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GEOG 487 - Readings in Geography
Selected readings in a specific subject or subject area in geography to be assigned by the instructor.
Prerequisite: permission of instructor.
Credits: 1-3 hours
NOTE: This course counts toward the 63-hour Liberal Arts and Sciences (LAS) graduation requirement.
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GEOG 498 - Seminar: Geography
Selected topics in geography.
Credits: 3 hours
NOTE: This course counts toward the 63-hour Liberal Arts and Sciences (LAS) graduation requirement.
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GEOG 554 - Independent Studies: Geography
An opportunity for students to organize and conduct research projects of their own choice with the help of faculty supervision.
Prerequisite: permission of instructor.
Credits: 1-3 hours
NOTE: This course counts toward the 63-hour Liberal Arts and Sciences (LAS) graduation requirement.
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GEOG 554G - Independent Studies: Geography
An opportunity for students to organize and conduct research projects of their own choice with the help of faculty supervision.
Prerequisite: permission of instructor.
Credits: 1-3 hours
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GEOG 620G - Environmental Geography
The purpose of this course is to convey to students a geographically based critique of current, socially and environmentally unsustainable interactions of humans with their natural environment, and of practical strategies to promote more sustainable economic development that addresses the concerns of diverse sectors of society and are adapted to the specificities of different places.
Credits: 3 hours
When Offered: (fall only)
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GER 326 - German Culture and Language in Düsseldorf
The course introduces beginners to German culture within an immersion program that develops the student’s communicative skills in German by increasing his/her knowledge of the culture. The city of Düsseldorf, a university town as well as the telecommunications hub of Germany, provides a rich cultural context for the course. Students will stay on campus at the Heinrich-Heine Universität Düsseldorf or in inexpensive alternate accommodations. The course also has an interdisciplinary dimension, in which the student can explore the cultural interconnections of literature, music, history, art, and architecture.
Prerequisites: GERM 130 and GERM 131.
Credits: 3 hours
NOTE: This course fulfills the Intercultural Interconnecting Perspective of the Liberal Studies Program.
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GERM 130 - Elementary German I
An introduction to basic grammatical structures, pronunciation and vocabulary. Development of listening comprehension, reading, speaking and writing skills, and of cultural knowledge. Three classroom hours per week plus one peer learning session and one laboratory hour per week are required.
Credits: 3 hours
When Offered: (fall only)
NOTE: Successful completion of GERM 130 and the continuing course, GERM 131, fulfills the Foreign Language Interconnecting Perspective of the Liberal Studies Program.
NOTE: This course counts toward the 63-hour Liberal Arts and Sciences (LAS) graduation requirement.
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GERM 131 - Elementary German II
Continued introduction to basic grammatical structures and vocabulary. Refinement of pronunciation. Further development of listening comprehension, reading, speaking and writing skills, and of cultural knowledge. Three classroom hours per week plus one peer learning session and one laboratory hour per week are required.
Prerequisite: GERM 130 or equivalent.
Credits: 3 hours
When Offered: (spring only)
NOTE: Successful completion of GERM 131 fulfills the Foreign Language Interconnecting Perspective of the Liberal Studies Program.
NOTE: This course counts toward the 63-hour Liberal Arts and Sciences (LAS) graduation requirement.
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GERM 230 - Intermediate German I
A systematic review of fundamental grammatical structures and an introduction to more complex structures. Reading of cultural and literary materials as well as conversation and listening comprehension activities. Three classroom hours per week plus one peer learning session and one laboratory hour per week are required.
Prerequisite: GERM 131 or equivalent.
Credits: 3 hours
When Offered: (fall only)
NOTE: This course counts toward the 63-hour Liberal Arts and Sciences (LAS) graduation requirement.
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GERM 231 - Intermediate German II
A continuation of GERM 230 with emphasis on more complex grammatical structures and further refinement of reading, conversation, and listening comprehension skills. Practice in written composition. Three classroom hours per week plus one peer learning session and one laboratory hour per week are required.
Prerequisite: GERM 230 or equivalent.
Credits: 3 hours
When Offered: (spring only)
NOTE: This course counts toward the 63-hour Liberal Arts and Sciences (LAS) graduation requirement.
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GERM 232 - Immersion Weekend
GERM 232 is offered to students who desire additional, intensive practice in speaking and understanding German at or beyond the intermediate level. This course may be repeated up to three times for credit.
Credits: 1 hour
NOTE: This course counts toward the 63-hour Liberal Arts and Sciences (LAS) graduation requirement.
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GERM 300 - German Composition and Conversation
Conversation and written composition based on reading, film, and auditory materials, and a comprehensive grammar review.
Prerequisite: GERM 231 or equivalent.
Credits: 3 hours
NOTE: This course counts toward the 63-hour Liberal Arts and Sciences (LAS) graduation requirement.
NOTE: This is a writing-enhanced course.
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GERM 332 - Introduction to German Literature I
A survey from the medieval period through classicism.
Credits: 3 hours
NOTE: Honors Scholar Course.
NOTE: This course fulfills the Aesthetic: Literature Mode of Inquiry of the Liberal Studies Program.
NOTE: This course counts toward the 63-hour Liberal Arts and Sciences (LAS) graduation requirement.
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GERM 333 - Introduction to German Literature II
A survey of modern German literature from Romanticism at the beginning of the 19th Century through Naturalism (Hauptmann) at the end of the 19th Century. The literary periods and works studied will be treated in their political, social, and cultural contexts. Works and excerpts from works will be read in the original texts. Class discussion primarily in German. Use of audio-visual materials.
Credits: 3 hours
NOTE: Honors Scholar Course.
NOTE: This course fulfills the Aesthetic: Literature Mode of Inquiry of the Liberal Studies Program.
NOTE: This course counts toward the 63-hour Liberal Arts and Sciences (LAS) graduation requirement.
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GERM 334 - Advanced Readings in German
Selections from the sciences or other areas compatible with a student’s major field.
Credits: 3 hours
NOTE: This course counts toward the 63-hour Liberal Arts and Sciences (LAS) graduation requirement.
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GERM 335 - German in Contemporary Society: Applied Economic and Political Aspects
Continuing development of the skills of listening, reading, speaking, and writing at the advanced level with specific reference to the use of German in contemporary society. The main objective of the course is to help students gain insight into major aspects of the daily lives, assumptions, and attitudes of members of German society and culture. The socio-cultural topics considered are those which affect every adult German citizen. Among the topics considered are: geographic characteristics of Germany and their influences, the European Union, types of taxes and social benefits, and the culture of the workplace (e.g., employers and employees as “social partners”). Writing-intensive units will enable students to write a résumé, an application for a job or for admission to an educational institution, and other similar personal business correspondence. Students will acquire a background for better understanding discussions and reports in the printed or broadcast media of the German-speaking countries. The course will prepare students with skills and knowledge requisite to study or work in a German-speaking country.
