History Department
Courses for Spring 2009


HIST 258 Pennsylvania Survey (3):  Zbiek, TT 11
An overview of the geography, history, politics, economics, and culture of Pennsylvania.  In addition, contemporary issues within the Commonwealth will be examined.  The course is required for all Citizenship Education Secondary Education students.   (Counts for American Elective).

HIST 261 Research & Methods (3):  Pavlac, MWF 11
An overview of the basic skills and methods needed for the study of history. Topics will include library and archival research, historical writing, historiography and interpretation, use of the computer and quantitative analysis in history, and the professional opportunities for the history major. Students will complete a supervised research paper that will be considered the Sophomore-Junior Project. This course is normally taken in the second semester of the sophomore year and is required of all History majors.  Link to tentative syllabus.

HIST 339  The United States since 1945: Fedrick, MWF 12
Simply stated, it is the study of how men and women created the United States of America in the second half of the 20th Century - the American Century.
We will examine the pursuit of peace around the world in which the United States secured for itself an unparalleled position in the world at the bargaining table and on the battlefront including armed conflict in Korea, in Vietnam, in the Middle East, and in several other areas of the globe and developed the world's largest military-industrial-scientific complex.
"Guns and Butter?"
was and is often the underlying question of the economic debates of this period which were framed in such terms as the Fair Deal, the Great Society, Reaganomics, and the Contract With America. Since 1945 the U.S. has witnessed phenomenal national and international growth of American business and corporate entities as well the increase of the middle class and those below the poverty line.
Our study will attempt to probe those major economic issues as well as the Civil Rights movement which challenged the age-old shibboleths of "separate but equal". We will listen to the voices of feminists, gays and lesbians, young people, and many new immigrants who required reexamination of long accepted standards of exclusion. Presidential assassination, impeachment, and resignation offer significant opportunities to examine the character of political leadership since 1945.
Study of the U.S. Since 1945 compels study of the powerful impact of the communication and information revolution and how television and Hollywood have altered our playtime. Art, music, entertainment, sport, and recreation provide additional and unique cultural history focal points.
(Counts for American Elective).

HIST 365 Latin America (3): Scarboro, MWF 9
This class centers on Latin American interaction with and transformation of notions of modernity. The conquest of the hemisphere by European empires in the 15th century unleashed a cascade of revolutions in the economic, cultural and political worlds and worldviews of both colonizers and colonized. In this class we will investigate how these transformations resolved themselves in colonialism and its resistance; the growth of nationalism; negotiations about the “good society” in the newly emerging “nation-states” of Latin America; the creation and costs of economic modernization; and the region’s role in the Cold War. (Counts for Non-Western and Area Studies).

HIST 387 World War II: Stevens, TT 9:30
A multidimensional survey of the Second World War.  The course will examine the major stratgic choices which confronted the Axis and Allies 1939-1945 and the campaigns that followed;  the unique Anglo-American alliance; relations with Soviet Russia and China; and the major wartime conferences.  Topics of special interest will include American war mobilization, economic warfare; the role of women on the home front, the film and propaganda war, the strategic bombing controversy, and the atomic bomb decision.  (Counts for American, European, or Non-Western Elective).

HIST 499 Internship (3)
A one-semester, supervised experience. Past student placements have included federal, state and local government agencies, political staffs, law offices, historical societies, social service organizations, and other local and international businesses.  Registration requires approval of the Office of Experiential Learning.

CARP 412 section I:  M 10
The purposes of this course are to assist you in clarifying your career objectives and to help you become adept at the job search process. You will be involved in career testing and job exploration exercises which will assist you in assessing your personality traits, your abilities and interests, determining your direction and focusing your energies on your placement after college. You will develop an effective resume, engage in writing various forms of written correspondence to be sent to employers and learn how to effectively use the Internet and other resources to identify and explore potential employers. Insights into the process of interviewing will be presented, with an emphasis on executive presence, the process of handling difficult interview questions, and suggestions on taking the interview to the next stage of the job search. You will be instructed on how to organize an effective job search, use networking to your advantage, and the essentials of attending a job fair. You will also become familiar with graduate and professional school application procedures. The course is only open to juniors and seniors in the History department.

Also available, upon consultation with faculty: 

HIST 495 Independent Study (3)
Study of a specific historical topic in cooperation with a History faculty member. Registration requires approval of the department chairperson.

HIST 497 Independent Research (3)
An advanced research project in a specialized area of History under supervision of a History Faculty Member. Registration requires approval of the department chairperson.

Courses taught in the recent past.


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