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HST 100WI Reconstructing the Past: An Introduction to the Study of History

How do historians interpret the past? This course focuses on historical research and writing, including locating and assessing sources such as letters, diaries, and documents. Writing Intensive.

Credits
3(3-0)

HST 101 The Development of Western Civilization: From Ancient Times to 1700 A.D.

The people, empires, and ideas that forged the history of Europe and the Western world, from the first cities to the Scientific Revolution. May be offered as Writing Intensive. (University Program Group I-A: Human Events and Ideas)

Credits
3(3-0)

HST 102 The Development of Western Civilization: From 1700 to the Present

The modern world was made in Europe between 1700 and 1950. Find out how and why in this survey of events, personalities, and ideas. May be offered as Writing Intensive. (University Program Group I-A: Human Events and Ideas)

Credits
3(3-0)

HST 106 Twentieth Century: Western World Issues

Analyzes issues of contemporary importance in the Western world, such as world wars, women's rights, the rise of dictatorships, and the threat of nuclear war. May be offered as Writing Intensive. (University Program Group III-B: Studies in Social Structures)

Credits
3(3-0)

HST 110 The American Experience

Thematic survey of American history. Possible topics include: changing concepts of American democracy, the role of the frontier, immigration, labor and business in America. May be offered as Writing Intensive (University Program Group I-A: Human Events and Ideas.)

Credits
3(3-0)

HST 111 The Quest for Liberty: The United States to 1865

Explores the U.S.'s emergence from imperial colonies into a nation 'dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal,' and antebellum struggles toward equality. May be offered as Writing Intensive. (University Program III-B: Studies in Social Structures)

Credits
3(3-0)

HST 112 The Struggle for Equality: The United States, 1865-Present

A broad and interpretative study of the United States since the Civil War. May be offered as Writing Intensive. (University Program Group III- B: Studies in Social Structures)

Credits
3(3-0)

HST 120 Unlikely Princesses: Women of World History

An examination of 'dangerous' women in world history who would not make good cartoon princesses. May be offered as Writing Intensive. (University Program Group I-A: Human Events and Ideas)

Credits
3(3-0)

HST 163 The Latin American Experience

Latin American history and cultures from the Inca and Aztec empires to the Columbian and Mexican Drug Wars. 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 168 Modern East Asia

Explores the history of China, Japan, and Korea from the age of the samurai to the Beijing Olympics (1600-present). 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 176 The African Experience

A survey of the history of the continent from prehistoric hominids to the Arab Spring of North Africa. May be offered as Writing Intensive. (University Program Group IV-B: Studies in Cultures Outside of the Anglo-American Tradition)

Credits
3(3-0)