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  • HIST 121: The Black Experience

    3.00 Credits
    Northampton County Area Community College

    This course closely examines the contributions that people of African descent have made to the development of the United States. It begins with the African origins of the Black population and traces their varied experiences through every major period in United States history from colonial times to the present. The course moves beyond politics to explore the rich cultural contributions made by African Americans in the areas of music, art, religion, and literature during such periods as the Harlem Renaissance, the Civil Rights movement, and the contemporary Hip Hop era, to include the Black Lives Matter movement. The theoretical framework is designed to teach students to appreciate the beauty, complexities, and contradictions that are inherent in the American mosaic. Most prominent among the individuals we will study are Fredrick Douglas, Sojourner Truth, Brooker T. Washington, W.E.B. Du Bois, Marcus Garvey, Martin Luther King, Rosa Parks, and Malcolm X. The schools of thought we will encounter encompass the ideological spectrum from conservatives to progressives. We will also consider the secondary works of the most eminent scholars in the related fields as each student is encouraged to reach independent conclusions about all the material presented in the course.
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  • HIST 121G: The Black Experience

    3.00 Credits
    Northampton County Area Community College

    This course closely examines the contributions that people of African descent have made to the development of the United States. It begins with the African origins of the Black population and traces their varied experiences through every major period in United States history from colonial times to the present. The course moves beyond politics to explore the rich cultural contributions made by African Americans in the areas of music, art, religion, and literature during such periods as the Harlem Renaissance, the Civil Rights movement, and the contemporary Hip Hop era, to include the Black Lives Matter movement. The theoretical framework is designed to teach students to appreciate the beauty, complexities, and contradictions that are inherent in the American mosaic. Most prominent among the individuals we will study are Fredrick Douglas, Sojourner Truth, Brooker T. Washington, W.E.B. Du Bois, Marcus Garvey, Martin Luther King, Rosa Parks, and Malcolm X. The schools of thought we will encounter encompass the ideological spectrum from conservatives to progressives. We will also consider the secondary works of the most eminent scholars in the related fields as each student is encouraged to reach independent conclusions about all the material presented in the course.
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  • HIST 123: African Civilizations

    3.00 Credits
    Northampton County Area Community College

    This is a survey course of several major African Civilizations. Civilizations chosen may vary by instructor but will normally include the classic cultures of Nubia, Kemet, Ghana, Mali, Songhai, Monomotapa, Yoruba, Asante, and Zulu. The period covered is from antiquity to the 19th century. Focus is on the cosmology, worldview, and culture of Africans and the impact of cross- cultural contacts. The course will also include a cursory look at colonial and post-colonial Africa. CORE: SIT.
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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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