Undergraduate Courses
The History Department offers numerous courses each semester that cover a broad range of topical areas. Please visit this site often as the contents are updated for each semesters course offerings.
Please visit the Undergraduate Course Catalog for more information on all of our course offerings.
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- History 1310 | History of the United States to 1877
Group | General History Survey
Term | Summer and Fall 2022A general survey of the history of the United States from its settlement to the end of Reconstruction.
- History 1320 | History of the United States, 1877 to Date
Group | General History Survey
Term | Summer and Fall 2022A general survey of the history of the United States from Reconstruction to present.
- History 2310 | Western Civilization to 1715
Group | General History Survey
Term | Summer 2, 2022A general survey of western civilization from earliest times to the end of the 17th century.
- History 2311 | History of World Civilization to the 17th Century
Group | General History Survey
Term | Fall 2022A general survey of world civilization from the earliest times to the 17th Century.
- History 2312 | History of World Civilization from the 17th Century
Group | General History Survey
Term | Summer and Fall, 2022A general survey of world civilization from the 17th Century to the present.
- History 2320 | Western Civilization, 1715 to Date
Group | General History Survey
Term | Summer and Fall 2022A general survey of western civilization from the Treaty of Utrecht to the present.
- History 2327 | History of Mexican America to 1865
Group | General History Survey
Term | Fall 2022This 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.
- History 2381 | African American History to 1877
Group | General History Survey
Term | Fall 2022This 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.
- History 3310 | History of Europe, 1815-1919
Group | Group B: European History
Term | Fall 2022The background, course, and results of World War I, with emphasis on imperialism, diplomatic alliances, and nationalistic rivalries from the Congress of Vienna to the Paris peace settlements.
- History 3315 | History of England to 1603
Group | Group B: European History
Term | Fall 2022The development of the English nation from prehistoric times to the end of the Tudor Dynasty in 1603.
- History 3322 | Colonial History of Latin America to 1828
Group | Group A: World History
Term | Fall 2022A study of the colonial period of Latin America from the early Spanish and Portuguese colonization to the beginning of the period of independence.
- History 3342 | Social and Intellectual History of the United States, 1607-1865
Group | Group C: U.S. History
Term | Fall 2022A history of American culture, with emphasis on the development of religious, political, social, and philosophical ideas through the Civil War.
- History 3346 | The Civil War and Reconstruction
Group | Group C: U.S. History
Term | Fall 2022The history of the United States from the Compromise of 1850 through the election of 1876.
- History 3368A | Introduction to Public History
Group | Group C: U.S. History
Term | Fall 2022A topic addressing the definition, evolution, and philosophy of public history.
- History 3368F | History of U.S. Foreign Policy-Making in the Muslim World
Group | Group C: U.S. History
Term | Fall 2022A lecture and readings-based course in the history of U.S. foreign policy-making in the Muslim Middle East.
- History 3368V | Social Justice and Reform Movements in the United States
Group | Group C: U.S. History
Term | Summer 1, 2022This is a course that explores reform movements aimed at social justice in U.S. History.
- History 3368X | Organization of the Modern American State
Group | Group C: U.S. History
Term | Fall 2022This course analyzes changes in political culture, policies, and organizational dynamics that shaped the American state, 1870 - Present. It examines how interest groups, experts, and bureaucrats helped transform a weak American state into one that affects most parts of citizens' daily lives, despite America's traditional aversion to centralized power.
- History 3368Y | Walking in the Way of Peace, War & Slavery: Quakers in American History
Group | Group C: U.S. History
Term | Fall 2022From their earliest roles as agitators to the Puritan “Citty on a Hill” and as founders of Pennsylvania, “The Best Poor Man’s Country,” to their early embrace of abolition and notable pacifist resistance in the Revolution, Civil War, WWII and Vietnam the Society of Friends has played an out sized role in American History. This course will take a thematic approach to focus on several key points at the intersection of Quaker and American history, concentrating particularly on two issues: the Quaker relationship to slavery and the slave trade, and the Quaker response to warfare.
- History 3369Z | Immigration and US History
Group | Group C: U.S. History
Term | Fall 2022This course examines the history of immigration to the United States beginning with the colonial era and extending through present day. It will consider the causes of immigration; the social, cultural and economic experiences of various immigrant groups; the development of immigrant group identities; and American responses to immigration.
- History 3372 | Texas History: A Survey
Group | Group C: U.S. History
Term | Summer 1 and Fall, 2022A one-semester survey of Texas History which will emphasize political, economic and social development from prehistory to the twentieth century.
- History 3373D | History of American Feminisms, 1960-2020
Group | Group C: U.S. History
Term | Fall 2022This course covers the history of feminist activism from 1960 to 2020 in the United States.
- History 3375A | Topics in Working Class History
Group | Group C: U.S. History
Term | Fall 2022Examines 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.
