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541-552-6130
Paul Pavlich, Chair

The history program is part of the History and Political Science Department. The mission of the history program is twofold: to support SOU’s University Studies program and to teach advanced courses for students desiring to make history the major focus of their baccalaureate program.

To this end, the history program offers courses that help fulfill SOU University Studies requirements, elective requirements for many other programs, and requirements for a major or minor in history.

The goals of the history baccalaureate degree are to:

1. increase students’ understanding of themselves and their society by introducing them to scholarship on the historical foundations of world societies;
2. prepare students for public life by familiarizing them with the current professional views of history;
3. augment the intellectual capacities of students by encouraging critical thinking and analysis from multiple perspectives, preparing them for whatever path they may choose;
4. improve students’ abilities to search for, locate, and appropriately use valid sources of information and knowledge as historical evidence through both printed and electronic media;
5. build student familiarity with the appropriate use of computers and computer networks in the fields of history, social science, and humanities;
6. enhance the writing skills of students by offering them opportunities to write and receive professional feedback on what they have written; and
7. acquaint students with the realities, standards, and expectations of the professional world.

Studying history is excellent preparation for teaching and advanced study in the humanities and social sciences, law and library schools, and seminaries. The history major also provides a solid foundation for government service, business administration, public history and museum work, and various other areas of communication, journalism, and writing. History courses are an integral part of many other degree programs at Southern Oregon University.

In addition, the department offers minors in designated fields of historical study.

Phi Alpha Theta

Membership in the local chapter of Phi Alpha Theta, the international honor society in history, is open to qualified students. The purposes of the society are to encourage, stimulate, and help maintain excellence in the historical scholarship of students and faculty. Phi Alpha Theta also has a number of programs, scholarship awards, and publications available to member students. For more information, contact Dr. Dustin Walcher.

Teacher Licensing

Students who want to teach history at the middle school and high school level in Oregon public schools must complete a bachelor’s degree in history before applying for admission to a postgraduate licensure program such as the Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT) program at SOU. Interested students should consult the School of Education regarding admission requirements.

Foreign Language

The history program strongly recommends that majors complete at least two years of college-level foreign language. Students who complete their second year of foreign language will likely qualify for a bachelor of arts degree at SOU (see BA/BS Requirements). Graduate and professional schools, scholarship-granting agencies and foundations, and private-sector employers consider the bachelor of arts degree as most appropriate within the history field. Additionally, taking courses at the 300- or 400-level in a foreign language will aid students in their post-graduation careers.

Program Requirements

Programs

Major

• •  History, BA or BS

Minor

• •  History Minor

Courses

History

• HST 110 - World Civilizations

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  4 credits each
  Examines the development of world civilizations. Emphasizes political, economic, social, religious, and cultural factors. Relates earlier patterns of world civilization to present conditions and problems. Includes lecture, discussion of readings, video documentaries, feature film analysis, and small group activities. HST 110: Development of world civilizations from their emergence to 1500 c.e. HST 111 : since 1500 c.e. Courses may be taken out of sequence. Approved for University Studies (Explorations Strand F–Social Science).
• HST 111 - World Civilizations

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  4 credits each
  Examines the development of world civilizations. Emphasizes political, economic, social, religious, and cultural factors. Relates earlier patterns of world civilization to present conditions and problems. Includes lecture, discussion of readings, video documentaries, feature film analysis, and small group activities. HST 110 : Development of world civilizations from their emergence to 1500 c.e. HST 111: since 1500 c.e. Courses may be taken out of sequence. Approved for University Studies (Explorations Strand F–Social Science).
• HST 250 - American History and Life

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  4 credits each
  Explores United States history and culture from indigenous times to the present. HST 250 begins with indigenous life and culture before European contact and ends with the Civil War and Reconstruction. HST 251  begins with the rise of big business and examines major themes in U.S. history through the present. Course methods include lecture and discussion of readings and videos. Approved for University Studies (Explorations Strand F–Social Science).
• HST 251 - American History and Life

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  4 credits each
  Explores United States history and culture from indigenous times to the present. HST 250  begins with indigenous life and culture before European contact and ends with the Civil War and Reconstruction. HST 251 begins with the rise of big business and examines major themes in U.S. history through the present. Course methods include lecture and discussion of readings and videos. Approved for University Studies (Explorations Strand F–Social Science).
• HST 300 - Research and Writing

