Requirements

Major/Minor

The study of history fosters a critical approach to the human past, an acquaintance with past and present issues of social justice, and an awareness of human diversity. History courses provide an opportunity for students to gain knowledge of the human past and present in order to locate themselves and others in a historical, social, and intellectual context. History courses also convey an appreciation of history as an academic discipline with its own rules of inquiry.
The history major teaches students to analyze historical problems from several perspectives, to use primary sources and historical literature critically and effectively, and to employ historical perspectives and sources appropriately in the construction of oral and written accounts of the human past. History majors acquire both general knowledge of the human past and more detailed knowledge of a concentration within the field of historical inquiry.
The history department offers major and minor programs in history and in history for secondary and middle school teachers. In every program a student with a strong academic background may, with the department’s consent, substitute courses on the 200 or 300 level for the required 100 level history courses and History 211 and 212.

Major Requirements
• Thirty-six semester hours
• History 102 or 112 or 152 or 153
• History 300
• One intensified course taken after History 300; students interested in graduate school are strongly encouraged to intensify at least two history courses and study a foreign language beyond 102
• Fifteen semester hours meeting the requirements of an area of concentration in history
• Three courses outside the area of concentration

A minimum of fifteen hours in the major field must be completed at Dominican. Students electing a concentration in U.S. or European history are encouraged to elect one course in African, Global, or Latin American history in partial fulfillment of major requirements. Students who do not choose such a course must, in addition to history requirements, elect one of the following collateral courses: LA&S 366, Political Science 263, 264, or 265; Sociology 204 or 206 or 268; or Spanish 246.

Areas of Concentration
Concentration in African History: Fifteen semester hours chosen from courses listed under African History including two from History 180, 280 and 380.

Concentration in European History: Fifteen semester hours chosen from courses listed under European History below, including at least one course above 200 and at least one course above 300.

Concentration in Global History: The Department’s 100 level requirements should be fulfilled with History 111 and 112. Fifteen semester hours chosen from courses listed under Global History, including at least one course above 200 and at least one course above 300.

Concentration in United States History: Fifteen semester hours chosen from courses listed under United States History including 211 and 212 and at least one course above 300.

Concentration in Latin American History: Fifteen semester hours chosen from courses listed under Latin American History below, including 241 and 242 and at least one course above 300.

Minor Requirements
• Twenty-one hours
• One course from History 101, 111, 151 or 153 and one from 102, 112 or 152
• History 300
• One course above 300

History minors are encouraged to elect at least three courses from one of the five major areas of concentration. At least one course must be intensified. A minimum of ten hours in the minor field must be completed at Dominican.

History for Secondary and Middle School Teachers
Major Requirements in History for
Secondary and Middle School Teachers
Thirty-two semester hours in history, including one from History 111 or 151; one from History 112 or 152; History 300; at least eight semester hours in United States history, including one course dealing with a period before 1877; one course chosen in European history before 1500; one course in modern European history; one course in Latin American, African, or Global history; at least one intensified course taken after History 300.
Additional requirements: Economics 190, Political Science 170 and Sociology 110.

Minor Requirements in History for Secondary and Middle School Teachers
• Twenty-two hours in history including one from History 101, 111 or 151; one from History 102, 112 or 152;
• at least eight semester hours in United States history, including one course dealing with a period before 1877; and at least one course in Latin American, African, or Global history; and Political Science 170.

Courses numbered above 212 are not open to freshmen without the consent of the department.
History courses above 212 may be taken for four semester hours of credit. Such course intensifications require a substantial research paper or other independent project(s) for the fourth hour of credit.
Students who want to develop research skills in history or to receive credit for outside reading are encouraged to apply for course intensification.

Courses

100 LEVEL HISTORY COURSES
(Recommended for freshmen and sophomores)

101. HISTORY OF WESTERN CIVILIZATION
BEFORE 1500 (3)
A survey of the history of Western civilization, including ancient Greece and Rome, and medieval and Renaissance Europe.
This course will satisfy the history core area requirement.

