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HIS 1000-3 American Civilization (3 + 0)
Prerequisite: minimum performance standard scores on reading and
writing preassessment placement tests
American Civilization is an entry-level American history course
designed to trace the roots of contemporary
America. (General Studies—Level II, Historical)
HIS 1010-3
(HON 1010) Western Civilization to 1603 (3 + 0)
Prerequisite: minimum performance standard scores on reading and
writing preassessment placement tests
A survey of the development of the culture and institutions of
Western civilization: the earliest civilizations of the
Middle East, the transitions of the classical Mediterranean world,
and the syntheses of Western Europe in the
medieval and early modern periods. Credit will be granted for only
one prefix: HIS or HON. (General
Studies—Level II, Historical) (Guaranteed Transfer–HI1)
HIS 1020-3
(HON 1020) Western Civilization since 1603 (3 + 0)
Prerequisite: minimum performance standard scores on reading and
writing preassessment placement tests
A history and culture of Western civilization from 1715 to the
present: the old regime and revolutions,
19th-century nationalism and liberalism, and the crises of wars and
values in the 20th century. Credit will be
granted for only one prefix: HIS or HON. (General Studies—Level II,
Historical) (Guaranteed Transfer–HI1)
HIS 1030-3 World History to 1500 (3 + 0)
Prerequisite: minimum performance standard scores on reading and
writing preassessment placement tests
This course will introduce students to the world’s civilizations and
their development before 1500 from a broad,
comparative framework. These civilization will be studied from
economic, intellectual, political, and social
perspectives. (General Studies—Level II, Historical)
HIS 1040-3 World History since 1500 (3 + 0)
Prerequisite: minimum performance standard scores on reading and
writing preassessment placement tests
This course provides an introduction to important literature,
themes, theories, concepts and methods of world
history since 1500. (General Studies—Level II, Historical)
HIS 1100-3 American West (3 + 0)
Treats the growth and development of the Trans-Mississippi West from
1540 to 1900. Special attention will be
paid to the economic and social factors that made the West a
distinct region.
HIS 1110-3 Colorado History I (3 + 0)
Prerequisite: minimum performance standard scores on reading and
writing preassessment placement tests
This course covers the history of the growth and development of
Colorado with primary emphasis on the 19th
and early 20th centuries. It treats Native American and Hispanic
influence; exploration; mining and trapping;
early settlements, pioneer life, labor; and aspects of the State’s
political history. (General Studies—Level II,
Historical)
HIS 1210-3 American History to 1865 (3 + 0)
Prerequisite: minimum performance standard scores on reading and
writing preassessment placement tests
Surveys the European background of American history, the colonial
period, the Revolution, the development of
the U.S. from Washington through Jackson, the sectional differences
of the 1840s and 1850s, and the Civil
War. (General Studies—Level II, Historical) (Guaranteed
Transfer–HI1)
HIS 1220-3 American History since 1865 (3 + 0)
This course covers the immediate background to present-day America,
beginning with the Civil War and
culminating with the early 1990s. Such topics as industrialism,
emergence of the U.S. as a world power,
Progressivism, the First World War, the Great Depression, World War
II, the Cold War, and U.S. social and
political history in the second half of the 20th century will be
treated. (General Studies—Level II, Historical)
(Guaranteed Transfer–HI1)
HIS 1250-3 China, Japan, Korea since 1800 (3 + 0)
Prerequisite: minimum performance standard scores on reading and
writing preassessment placement tests
This course covers China, Japan, and Korea since 1800 emphasizing
change and continuity in their politics,
economies and cultures. The course treats the historical tradition
in East Asia, its erosion by internal and
external challenges, the struggle of East Asian people to adjust to
the new world order, and their effort to
rebuild after World War II. The contribution of East Asian
immigrants to American civilization will be considered.
