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ARCHIVED 2005-2006 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
ARCHIVED 2005-2006 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Course Descriptions


 

Health Sciences

  
  • HSCC 471 - Research Project


    Completion of a research study where the student works independently under the direction of a faculty adviser, within their discipline, in conducting and documenting research.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PREQ: 470.

    Credits: (1, R2)
  
  • HSCC 493 - Special Topics


    Credits: (1-3)

Higher Education

  
  • EDHE 531 - Foundations of Adult Education


    Credits: (3)
  
  • EDHE 605 - The Two-Year College


    Credits: (3)
  
  • EDHE 610 - Two-Year College Instruction


    Credits: (3)
  
  • EDHE 636 - Two-Year College Curriculum Development


    Credits: (3)
  
  • EDHE 650 - Program Development and Evaluation


    Credits: (3)
  
  • EDHE 683 - Internship: Two-Year College Administration I


    Credits: (2)
  
  • EDHE 686 - Practicum in Two-Year College Teaching


    Credits: (2)
  
  • EDHE 693 - Topics in Higher Education


    Credits: (1, R3)
  
  • EDHE 695 - Seminar on the Two-Year College


    Credits: (2)
  
  • EDHE 710 - Admin. of Two-Year Colleges


    Credits: (3)
  
  • EDHE 805 - Role of Higher Education in Society


    Credits: (3)
  
  • EDHE 810 - Community College/Higher Education Leadership


    Credits: (3)
  
  • EDHE 820 - Community College/Higher Education Politics & Board Relations


    Credits: (3)
  
  • EDHE 830 - Adult Programming in Community College and Higher Education


    Credits: (3)
  
  • EDHE 840 - Community College/Higher Education Finance & Business Operation


    Credits: (3)

History

  
  • HIST 107 - World Cultures in Historical Perspective (307)


    Comparison of Western culture and non-Western cultures; historical developments and their impact on the modern world. (P3)

    Credits: (3)
  
  • HIST 141 - Turning Points in American History: Paths Taken and Rejected


    Exploration of one or several major turning points in American history. (P3)

    Credits: (3)
  
  • HIST 142 - Lunatics, Dreamers and Ordinary People: Biography in American History


    A study of one or several individuals influencing or influenced by American history. (P3)

    Credits: (3)
  
  • HIST 151 - Turning Points in European History: Paths Taken and Rejected


    Exploration of one or several major turning points in the history of Western Civilization. (P3)

    Credits: (3)
  
  • HIST 152 - Lunatics, Dreamers and Ordinary People: Biography in European History


    A study of one or several individuals influencing or influenced by the history of Europe. (P3)

    Credits: (3)
  
  • HIST 171 - Religion in America


    An examination of religious texts and history in American culture. (P4)

    Credits: (3)
  
  • HIST 175 - Native American Civilizations


    Introduction to Native American history. (P4)

    Credits: (3)
  
  • HIST 181 - Religion in Europe


    An examination of religious texts and history in European culture. (P4)

    Credits: (3)
  
  • HIST 182 - The Ancient Empires


    An examination of the creation myths and history of the ancient empires of the Old and New Worlds. (P4)

    Credits: (3)
  
  • HIST 185 - History of Death in Western Civilization


    Tales from the Crypt, a look at the changing perceptions about death. (P4)

    Credits: (3)
  
  • HIST 190 - Freshman Seminar


    Exploration of various topics in American, European, and Third World history using the seminar method.

    Credits: (3)
  
  • HIST 191 - Freshman Seminar


    Examination of the classic texts produced by a significant historical period, trend, or person(s) using the seminar method.

    Credits: (3)
  
  • HIST 221 - European History to 1517


    Social, cultural, economic, and political developments that shaped European civilization from earliest times through the Reformation. (P3)

    Credits: (3)
  
  • HIST 222 - European History Since 1517


    Social, cultural, economic, and political developments that shaped European civilization since the Reformation. (P3)

    Credits: (3)
  
  • HIST 231 - American History to 1865


    Survey of the American past from its Old and New World origins to the end of the Civil War. (P3)

    Credits: (3)
  
  • HIST 232 - American History Since 1865


    Survey of recent American history from the Reconstruction Period to the present. (P3)

    Credits: (3)
  
  • HIST 297 - Sophomore Seminar


    Historical methods, historiography, and directed research.

