MWCC College Catalog — History
HIS105 HISTORY OF WORLD CIVILIZATION I
3 credits
This course is an introductory survey of the major world civilizations from ancient times to 1600. The course profiles major events in the development of Europe, Asia, Africa, and the Americas up to 1600. Special emphasis will be placed on the interrelationships among these civilizations and on the role of religion in their development. Prerequisites: ENG100, RDG100, or placement. Fall.
HIS106 HISTORY OF WORLD CIVILIZATION II
3 credits
This course is an introductory survey of the major world civilizations from 1600 to the present. The course profiles major events in the development of Europe, Asia, Africa, and the Americas since 1600. Special emphasis will be placed on European events and their effects on the other civilizations of the world as well as on the interrelationships of the various civilizations toward each other. Prerequisites: ENG100, RDG100, or placement. Spring.
HIS113 HISTORY OF CONTEMPORARY ISSUES
3 credits
This course focuses on domestic and world events as they occur, interpreted in the light of both historical background and current issues and events. Prerequisites: ENG100, RDG100, or placement.
HIS121 HISTORY OF THE CONSTITUTION
3 credits
This course surveys the progress of constitutionalism in American life and its shaping of our society since 1776. Special emphasis will be placed on key Supreme Court decisions that have defined judicial review, free expression, religious freedom, due process, and the individual’s right to privacy over the past 200 years. Prerequisites: ENG100, RDG100, or placement.
HIS123 HISTORY OF MODERN AMERICA
3 credits
Students study the relationship between foreign and domestic events and the evolution of American history from 1945 to the present. Special emphasis is placed on the legacies of the New Deal and World War II and their influences on the presidents of the last forty years. Prerequisites: ENG100, RDG100, or placement.
HIS125 AMERICAN ETHNIC HISTORY
3 credits
Students will examine the contributions of various ethnic groups to American society, as well as the problems that these groups encountered in the assimilation process. Prerequisites: ENG100, RDG100, or placement. Fall and spring.
HIS140 HISTORY OF NEW ENGLAND
3 credits
The political, social, economic, and intellectual history of New England from Colonial times to the present is studied. Special emphasis is placed on New England’s development as a distinct cultural region and its impact on American life. Prerequisite: ENG100, RDG100, or placement. Fall and spring.
HIS201 HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES I
3 credits
This course will focus on United States history with an emphasis on how the country developed from settlements to the society it has today. It will analyze the problems encountered in forming a new republic, westward expansion, and sectional conflicts. The analysis will begin with the pre-Colonial period and continue through the Revolution, the War of 1812, Jacksonian democracy, the rise of political parties, and the social, economic, and political developments that formed the backdrop to the Civil War. The course will also look at how the Europeans and Africans who came to America developed unique American traditions that blended Old World customs into the New World experience. Prerequisites: ENG100, RDG100, or placement. Fall.
HIS202 HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES II
3 credits
This course will begin with the Reconstruction and will examine the social, economic, and political issues of the late nineteenth century as the country moved from an agrarian society to an industrialized nation, the emergence of the United States as a world power with World War I, the effects of the Great Depression on society and government, World War II, the Korean War, the Cold War, the Civil Rights Movement, Vietnam, Women’s Rights, the War on Terror, and the challenges that America faces as it moves into a new century. Prerequisites: ENG100, RDG100, or placement. Spring.
HIS240 HISTORY OF IDEAS
3 credits
In this course, students survey significant ideas in Western culture from ancient times to modern America. Representative figures to be discussed include Plato, Aristotle, Cicero, Aquinas, Machiavelli, Calvin, Hobbes, Locke, Voltaire, Wollstonecraft, Burke, and Marx. Prerequisites: ENG100, RDG100, or placement; permission of instructor or division dean.