Department of History
Welcome to the History Department!
The Department of History, through its dual functions of research and teaching, seeks to broaden and deepen our understanding of the past and prepare students to engage with the increasingly complex present. Upon earning a Bacehlor of Arts (BA) or Bachelor of Science (BS) in History, students will be able to apply critical thinking skills to and communicate verbally and in written format about, contemporary events. Our undergraduate students also develop the skills necessary for quality research, the assessment of conflicting evidence and the practice of effective writing, argumentation and respectful, informed dialogue. As a result, they will become more engaged citizens and more proficient in the competencies that most employers continue to value above all others. The faculty teach over one hundred undergraduate courses on peoples, ideas and cultures from around the world and across the ages and are devoted to developing students’ ability to understand how studying history can help solve some of today’s most pressing problems. The department also encourages students to participate in Texas A&M University’s numerous study-abroad programs to enhance their familiarity with global cultures and improve their foreign language proficiency.
The Department of History at Texas A&M offers the BA, BS, BA+MA, MA, and PhD. A major in history affords students both a broad education and valuable practical skills. By acquiring familiarity with people in multifaceted times, places, and circumstances, students of history develop a sophisticated human empathy which is the key to good scholarship and good citizenship alike. Teaching is one important career path for history majors. Further, many students use a major in history as preparation for a career in government agencies, law and law enforcement, the military, intelligence analysis, foreign service, technology, business, public relations, nonprofit work, parks and recreation, archival and library resources, museums, advertising and religious leadership. History stands as the departure point for an array of jobs in any number of different fields.
History (HIST)
HIST 101 Western Civilization to 1660
Credits 3.
3 Lecture Hours.
(HIST 2311) Western Civilization to 1660. CONTENT. Ancient civilizations, Greek, Roman and Asian; Christianity; medieval civilization in west, eastern Europe; political, social and intellectual developments from earliest human cultures to 1660. Course content is selected to align with the course description and the current state of scholarship in the field. The presentation of course content fosters critical thinking in the context of scholarly consensus and debate, rather than instructors’ views, values or beliefs. Instructors may assign different readings and/or topics that fit within the course description and meet the learning objectives. BENEFITS. History teaches evaluation and synthesis of evidence, development of persuasive arguments in written and oral form, expansion of understandings of historical contexts that have contributed to human complexity past and present, including but not limited to the formation of group and individual identities, social and political dynamics, and debates about values and rights. Applying this knowledge produces more informed citizens, who are proficient in the abilities required by today’s workforce.
HIST 102 Western Civilization Since 1660
Credits 3.
3 Lecture Hours.
(HIST 2312) Western Civilization Since 1660. CONTENT. Religious, dynastic and imperial developments; Industrial Revolution; western democracies; rise of nationalism and communism; central and eastern Europe; intellectual revolution; World Wars I and II and the contemporary world. Course content is selected to align with the course description and the current state of scholarship in the field. The presentation of course content fosters critical thinking in the context of scholarly consensus and debate, rather than instructors’ views, values or beliefs. Instructors may assign different readings and/or topics that fit within the course description and meet the learning objectives. BENEFITS. History teaches evaluation and synthesis of evidence, development of persuasive arguments in written and oral form, expansion of understandings of historical contexts that have contributed to human complexity past and present, including but not limited to the formation of group and individual identities, social and political dynamics, and debates about values and rights. Applying this knowledge produces more informed citizens, who are proficient in the abilities required by today’s workforce.
HIST 103 World History to 1500
Credits 3.
3 Lecture Hours.
(HIST 2321) World History to 1500. CONTENT. Development of major world societies in the premodern era; emergence of agrarian-based modes of production, political states, religious economy and a global division of systems; Eurasian world system and the civilizations of Africa and the Americas. Course content is selected to align with the course description and the current state of scholarship in the field. The presentation of course content fosters critical thinking in the context of scholarly consensus and debate, rather than instructors’ views, values or beliefs. Instructors may assign different readings and/or topics that fit within the course description and meet the learning objectives. BENEFITS. History teaches evaluation and synthesis of evidence, development of persuasive arguments in written and oral form, expansion of understandings of historical contexts that have contributed to human complexity past and present, including but not limited to the formation of group and individual identities, social and political dynamics, and debates about values and rights. Applying this knowledge produces more informed citizens, who are proficient in the abilities required by today’s workforce.
HIST 104 World History Since 1500
Credits 3.
3 Lecture Hours.
(HIST 2322) World History Since 1500. CONTENT. Formations of major world societies and their interactions in the modern era; emergence of the modern world economy and a global division of labor. Themes include, but are not limited to, changes in devotional practices (Reformations); premodern empires; trade and global exchanges; political revolutions and their global impacts; industrialization and resultant ideologies; imperialism, colonialism and reactions in Africa, Asia and Latin America; world wars; genocides; socialist experimentation; and the Cold War. Course content is selected to align with the course description and the current state of scholarship in the field. The presentation of course content fosters critical thinking in the context of scholarly consensus and debate, rather than instructors’ views, values or beliefs. Instructors may assign different readings and/or topics that fit within the course description and meet the learning objectives. BENEFITS. History teaches evaluation and synthesis of evidence, development of persuasive arguments in written and oral form, expansion of understandings of historical contexts that have contributed to human complexity past and present, including but not limited to the formation of group and individual identities, social and political dynamics, and debates about values and rights. Applying this knowledge produces more informed citizens, who are proficient in the abilities required by today’s workforce.
HIST 105 History of the United States to 1877
Credits 3.
3 Lecture Hours.
(HIST 1301) History of the United States to 1877. CONTENT. History of United States from colonial origins through Reconstruction, examining major political, economic and social developments. Themes include but are not limited to the Revolution, Constitution, nationalism, sectionalism and Civil War. Course content is selected to align with the course description and the current state of scholarship in the field. The presentation of course content fosters critical thinking in the context of scholarly consensus and debate, rather than instructors’ views, values or beliefs. Instructors may assign different readings and/or topics that fit within the course description and meet the learning objectives. BENEFITS. History teaches evaluation and synthesis of evidence, development of persuasive arguments in written and oral form, expansion of understandings of historical contexts that have contributed to human complexity past and present, including but not limited to the formation of group and individual identities, social and political dynamics, and debates about values and rights. Applying this knowledge produces more informed citizens, who are proficient in the abilities required by today’s workforce. Also taught at Galveston and Qatar campuses.
HIST 106 History of the United States Since 1877
Credits 3.
3 Lecture Hours.
(HIST 1302) History of the United States Since 1877. CONTENT. History of United States since Reconstruction, examining major political, economic and social developments. Themes include but are not limited to industrialization, progressivism, emergence as a world power, World Wars I and II, the New Deal and contemporary America. Course content is selected to align with the course description and the current state of scholarship in the field. The presentation of course content fosters critical thinking in the context of scholarly consensus and debate, rather than instructors’ views, values or beliefs. Instructors may assign different readings and/or topics that fit within the course description and meet the learning objectives. BENEFITS. History teaches evaluation and synthesis of evidence, development of persuasive arguments in written and oral form, expansion of understandings of historical contexts that have contributed to human complexity past and present, including but not limited to the formation of group and individual identities, social and political dynamics, and debates about values and rights. Applying this knowledge produces more informed citizens, who are proficient in the abilities required by today’s workforce. Also taught at Galveston and Qatar campuses.
HIST 201 Introduction to Public History
Credits 3.
3 Lecture Hours.
Examination of the methods, practices, and approaches of Public History; exploration of how historians work with and influence the development of museums, libraries, and archives; historic markers, historic sites, and monuments; exhibits, artwork, and oral history; television, film, and podcasts/radio, digital maps, virtual reality, and programming.
HIST 202 The Human Experience
Credits 3.
3 Lecture Hours.
Introduction to classic transformative texts in the history of the arts, sciences, and humanities; interdisciplinary methods and approaches within the humanities; key ethical and moral debates across the human experience. Cross Listing: ARSC 202 and PHIL 202.
HIST 209 Famous Trials in American History
Credits 3.
3 Lecture Hours.
History of prominent legal trials in the United States; role of the media in legal discourse; overview of changing ideas about crime, punishment, and justice; examination of trials as a mirror onto social, political, and cultural trends.
HIST 210 Introduction to Russian History
Credits 3.
3 Lecture Hours.
CONTENT. Russian history, culture and society from origins to the present; rise of the Russian Empire; autocracy; modernization without liberalization; reforms, reaction, revolution; development of Communist regime; continuity from Imperial to Soviet period in industrialization, bureaucracy and treatment of peasants, nationalities and intellectual opposition; Gorbachev and a new "revolution." Course content is selected to align with the course description and the current state of scholarship in the field. The presentation of course content fosters critical thinking in the context of scholarly consensus and debate, rather than instructors’ views, values or beliefs. Instructors may assign different readings and/or topics that fit within the course description and meet the learning objectives. BENEFITS. History teaches evaluation and synthesis of evidence, development of persuasive arguments in written and oral form, expansion of understandings of historical contexts that have contributed to human complexity past and present, including but not limited to the formation of group and individual identities, social and political dynamics, and debates about values and rights. Applying this knowledge produces more informed citizens, who are proficient in the abilities required by today’s workforce.
HIST 212/RELS 212 Holy War
Credits 3.
3 Lecture Hours.
Concepts of holy war in Jewish, Christian and Muslim history; language and literature of holy war; motivations for waging holy war; the relationship between war, martyrdom, pilgrimage and sainthood; religious orders engaging in holy war; political aims of holy war; practices of holy war; perspectives of those attacked in holy wars. Cross Listing: RELS 212/HIST 212.
HIST 213 History of Britain to the 18th Century
Credits 3.
3 Lecture Hours.
CONTENT. Political, social, economic and cultural history of the British Isles from pre-history to the 18th century. Themes include but are not limited to British, Saxon and Norman origins; national development; struggles between church and state; crown and nobles; nobles and commons; development of Parliament; social and economic developments; Reformation and Civil War; interactions with the wider world. Course content is selected to align with the course description and the current state of scholarship in the field. The presentation of course content fosters critical thinking in the context of scholarly consensus and debate, rather than instructors’ views, values or beliefs. Instructors may assign different readings and/or topics that fit within the course description and meet the learning objectives. BENEFITS. History teaches evaluation and synthesis of evidence, development of persuasive arguments in written and oral form, expansion of understandings of historical contexts that have contributed to human complexity past and present, including but not limited to the formation of group and individual identities, social and political dynamics, and debates about values and rights. Applying this knowledge produces more informed citizens, who are proficient in the abilities required by today’s workforce.
