Social Science Division


History Courses

HIST 111 – Ancient World History (3 credits)                                                    

This course will cover the rise of civilization to the decline of major world civilizations in the early Common Era (c.200 to

c. 750 CE). It will include study of the ancient civilizations of Mesopotamia, Egypt, India, China, the Greco-Roman world and early Arabia.

HIST 112 Early Modern World History (3 credits)

The study of world civilizations during the transition from the Ancient classical times to the Modern Period, i.e., the Medieval and Early Modern periods (c.600 B.C. - 1650 CE). The World civilizations include China from the Sui to the early Qing dynasties; Japan from its origins to the early Tokugawa Shogunate; the Abbasid, Seljuk and Ottoman empires; the Mongol Empire; the Aztec and Incan cvilizations; and the European Middle Ages, Renaissance, and Reformation.

HIST 113 – Modern World History (3 credits)

Study of world civilizations from the seventeenth to the twentieth century. The course emphasizes the Scientific, Political and Industrial Revolutions and their global impact. Cultural and political events that have affected national or international politics, such as the Enlightenment, nationalism, imperialism, and communism, will also be included. 

HIST 151 – American History I (3 credits)

Covers Colonial America and the United States through the Civil War Period. This course meets the graduation requirement for the General Education outcome on American Society, Events, Institutions and Cultures.

HIST 152 – American History II (3 credits)

Covers the United States since the Civil War Period. This course meets the graduation requirement for the General Education outcome on American Society, Events, Institutions and Cultures.

HIST 225 – The Modern Middle East (3 credits)

Proceeding from the traditional civilizations in the Middle East, examines the impact of the industrialized powers, nationalism, industrialization and religious and cultural change.

HIST 230 – History of England to 1688 (3 credits)

A survey of the history of England and the surrounding countries from the time of the Celts to the time of the Stuarts, with attention to the economic, religious, social, constitutional and political developments.

HIST 235 – The Era of the Vietnam War (3 credits) 

Traces the causation factors leading to the escalation of U.S. involvement in the Vietnam conflict from 1945 until 1975.  Within the historical context of colonial rule over Vietnam, as well as the struggle for Vietnamese nationalism, the political, diplomatic and military strategy of the United States will be emphasized.

HIST 236 – The American Civil War (3 credits)

A study of the American Civil War, including the causes, personalities, soldiers, social groups, significant battles and legacy of America’s defining conflict from 1820-1877.

HIST 237 – The Cold War, 1917-1991:  Capitalism, Communism, and the Contest for Global Domination (3 credits)

Traces the development and evolution of the Cold War from a global perspective, including its roots before and during World War II, through the postwar to the collapse of the Soviet state in 1991.

HIST 238 – The History of Rome, 753 BCE-500 CE (3 credits)

By exploring the social, political, economic, and military aspects of Roman civilization, this course seeks to explain: 

1) how Rome rose from a small central-Italian city-state to the ruler of the Mediterranean world; 2) how it administered and ruled its diverse populations; and 3) the circumstances surrounding the end of the Roman empire.

                

HIST 240 – Coming to the New World:  American Ethnic and Immigration History from First Nations to the Present (3 credits)          

Traces the history of immigrants to North America and the United States from before Columbus to the present.  There will be a particular focus on issues of cultural contact and conflict in American society. There will also be emphasis on issues of immigrant assimilation and acceptance into mainstream American cultures.

HIST 241 – The Revolutionary War Era (3 credits)

A study of the American Revolutionary War, including the causes, personalities, social groups, military aspects, founding documents and the legacy of America’s formative period, 1754-1791.

HIST 242 - The United States and World War II (3 credits)

A study of the United States during World War II, including the causes, politicians and personalities, military aspects, home front, and legacy of the war that defined the latter half of the 20th century and established the U.S. as a world leader (1935-1945).

HIST 255 – African-American History (3 credits)

A history of African-American citizens in the Colonies and the United States from African beginnings to the present.  Particular emphasis is placed upon the conditions of slavery and on the cultural development of African-American peoples since the Emancipation.

HIST 257 – History of Women in the United States (3 credits)

Examines changes in the ideas about women and in the lives of women from colonial times to the present, looking at various classes and ethnic and racial groups. This course also describes the activities and accomplishments of women in the building of the United States.

HIST 260 – American Social History since 1875 (3 credits)

A social history of the United States since the late nineteenth century, with special attention to changes resulting from industrialization and urbanization.

HIST 262 – American Labor History (3 credits)

Traces the history of American laborers in the contexts of social group character, industrial unionism and the responses to the changing conditions of the broader American society.

HIST 265 – History of Michigan (1 credit)

A general survey of the historical development of Michigan from the French exploration to the present. The economic, social and political development of the state is studied as a part of the history of the United States.

HIST 295 - Directed Study (1 credit)

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