May 16, 2024  
2014-2015 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
2014-2015 Undergraduate Catalog [NOTE!!!! THIS IS AN ARCHIVED CATALOG. FOR THE CURRENT CATALOG, GO TO CATALOG.NIU.EDU]

Undergraduate Courses


A complete list of undergraduate courses in alphabetical order.

 
  
  • HIST 328 - Europe, 1945-Present


    Culture, diplomacy, policy, and society in Europe since the Second World War, including postwar continuity and change in domestic and foreign policy, the domestic implications of decolonization, student and other radical politics, the changing role of women and family, the fall of Communism, and the move toward European integration.

    Credits: 3
  
  • HIST 336 - Medieval Russia: Origins to 1682


    Survey of medieval Russia, from the origins of Kievan Rus’ (claimed by the Russians, the Belarus, and Ukrainians as their mother state) to the end of the Muscovite period. Emphasis on politics, economics, culture, and society.

    Credits: 3
  
  • HIST 337 - History of Russia: 1682-1917


    Political, social, economic, and cultural history of the rise of the westernized Russian state to the destruction of the monarchy in 1917. Emphasis on the peasantry, class relations, gender, women, and empire-building.

    Credits: 3
  
  • HIST 338 - History of Russia: 1917-Present


    Political, social, economic, and cultural history of the Russian Revolutions of 1917, the Soviet Union, and the Russian Federation. Issues of empire, class, gender, and promises of women’s equality.

    Credits: 3
  
  • HIST 339 - French Overseas Empire


    Examines major themes in the history of imperialism through the case of France’s colonial ventures in North America, the Caribbean, Southeast Asia, sub-Saharan Africa, and North Africa. Spans the modern period, from first encounters with “New World” inhabitants during the age of exploration to the present. Emphasis on motives and justifications for empire; dynamics of race, gender, and religion in France’s colonies; forms of colonial violence; decolonization; and post-colonial political, cultural, and economic interactions.

    Credits: 3
  
  • HIST 340 - Ancient India


    Indian civilization from prehistory to the beginnings of European colonialism. Emphasis on the growth of Hindu political, social, philosophical, and artistic traditions; kings and commoners, castes and tribes, gods and temples. Attention will also be paid to the Buddhist and Islamic traditions.

    Credits: 3
  
  • HIST 341 - History of India: 1740-1947


    The British challenge to the traditional Indian society and the Indian response; the Mutiny; the emergence of Indian nationalism; devolution of power and partition.

    Credits: 3
  
  • HIST 342 - History of Southeast Asia to ca. 1800


    Development of several Southeast Asian civilizations from the earliest known history through the end of the 18th century. Emphasis on the old Indonesian kingdoms and the states of the Mekong River valley with attention given to the cultural influences associated with Hinduism, Buddhism, and Islam.

    Credits: 3
  
  • HIST 343 - History of Southeast Asia Since ca. 1800


    The several nations of Southeast Asia in the 19th and 20th centuries with emphasis on their reaction to European imperialism, Western science and technology. Principal topics include nationalism, socialism, the struggle for independence, and problems of modernization.

    Credits: 3
  
  • HIST 344 - History of Ancient China


    Formation of Chinese society and civilization from its origin to the 10th century A.D.

    Credits: 3
  
  • HIST 345 - History of China Since the T’ang Dynasty


    Chinese civilization at its height and its crisis in the modern world under the impact of the West.

    Credits: 3
  
  • HIST 346 - Women in Asian History


    Social roles, challenges, and achievements of Asian women, primarily in the 19th and 20th centuries. Emphasis within the larger Asian framework will reflect the knowledge of particular instructors, but typically will highlight two or more contrasting Asian countries to be examined in detail: India, Pakistan, Thailand, Vietnam, Indonesia, the Philippines, China, or Japan; occasionally others. For a description of the focus of a particular section, consult the department.

