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English The field of English encompasses the study of literature, composition, creative writing, and the English language itself. Newman’s curriculum is designed to prepare students to write well and read deeply so that they may communicate effectively, act nobly, and enrich the world through language and universal ideas.
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ENGL 4882 - Selected Topics: English
Credits: 2
May be repeated for credit with change of topic.
Offering: As Needed
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ENGL 4883 - Selected Topics: English
Credits: 3
May be repeated for credit with change of topic.
Offering: As Needed
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ENGL 4952 - Cooperative Education: English
Credits: 2
A course in which students work in a position related to their major, thereby giving them the opportunity to integrate theory with practical experience. In addition to the work experience, course requirements include attending workshops and completing projects assigned by the faculty coordinator. Individualized programs must be formulated in consultation with and approved by the faculty coordinator and the appropriate Cooperative Education coordinator. May be repeated for credit with change of agency or topic.
Offering: As Needed
Notes: Jr Standing & Consent
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ENGL 4953 - Cooperative Education: English
Credits: 3
A course in which students work in a position related to their major, thereby giving them the opportunity to integrate theory with practical experience. In addition to the work experience, course requirements include attending workshops and completing projects assigned by the faculty coordinator. Individualized programs must be formulated in consultation with and approved by the faculty coordinator and the appropriate Cooperative Education coordinator. May be repeated for credit with change of agency or topic.
Offering: As Needed
Notes: Jr Standing & Consent
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ENGL 4991 - Independent Study: English
Credits: 1
Offering: As Needed
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ENGL 4992 - Independent Study: English
Credits: 2
Offering: As Needed
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ENGL 4993 - Independent Study: English
Credits: 3
Offering: As Needed
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FAR 2881 - Selected Topics in Fine Arts
Credits: 1
May be repeated for credit with change of topic.
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FAR 2883 - Selected Topics in Fine Arts
Credits: 3
May be repeated for credit with change of topic.
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FAR 2991 - Workshop/Seminar in Fine Arts
Credits: 1
May be repeated for credit with change of topic.
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FAR 3063 - Arts of the Renaissance
Credits: 3
Interdepartmental course presenting an aesthetic analysis of three arts of the Renaissance. The course emphasizes style in three arts such as music, drama, dance, art, architecture or poetry.
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FAR 3991 - Workshop/Seminar in Fine Arts
Credits: 3
May be repeated for credit with change of topic.
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FAR 4881 - Selected Topics in Fine Arts
Credits: 1
May be repeated for credit with change of topic.
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FAR 4883 - Selected Topics in Fine Arts
Credits: 3
May be repeated for credit with change of topic.
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FAR 4993 - Independent Study in Fine Arts
Credits: 3
Offering: As Needed
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General Studies These practical resource courses are designed to encourage personal growth through innovative teaching and creative approaches to learning and decision-making.
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GNST 0001 - Essentials of Arithmetic
Credits: 1
This course is offered for students who need a structured review of essential math skills of fractions, decimals, ratios, percents, and order of operations. The objective of this course is to prepare students to continue with the next course, Essentials of Pre-Algebra. It will be graded on a Pass/Fail basis and will not count for graduation.
Prerequisites: Math placement exam
Offering: As Needed
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GNST 0011 - Essentials of Pre-Algebra
Credits: 1
This course begins with a quick review of fractions and decimals. The course continues with a structured study of exponents, signed numbers, perimeter and area, and introductory algebra techniques involving the distributive property, evaluating algebraic expressions and solving basic linear equations. The objective of this course is to prepare students to take the math placement retest exam in order to enter Basic Algebra. It will be graded on a Pass/Fail basis only and will not count for graduation.
Prerequisites: Math placement exam
Offering: As Needed
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GNST 0023 - Essentials of Reading and Writing
Credits: 3
Provides a foundation for college-level reading and writing with emphasis on building vocabulary and reading comprehension, developing a process for composing focused paragraphs and thesis-driven essays, and enhancing skills for self-editing. Does not count for graduation.
