HISTORY 101      American History To 1877
This course covers the evolution of American civilization from its colonial beginnings to Reconstruction. It is not a prerequisite for 102. Fall, winter, summer.
Credits: 3 hours
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HISTORY 102      American History Since 1877
This covers American history from the end of Reconstruction to the present. HISTORY 101 is not a prerequisite for this course. Fall, winter, summer.
Credits: 3 hours
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HISTORY 201      Western Civilization To 1600
This course surveys the political, social and cultural history of Europe from ancient times to 1600. Beginning with a brief description of the riverine civilizations of the ancient Near East, the course then examines the political and cultural evolution of classical Greco-Roman civilization, the medieval world, the rise of the national state, and the essential characteristics of the eras of the Renaissance and Reformation. Fall, Summer, Winter.
Credits: 3 hours
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HISTORY 202      Western Civilization Since 1600
This course surveys the political, economic, social, intellectual, and cultural history of Europe from about 1600 to the present, through these major developments in those centuries: the origins of the modern sovereign state (absolutist and constitutional), the English revolutions; the European Enlightenment, the French Revolution, and Napoleonic Europe; Romanticism and Scientism in culture and thought, the Industrial Revolution and urban society, and nationalism and imperialism; the two world wars, the Russian Revolution, dictators and totalitarian states, and the current postwar world and culture. Fall, Summer, Winter.
Credits: 3 hours
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HISTORY 206      World History To 1600
This course is a comparative history of the civilizations of the world from prehistory to the seventeenth century. From a global perspective, this course explores themes relevant to social, political, and cultural history, such as science and technology, women and social classes, religion, politics, and education. Images of art and examples of primary sources enrich the lectures and readings.
Credits: 3 hours
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HISTORY 208      World Civilization Since 1600
This course surveys the social, economic, political and institutional history of the world from the 17th century to the present. It is designed to foster deeper understanding of the continuity between past and present and of the interdependence among nations in contemporary times.
Credits: 3 hours
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HISTORY 250      Introduction To American Studies
An introduction to the American Experience through the study of selected themes and issues that stress both continuity and change in America. Topics include community, family, ethnic groups, racial conflict, science and religion, the arts, sports, mass media, technological innovation and immigration and migration. The interdisciplinary nature of American Culture will be stressed. Prerequisite: None. Offered: Alternate Years.
Credits: 3 hours
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HISTORY 300      Special Studies In History
Credits: hours
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HISTORY 301      Historiography And Method
This basic course is required of all history majors at the beginning of the junior year. Content includes: 1) what history is; 2) its value and usefulness; 3) the diversity of our fields, approaches, and methods; and 4) the techniques of preparing and writing history papers. Texts and reading are approved by the Department. (i.e.: Turabian for style). Although the emphasis is general instead of particular, the instructor will be assisted by other historians representing their main special interest areas. Prerequisite: Successful completion of the WEPT (effective FS93). Offered: Fall and winter.
Credits: hours
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HISTORY 302      America,1000-1763:The Formative Era
Early American history encompasses the formative era of many institutions and attitudes which still persist in technetronic, post-modern America. A study of how these patterns and policies emerged will enlighten us as to our current ways society seeks to adapt to change. Semester offered: On demand
Credits: 3 hours
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HISTORY 303      America, 1763-1783: The Revolutionary Heritage
The American Revolution created American history by creating a new nation. What the American Revolution was depends to a large extent upon what Americans think they are or ought to be. The goals of this course, therefore, are twofold: (1) to probe the nature, causes and consequences of the American Revolution; (2) to assess the intentions and behavior of both the Framers in 1763-1783 and of the inheritors of modern America. Also offered as HISTORY 503. Semester offered: On demand
Credits: 3 hours
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HISTORY 304      America, 1783-1828: The National Experience
The two major threads of this course are the formation and implementation of the Constitution and the cultural adolescence of the new nation. Topics considered include the political bequest of the framers' generation, the growing pains of territorial expansion and industrialism, the paradoxical development of regionalism and nationalism. Also offered as HISTORY 504.
Credits: 3 hours
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HISTORY 305      America, 1828-1852: The Jacksonian Period
An analysis of the political, social, economic, and intellectual factors in American society, 1828-1852. The period featured the presidency of Andrew Jackson, the shaping of a new democratic ideology, the culmination of manifest destiny, the quickening of the antislavery impulse, the Mexican War, the growing sectional split, and the Compromise of 1850. Also offered as HISTORY 505.
Credits: 3 hours
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HISTORY 306      America, 1850-1877: Civil War And Reconstruction
A survey of the political, social and economic factors leading to the dissolution of the federal union is followed by a consideration of the major features and developments of the war period. This, in turn, leads to an analysis of the major factors and relationships involved in the ""reconstruction"" of the federal union. The course covers the years 1850 to 1877. Also offered as HISTORY 506.
Credits: 3 hours
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HISTORY 307      America 1877-1917: Development Of Industrial America
This course deals with the reactions of different groups of Americans to the industrialization and urbanization of the United States from 1877 to 1917, using concepts associated with modernization upon the behavior of the business community, farmers, laborers, immigrants, professionals and major ethno-cultural groupings. Other contemporary proposals for the adjustment to industrialism are explained as well as the programs which each group eventually used to adjust to modern society. Also offered as HISTORY 507.
Credits: 3 hours
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HISTORY 308      America: 1914-1945: The Era Of The World Wars
This course examines United States social, intellectual, economic, political and diplomatic history from the beginning of World War I to the end of World War II. Special emphasis is placed on the coexistence of realism and idealism in American foreign policy, the evolution of power shifts within the American federal system, and the causes and consequences of rapid urban growth and increased industrial sophistication. Students examine the material and social texture of life during the two world wars, the so-called "roaring 20s", and the Great Depression through contemporary art forms (especially novels) and historical monographs.
Credits: hours
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HISTORY 333      Introduction to African American Studies
This course provides an introduction to the contexts, theories, and methodologies that undergird African American studies. In addition to substantial time spent covering particular research skills and resources, students will also be introduced to African American culture and the issues related to African American studies from several perspectives:history, literature, sociology, communication studies, and the like. Influences and perspectives from Africa, the Caribbean and South America will also be covered. The course will thus provide a broad background in African American culture and history, an introduction to the methodologies of several disciplines, and discussion of particular contemporary and historical issues such as slavery, segregation and integration, the Civil Rights Movement, Pan-Africansism, Afrocentrism, and current political debates.
Credits: 3 hours
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HISTORY 352      Latin American History Through the Movies
This course explores the national cinemas and film industries of various regions in Latin America. Students analyze films both as artistic endeavors an as sociological documents that provide a window into the socio-historical context of the nation in question. this course will also examine the history of Latin American cinema from the beginnings of sound to the present.
Credits: 3 hours
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HISTORY 354      Women In Modern America
This course traces the part women have played in the processes of industrialization and urbanization. It looks at the general demographic, economic and social changes affecting women of all classes, as well as the role of middle-class women in the progressive, prohibition and suffrage movements. The course will also study the impact of the two world wars and the Depression upon the roles of women. Also offered as HISTORY 554.
Credits: hours
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HISTORY 356      Rise Of The City In The U.S.
This course treats the background and major developments of the urbanization of the United States. Includes the American urban tradition, the scope of urbanization, colonial beginnings, urban rivalries, promotion, case studies of cities, the growth of urban services, the slum, problems of government, population trends, urban planning, and suburban growth. Consideration is also given to the methods and techniques of urban research and history of the development of this field. Also offered as HISTORY 556.
Credits: 3 hours
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