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2022-2023 Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Course Descriptions

 

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  • HST 400 The Viking World

    Terrorizing the locals across four continents with their swift attacks, the Vikings acquired a savage reputation in the minds and stories of their victims. Not only successful raiders, Vikings were also astute merchants, diligent farmers, skilled craftsmen, and savvy political players. Through an array of sources, including archaeological studies, medieval histories, and saga literature, this course examines the Viking presence in Russia, Byzantium, France, Britain, Ireland, and follows their western expansion across the North Atlantic to Iceland, Greenland, and North America. It considers Norse worldviews, literature, and artistic expressions, traces their transition from paganism to Christianity, unravels their political organizations, and delves into daily life and culture in medieval Scandinavia itself.  Throughout the course, we will analyze how the Vikings have been (mis)understood and (mis)represented throughout the centuries, and will gain an understanding of how our knowledge of the Vikings is produced.
    Credits: 4
    Satisfactory Grading: Eligible for the Satisfactory/No Credit grade mode.


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  • HST 414 British History to 1300

    First of a two-course sequence that explores the history of Britain from its dim prehistoric beginning to the 18th century. Course investigates the Celtic, Roman, Christian, Anglo-Saxon, Viking, Norman and Plantagenet influences that together created complex identities and shaped the religious and political institutions that affected the daily lives of people in the British Isles. Also considers England’s relationships with Ireland, Scotland and Wales, as well as with the wider medieval world. May be taken out of sequence.
    Credits: 4
    Satisfactory Grading: Eligible for the Satisfactory/No Credit grade mode.
    Integrating Knowledge Citizenship, Social Responsibility, and Global Awareness


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  • HST 415 British History to the 18th Century

    Second of a two-course sequence that explores the history of Britain from its dim prehistoric beginnings to the 18th century. Provides critical analysis of the evolving British society and culture during the crises of famine, plague and war of the late Middle Ages. Explores the early modern transformations of religious practices, government and identity during the Tudor and Stuart dynasties. Considers the contributions of Ireland, Scotland and Wales, concluding with the creation of the United Kingdom. May take British History courses out of sequence.
    Credits: 4
    Satisfactory Grading: Eligible for the Satisfactory/No Credit grade mode.


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  • HST 454 History of the Caribbean

    The Caribbean has developed its own identity with respect to the continental mainland, marked by the coexistence of multiple races, languages and cultures from the largest islands to the lesser Antilles, and its study is essential to understand the history of the Atlantic World. This course examines the most important events that have affected this region including the indigenous demographic collapse, the African slave system, the center of operations of pirates and outlaws, the Haitian Revolution, the interventions of the United States, and the Cuban Revolution. 
    Credits: 4
    Satisfactory Grading: Eligible for the Satisfactory/No Credit grade mode.
    Integrating Knowledge Citizenship, Social Responsibility, and Global Awareness


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  • HST 459 Medieval Saints & Sinners: The History of the Medieval Church

    During the Middle Ages, Roman Church shaped the contours of daily experiences-influencing the religious, political, social, and economic life of Europe and defining normative moral behaviors and gender roles for individuals. Nevertheless, study of the medieval Church reveals not a single, monolithic institution but considerable regional diversity in practices and beliefs. This course examines the medieval church, broadly defined, to provide an overview of its institutional structures and hierarchical development, its medieval theology and religious instruction, the process of conversion and popular religious movements, the religious beliefs and practices among monks, nuns, and priests as well as commoners and nobles, and the influences of these beliefs on encounters with non-Christians within medieval society and in the world. This course provides essential background for anyone interested in the medieval period and a foundation for the study of religion in later periods. Course readings concentrate on primary sources from the period but also draw on recent scholarship in the field to shape our discussions and inform student research.
    Credits: 4
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  • HST 460 The Black Death

    This class focuses on the epidemic that swept across Europe from 1347-52, affecting all those living, regardless of social status, age, gender, or religion. This course explores the nature of the epidemic-the disease itself, its spread, the fear and speculation it caused, and its societal devastation. We will also investigate both immediate and long-term effects on medieval Europe, in terms of daily life, social interactions, treatment of minorities, and the economy. To understand how the epidemic changed western European society for both individuals and for communities, we will consider medieval psychology, scientific knowledge, spirituality, and aesthetics. Finally, we will set the medieval epidemic in its broader context, by discussing problems in studying historical plagues and by looking at more recent epidemic outbreaks, in order to understand how diseases affect human and animal survival, and how environment can be an agent for changing human history.
    Credits: 4
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    Integrating Knowledge Science, Technology, and Society


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