1-6)
    Prerequisites: Permission of the instructor.
    Design for advanced foreign language students who wish to carry out independent language and cultural studies or other scholarly study under the supervision of a faculty mentor. Students will study in consultation with their mentor and with approval by their department chair or directory. The student’s mentor will design the syllabus and assessments for the language and cultural studies. Students can also pursue their interests for further research. They can also design the research topics together with their mentor. See “Independent Study .”


Health and Human Services

  
  • CHHS 475 - Global Perspectives in Health and Human Services

    Credits: (3)
    Prerequisites: Consult Program Director.
    Open to all students and majors. Seminar and field experience focusing on international health issues as they relate to political, social, cultural, ecological and economic factors in selected international/ intercultural settings.


Health Education

  
  • ESHE 205 - Introduction to Allied Health Sciences

    Credits: (1)
    Instructional Method: One hour lecture.
    Pre- or Corequisites: BIOL 105 .
    Introduction to educational and professional opportunities through the Allied Health Science program. The course provides an overview of practicum experiences and academic requirements for entry into professional allied health programs of study (e.g., Physical Therapy).

  
  • ESHE 225 - Allied Health Sciences Practicum I

    Credits: (1)
    Prerequisites: Minimum 3.0 GPA.
    Pre- or Corequisites: BIOL 310 .
    Clinical experiences designed to provide students with an appreciation of the various duties of allied health professionals. This course requires the completion of 40 hours of clinical experience.

  
  • ESHE 250 - Allied Health Sciences Practicum II

    Credits: (1)
    Prerequisites: ESHE 225 , BIOL 310 , and minimum 3.0 GPA.
    Clinical experiences designed to provide students with exposure to an allied healthcare setting distinct from ESHE 225 . This course requires the completion of 40 hours of clinical experience.

  
  • ESHE 325 - Allied Health Sciences Practicum III

    Credits: (1)
    Prerequisites: ESHE 225 , ESHE 250 , and minimum 3.0 GPA.
    Clinical experiences designed to provide students with exposure to an allied healthcare setting distinct from ESHE 225  and ESHE 250 . This course requires the completion of 40 hours of clinical experience.

  
  • ESHE 450 - Research Methods

    Credits: (3)
    Instructional Method: Three hours lecture.
    Prerequisites: Minimum 2.5 GPA and 56 credit hours.
    The purpose of this course is to introduce descriptive, correlational, and experimental research designs. The course will require students to critically analyze empirical articles and to analyze/evaluate data. APA formatting will be used throughout the course.

  
  • ESHE 451 - Research Project

    Credits: (3)
    Instructional Method: Three hours lecture.
    Prerequisites: ESHE 450  or NUTR 304 ; minimum 3.0 GPA.
    The purpose of this course is to enable students to complete an independent research project.

  
  • ESHE 465 - Therapeutic Interventions

    Credits: (4)
    Instructional Method: Three hours lecture; two hours laboratory.
    Prerequisites: Minimum 3.0 GPA.
    Pre- or Corequisites: ATTR 323 , ESHE 390 , and ESHE 392 .
    Application of therapeutic exercises and therapeutic modalities in injury rehabilitation.

  
  • HLTH 111 - Personal Health

    Credits: (3)
    Instructional Method: Three hours lecture.
    Provides students with health-related information in order to be able to make wise health decisions related to areas such as drugs (legal and illegal), nutrition, weight control, stress management, fitness, and other personal health issues.

    Note(s): This course has been approved for Core Curriculum credit in Health and Wellness.
  
  • HLTH 200 - Wellness Lifestyle

    Credits: (3)
    Instructional Method: Two hours lecture, two hours physical activity per week with laboratory assessment.
    Provides students with the knowledge and skills to keep themselves healthy and fit for life. The lecture provides information on health knowledge. The activity classes introduce a variety of fitness skills and techniques in order to help the individual pursue lifetime fitness. The laboratory assessments provide personal health/wellness data. All three components are integrated to promote a commitment to a wellness lifestyle.

    Note(s): This course has been approved for Core Curriculum credit in Health and Wellness.
  
  • HLTH 205 - Peer Education

    Credits: (2)
    Instructional Method: Two hours lecture.
    This course provides students with the core training to educate, intervene, listen to, and help their peers make healthy lifestyle choices.  It introduces students to peer-to-peer health promotion, with focus on programming skills, listening and referral skills, knowledge of college health topics, presentation skills, group development, and service learning.  Students who complete this course will sit for the exam to become a BACCHUS Initiatives of NASPA Certified Peer Educator.  Upon completion of the course, students will develop and implement campus health presentations and programs.  They will have the opportunity to join the Radford University Peer Health Educator student club and continue to deliver presentations to their peers in the residence halls and in other campus settings.

