HIST 500 Early Africa3 Hours

A study of pre-colonial African History. The course emphasizes African civilizations before the coming of Europeans.

HIST 501 Colonial Africa3 Hours

The study of the European scramble for Africa and the subsequent division of the continent’s societies into colonies. The course explores as well the emergence of nationalism in Africa and the struggle for independence that it wrought.

HIST 502 Contemporary Africa3 Hours

A study of the emergence of Africa since 1945 with emphasis on the role of nations of the continent in both regional and world affairs.

HIST 505 Introduction to Public and Applied Historical Studies3 Hours

An introduction to selected subjects and skills related to the use of history in the public and private sectors.

HIST 506 Introduction to Museology3 Hours

A survey of the history of American museums and the principles of museum management.

HIST 507 Archives and Records Management3 Hours

A survey of the principles of archive and resource management with an emphasis on the study of material culture.

HIST 509 Historical Archaeology3 Hours

Introduction to archaeology with an emphasis on material culture.

HIST 510 Discovery and Preservation of Local, State, and National History3 Hours

Survey of techniques and methodologies for researching and writing the histories of various political and cultural subdivisions. The subdivisions that will serve as venues for the historical studies include and range from local municipalities, small towns and counties to the state, region and nation.

HIST 515 Civil War and Reconstruction3 Hours

The course provides a broad and yet penetrating overview of many developments, social, economic, and political, that defined what was surely the most tumultuous era in American History.

Hist 519 History of Black Women I3 Hours

An intense exploration of the historical experience of Black women between settlement and the Civil War.

Hist 520 History of Black Women II3 Hours

An intense exploration of the historical experience of Black women between Reconstruction and the present.

HIST 521 History of Women in America3 Hours

An examination of the problems, challenges and experiences of American women from the colonial period to the 21st century.

HIST 522 Early African-American History3 Hours

An examination of African-descended people’s historical participation in American life from the Atlantic slave trade through Reconstruction.

HIST 523 Modern African-American History3 Hours

An examination of African descended people’s historical participation in modern American life since Reconstruction.

HIST 524 Sexuality in the United States3 Hours

Students will examine the changes in sexual morals, the regulation of sexual behavior, and the construction of sexual identities from the colonial period to the present.

HIST 530 History of the South3 Hours

An examination of the social, political, and economic development of the American South from Jamestown to the present with a particular focus on the history of race relations.

HIST 531 History of the Caribbean3 Hours

A study of Caribbean historical development from the 17th century to the end of the 20th century. Socio-cultural, economic and political developments in the region will be emphasized.

HIST 532 Seminar in Latin American History3 Hours

A readings and research centered course focusing on the historical development of Latin America in the Western Hemisphere. Primary emphasis will be given to the impact of Spanish culture in the region, patterns of political, economic, social and intellectual ferment as well as historic and enduring problems specific to Latin America.

HIST 533 Advanced Historical Research3 Hours

A research intensive course devoted to the study of special topics.

HIST 543 Seminar in European Imperialism3 Hours

A course offering reading and research intensive study of 19th and 20th century European imperialism, beginning with the scramble for Africa.

HIST 545 Historical Criticism and Historiography3 Hours

A course devoted to the studies of theories of historical criticism and their application in the analysis and writing of history. Selected works of historical scholarship are used for analysis, illustration and comparison.

HIST 546 Historical Research for the Thesis3 Hours

A course designed to assist students completing a thesis in honing both their research and writing competencies.

HIST 547 Historical Research for the Project3 Hours

A course designed to assist students completing a project in honing both their research and writing competencies.

HIST 550 Oral History3 Hours

Designed to expose students to the techniques, methodologies and preparation of advanced projects in oral history.

HIST 551 Special Topics in World History3 Hours

Designed to provide coverage of specialized topics in Latin American, European, African, or Asian history.

HIST 552 Problems in American History3 Hours

Designed to allow students to perform creative research in strategic areas and on topics such as women, reform movements, history of ideas, urban and regional planning, African-American experience, and American economic history.

Hist 570 History of Childhood and Youth3 Hours

An exploration of the historical experiences of children and youth. The class examines how race, gender, class, religion, and disability shaped the lives of children and youth. Other topics to be discussed include the role of the community and state in child-rearing and evolving concepts of childhood and adulthood.

Hist 571 History of Public Health3 Hours

A critical study of the history of public health, including the changing role of epidemic disease, the development of government public health programs, lay health care practices, the rise of the modern medical professions, the growing influence of technology in health care, and the persistence of racial, ethnic, and class differences in health care, morbidity, and mortality.

Hist 572 History of Disability3 Hours

An exploration of the historical experience of people with mental and physical disabilities, including a critical survey of the shifting cultural conceptions of mental and physical disabilities. Emphasis will be placed on the lives of people with disabilities in the community, the development of residential institutions, the growth of social welfare programs, and the disability rights movement of the late twentieth and early twenty-first centuries.

HIST 590 Thesis Writing3 Hours

The research and writing of a thesis under the direction of a faculty advisor.

HIST 591 Project Writing3 Hours

The research and writing of a project under the direction of a faculty advisor.

HIST 592 History Internship3 Hours

Provide History majors the opportunity to intern with a public or private agency or organization which may result in job placement possibilities.

HIST 593 Independent Study3 Hours

Students will work independently with a faculty member of their choosing (with consent) on a topic agreed to by the student and faculty member and complete assignments jointly developed by the student and faculty member. This course can be taken twice for different topics and with different faculty.

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