Credits: 3 hours
When Offered: (spring only; even years)
NOTE: Honors Scholar Course.
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GERM 336 - German Civilization I
German civilization in its cultural, economic, geographic, linguistic, political, and social development from the time of the German tribes through the 16th Century. Early literary documents and works will be read in excerpt form. Text materials, audio-visual materials, and class discussion primarily in German.
It is recommended that German majors have taken GERM 333 and non-German majors have taken GERM 300 prior to enrolling in this course.
Credits: 3 hours
NOTE: Honors Scholar Course.
NOTE: This course counts toward the 63-hour Liberal Arts and Sciences (LAS) graduation requirement.
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GERM 338 - German Civilization II
A continuation of German Civilization I. Cultural, economic, geographic, linguistic, political, and social development from the 17th Century through modern Austria, Switzerland, and Germany from a historical perspective. Attention will be given to the former two Germanies and the reunification of Germany. Text materials, audio-visual materials, and class discussion primarily in German.
It is recommended that German majors have taken GERM 333 and non-German majors have taken GERM 300 prior to enrolling in this course.
Credits: 3 hours
NOTE: Honors Scholar Course.
NOTE: This course counts toward the 63-hour Liberal Arts and Sciences (LAS) graduation requirement.
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GERM 339 - German Culture in English
Examination of select aspects of German culture from the earliest beginnings to the present. Class topics will include the arts, literature, and philosophy. The class will be conducted entirely in English.
Credits: 3 hours
When Offered: (fall only)
NOTE: This course fulfills the Aesthetic: Literature Mode of Inquiry and the Intercultural Interconnecting Perspective of the Liberal Studies Program.
NOTE: This course counts toward the 63-hour Liberal Arts and Sciences (LAS) graduation requirement.
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GERM 429 - German Capstone Experience
May consist of: 1) a written research project; 2) a pre-approved coordinated teaching opportunity within the community; 3) an activity in which the student applies previous work in the major to a significant topic. Preferably taken in spring.
Credits: 3 hours
NOTE: This course counts toward the 63-hour Liberal Arts and Sciences (LAS) graduation requirement.
NOTE: This is a writing-enhanced course.
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GERM 430 - Topics in German
Specialized topics not dealt with in other courses. Topics include: Medieval German literature; German-Americana; German Stylistics (advanced grammar, vocabulary usage, and composition); Geistesgeschichte; Goethezeit; the Faust Theme in German literature; German Romanticism; Schopenhauer and German literature; Hegelianism; Biedermeierzeit; Poetic realism; Nineteenth Century women writers; Freud and Freudianism in German literature; Finde-Siècle Vienna; the novels of Thomas Mann; German aesthetic theory; the Holocaust in German literature. Course may be repeated for credit under different topics.
It is recommended that students have advanced standing in German prior to enrolling in this course.
Credits: 3-6 hours
NOTE: Honors Scholar Course.
NOTE: This course counts toward the 63-hour Liberal Arts and Sciences (LAS) graduation requirement.
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GERM 432 - German Dialectology and Grimms’ Maerchen
Through an investigation of Maerchen and other texts in Plattdeutsch, Bavarian, Swiss German and other varieties, and through comparison with the Standard German translations, the course will entail analysis of German and German dialects on the phonetic, phonemic. morphological, syntactic, and semantic levels, with comparative and contrastive analysis of English. German pronunciation will be especially emphasized.
Students are recommended to have taken GERM 300 and LING 238 prior to enrollment.
Credits: 3 hours
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GERM 433 - Independent Studies of German
Open only to advanced students. An opportunity to study writings of famous German philosophers, scientists, mathematicians, etc. in the original.
Prerequisite: permission of instructor.
Credits: 3-6 hours
NOTE: This course counts toward the 63-hour Liberal Arts and Sciences (LAS) graduation requirement.
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GERM 435 - Translation: German-English/English-German
Translation of previously untranslated German and/or English texts. The course includes translation theory and techniques and presents comparative linguistics and comparative culture studies as a tool for translation.
Credits: 3 hours
When Offered: (fall, odd years)
NOTE: Honors Scholar Course.
NOTE: This course counts toward the 63-hour Liberal Arts and Sciences (LAS) graduation requirement.
NOTE: This is a writing-enhanced course.
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GERM 437 - Eighteenth and Nineteenth Century Masterpieces of German Literature
A selection of works not read in previous courses will be read in their entirety and treated in depth. The works will represent the literary periods studied in GERM 332 and GERM 333 and will provide exposure to various genres, authors, and literary movements. Text materials and class discussion in German.
Credits: 3 hours
When Offered: (spring only)
NOTE: Honors Scholar Course.
NOTE: This course fulfills the Aesthetic: Literature Mode of Inquiry of the Liberal Studies Program.
NOTE: This course counts toward the 63-hour Liberal Arts and Sciences (LAS) graduation requirement.
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GERM 439 - Twentieth Century Literature of the German Speaking Countries
Modern German literature from Expressionism through contemporary literature. Works by Austrian, Swiss, and German authors will be read in the original texts. Attention will be given to a comparison between the literary production in the former German Democratic Republic and the Federal Republic of Germany as well as German literary production after reunification. Class discussion in German.
Credits: 3 hours
When Offered: (spring only)
NOTE: Honors Scholar Course.
NOTE: This course counts toward the 63-hour Liberal Arts and Sciences (LAS) graduation requirement.
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GRE 300 - Sacred Sites in Greece
This course traces the shift from pagan to Christian worldviews in Greek antiquity by examining several sacred sites of the ancient and Byzantine Greek world, such as Athens, Delphi, and Corinth. English is the language of instruction.
Credits: 6 hours
NOTE: This course counts toward the 63-hour Liberal Arts and Sciences (LAS) graduation requirement.
NOTE: This course fulfills the Intercultural Interconnecting Perspective of the Liberal Studies Program.
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GRE 301 - The Sacred Feminine: Goddesses and Mortal Women in Ancient Greece
The Sacred Feminine: Goddesses and Mortal Women in Ancient Greece is a three-credit study abroad course. The course traces the feminine origins of several religious sites in the Greek world, and compares and contrasts ancient attitudes to goddesses and mortal women (both historical and literary). Students focus on understanding sacred sites such as the Athenian Acropolis, the Oracle of Delphi, and Aphrodite’s Temple at Corinth within their archaeological, economic, historical, military, and social context, and especially through the lens of gender.
