500
The political, religious, socio-economic and cultural life of England under the Tudors, focusing on the reigns of Henry VIII and Elizabeth I. May be offered as Writing Intensive. Prerequisites: One of
HST 101, 102, 350, 351; or graduate status.
Credits
3(3-0)
Explores the social, cultural and political development of British America in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. May be offered as Writing Intensive. Prerequisite: One of the following:
HST 111, 323, 324, 326, 351; or graduate status.
Credits
3(3-0)
An investigation of nation-building, the formation of new institutions, ideologies, decision-making, and personalities during the precarious decades following the American Revolution. May be offered as Writing Intensive. Prerequisites: One of
HST 110, 111, 301; or graduate status.
Credits
3(3-0)
America changed dramatically between 1824 and 1848. This course explores relations with Native Americans, political democracy, industrialization, women's roles, reform, westward expansion, and slavery. May be offered as Writing Intensive. Prerequisite: One of
HST 111, 320; or graduate status. Recommended: While this course does not require or expect detailed knowledge of the Jacksonian Era, students should be broadly familiar with basic periods and developments in nineteenth century America.
Credits
3(3-0)
Causes and process of secession, the conduct of war, and the reconstruction of the South to1877. May be offered as Writing Intensive. Prerequisite: One of
HST 111, 320; or graduate status. Recommended: While this course does not require or expect detailed knowledge of the Civil War, students should be broadly familiar with basic periods and developments in nineteenth century America.
Credits
3(3-0)
Social, political, cultural, and economic developments from the end of Reconstruction through the Progressive era. May be offered as Writing Intensive. Prerequisite:
HST 112 or 321; or graduate status.
Credits
3(3-0)
The United States as a world power after World War I, the decade of the 1920s, the depression era, the impact of modern global war.
Credits
3(3-0)
Course examines the unique relationship between African Americans and the American legal system from Colonial times to the present. May be offered as Writing Intensive. Recommended: one of
HST 111, 320, 324; one of 112, 321, 325; or graduate standing.
Credits
3(3-0)
This course focuses on the American Indian people in the Great Lakes Region, from early European contact through the nineteenth century. May be offered as Writing Intensive. Prerequisites: One of the following:
HST 111, 323, or graduate standing.
Credits
3(3-0)
The major issues in American diplomacy, beginning with the birth of the Republic and continuing to the Spanish-American War. Prerequisites:
HST 110,
HST 111.
Credits
3(3-0)
The major issues of United States diplomacy, beginning with the Spanish-American War and continuing to the present.
Credits
3(3-0)
This course analyzes how industrialization transformed America and how it altered living standards, culture, lab, business, and politics. This course may be offered in an online format. May be offered as Writing Intensive. Recommended: At least 12 hours of humanities and social science.
Credits
3(3-0)
Using cultural texts such as films, novels, monographs and lectures, this course examines American politics and political culture from 1865 to the present. Recommended:
HST 112 or
PSC 105 and 9 additional hours of history or political science; or graduate standing.
Credits
3(3-0)
Individual and group studies in regional and local Michigan history.
Credits
1-3(Spec)
An examination of the history of the Middle East and its relations with Europe and the United States from the 17th century to the present. May be offered as Writing Intensive. Prerequisites:
HST 237 or graduate standing.
Credits
3(3-0)
Political, economic, social, and cultural history of the late Roman republic (c. 133-27 BC), emphasizing modern historiography and ancient sources in English translation. May be offered as Writing Intensive. Prerequisite: One of
HST 101,238, 338; or graduate status. Recommended: While this course does not require or expect detailed knowledge of Roman history, students should be broadly familiar with basic periods and developments in the ancient Mediterranean world.
Credits
3(3-0)
Athenian political and social change in the sixth and fifth centuries B.C. relying primarily on contemporary or near contemporary documents in translation. Recommended:
HST 238.
Credits
3(3-0)
The social, cultural, political and intellectual history of Europe in the late seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. Recommended: 6 hours of European history before 1815.
Credits
3(3-0)
This course will examine the period dominated by Napoleon Bonaparte (1795-1815) and its political, social, and cultural impact on European and transnational history. May be offered as Writing Intensive. Recommended: 9 hours of history coursework or graduate standing.
Credits
3(3-0)
Currents of Russian thought. Emphasis on the nineteenth century.
Credits
3(3-0)
Political, social, and economic change in Europe from the First World War through the Second; emphasis on fascism and the failure of democracy. May be offered as Writing Intensive. Prerequisite:
HST 102 or 106 or graduate status.
Credits
3(3-0)
Students propose, design, and develop role-playing and other face-to- face games for use in the history classroom. Prerequisite: Advanced undergraduate or graduate standing.
Credits
3(3-0)
Study of the political, social, cultural and economic interactions of Europe, Africa, and the Americas from the fifteenth to the nineteenth century. Recommended: One of:
HST 111,
HST 163,
HST 176,
HST 324,
HST 341,
HST 377,
HST 511.
Credits
3(3-0)
Africa on the eve of European colonization, the colonization of Africa, the struggle for independence, the post-independence period, neo- colonialism, the Cold War and globalization. May be offered as Writing Intensive. Prerequisites:
HST 176, 201 or 202, or graduate standing.
Credits
3(3-0)
Discover why public historians are on the cutting edge, preserving and interpreting our heritage as writers, researchers, curators, media personalities, policy analysts, archivists, and more. May be offered as Writing Intensive. Prerequisites:
HST 301 and
MST 310; or graduate status.
Credits
3(3-0)
A practical introduction to archives theory, management, and issues; hands-on learning experience with primary source materials. Prerequisites:
HST 301 and
MST 310; or graduate standing.
Credits
3(3-0)
An introduction to the methodology and use of Oral History in historical research, interpretation, and documentation. May be offered as Writing Intensive. Prerequisites:
HST 301 and
MST 310; or graduate status.
Credits
3(3-0)
Focused readings on a special topic to be arranged with the instructor. Prerequisite: Junior standing with a 3.0 average in 12 hours of history or graduate standing, plus the consent of the instructor and the Director of Graduate Studies.
Credits
1-6(Spec)
Enter the growing field of applied history through a supervised hands-on experience chosen to match your interests. Prerequisites: Permission of academic advisor and work supervisor.
Credits
1-6(Spec)
Study of a selected historical topic at a level suitable for advanced undergraduates or graduate students. Recommended: 12 hours of HST.
Credits
1-6(Spec)