102. HISTORY OF WESTERN CIVILIZATION
SINCE 1500 (3)
A survey of Western civilization from 1500 to the present.
This course will satisfy the History core area requirement.

111. WORLD HISTORY BEFORE 1500 (3)
This course analyzes the global links and interactions between peoples and societies from multiple backgrounds in the period before 1500. River valley civilizations, the rise and fall of empires, long-distance trade and the spread of world religions are the major themes emphasized in this course.
This course will satisfy the history core area and multicultural core requirements.

112. WORLD HISTORY AFTER 1500 (3)
This course analyzes the global links and interactions between peoples and societies from multiple backgrounds in the period after 1500. Topics include the economic transformations of the world, colonial conquest, social revolutions, world conflicts and resolutions, processes of democratization, religion and politics, and globalization.
This course will satisfy the history core area and multicultural core requirements.

151. ISLAMIC AND EUROPEAN CIVILIZATION,
C. 600-1500 (3)
A comparative survey of the separate developments and interaction between medieval Islamic and European civilizations through the establishment of the Ottoman Empire and the shift in European focus from the Mediterranean to the Atlantic.
This course will satisfy the history core area requirement.

152. THE ATLANTIC WORLD 1400-1914 (3)
A survey of the processes of cultural, social and economic interaction in and around the Atlantic rim (Europe, Africa, North and South America) between 1400 and World War I.
This course will satisfy the history core area and multicultural core requirements.

Courses in African History
180. PRE-COLONIAL AFRICA (3)
This course explores the history of pro-colonial African from the 400s to the 1880s. Among the major themes discussed in this course are the trans-Saharan trade, the early spread of Islam, the rise and fall of African empires, and the slave trade.
This course will satisfy the history core area and the multicultural core requirements.

225. ISLAM AND CHRISTIANITY IN AFRICA (3)
This course explores the encounter between world religions such as Islam and Christianity and Africans in the 19th and 20th centuries. Using a comparative approach the course analyzes how the coming of Islam and Christianity reshaped the lives of Africans during this period. Topics include intermarriage, trade, Western education, Islamic learning and Jihad, Sufi orders, and religious syncretism.
This course will satisfy the history core area and the multicultural core requirements.

280. COLONIAL AFRICA (3)
This course emphasizes the interwoven relationships between European colonialism and African nationalism from the partition of Africa in the 1880s to the era of African “independence” in the 1960s and 1970s. Topics include conquests and resistances, colonial systems, African participation in world conflicts, anti-colonial movements, decolonization, and the struggle for freedom.
Prerequisite: Sophomore standing or consent of department
This course will satisfy the history core area and the multicultural core requirements.

380. CONTEMPORARY AFRICA (3)
This course analyzes the history of African from the early 1960s when the majority of African countries became “independent” to the present. Topics include the legacy of colonial rule, neo-colonialism, identity crises and civil wars, public health, the place of Africa in the new international order, the transition toward democracy, and the impact of globalization.
Prerequisite: Sophomore standing or consent of department
This course will satisfy the history core area and the multicultural core requirements.

390. ATLANTIC AFRICA (3)
This course explores the global links and interactions between Atlantic Africa and the much broader Atlantic world from 1450 to 1850. Topics include the slave trade, the rise and fall of empires, commercial networks, cross-cultural influences, and the impact of Africans on the making of the Americas.
Prerequisite: Sophomore standing or consent of department
This course will satisfy the history core area and the multicultural core requirements.

391. APARTHEID IN SOUTH AFRICA (3)
This course examines the history of South Africa from the early 1650s with the establishment of the Cape colony to the 1990s with the emergence of the Black majority rule. Topics include the beginnings of colonial settlements, the economic transformations of South Africa, Apartheid and the anti-Apartheid struggle, and the challenges facing modern South Africa.
Prerequisite: Sophomore standing or consent of department
This course will satisfy the history core area and the multicultural core requirements.

Courese in European History
217. MODERN BRITAIN AND THE BRITISH EMPIRE, 1714-PRESENT (3)
See Global History.