Credits: 3 hours
NOTE: This course counts toward the 63-hour Liberal Arts and Sciences (LAS) graduation requirement.
NOTE: This course fulfills the Intercultural Interconnecting Perspective of the Liberal Studies Program.
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GREK 100 - Elementary Classical Greek I
This course, along with its continuation (GREK 101: Elementary Classical Greek II) covers the basic grammar and vocabulary of classical Attic Greek, the dialect in use in Athens and its environs (Attica) in the period ca. 480-330 B.C.E. With this linguistic base, students are prepared to progress to readings in ancient Greek texts from a variety of authors, periods, and genres.
Credits: 4 hours
When Offered: (fall only)
NOTE: Successful completion of GREK 100 and the continuing course, GREK 101, fulfills the Foreign Language Interconnecting Perspective of the Liberal Studies Program.
NOTE: This course counts toward the 63-hour Liberal Arts and Sciences (LAS) graduation requirement.
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GREK 101 - Elementary Classical Greek II
This course is a continuation of GREK 100 Elementary Classical Greek I and covers more of the basic grammar and vocabulary of the ancient Greek language as embodied in the Attic dialect of the classical period. With the linguistic base achieved in GREK 100 and GREK 101, students are prepared to progress to readings in ancient Greek texts from various authors, periods, and genres.
Prerequisite: GREK 100.
Credits: 4 hours
When Offered: (spring only)
NOTE: Successful completion of GREK 101 fulfills the Foreign Language Interconnecting Perspective of the Liberal Studies Program.
NOTE: This course counts toward the 63-hour Liberal Arts and Sciences (LAS) graduation requirement.
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GREK 200 - Intermediate Classical Greek I
Readings from the works of Plato directed towards developing skills in translation and also achieving some understanding of Platonic thought as expressed through the figure of Socrates.
Prerequisite: GREK 101.
Credits: 3 hours
When Offered: (fall only)
NOTE: This course counts toward the 63-hour Liberal Arts and Sciences (LAS) graduation requirement.
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GREK 201 - Intermediate Greek II
A course in reading Greek prose literature, with an emphasis on the development of translation skills, the acquisition of text-appropriate vocabulary, review of grammar, as well as attention to cultural context. Depending on the students’ interests, texts may include works such as Herodotus’ Histories, law speeches of Lysias, and selections from the New Testament.
Prerequisite: GREK 200.
Credits: 3 hours
NOTE: Honors Scholar Course.
NOTE: This course counts toward the 63-hour Liberal Arts and Sciences (LAS) graduation requirement.
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GREK 300 - Greek Epic Poetry
Selected readings in Greek from the Epic poets, with supplementary reading and discussion in English. May be repeated for credit with consent of the Department Chair.
Prerequisite: GREK 201.
Credits: 3 hours
NOTE: Honors Scholar Course.
NOTE: This course counts toward the 63-hour Liberal Arts and Sciences (LAS) graduation requirement.
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GREK 301 - Greek Drama and Lyric Poetry
Selected readings in Greek from the works of the tragic, comic, and lyric poets, with supplementary reading and discussion in English. May be repeated for credit with consent of the Department Chair.
Prerequisite: GREK 201.
Credits: 3 hours
NOTE: Honors Scholar Course.
NOTE: This course counts toward the 63-hour Liberal Arts and Sciences (LAS) graduation requirement.
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GREK 302 - Greek Prose
Selected readings in Greek from authors of the Classical Period (480-323 B.C.E.), with possible forays into the subsequent Hellenistic and Roman eras. Students also will spend substantial time developing their skills in Greek morphology and grammar. Supplementary reading and discussion will be conducted in English. May be repeated for credit with consent of the Department Chair.
Prerequisite: GREK 201.
Credits: 3 hours
NOTE: Honors Scholar Course.
NOTE: This course counts toward the 63-hour Liberal Arts and Sciences (LAS) graduation requirement.
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GREK 303 - Hellenistic Greek Literature
Selected readings in Greek from authors of the Hellenistic Period (323-30 B.C.E.), with possible forays into the subsequent Roman Period as well; supplementary reading and discussion in English. May be repeated for credit with consent of the Department Chair.
Prerequisite: GREK 201.
Credits: 3 hours
NOTE: Honors Scholar Course.
NOTE: This course counts toward the 63-hour Liberal Arts and Sciences (LAS) graduation requirement.
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GREK 470 - Advanced Readings in Greek
Extensive supplementary reading and sight translation in Greek along with secondary scholarly reading and research related to a 300-level GREK course. May be repeated for up to 3 credit hours.
Pre- or Co-requisite: A 300-level GREK course with a grade of B or higher.
Credits: 1 hour
NOTE: This course counts toward the 63-hour Liberal Arts and Sciences (LAS) graduation requirement.
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HEBR 108 - Elementary Hebrew I
This course, along with its continuation (HEBR 109) is designed to provide an intensive introduction to classical Hebrew by developing skills in reading and comprehending written Hebrew of the Biblical period. Systematic treatment is given to both grammar and syntax as well as to the phonological and orthographic characteristics peculiar to a Semitic language.
Credits: 3 hours
NOTE: Successful completion of HEBR 108 and the continuing course HEBR 109 fulfills the Foreign Language Interconnecting Perspective of the Liberal Studies Program.
NOTE: This course counts toward the 63-hour Liberal Arts and Sciences (LAS) graduation requirement.
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HEBR 109 - Elementary Hebrew II
This course is a continuation of HEBR 108, Elementary Hebrew I, and completes study of the verb system in all of its derived and modified forms. More time is spent with translation as students are equipped to handle texts of increased difficulty.
Prerequisite: HEBR 108.
Credits: 3 hours
NOTE: Successful completion of HEBR 109 fulfills the Foreign Language Interconnecting Perspective of the Liberal Studies Program.
NOTE: This course counts toward the 63-hour Liberal Arts and Sciences (LAS) graduation requirement.
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HIST 104 - United States History I, 1607-1877
A survey of major themes and events in American history from European settlement though Reconstruction.
Credits: 3 hours
NOTE: This course fulfills the Historical Mode of Inquiry of the Liberal Studies Program.
NOTE: History major United States History course.
NOTE: This course counts toward the 63-hour Liberal Arts and Sciences (LAS) graduation requirement.
NOTE: Some sections of this course are writing-enhanced.
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HIST 105 - United States History II, 1877-present
A survey of major themes and events in United States history from the end of Reconstruction through the present.
Credits: 3 hours
NOTE: This course fulfills the Historical Mode of Inquiry of the Liberal Studies Program.
