Department of History - Dulles Hall.
Department of History - Dulles Hall.

Curriculum

100-Level Courses
One hundred level courses cover broad area of historical investigation. They are designed for first and second year students and are usually taken to fulfill the GEC historical survey requirement.

300-Level Courses
Three hundred level courses cover fewer years, go into more detail, employ more sophisticated analysis and methodology, and require more reading of primary and secondary works. They are designed for a mix of history majors, non-majors, and prospective majors at the sophomore, junior, and senior levels.

500-Level Courses
Five hundred level courses are usually more narrow in chronological scope, more sophisticated in the lecture material, discussions, and readings, and require more readings of primary and secondary sources. Most but not all of the students will be juniors and seniors and will have taken other history courses before registering for a 500-level course. A higher level of understanding, analytical ability and written expression in short essay and essay forms in expected. Some instructors assign research papers.

Graduate Level Courses
700, 800, and 900-Level courses are graduate courses for the graduate studies program.

[Semester Numbering] [Semester Conversion Website]

Course Number Title Level Course Description Field of Study
151 American Civilization to 1877 Undergraduate

The political, constitutional, social, and economic development of the United States from the colonial period through the era of Reconstruction.

American History; US History to 1877
H151 American Civilization to 1877 (Honors) Undergraduate

The political, constitutional, social, and economic development of the United States from the colonial period through the era of Reconstruction.

American History; US History to 1877
368.01 Introduction to Native American History Undergraduate

An examination of selected events and issues in Native American history. Not open to students with credit for 368.

American History; US History to 1877
375 History of American Criminal Justice Undergraduate

History of crime, criminal law, law enforcement agencies, prisons, and juvenile courts.

American History; US History to 1877
867.01 Seminar in Early American History Graduate

Research topic to be announced.

American History; US History to 1877
867.02 Seminar in Early American History II Graduate

Continuation of 867.01.

American History; US History to 1877
557.01 American Revolution and New Nation, 1763-1800 Undergraduate and Graduate

Analysis of social, economic, cultural, and political changes in 18th century America.

American History; US History to 1877
557.02 Jeffersonian and Jacksonian Democracy, 1800-1845 Undergraduate and Graduate

A continuation of 557.01 but may be taken separately; primary emphasis on social and political history of post revolutionary America.

American History; US History to 1877
557.03 Civil War and Reconstruction Undergraduate and Graduate

The causes, character, and consequences of America's inter sectional war and the post-war settlement.

American History; US History to 1877
559 History of Slavery in North America from Colonial Times to 1860 Undergraduate and Graduate

The social system of the Old South; the various aspects of secession and the impact of war.

American History; US History to 1877
560 Westward Movement in American History Undergraduate and Graduate

The westward spread of settlement and the influence of the westward movement on American development.

American History; US History to 1877
568.02 Native American History from Removal to Present Undergraduate and Graduate

Major issues and events in American Indian history from the 1820s to the twenty-first century.

American History; US History to 1877
570.01 The United States Constitution and American Society to 1877 Undergraduate and Graduate

The history of the interaction between American principles of government, equality, liberty, and American society through the Civil War era.

American History; US History to 1877
577.01 Chicano History, From the Spanish Colonial Period to 1900 Undergraduate and Graduate

Chicano experience from the late 16th century to 1900, with a special emphasis on race, class, and gender relations.

American History; US History to 1877
578 American Religious History Undergraduate and Graduate

Survey of religious history of the United States from colonial times to the present.

American History; US History to 1877
785.04 Readings in Era of the Civil War and Reconstruction Undergraduate and Graduate

Reading in the historical literatures of the era of Civil War and Reconstruction, from the 1840s to 1877.

American History; US History to 1877
774 History of American Law and Society Undergraduate and Graduate

The history of American law and legal institutions, and their relationship to society, from colonial times to the present.

American History; US History to 1877
785.01 Readings in Colonial America Undergraduate and Graduate

Readings in the historical literatures of Colonial America in its Atlantic World context to 1763.

American History; US History to 1877
785.02 Readings in the American Revolution and the Early Republic Undergraduate and Graduate

Readings in the historical literatures of the American Revolution and early nation-building through approximately 1800.

American History; US History to 1877
785.03 Readings in the Early Republic and Antebellum America Undergraduate and Graduate

Reading in the historical literatures of the Early and Antebellum Republics from approximately 1800 into the 1850s.

American History; US History to 1877
789 Topics in American History to 1877 Undergraduate and Graduate

Readings in selected topics in American history to 1877.

American History; US History to 1877
H322 Natives and Newcomers: U.S. Immigration and Migration in American History Undergraduate

General survey of (im)migration history in the U.S. from precolonial times to the present. Topics include cultural contact, economic relations, citizenship, politics, family and sexuality.

American History; US History to 1877
568.01 Native American History from European Contact to Removal, 1560-1820 Undergraduate

Major issues and events in Native American history from before the European invasion and colonization through the early 1820s.

American History; US History to 1877
322 Natives and Newcomers: Immigration and Migration in American History Undergraduate

General survey of U.S. immigration and migration history from precolonial times to the present. Topics include cultural contact, economic relations, citizenship, politics, family and sexuality.

American History; US History to 1877
784 Readings in American Constitutional and Legal History Graduate

An intensive investigation of standard works as well as influential and seminal articles in American constitutional and legal history.

American History; US History to 1877
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