From an explicitly multicultural and interdisciplinary perspective, the course examines a variety of civilizations since the time of the Columbian exchange, with a particular focus on the rise of the West to world dominance. Evaluating many cultures and societies that have experienced colonialism and post-colonialism, a variety of different sources will be used including literature, film and primary documents. Trips will be arranged to different sites around Boston to better understand subjects such as the environmental change, cross-cultural contact and western hegemony, and independent projects will be developed by students to enhance their research skills.

Examines the development of Europe from the French Revolution to the colonial struggles and political uprisings of the 1960s. Focuses on the impact of democratic revolution, industrialization, imperialism, fascism, the Holocaust, and the Cold War. Sources include art, film, autobiographies, and other primary documents.

Explores the historic roots of the demand for political, social, and economic justice for women. Studies the development of feminist theory and activism through comparative analysis. Emphasizes the diversity of feminist thought and how successive generations have revised the meaning of feminist theory and practice.

Studies women's lives and roles from 1890 to the present. Examines women's experiences in households and families, at work, and in diverse communities. Focuses on racial, class, ethnic, and regional differences among women. Also explores changing definitions of femininity and masculinity. Course materials include a wide range of primary documentary and visual sources as well as historical essays.

This course provides an overview of Caribbean history from the time of Columbus through the present day. It explores how conquest and colonialism, slavery and emancipation, independence struggles, neo-imperialism, and environmental disaster have shaped this diverse region today, paying particular attention to the lives of marginalized women and men.

Provides a comparative look at several of the major political and intellectual revolutions that transformed the West from an unimportant corner of the world in 1500 to a major site of world economic and cultural power. Includes the Scientific, American, French, Haitian and Russian Revolutions.

Focuses on the role of objects in American history - the importance of the key fabrics, tools, possessions, built environments, and products used. How do we integrate artifacts into our understanding of the historical record? How have museums, in particular, selected, preserved, and displayed historical artifacts to shape our understanding of our collective past? Examines how material culture interacts with gender, race, class, privacy, and technological change.

Studies the methodological, theoretical, and practical questions involved in the writing of history. Explores the relationship between past and present, the use of primary sources, and the interpretation of history by drawing on the work of the most creative practitioners of the discipline.

Black history has been preserved largely through a rich oral tradition. This course introduces students to the theory, methods, and best practices of conducting oral histories. In this fieldwork-based class, students will examine what it means to be Black at Simmons by conducting their own oral histories with alumni.

Consent of department required. Enrollment normally open only to juniors, seniors, and graduate students. Offers advanced studies in the history of women's experience and the construction of gender. Each semester, draws upon one of a series of revolving themes, including gender and consumer culture; women and education; gender and war; women, work and professionalization; and the suffrage movement.

Consent of department required. This seminar examines how ideas about race and ethnicity took shape in the 19th-c. U.S. It integrates African-American histories of slavery, emancipation, citizenship, and urban migration; the Native American experience of territorial conquest and cultural resistance; and waves of immigration from Europe, Asia, Mexico, and the Caribbean.

Consent of department required. Enrollment normally open only to juniors, seniors, and graduate students. Topics vary each year. Focuses on the cultural, social, and political history of the U.S. after 1890.

Insurgency and Revolution in Latin America and the Caribbean. This course explores revolutions in Latin American and Caribbean history, from the Haitian Revolution to the Cuban Revolution and beyond. We focus especially on questions related to insurgency and counterinsurgency, the experiences of women and racially marginalized groups, and the institutionalization of revolutionary states. Students will write original research papers.

This required orientation course introduces all graduate students in the Gwen Ifill College of Media, Arts, and Humanities to the full range of academic, administrative, and social expectations for students, and the environment in which they must meet those expectations. This course describes program requirements; university, college, and program policy; and offers information about the full range of resources available to the students in support of their program. It also offers basic tutorial and instruction related to the use of Moodle (our learning management system), library resources, and other key tools used to support student learning.

