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Graduate Course Certificate in Social Sciences in History

  • Eligibility Criteria

    Bachelor's degree, or equiv. International Education

  • Credit Hours

    6

  • Courses Offered

    5

  • Course Duration

    3 Months (Self-Paced) Program

  • Estimated Fee

    $1,560

Courses Offered

A graduate certificate offered by NYMU is respected by many accreditation authorities worldwide and the decree that t holds will serve to create a line of fantastic job opportunities that will eventually progress your career.

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  • Credit Hours

  • Introduction To History (HIS-077)

  • 6 Credits

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  • World History II (HIS-131)

  • 6 Credits

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  • Advanced American History (HIS-340)

  • 6 Credits

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  • Twentieth Century America (HIS-344)

  • 6 Credits

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  • Western Civilization II (HIS-897)

  • 6 Credits

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Introduction To History (HIS-077)

TOPICS COVERED IN THIS COURSE
  In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
     The Dry Bones Speak, 5 Million B.C.E.–10,000 B.C.E.
     From Village Community To City-State: 10,000 B.C.E.–750 B.C.E.
     River Valley Civilizations: The Nile And The Indus, 7000 B.C.E.–750 B.C.E.
     A Polycentric World: Cities And States In East Asia, The Americas, And West Africa, 1700 B.C.E.–1000 C.E.
     Dawn Of The Empires: Empire-Building In North Africa, West Asia, And The Mediterranean, 2000 B.C.E.–300 C.E.
  In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
     Rome And The Barbarians: The Rise And Fall Of Empire, 750 B.C.E. 500 C.E.
     China: Fracture And Unification The Qin, Han, Sui, And Tang Dynasties, 200 B.C.E.–900 C.E.
     Indian Empires: Cultural Cohesion In A Divided Subcontinent, 1500 B.C.E.–1100 C.E.
     Hinduism And Buddhism The Sacred Subcontinent: The Spread Of Religion In India And Beyond, 1500 B.C.E.–1200 C.E.
     Judaism And Christianity Peoples Of The Bible: God’S Evolution In West Asia And Europe, 1700 B.C.E.–1100 C.E.
  In Section 3 of this course you will cover these topics:
     Islam Submission To Allah: Muslim Civilization Bridges The World, 570 C.E.–1500 C.E.
     Establishing World Trade Routes The Geography And Philosophies Of Early Economic Systems Trade And Traders: Goals And Functions, 1000–1500
     European Visions Economic Growth, Religion And Renaissance, Global Connections, 1100–1776
     The Unification Of World Trade New Philosophies For New Trade Patterns, 1500–1776
     Migration Demographic Changes In A New Global Ecumene, 1300–1750
  In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
     Political Revolutions In Europe And The Americas The Birth Of Human Rights In The Age Of Enlightenment, 1649–1830
     The Industrial Revolution A Global Process, 1700–1914  
     Nationalism, Imperialism, And Resistance Competition Among Industrial Powers, 1650–1914
     Methods Of Mass Production And Destruction Technological Systems, 1914–37
     World War Ii And The Cold War The World In Peril, 1937–49
  In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
     Cold War And New Nations Remaking The Post-World War Ii World, 1945–89
     China And India Postwar Developments, 1914–91
     New Public Identities, 1979–Present
     Regional Identities And The Twenty-First Century

World History II (HIS-131)

TOPICS COVERED IN THIS COURSE
  In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
     Stone Age Societies And The Earliest Civilizations Of The Near East
     Early Chinese Civilization: From Neolithic Origins To 220 C.E.
     Early Indian Civilizations
     Greece
     Roman Civilization
     The Eastern Mediterranean World, 300-750 Ce
     The Islamic World, 800-1300 Ce
  In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
     African Beginnings: African Civilizations To 1500 C.E. ”
     The Formation Of Christian Europe, 476—1300 C.E.
     Culture, Power, And Trade In The Era Of Asian Hegemony, 220—1350
     The Americas To 1500
     The Great Dynastic Empires Of Eurasia, 1300—1650
     East Asian Cultural And Political Systems, 1300—1650
     European Cultural And Religious Transformations
  In Section 3 of this course you will cover these topics:
     State Development In Europe: Western And Central Europe, Russia, And The Balkans To 1650 ”
     Global Encounters: Europe And The New World Economy, 1400—1650
     Absolutism And Limited Central Power In Europe, 1650—1774:
     Industrialization: Social, Political, And Cultural Transformations
     Europe, 1815-1914:
     Africa And The Middle East During The Age Of European Imperialism
  In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
     Imperialism And Modernity In Asia And The Pacific, 1815—1914:
     The Americas, 1825-1914; The Challenges Of Independence
     World War I And Its Economic And Political Consequences
     The Failure Of The Liberal Model And The Rise Of Authoritarianism: Japan, Italy, Germany, And The Ussr, 1917-1940
     Forging New Nations In Asia, 1910—1950
     National Movements And The Drive For Independence In The Middle East And Africa From The 1920s To 1950s
  In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
     World War Ii: Origins And Consequences, 1919—1946
     Europe And The United States Since 1945: The Cold War And After
     The Middle East And Africa Since 1945:
     Latin America Since 1910: Reform, Repression, And Revolution
     Asia And The South Pacific Since 1945: Political, Economic, And Social Revolutions
     Into The 21st Century: An Uncertain Future

