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Hist 125 - Mapping Human History (3-0-3)
An introduction to the relationship of time and space in human history, using selected case studies drawn from a wide range of historical periods and places. Students learn to read and use maps, with a particular emphasis on the critical examination of evidence.
Hist 213 - The Twentieth-Century World (3-0-3)
Prerequisite: HUM 101. Uses case studies to provide an interdisciplinary view of the 20th-century world. Selected literary, philosophical, and artistic movements are discussed in the context of the major historical developments of the century. This course satisfies three credits of the GUR in Cultural History.
Hist 334 - Environmental History of North America (3-0-3)
Prerequisites: Prerequisites: HUM 101 and two from among HUM 102, HUM 211, HUM 212 and Hist 213 or their equivalents. The history of interactions between humans and their natural environment on the North American Continent. Considers perceptions of, use of, and alteration of the environment. Traces the cultural, intellectual, economic, political and technological transformations from early colonial times to the late 20th century. Addresses the diverse environmentalisms that have emerged the last several decades.
Hist 341 - The American Experience (3-0-3)
Prerequisites: HUM 101 and two from among HUM 102, HUM 211, HUM 212 and Hist 213 or their equivalents. American history from the colonies to the 20th century, with concentration on several selected themes basic to an understanding of the changing cultural patterns and social values of American civilization.
Hist 343 - African-American History I (3-0-3)
Prerequisites: HUM 101 and two from among HUM 102, HUM 211, HUM 212 and Hist 213 or their equivalents. Introduction to African-American history from pre-colonial West Africa to emancipation in the mid-19th century. Topics include the African slave trade, the economics and politics of slavery, gender and culture in the slave community, and the free black experience in both the north and south.
Hist 344 - African-American History II (3-0-3)
Prerequisites: HUM 101 and two from among HUM 102, HUM 211, HUM 212 and Hist 213 or their equivalents. Introduction to African-American history from the mid-19th century to the present. Covers race relations and the civil rights movement, as well as migration, black social and political thought, gender roles, and class formation.
Hist 345 - Communication through the Ages (3-0-3)
Prerequisites: HUM 101 and two from among HUM 102, HUM 211, HUM 212 and Hist 213 or their equivalents. Modes of communication, ancient and modern, in their social and cultural context?from cave painting to computers. Topics include literacy and economic development in the West; the technological revolution in media beginning with Daguerre, Samuel Morse, and Alexander Graham Bell; the institutional development of mass media and popular culture; and contemporary trends in world communication and interaction.
Hist 351 - Ancient Greece and the Persian Empire (3-0-3)
Prerequisites: HUM 101 and two from among HUM 102, HUM 211, HUM 212 and Hist 213 or their equivalents. The political, institutional, and cultural developments of Ancient Greece and the Persian Empire from the Mycenaean period to the King's Peace (386 B.C.).
Hist 352 - The Hellenistic States and the Roman Republic (3-0-3)
Prerequisites: HUM 101 and two from among HUM 102, HUM 211, HUM 212 and Hist 213 or their equivalents. The political and cultural developments of the Hellenistic states and their influence on the Republic of Rome to 30 B.C.
Hist 359 - History of the Middle East I (3-0-3)
Prerequisites: HUM 101 and two from among HUM 102, HUM 211, HUM 212 and Hist 213 or their equivalents. The political, cultural, and institutional developments in the Middle East from the Parthians to the capture of Constantinople by the Ottoman Turks. Four periods will be analyzed: the Parthian, the Sassanid Persian, the Caliphate, and the Seljuk and Ottoman Turks.
Hist 360 - History of the Middle East II (3-0-3)
Prerequisites: HUM 101 and two from among HUM 102, HUM 211, HUM 212 and Hist 213 or their equivalents. The political, cultural, and institutional developments in the Middle East from the capture of Constantinople by the -Ottoman Turks to the impact of the Arab-Israeli conflict on the world today.
Hist 361 - The Founding of the American Nation (3-0-3)
Prerequisites: HUM 101 and two from among HUM 102, HUM 211, HUM 212 and Hist 213 or their equivalents. North America in the colonial and revolutionary periods, with emphasis on patterns of cultural and institutional development from early settlement through the ratification of the Constitution.