Prerequisites: Writing placement exam
Offering: As Needed
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GNST 1001 - Traditions and Transitions
Credits: 1
This course is designed for traditional freshmen during their first year at Newman University. The objective of the course is to assist students in the transition of adjustment to university life. It provides ways for students to learn of the traditions and history of Newman University and begins the process of scholarly inquiry and discussion. Students will gather critical information about majors and careers through a variety of resources. The class offers opportunities to grow the spirit of service by engaging in service projects and assists students in recognizing and obtaining personal and academic goals.
Offering: As Needed
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GNST 1002 - Achieving College Success
Credits: 2
This course is designed to increase students’ success in college by assisting them in obtaining the skills necessary to reach their educational and personal goals. Topics include time management, test-taking, and study and communication skills as well as an examination of the meaning of a liberal arts education.
Offering: As Needed
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GNST 1043 - Advanced English for Academic Purposes: Reading and Writing
Credits: 3
This course helps non-native speakers of English prepare for college success by refining English language skills in reading and writing, with special attention to the use of these skills in the American academic setting.
Prerequisites: TOEFL and/or English language placement test
Offering: As Needed
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GNST 1053 - Advanced English for Academic Purposes: Listening and Speaking
Credits: 3
This course helps non-native speakers of English prepare for college success by refining English language skills in listening, speaking, and pronunciation, with special attention to the use of these skills in the American academic setting.
Prerequisites: TOEFL and/or English language placement test
Offering: As Needed
Notes: TOEFL/English Placement Test
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GNST 2001 - College Research Literacy
Credits: 1
This course provides an introduction to research literacy that will provide a strong foundation for all students. Students will focus on the ability to critically assess and use information, learning to access, evaluate, and use printed and electronic resources found in libraries and on the internet. Students will be introduced to techniques that will enable them to develop research strategies, to evaluate and use information resources in an appropriate manner, and to properly cite sources.
Offering: As Needed
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GNST 2881 - Selected Topics: General Studies
Credits: 1
May be repeated for credit with change of topic.
Offering: As Needed
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GNST 2882 - Selected Topics: General Studies
Credits: 2
May be repeated for credit with change of topic.
Offering: As Needed
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GNST 2883 - Selected Topics: General Studies
Credits: 3
May be repeated for credit with change of topic.
Offering: As Needed
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GNST 2991 - Workshop: General Studies
Credits: 1
May be repeated for credit with change of topic.
Offering: As Needed
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GNST 3991 - Workshop: General Studies
Credits: 1
May be repeated for credit with change of topic.
Offering: As Needed
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GNST 4881 - Selected Topics: General Studies
Credits: 1
May be repeated for credit with change of topic.
Offering: As Needed
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Health Science Before enrolling in a course which has a prerequisite course listed, the student must have earned a grade of “C” or better in the prerequisite course.
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HLSC 2881 - Selected Topics: Health Science
Credits: 1
Offering: As Needed
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HLSC 2882 - Selected Topics: Health Science
Credits: 2
Offering: As Needed
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HLSC 2883 - Selected Topics: Health Science
Credits: 3
Offering: As Needed
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HLSC 3103 - Current Issues in the Healthcare Environment
Credits: 3
This course is designed to provide students with an understanding of current issues impacting today’s health care environments. These include legal, ethical, consumerism, regulatory compliance, safety initiatives, managed care, and technological/informatics growth. (FALL).
Offering: As Needed
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HLSC 3991 - Workshop: Health Science
Credits: 1
May be repeated for credit with change of topic.
Offering: As Needed
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HLSC 4705 - Practicum in Healthcare Science
Credits: 5
This course provides advanced clinical experience within the student’s area of expertise. The student will complete a project as one requirement for the practicum utilizing the selected area of concentration.
Prerequisites: HLSC 3103 & completion of area of concentration
Offering: As Needed
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HLSC 4882 - Selected Topics:Health Science
Credits: 2
May be repeated for credit with change of topic.
Offering: As Needed
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HLSC 4883 - Selected Topics: Health Science
Credits: 3
May be repeated for credit with change of topic.
