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Geological And Environmental Sciences: Geology |
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GES 100 - The Planet Earth
This course is an introduction to the scientific study of the planet on which we live. This course emphasizes the study of the major Earth systems (atmosphere, hydrosphere, biosphere, and geosphere) and the interactions between them. Attention is given to environmental change and its implications for our future. This course is one possible introduction to the geology major. Three lectures and one three-hour laboratory each week. One or two Saturday morning field trips are required. Cross-listed as GEMS 157 . A student may not receive credit for both GEMS 157 /GES 100 and GES 110 .
Credits: 4
Terms Offered: Fall, Spring
Attributes: Natural Science I with lab (NSL)
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GES 111 - How The Earth Works: An Introduction to Plate Tectonics
Plate tectonics is a theory that has revolutionized geology, giving the science its first coherent, widely accepted picture of how the whole Earth works. This course is designed to give students a solid understanding of the basic theory, the evidence on which it is based, and its application to subjects as diverse as earthquakes, volcanoes, mountain ranges, precious metal deposits, the topography of the sea floor, and the history of life.
Credits: 2
Terms Offered: Fall
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GES 125 - Michigan Field Geology
This course is designed as a hands-on introduction to the broad scope of geology using phenomena found within the state of Michigan. Its goal is to give students direct experience with the ways geoscientists ask and answer questions about the Earth. The class begins with a 10-day field trip during which students will travlel, camp, and observe and interpret a variety of sedimentary, igneous, and metamorphic rocks and processes that affect them. The course finishes work at Hope College to further understand processes encountered in the field. This course is one possible introduction to the geology major. A 10-day August field trip is required. A student may not receive credit for both GES 100 /GEMS 157 and GES 125.
Credits: 4
Terms Offered: Fall
Attributes: Additional Course Fee (+FEE)
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GES 130 - Introduction to Environmental Science
This course introduces students to systems thinking, to concepts of the physical world essential for the study of environmental science, and to sustainability as a lens for considering issues of resource production, resource consumption, and generation of waste. Laboratory exercises will explore general scientific principles relevant to study of the atmosphere, oceans, and solid Earth, as well as aspects of resource use in our daily lives. Three lectures and one three-hour laboratory each week. Cross-listed with GEMS 130 . No prerequisites.
Credits: 4
Terms Offered: Fall, Spring
Attributes: Natural Science I with lab (NSL)
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GES 203 - Historical Geology
This is an introduction to the physical and biological development of the Earth during the last 4.5 billion years. Topics include the formation of the Earth, interpretation of major events in Earth history as preserved in the rock record, and the origin and evolution of life. Three lectures and one three-hour laboratory each week. One weekend field trip is required.
Credits: 4
Terms Offered: Spring
Prerequisites: GES 100 or GEMS 157 or GES 111 or GES 125
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GES 211 - Local Environmental Systems
This course introduces the scientific study of our planet in terms of natural systems, their interactions, and their modification by human activities, on a local scale. Subjects addressed include air pollution modeling, fate and transport of water pollution, contaminant toxicology, human health risk assessment, soil chemistry and degradation, wastewater and drinking water treatment, and land-use assessment. Learning is facilitated by quantitative problem solving and case studies. Three hours of lecture per week.
Credits: 3
Terms Offered: Fall
Prerequisites: CHEM 125 or CHEM 131
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GES 212 - Earth Environmental Systems II
This is the scientific study of our planet with an emphasis on global environmental problems. Subjects covered include population and demographics, basic ecological principles, biological diversity, extinction, natural resources, sustainability, biogeochemical cycles, climate and climate change, and ozone depletion. Three hours of lecture per week.
Credits: 3
Terms Offered: Spring
Prerequisites: CHEM 125 or CHEM 131
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GES 213 - Global Physical Systems
This is the scientific study of physical systems on our planet with a focus on global environmental problems. The course will emphasize analysis of large-scale problems and potential strategies for addressing them. Subjects include biogeochemical cycles, current climate and climate change, human interactions with physical systems, and sustainability.
Credits: 2
Terms Offered: Spring
Prerequisites: CHEM 125 or CHEM 131
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GES 215 - Global Change - Humans and Biological Systems
This course focuses on biological systems and how humans have altered them. Topics include ecosystems, biological diversity, population growth, land-use change, disturbance, and invasive species. We also explore how humans can conserve ecosystems and resources in order to provide for the future human global population.
Credits: 2
Terms Offered: Spring
Prerequisites: GES 130 or GEMS 130
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GES 220 - Laboratory Methods in Environmental Science
This laboratory course accompanies GES 211 , GES 213 and GES 215 . This class will introduce laboratory and field methods necessary to investigate the natural systems which comprise our ecosystem, and the effects of human activities on it. Sampling techniques, field identification, and common methods of chemical analysis for environmental study will be emphasized. Three hours of laboratory per week and one hour of discussion.
Credits: 2
Terms Offered: Spring
Prerequisites: CHEM 127 or CHEM 132
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GES 225 - Introduction to Geographic Information Systems
This course introduces principles and tools for using a Geographic Information System to display and analyze location-based data, along with instruction on where to find freely available data and how to create new datasets. Concepts will include scale, map projections, raster- and vector-based representations of data, and evaluation of spatial relationships between features. Students will receive hands-on instruction with ArcGIS software to learn how to create and analyze maps of any kind of data with a geographic component. Exercises will focus on analysis of real-world datasets to solve problems of local interest.
Credits: 2
Terms Offered: Spring
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GES 243 - Mineralogy: Earth Materials I
This course is an introduction to the paragenesis and crystal chemistry of minerals with emphasis on the rock-forming silicates. Laboratory periods will be devoted to the study of minerals in hand samples, as well as exercises designed to help the student understand physical and chemical properties of minerals. Three lectures and one three-hour laboratory per week. One weekend field trip will be required. Students may take CHEM 125 or CHEM 131 prior to enrollment in or concurrently with the course.
