HST - 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)
Prerequisites
None.
Corequisites
None.
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)
Prerequisites
None.
Corequisites
None.
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)
Prerequisites
None.
Corequisites
None.
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)
Prerequisites
None.
Corequisites
None.
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)
Prerequisites
None.
Corequisites
None.
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)
Prerequisites
None.
Corequisites
None.
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)
Prerequisites
None.
Corequisites
None.
Explore the lives of “dangerous” women in world history who would make poor cartoon princesses. May be offered as Writing Intensive. (University Program Group I-A: Human Events and Ideas)
Credits
3(3-0)
Prerequisites
None.
Corequisites
None.
Examines the development of modern tabletop and video games (e.g., Catan, Dungeons & Dragons, Pokémon, Minecraft) with a focus on design and cultural impact. Identical to ENG 160. Credit may not be earned in more than one of these courses. May be offered as Writing Intensive. (University Program Group I-B: The Arts)
Credits
3(3-0)
Prerequisites
None.
Corequisites
None.
Cross Listed Courses
ENG 160
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)
Prerequisites
None.
Corequisites
None.
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)
Prerequisites
None.
Corequisites
None.
A survey of the history of Africa from prehistory to Post-Colonial 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)
Prerequisites
None.
Corequisites
None.
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. (University Program Group I-A: Human Events and Ideas)
Credits
3(3-0)
Prerequisites
None.
Corequisites
None.
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)
Prerequisites
None.
Corequisites
None.
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)
Prerequisites
None.
Corequisites
None.
Examines changing notions of happiness in historical perspective, focusing on lived experiences and the relationship between theory and practice in social and cultural context. Recommended: Some prior exposure to humanities disciplines. (University Program Group I-A: Human Events and Ideas)
Credits
3(3-0)
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. May be offered as Writing Intensive. (University Program Group III-B: Studies in Social Structures)
Credits
3(3-0)
An examination of the causes, course, and consequences of the American Civil War from multiple perspectives. May be offered as Writing Intensive. (University Program Group IV-C: Studies in Racism and Cultural Diversity in the United States)
Credits
3(3-0)
Prerequisites
None.
Corequisites
None.
This course considers the West as a shifting and contested region from the perspective of multiple peoples, empires, and nations.
Credits
3(3-0)
Prerequisites
None.
Corequisites
None.
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. (University Program Group III-B: Studies in Social Structures)
Credits
3(3-0)
Prerequisites
None.
Corequisites
None.
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)
Prerequisites
None.
Corequisites
None.
Study of the position of women in American society as documented in historical, literary, and biographical sources. Identical to WGS 226. Credit may not be earned in more than one of these courses. May be offered as Writing Intensive. (University Program Group I-A: Human Events and Ideas)
Credits
3(3-0)
Prerequisites
None.
Corequisites
None.
Cross Listed Courses
WGS 226
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)
Prerequisites
None.
Corequisites
None.
The origins and florescence of the earliest civilizations of the Near/Middle Eastfrom 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)
Prerequisites
None.
Corequisites
None.
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)
Prerequisites
None.
Corequisites
None.
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)
Prerequisites
None.
Corequisites
None.
This survey emphasizes the contributions of women to European history including religious beliefs, family structures, diversity, and the control of knowledge and sexuality. Identical to WGS 254. Credit may not be earned in more than one of these courses. May be offered as Writing Intensive. (University Program Group IV-A: Studies in Discrimination)
Credits
3(3-0)
Prerequisites
None.
Corequisites
None.
Cross Listed Courses
WGS 254
This course investigates major themes in US women’s history including slavery and servitude, industrialization, women in the professions, and inequality in the modern workforce. May be offered as Writing Intensive. (University Program Group IV-A: Studies in Discrimination)
Credits
3(3-0)
Prerequisites
None.
Corequisites
None.
Games and play are a part of what it means to be human. In this course we look at their role in the midst of cultural conflict in Spain and Latin America. (University Program Group I-A: Human Events and Ideas)
Credits
3(3-0)
Prerequisites
None.
Corequisites
None.
An examination of the events and ideas in Germany and elsewhere that produced the Nazi state and the Holocaust.
Credits
3(3-0)
Prerequisites
None.
Corequisites
None.
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)
Prerequisites
None.
Corequisites
None.
Study of history as a discipline, emphasizing historical theory, concepts, methodology, history of historiography, and communication of historical ideas in writing and other forms. Prerequisites: Six hours of history courses and a signed major or minor in history, history education, or social studies education.
Credits
3(3-0)
Prerequisites
Six hours of history courses and a signed major or minor in history, history education, or social studies education.
