Study of the events, peoples, groups, ideas, institutions, and trends that shaped Western Civilization from the prehistoric era to 1650. Emphasis on the rise and fall of empires, the legacy those empires left and the impact of religion on the ancient, medieval and early modern western world. The multiple perspectives of gender, class, religion, and ethnic groups are explored. Students investigate historical accounts of civilization and engage in personal reflection and response.

Study of the events, peoples, groups, ideas, institutions, and trends that shaped Western Civilization from 1650 to the present. The multiple perspectives of gender, class, religion, and ethnic groups will be explored, including reference to the interaction among the peoples of the modern world. Students investigate historical accounts of western civilization and its interaction with non-western cultures and engage in personal reflection and response.

Study of the political, social, and economic development of American society from about 1607 through the end of the Civil War era in 1877. Students consider native American perspectives and the interaction with Europeans. Topics include the formation and establishment of the new nation as well as the international impact of the birth of a nation.

Study of the political, social and economic development of American society from the post Civil War era to the present. Students investigate the development of a party system of government, industrial development, labor issues, the impact of the reconstruction, American involvement internationally, and the present state of American society.

Survey of the history of civilization from its beginnings in both the middle east and Asia to the growing dominance of the West over non-western civilizations in Asia, Africa, and the Americas that began in the 16th century age of exploration. Special attention given to the cultural exchanges, interactions, and adaptations that occurred among these civilizations.

Survey of the growth and interactions of civilizations across the world from the 16th century to the present. Special attention given to their individual cultural vibrancy and to their responses to Western hegemony, modernization, and globalization in subsequent centuries.

Examination of the study of history, historical methodology, and the philosophy of history. Emphasizes current epistemological and methodological issues related to the study of history and evaluates various Christian and non-Christian historiographical perspectives.

Investigation of how rigorous historical study is conducted. Students examine bibliographical practices, schools of the philosophy of history (both Christian and secular), and historiographical traditions. They demonstrate their understanding of basic research methods, their ability to analyze and synthesize primary and secondary sources, and the relevance of a Christian perspective in a major research project.

Prerequisites:HIST 211, HIST 212, Senior standing

Traces the social, political, religious, and economic development of the European colonies in North America and the Caribbean from 1492 to 1763.

Prerequisites:HIST 201, HIST 202

Study of the roots of the colonists' revolt against the British Empire, their successful revolution, and their efforts to design a suitable framework of government for the new nation.

Prerequisites:HIST 201, HIST 202

Examines the history of the young republic from the election of Thomas Jefferson to the eve of the Mexican-American War. Topics will include the War of 1812, the Old South and slavery, expansion into the trans-Mississippi West, and conflicts with Native Americans.

Prerequisites:HIST 201, HIST 202

Study of the deep roots that led to the Civil War, the prosecution of the war, and the legacy of the failure of Reconstruction to heal the wounds of slavery and sectionalism.

Prerequisites:HIST 201, HIST 202

Investigation of the growing pains of America as an industrial power from the late nineteenth-century to the Great Stock Market Crash of 1929.

Prerequisites:HIST 201, HIST 202

Study of the descent of the nation into depression, the successful campaign against the Axis Powers in World War II, and the dramatic transformation of the nation in the post-war period.

Prerequisites:HIST 201, HIST 202

Examination of the dramatic growth of the nation from the Eisenhower Administration to the present. Topics include the Cold War, Vietnam, the Civil Rights movement, the Great Society, economic expansion and contraction, and the global struggle against terrorism.

Prerequisites:HIST 201, HIST 202

Traces the history of African-Americans from their arrival as slaves in Jamestown to the election of the first African-American as president. Prominent topics include the institution of slavery, the anti-slavery movement, the Black religious experience, Reconstruction, Jim Crow, the Great Migration, Civil Rights, and the contemporary experiences of African-Americans.

Prerequisites:HIST 201, HIST 202

Explores the development of a distinctive American form of evangelical Christianity from its roots in New England Puritanism to the very different shape in the Emerging Church Movement.

