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1.00 - 3.00 Credits
K 1-3 hrs
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3.00 Credits
This basic course is required of all history majors at the beginning of the junior year. Content includes: 1) what history is; 2) its value and usefulness; 3) the diversity of our fields, approaches, and methods; and 4) the techniques of preparing and writing history papers. Texts and reading are approved by the Department. (i.e.: Turabian for style). Although the emphasis is general instead of particular, the instructor will be assisted by other historians representing their main special interest areas. Prerequisite: Successful completion of the WEPT (effective FS93). Offered: Fall and winter. 3 hrs
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3.00 Credits
This course deals with the reactions of different groups of Americans to the industrialization and urbanization of the United States from 1877 to 1917, using concepts associated with modernization upon the behavior of the business community, farmers, laborers, immigrants, professionals and major ethno-cultural groupings. Other contemporary proposals for the adjustment to industrialism are explained as well as the programs which each group eventually used to adjust to modern society. Also offered as HISTORY 507. 3 hrs
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3.00 Credits
This course examines United States social, intellectual, economic, political, and diplomatic history from the end of World War II to the present. Given our focus on the recent past, special emphasis is placed upon the importance of the historical perspective to an understanding of contemporary affairs. Major themes include: America's rise to the world power, the development of the Keynesian welfare state, the concentration of corporate wealth and power, the persistence of poverty amidst plenty, and the changing status of American minority groups. 3 hrs
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3.00 Credits
This is a writing-intensive introduction to the history of modern computing. After an introduction to historical writing, the course surveys the history of electronic computing, covering both technological changes and their social and economic context. Student efforts then will be focused on individual research leading to the writing of a paper on a topic in this field selected with the approval of the instructor. Students will carry out a series of written assignments in order to learn how to do historical research and to improve one's reading, writing, and analytical skills. Prerequisite: WEPT Restrictions: Must have passed the WEPT Offered: WS2004 3 hrs
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4.00 Credits
In the period 1750-1987, the nations bordering the Atlantic Ocean, largely relying on their technological advances, became world powers. This course, relying on analysis of films plus required readings, will survey the energy sources employed, the tools developed, and the regimes of the workplace which led to this dominance. Grades will be assigned to three types of exercises: frequent quizzes, a mini-project in historical research and a book critique of a piece of fiction. Prerequisite: Successful completion of the WEPT (effective FS93). B 4 hrs
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4.00 Credits
The United States has experienced repeated waves of technological advancements. This course will largely focus on industrialization in the 19th century as well as consumer society of our own era. How Americans produced goods and what were the dynamics of the market place are two central themes. Required readings will be complemented by films and presentations from resource persons throughout Kansas City. A research project and three tests are required. B 4 hrs
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4.00 Credits
The optional four-credit-hour component (modified independent study) will concern the social aspects of these civilizations, i.e., their daily lives. Readings and audiovisual aids will be used to help the student who will be expected to choose one aspect of each civilization, such as women, slavery, merchants, education, medicine, etc., and write a five-page paper about that topic for each period, i.e., Mesopotamia, Egypt, Greece and Rome. B 4 hrs
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3.00 Credits
This course surveys the effects of immigration on the social, intellectual and economic development of the United States. As well, it treats the fate of immigrant groups. Attention is given to the forces affecting assimilation, ethnic identity, mobility and discrimination. In some semesters particular emphasis is placed on one immigrant group, one time period, or the immigrant groups of Kansas City. Also offered as HISTORY 553. 3 hrs
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3.00 Credits
This course traces the part women have played in the processes of industrialization and urbanization. It looks at the general demographic, economic and social changes affecting women of all classes, as well as the role of middle-class women in the progressive, prohibition and suffrage movements. The course will also study the impact of the two world wars and the Depression upon the roles of women. Also offered as HISTORY 554. 3 hrs
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