  
  • HLTH 220 - First Aid-CPR-AED

    Credits: (1)
    Instructional Method: One hour lecture.
    This course provides participants with critical knowledge and skills to react in the first few minutes of an emergency and provide care until Emergency Medical Services arrive. This course covers CPR and AED for adults, children, and infants. It also covers First Aid topics, such as bleeding, broken bones, shock, heat and cold emergencies, personal protection, asthma care, and epinephrine auto injectors.  Additional topics include 2 person CPR, pocket masks, bag valve mask, and oxygen administration. This course will allow students to earn basic and professional/health care provider certification in CPR and AED, as well as Standard First Aid for those students passing with a score of 80% or higher the ARC written and practical examinations.

  
  • HLTH 245 - Foundations of Health Education and Health Promotion

    Credits: (3)
    Instructional Method: Three hours lecture.
    Serves as an introduction to the profession of health education and health promotion. It will examine underlying factors related to health and introduces the student to the process of managing current health problems in the United States. This course does not meet general education requirements.

  
  • HLTH 250 - Consumer Health

    Credits: (3)
    Instructional Method: Three hours lecture.
    Prerequisites: HLTH 200 .
    Will provide students with the knowledge and skills necessary to distinguish legitimate health information and misinformation. In addition, students will learn to make informed decisions pertaining to fitness and nutrition, major health problems, and other health-related diseases and conditions.

  
  • HLTH 300 - Community Health and Epidemiology

    Credits: (3)
    Instructional Method: Three hours lecture.
    Prerequisites: STAT 200  and minimum 2.5 cumulative GPA.
    Introduction to community and public health issues. Basic principles of epidemiology will be introduced, and students will use these principles to understand how morbidity and mortality statistics are calculated and interpreted.

  
  • HLTH 320 - Health and Safety Foundations

    Credits: (3)
    Instructional Method: Three hours lecture; two hours laboratory.
    Details safety behaviors for Health and Human Performance Professionals.  In addition, it provides information on ways to respond to a variety of emergencies. Students can earn CPR and AED certification at the Basic Life Support Level and Comprehensive First Aid with appropriate scores on tests, demonstrations, and simulation exercises.  This course provides information beyond certification.

  
  • HLTH 321 - First Aid and Safety

    Credits: (3)
    Instructional Method: Three hours lecture.
    Studies of attitudes, habits and skills relative to safety, first aid and accident prevention. Students may obtain ARC certification in CPR and first aid upon successful completion of the course.

  
  • HLTH 325 - Community Health and Diversity

    Credits: (3)
    Instructional Method: Three hours lecture.
    Prerequisites: Minimum 2.5 cumulative GPA.
    Pre- or Corequisites: HLTH 300  
    Discusses health-related inequalities and controversies related to the health of priority populations in the United States.

    Note(s): This course may be used to meet requirements for the minor in Women’s Studies.
  
  • HLTH 362 - Community Health, Diseases, and Disorders

    Credits: (3)
    Instructional Method: Three hours lecture.
    Prerequisites: HLTH 200  and minimum 2.5 cumulative GPA.
    Provides critical health information future teachers can be expected to share with K-12 school children.

  
  • HLTH 363 - Comprehensive School Health I

    Credits: (3)
    Instructional Method: Three hours lecture.
    Prerequisites: HLTH 200 .
    Provides critical health information future teachers can be expected to share with K-12 school children.  Topics include: Personal Health, Family and Social Health, Community Health, Human Growth and Development, Mental, Social, and Emotional Health, and Models of Social Behavioral Change.

  
  • HLTH 364 - Comprehensive School Health II

    Credits: (3)
    Instructional Method: Three hours lecture.
    Prerequisites: HLTH 200 .
    Provides critical health content required for future Physical and Health Education K-12 teachers by the Commonwealth of Virginia and includes the following topics: Alcohol, Tobacco and Drugs, Consumer Health Information Strategies, Environmental Health, Communicable and Chronic Diseases, Violence/Risk Taking/Gang Involvement, and Bullying Prevention.

  
  • HLTH 382 - Methods of Teaching K-12 Health Education

    Credits: (3)
    Instructional Method: Three hours lecture and field placement, some of which may be outside of class time.
    Prerequisites: ESHE 210 , HLTH 200 , and minimum 2.5 cumulative GPA.
    Teacher candidates will use content from previous health courses to develop developmentally appropriate health lessons using fundamental instructional skills, teaching practices and strategies suitable for K-12 School Health classes.

  
  • HLTH 410 - Drivers Education Theory

    Credits: (3)
    Instructional Method: Three hours lecture.
    Prerequisites: Junior status and minimum 2.5 cumulative GPA.
    Imparts knowledge, attitudes, skills and methodology needed to teach drivers education. This is the first of two courses required for drivers’ education certification.