261. GREEK CIVILIZATION IN THE GOLDEN AGE (3)
A study of the interrelationships between the economic, social and political structure of Aegean society, c. 700-323 BCE and the intellectual and artistic achievements of Greek thought during the period. Readings will include works by Herodotus, Thucydides and Aristophanes as well as modern works on the ancient economy and politics.
Prerequisite: Sophomore standing or consent of department
This course will satisfy the history core area requirement.

262. THE ROMAN WORLD: SOCIAL AND POLITICAL CHANGE IN THE ROMAN REPUBLIC AND EARLY EMPIRE (3)
Rome’s conquest of a Mediterranean empire brought major social conflicts and political inventiveness in the century of Roman “revolution” and later establishment of autocratic rule and on the reciprocal cultural changes brought about by Roman interaction with the peoples of the empire.
Prerequisite: Sophomore standing or consent of department
This course will satisfy the history core area requirement.

267. CRUSADE AND JIHAD (3)
A study of the holy wars between medieval Christians and Muslims including the beliefs for both side, military and political events, and economic, cultural, and literary consequences.
Prerequisite: Sophomore standing or consent of department
This course will satisfy the history core area and multicultural core requirements.

271. THE VIKING WORLD (3)
This course examines the Vikings in both their homelands and in the many regions to which they traveled. We will look at them as merchants, conquerors, pilgrims, colonists, mercenaries, pirates, historians and storytellers.
Prerequisite: Sophomore standing or consent of department
This course will satisfy the history core area requirement.

275. MEDIEVAL EUROPE (3)
A survey of the history of Europe from around 500-1500. Emphasizes the formation of European states, medieval Catholicism, agricultural and economic change, and the foundations of the modern world.
Prerequisite: Sophomore standing or consent of department
This course will satisfy the history core area requirement.

276. THE FALL OF ROME - FROM CONSTANTINE TO CHARLEMAGNE (3)
This course begins by examining the decline of the Roman Empire, and then looks at the first four groups to claim its legacy--Byzantium, the Islamic Caliphate, the Catholic Church and the Holy Roman Empire.
Prerequisite: Sophomore standing or consent of department
This course will satisfy the history core area requirement.

292. MAKING EUROPEAN NATIONAL STATES 1688-1871 (3)
A survey of the programs of sovereignty and popular sovereignty as they developed in Europe between the middle of the 18th century and World War I. Particular attention will be paid to the interaction of politics, class and political institutions.
Prerequisite: Sophomore standing or consent of department
This course will satisfy the history core area requirement.

293. EUROPEAN NATIONAL STATES IN CRISIS 1871-1945 (3)
A survey of European states from the unification of Germany in 1871 to the division of Germany in 1945 emphasizing the relationship between domestic social and political change and international conflict.
Prerequisite: Sophomore standing or consent of department
This course will satisfy the history core area requirement.

294. POST-WAR EUROPE, 1945 TO THE PRESENT (3)
A survey of historical processes that made it sensible to speak of Europe as a political and cultural whole from the division of Germany through its re-unification and beyond, emphasizing the relationship between social and political change and international conflict.
Prerequisite: Sophomore standing or consent of department
This course will satisfy the history core area requirement.

301. JERUSALEM FROM ANTIQUITY TO THE
PRESENT (3)
See Global History.

308. THE CATHOLIC CHURCH IN THE
MIDDLE AGES (3)
A study of the institutional, intellectual, political, and cultural history of the medieval church from its origins to the eve of the Reformation.
Prerequisite: Sophomore standing or consent of department
This course will satisfy the history core area requirement.

323. ENGLAND IN THE TUDOR-STUART PERIOD, 1485-1715 (3)
The socio-economic history of Renaissance England, and the interrelationship of social change with the development of political and religious institutions.
Prerequisite: Sophomore standing or consent of department
This course will satisfy the history core area requirement.

