History

A two-semester study of the civilizations of the world divided at approximately 1500 CE. History 111 and 112 are required of all students in the Teacher Education Programs and for all history majors.

A two-semester study of the civilizations of the world divided at approximately 1500 CE. History 111 and 112 are required of all students in the Teacher Education Programs and for all history majors.

A one semester thematic introduction to US History in a global context from the colonial era to present. HIS 120 required for all history majors.

The course interrogates the role of gender and sex in American history from the colonial era to the present.

The first semester will provide a survey of the Roman, Anglo-Saxon and Norman periods and emphasize the development of English society, culture, and parliamentary government through the Glorious Revolution. The second semester begins with the Hanoverians and emphasizes Great Britain’s rise as a world power. Imperialism and industrialization in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries receive particular attention. Recommended for English majors.

The first semester will provide a survey of the Roman, Anglo-Saxon and Norman periods and emphasize the development of English society, culture, and parliamentary government through the Glorious Revolution. The second semester begins with the Hanoverians and emphasizes Great Britain’s rise as a world power. Imperialism and industrialization in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries receive particular attention. Recommended for English majors.

A survey of Russia from the late 19th century through the revolutions of the early 20th century and the development of the Soviet Union.

A survey of the history of Asia, emphasizing the civilizations of China, Japan, and Korea. The course concentrates upon the period since 1500 AD, with particular emphasis upon the period since 1850.

An environmental, social, and cultural history of Latin America from pre-contact to the present.

A survey of the history of Southwest Asia and North Africa from ancient times to the present with a particular emphasis on the Muslim world.

An historical analysis of America’s involvement that examines the origins, nature, and consequences of the Vietnam War in a global context to understand the significance and legacies of “America’s Longest War” from an international perspective.

The political, social, cultural, and economic history of the Palmetto State from prehistory to the end of the twentieth century.

A survey of the ancient world of Egypt, Mesopotamia, Persia, Greece, and Rome.

A study of Martin Luther and the sixteenth-century Protestant Reformation to discover what role Luther and other crucial reformers like Ulrich Zwingli, John Calvin, the Anabaptists, and even Henry VIII played in shaping their world and ushering in the birth of Early Modern Europe. History 322 is accepted for credit toward a Religion and Philosophy major.

An analysis of European social, political, and economic development from the 1750 to 1850, including the Age of Reason, the French Revolution, Napoleon Bonaparte, and the Industrial Revolution.

An analysis of the major elements of Europe’s fall from world leadership from 1850 to the present, including the unification of Germany under Bismarck, World War I, Adolph Hitler and World War II, and the Cold War.

The conflict between the North and South that led to secession and civil war; the policies and military strategies of the Union and Confederacy at war; the social history of soldiers and civilians; the institution of slavery and its abolition; and the Reconstruction of the Union.

The struggle for African-American civil rights from Reconstruction to the end of the twentieth century, with its major focus on the modern Civil Rights Movement from World War II to the 1970s.

This course interrogates America’s role in the World Wars and how America’s involvement impacted society and politics in the United States.

An introduction to the concept of public history and the professional uses of history outside primary, secondary, and graduate education, in historic preservation, archives and records management, documentary editing projects, historic sites and museums, architectural history, archaeology, and cultural history.

This course examines major social, cultural, and political developments since the Second World War.

This course studies the rise to power of nineteenth-century Prussia under Otto von Bismarck and explores the emergence of modern Imperial Germany to confront the twentieth-century catastrophes of World War I and World War II, as well as examining the history of Nazi Germany and the Holocaust in order to better understand Germany during the Cold War to Present Day.

The American South from the colonial period to the Civil War, with special emphasis on the period 1800-1861, focusing on political, social, and economic history, the institution of slavery, and the coming of the Civil War.

A single topic of interest to faculty and students will be selected. Examples include the History of Science, Vietnam, the Crusades, history and the environment, Women in History, Film and History, Native American History. Open to advanced juniors and seniors with permission of the instructor.