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HE 444 - Sexuality Education
3 credits
Analyzes the physiological, psychological, and sociological factors influencing sexual development. Emphasizes principles of human sexuality, family life, and the development of parenting skills. Focuses on preparation for future teachers. Approved for University Studies (Integration - Strand I). HE 250 recommended.
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HE 450 - Origins of Modern Health
3 credits
Studies questions of individual preference by looking at theories related to biological impulse (genes and evolution), cultural influence (technology and civilization), and cognitive autonomy (decision making) which, though sometimes contradictory, connect to shape a modern definition of health.
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HE 452 - Analysis of Stress
3 credits
Studies the physiological and psychological effects of stress on the human body. Emphasizes prevention of stress overload through perception intervention and management techniques. HE 250 recommended.
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HE 453 - Drugs in Society
3 credits
Examines the use and abuse of drugs, including alcohol, tobacco, amphetamines, barbiturates, narcotics, and tranquilizers. Emphasizes the pharmacology of drugs and the prevention of abuse. Focuses on how individual use affects society and how societal mores affect individual use. Approved for University Studies (Integration - Strand I). HE 250 recommended.
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HE 455 - Work-Site Health Promotion
3 credits
Explores current health promotion trends and programs designed to facilitate behavioral change in the workplace. Emphasizes the development, implementation, and evaluation of work-site health promotion programs.
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HE 501 - Research
1 to 6 credits
Credits to be arranged. Repeatable.
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HE 503 - Thesis
1 to 9 credits
Credits to be arranged. Repeatable.
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HE 505 - Reading and Conference
1 to 6 credits
Credits to be arranged. Repeatable.
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HE 507 - Seminar
1 to 4 credits
Credits to be arranged. Repeatable.
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HE 509 - Practicum
1 to 15 credits
Credits to be arranged. Repeatable for a maximum of 15 credits.
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HE 510 - Special Topics (Problems: Health Education)
1 to 3 credits
Credits to be arranged. Repeatable.
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HE 522 - Consumer Health
3 credits
Focuses on identification of reliable and unreliable sources of information, as well as the effect of marketing strategies on health-related behaviors. Attention is given to products and services related to various health problems, health and appearance, and health care practices.
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HE 544 - Sexuality Education
3 credits
Analyzes the physiological, psychological, and sociological factors influencing sexual development. Emphasizes principles of human sexuality, family life, and the development of parenting skills. Focuses on preparation for future teachers. Approved for University Studies (Integration). HE 250 recommended.
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HE 550 - Origins of Modern Health
3 credits
Studies questions of individual preference by looking at theories related to biological impulse (genes and evolution), cultural influence (technology and civilization), and cognitive autonomy (decision making) which, though sometimes contradictory, connect to shape a modern definition of health.
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HE 552 - Analysis of Stress
3 credits
Studies the physiological and psychological effects of stress on the human body. Emphasizes prevention of stress overload through perception intervention and management techniques. HE 250 recommended.
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HE 553 - Drugs in Society
3 credits
Examines the use and abuse of drugs, including alcohol, tobacco, amphetamines, barbiturates, narcotics, and tranquilizers. Emphasizes the pharmacology of drugs and the prevention of abuse. Focuses on how individual use affects society and how societal mores affect individual use. Approved for University Studies (Integration). HE 250 recommended.
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HE 555 - Work-Site Health Promotion
3 credits
Explores current health promotion trends and programs designed to facilitate behavioral change in the workplace. Emphasizes the development, implementation, and evaluation of work-site health promotion programs.
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HST 110 - World Civilizations
4 credits
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).
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HST 111 - World Civilizations
4 credits
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).
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HST 199 - Special Studies
1 to 18 credits
Credits to be arranged. Repeatable.
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HST 250 - American History and Life
4 credits
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).
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HST 251 - American History and Life
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).
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HST 300 - Research and Writing
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).
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HST 305 - English History
4 credits
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.
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HST 306 - English History
4 credits
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.
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HST 315 - Ancient Greece
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
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HST 316 - Ancient Rome
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
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HST 317 - European Middle Ages
4 credits
Investigates Europe from the decline of the Roman Empire to the rise of the Renaissance in Italy. The ancient Roman Empire fragmented into three successor civilizations; the Byzantine Empire, the Islamic World, and medieval Christendom. This course investigates how this momentous transformation occurred, and examines such topics as monasticism and saints cults, Byzantine civilization, the rise of Islam, the foundation of early medieval Germanic and Slavic kingdoms, changes in family and social hierarchies, relations between church and state, feudalism, economy and trade, the Vikings, the Crusades, growth of cities and revival of trade, religious reformers and heretics, the foundation of universities and the rediscovery of Aristotle, the persecution of Jews and other minorities, and the Black Death. Prerequisite(s): HST 110 , HST 111 .
