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• HIST 520: Area Studies I

  3.00 Credits

  East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania

  
  (A specific area will be announced). This course examines selected problems of historical and political development in major world areas. Emphasis is placed on political institutions -- their background, development, and significance.
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• HIST 521: Area Studies II

  3.00 Credits

  East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania

  
  Same as Area Studies I.
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• HIST 522: Foreign Travel and Study

  6.00 Credits

  East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania

  
  This course is a trip abroad. Study at foreign colleges and universities will focus on the history and government of the countries visited, and their economic growth and integration. Emphasis is placed on formal and informal discussion and analysis of contemporary indigenous problems.
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• HIST 527: US Since 1940

  3.00 Credits

  East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania

  
  This course examines political, economic, and social changes in the United States from 1940 to the present. World War II, the Cold War, the Vietnam War, and cultural changes of the 1960s and 70s are the foci of this course.
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• HIST 530: Seminar in Public History

  3.00 Credits

  East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania

  
  This course explores the world of public history. Museum studies, archiving, grant writing, and historic preservation are among the topics discussed. Students will become familiar with the practical and theoretical aspects of public history through readings, lectures, and classroom discussions.
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• HIST 535: Britain in the Age of Discovery and Revolution 1485-1715

  3.00 Credits

  East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania

  
  The course will present a detailed study of the political, diplomatic, economic, and social aspects of British society between 1471 and 1714. Particular emphasis will be placed on the monarchy, Parliament, the Revolutions of the 17th century, and the emergence of Britain as a Great Power.
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• HIST 537: Europe in Crisis 1914-1939

  3.00 Credits

  East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania

  
  This course is a study of World War I, the problems related to war-guilt and responsibility, peace making in Paris, the League of Nations era, and the rise of authoritarian ideologies and governments -- Bolshevism, Fascism, and Nazism.
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• HIST 538: The British Empire

  3.00 Credits

  East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania

  
  This course offers a broad view of the British empire- the largest the world has ever seen- from its beginning in the sixteenth century through decolonization in the twentieth century and spanning virtually the entire globe. Special emphasis is placed on theories of imperialism, the origins of the empire, the relationship between the metropole and colony, and the legacy of the empire.
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• HIST 539: Europe in Crisis 1939-1975

  3.00 Credits

  East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania

  
  This course is a study of the origins and conduct of World War II, division of Europe by the Iron Curtain, Cold War politics, dissolution of the European colonial empires, Common Market and unification of Europe, break-up of the Soviet orbit, and the era of detente.
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• HIST 541: 20th Century Imperialism

  3.00 Credits

  East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania

  
  A study of the "New Imperialism" of the late-19th and early-20th century and its decline after World War II. The course will also focus on the military, social, and economic nature of imperialism and the emergence of a neo-imperialism since 1945.
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