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2019-2020 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Course Descriptions

SUNY Oneonta offers students more than 1,400 courses—from Accounting to Zoology—from over 25 separate departments. Requirements for majors and minors and course descriptions are listed under the departments that offer them; and these departments are arranged in alphabetical order. See the “Course Index” for details.

Please note that requirements, courses, and course descriptions are subject to change after publication of this catalog. Contact the appropriate departments for updated information. Also note that some course descriptions have been edited for clarity and consistency. Complete descriptions are available from the instructors or the departments concerned.

Key to Course Descriptions

Abbreviation   Meaning
(PACT)   Activity course in Health & Fitness
(LA)   Liberal Arts (course is a Liberal Arts offering)
SUSF   Sustainability Focused Courses
AWR   Advanced Writing Requirement (pending)
s.h.   Semester Hour(s)
SoS   Sophomore standing
JrS   Junior standing
SrS   Senior standing

Course Numbering System

001 - 099   No credit; usually developmental in nature.
100 - 199   Lower-division undergraduate-level courses.
200 - 299   Upper-division intermediate undergraduate-level courses.
300 - 499   Upper-division advanced courses.
500 - 699   Graduate-level courses.
 

European History
  

  • EHIS 200 - Greece: Achilles to Alexander 3 s.h.

    This course will examine the development of Greek civilization from Mycenaean colonization through the death of Alexander the great. Major themes will include the development of social and political institutions, platonic and Socratic philosophy, attitudes toward sexuality, education, women and slavery. This class is heavily reliant upon primary source reading and is equally lecture and discussion based. Offered irregularly.
    LA
    WC3
    Prerequisite(s): SoS.
  

  • EHIS 202 - Roman Civilization 3 s.h.

    Studies the political, social and cultural development of the Roman Republic and Empire. Offered irregularly.
    LA
    Prerequisite(s): SoS or 3 s.h. 100-level HIST course.
  

  • EHIS 203 - The Early Middle Ages 3 s.h.

    A survey of the transition from classical to medieval civilization from the third to the ninth centuries. The course will pay special attention to the legacy of Rome on the religious, political, and cultural institutions of the Medieval West and will also examine the impact of the Viking invasions and Christian conversion of Europe. The Carolingian Renaissance and the rise of Islam will also be closely examined for their impact on the intellectual development of Western Europe and the ensuing conflict of the Crusades. Offered irregularly.
    LA
    Prerequisite(s): SoS or 3 s.h. 100-level HIST course.
  

  • EHIS 204 - The Central Middle Ages 3 s.h.

    Continues the story of the growth of Medieval Europe in the 10th, 11th, and 12th centuries, a period of enormous vitality and change. Some emphasis placed on East-West conflict. Offered irregularly.
    LA
    Prerequisite(s): SoS or 3 s.h. 100-level HIST course.
  

  • EHIS 205 - The Later Middle Ages 3 s.h.

    This class analyzes the great changes that took place in Western European society during the late thirteenth, fourteenth and fifteenth centuries: the social and economic impact of the devastating Black Death, the challenge to medieval kingship, the intellectual and artistic developments which constituted what we call the Renaissance, the ideas and movements which characterized an age of religious diversification and challenge, and the development of powerful nation-states such as England, France and Castile. Detailed study of selected primary sources. Offered irregularly.
    LA
    Prerequisite(s): SoS.
  

  • EHIS 206 - Medieval Sexuality 3 s.h.

    This course will take students through the changing definitions of gender, sexuality and marriage from late antiquity through the 14th century. We will use literature, law codes, philosophy, theology, medical texts and art to examine definitions of sexuality, gender, health care, and life-cycle in the period as well as the historical impact of these ideas and controversies. Offered irregularly.
    LA
    Cross-listed as WMST 206 
    Prerequisite(s): HIST 100  or SoS.
  

  • EHIS 209 - The Middle Ages and the Movies 3 s.h.

    This course examines the ways medieval historical themes have been presented in cinema over the last century. It will explore the medieval reality through lectures and a wide variety of primary sources including chronicles, literature, legal documents and memoirs. We will examine not only the historicity of the film compared to the historical time period addressed, but also look at the period in which the film was made as a product of its own period and historical concerns. Offered Summer only.
    LA
    Prerequisite(s): SoS or 3 s.h. of 100 level HIST.
  

  • EHIS 210 - Faith, Reason, and Medieval Society 3 s.h.

    This course will examine the philosophies, definitions and practice of faith in medieval Europe, from the early desert fathers through the Reformation. The course will examine the influence of formative philosophical texts including works by Boethius, Anselm, Abelard and Aquinas among others; religious texts, including saints’ lives and church treatises; as well as the impact of secular movements, namely the 12th century renaissance, on the expression and understanding of faith; the development of the Cult of Saints and the power of relics. Special attention will be given to the topics of the religious expression of women a nd the lower classes; the role of sexuality in religion; comparison and contrast of Christian philosophy and practice to that of Islam and Judaism, and the themes of religious deviation, heresy and reform. Offered irregularly.
    LA
    Prerequisite(s): 3 sh 100 level HIST or SoS.
  