HIST 214 History of Britain From the 18th Century
Credits 3.
3 Lecture Hours.
CONTENT. Political, social, economic and cultural history of the British Isles since the 18th century. Themes include but are not limited to agrarian and Industrial Revolutions; relations with Ireland; evolution of democracy; struggles with France and Napoleon; social legislation in the 20th century; growth of Empire until World War II; interactions with the wider world and domestic developments since World War II. Course content is selected to align with the course description and the current state of scholarship in the field. The presentation of course content fosters critical thinking in the context of scholarly consensus and debate, rather than instructors’ views, values or beliefs. Instructors may assign different readings and/or topics that fit within the course description and meet the learning objectives. BENEFITS. History teaches evaluation and synthesis of evidence, development of persuasive arguments in written and oral form, expansion of understandings of historical contexts that have contributed to human complexity past and present, including but not limited to the formation of group and individual identities, social and political dynamics, and debates about values and rights. Applying this knowledge produces more informed citizens, who are proficient in the abilities required by today’s workforce.
HIST 220 History of Christianity I - Origins to the Reformation
Credits 3.
3 Lecture Hours.
CONTENT. History of Christianity from its inception until the beginnings of European colonial expansion in the first half of the 16th century. Themes include the teachings of Jesus and his disciples; the growth of Christianity as it spread throughout the Mediterranean basin into Mesopotamia, Africa, Northern Europe and central Asia; variations in doctrinal development and religious practice in diverse social, political and geographical situations. Course content is selected to align with the course description and the current state of scholarship in the field. The presentation of course content fosters critical thinking in the context of scholarly consensus and debate, rather than instructors’ views, values or beliefs. Instructors may assign different readings and/or topics that fit within the course description and meet the learning objectives. BENEFITS. History teaches evaluation and synthesis of evidence, development of persuasive arguments in written and oral form, expansion of understandings of historical contexts that have contributed to human complexity past and present, including but not limited to the formation of group and individual identities, social and political dynamics, and debates about values and rights. Applying this knowledge produces more informed citizens, who are proficient in the abilities required by today’s workforce. Cross Listing: CLAS 220 and RELS 220.
HIST 221/RELS 221 History of Islam
Credits 3.
3 Lecture Hours.
CONTENT. Key themes in Islam and Islamic history; Orientalism; pre-Islamic Arabia; the Qur’an; Sunni-Shi’i sectarian divisions; Islamic law; theology; sciences; mystical traditions; rituals of the Muslim faith; cross-cultural and religious encounters; holy war; ritual practices; fundamentalism; women in Islam; Islam in the West. Course content is selected to align with the course description and the current state of scholarship in the field. The presentation of course content fosters critical thinking in the context of scholarly consensus and debate, rather than instructors’ views, values or beliefs. Instructors may assign different readings and/or topics that fit within the course description and meet the learning objectives. BENEFITS. History teaches evaluation and synthesis of evidence, development of persuasive arguments in written and oral form, expansion of understandings of historical contexts that have contributed to human complexity past and present, including but not limited to the formation of group and individual identities, social and political dynamics, and debates about values and rights. Applying this knowledge produces more informed citizens, who are proficient in the abilities required by today’s workforce. Cross Listing: RELS 221/HIST 221.
HIST 222/RELS 222 History of Christianity II - Reformation to Present
Credits 3.
3 Lecture Hours.
CONTENT. History of Christian religion from the era of the Reformation (16th century) to the present, with emphasis on social, cultural, political and economic history in relation to Christian structures and theological movements. Course content is selected to align with the course description and the current state of scholarship in the field. The presentation of course content fosters critical thinking in the context of scholarly consensus and debate, rather than instructors’ views, values or beliefs. Instructors may assign different readings and/or topics that fit within the course description and meet the learning objectives. BENEFITS. History teaches evaluation and synthesis of evidence, development of persuasive arguments in written and oral form, expansion of understandings of historical contexts that have contributed to human complexity past and present, including but not limited to the formation of group and individual identities, social and political dynamics, and debates about values and rights. Applying this knowledge produces more informed citizens, who are proficient in the abilities required by today’s workforce. Cross Listing: RELS 222/HIST 222.
HIST 225 Revolutionary America
Credits 3.
3 Lecture Hours.
CONTENT. History of the American Revolution. Themes include but are not limited to cultural conflict; loyalists; civil war dimensions; ideological debates; British perspectives; experiences of African slaves, American Indians and women; the revolution’s impact on political, social, cultural and economic developments in the United States through the end of the 18th century. Course content is selected to align with the course description and the current state of scholarship in the field. The presentation of course content fosters critical thinking in the context of scholarly consensus and debate, rather than instructors’ views, values or beliefs. Instructors may assign different readings and/or topics that fit within the course description and meet the learning objectives. BENEFITS. History teaches evaluation and synthesis of evidence, development of persuasive arguments in written and oral form, expansion of understandings of historical contexts that have contributed to human complexity past and present, including but not limited to the formation of group and individual identities, social and political dynamics, and debates about values and rights. Applying this knowledge produces more informed citizens, who are proficient in the abilities required by today’s workforce.
HIST 226 History of Texas
Credits 3.
3 Lecture Hours.
(HIST 2301) History of Texas. CONTENT. History of Texas from pre-Columbian cultures to Spanish and other European settlements, Mexican era and Texas independence, through annexation and development of Texas as a modern-day state. Themes include, but are not limited to, military conflicts and contributions; land tenure, labor, family dynamics; Texas’ multiple borders and migration; socio-cultural interactions; changing legal structure; education; farming and ranching; oil discoveries and industrialization; Texas’ music, sports and popular culture. Emphasis placed on challenges and triumphs of Texans of all types throughout the years. Course content is selected to align with the course description and the current state of scholarship in the field. The presentation of course content fosters critical thinking in the context of scholarly consensus and debate, rather than instructors’ views, values or beliefs. Instructors may assign different readings and/or topics that fit within the course description and meet the learning objectives. BENEFITS. History teaches evaluation and synthesis of evidence, development of persuasive arguments in written and oral form, expansion of understandings of historical contexts that have contributed to human complexity past and present, including but not limited to the formation of group and individual identities, social and political dynamics, and debates about values and rights. Applying this knowledge produces more informed citizens, who are proficient in the abilities required by today’s workforce. Also taught at Galveston campus.
HIST 227/PVFA 227 Modern American History through Popular Culture
Credits 3.
3 Lecture Hours.
CONTENT. Exploration of American history through the perspectives of popular culture, broadly conceived, such as dance, music, fashion, print media and screen culture including but not limited to tv, film and social media; examination of how popular culture mirrors and shapes society and identity, from the personal to the national; focus on the late 19th through 21st centuries through historical sources. Instructors may assign different readings and/or topics that fit within the course description and meet the learning objectives. BENEFITS. History teaches evaluation and synthesis of evidence, development of persuasive arguments in written and oral form, expansion of understandings of historical contexts that have contributed to human complexity past and present, including but not limited to the formation of group and individual identities, social and political dynamics, and debates about values and rights. Applying this knowledge produces more informed citizens, who are proficient in the abilities required by today’s workforce. Cross Listing: PVFA 227/HIST 227.
HIST 230 American Military History
Credits 3.
3 Lecture Hours.
CONTENT. The evolution of American military history from the colonial period to the present, examining the causes, conduct and consequences of war and the armed forces’ relationship to society, politics and culture. Themes include but are not limited to the Revolutionary War, Civil War, world wars, Cold War conflicts and 21st-century operations. Emphasis on political and military leadership, soldiers' experiences with war and the changing character of warfare in shaping the United States’ military institutions and national identity. Course content is selected to align with the course description and the current state of scholarship in the field. The presentation of course content fosters critical thinking in the context of scholarly consensus and debate, rather than instructors’ views, values or beliefs. Instructors may assign different readings and/or topics that fit within the course description and meet the learning objectives. BENEFITS. History teaches evaluation and synthesis of evidence, development of persuasive arguments in written and oral form, expansion of understandings of historical contexts that have contributed to human complexity past and present, including but not limited to the formation of group and individual identities, social and political dynamics, and debates about values and rights. Applying this knowledge produces more informed citizens, who are proficient in the abilities required by today’s workforce. Also taught at Qatar campus.
HIST 231 The Second World War: Origins, Course, and Consequences
Credits 3.
3 Lecture Hours.
Rise of fascism in Europe and East Asia; causes and consequences of World War Two; strategies, tactics, and battles in the European and Pacific theaters; civilian lives and the homefront for Allied and Axis powers.
HIST 232 American Sea Power
Credits 3.
3 Lecture Hours.
CONTENT. The history of American sea power from colonial beginnings to the present, examining the U.S. Navy’s evolution as a profession of arms, maritime strategy, technology and the relationship between sea power and national policy. Themes include but are not limited to privateering, naval warfare, commerce, exploration and global presence from the Age of Sail through modern carrier and submarine forces. Emphasis on how maritime strength shaped America’s security, economy and role in world affairs. Course content is selected to align with the course description and the current state of scholarship in the field. The presentation of course content fosters critical thinking in the context of scholarly consensus and debate, rather than instructors’ views, values or beliefs. Instructors may assign different readings and/or topics that fit within the course description and meet the learning objectives. BENEFITS. History teaches evaluation and synthesis of evidence, development of persuasive arguments in written and oral form, expansion of understandings of historical contexts that have contributed to human complexity past and present, including but not limited to the formation of group and individual identities, social and political dynamics, and debates about values and rights. Applying this knowledge produces more informed citizens, who are proficient in the abilities required by today’s workforce. Also taught at Galveston campus.
HIST 234 European Military History
Credits 3.