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  4 credits
  Addresses the methodologies of research and writing for history and political science. Develops research skills, using both primary and secondary sources; explores basics techniques of data analysis and the use and interpretation of descriptive statistics; and teaches how to structure written assignments appropriate to the production of university-quality historical and political analysis. Required course for all history and political science majors.Prerequisite(s): Junior or senior standing.(Cross-listed with PS 300).
• HST 305 - English History

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  4 credits each
  Provides a general survey of English history from the fifteenth century to the present. Emphasizes major political, economic, constitutional, legal, social, intellectual, and religious developments. HST 305 explores Tudor-Stuart England to 1689. HST 306  examines Britain from 1690 to the present, with attention to Empire and Commonwealth.Prerequisite(s): Upper division standing.
• HST 306 - English History

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  4 credits each
  Provides a general survey of English history from the fifteenth century to the present. Emphasizes major political, economic, constitutional, legal, social, intellectual, and religious developments. HST 305  explores Tudor-Stuart England to 1689. HST 306 examines Britain from 1690 to the present, with attention to Empire and Commonwealth.Prerequisite(s): Upper division standing.
• HST 315 - Ancient Greece

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  4 credits
  Examines ancient Greece from the Minoans and Mycenaeans through the death of Alexander the Great in 323 b.c.e. Topics include Minoan and Mycenaean civilizations, the so-called “Dark Ages,” archaic Greece, the emergence of the poleis, the Persian Wars, the rise of Athens, the Peloponnesian War, and Alexander the Great. Features economic, social, political, and intellectual developments.Prerequisite(s): Upper division standing and completion of Social Sciences and Humanities Explorations courses
• HST 316 - Ancient Rome

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  4 credits
  Surveys the political, military, economic, social, cultural, and religious institutions of Ancient Rome from the beginning of the Republic (fifth century b.c.e.) to the fall of the Empire (fifth century c.e.). Focuses on the period from the rise of Julius Caesar during the first century b.c.e. through the reign of Augustus (27 b.c.e. to 14 c.e.) and to the period of the emperor Marcus Aurelius (161 to 180 c.e.).Prerequisite(s): Upper division standing and completion of Social Sciences and Humanities Explorations courses
• HST 320 - Religion in America

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  4 credits
  An exploration of the role religion has played in American history since pre-Columbian times.  This survey will include religions of semitic origin (Christianity, Judaism, and Islam) as well as non-Western faiths such as Hinduism, Buddhism, Shintoism, and various Native American religions. Class Restriction: Junior standing or above, or permission of instructor. Approved for University Studies (Integration-Strand J).
• HST 340 - The Age of Reason and the Enlightenment 1600-1800

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  4 credits
  Examines the major changes to European Society prior to industrialization. Topics considered include demographic and economic change, discovery of worlds overseas, the scientific revolution, political consolidation, international rivalries, and the beginning of the industrial revolution.Prerequisite(s):  

  Restricted to upper division students.

   

• HST 341 - Modern Europe

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  4 credits each
  Presents major European political, social, economic, and cultural trends since the French Revolution. HST 341 examines Europe on the eve of revolution, the French Revolution, and the Napoleonic Era. HST 342  focuses on 1815 to 1914. HST 343  explores the years since the outbreak of World War I. Emphasizes the effect of the French Revolution and Napoleon on modern history. Studies the influence of ideologies in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. May be taken out of sequence.Prerequisite(s): HST 110 , HST 111 
• HST 342 - Modern Europe

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  4 credits each
  Presents major European political, social, economic, and cultural trends since the French Revolution. HST 341  examines Europe on the eve of revolution, the French Revolution, and the Napoleonic Era. HST 342 focuses on 1815 to 1914. HST 343  explores the years since the outbreak of World War I. Emphasizes the effect of the French Revolution and Napoleon on modern history. Studies the influence of ideologies in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. May be taken out of sequence.Prerequisite(s): HST 110 , HST 111 
• HST 343 - Modern Europe

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  4 credits each
  Presents major European political, social, economic, and cultural trends since the French Revolution. HST 341 examines Europe on the eve of revolution, the French Revolution, and the Napoleonic Era. HST 342 focuses on 1815 to 1914. HST 343 explores the years since the outbreak of World War I. Emphasizes the effect of the French Revolution and Napoleon on modern history. Studies the influence of ideologies in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. May be taken out of sequence.Prerequisite(s): HST 110 , HST 111 
• HST 344 - The Nazi Party and the Third Reich

