Course Descriptions

Students survey major themes in the settlement by humans in the physical environment from prehistory. The main emphasis is on the complex interaction between human history and the environment as early societies develop. Special attention is paid to the technology that humans develop to control the world around them. Fulfills CORE requirement.

Students survey major themes in the history of human development in the physical environment after the Middle Ages to the present. The main emphasis is on the interaction between humans, their developing societies and the environment. The consequences of technology in relation to modernization, industrialization and human habitation form a central theme. Fulfills CORE requirement.

Students survey the historical topics of U.S. History from pre-Columbian eras to the Civil War. The main emphasis is on the political, social, economic and cultural events that shape the developing nation. Fulfills CORE requirement.

Students survey historical topics of U.S. History since Reconstruction to the present. The main emphasis is on the effects of modernization, industrialization and political changes that shape modern America. Fulfills CORE requirement.

Students learn the basic tools of historical research, writing and citation style. This course is required for History majors and minors so that they possess the needed foundational knowledge as they progress in the history curriculum. This course may not be repeated for credit and does not fulfill the Core Curriculum requirement.

Prerequisite: HIST 1311, HIST 1312, HIST 1321, or HIST 1322. 

Students examine historiography of American history as well as important schools and representative historians and their works. They study different methods of research and writing history. May be taken as a CLST or INST elective.

Prerequisite: HIST 2341 or instructor approval