    Credits: (3)
  
  • HIST 308 - Explorations in Regional History


    Examinations of select regions and the groups which influenced their historical evolution. (P3)

    Credits: (3)
  
  • HIST 311 - Ancient Greece and Rome


    Cultural, intellectual, and political developments in Greece and Rome, including the origins of Christianity. (P3)

    Credits: (3)
  
  • HIST 313 - The Medieval World


    Europe from the founding of Constantinople to the late medieval period. (P3)

    Credits: (3)
  
  • HIST 317 - History of Twentieth-Century International Relations


    Paris Peace Conference and aftermath; failure of League of Nations; World War II and the Cold War; emergence of the Third World; the Common Market. (P3)

    Credits: (3)
  
  • HIST 322 - British History to 1603


    Ancient and Roman Britain; Anglo-Saxon society; the Middle Ages; Reformation and Tudor government and society; emphasis on England but includes Celtic history. (P3)

    Credits: (3)
  
  • HIST 323 - British History Since 1603


    Constitutional struggles of the seventeenth century; the age of aristocracy; industrial transformation and nineteenth-century growth and reform; rise of the welfare state. (P3)

    Credits: (3)
  
  • HIST 327 - Modern Russia


    The pre-revolutionary background and the Soviet period. (P3)

    Credits: (3)
  
  • HIST 330 - Modern Germany


    Germany from 1815 to the present, with emphasis on development in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries in terms of political evolution and international situation. (P3)

    Credits: (3)
  
  • HIST 335 - History of Capitalism


    Rise and spread of capitalism from the ancient world to the present. (P3)

    Credits: (3)
  
  • HIST 341 - North Carolina History


    The social, political, economic, and ethnic history of North Carolina from the colonial era to the present. (P3)

    Credits: (3)
  
  • HIST 361 - Latin American History I


    Indian civilizations; Spanish and Portuguese exploration; the conquistadores; colonial life; consolidation and maturity of empire; influence of the Enlightenment. (P3)

    Credits: (3)
  
  • HIST 362 - Latin American History II


    Revolutions; independence; struggle for political stability; popular government on trial; contests of hegemony; rise of indigenous nationalism. (P3)

    Credits: (3)
  
  • HIST 373 - Modern Asia


    Exploration of the forces shaping the history of the major nations of Asia. (P3)

    Credits: (3)
  
  • HIST 375 - Middle East since Mohammed


    Introduction to Middle East history from the spread of Islam to the present. (P3)

    Credits: (3)
  
  • HIST 389 - Cooperative Education in History


    See Cooperative Education Program.

    Credits: (1 or 3, R15)
  
  • HIST 405 - Methods for Teaching Social Sciences


    Methods, materials, curriculum, and trends in teaching secondary social sciences. Field experience required.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PREQ: EDSE 322, admission to teacher education; 2.75 GPA in major.

    Credits: (3)
  
  • HIST 411 - Western Imperialism, 1500 to the Present


    Western imperialism in Americas, Africa and Asia; World War I and its aftermath; the roots of Third-World independence movements.

    Credits: (3)
  
  • HIST 412 - Early Modern Europe


    The Reformation; development of the modern state; Scientific Revolution; rise of capitalism; social change.

    Credits: (3)
  
  • HIST 413 - Europe in the Eighteenth Century


    The Old Regime; wars of expansion; the Enlightenment; the French Revolution and Napoleon.

    Credits: (3)
  
  • HIST 414 - Europe in the Nineteenth Century


    Post-Napoleonic settlement; internal, colonial, and imperial developments; unification movements; background for World War I.

    Credits: (3)
  
  • HIST 416 - Europe in the Twentieth Century


    World War I; the Paris Peace Conference; domestic developments; the rise of “isms” in Russia, Italy, and Germany; World War II; postwar reconstruction and reorganization; the Cold War.

    Credits: (3)
  
  • HIST 421 - Romans, Christians, Barbarians


    Explores the three most prominent cultures of the Mediterranean at the end of the Roman Empire.

    Credits: (3)
  
  • HIST 425 - Modern European Military History


    Focuses on the era of the two World Wars (1914-1945), emphasizing political, technological, and operational issues.

    Credits: (3)
  
  • HIST 431 - Colonial America, 1492-1763


    Political, social, economic, and cultural characteristics.

    Credits: (3)
  
  • HIST 432 - The Revolutionary Era, 1763-1800


    Causes and effects of the revolution; the War for Independence; the Constitution; the Federalist Era.

    Credits: (3)
  
  • HIST 433 - The Young Republic, 1800-1848


    Jeffersonian democracy; War of 1812; Era of Good Feelings; Jacksonian democracy; western expansion; the Mexican War.

    Credits: (3)
  
  • HIST 434 - Civil War and Reconstruction, 1848-1877


    Sectional differences; the secession movement; military operations; Reconstruction.

    Credits: (3)
  
  • HIST 435 - Emergence of Industrial America, 1877-1929


    Growth and conflict of organized industry and labor; agrarian decline and revolt; American Imperialism; progressive reform; World War I; postwar crises and prosperity.

    Credits: (3)
  
  • HIST 436 - The United States Since 1929


    Great Depression; New Deal; World War II; role as Cold War superpower; domestic developments.