3 Lecture Hours.
CONTENT. European military history from the Thirty Years’ War to the end of the Cold War, examining the development of warfare, strategy, technology and state power in shaping modern Europe. Themes include but are not limited to the rise of professional armies, the Napoleonic Wars, the World Wars and the evolution of total war and nuclear deterrence in the Cold War era. Emphasis on the interaction between military institutions, political change and the social impact of conflict. Course content is selected to align with the course description and the current state of scholarship in the field. The presentation of course content fosters critical thinking in the context of scholarly consensus and debate, rather than instructors’ views, values or beliefs. Instructors may assign different readings and/or topics that fit within the course description and meet the learning objectives. BENEFITS. History teaches evaluation and synthesis of evidence, development of persuasive arguments in written and oral form, expansion of understandings of historical contexts that have contributed to human complexity past and present, including but not limited to the formation of group and individual identities, social and political dynamics, and debates about values and rights. Applying this knowledge produces more informed citizens, who are proficient in the abilities required by today’s workforce.
HIST 236/CLAS 236 War and Violence in the Ancient World
Credits 3.
3 Lecture Hours.
Equipment, organization, tactics and strategy on land and sea in the wars of the Ancient World, including the Near East, Greece and Rome; use of force and violence in the furtherance of political objectives and social control; winners, losers and survivors. Cross Listing: CLAS 236/HIST 236.
HIST 240 Empires of Food
Credits 3.
3 Lecture Hours.
CONTENT. Examination of the relationship between food, imperialism and colonization in historical context. Topics include but are not limited to foodways, culture and society; environmental impact of colonial agriculture; sugar and slavery; food production and labor; food security; protest; food chains; and consumerism. Course content is selected to align with the course description and the current state of scholarship in the field. The presentation of course content fosters critical thinking in the context of scholarly consensus and debate, rather than instructors’ views, values or beliefs. Instructors may assign different readings and/or topics that fit within the course description and meet the learning objectives. BENEFITS. History teaches evaluation and synthesis of evidence, development of persuasive arguments in written and oral form, expansion of understandings of historical contexts that have contributed to human complexity past and present, including but not limited to the formation of group and individual identities, social and political dynamics, and debates about values and rights. Applying this knowledge produces more informed citizens, who are proficient in the abilities required by today’s workforce. Also taught at Galveston campus.
HIST 241 Sport in National and International History
Credits 3.
3 Lecture Hours.
Sport in politics, culture, and region; race, place, gender, and identity in athletic history; sports as an expression of nationalism, globalism, commerce, and media.
HIST 242 United States Maritime History
Credits 3.
3 Lecture Hours.
Development of American maritime history from colonial times to the present; Galveston campus.
HIST 258 American Indian History
Credits 3.
3 Lecture Hours.
CONTENT. Native North American history from earliest habitation to the present; addresses widely varying Indigenous groups; themes include but are not limited to cultural exchange, colonial conflict, U.S. Indian policy, resistance and revitalization, sovereignty and self-determination, activism. Course content is selected to align with the course description and the current state of scholarship in the field. The presentation of course content fosters critical thinking in the context of scholarly consensus and debate, rather than instructors’ views, values or beliefs. Instructors may assign different readings and/or topics that fit within the course description and meet the learning objectives. BENEFITS. History teaches evaluation and synthesis of evidence, development of persuasive arguments in written and oral form, expansion of understandings of historical contexts that have contributed to human complexity past and present, including but not limited to the formation of group and individual identities, social and political dynamics, and debates about values and rights. Applying this knowledge produces more informed citizens, who are proficient in the abilities required by today’s workforce. Also taught at Qatar campus.
HIST 280 The Historian’s Craft
Credits 3.
3 Lecture Hours.
CONTENT. Sophomore seminar. Instructors select different topics and assign distinct readings to meet the learning objectives. All sections address issues related to the work of the professional historian, including archival research, types of historical evidence, analysis and argumentation and the principles and methods of analytical narrative. Course content is selected to align with the course description and the current state of scholarship in the field. The presentation of course content fosters critical thinking in the context of scholarly consensus and debate, rather than instructors’ views, values or beliefs. BENEFITS. History teaches evaluation and synthesis of evidence, development of persuasive arguments in written and oral form, expansion of understandings of historical contexts that have contributed to human complexity past and present, including but not limited to the formation of group and individual identities, social and political dynamics, and debates about values and rights. Applying this knowledge produces more informed citizens, who are proficient in the abilities required by today’s workforce. Prerequisite: History majors.
HIST 285 Directed Studies
Credits 0 to 3.
0 to 3 Other Hours.
Selected fields of history not covered in depth by other courses. Reports and extensive reading required. Prerequisite: Approval of department head.
HIST 289 Special Topics in...
Credits 3.
3 Other Hours.
Selected topics in an identified area of history. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: Approval of instructor.
HIST 291 Research
Credits 0 to 3.
0 to 3 Other Hours.
Research conducted under the direction of faculty member in history. Prerequisites: 24 hours if history, with 12 or more at 200-level or above; freshman or sophomore classification and approval of instructor.
HIST 300/AFST 300 Blacks in the United States, 1607-1877
Credits 3.
3 Lecture Hours.
CONTENT. Blacks in the United States from the colonial period to 1877. Themes include but are not limited to the slave trade and slavery, resistance to slavery, the significance of slavery in the sectional crisis, the recruitment of Black soldiers and sailors in the Civil War, free blacks and the impact of the Civil War, the destruction of slavery, the Reconstruction Amendments and the impact of Reconstruction on Black Americans. Course content is selected to align with the course description and the current state of scholarship in the field. The presentation of course content fosters critical thinking in the context of scholarly consensus and debate, rather than instructors’ views, values or beliefs. Instructors may assign different readings and/or topics that fit within the course description and meet the learning objectives. BENEFITS. History teaches evaluation and synthesis of evidence, development of persuasive arguments in written and oral form, expansion of understandings of historical contexts that have contributed to human complexity past and present, including but not limited to the formation of group and individual identities, social and political dynamics and debates about values and rights. Applying this knowledge produces more informed citizens, who are proficient in the abilities required by today’s workforce. Prerequisite: Junior or senior classification or approval of instructor. Cross Listing: AFST 300/HIST 300.
HIST 301/AFST 301 Blacks in the United States Since 1877
Credits 3.
3 Lecture Hours.
CONTENT. Blacks in the United States from the end of Reconstruction to the present; the meaning of freedom and the quest to find a place in American society; Black political leaders, the Age of Booker T. Washington; disfranchisement, lynching; the impact of World War I and World War II on Black Americans; the Great Depression and the New Deal; the fight for Civil Rights and full equality; the emergence of Martin Luther King Jr.; the urban riots of the 1960s; the role of Black soldiers in the Vietnam War; black suburbanization; the fight for equality in the 21st century. Course content is selected to align with the course description and the current state of scholarship in the field. The presentation of course content fosters critical thinking in the context of scholarly consensus and debate, rather than instructors’ views, values or beliefs. Instructors may assign different readings and/or topics that fit within the course description and meet the learning objectives. BENEFITS. History teaches evaluation and synthesis of evidence, development of persuasive arguments in written and oral form, expansion of understandings of historical contexts that have contributed to human complexity past and present, including but not limited to the formation of group and individual identities, social and political dynamics, and debates about values and rights. Applying this knowledge produces more informed citizens, who are proficient in the abilities required by today’s workforce. Prerequisite: Junior or senior classification or approval of instructor; HIST-301 also taught at Qatar campus. Cross Listing: AFST 301/HIST 301.
HIST 302/AFST 362 Women and War in the African Diaspora
Credits 3.
3 Lecture Hours.
Case studies of women and war in the African diaspora in a wide historical and comparative context; social, economic, and cultural influence of war on women’s lives; women as victims, combatants, and refugees; historical construction of race, ethnic and gender identity during times of conflict. Prerequisite: Junior or senior classification. Cross Listing: AFST 362/HIST 302.
HIST 303 History and Memory
Credits 3.
3 Lecture Hours.
Relationships between past and present; role of change in political, social and cultural contexts across time; social and public functions of historical research; contested relationship between professional historians, politicians and states, cultural institutions, the media and the general public. Prerequisites: Junior or senior classification or approval from instructor.
HIST 304 Southwest Borderlands
Credits 3.
3 Lecture Hours.
CONTENT. Origins and development of Indigenous, Spanish and Mexican history of Greater Southwest; exploration and conquest; Spanish entradas into Southwest; rise of institutions and colonial society; economic history; examination of social and cultural relations including gender; Mexican independence; Mexico's far northern frontier, 1821-1848. Course content is selected to align with the course description and the current state of scholarship in the field. The presentation of course content fosters critical thinking in the context of scholarly consensus and debate, rather than instructors’ views, values or beliefs. Instructors may assign different readings and/or topics that fit within the course description and meet the learning objectives. BENEFITS. History teaches evaluation and synthesis of evidence, development of persuasive arguments in written and oral form, expansion of understandings of historical contexts that have contributed to human complexity past and present, including but not limited to the formation of group and individual identities, social and political dynamics, and debates about values and rights. Applying this knowledge produces more informed citizens, who are proficient in the abilities required by today’s workforce. Prerequisite: Junior or senior classification or approval of instructor.
HIST 305 Chicana/o History since 1848
Credits 3.
3 Lecture Hours.
Social, economic and political evolution of Chicanas/os from 1848 to present; includes current issues, legacies of violence, land tenure systems, racial discrimination, changing class relations, gender, civil rights, immigration, identity, and culture. Prerequisite: Junior or senior classification.
HIST 307 Latinx History
Credits 3.
3 Lecture Hours.
Latinx communities from the nineteenth century to the present in the U.S.; Mexican Americans, Puerto Ricans, Cubans, and Central and South Americans; differences in historical experiences; role of race, class, politics, immigration, gender and sexuality; cultural identity as expressed in art, literature, folklore and religion; contemporary social, political and economic issues. Prerequisite: Junior or senior classification or approval of instructor.
HIST 308 American Indians in the U.S. South
Credits 3.
3 Lecture Hours.
CONTENT. Examination of the role of indigenous populations in the history and formation of the U.S. South; cultural values and social practices; impact of European settlement and African slavery; trade patterns, imperial wars and removal policies; citizenship, recognition and enrollment politics. Course content is selected to align with the course description and the current state of scholarship in the field. The presentation of course content fosters critical thinking in the context of scholarly consensus and debate, rather than instructors’ views, values or beliefs. Instructors may assign different readings and/or topics that fit within the course description and meet the learning objectives. BENEFITS. History teaches evaluation and synthesis of evidence, development of persuasive arguments in written and oral form, expansion of understandings of historical contexts that have contributed to human complexity past and present, including but not limited to the formation of group and individual identities, social and political dynamics, and debates about values and rights. Applying this knowledge produces more informed citizens, who are proficient in the abilities required by today’s workforce. Prerequisite: Junior or senior classification or approval of instructor.