332. THE SOCIAL WORLD OF THE RENAISSANCE (3)
A study of the interaction between social, economic and political change in Italy and Renaissance Europe and the intellectual and artistic movements of the Renaissance. The course will also consider the intellectual history of the early Northern European Renaissance in its very different social economic and political setting.
Prerequisite: Sophomore standing or consent of department
This course will satisfy the history core area requirement.

350. MEDIEVAL AND RENAISSANCE WOMEN (3)
A survey of the history of women and family in the Middle Ages. We will examine women from all levels of society and consider medieval constructions of gender and patriarchy.
Prerequisite: Sophomore standing or consent of department
This course will satisfy the history core area requirement.

371. WORK, FAMILY AND GENDER 1500-1945 (3)
An exploration of the changing relationship between family, work and gender roles as the European world developed and learned to live with capitalism.
Prerequisite: Sophomore standing or consent of department
This course will satisfy the history core area requirement.

372. EUROPEAN POPULAR CULTURE 1500-1900 (3)
An exploration of the fate of the oral cultures of Europe in the face of developing literacy and cultural commercialism. Topics include popular notions of self and community, popular religious beliefs and forms of popular resistance to authority.
Prerequisite: Sophomore standing or consent of department
This course will satisfy the history core area requirement.

377. AGING AND DEATH IN WESTERN CIVILIZATION 1500 TO PRESENT (3)
An exploration of the changing experience of aging and death in Europe and America from the age of the Reformation until the present.
Prerequisite: Sophomore standing or consent of department
This course will satisfy the history core area requirement.

385. NAZISM AND THE HOLOCAUST (3)
A survey of processes and events leading up to and including the various acts of genocide that occurred in the context of World War II. Some experience with college level history is recommended.
Prerequisite: Sophomore standing or consent of department
This course will satisfy the history core area requirement.

388. EUROPEAN THOUGHT AND ART, 1800 TO THE PRESENT (3)
An exploration of European thinkers, writers and visual artists since the beginning of the nineteenth century.
Prerequisite: Sophomore standing or consent of department
This course will satisfy the History core area requirement.

461. TOPICS IN EUROPEAN HISTORY (3)
One of several courses designed to explore particular aspects of European history.
Prerequisite: One history course

Courses in Global History

201. A HISTORY OF GLOBALIZATION (3)
Analyzes the ebb and flow of global economic and cultural interdependence, emphasizing developments since 1850.
Prerequisite: Sophomore standing or consent of department
This course will satisfy the history core area and multicultural core requirement.

213. MODERN CHINA SINCE 1830 (3)
The Chinese responses to westernization from the Opium War to the post-Mao era. Places contemporary China in the intellectual, social, political and economic framework of a century-and-a-half of revolution.
Prerequisite: Sophomore standing or consent of department
This course will satisfy the history core area and multicultural core requirements.

214. MODERN JAPAN SINCE 1800 (3)
The background to and development of modern Japan from pre-Perry feudalism to present-day industrial prominence. Stresses the influence of indigenous and foreign forces on Japanese modernization and traces Japan’s rise, fall and resurgence as a Great Power in the 19th and 20th centuries.
Prerequisite: Sophomore standing or consent of department
This course will satisfy the history core area and multicultural core requirements.

216. FOUNDATIONS OF ISLAMIC CIVILIZATION
TO 1456 (3)
This course introduces students to the rise and early development of Islam from its birth in seventh-century Arabia to the capture of Constantinople in the 1450s. Topics include the pre-Islamic Arabia, the life and time of prophet Muhammad, the major Islamic beliefs and practices, Islamic dynasties, and early Muslim conquests.
Prerequisite: Sophomore standing or consent of department
This course will satisfy the history core area and multicultural core requirements.

217. MODERN BRITAIN AND THE BRITISH EMPIRE, 1714-PRESENT (3)
A study of the history of the evolution of modern British institutions and of the rise and fall of the British Empire, emphasizing the development of Parliamentary government, the social and economic impact of the industrial revolution, and the relationship of Britain with the colonial world. This course may also fulfill requirements for the concentration in European history.
Prerequisite: Sophomore standing or consent of department
This course will satisfy the history core area requirement.

