BA in History Course Description 1 at University of South Carolina Beaufort South Carolina
BHIS 101 - EUROPEAN CIVILIZATION FROM ANCIENT TIMES TO THE MID-17TH
CENTURY (3)
The rise and development of European civilization from its Mediterranean origins
through the Renaissance and Reformation
BHIS 102 - EUROPEAN CIVILIZATION FROM THE MID-17TH CENTURY (3)
European
development and expansion from the mid- 17th century to the present
BHIS 109 - INTRODUCTION TO LATIN AMERICAN CIVILIZATION (3)
A discussion of the
political, cultural and economic forces which have conditioned the development of institutions and ideas
in Spanish and Portuguese America. (Satisfies USCB General Education Non-Western Requirement)
BHIS 111 - HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES FROM DISCOVERY TO 1865 (3) A general
survey of the United States from the era of discovery to the present, emphasizing major political,
economic, social and intellectual developments
BHIS 112 - HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES FROM 1865 TO THE PRESENT DAY (3).
A
general survey of the United States from the era of discovery to the present, emphasizing major political,
economic, social and intellectual developments
BHIS 113 - THE CROSSROADS OF EUROPE: AUSTRIAN HISTORY AND CULTURE (3).
BHIS 115 - WORLD HISTORY TO 1500 (3)
BHIS 115 is the first of a two-semester survey of World
History from the origin of human civilizations to the advent of the modern period (1500 C.E.). The course
necessarily adopts a cross-cultural approach to the study and interpretation of the past, including political,
intellectual, economic and social inquiry. BHIS 115 addresses issues of religion, gender, trade, migration,
conflict and interaction between and within societies. (Satisfies USCB General Education Non-Western
Requirement)
BHIS 116 - WORLD HISTORY FROM 1500 TO THE PRESENT (3)
BHIS 116 is the second of a
two-semester survey of World History from the advent of the modern period (1500 C.E.) to the present.
The course necessarily adopts a cross-cultural approach to the study and interpretation of the past,
including political, intellectual, economic and social inquiry. BHIS 116 addresses issues of religion,
gender, trade, migration, conflict and interaction between and within societies. (Satisfies USCB General
Education Non-Western Requirement)
BHIS 300 - THE HISTORIAN’S CRAFT (3)
Explores the nature of historical evidence, the
formulation of historical questions and the construction of historical arguments using primary and
secondary materials
BHIS 301 - WOMEN’S HISTORY (3)
BHIS 306 - THE BIRTH OF EUROPE (3)
A survey of the formation and development of Europe from
the fourth to the 14th centuries. Emphasis upon the emergence of European culture and upon aspects of
European prosperity after A.D. 1000
BHIS 307 - THE CRUSADES (3)
Holy War and Realpolitik in Mediterranean East-West relations from
the 10th to the 15th centuries with emphasis on the role of the Crusades in the cultural formation,
development and international relations of East and West
BHIS 310 - AGE OF THE REFORMATION (3)
Ecclesiastical institutions, religious experience and
efforts at reform before Luther; career and theology of Luther; diffusion of Reformation throughout
Europe; career and theology of Calvin; Catholic renewal and response
BHIS 315 - INTRODUCTION TO ENVIRONMENTAL HISTORY (3).
A survey of the western past
with the environment introduced as a significant actor and object of inquiry. Emphases include the impact
of changing environments on several societies as well as changing human attitudes toward the
environment.
BHIS 317 - CONTEMPORARY EUROPE FROM WORLD WAR I TO WORLD WAR II (3).
The
Great War, revolution and reconstruction; the rise of authoritarian and totalitarian regimes and the coming
of World War II
BHIS 318 - EUROPE FROM WORLD WAR II TO THE PRESENT (3).
The Second World War and
its origins; the Cold War; European recovery; a divided continent and Europe in the Global Era.
BHIS 320 - THE HISTORY OF GREAT BRITAIN (3)
A survey of the political, social, economic and
cultural development of the British Isles from Anglo-Saxon times to the Restoration of 1660.
BHIS 321 - THE HISTORY OF GREAT BRITAIN (3)
A survey of the political, social, economic and
cultural development of the British Isles since 1660.