HIST 121 History of Boston
A study of the history of Boston from Puritan town to sprawling metropolitan area. Important topics include social structure, religion, political leadership, cultural institutions, and increasing ethnic and racial diversity. Physical changes in the Boston landscape and patterns of suburbanization and neighborhood strength are also examined. NOTE: This course is acceptable for the minor in History.

HIST 151 United States History to Reconstruction (Gen. Ed. Goal 10)
A political, economic, social, and cultural survey of American history from the Age of Discovery to Reconstruction. The course covers the movement of the colonies toward revolution and independence, the formulation of the Constitution, and the conflict between nationalism and sectionalism culminating in the Civil War. Note: This is a writing intensive course. Prior completion of ENGL 110 Expository Writing is recommended. This course fulfills the state law requiring study of the United States and Massachusetts constitutions.

HIST 152 United States History since Reconstruction (Gen. Ed. Goal 10)
A survey of the political, economic, social, and cultural developments from Reconstruction to the present. Some of the topics covered in detail are industrial growth, the Progressive Era, causes of the depression of 1929, the New Deal, the post-World War II period, and America’s relationship to the rest of the world. Note: This is a writing intensive course. Prior completion of ENGL 110 Expository Writing is recommended. This course fulfills the state law requiring study of the United States and Massachusetts constitutions.

HIST 153 Western Civilization to the Renaissance (Gen. Ed. Goal 8)
A focus on the emergence and development of the ideas and institutions that have shaped our Western tradition. Lectures and required readings trace the major political, socioeconomic, and cultural events from the beginnings of recorded history in the ancient Near East through the Greco-Roman period to the end of the Middle Ages. Note: This is a writing intensive course. Prior completion of ENGL 110 Expository Writing is recommended.

HIST 154 Western Civilization since the Renaissance (Gen. Ed. Goal 8)
A survey of Western Civilization from the Renaissance to the present, with particular emphasis on the socioeconomic, intellectual, political, and diplomatic developments that have shaped our modern culture. Note: This is a writing intensive course. Prior completion of ENGL 110 Expository Writing is recommended. Note: This course fulfills the state law requiring study of the United States and Massachusetts constitutions.

HIST 155 The Comparative History of World Civilizations (Gen. Ed. Goals 8, 11)
A study of world civilizations from the time of their contact with western societies to the present. Particular emphasis is placed upon the socio-economic, intellectual, political, diplomatic, and cross-cultural influences which have shaped these cultures. Such topics as the industrialization, cultural development, and governmental evolution of the world’s major civilizations are covered. The influences of tribalism, and the balances of global power are also treated. Note: The course is acceptable for credit toward the History major and may be substituted, by History majors only, for HIST 154 Western Civilization since the Renaissance.

HIST 250 Historical Research and Writing
An introduction to the theories and methods of historical research and writing. Required of all History majors. Students should plan to take this course in their sophomore year.
Prerequisite: Permission of the instructor.


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