History Courses

General Education Courses

Consult the General Education section of the Website for specific information on general education requirements in History and for the policy on transfer credits.

HIST 105           World History
HIST 111 World History, Ancient to Modern
(required for History/Social Science majors; recommended for elementary education majors)
HIST 115 World History to 1600 --Not Currently Scheduled
HIST 131 Topics in World History (2)

 

Core Research Courses
HIST 295           Introduction to Historical Inquiry (2)
HIST 494 Christianity and Historical Study (senior capstone)

 

U.S. History
HIST 351           American History to 1865
HIST 352 American History from 1865
HIST 355 History of Women in the U.S.
HIST 391

Topics in History—includes such courses as:

  • “Theodore Roosevelt and the Making of Modern America”
  • “Women's Voices in U.S. History"
  • "The Great War at Home"
HIST 382x U.S. Foreign Policy
HIST 448x American Economic History
HIST 451 Topics in American History (upper division seminars) (2 or 4)
HIST 455 American Urban History
HIST 483 History of Christianity in North America

 

European History
HIST 345           Medieval Europe to 1300
HIST 346 Renaissance Europe (1300-1600)
HIST 347 Family and Society in Early Modern Europe
HIST 348 Revolutionary Europe (1789-1870)
HIST 349 Origins of Contemporary Europe (1870-1950)
HIST 374 Nazi Germany
HIST 377 British History to 1688
HIST 378 Britain Since 1832
HIST 463 Enlightenment Modernity and Its Discontents
HIST 479x The Reformation

 

World History
HIST 292           Latin American History
HIST 331 Cultures and National Identity in African History
HIST 334 Society and Politics in East Asian History
HIST 341 Ancient History: The Rise and Fall of Emires
HIST 361 Contemporary World History
HIST 362 Topics in Traditional Asian History
(May in Asia) (2 or 4)
HIST 363 Topics in Continuity and Change in Modern Asia
(May in Asia) (2 or 4)
HIST 391 Topics in History (2 or 4)
HIST 461 Origins and Consequences of the Pacific War
HIST 463 Enlightenment Modernity and Its Discontents
HIST 477x World Christianity Since 1800

 

History of Christianity
HIST 305           Introduction to the History of Christianity (2)
HIST 477x World Christianity Since 1800
HIST 478x History of Christianity to 1900
HIST 479x The Reformation
HIST 483 History of Christianity in North America
HIST 489x Colloquium in the History of American Christianity (2 or 4)

 

Additional Opportunities
HIST 311x, 312x History of Philosophy
HIST 495 Independent Study
HIST 496K Internship
HIST 498 Honors Tutorial
HIST 499 Honors Thesis

 

History/Social Science
HIST 324           Methods of Teaching History/Social Science (2)
GEOG 211 General Geography (2)
SSCI 205 Introduction to the Social Sciences

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