Involves independent research based on archival primary sources culminating in a paper of approximately 60 to 80 pages under the supervision of two historians with expertise in the subject area. Requires consent from the history archives management director and a proposal approved during the semester before the course is taken. See program director for guidelines and due dates to submit proposals.

Explores the relationship among historical events, the creation and maintenance of archival records, and the construction of social memory. Analyzes the role of archives in the process of memory conservation, the display of public history, the writing of history, and the construction of political and national identities. Focuses on 20th century events, considering such historical and archival issues as repatriation, record preservation, the use of misuse of archives to shape political myths, and the use of documents to influence a shared historical consciousness.

Black history has been preserved largely through a rich oral tradition. This course introduces students to the theory, methods, and best practices of conducting oral histories. In this fieldwork-based class, students will examine what it means to be Black at Simmons by conducting their own oral histories with alumni.

Offers advanced studies in the history of women's experience and the construction of gender. Draws upon one of a series of revolving themes, including gender and consumer culture; women and education; gender and war; women, work and professionalization; and the suffrage movement.

This seminar examines how ideas about race and ethnicity took shape in the 19th-c. U.S. It integrates African-American histories of slavery, emancipation, citizenship, and urban migration; the Native American experience of territorial conquest and cultural resistance; and waves of immigration from Europe, Asia, Mexico, and the Caribbean.

Topics vary each year. Focuses on the cultural, social, and political history of the U.S. after 1890. Please contact the History Department about this semester's specific topic.

Insurgency and Revolution in Latin America and the Caribbean. This course explores revolutions in Latin American and Caribbean history, from the Haitian Revolution to the Cuban Revolution and beyond. We focus especially on questions related to insurgency and counterinsurgency, the experiences of women and racially marginalized groups, and the institutionalization of revolutionary states. Students will write original research papers.

Membership in honors program required.

In this course, students develop the knowledge and skills needed to design, deliver, and assess effective courses and training programs for both in-person and online learning environments. Students discuss research on a variety of evidence-based, inclusive, equitable, learner-centered teaching strategies, including problem-based learning, discussion, interactive lecture, and other innovative approaches, as well as a variety of techniques for assessing learning, and will then apply this knowledge to designing a course and lesson plan using the backward design model. This course also includes an applied component in which enables the student to design, deliver, and assess a short online lesson for the class on a topic related to teaching methodology, design, and/or assessment.

This course provides students the opportunity to put into practice the theories, concepts, principles, and research explored in previous courses in the HPED or CAGS program. Synthesis and integration of theory and practice are the focus of this experience. This blended course will operate in three areas: (1) a practicum, which takes place at a location of the student's choosing and involves about 100 hours of immersion in an educational experience consistent with the student's career goals; (2) an online community of practice, which will involve discussion posting; and (3) three in-person meetings during the semester. For students at a distance, participation may occur via GoToMeeting.

During this course, the student will complete the research and pass an oral defense of the dissertation. Students enter this phase when ready for data collection, meaning that a written dissertation proposal has been defended, approved, and revised, if needed, and all IRB permissions have been obtained. The six credits for this course are generally spread over two semesters.

If the dissertation is not defended after the completion of the allotted dissertation credits and the student has exhausted the 48-credit program of study, the student will be required to register for 1 credit per semester of Dissertation Extension for each semester of continuation. This fee is beyond the 48 credits assigned to the PhD program. Such students will register for CNBH 699-Dissertation Extension each semester until the dissertation is successfully defended and following time limits as defined in the HPED Handbook.

This course is intended to allow students to synthesize and apply the knowledge gained from their prior human services coursework culminating in a systematic review-style research project. This course is designed to be taken in the student�s final semester. It will prepare students to enter the human services profession upon completion by engaging students in job readiness skills such as resume writing and practice interviews. 

This course provides a comprehensive introduction to the humanities, exploring the fundamental aspects of human culture, expression, and thought. Students will delve into the realms of the humanities, including art, history, literature, and philosophy. This course fosters skills in critical thinking, writing, research, and global awareness in the humanities.<b>  </b>