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The study of history fosters a critical approach to the human past, an acquaintance with past and present issues of social justice, and an awareness of human diversity. History courses provide an opportunity for students to gain knowledge of the human past and present in order to locate themselves and others in a historical, social, and intellectual context. History courses also convey an appreciation of history as an academic discipline with its own rules of inquiry. 

Students who major in history learn to to analyze historical problems from several perspectives, to use primary sources and historical literature critically and effectively, and to employ historical perspectives and sources appropriately in the construction of oral and written accounts of the human past. History majors acquire both general knowledge of the human past and more detailed knowledge of a concentration within the field of historical inquiry.

The history department offers major and minor programs in history. Students with a strong academic background may, with the department’s consent, substitute courses at the 200 or 300 level for the required 100-level history courses within concentrations.

History

Programs

Undergraduate Programs

• •  History - B.A.
• •  History Minor

History Courses By Concentration 

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African History Courses

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• HIST 180 - Pre-Colonial Africa
• HIST 280 - Colonial Africa
• HIST 380 - Contemporary Africa
• HIST 391 - Apartheid in South Africa

European History Courses

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• HIST 217 - The Age of Empires: Europeans and the World
• HIST 261 - Greek Civilization Golden Age
• HIST 262 - The Roman World
• HIST 267 - Crusade and Jihad
• HIST 271 - The Viking World
• HIST 275 - Medieval and Renaissance Europe
• HIST 276 - The Fall of Rome: From Constantine to Charlemagne
• HIST 293 - European National States in Crisis 1871-1945
• HIST 294 - Post-War Europe, 1945 to the Present
• HIST 308 - Saints and Sinners of the Middle Ages
• HIST 335 - Russian Politics and Culture: From Peter to Putin
• HIST 350 - Medieval Women and Gender
• HIST 372 - European Popular Culture 1500-1900
• HIST 381 - France 1750-1815: Enlightenment, Revolution, Dictatorship
• HIST 385 - Nazism and the Holocaust

Global History Courses

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• HIST 201 - A History of Globalization
• HIST 216 - Foundations of Islamic Civilization to 1456
• HIST 217 - The Age of Empires: Europeans and the World
• HIST 219 - Islamic Civilizations in the Modern World
• HIST 226 - The Modern Middle East
• HIST 267 - Crusade and Jihad
• HIST 270 - The Silk Road
• HIST 271 - The Viking World
• HIST 328 - Latin American and United States Relations
• HIST 379 - The United States in World War I
• HIST 354 - Inventing Victory: The United States in World War II
• HIST 452 - War on Two Fronts: Combat in Vietnam and Upheaval in the United States

Latin American History Courses

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• HIST 241 - Colonial Latin America
• HIST 242 - Modern Latin America
• HIST 244 - Latin American Women
• HIST 315 - Latin American Revolutions
• HIST 328 - Latin American and United States Relations
• HIST 329 - Caudillos and Dictators in Latin America

United States History Courses

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• HIST 221 - American Encounters: The Colonial Age
• HIST 223 - Changing America: The Gilded Age Through the New Deal
• HIST 224 - The American Century, 1940-1990
• HIST 296 - American Mass Media History
• HIST 319 - The African American Experience Since 1877
• HIST 320 - From Slavery to Freedom: The African American Experience From 1619 to 1877
• HIST 328 - Latin American and United States Relations
• HIST 333 - 19th Century American Popular Culture
• HIST 334 - 20th Century American Popular Culture
• HIST 345 - From Crossroads to Metropolis: U.S. Urban History Since 1800
• HIST 346 - Making a Living: U.S. Working-Class History
• HIST 348 - Race and Ethnicity in the U.S.
• HIST 367 - The American West
• HIST 368 - Gender and Urban Life
• HIST 378 - Native American History
• HIST 379 - The United States in World War I
• HIST 354 - Inventing Victory: The United States in World War II
• HIST 452 - War on Two Fronts: Combat in Vietnam and Upheaval in the United States

      

Departmental Course Policies

200-level and 300-level courses are only open to students after successful completion of CRWS 101   or with the consent of the department. 100-level history courses are not open to juniors or seniors without consent of the department.