    Credits: 3
  
  • HIST 348 - African History to 1600


    African history and civilization before European colonization. Emphasis on ancient kingdoms, kinship and social organization, religion and cosmology, intraregional trade and migration, oral tradition, and the cultural unity of precolonial Africa.

    Credits: 3
  
  • HIST 349 - African History Since 1600


    Modern African history. Emphasis on colonization and the colonial empire. The fight for independence and liberation; the development of economic dependence and neocolonialism; and the emergence of modern African nations.

    Credits: 3
  
  • HIST 350 - Japan to 1600


    Survey of ancient and medieval Japanese civilization. Beginnings of the imperial institution, early influences from the Asian continent, political transformations from aristocratic to warrior rule, and the development of what is now known as “Japanese tradition.”

    Credits: 3
  
  • HIST 351 - Japan Since 1600


    Survey of modern Japanese history. The nation-building efforts since the Tokugawa Shogunate. Topics include political centralization, encounters with the West, nationalism, imperialist expansion in Asia, and the rise of Japan as a global power.

    Credits: 3
  
  • HIST 352 - Popular Culture in Japan


    History of popular arts and culture in Japan, from the flowering of Genroku culture in the 17th century to the present, with an introduction to theories of popular culture (mass culture theory, culture industry, feminism, postmodernism) and issues of aesthetics. Topics include popular theater (kabuki and puppet theater), graphic art and advertising, cultural appropriations from the West, popular music and cinema, manga (comics) and anime (animation), and fantasy and apocalyptic themes.

    Credits: 3
  
  • HIST 353 - Women in African History


    History of African women from ancient times to the present, including gender roles in social, economic, and political institutions.

    Credits: 3
  
  • HIST 354 - History of Black American Business and Entrepreneurship


    Analysis, synthesis, and interpretation of the history of black business and entrepreneurship in the United States from the colonial period to the present, including a look at West African business antecedents.

    Credits: 3
  
  • HIST 355 - History of Black American Music


    Examination and exploration of issues under scholarly debate on the history of black music in the United States. Emphasis on social and political contexts for creation of music by black Americans.

    Credits: 3
  
  • HIST 356 - Modern Ireland


    Focus on developments since the late 18th century including contemporary Northern Ireland; Anglo-Irish relations; the complex links between religion, nationalism, and identity; and the relationship between uneven economic development and emigration.

    Credits: 3
  
  • HIST 357 - Britain to 1688


    Survey of British history from the Norman Conquest to the Glorious Revolution. Interaction between various nations in the British Isles, English state development and law, and the links between religion and popular culture.

    Credits: 3
  
  • HIST 358 - Britain Since 1688


    Survey of British history from the Glorious Revolution to the present. Changing notions of citizenship, industrialization and its impact on British men and women, and the connections between nation, empire, and identity.

    Credits: 3
  
  • HIST 359 - History of Illinois


    Society, economy, and politics of Illinois from prehistory to the present. Topics start with Native Americans and the beginning of French exploration and colonization, and end with Illinois in the 21st century.

    Credits: 3
  
  • HIST 360 - Early Encounters in Native North America


    Examination of the earliest encounters between Native Americans and newcomers to 1800. Topics include Native North America before European arrival, how Native Americans made sense of newcomers after 1492, the diversity of first encounters and exchanges, the development of a new world, and the conflicts and wars that arose over time.

    Credits: 3
  
  • HIST 361 - History of Health and Medicine in the United States


    Historical relationships between health care, society, and politics in the United States. Changing conceptions of health and illness; impact of infectious and chronic diseases since the colonial period; traditional healing practices and their displacement by medical professionalization; the creation of health care institutions; medicine in wartime; history of racial, class, and gender differences in health care practice and delivery.

    Credits: 3
  
  • HIST 362 - The Hunt for “Un-Americans” in U.S. History


    Examination of forces in U.S. society that initiated repression of rights and surveillance campaigns against those deemed “un-American” threats to U.S. society. Topics include immigration, labor, and race panics; wars of the 20th century and the construction of the surveillance state; repression of protest movements; response to 9/11.

