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| Degrees/Courses |
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| Degrees |
| Requirements for a History Major |
- Thirty-three (33) semester hours, including:
- HY 101 or HY 102 American History
- HY 161 or HY 162 World History
- At least one non-Western History course chosen from the
following: HY 221, 222, 230, 250, 271, 303, 312, 360
- At least one European History course chosen from the following: HY 260, 263, 264, 267, 316, 320, 270, 371, 381, 384, 422
- HY 357 Historiography
- At least one 400 level history course
- History Electives (15 semester hours)
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| A transfer student majoring in History must complete a minimum of 18 hours in history at Aquinas. N.B. All history majors must take an assessment examination in the spring semester of the senior year. This is a standardized, national examination from the Educational Testing Service. Its purpose is to measure the performance of Aquinas students against that of a national pool of students. |
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| Requirements for a History Minor |
- Twenty-four (24) semester hours, including:
- HY 101 or HY 102 American History
- HY 161 or HY 162 World History
- At least one non-Western History course chosen from the
following: HY 221, 222, 230, 250, 271, 303, 312, 360
- History Electives (15 semester hours)
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| A transfer student pursuing a minor in History must complete a minimum of 12 hours in History at Aquinas. |
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| Requirements for a History Major seeking Teacher Certification |
- Thirty-three (33) semester hours, including:
- HY 101 and HY 102 American History
- HY 161 and HY 162 World History
- At least one non-Western History course chosen from the
following: HY 221, 222, 230, 250, 271, 303, 312, 360
- At least one European History course chosen from the
following: HY 260, 263, 264, 267, 316, 320, 270, 371, 381,
384, 422
- HY 357 Historiography
- At least one 400 level History course
- History Electives (9 semester hours)
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| Required classes outside of the department (credits do not apply toward fulfillment of the HY major): |
- PS 101 American Government and Politics
- ES 213 Macroeconomic Principles
- GY 120 Human Geography
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| Requirements for a History Minor seeking Teacher Certification |
- Twenty-four (24) semester hours, including:
- HY 101 and HY 102 American History
- HY 161 and HY 162 World History
- At least one non-Western History course chosen from the
following: HY 221, 222, 230, 250, 271, 303, 312, 360
- History electives (9 semester hours)
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| Required classes outside of the department (credits do not apply toward fulfillment of the HY minor): |
- PS 101 American Government and Politics
- ES 213 Macroeconomic Principles
- GY 120 Human Geography
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| Students planning to teach in Michigan are strongly encouraged to take GY/HY 130 Geography and History of Michigan or HY 235 Michigan History as an elective. |
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| Policies |
| History Department AP Policy |
| AP scores of 4 & 5 on the American History test or the World History test will be awarded 6 semester hours of history credit of at Aquinas College. An AP test score of 3 on the American History test or the World History test will be awarded 3 semester hours of history elective credit at Aquinas. If you subsequently take a course for which you received AP credit, the AP credit will be removed from your record. Scores of 3 and above on the AP European history test will be awarded 3 hours of history elective credit. |
| No more than 6 hours of AP credit can be applied toward fulfilling the history major or minor. AP credit hours in history above the 6-hour threshold can be used toward elective requirements for graduation. |
| AP Exam |
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Aquinas College Credit/Course Equivalent |
| European History |
3, 4, 5 |
3 credits, history electives |
| United States History |
3 |
3 credits, history electives |
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4, 5 |
6 credits, HY 101 and 102 |
| World History |
3 |
3 credits, history electives |
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4, 5 |
6 credits, HY 161 and 162 |
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| CLEP Policy |
| History majors who pass CLEP exams in American History may apply such credit toward the 33 hours required for the major. Students who do so, however, should not register for the equivalent courses (HY 101-102), but should instead elect 200 level courses or above. In no case will both the CLEP exam credit and equivalent course credit be counted as part of the history major. All courses are open to freshmen unless otherwise noted in the registration schedule. |
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| Academic Dishonesty Policy |
| Plagiarism is the use of another person’s words or ideas as your own. It is your responsibility as a student to understand what constitutes plagiarism and cheating, both of which are explained in the online and printed versions of the Aquinas College Academic Catalog. Anyone guilty of plagiarism (either intentionally or unintentionally), cheating on exams, or other forms of academic dishonesty will automatically earn an NC (F) for the course and will be reported to the Dean of Student Affairs for further disciplinary action. |
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| Courses |
| I. Introductory Courses |
| HY101 American History (3) HP |
| A survey of the political, economic, social, and cultural development of the United States from discovery of the NewWorld to the end of Reconstruction |
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| HY 102 American History (3) HP |
| A survey of the development of the United States from the end of the Civil War to the present. |
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| HY161 World History I (3) HP |
Survey ofWorld History from the advent of settled farming communities until the maritime revolution of the fifteenth century (roughly 10,000 BC-AD 1500). Special topics covered include prehistory, the advent of civilization, the expansion of trade and cultural exchange, the social-political organizations of pre-modern
societies and the emergence of the world’s great religious traditions. |
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| HY162 World History II (3) HP |
| Survey ofWorld History from 1500 to the present. Major topics covered include the development of the scientific world view, the industrial revolution, imperialism, revolutionary movements, modern ideologies, world war, decolonization, and the Cold War. |
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| II. American History |
| GY/HY 130 Geography & History of Michigan |