HIST 316 Latino/a Labor in the United States
Credits 3.
3 Lecture Hours.
The experience of Latino/a labor in the United States, from the 19th through the early 21st century; role of gender, race and ethnicity and policy on labor experiences and labor relations; intersections of labor and migration, globalization. Prerequisite: Junior or senior classification.
HIST 317 Born Country - American Agricultural History
Credits 3.
3 Lecture Hours.
History of American agricultural settlement and development from the colonial period to the present; labor, technology, the environment, politics and government policy; regional variations; farmer rebellions; rural society and culture. Prerequisites: Junior or senior classification.
HIST 319 U.S. Immigration and Ethnicity
Credits 3.
3 Lecture Hours.
The sources and persistence of ethnic identity in 19th and 20th century America; its interaction with religion, politics, languages, education and social mobility; various nativist and anti-immigrant movements; contrasts and continuities between contemporary immigration patterns and those of earlier eras.
HIST 320 History of the Atlantic World
Credits 3.
3 Lecture Hours.
Introduction to the comparative study of the civilizations and cultures that bordered on the Atlantic Ocean; examination of culture and economic exchanges and adaptations, migrations, empire-building, and the emergence of new societies and cultures. Prerequisite: Junior or senior classification.
HIST 321 The Age of Revolution in the Atlantic World
Credits 3.
3 Lecture Hours.
CONTENT. Examination of the origins and course of the revolutions that transformed the Atlantic Empires of Great Britain, France and Spain in the late 18th and 19th centuries, including the American, French, Haitian and Spanish revolutions as well as the Latin American independence movements; disruption of old political and economic orders; creation of independent states in the Americas; dynamics of sovereignty, rights and citizenship; social and cultural developments. Course content is selected to align with the course description and the current state of scholarship in the field. The presentation of course content fosters critical thinking in the context of scholarly consensus and debate, rather than instructors’ views, values or beliefs. Instructors may assign different readings and/or topics that fit within the course description and meet the learning objectives. BENEFITS. History teaches evaluation and synthesis of evidence, development of persuasive arguments in written and oral form, expansion of understandings of historical contexts that have contributed to human complexity past and present, including but not limited to the formation of group and individual identities, social and political dynamics, and debates about values and rights. Applying this knowledge produces more informed citizens, who are proficient in the abilities required by today’s workforce. Prerequisite: Junior or senior classification or approval of instructor.
HIST 322 History of the Iberian World
Credits 3.
3 Lecture Hours.
Introduction to the people and places of the Iberian World, ca. 1500-1900; social, political and economical relations between Spain, Portugal, Asia and the Americas; emergence of a shared culture and cross-cultural exchange. Prerequisite: Junior or senior classification or approval of instructor.
HIST 323 Asian American History
Credits 3.
3 Lecture Hours.
Asian migration to the Americas; East Asian, Southeast Asian, South Asian and Pacific Islander American perspectives; role of race, class, gender, and sexuality; civil movements for immigration and citizenship rights; cultural expression and identity formation. Prerequisite: Junior or senior classification.
HIST 326 History of the Caribbean
Credits 3.
3 Lecture Hours.
History of the Caribbean region from human settlement to the present; Indigenous peoples; European colonization; colonial societies; challenges to the imperial plantation model; emancipation; independence and decolonization. Prerequisite: Junior or senior classification.
HIST 330 Women in Ancient Greece and Rome
Credits 3.
3 Lecture Hours.
Survey of women in classical Greece and Rome; emphases on female occupations and family relationships, legal and political status, traditional values, notorious women, how women were viewed and how they viewed themselves. Prerequisite: Junior or senior classification. Cross Listing: CLAS 330 and WGST 330.
HIST 331 Medieval Mediterranean, 300-1453
Credits 3.
3 Lecture Hours.
History of the European, North African and Middle Eastern states of the Mediterranean region in the medieval period; emphasis on political, religious, cultural, social, economic, environmental, scientific, institutional and diplomatic issues of the area and its hinterlands. Prerequisite: Junior or senior classification or approval of instructor.
HIST 334 History of Europe in the Nineteenth Century
Credits 3.
3 Lecture Hours.
Cultural, economic, and political processes that shaped European civilization (east and west); the Napoleon era; industrialization and urbanization; liberalism and socialism; empire and revolution; cultural developments. Prerequisite: Junior or senior classification.
HIST 336 Europe Since 1919
Credits 3.
3 Lecture Hours.
CONTENT. Examines Europe’s transformations from the aftermath of World War I to the present. Themes include but are not limited to the rise and fall of fascist and communist regimes; interwar crises; World War II and the Holocaust; postwar reconstruction; decolonization; the Cold War; European integration; migration and identity; memory politics; and the legacies of 1989. Course content is selected to align with the course description and the current state of scholarship in the field. The presentation of course content fosters critical thinking in the context of scholarly consensus and debate, rather than instructors’ views, values or beliefs. Instructors may assign different readings and/or topics that fit within the course description and meet the learning objectives. BENEFITS. History teaches evaluation and synthesis of evidence, development of persuasive arguments in written and oral form, expansion of understandings of historical contexts that have contributed to human complexity past and present, including but not limited to the formation of group and individual identities, social and political dynamics, and debates about values and rights. Applying this knowledge produces more informed citizens, who are proficient in the abilities required by today’s workforce. Prerequisite: Junior or senior classification or approval of instructor.
HIST 337 War and Society in Europe Since 1900
Credits 3.
3 Lecture Hours.
War and social change in Europe during the twentieth century; relationships between front lines and home fronts; government and civil society; gender and war; ethnic and national identities in Eastern, Central, and Western Europe. Prerequisite: Junior or senior classification.
HIST 339 Eastern Europe
Credits 3.
3 Lecture Hours.
Eastern Europe from the late middle ages to the present; Ottoman, Habsburg, Russian and Soviet Empires; origins of modern East European nation-states; world wars; rise of nationalism; experience of communism and the Cold War; collapse of communism; post-communist democratic and economic transitions. Prerequisite: Junior or senior classification.
HIST 340 Global Communism - Its Rise, Fall and Legacies
Credits 3.
3 Lecture Hours.
History of communism and the movements and states it inspired across the globe; communism’s intellectual origins and development throughout the world; everyday life; state violence and communism at war; race, gender, nationalism and environmental impacts; the decline, collapse and reinvention of communism; contested legacies and relevance of communism today. Prerequisite: Junior or senior classification.
HIST 341 Latin America to 1810
Credits 3.
3 Lecture Hours.
Spanish and Portuguese colonization in the Americas; encounters between Indigenous, African and European peoples; everyday lives of individual women and men in the Iberian colonies; cultural, social, economic and political developments within colonial Latin America. Prerequisite: Junior or senior classification.
HIST 342 Latin America Since 1810
Credits 3.
3 Lecture Hours.
Political history of independent South American nations since independence with emphasis upon ABC countries; economic, social and cultural development; foreign relations. Prerequisite: Junior or senior classification.
HIST 343 Inter-American Relations
Credits 3.
3 Lecture Hours.
Cultural, diplomatic and economic relations in the Western Hemisphere in historical perspective. Prerequisite: Junior or senior classification or approval of instructor.
HIST 344/AFST 344 History of Africa to 1800
Credits 3.
3 Lecture Hours.
Origins of humankind in Africa; development and spread of pastoralism, agriculture and iron-working; formation of states and empires; impact of Christianity and Islam; rise of international trade in gold, ivory and slaves; African diaspora. Prerequisite: Junior or senior classification. Cross Listing: AFST 344/HIST 344.
HIST 345/AFST 345 Modern Africa
Credits 3.
3 Lecture Hours.
Survey of Africa since 1800; pre-colonial African states and societies; establishment and impact of European colonial rule; rise of nationalist movements; achievement of independence; problems of political stability and economic development in contemporary Africa; South Africa's apartheid regime and its opponents. Prerequisite: Junior or senior classification. Cross Listing: AFST 345/HIST 345.
HIST 346/AFST 346 History of South Africa
Credits 3.
3 Lecture Hours.
Selected themes in the history of South Africa from the African Iron Age to the Apartheid regime; history of race relations in the 19th and 20th centuries and the rise of modern industrial state. Prerequisite: Junior or senior classification or approval of instructor. Cross Listing: AFST 346/HIST 346.
HIST 347/RELS 347 Rise of Islam, 600-1258
Credits 3.
3 Lecture Hours.
CONTENT. Late-Antiquity; Pre-Islamic Arabia; the rise of Islam and a historical survey of the development of the Islamicate civilizations from c. 600 to the Mongol Conquests c. 1258. Course content is selected to align with the course description and the current state of scholarship in the field. The presentation of course content fosters critical thinking in the context of scholarly consensus and debate, rather than instructors’ views, values or beliefs. Instructors may assign different readings and/or topics that fit within the course description and meet the learning objectives. BENEFITS. History teaches evaluation and synthesis of evidence, development of persuasive arguments in written and oral form, expansion of understandings of historical contexts that have contributed to human complexity past and present, including but not limited to the formation of group and individual identities, social and political dynamics, and debates about values and rights. Applying this knowledge produces more informed citizens, who are proficient in the abilities required by today’s workforce. Prerequisite: Junior or senior classification or approval of instructor. Cross Listing: RELS 347/HIST 347.
HIST 348 Modern Middle East
Credits 3.
3 Lecture Hours.
Survey of the Middle East since 1800; introduction to Islam and Islamic civilization; decline of the Ottoman Empire; European imperialism; rise of nationalist movements; Zionism and the emergence of Israel; Arab-Israeli conflict; impact of oil; revolution in Iran and Islamic resurgence. Prerequisite: Junior or senior classification.
HIST 349/ASIA 349 The Vietnam War/The American War
Credits 3.