    Credits: 3
  
  • HIST 363 - U.S. Sport History


    Development of sport in the United States from the colonial era to the present, including the emergence of sport cultures, professional sports, and racial, gender, class, and political issues.

    Credits: 3
  
  • HIST 364 - Religion in America to 1865


    The transplanting of European denominations to the New World; their transformation under American conditions; the rise of indigenous faiths; relations between the churches and society and between church and state; the impact of revivalism on social reform.

    Credits: 3
  
  • HIST 365 - Religion in America Since 1865


    Impact of modernism upon traditional beliefs; rise of social concern; religious pluralism in America and forces making for unity; 20th century theological trends. Examination of denominations both “mainstream” and otherwise; relationship of religion to social reform movements.

    Credits: 3
  
  • HIST 366 - American Thought and Culture to 1865


    America’s intellectual heritage from Western civilization and the change in that heritage which entered into the development of an American ideology.

    Credits: 3
  
  • HIST 367 - American Thought and Culture Since 1865


    Traditional American ideas and concepts in relation to the intellectual challenge arising from America’s transition to a secular, urban-industrial society during the past century.

    Credits: 3
  
  • HIST 368 - The History of Chicago


    Survey of the history of Chicago, emphasizing the city’s social structure, its economic, political, and cultural development, and the changing meaning of locality and community.

    Credits: 3
  
  • HIST 369 - Women in United States History


    Social, economic, and intellectual roles of women from the colonial period to modern times. Organization and function of the women’s rights movement, and the dynamics of change in the lives of “ordinary” women, particularly in familial and occupational settings.

    Credits: 3
  
  • HIST 370 - Introduction to American Indian History


    Introduction to traditional and contemporary American Indian cultures. Emphasis on religion, literature and arts, Indian-white contact, the Indians’ unique relationship to the federal government, and contemporary issues facing American Indian reservations.

    Credits: 3
  
  • HIST 371 - The American West


    History of the American West since 1500, emphasizing sociocultural, economic, environmental, technological, and political change, with attention to the West as myth and reality.

    Credits: 3
  
  • HIST 372 - History of the South


    Southern institutions and the influence of southern sectionalism in national affairs; particular attention to social and political relations in the South from colonial times to the present.

    Credits: 3
  
  • HIST 373 - Strikes, Riots, and Uprisings in U.S. History


    Focus on selected strikes, riots, insurrections in U.S. history. Topics vary by semester. Exploration of the meanings of specific events to understand the role of conflict in American life, their causes, and long-term significance.

    Credits: 3
  
  • HIST 374 - Latinos in the United States


    Historical experiences of people of Mexican, Puerto Rican, and Cuban descent in the United States. Themes include immigration, regional labor markets, formation of internal colonies, and political and cultural developments.

    Credits: 3
  
  • HIST 375 - Civil Rights Movement, 1954-1974


    The African-American civil rights movement and the interrelationships among organizations, leaders, communities, and governments.

    Credits: 3
  
  • HIST 376 - Evolution of American Capitalism


    Historical development of American capitalism through the stages of mercantilism, laissez-faire, and contemporary corporate capitalism. Emphasis on major economic ideas, institutions, and groups within each stage.

    Credits: 3
  
  • HIST 377 - American Environmental History


    History of the ecosystems of the United States, 1600 to the present, and of the 20th century conservation and environmental movements. Topics include Indian ecology, farming and ecology, and the urban environment.

    Credits: 3
  
  • HIST 378 - Asian-American History


    Comparative history of Asian immigrants and their descendants in the United States from the mid-19th century to the present. Focus on national and international migration contexts; ethnic group formation, persistence, and change; labor, class, gender, kinship, generation, race, and pan-Asian identity; state policies, including exclusion, repatriation, internment, quotas and preferences, refugee resettlement, and citizenship; interethnic and pan-Asian interaction, and transnational citizenship.

