HISTORY (HIST)
HIST 101 ~WEST CIV THROUGH REFORMATION
3 Credit Hours
An analytical survey of the major events from about 4000 B.C. to 1648. Emphasis upon the relationship between the past and the present wherever possible. (3 lecture)
HIST 102 ~WESTERN CIV FROM REFORMATION
3 Credit Hours
An analytical survey of the major events from 1648 to the present. Emphasis is placed upon the events as they reveal the intimate ties between the histories of Great Britain, France, Germany, Russia and the United States. (3 lecture)
HIST 152 ~US HIST THROUGH CIVIL WAR
3 Credit Hours
Examines the major issues in the nation's development from the beginning of colonization through the end of the Civil War, with an emphasis on the role of slavery and contact with Native Americans. (3 lecture)
HIST 153 ~US HIST FROM RECONSTRUCTION
3 Credit Hours
Describes the history of the United States as it grew from a predominately rural, agrarian society at the conclusion of the Civil War to today's urban, industrial nation and world economic and military superpower. (3 lecture)
HIST 201 RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
3 Credit Hours
Introduces students to skills needed for the study of history, including library/archive research, use of the Internet, historiography and historical schools of thought, The Chicago Manual of Style, and discussions on careers for history majors. (3 lecture)
HIST 250 WV & THE APPALACHIAN REGION
3 Credit Hours
A course which deals with all phases of the state's history: economic, cultural, social, and political in relationship to Appalachia, the nation and the world. (3 lecture)
HIST 293 COOPERATIVE WORK EXPERIENCE
1 Credit Hour
(1 lecture)
HIST 297 SPECIAL TOPICS
1-4 Credit Hours
(1-4 lecture)
HIST 299 INDEPENDENT STUDY
1-3 Credit Hours
(1-3 lecture)
HIST 302 HISTORY OF AMERICAN INDIANS
3 Credit Hours
Migration to and settlement of North America, development of distinct cultures; encounters with Europeans; wars of survival and the twentieth century; all from the perspective of American Indians. (3 lecture)
HIST 306 COLONIAL AMERICA: 1607-1763
3 Credit Hours
Settlement of the individual British colonies; Native American contact, trade and conflict; evolving relationships with other colonies and Great Britain; establishing social political, and economic institutions; race and gender. (3 lecture)
HIST 310 AFRICAN-AMERICAN HISTORY
3 Credit Hours
Trace history of African-Americans from 1619 to the present; describe origins of slavery in Colonial America; examine opposition to slavery and racial inequality; describe results of Reconstruction; understand development of a unique African-American culture. (3 lecture)
HIST 340 AMERICAN CENTURY: 1918-1989
3 Credit Hours
A study of the political, economic and social changes that swept the United States as the nation grew to a world power, from the conclusion of World War I through the end of the Cold War. (3 lecture)
HIST 355 ANCIENT GREECE & ROME
3 Credit Hours
The development of the Western World with a focus on Ancient Greece and its surrounding cultures through the Roman Empire in the 5th century. (3 lecture)
HIST 360 HISTORY OF CRIME & PUNISHMENT
3 Credit Hours
The development of the legal world with a focus on the history of criminal activity and punishment from recorded history through the modern age. (3 lecture)
HIST 390 LEGENDS, LORE & MYTHOLOGY
3 Credit Hours
Different historical aspects of mythology and the development of legends and lore throughout mankind and advancement of mythological beliefs or legendary influence in a social and historical context. (3 lecture)
HIST 397 SPECIAL TOPICS IN HISTORY
1-4 Credit Hours
(1-4 lecture)
HIST 399 INDEPENDENT STUDY
1-3 Credit Hours
HIST 410 REVOLUTIONARY AMER: 1764-1787
3 Credit Hours
Constitutional and economic causes of rebellion; major military campaigns and engagements; diplomatic and domestic political issues; impact on race and gender in war and peace; goals of self-government. (3 lecture)
HIST 430 CIVIL WAR & RECONSTRUCTION
3 Credit Hours
Causes as well as constitutional and diplomatic aspects of the Civil War; the role of race and gender in war and peace; and the economic and political aspects of Reconstruction. (3 lecture)
HIST 445 HISTORY OF AMERICAN WOMEN
3 Credit Hours
Examination of the history of American women from 1607 to the present, with emphasis on working conditions, women's rights, development of feminism, women's roles in war time and women in the family. (3 lecture)
HIST 463 EUROPE & THE MIDDLE AGES
3 Credit Hours
Europe from the fall of the Roman Empire to the beginning of the Renaissance, with emphasis on religious, cultural, social, political, and economic advancement. (3 lecture)
HIST 465 RENAISSANCE & REFORMATION
3 Credit Hours
The impact of the Renaissance upon economic and political developments in the 15th and 16th centuries. A study of the growth of the Protestant movement and the influence of the movement upon the New and Old World. (3 lecture)
HIST 475 MOD EUROPEAN HIST:1900-PRESENT
3 Credit Hours
Development of the modern Western world focusing on political, social, and economic developments through the Age of Imperialism carrying through to the modern age. (3 lecture)