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History

Chairperson: Dr. Lawrence H. Zimmer

Phone: (908)737-4250 or 737-4251

Through the study of history, one can search for an understanding of the history of human groupings-countries, religions and civilizations-which have generated the emotions, symbols and values of contemporary life. The student can appreciate the complex causes of the rise and fall of civilizations and the underlying realities of leadership, social class and power.

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B.A.
OPTIONAL MAJORS IN THIS DEPT.: Teacher Certification
Courses shown below are not a complete outline of major completion. Please click here to find the PDF file that outlines all the requirements of your major.
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GENERAL EDUCATION
Please refer to your curriculum guidesheet for up-to-date core requirements.

Courses in Dept. that satisfy College Breadth Requirements
Hist 1030	History of Western Civilization I	3
Hist 1040	History of Western Civilization II	3
Hist 2303	United States History to 1877	3
Hist 2304	United States History From 1877 to Present	3
Hist 2471	History of East Asian Civilization to 1600	3
Hist 2472	Modernization of China and Japan, 1600 to the Present	3

MAJOR REQUIREMENTS
COURSES WITHIN PROGRAM(S) REQUIRED FOR ACADEMIC MAJOR(S)
Hist 1030	History of Western Civilization I	3
Hist 2303	United States History to 1877	3
Hist 2304	United States History From 1877 to Present	3

MINOR REQUIRMENTS

Hist 1030	History of Western Civilization I	3
Hist 2303	United States History to 1877	3
Hist 2304	United States History From 1877 to Present	3

ELECTIVES

Hist 2500	African History to 1885	3
Hist 1000	History of Civil Society in America	3
Hist 1020	Roots of the Present	3
Hist 1050	Origins of Political and Social Values: The Judeo-Christian-Classical Fusion	3
Hist 1051	The Processes of Civilization: Cultural Borrowings and the Emergence of Western Man	3
Hist 1052	The Grand Design of the Modern State: The Formation of the European Community	3
Hist 1053	Capitalism, Technics and Culture: European Reconnaissance and Expansion	3
Hist 1060	From Scientific Revolution to Democratic Revolutions	3
Hist 1061	Freedom and Organization: Nationalism, Imperialism, and Industrialism	3
Hist 1062	Modern World Civilization: Crises of the Contemporary World	3
Hist 1070	Women in Western Civilization	3
Hist 2000-2001	Historical Explorations with Film: Scientific Discovery and the Ascent of Man	3
Hist 2050	Social and Cultural History of Health and Disease	3
Hist 2120	World Archaeology	3
Hist 2381	Colonial Latin America	3
Hist 2382	Modern and Contemporary Latin America	3
Hist 2510	African History Since 1885	3
Hist 3110	Greek Civilization	3
Hist 3120	Roman Civilization	3
Hist 3121	The Ancient City	3
Hist 3150	A Greek Adventure	3
Hist 3231	Medieval Europe: History and Civilization I	3
Hist 3232	Medieval Europe: History and Civilization II	3
Hist 3233	England in the Middle Ages	3
Hist 3236	The Tudor-Stuart Age: Society in Conflict	3
Hist 3237	The Emergence of Modern England: 1689-1815	3
Hist 3238	The Age of Reform: England Since 1815	3
Hist 3239	France and the Revolutionary Tradition Since Napoleon	3
Hist 3240	Renaissance and Reformation	3
Hist 3241	The Wealth of Nations: Roots of the 20th Century World Economy	3
Hist 3244	The Nazi Era: Germany Before the Holocaust	3
Hist 3252	European Intellectual History in the 19th and 20th Centuries	3
Hist 3280	Spain: The Rise of the First World Power	3
Hist 3281	Imperial Spain	3
Hist 3300	Public History I	3
Hist 3301	Public History II	3
Hist 3305	The History of the Black American to 1900	3
Hist 3306	20th Century Black History	3
Hist 3323	History of American Medicine	3
Hist 3324	The American West	3
Hist 3326	History of New Jersey	3
Hist 3330	The Labor Movements in America: 1864 to Present	3
Hist 3331	The History of Sports in the United States	3
Hist 3340	20th Century America	3
Hist 3360	History of Business in America	3
Hist 3363	America in the 1960s: The Turbulent Decade	3
Hist 3365	From Immigrants to Citizens: History of Latinos in the United States	3
Hist 3381	History of Cuba	3
Hist 3383	History of the Caribbean and Central America	3
Hist 3400	Diplomatic History of the Far East in the 19th and 20th Centuries	3
Hist 3410	China in the 20th Century	3
Hist 3600	Historical Survey of Islamic Civilization in the Near East	3
Hist 3610	The Ottoman Empire	3
Hist 3620	Modern Israel	3
Hist 3843	Sex in History	3
Hist 3850	Explorations in Psychohistory	3
Hist 3860	Jewish History to 1789	3
Hist 3861	Modern Jewish History	3
Hist 3863	American Jewish History	3
Hist 3999	The American Experience in Vietnam	3
Hist 4110	The Roman Revolution: 133 B.C.-A.D.14	3
Hist 4120	Archaeology	3
Hist 4150	Athens in the Age of Pericles	3
Hist 4220	The Revolutionary Era, 1789-1870	3
Hist 4233	Tsarist Russia: From the Moscovite Period to the Great Emancipation	3
Hist 4234	Revolutionary and Soviet Russia, and Beyond	3
Hist 4235	Industrial Revolution: Topics in the History of Technological Society	3
Hist 4237	Europe Since 1870	3
Hist 4238	History of Germany, 1805 to Present	3
Hist 4241	Weimar Germany	3
Hist 4242	Twentieth Century France: Imperial Glory to Identity Crisis	3
Hist 4250	The Papacy and Its History	3
Hist 4319	The British Colonies and the American Revolution	3
Hist 4361	The American City	3
Hist 4362	Amerindian Peoples of the Andes: The Incas	3
Hist 4363	Amerindian Civilizations in Mesoamerica: Aztecs and Mayas	3
Hist 4364	History of the North American Indian	3
Hist 4365	American Foreign Affairs I: 1775-1899	3
Hist 4366	American Foreign Affairs II: 1899 to Present	3
Hist 4367	The History of American Immigration	3
Hist 4368	The Civil War and Reconstruction	3
Hist 4384	History of Brazil	3
Hist 4410	The Rise of Modern Japan, 1600-1970	3
Hist 4840	Women in History	3
Hist 4841	Women in the Modern Age	3
Hist 4850	Emancipation and Liberation: Africana and Jewish Dimensions	3
Hist 4875	The Emergence of Law in Society	3
Hist 4990	Senior Seminar in History	3
Hist 4991	Field Work and Seminar in Urban Studies	3
Hist 4995	Independent Study in History	3

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