Undergraduate Courses

Group | General History Survey
Term | Summer 1, 2, and Fall

A general survey of the history of the United States from its settlement to the end of Reconstruction.

Group | General History Survey
Term | Summer 1, 2, and Fall

A general survey of the history of the United States from Reconstruction to present.

Group | General History Survey
Term | Summer 1, 2, and Fall

A general survey of western civilization from earliest times to the end of the 17th century.

Group | General History Survey
Term | Summer 2 and Fall

A general survey of world civilization from the earliest times to the 17th Century.

Group | General History Survey
Term | Summer 2 and Fall

A general survey of world civilization from the 17th Century to the present.

Group | General History Survey
Term | Summer 1, 2, and Fall

A general survey of western civilization from the Treaty of Utrecht to the present.

Group | General History Survey
Term | Fall

This course is a survey of the economic, social, political, intellectual, and cultural history of Mexican Americans/Chicanx to 1865. Topics the course addresses include: conquest and mestizaje; the rise and fall of native and African slavery, colonial Mexico’s relationship to other global economies, the development of New Spain’s/Mexico’s northern frontier, how gender and power shaped the emergence of Mexican identities, independence movements, mission secularization, Texas independence, the U.S.–Mexico wars, and U.S. expansion and civil war.

Group | General History Survey
Term | Fall

This course is a survey of the social, political, economic, cultural and intellectual history of people of African descent in the formation and development of the United States to the Civil War/Reconstruction period. African American History to 1877 includes the study of African origins and legacy, trans-Atlantic slave trade and the experiences of African Americans during the Colonial, Revolutionary, Early National, Antebellum, and the Civil War/Reconstruction Era. This course presents African American history as an integral part of U.S. History.

Group | Group B: European History
Term | Summer 1 and Fall

The development of the English nation from prehistoric times to the end of the Tudor Dynasty in 1603.

Group | Group A: World History

The development of the Portuguese society in South America from the sixteenth century until 1822.

Group | Group A: World History
Term | Summer 1

This course examines the history of Latin America from independence to present. Explores the challenges of formation and consolidation of the new states; of economic policy and development; the rise of Populism and the age of reforms; revolutions and revolutionary movements; and present challenges.

Group | Group A: World History

A survey of the history of the Spanish frontier in North America and its hinterlands from the earliest explorations to the end of Spanish rule in 1821.

Group | Group B: European History
Term | Summer 1

This course covers over two hundred years of Spanish history, beginning during Europe’s revolutionary era through Spain’s fall into fascism, its transition to democracy and integration into the European Union. Students will engage with issues related to Spain’s history and culture, considering issues of religion, race, gender, sexuality, nationalism, and class.

Group | Group C: U.S. History
Term | Fall

A general examination of the region including Texas, California, and the states dominated geographically by the Great Basin, the Southern Rockies, and the Sonoran Desert, from the earliest European contacts to the present.

Group | Group C: U.S. History
Term | Summer 1

An intensive study of selected topics in the history of the settlement and expansion of British North America, including the development of the social, economic, and political life of the American colonies.

Group | Group C: U.S. History
Term | Fall

A topic addressing the definition, evolution, and philosophy of public history.

Group | Group A: World History
Term | Fall

This class will investigate the history of pandemics. This course includes the Justinian plague of the 6th century, the Black Death of 1347-52, the smallpox pandemic caused by the Spanish Empire, the Spanish influenza outbreak of 1918, the polio pandemic, the influenza pandemic of 1957, the HIV/AIDS pandemic, and the COVID-19 pandemic.

Group | Group C: U.S. History
Term | Summer 2 and Fall

A one-semester survey of Texas History which will emphasize political, economic and social development from prehistory to the twentieth century.

Group | Group C: U.S. History
Term | Fall

This course examines selected individuals and movements that embody key concerns of Christians during the most tumultuous era in Western Church history. The course begins in the fourteenth century so that students may gain perspective on reform efforts predating, and decisively influencing, the break with Rome catalyzed by Martin Luther.

Group | Group A: World History
Term | Summer 1

This course will focus on the historical development of religious traditions within India including Buddhist, Christian, Hindu, Islamic, Jain, Sikh, and Vedic.

Group | Group C: U.S. History
Term | Fall

Examines topics in US working class history with emphasis on the experiences of organized and unorganized workers in the context of their social, cultural, political, and workplace environments and the role of the working class in shaping US society.

Group | Group C: U.S. History
Term | Fall

This course examines the history of women’s health in the United States from Colonial America to present day debates over female bodily autonomy. We will identify and trace the ways race, class, sexuality, ethnicity, and religion determined the type, access, and quality of medical care women received throughout US History and today.

Group | Group C: U.S. History
Term | Summer 2

This course examines the evolution of the blues and other forms of African-American music throughout American history, with an emphasis on how blues music reflects the rich and complex traditions of the African-American community and helped give birth to rock & roll.

