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HST 200 Medieval Civilization

Explores the events and cultural developments of the Middle Ages, the period in European history satirized so brilliantly in 'Monty Python and the Holy Grail.' May be offered as Writing Intensive. May be offered in an online format. (University Program Group I-A: Human Events and Ideas)

Credits
3(3-0)

HST 201 World History to 1500

A survey of selected political, economic, social, religious, intellectual, and cultural elements in the history of the world from ancient times to 1500 CE.

Credits
3(3-0)

HST 202 World History since 1400

A survey of selected political, economic, social, religious, intellectual, and cultural elements in the history of the world since 1400 CE.

Credits
3(3-0)

HST 210WI United States History through Michigan Eyes

Explores how people living in Michigan shared with others in North America the changes introduced by the colonization, expansion, and development of the United States. Writing Intensive. (University Program Group III-B: Studies in Social Structures)

Credits
3(3-0)

HST 221 Growing Up in America

Learn how childrearing, family life, education, and the transition to adulthood have changed from colonial times to the present. May be offered as Writing Intensive. May be offered in an online format. (University Program Group III-B: Studies in Social Structures)

Credits
3(3-0)

HST 222WI Cherokees, Slaves and the Struggle for Racial Justice

This course uses case studies involving Cherokee Indian Removal and the abolition of slavery as a way to explore American ideas about race, citizenship and individual rights in the years before the Civil War. Writing Intensive. (University Program Group IV-C: Studies in Racism and Cultural Diversity in the United States)

Credits
3(3-0)

HST 228 American Business: A History

A history of American business with primary emphasis on the role of individuals and the evolution of institutions-partnerships, corporations, and conglomerates.

Credits
3(3-0)

HST 236 Babylon and Beyond: Ancient Civilizations of the Near/Middle East

The origins and florescence of the earliest civilizations of the Near/Middle East from the Neolithic to the death of Alexander the Great (323 BCE). May be offered as Writing Intensive. May be offered in an online format. (University Program Group IV-B: Studies in Cultures Outside of the Anglo-American Tradition)

Credits
3(3-0)

HST 237 Baghdad and Beyond: The Middle East from 600 C.E.

An examination of the history and cultures of the Middle East from the origins and expansion of Islam until modern times. May be offered as Writing Intensive. (University Program Group IV-B: Studies in Cultures Outside of the Anglo-American Tradition)

Credits
3(3-0)

HST 238 Ancient Greece and Rome

Political, social, intellectual, and cultural developments in the history of ancient Greece and Rome to AD 565. May be offered as Writing Intensive. (University Program Group I-A: Human Events and Ideas)

Credits
3(3-0)

HST 261 Indigenous Peoples of Latin America: Precontact to 1821

This course explores continuity and change in the culture and society of the indigenous peoples of Latin America from the precontact period to 1821. Recommended: Any Latin American and/or Native American history course.

Credits
3(3-0)

HST 280 Nazi Germany and the Holocaust

An examination of the events and ideas in Germany and elsewhere that produced the Nazi state and the Holocaust.

Credits
3(3-0)

HST 292 Global Perspectives on Non-Western History

Variable content, examining one non-Western area in the context of world historical patterns and current Michigan social studies requirements.

Credits
3(3-0)

HST 297 Special Studies

Each offering studies a selected historical topic using readings, discussion, lecture, and research as appropriate. May be repeated when the content is not a duplication of a previous special topics offering.

Credits
1-6(Spec)