Historical and Political Studies

Faculty

Professor: Dr. Warren Haffar, Dr. Jennifer Riggan

Associate Professors: Dr. Hilary Dick, Dr. Geoff Haywood, Dr. Angela Kachuyevski, Dr. Amy Widestrom (Department Chairperson)

Assistant Professors: Roland Adjovi, De. Prash Naidu, Dr. Peter Siskind, Dr. Ian Sullivan

Adjunct Professors: Rebecca Arch, The Honorable Christopher Cerski. J.D., Dr. Bill Jacobsen, Dr. Vance R. Kincade Jr., Dr. James M. Paradis, 

Programs

• History, B.A.
• International Studies, B.A.
• Politics, Government & Law, B.A.

• Accelerated & Assured Admission Law Programs with Drexel University Law School
• Pre-International Peace and Conflict, 3+1.5 Program

• History, Minor
• International Studies, Minor
• Law & Public Policy, Minor
• Political Science, Minor

• Pre-International Peace and Conflict, 4+1.5 Program

Courses

• HS 104 European Civilization, 1789 to Present
• HS 108 World History: 5000 BCE to 1400 C
• HS 110 The West in the World, From the Great Voyages of Discovery to 9/11
• HS 117 American History to 1865
• HS 118 American History Since 1865
• HS 130 Modern Mediterranean World
• HS 201 History Research Writing
• HS 211 The Modern Middle East
• HS 216 Modern East Asia
• HS 218 Modern Africa/South Africa
• HS 220 Ancient Civilization
• HS 224 Conflict and Inequality in Latin America
• HS 225 World War II
• HS 228 America as Empire
• HS 230 Cultural History of Modern Africa
• HS 234 Modern Russia: Tsars to Stalin
• HS 238 Prejudice and Persecution in Western History
• HS 239 United States Foreign Policy
• HS 240 Jacksonian America and Second American Party System
• HS 242 America in the 1960s
• HS 250 Inequality in Modern America
• HS 260 F.D.R. to Obama: US Politics and Reform
• HS 265 Women in American Politics
• HS 285 Special Topics in History
• HS 322 Sports in America
• HS 325 European Fascism: Fascist Italy and Nazi Germany
• HS 326 Hitler and Stalin—Age of Dictators
• HS 329 American Political Thought
• HS 330 America from 1877-1945: Gilded Age to Global War
• HS 331 Contemporary America, 1945 to Present
• HS 335 The Vietnam Wars
• HS 340 Ancient Greece, Homer to Alexander the Great
• HS 341 Ancient Rome: Rise and Fall
• HS 342 The Italian Renaissance
• HS 345 Urban and Suburban America
• HS 350 Turning Points in Western History
• HS 355 The World at War, 1914 to 1945
• HS 356 American Civil War
• HS 360 Modern Italy
• HS 366 World in Turmoil: The Mediterranean World, from the Fall of Rome to the First Crusade
• HS 370 Race in America: Slavery to DuBois
• HS 375 Turning Points in the Twentieth-Century: From the New Imperialism to Globalization
• HS 377 Labor in American History
• HS 380 Dangerous Continent: Europe, 1945-2005
• HS 385 Special Studies in History
• HS 388 Embattled World: From the Cold War to the War on Terror
• HS 389 Independent Study
• HS 490 Senior Thesis Seminar
• HS 491 Senior Thesis Seminar

• IS 100 Introduction to International Studies
• IS 101 Introduction to International Studies
• IS 120 Global Public Health
• IS 130 Modern Mediterranean World
• IS 201 International Studies Research Writing
• IS 220 Global Environment
• IS 225 Conflict and Inequality in Latin America
• IS 265 Migration Politics in the Americas
• IS 320 Global Poverty and Inequality
• IS 340 Law, Disorder and Globalization
• IS 425 Post-Conflict Reconstruction
• IS 430 Social Life of War: Political, Cultural and Identity Process in Global Conflict
• IS 490 International Studies Senior Thesis Seminars
• IS 491 International Studies Senior Thesis Seminars

• PS 101 American Politics
• PS 150 Comparative Politics
• PS 201 Political Science Research and Writing
• PS 211 Terrorism and Counterterrorism
• PS 212 The Modern Middle East
• PS 218 Criminal Law and Procedures
• PS 220 American Constitutional Law
• PS 221 Global Environmental Politics
• PS 225 Politics of the Developing World
• PS 235 How Do We Know What We Know? Truth, Media, Politics
• PS 240 United States Foreign Policy
• PS 241 International Relations
• PS 243 Introduction to Peace and Conflict Resolution
• PS 250 Inequality in Modern America
• PS 255 Campaigns and Elections
• PS 260 F.D.R. to Obama: US Politics and Reform
• PS 265 Women in American Politics
• PS 270 Introduction to Security Studies
• PS 280 International Model United Nations
• PS 281 Model United Nations
• PS 285 Selected Topics in Political Science
• PS 311 Introduction to International Law
• PS 320 Global Cities: Politics and Policy
• PS 321 Global Governance and International Organizations
• PS 325 The Politics of American Public Policy
• PS 330 American Political Thought
• PS 335 Politics of Russia and East Europe
• PS 339 Organizing, Advocacy and Activism
• PS 340 The Judiciary
• PS 350 The Presidency
• PS 360 The Congress
• PS 365 Transitional Justice and Reconciliation
• PS 370 International Human Rights
• PS 374 Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) in Global Politics: Concepts and Challenges
• PS 375 Constitutional Law II: The First Amendment
• PS 380 Political Internship
• PS 385 Special Studies in Political Science
• PS 389 Independent Study