3 Lecture Hours.
Vietnam's relations with the West; French colonialism; origins and development of Vietnamese nationalism; Cold War and American involvement; wartime societies in North and South Vietnam; expansion of the war to Cambodia and Laos; anti-war movements in the United States; reasons for the American defeat; consequences and lessons of the war. Prerequisite: Junior or senior classification. Cross Listing: ASIA 349/HIST 349.
HIST 350/ASIA 350 World War II in Asia and the Pacific
Credits 3.
3 Lecture Hours.
Origins and development of Japanese imperialism; Japan's expansion into East and Southeast Asia and the Pacific; wartime societies; collaboration and resistance; effects of the war in the United States on Japanese-Americans; outcomes of the war; remembrance of the war. Prerequisite: Junior or senior classification. Cross Listing: ASIA 350/HIST 350.
HIST 352/ASIA 352 Modern East Asia
Credits 3.
3 Lecture Hours.
CONTENT. Examination of East Asia (broadly conceived) and its history in the modern era. Topics include, but are not limited to, the transformation from premodern societies to modernity; East Asian encounters with Western imperialism; nationalism and the formation of modern states; wars and conflicts; economic, social, cultural and political developments; and intra-Asian interactions as well as engagements with the wider world. Course content is selected to align with the course description and the current state of scholarship in the field. The presentation of course content fosters critical thinking in the context of scholarly consensus and debate, rather than instructors’ views, values or beliefs. Instructors may assign different readings and/or topics that fit within the course description and meet the learning objectives. BENEFITS. History teaches evaluation and synthesis of evidence, development of persuasive arguments in written and oral form, expansion of understandings of historical contexts that have contributed to human complexity past and present, including but not limited to the formation of group and individual identities, social and political dynamics and debates about values and rights. Applying this knowledge produces more informed citizens, who are proficient in the abilities required by today’s workforce. Prerequisite: Junior or senior classification or approval of instructor. Cross Listing: ASIA 352/HIST 352.
HIST 354/ASIA 354 Imperial China
Credits 3.
3 Lecture Hours.
History of imperial China from the earliest dynasties through the mid-19th century, including major political events, the structure of Chinese government, economic development, philosophies and religion, wars and military and culture and daily life. Prerequisite: Junior or senior classification. Cross Listing: ASIA 354/HIST 354.
HIST 355/ASIA 355 Modern China
Credits 3.
3 Lecture Hours.
History of China from the coming of the West to the present; social, economic and political changes which have taken place during that period. Prerequisite: Junior or senior classification. Cross Listing: ASIA 355/HIST 355.
HIST 356/ASIA 356 Japan Since 1600
Credits 3.
3 Lecture Hours.
CONTENT. Examination of modern Japan since the Edo period, with attention to the dynamic interactions among cultural, social, economic and political forces that shaped Japan’s transformation. Major themes include, but are not limited to, the “Old Regime” of Tokugawa Japan; the Edo Renaissance; the “opening” of Japan; the Meiji Restoration; Popular Rights and the Meiji Constitution; the rise of imperialism; the Japanese colonial empire; militarism and the Asia-Pacific War; defeat and surrender; the emergence of Japan as a major economic power; and contemporary challenges. Course content is selected to align with the course description and the current state of scholarship in the field. The presentation of course content fosters critical thinking in the context of scholarly consensus and debate, rather than instructors’ views, values or beliefs. Instructors may assign different readings and/or topics that fit within the course description and meet the learning objectives. BENEFITS. History teaches evaluation and synthesis of evidence, development of persuasive arguments in written and oral form, expansion of understandings of historical contexts that have contributed to human complexity past and present, including but not limited to the formation of group and individual identities, social and political dynamics, and debates about values and rights. Applying this knowledge produces more informed citizens, who are proficient in the abilities required by today’s workforce. Prerequisite: Junior or senior classification or approval of instructor. Cross Listing: ASIA 356/HIST 356.
HIST 357/AFST 357 Out of Africa - The Black Diaspora and the Modern World
Credits 3.
3 Lecture Hours.
History and cultures of the peoples of the African diaspora since the medieval era. Topics include, but are not limited to, the social, political, economic and cultural impact of persons of African descent in Africa, the Americas, Europe and the Arab world; slavery, resistance and freedom; citizenship and anti-colonial struggles of the twentieth century; and the development of Afro-diasporic relationships. Course content is selected to align with the course description and the current state of scholarship in the field. The presentation of course content fosters critical thinking in the context of scholarly consensus and debate, rather than instructors’ views, values or beliefs. Instructors may assign different readings and/or topics that fit within the course description and meet the learning objectives. BENEFITS. History teaches evaluation and synthesis of evidence, development of persuasive arguments in written and oral form, expansion of understandings of historical contexts that have contributed to human complexity past and present, including but not limited to the formation of group and individual identities, social and political dynamics and debates about values and rights. Applying this knowledge produces more informed citizens, who are proficient in the abilities required by today’s workforce. Prerequisite: Junior or senior classification or approval of instructor. Cross Listing: AFST 357/HIST 357.
HIST 358/ASIA 358 Chinese Cultural History
Credits 3.
3 Lecture Hours.
0 Lab Hours.
Examination of Chinese culture and its evolution over the last 4,000 years; customs, art, literature, festivals, folklore, religion, architecture, medicine, and everyday life.Prerequisite: Junior or senior classification. Cross Listing: ASIA 358/HIST 358.
HIST 359 American Environmental History
Credits 3.
3 Lecture Hours.
History of American attitudes toward nature: use of land, water, timber, oil, coal, wildlife and other natural resources in the United States; conservation movement and significant conflicts over resources; changing perception of the physical environment.
HIST 360 History of Energy in America
Credits 3.
3 Lecture Hours.
Impact of energy upon industrial America; emphasis on relationship between energy and industrial development, emergence of state and federal energy policies, role of energy in foreign policy, growth of energy-oriented industries and impact of energy development on the environment.
HIST 362 History of Science
Credits 3.
3 Lecture Hours.
The ideas of the great scientists and their impact on society; the Newtonian Revolution; Lavoisier and the new chemistry; Darwin and evolutionary thought; Enrico Fermi, Robert Oppenheimer and the development of nuclear energy.
HIST 363 History of Science in America
Credits 3.
3 Lecture Hours.
The major developments in the physical and life sciences from colonial times to the present; the lives and scientific contributions of such famous American scientists as Benjamin Franklin, Joseph Henry, Thomas Edison and J. Robert Oppenheimer.
HIST 365/RELS 365 Religion in Early America
Credits 3.
3 Lecture Hours.
Religion in North America from colonial beginnings to eve of Civil War; relations between European Christianity, Native Americans and African Americans; religious pluralism, reform movements, social and political change. Prerequisite: Junior or senior classification. Cross Listing: RELS 365/HIST 365.
HIST 366/RELS 366 Religion in Modern America
Credits 3.
3 Lecture Hours.
Religion in America from the Civil War to contemporary period; relationship of religion and racial formation, capitalism, gender, sexuality, immigration; religious pluralism; evangelicalism; role of religious politics and social movements. Prerequisite: Junior or senior classification. Cross Listing: RELS 366/HIST 366.
HIST 367 American Colonies
Credits 3.
3 Lecture Hours.
Colonization of North America and the Caribbean; interactions between diverse Indigenous, African and European peoples; development of colonial societies and the creation of an Atlantic world. Prerequisite: Junior or senior classification.
HIST 368 The Birth of the Republic, 1763-1820
Credits 3.
3 Lecture Hours.
Impact of French and Indian War; British colonial policy 1763-1775; War for Independence; Confederation crisis; Constitution-making and ratification; development of political parties; problem of foreign entanglements; War of 1812; conflict of nationalist and sectionalist tendencies; historiography and interpretation.
HIST 369 The United States, 1820-1860
Credits 3.
3 Lecture Hours.
Jacksonian democracy; impact of nationalism and sectionalism; manifest destiny and Mexican War; slavery controversy; expansion.
HIST 370 Civil War and Reconstruction
Credits 3.
3 Lecture Hours.
Survey of background and causes of the war; military, political, economic, and diplomatic aspects of the war; life behind the lines; Reconstruction and post-war adjustments, 1861-1877.
HIST 371 America in the Gilded Age, 1877-1901
Credits 3.
3 Lecture Hours.
CONTENT. Examination of the Gilded Age, the period between the end of the Civil War in 1865 and the dawn of the new century in 1900. Topics include, but are not limited to, the technological revolution; the age of industry; reactions to modernism; labor movements; politics in the 1870s and 1880s; the rise of Jim Crow; urbanization; immigration and nativism; new women; moral reformers; the Spanish-American War and its aftermath. Course content is selected to align with the course description and the current state of scholarship in the field. The presentation of course content fosters critical thinking in the context of scholarly consensus and debate, rather than instructors’ views, values or beliefs. Instructors may assign different readings and/or topics that fit within the course description and meet the learning objectives. BENEFITS. History teaches evaluation and synthesis of evidence, development of persuasive arguments in written and oral form, expansion of understandings of historical contexts that have contributed to human complexity past and present, including but not limited to the formation of group and individual identities, social and political dynamics, and debates about values and rights. Applying this knowledge produces more informed citizens, who are proficient in the abilities required by today’s workforce. Prerequisite: Junior or senior classification or approval of instructor.
HIST 372 Reform, War and Normalcy: The United States, 1901-1929
Credits 3.
3 Lecture Hours.
Emergence of Progressivism; reform in the cities and states; reforms and foreign policies of the Theodore Roosevelt, William Howard Taft and Woodrow Wilson administrations; World War I and aftermath; Harding-Coolidge normalcy; the Jazz Age; Hoover and the Great Crash.
HIST 373 The Great Depression and World War II
Credits 3.
3 Lecture Hours.
The United States, 1929-1945; cultural, social, economic, and political developments in the nation; global diplomacy and military strategy; also taught at Galveston campus.
HIST 374 The United States After World War II
Credits 3.
3 Lecture Hours.
The United States since World War II; political, economic, cultural and social changes and role as a world leader; also taught at Galveston campus.
HIST 376 Great Scientists in History
Credits 3.
3 Lecture Hours.
History of fundamental scientific principles through biography; Galileo, Newton, Darwin, Mendel, Curie, Einstein, Pauling, and others. Prerequisite: Junior or senior classification.
HIST 377 Africana Women's History
Credits 3.