Offering: As Needed
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HLSC 4991 - Independent Study: Health Science
Credits: 1
Offering: As Needed
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HLSC 4992 - Independent Study: Health Science
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Offering: As Needed
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HLSC 4993 - Independent Study: Health Science
Credits: 3
Offering: As Needed
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History History, the humanistic interpretative study of past human society, has as its purpose providing students with a course of study designed to assist them in integrating the past of human society with the present in the hope of influencing a more favorable future. History is seen as a synthesizing core preparing for numerous career options such as law, civil service, museum work, ministry, communications, teaching, research work for corporations and organizations.
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HIST 1003 - Reacting to the Past
Credits: 3
Examination of history through extended role-playing games. Students will engage great texts or great issues in history through deep immersion in specific historical moments. Course will utilize games from or modeled on the Reacting to the Past series. Games vary depending on semester.
Offering: As Needed
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HIST 1013 - World Civilization 1
Credits: 3
A survey of world civilizations from the earliest hominids to 1600 focusing on the development of political, social, cultural, religious, economic, and military life in a global and comparative context (FALL/SPRING).
Offering: As Needed
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HIST 1023 - World Civilization 2
Credits: 3
A survey of world civilizations from 1600 to the present focusing on the development of political, social, cultural, religious, economic, and military life in a global and comparative context. (FALL/SPRING).
Offering: As Needed
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HIST 1033 - American History 1
Credits: 3
A study of American civilization from its origin through the Civil War approached from an intellectual, artistic, political, economic, and social standpoint within a world setting. (FALL).
Offering: As Needed
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HIST 1043 - American History 2
Credits: 3
A study of American civilization from the Civil War to the present approached from an intellectual, artistic, political, economic, and social standpoint within a world setting. (SPRING).
Offering: As Needed
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HIST 2883 - Selected Topics: History
Credits: 3
May be repeated for credit with change of topic.
Offering: As Needed
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HIST 2991 - Workshop: History
Credits: 1
May be repeated for credit with change of topic.
Offering: As Needed
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HIST 3023 - Colonial and Revolutionary America
Credits: 3
Advanced study of the origins of America, the motivations for both the exploration and the settlement of the British North American colonies, and the reasons behind the ultimate break with Britain. The class will focus extensively on the interplay of ethnic groups (i. e. Native American, African, English, Scot-Irish, etc.), the social, economic, religious, political, and military history of the various colonies, the colonial growth away from Great Britain, the Revolution and the setting up of the new method of government.
Offering: As Needed
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HIST 3033 - Civil War and Reconstruction
Credits: 3
Advanced study of the causes, course, and consequences of the American Civil War (1861-1865). The course begins with the opening of the question of slavery in the territories at the conclusion of the Mexican War (1848), covers the military, political, and social aspects of the war, and ends with the conclusion of Reconstruction in 1877. 131 HISTORY (HIST)
Offering: As Needed
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HIST 3043 - Turn of the Century America
Credits: 3
Advanced study of the United States from the end of the Civil War until America’s entry into World War I (1865-1917). Topics will include the age of industrialization and the rise of labor unions, immigration and urbanization, the Progressivism of Theodore Roosevelt and Woodrow Wilson, and America’s resistance to entering World War I.
Offering: As Needed
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HIST 3053 - World Wars and Depression
Credits: 3
Advanced study of American history from the beginning of World War I (1914) until the end of World War II (1945). In many ways World War II was just a continuation of World War I. This class will study the motives behind America’s entry into the First World War, President Wilson’s efforts to a lasting peace, the failures of Versailles, and the ultimate necessity to fight a second world war. In the midst of these wars the class will examine the prosperity and problems of the 1920s, the economic crash of 1929, and the Great Depression.
Offering: As Needed
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HIST 3073 - Kansas and Great Plains History
Credits: 3
The social, economic, and political history of the Great Plains from before European exploration until present times. Topics will include the Native American societies on the plains before European exploration and the effect of white settlement upon them, lifestyles of the early plains settlers, Kansas’ role in bringing about the Civil War, farm and cattle society on the plains following the war, the Populist movement and the boom and bust farm economy of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, the dust bowl, and the war-time and post-war economic diversification of the region.
