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    • 4.00 Credits

      This class will cover American history from 1945 to the present. It will focus on the Civil Rights movement starting with its origins in World War II. The class will analyze how the Civil Rights movement influenced the larger �rights revolution� of the 1960s the political process in which civil rights legislation was passed and both the resistance and backlash the movement encountered. The course will also place civil rights and race relations within the larger historical context of modern America including the consensus culture of the 1950s the Cold War Vietnam the rise of Liberalism and the rise of the �New� Right.
    • 4.00 Credits

      The laboratory has long been a space for exploring scientific principles and expanding the knowledge of what humans know about the world. The scientific inquiry moved outside in lab into the Field challenging notions of objectivity. This course examines the history of science focusing on important discoveries; evolutionary thought genetics field biology and nuclear science. Students will analyze the approaches scientists have taken to understand the biggest questions of the human experience; the origin of life how the natural world works and the ways science and society intersect. This is a course beneficial to both students of science and the humanities bridging the disciplinary gap.
    • 4.00 Credits

      This class will cover American history from 1919 to 1945. It will analyze the consequences of WWI the causes of the Great Depression and the achievements and limitations of the New Deal. The class will further highlight the causes of WWII America�s tepid response to the international crises of the 1930s and American involvement in the war. The class will also analyze the varied transformations wrought on American society during these tumultuous years. This course will provide an upper level elective for history majors/minors.
    • 0.00 - 9.00 Credits

      Integrate faculty-led opportunity into education through participation in planned supervised experiential-learning. Students will apply related skills by following a set of objectives reflecting on activities and obtaining feedback from their supervisors. For a complete description of Internships and Cooperative Education see the Internship/Cooperative section under the Academic Policies section.
    • 0.00 - 9.00 Credits

      A reading course for individual students on the Junior or Senior level. The topics read will depend upon the needs of the individual student. The students and instructor will devise a learning contract.
    • 2.00 - 4.00 Credits

      This course focuses on specialized topics. It requires aresearch paper or other research project demonstrating mastery of the skills and a sophisticated demonstration of content knowledge in history.
    • 0.00 Credits

      Undergraduate level. All candidates for a degree from King are required to demonstrate competency in their major field. Students with more than one major must demonstrate competency in each of their major fields. In order to demonstrate competency in history graduating students must earn a passing grade on the ACAT�Area Concentration Achievement Test in history.
    • 0.50 - 2.00 Credits

      The centerpiece of the Snider Honors Program is the honors seminar. As we seek to understand and enact the phrase cultural transformation in Christ - the heart of the mission statement of King College - the seminar focuses on a single topic from a variety of academic disciplines each semester. The seminar is offered every semester but the topic changes each time it is offered. The topics generally revolve around contemporary issues related to globalization international policy philosophy and world events. Honors students may begin taking the Honors seminars in the second semester of their freshman year. Those taking the course for the first time should register under HONR 1110 the second time 2110 the third 3110 and the fourth 4110. All seniors (and possibly some juniors) taking the course are expected to tutor the younger students helping with papers and leading small-group discussion sessions. 10% of the final grade for such tutors will be based on the quality of their instruction and partly evaluated by the small group they have led.
    • 2.00 Credits

      The centerpiece of the Snider Honors Program is the honors seminar. As we seek to understand and enact the phrase cultural transformation in Christ - the heart of the mission statement of King College - the seminar focuses on a single topic from a variety of academic disciplines each semester. The seminar is offered every semester but the topic changes each time it is offered. The topics generally revolve around contemporary issues related to globalization international policy philosophy and world events. Honors students may begin taking the Honors seminars in the second semester of their freshman year. Those taking the course for the first time should register under HONR 1110 the second time 2110 the third 3110 and the fourth 4110. All seniors (and possibly some juniors) taking the course are expected to tutor the younger students helping with papers and leading small-group discussion sessions. 10% of the final grade for such tutors will be based on the quality of their instruction and partly evaluated by the small group they have led.
    • 2.00 Credits

      The centerpiece of the Snider Honors Program is the honors seminar. As we seek to understand and enact the phrase cultural transformation in Christ - the heart of the mission statement of King College - the seminar focuses on a single topic from a variety of academic disciplines each semester. The seminar is offered every semester but the topic changes each time it is offered. The topics generally revolve around contemporary issues related to globalization international policy philosophy and world events. Honors students may begin taking the Honors seminars in the second semester of their freshman year. Those taking the course for the first time should register under HONR 1110 the second time 2110 the third 3110 and the fourth 4110. All seniors (and possibly some juniors) taking the course are expected to tutor the younger students helping with papers and leading small-group discussion sessions. 10% of the final grade for such tutors will be based on the quality of their instruction and partly evaluated by the small group they have led.