    Credits: 3
  
  • HIST 379 - American Military History


    History of the American military experience from colonial times to the present.

    Credits: 3
  
  • HIST 380 - U.S. Constitutional History


    Examination of the formation and adoption of the U.S. Constitution and Bill of Rights as well as the subsequent evolution of the U.S. constitutional system of government. Emphasis on the impact of the Civil War, the Progressive Era, the New Deal, and recent developments as well as evolving government powers and responsibilities, citizens’ rights and duties, and federalism.

    Credits: 3
  
  • HIST 381 - Colonial Latin America


    Spanish and Portuguese colonial empires in America from their foundation through the wars for Latin American independence.

    Credits: 3
  
  • HIST 382 - Modern Latin America


    The Latin American states from the wars of independence to the present. Political, economic, and social institutions examined with attention to patterns of Latin American government.

    Credits: 3
  
  • HIST 383 - Latin America through Film


    Exploration of major themes in Latin American history from conquest to the modern day through film. Topics, examined through feature-length films and selected readings, include physical and spiritual conquest of Latin America, rural life, women, the family, the military, politics, capitalist modernization, authoritarianism, and revolution.

    Credits: 3
  
  • HIST 385 - History of Childhood


    Introduction to the history of children and youth; temporal and regional focus varies by instructor. Topics include: birth, growth, and maturation; family life; work; education; play; religion; gender and sexuality; race and ethnic identity.

    Credits: 3
  
  • HIST 386 - History of Human Rights


    Historical emergence and evolution of “human rights” as idea, aspiration, and socio-political practice. Focus on debates about origins of human rights; whether it expresses Western or universal values; development of human rights advocacy; and roles played by states, non-governmental organizations, individuals, and the media in globalization of human rights over the past two centuries.

    Credits: 3
  
  • HIST 387 - History of Genocide


    Examination of the intertwined issues of genocide and human rights focusing on the causes, course of events, and consequences since the advent of the twentieth century. Specific case studies will be examined along with the historical and political foundations.

    Credits: 3
  
  • HIST 388 - Pacific Isles Since 1600


    The islands of Polynesia, Melanesia, and Micronesia from earliest Euro-American contacts to the present. Emphasis on early cultural encounters and their effects on island peoples, the changing aims and perceptions of outsiders (explorers, missionaries, colonizers, authors, artists, and seekers of paradise), postcolonialism, and the contemporary issues facing island peoples. Emphasis on the Pacific as mythic realm and troubled reality.

    Credits: 3
  
  • HIST 389 - Global Climate History


    Interaction of climate and humans from the deep past to the present. Topics include the influence of climatic patterns on early human populations, the Little Ice Age, the political and social ramifications of volcanic eruptions and El Niño events, and global warming.

    Credits: 3
  
  • HIST 390 - Film and History


    Historical analysis of film as evidence and representation. Examination of documentary, propaganda, historical, and fictional feature films across cultures, to explore how films recreate history for public consumption, the value and implications of film representation for national histories, and recent debates about both the validity of film as public history and the impact of film on historical writing.

    Credits: 3
  
  • HIST 395 - Internship in History


    Internship in history-related field (e.g., archive, museum, historical society, historical publishing and editing). Minimum of 120 work hours per semester, plus periodic meetings with faculty supervisor. Submission of substantial written and/or oral report, addressing historical significance of project. Projects must be arranged and approved by faculty supervisor and college coordinator of internships by start of semester,

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PRQ: Declared HIST major or minor; and 60 credit hours or consent of department.

    Credits: 3
  
  • HIST 398 - Themes in World History


    Major themes or issues in world history. May be repeated to a maximum of 6 semester hours when subject varies.

    Credits: 3
  
  • HIST 399 - Honors Seminar


    Topics announced.  May be repeated to a maximum of 6 semester hours when topic varies.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PRQ: Admission to University Honors Program or departmental Honors Program.