Offering: As Needed
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HIST 3083 - History of Political Thought
Credits: 3
The development of political thought from Plato to the present.
Offering: As Needed
Notes: Also as PSN, SOC
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HIST 3103 - Ancient World: Heroes and Legends
Credits: 3
Heroes and Legends deals with ancient civilizations of Africa and Asia. This course aims to explore the historical context of common themes in ancient societies regarding the nature of civilization, sources of political power, religion and philosophy and interaction between Eastern and Western antiquity. We will read those texts associated with such individuals and heroes as Gilgamesh, Akhenaton, Joseph and Moses, as well as Manu of India and Sun Tzu of China. We will compare various texts related to stories of creation, floods, great battles and great dynasties. Students will conduct independent research, employing both primary and secondary resources.
Offering: As Needed
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HIST 3133 - Medieval Europe
Credits: 3
This course challenges students to deal with the emergence and development of Europe as a civilization from the 5th to the 14th centuries A. D. We will thus deal with the decline of Rome as a world empire, while examining the rise of Christianity and Islam as major world religions. By studying both primary and secondary texts, students will examine the rise of monasticism and the Gothic Cathedral, the beginnings of capitalism and the university, the course of the Crusades. Finally, students will read from among the earliest of European Literary historical texts including Beowulf, Einhard, Dante and Chaucer.
Offering: As Needed
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HIST 3143 - Renaissance and Reformation
Credits: 3
A study of the major religious, cultural, and political developments in Europe from 1300 to 1648. Raphael, Machiavelli, Charles V, Luther, and the Medici’s are some of the figures examined during this era which featured great intellectual accomplishments as well as challenges to the existing order.
Offering: As Needed
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HIST 3153 - Absolutism and Enlightenment
Credits: 3
An examination of Europe’s political, social, intellectual, and economic development from 1648 to 1789. Events such as the Glorious Revolution and the Seven Years’ War are studied in addition to figures such as Frederick the Great, Louis XIV, and Maria Theresa.
Offering: As Needed
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HIST 3203 - Latin America Since 1750
Credits: 3
A survey of the major Latin American states from their struggle for independence to the present. Attention is paid to the difficulties of state-building, dependency, and economic inequity. Figures such as Juarez, Peron, and Bolivar are examined.
Offering: As Needed
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HIST 3243 - History of East Asia - 1600-Present
Credits: 3
A comparative survey of Japan and China from the 1600s to the present. This course will concentrate on political, economic and social developments in China and Japan. Attention will be given to the interactions between these countries and their relationship with the “west”.
Offering: As Needed
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HIST 3283 - The Historical Method: A Study of History as a Discipline
Credits: 3
This course introduces students to the various methods of history and historical research, including biography as history, national history, universal history, oral history and public history, among others. Students will be introduced to the philosophy of history and historiography. Students will conduct independent research, engaging in a variety of research methods including the uses and abuses of electronic searches. (SPRING)
Offering: As Needed
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HIST 3473 - Europe’s Cold War and After
Credits: 3
A detailed study of Europe’s resurgence from it’s nadir in 1945 to present focusing on both Eastern and Western Europe and the challenges of a bi-polar world. Major themes include the establishment of the Soviet bloc, economic recovery, secularism, technology, European unity and disunity, de-colonization, and the challenges of the post-Cold War world.
Offering: As Needed
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HIST 3623 - Jeffersonian and Jacksonian America
Credits: 3
Advanced study of the early years of America as an independent country. The course will begin at the end of Washington’s first term and study the development of a two-party system, the westward expansion of America, the effect of the frontier on American life, foreign policy (particularly Europe but ultimately wars with both Britain and Mexico), the beginnings of the industrial revolution, America’s push towards reform in the early 19th century, Native American policy and relations, and slavery and the country’s drift towards civil war. The class covers the years 1796 to 1848.