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  4 credits
  Examines the rise and fall of Adolph Hitler and the Nazi party between 1919 and 1945 and compares German fascism with similar movements around the world in the twentieth century. Open to all majors.Prerequisite(s): Upper division standing.
• HST 350 - History of Latin America

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  4 credits
  Compares and surveys economic, social, and political developments in Latin America. HST 350 examines pre-Columbian cultures and the Iberian colonial period to 1810. HST 351  surveys the modern economic, social, political, and cultural history of Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean. HST 352  surveys the modern economic, social, political, and cultural history of the nations of South America.
• HST 351 - History of Latin America

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  4 credits each
  Compares and surveys economic, social, and political developments in Latin America. HST 350  examines pre-Columbian cultures and the Iberian colonial period to 1810. HST 351 surveys the modern economic, social, political, and cultural history of Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean. HST 352  surveys the modern economic, social, political, and cultural history of the nations of South America.
• HST 352 - History of Latin America

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  4 credits each
  Compares and surveys economic, social, and political developments in Latin America. HST 350  examines pre-Columbian cultures and the Iberian colonial period to 1810. HST 351  surveys the modern economic, social, political, and cultural history of Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean. HST 352 surveys the modern economic, social, political, and cultural history of the nations of South America.
• HST 353 - Colonial America

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  4 credits
  Explores British and French settlement and colonial development in North America to 1763.Prerequisite(s): Upper division standing.
• HST 354 - American Revolution, 1763–1800

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  4 credits
  Investigates the British imperial crisis and the American movement toward war and independence, the background and controversy regarding the Constitution, critical issues during the 1790s, and the emergence of political parties.Prerequisite(s): Upper division standing.
• HST 355 - Jefferson to Civil War

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  4 credits
  Traces United States history during the antebellum (before the war) period (1800 to 1850) from the election of Thomas Jefferson to the aftermath of the war with Mexico. Examines the development of democracy in American life, the westward expansion of the United States, and the subsequent divergence of Northern and Southern interests.Prerequisite(s): Upper division standing.
• HST 356 - Civil War and Reconstruction

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  4 credits
  Analyzes the causes, nature, and effects of the American Civil War and its Reconstruction aftermath. Provides an overview of the military aspects of the war and traces the social, political, and economic changes brought about by what historians have called the “Second American Revolution.”Prerequisite(s): Upper division standing.
• HST 357 - Industrial and Progressive U.S.

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  4 credits
  Advanced examination of U.S. history between 1877 and 1929. Emphasizes the second and third industrial revolutions, labor movements, agrarian problems, urbanization, populism, progressivism, race and ethnicity, overseas expansion, the U.S. experience in World War I, consumerism, and the boom and bust of the 1920s. Class restriction: junior standing or above.
• HST 358 - New Deal and Cold War U.S.

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  4 credits
  Advanced examination of U.S. history from the onset of the Great Depression through the end of the 1960s. Emphasizes the New Deal, World War II, the Cold War at home and abroad, Civil Rights, Vietnam, and the unrest of the 1960s. Class restriction: junior standing or above.
• HST 359 - Second American Gilded Age

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  4 credits
  Advanced examination of U.S. history from the Nixon era to the present. Emphasizes the effects of Vietnam, the Nixon administration and Watergate, the “malaise” of the 1970s, deindustrialization, globalization, the rise of Reagan and conservatism, the “culture wars,” the end of the Cold War, and emergence of terrorism as a central threat. Class restriction: junior standing or above.
• HST 361 - History of Africa

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  4 credits each
  Surveys the historical development of African societies. Includes topical analyses of Sudanic and forest states, comparative colonial experiences, and politics and societies in modern nation-states.Prerequisite(s): Upper division standing.
• HST 362 - History of Africa

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  4 credits each
  Surveys the historical development of African societies. Includes topical analyses of Sudanic and forest states, comparative colonial experiences, and politics and societies in modern nation-states.Prerequisite(s): Upper division standing.
• HST 363 - History of Africa

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  4 credits each
  Surveys the historical development of African societies. Includes topical analyses of Sudanic and forest states, comparative colonial experiences, and politics and societies in modern nation-states.Prerequisite(s): Upper division standing.
• HST 370 - World Biography and Autobiography