| An examination of the history and geography of Michigan from its beginnings through contemporary times, emphasizing the political, economic and social developments as they occurred across the changing physical and cultural landscape of the state. Special Note: Not open to students who have HY235 credit. |
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| HY211 The American Colonies (3) |
| Development of the American colonial experience from the 15th Century through the American Revolution. Special topics include the nature of the imperial system, the great debates between Parliament and the colonies, and the causes and the legacy of the American Revolution. |
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| HY212 The Federal Union (3) |
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Development of the United States from the end of the American Revolution to the Civil War. Special topics include the Constitutional Convention, problems of neutrality, the “American System,” Jacksonian democracy, the Mexican War, and the causes of the Civil War. |
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| HY213 The Civil War and Reconstruction (3) |
| Special topics include historical interpretations of the causes of the Civil War, political and constitutional developments; and Reconstruction in the South. |
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| HY214 Gilded Age and Progressive Era (3) |
Survey of United States social and political history from the end of Reconstruction in 1877 to 1920. Special topics include Gilded Age politics, gender relations
during the Victorian era, theWoman Suffrage movement, the social and political movements of the Progressive era, and challenges to free speech during World
War I. |
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| HY215 United States 1920–1960 (3) |
Special topics include the cultural and social changes of the Roaring 20s, the Great Depression and NewDeal of the 1930s, World War II, the onset of the
Cold War, and America in the 1950s. |
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| HY216 United States since 1960 (3) |
Special topics include the Civil Rights Movement and the social changes of the 1960s, the Vietnam War, the Watergate crisis and the cultural liberalism of
the 1970s, the conservative resurgence of the 1980s, the ending of the Cold War and post-Cold War America of the 1990s and the challenges of the new
millennium. |
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| HY218 African American History (3) |
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A survey of the history of African Americans in the United States with an emphasis on African contributions to American culture, the nature and effects of
slavery, and leaders in the struggle for justice and equality. |
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| HY235 Michigan History (3) |
| Political, social, and economic patterns of growth in Michigan’s development from a territory to a modern industrial state. Special Note: Not open to students with HY130 credit. |
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| HY301 American Thought and Culture (3) |
A survey of the intellectual development of the United States from the colonial period to the Civil War. Topics will include the religious foundations of the
American colonies, the role of the Enlightenment in shaping the newAmerican nation, the development of Romantic Democracy, Transcendentalism, and the
intellectual foundations of the events leading to the Civil War. |
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| HY302 American Thought and Culture (3) |
A survey of the major developments in American intellectual and cultural history from the CivilWar to the present. Major topics will include the impact of science
on American society, America’s vision of its role in the modern world, domestic reformmovements, and the role of intellectuals in both modern and post-modern
societies. |
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| HY/WS309 Women in American History (3) |
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A social historical introduction to history from a feminist perspective focusing on women’s lived experience in the United States from the colonial era to the
present. Topics include American Colonial women, Native American women, the impact of slavery on all American women, nineteenth and twentieth century
social movements (Suffrage, Temperance, Social Reform, Women’s Liberation, Equal Rights Amendment, etc.) and women’s legal issues. |
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| HY311 American Catholic
History (3) |
| Development of the Catholic Church from immigrant status to major denomination within the pluralist context of American society. |
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| HY312
Special Topics in World History (Variable) |
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topics in world history offered on an occasional basis. |
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| HY317 The United
States in Vietnam (3) |
| United States involvement in the Vietnam War through successive applications of the containment policy from Truman to Nixon. |
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| HY410 U.S. Constitutional History (3) |
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This course covers major issues in U.S. Constitutional history. Topics include the drafting of the Constitution, the Bill of Rights, the Marshall era, the crises caused by slavery and emancipation, the rise of substantive due process, Holmes, Brandeis, and freedom of speech, the Roosevelt “revolution,” civil liberties and civil rights in modern America, the right of privacy, women’s issues, and the contemporary Supreme Court. |
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| III. European History |
| HY260 Ancient History (3) |
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An investigation of the political, social, and cultural history of Greece and Rome from the Late Bronze Age until the fall of the Roman Empire. Topics covered
include the emergence of city-states, the golden age of the fifth century, the Peloponnesian Wars, Alexander the Great, evolution of Roman government, the Punic Wars, the Civil Wars, the Pax Romana, the rise of Christianity, and the decline of the Western Empire. |
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| HY263 The Middle Ages (3) |
| A survey of European political, social, and intellectual history from ca. 450 to 1450 Major themes covered include the relationship of church and state, scholasticism, gender roles, feudalism, and the religious and intellectual diversity of the Middle Ages. |
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| HY267 Early Modern Europe (3) |
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A survey of European history from the ThirtyYears’War to the French Revolution. Major topics covered include early modern social life, the scientific revolution,
the English CivilWar, Absolutism, the Enlightenment, and the rise of Russia as a major European power. |
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| HY270 Modern Europe |
A survey of European history from the French Revolution 1789 to the present. Major themes include the revolutionary and Napoleonic era, nineteenth-century