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HST 320 - Religion in America
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).
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HST 338 - Travelers and Voyages
4 credits
Explores the mutual discovery of peoples formerly separated by great distances and difficult passages, engaging encounters like those between Muslim and Christian pilgrims, Asian and European Merchants, and New World and Old World subjects of European Empires. Readings for this course include the extant letters, journals, and atlases of pilgrims, merchants, and explorers, where possible pairing the accounts of travelers from different cultures (e. g. Ibn-Battuta and Marco Polo). Prerequisite(s): HST 110 and HST 111 .
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HST 339 - World Renaissance and Reformation
4 credits
Explores the remarkable development in European arts, architecture, scholarship and technology known as the Renaissance as a much broader global encounter between peoples and ideas. Examines the battles over religion in Europe known as the Reformation in a much wider context including the colonial world. Reveals how the Renaissance and Reformation were much more than European phenomena each unfolding in a time of commerce and intellectual exchange that linked educated European elites both to Mediterranean antiquity and to a wider world of merchants, writers, and rulers from other literate civilizations. Prerequisite(s): HST 110 , HST 111 .
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HST 341 - Modern Europe
4 credits
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
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HST 342 - Modern Europe
4 credits
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
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HST 343 - Modern Europe
4 credits
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
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HST 344 - The Nazi Party and the Third Reich
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.
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HST 345 - Atlantic World I: Spain, Portugal, Africa and the Caribbean, 700-1500
4 credits
The first of a three course sequence exploring the historical interactions among Europe, Africa, and the Americas, this one focuses on the relationships between religions and ethnicities in Iberia as a formative influence on Spanish and Portuguese exploration and settlement in the Canaries, Azores, West Africa and the Caribbean. Prerequisite(s): HST 110 , HST 111 .
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HST 346 - Atlantic World II: Colonial Latin America 1500-1750
4 credits
Addresses Spanish and Portuguese conquests in the American mainland, the expansion and transformation of Christianity, and the development of a colonial economy within new global trade networks. Explores the relationship between the Christian re-conquest of Iberia and the European conquest of the Americas, as well as the complex question of how peoples of the eastern and western hemispheres viewed each other across the increasingly permeable boundary of the Atlantic. Special attention will be paid formation of governments, religious practices, and diplomatic systems that combined African, Indian, and European traditions. Prerequisite(s): HST 110 , HST 111 .
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HST 347 - Atlantic World III: Republicanism, Independence and Abolition, 1750-1900
4 credits
Examines the end of colonial governance, revolutionary movements, the formation of new republican states, the social transformations that accompanied the abolition of slavery and the end of Indian governments throughout Latin America all as they unfold in the shadow of U.S. independence, the French revolution, and the Napoleonic occupation of Iberia. Prerequisite(s): HST 110 , HST 111 .
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HST 348 - Marx and Jesus in Latin America
4 credits
Explores the alternately antagonistic and supportive roles of the two principle ideological forces shaping Latin America: Christianity and Marxism. Critically examines their capacity to inspire selfless moral acts and excuse atrocities. Begins by examining Christian ideas about property and ethics in the colonial period, then turns to the origins of modern, secular, liberal economies in the nineteenth century and the consequent debates among Marxists and Christians over property, the stages of history, the legitimacy of state authority, and the standards of just war. Prerequisite(s): HST 110 , HST 111 .
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HST 352 - Modern Latin America
4 credits
Examines the political and cultural life of modern Latin America, including political economy, literature, visual arts, religion, and the conditions of daily life in the region. Explores attempts to enhance economic growth as well as efforts to redress historic inequality in a region that vacillated between republican and authoritarian forms of government while operating under the shadow of European colonial power and the United States.
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HST 353 - Colonial America
4 credits
Explores British and French settlement and colonial development in North America to 1763. Prerequisite(s): Upper division standing.
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HST 354 - American Revolution, 1763–1800
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.
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HST 355 - Jefferson to Civil War
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.
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HST 356 - Civil War and Reconstruction
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.
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HST 357 - Industrial and Progressive U.S.
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.
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HST 358 - New Deal and Cold War U.S.
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.
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HST 359 - Second American Gilded Age
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.
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HST 361 - History of Africa
4 credits
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.
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HST 362 - History of Africa
4 credits
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.
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HST 363 - History of Africa
4 credits
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.
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HST 370 - World Biography and Autobiography
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. Repeat credit allowed for different historical figures. Prerequisite(s): Upper division standing and completion of Social Sciences and Humanities Explorations courses
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HST 372 - Twentieth-Century Revolutions
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 )
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HST 380 - War in the Modern World
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.
