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3.00 Credits
A discussion-format survey of British history from prehistoric times to the present. The course covers the prehistory of England; Roman and medieval Britain; the decline of the monarchy into civil war; the reigns of the Tudors, Stuarts, and Puritans; the world wars against France; the social and political changes of the 18th century; the ages of revolution and Napoleonic Wars; 19th-century life; the height of the Empire; liberal changes; World Wars I and II and the period between them; and recent socialist-dominated Britain. Prerequisite(s): HIST 113 and HIST 123, or consent of instructor. Three Hours, Fall, Odd Years
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3.00 Credits
A seminar/practicum in historical methodology, the course focuses on individual student research projects and the written reporting of them. Prerequisite(s): HIST 113, HIST 123, HIST 213, HIST 223, HIST 303, and two upper division History electives. Three Hours, Fall, Odd Years
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3.00 Credits
A study of ancient civilization from the Ancient Near East and the origins of Greek city-states to the decline of the Roman Empire. Particular attention is given to the political, social, economic, intellectual, and religious trends in the classical era. Three Hours, Fall, Even Years
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3.00 Credits
A study which relates modern China to its ancient past. Consideration of selected dynasties and exposure to Western pressure provides an historical framework in analyzing this major Asian country. In addition, China is evaluated as the Middle Kingdom to which many nations of East Asia look for guidance. Three Hours, Spring, Even Years
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3.00 Credits
A study treating the development of Europe from 1900 to the present. Major topics include the rush of the continent toward general war; the military stalemate and its final resolution; the diplomacy of peacemaking; the Russian Revolution; economic recovery, then prosperity; the international depression; the rise and fall of fascism; the Cold War; the rebuilding and reconstruction of Europe; and the new, reduced place of Europe in the recent world. Prerequisite(s): HIST 123 or consent of instructor. Three Hours, Spring, Even Years
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3.00 Credits
A lecture and discussion course that examines the contours of American history from the beginning of effective governance under the U.S. Constitution in 1789 through the end of the Mexican-American War in 1848. Topics include: development of political parties in the early United States; the War of 1812; the so-called "Market Revolution"; the rise of the "Cotton Kingdomand westward expansion of plantation slavery; anti-slavery and the politics of reform; proto-feminism; the policy of "Indian Removal";changing mores, including increasing popular knowledge and use of contraception; the death of the United States' founding generation and the politics of patriotic memory; expansion of the franchise; democratization of American culture and religion; the evolution of foundational U.S. case law; the rise of mass print culture; and the Mexican-American War. Prerequisite(s): HIST 213, or consent of instructor. Three Hours, Spring, Even Years
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3.00 Credits
A lecture and discussion course surveying American history from the end of Reconstruction in 1877 into the era of the First World War. Topics include: the politics of sectional reconciliation after Reconstruction; the U.S. Supreme Court and the development of the "Jim Crow" regime of racial segregation; surging capitalism andits critics; organized labor; new technologies of communication and transportation; urbanization; the advent of mass consumption; the rise and fall of farming in the Great Plains states; Populism; Progressivism; professionalization; immigration; nativism; the closing of the American frontier; social Darwinism; America's involvement in the West's "scramble" for empire in the latnineteenth century; the Spanish American War; and the United States' entry into World War One. Prerequisite(s): HIST 223, or consent of instructor. Three Hours, Spring, Odd Years
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3.00 Credits
A study treating United States history from the height of sectionalism to the 1880's. After an introduction to the age of sectional controversy, major topics include: the Compromise of 1850; the Kansas-Nebraska Act; the Dred Scott decision; John Brown's raids; the election of 1860; the military campaigns of the Civil War; the governmental and home front activities of the war; and political, economic, and social reconstruction. Prerequisite(s): HIST 213 and HIST 223 or consent of instructor. Three Hours, Spring, Even Years
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1.00 - 6.00 Credits
This course will provide the student an opportunity to gain practical experience in the operation of a functioning archival collection. The archives utilized are those of a local approved facility. The internship will include work in the areas of historical records and papers, oral history, reference requests, newsletters, and computer operations. Prerequisite(s): Sophomore standing and consent of supervisor. Variable credit, may be taken twice in two different field settings; not to exceed a total of 6 hours. One-Six Hours, On Demand
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3.00 Credits
A lecture/discussion course that treats United States history since the end of World War I. Major topics include the so-called Roaring Twenties; the Great Depression and the New Deal; World War II; the Cold War abroad and at home; the third great age of American reform; the Vietnam War era; Watergate and the eclipse of the Presidency; and recent American foreign and domestic policy. Prerequisite(s): HIST 223 or consent of instructor. Three Hours, Spring, Odd Years
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