Course Descriptions

World History I

HIS116

Study of the history of humanity from its beginnings to C.E. (Common Era) 1500. Equal emphasis is placed on the political, economic, and social development of Western and non-Western civilizations. (formerly HIS115) (Cultural Diversity) Fall Only.

3 Credits: 3 Lecture

World History II

HIS126

Study of the history of humankind from A.D. 1500 to the present. Equal emphasis is placed on the political, economic, and social development of Western and non-Western societies. (formerly HIS125) (Cultural Diversity) As needed.

3 Credits: 3 Lecture

United States Survey to 1877

HIS136

Political, economic, and social development of the United States from colonial times through the Civil War and Reconstruction Period. (Formerly HIS135) (Cultural Diversity) As needed.

3 Credits: 3 Lecture

United States Survey from 1877 to the Present

HIS146

Political, economic, and social development of the United States from 1877 up to and including the Civil Rights movement. (Cultural Diversity) As needed.

3 Credits: 3 Lecture

History of Religion

HIS204

Survey of the history of religion from the first societies to the present day. Emphasis on the context, content, and development of religions from different cultures and regions across space and time. If prerequisites cannot be met, they may be waived with the permission of the instructor.  (Cultural Diversity) As needed.

3 Credits: 3 Lecture

Prerequisites:
ENL111

History of Technology & Society

HIS262

Analysis of the interaction of society, culture, and technology with emphasis on industrial transitions; evaluation of the implications for the arts, ideology, popular culture, and social structure. (Science, Technology and Society,Writing Enriched ) As needed.

3 Credits: 3 Lecture

Prerequisites:
ENL111

An Age of War: A Cultural History of World War I & II

HIS302

Social and cultural history of WWI and WWII including the interwar period. Reflection and analysis of topics requires significant student writing. (Cultural Diversity,Writing Enriched ) As needed.

3 Credits: 3 Lecture

Native American History & Culture

HIS325

Combined historical and anthropological survey of complicated cultural and historical realities. Emphasis on the active role that Native Americans have taken in the creation of their own history. Topics include pre-Columbian societies, cultural adaptation, removal, the Reservation Age, resistance movements, the Indian New Deal, postwar activism, and cultural revitalization. (Cultural Diversity,Writing Enriched ) As needed.

3 Credits: 3 Lecture

Prerequisites:
ENL121; or
ENL201

Civil War & Reconstruction

HIS330

Political, economic, military, and social development of the United States from the late Antebellum Era through the Civil War and Reconstruction Period (1848-1877). Reflection and analysis of topics require significant student writing. (Cultural Diversity,Writing Enriched ) As needed.

3 Credits: 3 Lecture

U.S. Constitutional & Legal History

HIS335

Political, economic, and social development of the United States Constitution from the Early Republic through the present. Reflection and analysis of topics requires significant student writing. (Cultural Diversity,Writing Enriched ) As needed.

3 Credits: 3 Lecture

History Seminar

HIS450

History seminar with focus on researching an aspect of major or field of study and developing a project or paper based on the research. (Writing Enriched ) As needed.

3 Credits: 3 Lecture