Credits: 4
Terms Offered: As Needed
Prerequisites: CHEM 125 or CHEM 131
Corequisites: CHEM 125 or CHEM 131
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GES 244 - Petrology: Earth Materials II
This is a course about mineralogical, chemical, and textural characteristics of igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic rocks. Their occurrence and petrogenesis will be discussed in terms of rock associations and relevant physical and chemical processes of formation. Laboratory sessions will be devoted to petrographic description, identification, and interpretation of rocks in hand samples and microscope thin sections. A Saturday field trip is required. Three one-hour lectures and one three-hour laboratory per week.
Credits: 4
Terms Offered: As Needed
Prerequisites: GES 243
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GES 251 - Surficial Geology: Earth Structures I
This is an introduction to the natural processes shaping Earth’s surface. Among other topics, the course will stress weathering, landform and soil development, soil mechanics, the influence of running water, moving ice and wind on Earth’s surface, and people’s interaction with surficial geology. The laboratory will emphasize the use of maps and other geographic images and the course will include an introduction to mapping. Three lectures and one three-hour laboratory each week. Two Saturday field trips will be required.
Credits: 4
Terms Offered: Fall
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GES 252 - Structural Geology: Earth Structures II
This is a study of the structures formed by rock deformation, stressing geometric techniques and the concept of strain. The laboratory will emphasize the preparation and interpretation of geological maps and cross-sections. Three hours of lecture and one three-hour laboratory each week. One weekend field trip is required.
Credits: 4
Terms Offered: As Needed
Prerequisites: GES 251
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GES 295 - Special Topics in Geology
A course offered in response to student and instructor interest. Topics are not generally covered in the regular course listings. Course may be taken multiple times if topics are different.
Credits: 0-4
Terms Offered: As Needed
Prerequisites: Permission of instructor
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GES 310 - Environmental Public Policy
This course is an introductory analysis of the economic, scientific and political factors involved in environmental public policy. American environmental management will be viewed in terms of the interplay among economic efficiency, scientific feasibility and the demands of the political process. Topics covered will include federal lands, intergovernmental relations, agency law, comparative institutions, U.S. environmental regulations and technological compliance. This course is team taught by faculty from the Departments of Economics and Business, Geological and Environmental Sciences, and Political Science, so that students are exposed to the interdisciplinary nature of environmental public policy issues. Four hours of lecture per week. Fulfillment of the NSL general education requirement is highly recommended prior to this course. Cross-listed with ECON 310 and POL 310 .
Credits: 4
Terms Offered: Spring
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GES 320 - Introduction to Petroleum Geology
This course is an introduction to the applied sub-discipline of geology called petroleum geology. Emphasis is placed on the techniques and strategies used in the modern energy industry to find, extract and produce petroleum hydrocarbons. Topics will include depositional environments, subsurface mapping, seismic interpretation, wire-line logging, reservoir characterization, onshore and offshore leasing, and exploration economics. Student will gain experience working individually and on teams in the evaluation of subsurface data and the development of exploration-related strategies.
Credits: 4
Terms Offered: As Needed
Prerequisites: GES 100 or GEMS 157 or ENGS 100
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GES 341 - Regional Field Study
This course is a field investigation of the general geology of an area selected by the instructor. One or more hours of lecture will be held each week prior to study in the field. The entire spring vacation or an extended period in the spring or summer will be spent in the field. Courses may be repeated for credit if fieldwork is conducted in different regions.
Credits: 2
Terms Offered: Spring
Prerequisites: GES 100 or GEMS 157 or GES 111 or GES 125
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GES 351 - Invertebrate Paleontology
This is the study of the fossil record of the history of invertebrate life. Topics include changes in diversity during the Phanerozoic, tempo and mode of evolution, functional morphology, systematics, and paleoecology of the major invertebrate phyla. Three hours of lectures and one three-hour laboratory per week. One or more weekend field trips will be required.
Credits: 4
Terms Offered: As Needed
Prerequisites: GES 203
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GES 401 - Advanced Environmental Seminar
This is an interdisciplinary course where students with different academic majors will work in teams to research a local environmental problem. The students will work with faculty members in geological/environmental sciences, biology, chemistry, and possibly other departments in the design of a research project, the collection and interpretation of data, and the making of recommendations. This course is meant to duplicate the process by which scientists work to solve actual environmental problems and is intended as a “capstone” experience for environmental science minors. One two-hour group meeting per week. Additional times to be arranged for consultation, field and laboratory work.
Credits: 2
Terms Offered: Fall
Prerequisites: GES 211 or GES 212 or GES 220
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GES 430 - Environmental Geochemistry
The principles of physical and inorganic chemistry will be applied to geochemical systems of environmental interest. Element recycling and evaluation of anthropogenic perturbations of geochemical cycles will be examined with a strong emphasis on aqueous chemistry. Laboratory exercises will emphasize computer modeling and the analyses of natural waters by a variety of techniques. Three lectures each week. This is a flagged course for the environmental science minor.
Credits: 4
Terms Offered: As Needed
Prerequisites: GES 243 or CHEM 311
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GES 450 - Hydrogeology
This is a study of the geological aspects of the water cycle with an emphasis on groundwater. Topics include aquifer testing, groundwater flow, geology of aquifers, water resource management, groundwater chemistry, contamination, and remediation. Emphasis is placed on quantitative problem solving. Three hours of lecture and one three-hour laboratory each week. This is a flagged course for the environmental science minor.
