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ACADEMIC LIFEHC 334 COMPARATIVE HEALTH SYSTEMSThree CreditsNot Offered 2009-2010An examination of the organization, finance,and performance of healthcare systems inselected developed and developing countriesto identify possible lessons that can be appliedto other healthcare systems. Also, aconsideration of the impact of globalization onhealth services delivery: greater consumerresponsibility, demographic shifts, regulatoryapproval schemes, intellectual propertyprocesses, public reporting of provider quality,and performance-adjusted reimbursement.HC 335 HEALTHCARE EMPLOYMENT LAWThree CreditsSpring SemesterExamines legal issues regarding interviewing,hiring, and disciplining employees. Whatquestions can you legally not ask during aninterview? What shouldn’t you say in areference? When can you legally fire anemployee? Are personnel policies on acontract between the employer and theemployee? Training and motivational skillsdeveloped. Recommended: HC 323.HC 475 INTERNSHIP IN HEALTHCAREADMINISTRATIONThree CreditsSummer(Fall and Spring SemestersCredit Option Available)Usually fulfilled by a 400-hour, for-creditexperience in the summer between third andfourth years. Tailored to the student, placementrequires a high level of employment-likepreparation (resumes, interview, etc.). Studentevaluation is performed by the on-sitepreceptor and faculty advisor. Locations maybe selected from medical organizationsaffiliated with the program or identified by thestudent with respect to geographic needs orother criteria. Paid stipend usually available.HC 490 DIRECTED STUDIESThree CreditsFall and Spring SemestersSupervised reading and research. Writtenconsent of the instructor is required.HC 336 SUPERVISION/LEADERSHIPThree CreditsFall and Spring SemestersHC 495 FIELD STUDYThree CreditsFall and Spring SemestersHow do I establish a proper work setting, gettingthe most from myself and those who work forme? How do I hire, discipline and fireemployees? How do I set proper objectives forthe work environment? How do I counsel the“problem employee”? Heavy use of caseworkand role play with significant focus onunderstanding and using leadership styles, anddeveloping conflict resolution and negotiatingskills. Recommended: HC 323, HC 335.A limited number of 10 hours per week fieldstudies are available each semester. For thehighly motivated student.HC 337 STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT OFHEALTHCARE ORGANIZATIONSThree CreditsNot Offered 2009-2010Strategy formulation and evaluation forhealthcare organizations. Employing anextensive study of strategic concepts alongwith case studies, this course will focus onevaluating the external and internalenvironments of organizations. Tools andtechniques for analyzing strategies will also beintroduced. Prerequisites: HC336.HC 410 HEALTHCARE ADMINISTRATIONSENIOR SEMINARThree CreditsFall and Spring SemestersStresses problem identification, selection ofalternative solutions, solution implementationand evaluation; case method is used;management memos and senior researchpaper required. Capstone course.HC 411 SPECIAL TOPICS IN HEALTHCAREThree CreditsNot Offered 2009-2010Through readings and discussion, this coursereviews the relationship of poverty to wellbeing; the value of community organization inmobilizing needed changes in the healthcaresystem; the importance of a stronger role forwomen in healthcare deliberations; the60cowardice of government inaction in the faceof devastating health problems; the limits ofmodern technology in addressing some of ourmost recalcitrant social problems.HistoryFaculty:Kevin Spicer, C.S.C., ChairpersonProfessors:T. ClarkeS. MaddockJ. RodrigueAssociate Professors:E. McCarronK. Spicer, C.S.C.J. WadsworthAssistant Professors:L. Brekke-AloiseE. BelangerM. DunneA. HoustonJ. LeeProfessors Emerita/Emeritus:J. SkaffThe Department of History offers a majorwith concentrations in United States History,European History, and World History, as wellas a minor in History.The study of history is an essential element inthe human experience and plays an integralrole in the liberal arts tradition at StonehillCollege. Through a series of introductory andadvanced courses, History majors explore thebreadth of the human past, the forces ofchange, and the historical skills that help us tointerpret our tradition. Students focus both onThe Hill Book 2009-2010the decisive events that have shaped ourworld, such as the American Revolution andthe First World War, and on the specifics ofeveryday