NOTE: History major United States History course.
NOTE: This course counts toward the 63-hour Liberal Arts and Sciences (LAS) graduation requirement.
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HIST 131 - World Civilizations before A.D. 500
This course covers major themes of world history from the dawn of civilization, ca. 3500 BC through the rise and fall of several early empires to ca. AD 500.
Credits: 3 hours
NOTE: This course fulfills the Historical Mode of Inquiry and the Intercultural Interconnecting Perspective of the Liberal Studies Program.
NOTE: History major World History course.
NOTE: This course counts toward the 63-hour Liberal Arts and Sciences (LAS) graduation requirement.
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HIST 132 - World Civilizations A.D. 500 to 1700
This course offers an introduction to the broad political, social, cultural, and economic trends in the world between A.D. 500 and 1700.
Credits: 3 hours
NOTE: This course fulfills the Historical Mode of Inquiry and the Intercultural Interconnecting Perspective of the Liberal Studies Program.
NOTE: History major World History course.
NOTE: This course counts toward the 63-hour Liberal Arts and Sciences (LAS) graduation requirement.
NOTE: Some sections of this course are writing-enhanced.
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HIST 133 - World Civilizations since 1700
This course offers an introduction to the broad political, social, cultural, and economic trends that have transformed human societies in various regions of the globe over recent centuries.
Credits: 3 hours
NOTE: This course fulfills the Historical Mode of Inquiry and the Intercultural Interconnecting Perspective of the Liberal Studies Program.
NOTE: History major World History course.
NOTE: This course counts toward the 63-hour Liberal Arts and Sciences (LAS) graduation requirement.
NOTE: Some sections of this course are writing-enhanced.
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HIST 140 - Latin America During the National Period
A survey of Latin American history from the Independence Era to the recent past from a comparative perspective.
Credits: 3 hours
NOTE: This course fulfills the Historical Mode of Inquiry of the Liberal Studies Program.
NOTE: History major Latin American History course.
NOTE: This course counts toward the 63-hour Liberal Arts and Sciences (LAS) graduation requirement.
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HIST 141 - East Asian Civilization I
The first half of the two-semester sequence of East Asian Civilization. It deals with cultural, political, and socioeconomic evolution in “traditional” China and Japan.
Credits: 3 hours
NOTE: This course fulfills the Historical Mode of Inquiry and the Intercultural Interconnecting Perspective of the Liberal Studies Program.
NOTE: History major Asian History course.
NOTE: This course counts toward the 63-hour Liberal Arts and Sciences (LAS) graduation requirement.
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HIST 142 - East Asian Civilization II
The second half of the two-semester sequence of East Asian Civilization. It explores the following themes: the interaction between East Asia and the West, nationalism and imperialism, reform and revolution, democracy and modernization, leaders and masses, the future of East Asia and its role in global development.
Credits: 3 hours
NOTE: This course fulfills the Historical Mode of Inquiry and the Intercultural Interconnecting Perspective of the Liberal Studies Program.
NOTE: History major Asian History course.
NOTE: This course counts toward the 63-hour Liberal Arts and Sciences (LAS) graduation requirement.
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HIST 151 - History of Africa I
The African past is filled with controversies. This course is designed to identify and discuss the major historiographical issues in the history of Africa from earliest times up to 1800.
Credits: 3 hours
NOTE: This course fulfills the Historical Mode of Inquiry and the Intercultural Interconnecting Perspective of the Liberal Studies Program.
NOTE: History major African and Middle Eastern History course.
NOTE: This course counts toward the 63-hour Liberal Arts and Sciences (LAS) graduation requirement.
NOTE: Some sections of this course are writing-enhanced.
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HIST 152 - History of Africa II (since 1800)
This course traces the development of Africa from about 1800 to the contemporary period. It examines the factors that facilitated European conquest of the continent, explores the political economy of colonialism and the gradual transformation of formerly independent pre-colonial African societies.
Credits: 3 hours
NOTE: This course fulfills the Historical Mode of Inquiry and the Intercultural Interconnecting Perspective of the Liberal Studies Program.
NOTE: History major African and Middle Eastern History course.
NOTE: This course counts toward the 63-hour Liberal Arts and Sciences (LAS) graduation requirement.
NOTE: Some sections of this course are writing-enhanced.
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HIST 211 - World History I, Part One: From the Dawn of Humanity to AD 1200
This survey of world history from the beginning of human existence through AD 1200 focuses on the emergence and development of societies in major areas of the world: West, South, and East Asia; North and Sub-Saharan Africa; the northern Mediterranean; Europe; and North and South America. This is neither a comprehensive history of the world nor a traditional overview of world civilizations. More sophisticated than the 100-level Introduction to World Civilizations course designed for all majors, this course is designed to hone the History major’s skills of critical thinking and broad analysis by examining political, economic, military, social, and religious interactions throughout early world history.
Prerequisite: History major or minor.
Credits: 3 hours
NOTE: This course fulfills the Historical Mode of Inquiry of the Liberal Studies Program.
NOTE: This course counts toward the 63-hour Liberal Arts and Sciences (LAS) graduation requirement.
NOTE: This is a writing-enhanced course.
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HIST 212 - World History II, Part Two: From 1200 to the Present
his survey of world history from 1200 to the present treats the development of societies in major areas of the world: West, South, and East Asia; North and Sub-Saharan Africa; the northern Mediterranean; Europe; and the Americas. This is neither a comprehensive history of the world nor a traditional overview of world civilizations. More sophisticated than the 100-level Introduction to World Civilizations course designed for all majors, this course is designed to hone the History major’s skills of critical thinking and broad analysis by examining the political, economic, military, social, and religious interactions throughout medieval and modern world history.
Prerequisite: History major or minor. Prerequisites/Co-requisites: HIST 211
Credits: 3 hours
NOTE: This course fulfills the Historical Mode of Inquiry of the Liberal Studies Program.
NOTE: This course counts toward the 63-hour Liberal Arts and Sciences (LAS) graduation requirement.
NOTE: This is a writing-enhanced course.
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HIST 298 - American Institutional History
American political institutions. Includes the United States and Missouri constitutions to meet the requirement of Missouri Statute 170.011. May not be used as an elective in U.S. History for History majors.
Credits: 1 hour
NOTE: This course meets the Missouri Statute Requirement.
NOTE: This course counts toward the 63-hour Liberal Arts and Sciences (LAS) graduation requirement.
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HIST 310 - African-American History
A seminar covering major events and trends in African-American history from the beginnings of the slave trade in the New World to the present. The seminar will focus on the role African-Americans have played in the development of American history and culture. The struggle to define freedom and the dynamics of acculturation are treated as central aspects of both African-American and American history.