Credits: 4
Terms Offered: As Needed
Prerequisites: Permission of instructor
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GES 453 - Sedimentology
This is the study of the mineralogy, petrology, occurrence, and stratigraphic associations of sedimentary rocks. Thin section examination, textural analysis, and field investigation of sedimentary rocks and unconsolidated sediments will be performed in the laboratory. Three hours of lecture and one three-hour laboratory each week. One or more weekend field trips will be required.
Credits: 4
Terms Offered: As Needed
Prerequisites: GES 203
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GES 490 - Special Problems
This course is designed to introduce the student to research. A research problem in an area of special interest will be nominated by the student, and approved by a faculty member who will oversee the research.
Credits: 0-3
Terms Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer
Prerequisites: Permission of instructor
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GES 493 - Independent Study: Geol/Enviro
Course provides opportunity for a junior or senior to engage in an independent study project in an area in which the student has special interest.
Credits: 1-4
Terms Offered: As Needed
Prerequisites: Permission of Instructor
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GES 495 - Study in Geology
In this course a professor guides students in scholarly readings and discussions focused on a special area of geologic interest.
Credits: 1-2
Terms Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer
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Global Studies |
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GLBL 400 - Global Studies Capstone Seminar
Students in this class will compile a portfolio and connect it with the academic classes they have taken on Hope’s campus, their language proficiency, their study abroad experience, and the current international situation. In addition, they will be expected to formulate an international policy issue and reflect on it in a written research paper. In the paper, they should engage in a literature review, as well as a justification of the methodology they are utilizing. They must integrate the content they have learned with the skills and values they have acquired in the course of their study. They will analyze the data, make a final presentation in class and complete a written paper (15-20 pages long).
Credits: 4
Terms Offered: Fall, Spring
Prerequisites: Senior standing
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History: General |
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HIST 130 - Introduction to Ancient Civilization
The course will focus on significant developments in history from its Greek origins through the Renaissance. It is designed to introduce the student to the discipline of history.
Credits: 4
Terms Offered: Fall, Spring
Attributes: Cultural Heritage I (CH1)
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HIST 131 - Introduction to Modern European History
The course will focus on significant developments in modern European history from the Renaissance to our own time. It is designed to introduce the student to the discipline of history.
Credits: 4
Terms Offered: Fall, Spring
Attributes: Cultural Heritage II (CH2)
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HIST 140 - History Workshop
An introduction to historical questions, research and writing through the study of a special topic in depth. Required for History majors, minors and open to other interested students.
Credits: 2
Terms Offered: Fall, Spring
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HIST 141 - The Historian’s Vocations
This course introduces students to vocational exploration and discernment through the concepts of vocation, calling, and purpose and their intellectual history; connections between historical thinking, research skills, and writing to jobs and careers; and the skills necessary for successful identification and pursuit of experiential learning opportunities. In order to pass the course, each student must develop a clear, detailed plan for pursuing experiential learning opportunities that will aid vocational exploration and discernment. Required for History majors and minors. Students may take HIST 140 either prior to enrollment in or concurrently with the class.
Credits: 2
Terms Offered: Fall
Prerequisites: HIST 140
Corequisites: HIST 140
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HIST 159 - History of Science
This course surveys the history of science from the Renaissance to the present day. In addition to mastering the historical content, students will recreate historic experiments in order to understand scientific theories and methodologies as well as the nature of science itself. The primary objectives of the course are to understand how scientific knowledge expanded and changed over time, individuals developed and practiced the role of “scientist,” science influenced social environments, and social and political changes affected science, as well as why science developed as a particular kind of cross-disciplinary exploration of the universe with certain types of questions and methodologies. Cross-listed with GEMS 159 .
Credits: 4
Terms Offered: As Needed
Attributes: Natural Science I with lab (NSL)
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HIST 200 - Historical Snapshots
This course is designed to allow the exploration of some narrow moment in time (early imperial Rome) or some particular historical issue or problem (such as World War II, Christianity in China, or women in early Modern Europe). The content and emphasis of each section is determined by the instructor. Students may repeat the course for credit as topics change. No more than two 2-credit HIST 200 courses may be counted toward the major, and no more than one toward the minor.
Credits: 2
Terms Offered: Fall, Spring
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HIST 207 - Introduction to World History to 1500
This introductory world history course surveys developments in global history from prehistory until about 1500. The course focuses on regional, interregional and global interactions from the beginning of written history to the European crossing of the Atlantic.
Credits: 4
Terms Offered: Fall, Spring
Attributes: Cultural Heritage I (CH1)
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HIST 208 - Introduction to World History since 1500
This introductory world history course surveys developments in global history since 1500. The course focuses on interregional and global interactions from the European crossing of the Atlantic through the Cold War.
Credits: 4
Terms Offered: Fall, Spring
Attributes: Cultural Heritage II (CH2)
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History: Africa, Middle East, Asia & Latin America |
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HIST 221 - Colonial and Post-Colonial Africa: African Perspectives on Colonialism
This course explores the colonial experiences of Africans as well as the legacies of European colonial rule in Africa. It highlights the different ways Africans responded to European military conquest and political domination from the mid-1850s to the 1960s. The course also studies how Africans struggled for independence, using specific case studies to show the different paths toward independence. Novels by African authors will be used to examine the social and cultural experiences of colonialism. The course gives voice to the colonized in a variety of contexts across Africa by emphasizing how Africans shaped colonial encounters with Europeans.
