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Course Information

  
 

Health Administration
  

  • HLAD - 8106 Legal Aspects of Health Care (3)

    This course presents an overview of the legal and ethical issues faced by health care consumers, practitioners, and administrators. The course will introduce students to the legal aspects of health care at the federal, state, and local levels. Topics covered will include informed consent, joint ventures, Compliance issues, mergers and acquisitions, medical staff issues and liability, Stark laws, Fraud and abuse. Instructional Method: LD Lecture-Discussion Prerequisites: HLAD 7101  and HLAD 7102 .
  

  • HLAD - 8107 Health Care Financial Management II (3)

    Demonstrates the applications and concepts of healthcare financial management.  It explains the theory behind the financial models and the various topics related to working capital management, managed care contracting, investment decision making, capital financing, and financial performance for healthcare entities.  In addition, it compares the financial control and accountabilities of healthcare leaders from other industries. Instructional Method: LD Lecture-Discussion Offered Fall and Spring semesters. Prerequisites: the equivalent to undergraduate course HLAD-4106  ; HLAD-7105  and HLAD-7110 .
  

  • HLAD - 8108 Healthcare Planning and Marketing (3)

    Examines the key health planning concepts, methods, and data sources useful in developing community and institutional health plans.  In addition, students will utilize their knowledge of vital demographic statistics, community specific health needs, and concepts of epidemiology that are vital for organizational success through critical and strategic thinking.  Most successful healthcare organizations create a culture that fosters creativity, innovation, and transformational leadership.  Effective strategic planning depends on leaders’ commitment to creating an organizational culture that supports change. Instructional Method: LD Lecture-Discussion Prerequisites: HLAD-7101 , HLAD-7102 , HLAD-7110 , HLAD-8100 , HLAD-8101 , HLAD-8105 .
  

  • HLAD - 8109 Independent Study (1-8)

    Individual reading, research, and/or project in health administration under the supervision of the faculty. Equivalent to HLAD-870. Prerequisite: Permission required
  

  • HLAD - 8110 Internship (1-8)

    Period of structured, preceptor-directed experience in the practice of health administration in a setting appropriate to the student’s career goals. The course is taken after completion of all other course work, but before conferring of the degree. Prerequisite: Permission required
  

  • HLAD - 8111 Graduate Thesis/Project: (1-8)

    Provides the health administration student an opportunity to synthesize graduate course work by developing and completing a thesis or project specific to the student’s interests in health administration. Prerequisite: Permission required
  
  
  

  • HLAD - 8901 Health Care Management II (3)

    Examines the comprehensive knowledge necessary for effectively administering  healthcare facilities and systems.  Applies theoretical knowledge acquired in areas such as finance, law, quantitative methods, human resources management, medical staff relations, ethics, etc., to practice. Focuses on four competencies: 1) communications and interpersonal effectiveness, 2) management and leadership, 3) critical thinking, analysis, and problem solving, and 4) professionalism and ethics. Instructional Method: LD Lecture-Discussion

    Prerequisites: ACCT-6100 , HLAD-7101 , HLAD-7102 , HLAD-7107 , HLAD-7108 , HLAD-7109 , HLAD-7110 , HLAD-7111 , HLAD-7112 , HLAD-8000 , HLAD-8101 , HLAD-8103 , HLAD-8105 , HLAD-8106 , HLAD-8107 . Corequisites: HLAD-8108  and HLAD-8902 .

  
  

  • HLAD - 8903 Health Informatics Practicum Experience II (2)

    Provides a period of structured, directed experience in the practice of health informatics in a setting appropriate to the student’s career goals. Students apply theories and principles of classroom learning in a healthcare facility. The field experiences provide opportunities for development, integration, and reinforcement of competence. Prerequisites: HLAD-8901 ; permission required.
  

  • HLAD - 8904 Health Informatics Research Experience I (3)

    Focuses on original research in health informatics or information systems. Introduces basic research methods and techniques to provide students with a sound foundation for undertaking research within health services organizations by emphasizing major steps in conducting research, including conceptualization, research design, measurement, sampling, data collection and analysis. Prerequisites: HLAD-8901 ; permission required.
  
