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• HIST 140: Modern Chinese History

  3.00 Credits

  Northampton County Area Community College

  
  This survey class will cover China's history from the founding of the last imperial dynasty to the period of economic reform following the death of Mao Zedong. Students will learn about China's long struggle to adapt traditional society to the modern world through years of colonialism, internal upheaval and war. Core: SIT, D.
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• HIST 153: Foundations of Modern European History 1300-1815

  3.00 Credits

  Northampton County Area Community College

  
  From the breakdown of the medieval feudal synthesis to the emergence of the modern world, this course cover the Renaissance, Reformation, Counter-Reformation, the rise of Absolutism, the Enlightenment and the beginnings of the Industrial Revolution. Course numbers ending in G are Writing Intensive (WI). Core: SIT. Also available through Online Learning.
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• HIST 153G: Foundations of Modern European History 1300-1815

  3.00 Credits

  Northampton County Area Community College

  
  From the breakdown of the medieval feudal synthesis to the emergence of the modern world, this course cover the Renaissance, Reformation, Counter-Reformation, the rise of Absolutism, the Enlightenment and the beginnings of the Industrial Revolution. Students who have taken HIST 152 may not take this course. Course numbers ending in G are Writing Intensive (WI). Core: SIT.
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• HIST 163: American History II

  3.00 Credits

  Northampton County Area Community College

  
  This course covers major political and social events in the United States from the Civil War to World War II. Special attention is paid to westward expansion, immigration, the Jazz Age, and the Great Depression. The course takes an inclusive perspective in analyzing the forces and people of diverse backgrounds who built the country. While studying each period, students learn that events are facts that have causes and consequences. Intellectually, students learn to appreciate the beauty of the United States while grappling with complexity and its many contradictions. Approved for the Honors Program. Core: SIT.
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• HIST 165: The American Experience of Warfare

  3.00 Credits

  Northampton County Area Community College

  
  An exploration of American Involvement in warfare and military actions from the late 1860's to the present. The course will give students the opportunity to examine the causes and contexts of the nation's wars; political decisions related to warfare; combat leadership, strategies and outcomes; the effect of the military and of warfare on the American economy and domestic society; the role of dissent during wartime, and the position of military veterans. CORE: SIT, D, WI.
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• HIST 165G: The American Experience of Warfare

  3.00 Credits

  Northampton County Area Community College

  
  An exploration of American Involvement in warfare and military actions from the late 1860's to the present. The course will give students the opportunity to examine the causes and contexts of the nation's wars; political decisions related to warfare; combat leadership, strategies and outcomes; the effect of the military and of warfare on the American economy and domestic society; the role of dissent during wartime, and the position of military veterans. CORE: SIT, D, WI.
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• HIST 166: Civil War and Reconstruction

  3.00 Credits

  Northampton County Area Community College

  
  Political, social, economic, and military aspects of the Civil War and Reconstruction, from 1845-1877. Course discusses systemic American racism, slavery, sectionalism, and the causes of the Civil War; wartime activities of the Union and Confederacy; leading personalities; issues and policies of the Reconstruction era and the Compromise of 1877. Also available through Online Learning. Core: D, SIT.
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• HIST 166G: Civil War and Reconstruction

  3.00 Credits

  Northampton County Area Community College

  
  Political, social, economic, and military aspects of the Civil War and Reconstruction, from 1845-1877. Course discusses systemic American racism, slavery, sectionalism, and the causes of the Civil War; wartime activities of the Union and Confederacy; leading personalities; issues and policies of the Reconstruction era and the Compromise of 1877. Core: D, SIT, WI. Also Available via Online Learning. Prerequisite:    ENGL 101
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• HIST 167: Vietnam

  3.00 Credits

  Northampton County Area Community College

  
  The Vietnam War and its political context, and the basic themes in Vietnamese, French, and U.S. history and culture that helped determine the military and political outcomes. Also available through Online Learning. Core: SIT.
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• HIST 168: History of the Middle East

  3.00 Credits

  Northampton County Area Community College

  
  This course explores the development of the modern Middle East, paying particular attention to the region's multiple cultures; the rise, spread, and influence of Islam; the challenges of imperialism; and the economic, social, and political changes that have occurred in the region since the 7th Century. Analysis will be made of the Middle East's influences on the West, and the shifting power relationships that have caused extensive conflict and turmoil among its people. Core: SIT, D.
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