East Ruffner 226
(434) 395-2224; fax (434) 395-2198
David Coles, Ph.D., Chair
Pearl Agee, Administrative Assistant


Course Syllabi

(Below are syllabi which have been posted online by our faculty.  If you don’t find a syllabus for your course here, check Blackboard or ask the professor)

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Fall Semester, 2008

History Survey Courses:

History 100 (Sections 01, 02) Foundations of Western Civilization (Turner)
History 100 (Sections 03, 05) Foundations of Western Civilization (Isaac)
History 100 (Sections 04, 06, 08) Foundations of Western Civilization (Holliday)
History 100 (Section 50—Honors) Foundations of Western Civilization (Isaac)
History 110 (Sections 01, 02, 03) Modern Western Civilization (Geraghty)
History 110 (Sections 05, 06, 07) Modern Western Civilization (Pine)
History 110 (Sections 04, 08) Modern Western Civilization (Shepard)
History 110 (Section 09) Modern Western Civilization (Hapgood)
History 210 (Sections 01, 02, 03) World History (Cantrell)
History 221 (Sections 01, 02) U.S. History to 1877 (Welch)
History 221 (Sections 03, B73) U.S. History to 1877 (Fergeson)
History 221 (Section 50 - Honors) U.S. History to 1877 (Fergeson)
History 222 (Sections 01, 03) U.S. History from 1877 to Modern Times (Shephard)
History 222 (Section 02) U.S. History from 1877 to Modern Times (Coles)

Upper-Division History Courses: 

History 301 (Section 01) American Colonial History (Welch)
History 301 (Section 50—Honors) American Colonial History (Welch)
History 316  Public History  (Welch)
History 320  African-American History (Fergeson)
History 351  Medieval Europe (Isaac)
History 352  Renaissance & Reformation(Shepard)
History 363  World War II (Coles)
History 365  History & Philosophy of Science (Moore)
History 406  The Old South (Coles)
History 455  U.S. Constitutional History (Barbour)
History 461  Senior Seminar (Coles) History 495-01  Frontiers in Early America (Geraghty)
History 465  Early Modern England (Geraghty)
History 495  (Section 01) Special Topic: The Cold War in Europe (Pine)
History 495  (Section 02) Special Topic: The South Atlantic World (Holliday)
History 495  (Section 03) Special Topic: History of Modern Africa (Cantrell)

Political Science Courses:

Political Science 150 (Section 01) American Government and Politics (Apperson)
Political Science 150 (Section 02) American Government and Politics (TBA)
Political Science 150 (Sections 03, 05) American Government and Politics (Harbour)
Political Science 150 (Section 04) American Government and Politics (Cole)
Political Science 255 Introduction to Comparative Politics (Cole)

Upper-Division Political Science Courses: 

Political Science 331  Ancient and Medieval Political Philosophy (Harbour)
Political Science 350  The American Presidency (Harbour)
Political Science 360  Comparative Political Participation (Cole)
Political Science 370  Public Administration (Ward)
Political Science 375  Latin American Government & Politics (Cole)
Political Science/History 455 Constitutional History (Barbour)
Political Science 461 Senior Seminar (Harbour)

Philosophy Courses:

Philosophy 200 Introduction to Philosophy (Lukas) 
Philosophy 210 Survey of Ancient Philosophy (Senn) 
Philosophy 300 Logic (Moore)
Philosophy 308 (Sections 01, 02, 03) Introduction to Ethics (Lukas) 
Philosophy 308 (Section 04) Introduction to Ethics (Senn) 
Philosophy 308 (Section 50—Honors) Introduction to Ethics (Moore) 
Philosophy 315 (Sections 01, 02) Biomedical Ethics (Senn)
Philosophy 316 (Sections 01, 02) Environmental Ethics (Moore)
Philosophy 331 / Political Science 331 Ancient and Medieval Political Philosophy (Harbour)

Spring Semester, 2008

History Survey Courses:

