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Course Description
Credits
HSY 101
Survey of American History lI -- Prerequisites: "C" or better in ENG 025, ENG 032, or assessment/waiver. Covers major themes and events in history including exploration of the New World; the colonial period; causes and results of the American Revolution; the development of the federal system of government; the growth of democracy; early popular American culture; territorial expansion; slavery and its effect; reform movements; sectionalism; and causes and effects of the Civil War. 3 lecture hours. 3
   
HSY 102 Survey of American History II -- Prerequisites: "C" or better in ENG 025, ENG 032, or assessment/waiver. Covers major themes including the post Civil War period, industrial growth of the nation and its effects, agrarian and urban discontent and attempts at reform, World War I, the Roaring Twenties, social and governmental changes of the thirties, World War II and its consequences, the growth of the federal government, social upheaval in the sixties and seventies, and recent trends in conservatism, globalization, and cultural diversity. 3 lecture hours. 3
   
HSY 235 World Civilization I -- Prerequisites: "C" or better in ENG 025, ENG 032, or assessment/waiver. Presents the key individuals, events and schools of thought, which have most greatly impacted societal development and world history up to 1650. The target civilizations of study include Oriental, the Middle East, Western Europe, Africa, and the Americas. Discusses the political, economic, social and cultural evolution of human civilization. 3 lecture hours. 3
   
HSY 236 World Civilization II -- Prerequisites: "C" or better in ENG 025, ENG 032, or assessment/waiver. Presents the key individuals, events and schools of thought, which have most greatly impacted societal development and world history since 1650. Key movements and events of the periods will be studied. Discusses the political, economic, social and cultural evolution of civilization. 3 lecture hours. 3
   
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