This course is a comparative survey of the
historical development of peoples and cultures from their beginnings to
1500. It explores cross-cultural interactions among societies, states, and economies of Asia, Europe, Africa, the Americas and Oceania.
104 World History from 1500 (3 hrs.)
This course is a comparative survey of the
global interdependence of the world from the period of transoceanic
exploration to the present. It explores cross-cultural interactions among
societies,states, and economies of Asia, Europe, Africa, the Americas and
Oceania.
200-level courses are open to all students
other than beginning freshmen, with exceptions as indicated.
202 Current World Issues in History (3 hrs.)
Selected topics in world history during the
twentieth century designed to foster a historical awareness of present day
problems.
221 The United States to 1877 (3 hrs.)
Discovery of America through the Civil War and
Reconstruction.
222 The United States Since 1877 (3 hrs.)
United States from the end of the Civil War era to the
present.
229 Survey of Ancient Times (3 hrs.)
Ancient Near East, Greece, and Rome. Prerequisites: HY
101-102 or approval of instructor.
230 The Rise of Medieval Civilizations (3 hrs.)
Survey of the origins and development of
medieval society in the West, with attention given to Byzantium and the
Islamic world as well as to the Latin west. Prerequisites: HY 101 and 102 or
permission of instructor.
290 Historical Methods (3 hrs.)
Introduction to historical methodology and
historiography, designed to prepare history majors for upper-level
coursework. Required of all history majors, including transfer students.
Open to non history majors.
300-level courses are open to students
who have completed 9 semester hours in history or have junior standing and
permission of the instructor.
318 Constitutional History of the United
States (3 hrs.)
Growth and development of the American
constitutional system with emphasis on those aspects, which relate to the
fundamental structure of American government and social order.
325 History of Alabama (3 hrs.)
The states past from colonial times to the
present with emphasis on its place in United States history.
326 Colonial America (3 hrs.)
Political, social, economic, and religious
developments in the North American colonies, 1607-1783.
329 Imperial Rome (3 hrs.)
Roman Empire from the Principate to the barbarian invasions.
341 Modern France (3 hrs.)
Political, economic, social, and cultural
developments from the opening of the reign of Louis XIV to the post-de
Gaulle era of the Fifth Republic. Prerequisites: HY 101-102.
343 Modern Germany (3 hrs.)
German history from mid-nineteenth century to
the present, emphasizing the connections between Germanys internal politics
and its role in international affairs. Includes reunification and its
consequences.
347 English History to 1660 (3 hrs.)
English history and society from Anglo-Saxon
times to the Restoration with attention to the origins and evolution of
governmental and legal institutions such as monarchy, common law,
parliament, and the judiciary. Prerequisites: HY101 and 102.
348 English History since 1660 (3 hrs.)
Impact of revolution, industrialization and
war on English society, the expansion of English liberties, and the
development of the cabinet, political parties, the empire and the welfare
state. Prerequisites: HY101 and 102.
363 Native American History (3 hrs.)
Surveys Native American history from
pre-history to the present, emphasizing the dynamics of European contact,
accommodation, resistance, and ethnogenesis from Native perspectives.
364 The Westward Movement in American History since 1803 3
hrs.
Pioneering society, Indian relations, land
policies, expansion, and politics of the trans-Mississippi frontier.
365 American Labor History (3 hrs.)
American labor relations from colonial times but
concentrating on post-Civil War topics.
366 African-Americans in Twentieth Century America (3 hrs.)
Interrelationship of the African-American and
the industrial-urban environment of the United States.
367 Women in U.S. History (3 hrs.)
Women in the United States from the colonial period to the
present.
373 Foreign Relations of the U. S. to 1920 (3 hrs.)
American foreign relations from the
Revolutionary era through World War I. American territorial and commercial
expansion, imperialism, and emergence as a world power.
374 Foreign Relations of the U. S. since 1920 (3 hrs.)
United States as a world power. American
involvement in World War II, Vietnam, and the Cold War, and the growth of
American presence in Asia, Latin America, and the Middle East.
375 Imperial Russia (3 hrs.)
Survey of the social, political and cultural
history of Russia from its beginnings to 1917, with particular emphasis on
the imperial period of the 18th and 19th centuries. Major themes include the
evolution of the Russian state, state-society relations, and the multiethnic
nature of the empire.
376 Soviet Russia (3 hrs.)
Russian history from the collapse of
autocracy to the collapse of communism with special emphasis on the
revolutions of 1917, the formation and evolution of the Soviet state in the
1920s and 30s, the multi-national nature of the state, and the successes and
failures of the post-1945 era. Prerequisites: HY 101and 102.
380 China since 1600 (3 hrs.)
Survey of Chinese history from the late Ming
Dynasty through Maos Communist regime. Focus on political culture,
Confucianism, Maoism, relations with the West, women, and society.
HY 390 Women in Modern European History
Survey of European womens history from the
Enlightenment to the present. Focus on how women have supported, challenged,
and revised expected roles for women in different historical contexts, as
well as how nationality, social class, and ethnicity have shaped womens
lives.
391 Europe, 1500-1789 (3 hrs.)
Examination of the economic, scientific,
social, political, and cultural developments in Europe from the Renaissance
to the French Revolution.
392 Europe Since 1789 (3 hrs.)
Europe from the French Revolution to the present.
399 Special Topics in History (3 hrs.)
Intensive examination of particular problems, periods, or
topics in history.
400-level courses are open to students
who have completed 12 semester hours in history or have senior standing or
have permission of the instructor.
HY 410 Public History (3 hrs.)
Public history and its application in areas
such as public policy, historical editing, local and community history
(including historical societies), archival collection (including electronic
databasing) and historic preservation, oral history, museum programs, and
historical sites interpretation.
413 The Old South (3 hrs.)
Southern society, economics, politics and
culture concentrating on the nineteenth century South through
Reconstruction.
414 The New South (3 hrs.)
Post-reconstruction South emphasizing the
economic, social, and political readjustments made during the twentieth
century.
424 The Atlantic World (3 hrs.)
Comparative survey of the western European
colonial empires from 1450 to 1763, emphasizing the cultural interactions of
African, Native American, and European peoples in the Americas. This course
meets the requirements for either American or non-American credit in the
history major.
427 The Age of the American Revolution (3 hrs.)
Politics, society, economy, culture, and
international conflicts from 1700 through the Revolutionary War to 1812.
428 The Republic in Crisis (3 hrs.)
Political, social, and economic changes in
the United States and its sections from 1812 through the Civil War and
Reconstruction.
437 The Rise of Modern America (3 hrs.)
Economic and social changes, imperialism, and
the growth in government in the United States from 1877 to the 1920s.
438 Modern America (3 hrs.)
American society, politics, economics, and
foreign affairs from the end of World War I to the origins of the Cold War.
439 Recent America (3 hrs.)
Contemporary America from the 1950s to the present,
analyzing both domestic and foreign affairs.
473 The High Middle Ages (3 hrs.)
Political, economic, and cultural features of Europe when
medieval civilization was at its height.
474 The Renaissance and Reformation (3 hrs.)
Selected topics in the Italian Renaissance and European
Reformation.
475 Crisis in Europe, 1560-1660 (3 hrs.)
Europe in an age of anxiety, religious wars,
political upheaval, witch-hunts, and the early scientific revolution.
476 Absolutism and Enlightenment, 1660-1763 (3 hrs.)
Europe from Louis XIV to the Peace of Paris,
an age of political stability and intellectual innovation.
477 The French Revolution and
Napoleon (3 hrs.)