  
  • HLTH 412 - Driver Education-Driver Task Analysis

    Credits: (3)
    Instructional Method: One hour lecture; four hours laboratory.
    Pre- or Corequisites: HLTH 410  and current Virginia driver’s license and minimum 2.5 cumulative GPA.
    Critical analysis of highway transportation system, the driving task, traffic problems, factors contributing to performance of highway user and knowledge, attitudes and skills necessary for competence of traffic citizens. Develops traffic citizen competencies and introduces methods and materials to develop those competencies in others.

  
  • HLTH 420 - CPR, First Aid, and AED Instructor

    Credits: (1)
    Instructional Method: One hour lecture.
    Prerequisites: HLTH 220  or HLTH 320  or permission of instructor.
    This course prepares students to become instructors in CPR, AED, and First Aid.  Students will develop skills and instructional strategies to be successful instructors with a variety of clients. As part of this course, students will practice teaching skills with a current instructor.

  
  • HLTH 450 - Current Health Problems – Topical

    Credits: (1-3)
    Instructional Method: One to three hours.
    Prerequisites: Minimum 2.5 cumulative GPA.
    Students will study the implications of selected current health problems as applied to health education/health promotion. Topics may include but are not limited to Health Counseling, Consumer Health, Worksite Health, Addiction and Public Health. Depending upon the topic, this course may be used to meet requirements for the minor in Women’s Studies.

  
  • HLTH 451 - Drug Use and Drug Abuse Education

    Credits: (3)
    Instructional Method: Three hours lecture.
    Prerequisites: Minimum 2.5 cumulative GPA.
    Provides students with a background of the history of drug use and abuse in the United States. Students will compare drugs according to classification, physiological effects of the drugs, and potential for misuse and dependence. Students will research the impact of abuse and dependence on society.

  
  • HLTH 453 - Human Sexuality

    Credits: (3)
    Instructional Method: Three hours lecture.
    Prerequisites: HLTH 200  or HLTH 111 , 56 credit hours, minimum 2.5 cumulative GPA.
    A study of information, education and communication about human sexuality as it relates to people in our society. This course may be used to meet requirements for the minor in Women’s Studies.

  
  • HLTH 460 - International Health

    Credits: (3)
    Instructional Method: Three hours lecture.
    Prerequisites: Minimum 2.5 cumulative GPA.
    Pre- or Corequisites: HLTH 300 .
    Analysis of public and international health issues as they relate to the individual, community and society.

  
  • HLTH 465 - Exercise, Performance and Nutrition

    Credits: (3)
    Instructional Method: Three hours lecture.
    Prerequisites: HLTH 200 ; BIOL 322  or BIOL 310 ; minimum 2.5 cumulative GPA.
    Designed to examine the relationships of exercise, physical activity and performance, as they relate to nutrition. It includes basic information on human energy systems, weight control, sports nutrition and proper diet.

  
  • HLTH 475 - Health Behavior Change

    Credits: (3)
    Instructional Method: Three hours lecture.
    Prerequisites: HLTH 200 , 56 credit hours, and minimum 2.5 cumulative GPA.
    Provides an in-depth study of a variety of health behavior change theories that are used in health interventions. Students shall use the constructs of selected theories to design lesson plans for a behavioral intervention.

  
  • HLTH 480 - Health Communication and Health Coaching

    Credits: (3)
    Instructional Method: Three hours lecture.
    Prerequisites: HLTH 475 , senior standing, and minimum 2.5 cumulative GPA.
    Students will learn the basic principles of health communication and apply it them in individual, group, community and population settings.  The course will also describe the field of health coaching, and will allow students to explore use of counseling skills to promote healthy lifestyle choices in individual and group settings.

  
  • HLTH 485 - Health Program Planning and Evaluation

    Credits: (3)
    Instructional Method: Three hours lecture.
    Prerequisites: HLTH 245 , HLTH 475 , and minimum 2.5 cumulative GPA.
    The capstone course for the Health Education and Health Promotion Curriculum. This course requires students to design and evaluate a health promotion program.

  
  • HLTH 488 - Final Honors Project

    Credits: (3)
    Prerequisites: Enrollment in the Honors Academy, completion of all other Honors Academy requirements, a minimum 3.5 GPA in all courses in the Department of Exercise, Sport, and Health Education.
    Project and the topic to be explored will be determined by the student and the faculty member with whom the student works. Honors project may be written or a written and performance-based project. In order to receive honors credit, a student must earn a grade of “A” or “B” for the final project.

    Note(s): Course may not be repeated.

History

Courses marked (A) are designated for credit in Group A (United States), those with (B) for credit in Group B (Europe), and those with (C) for credit in Group C (Africa, Asia, Latin America, Middle East). Courses marked with an (*) may be taken for either Group A, B, or C based on content as determined by the student’s advisor. Courses marked with more than one designator may be counted in either group as marked. Students may not count any one course for more than one group.

  
  • HIST 101 - World History to 1500

    Credits: (3)
    Instructional Method: Three hours lecture.
    A general survey of world history; study of the world’s major cultural areas, their unique achievements and their interaction with and relation to other societies. Covers the period up through the fifteenth century.

    Note(s): This course has been approved for Core Curriculum credit in Humanities or Global Perspectives.
  
  • HIST 102 - World History since 1500

    Credits: (3)
    Instructional Method: Three hours lecture.
    A general survey of world history; a study of the world’s major cultural areas, their unique achievements and their interaction with and relation to other societies. Covers the period encompassing the sixteenth through twentieth centuries.

    Note(s): This course has been approved for Core Curriculum credit in Humanities or Global Perspectives.
  
  • HIST 111 - U.S. History to 1865

    Credits: (3)
    Instructional Method: Three hours lecture.
    Survey of national history from the colonial period through the American Revolution and early national period through the Civil War. Emphasis on economic, political and social developments as well as the growth of the representative and democratic process.

    Note(s): This course has been approved for Core Curriculum credit in Social and Behavioral Sciences or U.S. Perspectives.
  
  • HIST 112 - U.S. History since 1865

    Credits: (3)
    Instructional Method: Three hours lecture.
    General survey of national history since the end of the Civil War. Explores economic, political and social developments in the United States and growing American involvement in world affairs.

    Note(s): This course has been approved for Core Curriculum credit in Social and Behavioral Sciences or U.S. Perspectives.
  
  • HIST 295 - The Historian’s Craft

    Credits: (3)
    Instructional Method: Three hours lecture.
    Prerequisites: Six hours of HIST at the 100-level. History Major.
    This seminar will introduce students to the numerous facets of historical inquiry. Basic components of the course center on the nature and philosophy of history; historical interpretation; research, analysis, and writing; and the practical application of history. Its focus is on preparing students for upper-division courses in history while integrating work in their major into their overall university experience. As a gateway class between the survey-level and upper-division History courses, HIST 295 is intended to be taken by History majors during their second semester sophomore to first semester junior year (before taking more than 6 credits of 300-level HIST courses).

  
  • HIST 300 - The 20th Century World (A, B, C)

    Credits: (3)
    Instructional Method: Three hours lecture/discussion.
    Prerequisites: Three hours of HIST at 100-level.
    An overview of the world in the 20th century with emphasis on the overriding themes from the historian’s perspective: nationalism, globalization, economic development, environmentalism. Course establishes a basis for the understanding of current events in historical perspective.

  
  • HIST 302 - War in the Modern Age (A, B)

    Credits: (3)
    Instructional Method: Three hours lecture.
    Prerequisites: Three hours of HIST at 100-level.
    General history of Western warfare, surveying the evolution of war, technology, and societies from the Middle Ages in Europe to the conflicts of the present-day.

  
  • HIST 303 - Studies in Military History (*)

    Credits: (3)
    Instructional Method: Three hours lecture.
    Prerequisites: Three hours of HIST at 100-level.
    In-depth study of a particular aspect of military history. Study may include such topics as leadership, World War II and causes of war. May be taken for credit more than once when topics differ.

  
  • HIST 304 - Environmental History (A, B, C)

    Credits: (3)
    Instructional Method: Three hours lecture.
    Prerequisites: Three hours of HIST at 100 level.
    This course explores the history of the world through the lens of environmental history. Students will learn the basic methodologies of environmental history and then put these approaches to work investigating how a focus on the physical environment can help us understand the major historical processes of human history. This course deals with physical and social environments around the world, including the United States.

  
  • HIST 306 - History of Women (*)

    Credits: (3)
    Instructional Method: Three hours lecture.
    Prerequisites: Three hours of HIST at 100-level.
    Study of the roles and changing status of men and women. The region or time period of the course can vary from semester to semester. This course may be used to meet requirements for the minor in Women’s and Gender Studies.

    Note(s): May be taken for credit more than once when topics differ.
  
  • HIST 309 - Medieval Civilization (B)

    Credits: (3)
    Instructional Method: Three hours lecture.
    Prerequisites: Three hours of HIST at 100-level.
    A study of the political, socio-economic, and cultural development of Europe from 300 to 1500 with an emphasis on the achievements of the eleventh and thirteenth centuries.

  
  • HIST 311 - Ancient Near East (B,C)

    Credits: (3)
    Instructional Method: Three hours lecture.
    Prerequisites: Three hours of HIST at 100-level.
    A study of the political, socio-economic, and cultural development of ancient civilizations stretching from Egypt to Persia within an emphasis on the development of enduring religious, cultural, and political traditions.

  
  • HIST 313 - History of China (C)

    Credits: (3)
    Instructional Method: Three hours lecture.
    Prerequisites: Three hours of HIST at 100-level.
    Survey of Chinese culture and history. Covers diplomatic, economic, intellectual, political and social aspects of China.

