History (HIS) at Laurel Ridge Community College
Distance Learning
Time of Day
Term
- HIS 102 - Western Civilizations Post-1600 CE
- Examines the development of western civilization from 1600 CE to the present. This is a Passport and UCGS transfer course.Lecture 3 hours. Total 3 hours per week.
3 credits - HIS 111 - World Civilizations Pre-1500 CE
- Surveys the history of Asia, Africa, the Americas, and Europe from antiquity to approximately 1500. This is a Passport and UCGS transfer course.Lecture 3 hours. Total 3 hours per week.
3 credits - HIS 112 - World Civilizations Post-1500 CE
- Surveys the history of Asia, Africa, Europe, and the Americas from approximately 1500 CE through the present. This is a Passport and UCGS transfer course.Lecture 3 hours. Total 3 hours per week.
3 credits - HIS 121 - United States History to 1877
- Introduces the history of the United States from its origins to 1877. Includes the European exploration, development of the American colonies and their institutions, the Revolution, major political, social and economic developments, geographical expansion, the Civil War, and Reconstruction. This is a Passport and UCGS transfer course.Lecture 3 hours. Total 3 hours per week.
3 credits - HIS 122 - United States History Since 1865
- Introduces the history of the United States from 1865 to present. Includes major political, social and economic developments since 1865, overseas expansion, the two world wars, the Cold War and the post-Cold War era. This is a Passport and UCGS transfer course.Lecture 3 hours. Total 3 hours per week.
3 credits - HIS 251 - History of Middle East Civilization I
- Surveys intellectual, cultural, social, economic and religious patterns in the civilizations of the Middle East. Covers Semitic, Indo-European, and Turkic-speaking peoples from pre-Islamic to the present. Part I of II.Lecture 3 hours per week.
3 credits - HIS 252 - History of Middle East Civilization II
- Surveys intellectual, cultural, social, economic and religious patterns in the civilizations of the Middle East. Covers Semitic, Indo-European, and Turkic-speaking peoples from pre-Islamic to the present. Part II of II.Lecture 3 hours per week.
3 credits - HIS 253 - History of Asian Civilizations I
- Surveys the civilizations of Asia from their origins to the present. Part I of II.Lecture 3 hours per week.
3 credits - HIS 254 - History of Modern East Asian Civilizations
- Examines East Asian civilizations from the early modern period through the present day.Lecture 3 hours. Total 3 hours per week.
3 credits - HIS 267 - The Second World War
- Examines causes and consequences of the Second World War. Includes the rise of totalitarianism, American neutrality, military developments, the home fronts, diplomacy, and the decision to use the atomic bomb.Lecture 3 hours per week.
3 credits - HIS 268 - The American Constitution
- Analyzes the origin and development of the United States Constitution. Includes the evolution of civil liberties, property rights, contracts, due process, judicial review, federal-state relationships, and corporate-government relations.Lecture 3 hours per week.
3 credits - HIS 269 - Civil War and Reconstruction
- Studies factors that led to the division between the States. Examines the war, the home fronts, and the era of Reconstruction.Lecture 3 hours per week.
3 credits - HIS 276 - United States History Since World War II
- Investigates United States history from 1945 to the present, studying both domestic developments and American involvement in international affairs.Lecture 3 hours per week.
3 credits - HIS 279 - Age of the American Revolution
- Examines the factors that led to the separation of the American colonies from Great Britain. The course covers the events leading to the Revolutionary War, the problems faced by the revolutionary government in fighting the war, the war itself, and the postwar events leading to the adoption of the United States Constitution.Lecture 3 hours per week.
3 credits - HIS 281 - History of Virginia
- Explores the cultural, economic, political, and religious history of Virginia from pre-contact to the present. Includes diverse perspectives to emphasize the significant contributions different groups of people (African Americans, Indigenous Peoples, European-Americans, Women) made to the history of Virginia, the colonies, and the United States.Lecture 3 hours. Total 3 hours per week.
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