Credits: 4
Terms Offered: As Needed
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HIST 225 - West African Economy and Society, 18th-20th Centuries: Commerce, Colonialism and Christianity
The course explores the major economic and social transformations in West Africa from the 18th to the 20th century. In so doing, it will locate West Africa within the wider Atlantic World and examine the interplay of internal and external forces that shaped the region’s history from the immediate pre-colonial period to the post -colonial era. The course will cover, among other topics, the slave trade and slavery, West African “slave states,” the founding of Sierra Leone and Liberia, the Abolitionist movement, Islamic revolutions and states, the spread of Christianity, West African Colonial intermediaries, the colonial economy, and women and economic development in post-colonial Africa.
Credits: 4
Terms Offered: As Needed
Attributes: Global Learning International (GLI)
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HIST 230 - Model Arab League
Students will be assigned to represent one of the member states of the Arab League. They will study current issues in Middle Eastern politics, economics and society, and concentrate on analyzing the interests and positions of their assigned country. They will then participate in the Michigan Model League of Arab States, a two-day conference at which they will engage in an intercollegiate role-playing exercise, working as a team to represent their assigned country. In the process, they will improve their skills of research, writing, persuasion, public speaking, and interpersonal communication.
Credits: 2
Terms Offered: As Needed
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HIST 260 - History of Latin America Since 1810
This course surveys Latin American history from independence to the present. It examines the social, cultural, economic, and political processes that shaped Latin America. The course pays particular attention to the roots of independence in the colonial order, the legacy of colonialism, the struggle for national identities, U.S.-Latin American relations, and the effects of industrialization, urbanization, and population growth in the 20th century.
Credits: 4
Terms Offered: As Needed
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HIST 263 - Colonial Latin American History
This survey course introduces students to the history of the exploration and colonization of the Spanish and Portuguese dominions in South and Central America from the initial phase of conquest through the consolidation of a colonial regime. The lectures, readings, and discussions offer a broad overview of the European conquests of the region that began in the late 15th century through the 18th-century roots of later independence movements. In addition to a thorough examination of colonial society, the course focuses on the themes of medicine and disease, conquest, religious conversion, and the place of Latin America within the Spanish world empire.
Credits: 4
Terms Offered: As Needed
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HIST 270 - Modern China
This course offers a narrative history of China from its last imperial dynasty to its modern communist regime. The first three weeks of the course are devoted to the Qing dynasty, or the society, institutions and ways of thought of “traditional” China. The remaining 12 weeks are devoted to 20th century China, which spans the republican and communist eras. Building upon the knowledge acquired in the first third of the course, we will seek to comprehend the making of “modern” China, a process that was often violent and tumultuous.
Credits: 4
Terms Offered: As Needed
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HIST 314 - The History of Japan and Korea since 1600: At the Origins of Modernity
In the global economy, Japan is among the world’s leading nations driving economic and technological growth and developments. In recent years, too, Korea has emerged as a powerhouse, making its mark in diverse fields from popular culture to modern industries. What are the origins of Japan’s and Korea’s modern institutions? How did Japan and Korea respond to the rise of Western imperial powers in the 1800s? How was Korea embroiled in Japan’s empire-building process of the early 1900s? What were the defining moments in Japanese-Korean interntational relations since World War II? How have Japan and Korea adapted to the changing times in the 21st century? This course focuses on key issues in Japanese and Korean history in the East Asian and global contexts since 1600 and explores how Japan and Korea have become the modern nations that they are today. Fulfills the regional requirement of the History major.
Credits: 4
Terms Offered: As Needed
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HIST 321 - The Making of Modern Africa
The course will focus on decolonization in Africa since 1940. Colonialism in Africa and the post-colonial period are covered, but the focus of the course is on resistance to colonialism and the process of decolonization, including case studies of South Africa, Nigeria and Algeria. Special emphasis will be placed on the active role of Africans, both men and women, in shaping the political and cultural developments of their continent despite the obvious impact of European colonialism.
Credits: 4
Terms Offered: As Needed
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HIST 365 - Gender and Power in Latin American History
This course explores the relationship between gender and the power necessary to maintain structures of difference in Latin American history. The course examines how people and institutions constructed, assumed, and contested representations of both femininity and masculinity in a variety of sites. Using case studies, the course details how people and institutions invoked and inscribed popular understandings of gender alongside constructions of race and class.
Credits: 4
Terms Offered: As Needed
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HIST 370 - Modern Middle East
A course focusing on historical explanations for the tensions that periodically erupt into war and violence in the Middle East. Concentrations on Islam and the Arabs, Zionism and the Israelis, and the deep American involvement in the disputes.
Credits: 4
Terms Offered: As Needed
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History: United States |
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HIST 160 - U.S. History to 1877
This survey course examines the rise of the American nation from its colonial origins through the Civil War and Reconstruction. The approach is thematic and special emphasis is placed upon the impact of European contact with Native Americans, the establishment and abolition of slavery, the struggle for women’s equality, the influence of industrialization, westward movement, the evolution of republican institutions, the Civil War and Reconstruction, and the nation’s gradual rise to prominence.
Credits: 4
Terms Offered: Fall
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HIST 161 - U.S. History Since 1877
This course surveys U.S. history from Reconstruction to the present. It examines the major social, cultural, political, and economic events that shaped the U.S. after the Civil War, focusing especially on industrialization, Progressivism, WW I, the Great Depression, the New Deal, WW II, the Cold War, the Civil Rights Movement, the Sixties and Reagan Republicanism.
Credits: 4
Terms Offered: Spring
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HIST 175 - Michigan History
This course is a survey of Michigan History to the present and is primarily designed for students majoring in education. The main objective of History 175 is for students to demonstrate an understanding of the chronology, narratives, perspectives, and interpretations of Michigan history from its beginnings to the present. To this end, students will: examine relationships, including cause and effect, among important events from the era; identify the sequence of these events and describe the setting and the people affected; analyze and compare interpretations of events from a variety of perspectives; and assess the implications and long-term consequences of key decisions made at critical turning points in Michigan history.
