History (HIST)

HIST 1002 - Introduction to the African Diaspora (2 Credits)

A study of the peoples and cultures of African descent throughout the African Diaspora, especially in Africa, the Caribbean, South America and the United States. Emphasis on the political, social and cultural institutions that have contributed to the development of African Diaspora peoples and cultures.

Lecture hours: 2

Offered: Spring, Summer, and Fall

HIST 1111 - Survey of World History I (3 Credits)

A survey of World History to early modern times. Embark on a captivating journey through global history, tracing the origins of humanity and the emergence of the first societies in Mesopotamia, India, China, Africa, and Mesoamerica. This comprehensive course delves into the economic, social, cultural, and political foundations that shaped ancient, medieval, and early modern periods. Students will explore pivotal events and developments that defined these eras, fostering a deep appreciation for the diverse and interconnected world that continues to influence us today. By examining key historical themes and milestones, learners will gain a profound understanding of how early civilizations laid the groundwork for modern society. This course invites students to engage with rich historical narratives, critical analyses, and thoughtful discussions, offering an enriching and holistic perspective on humanity's shared past.

Lecture hours: 3

Offered: Spring, Summer, and Fall

HIST 1111H - Honors World History I (3 Credits)

A survey of the development and diffusion of civilization from the origin of humanity/humankind in Africa and ancient times to the end of the sixteenth century. This course is offered with a view of creating an understanding and appreciation for the economic, social, cultural and political foundation of western civilization in the ancient, medieval and early modern periods.

Lecture hours: 3

Offered: Spring and Fall

HIST 1112 - Survey of World History II (3 Credits)

A survey of World History from early modern times to the present. Discover the dynamic and transformative events that have shaped the modern world in this engaging course on global history, spanning from the early modern period to the present day. Students will delve into the economic, social, cultural, and political foundations that underpin contemporary society, exploring the Age of Exploration, the Industrial Revolution, the transatlantic slave trade, the World Wars, the Cold War, and pressing contemporary issues. This course offers a comprehensive understanding of the forces that have driven global change and interconnectedness. Through critical analyses and thought-provoking discussions, learners will develop an appreciation for the complex interplay of historical events and their lasting impacts on today's world. By examining pivotal moments and movements, students will gain insights into the development of modern economies, societies, cultures, and political systems, fostering a deep awareness of our shared global heritage.

Lecture hours: 3

Offered: Spring, Summer, and Fall

HIST 1112H - Honors World History II (3 Credits)

Lecture hours: 3

Offered: Spring and Fall

HIST 2111 - Survey of American History I (3 Credits)

A survey of U.S. History to the post-Civil War period. In this course students explore the expansive narrative of American history, tracing its roots from indigenous societies to the transformative era of Reconstruction. This comprehensive course covers key periods, including the diverse cultures and histories of Native American peoples, the era of European colonization, the establishment and development of colonial America, and the complex journey of the United States through the 19th century. Students will explore pivotal moments such as the American Revolution, the creation of the Constitution, westward expansion, the rise of industrialization, and the profound impacts of the Civil War. Through a blend of lectures, readings, and discussions, this course provides a thorough understanding of the social, political, economic, and cultural developments that have shaped the United States. Particular emphasis will be placed on the experiences and contributions of various groups, including Native Americans, African Americans, women, and immigrants. By the end of this course, students will gain a nuanced appreciation for the diverse and interconnected narratives that compose American history, and they will develop critical thinking skills necessary to analyze historical events and their lasting impacts on contemporary society.

Lecture hours: 3

Offered: Spring, Summer, and Fall

HIST 2112 - Survey of American History II (3 Credits)

A survey of U.S. History from the post-Civil War period to the present. This course offers an in-depth exploration of American history from the post-Civil War era to the present day. Students will examine the political, social, cultural, and economic developments that have shaped the nation, analyzing key events, movements, and turning points in U.S. history. Topics include Reconstruction, industrialization, wars and conflicts, civil rights struggles, globalization, and contemporary challenges. Through critical analysis of historical sources, discussions, and research, students will develop a deeper understanding of America's evolving identity and its impact on the world.

