P = Prerequisite, R = Recommended, C = Concomitant
I = Fall Semester, II = Spring Semester, S = Summer Session(s)

HIST A221 Studies In American History (3 cr.) Study and analysis of selected themes, topics, and problems in American history, from the colonial period to the present. These themes or topics will vary from semester to semester. May be repeated once for credit, for different themes or topics.

HIST A300 Issues In United States History (3 cr.) Study and analysis of selected historical issues and problems of limited scope. Topics vary but usually cut across fields, regions, and periods. May be repeated with a different topic for a maximum of 9 credit hours.

HIST A301 American Colonial History (3 cr.) Settlement and growth of English colonies in North America, and development of American colonial society to 1763; comparison with French and Spanish colonies, and English colonies in the West Indies.

HIST A302 The American Revolution (3 cr.) Close study of the period from 1763 to 1789, growth of opposition to the empire, rebellion, the War of Independence, and the development of American political institutions at state and federal levels; adoption of the Constitution.

HIST A303 The Early National Period (3 cr.) Political, economic, and social development of the young republic from 1789 through the War of 1812, with particular attention to the first American party system and the expansion of the frontier.

HIST A304 The United States from the War of 1812 to the Civil War (3 cr.) A study of the rapid economic, social, and political changes that the United States experienced in this period of disruptive growth.

HIST A305 United States, 1865-1900 (3 cr.) Political, social, economic, and intellectual history of United States from the Civil War to the Philippine War.

HIST A313 United States from 1890s to Depression of the 1930's (3 cr.) America's emergence to a position of economic maturity, urban society, and world responsibility. Progressivism, World War I, the Twenties, The Great Depression, with interpretive readings in politics, diplomacy, economics, society, thought, and literature of the period.

HIST A314 The United States 1929-1945 (3 cr.) The Great Depression, Franklin Roosevelt's New Deal, the American involvement in World War II at home as well as on the battlefront.

HIST A315 The United States, 1945 to the Present (3 cr.) The problems of postwar America, the Cold War, Korea, Harry Truman's Fair Deal, Dwight Eisenhower's Modern Republicanism, John Kennedy's New Frontier, Lyndon Johnson's Great Society, the Civil Rights Revolution, Vietnam, the turbulent 1960's, Nixon, Kissinger and Watergate, the Ford and Carter Administrations, Reagan, Bush.

HIST A318 The American West (3 cr.) Western expansion and development 1763-1900: Economic, political, and social. special attention to natural resources, Native America-Anglo American relations, and the role of the West in American myth and symbol.

HIST A340 History of the South II (3 cr.) Political, social, economic, and cultural aspects of the history of the South. Reconstruction; race, class, and gender relations; economic change; and the role of the South in the nation.

HIST A346 American Diplomatic History from 1898 to Present (3 cr.) The rise of the United States as a world power, World War I, the isolationism of the 1920's and the 1930's, World War II, the Cold War, Korea, Vietnam, Kissinger and détente, the uncertain 1970's and 1980's.

HIST A347 American Urban History (3 cr.) Evolution of cities and urban life in the United States from colonial times to the present. Rise of cities; creation of modern urban districts (ghettos, suburbia); city planning, political and economic power structures, ethnic and race relations, law and order.

HIST A348 Civil War and Reconstruction (3 cr.) The era of the Civil War and its aftermath. Military, political, economic, and social aspects of the coming of the war, the war years, and the "reconstruction" era following the conflict.

HIST A351 The United States in World War II (3 cr.) Examination of United States participation in World War II and the effects of the war on American society. Major topics: the diplomatic road to Pearl Harbor, strategies of the major land and sea campaigns, the wartime relationships of Roosevelt with Churchill and Stalin, development of the atomic bomb, and the origins of the Cold War.

HIST A355 Afro-American History to the 1890's (3 cr.) History of black Americans beginning with their West African background and including the slave trade, slavery, the Civil War, Reconstruction, and the consequences of Reconstruction's failure.

HIST A356 Afro-American History, 1890's to the Present (3 cr.) Study of segregation, black subculture, ideological and tactical dissension, economic marginality, urbanization, and the impact of the Civil Rights Movement.

HIST A371 History of Indiana to the Civil War (3 cr.) The development of a midwestern state, with emphasis upon the French and British periods, the West in the American Revolution, transition from territory to state, political, economic, and cultural patterns, and the sectional crisis.