219. ISLAMIC CIVILIZATIONS IN THE MODERN WORLD (3)
This course explores the history of modern Islam from the 1450s to the present. Topics include the later Islamic dynasties, the fall of the Ottoman Empire and the transformations of the Islamic world, the development of militant Islam, the mutual perceptions between Muslims and non-Muslims, and modern religious conflicts.
Prerequisite: Sophomore standing or consent of department
This course will satisfy the history core area and multicultural core requirement.

267. CRUSADE AND JIHAD (3)
See European History

270. THE SILK ROAD (3)
This class explores the history of the Silk Road, a system of trade routes connecting the Far East to the Mediterranean from roughly 100 BCE to around 1350 C.E. It looks at the cultures of the people who lived along the Silk Road and focuses on their moments of interaction.
Prerequisite: Sophomore standing or consent of department
This course will satisfy the history core area and multicultural core requirements.

301. JERUSALEM FROM ANTIQUITY TO THE
PRESENT (3)
This class examines the history of many peoples, states, conflicts, and beliefs, through the story of the city of Jerusalem. We begin with the founding of the city, and then study its fate when ruled by many outsiders, including the Babylonians, Romans, Arabs, Crusaders, Ottoman Turks, and British. We conclude by looking at the divided city in the nation of Israel.
Prerequisite: Sophomore standing or consent of department
This course will satisfy the history core area and multicultural core requirements.

314. HISTORY OF INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS SINCE 1914 (3)
A survey of international relations, international institutions and war since the outbreak of World War I.
Prerequisite: Sophomore standing or consent of department
This course will satisfy the history core area requirement.

328. LATIN AMERICAN AND UNITED STATES RELATIONS (3)
Examines the political, economic, and cultural components of Latin America’s diplomatic history with the United States, including the late colonial period (1700s), the independence era, and the ways Latin American countries individually and collectively have responded to the United States’ growing presence in inter-regional affairs through the 19th and 20th centuries.
Prerequisite: Sophomore standing or consent of department
Listed also as American Studies 328.
This course will satisfy the history core area and multicultural core requirements.

451. INVENTING VICTORY: THE UNITED STATES IN WORLD WAR II (3)
The story of how the United States cooperated with Britain in formulating the grand strategy that eventually prevailed and how its mighty industrial and agricultural arsenal was essential to victory in World War II.
Prerequisite: One college history class
This course will not satisfy the history core area requirement.

452. WAR ON TWO FRONTS: COMBAT IN VIETNAM AND UPHEAVAL IN THE UNITED STATES (3)
The course will examine the issues and consequences of the Vietnam War for the United States and Vietnam, including issues of asymmetrical war, popular support and confidence as well as domestic strain.
Prerequisite: One history class
This course will not satisfy the history core area requirement.

457. TOPICS IN WORLD HISTORY (3)
One of several courses designed by instructors to explore particular aspects of World History.
Prerequisite: One history course

COURSES IN LATIN AMERICAN HISTORY

241. COLONIAL LATIN AMERICA (3)
A survey of Spain’s colonial empire in the Americas from the voyages of Christopher Columbus through the wars for independence (1492 to the 1820s), emphasizing the interaction of European and indigenous cultures in shaping the administrative apparatus, the economy, and the social structure of what came to be known as colonial Latin America.
Prerequisite: Sophomore standing or consent of department
This course will satisfy the history core area and multicultural core requirements.

242. MODERN LATIN AMERICA (3)
A survey of Latin America since the colonial wars for independence (1800 to the present), examining general trends in the region’s quest for political stability and economic prosperity while highlighting differences in each country’s national culture.
Prerequisite: Sophomore standing or consent of department
This course will satisfy the history core area and multicultural core requirements.

244. LATIN AMERICAN WOMEN (3)
A history of the vital roles Latin American women have played in that region’s political, economic, and social history from the time of the Spanish Conquest through the present. Topics include ethnicity and gender in colonial society, the evolution of female career options, women’s influence upon politics, and marianismo versus machismo.
Prerequisite: Sophomore standing or consent of department
This course will satisfy the history core area and multicultural core requirements.