  

  • HLAD - 8906 Health Informatics Research Experience II (2)

    Focuses on original research in health informatics or information systems. Introduces basic research methods and techniques to provide students with a sound foundation for undertaking research within health services organizations by emphasizing major steps in conducting research, including conceptualization, research design, measurement, sampling, data collection and analysis. Prerequisites: HLAD-8901 ; permission required.
  

  • HLAD - 8907 Health Informatics Research Thesis (3)

    Focuses on research and writing the master’s thesis. This course is the culminating portion of the Master of Health Informatics degree at Governors State University and is research intensive pertaining to the professional and/or personal interests of the student. It provides the student an opportunity to synthesize graduate course work by developing and completing a thesis or project specific to the student’s interests in health informatics. Prerequisites: HLAD-8901 ; permission required.  

Health Informatics
  

  • HLIN - 4099 Health Informatics Capstone (5)

    Focuses on understanding how learned material is applied in a professional healthcare technology or informatics setting. It enables students to become connected with IT and informatics professionals and recognizes the need for students to master skills such as critical thinking, technical skills, and analytics skills in order to establish a successful informatics career. Instructional Method: Online Prerequisites: HLIN-3001 and HLIN-4003.
  

  • HLIN - 4501 Applied Healthcare Data Analytics (3)

    Introduces students to fundamental principles of data science in combination with hands-on exercises on using state of the art big data analytics tools and techniques. The course will illustrate the methods for identifying appropriate data sets and using tools to analyze data, evaluate hypotheses, and interpret results. Students will learn how to describe, present, summarize, and organize data effectively in the area of healthcare. Instructional Method: Instructional Method: Online. Offered Spring semester. Prerequisite: HLIN-4005.
  

  • HLIN - 4502 Healthcare Technical Standards and Interoperability (3)

    Introduces students to fundamental principles of health data science in combination with hands-on exercises on state-of-the-art big data tools and techniques. The course will illustrate the methods for identifying appropriate datasets and using tools to analyze data, evaluate hypotheses, and interpret results. Students will learn how to describe, present, summarize, and organize data effectively in the area of healthcare. Instructional Method: Offered face-to-face, hybrid, and online formats during Fall and Spring semesters. Prerequisites: None.
  

  • HLIN - 4503 Analysis and Design of Health Information Systems (3)

    Addresses systems analysis and design, healthcare system selection and evaluation processes, national health initiatives in health IT, systems life cycle analysis, workflow process re-engineering and design, process modeling and planning methods of healthcare IT. Instructional Method: Offered face-to-face, hybrid, or online. Semester offered: Fall, spring, and summer. Prerequisites:  HLIN - 2000 Basics of EHR Hardware and Software.
  

  • HLIN - 4504 Human-centered Computing in Healthcare (3)

    Covers topics relevant to healthcare technologies including usability of healthcare information systems; human factors engineering, work organization and tools; evaluation methods; user-centered design; interaction design and interface design. Instructional Method: Offered face-to-face, hybrid, or online during Fall and Spring semesters. Prerequisites:  HLIN - 3103 Basics of Health Care Informatics
  

  • HLIN - 8900 Health Informatics Field Experience (3)

    Students apply theories and principles of classroom learning in healthcare facility.  The field experiences provide opportunities for development, integration, and reinforcement of competence. Instructional Method: Offered both face to face and online. Prerequisites: HLAD-7101,  HLAD-7102,  HLAD-7106,  HLAD-7109,  HLAD-8106,  CPSC-8820 ; Permission of advisor and field experience instructor at least three months in advance.  Students must have completed at least 21 credit hours of required coursework in the MSHI Program.
  

