THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT ASHEVILLE FACULTY SENATE ________ Senate Document Number 3888S___ ________ Date of Senate Approval 3-31-88_ _________________________ Signature of Senate Chair _________________________ Action of Vice Chancellor: ________________________ ______________ Approval ________________________ Date ______________ ________________________ ______________ Denied ________________________ Date ______________ Reasons for denial and suggested modifications: - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Statement of Faculty Senate Action: APC 3-24-88 APC Document #28 Department of History The attached proposal deletes from the History Curriculum the program in "Public History" and adds three courses within the field of expertise of their new faculty member. M E M O R A N D U M March 21, 1988 TO: Academic Policies Committee FROM: Bruce Greenawalt, Chairman, Department of History SUBJECT: Requested Revision of the Department of History Curriculum COPIES: Department members Page 2 The following proposed revision consists of a) deletion of the Public History program, and b) addition of four new courses. The changes are to be effective in the Fall of 1988. _________ 1. Deletions A. Delete all references to Public History in the catalog, including the program description on page 123, and references in the opening statement. ______ _______ ___ _______ __ ______ _______ B. Delete History 300 Seminar in Public History. ______ _______ ___ ______ _______ __________ C. Delete History 390 Public History Internship. ______ _______ ___ ______ D. Delete description for History 450 Senior _______ __ ______________ Seminar in Historiography. ______ E. Delete the word "traditional" as a modifier of history. [The Public History program, begun around 1975, has drained faculty time by necessitating offering two seminars for seniors. When inaugurated, the chairman hoped for hiring opportunities to bring new staff with expertise in the field. This has not occurred, and our current hiring of faculty is in non-American fields where public history interest is nonexistent. Furthermore, a review of Public History careers suggests that our students would be better served by a traditional undergraduate major, with public history studies carried out at the graduate level for those interested. The deletion of the course description for History 450 will be replaced by a more current statement.] _________ 2. Additions ___ _______ __________ ___ A. 395 History Internship (3) A scheduled internship with a participating archives, museum, company or historic or government agency, to be taken on an individual basis by majors with at least 21 hours of history. Permission of the chairman and a supervising faculty member is required. [The former required internship associated with the Public History program proved to be extremely valuable for a number of students and agencies. The department anticipates continued opportunities for select students working with instructors willing to assume an overload. The career openings experienced by some of our graduates as a result of their internships argue for continuation of "hands-on" opportunities for doing history while learning the nature of primary and Page 3 independent research.] ____ _______ ___ ________ ______ ___ B. Add: History 346 Medieval Europe (3) An analysis of civilization in Western Europe from the fall of the Roman Empire in the West to the High Middle Ages, with special emphasis given to social history and Church-State relations. ____ _______ ___ ____________ _______ C. Add: History 348 Tudor-Stuart England The social, political, and religious history of England from 1485 to 1688: Henry VIII and the Reformation, Puritanism and the rise of the gentry, the Civil War and the victory of parliamentary government. ____ _______ ___ _______ _____ ____ D. Add: History 350 Britain Since 1688 A study of Europe's first industrial society, transition from aristocracy to democracy, imperialism and empire, the experience of the world wars and the role of socialism after 1945. _______ _______ ___ ______ _______ __ ______________ E. Change: History 450 Senior Seminar in Historiography by substituting a new description for the old. "A study in the practice and writing of history, its evolving methods, theories, and content, with attention to both academic and public history. Required of all majors in history and social studies certification. Prerequisite: fifteen hours in history at the 300 level." [Adding History 346, 348, and 350 arises from the hiring of a new person in the department to replace Ted Uldricks. The new faculty member's dissertation and published works are in British History, allowing the department to add long sought courses on Great Britain. The new course in medieval history repairs a gap created years ago when the department lost a member qualified to teach it. The new description for History 450 is largely editorial in nature, and reflects the direction the course has taken since the original description was created. Please see the attached copy of the catalog descriptions for history for a view of necessary catalog changes.] Page 4 HISTORY (HIST) HISTORY (HIST) Associate Professor Greenawalt (Chairman); Professors Ready, Walker; Associate Professor Uldricks; Assistant Professor Spellman The student may elect either the program in history, or social studies certification with a major in