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History (HIST)
HIST 3053 Introduction to Central Asia Studies (IS) Description: A comprehensive view of newly-emerged Central Asian states examining the history, politics, economics, geography, and culture of Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan as reflected in their thoughts, religion, literature, and architecture in the past, and the strategic importance of their natural wealth for the present and future. Same course as GEOG 3053, GLST 3053, POLS 3053 & RUSS 3053. Credit hours: 3 Contact hours: Lecture: 3 Levels: Undergraduate Schedule types: Lecture Department/School: History General Education and other Course Attributes: International Dimension, Social & Behavioral Sciences HIST 3093 Historical Geography of North America to 1800 (H) Description: This course is an examination of the cultural geography of colonial North America from the earliest European contact with Native Americans to the end of the 18th Century. The course examines regional patterns of indigenous American Indian settlement, European exploration, trade, coloniatization, immigration, impacts upon indigenous societies, and the development of pre industrial economic regions. Students will gain an appreciation of the interactions of various indigenous, European, and African peoples in different environments in the colonial era. Same course as GEOG 3093. Credit hours: 3 Contact hours: Lecture: 3
HIST 3133 African Diaspora History (H) Description: Introduction to the origin, development, and maturation of the African Diaspora in the Americas and the Caribbean, from the transatlantic slave trade to the mid-20th century. Emphasis is placed on a critical reading and discussion of a selection of essays, historiographies and primary materials on diasporic and transnational experiences and identities of Africans, African descendants, and Caribbean transmigrants. Credit hours: 3 Contact hours: Lecture: 3 Levels: Undergraduate Schedule types: Lecture Department/School: History General Education and other Course Attributes: Humanities HIST 3153 Russia to 1861 (H) Description: Political, institutional, societal and economic development of Russia from the Kievan period to the Great Reforms. Credit hours: 3 Contact hours: Lecture: 3 Levels: Undergraduate Schedule types: Lecture Department/School: History General Education and other Course Attributes: Humanities HIST 3163 Russia Since 1861 (HI) Description: Modernizations of Russia in the 19th and 20th centuries. Great reforms and their effects and the 1917 revolutions and their
consequences. Credit hours: 3 Contact hours: Lecture: 3
Levels: Undergraduate Schedule types: Lecture Department/School: History General Education and other Course Attributes: Humanities HIST 3113 Germany Since 1815 (HI)
Levels: Undergraduate Schedule types: Lecture Department/School: History General Education and other Course Attributes: Humanities, International Dimension HIST 3203 The Medieval World, 500-1500 (H) Description: The society and culture of Europe, Byzantium and the Middle East, 500-1500. Emphasis on social, cultural, religious and political
Description: Creation of a centralized state in Germany; impact of World War I and the subsequent failure of the Weimar Republic; rise of national socialism, totalitarianism, and the Third Reich; German experience in WWII, repression of minorities, and the Holocaust; post-war Germany and modern reunification. Credit hours: 3 Contact hours: Lecture: 3 Levels: Undergraduate Schedule types: Lecture Department/School: History General Education and other Course Attributes: Humanities, International Dimension HIST 3123 The History of Modern Africa (HI) Description: The course will cover the history of Modern Africa from 1750 to the present. The class will begin with a general background and history of ancient and early modern Africa, and move forward with examinations of colonial and contemporary African culture, society, and politics. The course will have a particular focus on African perspectives on the West, and the effects of the slave trade, imperialism, and globalization on modern day Africa. Students will analyze many different types of sources including films, artwork, graphic novels, novels, and poetry. Credit hours: 3 Contact hours: Lecture: 3 Levels: Undergraduate Schedule types: Lecture Department/School: History General Education and other Course Attributes: Humanities, International Dimension
developments. Credit hours: 3 Contact hours: Lecture: 3
Levels: Undergraduate Schedule types: Lecture Department/School: History General Education and other Course Attributes: Humanities HIST 3233 Late Medieval World, 1000-1450 (H)
Description: The Late Middle Ages in Europe and its ties to the Middle East. Examines the period of the Black Death, Hundred Years War, early Renaissance, and the flourishing of new forms of government, religious life and social upheaval. Emphasis on social, cultural, religious and political developments. Credit hours: 3 Contact hours: Lecture: 3
Levels: Undergraduate Schedule types: Lecture Department/School: History General Education and other Course Attributes: Humanities
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