History Major Fields
Area A
Europe
United States Area B
HST 1101 HST 1102 HST 1103 HST 1104 HST 1105 HST 2014
HST 2103 HST 2111 HST 2112 HST 3104 HST 3105 HST 3106
HST 3107 HST 3108 HST 3121 HST 3191
HST 1201 HST 1202 HST 1203 HST 2201 HST 2202 HST 2205
HST 3211 HST 3212 HST 3214 HST 3218 HST 3221 HST 3222
HST 3231 HST 3241 HST 3245 HST 3262
Canada
HST 2301
Africa
HST 1401
East Asia
HST 1501 HST 3501 HST 2511 HST 3511 HST 2521 HST 3521
Latin America
HST 1601 HST 2601 HST 2602 HST 3601
Middle East
HST 1701 HST/PSC/GBS 3701 HST 2701 HST 3702
Area C
HST 3602 HST 3603 HST 3611 HST 3621
Students may elect to complete a concentration in one of the following areas: East Asia, Latin America, or the Middle East. To do so, students must take at least 4 credits of introductory and intermediate courses, and at least 8 credits of advanced courses, in one of the concentration areas. Requirements for a Minor in History (20 Credits) Students who wish to minor in history must complete 20 credits in history with at least two 3000-level history courses.
Course Descriptions HST 1101. Foundations in Western Civilization from Ancient Times to the Enlightenment. This course is a survey of Western civilization from its foundations to the eighteenth century, including the evolution of Western society, politics, culture and ideas will be examined. Four credits. [T]
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HST 1102. Foundations in Western Civilization since the Enlightenment. This course is a survey of Western civilization since the eighteenth century including the emergence of modern thought, politics, economy, society and empire. Four credits. [T] HST 1103. Topics in Western Civilization. This course explores special topics in Western Civilization. Four credits. [T] HST 1104. War in the West from Rome to the Present. This course is an exploration of war and society in Western Civilization from Rome to the present. The course will examine the nature of war and warfare, in addition to the social and cultural dynamic of conflict in the west. Four credits. [T] HST 1105. The Marketplace in Historical Change. This course is an analysis of economic factors and commercial activity in Western Civilization from the Ancient World to the present. These factors will be used as the prism through which the class will study the transformation of societies in Western Civilization. Four credits. [T] HST 1201. American Beginnings [to 1800]. This course is a survey of Native American contact with Europeans, cultural interactions in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, and the Revolution that created the United States. Four credits. [T] HST 1202. American Expansions [1800-1918]. This course is a survey ranging from the presidency of Thomas Jefferson through World War I. This class will explore a variety of expansions that occurred in the United States over this period, including territorial increase and its consequences, the extension of markets, transportation and industry across the continent, the enlargement of the voting public and its access to the political system, and the shift in individual and community perspectives as the nation grew from a collection of relatively isolated rural communities into a mobile and increasingly connected national populace. Four credits. [T] HST 1203. American Aspirations [1914 to present]. This course is a survey covering World War I through the present day. This course will investigate America’s rise to a world power during the 20th century, paying particular attention to moments when popular, groundswell movements either bolstered America’s strength or shook its very structures. Topics covered will include: the state and social reform; structural expansion (physical and economic/ domestic and international); (re)division of racial and gender roles; communist containment; the liberal arc and the