  
  • HIST 314 - Imperial India: India from Mughal Times to the Present (C)

    Credits: (3)
    Instructional Method: Three hours lecture.
    Prerequisites: Three hours of HIST at 100-level.
    A general survey of South Asian history from the building of the Mughal empire to the present. Topics include the nature of Mughal and British rule in India, the many peoples who have coexisted in India, and the blending of Muslim, Hindu, and British traditions. Also emphasizes developments in South Asia since the end of British rule in 1947.

  
  • HIST 316 - Colonial Latin America (C)

    Credits: (3)
    Instructional Method: Three hours lecture.
    Prerequisites: Three hours of HIST at 100-level.
    A topical survey beginning with the conquests of Mexico and Peru by Spain and (to a lesser extent) Brazil by Portugal. Focus is on the impact on native Americans of Spanish colonialism and on the evolution of Hispanic-American institutions, family and kinship patterns and economic behavior.

  
  • HIST 317 - National Latin America (C)

    Credits: (3)
    Instructional Method: Three hours lecture.
    Prerequisites: Three hours of HIST at 100-level.
    A general survey of Latin American history from the creation of independent nations until the present. Emphasis on the economic modernization process and its consequences.

  
  • HIST 320 - The Vietnam War (A, C)

    Credits: (3)
    Instructional Method: Three hours lecture.
    Prerequisites: Three hours of HIST at 100-level.
    History of the war covering the general background, French and American involvement and the present situation in southeast Asia. Focuses on military, diplomatic and domestic aspects of American involvement.

  
  • HIST 322 - Middle East in the World: 600-1700 (C)

    Credits: (3)
    Instructional Method: Three hours lecture.
    Prerequisites: Three hours of HIST at 100 level.
    This course covers the major cultural, political, social, economic, and environmental aspects of the history of the Middle East from the seventh to the eighteenth century. Students will learn about the history of Islam, the spread of the early Caliphates, and the imperial dimensions of the Eastern Mediterranean world.

  
  • HIST 323 - Middle East in the World: 1700-Present (C)

    Credits: (3)
    Instructional Method: Three hours lecture.
    Prerequisites: Three hours of HIST at 100 level.
    This course covers the major cultural, political, social, economic, and environmental aspects of the history of the Middle East from the eighteenth century to the present. Students will learn about the changing imperial situation in the region, the rise of nationalism, the end of formal colonization and the role of the United States in the region.

  
  • HIST 325 - African Civilizations (C)

    Credits: (3)
    Instructional Method: Three hours lecture/discussion.
    Prerequisites: Three hours of HIST at 100-level.
    Examines Africa’s social, cultural and economic institutions as they have evolved and changed through the ages. Topics include human evolution in Africa, state formation, the slave trade, early European contacts and colonialism.

  
  • HIST 326 - 20th Century Africa (C)

    Credits: (3)
    Instructional Method: Three hours lecture/discussion.
    Prerequisites: Three hours of HIST at 100-level.
    Analysis of the events and trends that have shaped Africa and its peoples in the 20th century. Topics include the rise of nationalism, the impact of the two World Wars, struggles for independence, the impact of the Cold War, efforts at economic, social and political development in the post-Independence era, Africa in the Age of Globalization.

  
  • HIST 330 - African American History to 1865 (A)

    Credits: (3)
    Instructional Method: Three hours lecture/discussion.
    Prerequisites: Three hours of HIST at 100-level.
    Examines the social, political, economic and cultural history of African Americans in the United States from the early 1600s to Emancipation. Topics include the Atlantic Slave Trade, the Origins of Slavery in British North America, Colonial Slavery and the Revolutionary Era, the development of a free black community, Antebellum Slavery, the Antebellum Free African American Population, Civil War, and Emancipation.

  
  • HIST 331 - African American History from 1865 (A)

    Credits: (3)
    Instructional Method: Three hours lecture/discussion.
    Prerequisites: Three hours of HIST at 100-level.
    Examines the social, political, economic and cultural history of African Americans in the United States from Emancipation through Civil Rights Movement. Topics include Reconstruction, Segregation, both World Wars, the Great Migration, the Great Depression and New Deal, the Civil Rights Movement in both the North and the South, and Black Nationalism. Focuses on African American culture, racial identity, social consciousness, political thought, oppression and resistance.

  
  • HIST 333 - Ancient Greece and the Hellenistic World (B)

    Credits: (3)
    Instructional Method: Three hours lecture.
    Prerequisites: Three hours of HIST at 100 level.
    A study of the political, socio-economic, and cultural development of ancient Greece and the development of Hellenistic civilization from their archaic roots to 31 BC that places the Hellenic world in the larger context of the Ancient Near East and Mediterranean world.

    Note(s): Students who have already received credit for HIST 308 cannot also receive credit for HIST 333.
  