    Credits: 3
  
  • HIST 400 - Student Teaching in History/Social Sciences for Secondary Educators


    Student teaching for one semester. Assignments arranged with the department’s office of secondary teacher education. S/U grading.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PRQ: HIST 496 and permission of the department’s office of secondary teacher education.

    Credits: 12
  
  • HIST 401 - Third Clinical Secondary School Experience in History/Social Sciences


    Crosslisted as ANTH 401X, ECON 401X, GEOG 401X, POLS 401X, PSYC 401X, and SOCI 401X. Discipline-based clinical experiences for prospective secondary teachers in history and social sciences. Observations, evaluation, and practicum on methods and problems in teaching in the discipline. Includes a minimum of 40 clock hours of supervised and formally evaluated experiences in the particular setting likely for the student teaching experience. S/U grading.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PRQ: Consent of department. CRQ: ANTH 496X or ECON 496X or GEOG 496X or HIST 496 or POLS 496X or PSYC 496X or SOCI 496X.

    Credits: 1-2
  
  • HIST 402 - Gender and Sexuality in History


    Evolution of gender and sexual identity, roles, and occupations in the industrializing world. Topics include the production of femininities and masculinities, sexual difference, interpersonal desire, kinds of friendship, romantic love, sexual ethics, and sexual orientation in history.

    Credits: 3
  
  • HIST 407 - Medieval Women


    Social, religious, cultural and economic history of women during Late Antiquity and the Middle Ages c. 200 to c. 1500. Topics include effects of Christianity upon women in the Roman world, motherhood, religion, life cycle, education, medicine, work, power, and comparisons to Jewish and Muslim women.

    Credits: 3
  
  • HIST 408 - Medieval Everyday Life


    Examination of economic and social changes during the Middle Ages. Attention given to family life, demographic change, urbanization, and social movements.

    Credits: 3
  
  • HIST 413 - Family, Sexuality, and Society Since 1400


    History of the family in Western society as seen in household structures, marriage customs, childbirth and child rearing, sex roles, the life-cycle, and attitudes towards sexual difference.

    Credits: 3
  
  • HIST 414 - European Wars of Religion, 1520-1660


    Cultural and social aspects of religious and civil conflict during the Dutch Revolt, the French Wars of Religion, the Thirty Years’ War, and the English Civil Wars. Multiple aspects of religious violence, from iconoclasm and bookburning to executions of heretics and religious massacres.

    Credits: 3
  
  • HIST 416 - The Age of Enlightenment


    Various main aspects of the intellectual revolution that preceded the American and French Revolutions, including the growth of secularism and rationalism, the rise of scientific thought, the formulation of political liberalism and radicalism, and the enrichment of the humanist tradition.

    Credits: 3
  
  • HIST 418 - Modern European Cultural History


    Intellectual foundations and cultural dimensions of European modernity, with particular focus on the modern self, mass culture, consumer society, the avant-garde, and the intersection of culture and politics.

    Credits: 3
  
  • HIST 420 - The Renaissance


    Social, political, and ideological breakdown of medieval Europe with consideration of the reaction of the new class of artists and intellectuals to the special problems of their age.

    Credits: 3
  
  • HIST 421 - The Catholic and Protestant Reformations


    Examination of the religious reforms and institutional breaks, Catholic and Protestant, official and heretical, which ended the medieval unity of Christendom.

    Credits: 3
  
  • HIST 422 - Early Modern Europe


    Analytical survey emphasizing the changing role of European nobilities, the construction of absolute monarchies, the rise of capitalism, baroque civilization, and the interaction of learned and popular culture.

    Credits: 3
  
  • HIST 423 - The French Revolution and Napoleon


    Origins of the Revolution of 1789; moderate and radical phases; the Terror and the Thermidorian reaction; the rise of Napoleon; the Napoleonic wars and the remaking of Europe; the revolutionary legacy.