life in Pre-Columbian Mexico or theByzantine Empire. To this end, the Historystudents gain a broad perspective that equipsthem to understand their own cultural heritageand develop an informed perspective on otherhistorical traditions and values.The History Department seeks to provide itsstudents with the tools to read critically, toconduct research effectively, and to write andcommunicate convincingly. These skills providethe foundation for a variety of professions andcareers: law, journalism, business, foreignservice, education, museums and public history.MajorThe History major consists of twelve coursesin one of the following concentrations: UnitedStates History; European History; or WorldHistory (courses that focus on regions andpeoples outside Europe and the UnitedStates). As part of this primary concentrationall History majors must complete HS 320,Historical Methods and Materials, whichfocuses on the development of research skills,historical analysis, and historiography. Studentsare required to take this course during theirjunior year since it is a pre-requisite for theSenior History Project.All History majors write an in-depth SeniorHistory Project, HS 410, in the Fall or SpringSemester of their senior year. This projectbuilds upon background knowledge and skillsacquired in previous classes, especiallyHistorical Methods and Materials, wherestudents design an in-depth research proposalfor their intended project.The required courses for each of the threeconcentrations follow:UNITED STATES HISTORY5 courses 200 level or above in United StatesHistory*3 courses 200 level or above in European, andWorld History(Majors must take at least one course in each)1 free elective history course 200-level orabove in any concentrationHS 320HS 410HS 411Historical Methods and MaterialsSenior History ProjectSenior Research Seminar*Students with no previous college-level creditin U.S. History should take HS 281 AmericanNation I and HS 282 American Nation II.EUROPEAN HISTORY5 course 200 level or above in European History*3 course 200 level or above in United States,and World History(Major must take at least one course each)1 free elective history course 200-level orabove in any concentration

ACADEMIC LIFEHS 320HS 410HS 411History Methods and MaterialsSenior History ProjectSenior Research Seminar*Students with no previous college-level creditin European History should take HS 265Civilization I and HS266 Civilization IIWORLD HISTORY (ASIA, AFRICA, LATINAMERICA, MIDDLE EAST)HS 218 CHURCHILL IN THE WAR ROOMThree CreditsNot Offered 2009-2010HS 205 IRISH-AMERICAN EXPERIENCEThree CreditsAlternate Years: Fall 2009, 2011Winston Churchill’s voice reached everycorner of the world in l940 when “Englandstood alone.” Why did the statesman ofEngland choose to fight when all otherstatesmen of Europe chose to enter treatynegotiations with Hitler?Irish background, different waves of Irishimmigration, Irish contributions to politics,religion, business and fine arts, as well as thedifferent interpretations of the Irish experiencein America.3 courses 200 level or above in United States,and European HistoryHS 207 THE HOLOCAUSTThree CreditsAlternate Years: Fall 2009, 2011(Major must take at least one course in each)This course will offer an historical analysis ofthe Holocaust of European Jews underNational Socialism. This includes a study ofthe origins of antisemitism, the rise of NationalSocialism, German Jews in the WeimarRepublic and their exclusion from public lifeunder National Socialism, the euthanasia action,Reichskristallnacht, ghettoization, deportation,and the concentration and death camps.1 free elective history course 200-level orabove in any concentrationHS 320HS 410HS 411Historical Methods and MaterialsSenior History ProjectSenior Research Seminar*Students with no previous college-levelcredit in World History should take HS 253and HS 254MinorThe history minor consists of seven courses:HS 208 THE IMMIGRANT EXPERIENCE INAMERICAN HISTORYThree CreditsNot Offered 2009-2010HS 219 HISTORY OF WORLD ECONOMICDEVELOPMENTThree CreditsAlternate Years:Spring 2009, 2011For description, see EC 219.HS 220 COMPARATIVE EMPIRES:SPAIN AND PORTUGALThree CreditsNot Offered 2009-2010Investigation of the historical foundations anddevelopment of the Iberian Empires of Spainand Portugal, the first global maritime empiresof the modern era, and evaluation of theirhistorical significance; Columbus and the ageof exploration and conquest; and thematuration and decline of the Iberian Empires.HS 225 HISTORY AND FILMThree