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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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. This course may be offered in an online format. May be offered as Writing Intensive. (University Program Group IV-A: Studies in Discrimination)
Credits
3(3-0)
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)
An examination of the events and ideas in Germany and elsewhere that produced the Nazi state and the Holocaust.
Credits
3(3-0)
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)
The Mid-tier Experience provides observations and small-group instructional opportunities for students seeking secondary certification in history. Course includes both campus instruction and field work. CR/NC only. Prerequisites: completion of a minimum of 15 hours of history on a signed major; Tier Two - Admission of Candidacy to Teacher Education; junior standing.
Credits
2(1-2)
Study of history as a scholarly discipline with emphasis given to historical theory, concepts, methodology, fields, and the history of historical thinking and writing. Specific topics and materials will vary from semester to semester. Prerequisites: Nine hours of history and a signed major or minor in history.
Credits
4(4-0)
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)
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)
The role of American armed forces in peace and war. As social institutions the armed forces reflect political, social, and economic developments of the time. This course is approved for offering in a distance learning format.
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)
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)
Examines social structures in early America-including family life, religion, and slavery - and analyzes the nineteenth-century origins of modern socio-economic institutions. This course may be offered in an online or hybrid format. May be offered as Writing Intensive.
Credits
3(3-0)
Examines the experiences of different class, age, gender and ethnic groups in America; stresses the historical roots of current social problems. This course may be offered in an online or hybrid format. May be offered as Writing Intensive. (University Program Group III-B: Studies in Social Structures)
Credits
3(3-0)
The impact of territorial expansion in the United States upon economics, culture, and politics.
Credits
3(3-0)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
An examination of the interrelated histories of Iran and Iraq from the emergence of the first cities and states around 4000 BCE to the present.
Credits
3(3-0)
War, politics, society, religion, and culture in the Mediterranean world of the later Roman empire (c. 250-650 AD).
Credits
3(3-0)
Investigates intellectual, cultural, political, and social developments of the High Middle Ages (ca. 1000-ca.1300), focusing on interactions among Classical, Germanic, Jewish, Christian, and Islamic cultures. May be offered as Writing Intensive. (University Program Group I-A: Human Events and Ideas)
Credits
3(3-0)
Social, cultural, intellectual, and political history of the Renaissance and Reformation movements in Europe from ca. 1350 to ca. 1650. May be offered as Writing Intensive. (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)
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)
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)
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)
Origin and development of the French Revolution and the role of Napoleon in European history, 1787-1815.
Credits
3(3-0)
A social, cultural, and political study of Russia from the ninth to the eighteenth century.
Credits
3(3-0)
A social, cultural, and political study of Russia in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries.
Credits
3(3-0)
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)
Political, economic, social, and religious history of early modern and modern Britain (England, Scotland, Ireland, and Wales) from the later Stuarts to the present.
Credits
3(3-0)
A study of the key themes, events, and personalities of British imperialism from the 16th century through the 20th century.
Credits
3(3-0)
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)
A study of political, social, economic and cultural change in Europe from the end of the Second World War to the present. Identical to EUR 302. Credit may not be earned in more than one of these courses.
Credits
3(3-0)
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)
Cross Listed Courses
REL 361
The Circum-Caribbean in the Twentieth Century with primary emphasis on the origin and development of the Mexican, Cuban, and Central American Revolutions.
Credits
3(3-0)
A study of the political, social, and cultural history of China from earliest times to the nineteenth century.
Credits
3(3-0)
The political and social history of China from the Opium War to the present.
Credits
3(3-0)
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)
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)
An overview of West African history emphasizing the post-1800 period and especially developments since independence.
Credits
3(3-0)
The conflict between European immigrants and indigenous Africans; the effects of white minority rule, including apartheid; successful African efforts to achieve majority rule.
Credits
3(3-0)
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)
Cross Listed Courses
HUM 340
Israel and Palestine from ancient times to the present, including background to contemporary Zionism and the conflict with Arab nationalism. Identical to
REL 382. Credit may not be earned in more than one of these courses.
Credits
3(3-0)
Cross Listed Courses
REL 382
Each offering studies a selected historical topic using readings, discussion, lecture, and research as appropriate.
Credits
1-6(Spec)
Translates the study and methodology of history into teaching practices appropriate for secondary schools, and evaluates recent proposals for improving history instruction. Prerequisites: Admission to Teacher Education; 18 hours of history, or current enrollment in 18th hour; 3.0 GPA in history major or minor or elementary social studies major (History concentration).
Credits
3(3-0)
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
3(Spec)
Historical research and writing. This course or an arranged substitute required on all majors. Writing Intensive. Prerequisite:
HST 301.
Credits
3(3-0)
Each offering studies a selected historical topic using readings, discussion, lecture, and research as appropriate. Prerequisite: permission of instructor.
Credits
1-6(Spec)
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)
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 world history classroom. Prerequisite: 300- level writing intensive course and 56 credit hours 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)