Courses

A survey of Puerto Rican history from pre-Columbian times to the present.

Examination of the evolution of music in Texas and the American Southwest, emphasizing how music reflects the richly diverse ethnic and cultural heritage of the region. It also considers the importance of ethnic identity and other social, political, and economic factors in shaping the Southwest, its people, and its music. (MULT) (WI).

Study of the origins and development of the English language from Old English through Modern English, focusing on the historical, cultural, and linguistic forces affecting language change.

Study of the origins and development of the English language from Old English through Modern English, focusing on the historical, cultural, and linguistic forces affecting language change.

The historical study of English, including an examination of its present structure, its early origins, and its development. Attention is given to principles of linguistic change, vocabulary and semantics, the English language in America, and world Englishes.

A study of the rise of the Nazi Party in Germany, and the origins, process and legacies of the Holocaust in German.

A survey of the political, economic, cultural, and social history of the Middle East under the Ottoman Empire in the 18th Century

For the Music Industry, the lessons of the past have never been more relevant. We will study the twists and turns of the Music Industry, from its beginning in live performance and the creation and distribution of recorded music to the near total destruction of the industry in the early 2000s and its rebirth in a digital world.

An examination of the Holocaust, from medieval origins of antisemitism to the persecution of the Jews in the 1930's, resulting in the Final Solution of the 1940's. This course will focus on the implementation of the Nazis' anti-Semitic politics and the responses of other nations to the Holocaust, examining the roles of victims, perpetrators, and bystanders. The course will also survey the impact of the Holocaust on the world today.

This course is an undergraduate seminar on The Holocaust. Topics include: victims and perpetrators, antisemitism, and representation of The Holocaust in film and fiction.