Prerequisite: sophomore status or above.
Credits: 3 hours
NOTE: Honors Scholar Course.
NOTE: History major United States History course.
NOTE: This course counts toward the 63-hour Liberal Arts and Sciences (LAS) graduation requirement.
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HIST 312 - Women in American History
Survey of women’s history in America from the arrival of Europeans to the present. The course explores the public and private lives of American women of different class, racial, ethnic, and religious backgrounds. It also analyzes the way gender has shaped American society, culture, and politics.
Credits: 3 hours
NOTE: Honors Scholar Course.
NOTE: History major United States History course.
NOTE: This course counts toward the 63-hour Liberal Arts and Sciences (LAS) graduation requirement.
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HIST 313 - U.S. History and Historiography, To 1877
This course focuses on American history from the initial period of European settlement in North America through the Civil War. Students will consider the major themes of early American History, as well as the conflicting interpretive lenses that historians have used to explain the past. Students will learn how historical interpretation is shaped by theory, scientific method, moral and political choices, and the application of methodologies drawn from other disciplines.
Prerequisite: History major or minor, or permission of Department Chair.
Credits: 3 hours
NOTE: This course meets the Missouri Statute Requirement.
NOTE: This course fulfills the Historical Mode of Inquiry of the Liberal Studies Program.
NOTE: Honors Scholars Course
NOTE: This course counts toward the 63-hour Liberal Arts and Sciences (LAS) graduation requirement.
NOTE: This is a writing-enhanced course.
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HIST 314 - U.S. History and Historiography, Since 1877
A topical survey of American history from Reconstruction to the very recent past with emphasis on understanding the development of divergent, sometimes conflicting, interpretations on subjects central to understanding America’s past. Designed for students who successfully complete the first semester of the sequence. Students successfully completing this course will learn how historical interpretation is shaped by theory, scientific method, moral and political choices, and the application of methodologies drawn from other disciplines. This second semester of a two-semester survey is required of all history majors during their first year as a declared history major.
Prerequisite: History major or minor.
Credits: 3 hours
NOTE: Honors Scholars Course.
NOTE: This course fulfills the Historical Mode of Inquiry of the Liberal Studies Program.
NOTE: This course counts toward the 63-hour Liberal Arts and Sciences (LAS) graduation requirement.
NOTE: This is a writing-enhanced course.
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HIST 318 - Asian American History
Since the nineteenth century, Asian immigrants have braved their way to America in search of better economic opportunity. Today Asian Americans belong to the fastest growing ethnic minority group in the United States, and they have been a dynamic part of American socioeconomic and political life. Yet very little is known about them and their history. Why and how did they come to America? What are their American experiences as workers, professionals, family members, and activists? How have issues of gender, race, and class affected their lives?
Credits: 3 hours
NOTE: Honors Scholar Course.
NOTE: History major United States History and Asian History course.
NOTE: This course counts toward the 63-hour Liberal Arts and Sciences (LAS) graduation requirement.
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HIST 319 - Asian American Women
This course explores the lives and history of Asian American women from the middle of the nineteenth century to the present. It focuses on the socio-economic and political forces that have shaped their lives: immigration, settlement, employment, education, family and marriage, community services, and political empowerment.
Credits: 3 hours
NOTE: Honors Scholar Course.
NOTE: History major United States History and Asian History course.
NOTE: This course counts toward the 63-hour Liberal Arts and Sciences (LAS) graduation requirement.
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HIST 320 - American Intellectual History, 1600-1865
This course traces major ideas and themes in American thought from the colonization of New England to the Civil War, with a focus on political theory, philosophy, and theology and an emphasis on the intellectual biographies of the men and women who advanced arguments in these fields of thought.
Credits: 3 hours
NOTE: Honors Scholar Course.
NOTE: History major United States History course.
NOTE: This course counts toward the 63-hour Liberal Arts and Sciences (LAS) graduation requirement.
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HIST 322 - The Western Film
A Twentieth Century American history course, using the genre of Western film as a site to study American popular culture, mythologies, and particular historical moments.
Credits: 3 hours
NOTE: Honors Scholar Course.
NOTE: History major United States History course.
NOTE: This course counts toward the 63-hour Liberal Arts and Sciences (LAS) graduation requirement.
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HIST 326 - History of Missouri
Missouri’s role in the history of the nation.
Credits: 3 hours
NOTE: Honors Scholar Course.
NOTE: History major United States History course.
NOTE: This course meets the Missouri Statute Requirement.
NOTE: This course counts toward the 63-hour Liberal Arts and Sciences (LAS) graduation requirement.
NOTE: Some sections of this course are writing-enhanced.
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HIST 333 - Native Americans’ Frontiers
After 1500 the indigenous peoples of North America found their world turned upside down. European exploration, trade, and invasion brought epidemics, radical cultural changes, and loss of power, autonomy, and land. Some groups fell quickly under this barrage, while others survived by virtue of their location, power, or adaptability. This class will look at native peoples before contact with Europeans, the motivations and goals of the invaders, and the common ground and conflicts that shaped their encounters.
Credits: 3 hours
NOTE: Honors Scholar Course.
NOTE: History major United States History course.
NOTE: This course counts toward the 63-hour Liberal Arts and Sciences (LAS) graduation requirement.
NOTE: Some sections of this course are writing-enhanced.
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HIST 334 - Introduction to Public History
This seminar will seek to enable students to answer the question “What is public history?” Students will examine the way the field has been shaped by past precedent, cultural trends, and the dialogue public historians have with both academic historians and a diverse public. Special emphasis will be on the relationship between local history and the new social history.
Prerequisite: sophomore standing or above.
Credits: 3 hours
NOTE: Honors Scholar Course.
NOTE: History major United States History course.
NOTE: This course counts toward the 63-hour Liberal Arts and Sciences (LAS) graduation requirement.
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HIST 335 - Oral History
A seminar providing students with an introduction to the role of oral history in historical research and the opportunity to plan, conduct, and transcribe an interview that they will use in a research project.
Prerequisite: sophomore standing or above.
Credits: 3 hours
NOTE: Honors Scholar Course.
NOTE: History major United States History course.
NOTE: This course counts toward the 63-hour Liberal Arts and Sciences (LAS) graduation requirement.
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HIST 336 - American Cultural History
American Cultural History is a seminar focusing on aspects of American culture. American dreams, values, and definitions of reality will be examined through a study of various forms of cultural expression, such as literature, music, photography, and movies. These forms of cultural expression and representation will be studied in their historical context.
Credits: 3 hours
NOTE: Honors Scholar Course.