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  4 credits
  Examines biography and autobiography as a prism to world history by linking individual lives with social/political conditions and cultural mentalities of societies to understand Western and non-western worldviews and cultural practices. Assesses the ways biography as a genre can serve as a vital form of history. Explores historical writing by examining innovations in biography, such as collective biography and prosopography, which places it at the forefront of new historical methodology. Open to all majors.Prerequisite(s): Upper division standing and completion of Social Sciences and Humanities Explorations courses
• HST 372 - Twentieth-Century Revolutions

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  4 credits
  Assesses historical developments, individuals, and transformations of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries through the prism of revolutions and revolutionary movements. Focuses on revolutions in Mexico (1910 to 1940), Russia (1905 to 1928), China (1911 to 1958), and Cuba (1933 to 1970). Provides a thematic and comparative approach to the study of modern global history.Prerequisite(s): Upper division standing and completion of Social Sciences and Humanities Explorations courses(Cross-listed with PS 372 )
• HST 380 - War in the Modern World

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  4 credits
  Explores and examines the modern history of one of the most common of all human social experiences: war. Explores war and its connection with human aggression; the emotional and psychological experience of war; the professionalism of war; and the roles of public opinion, technology, and medical advances in war. Examines peace movements and other concerted attempts to eliminate war from human history. Approved for University Studies (Integration - Strand J).Prerequisite(s): Upper division standing.
• HST 381 - Nazi Germany and Film

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  4 credits
  Uses film to approach Nazi Germany while examining the relationship between reality and representation. Promotes the reconceptualization of the boundaries between history and film. Demonstrates how the economic, social, and political conditions of the Nazi era affected the cultural views and beliefs of the German people and the historical interpretations of them and their government. Open to all majors.Prerequisite(s): Upper division standing and completion of Social Sciences and Humanities Explorations courses
• HST 382 - Vietnam War and Film

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  4 credits
  Focuses on the impact of popular American motion pictures and major documentaries of the Vietnam War on American history and culture thirty years after the end of the conflict. Promotes critical thinking about the Vietnam War to understand how historical, economic, social, and political conditions affected American cultural values and beliefs. Open to all majors. Approved for University Studies (Integration -  Strand I).Prerequisite(s): Upper-division standing and completion of Explorations sequences in Humanities and Social Sciences(Cross-listed with PS 382 )
• HST 388 - The Constitution and the Supreme Court

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  4 credits
  Analyzes the Supreme Court as a political and legal institution. Examines the relationship between the Supreme Court and other courts, as well as other branches of government. Includes an examination of recent decisions of the Supreme Court interpreting the Constitution.(Cross-listed with PS 341 .)
• HST 389 - The Constitution and the Presidency

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  4 credits
  Examines political and legal disputes involving presidential powers or prerogatives, beginning with the Constitutional Convention of 1787. Charts the development of and changes to the presidency within the American political and constitutional system.(Cross-listed with PS 343 .)
• HST 395 - China: 1279–1900

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  4 credits
  Studies political, economic, social, cultural, and religious developments in Chinese civilization from 1279 to 1900.
• HST 396 - China: Twentieth Century

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  4 credits
  Covers political, economic, social, cultural, and religious developments in twentieth-century Chinese civilization.
• HST 397 - Japan since 1800

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  4 credits each
  Analyzes the history of Japan from 1800 to the present. Emphasizes political, economic, social, religious, and cultural institutions.
• HST 399 - Special Studies

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  1 to 8 credits
  Credits to be arranged. Repeatable.
• HST 401 - Research

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  1 to 6 credits
  Credits to be arranged. Repeatable.
• HST 403 - Thesis

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  1 to 9 credits
  Credits to be arranged. Repeatable.
• HST 405 - Reading and Conference

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  1 to 8 credits
  Credits to be arranged. Repeatable.
• HST 407 - Seminar

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  1 to 4 credits
  Credits to be arranged. Repeatable.
• HST 408 - Colloquium

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  1 to 4 credits
  Credits to be arranged. Repeatable.
• HST 415 - History Capstone

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  4 credits
  History majors who are within 12 credit hours of completing the history requirements for their bachelor’s degree may register for the capstone experience. Students will produce a lengthy and properly documented paper to demonstrate their command of the research process.
• HST 421 - Environmental History

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  4 credits
  Examines the historical relationship between the earth and human societies in Europe, Africa, Asia, and the Americas from earliest times to the present. Combines lecture, video presentations, and discussion. Approved for University Studies (Integration - Strand H).Prerequisite(s): Upper division standing.
• HST 431 - Islamic Middle East