CreditsNot Offered 2009-20102 courses 200-level or above in World HistoryA comprehensive survey of America’simmigrants from the colonial period to thepresent. It examines both the unique historyof various ethnic groups who peopledAmerica as well as comparative elements intheir migration and settlement patterns fromEurope, Asia, and Latin America.1 300-level course with a primary researchrequirementHS 209 NATIVE AMERICAN HISTORYThree CreditsNot Offered 2009-2010Course OfferingsThis one-semester course in American historyis designed for Elementary Education and EarlyChild Education Majors only. It encompassesmajor themes and topics in American historyfrom early exploration to contemporary America.An interdisciplinary survey of the aboriginalinhabitants of North America from pre-historyto the present. Confronts long-standingstereotypes of Native Americans and seeks adeeper understanding of native beliefs, values,and historical experiences. Course dealsextensively with European and NativeAmerican encounters and evaluates theircontinuing impact on indigenous communities.HS 200 MARITIME HISTORY OFNEW ENGLANDThree CreditsSpring SemesterHS 214 IRELAND: FROM COLONY TONATION STATEThree CreditsAlternate Years: Fall 2009, 2011This course surveys the sea’s legacy from theearliest Indian fishery to the shipbuilding andcommerce of today. Course themes includehistorical, political, and economic developments,with particular attention to insights gleanedfrom the investigation of shipwrecks, timecapsules of discrete moments from NewEngland’s past. This course is offered as partof the Marine Studies Consortium.An introduction to Ireland: its history, people,culture, and mystique. This course exploresIrish history from the Norman invasion to thepresent conflict in Northern Ireland. Topicsinclude the Cromwellian settlement of Ireland,the Anglo-Irish estate system, revolution andnationalism in Ireland from 1780, the GreatFamine, and Irish emigration.In this survey of American foreign relationsfrom the late eighteenth century to the recentpast, we will explore significant trends andchanges to explain the movement of theUnited States from a fledgling nation, toregional power, to global empire, and, finally,to declining superpower.HS 216 MODERN ENGLANDThree CreditsNot Offered 2009-2010HS 229 WOMEN AND GENDER IN EUROPE,1500 - PRESENTThree CreditsAlternate Years: Fall 2009, 2011Winston Churchill’s Modern England began withHenry II’s reign which saw the beginnings ofthe English Constitution and the EnglishCommon Law. This course traces the steadymarch of democracy from Henry II to itsculmination in what Churchill called the GreatRepublic of the United States, England’s ally inthe Second World War.This course investigates the experiences ofwomen and the historical constructs of genderin Europe from 1500-present. It examines themajor themes of European history (the Rise ofCapitalism, Political Revolutions, World Wars,etc.) with an emphasis on the methodologicaland theoretical problems raised by the studyof women and gender.2 courses 200-level or above in United StatesHistory2 courses 200-level or above in EuropeanHistoryHS 105 AMERICAN HISTORY FOR EDUCATORSThree CreditsFall and Spring SemestersHS 203 MODERN AMERICANSOCIAL HISTORYThree CreditsAlternate Years:Spring 2010, 2012This course explores major social developmentssince 1850: Industrialization and the history oflabor, immigration, urban growth, racerelations, and the history of women and thefamily. Readings focus on both primary andThe Hill Book 2009-2010Programs of Study/Courses5 courses 200 level or above in World History*secondary literature with an emphasis on oralhistory, local records, and material culture.For years, Hollywood has offered an array offilms, both epic and provincial, that centerupon events in history. Using primary andsecondary written accounts, this course willview a comparative selection of these films inthe search for “historical” truth.HS 227 RENAISSANCE AND REVOLUTIONS:EARLY MODERN EUROPEThree CreditsNot Offered 2009-2010This course examines the major developmentsof a pivotal time in European history knownas the Early Modern Era (1400-1800). Thesedevelopments include the educational reformsof the Renaissance, the religious change andviolence of the Reformation, the rise of centralizedmonarchies, European expansion overseas, theEnlightenment, and democratic revolutions.HS 228 HISTORY OF U.S. FOREIGN RELATIONSThree CreditsAlternate Years:Spring 2009, 201161