  • HIST 334 - Roman Civilization (B)

    Credits: (3)
    Instructional Method: Three hours lecture.
    Prerequisites: Three hours of HIST at 100 level.
    A study of the political, socio-economic, and cultural development of ancient Rome and the Mediterranean world from their archaic roots to about AD 500 that places the Roman world in the larger context of the Ancient Near East and Mediterranean world.

    Note(s): Students who have already received credit for HIST 308 cannot also receive credit for HIST 334.
  
  • HIST 337 - English History to 1625 (B)

    Credits: (3)
    Instructional Method: Three hours lecture.
    Prerequisites: Three hours of HIST at 100-level.
    A general survey of English history to 1625. Topics include Britain before and during Roman times, the unification and Christianization of England, the Anglo-Saxon, Viking, and Norman invasions, relations between church and state including the Reformation, medieval warfare, and the Tudor regime.

  
  • HIST 338 - Modern British History (B)

    Credits: (3)
    Instructional Method: Three hours lecture.
    Prerequisites: Three hours of HIST at 100-level.
    A general survey of British history since 1625. Topics include the English civil wars and Glorious Revolution, British culture, foreign affairs and the building of the British Empire, the development of democratic and liberal traditions, industrialization, and the world wars.

  
  • HIST 339 - Scotland and Ireland in the Modern Age (B)

    Credits: (3)
    Instructional Method: Three hours lecture.
    Prerequisites: Three hours of HIST at 100-level.
    A general survey of Scottish and Irish history in modern times. Topics will range from William Wallace through the Reformation to Bonnie Prince Charlie and from Drougheda through the Great Famine to the troubles in Northern Ireland. Themes will include state building, identity formation, and relations between Highlanders and Lowlanders, Celts and Saxons, and Protestants and Catholics.

  
  • HIST 341 - Early Modern Europe (B)

    Credits: (3)
    Instructional Method: Three hours lecture.
    Prerequisites: Three hours of HIST at 100-level.
    A study of European history from 1300 to 1789 that explores the crisis of the late Middle Ages, the Renaissance, the Reformation, revolt and revolution, constitutional development, science and the Enlightenment.

  
  • HIST 342 - Revolutionary Europe, 1789 to 1890 (B)

    Credits: (3)
    Instructional Method: Three hours lecture and/or discussion.
    Prerequisites: Three hours of HIST at 100-level.
    Study of modern European history from 1789 through 1890. Topics include the French Revolution, Napoleon, Revolutions of 1830 and 1848, the first Industrial Revolution, Urbanization, Liberalism, Socialism, Nationalism, and the second Industrial Revolution.

  
  • HIST 343 - Europe Since 1890 (B)

    Credits: (3)
    Instructional Method: Three hours lecture and/or discussion.
    Prerequisites: Three hours of HIST at 100-level.
    Study of political events which brought on two World wars, their economic and social impact on Europe; shift of world power away from Europe; adjustments in consolidation of European community since 1890.

  
  • HIST 345 - Czarist Russia (B, C)

    Credits: (3)
    Instructional Method: Three hours lecture.
    Prerequisites: Three hours of HIST at 100 level.
    Russian history from formation of the Kievan State through fall of the Romanovs.

  
  • HIST 346 - Soviet Russia (B, C)

    Credits: (3)
    Instructional Method: Three hours lecture.
    Prerequisites: Three hours of HIST at 100 level.
    Russian history during the Soviet era. Domestic and diplomatic policies are examined as well as Russian social conditions in the 20th Century.

  
  • HIST 347 - Stalin and Stalinism (B, C)

    Credits: (3)
    Instructional Method: Three hours lecture.
    Prerequisites: Three hours of HIST at 100 level.
    Critically examines the era in Soviet history known as Stalinism. It explores the biography and the personality of Joseph Stalin. Topics include: Stalin’s political machinations to grab power, the establishment of the Gulag prison camp system, the show trials and great terror of the 1930’s, Stalin and World War II, and the beginnings of the Cold War. Students learn the core concepts of the Stalinist ideology and how it varied from earlier and later Soviet theories and practices. They contemplate levels of collaboration with and resistance to the system. Students also examine the legacy of Stalinism at home and abroad.

  
  • HIST 349 - Modern Germany: From Bismarck through Hitler (B)

    Credits: (3)
    Instructional Method: Three hours lecture.
    Prerequisites: Three hours of HIST at 100 level.
    Study of German history from 1870 to 1945. Topics include Bismarck and national unification, World Wars I and II, Hitler and National Socialism.

  
  • HIST 350 - Modern European Intellectual History (B)

    Credits: (3)
    Instructional Method: Three hours lecture.
    Prerequisites: Three hours of HIST at 100-level.
    Explores the relationship between thought and its social context in Europe since 1750. The course draws on philosophical, scientific, and cultural texts, and focuses on the political implications of philosophical reflections, scientific investigation, and cultural criticism.

