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History Mr. Dominic Aquila, chairman As a history major at Franciscan University, you'll discover the richness of the past and its vital connection to the present. You'll learn how to examine historical evidence, appreciate the feelings, beliefs, and insights of those who lived before us, and identify relations among ideas, social life, culture, and politics. Through this process, you'll develop critical thinking and reasoning skills, which are indispensable for careers in law, journalism, government service, electoral politics, and similar professions. As a Catholic student of history, you'll discover the Incarnation as the central fact of history. You'll see how Jesus Christ gives meaning, significance, purpose, and direction to history while at the same time reaffirming the dignity of man's free will, the potential for human progress, and the moral obligation of every Christian to work vigorously and tirelessly for what Pope Paul VI called the "civilization of love." Bachelor of Arts Degree in History (Program of Study) FRESHMAN YEAR
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*Hst 400 Internship may be applied for here. History Major Requirements Hst 105, 106, 207, 208, 290, 435, and 18 credits of 200-400 level history courses; Eco 201 and 202; 6 credits of intermediate-level foreign language. History Minor Hst 105-106, 207-208, and 6 credit hours in other history courses. COURSES HST 105-106 HISTORY OF CIVILIZATION I & II provide students with an appreciation and an understanding of how the four great traditions—the classical civilizations of Greece and Rome, Judaism, and Christianity—formed Western civilization. The courses begin over four millennia before the birth of Jesus Christ with the ancient Near and Middle East background to Western civilization in Mesopotamia, Egypt, and the Indus Valley. They end with the shattering of European unity and the Protestant Revolt in the 16th century, Europe's global expansion, and the rise and the effects of science, religious wars, rationalism, the American and French Revolutions, nationalism, industrialism, liberalism, and communism. (Humanities Core) 3 credits per semester HST 207-208 HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES I & II begin with the Age of European Discovery. Special attention is given to the origins and significance of Columbus' mission, and the Catholic missionary activity in the Americas during the 16th century. Beginning with the English dominance of the East Coast of North America, the courses follow the emergence and establishment of the United States as a republic, its growth into a continental and then a world power. Among the courses' more prominent topics after 1763 are the Articles of Confederation, the United States Constitution of 1787, federalism, the American party systems, the growth of slavery, Jacksonian democracy and reform, the advance of liberalism, the War Between the Northern and Southern States, Reconstruction, the rise of industrialism, populism, progressivism, World War I, the New Deal, World War II, the Cold War, the Civil Rights Movement, the rise of conservatism, and the crisis of modern liberalism. (Social Science Core) 3 credits per semester HST 250 AFRICAN-AMERICAN HISTORY traces the struggle of the African-American to achieve equality within American society. Special emphasis will be placed upon the economic, political, and social developments of this struggle. (Social Science Core) 3 credit hours HST 290 HISTORICAL METHODS is required for all history majors. It examines the meaning and matter of history. Students will carefully read introductory texts on historical method, complete a workbook of research assignments, learn and practice the particular craft of writing for history, and read excerpts from the works of great historians. (Social Science Core) 3 credits per semester HST 295 History of Ohio begins with the settlement of the Ohio River Valley and the first contact between its indigenous peoples and European explorers and settlers. The course will also survey the frontier stages of the region and then examine the immigration patterns to Ohio; the relation of racial and ethnic groups; the role of religion in shaping the lives of the people of Ohio; the political traditions of Ohio and their relation to the wider politics of the United States; the growth of the state's main cities; and the growth of major industries, labor unions, and institutions of higher learning. (Social Science Core) 3 credit hours HST 320 Ancient History is a survey of the ancient world beginning
with the civilizations in the Fertile Crescent and ending with the fall of Rome, AD 476.