Credits: 2
Terms Offered: Fall, Spring
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HIST 251 - Revolutionary America: Visionaries, Rebels, and Ruffians
This course examines the forces, people, philosophies, and events that characterized colonial American society and led to the Revolution of 1776. From those beginnings, the ideals and practical necessities of winning the social, political, and military struggle for independence imposed realities that later affected the nation as it sought to consolidate its victory. The 1787 Constitutional Convention was the culmination of one struggle to establish a nation based upon democratic republican principles, and the beginning of another struggle to ensure that those ideals were applied and enjoyed by all Americans.
Credits: 4
Terms Offered: As Needed
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HIST 252 - Civil War America: Disruption and Destiny
This course spans the years from 1820 to 1877, starting with the Missouri Compromise and progressing through the Civil War and Reconstruction. During this period, as the United States expanded its territorial boundaries, forged a political identity, and further achieved a sense of national unity, sectional rivalries, industrialization, reform movements, and increasingly hostile confrontations over the language and interpretation of the Constitution led to crisis. This course will examine how those factors contributed toward the 1861-1865 Civil War, with subsequent special emphasis being placed upon how the conflict and post-war Reconstruction influenced America’s social, political, cultural, and economic development as it prepared to enter the 20th century.
Credits: 4
Terms Offered: As Needed
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HIST 255 - World War I America
This course will examine the changes that Americans faced in the first part of the twentieth century, particularly how the First World War shaped United States society. We will examine the relationship between the war and social, economic and political trends in the United States, including industrialization and unionization, the Progressive movement, the freedom struggle of African Americans, women’s suffrage, immigration, the Red Scare, and the rise of conservatism in the 1920s.
Credits: 4
Terms Offered: As Needed
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HIST 256 - Recent America: From World War II to 9/11
This course focuses on the United States as a world power. We examine the ways American men and women of different classes, races, regions and religions dealt with the social, cultural, economic and political changes that happened during the last half of the twentieth century. Major topics include the Cold War and the economic boom of the 1950s, Vietnam and the rise of protest in the 1960s, the economic and foreign policy challenges of the 1970s, the rise of conservatism in the 1980s, the economic and foreign policy challenges of the 1970s, the rise of political conservatism in the 1980s, and the challenges of diversity and globalization in the 1990s.
Credits: 4
Terms Offered: As Needed
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HIST 351 - Slavery & Race in America, 1619-Present: The Struggle Within
This course examines the roles that slavery and race have played in shaping the course of American history. Starting from an overall assessment of slavery’s origins in western culture, the course considers the practice of slavery and its social, political, and economic influences in North America. Special emphasis is placed upon analyzing how institutional slavery and the concept of race shaped the lives of the lives of enslaved people, the people who enslaved them, and their respective descendants down to the present day.
Credits: 4
Terms Offered: As Needed
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HIST 352 - Women, Gender and Sex in United States History
This class explores three inter-related issues in United States history. First, the class will examine the ways women of different classes, races, regions, ethnicities, and religions have made social change happen in the United States. Second, the class will examine how American men and women understood and shaped meanings of manhood and womanhood. Finally, the class will explore the ways Americans debated desirable and undesirable sexual behaviors. This class will cover the period from the Revolutionary Era through the twentieth century. Students will also do their own interpretation of primary sources in class discussion and an extensive research paper.
Credits: 4
Terms Offered: As Needed
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HIST 355 - United States Foreign Policy, 1898-Present: Power, Promise, and Peril
This course traces the development of United States foreign policy from the Spanish-American War to the present. In this period the United States emerged as a great world power, assumed center stage during World War II, offset the threat of the Soviet Union during the Cold War, and currently claims title to being the world’s lone superpower. Post Cold War conditions have challenged the nation to formulate policies responsive to recent manifestations of threats not yet clearly defined, including the problems of non-state actors and terrorism.
Credits: 4
Terms Offered: As Needed
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HIST 357 - U.S. Cultural History
Spanning the years from the Civil War through the late 20th century, this course examines the ways both ordinary people and elites created, challenged and shaped American culture. Students will consider cultural history on two levels. First, we will explore changes in the ways American men and women of different classes, races, and regions expressed themselves through popular and high culture - including entertainment forms like vaudeville, world’s fairs, novels, and movies as well as movements like the Harlem Renaissance and Fundamentalism. Second, we will analyze the influence of cultural ideas on political, economic and social changes, such as fights for African-American and women’s rights, the emergence of consumer culture, debates over immigration restriction, economic struggles during the Great Depression, participation in World War II, protests of the 1960s, and the rise of conservatism in the 1980s.
Credits: 4
Terms Offered: As Needed
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HIST 361 - United States Military History: Rise of a Warrior Democracy
“Peace through strength,” “Uncommon valor was a common virtue,” and “In war, there is no substitute for victory.” These phrases spoken at various times by different military commanders illustrate the importance America’s leaders and citizens have accorded to the U.S. armed forces, issues related to national defense, and the American approach to war-fighting. This course traces the history of the United States military from its colonial origins to the present day. Along with examining the purpose and performance of the military during times of conflict, assessment will be made of its function as a political and socioeconomic institution; its role and effectiveness as an instrument of diplomacy and foreign policy; the extent and limitations of its power within America’s constitutional system; its relevance and function during peacetime; the evolution of its strategies and tactics; the impact and application of technology; and the contributions of major figures who built and shaped it into not only a force of overwhelming power, but an institutional organ of American society.
Credits: 4
Terms Offered: As Needed
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History: Ancient World |
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HIST 210 - The Greek World
This course surveys the major historical developments and literary figures of Greece from preclassical times to the end of the Hellenistic period. Cross-listed with CLAS 210 . Students who enroll for HIST 210 will write a paper on a historical topic; those who enroll for CLAS 210 will write a paper on a literary topic.