Prerequisites:HIST 201, HIST 202

Examination of the complex history of American military conflicts, from early battles with native Americans to the current war against terrorism.

Prerequisites:HIST 201, HIST 202

Traces the history of the Ancient Near East from its origins in the Fertile Crescent to the rise and decline of the Roman empire.

Prerequisites:HIST 101, HIST 102

Examines the origins of Europe in the old Roman Empire, the prominent cultural role of Christianity, the development of feudalism, the emergence of universities, the development of strong monarchies, and the gradual breakup and transformation of Western Christendom.

Prerequisites:HIST 101, HIST 102

Explores the history of early modern Europe from the origins of the Renaissance in the 14th century down to the Peace of Westphalia in 1648. Major topics include Renaissance Humanism, the fracturing of medieval Christianity and the growth of Protestantism, the emergence of capitalism, contacts with the non-western world, and the growth of the modern nation-state.

Prerequisites:HIST 101, HIST 102

Study of the social, economic, political, and religious history of England from the late Middle Ages to the end of the Stuart dynasty.

Prerequisites:HIST 101, HIST 102

Traces the spectacular industrial growth and imperial expansion of Britain from the Battle of Waterloo to the end of World War I.

Prerequisites:HIST 101, HIST 102

Examination of the complex transformation of the British empire from the end of World War I to the modern era. Topics include the growth and decline of the welfare state, World War II, and the challenges of nation building in the former empire.

Prerequisites:HIST 101, HIST 102

Study of the growth of European society from the Peace of Westphalia in 1648 to the end of World War I. Topics include the Enlightenment, the Scientific Revolution, the age of revolutions, nationalism, romanticism, liberalism, capitalism, socialism, Marxism, the cult of progress, and imperialism.

Prerequisites:HIST 101, HIST 102

Traces the growth of Christianity from its origins in the Apostle Paul's missionary journeys through its substantial role in preserving Western culture during the middle ages to its spectacular expansion throughout Europe, the Middle East, Asia, Africa, and South America since the 16th century.

Prerequisites:HIST 101, HIST 102

Traces the economic, social, intellectual, and political history of China from the collapse of the Qing Dynasty in the early 20th century to the present. Major topics include the civil war that ended with the triumph of the communists in 1949, the cold war, the cultural revolution, and China's emergence as a global power.

Prerequisites:HIST 211, HIST 212

Exploration of the tortuous history of South American countries from their wars of independence from Spanish rule in the early 19th century to their struggles to build stable democracies since independence.

Prerequisites:HIST 211, HIST 212

Study of the rocky terrain of Africa's modern history from its roots in European imperialism in the late 19th century to their struggles to gain their independence in the mid-20th century and subsequent efforts to build stable democracies in the present.

Prerequisites:HIST 211, HIST 212

Explores the history of Mexico from its war for independence from Spain in the early 19th century to the present.

Prerequisites:HIST 211, HIST 212

Traces the growth of Islamic culture from its origins under Muhammad in the 7th century to its spectacular expansion throughout Asia, the Middle East, North Africa, and southern Europe in subsequent centuries. Special attention given to the deeply rooted historical conflict that has existed between western culture and Christianity and Islamic cultures and Islam during those centuries.

Prerequisites:HIST 211, HIST 212

A research seminar on a topic in American history chosen by the department.

Prerequisites:HIST 201, HIST 202

A research seminar on a topic of ancient, medieval, or European history chosen by the department.

Prerequisites:HIST 101, HIST 102

A research seminar on a topic of non-western history chosen by the department.

Prerequisites:HIST 211, HIST 212

An approved independent study option, supervised by faculty, in a directed area of scholarship. Study is administered according to a learning contract between a designated faculty member and the student.

Prerequisites:HIST 201, HIST 202

An approved independent study option, supervised by faculty, in a directed area of scholarship. Study is administered according to a learning contract between a designated faculty member and the student.

Prerequisites:HIST 101, HIST 102

An approved independent study option, supervised by faculty, in a directed area of scholarship. Study is administered according to a learning contract between a designated faculty member and the student.

Prerequisites:HIST 211, HIST 212