  • HLIN - 8901 Thesis in Health Informatics (3)

    Within the framework of the Master’s Thesis course, the student prepares and explores extensive literature survey, defines the scope of research statement, as well as investigates unique ways of communicating research findings. This also includes the phases of defining a topic, problem identification, empirical study, data collection and analysis, use of tools and technologies to analyze empirical data and the presentation of a coherent research document. The design and execution of the thesis are worked out between the student and faculty advisor. Instructional Method: Offered both face to face and online. Prerequisites: HLAD-7101,  HLAD-7102,  HLAD-7106,  HLAD-7109,  HLAD-8106,  CPSC-8820 .

Health Sciences
  

  • HLSC - 1050 Introduction to Health and Human Services Health Professions (3)

    Provides students with a basic understanding of various health professions within the context of the broader healthcare system.
  

  • HLSC - 2100 Contemporary Issues in Health (3)

    Identifies and examines major health issues of our time. Designed to counteract apathy, dispel myths, and provide accurate information upon which to make decisions affecting individual and social health. Presents a broad overview of programs and policies in a historical context. Basic health concepts and terminology are presented for non-health care, as well as the health care track student. Equivalent to HLSC-305.
  

  • HLSC - 2200 Global Health (3)

    This is an entry-level course designed to examine major global health challenges, programs and policies. Students will be introduced to determinants of health and disease through a global lens. Students will analyze and explore contemporary issues as well as develop an understanding of the social determinants of health inequities. Prerequisites: None
  

  • HLSC - 2300 Human Sexuality (3)

    This course identified and discusses human sexuality issues of health, and introduces ethical and legal considerations in public health. Prerequisites: None
  

  • HLSC - 3099 Introduction to Community Health (3)

    Reviews the latest trends in community health in an effort to address health issues facing today’s communities. With an emphasis on developing the knowledge and skills necessary for a career in health education, this course covers topics such as epidemiology, community organization, program planning, minority health, healthcare, mental health, environmental health, drugs, safety, and occupational health. Equivalent to HLSC-330.
  

  • HLSC - 3106 Public Health Epidemiology (3)

    Presents use of descriptive and analytic epidemiology, and include: classification of disease, definitions of incidence and prevalence, uses of rates, rate adjustment, outbreak investigation, study design, cohort studies, case-control studies, experimental studies, life tables, and screening. Instructional Method: Lecture/Discussion and Online. Prerequisites: Admission to the BHS program or course instructor approval. Must have earned 60 Hours of College Credit prior to enrollment.
  

  • HLSC - 3200 Foundations of Environmental Health (3)

    This course examines health issues, scientific understanding of causes, and possible future approaches to control environmental health problems in industrialized and developing countries. Topics include public health and health care responses to environmental pollutants, physical, chemical, and biological agents of environmental contamination. This course also covers vectors for dissemination (air, water, soil); solid hazardous waste; susceptible populations; biomarkers and risk analysis; the scientific base for policy decisions; and emerging global environmental health problems. Equivalent to HLSC-340. Prerequisites: HLSC-2100  
  

  • HLSC - 3300 Disparities and Cultural Awareness in Health (3)

    This course provides students with an understanding of how culture operates as a critical variable in planning educational, health promotion, and disease prevention strategies. Students will develop an understanding of what constitutes cultural attunement, and cultural sensitivity through issues pertinent to the design of culturally appropriate curriculum for health promotion strategies, prevention programs in community health, and service delivery systems. Equivalent to HLSC-421. Prerequisite: Take HLSC-3099  
  

  • HLSC - 3400 Principles of Aging and Physical Activity (3)

    This course is designed to examine the aging process, and the physical and emotional aspects of aging well. Students will explore socio-demographics, health behavior and exercise needs of older adults, as well as become engaged in lessons of the emotional needs and as well as life course barriers to better aging. Equivalent to HLSC-344.
  

  • HLSC - 3500 Disasters and Public Health (3)

    This course introduces students to up-to-date understanding of best practices for rebuilding community institutions and community development after a disaster including solutions for ecological restoration and community development. Includes case studies that illustrate best practices and integrate the concepts of community and community rebuilding for local, national, and international stakeholders. Prerequisite: ADMISSION TO BHS Community Health program or course instructor approval. Sixty hours of college credit required.
  