    Credits: (3)
  
  • HIST 442 - African American History


    Role of African Americans in American history; African background; religious, cultural, economic, and political institutions; civil rights, struggles, tension between assimilation and black nationalism.

    Credits: (3)
  
  • HIST 443 - The American South


    Social structure and economic interests of the Antebellum South; impact of Civil War and Reconstruction; the New South; the twentieth-century South; emphasis on regional differences and social transition.

    Credits: (3)
  
  • HIST 445 - Cherokee History


    Pre-contact Cherokee society; acculturation; removal; post-removal development of the Cherokee Nation West and the Eastern Band of the Cherokees.

    Credits: (3)
  
  • HIST 446 - Southern Appalachian History


    History and folkways in the period of geographic isolation; changes in regional culture in an age of improved transportation and communications.

    Credits: (3)
  
  • HIST 448 - The American West


    Explores the history and literature of the trans-Mississippi West from the time of discovery through the present, emphasizing the period since 1800.

    Credits: (3)
  
  • HIST 450 - War and Memory


    Explores perceptions and social history of American Wars in the Twentieth Century.

    Credits: (3)
  
  • HIST 451 - American Women’s History


    Role of women in American history; conflicting and changing ideologies of femininity and sexuality; women in the family, workplace, and politics.

    Credits: (3)
  
  • HIST 454 - American Military History


    Military affairs in the United States from the Revolution to the present; emphasis on war as a social institution.

    Credits: (3)
  
  • HIST 455 - American Religious History


    Role of organized religion upon American history and culture, primarily since 1865.

    Credits: (3)
  
  • HIST 459 - Sizzlin’ Sixties


    Explores key events and trends that characterized US history during the 1960’s.

    Credits: (3)
  
  • HIST 463 - History of the Mexican Nation


    Mexico since 1810; nineteenth-century conflicts; revolution, 1910-1917; progress to the present.

    Credits: (3)
  
  • HIST 471 - Introduction to Public History


    Explores such topics as museum displays, reenactments, historical pageants, historic preservation, living history, interpretations, and public policy.

    Credits: (3)
  
  • HIST 472 - Local History and Genealogy


    Role of the family and community in shaping state, regional, and national developments; emphasis on research techniques and local resources. Lecture and fieldwork.

    Credits: (3)
  
  • HIST 473 - Introduction to Museum and Historic Site Interpretation


    Theory and practice of interpreting history to the public in museums and historic sites. Exhibit development, research methods, public programming, and audience evaluation. Lecture and fieldwork.

    Credits: (3)
  
  • HIST 474 - Introduction to Oral History


    Explores the uses of oral history, its relationship to other research techniques, the components of interviewing, and the field’s numerous ethical, legal, and archival issues.

    Credits: (3)
  
  • HIST 483 - Internship Project in History


    Work experience on historical problems; written assignments required. S/U grading. 9 hours per week per course.

    Credits: (3)
  
  • HIST 484 - Internship Project in History


    Work experience on historical problems; written assignments required. S/U grading. 9 hours per week per course.

    Credits: (3)
  
  • HIST 485 - Internship Project in History


    Work experience on historical problems; written assignments required. S/U grading. 9 hours per week per course.

    Credits: (3)
  
  • HIST 491 - Supervised Student Teaching in Social Sciences, 9-12


    A full-time supervised teaching experience in Social Sciences.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    COREQ: EDSE 490, 495.

    Credits: (3)
  
  • HIST 493 - Topics in History


    Credits: (1-3, R12)
  
  • HIST 511 - Western Imperialism, 1500 to the Present


    Credits: (3)
  
  • HIST 512 - Early Modern Europe


    Credits: (3)
  
  • HIST 513 - Europe in the Eighteenth Century


    Credits: (3)
  
  • HIST 514 - Europe in the Nineteenth Century


    Credits: (3)
  
  • HIST 516 - Europe in the Twentieth Century


    Credits: (3)
  
  • HIST 521 - Romans, Christians, Barbarians


    Credits: (3)
  
  • HIST 525 - Modern European Military History


    Credits: (3)
  
  • HIST 531 - Colonial America, 1492-1763


    Credits: (3)
  
  • HIST 532 - The Revolutionary Era, 1763-1800


    Credits: (3)
  
  • HIST 533 - The Young Republic, 1800-1848


    Credits: (3)
  
  • HIST 534 - Civil War and Reconstruction, 1848-1877


    Credits: (3)
  
  • HIST 535 - Emergence of Industrial America, 1877-1929


    Credits: (3)
  
  • HIST 536 - The United States Since 1929


    Credits: (3)
  
  • HIST 542 - African American History


    Credits: (3)
  
  • HIST 543 - The American South


    Credits: (3)
  
  • HIST 545 - Cherokee History


    Credits: (3)
  
  • HIST 546 - Southern Appalachian History


    Credits: (3)
 

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