  
  • HIST 352 - Virginia History (A)

    Credits: (3)
    Instructional Method: Three hours lecture.
    Prerequisites: Three hours of HIST at 100-level.
    Comprehensive survey of history in Virginia.

  
  • HIST 354 - American Social History (A)

    Credits: (3)
    Instructional Method: Three hours lecture.
    Prerequisites: Three hours of HIST at 100-level.
    An intensive study of American life, customs, character and social problems. HIST 354 covers the colonial era through the mid-19th century and HIST 355  from mid-19th century to the present.

  
  • HIST 355 - American Social History (A)

    Credits: (3)
    Instructional Method: Three hours lecture.
    Prerequisites: Three hours of HIST at 100-level.
    An intensive study of American life, customs, character and social problems. HIST 354  covers the colonial era through the mid-19th century and HIST 355 from mid-19th century to the present.

  
  • HIST 356 - History of American Religious Thought (A)

    Credits: (3)
    Instructional Method: Three hours lecture.
    Prerequisites: Three hours of HIST at 100 level.
    A survey of important developments in American religious thought including Puritanism, Unitarianism, Transcendentalism, New Thought and Positive Thinking, the Social Gospel, Fundamentalism, and Neo-Orthodoxy.

  
  • HIST 360 - Colonial America (A)

    Credits: (3)
    Instructional Method: Three hours lecture.
    Prerequisites: Three hours of HIST at 100 level.
    Study of Native American societies before contact, as well as an analysis of the establishment and development of English colonies in the New World before 1750.

  
  • HIST 361 - Revolutionary America (A)

    Credits: (3)
    Instructional Method: Three hours lecture.
    Prerequisites: Three hours of HIST at 100-level.
    Study and analysis of the causes of the Revolution, the War for Independence, the Confederation period and the impact of the war.

  
  • HIST 364 - American Slavery (A)

    Credits: (3)
    Instructional Method: Three hours lecture/discussion.
    Prerequisites: Three hours of HIST at 100-level.
    Provides an in-depth study and analysis of the institution of slavery as it developed in the United States. Particular focus will be placed on the institution from the perspective of the slaves themselves. Topics include the Atlantic Slave Trade, Origins of Slavery, Colonial Slave Systems, Proslavary Defense, Abolitionism, Slave Culture, Resistance, and Emancipation.

  
  • HIST 365 - America’s Civil War (A)

    Credits: (3)
    Instructional Method: Three hours lecture/discussion.
    Prerequisites: Three hours of HIST at 100-level.
    A survey of the social, political, military, diplomatic, and economic events of the American Civil War. It explores the causes, character, conduct, and consequences of the American Civil War. Broad themes to be investigated are: the crisis of union and disunion in an expanding republic; slavery, race, and emancipation; and the experiences of modern, total war for individuals and society.

  
  • HIST 368 - The Populist and Progressive Era (A)

    Credits: (3)
    Instructional Method: Three hours lecture.
    Prerequisites: Three hours of HIST at 100-level.
    Examines the political, economic, and social history from 1877-1917. Special emphasis on the role of the Populists within the social and cultural context of American history and the contemporary treatment of origins and aims of the Progressive movements.

  
  • HIST 372 - Southern History and Culture (A)

    Credits: (3)
    Instructional Method: Three hours lecture.
    Prerequisites: Three hours of HIST at 100-level.
    Explores the major historical and cultural characteristics that make the American South a distinct region. Topics include the agricultural tradition, politics, literature, family and gender, the arts, music, religion, race relations, and the role of social class in historical and contemporary contexts. Upon completion, students should be able to identify the characteristics that distinguish Southern history and culture. The course will proceed from a topical perspective. Each main topic will be examined within an historical and chronological framework.

  
  • HIST 373 - Appalachian History (A)

    Credits: (3)
    Instructional Method: Three hours lecture.
    Prerequisites: Three hours of HIST at 100-level.
    Inquiry into uniqueness of the Appalachian region including the people and their history, livelihood, religion, speech, music, social mores, folklore, and politics. Emphasis on 20th century.

  
  • HIST 375 - American Immigration (A)

    Credits: (3)
    Instructional Method: Three hours lecture.
    Prerequisites: Three hours of HIST at the 100-level.
    A study of immigration in American life. It traces the history of immigration to the United States from the colonial era to the present with a special emphasis on issues of assimilation, pluralism, and multiculturalism.

  
  • HIST 381 - Recent America (A)

    Credits: (3)
    Instructional Method: Three hours lecture.
    Prerequisites: Three hours of HIST at 100-level.
    An in-depth study of major political, diplomatic, economic, social, and cultural developments in U.S. history during recent decades.

  
  • HIST 385 - Public History (*)

    Credits: (3)
    Instructional Method: Three hours lecture.
    Prerequisites: Three hours of HIST at 100 level.
    Introduces students to the field of applied or public history and to the role that historians play in such diverse activities as historic preservation, historic site interpretation and management, historical societies, governmental historical organizations, and museums.