History 100 (Sections 01, 02, 03) Foundations of Western Civilization (Reigel)
History 110 (Sections 01, 04, 08) Modern Western Civilization (Morris)
History 110 (Sections 02, 05) Modern Western Civilization (Isaac)
History 110 (Sections 06, 09, 10) Modern Western Civilization (Crowl)
History 110 (Section 07) Modern Western Civilization (Geraghty)
History 110 (Section 11) Modern Western Civilization (Munson)
History 110 (Section 50) Honors Modern Western Civilization (Munson)
History 221 (Sections 01, 02) U.S. History to 1877 (Welch)
History 222 (Section 01, 02, 03, 04) U.S. History from 1877 to Modern Times (Shepard)
History 222 (Section 05) U.S. History from 1877 to Modern Times (Fergeson)
History 222 (Section 50 - Honors) U.S. History from 1877 to Modern Times (Smith)

Upper-Division History Courses: 

History/Political Science 300 Teaching History and the Social Sciences in the Secondary Schools (Geraghty)  
History 304 Emergence of Modern America (Fergeson)
History 318 Introduction to Museum Studies (Welch) 
History 310 US Social and Intellectual History (Shepard) 
History 321 History of Women in America (Fergeson)
History 324 American Indian History (Welch) 
History 356 Europe 1900-1950 (Crowl)
History 358 Modern France (Munson)
History 361 How Great Generals Win (Alexander)
History 440 History of Ancient Greece (Isaac)
History 461  Senior Seminar (Fergeson)
History 495 The Crusades (Isaac)

History 495 Colonialism (Reigel)  
History 495 History of Mexico (Morris)

Political Science Courses:

Political Science 150 (Section 01) American Government and Politics (Calihan)
Political Science 150 (Section 02) American Government and Politics (Harbour)
Political Science 150 (Section 03) American Government and Politics (Barbour)
Political Science 216 State and Local Politics (Calihan) 
Political Science 230 Administration of Criminal Justice (Calihan) 
Political Science 255 Introduction to Comparative Politics (Cole)
Political Science 332 Modern Political Philosophy (Harbour) 
Political Science 335 Western European Politics and Government (Coles) 
Political Science 345 Terrorism & Homeland Security (Harbour)
Political Science 356 Constitutional Rights and Liberties II (Calihan)
Political Science 394 Political Leadership (Harbour)
Political Science 441 International Relations (Cole)
Political Science 461 (Section 01) Senior Seminar (Harbour)

Philosophy Courses:

Philosophy 212 Survey of Early Modern Philosophy (Lukas)
Philosophy 308 (Sections 01, 02, 03) Introduction to Ethics (Lukas)
Philosophy 308 (Sections 04, 05) Introduction to Ethics (Senn) 
Philosophy 308 (Section 50) Honors Introduction to Ethics (Moore) 
Philosophy 315 (Sections 01, 02) Biomedical Ethics (Senn)
Philosophy 316 Environmental Ethics (Moore)
Philosophy 360 Philosophy of Religion (Moore)

Fall Semester, 2007

History Survey Courses:

History 100 (Sections 01, 02) Foundations of Western Civilization (Morris)
History 100 (Sections 04, 06) Foundations of Western Civilization (Isaac)
History 100 (Sections 03, 07, 08) Foundations of Western Civilization (Crowl)
History 100 (Sections 05, 09) Foundations of Western Civilization (Munson)
History 100 (Section 50 - Honors) Foundations of Western Civilization (Isaac)
History 110 (Sections 01, 02, 04) Modern Western Civilization (Geraghty)
History 110 (Sections 03, 05, 06) Modern Western Civilization (Reigel)
History 110 (Section 7) Modern Western Civilization (Shepard)
History 221 (Sections 01, 02, 04, 05) U.S. History to 1877 (Shepard)
History 221 (Section 03) U.S. History to 1877 (Coles)
History 221 (Section 50 - Honors) U.S. History to 1877 (Coles)
History 222 (Sections 01, 02, 03) U.S. History from 1877 to Modern Times (Welch)

Upper-Division History Courses: 

History 200 History of China (Crowl)
History 468 (Philosophy 468) European Intellectual History Since 1789 (Munson)
History 202 History of Islamic Civilizations (Isaac)

History 210 World History (Morris)

H
istory 303  Civil War and Reconstruction (Coles)
History 316  Public History  (Welch)
History 362  The Vietnam War (Coles)
History 325  History of Latin America (Morris)
History 365  Tudor-Stuart England (Shepard)
History 461  Senior Seminar (Coles)