  • HLSC - 4100 Health Promotion (3)

    Presents models for health promotion programming and introduces skills involved in planning, implementing, and evaluating health promotion programs. Emphasis is on motivational and behavioral techniques to enhance change and on implementing cost-effective health promotion programs in a workplace setting. Sample vignettes and case studies provide practical and realistic practice in the application of health promotion concepts. Equivalent to HLSC-505. Prerequisite: HLSC-3300  
  

  • HLSC - 4101 HIV: The Epidemic: Issues for Healthcare Providers, Educators, Employers, and Consumers (3)

    Provides an overview of the HIV/AIDS epidemic including changes in the pattern of occurrence, signs and symptoms, classifications of the disease, recognition of the course of the disease, and strategies for prevention. Prerequisites: none.
  

  • HLSC - 4130 Nutritional Pathways (3)

    Identifies cellular and nutrient make-up of the body as it relates to the body’s systems and the nutritional life cycle. Examines how socioeconomic factors enhance a person’s food choices and how diet, nutritional guidelines, and physical exercise decrease the risk of disease. Hazards in our food supply and issues regarding hunger and the global environment will also be presented. Prerequisites: none.
  

  • HLSC - 4150 Health Education Models and Systems (3)

    Course explores specific topics in the area of health science and related fields. Topics vary and range from practical application to current conceptual areas and theories. Prerequisite:  HLSC-3300  
  

  • HLSC - 4160 Public Health Communication (3)

    Introduces attributes of effective public health leadership principles and theories of public health leadership development. Additionally, effective communication, team building, and knowledge of social and human rights are discussed. Instructional Method: Offered as an online course. Prerequisite: HLSC-4100  
  

  • HLSC - 4200 Comparative Complementary and Alternative Medicine (3)

    Compares the history and paradigm of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) with that of conventional medicine. Reviews the major domains of CAM research. Evaluates the research on the effectiveness of CAM. Equivalent to HLSC-420.
  

  • HLSC - 4300 Health and Wellness Programs (3)

    This course will emphasize strategies for the development of program content, overall planning, implementation, and evaluation of health promotion programs in community and workplace settings. Equivalent to HLSC-455. Prerequisite: HLSC-3300  
  

  • HLSC - 4400 Medical Terminology (1)

    This is an independent, self-paced course that is open to all students interested in gaining knowledge of medical terminology. A programmed text and computer-based instruction is utilized. This course is a prerequisite for admission to the Masters of Occupational Therapy program. An online option is available. Equivalent to HLSC-400.
  

  • HLSC - 4470 Independent Study (1-8)

    Individual reading, research, and/or project in the health sciences under the supervision of the faculty. Equivalent to HLSC-470.
  

  • HLSC - 4500 Research Design in Community Health (3)

    This course will provide students with basic knowledge of research methods for the evaluation and development of community health research. Prerequisites: HLAD-3104 , MATH-2100  or  STAT-2100 , or M1-902 Corequisites: HLAD-3106  and a Statistical Methods class.
  

  • HLSC - 4700 Leadership in Public Health (3)

    This course describes the attributes of effective leadership, principles, and theories in practice for leadership development. Additionally, effective communication, team building, and knowledge and social and human rights are discussed. Instructional Method: Offered in an online format. Prerequisite: Take HLSC-4160  
  

  • HLSC - 4890 Internship (1-8)

    Designed to provide students in the health sciences with supervised practical experiences in applied settings. Equivalent to HLSC-480.
  

  • HLSC - 4989 Internship Seminar (1)

    Course prepares students for field placement including professional development, interviewing skills, and how to identify appropriate internship placement sites. Prerequisites: Completion of a majority of Community Health program courses. Must have completed this course prior to enrolling in HLSC - 4990 Internship (3) .
  

