History (HIST

Develops the ability to plan, manage, and instruct a health education program at the middle and high school levels. Includes field experience. Corequisite or Prerequisite: Education 306 Credit: 3 hours (Fall)

Develops the ability to plan, manage, and teach physical education at the elementary school level. Includes field experience. Corequisite or Prerequisite: Education 306 Credit: 3 hours (Fall)

Develops the ability to plan, manage, and instruct a physical education program at the middle and high school levels. Includes field experience. Corequisite or Prerequisite: Education 306 Credit: 3 hours (Spring)

Required of majors in the last semester before graduation. Graded on P/F basis. Credit: 0 hours

(formerly History 303) Major European powers from conclusion of the Hundred Years War to the beginning of the French Revolution, emphasizing significant political, cultural and religious developments. Credit: 3 hours (Fall, alternate years)

(formerly History 304) Major European powers in their global setting from the French Revolution to the present, emphasizing political, cultural and religious developments. Credit: 3 hours (Fall, alternate years)

(formerly History 201) Major political, social, and economic trends in the history of the United States from the First Peoples through the Civil War. Credit: 3 hours (Fall)

(formerly History 202) Major political, social, and economic trends in the history of the United States from the Civil War through the 21st century. Credit: 3 hours (Spring)

In an attempt to make sense of this hard-to-understand region, this class will take a historical look at how Southerners have developed and identified with their region. In particular, we will examine if the South is really different from other regions, what does it mean to identify as a Southerner, and how the outside world has shaped the region. Students will make use of personal experience and historical analysis to answer questions posed by our readings and class discussions. Credit: 3 hours

(formerly History 316) Latin American societies under Spanish and Portuguese rule; contemporary legacies of colonialism; emphasis on social conflict and interplay of gender, race, and class. Credit: 3 hours

(formerly History 317) Latin American history from the Wars of Independence through the 20th Century. Credit: 3 hours

(formerly History 324) Modern sub-Saharan Africa from 1800; precolonial, colonial and post-colonial political and social structures; emphasis on political, economic and social transformation. Credit: 3 hours

(formerly History 326) History of the Middle East from the rise of Islam to the present. Creation and institutionalization of Islamic institutions and law; political expansion and disintegration; focus on modern Middle Eastern conflicts. Credit: 3 hours

(formerly Global Perspectives 120) A survey of ancient and early modern world history and its contributions to global culture up to 1500. Credit: 3 hours

This course examines the history of peoples and communities from Latin American and Caribbean societies have been integrated into the United States since independence to the present. Prerequisites: History 101, 102, and 117 recommended. Credit: 3 hours

(formerly History 311) History of North Carolina within the context of growth of the United States; colonial role and participation in Revolutionary War; growth of a sectional outlook and participation in Civil War; emergence of national perspective. Credit: 3 hours (Fall)

(formerly History 411) A seminar on the revolutions in Latin America. Particular focus on the Mexican, Cuban, and Nicaraguan Revolutions and the perspective of the participants. Credit: 3 hours

(formerly History 315) A comparative study of China, Japan, Korea and Taiwan from the 18th century to the present, with special emphasis on the 19th century encounter with Western powers; on Communist China and the Cultural Revolution; and on the “economic miracles” that have transformed these East Asian nations in recent decades. Credit: 3 hours

(formerly History 200) Research methods in history. Credit: 3 hours

Readings, lectures, and discussions of international issues: East-West tensions, China after normalization, the post-colonial world and North-South dialogues, and Europe in a nonEuropean world. Seminar approach. Credit: 3 hours (Spring)

This course introduces students to the major themes, issues, and debates in AfricanAmerican history. Students will develop an appreciation of how African Americans shaped their own history and how the African-American experience has become a part of the broader American experience. Credit: 3 hours

History of American Women from the colonial era to the present. Topics include changes in the household and women’s work, rise of female public activism and feminism, and debates over “ideal” womanhood and female sexuality. Credit: 3 hours (Spring)

