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Loyola Marymount University Bulletin 2017-2018 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Course Descriptions

 

History (HIST)
  

  • HIST 4441 Hollywood and History

    4 semester hours

    An examination of the motion picture industry and the relationship of films to United States society from the early twentieth century to the present.

    University Core fulfilled: Integrations: Interdisciplinary Connections.
  

  • HIST 4451 The History of Food in America

    4 semester hours

    Using interdisciplinary methodologies, this upper-division course will explore the ways in which food has the power to both shape and reflect cultural, socioeconomic, religious, and political realities within a transnational context.
  

  • HIST 4453 The Invention of Communities

    4 semester hours

    This class examines a multitude of socioeconomic, political, ideological, and cultural conditions that have caused the formation as well as the disintegration of communal bonds in 19th- and 20th-century United States.
  

  • HIST 4460 20th Century U.S. Sports History

    4 semester hours

    The course examines the development and history of spectator sport in the twentieth-century United States. Topics for examination include sports and American social, gender, national, and racial identities; the evolution of leisure and consumer culture in the U.S.; and U.S. participation in international sports.
  

  • HIST 4510 Star, Cross, and Crescent

    4 semester hours

    This course examines the status of Jews and Christians in the Middle East from the rise of Islam to the present, focusing on the local as well as international factors that affected their status over time. The course also considers the history of other marginalized groups such as slave-soldiers, gypsies, and eunuchs.
  

  • HIST 4520 The Ottoman Empire

    4 semester hours

    This course examines the history of the Ottoman Empire from the 13th century to the end of WWI. It focuses on Ottoman political, legal, and social institutions and practices as they evolved over time.
  

  • HIST 4540 The Palestine/Israel Conflict

    4 semester hours

    This course examines the history of the Palestine/Israel conflict from its beginnings in the late 19th century to the present.
  

  • HIST 4600 African Kingdoms

    4 semester hours

    A study of significant kingdoms of Black Africa exploring the major themes of the period.
  

  • HIST 4610 A Quest for the Nile’s Source

    4 semester hours

    A study of the quest for the source of the Nile River and the interaction of African, European, and Asian peoples in the area.
  

  • HIST 4620 South Africa

    4 semester hours

    The history of South Africa during the last two centuries with emphasis on political rivalries, apartheid, and economic development.
  

  • HIST 4640 Colonial Africa, 1860-1980

    4 semester hours

    A study of the inception and development of European rule over various parts of Africa by European imperialists of the 19th and 20th centuries, leading to an examination of the processes by which African countries gained their independence in the second half of the 20th century.
  

  • HIST 4700 Early Mexico

    4 semester hours

    The major social, political, and economic trends and events in Mexico from the Independence movement to the present. The course examines mass movements; leadership; popular culture; globalization; violence, gender, and drugs; and the political and cultural impact of changing domestic and international policies.

    University Core fulfilled: Flags: Information Literacy, Writing.
  

  • HIST 4800 Asian Empires

    4 semester hours

    An examination of the Qing Empire (1644-1911) and the Japanese Empire (1910-1945). Paying close attention to the process of empire-building and imperial administration, the course will evaluate the impact of these empires in East Asia, especially in relation to notions of resistance, cooptation, and cooperation.
  

  • HIST 4810 Imperial China

    4 semester hours

    This course explores the origins of Chinese civilization and culture and the growth of the Chinese Imperial state from earliest times to the early 19th century to the present.
  

  • HIST 4820 Modern China

    4 semester hours

    This is a course on modern Chinese history from the mid-nineteenth century to the present. Major themes examined are the collapse of the traditional Chinese world order, the failure of the republican revolution of 1911, the birth of Chinese nationalism, Mao Zedong’s Chinese communism, and Deng Xiaoping’s strategy for modernization.
  

  • HIST 4830 Women in East Asian History

    4 semester hours

    An exploration of the ways in which specific institutional arrangements, political settlements, and economic changes informed the organization of family and lineages, inheritance practices, work, and thus shaped the lives of women.
  