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  4 credits each
  HST 431 covers the rise of Islam and Arab expansion in the Middle East, North Africa, Persia, India, and Spain, 600 to 1517 c.e. HST 432  examines the rise and decline of the Ottoman Empire in the Middle East, North Africa, and Europe, as well as the advent of European imperialism in the region to 1914. HST 433  explores the Middle East since 1914, emphasizing such themes as independence and decolonization, state formation, Zionism, Islamic fundamentalism, and the Arab-Israeli conflict.Prerequisite(s): HST 110 , HST 111 
• HST 432 - Islamic Middle East

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  4 credits each
  HST 431  covers the rise of Islam and Arab expansion in the Middle East, North Africa, Persia, India, and Spain, 600 to 1517 c.e. HST 432 examines the rise and decline of the Ottoman Empire in the Middle East, North Africa, and Europe, as well as the advent of European imperialism in the region to 1914. HST 433  explores the Middle East since 1914, emphasizing such themes as independence and decolonization, state formation, Zionism, Islamic fundamentalism, and the Arab-Israeli conflict.Prerequisite(s): HST 110 , HST 111 
• HST 433 - Islamic Middle East

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  4 credits each
  HST 431  covers the rise of Islam and Arab expansion in the Middle East, North Africa, Persia, India, and Spain, 600 to 1517 c.e. HST 432  examines the rise and decline of the Ottoman Empire in the Middle East, North Africa, and Europe, as well as the advent of European imperialism in the region to 1914. HST 433 explores the Middle East since 1914, emphasizing such themes as independence and decolonization, state formation, Zionism, Islamic fundamentalism, and the Arab-Israeli conflict.Prerequisite(s): HST 110 , HST 111 
• HST 448 - Imperial Russia

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  4 credits
  Provides in-depth examination of Russia from the time of Peter the Great in 1682 to the end of the Czarist Russia in World War I and the 1917 Bolshevik Revolution. Major themes include westernization and expansion under Peter and Catherine the Great, as well as Alexander I and the Napoleonic Wars. Analyzes relations with Britain or the “Eastern Question” and the Crimean War, abolition of serfdom, industrialization, and failure to reform at the time of the Russo-Japanese War, as well as rising nationalism on the eve of World War I and the revolution and collapse of the Romanov Dynasty.Prerequisite(s): Upper division standing
• HST 452 - United States Foreign Relations through 1920

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  4 credits
  An advanced examination of the international affairs of the United States, analyzing political, economic, strategic, and ideological factors.  Also examines the effects of U.S. foreign policy at home and abroad. Covers the position of the British North American colonies in the international system, the diplomacy of independence, free trade, continental expansion, the Civil War, imperialism, progressive internationalism, and World War I. Prerequisite: Upper division standing.Prerequisite(s): Upper division standing.(Cross-listed with PS 452 ).
• HST 453 - United States Foreign Relations 1920-Present

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  4 credits
  An advanced examination of the international affairs of the United States, analyzing political, economic, strategic, and ideological factors. Also examines the effects of U.S. foreign policy at home and abroad. Covers economic expansionism after World War I, the diplomacy of the Great Depression, World War II, the Cold War, decolonization, globalization, and terrorism. Prerequisite(s): Upper division standing(Cross-listed with PS 453 )
• HST 454 - U.S.-Latin American Relations

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  4 credits
  Examines the history of relations between Latin American nations and the United States, focusing on the last half of the twentieth century. Focuses on the impact of Latin America’s nationalist, anti-imperialist, class, racial, and economic struggles on foreign relations, while recognizing the asymmetrical hegemonic relationships between the United States and other nations in the hemisphere. Analyzes American policies in terms of the domestic and global contexts within which leaders defined national economic, strategic, and ideological interests and their regional policy objectives.Prerequisite(s): Upper division standing(Cross-listed with PS 454 )
• HST 460 - Grand Strategy

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  4 credits
  Explores, using the format of a reading seminar, the history of grand strategy. Students analyze strategies pursued by dynastic realms, nation states, transnational organizations and corporations from the early modern era to the present. Emphasizes changes in strategic thinking over time; the relationship between strategy, politics, and modes of dispute resolution; and the relationship between technological change and strategy.Prerequisite(s): Upper division standing required.(Cross-listed with PS 460  ).
• HST 464 - Colonial Mexico

