Courses at the 200-level

This first course in the major introduces students to the tools of historical inquiry, the nature and evaluation of sources and evidence, and the conceptual framework of historical interpretation.
4 credit hours

• HIST 161

The development of the United States, from its colonial origins to the end of Reconstruction, is surveyed.
3 credit hours

The development of the United States, from the rise of industrialization to the present, is surveyed.
3 credit hours

Global history, from 1500 to the present, is surveyed. Identities and contributions of diverse world civilizations are explored, highlighting issues in the economic, political, social, cultural, and environmental domains.
4 credit hours

• HIST 161
• or consent of the department chair

The problematic construction of Russian national identity over the past millennium is analyzed. Emphasis is on the tensions among Russian, Western, and other conceptions of identity, and the Russian response to modernization.
4 credit hours

• Gen. Ed. Core 1, 2, and 3

Selected problems that arise from the development and implementation of new technology are studied. Included are the social, economic, political, and ethical considerations that inform public policy decisions regarding technology.
4 credit hours

• Gen. Ed. Core 1, 2, and 3

Christianity is explored from its origin to the present. Emphasis is on the interaction of religion and culture, society, and institutions as Christianity expanded beyond the Mideast through Western culture and other cultures.
4 credit hours

• Gen. Ed. Core 1, 2, and 3

The relationship between religious resurgence and democratization in the contemporary world is explored by examining the political significance of the monotheistic commitment in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam.
4 credit hours

• Gen. Ed. Core 1, 2, and 3

Conflict and conflict resolution in Africa and various parts of the world since 1945 are compared. Political, economic, social, cultural, and environmental dimensions of violent strife are explored.
4 credit hours

• Gen. Ed. Core 1, 2, and 3

This course critically examines the traditional approach to the “rise of the West” as an inevitable historical process by exploring the essential contributions of diverse world civilizations to contemporary globalization.
4 credit hours

• Gen. Ed. Core 1, 2, and 3