Corequisites
None.
Investigate complex relationships between humans and nature, considering such questions as why weeds, pigs, and germs were more important in colonial expansion than military campaigns.
Credits
3(3-0)
Prerequisites
None.
Corequisites
None.
Explores the Revolutionary War's causes and course; political, social, and cultural changes of the period; and the formation of the Constitution. May be offered as Writing Intensive.
Credits
3(3-0)
Prerequisites
None.
Corequisites
None.
Explores the role of American armed forces in peace and war and how the military has reflected contemporary political, social, and economic developments. Recommended: 3 hours in U.S. History.
Credits
3(3-0)
Examines the modern conflicts in Vietnam, the American experience in Indochina from 1945 to 1975, and the war's implications for the United States.
Credits
3(3-0)
Prerequisites
None.
Corequisites
None.
Explores the major postwar political, economic, and social developments, including the Cold War, civil rights, Vietnam, the counterculture, political scandals, liberalism, conservatism, and global conflict.
Credits
3(3-0)
Prerequisites
None.
Corequisites
None.
Examines social structures in early America-including family life, religion, and slavery - and analyzes the nineteenth-century origins of modern socio-economic institutions. May be offered as Writing Intensive.
Credits
3(3-0)
Prerequisites
None.
Corequisites
None.
Examines the experiences of different class, age, gender and ethnic groups in America; stresses the historical roots of current social problems. May be offered as Writing Intensive. (University Program Group III-B: Studies in Social Structures)
Credits
3(3-0)
Prerequisites
None.
Corequisites
None.
This course analyzes the study of Native peoples of North America before Columbus and the inter-relationships between the Native peoples and European immigrants after Columbus. This course may be offered in an online or hybrid format. May be offered as Writing Intensive. (University Program Group IV-C: Studies in Racism and Cultural Diversity in the United States)
Credits
3(3-0)
Prerequisites
None.
Corequisites
None.
Explores African American social, cultural, and political life from the origins of the transatlantic slave trade to the late nineteenth century. May be offered as Writing Intensive. (University Program Group IV-C: Studies in Racism and Cultural Diversity in the United States)
Credits
3(3-0)
Prerequisites
None.
Corequisites
None.
Explores African American social, cultural, and political life from the late nineteenth century to the present, including the modern civil rights movement. May be offered as Writing Intensive. (University Program Group IV-C; Studies in Racism and Cultural Diversity in the United States)
Credits
3(3-0)
Prerequisites
None.
Corequisites
None.
Examines the role of technology in the economic, social and cultural history of the United States from the colonial era to the early 21st century. Recommended: At least 12 hours of humanities or social science courses.
Credits
3(3-0)
Prerequisites
None.
Corequisites
None.
This course uses top-grossing films and written texts as primary sources to trace the popular debate over feminism from the early 1960's until the present. Prerequisite:
HST 112 or 326 or WGS 328.
Credits
3(3-0)
Prerequisites
HST 112 or HST 326 or WGS 328
Corequisites
None.
Historical overview of the critical events and ideologies that shaped the U.S. Constitution and the judicial interpretation of it since 1787. May be offered as Writing Intensive.
Credits
3(3-0)
Prerequisites
None.
Corequisites
None.
This course explores the power dynamics of ethnic, religious, colonial, gender and class discrimination through two case studies: American suffrage/labor activism (1913), Indian independence (1947). Writing Intensive. (University Program Group IV-A: Studies in Discrimination)
Credits
3(3-0)
Prerequisites
None.
Corequisites
None.
A study of the development of Michigan from earliest settlement by Native Americans to the present, focusing on economic, social, and political history.
Credits
3(3-0)
Prerequisites
None.
Corequisites
None.
The historical origins and evolution of rock music, from 'Rock Around the Clock' to 'Smells Like Teen Spirit.' History like you’ve never heard it before. (University Program Group I-B: The Arts)
Credits
3(3-0)
Prerequisites
None.
Corequisites
None.
War, politics, society, religion, and culture in the Mediterranean world of the later Roman empire (c. 250-650 AD).
Credits
3(3-0)
Prerequisites
None.
Corequisites
None.
Social, cultural, economic, and political history of the Renaissance and Reformation movements in Europe from circa 1350 to 1650. May be offered as Writing Intensive. Prerequisite: One of: HST 101, HST 102, HST 200, HST 201, HST 202; or any 300-level HST course (University Program Group I-A: Human Events and Ideas).
Credits
3(3-0)
Renaissance Italy (4 weeks on site) as it survives in texts, churches and museums of the five major Renaissance cultural centers: Milan, Venice, Florence, Rome and Naples.