history. In general, the purpose of history is to provide the basis of a broad liberal arts education and to prepare students for law school, graduate school, or seminary, or generally for careers in government service and business. The purpose of the social studies certification program with a major in history is to provide students with the qualifications necessary for teaching grades 4-12. Program in History Program in History I. Required courses in the major -- 36 hours: 101, 102, 151, 152, 450, and seven additional three semester hour courses chosen so as to avoid undue concentration in the general area of European or American history. II. Required courses outside the major -- none. III. Foreign Language requirement -- competency on the intermediate level in a classical or modern foreign language. IV. Other departmental requirements -- a two-part demonstration of competency. Program in Social Studies Certification Program in Social Studies Certification Students wishing to be certified as social studies teachers with a major in history should elect Program C. Designed especially for prospective teachers, this program prepares them in the areas in which social studies teachers are expectged to demonstrate competence in grades 4-12: in a comprehensive study of United States and North Carolina history, in modern European history, including Russia, and in third world nations, particularly those in the Pacific. Page 5 HISTORY/124 HISTORY/124 I. Required courses in the major -- 36 hours: 101, 102, 151, 152, 315, 450, and six additional three semester hour courses chosen to include European and Russian history, Asia and the Pacific World, Africa, and Latin America. II. Required courses outside the major --ECON 200 and 201; courses required for certification (see Education section). III. Foreign Language requirement -- competency on the intermediate level in a classical or modern foreign language. IV. Other departmental requirements -- a two-part senior demonstration of competency. Students who wish to be certified to teach social studies at he middle school level should complete this program and additionally take POLS 100, SOC 100, and EDUC 130. A Joint Major in Political Science and History A Joint Major in Political Science and History History and Political Science are closely related disciplines. This program is designed for those students whose interests lie in both History and Political Science. I. Required courses in the Major -- 48 hours distributed as follows: HIST 101, 102, 151, 152, 450 and 9 additional hours at he 300 level or above from HIST; POLS 100, 105, 490 and 15 additional hours from POLS, 9 of which must be at the 300 level or above. II. Required courses outside the major -- none. III. Foreign language requirement -- competency at the intermediate level in a classical or modern language is required. IV. Other departmental requirements -- The Senior Demonstration of Competency is satisfied by the completion of separate demonstrations from Political Science and History. History Minor History Minor 18 hours in History: 9 semester hours from History 101, 102, 151, 152, and 9 semester hours at the 300 level or higher. At least 6 of the 300 level and higher credit hours must be taken at the University of North Carolina at Asheville. Credit for Courses Outside History Credit for Courses Outside History As many as six semester hours of credit for courses outside the area of history may be counted toward the requirements of any program if approved by the Department Chairman. 101 The United States to 1865 (3) 101 The United States to 1865 (3) The general study of American history from early exploraion through the Civil War, emphasizing the political, economic, and social forces which have shaped the nation. Page 6 102 The United States Since 1865 (3) 102 The United States Since 1865 (3) A continuation of History 101, with particular emphasis upon 20th Century development. May be taken independently of 101. 151 World Civilization to 1687 (3) 151 World Civilization to 1687 (3) A study of the trends and cultures of the Americas, Europe, Asia, Africa, and the Pacific world to 1687 emphasizing political, diplomatic, economic, and social development. An emphasis on non-Western cultures. 152 World Civilization Since 1687 (3) 152 World Civilization Since 1687 (3) A study of the trends and cultures of the Americas, Europe, Asia, Africa, and the Pacific World since 1687 emphasizing political, diplomatic, economic, and social development. An emphasis on non-Western cultures. 303 Colonial and Revolutionary America (3) 303 Colonial and Revolutionary America (3) Early America to 1787: the colonies, causes and results of the Revolution, and the writing and ratification of the Constitution. 305 Civil War and Reconstruction (3) 305 Civil War and Reconstruction (3) A study of the factors leading to secession and Civil War, outlining military operations and stressing the war's social and economic consequences. Reconstruction, the Grant era, and the "New South." 308 The United States Since 1937 (3) 308 The United States Since 1937 (3) An intensive suty of America's recent history from the depression experience through its participation in World War II, to contemporary society. 