(General Studies—Level II, Historical)
HIS 1530-3 Sports in America (3 + 0)
Sports in America traces the history of modern sports from the 19th
century to the present. This course
explores how American institutions and traditions have shaped sports
and how American expectations of sports
have evolved over 200 years.
HIS 1650-3
(WMS 1650) Women in U.S. History (3 + 0)
Prerequisite: minimum performance standard scores on reading and
writing preassessment placement tests
Emphasizes women’s changing roles in American history from 1607 to
the present. The course covers the
nature of women’s work and their participation in the family,
church, and reform movements in the colonial and
Republican periods, and the 19th and 20th centuries. We witness the
emergence of the modern woman in the
20th century, as well as the re-emergence of the women’s movement.
The course stresses both the changes
and the continuities over the last 300 years. Credit will be granted
for only one prefix: HIS or WMS. (General
Studies—Level II, Historical)
HIS 1910-3
(CHS 1010) History of Meso-America: Pre-Columbian and Colonial
Periods (3 + 0)
Prerequisite: minimum performance standard scores on reading,
writing, and mathematics preassessment
placement tests
This course examines indigenous cultures of Meso-America during the
pre-Columbian period with a focus on
social, political, religious, artistic, scientific, and engineering
artifacts before and after the conquest of Mexico
and the Southwestern U.S. by Spain. Credit will be granted for only
one prefix: CHS or HIS. (General
Studies—Level II, Historical; Multicultural)
HIS 1920-3
(CHS 1020) History of the Chicana/o in the Southwest: 1810 to
Present (3 + 0)
Prerequisite: minimum performance standard scores on reading,
writing, and mathematics preassessment
placement tests
This course concentrates on the era from Mexican Independence
(1810-1821) through the modern Chicana/o
era. This historical survey provides an overview of the Mexican
population born and living in the Southwestern
United States and provides specific attention on Chicana/o history
in Colorado. Credit will be granted for only
one prefix: CHS or HIS. (General Studies—Level II, Historical;
Multicultural)
HIS 1940-3
(AAS 1130) Survey of African History (3 + 0)
Prerequisite: minimum performance standard scores on reading and
writing preassessment placement tests
This course surveys the major developments on the African continent
from ancient times to the modern period.
Focuses on political and cultural developments in African
civilizations from ancient Egypt to the contemporary
period. Credit will be granted for only one prefix: HIS or AAS.
(General Studies—Level II, Historical; Multicultural)
HIS 2010-3 Contemporary World History (3 + 0)
Prerequisites: satisfaction of ENG 1010 and Level I Communication
course requirements
This course explores the major developments in the 20th century
emphasizing political, social and economic
experiences. The issues facing the Third World are examined closely.
(General Studies—Level II, Historical)
HIS 2650-3
(WMS 2650) Women of the West (3 + 0)
This course examines women who inhabited the American frontiers from
pre-Columbian times through the 20th
century. The lives and attitudes of Native American, Hispanic,
African American, and native-born and European
immigrant women are emphasized. Differences between images and the
reality of women’s lives are highlighted.
Credit will be granted for only one prefix: HIS or WMS.
HIS 2770-3 World of Islam (3 + 0)
This course examines major developments associated with the origin,
expansion, and evolution of Islam and
Islamic civilization from the seventh century to the modern period.
HIS 2820-3
(CHS 2120) Mexico: Independence to Revolution, 1810-1910 (3 + 0)
Prerequisite: HIS 1910/CHS 1010
This course describes the social, political, cultural and economic
development of the Mexican people during the
19th century. Also provides an analysis of how race, class, gender,
regionalism and foreign intervention
influenced Mexican history throughout the era. Credit will be
granted for only one prefix: HIS or CHS.
HIS 2830-3
(CHS 2130) Mexico: Revolution to the Present, 1910-1990s (3 + 0)
Prerequisites: CHS 1010/HIS 1910 and CHS 2120/HIS 2820 or permission
of instructor
This course traces the social, political, cultural and economic
effects of the 1910 Revolution on 20th-century
Mexico. Describes how the United States government and private
citizens have influenced Mexico’s history.