  • HLSC - 4990 Internship (3)

    Designed to provide students in the health sciences with supervised practical experiences in applied settings. Equivalent to HLSC-480 and HLSC-4890. Prerequisite: HLSC-4989  
  

  • HLSC - 5001 Current Topics (1-3)

    Explores specific topics in the area of health science and related fields. Topics vary and range from practical application to current conceptual areas and theories. May be repeated for credit. Equivalent to HLSC-502.
  

  • HLSC - 5200 Health Professions Education Instruction (3)

    Designed to introduce health professions students to the skills and processes involved in health professions education in both clinical and didactic settings. Develops skills in planning, delivering, and evaluating health professions education programs. Equivalent to HLPE-315.
  

  • HLSC - 5512 Changing Health Behaviors (3)

    Examines the relationship between personal behaviors and health. Addresses skills, strategies, and models that can be used to help people make health-enhancing behavior changes. Equivalent to ADDS-512.
  

  • HLSC - 6300 School Health Programs (3)

    Presents an overview of the principles, philosophy, and development of school health programs in the U.S. Emphasizes the concepts of “healthful school living” and community participation in school health programs. Focuses on developing a team framework among teachers, health service personnel, parents, and pupils. Equivalent to HLPE-802.
  

  • HLSC - 6310 Assessment of Health Instruction (3)

    Examines assessment procedures employed in health education and allied health training programs. Emphasizes the development of valid and reliable instruments to assess health behaviors, attitudes, and skills. Equivalent to HLPE-815.
  

  • HLSC - 6320 Continuing Education in Health (3)

    Focuses on how the rapid pace of new discoveries in health, disease, treatment, and rehabilitation makes continuing education essential for everyone working in health fields. Develops skills in planning, delivering, and evaluating continuing education in health. Emphasis on developing change agent skills, motivation of others to update their knowledge and skills, involving colleagues in continuing education activities. Equivalent to HLPE-820.
  

  • HLSC - 7500 Interprofessional Collaboration (3)

    Examines effective communication and processing skills that will assist professionals from various healthcare disciplines to develop understanding and collaboration. Emphasis is on the use of effective techniques for collaboration and interdisciplinary team process resulting in valuing each professional’s expertise and overcoming barriers to effective and efficient patient/client care. Equivalent to HLSC-750.
  

  • HLSC - 8050 Special Topics in Health Sciences (1-4)

    Examines advanced specialized interdisciplinary topics in health sciences. Topics will vary. May be repeated for credit. Individual reading, research, and/or project in the health sciences under the supervision of the faculty. Equivalent to HLSC-850.
  

  • HLSC - 8300 Epidemiology (3)

    Advanced health concept course covering human ecology of diseases in groups and communities, consumer health sources in dealing with epidemiology problems, indices of community health and their usefulness to health centers, schools, and community health programs, and promotion of healthful living on a group and community basis. Equivalent to HLSC-830.
  

  • HLSC - 8350 Responsible Conduct of Research (3)

    Provides content related issues in research and scientific integrity and the responsible conduct of research, includes policies and procedures related to scientific misconduct, conflicts of interest, human subjects’ protection in biomedical research, intellectual property, authorship and peer review, and ethical issues in research. Equivalent to HLSC-840.
  

  • HLSC - 8400 Information Management Nursing Decision Support (3)

    Explores the use of computerized systems in nursing administration, education, teaching strategies, research, and clinical practices. Emphasizes information technology; an understanding of computer technology; and social, ethical, and legal issues associated with information technology in a healthcare environment. Equivalent to HLSC-841.
  

  • HLSC - 8640 Exploring Interdisciplinary Team Process and Leadership (3)

    This course will bring together graduate students from many disciplines to learn effective communication and processing skills that will allow them to develop the understanding necessary for effective collaboration. This course will use communication and team building skills to demonstrate the value of interdisciplinary approaches. Such an interdisciplinary approach will show students effective techniques for valuing and educating client/customers, identifying and overcoming barriers to effective customer/client service, and leading to outcomes desired by the client/customer. Equivalent to HLSC-864.
  