Credits: 4
Terms Offered: As Needed
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HIST 215 - The Roman World
This course surveys major historical developments and literary figures from the foundation of the Roman Republic to the fall of the Empire. Cross-listed with CLAS 215 . Students who enroll for HIST 215 will write a paper on a historical topic; those who enroll for CLAS 215 will write a paper on a literary topic.
Credits: 4
Terms Offered: As Needed
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HIST 285 - Gender and Sexuality in Antiquity
This course surveys male and female gender roles in the Ancient Near East, Greece, and Rome. It examines questions of patriarchy/matriarchy, marriage patterns, and attitudes toward sexuality displayed in the literature and art of those cultures. Attention is given to problems of methodology and modern interpretations of ancient sources on this subject, including the Old and New Testaments.
Credits: 4
Terms Offered: As Needed
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History: Europe |
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HIST 205 - British and Irish History to 1700
A survey of British and Irish civilization from origins to the late 17th century. This course will focus on major events, trends and personalities in Britain and Ireland to 1700 by integrating the histories of the various peoples of the British Isles. Using artistic, literary and other historical sources we will concentrate on the evolution of distinct English and Irish forms of law, culture and society; the clash between kings and parliaments; the role of religion within the two cultures; the development of London; and England’s stormy relationship with its neighbors-Ireland, Scotland, Wales and the rest of Europe.
Credits: 4
Terms Offered: As Needed
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HIST 206 - British and Irish History Since 1700
A survey of British and Irish civilization from the late 17th century to the present. History 206 will focus on major events, trends and personalities in Britain and Ireland since 1700, exploring Britain’s rise as a world power in the 18th and 19th centuries and subsequent decline in the 20th and 21st centuries. Using artistic, literary and other historical sources we will concentrate on British and Irish society and culture, the relationship between the two peoples, the invention and evolution of constitutional monarchy, Irish nationalism, the 20th century world wars and the Ulster Troubles.
Credits: 4
Terms Offered: As Needed
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HIST 218 - The Middle Ages: Europe, Byzantium and Islam
Investigate an age of faith, of warfare, of economic and political fragmentation, and of the invention of new institutions. We will begin with the closing years of the Roman Empire and follow political, economic and social developments between the fifth and 15th centuries. Major themes in the course include religion, state formation, social structures, everyday life, commerce, war, and intercultural contact. Besides the conventional topics in Western European history, we will examine the decline and fall of the Byzantine Empire and the rise of Islam.
Credits: 4
Terms Offered: As Needed
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HIST 242 - Twentieth Century Europe
Does each century have a “spirit of the age”? What do the trenches of the First World War, the gas chambers of the Holocaust, the communist experiment, and psychoanalysis reveal about the “spirit” of the twentieth century? This course surveys the history of twentieth-century Europe from three chronologically overlapping vantage points: “the age of catastrophe,” “the age of secular ideological extremes,” and “the limits of secularism.” The events and developments examined in this course are chosen to reflect these concerns. In addition to mastering the main events and developments that have defined the twentieth century, we will seek to answer the question, In what ways are we heirs of the legacy of the twentieth-century Europe as seen from each of these vantage points?
Credits: 4
Terms Offered: As Needed
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HIST 268 - Russian History from Peter the Great to the USSR
Russia is, arguably, one of the most influential nations today on the global stage. With humble beginnings as fragmented principalities, it grew into a vast empire spanning Asia and Europe by the 19th century and, as the core of the Soviet Union, dominated world politics for much of the 20th century. A land of untold riches, it was also a land of enigmas and contradictions. What is Russia’s identity today? What are the origins of Russian imperial traditions and institutions? How did its literature convey the political anxieties of the centuries? How did the 1917 Revolution affect the rest of the world? Why did the Soviet Union emerge and then slowly unravel? What lessons does the story of Russia hold for the future of global diplomacy and conflict resolution? This course explores these questions by surveying Russian history from the time of Peter the Great to the dissolution of the Soviet Union and recent developments in the 21st century. Fulfills the regional requirement of the History major.
Credits: 4
Terms Offered: As Needed
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History: Global |
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HIST 280 - Modern Imperialism
The rise and fall of British and French empires in Africa, Asia, and the Middle East provide the focus of this course. Students examine modern imperialism from the perspectives of the colonizer and colonized, with particular attention paid to anti-colonial movements and decolonization. Case studies will include India and Algeria.
Credits: 4
Terms Offered: As Needed
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HIST 341 - World War Two: Collaboration and Resistance
This course explores one specific dimension of 20th-century history, namely how societies and individuals faced the moral ambiguities caused by the Second World War. We will examine the issue of collective and individual choice in history. For example, to what extent is history determined by larger “forces” and to what extent does human agency shape specific historic developments? Our examples for the moral ambiguities presented by the war will come from several case studies of enemy-occupied territories: Greece, France and China.
Credits: 4
Terms Offered: As Needed
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HIST 344 - Genocide in the Modern World
The 20th century has been called “The Century of Genocide.” This course will examine case studies of 20th-century genocide, selected from the Holocaust, Armenia, Cambodia, Bosnia and Rwanda, and other less-famous examples. We will analyze different definitions of genocide, examine the international legal structures dealing with genocide and crimes against humanity, and investigate the historical context of the varied genocides in the modern world.