3 Lecture Hours.
Black women’s history from the precolonial era to the present; emphasis on the cultural, political, legal, economic, sexual, social, and religious factors that shaped their experiences across the African Diaspora and the world. Prerequisites: Junior or senior classification. Cross Listing: AFST 377 and WGST 377.
HIST 378 Afro-Latin America
Credits 3.
3 Lecture Hours.
History and cultures of the Black Diaspora in Latin America from colonization through the twentieth century; social, political, cultural, and economic impact of Africans and their descendants on the region; emphasis on race, culture, citizenship, and identity. Prerequisite: Junior or senior classification.
HIST 379 Modern Korea
Credits 3.
3 Lecture Hours.
History of modern Korea; South Korea; North Korea; Korea through imperialism, decolonization, a civil war, dictatorship, and democratization; emphasis on cultural, social, economic, and political developments. Prerequisites: Junior or senior classification.
HIST 380 The Mongols in World History
Credits 3.
3 Lecture Hours.
Examination of the origins, development, and legacies of the largest contiguous empire in history; exploration of the environmental context, notable rulers, Mongol warfare, imperial governance and administration, interactions between the Mongols and rival nomadic groups, trade, gender and the role of women, religious and ideological policies, and long-term impacts. Prerequisites: Junior or senior classification; or approval of instructor.
HIST 381 Energy and the Environment - Conflict or Compatibility
Credits 3.
3 Lecture Hours.
Examination of history of renewable and non-renewable energy sources and their impact on the environment; focuses on the research of scientists and the scientific-technological, political, economic, and cultural issues that emerged in the 1800s-2000s; investigation of whether production and consumption of non-renewable fossil fuel energy sources are compatible or in conflict with the scientific community’s environmental concerns. Prerequisites: Junior or senior classification or approval of instructor.
HIST 382/ANTH 382 Conflict Archaeology and Military History
Credits 3.
3 Lecture Hours.
Military history; conflict archaeology; human conflict; diplomacy, ethics, and leadership in conflicts; warfare; modern global issues; public service. Prerequisites: Junior or senior classification or approval of instructor. Cross Listing: ANTH 382/HIST 382.
HIST 390 Sickness and Health in U.S. History
Credits 3.
3 Lecture Hours.
CONTENT. Examination of medicine and health in the U.S., from colonial times to present; social history of medicine; experiences of patients and providers; medical ethics; U.S. health systems. This upper-level elective course focuses on the history of health and sickness in the United States, guided by questions about the meaning of health and sickness, changing ideas of illness over time and changing medical institutions and patient experiences. Themes explored may include public health, the development of medical professions and institutions, medical expertise and authority, disease and diagnosis, health and politics and the relationship between health care and broader structures of inequality, identity and access in American society. Instructors may assign different readings and/or topics that fit within the course description and meet the learning objectives. BENEFITS. History teaches evaluation and synthesis of evidence, development of persuasive arguments in written and oral form, expansion of understandings of historical contexts that have contributed to human complexity past and present, including but not limited to the formation of group and individual identities, social and political dynamics and debates about values and rights. Applying this knowledge produces more informed citizens, who are proficient in the abilities required by today’s workforce. Prerequisites: Junior or senior classification or approval of instructor.
HIST 391 World War I
Credits 3.
3 Lecture Hours.
CONTENT. History of World War I; diplomacy and the causes of the conflict; conduct of the war; experience of the war on the home fronts; historical controversies in interpreting the major issues of the war; how the war affected the world, exploring foundational impacts on major diplomatic, social, cultural, political and economic changes of the 20th century that continue to reverberate today. Instructors may assign different readings and/or topics that fit within the course description and meet the learning objectives. BENEFITS. History teaches evaluation and synthesis of evidence, development of persuasive arguments in written and oral form, expansion of understandings of historical contexts that have contributed to human complexity past and present, including but not limited to the formation of group and individual identities, social and political dynamics and debates about values and rights. Applying this knowledge produces more informed citizens, who are proficient in the abilities required by today’s workforce. Prerequisites: Junior or senior classification or approval of instructor.
HIST 401 Slavery in World History
Credits 3.
3 Lecture Hours.
Comparative history of human slavery; slavery in the Ancient World, Asia, Africa; varieties of modern slavery in the New World since 1500; abolition of slavery and continuing forms of human bondage in the contemporary world. Prerequisite: Junior or senior classification. Cross Listing: AFST 401 and ASIA 401.
HIST 402 History of Modern Germany
Credits 3.
3 Lecture Hours.
Germany from the late eighteenth century to the present; cultural, social and political developments in national and transnational context.
HIST 404 Post 1945 Germanies
Credits 3.
3 Lecture Hours.
Examines Germany from the end of World War II to the end of the 20th century; includes political, social, cultural, and economic life in divided and occupied Germany; covers Germany since reunification in 1990. Prerequisite: Junior or senior classification.
HIST 405 History of the Holocaust
Credits 3.
3 Lecture Hours.
History of the Nazi Holocaust; Third Reich; Jewish Ghetto life and concentration camps; role of the military, S.S. and German business; lessons and legacies; also taught at Galveston campus.
HIST 406 Revolutionary and Napoleonic France
Credits 3.
3 Lecture Hours.
CONTENT. Social, cultural, economic and political dynamics in continental France and the French Caribbean between 1750 and 1815. Themes include, but are not limited to, changing relationships between church and state; development of human and social rights; race and slavery; expansion of civil institutions during the Napoleonic Consulate and Empire; and changes in military practices. Course content is selected to align with the course description and the current state of scholarship in the field. The presentation of course content fosters critical thinking in the context of scholarly consensus and debate, rather than instructors’ views, values or beliefs. Instructors may assign different readings and/or topics that fit within the course description and meet the learning objectives. BENEFITS. History teaches evaluation and synthesis of evidence, development of persuasive arguments in written and oral form, expansion of understandings of historical contexts that have contributed to human complexity past and present, including but not limited to the formation of group and individual identities, social and political dynamics, and debates about values and rights. Applying this knowledge produces more informed citizens, who are proficient in the abilities required by today’s workforce. Prerequisite: Junior or senior classification or approval of instructor.
HIST 407 France Since 1815
Credits 3.
3 Lecture Hours.
CONTENT. Social, cultural, economic and political dynamics in continental France and the French Empire since 1815. Themes include, but are not limited to, changing relationships between church and state; industrialization and its impact on social status and political ideologies; political revolutions; imperialism in Africa and Indochina; global world wars; and decolonization. Course content is selected to align with the course description and the current state of scholarship in the field. The presentation of course content fosters critical thinking in the context of scholarly consensus and debate, rather than instructors’ views, values or beliefs. Instructors may assign different readings and/or topics that fit within the course description and meet the learning objectives. BENEFITS. History teaches evaluation and synthesis of evidence, development of persuasive arguments in written and oral form, expansion of understandings of historical contexts that have contributed to human complexity past and present, including but not limited to the formation of group and individual identities, social and political dynamics, and debates about values and rights. Applying this knowledge produces more informed citizens, who are proficient in the abilities required by today’s workforce. Prerequisite: Junior or senior classification or approval of instructor.
HIST 410 Russian History to 1801
Credits 3.
3 Lecture Hours.
Origins and Christianization of Russia; establishment and decline of Kievan Rus' state; Mongol conquest and domination of Russia; rise of Moscow, establishment of tsardom, expansion of state in sixteenth and seventeenth centuries; Peter the Great's reforms; emergence of Russian Empire as a major power; era of Catherine the Great.
HIST 411 Imperial Russia 1801-1917
Credits 3.
3 Lecture Hours.
The last century of the autocratic Romanov dynasty and the social, intellectual, economic and political forces that ended it; political culture, society in transition, international affairs and revolutionary groups in an era of reform, counter-reform, reaction and industrialization.
HIST 412 Russia's Long 20th Century - The Soviet Experiment and Beyond
Credits 3.
3 Lecture Hours.
CONTENT. The evolution of the Soviet experiment, beginning with the late Russian Empire and the war and revolution that ended it; the Bolshevik Party's seizure of power; the resulting socialist revolution; Stalin and Stalinism; Soviet society and everyday life; culture and the arts; Soviet involvement in World War II and the Cold War; opposition, dissent, reform and collapse of the USSR; post-Soviet developments and rise of Putin; the legacy and continued relevance of the Soviet experiment today. Course content is selected to align with the course description and the current state of scholarship in the field. The presentation of course content fosters critical thinking in the context of scholarly consensus and debate, rather than instructors’ views, values or beliefs. Instructors may assign different readings and/or topics that fit within the course description and meet the learning objectives. BENEFITS. History teaches evaluation and synthesis of evidence, development of persuasive arguments in written and oral form, expansion of understandings of historical contexts that have contributed to human complexity past and present, including but not limited to the formation of group and individual identities, social and political dynamics, and debates about values and rights. Applying this knowledge produces more informed citizens, who are proficient in the abilities required by today’s workforce. Prerequisite: Junior or senior classification or approval of instructor.
HIST 418 Intellectual History from the Ancient Near East to the Early Middle Ages
Credits 3.
3 Lecture Hours.
Political, social, cultural and religious histories of significant figures, groups, schools of thought and movements in western Afro-Eurasia from the Assyrian Empire to the later Roman Empire; developments in political theory, literature, sociology, arts, architecture, music, philosophy, law, sciences and education. Prerequisite: Junior or senior classification. Cross Listing: CLAS 418 and RELS 418.
HIST 419/RELS 419 Intellectual History, 500 to 1600
Credits 3.
3 Lecture Hours.
Political, social, cultural and religious histories of significant figures, groups, schools of thought and movements in western Afro-Eurasia from the rise of Islam to the Renaissance; developments in political theory, literature, sociology, arts, architecture, music, philosophy, law, sciences and education. Prerequisite: Junior or senior classification. Cross Listing: RELS 419/HIST 419.
HIST 425/RELS 425 The Sacred and Profane in History
Credits 3.
3 Lecture Hours.
Case studies of the sacred in varied times and regions; holy persons; holy places; holy objects; language and literature of the sacred; competing concepts of the holy within society; gender and the holy; institutions promoting holy people and places; the impact of social, political, cultural and intellectual developments on the relationship between the sacred and the profane. Prerequisites: Junior or senior classification. Cross Listing: RELS 425/HIST 425.