ACADEMIC LIFEHS 236 HISTORY OF INDIAThree CreditsNot Offered 2009-2010HS 245 MODERN FRANCEThree CreditsNot Offered 2009-2010HS 257 MODERN LATIN AMERICAThree CreditsNot Offered 2009-2010History and culture of the Indian subcontinentfrom earliest times. Development ofcivilization and interaction of philosophic andreligious concepts with art, literature, socialstructures, and politics. Coming of the MughalEmpire, and the Europeans, establishment andsuccess of British rule. The rise of theindependence movement and eventual victory.An examination of the rise of modern Francefrom the 1789 Revolution to France’s role inthe search for European Union. This includesa study of the reign of Napoleon, the FrancoPrussian War, the German Occupation and theVichy regime, and De Gaulle and the FifthRepublic. The course will place special emphasison the lives of French men and women.This course seeks to locate Modern Latin America(c. 1800-present) within a global framework andto understand the origins and development ofthe political, economic, social, and culturalissues that challenge and define Latin Americatoday, including US foreign policy andchanging ethnic, gender, and class relations.HS 237 ARAB HISTORY AND CULTUREThree CreditsAlternate Years: Fall 2009, 2011HS 246 GENDER AND JAPANESE HISTORYThree CreditsNot Offered 2009-2010Classical history of Islam from pre-IslamicArabia to the rise of the Ottoman Empire upto the sixteenth century. Rise of Arab, Persian,and Turkish cultures in their Islamic contextand development of history, philosophy,literature, and art.Samurai and Geisha: these two stereotypicalimages often hide the diversity of Japaneseidentity from most Western observers. Thiscourse looks at Japanese history and culturefrom the perspective of shifting models ofmale and female ideals. Topics include thenature of imperial court life, the evolution ofsamurai ideals, and the impact of Westernculture on Japanese animated films.HS 238 MIDDLE EAST TODAYThree CreditsAlternate Years:Spring 2010, 2012Development of the Middle East from the declineof the Ottoman Empire to the present. Interrelationswith the West leading to current crisis: Israel,Palestine, terrorism, the rise of nationalism andIslamic fundamentalism, oil, and the Iraqi war.HS 239 HISTORY OF THE BYZANTINE EMPIREThree CreditsNot Offered 2009-2010A history of Modern Germany from the 1871unification under Chancellor Otto von Bismarkthrough the fall of the Berlin Wall andreunification in 1990. The course material willconsider such topics as German colonization, theWorld Wars, National Socialism, and Communism.The history of the Byzantine Empire from thetime the Emperor Constantine moved thecapital of the Empire from Rome to Byzantinein 330 to the capture of Constantinople in1453. The course covers the importance of theByzantine Empire to the West and its manycontributions to civilization, especially as abulwark against the Muslim armies. The historyof the Byzantine provinces, in particular theBalkans, and the impact made by theByzantine Empire on them, is also discussed.HS 250 MODERN RUSSIAThree CreditsNot Offered 2009-2010HS 241 A HISTORY OF HORROR FILMSThree CreditsAlternate Years:Spring 2010, 2012HS 251 UNITED STATES ECONOMIC HISTORYThree CreditsFall SemesterAn examination of the history of horror films.This course is an excursion that will compareand contrast the fictional world of themacabre with the historical realities that formand challenge our social and cultural lives.With the aid of film, literature, and art, thiscourse will analyze the phenomenon of thehorror genre down through the ages.HS 244 COLONIAL LATIN AMERICAThree CreditsNot Offered 2009-2010This course is a survey of the historical,economic, political, social, and culturaldevelopment of colonial Latin America frombefore the European discovery to the era ofindependence. It addresses the major themesand substance of the three centuries of colonialgovernment and an appreciation for thecomplexity and diversity of colonial Latin America.62HS 247 MODERN GERMANYThree CreditsNot Offered 2009-2010An examination of Russian History from theFebruary and October Revolutions of 1917 tothe present. The rise of the Bolshevik state, theimpact of Stalinism and the purges, consequencesof World War II and the Cold War for Sovietdevelopment, the implementation of perestroikaand glasnost in the 1980s, and the collapse ofthe Soviet Union will all be highlighted.For description, see EC 206.HS 253 WORLD HISTORY SINCE 1600Three CreditsSpring SemesterThis course examines the origin anddevelopment of modern societies in thecontext of the