Credits: 4
Terms Offered: As Needed
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HIST 364 - Latino Identities: Ethnic Diversity in Latin American and U.S. History
This course examines the formation of Latino identities in the western hemisphere from European contact and conquest to today’s patterns of economic and cultural globalization. Students will focus on tensions within identity formation in Latin American history linked to the colonial experience and subsequent projects of nationalism, the formation of Latino identity in the United States, the history of Latinos in West Michigan, and understanding their own identity formation as “Americans” against the backdrop of learning about Latino identities. The ability to value others’ culture necessarily requires a firm understanding of one’s own identity, and the overall goal of the course is to prepare students for roles in a global society by strengthening a sense of their own identity and developing an ability to appreciate the identities of others.
Credits: 4
Terms Offered: As Needed
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HIST 371 - Paris and Shanghai: A Tale of Two Cities
This course explores the national histories of France and China from the 19th century to our time by following the historical developments of two important urban centers, namely Paris and Shanghai. Special emphasis will be placed upon diplomatic and cultural relations between France and China in the context of 19th-century imperialism, the wars and revolutions of the 20th century, and the process of globalization that continues to our day. Attention will also be given to expatriate and immigrant communities in these two cities that reflect the relations between France and China as well as important historical developments of the modern world.
Credits: 4
Terms Offered: As Needed
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HIST 372 - Social History in Early Modern Europe: Wanderers, Warriors, and Witches
The early modern period in European history (1450-1800) offers a rich tapestry of religious, cultural, social, and political change. This course will explore the implications of early modern warfare (the Thirty Years War; the English Civil War), religious change (the Protestant and Catholic Reformations), the rise of new sciences, the participation of Europeans in world civilizations, and the dangers of fear and persecution. Students will read both primary and secondary sources, and will write a significant research paper on a topic of their choice.
Credits: 4
Terms Offered: As Needed
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History: Special Studies |
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HIST 195 - Studies in History
A course offered in response to student and instructor interest. Topics are not generally covered in the regular course listings. Course may be taken multiple times if topics are different.
Credits: 1-4
Terms Offered: As Needed
Prerequisites: Permission of instructor
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HIST 295 - Studies in European, American, or Non-Western History
These courses are designed to allow students to study geographic areas, historical periods, or particular issues not normally covered in the formal courses offered in the Department of History. In each course a professor will present lectures in his or her area of particular interest and students will engage in guided reading and research under the professor’s supervision.
Credits: 2-4
Terms Offered: As Needed
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HIST 395 - Special Topics in History
A course offered in response to student and instructor interest. Topics are not generally covered in the regular course listings. Course may be taken multiple times if topics are different.
Credits: 1-4
Terms Offered: As Needed
Prerequisites: Permission of instructor
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HIST 490 - Independent Studies in History
Designed to provide students majoring in history, and others, with an opportunity to do advanced work in a field in which they have a special interest. Formal application and departmental approval of proposed study are required. This designation, with appropriate descriptive title, may be used for Washington Honors Semester credits and study abroad credits.
Credits: 1-4
Terms Offered: Fall, Spring
Prerequisites: Permission of instructor
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HIST 495 - Seminar in History
This course is required of all history majors and is also open to non-majors with a serious interest in learning how to do scholarly research. The course is designed to help students develop advanced skills in historical research and writing. Major emphasis is given to the development of sound research methods and to the use of primary source materials. Each student will be expected to produce a lengthy research paper of scholarly merit and literary quality.
Credits: 4
Terms Offered: Fall, Spring
Prerequisites: HIST 140
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HIST 499 - History Internships
This course is a practical experience for students. It enables them to apply the knowledge, research methods, and writing skills acquired in the academically oriented setting to concrete projects carried out in museums, businesses, and other institutions. Application is made to the chairperson of the Department of History. Supervision and the number of credits earned are determined by the nature of the project. Maximum of four credits can be applied toward the major.
Credits: 1-4
Terms Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer
Prerequisites: Permission of chairperson
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Interdisciplinary Studies |
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IDS 100 - First Year Seminar
These seminars, taught on a variety of subjects and open to first-year students only, focus on ways of knowing, seeing, and evaluating as applied to differing specific topics. Students become actively engaged in these seminars as they read primary texts closely, discuss and write about the issues these texts address, and enhance their skills of self-assessment and reflection. Teachers of these seminars serve as advisors to the students in their classes.
Credits: 2
Terms Offered: Fall
Attributes: First Year Seminar (FYS)
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IDS 160 - Arts for the Elementary and Middle School Teacher
This course provides an integrated approach to a number of topics in visual art, dance, drama, and music with an emphasis on the interrelatedness of these arts. Prospective elementary teachers will expand their knowledge of and appreciation for the creative/expressive arts and will develop instructional approaches which will enhance understanding and appreciation of the arts for children in the elementary and middle schools (K-8).
Credits: 4
Terms Offered: Fall, Spring
Attributes: The Arts I (FA1)
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IDS 195 - Special Topics
Study of an area of interdisciplinary studies not covered in the regular course listings. Offered as student and teacher interest requires and scheduling permits.
Credits: 2-4
Terms Offered: As Needed
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IDS 200 - Encounter with Cultures
An introduction to cultural diversity, focusing on concepts of race, ethnicity, gender, class, and other forms of cultural identity and difference in contemporary American society. Working with cross-disciplinary theoretical models for understanding cultural identity and interactions between cultures, students will explore their own cultural heritages; and through imaginative literature, autobiography, film, cultural events, and direct intercultural encounters on and off the campus, they will focus on the backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives of several specific American cultural groups, such as African, Asian, Hispanic, Jewish, and Native Americans.
Credits: 4
Terms Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer
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IDS 280 - Contemporary Issues in Japan
Held on the campuses of Meiji Gakuin University in Tokyo and Yokohama, this seminar serves as an introduction to the rich cultural traditions of Japan. A series of lectures and field trips as well as personal contact with Japanese students will give a unique perspective on various aspects of contemporary Japanese society.
