Prerequisite: HIST200 or HIST400 or permission of
instructor.
HIST515
HISTORY OF FEMINISM IN
ACTION
3 sem. hrs.
This course examines the emergence and history of
feminist thought and action, focusing primarily on the
19th and 20th centuries. It analyzes the impact of
feminism on political, social, and economic matters.
It also emphasizes the intersection of race, class, and
gender as they relate to the feminist movement.
HIST537
HISTORY OF EUROPE:
19TH CENTURY
3 sem. hrs.
In this course, the political, social, and economic
changes which occurred in Europe between 1815 and
1914 are studied. Attention will be focused on the
Concert System, the forces of liberalism, nationalism,
democracy, the industrial revolution, the unification
of Germany and Italy, diplomatic developments, the
Second Industrial Revolution, and origins of World
War I.
HIST538
HISTORY OF EUROPE:
20TH CENTURY
3 sem. hrs.
A detailed study of the political, social, economic,
and cultural changes in Europe which have occurred
since World War I is made. Emphases are placed on
such powerful forces as militarism, nationalism,
imperialism, fascism, and communism. The effects of
the Versailles Settlement, the Depression, the Second
World War, and the Cold War upon the internal and
external policies of European nations are analyzed.
HIST565
SLAVERY, CIVIL WAR, AND
RECONSTRUCTION
3 sem. hrs.
This course will examine the causes, pressure, and
events leading to the disruption of the Union. It will
include political, economic, and social developments
during the war period, in addition to a study of the
military and naval operations. The struggle for the
reestablishment of the Union will be explored in light
of recent revision and contemporary events.
HIST572
U.S. SOCIAL AND
INTELLECTUAL HISTORY II
3 sem. hrs.
The origins and developments of ideas, ideals, and
philosophies which led to social movements and the
establishment of cultural patterns in the United States
will be studied in these courses. This course begins
with 1876.
HIST574
ECONOMIC HISTORY OF THE
UNITED STATES II
3 sem. hrs.
This course begins with 1865 and continues to the
present. It concentrates on the rise of the industrial
standard and its impact on American Society.
HIST602
HISTORY OF EAST ASIA
3 sem. hrs.
This course examines economic, political, social and
cultural development of the major countries in East
Asia and the Pacific Islands emphasizing those forces
and movements of the past which are most significant
in the understanding of the present. Graduate students
will demonstrate a deeper understanding of the com-
plexities of the history of East Asia as determined by
the instructor.
HIST604
SEMINAR IN
MULTICULTURAL AMERICA
3 sem. hrs.
This course examines the history and culture of the
many ethnic groups in the United States and how they
create and maintain their identities within a changing
society. It also traces the historical development of
intragroup differences based on social class, gender,
education, and age. It explores topics such as race,
migration, religion, politics, the role of the family,
physical and mental health, and the impact of ethnic-
ity on mainstream American society.
HIST606
THE UNITED STATES AND
ASIA
3 sem. hrs.
This course introduces the major principles of the
U.S. foreign policy toward Asia with special empha-
sis on East Asia during the 19th and 20th centuries.
Students will learn the history of the United States
diplomatic/commercial relations with East Asia as
well as history of the six Asian wars in which the
United States was involved. Graduate students will
demonstrate a deeper understanding of the complexi-
ties of the history of the U.S. relationship with Asia as
determined by the instructor.
HIST613
THE MIDDLE EAST: 20TH
CENTURY
3 sem. hrs.
The course will cover the history and politics of the
contemporary Middle Eastern Countries Turkey,
Iran, Israel, Jordan, Egypt, Saudia Arabia, Syria,
Kuwait, Yemen, and Persian Gulf States, from the
First World War until the present time. Special
emphasis will be on international factors which con-
tribute to the emergence of the National State System
in the area and to the rise of nationalism. The factors
leading to Arab-Israeli Dilemma and its impact on the
foreign policies of the major powers will be fully
examined.
HIST614
HISTORY OF WOMEN IN
EUROPE
3 sem. hrs.
This course studies the political, social, and econom-
ic history of women in Europe from antiquity to the
present. It examines and analyzes traditional assump-
tions about women, but gives particular emphasis to
the roles/contributions of women since the
Renaissance. Graduate students will demonstrate a
deeper understanding of the complexities of women
in European history.
HIST615
HISTORY OF WOMEN IN
THE U.S.
3 sem. hrs.
This course studies the political, economic, and social
history of women in the United States from coloniza-
tion to the present. Graduate students will demon-
strate a deeper understanding of the complexities of
U.S. women's history as determined by the instructor.
HIST616
HISTORY OF WOMEN IN
GLOBAL SOCIETIES 3 sem. hrs.
This course studies the history of women in a global
context. It examines their status in precolonial times
but concentrates on women since the beginning of the
independence movements, analyzing their roles in the
struggles for liberation. Graduate students will
demonstrate a deeper understanding of the complexi-
ties of women's history in global societies as deter-
mined by the instructor.
HIST627
HISTORY OF MEXICO AND
CENTRAL AMERICA
3 sem. hrs.
This course studies the major economic, political and
social developments in Mexico and the Central
Americas during the National Period. Special
emphases will be placed on the contemporary prob-
lems and the relationship to each other and to the
United States. Graduate students will demonstrate a
deeper understanding of the complexities of Mexican
and Central American history as determined by the
instructor.
HIST634
HISTORY OF CHRISTIANITY
3 sem. hrs.
This course studies the political, social, and econom-
ic history of Christianity. It also examines the causes
and results of Christianity's geographic expansion,
and draws comparisons between its various forms and
expressions. Graduate students will demonstrate a
deeper understanding of the complexities of the his-
tory of Christianity.
HIST641
HISTORY OF NAZI GERMANY
3 sem. hrs.
This course surveys the origins and development of
the NSDAP (National Socialist German Workers
Party, or Nazi) which held power in Germany from
1933-1945. It concentrates on the major political
leaders and processes, the goals and appeal of the
Nazis, and their impact upon Germans and
Europeans. Graduate students will demonstrate a
deeper understanding of the complexities of history
of Nazi Germany as determined by the instructor.
HIST652
HISTORY OF EASTERN
EUROPE: 19TH AND 20TH
CENTURIES
3 sem. hrs.
This course provides a wide and deep coverage by
lectures, reading, papers, reports of the political,
economic, social, and cultural developments of
Eastern Europe with emphasis on the areas of the
Habsburg Empire and the forces that foreshadowed
its destruction, and on the impact of new ideologies of
the 20th century on the successors of the Empire.
HIST654
20TH CENTURY RUSSIA
3 sem. hrs.
This course acquaints students with the major devel-
opments in Russian history since 1917. It gives some
attention to the period prior to 1917 in order to devel-
op the proper background for the revolutionary
change. It emphasizes politics, but also studies other
features of the Soviet system's subsequent breakup
from the perspective of totalitarian society as well as
the current developments from the onset of glasnost
and perestroika.
HIST655
HISTORY OF RUSSIA SINCE 1825
3 sem. hrs.
This course examines Russia from 1825 through the
present. It covers the Russian empire, U.S.S.R., and
the Russian Federation. Emphases include relation-
ships of economic development, politics, competing
ideologies and foreign policies.
HIST660
UNITED STATES
HISTORIOGRAPHY
3 sem. hrs.
Students in this course will explore the development
of the historical theories and schools of the major his-
torians from William Bradford to Allan Nevins.
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