History 495-01  Frontiers in Early America (Geraghty)
History 495-02  China Since the Revolution (Reigel)

Political Science Courses:

Political Science 150 (Sections 03, 05) American Government and Politics (Harbour)
Political Science 150 (Sections 01, 02) American Government and Politics (Calihan)
Political Science 150 (Section 04) American Government and Politics (Cole)
Political Science 255
Introduction to Comparative Politics (Cole)

Upper-Division Political Science Courses: 

Political Science 331 Ancient and Medieval Political Philosophy (Harbour)
Political Science 343 American Foreign Policy (Harbour)

Political Science 420 Democracy and Democratization (Cole)
Political Science 370 Public Administration (Calihan) 
Political Science/History 455 Constitutional History (Calihan)
Political Science 461 Senior Seminar (Harbour)
Political Science 338 Politics of the Middle East (Cole)

Philosophy Courses:

Philosophy 200 Introduction to Philosophy (Moore) 
Philosophy 210 Survey of Ancient Philosophy (Senn) 
Philosophy 300 Logic (Lukas)
Philosophy 308 (Sections 01, 02, 03) Introduction to Ethics (Lukas) 
Philosophy 308 (Section 04) Introduction to Ethics (Senn) 
Philosophy 308 (Section 50) Honors Introduction to Ethics (Moore) 
Philosophy 315 (Sections, 01, 02) Biomedical Ethics (Senn)
Philosophy 316 (Sections, 01, 02) Environmental Ethics (Moore)

Spring Semester, 2007

History Survey Courses:

History 100 (Sections 01, 02, 03) Foundations of Western Civilization (Isaac)
History 110 (Sections 01, 02, 05) Modern Western Civilization (Shepard)
History 110 (Sections 03) Modern Western Civilization (deLaforcade)
History 110 (Sections 06, 09, 10) Modern Western Civilization (Crowl)
History 110 (Section 08) Modern Western Civilization (Geraghty)
History 110 (Section 11) Modern Western Civilization (Pine)
  History 110 (Section 50) Honors Modern Western Civilization (Pine)
History 210 (Section 01, 02) World History (deLaforcade)
History 221 (Sections 01, 02, 03) U.S. History to 1877 (Martinez) 
History 222 (Section 02) U.S. History from 1877 to Modern Times (Coles)
History 222 (Sections 01, 06, 07) U.S. History from 1877 to Modern Times (Welch)
History 222 (Section 04) U.S. History from 1877 to Modern Times (Smith)
History 222 (Section 03, 05) U.S. History from 1877 to Modern Times (Shepard)
History 222 (Section 50 - Honors) U.S. History from 1877 to Modern Times (Smith)

Upper-Division History Courses: 

History/Political Science 300 Teaching History and the Social Sciences in the Secondary Schools (Geraghty)  
History 319 Archival Management (Coles)
History 364 American Revolutionary Era (Coles) 
History 314 Political History of Africa (deLaforcade) 
History 324 American Indian History (Welch) 
History 405 Virginia History (Smith)
History 360 Russia Since 1894 (Crowl)
History 495 European Integration after 1945 (Pine)  
History 361 How Great Generals Win (Alexander) 
History 351 Medieval Europe (Isaac)

Political Science Courses:

Political Science 150 (Sections 01) American Government and Politics (Calihan)
Political Science 150 (Sections 02) American Government and Politics (Cole)
Political Science 150 (Sections 03) American Government and Politics (Barbour)
Political Science 216 State and Local Politics (Calihan) 
Political Science 230 Administration of Criminal Justice (Calihan) 
Political Science 255 Introduction to Comparative Politics (Cole)
Political Science 332 Modern Political Philosophy(Harbour) 
Political Science 375 Latin American Government and Politics 
Political Science 355 Constitutional Rights and Liberties I (Calihan)
Political Science 345 Terrorism & Homeland Security (Harbour)
Political Science 394 Political Leadership (Harbour)

Political Science 441 International Relations (Cole)
Political Science 461 (Section 01) Senior Seminar (Harbour)

Summer 2007
Political Science 332 Modern Political Philosophy (Harbour)

Philosophy Courses:

Philosophy 308 (Sections 03, 04, 06) Introduction to Ethics (Lukas) 
Philosophy 315 (Sections 01, 02) Biomedical Ethics (Senn)