HIST 426/CLAS 426 The Ancient Greeks
Credits 3.
3 Lecture Hours.
Greek History and civilization from the Archaic Age to Alexander the Great (8th-late 4th century B.C.). Prerequisite: Junior or senior classification, or approval of instructor. Cross Listing: CLAS 426/HIST 426.
HIST 427/CLAS 427 The Roman Republic
Credits 3.
3 Lecture Hours.
Major events and issues in Roman history from the beginnings of the Republic to its incipient disintegration. Prerequisite: Junior or senior classification, or approval of instructor. Cross Listing: CLAS 427/HIST 427.
HIST 428/CLAS 428 The Roman Empire: Principate
Credits 3.
3 Lecture Hours.
Major events and issues in Roman history from the late Republic to the consolidation of the state of Late Antiquity. Prerequisite: Junior or senior classification, or approval of instructor. Cross Listing: CLAS 428/HIST 428.
HIST 429/CLAS 429 The Roman Empire: Transformations
Credits 3.
3 Lecture Hours.
Major events and issues in Roman history from the rise of Christianity as an imperial religion to the end of Late Antiquity. Prerequisite: Junior or senior classification, or approval of instructor. Cross Listing: CLAS 429/HIST 429.
HIST 432 The Nation of Ireland, 1800 to the Present
Credits 3.
3 Lecture Hours.
History of Ireland from the creation of the United Kingdom through the end of the twentieth century; British-Irish relations; agrarian unrest and violence; famine; political, cultural, and religious developments. Prerequisite: Junior or senior classification.
HIST 433 Digital Humanities Theory and Practice
Credits 3.
3 Lecture Hours.
The use of digital tools for conducting humanities research; theoretical ideas that inform the field; application of theory to the critical assessment of online digital projects in the field. Prerequisite: Junior or senior classification. Cross Listing: DHUM 433 and ENGL 433.
HIST 434/FILM 434 History and Film
Credits 3.
3 Lecture Hours.
Relationship between film, historical events, and public memory; cinematic representation of political, social, and economic change in various contexts; analysis of movies as historical texts; topics covered will vary according to an individual instructor’s discretion. Prerequisites: Junior or senior classification. Cross Listing: FILM 434/HIST 434.
HIST 436 Seventeenth-Century Britain
Credits 3.
3 Lecture Hours.
Social, political, economic, cultural and religious developments, Puritanism and the Revolution of the 1640s, the Restoration, establishment of constitutional monarchy after 1688, Great Britain's rise as an imperial power.
HIST 437 Eighteenth Century Britain
Credits 3.
3 Lecture Hours.
Political, social, economical, intellectual, cultural, and imperial history of Britain in the eighteenth century. Prerequisite: Junior or senior classification.
HIST 438 Nineteenth Century Britain
Credits 3.
3 Lecture Hours.
Political, social, economic, cultural, intellectual and military history of Great Britain from 1815 to 1914. Prerequisite: Junior or senior classification or approval of instructor.
HIST 439 Twentieth Century Britain
Credits 3.
3 Lecture Hours.
Constitutional, political, economic, military, social and cultural history of Great Britain since 1900. Prerequisite: Junior or senior classification or approval of instructor.
HIST 441 History of Mexico, 1821 to the Present
Credits 3.
3 Lecture Hours.
Political, economic and social development of Mexico since independence and her relation to other world powers.
HIST 442 World War II
Credits 3.
3 Lecture Hours.
Origins; military campaigns in Europe, North Africa, Asia, and the Pacific; European, Japanese, Asian, and American home fronts; collapse of Germany; atomic warfare; legacies. Prerequisite: Junior or senior classification.
HIST 443 American Military History to 1901
Credits 3.
3 Lecture Hours.
American military experience from colonial days to 1901; causes, nature and effect of the wars in which the United States has participated.
HIST 444 American Military History Since 1901
Credits 3.
3 Lecture Hours.
American military experience from 1901 to present; causes, nature and effect of wars in which the United States has participated; effect of war on American history.
HIST 445 History of Military Strategy
Credits 3.
3 Lecture Hours.
Military thought and theory, 1700 to the present. Prerequisite: Junior or senior classification.
HIST 447 Law and Society in the United States through Reconstruction
Credits 3.
3 Lecture Hours.
How political and social conditions in American history have produced fundamental constitutional principles, changes and practices; historical evolution of written and unwritten Constitution; state law, legal theory, legal profession and private law through the Civil War and Reconstruction. Prerequisite: Junior or senior classification or approval of instructor.
HIST 448 American Law Since 1865
Credits 3.
3 Lecture Hours.
Analysis of themes in American legal and constitutional history since 1865; examination of social, cultural, and political context surrounding major Supreme Court decisions; social impact of laws and Supreme Court decisions; investigation of legal activities such as moot court and amicus curiae briefs. Prerequisites: Junior or senior classification.
HIST 449 History of Brazil, 1822 to the Present
Credits 3.
3 Lecture Hours.
Political, cultural and economic development of Brazil since independence; slavery and race relations; relation to other world powers. Prerequisite: Junior classification.
HIST 451 Southern Identities and Cultures Since Reconstruction
Credits 3.
3 Lecture Hours.
Focus on the aftermath of slavery and defeat in those parts of North America where slavery dominated the economy, politics and demographics; transformations in race, culture and politics in such regions and emergence of new identities since Reconstruction; debates over the geographic and cultural roots of the American South. Prerequisite: Junior or senior classification or approval of instructor.
HIST 452 The American Revolution
Credits 3.
3 Lecture Hours.
The causes and consequences of revolutionary activity; battlefields and homefronts during the War for Independence; social, political and economic impact of the Revolution on diverse peoples and communities both in the new United States and abroad; historical memory of the American Revolution. Prerequisite: Junior or senior classification.
HIST 453 The American West
Credits 3.
3 Lecture Hours.
Patterns of westward expansion and settlement; Native American history and culture; global immigration to the region; Western political, economic, social, and environmental developments; the American West in popular culture. Prerequisite: Junior or senior classification.
HIST 458 The History of Childhood and Family in America
Credits 3.
3 Lecture Hours.
History of childhood and family in American history; examination of how region, race, ethnicity, class and gender shape children's and the family's experiences; consideration of how social, cultural, economic, and political structures shape ideas about and activities of children and families in America.
HIST 460 American Society and Culture Since 1877
Credits 3.
3 Lecture Hours.
CONTENT. Examination of the evolution of social and political thought and its influence on American institutions and culture since 1877. Themes include, but are not limited to, access to and content of higher education; sports as sites of participation and fandom; music as an industry and cultural product; religion and its relationship to American politics; advertising as both an economic engine and a reflection of cultural priorities. Course content is selected to align with the course description and the current state of scholarship in the field. The presentation of course content fosters critical thinking in the context of scholarly consensus and debate, rather than instructors’ views, values or beliefs. Instructors may assign different readings and/or topics that fit within the course description and meet the learning objectives. BENEFITS. History teaches evaluation and synthesis of evidence, development of persuasive arguments in written and oral form, expansion of understandings of historical contexts that have contributed to human complexity past and present, including but not limited to the formation of group and individual identities, social and political dynamics, and debates about values and rights. Applying this knowledge produces more informed citizens, who are proficient in the abilities required by today’s workforce. Prerequisite: Junior or senior classification or approval of instructor.
HIST 461/WGST 461 Women in America to 1877
Credits 3.
3 Lecture Hours.
CONTENT. Examines women's historical role in the nation's development from pre-colonial times to 1877 by exploring religious, legal, political and cultural factors which helped shape the character and activities of women in American society. Themes include, but are not limited to, early native American women; women and the American Revolution; women in slavery; women and the Civil War; and women and Reconstruction. Course content is selected to align with the course description and the current state of scholarship in the field. The presentation of course content fosters critical thinking in the context of scholarly consensus and debate, rather than instructors’ views, values or beliefs. Instructors may assign different readings and/or topics that fit within the course description and meet the learning objectives. BENEFITS. History teaches evaluation and synthesis of evidence, development of persuasive arguments in written and oral form, expansion of understandings of historical contexts that have contributed to human complexity past and present, including but not limited to the formation of group and individual identities, social and political dynamics, and debates about values and rights. Applying this knowledge produces more informed citizens, who are proficient in the abilities required by today’s workforce. Prerequisite: Junior or senior classification or approval of instructor. Cross Listing: WGST 461/HIST 461.
HIST 462 American Foreign Relations to 1913
Credits 3.
3 Lecture Hours.
History of U.S. foreign relations and policies to 1913. Prerequisite: Junior or senior classification or approval of instructor.
HIST 463 American Foreign Relations Since 1913
Credits 3.
3 Lecture Hours.
History of U.S. foreign relations and policies since 1913. Prerequisite: Junior or senior classification or approval of instructor.
HIST 464 International Developments Since 1918
Credits 3.
3 Lecture Hours.
General survey of world politics since close of World War I; problems and ideologies of great powers of Europe and factors and conditions which explain present political tendencies and policies.
HIST 470 American Business History
Credits 3.
3 Lecture Hours.
Management strategy and structure of the modern corporation in 19th and 20th century America and the corporation's changing roles in American society.
HIST 471 Survey of World History for Elementary Education Certification
Credits 3.
3 Lecture Hours.
World history for future social studies instructors; politics, economics, religion, and culture in global context; instructional methods and pedagogical philosophy for prospective elementary-level educators. Prerequisite: Junior or senior classification.
HIST 472 Programming for Historians
Credits 3.
3 Lecture Hours.
Exploration of the use of computers for historical research; creating data out of historical source material; computer programming skills for digitizing, querying, and sharing historical texts. Prerequisite: Junior or senior classification.
HIST 473/WGST 473 Women in America Since 1877
Credits 3.
3 Lecture Hours.
CONTENT. History of women in the U.S. from the late 19th century to the present; role of intersectionality in defining the experience of modern womanhood; women as activists, workers, consumers, mothers and feminists; experiences, lives and influence of women of color; examination of contemporary social, political and economic histories. Course content is selected to align with the course description and the current state of scholarship in the field. The presentation of course content fosters critical thinking in the context of scholarly consensus and debate, rather than instructors’ views, values or beliefs. Instructors may assign different readings and/or topics that fit within the course description and meet the learning objectives. BENEFITS. History teaches evaluation and synthesis of evidence, development of persuasive arguments in written and oral form, expansion of understandings of historical contexts that have contributed to human complexity past and present, including but not limited to the formation of group and individual identities, social and political dynamics, and debates about values and rights. Applying this knowledge produces more informed citizens, who are proficient in the abilities required by today’s workforce. Prerequisite: Junior or senior classification or approval of instructor; HIST-473 also taught at Galveston campus. Cross Listing: WGST 473/HIST 473.