315. LATIN AMERICAN REVOLUTIONS (3)
A study of the role of revolution in 19th- and 20th-century Latin America, including trends in social and political upheavals, the Latin American independence movements, the Mexican Revolution, and the Cuban Revolution. Students will also survey theories of “revolution” as a social science concept and apply this knowledge to analyze specific case studies.
Prerequisite: Sophomore standing or consent of department
This course will satisfy the history core area and multicultural core requirements.

328. LATIN AMERICAN AND UNITED STATES RELATIONS (3)
See Global History

329. CAUDILLOS AND DICTATORS IN LATIN AMERICA (3)
Explores the cultural context of men such as Simón Bolívar, Porfirio Díaz, Juan Perón and Fidel Castro, and questions Latin America’s seeming propensity for authoritarian rule.
Prerequisite: Sophomore standing or consent of department
This course will satisfy the history core area and multicultural core requirements.

459. TOPICS IN LATIN AMERICAN HISTORY (3)
One of several courses designed by instructors to explore particular aspects of the history of Latin America.
Prerequisite: One history course

Courses in United States History

211. HISTORY OF THE AMERICAN PEOPLE
TO 1877 (3)
Beginning with the British colonization of North America, the course covers the issues leading to the American Revolution, as well as the development of the political, economic, intellectual and cultural forces that led to the Civil War and the subsequent reconstruction of the nation.
This course will not satisfy the history core area requirement.

212. HISTORY OF THE AMERICAN PEOPLE
FROM 1877 (3)
At the end of Reconstruction, a new America emerged, marked by rapid expansion, industrial growth and technological change. In the 20th century, America became a world power. Four wars, a major depression and incredible scientific, technological and industrial development altered the economic social, political and intellectual life of Americans in the second half of the twentieth century.
This course will not satisfy the history core area requirement.

221. THE COLONIAL AMERICAN EXPERIENCE (3)
This course is an exploration of the American colonial experience, emphasizing the interaction among Native Americans, Europeans and Africans between 1492 and 1750. This course investigates the development of political, religious, economic and social institutions across the American colonies as cultures and communities were destroyed and formed along the Atlantic coast.
Prerequisite: Sophomore standing or consent of department
Listed also as American Studies 226.
This course will satisfy the history core area requirement.

222. NINETEENTH-CENTURY AMERICA (3)
This course examines the tremendous changes the young United States experienced in its first century as a nation. Topics such as the market revolution, westward expansion, civil war, immigration, urbanization and middle-class family life will be explored through critical moments and events from the end of the colonial era to the late nineteenth century,
Prerequisite: Sophomore standing or consent of department
Listed also as American Studies 343.
This course will satisfy the history core area requirement.

223. CHANGING AMERICA: THE GILDED AGE THROUGH THE NEW DEAL (3)
This course covers the tremendous social, economic and political change in the United States between 1880 and 1940. Focusing on the Progressive Movement, the cultural divisions of the 1920s and the Depression, students will examine these periods through in-depth analysis of Hull House, the World’s Fair of 1893, the rise of Ku Klux Klan and the Harlem Renaissance, and the impact New Deal programs had on everyday Americans.
Prerequisite: Sophomore standing or consent of department
Listed also as American Studies 225.
This course will satisfy the history core area requirement.

224. “THE AMERICAN CENTURY”
(focus 1940-1990) (3)
Arguably the United States played a dominant role in global events during the twentieth century. From World War II and the decades of the Cold War that followed, American culture, economics and social values reflected a nation whose citizens enjoyed tremendous economic prosperity, witnessed amazing technological advancement and experienced profound social change. What did these decades mean? How do we understand them in relation to earlier ideas of American destiny? What do they mean in the post-Cold War era?
Prerequisite: Sophomore standing or consent of department
Listed also as American Studies 224.
This course will satisfy the history core area requirement.

