Course Calendar 2011-2012 - Champlain College Saint-Lambert

History (continued)
330-205-LA
History of Crime and Punishment
(History for Criminology students only)
This history course will examine the development of
crime and punishment from ancient to modern times.
Specific focus will be paid to how the definition of crime
and the purpose of punishment change both over time
and in different societal settings. Other topics include the
historical context of theories that explain the causes and
treatment of crime, historical examples of concepts and
systems of justice and historical methods of deterrence,
punishment and rehabilitation. The evolution of state
mechanisms that deal with crime, law enforcement,
policing and prison systems will be examined.
3 hours/week Units: 2.00
Prerequisite: Western Civilization 330-910-RE
330-206-LA
Rome: War, Culture, and Society
(Level II History for Social Science students only)
Why did Rome last for so long and what lessons can be
learned from this successful civilization? This course will
provide students with an in-depth survey of the
civilization of ancient Rome, from its beginnings in the 8 th
century BCE to the 7 th century CE. The themes of
republicanism, expansionist foreign policy, military
dictatorship, imperialism, religious conflict, religious
extremism, and decline of empires as found in the study
of ancient Rome will all be compared to the present day.
3 hours/week Units: 2.00
Prerequisite: Western Civilization 330-910-RE
330-207-LA
Conflicts and Controversies in Israel/Palestine.
(Level II History for Social Science students only)
This course will provide students with an in-depth survey
of the conflict in the Middle East between the Arabs and
Israelis. The history and historiography of both sides will
be examined carefully to provide students with a well
balanced perspective. This course will cover a wide
variety of issues that relate to the current conflict in
Israel/Palestine. The second half of the course will focus
on more contemporary conflicts and issues such as the
Six Day War of 1967, the Yom Kippur War of 1973 as well
as peace initiatives of Camp David and Oslo.
3 hours/week Units: 2.00
Prerequisite: Western Civilization 330-910-RE
330-208-LA
History of Ancient Greece
(Level II History for Social Science students only)
History comes from the ancient Greek word historia which
means to inquire about the great deeds of the past. The
purpose of this course is to investigate the major events and
innovations that occurred in Ancient Greece and determine
the impact they had on past and present societies. Seven
major time periods will be covered and a variety of topics will
be discussed that show how the social, political, economic
and geographical environment of the Greeks shaped their
ideas, beliefs and actions. Another issue is the emergence of
the Greek polis and Greek views regarding politics and
citizenship (ex: autonomia, eleutheria, demokratia). Social
concerns such as the rights of men and women, the
treatment of Greeks (Hellenes) versus non-Greeks (xenoi), and
the beginnings of historical writing with Herodotus,
Thucydides and Xenophon will also be covered.
3 hours/week Units: 2.00
Prerequisite: Western Civilization 330-910-RE
330-301-LA
Post-Classical History
(History for Liberal Arts students only)
Beginning with a brief survey of the Medieval Era, Age of
Discoveries and the Age of Reason, the course sharpens
its focus as it approaches the great Age of Revolutions
both political and economic, around 1760. It then
examines in a general way, the exhilarating Age of
Progress, highlighting the glories and tensions of
Europe’s “Belle Époque” period and follows
developments in Liberalism, Socialism, Nationalism and
Imperialism prior to the cataclysm of the Great War in
1914. Changes and continuities relating to that enormous
watershed will be tracing movements in economic,
ideological and military affairs, and especially since
World War II, those accelerating features of the social,
cultural, scientific and technological scene, affecting our
lives.
3 hours/week Units: 2.00