Credits
3(Spec)
Prerequisites
None.
Corequisites
None.
This course addresses key moments in the history of France's capital from an interdisciplinary perspective. Recommended: Any European history and/or French literature/culture courses.
Credits
3(3-0)
Prerequisites
None.
Corequisites
None.
The economic, political, social, cultural, and diplomatic developments in Europe from the close of the Napoleonic era to the end of World War I.
Credits
3(3-0)
Prerequisites
None.
Corequisites
None.
This study-abroad course takes students to Paris to examine chronologically the city's political, intellectual, and cultural significance in the American collective imagination. Recommended: 3 to 6 hours of course work in history, literature, political science, anthropology, museum studies or related fields.
Credits
3(3-0)
Prerequisites
None
Corequisites
None
Examines how Louis XIV of France employed 'the politics of splendor,' that is using the arts as a means to acquire and legitimize political power. Recommended: 9-12 hours of course work in the humanities. (University Program Group I-B: The Arts)
Credits
3(3-0)
Prerequisites
None.
Corequisites
None.
Origin and development of the French Revolution and the role of Napoleon in European history, 1787-1815.
Credits
3(3-0)
Prerequisites
None.
Corequisites
None.
Explores over two thousand years of history from prehistoric times to the revolutions of the 1600s, including the reigns of the Tudor and Stuart monarchs.
Credits
3(3-0)
Prerequisites
None.
Corequisites
None.
The German experience since the formation of the Empire, including the processes, problems, and aftereffects of wars, revolutions, constitutions, totalitarianism, and peace.
Credits
3(3-0)
Prerequisites
None.
Corequisites
None.
A study of political, social, economic and cultural change in Europe from the end of the Second World War to the present.
Credits
3(3-0)
Prerequisites
None.
Corequisites
None.
This study-abroad course takes students to Scotland to explore the social, cultural, and economic changes that affected the Allied home front during WWII. Recommended: Thirty (30) hours or more of college-level coursework.
Credits
3(3-0)
Prerequisites
None
Corequisites
None
Examines the interaction of European, African, and Native American religions and the 'heresies' that developed as a result of their interaction during the colonial period. Identical to REL 361. Credit may not be earned in more than one of these courses. May be offered as Writing Intensive. (University Program Group IV-B: Studies in Cultures Outside of the Anglo-American Tradition)
Credits
3(3-0)
Prerequisites
None.
Corequisites
None.
Twentieth-Century Latin American Revolutions. Writing Intensive. Recommended: HST 163.
Credits
3(3-0)
Prerequisites
None.
Corequisites
None.
A study of the political, social, and cultural history of China from earliest times to the nineteenth century.
Credits
3(3-0)
Prerequisites
None.
Corequisites
None.
The political and social history of China from the Opium War to the present.
Credits
3(3-0)
Prerequisites
None.
Corequisites
None.
This course covers contemporary Africa from independence through military dictatorship, globalization, and democratization. May be offered as Writing Intensive. (University Program Group IV-B: Studies in Cultures Outside of the Anglo-American Tradition)
Credits
3(3-0)
Prerequisites
None.
Corequisites
None.
Explores a varying selection of issues concerning historic and contemporary patterns of political and economic organizations, international relations in Ethiopia, Somalia, Rwanda, Zaire, Uganda, Kenya.
Credits
3(3-0)
Prerequisites
None.
Corequisites
None.
The course explores the apartheid system and the challenges it faced from liberalism, Black Nationalism, and Marxism. It also examines post- apartheid South Africa. Identical to HUM 340. Credit may not be earned in more than one of these courses. May be offered as Writing Intensive. (University Program Group IV-B: Studies in Cultures Outside of the Anglo-American Tradition)
Credits
3(3-0)
Prerequisites
None.
Corequisites
None.
Cross Listed Courses
HUM 340
Each offering studies a selected historical topic using readings, discussion, lecture, and research as appropriate.
Credits
1-6(Spec)
Prerequisites
None.
Corequisites
None.
Research and writing on a topic selected in consultation with an instructor. HST 491 may not be used as a substitute for HST 496. Prerequisites: junior or senior standing with B average in 12 hours of history; permission of instructor and the department chairperson.
Credits
1-3(Spec)
Prerequisites
junior or senior standing with B average in 12 hours of history; permission of instructor and the department chairperson
Corequisites
None.
Historical research and writing. This course or an arranged substitute required on all majors. Writing Intensive. Prerequisite: HST 301.
Credits
3(3-0)
Prerequisites
HST 301
Corequisites
None.