ideologies, industrialization, imperialism, modernism, the women’s movement, World War I, totalitarianism, World War II, the Cold War, the European Union,
Decolonization, and the collapse of the Soviet bloc. |
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| HY315/GE310 The Holocaust: An Interdisciplinary Inquiry (3) |
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This course examines those relationships and organizations that led to prejudice, ethnic cleansing and mass murder using the Holocaust as the most unique
example of prejudice in human history. The study of the Holocaust is enhanced through an examination of the perspectives of history, in particular, and environmental, political, economical, technological and cultural forces, in general, that resulted in the mass murder of eleven million people. Aspects of genocide and their ramifications for the 21st century will be explored. |
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| HY316 WorldWar II (3) |
| Special topics include the failure of the Versailles settlement, the growth of the Axis Power alignment, military history of World War II, and diplomatic relationships that shaped the post-war world. |
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| HY/FH320 Modern France (3) |
| Survey of French History focusing on the French Revolution, the Bourbon Restoration,
the July Monarchy, the Second Republic and the Second Empire, the
Third Republic, Occupied France, the Fourth Republic, the Gaullist Revolution,
after De Gaulle: Pompidou and Giscard and from “La Grande Alternance” to
“Normalisation.” Particular emphasis will be given to the role of political memory,
the contribution of women and the impact of colonialism and post-colonialism. |
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| HY371 Europe Since 1945 (3) |
| Special topics include consolidation of the eastern bloc, the Cold War, the Marshall Plan and economic recovery of Europe, the trauma of de-colonization, collapse of the Soviet system, and movements toward a European union. |
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| HY377 History of Christianity (3) |
This course is an investigation of the history of the Christian Church from its origins in the 1st century to modern times. The class focuses on the Western Catholic Church and will spend the bulk of the semester investigating Latin Christianity in the ancient, medieval, and early modern periods. |
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HY381 Medieval and Early Modern England (3) |
| Survey of the political and social development of England to the Glorious Revolution of 1688-89. |
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| HY384 Irish History (4) |
| A study of the Celtic, Christian, continental, and British influences in the development of Ireland. Semester-in-Ireland participants only. |
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| HY422 Modern Germany (3) |
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Survey of German history in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries.Topics covered include the end of the old regime, German unification, the German Empire,
World War I, the Weimar Republic, the Third Reich, World War II, postwar Germany, and reunification. |
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| IV. World History |
| HY221 East Asia I (3) |
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Cultural, political, and economic development of China and Japan from ancient times to 1600. Special topics include Confucianism, Taoism, Buddhism, and
Shinto. |
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| HY222 East Asia II (3) |
| Cultural, political, and economic development since 1600, with emphasis on modernization in Japan and the 20th Century Chinese revolution. |
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| HY230 Latin American History (3) |
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A study of the history and culture of Latin America from the first European contact to the present. Special emphasis is placed on Latin American relations
with the United States. |
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| HY250 Russian History (3) |
| A general overviewof Russian history from the 18th Century to the fall of the Soviet Union in 1991. |
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| HY271 The Middle East (3) |
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Political, cultural, and economic development from ancient times to the present. Special topics include Islam, the Ottoman Empire, Zionism, the Arab-Israeli
dispute, the Palestinians, and oil. |
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| HY303 The History of China (3) |
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A study of the cultural, political, and economic development of China with emphasis on the 19th and 20th centuries. Special topics include Confucianism,
Taoism, Buddhism, European imperialism, the Communist Revolution, and U.S.- China relations. |
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| V. Historical Literature and Methodology |
| HY310 Special Topics in History (Variable) |
| Variable topics in history offered on an occasional basis. |
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| HY357 Historiography (3) |
| An introduction to the history of historical writing with emphasis on major schools of interpretation in history. |
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| HY397 Field Experience in History (Variable) |
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Up to three semester hours of credit may be earned through an internship or experience in a field directly related to history. Terms of the internship will be
negotiated between the major advisor and the student. Prerequisite: Approval of the chairperson. |
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| HY398 Readings in History (Variable) |
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Individually negotiated program of readings on a selected topic established by contract between the instructor and student. Contracts are filed with the
Registrar. Prerequisite: Approval of the chairperson. |
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| HY399 Independent Project (Variable) |
Individually negotiated research project of defined nature established by contract between the instructor and student. Contracts are filed with the Registrar.
Prerequisite: Approval of the chairperson. |
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| HY401 Seminar (Variable) |
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Senior level research seminar on selected problems in American, European or world history. The seminar is designed with the intention of demonstrating skills
in historical research, critical analysis, and communication. The chief product of the class will be a major research paper based on primary sources that displays awareness of the tradition of historical interpretation in its subject. Highly recommended for history majors. Students may take the seminar more than once as long as the topic varies. Prerequisites: At least two history courses (including one from the 200 or 300 level) or the approval of the instructor. All non-majors must seek instructor approval before enrolling. |
