History 365-386, North American and United States History

 

HIS 365/Topics in North American and United States History

(periodically)
Focuses on differing topics of historical significance having to do with North America and the United States. This course may be repeated for credit when the topic changes. May fulfill departmental distribution requirements.

Liberal Learning:

• VARIES
• SOCIAL CHANGE IN HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVES

 

HIS 366/Origins of the US Constitution

(periodically)
An examination of the political theories, people, social and economic forces, events, and political context that influenced the framing and ratification of the U.S.  Constitution and Bill of Rights.

Liberal Learning:

• SOCIAL CHANGE IN HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVES

 

HIS 370/ US and the World

(spring semester)
An introduction to the United States in world history from the 17th century to the present. The course deals with major forces in American development with an emphasis on encounters among Amerindians, Africans, Europeans, and Asians that created a distinct society linked to an increasingly interdependent world. Along with basic knowledge of the period, students learn skills that pertain to analysis of one major society interacting with others over time.

Liberal Learning:

• GLOBAL
• SOCIAL CHANGE IN HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVES

 

HIS 372/United States: The Coming of the Civil War

(periodically)
This course will focus on the interplay between partisan politics and North-South sectional antagonism that ultimately led to the American Civil War. It will cover in close detail the 15 year period starting with the outbreak of the Mexican War in 1846, and ending with the Confederate attack on Fort Sumter and President Lincoln’s call for troops.

Liberal Learning:

• SOCIAL CHANGE IN HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVES

 

HIS 374/United States: Civil War and Reconstruction

(periodically)
This course begins with the sectional crisis and the coming of the war. Its principal focus is the military struggle between the Union and the Confederacy. It concludes with an assessment of emancipation and Reconstruction. Social, political, economic, and diplomatic aspects of the era will be considered.

Liberal Learning:

• SOCIAL CHANGE IN HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVES

 

HIS 375/The Old South

(periodically)
The course will introduce students to the history of the most divergent region of the United States. It will focus on the slave South of the mid-19th century, when North/South differences and perceptions of difference sharpened and finally led to civil war. The course will conclude with an assessment of emancipation and Reconstruction.

Liberal Learning:

• RACE & ETHNICITY
• SOCIAL CHANGE IN HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVES

 

HIS 382/United States: 1877-1945

(periodically)
Examines the evolution of urban-industrial society, the impact of labor and social reform movements on political structures during the Progressive Era and the New Deal, and the rise of the U.S. to imperial and world power.

Liberal Learning:

• GLOBAL; RACE & ETHNICITY
• SOCIAL CHANGE IN HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVES

 

HIS 383/United States since 1945

(periodically)
This course examines the Cold War and United States hegemony; civil rights; the women’s movement; the promise and problems of liberalism; American conservatism; the end of the Cold War; and the consequences of September 11, 2001.

Liberal Learning:

• SOCIAL CHANGE IN HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVES

 

HIS 384/Women in 20th Century US

(fall semester)
This course will examine the history of women in the United States in the 20 century, with special emphasis on their roles in political and social movements. We will explore the diverse ways in which women have lived, worked and contributed to the history of the US in the 20 century. While we will be looking at some of the "great women" of U.S. history, the course will focus more on the aspects of the general experiences of women and their political, social, cultural and familial relationships.

Liberal Learning:

• GENDER
• SOCIAL CHANGE IN HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVES
  

 

HIS 385/Women in the United States to 1900

(every semester)
This course will examine the history of women in the United States from before European contact to the present. We will explore the diverse ways in which women have lived, worked and contributed to the history of the US. While we will be looking at some of the "great women" of U.S. history, the course will focus more on the aspects of the general experiences of women and their political, social, cultural and familial relationships.

Liberal Learning:

• GENDER
• SOCIAL CHANGE IN HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVES

 

HIS 386/United States Diplomacy in the American Century

(periodically)
The course is a concise overview of the economic, political, military, cultural, and ideological aspects of American foreign affairs from 1898 to the present.

Liberal Learning:

• SOCIAL CHANGE IN HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVES