3 Hours

This course is a survey of the political, social, economic, and gender history of the North American region that became the United States from pre-European contact through the era of Reconstruction.  Themes include Native American cultures and societies, European settlement, colonial British North America, the War for American Independence, nation-building, industrialization, slavery, western expansion, and the broader Civil War and Reconstruction.

3 Hours

This course is a survey of the political, social, and economic history of the United States since the Reconstruction Era. Themes include industrialization and its impacts, the changing role of the federal government, the rise of the United States as a world power, the complexities of American nationalism amidst persistent regional identities, the applications and implications of American’s racial and ethnic attitudes, and diverse cultural responses to the changes of the modern era.

3 Hours

An introductory course for history majors and minors which focuses on the nature of the discipline, historiography, and problems and controversies in history.

3 Hours

Prerequisites: HIS 2050.

This intermediate course requirement for history majors emphasizes research, writing, and historical methodology, and culminates in a major research project.

3 Hours

Prerequisites: HIS 2050 and HIS 3050.

This course revisits and expands upon both historical thinking and writing for research and teaching purposes. As such, the course includes conceptual and practical elements with an emphasis on career preparation. Students will also reflect on their college experience more broadly.