  • HLSC - 8700 Independent Study (1-8)

    Individual reading, research, and/or project in the health sciences under the supervision of the faculty. Equivalent to HLSC-870.
  

  • HLSC - 8750 Healthcare Organizational Behavior (3)

    Explores the behavior of people within healthcare organizations in view of influential factors related to individuals, work groups, information groups, and the larger organized system. Analyzes management strategies for implementing effective efficient structures and processes in healthcare organizations. Equivalent to HLSC-875.
  

  • HLSC - 8800 Internship (1-8)

    Designed to provide the health sciences student with supervised practical experiences in applied settings. Equivalent to HLSC-880.
  

  • HLSC - 8900 Graduate Thesis/Project (1-8)

    Provides the health sciences student an opportunity to synthesize graduate work by developing and completing a thesis or project specific to the student’s interests in the health sciences. Equivalent to HLSC-890.
  

  • HLSC - 9200 Healthcare Security and Disaster Preparedness (3)

    Focuses on the assessment of health needs of specific communities when compromised by events impacting homeland security. Provides strategies for planning and implementing plans developed in collaboration with local governmental agencies, public and private health sector providers, and county and state health agencies. Equivalent to HLSC-891.

History
  

  • HIST - 1110 History of the United States to 1865 (3)

    Provides a historical examination of the United States from the founding of the colonies through Reconstruction with special emphasis on connections between historical transformations and issues of race, class, gender, religion, nation-building, economic development and modernization, and the sectional conflict.
  

  • HIST - 1120 History of the United States since 1865 (3)

    Provides a historical examination of the United States from the Civil War through the present with special emphasis on connections between historical transformations and issues of race, class, gender, industrialization, immigration, urbanization, reform/social movements, and World Wars I and II.
  

  • HIST - 2700 World History to 1500 (3)

    Provides a conceptual and comparative approach to the history of world civilizations prior to 1500, societies and cultures that challenges persistent Eurocentric assumptions and worldviews. Asia, Africa, the Americas, and the Europe will be analyzed in their diversity and in relation to one another. Topics include religion, language, culture, commerce, migration, science, technology, ecology, and identity information.
  

  • HIST - 2710 World History Since 1500 (3)

    Provides a conceptual and comparative approach to the history of world civilizations, societies, and cultures since 1500 that challenges persistent Eurocentric assumptions and worldviews. Asia, Africa, the Americas, and Europe will be analyzed in relation to one another.
  

  • HIST - 3099 Junior Seminar: Public History and Civic Engagement (3)

    Introduces and examines sources and methods used in public history. Students will conduct specific research projects focused on civic engagement, local, and/or community history engaging with public and private institutions in the region. Restriction: Junior status or higher. Instructional Method: Lecture/Discussion Intended Audience: History majors and other interested students. No prerequisites for this course.
  

  • HIST - 3100 U.S. Economic History (3)

    Examines the development of the American economy with special emphasis on the process of modernization and its effect on agriculture, commerce-industry, worker-employer relationships, and the value system of the people. Equivalent to HIST-310.
  

  • HIST - 3101 Key Issues in State and Federal Constitutional Government (3)

    Provides a practical and mature picture of U.S. Constitutional government in its own right as well as how it relates to the Illinois State Constitution. Factual knowledge about the contents of the U.S. Constitution is a baseline requirement of the course. Equivalent to HIST-301.
  

  • HIST - 3111 World Environmental History (3)

    Traces the impact of environmental change on major world cultures and historical events through the examination of select case studies and themes. Explores the transnational and global nature of environmental history. Applies multiple lenses and concepts, including race, class, and gender, to analyze environmental contributions to migration, imperialism, colonialism, the spread of epidemic diseases, and global capitalism. Prerequisites: none.
  

  • HIST - 3120 U.S. History II (3)

    Provides a historical examination of the United States from the Civil War through World War II with special emphasis on industrialization, immigration, urbanization, reform, and World War I and II. Instructional Method: Lecture/Discussion
  

  • HIST - 3900 Historical Methods (3)

    Emphasizes the principles of historical research, the organization of materials, and the discussion of various writing styles. History majors taking this course will be expected to have previously completed HIST - 3099 Junior Seminar: Public History and Civic Engagement (3) . Student must have junior status to enroll.
  