NOTE: History major United States History course.
NOTE: This course counts toward the 63-hour Liberal Arts and Sciences (LAS) graduation requirement.
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HIST 341 - Ancient West Asia and Egypt
This course begins with the dawn of humankind, then traces the major civilizations of West Asia and Egypt from their beginnings to about 500 B.C.
Credits: 3 hours
NOTE: Honors Scholar Course.
NOTE: History major African and Middle Eastern History course.
NOTE: This course counts toward the 63-hour Liberal Arts and Sciences (LAS) graduation requirement.
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HIST 342 - Ancient Greece
This course covers the main historical developments from Bronze Age Greece and Crete through the Hellenistic Age.
Credits: 3 hours
NOTE: Honors Scholar Course.
NOTE: History major European History course.
NOTE: This course counts toward the 63-hour Liberal Arts and Sciences (LAS) graduation requirement.
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HIST 343 - Ancient Rome
This course begins with the semi-mythological Roman Monarchy, surveys trends of Republican Rome, and traces the empire through its decline and fall in the fourth and fifth centuries A.D.
Credits: 3 hours
NOTE: Honors Scholar Course.
NOTE: History major European History course.
NOTE: This course counts toward the 63-hour Liberal Arts and Sciences (LAS) graduation requirement.
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HIST 348 - Topics in Medieval and Early Modern Europe
A topical approach to medieval and/or early modern Europe, focusing on a particular theme throughout the semester. The themes will vary, but possible offerings include: The Renaissance, The Reformation, Science and Culture in Medieval and Early Modern Europe, Europe in the Fifteenth Century. Students will analyze historical interpretations and do research in appropriate secondary and primary sources. This course may be repeated for credit as long as there is no duplication of previous topics.
Credits: 3 hours
NOTE: Honors Scholar Course.
NOTE: History major European History course.
NOTE: This course counts toward the 63-hour Liberal Arts and Sciences (LAS) graduation requirement.
NOTE: Some sections of this course are writing-enhanced.
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HIST 350 - Survey of Medieval Europe I
Political, social, economic, religious, cultural, and scientific trends in Europe from c. 300 A.D. to c. 1400 A.D.
Credits: 3 hours
NOTE: Honors Scholar Course.
NOTE: History major European History course.
NOTE: This course counts toward the 63-hour Liberal Arts and Sciences (LAS) graduation requirement.
NOTE: Some sections of this course are writing-enhanced.
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HIST 351 - Survey of Medieval Europe II
Political, social, religious, cultural, and scientific trends in Europe from c. 1100 AD to c 1450 AD.
Credits: 3 hours
NOTE: Honors Scholar Course.
NOTE: History major European History course.
NOTE: This course counts toward the 63-hour Liberal Arts and Sciences (LAS) graduation requirement.
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HIST 352 - Modern France
In this survey, we study the turbulent and confounding transformation into a modern world through the lens of a nation that either experienced that transformation in an exemplary way or at least thought that they did. In the study of the country that gave us camembert cheese and the guillotine, haute couture fashion and modern political ideology, issues that interest all students of history and the liberal arts emerge: questions of identity, community, politics, revolution and violence; the categories of nationhood, class, gender and race; and the problems of justice, beauty and horror. As such, looking at the French provides us with a singularly fascinating opportunity for reflection on past, present, others, and ourselves.
Credits: 3 hours
NOTE: Honors Scholar Course.
NOTE: History major European History course.
NOTE: This course counts toward the 63-hour Liberal Arts and Sciences (LAS) graduation requirement.
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HIST 353 - Medieval and Early Modern European Women’s History
This course explores the history of European women from approximately 200 to 1700. Major themes include the impact of Christianity, politics, the economy, the Renaissance, the Reformation, and the law on the lives of women. Changing attitudes towards womanhood, sexuality, reproduction, and the family will also be discussed, as will women’s power and independence.
Credits: 3 hours
NOTE: Honors Scholar Course.
NOTE: History major European History course.
NOTE: This course counts toward the 63-hour Liberal Arts and Sciences (LAS) graduation requirement.
NOTE: Some sections of this course are writing-enhanced.
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HIST 354 - Modern European Women’s History
This course explores the history of European women from approximately 1700 to the present. Major themes include: the impact of political and economic change on the lives of women; changing attitudes towards womanhood, sexuality, reproduction and the family; individual and collective struggles for women’s liberation.
Credits: 3 hours
NOTE: Honors Scholar Course.
NOTE: History major European History course.
NOTE: This course counts toward the 63-hour Liberal Arts and Sciences (LAS) graduation requirement.
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HIST 356 - Modern Germany
The focus is on Germany in the context of European and world history since the French Revolution (1789). The problems of political and economic modernization are the major themes of the nineteenth century. Germany’s role in the two world wars dominates the Twentieth Century; related themes are the Cold War and the reunification at the century’s end.
Credits: 3 hours
NOTE: Honors Scholar Course.
NOTE: History major European History course.
NOTE: This course counts toward the 63-hour Liberal Arts and Sciences (LAS) graduation requirement.
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HIST 360 - History of England
A first course in the history of England from the Anglo-Saxon period to the present century. The course will survey major political, economic and religious trends, as well as the social and cultural history of the English people.
Credits: 3 hours
NOTE: Honors Scholar Course.
NOTE: History major European History course.
NOTE: This course counts toward the 63-hour Liberal Arts and Sciences (LAS) graduation requirement.
NOTE: Some sections of this course are writing-enhanced.
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HIST 365 - Seminar in Non-Western History
A course which deals with topics in Non-Western history. The course may be repeated for additional hours as long as there is no duplication of topics covered by previous enrollments under this course number.
Credits: 3 hours
NOTE: Honors Scholar Course.
NOTE: History major African and Middle Eastern History, Asian History, or Latin American History course depending on topic.
NOTE: This course counts toward the 63-hour Liberal Arts and Sciences (LAS) graduation requirement.
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HIST 366 - Seminar in European History
A course which deals with topics in European history. The course may be repeated for additional hours as long as there is no duplication of topics covered by previous enrollments under this course number.
Credits: 3 hours
NOTE: Honors Scholar Course.
NOTE: History major European History course.
NOTE: This course counts toward the 63-hour Liberal Arts and Sciences (LAS) graduation requirement.
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HIST 367 - Seminar in U.S. History
A course which deals with topics in U.S. history. The course may be repeated for additional hours as long as there is no duplication of topics covered by previous enrollments under this course number.
Credits: 3 hours
NOTE: Honors Scholar Course.
NOTE: History major United States History course.
NOTE: This course counts toward the 63-hour Liberal Arts and Sciences (LAS) graduation requirement.
