POS 2520: International Organizations and International Law (3)

A survey of international organizations and the nature of international law. Of particular interest will be the study of the structural and procedural framework of the United Nations. Students will participate in Model UN related activities such as researching diplomatic interests of nation-states, role-playing in parliamentary proceedings, public speaking, and critical thinking exercises. When possible, the class will participate in Model Un conferences.

HIS 3170: The War Between the States: America's Civil War (3)

An investigation of the multiple causes of, course, and consequences of America's great national trauma.

HIS 3260: Latin American Studies (3)

The History of Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean from the Colonial Period to the Present.

HIS 3280: Axis and Allies: The Second World War (3)

An examination of World War II as a global conflict focusing on the causes, participants, theaters and results of the conflict.

HIS 3400: East Asian Civilizations (3)

A study of the history, religions, literature and culture of civilizations in China, Japan, and Korea. (Proposed IS Credit).

HIS 3410: The Muslim World (3)

A study of the history, religion, literature, and culture of the Islamic world. (Proposed IS Credit).

POS 3500: The Courts and American Politics (3)

An examination of the history of the federal courts, their jurisdiction, the appeals process, their relationships to state courts with: the presidency, congress, and the public.

POS 3800: The American Presidency (3)

An analysis of the historical development, the growth of presidential power, development of the institution, styles of presidential leadership, and the relations between the president, congress, the judiciary, and the public.

HIS 4040/REL 4041: Renaissance and Reformation (3)

A study of the fourteenth through the first half of the sixteenth centuries as a period of transition from the medieval to the modern era. The course focuses special attention on the Renaissance and Reformation as cultural phenomena with European expansion and the development of capitalism and the modern state as background.

HIS 4290: The United States in Vietnam (3)

A comprehensive examination of the United States' involvement in Vietnam focusing on the reasons for, prosecution of, responses to and consequences of the conflict.