Dr. Melancon’s Courses

HIST 1513	United States To 1876
	Survey of United States history from discovery to 1876.
HIST 1523	United States Since 1876
	Survey of United States history from 1876 to present.
HIST 2713	Early World Civilizations
	A survey of Ancient civilizations in their cultural, political and economic aspects.
HIST 2723	Modern World Civilizations
	A survey of transitions of world societies from traditional to modern institutions.

PHIL 2113	Honors Introduction to Philosophy
	A study of philosophical thought as an approach to daily living and survey of major value systems.

HIST 3733	England Since 1689
	Political, constitutional, economic and social development of England from the reign of William and Mary to the present.

HIST 3753	Russia Since 1861
	Russian civilization from 1815 to the present. Emphasis upon the corruption of imperial social institutions, the Revolutions of 1917, and the rise and fall of the Soviet Union.

HIST 4723	Monarchs, Ministers & Merchants: Europe 1300-1600
	An examination of the economic, political, and socio-cultural developments in Europe during the 14th, 15th, 16th and early 17th centuries–emphasizing Renaissance and Reformation thought, the rise of Nation-states, and the birth of the Scientific Revolution.

HIST 4743	Kings, Peasants, And Revolts: Europe 1660-1815
	An examination of the intellectual, political, and socio-cultural developments in Europe during the Age of Reason and Enlightenment–emphasizing Absolutism, the Enlightenment, and revolutionary and Napoleonic France.

HIST 4753	God, Guns And Glory: Europe, 1815-1919
	An examination of the domestic and international ramifications of Europe’s transition from a traditional to a modern society.

HIST 4763	Blood And Freedom: The Struggle For Modern Europe
	An analysis of modern Europe’s maturation and the roles totalitarianism, democracy and hper-nationalism played in two world wars, a Cold War and European Unification.

HIST 4760	Special Topics
	History of Christianity