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