Credit will be granted for only one prefix: HIS or CHS.
HIS 2950-3
(AAS 2130) West African Civilizations (3 + 0)
Prerequisites: satisfaction of ENG 1010 and Level I Communication
course requirements
This course surveys the history and cultures of West Africa from
A.D. 1000 to the modern period. The course
will focus on political, cultural and economic developments among
West African peoples and states. Credit will
be granted for only one prefix: HIS or AAS. (General Studies—Level
II, Historical; Multicultural)
HIS 3010-3 History of Denver (3 + 0)
Course covers Denver from its Native American prehistory to the
mid-20th century. Ethnic groups, political
leaders, and the power elite are treated as are the major events in
the city’s history.
HIS 3023-3
(AAS 3000) History of Egypt (3 + 0)
Prerequisite: sophomore standing or permission of instructor
This course explores and examines major developments in the history
of Egypt from the Pharaonic period to the
modern era. Political, religious, economic and cultural elements are
highlighted. Credit will be granted for only
one prefix: HIS or AAS.
HIS 3031-3 Ancient Greece (3 + 0)
Prerequisite: HIS 1010 or permission of instructor
The course will treat the history of the Greek world from late
Neolithic period to the rise of Macedonia. The
Minoan and Mycenaean civilizations, the growth of the city–states
such as Sparta and the development of
democratic institutions at Athens, the Peloponnesian Wars and the
rise of the kingdom of Macedonia will be
covered.
HIS 3060-3 Rome and the Caesars (3 + 0)
Prerequisites: HIS 1010 or permission of instructor and satisfaction
of all Level I General Studies course
requirements
Rome and the Caesars is an upper-division survey course that
concentrates on the history of Rome from its
founding in the eighth century B.C. to its demise in the sixth
century A.D. Roman history presents a unique
study in the rise and decline of a civilization, and this course
analyzes every aspect of that development.
(General Studies—Level II, Historical)
HIS 3090-3 Native Americans in American History (3 + 0)
Prerequisite: satisfaction of Level I General Studies course
requirements
The purpose of this course is to examine the history of the cultural
contact and confrontation between North
American indigenous people and Europeans and Africans from Celtic
times to the present. The course seeks to
integrate ethnohistoric evidence from “traditional” Eurocentric
accounts to provide as balanced an account as
possible. (General Studies—Level II, Historical; Multicultural)
HIS 3100-3 American West Seminar (3 + 0)
In this seminar students consider various topics relating to the
American frontier. Primary emphasis will be on
the 19th- and 20th-century Trans-Mississippi West.
HIS 3110-3 Colorado History II (3 + 0)
Course concentrates on 20th-century Colorado’s political, social and
economic history. The progressive
movement, the Ku Klux Klan’s rise to power, the depression years and
post-World War II Colorado are covered
in depth.
HIS 3120-3 Medieval History (3 + 0)
Prerequisite: satisfaction of Level I General Studies course
requirements
Course covers the history and culture of Europe from circa 325 to
1300, emphasizing such themes as the
transition from ancient to medieval civilization, Latin
Christianity, the Carolingian empire, the papacy and the
development of feudal society. (General Studies—Level II,
Historical)
HIS 3140-3 Renaissance and Reformation (3 + 0)
Prerequisite: satisfaction of Level I General Studies course
requirements
Studies the political, religious, cultural and economic aspects of
the Renaissance, a period of decline in the
14th century and revival in the 15th century. The religious upheaval
of the 16th century, with its roots in the
Renaissance, and its immediate and long-range effects on Western
civilization are examined in detail. (General
Studies—Level II, Historical)
HIS 3200-3 Early Modern Europe, 1648-1789 (3 + 0)
This course covers European history from 1648 to 1789 including
political, cultural and religious aspects of that
history.