Group | Group C: U.S. History
Term | Summer 2 and Fall

This course traces the various ethnic, social, cultural, political, economic, and demographic forces in American society that helped shape rock and roll music.

Group | Group B: European History
Term | Fall

A survey of Roman History from the Republican period to the fall of the Western Empire with emphasis on its Mediterranean milieu.

Group | Group B: European History
Term | Summer 2

This course is a study in British history from the arrival of the Romans in Britain to 1603. This course integrates classroom discussions, readings, virtual excursions and discussions of the major events and features of Roman and Medieval history in Britain. Students are introduced to issues, personalities, movements and developments, encompassing political, governmental, constitutional, social, religious, economic and cultural topics.

Group | Group B: European History
Term | Summer 2 and Fall

A study of the constitutional, social, political, and religious developments in England during the Tudor-Stuart dynasties.

Group | Group B: European History
Term | Fall

A survey of important phenomena in nineteenth and twentieth-century French history that have had an impact on the development of the modern world.

Group | Group A: World History
Term | Summer 2

This course emphasizes economic social and intellectual developments in the Arab Middle East and North Africa in the 19th and 20th centuries. Some attention will be paid to Iran in the period after World War II.

Group | Group A: World History
Term | Fall

Examination of Arab Palestine. Ottoman records to 1914, Israel's creation in 1948, and Jordan's loss of control of the West Bank and Gaza in 1967 will be surveyed. The Palestinian Diaspora, Yasir Arafat's leadership, and the "Intifada," also will be examined.

Group | Group B: European History
Term | Summer 2 and Fall

An activity based on greed, and sometimes survival, piracy has existed since humans took to the seas. This course investigates the global history of piracy beginning with the Vikings. The history of piracy in the Caribbean, Asia, and the Mediterranean will be covered and compared to the piracy of today.

Group | Group B: European History
Term | Summer 1

This course explores the worldwide development of European colonial systems since the fifteenth century. The course emphasizes how native peoples responded to European attempts to introduce economic, political, and cultural prerogatives in a variety of world settings such as South and Southeast Asia, Africa, and North and South America.

Group | Group B: European History
Term | Fall

A survey of Kievan Rus, Muscovy, and the Russian Empire to 1917.

Group | Group B: European History
Term | Summer 2

A survey of the history of Eastern Europe. May be repeated with a different emphasis.

Group | Group A: World History
Term | Fall

This course is a survey of the political, social, economic, and intellectual history of modern Korea, focusing on the external aggression and internal transformation between 1876 and 1910, the impact of the Japanese rule, the split into two Koreas in 1945, and the North/South developments and interactions since then.

Group | Group A: World History
Term | Summer 2

Home to the world’s largest city, Edo, at the end of the eighteenth century, Japan has been influenced over many centuries by a vibrant and distinctive urban culture. Through works of history, fiction, film, geography, and urban planning, this course introduces students to the characteristics and development of Japanese urban.

Group | Group C: U.S. History
Term | Fall

This course traces the participation of Black women in every stage of Black protest in America from slavery and Reconstruction thru the Civil Rights and Black nationalist movements to present day.

Group | Group C: U.S. History
Term | Summer 2

A study of the interplay of economic, social, political, and cultural forces that shaped American society from the end of World War II to the presidential election of 1968.

Group | Group C: U.S. History
Term | Fall

This course explores the origins, development, and impact of peace and nonviolence movements globally. It examines the roles that religion, class, gender, race, ethnicity, and nationalism have played in shaping social and political perceptions of injustice and public attitudes toward movement goals.

Group | Group C: U.S. History
Term | Fall

A study of the relationship of war with social and cultural institutions from the 18th century to the present.

Group | Group C: U.S. History
Term | Fall

This course promotes understanding of the role played by the native peoples of North America in the history of the United States. Among the subjects to be covered through lectures and discussions: initial migrations and cultural development; impact of European conquest; adaptation; removal and reservation life; 20th century adjustments.

Group | Group C: U.S. History
Term | Summer 1

Comparative history of the Americas with special attention to the United States, Canada, and Mexico. Explores different patterns of economic growth and their impact on societies and international relations.

Group | Group C: U.S. History
Term | Fall

This course examines the history of sexuality in the United States from the colonial period to the end of the twentieth century. The course emphasizes the diversity of sexual behaviors, the role of sexual regulation, and modes of thought in the past.

Group | Group D: Capstone and Teacher Certification Preparation
Term | Fall

This course is required for students seeking teacher certification in History. This course is an introductory methods course designed to familiarize students with general historical practice and its application in secondary teaching.

Departmental Approval Required

Group | Group D: Capstone and Teacher Certification Preparation
Term | Fall

This course is required for History majors not seeking teaching certification. In this course students refine skills and techniques essential to the historical profession. Students analyze primary and secondary sources, apply methods, and write a term paper. Prerequisite: 24 semester credit hours in History with a grade point average of at least 2.25 in those hours.

Departmental Approval Required