Offering: As Needed
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HIST 3653 - America Since World War II
Credits: 3
Advanced study of America between the dropping of the atom bomb (1945) and the defeat of Iraq in the Gulf War (1991). Topics will include the rise and fall of the Cold War, the baby boom, the Civil Rights movement (and all of the spin-off rights movements including women’s, handicapped, students, etc.), Vietnam and the sixties counter-culture, Watergate, and America’s retreat from world domination.
Offering: As Needed
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HIST 3991 - Workshop: History
Credits: 1
Offering: As Needed
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HIST 4033 - American Foreign Relations
Credits: 3
A history of America’s diplomatic relations with other nations, emphasizing such policies as neutrality, arbitration, Monroe Doctrine, political isolation, Open Door, intervention, Pan-Americanism, and the Cold War.
Offering: As Needed
Notes: Also as PSN, Jr Standing
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HIST 4053 - Twentieth Century American Politics
Credits: 3
A study of the changes in political thought, issues, and campaigns from 1896 (the beginning of the modern age in American politics and political alignments) to 1996. After evaluating the basics of the American political system the class will trace the changes in the perceptions of liberalism and conservatism throughout the 20th century while at the same time focusing on specific issues dominating politics and the political agenda. Along with issues the class will also look at the changes in political power, nominating processes, strategies for winning elections, and electoral coalitions.
Offering: As Needed
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HIST 4103 - Ancient and Medieval Warfare
Credits: 3
This course examines the role of warfare in society from antiquity to 1415. Special emphasis will be placed on the problems of evidence, the role of technology and tactics in warfare as well as the political importance of warfare in empire building in Egypt, Assyria, Persia, Greece and Rome. Further, we will focus upon those political, economic and social processes influenced by warfare in society as demonstrated in literature, drama and art.
Offering: As Needed
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HIST 4133 - European Military History Since 1415
Credits: 3
An examination of European military history from Agincourt to present. Technological advancements such as the development of hand-held firearms, artillery, and aircraft as well as tactical and strategic innovations from Gustavus Adolphus, Frederick the Great, the Duke of Marleborough, Napoleon, Clausewitz, Hindenburg, and Montgomery form the course’s foundation. Likewise, the changing role and make-up of armies will receive careful study.
Offering: As Needed
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HIST 4163 - History of American Warfare
Credits: 3
A study of the methods and motivations behind the French-Indian War, Revolutionary War, War of 1812, Mexican War, Civil War, Indian Wars, Spanish-American War, WWI, WWII, Korean War, Vietnam War, and the Gulf War. In addition to studying the causes of the wars, the armaments and strategies of the war, and the conditions and mindset of the soldiers during the war, the class will also consider America’s long-standing love/hate relationship with the military and its warriors.
Offering: As Needed
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HIST 4213 - History and Culture of the Middle East
Credits: 3
A survey of the history and culture of the Middle East from the antiquity to the present. The course will examine Egypt, Israel, Palestine, Iran, Iraq and Syria, among other countries. The course will focus on identity as the unifying theme, especially as demonstrated in cultural expressions such as literature. Other themes include the importance of geography, the rise of monotheism, the development of territorial and imperial states, Zionism and the after effects of decolonization.
Offering: As Needed
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HIST 4413 - Europe in the Age of Revolutions: 1789-1848
Credits: 3
A study of the age of political, economic and cultural revolutions that shaped modern Europe. Primary attention will be paid to western and central Europe.
Offering: As Needed
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HIST 4433 - Europe in its Global Context
Credits: 3
A detailed study of the golden age of nationalism and empire building beginning with the Revolutions of 1848 and culminating with the Boer War. The course examines the political, social, cultural, diplomatic, and military ramifications of empires paying particular attention to the collision of cultures.
Offering: As Needed
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HIST 4453 - Age of the World Wars, 1898-1945
Credits: 3
A detailed examination of the causes, events, and results of the two world wars and the period between them using military, political, social, technological, and cultural perspectives. Germany’s emergence as a world power and the consequential destabilization of Europe which culminated with the continent’s suicide serves as the foundation for the course.