Special emphasis will be placed on Hellenic, Hellenistic, and Roman contributions. 3 credit hours HST 323 THE MEDIEVAL WORLD is a thorough study of Medieval times, including the development of such institutions as modern cities, trial by jury, and parliamentary government, from the fall of the empire of the West to the dawn of the modern period. (Humanities Core) 3 credit hours HST 324 RENAISSANCE AND REFORMATION details the rise of humanism and the bourgeoisie, the breakdown of Medieval unity, the age of exploration, and the causes of the Protestant Revolt; it also studies Luther, Calvin, and Henry VIII, the religious wars, the Catholic Reformation, and the Treaty of Westphalia. (Humanities Core) 3 credit hours HST 327 French Revolution and Nineteenth Century Europe begins with the Enlightenment and follows with the Austrian alliance, the Revolution, the wars of the Revolution, Napoleon, the Congress of Vienna, the Revolutions of 1830 and 1848, the unification of Germany and Italy, the new colonialism, and Britain and France in the 19th century. (Humanities Core) 3 credit hours HST 329 TWENTIETH CENTURY EUROPE recognizes the continuing importance of Europe in the affairs of men. Students will study the history of Russia, Germany, the United Kingdom, France, and Italy since the turn of the century with the opportunity to familiarize themselves with such current issues as Berlin, NATO, and European unity. (Humanities Core) 3 credit hours HST 335 AMERICAN DIPLOMATIC HISTORY examines the history of American foreign policy, the influence of our political past and the underlying principles of our political order in shaping our foreign policy, the manner in which our foreign policy is formulated and implemented by the legislative and executive branches, the connection between our foreign and defense politics, and the nature of current and recent American foreign policy. Special attention will be given to the moral considerations that have influenced American foreign policy. Cross-listed with Pol 334. (Social Science Core) 3 credit hours HST 336 THE AMERICAN POLITICAL TRADITION studies key writings of America's greatest political thinkers and the most noteworthy commentators on the American political order. Among the thinkers who may be studied are the Founding Fathers; Alexis de Tocqueville; John C. Calhoun; Abraham Lincoln; Orestes Brownson; John Courtney Murray, SJ; Irving Babbitt; Leo Strauss; Eric Voegelin; Russell Kirk; Gerhart Niemeyer; and the Southern Agrarians. Attention may also be given to the nature of American liberalism and conservatism. Cross-listed with Pol 304. (Social Science Core) 3 credit hours HST 340 COLONIAL AMERICA probes the Spanish, Dutch, and French settlements, and the establishment of the thirteen English colonies in the 17th and 18th centuries beginning with the foundations at Jamestown and Plymouth. The development of local self-government, intercolonial relations, the mother country, maritime affairs, agriculture, social life, and relations with neighboring French and Spanish colonies are among the topics treated. (Social Science Core) 3 credit hours HST 345 AMERICA: FROM INDEPENDENCE TO CIVIL WAR, 1776-1860, begins with a review of the events leading up to the American War for Independence and ends with the election of Abraham Lincoln. The course pays close attention to the original intentions of the American founders, the social and cultural life of the early republic, the War of 1812, the upsurge in American nationalism, the formation of northern and southern societies, slavery, industrialization, Jacksonian democracy, the emergence of the Whigs, the rise of the West, the Mexican-American War, and the prelude to the Civil War. (Social Science Core) 3 credit hours HST 355 CIVIL WAR AND RECONSTRUCTION begins with the Wilmont Proviso and follows the slavery controversy of the fifties, the election of 1860, and secession. The military aspects of the Civil War are studied in detail and developments behind the line, North and South, are noted. The Reconstruction period is covered thoroughly along with political developments to the election of Hayes. (Social Science Core) 3 credit hours HST 360 AMERICA: FROM 1877-1941 examines post-Reconstruction politics and society; the rise of big business and the concentration of economic power; populism; progressivism; American entry into World War I; the new importance of organizations in American life; the rise of organized labor; the Great Depression; and the New Deal. (Social Science Core) 3 credit hours HST 365 CONTEMPORARY AMERICAN HISTORY is a study of the history of the United States from the Second World War until the present. Topics will include World War II; the Cold War; the Korean, Vietnam, and Persian Gulf Wars; McCarthyism; the Beats; the rise of the New Left; the Civil Rights Movement; the collapse of the New Deal Coalition; the rise of Conservatism; and post-industrialism. (Social Science Core) 3 credit hours HST 370 HISTORY OF LATIN AMERICA surveys the development of Latin America from pre-Columbian times to the present. Emphasis will be on the religious, political, social, and economic development of the region, with particular attention to the growth of nationalism and the independence movements. (Social Science Core) 3 credit hours HST 375 AMERICAN LABOR HISTORY traces the growth of labor in America from the colonial period to the present. Special emphasis will be placed on the development of organized labor since the Civil War and its place in American society. The Colonial period, the transitional period, labor and the Civil War, the Knights of Labor, the American Federation of Labor, the Congress of Industrial Organization, and modern unionism are among the topics treated. (Social Science Core) Prerequisites: Hst 207-208 3 credit hours HST 380 HISTORY OF RUSSIA surveys Russian history. Among the major topics covered are the Kievan state and its collapse; the overlordship of the Mongols; Muscovite Russia; the establishment of the Romanov dynasty; Imperial Russia; the rise of the Bolsheviks and their seizure of power; the formation of the USSR; collectivization; the Great Purge; World War II; and the Cold War. Emphasis is given to the origins and development of Russian political institutions and the rise of dissidence in the USSR. (Social Science Core) 3 credit hours HST 385 HISTORY OF AFRICA is a survey study of primarily sub-Saharan Africa: the ancient kingdoms, early and later European explorations, the various slave trades, imperialism and colonialism, and the recent movements for national independence. (Social Science Core) 3 credit hours HST 390 HISTORY OF THE FAR EAST surveys the background and development of Eastern civilizations, among them Chinese, Japanese, Korean, and Indian. The course examines the main features of the region's religious, political, social, and economic development, with particular attention to the influence of the West, and the various responses to this influence. (Social Science Core) 3 credit hours HST 435 COORDINATING SEMINAR is a required course for all history majors focusing on applying their knowledge of history and the principles and methods of writing history. The outcome of this course is an extensively researched and well-written thesis that draws significantly on primary historical sources. Students are encouraged to access the historical materials in the archives and libraries of the city of Steubenville and other localities in the University's immediate area. Students must have their topics approved by a member of the history faculty before they begin their research and writing, and they must consult closely with a faculty member at each stage in the development of their theses. 1 credit hour |
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