Hist 363 - The United States as a World Power (3-0-3)
Prerequisites: HUM 101 and two from among HUM 102, HUM 211, HUM 212 and Hist 213 or their equivalents. American domestic and foreign policy in the 20th century. Topics include imperialism, the Progressive Era, the Depression, the New Deal, World Wars I and II, the Cold War, America and the world today.
Hist 365 - Comparative Colonial History (3-0-3)
Prerequisites: HUM 101 and two from among HUM 102, HUM 211, HUM 212 and Hist 213 or their equivalents. A comparative analysis of the relationship between expanding Western nations and selected regions of Africa, Asia, and South America, from 1500 to 1970. A case study approach illuminates key historical processes, with a special emphasis on economic development and cultural change in colonial settings. Topics include European perceptions of culturally different peoples, race relations in colonial societies, forms of rebellion and resistance to European rule, nationalist movements.
Hist 366 - Gender, Race and Identity in American History (3-0-3)
Prerequisites: HUM 101 and two from among HUM 102, HUM 211, HUM 212 and Hist 213 or their equivalents. Surveys the social construction of gender in America from the s17th century to the present. Examines the changing gender roles and relations that have characterized and structured the historical experiences of different racial and ethnic groups. In a multicultural framework, covers the impact that colonization, industrialization, slavery, immigration and migration, urbanization, war, and social movements have had on the ways that women and men think of themselves in terms of gender as well as their respective roles in families and larger social networks.
Hist 368 - Comparative Economic History (3-0-3)
Prerequisites: HUM 101 and two from among HUM 102, HUM 211, HUM 212 and Hist 213 or their equivalents. A comparative analysis of the history of economic development, with particular attention to industrialization, shifting patterns of global trade, and changing labor markets. Topics include the Industrial Revolution, the rise of the world economy, the transformation of non-Western economies, labor migration, and newly industrializing countries.
Hist 369 - Law and Society in History (3-0-3)
Prerequisites: HUM 101 and two from among HUM 102, HUM 211, HUM 212 and Hist 213 or their equivalents. Uses historical case studies to illustrate and evaluate various approaches to the study of law and society. Topics include criminality and the rise of incarceration as a legal penalty in the 19th century; the comparative law of slavery; and the evolution of American Indian law.
Hist 370 - Legal issues in the History of Media (3-0-3)
Investigates the development and impact of media law and policy in the United States. Examines how media law and policy affect media content, industry behavior, and consumer rights. Analyzes the values and ideas, as well as political and cultural contexts, that have guided continuities and transformations in media law and policy. Topics include indecency and obscenity, copyright and intellectual property, legal protections for children, and media ownership regulation. Effective From: Fall 2008
Hist 372 - Contemporary Europe (3-0-3)
Prerequisites: HUM 101 and two from among HUM 102, HUM 211, HUM 212 and Hist 213 or their equivalents. European society in the 20th century, Nationalism, imperialism, totalitarianism, movements toward European unity, and prominent cultural developments.
Hist 374 - Modern Russian Civilization (3-0-3)
Prerequisites: HUM 101 and two from among HUM 102, HUM 211, HUM 212 and Hist 213 or their equivalents. Russia under the last tsars, the 1917 upheavals, rise of the Soviet state to world power under Lenin, Stalin, and others, until the collapse of the communist dictatorship.
Hist 375 - Legal Issues in Environmental History (3-0-3)
Examines the role of law in the formation of human relationships with the natural world. The course will focus on the management and regulation of the human use of natural resources in a variety of historical contexts, but particularly in the United States from colonial times to the present. Through readings and class discussion, students will explore a number of recurring themes, including the transformation from customary rules governing access to local resources to state enforced laws. Effective From: Fall 2008
Hist 377 - Cities in History (3-0-3)
Prerequisites: HUM 101 and two from among HUM 102, HUM 211, HUM 212 and Hist 213 or their equivalents. Examines social, cultural and economic changes in urban areas. Regions and themes vary and may include urbanization in Europe, the rise of cities in Latin America, and urban change in contemporary America.
