Three hours credit. The development of ancient, medieval, and early modern civilization; Near Eastern Origins, the contributions of Greece and Rome, the Church, The Middle Ages, the Commercial Revolution, the Reformation, and the early colonial movements. The influence of these factors on cultural, economic, and political development is studied. Three lecture hours each week.

Continuation of HIST 131. Three hours of lecture per week. Listed as HIST 2312 in the Texas Common Course Numbering System. HIST 231 Social and Political History of the United States to 1877 (3) Survey of the history of the United States with particular emphasis on the institutions and events which transformed America from an English colony to a world power. Three hours of lecture per week. Listed as HIST 1301 in the Texas Common Course Numbering System.