Inter-American relations from the perspective of both the United States and Latin American societies. Examines US political, economic, social and cultural influences in Latin America as well as Latin American responses. Credit: 3 hours

(formerly Global Perspectives 320) A critical history of the modern world from the 18th century to the present day. This class is global in its geographic scope, uses case studies and comparisons drawn from the Americas, Europe, Asia, the Middle East, and Africa, and incorporates multiple voices and perspectives in analysis. This class cultivates a range of skills that are readily transferable beyond the classroom. Credit: 3 hours

Origins of Japanese society with focus on national identity and the development of art, literature and religion from earliest times to today. Influence of China and creation of a distinctive Japanese culture; rise of the samurai; Japan’s encounter with the West; 20thcentury militarism; pop culture icons such as Godzilla and Hello Kitty. Credit: 3 hours

Society, history and historiography of India from the Indus Valley civilization to the establishment of the first Islamic state in 1200 CE. Spread of Vedic Aryan culture; urbanization; rise of classical Indian society; development of Buddhism, Hinduism and Jainism. Credit: 3 hours

Southeast Asia has been a crossroads of trade and cultural exchange for much of the past two thousand years and has developed into one of the most religiously and ethnically diverse regions in the world. This course focuses on how geography and trade have impacted the cultures of the nations that comprise Southeast Asia by tracing the influences of Indian, Chinese, Arab, and European missionaries, traders and colonizers. Credit: 3 hours

Christian movement and thought from the beginnings recorded in the Acts of the Apostles through the church's permeation of Western society in the Middle Ages. Credit: 3 hours

This course explores American religious history from the colonial era to the present. It will address the periodic developments and general themes of American religion. Credit: 3 hours

A study of the Holocaust, beginning with the conditions that made it possible to establish the Third Reich, and covering the Nazi racial ideology, measures to create a racially "pure" society, the war against the Jews, the role of German allies, participation and resistance, other persecuted groups, the last days, and the postwar legacy. Upper level seminar with intensive reading and writing workload. Credit: 3 hours (Spring)

Special topics related to in-depth research of themes in global or comparative history, including a basic research project at the junior level, and a longer, in-depth research paper at the senior level. Credit: 3 hours

Special topics related to in-depth research of themes in United States history, including a basic research project at the junior level, and a longer, in-depth research paper at the senior level. Credit: 3 hours

S special topics related to in-depth research of themes in European history, including a basic research project at the junior level, and a longer, in-depth research paper at the senior level. Credit: 3 hours

Special topics related to in-depth research of themes in Latin American history, including a basic research project at the junior level, and a longer, in-depth research paper at the senior level. Credit: 3 hours

Special topics related to in-depth research of themes in Asian and Pacific history, including a basic research project at the junior level, and a longer, in-depth research paper at the senior level. Credit: 3 hours

Special topics related to in-depth research of themes in African and Middle Eastern history, including a basic research project at the junior level, and a longer, in-depth research paper at the senior level. Credit: 3 hours

Students will complete an internship involving the use of historical skills or methods, including but not limited to, the study of the past, researching, writing, speaking, and thinking critically about the past. Students will complete a university learning contract with a supervising faculty and on-site supervisor, and will work/learn onsite 6 hours per week for 3 credits, 4 hours per week for 2 credits, and 2 hours per week for 1 credit, completing a variety of assessments, including for example, written and verbal reports, to demonstrate student learning. Prerequisite: History 200 Credit: 1-3 hours

By permission only. Credit: 3 hours

Involves a major research project that history majors undertake with the consent and guidance of a full-time history instructor in their junior or senior year. Research project will build on knowledge gained in earlier courses and may be an expansion of earlier research. Based on primary and secondary sources, the project culminates in an essay with references, notes, and annotated bibliography, as well as a formal research presentation to students and faculty. Students will meet with their thesis advisor one hour per week during the semester. Credit: 1 hour

Required of majors in the last semester before graduation. Graded on P/F basis. Credit: 0 hours