Hist 378 - Medicine and Health Law in Modern America (3-0-3)
Examines the legal and ethical aspects of medical and public health practice in the United States from 1900 to the present. Topics include the rights and responsibilities of physicians and patients, the roles of government in promoting health, the rise of health law and bioethics, the tensions between civil liberties and public health, as well as evolving notions of harm, liability, uncertainty, and proof as they relate to the history of medical and public health practice. Effective From: Fall 2008
Hist 379 - History of Medicine (3-0-3)
Prerequisites: HUM 101 and two from among HUM 102, HUM 211, HUM 212 and Hist 213 or their equivalents. Focuses on the evolving institutions, values, concepts, and techniques through which doctors attempted to control the impact of disease and preserve the health of Americans, beginning with the shaman and colonial physician through post-World War II changes in the system of medical care.
Hist 380 - History of Public Health (3-0-3)
Prerequisites: HUM 101 and two from among HUM 102, HUM 211, HUM 212 and Hist 213 or their equivalents. Attempts to protect the health of human populations from the Black Death in medieval Europe to recent threats from epidemics and chemical and biological terrorism. Shiftings patterns of disease and the emergence and growth of public health as a domain of expert knowledge and policy. Topics include: epidemiology and statistical modes of inquiry; the tension between civil liberties and public health; the economics of health and disease; and the relationship between medicine and public health.
Hist 381 - Germs Genes & Body: Sci. & Tech. in Modern Medicine (3-0-3)
Prerequisites: HUM 101 and two from among HUM 102, HUM 211, HUM 212 and Hist 213 or their equivalents. Examines how science and technology came to play critical roles in the rise of modern medicine. Readings, lectures, and discussion focus on the specific innovations in ideas, practices, and technologies that helped transform Western medicine in the 19th and 20th centuries. The course also considers how medicine and the biomedical sciences both inform and reflect attitudes about the human body in Western society. Effective From: Spring 2005
Hist 382 - War and Society (3-0-3)
Prerequisites: HSS 101, HSS 202 or their equivalents; two from HSS 211, HSS 212, HSS 213 or their equivalents.The evolution of warfare and the impact of war on political, economic, cultural, and social institutions, including the two World Wars and post-1945 conflicts.
Hist 383 - The Making of Modern Thought (3-0-3)
Prerequisites: HUM 101 and two from among HUM 102, HUM 211, HUM 212 and Hist 213 or their equivalents. The formation of contemporary images of human nature since the mid-19th century. Emphasis on Marx, Darwin, and Freud and their legacy to 20th century thought. Theories of the family, sexuality, and the changing role of women in society are explored.
Hist 385 - Technology and Society in European and World History (3-0-3)
Prerequisites: HUM 101 and two from among HUM 102, HUM 211, HUM 212 and Hist 213 or their equivalents. An introduction to the social history of European and global tech-nology from the Middle Ages to the second Industrial Revolution of the late 19th century. Emphasis on such themes as the process of tech-nological innovation, the nature of technological systems, the diffusion of technology, the interaction of Western and non-Western technology, the changing relations of science and technology, and the role of technology in broader historical movements.
Hist 386 - Technology in American History (3-0-3)
Prerequisites: HUM 101 and two from among HUM 102, HUM 211, HUM 212 and Hist 213 or their equivalents. Survey of the history of American technology emphasizing the social and economic environments of technological change. Topics include the transfer of technology in building canals and cities, the rise of the factory system, the emergence of the American system of manufacture, and the development of major technological systems such as the railroad, telegraph, electric light and power, and automobile production and use. Focus on the professionalization of engineering practice, the industrialization of invention, and the growing links between engineers and corporate capitalism in the 20th century.
Hist 388 - Britain in the 20th Century (3-0-3)
Prerequisites: HUM 101 and two from among HUM 102, HUM 211, HUM 212 and Hist 213 or their equivalents. A survey of British history from the death of Queen Victoria to 1964 with emphasis on the social and political trans-formation resulting from Britain's declining economy and world position. Topics include: the causes and impact of the two World Wars, the transition from liberal democracy to welfare state, the turn from Empire to Europe, social and economic trends as well as foreign -relations.
Hist 390 - Historical Problems of the 20th Century through Film (3-0-3)
Prerequisites: HUM 101 and two from among HUM 102, HUM 211, HUM 212 and Hist 213 or their equivalents. A study of selected problems in the 20th century using film as a ?window into history.? Such topics as the rise of Nazi Germany, America in the thirties, World War II and American society, the development of cities, and the emergence of the ?Third World? will be considered. In any one semester only two topics will be selected for study. The material for the course will include documentary films, newsreels, TV news films, and theatrical feature films as well as selected readings.
Hist 401, 402 - Independent Studies in History (1-0-1, or 2-0-2, or 3-0-3)
Prerequisites: junior or senior standing; and before registering, permission from one of the following: NJIT history department chairperson, associate chairperson or history minor advisor. Pursuit of special interests in history not covered in a regular elective course. A history faculty member provides guidance and assigns readings and papers.
Hist 489H - Senior History Honors Seminar: Readings (3-0-3)
Prerequisites: HSS 101, HSS 202 or their equivalents; two from HSS 211, HSS 212, HSS 213 or their equivalents. Limited to senior history majors who are enrolled in the Albert Dorman Honors College or who receive permission from the undergraduate history advisor. Meets with 510:489 but includes more advanced readings. Effective Until: Fall 2007
Hist 490H - Senior History Honors Seminar: Research (3-0-3)
Prerequisites: HSS 101, HSS 202 or their equivalents; two from HSS 211, HSS 212, HSS 213 or their equivalents. Limited to senior history majors who are enrolled in the Albert Dorman Honors College or who receive permission from the undergraduate history advisor. Meets with 510:490 but includes more rigorous research and writing requirements. Effective Until: Fall 2007
R510:201-202 - History of Western Civilization (3,3)
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R510:249 - An Introduction to China (3)
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R510:317 - History of the Caribbean (3)
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R510:321 - Military History of the Western World (3)
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R510:325 - History of Mexico and Central America (3)
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R510:333 - History of Imperialism (3)
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R510:334 - 20th-Century Fascism (3)
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R510:337 - The History of Iran (3)
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R510:338 - The Ottoman Empire (3)
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R510:340 - Women in European History (3)
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R510:346 - Medieval Legal History (3)
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R510:355 - Traditional China: Institutions and Society (3)
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R510:356 - History of the People's Republic of China (3)
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R510:361 - The Near and Middle East (3)
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R510:364 - Contemporary Issues in Puerto Rican History (3)
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R510:366 - History of Poland (3)
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R510:369 - Modern Eastern Europe (3)
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R510:370 - History of Modern Ukraine (3)
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R510:373 - The English Novel in History (3)
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R510:379 - Colonialism and Decolonization (3)
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R510:380 - History of the Mass Media in Europe (3)
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R510:394 - The Peoples and Cultures of Central Asia (3)
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R510:399 - Tudor-Stuart England (3)
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R510:401 - Topics in European History (3)
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R510:402 - History of Spain and Portugal (3)
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R510:403 - Topics on Social History (3)
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R510:404 - Topics in Intellectual History (3)
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R510:433 - Topics in Islamic History (3)
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R510:435 - Topics in Medieval and Early Modern History (3)
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R510:458 - Topics in Women's History (3)
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R510:461 - Topics in Comparative History (3)
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R510:497 - Honors Project: History (3)
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R510:499 - Individual Study in Historical Research, Non-American(BA) (null)
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R512:201-202 - Development of the United States (3,3)
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R512:303 - Topics in the History of Newark (3)
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R512:311 - Colonial America (3)
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R512:318 - Labor History (3)
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R512:330 - History of American Immigration (3)
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R512:337 - History of the Family in the United States (3)
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R512:343 - The Creation of the American Republic (3)
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R512:344 - The Democratic Age in American History: 1820 - 1880 (3)
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R512:349 - Antebellum Reform Movements (3)
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R512:367 - The Age of the Corporation: 1880?1920 (3)
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R512:368 - Modern America (3)
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R512:369 - America in World War II and the Postwar Period (3)
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R512:371 - Contemporary America (3)
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R512:383 - United States Foreign Policy in the Era of the Cold War (3)
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R512:402 - Topics in American Intellectual History (3)
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R512:403 - Topics in American Political History (3)
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R512:404 - Topics in American Business and Economic History (3)
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R512:405 - Topics in the History of Science (3)
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R512:408 - Topics in American Social and Cultural History (3)
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R512:410 - Topics in the History of American Foreign Policy and Diplomacy (3)
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R512:438 - Internship: Administration of Historical Manuscripts (3)
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R512:452 - Topics in Legal History (3)
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R512:462 - Topics in Recent American History (3)
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R512:472 - Topics in Afro-American History (3)
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R512:473 - Topics in Women's History (3)
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R512:499 - Readings in American History (3)
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