311 Foreign Relations of the U.S. (3) 311 Foreign Relations of the U.S. (3) Historical development of American foreign policy and Historical development of American foreign policy and diplomatic relations, with attention to the interplay diplomatic relations, with attention to the interplay between isolationism and expansion, realism and idealism, between isolationism and expansion, realism and idealism, and the emergence of the nation as a world power. and the emergence of the nation as a world power. 315 North Carolina History (3) 315 North Carolina History (3) An evaluation of North Carolina's contributions to the nation and the South through the state's development from its colonial origins to the 20th Century. 316 The American West (3) 316 The American West (3) A study of Frederick Jackson Turner's theory of westward expansion, the hero in western literature, the myth of the west as the Garden of Eden, and the conflict between different cultures on the frontier. 320 History of Science (3) 320 History of Science (3) The history of science from the earliest of times to the twentieth century; its development as a body of knowledge, its cultural role; the relation of science to technology. Page 7 HISTORY/126 HISTORY/126 340 Classical Greece (3) 340 Classical Greece (3) A history of Greece from the Mycenaean Period to the death of Phillip II of Macedon in 336 B.C. 342 The Roman Empire (3) 342 The Roman Empire (3) A study of Italy and the ecumenical world from the establishment of the Principate of Augustus to the abdication of Diocletian in 305 A.D. 344 The Byzantine Empire (3) 344 The Byzantine Empire (3) A history of the Greek Roman Empire in the East from the abdication of Diocletian to the fall of Byzantium in 1453 A.D. 346 Medieval Europe (3) 346 Medieval Europe (3) An analysis of civilization in Western Europe from the fall of the Roman Empire in the West to the High Middle Ages, with special emphasis given to social history and Church-State relations. 348 Tudor-Stuart England (3) 348 Tudor-Stuart England (3) The social, political, and religious history of England from 1485 to 1688: Henry VIII and the Reformation, Puritanism and the rise of the gentry, the Civil War and the victory of parliamentary government. 350 Britain Since 1688 (3) 350 Britain Since 1688 (3) A study of Europe's first industrial society, transition from aristocracy to democracy, imperialism and empire, the experience of the world wars and the role of socialism after 1945. 353 Modern Germany (3) 353 Modern Germany (3) The German lands from the late 18th century to the present: Napoleonic era, the events of 1848, unification, Empire, World War I, Weimar, Third Reich, World War II, the GDR, and the Federal Republic. 361 Renaissance and Reformation (3) 361 Renaissance and Reformation (3) A study of the transition from medieval to modern Europe including political, economic, intellectual, artistic, religious, and social developments. 363 Europe in the Age of Revolution (3) 363 Europe in the Age of Revolution (3) A study of the French revolution, Napoleon, and the age of Metternich, with special emphasis given to the cultural environment surrounding the central political events of the era. Page 8 364 Europe, 1848-1918 (3) 364 Europe, 1848-1918 (3) A study of the period in which European hegemony reached its climax with special emphasis given to international relations leading to World War I. 365 Recent European History (3) 365 Recent European History (3) A treatment of Europe since World War I, the League of Nations, efforts toward collective security, Fascism and Nazism, World War II, and contemporary Communism. 366 Economic History of Europe (3) 366 Economic History of Europe (3) A survey of the economic development of Europe from the Manor to the Common Market. 367 Tsarist Russia (3) 367 Tsarist Russia (3) Covers the rise of Russian civilization in the Kievan period, the consolidation of the Muscovite state, the origins of Imperial Russia as well as the nineteenth century autocracy and its revolutionary opponents. 368 Soviet Russia (3) 368 Soviet Russia (3) Covers the revolutions of 1917, the Russian civil war and foreign intervention, the Trotsky-Stalin succession struggle, collectivization and industrialization, the purges, World War II, the cold war, and the Khrushchev and Brezh regimes. 380 Imperial China (3) 380 Imperial China (3) The history of China from Peking man to the Opium War of 1839-18. 381 Revolutionary China (3) 381 Revolutionary China (3) A treatment of Chinese history from the Opium War to the present including European imperialism, the fall of the Ch'ing dynasty, the war lord nationalist period, World War II, and Communist China. 395 History Internship (3) 395 History Internship (3) A scheduled internship with a participating archives, museum, company or historic or government agency, to be taken on an individual basis by majors with at least 21 hours of history. Permission of the chairman and a supervising faculty member is required. 450 Senior Seminar in Historiography (3) 450 Senior Seminar in Historiography (3) A study in the practice and writing of history, its evolving mathods, theories, and content, with attention to both academic and public history. Required of all majors in history and social studies certification. Prerequisite: fifteen hours in history at the 300 level. 171-3, 271-3, 371-3, 471-3 Special Topics in History (1-3) 171-3, 271-3, 371-3, 471-3 Special Topics in History (1-3) Courses not otherwise included in the catalog listing but for which there may be special needs. May be repeated for credit as often as permitted and as subject matter changes.