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Department of History (HIST)
Jeffery J. Roberts, Chairperson
DEPARTMENTAL FACULTY: Michael E. Birdwell, Kent T. Dollar; Gilbert G. Fernandez, Paula K. Hinton, Wali R. Kharif, Susan D. Laningham, Katherine M. B. Osburn, Patrick D. Reagan, Jeffery J. Roberts, George E. Webb, Larry H. Whiteaker.
No degree is offered in History but courses may be used (with advisory committee approval) as electives in other fields of study.
Unless otherwise noted, the courses listed below have the prerequisite of 6 semester hours of history or consent of instructor.
COURSES
HIST 4010 (5010). Colonial and Revolutionary Periods. Lec. 3. Cr. 3.
Early American Society; Revolutionary conflict; Confederation and Constitution. Students enrolled in the 5000-level course will be required to complete additional work as stated in the syllabus.
HIST 4020 (5020). The Young Republic, 1789-1849. Lec. 3. Cr. 3.
Political, military, social, and cultural history of the U.S., from the era of Washington through the "Age of Jackson" to the Mexican War. Students enrolled in the 5000-level course will be required to complete additional work as stated in the syllabus.
HIST 4030 (5030). Civil War and Reconstruction, 1849-1877. Lec. 3. Cr. 3.
Sectionalism and the coming of war; war-time developments; plans of reconstruction and their impact. Students enrolled in the 5000-level course will be required to complete additional work as stated in the syllabus.
HIST 4040 (5040). Rise of Modern America, 1877-1912. Lec. 3. Cr. 3.
Industrialism, urbanism, populism, reform and their impact. Students enrolled in the 5000-level course will be required to complete additional work as stated in the syllabus.
HIST 4050 (5050). The Transformation of Modern America, 1912-1945. Lec. 3. Cr. 3.
Wilsonian reform, World War I, New Era, New Deal, World War II, with emphasis on changes in politics, the economy, and society. Students enrolled in the 5000-level course will be required to complete additional work as stated in the syllabus.
HIST 4060 (5060). Postwar America, 1945-Present. Lec. 3. Cr. 3.
Cold War diplomacy and society, troubled Sixties, post-Watergate politics, contemporary cultural, economic, and social changes. Students enrolled in the 5000-level course will be required to complete additional work as stated in the syllabus.
HIST 4200 (5200). The Old South. Lec. 3. Cr. 3.
This course will focus upon the economic, cultural, educational, racial, and political developments in southern society from its colonial beginnings to the Civil War and Reconstruction. Students enrolled in the 5000-level course will be required to complete additional work as stated in the syllabus.
HIST 4210 (5210). The New South. Lec. 3. Cr. 3.
This course will focus upon the economic, cultural, educational, racial, and political developments in southern society from the end of Reconstruction to the present. Students enrolled in the 5000-level course will be required to complete additional work as stated in the syllabus.
HIST 4230 (5230). Topics in U.S. Economic History. Lec. 3. Cr. 3.
Selected topics in U.S. economic history. A student may take HIST 423 (523) twice, provided the topic is different each time. Students enrolled in the 5000-level course will be required to complete additional work as stated in the syllabus.
HIST 4250 (5250). American Westward Movement. Lec. 3. Cr. 3.
The frontier experience in American history, with emphasis on the trans-Mississippi West. Students enrolled in the 5000-level course will be required to complete additional work as stated in the syllabus.
HIST 4290 (5290). Science and Technology in America. Lec. 3. Cr. 3.
Origins and development of science and technology in the U.S. from the colonial period to the present. Students enrolled in the 5000-level course will be required to complete additional work as stated in the syllabus.
HIST 4310 (5310). U.S. Diplomacy. Lec. 3. Cr. 3.
The background, origins, and developments of 20th century American foreign relations. Students enrolled in the 5000-level course will be required to complete additional work as stated in the syllabus.
HIST 4330 (5330). Religious Studies. Lec. 3. Cr. 3
Selected topics in religious history. A student may take HIST 5330 twice, provided the topic is different each time. Students enrolled in the 5000-level course will be required to complete additional work as stated in the syllabus.
HIST 4350 (5350). Gender Studies. Lec. 3. Cr. 3.
Selected topics in gender history. A student may take HIST 4350 (5350) twice, provided that the topic is different each time. Students enrolled in the 5000-level course will be required to complete additional work as stated in the syllabus.
HIST 4360 (5360). U.S. Social History. Lec. 3. Cr. 3.
Selected topics in U.S. social history ranging from the colonial period to the present. Students may take HIST 4360 twice, provided the topic is different. Maximum credit: 6 hours. Students enrolled in the 5000-level course will be required to complete additional work as stated in the syllabus.
HIST 4370 (5370). Women in American History. Lec. 3. Cr. 3.
Public and private experiences of women in the United States from the colonial period to the present. Students enrolled in the 5000-level course will be required to complete additional work as stated in the syllabus.
HIST 4390 (5390). Topics in African American Studies. Lec. 3-6. Cr. 3-6.
