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• HIST 365: History of Black America since Emancipation

  3.00 Credits

  Indiana University of Pennsylvania-Main Campus

  
  Description and analysis of the role of blacks in the history of the United States since the Civil War; emphasis on key leaders, major organizations, leading movements, and crucial ideologies of blacks in modern America. Prerequisite:    Sophomore standing; HIST 195 (non-majors)
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• HIST 369: Women in America

  3.00 Credits

  Indiana University of Pennsylvania-Main Campus

  
  A study of the activities of women from the colonial era to the modern era evaluating cultural, societal, religious, economic, and political frameworks. Reviews women's involvement in movements for feminism, social reform, unionism, and the abolition of slavery. Prerequisite:    Sophomore standing; HIST 195 (non-majors)
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• HIST 374: Blind Pigs and Brothels: A History of Crime and Vice in America

  3.00 Credits

  Indiana University of Pennsylvania-Main Campus

  
  Examines the origins, development and growth of the various types of crime and vice in America, from the colonial era to the recent past. Explores the relationships between individuals, cultures, communities, institutions, government and law enforcement. Prerequisite:    Sophomore standing; HIST 195 (non-majors)
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• HIST 391: Film as History

  3.00 Credits

  Indiana University of Pennsylvania-Main Campus

  
  Particularly concerned with probing the relationship between cinema and society. History of film is explored and student is given some background in film interpretation and cinematography, the western, science fiction, police films, and great foreign and American detective films. Prerequisite:    Sophomore standing; HIST 195 (non-majors)
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• HIST 395: Introduction to Historical Methods

  3.00 Credits

  Indiana University of Pennsylvania-Main Campus

  
  Colloquium focusing on historiography and historical methods in the context of a specific topic. Students will be expected to improve their research and writing skills and their understanding of historiography and methods of historical research. This is a writing intensive course. Prerequisite:    HIST 295
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• HIST 421: Archival Studies

  3.00 Credits

  Indiana University of Pennsylvania-Main Campus

  
  Provides students with an introduction to the archival profession and its practices. Noneof the Public History courses (HIST 420, 421, 422, or 423) may be counted towards theB.S.Ed. in Social Studies Education/History Track. Only one may be counted towards theHistory B.A. or the B.A. in History/Pre-Law Track. Prerequisite:    Sophomore standing, 3cr of college history
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• HIST 433: China 1300-1800: The Late Imperial Age

  3.00 Credits

  Indiana University of Pennsylvania-Main Campus

  
  Bandits and Poets: The Cultural and Social History of Late Imperial ChinaExamines the cultural and social history of Late Imperial China. Includes elite attempts at creating an orderly Confucian society and also how less powerful groups altered of challenged this vision. Discusses the role of commercialization and commercial culture and China as an Early Modern society. Prerequisite:    Sophomore standing and 3cr of college history
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• HIST 434: Modern China: 1800 - Present

  3.00 Credits

  Indiana University of Pennsylvania-Main Campus

  
  The History of Modern China: From the Opium Wars to the PresentChina's modern transformation from the crisis of the Late Qing through the various revolutionary governments of the Twentieth Century to the rise of China as a world power. Looks at both Chinese elites' quest for wealth and power and the impact this quest has had on ordinary people. Prerequisite:    Sophomore standing and 3cr of college history
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• HIST 436: Japan 1500 - 1850: Early Modern Japan

  3.00 Credits

  Indiana University of Pennsylvania-Main Campus

  
  Geisha and Samurai: The Cultural and Social History of Early Modern JapanExamines the cultural and social history of Early Modern Japan, including both Sengoku and the Tokugawa. This includes elite attempts at creating a stratified social order and also how less powerful groups altered or challenged this vision. Discusses the role of commercialization andcommercial culture and Japan as an Early Modern society. Prerequisite:    Sophomore standing and 3cr of college history
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• HIST 437: Modern Japan: 1850 - Present

  3.00 Credits

  Indiana University of Pennsylvania-Main Campus

  
  The History of Modern Japan: From the Floating World to the PresentJapan's modern transformation from the age of the samurai to the present. Looks at both the Japanese elites' quest for wealth and power in the late 19th and the 20th centuries and the impact this quest has had on ordinary people. Prerequisite:    Sophomore standing and 3cr of college history
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