296. AMERICAN MASS MEDIA HISTORY (3)
Listed also as Communication Arts and Sciences 294 and American Studies 294.

306. THE MEXICAN-AMERICAN EXPERIENCE (3)
This course examines the experiences of Mexican-Americans living within the United States from the early 19th century to the present. Readings and discussions will explore migration, settlement, assimilation and discrimination in the U.S., cultural maintenance within Mexican-American communities, and political activism.
Prerequisite: Sophomore standing or consent of department
This course will satisfy the history core area and multicultural core requirements.

312. AMERICAN INTELLECTUAL HISTORY (3)
An overview of intellectual trends and developments in America beginning with European inheritance and focusing upon the later development of ideas and value systems native to America. The course will attempt to tie ideological developments to actual events with a view to showing that ideas do have the power to affect events.
Prerequisite: Sophomore standing or consent of department
Listed also as American Studies 317.
This course will satisfy the history core area requirement.

317. GROWING UP IN AMERICA (3)
Listed also as American Studies 315.

319. THE AFRICAN-AMERICAN EXPERIENCE
SINCE 1877 (3)
This course examines and analyzes the variety of economic, social, cultural and religious experiences within the African-American community, the growth of the black middle class, the Great Migration, the creation of the black urban working-class, the visions of black leadership, including W.E.B. DuBois, Marcus Garvey and Booker T. Washington and the experience of the Civil Rights movement and its legacy.
Prerequisite: Sophomore standing or consent of department
Listed also as American Studies 321 and African/African-American Studies 321.
This course will satisfy the history core area and multicultural core requirements.

320. THE AFRICAN-AMERICAN EXPERIENCE
TO 1877 (3)
This course examines and analyzes the variety of economic, social, cultural and religious experiences in African-American communities from the colonial era to the end of Reconstruction. This course focuses on the construction of a distinct African-American culture and identity in the face of slavery, the complexity of the free African-American community in the North, and the persistent political struggle for freedom and equality found in the actions, rhetoric and faith of African-American men and women during this period.
Prerequisite: Sophomore standing or consent of department
Listed also as American Studies 320 and African/African-American Studies 320.
This course will satisfy the history core area and multicultural core requirements.

328. LATIN AMERICAN AND UNITED STATES RELATIONS (3)
See Global History.

333. NINETEENTH-CENTURY AMERICAN POPULAR CULTURE (3)
History of American popular culture in the 1880s.
Prerequisite: Sophomore standing or consent of department
This course will satisfy the history core area requirement.

334. TWENTIETH-CENTURY AMERICAN POPULAR CULTURE (3)
History of American popular culture during the 1900s.
Prerequisite: Sophomore standing or consent of department.
Listed also as Communication Arts and Sciences 341 and American Studies 341.
This course will satisfy the history core area requirement.

344. HISTORICAL EXPERIENCE OF WOMEN IN THE UNITED STATES (3)
A reading and discussion course on the place of women in U. S. history from the colonial period to the present with particular emphasis on the development of a feminist voice, both individual and collective.
Prerequisite: Sophomore standing or consent of instructor
Listed also as American Studies 344.
This course will satisfy the history core area requirement.

345. THE URBAN EXPERIENCE IN THE UNITED STATES SINCE 1800 (3)
Explores the historical development of cities in the United States, focusing upon the interaction between the urban environment and the inhabitants and exploring reasons for the growth and development of cities as well as how this growth influenced culture. Focus will be placed on Chicago.
Prerequisite: Sophomore standing or consent of department
Listed also as American Studies 345
This course will satisfy the history core area requirement.

346. AMERICAN WORKING-CLASS HISTORY (3)
This course examines the experience of American workers both on and off the job since 1800. Emphasis will be placed on the experience of industrialization, relationships within working-class communities, labor unions, workplace relationships, workplace collective action, shop-floor culture and changing technology.
Prerequisite: Sophomore standing or consent of department
Listed also as American Studies 336.
This course will satisfy the history core area requirement.