Credits: 2-4
Terms Offered: Summer
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IDS 295 - Special Topics
Study of an area of interdisciplinary studies not covered in the regular course listings. Offered as student and teacher interest requires and scheduling permits.
Credits: 2-4
Terms Offered: As Needed
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IDS 395 - Interdisciplinary Studies
A course offered in response to student and instructor interest. Topics are not generally covered in the regular course listings. Course may be taken multiple times if topics are different.
Credits: 1-4
Terms Offered: As Needed
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IDS 490 - Individual Study
An individual research project, investigating some topic in depth and culminating in a paper that demonstrates interdisciplinary scholarship and independent thought. Students who meet the Honors Project eligibility and present a paper that meets the standards established will have the course recorded as an Honors Project. May be repeated for additional credit, with a different project.
Credits: 3-4
Terms Offered: Fall, Spring
Attributes: Senior Seminar (SRS)
Prerequisites: Departmental acceptance of application
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Interdisciplinary Studies: Cultural Heritage |
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IDS 171 - Cultural Heritage I
Includes all three Cultural Heritage disciplines - history, literature, and philosophy - in the pre-modern period (up to 1500 C.E.). Topics regularly offered include “The Invention of Mercy,” “Fate, Freedom, and Destiny,” and “Self, Society, and the Sacred.”
Credits: 4
Terms Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer
Attributes: Cultural Heritage I (CH1)
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IDS 172 - Cultural Heritage II
Includes all three Cultural Heritage disciplines - history, literature, and philosophy - in the modern period (after 1500 C.E.). Topics regularly offered include “Disability in Modern Society,” “Authority and the Individual,” “Perspectives on Science,” and “Revolutions and Revolutionaries.”
Credits: 4
Terms Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer
Attributes: Cultural Heritage II (CH2)
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IDS 173 - Cultural Heritage I (Lit/Hist)
Literature and history in the pre-modern period (up to 1500 C.E.).
Credits: 4
Terms Offered: Fall, Spring
Attributes: Cultural Heritage I (CH1)
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IDS 174 - Cultural Heritage II (Lit/Hist)
Literature and history in the modern period (after 1500 C.E.). Topics regularly offered include “Native American Literature and History.”
Credits: 4
Terms Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer
Attributes: Cultural Heritage II (CH2)
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IDS 175 - Cultural Heritage I (Lit/Phil)
Philosophy and literature in the pre-modern period (up to 1500 C.E.). Topics regularly offered include “Classical Mythology and Plato’s Republic.”
Credits: 4
Terms Offered: Fall, Spring
Attributes: Cultural Heritage I (CH1)
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IDS 176 - Cultural Heritage II (Lit/Phil)
Philosophy and literature in the modern period (after 1500 C.E.).
Credits: 4
Terms Offered: As Needed
Attributes: Cultural Heritage II (CH2)
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IDS 177 - Cultural Heritage I (Hist/Phil)
History and philosophy in the pre-modern period (up to 1500 C.E.).
Credits: 4
Terms Offered: As Needed
Attributes: Cultural Heritage I (CH1)
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IDS 178 - Cultural Heritage II (Hist/Phil)
History and philosophy in the modern period (after 1500 C.E.).
Credits: 4
Terms Offered: As Needed
Attributes: Cultural Heritage II (CH2)
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Interdisciplinary Studies: Mellon Scholars |
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IDS 390 - Mellon Scholars: Junior Tutorial and Project
Meeting regularly with a faculty mentor, students develop an intellectually coherent course of study and complete a “junior project,” a significant work of scholarship that may serve as an example of the student’s capabilities in applications for awards, graduate programs, and other opportunities. Students may petition for disciplinary credit in the relevant department, and special arrangements are available for students engaged in off-campus study programs.
Credits: 4
Terms Offered: Fall, Spring
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IDS 590 - Mellon Scholars: Senior Tutorial and Project
Working with a faculty member (or more than one) on a topic approved by the Mellon Scholars Committee, students produce a substantial work of original scholarship or creative production. Students may petition for disciplinary credit, but IDS 590 may not substitute for departmental capstone courses without the permission of the appropriate department chair. Special arrangements are available for students engaged in off-campus study programs.
Credits: 4
Terms Offered: Fall, Spring
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Interdisciplinary Studies: Senior Seminar |
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IDS 452 - Education and Christian Ways of Living
An examination of how Christians think they ought to live, how and why they think they ought to live that way, and how Christian ways of living can and should affect teachers, teaching and learning. Special attention is given to the influence teachers have on the values of their students.
Credits: 4
Terms Offered: Fall, Spring
Attributes: Senior Seminar (SRS)
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IDS 492 - Senior Seminar
This course is taught topically by faculty from across the campus. Each section raises fundamental questions about human values and engages students in considering, discussing, and writing about their philosophy of life in a compelling, coherent and disciplined manner. Students will also consider how the Christian faith can inform a philosophy of life. This course should be taken no earlier than May, June or July Terms between the junior and senior year, unless by special permission from the Director of the Senior Seminar Program.
Credits: 4
Terms Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer
Attributes: Senior Seminar (SRS)
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Kinesiology |
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KIN 101 - Beginning Tennis
This course will afford students the opportunity to learn basic skills related to the game of tennis. Rules, scoring, skill development, strategy and game play will all be components of this course. Students must be physically able to fully participate in drills or activities required by the instructor.
Credits: 1
Terms Offered: Fall, Spring
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KIN 112 - Condition and Weight Training
This course will provide opportunity and instruction for development of physical characteristics such as strength, power, speed, endurance, balance, and agility. Students must be physically able to fully participate in the strenuous level of activities required by the instructor.
Credits: 0-1
Terms Offered: Fall, Spring
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