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HIST 368 - Latin American History at the Movies
How has the popular cinema industry portrayed Latin American History? What can we learn from these depictions? In this class we will watch and analyze feature films from the United States and Latin America which grapple with various events and issues in Latin America. Through these films, we will both critically analyze historical developments in Latin America as well as the assumptions and biases which go into the making of a film on Latin America. Through this process, we will develop a deeper appreciation for the complexities which embody Latin America and the problems which the region faces.
Credits: 3 hours
When Offered: (spring only)
NOTE: History major Latin American course.
NOTE: Honors Scholar Course.
NOTE: This course fulfills the Intercultural Interconnecting Perspective of the Liberal Studies Program.
NOTE: This course counts toward the 63-hour Liberal Arts and Sciences (LAS) graduation requirement.
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HIST 369 - Women in Latin American History
This course assesses the continuities and changes in the lives of Latin American women through the lens of gender. We will examine concepts that have structured Latin American beliefs about gender including of honor and shame, and machismo and marianismo, and examine issues of gender relations, sexuality, and political involvement. How do beliefs about gender and gender roles relate to social structures including race, class and political structures, and how have these beliefs changed over time? By the end of the course, students should have a clearer understanding of how gender influences historical change and historical continuity in Latin America.
Credits: 3 hours
When Offered: (spring, alternate years)
NOTE: History Major Latin American Course.
NOTE: Honors Scholar Course.
NOTE: This course fulfills the Intercultural Interconnecting Perspective of the Liberal Studies Program.
NOTE: This course counts toward the 63-hour Liberal Arts and Sciences (LAS) graduation requirement.
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HIST 370 - The Old South
This course examines the history of the American South prior to the Civil War. It provides a close examination of the Southern slave system as well as the broader cultural and political history of the region.
Credits: 3 hours
NOTE: Honors Scholar Course.
NOTE: History major United States History course.
NOTE: This course counts toward the 63-hour Liberal Arts and Sciences (LAS) graduation requirement.
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HIST 371 - Resistance Movements in Colonial Africa
This course will examine the notion of “resistance” within the context of colonial Africa. As late as 1880, an overwhelming majority of African states still enjoyed their sovereignty and their rulers fully controlled their own affairs and destiny. Between 1880 and 1900, almost all of Africa had been forcibly seized and occupied by several European imperial powers. Africans did not accept the situation passively, but naturally strove to protect their autonomy. It is important to note that rebellion and resistance neither started with colonial rule nor did it end with that period. Due to breadth of the subject of resistance and the fact that there are more studies on the colonial than any other period, our focus here will be colonial.
Credits: 3 hours
NOTE: Honors Scholar Course.
NOTE: This course fulfills the Intercultural Interconnecting Perspective of the Liberal Studies Program.
NOTE: History major African and Middle Eastern History course.
NOTE: This course counts toward the 63-hour Liberal Arts and Sciences (LAS) graduation requirement.
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HIST 372 - Women in Sub-Saharan Africa
The African continent is not a monolithic entity but consists of complex and intriguing societies. Understanding women’s economic, social, and political roles is therefore essential for a complete understanding of these societies. This course is designed to introduce students to the varying experiences of women in Sub-Saharan Africa from the 18th through the 20th Centuries.
Credits: 3 hours
NOTE: Honors Scholar Course.
NOTE: This course fulfills the Intercultural Interconnecting Perspective of the Liberal Studies Program.
NOTE: History major African and Middle Eastern History course.
NOTE: This course counts toward the 63-hour Liberal Arts and Sciences (LAS) graduation requirement.
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HIST 373 - Ethnicity and Nationalism in African History
Ethnicity is one of the oldest ways of categorizing groups of people and creating solidarity in social units, but it has also proven to be one of the most persistent sources of division in the modern world. Around the globe, ethnicity has been an important factor in many conflicts of the 1990’s, and Africa is no exception. But ethnic conflict cannot be understood without reference to its historical context, to how such identities are created and why they are mobilized at particular times. This course will look at ethnicity in the context of African history. We will investigate how such identities are formed and how people become members of an ethnic group.
Credits: 3 hours
NOTE: Honors Scholar Course.
NOTE: This course fulfills the Intercultural Interconnecting Perspective of the Liberal Studies Program.
NOTE: History major African and Middle Eastern History course.
NOTE: This course counts toward the 63-hour Liberal Arts and Sciences (LAS) graduation requirement.
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HIST 379 - Survey of Modern Europe I
Europe from c. 1400 to 1789, a synthesis of political, social, economic, and cultural developments from the Renaissance to the outbreak of the French Revolution.
Credits: 3 hours
NOTE: Honors Scholar Course.
NOTE: History major European History course.
NOTE: This course counts toward the 63-hour Liberal Arts and Sciences (LAS) graduation requirement.
NOTE: Some sections of this course are writing-enhanced.
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HIST 380 - Survey of Modern Europe II
Europe from 1789 to the present. Political, social, economic, and cultural trends in the history of Europe from the outbreak of the French Revolution to the present.
Credits: 3 hours
NOTE: Honors Scholar Course.
NOTE: History major European History course.
NOTE: This course counts toward the 63-hour Liberal Arts and Sciences (LAS) graduation requirement.
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HIST 381 - Russia from the Earliest Times until 1861
A survey from the origins of the Russian state in the Ninth Century to the crises of the Nineteenth Century that led to the era of great reforms.
Credits: 3 hours
NOTE: Honors Scholar Course.
NOTE: History major European History course.
NOTE: This course counts toward the 63-hour Liberal Arts and Sciences (LAS) graduation requirement.
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HIST 382 - Late Imperial Russia and the Soviet Union
A survey of the final years of the tsarist state from the 1860’s through the fall of autocracy, followed by the seven decades of Communist rule in the 20th Century.
Credits: 3 hours
NOTE: Honors Scholar Course.
NOTE: History major European History course.
NOTE: This course counts toward the 63-hour Liberal Arts and Sciences (LAS) graduation requirement.
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HIST 384 - Peoples of the Russian Empire and Former Soviet Union
This course explores the national and ethnic diversity of the Russian Empire and former Soviet Union, territory that comprises one-sixth of the world’s land surface. We examine the impact of imperial and communist rule on a variety of peoples, as well as the resilience and strategies of survival that kept their cultures alive.
Credits: 3 hours
NOTE: Honors Scholar Course.
NOTE: This course fulfills the Intercultural Interconnecting Perspective of the Liberal Studies Program.
NOTE: History major Asian History and European History course.
NOTE: This course counts toward the 63-hour Liberal Arts and Sciences (LAS) graduation requirement.