Each offering studies a selected historical topic using readings, discussion, lecture, and research as appropriate. Prerequisite: permission of instructor.
Credits
1-6(Spec)
Prerequisites
permission of instructor
Corequisites
None.
The student, with guidance from a thesis advisor, researches and writes an undergraduate thesis. Prior written approval by thesis advisor and chairperson required. Prerequisites: completion of 90 credit hours, including 24 credit hours in History.
Credits
3(Spec)
Prerequisites
completion of 90 credit hours, including 24 credit hours in History
Corequisites
None.
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, HST 102, HST 350, HST 351; or graduate status.
Credits
3(3-0)
Prerequisites
One of HST 101, HST 102, HST 350, HST 351; or graduate status
Corequisites
None.
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)
Prerequisites
One of the following: HST 111, HST 323, HST 324, HST 326, HST 351; or graduate status
Corequisites
None.
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)
Prerequisites
One of HST 110, HST 111, HST 301; or graduate status
Corequisites
None.
This course examines the causes and process of secession, wartime experiences, and the reconstruction of the South to 1877. May be offered as Writing Intensive. Prerequisites: At least 6 hours of history coursework or graduate status. Recommended: While this course does not require or expect detailed knowledge of the Civil War, it is helpful to have some background knowledge of nineteenth-century U.S. history.
Credits
3(3-0)
Prerequisites
At least 6 hours of history coursework or graduate status.
Corequisites
None.
Social, political, cultural, and economic developments from the end of Reconstruction through the Progressive era. May be offered as Writing Intensive. Prerequisite: 9 hours of history or graduate status.
Credits
3(3-0)
An investigation of scholars’ interpretations and approaches to Great Lakes Indigenous history from origin stories through the present. May be offered as Writing Intensive. Prerequisites: At least 6 hours of history coursework or graduate status. Recommended: HST 110, HST 111, HST 112 or HST 323 (some background in U.S. history/Indigenous history).
Credits
3(3-0)
Prerequisites
At least 6 hours of history coursework or graduate status.
Corequisites
None.
This course examines US history in a global context, analyzing interactions between the United States and other nations from the Spanish-American War to the present. Prerequisites: Junior standing or admission to graduate program.
Credits
3(3-0)
Prerequisites
Junior standing or admission to graduate program.
Corequisites
None.
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)
Prerequisites
None.
Corequisites
None.
Individual and group studies in regional and local Michigan history.
Credits
1-3(Spec)
Prerequisites
None.
Corequisites
None.
An overview of political, social, military, economic, and cultural history during the late Roman republic (c. 133-27 BC), emphasizing modern historiography and ancient sources in English translation. May be offered as Writing Intensive. Prerequisites: Six hours of HST coursework or graduate status. Recommended: Detailed knowledge of Roman history is not required, but students will benefit from familiarity with basic periods and developments in the ancient Mediterranean world.
Credits
3(3-0)
Prerequisites
Six hours of HST coursework or graduate status.
Corequisites
None.
An overview of social, political, cultural and intellectual developments in Europe from the late seventeenth century to the early nineteenth century. Recommended: Six hours of course work in European or world history before 1815.
Credits
3(3-0)
Prerequisites
None.
Corequisites
None.
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)
Prerequisites
None.
Corequisites
None.
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)
Prerequisites
HST 102 or HST 106 or graduate status
Corequisites
None.
Students propose, design, and develop role-playing and other face-to-face games for use in the world history classroom. This course may be offered in an online format. Prerequisite: 300- level writing intensive course and 56 credit hours or graduate standing.
Credits
3(3-0)
Prerequisites
300- level writing intensive course and 56 credit hours or graduate standing
Corequisites
None.
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)
Prerequisites
HST 176, HST 201 or HST 202, or graduate standing
Corequisites
None.
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)
Historic preservation can play a central role in building more just, equitable, and sustainable communities. This course explores historic preservation theory, methods, and ethics. Recommended: At least 6 credit hours of History or Museum Studies coursework.
Credits
3(3-0)
Prerequisites
None.
Corequisites
None.
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)
Prerequisites
HST 301 and MST 310; or graduate status
Corequisites
None.
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)
Prerequisites
HST 301 and MST 310; or graduate status
Corequisites
None.
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)
Prerequisites
Junior standing with a 30 average in 12 hours of history or graduate standing, plus the consent of the instructor and the Director of Graduate Studies
Corequisites
None.
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)
Prerequisites
Permission of academic advisor and work supervisor
Corequisites
None.
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)
Prerequisites
None.
Corequisites
None.