HIS 3210-3 French Revolution and Napoleon 1715–1815 (3 + 0)
After studying causes, students examine the French Revolution in
detail. Also considered are the effects of the
Revolution and Napoleon upon France and the major countries of
Europe.
HIS 3230-3 Nineteenth Century Europe (3 + 0)
A chronological survey of the century of progress culminating in the
tragic climax of the outbreak of World War
I. Such topics as the industrial revolution, the consolidation of
the nation-state, rise of the masses, liberalism,
socialism, nationalism and imperialism are covered.
HIS 3240-3 Russia: Peter the Great to Present (3 + 0)
This course examines the cultural, political, and social changes in
Russia from Peter the Great to the present
and how Russia’s role in European and world politics has changed.
HIS 3250-3 World War I (3 + 0)
Prerequisite: junior or senior standing
This course provides an in-depth examination of the origins, course,
consequences and outcomes of World
War I.
HIS 3260-3 Twentieth Century Europe, 1914–2000 (3 + 0)
This course covers Europe during and after World War I, the period
leading up to World War II as well as World
War II and its aftermath.
HIS 3270-3 Issues in European History: Variable Topics (3 + 0)
An examination of various problems in European history. The topics
will vary to accommodate student needs
and interests. May be repeated for credit as the course title
changes.
HIS 3290-3 Nazi Germany (3 + 0)
Prerequisite: HIS 1020 or permission of instructor
This detailed survey examines the origins of Hitler’s regime within
the context of 20th century Germany and Nazi
domestic and foreign policies to 1939. World War II, given thorough
coverage, is viewed as the logical
culmination of Hitler’s ideology and his ability to use the German
nation as a means to achieve his murderous
ends.
HIS 3310-3 England to 1714 (3 + 0)
Prerequisites: HIS 1010 or permission of instructor and satisfaction
of Level I General Studies course
requirements
This course covers the institutional and cultural development of the
English nation from the earliest times to the
death of Queen Anne. Particular attention will be focused on the
legal and constitutional developments during
the latter part of this period that have made the English experience
so unique. (General Studies—Level II,
Historical)
HIS 3320-3 England since 1714 (3 + 0)
Prerequisites: HIS 1020 or permission of instructor and satisfaction
of Level I General Studies course
requirements
This course analyzes the social, political and economic developments
that produced modern Great Britain, the
British Empire, and the final retreat from power after World War I.
(General Studies—Level II, Historical)
HIS 3340-3 Ireland and the Irish (3 + 0)
This is a survey course in Irish history and culture from the
earliest period of Celtic civilization up to the
contemporary period. It explores the various developments in Irish
history over the past 3,000 years and
attempts to identify those trends that were uniquely Irish and those
that were a part of the overall evolution of
European civilization.
HIS 3350-3 Countries/Regions of the World: Variable Topics (3 +
0)
This course examines various historical issues and problems of
relationships among members of the world
community. Specific countries or regions to be emphasized will vary
according to student needs and interests.
This course may be repeated for credit under different topics.
HIS 3360-3
(WMS 3360) Women in European History (3 + 0)
Prerequisites: HIS 1010, 1020, or permission of instructor
This course provides an historical analysis of the role and
contribution made by women in the development of
Western Civilization from Neolithic times to the present. Credit
will be granted for only one prefix: HIS or WMS.
HIS 3370-3 The American Presidency (3 + 0)
Prerequisite: sophomore standing or above
This course surveys the history and structure of the American
presidency as an institution and probes the lives
and administrations of individual presidents. Significant political
themes and topics pertaining to the White
House’s historical political climate are likewise explored.
HIS 3380-3 Nixon and the Kennedys (3 + 0)
This course employs a life-and-times approach to the study of
Richard Nixon, the members of the Kennedy
family (with emphasis on John and Robert) and the historical events
that shaped the lives of Nixon and the
Kennedys or were influenced by their lives. The larger story of
modern American history is woven around the
lives of these individuals who have played a prominent part in that
history. Family backgrounds, childhoods and
public careers are all considered in the biographical aspects of
this course.
