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History (HIS)

Robert Givens, M. Philip Lucas (chair), Catherine Stewart
Adjunct Faculty: Ko-hsing Huang

Major: A minimum of nine course credits in History, at least five of which must be at or above the 300 level, to include three courses at or above the 300 level in one of the following fields: Europe to 1700 (courses numbered 304 to 312), Europe since 1700 (courses numbered 315 to 330), American and Latin American history (courses numbered 340 to 369, and 394); and any two courses in History outside the primary field.

Interdepartmental Majors and Programs: The Department of History cooperates in offering several interdepartmental majors and programs: Ethnic Studies, International Business, International Relations, Latin American Studies, and Russian Studies.

Teaching Certification: For information about teaching history at the secondary level and about a second teaching area in United States or World History, consult the chair of the Department of Education.

Note: History courses at the 100 level are not open to juniors and seniors except with permission of the course instructor.

101. Europe: 800-1300
An introduction to the principal cultural and intellectual developments in Europe from the time of Charlemagne to the time of mediaeval and scholastic culture. (Humanities)

102. Europe: 1300-1700
An introduction to the principal cultural and intellectual developments in Europe from the Italian Renaissance to the Scientific Revolution. (Humanities)

104. Modern Europe and Its Critics
Social and intellectual development of Europe since 1700. (Humanities) GIVENS

111 through 120. Introductory Seminars in History
Reading of both primary and secondary sources as the basis for class discussion and papers. (Humanities)

141. Latin American History
Introduction to Latin American studies, with special attention to major themes and selected countries. Same course as LAS 141. (Humanities)

153. Origins of the American Nation
From colonial origins through Reconstruction, with emphasis on the formation of local, sectional, and national communities. (Humanities) LUCAS

154. Making of Modern America
From the mid-nineteenth century to the present. Analyzes the ``mass'' nature of modern America by focusing on mass production, mass consumption, mass culture (movies and television), and mass movements (including civil rights and women's rights). (Humanities) STEWART

202. Rome from Vergil to St. Augustine
Readings in Livy, Vergil's Aeneid, Marcus Aurelius, Cicero, and St. Augustine's Confessions, with attention to the transition from pagan to Christian Rome. (Humanities)

210. Warfare and Society in Modern Times
Changes in military conflict from the eighteenth century to the present. Interaction of warfare and social values. (Humanities) GIVENS

251. Federal Indian Policy
Relations between Native American nations and the federal government. Central theme is the clash of cultures in the westward movement. Treaties, removal, land allotment, federal recognition in the twentieth century, and a review of the current scene. Offered subject to availability of faculty. (Humanities)

252. Baseball: The American Game
The relationship of the national game to changes in the country such as industrialization, urbanization, labor unionism, and integration. (Humanities) LUCAS

255. American Lives
American history through autobiographies, memoirs, and biographies. (Humanities) LUCAS or STEWART

290/390. Individual Project: see Courses 290/390.

304. Europe: the Sixteenth and Seventeenth Centuries
Europe in the Reformation and early modern eras. Prerequisite: HIS 102, 202, or permission of instructor. Alternate years. (Humanities)

315. Diplomacy of War and Revolution
The Twentieth Century Crisis: the rise of Fascism, World War II, and the Cold War. Prerequisite: junior standing or permission of instructor. (Humanities) GIVENS

316. Enlightenment and the French Revolution
Intellectual, social, and political history of Europe, 1715-1815. Emphasis on France. Prerequisite: junior standing or permission of instructor. Offered subject to availability of faculty. (Humanities) GIVENS

318. Growth of Industrial Society
Economic history of Western Europe from the beginnings of the Industrial Revolution to the end of World War II. Change from a traditional to an industrial society, effect of industrialization on the working class, and impact of the Great Depression. Prerequisites: junior standing or permission of instructor; ECB 101 is recommended. Offered subject to availability of faculty. (Humanities) GIVENS

321. Muscovite and Imperial Russia
Topics in the history of Russia from its beginnings to 1917. Prerequisite: junior standing or permission of instructor. Offered every third year. (Humanities) GIVENS

322. Revolutionary and Soviet Russia
The 1917 Revolution and the resulting Soviet state to the beginning of World War II. Prerequisite: junior standing or permission of instructor. Offered every third year. (Humanities) GIVENS

323. Russia from 1941
From the beginning of World War II to the present. Particular attention to successive attempts to reinterpret the revolutionary legacy in the light of contemporary problems. Prerequisite: junior standing or permission of instructor. Offered every third year. (Humanities) GIVENS

324. Modern Germany
German history between 1740 and 1945, with an emphasis on important events, such as the rise of Prussia, the Napoleonic Period, Bismarck and German unification, Hitler and the Third Reich. Prerequisite: HIS 104 or junior standing. Offered subject to availability of faculty. (Humanities) CONNELL

331 through 336. Topics in European History
Topics vary according to specialization or interest of instructor. (Humanities) GIVENS

349. Topics in Latin American History
Same course as LAS 349 (see for course description). Prerequisite: HIS/LAS 141. Offered subject to availability of faculty. (Humanities)

350. Colonial America
The English colonies in North America to 1760. Prerequisite: junior standing or permission of instructor. (Humanities) LUCAS

351. The Age of Revolution in America
The causes of the American Revolution, the writing and the implementation of the Constitution, and the War of 1812. Prerequisite: junior standing or permission of instructor. (Humanities) LUCAS

352. The United States in the Middle Period
America from 1815 to 1850, with emphasis on the growth and consequences of political and economic stability. Prerequisite: junior standing or permission of instructor. (Humanities) LUCAS


353. Civil War and Reconstruction
America at war with itself. The causes of the war and the attempt to rebuild the Union. Prerequisite: junior standing or permission of instructor. (Humanities) LUCAS


354. United States Social History Since 1940
World War II as a turning point in civil rights, gender issues, class, foreign policy, and the consumer revolution. Prerequisite: junior standing or permission of instructor. (Humanities) STEWART


356. African-Americans in U.S. History
Selected topics on the nature of the Black experience in America. Prerequisite: junior standing or permission of instructor. Alternate years. (Humanities) LUCAS or STEWART


357. Seminar in American History
Examination of a particular theme or set of themes in American history. Topics vary from year to year. Not offered every year. May be repeated for credit. (Humanities)


380. Internship in Public History
Application of historical concepts to an agency in the public sector (a museum, historical society, historic preservation program), a government agency, or a corporation with a history program. Prerequisites: junior standing and three courses in American history, at least two of which must be at the 300 level. A maximum of two course credits may be earned in Internship courses; however, only one course credit of Internship may be applied to a History major. See Index. Courses 280/380.


394. History and Theory
Survey of the influences in the field of history of Marxism, feminist theories, and theories of race and ethnicity. Prerequisites: one course in History and junior standing. Offered subject to availability of faculty. (Humanities)


485. Research Tutorial
A project, taken after any 300-level History course, enabling a student to engage in additional research on a theme related to that course. Prerequisites: a 300-level History course and permission of instructor. (Humanities)


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