Only history courses above 200 may be intensified. Such course intensifications require a substantial research paper or other independent project(s) for the fourth hour of credit.

History

Courses

• •  HIST 101 - History of Western Civilization Before 1500
• •  HIST 102 - History of Western Civilization Since 1500
• •  HIST 111 - World History Before 1500
• •  HIST 112 - World History After 1500
• •  HIST 130 - Sickness and Health in America
• •  HIST 152 - The Atlantic World 1400-1888
• •  HIST 180 - Pre-Colonial Africa
• •  HIST 200 - Introduction to Historical Studies
• •  HIST 201 - A History of Globalization
• •  HIST 216 - Foundations of Islamic Civilization to 1456
• •  HIST 217 - The Age of Empires: Europeans and the World
• •  HIST 219 - Islamic Civilizations in the Modern World
• •  HIST 221 - American Encounters: The Colonial Age
• •  HIST 223 - Changing America: The Gilded Age Through the New Deal
• •  HIST 224 - The American Century, 1940-1990
• •  HIST 226 - The Modern Middle East
• •  HIST 232 - Law and Order in the Premodern Mediterranean
• •  HIST 241 - Colonial Latin America
• •  HIST 242 - Modern Latin America
• •  HIST 243 - New African Diaspora in the Americas Since 1945
• •  HIST 244 - Latin American Women
• •  HIST 261 - Greek Civilization Golden Age
• •  HIST 262 - The Roman World
• •  HIST 267 - Crusade and Jihad
• •  HIST 270 - The Silk Road
• •  HIST 271 - The Viking World
• •  HIST 273 - The Byzantine Empire
• •  HIST 275 - Medieval and Renaissance Europe
• •  HIST 276 - The Fall of Rome: From Constantine to Charlemagne
• •  HIST 280 - Colonial Africa
• •  HIST 282 - Digital History
• •  HIST 293 - European National States in Crisis 1871-1945
• •  HIST 294 - Post-War Europe, 1945 to the Present
• •  HIST 296 - American Mass Media History
• •  HIST 304 - History on Display: Museums, Exhibitions and Public History
• •  HIST 307 - Voices from the Past: Introduction to Oral History
• •  HIST 308 - Saints and Sinners of the Middle Ages
• •  HIST 315 - Latin American Revolutions
• •  HIST 319 - The African American Experience Since 1877
• •  HIST 320 - From Slavery to Freedom: The African American Experience From 1619 to 1877
• •  HIST 328 - Latin American and United States Relations
• •  HIST 329 - Caudillos and Dictators in Latin America
• •  HIST 330 - American Food History: Migration and Encounter in American Foodways
• •  HIST 333 - 19th Century American Popular Culture
• •  HIST 334 - 20th Century American Popular Culture
• •  HIST 335 - Russian Politics and Culture: From Peter to Putin
• •  HIST 345 - From Crossroads to Metropolis: U.S. Urban History Since 1800
• •  HIST 346 - Making a Living: U.S. Working-Class History
• •  HIST 348 - Race and Ethnicity in the U.S.
• •  HIST 350 - Medieval Women and Gender
• •  HIST 354 - Inventing Victory: The United States in World War II
• •  HIST 367 - The American West
• •  HIST 368 - Gender and Urban Life
• •  HIST 372 - European Popular Culture 1500-1900
• •  HIST 378 - Native American History
• •  HIST 379 - The United States in World War I
• •  HIST 380 - Contemporary Africa
• •  HIST 381 - France 1750-1815: Enlightenment, Revolution, Dictatorship
• •  HIST 385 - Nazism and the Holocaust
• •  HIST 391 - Apartheid in South Africa
• •  HIST 450 - Independent Study
• •  HIST 452 - War on Two Fronts: Combat in Vietnam and Upheaval in the United States
• •  HIST 455 - Internship
• •  LLAS 328 - Latin American and United States Relations

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