Courses

Surveys American history from first settlement until end of the Civil War. Also available through correspondence study. Approved for GT-HI1. Meets MAPS requirement for social science: general or U.S. history. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: United States context.

Surveys social, economic, political, and cultural development of the United States from the close of the American Civil War to the present. Also available through correspondence study. Approved for GT-HI1. Meets MAPS requirement for social science: general or U.S. history. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: United States context.

Examines major themes in the development of colonial societies in North America from the 15th to the early 19th centuries. Explores intercultural relations, economic development, labor systems, religion and society, and family life. Specific course focus may vary. Approved for GT-HI1. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: United States context. Prerequisites: History majors are restricted from taking this course.

May be repeated up to 6 total credit hours. Prereq., WRTG 3020 or an acceptable alternative upper-division writing course (min grade C-) and a History GPA of 2.0 or higher. Restricted to HIST majors. Prerequisites: Restricted to History Majors only.

May be repeated up to 6 total credit hours. Prereq., WRTG 3020 or an acceptable alternative upper-division writing course (min grade C-) and a History GPA of 2.0 or higher. Restricted to junior/senior HIST majors. .

Studies settlement and evolution of British Colonial America until the Seven Years' War. Prereqs., HIST 1015 or 1035. Same as HIST 5125. Prerequisites: Restricted to students with 27-180 credits (Sophomore, Junior or Senior) only.

Investigates imperial warfare and its effects during the late colonial period, concentrating on the French and Indian War (1754--1763), the disruption of Anglo-American relations, and the origins of the War of American Independence (1775--1783). Prereq., HIST 1015 or 1035. Same as HIST 5205. Credit not granted for this course and HIST 2215. Prerequisites: Restricted to students with 27-180 credits (Sophomore, Junior or Senior) only.

Investigates the Revolutionary War and its impact on the creation of American political institutions, as well as its cultural, social, and economic effects,from the Battles of Lexington and Concord through the inauguration of Thomas Jefferson. Prereq., HIST 1015 or 1035. Restricted to sophomores/juniors/seniors. Same as HIST 5215. Credit not granted for this course and HIST 2215.

History of the United States from George Washington's inauguration to the election of Andrew Jackson. Deals with the political, social, economic, and cultural currents in the life of postrevolutionary America. Prereq., HIST 1015 or 1035. Restricted to sophomores/juniors/seniors.

Focuses on the social and cultural history of the Jacksonian Era. Issues include the transformation of the market economy, slavery, moral reform, Indian removal, changes in ideas about men's and women's natures and roles, western expansion, and political culture. Prereq. for HIST 4235 is HIST 1015 or 1035. HIST 4235 and 5235 are the same course. Prerequisites: Restricted to students with 27-180 credits (Sophomore, Junior or Senior) only.

Describes the forces at work in the antebellum period that led to sectional warfare; social, economic, and political changes effected by the war; the American agony of reconstruction; and the long-range results of that difficult era. Prereq., HIST 1015 or 1035. Prerequisites: Restricted to students with 27-180 credits (Sophomore, Junior or Senior) only.

Examines the social, economic, political, and cultural history of the United States from the end of Reconstruction to the eve of World War I. Topics include the struggles of labor and industry, race and immigration, western and environmental issues, city life and new technologies, feminism and Progressivism, and Indian wars and imperialism. Prereq., HIST 1015 or 1025. Prerequisites: Restricted to students with 27-180 credits (Sophomore, Junior or Senior) only.

Examines U.S. history from World War I through World War II. Key themes include: warfare; the rise of the modern state; consumer culture; the shift from conservative politics to the New Deal liberalism; the women's movement; immigration restriction; segregation; the Great Migration, and civil rights; conflicts between secular modernism and religious fundamentalism; and new technologies such as the automobile. Prereq., HIST 1025. Restricted to sophomores/juniors/seniors.

Examines the History of the United States during the Cold War, with an emphasis on social and cultural issues at home. Also addresses the economic and political evolution of the American people and the nation's role in world affairs. Prereq., HIST 1025. Restricted to sophomores/juniors/seniors. Prerequisites: Restricted to students with 27-180 credits (Sophomore, Junior or Senior) only.

Traces political, diplomatic, economic, and social developments in the United States from 1973 to the present. Prereq., HIST 1025. Prerequisites: Restricted to students with 27-180 credits (Sophomore, Junior or Senior) only.

Prereq., graduate standing. Same as HIST 4205. Prerequisites: Restricted to Graduate Students only.

Prereq., graduate standing. Same as HIST 4215.

Focuses on the social and cultural history of the Jacksonian Era. Issues include the transformation of the market economy, slavery, moral reform, Indian removal, changes in ideas about men's and women's natures and roles, western expansion, and political culture. Prereq. for HIST 4235 is HIST 1015 or 1035. HIST 4235 and 5235 are the same course. Prerequisites: Restricted to Graduate Students only.

Prereq., graduate standing.

Introduces students to various research approaches and methods in modern U.S. historiography and requires them to produce a substantial and original research paper using both primary and secondary sources. Prereq., graduate standing. Prerequisites: Restricted to Graduate Students only.