    Credits: 3
  
  • HIST 424 - Habsburg Monarchy, 1815-1918


    Cultural, political, social, and diplomatic history of the Habsburg lands from the zenith of the monarchy at the Congress of Vienna to its destruction at the end of the First World War. Topics include the Congress of Vienna, the revolutions of 1848, the growth of national identity and class antagonisms, and cultural continuity and change.

    Credits: 3
  
  • HIST 425 - World War II


    History of World War II, including objectives and ideologies of Nazi Germany, Imperial Japan, and Allied Powers, with attention to cultural and social developments.

    Credits: 3
  
  • HIST 426 - East Central Europe, 1914-Present


    Cultural, political, and social history of Austria, Czechoslovakia, Hungary, Poland, and Romania from the beginning of the First World War to the present. Topics include the First and Second World Wars, anti-Semitism, fascism, modernism, and the Prague Spring.

    Credits: 3
  
  • HIST 428 - Gender and War


    History and historiography of gender and war in comparative context. Emphasis on close reading of selected secondary sources.

    Credits: 3
  
  • HIST 429 - Nazi Germany


    History of National Socialism from the origins of the party to the end of World War II. Emphasis on the means used for seizing and consolidating power; social, cultural, and foreign policies of the Third Reich; anti-Semitism and the Holocaust.

    Credits: 3
  
  • HIST 434 - The Russian Revolution


    Causes and consequences of the Bolshevik triumph in the Russian Revolution. Emphasis on the conflict of historical forces and personalities in the three revolutions between 1905- 1917, and on the international context.

    Credits: 3
  
  • HIST 435 - Stalin and Stalinism


    Stalin’s role as a revolutionary before 1917, his career to his death in 1953, and his legacy in Russia today. Focus on the political, economic, cultural, and moral issues associated with Stalin’s rule over the Soviet Union.

    Credits: 3
  
  • HIST 440 - Islam and Colonialism in Africa


    Islamic encounters with and resistance to European imperialism from the colonial conquest and partition of Africa to the eve of African independence.

    Credits: 3
  
  • HIST 441 - The African Diaspora


    Major themes in the historical study of the African diaspora in the trans-Atlantic, trans-Saharan, and Indian Ocean regions. Development of African communities, cultures, ethnicities, religions, and identities under conditions of enslavement or forced migration, and processes of identification in the diaspora with the African homeland; New World developments such as creolization, the construction of multiple identities, and the positioning of enslaved Africans within the dynamics of the emergent Atlantic World. Geographic focus may vary depending on instructor.

    Credits: 3
  
  • HIST 442 - History of Buddhist Southeast Asia


    History of Southeast Asian countries whose rulers adopted Buddhism (Burma, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, and Vietnam), as well as parts of island Southeast Asia. Colonialism, modernity, and conflict are discussed, with special attention to relationship between Buddhism and the nationalist and popular movements of the twentieth century.

    Credits: 3
  
  • HIST 443 - History of Islamic Southeast Asia


    Historical development of Islam in Southeast Asia (Indonesia, Malaysia, Brunei) and ongoing conflicts between the state and Muslim minorities in Burma, Thailand, and the Philippines.

    Credits: 3
  
  • HIST 444 - Japanese Empire


    Rise and fall of Japan as an imperial power, ca. 1870-1945. Emphasis on strategic, economic, and ideological motivations for imperial expansion; mechanisms of formal empire in Korea, Taiwan, and Micronesia; informal empire in Manchuria, China, and Southeast Asia; Pan-Asian collaboration; and Asian nationalist resistance to Japanese rule.

    Credits: 3
  
  • HIST 445 - The Chinese Revolution


    Intellectual and social backgrounds of the Nationalist revolutionary movement; political history of the revolutionary period to the present.

