NSU 2014-2015 Undergraduate Catalog

376 Nova Southeastern University • Undergraduate Student Catalog • 2014–2015 COURSE DESCRIPTIONS and seventeenth centuries by focusing on the split between Protestants and Catholics, the development of powerful nation states, and the newly emerging “scientific” theories of the era. Prerequisites: one HIST course and COMP 2000 or COMP 2020 or COMP 2000H. HIST 3440 Enlightenment and Revolution in Europe (3 credits) This course examines the challenges to traditional authority by Enlightenment thinkers about the nature of reality, and how these objections shaped the interactions between society, politics, and culture that characterized the Enlightenment and the French Revolution. The overarching aim of this course is to understand the complex nature of these cultural upheavals in their political, religious, economic, scientific, and cultural dimensions, and to appreciate how their effects have continued to shape Western attitudes and values. Prerequisites: one HIST course and COMP 2000 or COMP 2020 or COMP 2000H or HIST 1040H. HIST 3450 History of American Immigration (3 credits) History of American Immigration: This course will examine the history of American immigration. The course will study the motivation for those coming to America, immigration demographics, the impact of immigration on American society, American reaction to immigration in public opinion, and the political, social, and legal response to immigration. Prerequisite: one HIST course; COMP 2000, 2010, or 2020 or COMP 2000H. HIST 3510 The Civil War and Reconstruction (3 credits) This course examines the causes, character and consequences of the American Civil War. Emphasis will be placed on antebellum society and the growth of sectionalism, political breakdown, the institution of slavery; the war itself and how it transformed American economic, social and political institutions; Reconstruction and the War’s aftermath. Prerequisites: HIST 1030 or HIST 1040 and COMP 2000 or COMP 2020 or COMP 2000H or HIST 1030H. HIST 4700 Genocide in the 20th Century and Beyond (3 credits) This course will examine the history of genocide beginning in the 20th century focusing mostly on Europe and Africa: the Holocaust, the Balkans, Rwanda and Darfur. As part of this study, students will travel to see the first-hand manifestations and implications of genocide. Prerequisites: one HIST; and COMP 2000, 2010, or 2020 or COMP 2000H. HIST 4900 Special Topics in History (3 credits) Advanced studies in selected topics in history, such as interpretations of Revolution, the role of technology in society, or environmental history. Specific focus to be announced. May be repeated once for credit, if content changes and with written consent of division director. Prerequisites: one HIST course; COMP 2000, COMP 2010, or COMP 2020 or COMP 2000H or HIST 1030H or HIST 1040H. HIST 4950 Internship in History (1–12 credits) A 10-20 hour per week field or work experience for 16 weeks (or more) in the student’s major area of study. Consult academic division for specific details and requirements. Prerequisite: cumulative GPA of 2.5 or higher, completion of 60 or more credit hours, and permission of division director. HIST 4990 Independent Study in History (1–3 credits) The student selects, and carries out independently, library and/or empirical research. Faculty supervision is provided on an individual basis. Written consent of instructor and division director required. Prerequisites: one HIST course; and COMP 2000, COMP 2010, or COMP 2020 or COMP 2000H or HIST 1030H or HIST 1040H. HIST 4999 Senior Seminar in History (3 credits) This course is a capstone experience for all history majors. Students will draw on everything they have learned in their prior courses by means of an intensive study of a single topic of historical concern or controversy. The learning method employed in this class will combine extensive readings in primary and secondary historical texts with a major research paper that is subject to rigorous academic standards. Topics will vary. Prerequisites: Senior standing and HIST 2900. HONR—Honors HONR 1000B Honors Seminar: Discovery and Discipline (3 credits) This Honors Seminar provides an exploration of two critical themes that frame science, learning, and culture: discovery and discipline. What makes a fact a fact? Are there differences between invention and discovery? What level of proof, or agreement, is necessary for a discovery to be certified as real? Who makes these decisions? Is discovery the result of luck (being in the right place at the right time), creativity (imagination and curiosity), hard work (planning, preparation, and discipline), or a mix of all three? Satisfies general education requirements in Social & Behavioral Sciences. Prerequisite: Honors students only. HONR 1000C Honors Seminar: Myth and Fairy Tale in Modern Culture (3 credits) This course will focus on the influence of mythology and fairy tale on the cultural and psychological fabric of modern life. As students read various myths, fairy tales, and literature, as well as study images of myth and tale in