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  4 credits
  Explores colonial Mexico from the pre-Columbian era through independence from Spain in 1821. Emphasizes the continuity of indigenous lifeways; the emergence of a new mestizo culture based on contributions from the Indian, European, and African elements of Mexican society; the partnership between church and state; exports; labor; and the rise of incipient nationalism at the end of the eighteenth century.Prerequisite(s): Upper division standing and completion of Social Sciences and Humanities Explorations courses
• HST 465 - Modern Mexico

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  4 credits
  Designed to give an overview of the economic, social, political, and cultural history of Mexico from the era of independence (roughly 1810) to the present. Includes lectures that outline basic theoretical models for analyzing historical trends. Presents a basic chronological historical narrative combined with a discussion of targeted primary and secondary works.Prerequisite(s): Upper division standing and completion of Social Sciences and Humanities Exploration courses
• HST 472 - World War I

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  4 credits
  Explores the history of the first of two “world wars” in the twentieth century. Addresses themes such as European competition and tensions that led to war, the role of modern technology on the scale and severity of the war, the mass mobilization of the civilian economy, and attempts to end the war through diplomatic means. Examines the impact of the “Great War” on future developments in Europe and around the world.Prerequisite(s): Upper division standing
• HST 476 - American West

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  4 credits
  Examines ancient and native civilizations, the Spanish empire, westward expansion of Anglo Americans, construction of railroads, irrigation development, and industrialization in the twentieth century.Prerequisite(s): Upper division standing.
• HST 484 - Topics in American History

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  4 credits
  Analyzes a major historical issue or topic in American history. The focus of the course changes each time. May be repeated for credit with varying topics.Prerequisite(s): Upper division standing.
• HST 485 - Topics in Latin American History

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  4 credits
  Analyzes a major issue in Latin American history. Topic changes each time the course is offered. May be repeated for credit with varying topics.Prerequisite(s): Upper division standing.
• HST 486 - Topics in Ancient Mediterranean History

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  4 credits
  Examines a major historical issue or topic in Ancient Mediterranean history. The focus of the course changes each time. May be repeated for credit with varying topics. Topics include: Alexander the Great, the Julio-Claudian Emperors, Julius Caesar, and Historical Films of the Ancient Mediterranean.Prerequisite(s): HST 110 .
• HST 487 - Topics in European History

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  4 credits
  Analyzes a major historical issue or topic in European history. The focus of the course changes each time. May be repeated for credit with varying topics. Topics include: European Expansion and Interaction, World War I, and Hitler and the Third Reich.Prerequisite(s): HST 111 
• HST 488 - Topics in Middle Eastern History

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  4 credits
  Covers a major historical issue or topic in Middle-Eastern history. The focus of the course changes each time. May be repeated for credit with varying topics. Topics include: Egypt under the British, Israel and Palestine, and the Legacy of Colonialism.Prerequisite(s): HST 111 
• HST 489 - Topics in African History

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  4 credits
  Analyzes a major historical issue or topic in African history. The focus of the course changes each time. May be repeated for credit with varying topics. Topics include: Dictatorship in the Postcolonial Period, Comparative Imperial Systems, and the Legacy of Colonialism.Prerequisite(s): HST 111 
• HST 490 - Topics in World History

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  4 credits
  Explores a major historical issue or topic in world history. The focus of the course changes each time. May be repeated for credit with varying topics. Topics include: Empires, Colonialism, Atlantic World, Industrialization, Revolutions, and Environmental History.Prerequisite(s): HST 110 , HST 111 
• HST 505 - Reading and Conference

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  1 to 8 credits
  Credits to be arranged. Repeatable.
• HST 507 - Seminar

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  1 to 4 credits
  Credits to be arranged. Repeatable.
• HST 521 - Environmental History

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  4 credits
  Examines the historical relationship between the earth and human societies in Europe, Africa, Asia, and the Americas from earliest times to the present. Combines lecture, video presentations, and discussion. Approved for University Studies (Integration).Prerequisite(s): Upper division standing.
• HST 584 - Topics in American History

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  1 to 8 credits
  Analyzes a major historical issue or topic in American history. The focus of the course changes each time. May be repeated for credit with varying topics.
• HST 590 - Topics in World History

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  4 credits
  Explores a major historical issue or topic in world history. The focus of the course changes each time. May be repeated for credit with varying topics. Topics include: Empires, Colonialism, Atlantic World, Industrialization, Revolutions, and Environmental History.

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