Offering: As Needed
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HIST 4463 - History of Modern Germany
Credits: 3
A survey of German history from 1815 to the present. Along with surveying the political, economic and social history of Germany, the class will pay particular attention to the question of what Germany is, who Germans were, and how Germans have understood their role in the world.
Offering: As Needed
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HIST 4483 - HIstory of Russia and the Soviet Union
Credits: 3
An examination of Russian history from 1815 to the present, with some attention to the Russia of Peter and Catherine the Great. Main themes include the reforms of Peter the Great, the nature of Tsarist society and the lived experience in that society. Additional topics include nineteenth-century reforms and radical movements, the revolutions of 1905 and 1917, the rise and decline of the Soviet Communist system, and the interactions between Russia/the Soviet Union and other countries and peoples.
Offering: As Needed
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HIST 4523 - Rome: Republic to Empire
Credits: 3
In this course students will explore the history of Rome from the foundation of the city through the era of the Julio-Claudians. As such students will be asked to deal with both primary and secondary resources in an effort to trace the political, military, social and economic developments that transformed Rome from a republic to an empire. To that end, we will discuss the great personalities of the age and the significant crises faced by Rome in the course of her history.
Offering: As Needed
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HIST 4553 - Ancient Greece:From Homer to Alexander
Credits: 3
This course examines the history of Greece from the age of Homer to the world of Alexander the Great. Topics under study include the Mycenaeans, the development of political forms such as democracy, and the Classical age of Athens and Sparta. We will also explore the art, philosophy and drama of the 5th century. The course concludes with the rise of Macedonia and the legacy of the Hellenistic Era for the Mediterranean.
Offering: As Needed
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HIST 4603 - Genocide in the Modern World
Credits: 3
An interdisciplinary examination of genocide in the world from ca. 1900 to the present. Topics covered include issues of international intervention in genocide, massive violations of human rights, and attempts to bring justice and reconciliation to societies that experienced genocide.
Offering: As Needed
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HIST 4783 - Senior Seminar
Credits: 3
An intensive research and writing capstone course required of each history major. Working closely with the professor and in a field of their specialty, students will select a topic and produce a term paper based on original research. The course emphasizes scholarly writing, historiography, research methods, and textual analysis. Additionally, students will prepare a professional dossier suited to their career and/or graduate study ambitions.
Offering: As Needed
Notes: Sr Standing
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HIST 4881 - Selected Topics: History
Credits: 1
May be repeated for credit with change of topic: History of American Immigration; The American West; The American Indian; History of England; Kings, Queens, Dynasties and Empires; History of the Idea of Progress/Decline of Man; Europe in Revolt.
Offering: As Needed
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HIST 4882 - Selected Topics: History
Credits: 2
May be repeated for credit with change of topic: History of American Immigration; The American West; The American Indian; History of England; Kings, Queens, Dynasties and Empires; History of the Idea of Progress/Decline of Man; Europe in Revolt.
Offering: As Needed
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HIST 4883 - Selected Topics: History
Credits: 3
May be repeated for credit with change of topic: History of American Immigration; The American West; The American Indian; History of England; Kings, Queens, Dynasties and Empires; History of the Idea of Progress/Decline of Man; Europe in Revolt.
Offering: As Needed
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HIST 4951 - Cooperative Education: History
Credits: 1
A course in which students work in a position related to their major, thereby giving them the opportunity to integrate theory with practical experience. In addition to the work experience, course requirements include attending workshops and completing projects assigned by the faculty coordinator. Individualized programs must be formulated in consultation with and approved by the faculty coordinator and the appropriate Cooperative Education coordinator.May be repeated for credit with change of agency or topic.