  • HIST 4840 Modern Japan

    4 semester hours

    This course examines the history of Japanese experiences on modernity, focusing on the diversity, unevenness, and conflicts that are often elided by assertions of Japanese homogeneity.
  

  • HIST 4900 Internship

    1 TO 4 semester hours

    A course for those students who wish to earn academic credit for an unpaid internship.
  

  • HIST 4910 Topics in Public History

    4 semester hours

    This course introduces students to the issues and practice of public history, which is dedicated to addressing and engaging the broader public in issues of history, memory, commemoration, and identity. Public history refers to all of those aspects of historical work that engage the public with the past, offering interpretation, inviting active consideration, and communicating the importance of history to current ideas, practices, identities, and debates. Such public venues include museums, historical sites, archives, government agencies, popular media, and now the broad spectrum of historical exhibition online.

    University Core fulfilled: Flags: Engaged Learning, Information Literacy.
  

  • HIST 4998 Special Studies

    1 TO 4 semester hours

  

  • HIST 4999 Independent Studies

    1 TO 4 semester hours

  

  • HIST 5000 Seminar in World History

    4 semester hours

    A seminar on a topic in world history, in which students will explore the historical literature around a given topic and then produce a work of original research.

    University Core fulfilled: Flags: Oral Skills, Writing.
  

  • HIST 5100 Seminar in Ancient History

    4 semester hours

    A seminar on a topic in ancient history, in which students will explore the historical literature around a given topic and then produce a work of original research.

    University Core fulfilled: Flags: Oral Skills, Writing.
  

  • HIST 5110 Seminar in Medieval History

    4 semester hours

    A seminar on a topic in medieval European history, in which students will explore the historical literature around a given topic and then produce a work of original research.

    University Core fulfilled: Flags: Oral Skills, Writing.
  

  • HIST 5115 Seminar in Early-Modern European History

    4 semester hours

    A seminar on a topic in medieval European history, in which students will explore the historical literature around a given topic and then produce a work of original research.

    University Core fulfilled: Flags: Oral Skills, Writing.
  

  • HIST 5200 Seminar in Modern European History

    4 semester hours

    A seminar on a topic in modern European history, in which students will explore the historical literature around a given topic and then produce a work of original research.

    University Core fulfilled: Flags: Oral Skills, Writing.
  

  • HIST 5400 Seminar in American History

    4 semester hours

    A seminar on a topic in American history, in which students will explore the historical literature around a given topic and then produce a work of original research.

    University Core fulfilled: Flags: Oral Skills, Writing.
  

  • HIST 5500 Seminar in Middle Eastern History

    4 semester hours

    A seminar on a topic in Middle Eastern history, in which students will explore the historical literature around a given topic and then produce a work of original research.

    University Core fulfilled: Flags: Oral Skills, Writing.
  

  • HIST 5600 Seminar in African History

    4 semester hours

    A seminar on a topic in African history, in which students will explore the historical literature around a given topic and then produce a work of original research.

    University Core fulfilled: Flags: Oral Skills, Writing.
  

  • HIST 5700 Seminar in Latin American History

    4 semester hours

    A seminar on a topic in Latin American history, in which students will explore the historical literature around a given topic and then produce a work of original research.

    University Core fulfilled: Flags: Oral Skills, Writing.
  

  • HIST 5800 Seminar in Asian History

    4 semester hours

    A seminar on a topic in Asian history, in which students will explore the historical literature around a given topic and then produce a work of original research.

    University Core fulfilled: Flags: Oral Skills, Writing.
  

  • HIST 5850 Seminar: Achilles in Vietnam

    4 semester hours

    A comparative study of the impact of war on the societies of ancient Greece, modern America, and Vietnam. Topics include the psychology and biology of violence, the shaping of literature and culture by violence, and the human toll of war.

    University Core fulfilled: Flags: Oral Skills, Writing.
  

  • HIST 5900 Senior Thesis

    4 semester hours

    A course for students who wish to pursue an intensive research project under faculty direction, culminating in a thesis based on primary source research.
 

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