  • EHIS 211 - Kings and Philosophers: Europe 1648-1789 3 s.h.

    This course looks at Europe during the age of Absolute monarchy and the Enlightenment, with a special focus on eighteenth- century politics, government, culture and society against the backdrop of overseas expansion and globalization. The course will also focus on the radical Enlightenment, the development of a “public sphere” and the roles of reading, gossip, and caricature in shaping pre-revolutionary politics and society. Offered Fall only.
    LA
    Prerequisite(s): SoS or 3 s.h. 100-level HIST course.
  

  • EHIS 212 - The French Revolution 3 s.h.

    This course will survey the development of the French Revolution and the rise of Napoleon including the debates over democracy; the Terror; and Directory. Offered Fall and Spring.
    LA
    Prerequisite(s): SoS or 3 s.h. 100-level HIST course.
  

  • EHIS 213 - History of World War I 3 s.h.

    This course will examine the origins, causes, impact, and aftermath of World War One from the European perspective. Primary documents will be an integral component of the course. Subjects will include women, the home fronts, literature and art, the media, life in the trenches, war-time economies, and the post-war treaties. Offered Spring only.
    LA
    Prerequisite(s): SoS or 3 s.h. 100-level HIST course.
  

  • EHIS 215 - Medieval Medicine 3 s.h.

    The aim of this course is to introduce students to a wide range of medieval health issues, social attitudes, texts, and daily practices. Students will be encouraged to engage in close study of primary sources in translation. This course is designed to be comparative, covering a broad chronological range from Ancient Greek foundations through the Black Death and a wide geographic range including Scandinavian, Continental European, and Middle Eastern medicine. Offered irregularly.
    LA
    Prerequisite(s): SoS or HIST 100 
  

  • EHIS 218 - The Nazi State 3 s.h.

    An in-depth analysis of the creation and functioning of the Nazi State from 1933-1945. Includes examinations of the Volksgemeinschaft, propaganda, women, youth, racism, war, the role of Hitler. Offered Spring only.
    LA
    Prerequisite(s): SoS or 3 s.h. 100-level HIST course.
  

  • EHIS 220 - War and Society in Modern Britain 3 s.h.

    This course is a thematic exploration of the impact of war on British society throughout the twentieth century. Students will study the impact of the Boer War, the First and Second World Wars and the Falklands conflict on Britain. Attention will be paid to how war affected British culture, politics, gender and class relations as well as Britain’s economy and relationship with its Empire. A special theme will be the interaction of war and social change. Students will consider how Britain’s great power status, the evolution of the welfare state, as well as its level of democratization, and the position of trade unions were shaped by wartime conflict in the twentieth century. Offered irregularly.
    LA
    Prerequisite(s): SoS or 3 s.h. 100 level HIST course.
  

  • EHIS 222 - Germany: The Rise of the Nazis 3 s.h.

    A study of German History from the Wilhemine period of the 1890s to the Nazi seizure of power in 1933. Includes the impact of WWI, the structure and problems of the Weimar Republic, and the rise of the radical right. Offered Fall only.
    LA
    Prerequisite(s): SoS or 3 s.h. 100-level HIST course.
  

  • EHIS 223 - Tsarist Russia 3 s.h.

    A study of Russian history from 862 AD through the Communist revolution of 1917. A post-Soviet approach which recognizes that the tsarist era is the longest and (perhaps) the most significant epoch in Russian history. Offered Fall only.
    LA
    Prerequisite(s): SoS or 3 s.h. 100-level HIST course.
  

  • EHIS 225 - Monarchs, Witches, & Heretics - Tudor & Stuart England, 1485-1714 3 s.h.

    This course examines the evolution of England from a medieval society to an identifiable modern nation state. Students will study how evolution, revolution and the Reformation fundamentally altered medieval institutions such as the monarchy, Parliament and the Church. Special attention will also be paid to the changing position of women in English society. Topics include the War of the Roses, the end of feudalism, the establishment of the Tudor State, the Wars of Religion, the Spanish Armada, witchcraft and society, the foundation of a worldwide empire, the English Civil War, Puritanism, the Glorious Revolution of 1688 and the change from an absolute to a constitutional monarchy. The policies and personalities of the colorful monarchs of the time (and their public images) will also play a key role in the course. Memorable monarchs coverd include Henry VIII (and his six wives), “Bloody Mary”(Mary I) “Gloriana” (Elizabeth I), Charles I and “the Merry Mon-arch” (Charles II). Offered Fall only.
    LA
    Prerequisite(s): SoS or 3 s.h. 100-level HIST course.
  

