Courses

Traces the development of contemporary U.S. politics and foreign relations. Analyzes subjects such as the Cold War, the relationship between foreign and domestic politics, the developing meaning of conservatism, liberalism, and radicalism. Explains the impact of race, gender, class, and immigration. Specific course focus may vary. History majors are restricted from taking this course. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: United States context or contemporary societies. Prerequisites: History majors are restricted from taking this course.

Traces the causes, course, and outcome of the wars in Vietnam from 1940 until 1975. Explains the successes of the revolutionaries and the failures of the French and Americans. Analyzes the development of Vietnamese nationalism, French colonialism, and U.S. intervention. Similar to HIST 4166. History majors are restricted from taking this course. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: contemporary societies or United States context. Prerequisites: History majors are restricted from taking this course.

Baseball could not have existed without America. Course explains how the game fit into the larger context of social, cultural, economic, and political history from the nineteenth century to the present. Studies the events and people who made baseball the national pastime. Similar to HIST 4556. Restricted to non-History majors only. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: United States context. Prerequisites: History majors are restricted from taking this course.

Examines the history of women in United States culture and society over time. Particular emphasis on the roles of women in family, economy, society, and politics. Specific course focus may vary. History majors are restricted from taking this course. Approved for GT-HI1. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: human diversity. Prerequisites: History majors are restricted from taking this course.

Studies the history of social activism in the United States by women of color, with an emphasis on modes of social activism, issues that have organized specific communities of color, issues that have crossed ethnic/racial boundaries, and the interaction of women from different ethnic/racial groups, including women of color and white women. Recommended prereq., WMST 2000 or 2600. Same as WMST 2400. Approved for GT-HI1. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: United States context.

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 HIST majors. Prerequisites: Restricted to History Majors only.

Addresses the issues of reform, religion, and culture that emerged as a 19th century world view confronted a 20th century America. 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 HIST majors. Prerequisites: Restricted to History Majors only.

Explores the history of Africans in America from the first arrivals to emancipation, and their role in the social, cultural, economic, and political evolution of the United States. Prereq., HIST 1015 or 1035. Prerequisites: Restricted to students with 27-180 credits (Sophomore, Junior or Senior) only.

Traces the rise of the United States to world power. Explores the interactions of expansionist and isolationist impulses with politics, ideology, culture, and economics. Restricted to sophomores/juniors/seniors.

Traces the development of the United States as a superpower. Special attention is paid to the way in which foreign policy was created and the relationship between foreign and domestic affairs. Prerequisites: Restricted to students with 27-180 credits (Sophomore, Junior or Senior) only.

Examines America's national defense and war efforts from the Spanish American War to the present, emphasizing causes and consequences of modern conflicts, and the impact of military activities on American society. Restricted to juniors/seniors. Prerequisites: Restricted to students with 57-180 credits (Juniors or Seniors).

Traces diplomatic, military, cultural, social, and political history of the war in Vietnam from the beginning of U.S. involvement in 1950 to its aftermath in the 1980s. Credit not granted for this course and HIST 2166.

Traces the development of American culture from its colonial roots to the early decades of the 19th century. Focuses on regional differences in the colonial period, the creation of a new cultural synthesis during the Revolution, and the cultural implications of the Revolutionary legacy. Prereq., HIST 1015 or 1035. Restricted to sophomores/juniors/seniors.

Examines health care and disease patterns in the United States, from the colonial period through the 1980s. Topics include biomedicine and alternative therapies, changing ideas about health and disease, the patient perspective, and financing health care. Prereq., HIST 1025 or 1045. Prerequisites: Restricted to students with 27-180 credits (Sophomore, Junior or Senior) only.

Examines developing intellectual traditions in their social and political contexts. Addresses democracy, religion, transcendentalism, women, race, union or disunion, the Darwinian revolution, and literary realism and naturalism. Prerequisites: Restricted to students with 27-180 credits (Sophomore, Junior or Senior) only.

Addresses the impacts of political, social, and economic developments on ideas about democracy, science, race, gender, faith, the supposed mission of America, and the role of intellectuals in society. Same as ETHN 4344. Prerequisites: Restricted to students with 27-180 credits (Sophomore, Junior or Senior) only.

Concerned with the American family and community in the changing social environments of the 19th century. Examines families of different ethnic and class backgrounds, observing how they are changed by new economic conditions, reform, or new political institutions. Prereq., HIST 1015 or 1035. Prerequisites: Restricted to students with 27-180 credits (Sophomore, Junior or Senior) only.

Primarily concerned with family roles and community values, and how they are altered by economic, demographic, and intellectual changes during the 20th century. Some of the more important themes are acculturation, the idea of success, reform, and the changing structure of opportunity. Prereq., HIST 1025 or 1045. Restricted to sophomores/juniors/seniors.

Traces the history of cultural expression in the United States since the late nineteenth century. From art, fiction, and music to the movies, amusement parks, shopping, and sports, popular culture offers clues to decipher shifting patterns of consumption, globalization, race, gender, politics, technology, and media. Includes instruction and practice interpreting cultural materials in historical context. Prereq., HIST 1025. Prerequisites: Restricted to students with 27-180 credits (Sophomore, Junior or Senior) only.

Baseball serves as a window to view the American experience. Covers U.S. history since 1830, addressing the major topics that reflect on American society, such as professionalization, labor management conflict, race, gender, culture, politics, economics, and diplomacy. Prereq., HIST 1025 or 1045. Recommended prereq., HIST 1015 or 1035. Restricted to sophomores/juniors/seniors. Credit not granted for this course and HIST 2516.

Examines female experience in the United States from 17th century European colonization to 19th century settlement of the frontier. Emphasizes comparison between classes, regions, and racial/ethnic groups. Women's writings provide the basis for discussions of private and public roles, definitions of femininity, interpersonal relationships, and struggles for survival and self-expression. Prereq., HIST 1025. Restricted to sophomores/juniors/seniors. HIST 4616 and 5616 are the same course. Also same as WMST 4616. Prerequisites: Restricted to students with 57-180 credits (Juniors or Seniors).

Examines what it means to be female in 20th century United States, emphasizing comparison between classes and racial/ethnic groups. Women's writings serve as the basis for discussions of private and public roles, definitions of womanhood, interpersonal relationships, and struggles for autonomy and equality. Restricted to sophomores, juniors or seniors.. Same as WMST 4626. Prerequisites: Restricted to students with 27-180 credits (Sophomore, Junior or Senior) only.