  • HIST - 4001 Topics in History (3)

    Engages in an in-depth study of specific topics in history. Students may take this course multiple times for credit when a different topic is featured. Topics are indicated in the subtitle of the course name and will be announced in advance.
  

  • HIST - 4002 Topics in American History (3)

    Engages in an in-depth study of specific topics in American history. Students may take this course multiple times for credit when a different topic is featured. Topics are indicated in the subtitle of the course name and will be announced in advance. Restriction: Sophomore status or higher.
  

  • HIST - 4003 Topics in Global History (3)

    Examines special topics in global history.  Content varies by topic indicated in course subtitle.  Develops skills of historical thinking, including contextualization, periodization, analyzing continuities and changes over time, interpreting and evaluating primary sources, and constructing persuasive arguments supported by evidence.  Instructional Method: Lecture-Discussion Offered Fall and Spring Semesters and Summer Session.
  

  • HIST - 4100 Beyond the Dream: Current Black Social Issues (3)

    Examines issues in education, politics, business, economics, social life, and the arts as they relate to developments in the Black community since the Civil Rights Era. Equivalent to HIST-5100, HIST-500.
  

  • HIST - 4110 The History of Illinois and Its Constitution (3)

    Surveys the political, constitutional, and social history of the State of Illinois from 1700 to the present. Equivalent to HIST-501.
  

  • HIST - 4115 Modern African History (3)

    Surveys the significant themes in African history since 1800, examining pre-colonial African societies, European mercantilism, colonial political economies, resistance and the rise of African nationalism, and questions concerning liberation and revolution in Africa today. Historical texts, novels, films, and guest speakers will be used to promote a deeper understanding of the continent, its people, and their struggles. Equivalent to HIST-505.
  

  • HIST - 4150 Modern U S History: 1900-1945 (3)

    Covers US domestic history and the role of the United States in world affairs from 1900-1945, including progressivism, imperialism, World War I, the Great Depression, and World War II. Restricted to those with sophomore status or higher, or permission of instructor. Instructional Method: Lecture-Discussion Offered Fall and Spring Semesters and Summer Session. Equivalent to HIST-515.
  

  • HIST - 4160 Modern U.S. History, 1945-Present (3)

    The approach of this course is inclusive and focuses on the issues of the Post-World War II era and beyond. It provides a context for in-depth study of more recent events, with an emphasis on content, methodology, and potential applications of U.S. history. Equivalent to HIST-5160, HIST-516. Prerequisites: take  HIST-1110  and HIST-3100 .
  

  • HIST - 4200 American Urban History (3)

    Presents a historical examination of the process of modernization and its effect on the American city and people. Emphasizes race, class, gender, migration and mobility, family roles, machine politics, suburbanization, and various reform movements. Equivalent to HIST-520.
  

  • HIST - 4300 Modern Middle Eastern History (3)

    Examines Islamic civilization since the age of European expansion into the region. Topics covered include: imperialism, westernization, nationalism, and modernization; regions covered include Arab countries, Israel, Iran, and Turkey. Equivalent to HIST-530.
  

  • HIST - 4330 Ancient Chinese History (3)

    Examines Chinese history from 221 B.C.E. to 1840. Equivalent to HIST-533.
  

  • HIST - 4340 Modern Chinese History (3)

    Examines the period of Chinese history between 1840 and the present, including the cultural confrontation between the expanding western civilization of international trade and warfare and the persistent Chinese civilization of agriculture and bureaucracy. Considers the fundamental transformation of the traditional China into the modern China of today. Equivalent to HIST-534.
  

  • HIST - 4400 Black Experience in the U.S. (3)

    Surveys Black experience from 1500-1941. Emphasizes the various aspects of slavery, the Civil War, reconstruction, and the Black experience during World War I and World War II periods. For students of politics, mass communications, economics, public policy, etc. and those simply interested in America’s recent past. Equivalent to HIST-540.
  