    Credits: 3
  
  • HIST 446 - History of Thailand


    History and culture of Thailand from the prehistoric period to the present, with appropriate references to Thai relations with Laos and Cambodia.

    Credits: 3
  
  • HIST 447 - History of Burma


    History and culture of Burma from prehistoric times to the present.

    Credits: 3
  
  • HIST 448 - History of Indonesia


    Indonesian political, social, and cultural life from prehistory to the present. Attention given to the cultures of various peoples of Indonesia and the efforts of the modern state to create a national sense of identity.

    Credits: 3
  
  • HIST 449 - History of Malaysia and Singapore


    The Malay world from prehistory to the present. Topics include early Malay trade, classical Malay culture, British imperialism, Chinese immigration, and the modern states of Malaysia, Singapore, and Brunei.

    Credits: 3
  
  • HIST 452 - Empire and Nation in Modern Britain


    Interaction between empire and nation in Britain from the 18th century to the present. Impact of the “New British History” on how we view the British past, the relationship between industrialization and imperial expansion, the gendering of nation and empire, and the impact of decolonization on evolving notions of British identity.

    Credits: 3
  
  • HIST 453 - History of Northern Ireland


    History of Northern Ireland from 1920 to the present, with particular attention to the origins, nature, and legacies of the so-called Irish Troubles.

    Credits: 3
  
  • HIST 454 - Industry, State, and Society in Modern Britain


    Impact of industrialization on British society between 1750 and 1914. Working class formation and elite reaction, urbanization, shifting conceptions of gender and work, and the changing nature of the state.

    Credits: 3
  
  • HIST 458 - Mediterranean World, 1450-1750


    History of early modern North African, European, Anatolian, and Levantine societies rimming the Mediterranean Sea.  Themes include maritime commerce, urbanization, gender relations, ethnic identities, and political developments in the Mediterranean region.

    Credits: 3
  
  • HIST 459 - The Atlantic World, 1492-1860s


    Encounters among African, European, and Native American men and women in the Atlantic world during the early modern era. Examination of major themes in political, economic, social, and cultural history in a comparative, integrated way to provide students of African, Latin American, European, and North American history with a broader context for understanding those regions.

    Credits: 3
  
  • HIST 460 - Colonial America


    Native American, European, and African contacts and the establishment of a colonial society based upon conquest, slavery, and resistance, as well as struggles for freedom and opportunity.

       

    Credits: 3
  
  • HIST 461 - The American Revolution


    The causes of the Revolution and its impact on the political, economic, cultural, intellectual, and social aspects of American life.

       

    Credits: 3
  
  • HIST 462 - Early American Republic


    Tumultuous early years of the United States, from the Constitution to the eve of abolitionism, with a focus on politics, slavery, and conflict.

       

    Credits: 3
  
  • HIST 463 - Antebellum America


    United States’ economic, political, social, and cultural expansion in the mid-19th century, and the explosive tensions that would plunge the nation into civil war.

       

    Credits: 3
  
  • HIST 464 - Civil War America


    The roots of the conflict of war and emancipation, national and regional reconstruction, and economics and race in the postwar period.

    Credits: 3
  
  • HIST 465 - Industrial America: 1877-1901


    Impact of industry and the city on vital aspects of American life and society, with emphasis on the response of farmers, workers, politicians and intellectuals to the problems of an emerging urban-industrial society.

    Credits: 3
  
  • HIST 466 - Corporate America: 1900-1929


    The U.S. in the era of Theodore Roosevelt, Woodrow Wilson, and Herbert Hoover. Topics include the rising corporate order, labor militance, the origins of the modern state, America’s response to war and revolution, 1920s style prosperity, and the Great Crash.

    Credits: 3
  
  • HIST 467 - The U.S. in Depression and War, 1929-1960


    The U.S. during the Great Depression, World War II, and the Cold War. Topics include the New Deal, social and political change in mid-century America, and the origins and meaning of the WWII and Cold War conflicts.

    Credits: 3
 

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