  
  • HIST 392 - Special Topics in History (*)

    Credits: (3)
    Instructional Method: One to three hours lecture and/or discussion.
    Prerequisites: At least three hours of history at the 100 level.
    Detailed study of topics or period of history not covered in current course offerings. A new course description is available each time the course is offered. This course may be taken more than once for credit with a different topic.

  
  • HIST 400 - Digital Archives (*)

    Credits: (3)
    Instructional Method: Three hours lecture.
    Prerequisites: HIST 295  or permission of instructor.
    This introduction to and practicum in the field of digital archives will cover the creation, presentation, analysis, and research of digital archival collections.  Students will immerse themselves in archival material of historical significance and gain hands-on experience with digital archives.  

    Note(s): May be taken more than once for credit.  A maximum of 3 credit hours may be applied to the History Major.  Group A, B, C depending on content.
  
  • HIST 466 - History Travel Study (*)

    Credits: (3-6)
    Prerequisites: Three hours of HIST at 100-level.
    Involves domestic and/or international travel. Students will participate in the investigation of historical topics in relevant locations. One of the goals of the course is to allow students to better understand and relate to historical issues specific to countries and regions by exploring them ‘on location.’ This course may be taken again for credit with different topics or areas of study. Designation of the course as counting for area ‘A,’ ‘B,’ or ‘C’ of the History major will depend on the course content, and must be established before the student enrolls.

    Note(s): This course can count for a maximum of 3 credit hours in any one of those areas of the History major. A maximum of 6 credit hours of travel study may be applied towards the History major. A maximum of 3 credit hours of travel study may be applied towards the History minor or the Social Science major.
  
  • HIST 488 - Honors Thesis

    Credits: (3)
    Prerequisites: Enrollment in the Honors Academy, completion of all other Honors Academy requirements, a minimum 3.5 GPA in all courses and in history, senior standing.
    Conducting research and writing a thesis for a bachelor’s degree with honors in history. In order to receive honors credit, the student must receive a grade of “A” or “B” for the thesis.

    Note(s): Course may not be repeated.
  
  • HIST 490 - Internship

    Credits: (3-15)
    Prerequisites: 12 hours history; junior standing, minimum 2.5 GPA, departmental approval.
    A one semester internship with historical agency, society, museum or other relevant institution. Student receives both academic and agency supervision.

    Note(s): Course does not count toward fulfillment of the requirements for the history major. Course may be taken more than once for up to a total of 15 credit hours. Pass/Fail grading.
  
  • HIST 495 - Senior Seminar

    Credits: (4)
    Instructional Method: Four hours seminar.
    Prerequisites: HIST 295  (completed with a “C” or better); History major; senior standing; completed 12 credit hours of 300-level HIST courses; or permission from instructor.
    A seminar focusing on a topic, or related group of topics in European, United States, and/or non-Western history. This seminar will serve as a senior capstone experience for History majors bringing together critical thinking, research, writing, and communication skills. Specific topics of seminars change each semester in accordance with the interests of instructors and needs of the department. This course will encourage engagement in primary and secondary sources, historical analysis and argument, and an understanding of historical interpretation. Completion of a senior writing project is required.

    Note(s): HIST 495 is required for all History majors. It may not be used to fulfill coursework in the three fields of required history courses. May be taken for credit more than once when topics differ.
  
  • HIST 498 - Independent Study

    Credits: (1-6)
    Prerequisites: At least three hours of history at the 100-level and advance permission of instructor.
    Student works closely with one member of the department who defines the requirements for the course which vary among instructors. A topic of study is defined and the student works, largely independently, through the semester to research and report on the topic. Each instructor will define by nature of the content of the study whether it meets History major requirements in Group A, B, or C. See “Independent Study .”


Honors Academy

  
  • HNRS 103 - Honors Written and Oral Communication

    Credits: (3)
    Instructional Method: Three hours lecture.
    Prerequisites: Admission to the Honors Academy.
    Development of students’ writing and speaking skills with emphasis on logic and information literacy. Students will form and support claims, attending to the assumptions underlying arguments. The course will introduce students to elements of logic, including fallacies and inductive reasoning, and their use in persuasive written and oral communication.

    Note(s): This course has been approved for Core Curriculum credit in University Core A.
  
  • HNRS 201 - Honors Topics in Critical Inquiry

    Credits: (3)
    Instructional Method: Three hours lecture.
    Prerequisites: HNRS 103 .
    Further development of students’ skills in critical thinking, including how to recognize, analyze, and evaluate arguments in written and oral communication. Students will continue to develop competency in information literacy as they create their own persuasive arguments.

    Note(s): Students who have already received credit for CORE 201 cannot also receive credit for HNRS 201. This course has been approved for Core Curriculum credit in University Core A.
 

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