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HIST 390 - Andean History
This course presents a cultural and political history of the Andean Region of South America, focusing primarily on the area currently covered by the countries of Ecuador, Peru, and Bolivia. The themes we will analyze include the influence of geography on the evolution of early indigenous civilizations, the cultural impact of the conquest, land and labor systems, popular resistance movements, revolutionary military governments, guerrilla warfare, drug wars, and the politicization of ethnic identities.
Credits: 3 hours
NOTE: Honors Scholar Course.
NOTE: This course fulfills the Intercultural Interconnecting Perspective of the Liberal Studies Program.
NOTE: History major Latin American History course.
NOTE: This course counts toward the 63-hour Liberal Arts and Sciences (LAS) graduation requirement.
NOTE: Some sections of this course are writing-enhanced.
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HIST 391 - Latin American Revolutions
This course will present a critical comparative analysis of Twentieth Century revolutionary theories and movements in Latin America. What were the socio-political conditions in each of these countries that led to a revolutionary situation? What were the differing responses to those conditions? What did these revolutions seek to accomplish? What were the outcomes of these revolutionary changes? The goal of this class is to acquire a more complex understanding of the nature of exploitation and oppression in Latin America and the continuing struggles for social justice.
Credits: 3 hours
NOTE: Honors Scholar Course.
NOTE: This course fulfills the Intercultural Interconnecting Perspective of the Liberal Studies Program.
NOTE: History major Latin American History course.
NOTE: This course counts toward the 63-hour Liberal Arts and Sciences (LAS) graduation requirement.
NOTE: Some sections of this course are writing-enhanced.
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HIST 392 - Mexican History
This course surveys the history of Mexico from the earliest human inhabitation to the present. A goal is to understand Mexico from the perspective of the Mexicans rather than from the point of view of the United States. It is important to understand, however, that Mexico is not a singular homogenous entity; there are “many Mexicos.” In particular, this course will emphasize the creation of Mexican identities, the role which Indigenous peoples and women have played in that creation, and how that role has changed over time.
Credits: 3 hours
NOTE: Honors Scholar Course.
NOTE: This course fulfills the Intercultural Interconnecting Perspective of the Liberal Studies Program.
NOTE: History major Latin American History course.
NOTE: This course counts toward the 63-hour Liberal Arts and Sciences (LAS) graduation requirement.
NOTE: Some sections of this course are writing-enhanced.
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HIST 400 - Senior Seminar in History
Presentation and critiques of required senior project or paper.
Prerequisite: history major with senior standing.
Credits: 3 hours
NOTE: Honors Scholar Course.
NOTE: History major General History course.
NOTE: This course counts toward the 63-hour Liberal Arts and Sciences (LAS) graduation requirement.
NOTE: This is a writing-enhanced course.
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HIST 410 - U.S. Relations with the Islamic World
This seminar explores United States foreign relations in the Twentieth Century with the Islamic world, primarily in the Middle East and greater South Asia and Southeast Asia. It engages the students and instructor in a critical and in-depth analysis which examines United States relations with the oil-rich, largely Arab, nations of the Persian Gulf region, the role of the U.S. in the conflict over Palestine/Israel, the reaction of anti-communist American administrations to the Pan-Arab movement during the Cold War, and the attempt to balance strategic interests in the midst of near-continuous hostility between Islamic Pakistan and multi-religious India following the end of British colonialism. Particular attention is given to the concept of cultural conflict between Judeo-Christian and Islamic societies. Specific events of interest include the formation of a Jewish homeland in Palestine (including independence of a Zionist state in 1948, the Six Day War, Yom Kippur War, Israeli invasion of Lebanon, and the conflict with the Palestinian Liberation Organization (PLO) over an independent Palestinian state), the Suez Crisis of 1956, the formation and influence of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), the Iranian Revolution of 1979, the Iran-Iraq War of 1981-82, Islamic resistance to Soviet intervention in Afghanistan in 1979 and the U.S. support for the muhajaden guerrilla fighters confronting Soviet armed forces. The course ends with study of the Persian Gulf conflicts with Iraq following Saddam Hussein’s invasion of Kuwait, and the strain in relations between the U.S. and Islamic countries caused by the rise of terrorist movements which condemn the status quo policies of the U.S. toward autocratic Islamic regimes.
Credits: 3 hours
NOTE: Honors Scholar Course.
NOTE: History major African and Middle Eastern History and United States History course.
NOTE: This course counts toward the 63-hour Liberal Arts and Sciences (LAS) graduation requirement.
NOTE: This is a writing-enhanced course.
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HIST 415 - Sexuality in American History
This course examines sexuality as a category of analysis in American history. We will explore the different meanings American women and men have attached to sexuality, and the changing political, economic, social, cultural, and ideological contexts in which those meanings have emerged and performed. We can extend what historian Alice Kessler-Harris said of gender and posit that sexuality is “a complex and multi-layered system of social organization.” The relationship of sexuality and power will be a consistent emphasis. The primary approach is reading and discussion, supplemented by lectures, films, music, and related materials and sources.
Credits: 3 hours
NOTE: Honors Scholar Course.
NOTE: History major United States History course.
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HIST 420 - Diplomatic History of the United States
The foreign policy and diplomatic relations of the United States from 1776 to the present emphasizing 20th Century diplomacy.
Credits: 3 hours
NOTE: Honors Scholar Course.
NOTE: History major United States History course.
NOTE: Some sections of this course are writing-enhanced.
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HIST 422 - The Frontier and West in American History to 1900
This course examines the frontier and West in American history. Themes include Native American, European, and African interactions; conquest and colonization; environmental changes; women in the West; and mythologies of the West.
Credits: 3 hours
NOTE: Honors Scholar Course.
NOTE: History major United States History course.
NOTE: This course counts toward the 63-hour Liberal Arts and Sciences (LAS) graduation requirement.
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HIST 424 - National Development of the United States (1785-1820)
Major problems encountered by the American people in the struggle to establish a strong national state.
Credits: 3 hours
NOTE: Honors Scholar Course.
NOTE: History major United States History course.
NOTE: This course meets the Missouri Statute Requirement.
NOTE: This course counts toward the 63-hour Liberal Arts and Sciences (LAS) graduation requirement.
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HIST 425 - Civil War and Reconstruction
A study of the political, economic, and social developments in the U.S. from 1848-1876, emphasizing the causes, narrations and results of the Civil War and Reconstruction.
Credits: 3 hours
NOTE: Honors Scholar Course.
NOTE: History major United States History course.
NOTE: This course counts toward the 63-hour Liberal Arts and Sciences (LAS) graduation requirement.
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