Social Sciences

Presents world civilizations during the transition from the Ancient classical times to the Modern Period, i.e., the Medieval and Early Modern periods (c. 500 CE - c. 1650 CE). The world civilizations include China from the Sui to the early Qing dynasties; Japan from its origins to the early Tokugawa Shogunate; early Arabia, the rise of Islam, and the Umayyad, Abbasid, Seljuk, and Ottoman empires; the Mongol Empire; the Aztec and Incan civilizations; and the European Middle Ages, Renaissance, and Reformation.

Studies world civilizations from the seventeenth century to the present. Emphasizes the Scientific, Political, and Industrial Revolutions and their global impact. Also explores cultural and political events that have affected national or international politics, such as the Enlightenment, nationalism, imperialism, and communism.

Covers Colonial America and the United States through the Civil War Period.

Covers the United States since the Civil War Period.

Presents a general survey of the historical development of Michigan from French exploration to the present. Studies the economic, social, and political development of the state as part of the history of the United States.

Offers a study of the American Revolutionary War, including the causes, personalities, social groups, military aspects, founding documents, and the legacy of America’s formative period, 1754-1791.

Examines the American Civil War, including the causes, personalities, soldiers, social groups, significant battles, and legacy of America’s defining conflict from 1820-1877.

Studies the United States during World War II, including the causes, politicians and personalities, military aspects, home front, and legacy of the war that defined the latter half of the 20th century and established the US as a world leader (1935-1945).

Traces the causation factors leading to the escalation of U.S. involvement in the Vietnam conflict from 1945 until 1975. Emphasizes the political, diplomatic, and military strategy of the United States within the historical context of colonial rule over Vietnam, as well as the struggle for Vietnamese nationalism.

Proceeding from the traditional civilizations in the Middle East, this course examines the impact of the industrialized powers, nationalism, industrialization, and religious and cultural change on the lands of the Middle East.