HIST 363 – Us Constitutional History to 1900
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Take 3 credits; From Department HIST; From Level 100. (Required, Previous). Credit Hours: Min: 3; Max: Description: Study of the origins and development of the Constitution from the early 1600s until 1900. Topics that will be covered will be the foundations of constitutional law, the issue of sovereignty, the Articles of Confederation and Perpetual […]
HIST 345 – The New South,1865 to the Present
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Take 3 credits; From Department HIST; From Level 100. (Required, Previous). Credit Hours: Min: 3; Max: Description: Transition of the Old South into the New South: the Reconstruction period and the South in the 20th century. One 100-level history course or permission of department is prerequisite to all history courses above the 299 level.
HIST 346 – Civil War America
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Take 3 credits; From Department HIST; From Level 100. (Required, Previous). Credit Hours: Min: 3; Max: Description: This course will examine the Civil War era in its broad cultural and social context beginning with a study of the divergent paths of the American people in the early 19th century and culminating in an examination […]
HIST 347 – U.S. in Era of World War II
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Take 3 credits; From Department HIST; From Level 100. (Required, Previous). Credit Hours: Min: 3; Max: Description: Analyzes the conduct of the United States in the sequence of events that led to the outbreak of World War II in Asia and Europe. Evaluates American military participation in the Allied war effort against the Axis. […]
HIST 350 – The Ancient World
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Credit Hours: Min: 3; Max: Description:
HIST 351 – Medieval Europe
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Take 3 credits; From Department HIST; From Level 100. (Required, Previous). Credit Hours: Min: 3; Max: Description: Considers the history of Medieval Europe from the fall of Rome through the Hundred Years’ War. Special emphasis on the barbarian invasions, the medieval church, manorialism and feudalism, the Carolingian Empire, aspects of medieval economic history, the […]
HIST 352 – French Revolution and Napoleon
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Take 3 credits; From Department HIST; From Level 100. (Required, Previous). Credit Hours: Min: 3; Max: Description: This course surveys the transition from the Old Regime to the Modern Age in Europe and Europe’s colonies from 1789 to 1815. The focus of the course will be the culture of politics, including the practices of […]
HIST 342 – History of Modern Japan
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Take 3 credits; From Department HIST; From Level 100. (Required, Previous). Credit Hours: Min: 3; Max: Description: Study of Modern Japan from 1600 to the present, with emphasis on Japanese modernization since 1868. Political institutions, socioeconomic structures, cultural traditions, and the international environment are examined to explain the rise of Japan first as a […]
HIST 343 – Archaeology of the Southeastern US
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Take 3 credits; From Department HIST; From Level 100. (Required, Previous). Credit Hours: Min: 3; Max: Description: This course focuses on the historical archaeology of the Southeastern United States, with an emphasis on South Carolina. From the Contact, Antebellum, and Postbellum periods this course centers on the role that material culture played in the […]
HIST 344 – The Old South, 1660-1865
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Take 3 credits; From Department HIST; From Level 100. (Required, Previous). Credit Hours: Min: 3; Max: Description: Political, social, economic, and intellectual development of the Old South from its colonial beginning to its demise in the Civil War. Historiography of the period will also be covered. One 100-level history course or permission of department […]
HIST 331 – Modern British Isles
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Take 3 credits; From Department HIST; From Level 100. (Required, Previous). Credit Hours: Min: 3; Max: Description: Considers the principal forces that have shaped England, Wales, Scotland, and Ireland from the late medieval period to the present. Major topics include origins and often uneasy evolution of the United Kingdom, the Tudor Reformation, the Stuart […]
HIST 332 – British Empire
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Take 3 credits; From Department HIST; From Level 100. (Required, Previous). Credit Hours: Min: 3; Max: Description: Examines the origins, development, and dissolution of the British Empire from the 1550s to the late twentieth century. Considers the global reach of British imperial endeavors from Europe to the Western Hemisphere, Far East, Oceania, India, Africa, […]