History

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James Blakeley, Ph.D., Chairperson
Seth Armus, Ph.D., Associate Chairperson

The courses in history are arranged to meet the needs not only of history majors, but of all students who are interested in history for its value as a liberal discipline. The courses are designed to present either a general survey of a civilization, or an intensive analysis of more specialized fields in order that the student may acquire a deeper appreciation of the historical process, an understanding of the multicultural character of our global society, a fuller comprehension of the human person in the context of time, and a body of knowledge which will generate perspective on contemporary issues.

100s and 200s: Lower level survey courses. The levels of difficulty are comparable, though the 200 level courses tend to be in areas in which the student may have little or no background. 300s: Upper level specialized and topics courses. Students enrolled in upper level courses are assumed to have the reading, writing, and analytical skills appropriate to junior status (graduation from a community college or 64 credits).

Phi Alpha Theta

St. Joseph’s College has a chapter, Phi Mu, of the international history honor society, Phi Alpha Theta. (See section on Academic Life .)

Geographical Groupings of History Courses:

American History:

European History:

Global History:

Other:

Programs

• History, B.A. (SJNY Brooklyn and SJNY Long Island)
• History, Social Studies Adolescence Education, B.A. (SJNY Brooklyn and SJNY Long Island)

• History Adolescence Education, B.A./M.A. Literacy & Cognition
• History Adolescence Education, B.A./M.A. Special Education
• History Adolescence Education, B.A./M.A. Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL)

• History Minor (SJNY Brooklyn and SJNY Long Island)

• History, Area of Concentration for Child Study (SJNY Brooklyn and SJNY Long Island)

Courses

• HIS 100 - Western Civilization to 1715
• HIS 102 - Western Civilization from 1715
• HIS 112 - Religion in American Life
• HIS 122 - Ancient Greece and Rome
• HIS 152 - Contemporary International Problems
• HIS 157 - Self and Society in Ancient Greece and Rome
• HIS 170 - American History I
• HIS 172 - American History II
• HIS 202 - The Non-Western World
• HIS 208 - Women and Gender
• HIS 210 - Africa from Colonialism to Independence
• HIS 220 - East Asia
• HIS 224 - South and Southeast Asia
• HIS 225 - The Making of the Modern Middle East
• HIS 228 - African American History through Reconstruction
• HIS 244 - Food in the Global Community
• HIS 250 - Latin America
• HIS 251 - Caribbean History
• HIS 255 - A History of Southern Africa
• HIS 266 - British History since 1688
• HIS 270 - Selected Topics in History
• HIS 272 - History of American Governance
• HIS 274 - Long Island in History
• HIS 276 - History of New York: State and City
• HIS 301 - Medieval Europe
• HIS 303 - Renaissance and Reformation Europe
• HIS 305 - Early Modern Europe
• HIS 307 - The French Revolution and Napoleon
• HIS 308 - Nineteenth-Century Europe
• HIS 312 - United States Foreign Relations Since 1914
• HIS 313 - The First World War
• HIS 315 - Modern Japan
• HIS 317 - Modern China
• HIS 319 - Empire, Slavery and Borderlands: Transnational Latin America
• HIS 320 - Latin American Revolutions
• HIS 321 - American Social and Intellectual History
• HIS 325 - American Colonial Society 1607-1763
• HIS 327 - Revolutionary America 1763-1789
• HIS 335 - American Civil War and Reconstruction
• HIS 340 - America in the Industrial Age 1877-1930
• HIS 345 - Post-War America
• HIS 350 - The Holocaust
• HIS 352 - War, Revolution, and Totalitarianism: Europe 1914-45
• HIS 354 - Post-War Europe
• HIS 355 - War and Gender
• HIS 360 - The Vietnam Era
• HIS 363 - Immigration And Identity: The Question Of Race And Ethnicity In American Life
• HIS 370 - Selected Themes or Topics of Historical Interest
• HIS 390 - Directed Readings
• HIS 410 - History Capstone Seminar
• HIS 411 - Senior Thesis
• HIS 422 - Historiography

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