348. RACE AND ETHNICITY IN AMERICA (3)
Examines and interprets the immigrant experience from the colonial era to the present, focusing on how immigrants, past and present, shaped and continue to influence the political, economic, religious and cultural life of the United States.
Prerequisite: Sophomore standing or consent of department
Listed also as American Studies 348.

367. THE AMERICAN WEST (3)
This course is an in-depth analysis of the American frontier as shared and contested space. Readings and discussion will address the meaning of contact among various ethnic and racial groups on the frontier, the changes to the landscape and environment, the “internal empire” of the American West in natural resources, the myths of the American West including the place of the West in American identity.
Prerequisite: Sophomore standing or consent of department
Listed also as American Studies 337.
This course will satisfy the history core area requirement.

368. GENDER AND URBAN LIFE (3)
Listed also as American Studies 338.

378. NATIVE AMERICAN HISTORY (3)
A history of Native Americans and their interactions with invading Europeans.
Prerequisite: Sophomore standing or consent of department
Listed also as American Studies 378.
This course will satisfy the history core area and multicultural core requirements.

379. THE UNITED STATES IN WORLD WAR I (3)
An examination of U.S. history during the era of World War I (1912-1920) with emphasis on economic mobilization, political and military strategy and social programs. The course will evaluate American’s participation in its first major military expedition as part of an allied coalition overseas. The consequences of international peacemaking following the Armistice in November 1918 will be reviewed.
This course will satisfy the history core area requirement.

440. THE AMERICAN CIVIL WAR (3)
Examines the origins, conduct and consequences of America’s “Great Civil War” from the national election in 1856 to the disputed national election of 1876 and the end of Reconstruction in 1877. Analyzes domestic and international political themes and Union and Confederate military policies, operations and institutions. Reviews the social and economic consequences of the war and peace in the United States.
Prerequisite: One history class
This course will not satisfy the history core area requirement.

452. WAR ON TWO FRONTS: COMBAT IN VIETNAM AND UPHEAVAL IN THE UNITED STATES (3)
See Global History.

453. THE MILITARY IN THE UNITED STATES: POLICY, STRATEGY AND INSTITUTIONS (3)
An overview of U. S. military history with an emphasis on military policy, the formulation of national and military strategy and the development of military institutions. Major military events from the War with Mexico to the conclusion of the Vietnam War will be used as illustrations.
Prerequisite: One history class
This course will not satisfy the history core area requirement

460. TOPICS IN UNITED STATES HISTORY (3)
One of several courses designed by instructors to explore particular aspects of the history of the United States.
Prerequisite: One history class

Other Courses

300. INTRODUCTION TO HISTORICAL STUDIES (3)
Introduces students to the practice of history as a discipline of study. Explores questions about what historians do and how they do it. Also focuses on the practicalities of producing extended historical writing. It is recommended that all majors take this class by the end of the fall of their junior year.
Prerequisite: One history class
Required for all history majors
This course will not satisfy the history core area requirement.

307. ORAL HISTORY (3)
Oral history is the structured collection of living people’s testimony about their own lives and experiences. It is an excellent research tool for understanding the perspectives of those whose voices are excluded from other recorded forms. Oral history can also provide important personal interpretations of historical events in the recent past. Using oral history and ethnographic case studies this course examines the purpose, theory and practice of oral history. Students will conduct their own oral history interviews as part of this course.
Prerequisite: One history class
Recommended for all history majors.

450. INDEPENDENT STUDY (1-3)
Prerequisite: Consent of instructor

499. TUTORIAL (1-3)
Prerequisite: Consent of instructor

INDEPENDENT RESEARCH OR CREATIVE INVESTIGATION (1-3)
Introductory, Intermediate, Advanced, Senior Thesis Independent Research or Creative Investigation is a course in which students collaborate with faculty
mentors on an ongoing faculty research project or conduct an independent project under the guidance of a faculty member. This directed undergraduate research or creative investigation culminates in a conference presentation, journal article or other creative/scholarly project.
Prerequisite: Consent of instructor