HIST 474 Topics in Historical Ethnic Conflict
Credits 3.
3 Lecture Hours.
Analysis of a specific instance of historical ethnic conflict; examination of the social, political, religious, and economic factors contributing to that historical conflict; discussion of structural factors influencing ethnic, national and other group efforts to advance claims to separate identity and self-government; case study will vary by semester. Prerequisite: Junior or senior classification.
HIST 475 Empires in History
Credits 3.
3 Lecture Hours.
Empires in their formative, medieval, early modern and modern periods within a comparative framework with a case-study approach; geographic range varies; politics, religion, culture, literature, arts, economics, environment, race, gender, identity formation, technology, class, medicine, sciences, philosophy, labor, violence, agriculture, immigration, slavery, diplomacy and industrialization. May be taken 3 times for credit. Prerequisite: Junior or senior classification.
HIST 476/WGST 476 Sex and Sexuality in History
Credits 3.
3 Lecture Hours.
CONTENT. Changing ideas about sex and sexuality over time; includes their interaction with ideas about gender, race, class, religion, science, technology, medicine, politics and popular culture; historical and cultural processes creating modern concerns about sex and sexuality. Course content is selected to align with the course description and the current state of scholarship in the field. The presentation of course content fosters critical thinking in the context of scholarly consensus and debate, rather than instructors’ views, values or beliefs. Instructors may assign different readings and/or topics that fit within the course description and meet the learning objectives. BENEFITS. History teaches evaluation and synthesis of evidence, development of persuasive arguments in written and oral form, expansion of understandings of historical contexts that have contributed to human complexity past and present, including but not limited to the formation of group and individual identities, social and political dynamics, and debates about values and rights. Applying this knowledge produces more informed citizens, who are proficient in the abilities required by today’s workforce. Prerequisite: Junior or senior classification or approval of instructor. Cross Listing: WGST 476/HIST 476.
HIST 477/WGST 477 Women and Gender in Modern European History
Credits 3.
3 Lecture Hours.
CONTENT. History of women in Europe from the 18th century to the present: women's contributions to their societies; realities of their daily lives and their responses; perceptions of women; role of institutions in defining women's roles; significance for women of industrialization, revolution, warfare, scientific discoveries. Course content is selected to align with the course description and the current state of scholarship in the field. The presentation of course content fosters critical thinking in the context of scholarly consensus and debate, rather than instructors’ views, values or beliefs. Instructors may assign different readings and/or topics that fit within the course description and meet the learning objectives. BENEFITS. History teaches evaluation and synthesis of evidence, development of persuasive arguments in written and oral form, expansion of understandings of historical contexts that have contributed to human complexity past and present, including but not limited to the formation of group and individual identities, social and political dynamics, and debates about values and rights. Applying this knowledge produces more informed citizens, who are proficient in the abilities required by today’s workforce. Prerequisite: Junior or senior classification or approval of instructor. Cross Listing: WGST 477/HIST 477.
HIST 478 Immigration in Post-1945 European History
Credits 3.
3 Lecture Hours.
History of immigration in post-1945 Europe; experiences of migrants to Europe; migrant participation in workforce; backlash to immigration; migrants’ cultural contributions to Europe; transformation of Europe and European identity. Prerequisites: Junior or senior classification.
HIST 481 Seminar
Credits 3.
3 Lecture Hours.
CONTENT. Capstone seminar. Instructors select different topics and assign distinct readings to meet the learning objectives. All sections include the use of primary source materials related to the topic of the seminar; problems of bibliography, historiography and historical method; scholarship concerning a particular issue, event, period or people in history; and instruction and experience in historical writing. Course content is selected to align with the course description and the current state of scholarship in the field. The presentation of course content fosters critical thinking in the context of scholarly consensus and debate, rather than instructors’ views, values or beliefs. BENEFITS. History teaches evaluation and synthesis of evidence, development of persuasive arguments in written and oral form, expansion of understandings of historical contexts that have contributed to human complexity past and present, including but not limited to the formation of group and individual identities, social and political dynamics, and debates about values and rights. Applying this knowledge produces more informed citizens, who are proficient in the abilities required by today’s workforce. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisites: Grade of C or better in HIST 280; 21 credits of history, 9 of which must be 300-level or above; senior classification or approval of instructor.
HIST 484 Internship
Credits 0 to 3.
0 to 3 Other Hours.
Internship in a public or private organization to provide students with opportunities to develop career readiness through communication, professional responsibility and research experience appropriate to career objectives. Students are encouraged to take responsibility for their own learning by seeking out possible internship opportunities, designed to enhance understanding of established professional standards and protocols, that best suit their career interests and schedules and to consult with the internship coordinator sooner rather than later, before finalizing any internship arrangement. May be taken three times for credit. Must be taken on a satisfactory/unsatisfactory basis. Prerequisites: Junior or senior classification and approval of internship coordinator.
HIST 485 Directed Studies
Credits 0 to 3.
0 to 3 Other Hours.
Selected fields of history not covered in depth by other courses. Reports and extensive reading required. Prerequisite: Approval of instructor and academic advisor; also taught at Galveston campus.
HIST 489 Special Topics in...
Credits 1 to 4.
1 to 4 Lecture Hours.
Selected topics in an identified area of history. May be repeated for credit.
HIST 491 Research
Credits 0 to 3.
0 to 3 Other Hours.
Research conducted under the direction of faculty member in history. Prerequisites: 24 hours of history, with 12 or more at 300-level or above; junior or senior classification; approval of instructor and academic advisor.
HIST 497 Independent Honors Studies
Credits 1 to 3.
1 to 3 Other Hours.
Directed independent studies for upper division Honors students, regardless of academic major, in selected aspects of history. Prerequisites: Junior or senior classification either as Honors student or with overall GPR of 3.25 and letter of approval from head of student's major department, approval of History department head, and approval of both instructor of record and History academic advisor.
Alonzo, Armando C, Associate Professor
History
PHD, Indiana University, 1994
Anderson, Terry H, Professor
History
PHD, Indiana University, 1978
Bach, Damon R, Senior Lecturer
History
PHD, Texas A&M University, 2013
Bickham, Troy O, Professor
History
PHD, University of Oxford, 2001
Bouton, Cynthia A, Professor
History
PHD, State University of New York, Binghamton, 1985
Broussard, Albert S, Professor
History
PHD, Duke University, 1977
Brunson, Takkara K, Associate Professor
History
PHD, The University of Texas, 2011
Brunstedt, Jonathan Jay, Associate Professor
History
PHD, University of Oxford, 2011
Chavana, Adrian, Assistant Professor
History
PHD, University of Minnesota - Twin Cities, 2023
Daddis, Gregory, Professor
History
PHD, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 2009
Dror, Olga, Professor
History
PHD, Cornell University, 2003
Emre, Side, Associate Professor
History
PHD, University of Chicago, 2009
Fletcher, Ryan L., Instructional Assistant Professor
History
PHD, University of Mississippi, 2013
Foote, Lorien L, Professor
History
PHD, University of Oklahoma at Norman, 1999
Haefeli, Evan P, Professor
History
PHD, Princeton University, 2000
Hernandez, Sonia, Professor
History
PHD, University of Houston, 2006
Howell, Kenneth W, Visiting Lecturer
History
PHD, Texas A&M University, 2005
Hudson, Angela P, Professor
History
PHD, Yale University, 2007
Hudson, David R, Instructional Professor
History
PHD, Texas A&M University, 1998
Johnson, Violet M, Professor
History
PHD, Boston College, 1992
Kamphoefner, Walter D, Professor
History
PHD, University of Missouri, 1978
Kim, Hoi-Eun, Associate Professor
History
PHD, Harvard University, 2006
Kirkendall, Andrew J, Professor
History
PHD, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 1996
MacNamara, Lawrence Trent, Associate Professor
History
PHD, Columbia University, 2015
McGlone, Kevin Joseph, Instructional Associate Professor
History
PHD, Texas A&M University, 2016
McNamara, Sarah J, Associate Professor
History
PHD, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 2016
Moran, Rachel Louise, Professor
History
PHD, Pennsylvania State University, 2013
Nie, Lina, Assistant Professor
History
PHD, University of Southern California, 2024
Parker, Jason C, Professor
History
PHD, University of Florida, 2002
Randolph, Justin, Assistant Professor
History
PHD, Yale University, 2020
Ray, Jessica Erin, Instructional Associate Professor
History
PHD, Texas A&M University, 2014
Reese, Roger R, Professor
History
PHD, The University of Texas at Austin, 1990
Riegg, Stephen B, Associate Professor
History
PHD, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 2016
Rohrbaugh, Collin Michael, Visiting Lecturer
History
PHD, Texas A&M University, 2023
Rouleau, Brian J, Professor
History
PHD, University of Pennsylvania, 2010
Sachs, Miranda, Assistant Professor
History
PHD, Yale University, 2017
Schloss, Rebecca H, Associate Professor
History
PHD, Duke University, 2003
Schwartz, Daniel L, Professor
History
PHD, Princeton University, 2009
Seipp, Adam R, Professor
History
PHD, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 2005
Smith Cox, Shae Vaughn, Assistant Professor
History
PHD, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, 2020
Stranges, Anthony N, Professor
History
PHD, University of Wisconsin, Madison, 1977
Unterman, Katherine R, Associate Professor
History
PHD, Yale University, 2011
Van De Logt, Martinus J, Visiting Associate Professor
History
PHD, Oklahoma State University, 2002
Weber, Nathaniel R, Lecturer
History
PHD, Texas A&M University, 2016
Weeks, William Dale, Visiting Lecturer
History
PHD, Texas A&M University, 2020
Werner, Kai, Assistant Professor
History
MA, William & Mary, 2021
Yeun, Che, Assistant Professor
History
PHD, Harvard University, 2024
MFA, University of New Orleans, 2013