Offering: As Needed
Notes: Jr Standing & Consent
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HIST 4952 - Cooperative Education: History
Credits: 2
A course in which students work in a position related to their major, thereby giving them the opportunity to integrate theory with practical experience. In addition to the work experience, course requirements include attending workshops and completing projects assigned by the faculty coordinator. Individualized programs must be formulated in consultation with and approved by the faculty coordinator and the appropriate Cooperative Education coordinator.May be repeated for credit with change of agency or topic.
Offering: As Needed
Notes: Jr Standing & Consent
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HIST 4953 - Cooperative Education: History
Credits: 3
A course in which students work in a position related to their major, thereby giving them the opportunity to integrate theory with practical experience. In addition to the work experience, course requirements include attending workshops and completing projects assigned by the faculty coordinator. Individualized programs must be formulated in consultation with and approved by the faculty coordinator and the appropriate Cooperative Education coordinator.May be repeated for credit with change of agency or topic.
Offering: As Needed
Notes: Jr Standing & Consent
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HIST 4991 - Independent Study: History
Credits: 1
Offering: As Needed
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HIST 4992 - Independent Study: History
Credits: 2
Offering: As Needed
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HIST 4993 - Independent Study: History
Credits: 3
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HIST 4994 - Independent Study: History
Credits: 4
Offering: As Needed
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Honors Program The Honors Program at Newman University is designed to help high-achieving students meet their full academic potential through a variety of enhanced educational and co-curricular opportunities. The program challenges students both inside and outside the classroom to stimulate their intellectual growth and become part of a community that values and enjoys academic pursuits. It also allows each student to pursue his or her own interests within an atmosphere that encourages participants to transform society.
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HNRS 1103 - Freshman Honors Seminar
Credits: 3
This interdisciplinary course, ordinarily team taught, will look at human nature and what it means to be human from a variety of perspectives. This course will ordinarily be taken during the honors student’s first semester at Newman. It will serve explicitly to teach a set of content/thinking skills, and implicitly to further a sense of community among the students and to communicate to incoming honors students the expectations involved in honors work at the university level. Specific readings and approaches vary by semester.
Prerequisites: Acceptance into the Honors program
Offering: As Needed
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HNRS 2881 - Selected Topics:Honors Program
Credits: 1
May be repeated for credit with change of topic.
Offering: As Needed
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HNRS 2883 - Selected Topics: Honors Program
Credits: 3
May be repeated for credit with change of topic.
Offering: As Needed
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HNRS 3991 - Workshop:Honors Program
Credits: 1
May be repeated for credit with change of topic.
Offering: As Needed
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HNRS 4203 - Senior Honors Thesis
Credits: 3
Year-long independent research project. Student will select a major advisor and two additional readers (one of whom must be a member of the honors council), who will read drafts of the project and conduct an oral examination of the student at the completion of the second semester of the project. Research proposals must be submitted to the Director of the Honors Program for approval before beginning research. Research projects will be presented orally to members of the Newman community. Must be taken in two consecutive semesters for a total of 6 credit hours.
Prerequisites: Junior standing & membership in Honors program
Offering: As Needed
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HNRS 4881 - Selected Topics:Honors Program
Credits: 1
May be repeated for credit with change of topic.
Offering: As Needed
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HNRS 4883 - Selected Topics:Honors Program
Credits: 3
May be repeated for credit with change of topic.
Offering: As Needed
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HNRS 4884 - Selected Topics:Honors Program
Credits: 4
May be repeated for credit with change of topic.
Offering: As Needed
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HNRS 4991 - Independent Study: Honors Program
Credits: 1
May be repeated for credit with change of topic.
Offering: As Needed
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HNRS 4993 - Independent Study: Honors Program
Credits: 3
May be repeated for credit with change of topic.
Offering: As Needed
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Humanities These interdisciplinary courses are designed by disciplines in the Humanities to show the integration of knowledge.
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HUM 2004 - Introduction to Humanities
Credits: 4
This course is designed to enrich the lives of students through their participation in and exposure to literature, music, visual arts and theatre arts. The course will demonstrate how the integrated arts influence the lives of both individuals and society at large.
Prerequisites: ENGL 1003 & HIST 1013 or HIST 1023
Offering: As Needed
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