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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 (HIST) majors are restricted from taking this course.
May be repeated up to 6 total credit hours. Prereq., HIST 3020 (min grade C-) and a History GPA of 2.0 or higher. Prerequisites: Restricted to students with 87-180 credits (Senior, Fifth Year Senior) History (HIST) majors (excludes minors).
May be repeated up to 6 total credit hours. Prereq., HIST 3020 (min grade C-) and a History GPA of 2.0 or higher. Prerequisites: Restricted to students with 87-180 credits (Senior, Fifth Year Senior) History (HIST) majors (excludes minors).
Studies settlement and evolution of British Colonial America until the Seven Years' War. Prereq., HIST 1015 or 3020. Same as HIST 5125. Prerequisites: Restricted to students with 27-180 credits (Sophomores, Juniors or Seniors) 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 3020. Prerequisites: Restricted to students with 27-180 credits (Sophomores, Juniors or Seniors) 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 3020. Prerequisites: Restricted to students with 27-180 credits (Sophomores, Juniors or Seniors) only.
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 3020. Prerequisites: Restricted to students with 27-180 credits (Sophomores, Juniors or Seniors) only.
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. HIST 1015 or 3020. Prerequisites: Restricted to students with 27-180 credits (Sophomores, Juniors or Seniors) 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 3020. Prerequisites: Restricted to students with 27-180 credits (Sophomores, Juniors or Seniors) 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, 1025, or 3020. Prerequisites: Restricted to students with 27-180 credits (Sophomores, Juniors or Seniors) 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 or 3020. Prerequisites: Restricted to students with 27-180 credits (Sophomores, Juniors or Seniors) only.
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 or 3020. Prerequisites: Restricted to students with 27-180 credits (Sophomores, Juniors or Seniors) only.
Traces political, diplomatic, economic, and social developments in the United States from 1973 to the present. Prereq., HIST 1025 or 3020. Prerequisites: Restricted to students with 27-180 credits (Sophomores, Juniors or Seniors) only.

Studies settlement and evolution of British Colonial America until the Seven Years' War. Same as HIST 4125.

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. HIST 1015 or 3020. Prerequisites: Restricted to graduate students only.
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. Prerequisites: Restricted to graduate students only.

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