History

Courses in history (designated HIST) may be applied as appropriate, for example, toward:

the general education requirements in the arts and humanities and historical perspective coursework;
a major or minor in history;
a minor in women's studies; and
electives.

Any 3-credit HIST course can fulfill the arts and humanities historical perspective requirement.

HIST 141 Western Civilization I (3)
A survey of the history of Western civilization from antiquity through the Reformation. The political, social, and intellectual developments that formed the values and institutions of the Western world are examined.

HIST 142 Western Civilization II (3)
A survey of the history of Western civilization from the Reformation to modern times.

HIST 156 History of the United States to 1865 (3)
A survey of the United States from colonial times to the end of the Civil War. The establishment and development of national institutions are traced. Students may receive credit for only one of the following courses: HIST 156 or
HUMN 119.

HIST 157 History of the United States Since 1865 (3)
A survey of economic, intellectual, political, and social developments since the Civil War. The rise of industry and the emergence of the United States as a world power are emphasized. Students may receive credit for only one of the following courses: HIST 157 or HUMN 120.

HIST 255 African American History (3)
A survey of the African American in American history. Topics include the African background, slavery, and the role of blacks in the social, political, economic, cultural and artistic life of the United States. Emphasis is on enduring themes and the black experience in American society, including contemporary problems in race relations.

HIST 266 The United States in World Affairs (3)
A study of the United States as an emerging world power and of the domestic response to the nation’s changing status in world affairs. Emphasis is on the relationship between the internal and the external development of the nation.

HIST 336 Europe in the 19th Century: 1815 to 1919 (3)
A study of the political, economic, social, and cultural development of Europe from the Congress of Vienna to World War I.

HIST 337 Europe's Bloodiest Century (3)
An investigation of the political, economic, and cultural development of Europe since 1914, with special emphasis on the factors involved in the two world wars and their worldwide effects and significance.

HIST 364 Emergence of Modern America: 1900 to 1945 (3)
A study of the emergence of modern American institutions and identities in the years 1900-45. Topics include the presidencies of McKinley, Roosevelt, Taft, and Wilson; the world wars; the Great Depression; and the period of the New Deal. Special consideration is also given to emerging issues such as the role of women and African Americans, corporate enterprises, and the welfare state.

HIST 365 Recent America: 1945 to the Present (3)
A survey of U.S. history from the presidencies of Truman and Eisenhower to the present. Topics include 1960s’ radicalism, the Cold War, Vietnam, Watergate, and changes in American society.

HIST 392 History of the Contemporary Middle East (3)
An exploration of the causes underlying the rise of sovereign nation-states in the Middle East. Topics include modernization, Westernization, and secularization in a traditional society, and shifting political and economic power groupings in a regional and worldwide context.

HIST 438 Modern Italy (3)
A study of the history of Italy since national unification in 1859. Topics include unification, problems of the new nation, World War I, the rise of Socialism and Fascism, World War II, postwar reconstruction and the Cold War, and Republican Italy from l946 to the present. Students may receive credit for only one of the following courses: HIST 216D, HIST 316D, or HIST 438.

HIST 440 Germany in the 19th Century: 1815 to 1914 (3)
An examination of the social, economic, cultural, and political development of the major German states before 1871 and of the united Germany from 1871 to 1914.

HIST 441 Modern Germany (3)
An examination of the history of Germany during the 20th century. Topics include the aims and policies of Germany during World War I, the country’s condition and policies in the period between the wars, the rise of national socialism, the outbreak of World War II, and postwar conditions.

Last updated: 15 August 2007