  • EHIS 226 - Imperialism to the Beatles - Modern Britain, 1714–Present 3 s.h.

    This course will study British history from 1714 to the present. It will focus on the world’s first industrial revolution, the emergence of British parliamentary democracy, the rise of Britain as major industrial power with a global empire in the nineteenth century and its decline in the twentieth century. A special theme in this course will be the evolution of the British sense of identity during three centuries of continuous social, political, economic and cultural change. Topics to be discussed will include the rise and decline of the aristocracy; the exploitation of the working classes and its resistance to industrialism; working-class culture; the struggle for parliamentary reform; the family, and men and women’s sex roles; the struggle for women’s rights; the growth of the British empire; the importance of imperialism to British society and culture; the world wars; the rise of mass consumerism; the Great Depression; the impact of the enfranchisement of women; the rise of the Labour Party, decolonization; the post- 1945 consensus; the Thatcher Revolution and New Labour. Offered irregularly.
    LA
    Prerequisite(s): SoS or 3 s.h. 100-level HIST course.
  

  • EHIS 230 - From Anarchism to Fascism: European Ideas and Ideologies 3 s.h.

    A survey of major ideas and ideologies in European history from the Enlightenment to the twentieth century. Topics include: the history of European left, right, and centrist movement and parties, liberalism, conservatism, radicalism, feminism, anarchism, socialism, communism, facism, Nazism, and works by Rousseau, Marx, Lenin, Hitler and others. Offered Spring only.
    LA
    Prerequisite(s): SoS or 3 s.h. 100-level HIST course.
  

  • EHIS 234 - British Imperial Experience 3 s.h.

    The British Empire has had a lasting effect on the world. The English language, the Protestant religion, the movement of peoples through migration and slavery, the system of capitalism, English ideas of law and political rights and even English sports have all been spread around the world by the British Empire. “The British Imperial Experience” will examine the history of British Empire from 1750 to the present. Students will learn about the economic, cultural, political and military impact of the British Empire on the modern world and Britain itself. Offered irregularly.
    LA
    Prerequisite(s): SoS or 3 sh 100 level HIST.
  

  • EHIS 235 - History of the Holocaust 3 s.h.

    This course examines the history of the Holocaust from a broad historical perspective. Topics include: exploration of the history of antisemitism; Nazi ideology; the rise of Nazi Germany; the planning and realization of genocide; and the recovery of the Jewish community in the post-war world. Offered Fall only.
    LA
    Prerequisite(s): SoS or 3 s.h. 100-level HIST course.
  

  • EHIS 240 - Boys to Men: European Masculinities 3 s.h.

    This course will analyse the roles of boys and men in European society, politics and war, as well as investigate representations of men and maleness in the European past. It aims at directing students’ attention to gender history as a useful tool for approaching European history, sharpening their research, analytical and writing skills, and encouraging reflections on social and cultural aspects of early modern and modern Europe. Students will investigate developments in the domestic, societal, political and military roles of men as part of wider trends in European history, such as the growth of the European middle classes, changes to family and state structures, transformations in education, and the rise of European empires. There will also be sessions on developments in male manners and fashions, and on transformations in male sociability, friendship and sexuality. Offered Fall and Spring.
    LA
    Cross-listed as: WMST 240 .
    Prerequisite(s): SoS or 3 s.h. 100-level HIST course.
  

  • EHIS 241 - History of Police 3 s.h.

    Through the investigation of primary and secondary sources, students will gain an understanding of the history of the European police, with occasional insights into parallel global developments in police history. We will look at policing before the police, at the creation of the modern police in the long eighteenth century, including the Police Nationale in France, the City of Glasgow Police and the Metropolitan Police, at different policing models that emerged, at political and secret policing, at the history of the detective and the rise of scientific criminology, and at policing in the two World Wars and beyond. This course also proposes a discussion of Allan Pinkerton, the son of a Glasgow policeman who founded the Pinkerton National Detective Agency in Chicago, in the context of the rise of early private detective agencies, including that of Eugène-François Vidocq. A-E Only. Offered every 3 years.
    LA
    Prerequisite(s): SoS or 3 s.h. of 100-level HIST course.
  

  • EHIS 294 - Special Topics in European History 1 s.h. - 3 s.h.

    Group studies on aspects of European History under faculty supervision.
    LA
    Prerequisite(s): SoS or 3 s.h. 100-level HIST course.
  

  • EHIS 394 - Special Topics in European History 1 s.h. - 3 s.h.

    Group studies on aspects of European History under faculty supervision.
    Prerequisite(s): JrS, 6 s.h. HIST (3 s.h. 200 level)