- History 3377 | History of Country Music
Group | Group C: U.S. History
Term | Fall 2022This course examines the evolution of country music and how it reflects larger social, cultural, historical economic, political, ethnic, and demographic changes taking place within American society.
- History 3378 | History of the Blues
Group | Group C: U.S. History
Term | Fall 2022This 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.
- History 4317 | Tudor-Stuart England, 1485-1689
Group | Group B: European History
Term | Summer 2 and Fall, 2022A study of the constitutional, social, political, and religious developments in England during the Tudor-Stuart dynasties.
- History 4318N | Immigration in European History
Group | Group B: European History
Term | Fall 2022While we typically think of Europe as a fixed, finite continent, its borders are more porous than we often realize. This class examines the movement of people from Europe and to Europe in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries.
- History 4318O | History of Modern Spain
Group | Group B: European History
Term | Summer 1, 2022The course traces the history of Spain from the time of Ferdinand and Isabella to the rise of the European Union.
- History 4318W | Queer Youth History
Group | Group A | World History, and Group B | European History
Term | Fall 2022This transatlantic course examines the emergence of both youth and queer culture in urban spaces through a study of gender, sexuality, race, class, and nationalism. With a wide-ranging chronological and geographical scope, the selected queer/youth cultures represent diverse spatial, aesthetic, economic, political, and socio-cultural histories.
- History 4318X | Scottish History from the Wars of Independence to the Present
Group | Group B: European History
This class will investigate the history of Scotland from the 13th century (the Wars of Independence from England) to the present day. It will focus on major personalities and important events both within and without Scotland as well as the culture and society of this proud and ancient nation.
- History 4333 | The History of Russia and Eurasia to 1917
Group | Group A: World History
A survey of Kievan Rus, Muscovy, and the Russian Empire to 1917.
- History 4334 | The History of Russia and Eurasia from 1917 to Present
Group | Group A: World History
Term | Summer 1, 2022A survey of the history of the former Soviet Union and post-Soviet society from 1917 to the present.
- History 4343 | Modern China, 1600 to the Present
Group | Group A: World History
A survey of the political, social, economic, and intellectual history of China from 1600 to the present. Emphasis on the issues of domestic troubles and external aggression, and on the revolutionary changes in the 19th and 20th centuries.
- History 4344 | Modern Japan, 1600-Present
Group | Group A: World History
Term | Fall 2022A survey of the political, social, economic, and intellectual history of Japan from 1600 to the present. Focus on the radical changes in the state, society, and economy in the 19th and 20th centuries and on the impact of these changes on Japan’s status in the world today.
- History 4346 | Modern Korea
Group | Group A: World History
Term | Fall 2022This 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.
- History 4348 | Mahatma Gandhi and Nonviolence
Group | Group A: World History
Term | Fall 2022This course will offer students the opportunity to explore Mahatma Gandhi's leadership of the movement against British colonialism in India and the legacy of Gandhi's strategies of non-violent non-cooperation in other political movements of the twentieth century.
- History 4350P | European Colonial History
Group | Group B: European History
Term | Fall 2022This readings course explores the development of worldwide colonial systems since the fifteenth century. Emphasis will be given to 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 and North and South America.
- History 4350X | Peace and Nonviolence Movements
Group | Group A: World History
Term | Fall 2022This course explores the origins, development, and impact of peace and nonviolence movements globally. It will examine 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.
- History 4350Z | History of Drugs
Group | Group A: World History
Term | Fall 2022This is a writing-intensive seminar course on the history of drugs. Psychoactive substances (from stimulants to hallucinogens) have played a major role in shaping human societies. The course examines the impact of drugs on societies, how drug use has changed throughout history corresponding to major changes in society, and the ways in which drugs have influenced international trade and political economics. The course topics range from the role of psychoactive substances in early societies to the modern international war against drugs, issues surrounding the criminalization of drugs and race, and recent experiments with decriminalization and legalization.
- History 4365 | Age of Revolution in North America, 1763-1789
Group | Group C: U.S. History
Term | Summer 1, 2022A history of the American people during the age of the American Revolution, from the beginning of the crisis with Britain to the adoption of the Constitution.
- History 4371 | Introduction to American Indian History
Group | Group C: U.S. History
Term | Fall 2022This 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.
- History 4380 | Historical Resources and Practices
Group | Group D: Capstone and Teacher Certification Preparation
Term | Fall 2022This 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
- History 4399 | Senior Seminiar
Group | Group D: Capstone and Teacher Certification Preparation
Term | Summer 1 and Fall, 2022This 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
- Honors 3399C | Comics, Cartoons, & Contested Racial Identities in U.S. History
Group | Honors Course
Term | Fall 2022This course examines how comics have reflected, shaped, and challenged Americans’ notions of racial difference from the nineteenth century to today. Along with reading recent scholarly books and articles, we will analyze a wide range of comics from various periods, tracking the interrelation of comics and larger patterns of U.S. race relations.
