History Course Descriptions:
HST 121-122 - United States History, I-II
A study of American civilization from its European origins until 1865 in the first semester; its development since 1865 until the present is considered in the second semester.
HST 125 - European Civilization I
A general survey of European history and civilization to 1500. Offered in alternate years.
HST 209 - U.S. Foreign Policy (POL 209)
A survey of the major ideas, factors, and decisions that have and continue to shape U.S. foreign policy. The course includes in-depth analysis of several challenges and decisions facing current foreign policy makers.

HST 223 - Research Methods in the Social Sciences (SOC 223; POL 223)
An introduction to the qualitative and quantitative methods employed by social scientists. Emphasis is given to alternative choices of design, sampling techniques, instruments and appropriate interpretive and analytical procedures encountered in the process of social scientific research.

HST 231 - American Civil War
Traces the emerging political and moral crisis that led to the conflict. Secession and military developments will be examined, along with the political background and life on the home fronts.

HST 233 - Jeffersonian/Jacksonian America
A study of America in the formative years after independence, with special emphasis on Jefferson and Jackson and American life during their administrations. Offered in alternate years.

HST 238 - History of England
Surveys the major trends in English history from its beginnings to 1945. In addition to political chronology, social and cultural features will be treated.

HST 240 - History of Africa
This course traces the social and political trends of the past and evaluates their influence on contemporary Africa. Each year, one major geographic area of the continent is selected for study. Study includes pre-colonial history, the impact of colonization, and the development and challenges facing Africa in the post-colonial era, with emphasis on the uniquely African responses to outside forces. Offered in alternate years.

HST 246 - Revolutionary Europe, 1789-1871
The history of Europe from the French Revolution through the unification of Germany and Italy.

HST 247 - Europe, 1890-1945
The decline of Europe from its overwhelming world dominance in the late 19th century through its almost self-destruction in the two World Wars. The rise of the dictatorships and the Western democracies' struggle for survival are stressed. Offered in alternate years.

HST 248 - The Cold War, Since 1945 (POL 248)
The major European developments since World War II. The rise of the U.S.-Soviet competition for world-wide supremacy, with special stress on its implications for Europe. Post-war European reconstruction and movements toward European unity are treated.

HST 255 - Independent Study

HST 336 - Recent America
American political and social history is stressed from 1945 through the Clinton Presidency. Offered in alternate years.

HST 338 - Colonial America
The social and religious history of colonial Americans is stressed from the Euro-Indian exchanges to the American Revolution. Offered in alternate years.

HST 341 - History of Modern East Asia
The Western impact on the Far East and the Eastern response in the 19th and 20th centuries. International relations are appropriately emphasized, but full attention is given to the more fundamental factors of Chinese and Japanese institutions and ideas.

HST 342 - Modern Middle East
A survey of the major developments in the Middle Eastern countries between Libya in the West and Iran in the East with a major emphasis on late 19th and 20th century trends.

HST 343-344 - History of Russia I-II
The origins and growth of the Russian people and institutions from the eighth century to the present. Offered in alternate years.

HST 358-359 - Topics in History
Based on student interest and current trends and needs, the Department offers a number of topics and eras, for example: History of the Family and Women in America.

HST 442 - American Business History
Focused on management-labor relations, broadly construed, from 1600 to the present.
HST 454 -Social Science Seminar (SOC 454, PSY 454, POL 454)
Intensive consideration of a problem or issue of interest to social scientists. This is an interdisciplinary course in which students interact with faculty and students from other departments in the social sciences and undertake a research project utilizing the methods and perspectives found in their own major discipline. For upper-level students. By invitation only.
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