HIS 3400-1–3 Biography as History: Variable Topics (1–3 + 0)
An in-depth examination of the lives of individuals who personify a
major historical issue or theme. May be
repeated for credit as the course title changes.
HIS 3410-3 American Colonial History (3 + 0)
This course focuses on a rich variety of themes in colonial American
history ranging from exploration, planting
colonies, political growth, social mobility, environmental and
agricultural history to 1763.
HIS 3430-3 American Revolution and Early National Period,
1763–1848 (3 + 0)
This course examines politics, society, and economics during the
Revolutionary and Early National periods.
Major topics will include American society on the eve of the
Revolution, the causes of the Revolution, military
and diplomatic aspects of the eras, the development of political
parties, reform movements, the changing status
of Native and African Americans, and the position of women.
HIS 3520-3 Civil War and Reconstruction (3 + 0)
This course traces the background of the Civil War, the war itself,
and the aftermath of the war. It also
familiarizes students with Civil War and Reconstruction
historiography.
HIS 3530-3 American Baseball History (3 + 0)
The purpose of this course is to examine American baseball as a
cultural reflection and catalyst in American life
since the 1840s. Drawing on primary and secondary sources, as well
as guest lectures, the course will illustrate
the place of the sport within American culture.
HIS 3540-3 Emergence of Modern U.S., 1877–1920 (3 + 0)
Within its time frame, this course traces the rise of industrialism;
immigration and its impact; the urbanization of
the nation; the westward movement; the organization of laborers and
farmers; the growth of imperialism; and
the reform spirit with attendant social, political, and
constitutional adjustments. It also treats World War I and the
War’s immediate aftermath.
HIS 3570-3
(AAS 3570) African American History I (3 + 0)
Prerequisites: HIS 1210, HIS 1220, or permission of instructor
Moving from the background of African culture and the slave trade,
this course traces the distinctive role of the
people of African heritage in the U.S. to 1876. The course focuses
on the themes and subjects that reveal the
complexities of the black experience. Credit will be granted for
only one prefix: HIS or AAS.
HIS 3580-3
(AAS 3580) African American History II (3 + 0)
Prerequisites: HIS 1210, HIS 1220 or permission of instructor
Continues to study the role of the people of African heritage in the
U.S. from 1876 to the present. Emphasis is
placed on understanding the black experience: family and church, sex
and racism, politics, economics,
education, criminal justice, black nationalism and the permanent
contradiction between America’s ideals and its
practices. Credit will be granted for only one prefix: HIS or AAS.
HIS 3590-3 American Immigration History (3 + 0)
Prerequisite: satisfaction of Level I General Studies course
requirements
This course concentrates on the movement of people into the United
States. It considers the factors which
cause them to migrate, their adjustment to their new homes, and the
interaction between them and other
Americans. (General Studies—Level II, Historical; Multicultural)
HIS 3610-3 Preservation/Public History (3 + 0)
Traces the development of historic preservation in the U.S. and
examines the role of the public historian in
managing cultural resources.
HIS 3630-3 Historic Western Places (1 + 5)
The course, which includes site tours, covers the establishment and
development of significant 19th century
towns and military establishments in Colorado and adjacent states.
HIS 3640-3 U.S. World War I through World War II (3 + 0)
This course covers the United States between 1912 and 1945 including
politics, foreign policy, society,
technology, economics and culture. Among topics covered are the U.S.
in World Wars I and II, culture, society
and politics in the 1920’s, the Great Depression and the New Deal.