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HST 381 - Nazi Germany and Film
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
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HST 382 - Vietnam War and Film
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 )
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HST 388 - The Constitution and the Supreme Court
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 .)
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HST 389 - The Constitution and the Presidency
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 .)
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HST 395 - China: 1279–1900
4 credits
Studies political, economic, social, cultural, and religious developments in Chinese civilization from 1279 to 1900.
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HST 396 - China since 1900
4 credits
Covers political, economic, social, cultural, and religious developments in China since 1900.
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HST 397 - Japan since 1800
4 credits
Analyzes the history of Japan from 1800 to the present. Emphasizes political, economic, social, religious, and cultural institutions.
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HST 399 - Special Studies
1 to 8 credits
Credits to be arranged. Repeatable.
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HST 401 - Research
1 to 6 credits
Credits to be arranged. Repeatable.
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HST 401H - Honors Research
1 to 6 credits
Credits to be arranged. Repeatable for a maximum of 12 credits.
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HST 403 - Thesis
1 to 9 credits
Credits to be arranged. Repeatable.
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HST 405 - Reading and Conference
1 to 8 credits
Credits to be arranged. Repeatable.
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HST 407 - Seminar
1 to 4 credits
Credits to be arranged. Repeatable.
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HST 408 - Colloquium
1 to 4 credits
Credits to be arranged. Repeatable.
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HST 409 - Practicum
1 to 16 credits
Credits to be arranged. Repeatable for a maximum of 16 credits.
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HST 415 - History Capstone
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.
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HST 415H - Honors History Capstone
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.
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HST 421 - Environmental History
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.
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HST 431 - Islamic Middle East
4 credits
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
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HST 432 - Islamic Middle East
4 credits
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
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HST 433 - Islamic Middle East
4 credits
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
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HST 448 - Imperial Russia
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
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HST 452 - United States Foreign Relations through 1920
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 ).
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HST 453 - United States Foreign Relations 1920-Present
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 )
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HST 454 - U.S.-Latin American Relations
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 )
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HST 460 - Grand Strategy
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 ).
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HST 464 - Colonial Mexico
4 credits
Examines the great Mesoamerican civilizations, the period of Spanish conquest, and the colonial society that emerged from these European and indigenous-American cultures. Emphasizes the history of the colony state, the Church, class, caste, and modern memory of the colonial age. Readings include primary sources such as Spanish and indigenous conquest narratives, missionary chronicles, and inquisition records; as well as secondary histories, scholarly monographs, and journal articles.
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HST 466 - Indigenous Elites of the Americas, 15th-19th Century
4 credits
Examines the indigenous political and intellectual leaders of the early modern history of the Americas during the centuries of conquest and colonization who made a place for themselves within a new colonial society. Indian intellectuals wrote in Latin, Nahuatl, Spanish and Quechua. Indian leaders argued cases before the courts, petitioned the political authority of Europe and led armies of conquest to bring new lands under the Spanish Empire. Addresses Spanish, Portuguese, French, and English subjects and client states with a special emphasis on the urban Indian elites of Peru and Mexico. Prerequisite(s): HST 110 , HST 111 .
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HST 472 - World War I
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
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HST 476 - American West
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.
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HST 484 - Topics in American History
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.
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HST 485 - Topics in Latin American History
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.
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HST 486 - Topics in Ancient Mediterranean History
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 .
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HST 487 - Topics in European History
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
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HST 488 - Topics in Middle Eastern History
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
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HST 489 - Topics in African History
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
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HST 490 - Topics in World History
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
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HST 505 - Reading and Conference
1 to 8 credits
Credits to be arranged. Repeatable.
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HST 507 - Seminar
1 to 4 credits
Credits to be arranged. Repeatable.
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HST 509 - Practicum
1 to 15 credits
Credits to be arranged. Repeatable for a maximum of 15 credits.
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HST 521 - Environmental History
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.
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HST 584 - Topics in American History
1 to 8 credits
Analyzes a major historical issue or topic in American history. The focus of the course changes each time. May not be repeated for additional credit.
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HST 590 - Topics in World History
1 to 8 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. Repeatable with varying topics.
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Honors Honors courses are offered by a number of departments across campus. The listing below only contains the honors courses that are not specific to any one department. To get a complete listing of all honors courses being offered in a given term, use the advanced search option in the class schedule. |
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HO 209 - Practicum
1 to 4 credits
Credits to be arranged. May not be repeated for additional credit.
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HO 299 - Special Studies
1 credit
Credits to be arranged. Repeatable.
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HO 399 - Special Studies
1 to 4 credits
Credits to be arranged. May not be repeated for additional credit.
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