HIST A372 History of Indiana since the Civil War (3 cr.) Traces the developments of a modern industrial commonwealth—agriculture, industry, politics, society, education, and the arts, especially literature.

HIST A380 The Vietnam War (3 cr.) The story of America's longest war--the battles, the protests, the movies, and the controversies. The Vietnam War was an epic event, the climax of the Cold War, and the high-water mark of American power. The course will also deal with the war's legacies, its place in popular culture, and its economic and political aftershocks.

HIST A382 The Sixties (3 cr.) An intensive examination of the decade that tore apart post-World War II American society, beginning with the confident liberalism that believed the nation could "pay any price" and "bear any burden" in order to stop communism abroad and to promote reform at home, focusing on the internal contradictions and external challenges that destroyed this liberal agenda.

HIST B221 Studies in European Society (3 cr.) Study and analysis of selected themes, topics, and problems in European history. These themes or topics will vary from semester to semester. May be repeated once for credit, for different themes or topics.

HIST B260 Women, Men, and Society in Modern Europe (3 cr.) An overview of the development of gender roles in Europe since the French Revolution. Examines the implications of industrialization for the modern family and for the creation of private and public spheres, as well as the roles of women and men in the modern nation-state, Victorian morality, the connections between gender and mass political movements (e.g., fascism and communism), and the impact of consumer culture and the sexual revolution.

HIST B300 Issues in Western European History (3 cr.) Study and analysis of selected historical issues and problems of limited scope. Topics vary but usually cut across fields, regions, and periods. May be repeated with a different topic for a maximum of 6 credit hours.

HIST B355 Europe: Louis XIV to the French Revolution (3 cr.) Absolutism in age of Louis XIV; Enlightenment and its diffusion; autocracy, aristocracy, and revolution in eighteenth century Europe; Old Regime in France.

HIST B356 French Revolution and Napoleon (3 cr.) Crisis of Old Regime; middle-class and popular revolt; from constitutional monarchy to Jacobin commonwealth; the Terror and revolutionary government; expansion of revolution in Europe; rise and fall of Napoleonic empire.

HIST B359 Europe from Napoleon to First World War I (3 cr.) Covers the legacy of the French Revolution, the rise of industrial society and economy, the Revolutions of 1848, the development of modern political ideologies and movements of national unification.

HIST B360 Europe From Napoleon to First World War II(3 cr.) Explores the formation of mass society, including the impact of the department store and the spread of democracy; the causes and consequences of imperialism; the rise of facist forms of nationalism; working class politics; and the cultural effects of science and technology.

HIST B361 Europe in the Twentieth Century I (3 cr.) An examination of European political, social, economic, and cultural developments in the first half of the twentieth century. Emphasis will be placed on the social effects of the World Wars, the Holocaust, the crisis of liberal democracy, the rise of communism and fascism, and the interactions of Christian Europe with other cultures and societies.

HIST B362 Europe in the Twentieth Century II (3 cr.) Covers the history of European politics, society, culture, and institutions in the second half of the twentieth century. Major themes are the effects of World War II, the course of the Cold War, the development of the welfare state, mass culture and society, and European integration.

HIST B391 Themes in World History (3 cr.) The shared experience of humankind from earliest times to the present. Topics include the Neolithic "evolution," Eurasion and African cultural exchanges, the era of European reconnaissance, the development of the world economy, "underdevelopment," and contemporary world interrelationships.

HIST C386 Greek History (3 cr.) History of the Greek peoples from early times to the death of Alexander the Great and the beginning of the Hellenistic period.

HIST C388 Roman History (3 cr.) Development of the history of the Roman people from the legendary origins through the regal period, the Republic, the Early Empire, and the Late Empire, closing with the reign of Justinian (A.D. 527-565).

HIST D300 Issues in Russian/East European History (3 cr.) Study and analysis of selected historical issues and problems of limited scope. Topics vary but usually cut across fields, regions, and periods. May be repeated with a different topic for a maximum of 6 credit hours.

HIST D308 The Empire of the Tsars (3 cr.) Imperial Russia under the last tsars. The revolutionary movement, the everyday life of peasants and workers, relations between the social classes, and major events such as the Decembrist revolt, the Crimean War, emancipation of the serfs, Russo-Japanese War, and Revolution of 1905.

HIST D410 Russian Revolutions and the Soviet Regime (3 cr.) Russia on eve of World War I; revolutions which have swept Russia; principal developments in government, economy, cultural and social life, and international policy under Communist regime; expansion of Russian and Communist power, particularly since 1945.

HIST F300 Issues in Latin American History (3 cr.) Study and analysis of selected historical issues and problems of limited scope. Topics vary but usually cut across fields, regions, and periods. May be repeated with a different topic for a maximum of 6 credit hours.

HIST G300 Issues in Asian History (3 cr.) Study and analysis of selected historical issues and problems of limited scope. Topics vary but usually cut across fields, regions, and periods. May be repeated with a different topic for a maximum of 6 credit hours.

HIST H101 The World in the Twentieth Century (3 cr.) Principal world developments in the twentieth century, stressing Latin America, Africa, Asia, and Europe; global and regional problems; political revolutions; social and cultural diversity.

HIST H104 Europe from Napoleon to the Present (3 cr.) Explores the political and cultural legacies of the French Revolution, the transition to industrial society and economy, the spread of democracy, the development of nationalism and imperialism, the causes and consequences of the two world wars, the Holocaust, and the rise and fall of communism and fascism.

HIST H105 American History I (3 cr.) A general survey of American history from the beginning of English settlement to the present, designed as an introduction to historical study and as preparation for more advanced work in history. Colonization to Reconstruction.

HIST H106 American History II (3 cr.) A general survey of American history from the beginning of English settlement to the present, designed as an introduction to historical study and as preparation for more advanced work in history. Reconstruction to the present.

HIST H113 Western Culture I (3 cr.) The history of Western civilization up to A.D. 1500. Will cover at least three of the following historical periods: Ancient Near East, classical Greece, Hellenistic period, Roman empire, Europe in the early Middle Ages, and Europe in the high Middle Ages.

HIST H114 Western Culture II (3 cr.) The history of Western civilization after A.D. 1300. Will cover at least three of the following historical periods: Italian Renaissance, Protestant Reformation, seventeenth century Europe, eighteenth century Enlightenment, nineteenth century Europe, twentieth century Europe.

HIST H201 History of Russia I (3 cr.) Russian society from Kievan state to the Gorbachev era. Emphasis on social, institutional, and cultural developments, as well as growth of political power and the state. Russia to 1861. Not open to students who have completed HIST D409 or HIST D410.

HIST H202 History of Russia II (3 cr.) Russian society from Kievan state to the Gorbachev era. Emphasis on social, institutional, and cultural developments, as well as growth of political power and the state. Russia from 1861 to present. Not open to students who have completed HIST D409 or HIST D410.

HIST H205 Ancient Civilization (3 cr.) Political, cultural, and economic development of Ancient Near East, Greece, and Rome from Bronze Age to end of Classical period.

HIST H206 Medieval Civilization (3 cr.) European institutions, social and intellectual history from late Roman Empire to the Renaissance: Greco-Roman legacy, Christian institutions, Byzantine and Islamic influences, town revival and trade, rise of universities, emergence of national states and literatures.

HIST H207 Modern East Asian Civilization (3 cr.) Contrasting patterns of indigenous change and response to Western imperialism in East Asia during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. China and Japan receive primary consideration; Korea and Vietnam, secondary. Emphasis on the rise of nationalism and other movements directed toward revolutionary change.

HIST H211 Latin American Culture and Civilization I (3 cr.) African, Indian, Spanish, Portuguese heritage. Discovery and conquest. Clash of cultures. Spanish empire. Society, culture, economics, politics. Bourbon reform, independence, new republics.

HIST H212 Latin American Culture and Civilization II (3 cr.) Cultural and national identities. Diplomacy, dictators, social progress. National cultures, Mexican revolution. Latin America in a world community. Revolution and counter-revolution.

HIST H213 The Black Death (3 cr.) Europe in the age of bubonic plague, 1348-1715, with emphasis on changes in climate, population, food supplies, public health measures, economy, social relations, and religious and artistic responses to disaster.

HIST H215 Proseminar in History (3 cr.) Intensive study of selected historical topics or themes, from any time or place. These themes or topics will vary from semester to semester. May be repeated twice for credit, with different themes or topics.

HIST H217 The Nature of History (3 cr.) An introductory examination of (1) what history is, (2) types of historical interpretation, (3) common problems in history, and (4) the uses of history.

HIST H218 History of Motion Pictures (3 cr.) The motion picture from its invention to the present, emphasizing the artistic, social, economic, intellectual, political, and general cultural impact. Also deals with movies as important historical documents.

HIST H219 Origins and History of the Second World War (3 cr.) Nazi and fascist aggression, collective security, appeasement and outbreak of war in Europe. German blitzkrieg, Russian front, North African, Italian and Normandy campaigns, Hitler's racial policies. Japanese-American hostility, Pearl Harbor, island-hopping, the atomic bomb. Roosevelt, Stalin, and Churchill at Teheran, Yalta, and Potsdam. War crimes trials.

HIST H225 Special Topics in History (3 cr.) Study and analysis of selected historical issues and problems of limited scope. Topics will vary from semester to semester. May be repeated once for credit.

HIST H226 Origins and History of the Cold War (3 cr.) Russian relations with the West from 1917 to the present, stressing the wartime alliance, Yalta, Potsdam, Berlin Blockade, Korean War, NATO, Titoism, Suez Crisis, Hungarian and Czech Uprisings, Cuban Missile Crisis and Vietnam War.

HIST H234 Explorations and Discoveries (3 cr.) The first part of the class surveys attitudes toward exploration in both Europe and Asia from the Medieval era through the early sixteenth century. During the second part of the class, particular attention is focused on the Spanish conflict with the Aztecs.

HIST H235 Discoveries and Settlements (3 cr.) This course examines the impact that European settlement had in different parts of the world. The focus is on what happened to both the Europeans who made the settlements and the people they encountered. The course covers the seventeenth through the mid-nineteenth centuries and the areas involved include the West Indies, Tahiti and Australia.

HIST H237 Traditional East Asian Civilization (3 cr.) A chronological and comparative survey of the traditional civilizations of East Asia through lectures and readings of source materials (in translation) in literature, history, philosophy, and the arts, with emphasis on the interrelationship among the cultures of East Asia from ancient times to the early modern era.

HIST H250 The Holocaust and Genocide in the Modern World (3 cr.) Examines the phenomenon of mass murder and the concept of "genocide" through investigations of the Holocaust and at least two other genocidal events in modern world history. Topics include the role of the nation-state, the history of modern racism and nationalism, and the relationship of war and revolution to genocide.

HIST H260 History of American Women (3 cr.) Covers American women from 1607 to the present. It focuses on the changes which have occurred in the lives of American women over the centuries: family, health, education, work, etc. It also shows the significance of women's lives and their contributions to America. May be taken as HIST H425 and a research paper will be required.

HIST H309 Tudor England (3 cr.) Political, social, economic, and cultural development in England, 1485-1603.

HIST H310 Seventeenth Century England: The Century of Revolution (3 cr.) Political, social, economic, and cultural development in England, 1601-1714.

HIST H425 Topics in History (3 cr.) Intensive study and analysis of selected historical issues and problems of limited scope. Topics will vary but will ordinarily cut across fields, regions, and periods. May be repeated once for credit.

HIST H495 Individual Readings in History (1-6 cr.) Senior level.

HIST H496 Internship in History (1-6 cr.) P: At least junior standing and 12 credit hours of related course work. Faculty supervised experience in museum work, historic preservation, historical societies, oral history, or other history-related field work in private and public institutions.

HIST H531 Studies in World History for Teachers (3 cr.) Contemporary bibliography and interpretations of major problems in world history.

HIST H575 Individual Readings in History (1-5 cr.) Graduate level.

HIST J495 Proseminar for History Majors (3 cr.) For history and social studies majors (or others with approval of instructor). Selected topics of history. May be taken three times.

HIST S105 American History Honors Survey I (3 cr.) HIST S105 is the Honors equivalent of HIST H105, and meets all requirements which could be satisfied by HIST H105.

HIST S106 American History Honors Survey II (3 cr.) HIST S106 is the Honors equivalent of HIST H106, and meets all requirements which could be satisfied by HIST H106.

HIST W300 Issues in World History (3 cr.) Study and analysis of selected historical issues and problems of general import. Topics will vary from semester to semester, but will usually be broad subjects that cut across fields, regions, and periods. May be repeated with a different topic for a maximum of 9 credit hours.

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