HIS 3660-3 Recent U.S. 1945-1990s (3 + 0)
Prerequisite: satisfaction of all Level I General Studies course
requirements
This course treats the United States from 1945 to the 1990s
concentrating on the Cold War, the civil rights
movement, the decline of political parties, and the nature of the
centralized state. (General Studies—Level II,
Social Sciences)
HIS 3670-3 U.S. Foreign Relations: Variable Topics (3 + 0)
An examination of various issues, problems, or areas in American
foreign policy from colonial origins to the
recent past. The topics will vary to accommodate student needs and
interests. This course may be repeated for
credit under different topics.
HIS 3680-3 The Court in Crisis (3 + 0)
This course will examine the major constitutional developments in
the United States from World War I to the
present. Special attention will be devoted to the Supreme Court’s
role in advancing civil rights and civil liberties.
HIS 3689-3
(HON 3689) The History of the First Amendment (3 + 0)
This course is divided into two parts that examine how Americans
have thought about freedom of expression
and freedom of religion from the seventeenth century to the present.
Important documents, pivotal Supreme
Court cases, and major controversies are carefully explored. Credit
will be granted for only one prefix: HIS or
HON.
HIS 3690-3 American Military History (3 + 0)
This is a study of American military history from the wars of the
colonial period through Vietnam. It considers
battles, strategy and organization.
HIS 3700-3 Modern China (3 + 0)
Prerequisite: satisfaction of Level I General Studies course
requirements
This course covers the history of China since 1800, with emphasis on
the historical continuity and changes in
its political, social, cultural and economic development. The course
will also discuss chronologically the
traditional order in China, its breakdown both by internal and
external challenges, the Chinese people’s
“struggle” to adjust to the new world imposed by foreign powers, and
their effort to rebuild their country through
revolution. (General Studies—Level II, Historical)
HIS 3740-3 Modern Japan (3 + 0)
Prerequisite: satisfaction of Level I General Studies course
requirements
This course covers the history of Japan since the mid-1850s, with
emphasis on the political, social and
economic development. The course will also discuss the traditional
order in Japan, its modification over time,
the Japanese “struggle” to adjust to the new world order imposed by
foreign powers, its defeat in World War II
and its effort to rebuild. (General Studies—Level II, Historical)
HIS 3760-3 Modern Middle East (3 + 0)
Course explores the dynamic history of this volatile region, with
special emphasis on the post-World War II
period.
HIS 3790-3 The United States and Vietnam (3 + 0)
This course traces the 1960s conflict in Vietnam to its roots in
19th century colonialism, conflicting interests in
World War II and the demise of French power in the 1950s. It details
U.S. involvement and U.S. strategy from
the 1950s until the defeat of South Vietnam in 1975. Attention is
also paid to the U.S. home front and to the
effects of the conflict.
HIS 3810-3 Latin America : Republics (3 + 0)
Prerequisite: satisfaction of all Level I General Studies course
requirements
A selective analysis of the problems and solutions of the Latin
American republics in their attempts to construct
viable nation states. Emphasis will be placed on the the liberalism
of the 19th century and the revolutionary
experiences of the 20th century. (General Studies—Level II,
Historical)
HIS 3820-3 United States and Latin America (3 + 0)
Prerequisite: HIS 1210 or HIS 1220 or permission of instructor
This course covers the historical development of relations between
the U.S. and its hemispheric neighbors,
from the original independence movements to the present.
HIS 3830-3
(CHS 3010) The Mexican Revolution (3 + 0)
Prerequisite: CHS 1000 or permission of instructor
This course traces the social, political and economic forces that
contributed to the Mexican Revolution
(1910-1920). Furthermore, it provides a critical analysis of how
leaders, women, the Mexican masses and the
United States influenced revolutionary events. Credit will be
granted for only one prefix: HIS or CHS.
HIS 3840-3 Topics in Popular Culture: Variable Topics (3 + 0)
This course will examine major trends in popular culture. Topics
include American lifestyles, beliefs and
customs. This course may be repeated for credit under different
topics.
HIS 3850-3 American Social History (3 + 0)
This course focuses on significant events, issues, and themes in
American social, cultural and intellectual
history that have influenced the development of American society.