European global expansion andincreased cross-cultural exchange. This coursealso emphasizes the cultural ties and tensionsgenerated by these encounters. Themesinclude imperialism, colonialism, nationalism,and globalization.HS 254 WORLD HISTORY TO 1600Three CreditsFall SemesterThis course explores the history of the humancommunity up to c. 1600. Focus is on thedevelopment of the major world societies ofAfrica, America, Asia, and Europe andemphasizes cross-cultural and trans-regionalinteractions. Themes include environmentalinfluences, social and political evolution, tradenetworks, cultural encounters, and religiousand intellectual movements.The Hill Book 2009-2010HS 262 MEDIEVAL - RENAISSANCE REFORMATIONThree CreditsAlternate Years:Spring 2009, 2011Rise of Medieval Europe through the“barbarization” and Christianization of theRoman Order. Idea of Empire and Christendom,the conflict of Papacy and Kingship.Feudalization of Europe and the rise of cities,popular religious movements. The culminationand crisis of this order in Renaissance citiesand its fragmentation in the political andreligious conflicts of the Reformation Era.HS 265 CIVILIZATIONS IThree CreditsFall SemesterAn examination of the historical developmentof culture and society in the pre-modern erawith a focus on the theoretical justificationsfor authority, law, freedom, and community.HS 266 CIVILIZATIONS IIThree CreditsSpring SemesterA survey of the rise of the nation state andnationalism among the masses from the 16thcentury to the present. This course exploressuch topics as industrialization, geography,modern warfare, colonization, totalitarianism,and the Cold War.HS 270 MODERN CHINESE HISTORYThree CreditsAlternate Years: Fall 2009, 2011Over the past two hundred years, China hasundergone dramatic, and often traumatic,change. This class surveys the impact ofimperialism, orientalism, and communism, andrecent economic globalization on modernChinese society, as well as the internal conflictsgenerated by China’s transformation from apre-modern empire into a modern nation-state.HS 275 JAPAN IN THE WORLDThree CreditsNot Offered 2009-2010Many Japanese often see themselves as ahomogeneous island race with a uniqueculture. This class looks at Japanese historythrough the prism of exchange between Japanand other cultural systems to critique modernconstructions of “Japaneseness” in both Japanitself and recent American literature and film.HS 277 HISTORY OF BRAZILThree CreditsAlternate Years: Fall 2009, 2011This course examines the history of Brazilfrom 1500 to the present and explores itsrichly diverse culture, politics, economy, andgeography that ultimately tie it to the historiesof Europe, Africa, Asia, the U.S. Major themes

ACADEMIC LIFEinclude: race relations, national development,military dictatorships, and popular culture.HS 301 COLONIAL AMERICAThree CreditsAlternate Years: Fall 2009, 2011HS 279 MODERN JAPANThree CreditsAlternate Years:Spring 2010, 2012This course examines the social consequencesof colonization, migration and war in earlyAmerica, 1500-1775. Emphasis is placed on theevolution of regional cultures, and theinteraction of British colonies with competingEuropean cultures (French, Spanish, Dutch),with Native Americans, and with AfricanAmerican slaves.HS 281 THE AMERICAN NATION IThree CreditsFall SemesterConcise yet comprehensive study of Americanhistorical development which highlightsimportant themes in American history. Topicsinclude modes of colonial life, geographicalperspectives, the Revolution and the Constitution,formation of political parties, revivalists andreformers, plantation society, New England millvillages, westward movement and Civil War.HS 282 THE AMERICAN NATION IIThree CreditsSpring SemesterAn analysis and interpretation of thedevelopment of Reconstruction, the gildedsociety, world power, reform movements,geographical perspectives, the New Deal, the ColdWar, John F. Kennedy, affluence, and discontent.HS 283 SURVEY OF EAST ASIAN HISTORYTO 1800Three CreditsNot Offered 2009-2010This course examines major developments inEast Asian history to highlight key themes inthe political, social, and cultural life of theChinese, Japanese and Koreans. Drawing uponprimary sources, secondary scholarship, andexamples of material culture (art, architecture,and clothing), the course emphasizes complexmultiplicity of Asian identity.HS 284 EAST ASIAN HISTORY FROM 1800Three CreditsNot Offered 2009-2010An introduction to modern China, Japan, andKorea that analyz

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