  • HIST - 4410 Black Women in American History (3)

    Examines the history of the Black woman from enslavement to 1970. Emphasizes the role the Black woman has played in the Black struggle and her contributions to their survival. Equivalent to HIST-541.
  

  • HIST - 4420 Caribbean History (3)

    Studies comparative colonial patterns in the Caribbean. Emphasizes the development of slave populations, social systems, and the concept of hierarchy in the Caribbean. Equivalent to HIST-542.
  

  • HIST - 4440 History of Civil Rights (3)

    Examines the struggle to secure civil rights in the United States. Emphasizes protests, court decisions, and legislation covering the civil rights areas of employment, education, housing, voting, public accommodations, and marriage since 1953. Equivalent to HIST-544.
  

  • HIST - 4450 African Slavery in America (3)

    Examines the historical events and regional distinctions in enslavement, institutionalization of North American slavery, development of slave cultures, formation of free communities of color, rise of resistance movements and struggles for freedom and citizenship, and origins and outcomes of the Civil War and Reconstruction, emphasizing the actions and experiences of people of African descent. Equivalent to HIST-545.
  

  • HIST - 4460 Latin America to Independence (3)

    Examines the historical, political, economic, and cultural processes of Spanish and Portuguese America to the era of independence. Areas covered will include pre-Columbian civilizations, exploration and conquest, colonial society, slavery, and the development of the divisions which led to independence.
  

  • HIST - 4470 Latin America from Independence (3)

    Examines the historical, political, economic, and cultural processes of South and Central America from the period of independence to the present. Major topics include the wars of independence, social transformation in the 19th and 20th centuries, the developing role of the nation-state, underdevelopment in the global economic order, and the role of the Cold War in shaping politics and society. Equivalent to HIST-547. Prerequisites: take HIST-3100 , SOC-3100 .
  

  • HIST - 4480 Pre-Colonial African History (3)

    Explores the history of African people and their various cultural differences in a pre-colonial context. Focuses on correcting misconceptions of Africa and the Africans through readings from a wide selection of publications. Equivalent to HIST-548.
  

  • HIST - 4500 Women in American History (3)

    Examines the history of American women from the Colonial period to the present with special emphasis on how and in what ways the status of women has changed. Equivalent to HIST-550.
  

  • HIST - 4510 Women in World History (3)

    Provides a broad overview of women’s experiences in history, from hunter-gatherer societies to the present.
  

  • HIST - 4650 Modern European History (3)

    Examines the political, economic, social, cultural, and diplomatic history of modern Europe. Addresses the themes of enlightenment, revolution, industrialization, nationalism, imperialism, totalitarianism, the world wars, the cold war, and the geo-political trends toward unification. Equivalent to HIST-565.
  

  • HIST - 4670 Russia in the 20th Century (3)

    Examines the history of Russia during the 20th century. Topics include the fall of czarism, the Communist Revolution, the Stalin era, World War II, the Cold War, the collapse of the Soviet Union, and the post-Cold War period. Equivalent to HIST-567.
  

  • HIST - 4670 Russia in the 20th Century (3)

    Examines the history of Russia during the 20th century. Topics include the fall of czarism, the communist revolution, the Stalin era, World War II, The Cold War, the collapse of the Soviet Union, the post-Cold War period, and Putin and the “New Cold War.” Emphasizes development of knowledge and skills necessary to analyze current historical developments and political changes in Russia Instructional Method: Offered Face-to-Face and Online during Fall, Spring, or Summer terms. Prerequisites: None.
  

  • HIST - 4700 Independent Study in American History (1-4)

    Individual reading, research, and/or education project in American History under the supervision of the faculty. Equivalent to HIST-470.
  

  • HIST - 4701 Independent Study in Global History (1-4)

    Includes individual reading, research, and/or education project in Global History under the supervision of the faculty.
 

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