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HIST 101 HISTORY OF THE WESTERN HERITAGE

Fall, 3 credit hours GER 5

This is a basic survey course in European history from early civilizations to approximately 1550 A.D. The focus is on the values, traditions, and changes that have characterized and determined Western culture, political institutions, social structures, and economic systems. Among the topics to be studied are: the Classical civilizations of Greece and Rome, Christianity, Islam, the Middle Ages, the Renaissance, and the Protestant Reformation. Three hours lecture per week.

HIST 102 MODERN EUROPE

Spring, 3 credit hours GER 5

A study of European history from the Reformation to the present. The focus is on several areas of historical change which have transformed Europe: culture (the Enlightenment, romanticism, contemporary European thought), politics (absolutism, power politics, and imperialism, ideologies liberalism, nationalism, socialism, and fascism), society and the economy (urbanization, industrialization, and the development of a global economy). Three hours lecture per week.

HIST 103 EARLY AMERICAN HISTORY

Fall/Spring, 3 credits GER 4

This course deals with the leading aspects of American history from discovery through the end of the Civil War. Attention is given to political issues, institutions, political parties, leadership, and diplomatic and constitutional questions, as well as economic, social and intellectual trends. This course also focuses on what is unique in the American historical experience, and relates American history to the broader global setting. Three hours lecture per week.

HIST 105 MODERN U.S. HISTORY

Spring, 3 credit hours GER 4

This course deals with the leading aspects of American history from the Civil War to the present. Attention is given to political issues, institutions, political parties, leadership, and diplomatic and constitutional questions; as well as economic, social, and intellectual trends. This course also focuses on what is unique in the American historical experience and relates American history to the broader global context. Three hours lecture per week.

HIST 204 U.S. IMMIGRATION HISTORY THROUGH RACE, CLASS, AND GENDER

Fall/Spring, 3 credit hours GER 4

This course examines the history of immigration to the United States from the mid-19th century through the 20th century. The main themes of the course will include issues of race, class, and gender and how they factor into the immigration process and subsequent settlement period. A plethora of immigrant groups will be studied not exclusive to the following: Eastern and Southern Europeans, Asian and Pacific Islanders, Latin Americans, and Africans. Three hours lecture per week.

Prerequisites/Corequisites: Expository Writing (ENGL 101) or Oral and Written Expression (ENGL 102), and Early American History (HIST 103), or Modern United States History (HIST 105), or Introduction to Women’s Studies (WMST 201); or permission of the instructor.

HIST 205 BASEBALL IN AMERICAN SOCIETY

Fall/Spring, 3 credit hours GER 4

This course examines the historical impact that baseball has had on economic, social and cultural issues in America, particularly in the twentieth century. The main themes include issues of race, class, gender, labor, and immigration and how they factor into the progression of American society. Particular topics include, but are not limited to, the Negro Leagues, Latino and Japanese participation, women, and free-agency. Three hours lecture per week.

Prerequisites/Corequisites: Expository Writing (ENGL 101) or Oral and Written Expression (ENGL 102), and Modern U.S. History (HIST 105), or permission of instructor.

HIST 217 WORLD HISTORY, FROM 1300 TO THE PRESENT

Fall/Spring, 3 credit hours GER 6

Using a global perspective, this course will consider how different peoples and civilizations interacted, or failed to, in the last 700 years. Some of the themes that will be emphasized and examined are the roles that conquest, trade, diffusion of ideas and technology played in bringing different parts of the world together. Three hours lecture per week.

HIST 303 COLONIAL AMERICAN HISTORY

Spring, 3 credit hours

This course explores the important themes in the history of the British American colonies in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. Particular attention is devoted to social and cultural developments and to the bringing together of peoples from three different continents in the colonies. Other avenues of inquiry relating to such matters as imperial politics and economic growth will also be pursued. Students will be encouraged to identify arguments and to consider multiple viewpoints. Journal writing will provide the opportunity to hone writing and analytical skills, and encourage students to pull together a broad range of materials and construct coherent arguments. Three hours lecture per week.

Prerequisites: Early American History (HIST 103) and Expository Writing (ENGL 101) or Oral & Written Expression (ENGL 102) or permission of instructor.

HIST 304 UNITED STATES WOMEN'S HISTORY

Fall/Spring, 3 credit hours GER 4

This course explores the social, economic, and political themes in United States Women’s History from pre-European contact through the twentieth century. The diversity of women is emphasized and issues of class, race, national origin, activism, work, and the role of motherhood will be explored. Citizenship and the status of women in relationship to government will be discussed and analyzed. Three hours lecture per week.

Prerequisites: 30 credit hours, Expository Writing (ENGL 101) or Oral and Written Expression (ENGL 102), and a 2.50 cumulative GPA, or permission of instructor.

HIST 305 HISTORY OF THE VIETNAM WAR

Fall/Spring, 3 credit hours

This course provides an in-depth examination of the 20th century conflict in Vietnam through the lens of American involvement and interaction. Ideological, political, social, and economic contexts will be utilized as the events of the war are analyzed from both American and Vietnamese perspectives. The impact of the Vietnam War on American society, politics, and its Cold War foreign policy and conduct will also be scrutinized. Three hours lecture per week.

Prerequisite: Expository Writing (ENGL 101) or Oral and Written Expression (ENGL 102); and Modern United States History (HIST 105) or World History (HIST 217); or permission of the instructor.

HIST 307 AMERICAN THOUGHT SINCE 1865

Fall/Spring, 3 credit hours

This course is a survey of American ideas from the end of the Civil War to the present. The topics covered in this course include: debates over Darwinism, religious belief, scientific truth and aesthetic judgment, as well as the intellectual underpinnings for the major movements and institutions of the post-Civil War era including democracy, feminism, civil rights, anticommunism and capitalism.

Prerequisite: HIST 105 or permission of instructor

HIST 291-295, 391-395, OR 491-495 SPECIAL TOPICS IN HISTORY

Fall/Spring, 1-4 credit hours

An introductory or more advanced exploration of subjects not covered or only partially covered by other courses in history.