HIS 3870-3 History of U.S. Sexual Attitudes (3 + 0)
This course covers the wide-ranging history of American sexuality
practices, beliefs and attitudes from the
colonial period to the present and encourages students to place
their attitudes within this historical framework.
HIS 3880-3 American Environmental History (3 + 0)
This course will examine the interactions between humans and plants
and animals in North America from
pre-Columbian times to the present, as well as U.S. attitudes toward
landscapes, cities and natural phenomena.
HIS 3890-1–2 Readings in History: Variable Topics (1–2 + 0)
In this course, a student will read extensively in a selected area.
Critiques of the works read will be submitted to
the professor directing the reading. May be repeated for credit as
the title changes.
HIS 3980-3 Cooperative Education: History (3 + 0)
Prerequisite: placement in history internship with Cooperative
Education Program
Provides work experience in various areas of public history.
Includes student research and special projects for
federal and state agencies, preservation organizations, archives and
museums while serving as interns.
HIS 4000-1 Research Techniques: Variable Topics (1 + 0)
Introduces students to specialized research techniques, including
research in U.S. public documents, state and
municipal archives and historical research methods. May be repeated
for credit as title changes.
HIS 4010-3 Methods of Teaching Social Science: Secondary School
(3 + 0)
Prerequisite: junior or senior standing (should ideally be taken the
semester before student teaching is done)
This course explores the relationship between the social sciences,
examines curricular approaches and current
teaching methodologies, and discusses philosophies of the social
sciences in the context of the secondary
school and their practical applications for teaching.
HIS 4110-3
(HON 3850) American Culture I (3 + 0)
Prerequisites: satisfaction of all Level I General Studies course
requirements and permission of MSCD Honors
Program director or instructor
This course critically examines the variety of interdisciplinary and
multicultural perspectives in the study of
American culture. Credit will be granted for only one prefix: HIS or
HON. (General Studies—Level II, Historical;
Multicultural)
HIS 4120-3
(HON 3860) American Culture II (3 + 0)
Prerequisites: HIS 1210, 1220, or their equivalent, HON 3850,
permission of MSCD Honors Program director,
and satisfaction of all Level I General Studies course requirements
This course applies the theoretical perspectives to contemporary
works representative of American life and
thought. Credit will be granted for only one prefix: HIS or HON.
(General Studies—Level II, Historical)
HIS 4650-3 World War II 1939–1948 (3 + 0)
A detailed examination of World War II and the early years of the
Cold War. Emphasis is placed on the war in
Europe, the impact of Nazi rule, diplomacy among the wartime allies,
the collapse of wartime cooperation, the
advent of the Cold War, as well as containment.
HIS 4820-3 Senior Seminar (3 + 0)
Prerequisites: HIS 1010, HIS 1020, HIS 1210, HIS 1220; at least nine
upper-division history hours; satisfaction of
all Level I and Level II General Studies course requirements; senior
standing
This course covers historiography, research and writing techniques
and philosophies of history. This is a
capstone course and is required of history majors. (Senior
Experience)
HIS 4860-3
(WMS 4860) History of Feminism and Women’s Rights (3 + 0)
Prerequisite: WMS 1001 or either HIS 1210 or HIS/WMS 1650, or
permission of instructor
The purpose of this course is to examine the history of American
feminism from the Age of the Revolution to the
present. Through the use of primary and secondary sources, the
philosophies and strategies of women’s rights
activists and organizations will be examined. Among the special
topics to be considered are the conditions and
intellectual currents in society that facilitated the growth of
American feminism, the achievements of the
women’s rights movement, the forces that opposed women’s rights, and
the issues for debate within the feminist
movements. Credit will be granted for only one prefix: HIS or WMS.
Of the above courses, the following may be repeated if the topics
are changed: HIS 3270, HIS 3350, HIS 3400,
HIS 3670, HIS 3840, HIS 3890, HIS 3980, and HIS 4000.
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