Selected topics in African American History. A student may take HIST 4390 (5390) twice, provided the topic is different each time. Students enrolled in the 5000-level course will be required to complete additional work as stated in the syllabus.
HIST 4400 (5400). Film Studies. Lec. 2. Lab. 2. Cr. 3.
Selected topics in the history of films. A student may take HIST 4400 twice, provided the topic is different each time. Students enrolled in the 5000-level course will be required to complete additional work as stated in the syllabus.
HIST 4440 (5440). Native American Studies. Lec. 3. Cr. 3.
Selected topics in Native American history ranging from the earliest times to the present. A student may take HIST 4440 (5440) twice, provided the topic is different each time. Students enrolled in the 5000-level course will be required to complete additional work as stated in the syllabus.
HIST 4470 (5470). Sports Studies. Lec. 3. Cr. 3.
Selected topics in the history of sports. A student may take HIST 4470 (5470) twice, provided that the topic is different each time. Students enrolled in the 5000-level course will be required to complete additional work as stated in the syllabus.
HIST 4520 (5520). Medieval Europe. Lec. 3. Cr. 3.
Evolution of medieval culture from the fall of the Roman Empire to the 13th century and its dissolution during the late medieval period.
HIST 4530 (5530). Renaissance and Reformation. Lec. 3. Cr. 3.
Europe during age of New Learning; Renaissance and Mannerist art; 16th century Reformation; Wars of Religion. Students enrolled in the 5000-level course will be required to complete additional work as stated in the syllabus.
HIST 4540 (5540). Absolutism and Enlightenment. Lec. 3. Cr. 3.
Europe during 17th and 18th centuries; rise of centralized states; dynastic wars, rise of modern science; Enlightenment thought. Students enrolled in the 5000-level course will be required to complete additional work as stated in the syllabus.
HIST 4550 (5550). French Revolution and Napoleon. Lec. 3. Cr. 3.
Europe from 1789 to 1815, centering on events in France and political, diplomatic, and military history of the period. Students enrolled in the 5000-level course will be required to complete additional work as stated in the syllabus.
HIST 4560 (5560). 19th Century Europe. Lec. 3. Cr. 3.
European politics, diplomacy, society, war, and institutions from 1815 through World War I. Students enrolled in the 5000-level course will be required to complete additional work as stated in the syllabus.
HIST 4570 (5570). World War II and the Cold War. Lec. 3. Cr. 3.
Problems of European powers during inter-war years; background, causes, and results of World War II and Cold War. Students enrolled in the 5000-level course will be required to complete additional work as stated in the syllabus.
HIST 4620 (5620). Russia. Lec. 3. Cr. 3.
Political, cultural, social, and military history from the Kievan period to the present. Students enrolled in the 5000-level course will be required to complete additional work as stated in the syllabus.
HIST 4650 (5650). England to 1688. Lec. 3. Cr. 3.
Roman, Anglo-Saxon, and Medieval England; Tudor and Stuart dynasties. Students enrolled in the 5000-level course will be required to complete additional work as stated in the syllabus.
HIST 4660 (5660). Modern England. Lec. 3. Cr. 3.
England since the Glorious Revolution, with special emphasis on the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Students enrolled in the 5000-level course will be required to complete additional work as stated in the syllabus.
HIST 4690 (5690). British Empire and Commonwealth. Lec. 3. Cr. 3.
Origin, development and decline of the British Empire. Students enrolled in the 5000-level course will be required to complete additional work as stated in the syllabus.
HIST 4730 (5730). The Modern Middle East. Lec. 3. Cr. 3.
Consideration of the traditional cultural background of the region, but with emphasis on the rapid changes experienced during the twentieth century. Students enrolled in the 5000-level course will be required to complete additional work as stated in the syllabus.
HIST 4740 (5740). History of Japan. Lec. 3. Cr. 3.
Early Japanese history followed by a comprehensive investigation of the 20th century experience. Students enrolled in the 5000-level course will be required to complete additional work as stated in the syllabus.
HIST 4750 (5750). History of China. Lec. 3. Cr. 3.
Early Chinese history followed by an emphasis on the 20th century revolutionary experience. Students enrolled in the 5000-level course will be required to complete additional work as stated in the syllabus.
HIST 4760 (5760). Vietnam: Its Wars & Their Aftermath. Lec. 3. Cr. 3.
Overview of Vietnam, the French experience, the U.S. war and its impact on America, followed by developments since 1975. Students enrolled in the 5000-level course will be required to complete additional work as stated in the syllabus.
HIST 4790 (5790). Latin American Studies. Lec. 3. Cr. 3.
Selected topics in Latin American history. A student may take HIST 4790 (5790)
twice, provided that the topic is different each time.
Students enrolled in the 5000-level course will be required to complete additional work as stated in the syllabus.
HIST 4810 (5810). Scientific Controversies. Lec. 3. Cr. 3.
Historical analysis of selected controversies in science and their impact within and outside the scientific community. Students enrolled in the 5000-level course will be required to complete additional work as stated in the syllabus.
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