Advanced American History (HIS-340)

TOPICS COVERED IN THIS COURSE
  In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
     When Old Worlds Collide: Contact, Conquest, Catastrophe
     The Challenge To Spain And The Settlement Of North America
     England Discovers Its Colonies: Empire, Liberty, And Expansion
     Provincial America And The Struggle For A Continent
     Reform, Resistance, Revolution
     The Revolutionary Republic
     The Democratic Republic, 1790–1820
  In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
     Completing The Revolution, 1789–1815
     The Market Revolution, 1815–1860
     Toward An American Culture
     Society, Culture, And Politics, 1820s–1840s.
     Jacksonian Democracy
     Manifest Destiny: An Empire For Liberty -- Or Slavery
  In Section 3 of this course you will cover these topics:
     The Gathering Tempest, 1853–1860
     Secession And Civil War, 1860–1862.
     A New Birth Of Freedom, 1862–1865
     Reconstruction, 1863–1877
     Frontiers Of Change, Politics Of Stalemate
     Economic Change And The Crisis Of The 1890s
  In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
     An Industrial Society, 1890–1920
     Progressivism.
     Becoming A World Power, 1898–1917
     War And Society, 1914–1920
     The 1920s
     The Great Depression And The New Deal, 1929–1939
  In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
     America During The Second World War
     The Age Of Containment, 1946–1953
     Affluence And Its Discontents, 1953–1963
     America During Its Longest War, 1963–1974
     Economic And Social Change In The Late 20th Century
     Power And Politics Since 1974

Twentieth Century America (HIS-344)

TOPICS COVERED IN THIS COURSE
  In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
     A Continent Of Villages, To 1500
     When Worlds Collide, 1492–1590
     Planting Colonies In North America, 1588–1701
     Slavery And Empire, 1441–1770
     The Cultures Of Colonial North America, 1700–1780
     From Empire To Independence, 1750–1776
     The Creation Of The United States, 1776–1786
  In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
     The United States Of North America, 1786–1800
     An Agrarian Republic, 1790–1824
     The Growth Of Democracy, 1824–1840
     The South And Slavery, 1790s–1850s
     Industry And The North, 1790s–1840s
     Coming To Terms With The New Age, 1820s–1850s
  In Section 3 of this course you will cover these topics:
     The Territorial Expansion Of The United States, 1830s–1850s
     The Coming Crisis, The 1850s
     The Civil War, 1861–1865
     Reconstruction, 1863–1877
     Conquest And Survival, The Trans-Mississippi West, 1860–1900
     The Incorporation Of America, 1865–1900
  In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
     Commonwealth And Empire, 1870–1900
     Urban America And The Progressive Era, 1900–1917
     World War I, 1914–1920
     The Twenties, 1920–1929
     The Great Depression And The New Deal, 1929–1940
     World War Ii, 1941–1945
  In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
     The Cold War, 1945–1952
     America At Midcentury, 1952–1963
     The Civil Rights Movement, 1945–1966
     War Abroad, War At Home, 1965–1974
     The Conservative Ascendancy, 1974–1987
     Toward A Transnational America, Since 1988

Western Civilization II (HIS-897)

TOPICS COVERED IN THIS COURSE
  In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
     The Beginnings Of Civilizations, 10,000 - 2000 B.C.E
     The International Bronze Age And Its Aftermath: Trade, Empire, And Diplomacy, 1600 - 550 B.C.E.
     Persians, Hebrews, And Greeks: The Foundations Of Western Culture, 1100 - 336 B.C.E.
     The Hellenistic World And The Roman Republic, 336 - 31 B.C.E
     Enclosing The West: The Early Roman Empire And Its Neighbors, 31 B.C.E. - 235 C.E
     Late Antiquity: The Age Of New Boundaries, 250 - 600
  In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
     Medieval Empires And Borderlands: Byzantium And Islam
     Empires And Borderlands: The Latin West
     Medieval Civilization: The Rise Of Western Europe
     The Medieval West In Crisis
     The Italian Renaissance And Beyond: The Politics Of Culture
     The West In The World: The Significance Of Global Encounters, 1450 -1650
  In Section 3 of this course you will cover these topics:
     The Reformations Of Religion
     The Age Of Confessional Division
     Absolutism And State-Building, 1618 - 1715
     The Scientific Revolution
     The West And The World: Empire, Trade, And War, 1650-1815
     Eighteenth-Century Society And Culture
  In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
     The Age Of The French Revolution, 1789-1815
     The Industrial Revolution
     Ideological Conflict And National Unification, 1815-1871
     The Coming Of Mass Politics: Industrialization, Enfranchisement, And Instability, 1870-1914
     The West And The World: Cultural Crisis And The New Imperialism, 1870-1914
  In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
     The First World War
     Reconstruction, Reaction, And Continuing Revolution: The 1920s And 1930s
     World War Ii
     Redefining The West After World War Ii
     The West In The Contemporary Era: New Encounters And Transformations
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