History (HIS)

Examines the development of western civilization from ancient times to 1600 CE. HIS 102, 101, 112, 111, 122, 121 can be taken in any order. Consult your specific degree or transfer pathway and chose based on the topic that most interests you.

Examines the development of western civilization from 1600 CE to the present. HIS 102, 101, 112, 111, 122, 121 can be taken in any order. Consult your specific degree or transfer pathway and chose based on the topic that most interests you.

Surveys the history of Asia, Africa, the Americas, and Europe from antiquity to approximately 1500. HIS 102, 101, 112, 111, 122, 121 can be taken in any order. Consult your specific degree or transfer pathway and chose based on the topic that most interests you.

Surveys the history of Asia, Africa, Europe, and the Americas from approximately 1500 CE through the present. Lecture 3 hours. Total 3 hours per week. HIS 102, 101, 112, 111, 122, 121 can be taken in any order. Consult your specific degree or transfer pathway and chose based on the topic that most interests you.

Introduces the history of the United States from its origins to 1877. Includes the European exploration, development of the American colonies and their institutions, the Revolution, major political, social and economic developments, geographical expansion, the Civil War, and Reconstruction. Lecture 3 hours. Total 3 hours per week. HIS 102, 101, 112, 111, 122, 121 can be taken in any order. Consult your specific degree or transfer pathway and chose based on the topic that most interests you.

Introduces the history of the United States from 1865 to present. Includes major political, social and economic developments since 1865, overseas expansion, the two world wars, the Cold War and the post-Cold War era. Lecture 3 hours. Total 3 hours per week. HIS 102, 101, 112, 111, 122, 121 can be taken in any order. Consult your specific degree or transfer pathway and chose based on the topic that most interests you.

Examines the history and culture of the native peoples of the Americas. Lecture 3 hours per week.

Studies the role of women and attitudes toward women from ancient times to the present. Lecture 3 hours per week.

Studies the role of women and attitudes toward women in American society from colonial times to the present. Lecture 3 hours per week.

Analyzes world developments since World War II. Lecture 3 hours per week.

Surveys the history of African-Americans from their African origins to the present. Lecture 3 hours per week.

Surveys the history of African-Americans from their African origins to the present. Lecture 3 hours per week.

Introduces both the methods and theories in historical archaeology as practiced in the United States and worldwide. Includes time and space, field survey, excavation, and archival and laboratory research. Some field trips to site excavations. Lecture 3 hours per week.

Provides a foundation and introduction to historic preservation practices and issues in Virginia and the United States. Emphasizes legislation, policies, and methodologies that form our present national, state, and local preservation systems. Includes specific treatment of Alexandria, Arlington, Fairfax, and Loudoun counties. Lecture 3 hours per week.

Explores the role of the museum in society and traces the foundations upon which these public, cultural, and educational institutions are built. Emphasizes the management and interpretation of historic properties and collections. Lecture 3 hours per week.

Discusses the fundamentals of collections policy, deaccessioning, appraisal, and curatorial management. Lecture 3 hours per week.

Surveys America’s material culture and provides techniques to interpret artifacts. Lecture 3 hours per week.

Supervised on-the-job training in selected business, industrial, or service firms coordinated by the College. Credit/work ratio maximum 1:5 hrs. May be repeated for credit. Variable hrs.

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Examines major social, economic, political and religious developments across the African continent from earliest times to the present. The assignments in the course require college-level reading fluency and coherent communication through written reports. Lecture 3 hours. Total 3 hours per week.

Studies the history of the local community and/or region. Lecture 3 hours per week.

Introduces the methods, theories and practices of digital history. Lecture 3 hours. Total 3 hours per week.

Examines the development of Latin American civilizations from the pre-Columbian era to the present. Lecture 3 hours per week.

Surveys history of Russia from earliest times to the present. Includes political, economic, multi-national, social, and cultural aspects of Russian and Soviet history. Lecture 3 hours per week.

Studies the history of the ancient world from the dawn of civilization in the Near East to the fall of Rome. Lecture 3 hours per week.

Surveys intellectual, cultural, social, economic and religious patterns in the civilizations of the Middle East. Covers Semitic, Indo-European, and Turkic-speaking peoples from pre-Islamic to the present. Lecture 3 hours per week.

Examines East Asian civilizations from the early modern period through the present day. Lecture 3 hours per week.

The Second World War

Analyzes the origin and development of the United States Constitution. Includes the evolution of civil liberties, property rights, contracts, due process, judicial review, federal-state relationships, and corporate-government relations. Lecture 3 hours per week.

Studies factors that led to the division between the States. Examines the war, the home fronts, and the era of Reconstruction. Lecture 3 hours per week.

Studies the expansion across North America by peoples of Old World descent, the interaction of these settlers with the native nations they encountered, and the effects of this dynamic zone of contact between Old World and New World on American society, values, identity, and character.

Investigates United States history from 1946 to the present, studying both domestic developments and American involvement in international affairs. Lecture 3 hours per week.

Analyzes American involvement in Vietnam from World War II with emphasis on the presidencies of Johnson, Nixon and Ford. Lecture 3 hours per week.

Examines the factors that led to the separation of the American Britain colonies from Great Britain. Covers the Revolutionary War, the problems faced by the revolutionary government, and postwar events that led to the adoption the United States Constitution. Lecture 3 hours per week.

Examines American foreign policy since 1890 with an emphasis on current events and diverse points of view. Lecture 3 hours per week.

Examines the cultural, political, and economic history of the Commonwealth from its beginning to the present. Lecture 3 hours per week.