Lecture hours: 3

Offered: Spring, Summer, and Fall

HIST 2113 - Minorities in America (3 Credits)

This course provides a survey of selected minority groups and their contributions to the development of the United States. Students will explore the historical experiences, struggles, and achievements of diverse communities, including African Americans, Native Americans, Latinx, Asian Americans, and other marginalized groups. Through critical analysis of primary and secondary sources, discussions, and research, students will gain a deeper understanding of how these groups have shaped American society, politics, and culture. In addition to historical knowledge, students will develop essential skills such as critical thinking, analytical writing, cultural competency, and the ability to engage in informed discussions about diversity and social justice. By examining the impact of systemic inequalities and resilience within minority communities, students will be equipped to apply historical perspectives to contemporary issues.

Lecture hours: 3

Offered: Spring, Summer, and Fall

HIST 2115 - Black American History (3 Credits)

This course provides a comprehensive survey of Black American history, beginning with African origins and extending through the trans-Atlantic slave trade, slavery, Reconstruction, Jim Crow segregation, the Civil Rights Movement, and contemporary issues. Students will analyze the political, social, and cultural contributions of Black Americans, highlighting their roles in shaping key moments in American history. Through critical engagement with historical sources, discussions, and research, students will examine the resilience, resistance, and leadership of Black Americans, gaining a distinctive perspective on historical analysis. The course explores themes of systemic racism, economic empowerment, artistic and literary achievements, and the ongoing struggle for justice and equality.

Lecture hours: 3

Offered: Spring and Fall

HIST 2116 - American Military History (3 Credits)

A survey of American Military History from the Revolutionary War to the present.

Lecture hours: 3

Offered: Spring, Summer, and Fall

HIST 2117 - Intro to Public History (3 Credits)

A lecture and practical experience course for the history major or other student who wishes to learn about the field of public history. The course will be conducted in the classroom, with a component of Web-based study, and in area museums and related public history sites. Major topics of study will include archives and archival procedures, museums and museum operations, historic preservation, National Register criteria, historic interpretation, oral history, and local and family history. This course will give students the opportunity to explore a field of history beyond the traditional realms teaching and publishing. As the area of public history is currently expanding, it may provide career opportunities for students who have an interest in history but who do not wish to follow the traditional paths of teaching in secondary schools or institutions of higher learning.

Lecture hours: 3

Offered: Spring, Summer, and Fall

HIST 3205 - History of Islamic Cultures (3 Credits)

Must be enrolled in one of the following Class(s): junior, senior. An evaluation of the emergence of Islam as a religious force in the seventh century. A review of the social, economic and political histories of the lands stretching from India to Spain which converted to Islam between the eighth and twentieth centuries. *Can apply to European or Non-Western History sections.

Prerequisites: HIST 1111

Restrictions:

Enrollment limited to students with a semester level of Junior or Senior.

Lecture hours: 3

HIST 3206 - Slavery in Ancient and Modern Worlds (3 Credits)

Explore the multifaceted history of slavery from its origins in Neolithic societies to the contemporary issues of modern-day slavery in Africa and Asia. This course employs a narrative approach to examine the practice of slavery across various cultures, including Mesopotamian, Egyptian, Chinese, Indian, Persian, Roman, Viking, Native American, Arabic, and African societies. We will analyze the significant role that slavery played in the economic development of these civilizations. Special focus will be given to the persistence of slavery following the emancipation movements of the 1800s and its alarming resurgence in the 20th and 21st centuries. This course provides students with a comprehensive understanding of the American slave and emancipation experience within the broader global context of slavery. Additionally, students will become aware of the ongoing existence and expansion of slavery in modern times.

Lecture hours: 3

HIST 3301 - Historical Methods (3 Credits)

This course engages students with the wide variety of recent approaches used to study the past. The books and essays we will read have all made significant contributions to the field of history as a whole, and will cover as wide a methodological, geographical, and chronological field as possible in the span of one semester. The course explores how historians conceive of their object of study, how they use primary sources as a basis for their accounts, and how they structure the narrative and analytic discussion of their topic. We will also discuss and debate the advantages and drawbacks of each of these various approaches, and ultimately, the strengths and weaknesses of their arguments.

Restrictions:

Enrollment limited to students with a semester level of Junior or Senior.

Lecture hours: 3

Offered: Spring, Summer, and Fall

HIST 3302 - Historical Methods II (3 Credits)

Problems of oral history, documenting, photograph assessment and primary evidence research Required of all history majors.

Prerequisites: (HIST 3301 or HIST 308)

Lecture hours: 3

Offered: Spring, Summer, and Fall

HIST 3403 - History of Georgia (3 Credits)

A survey of the political, social and economic history of Georgia from colonial times to the present.

Lecture hours: 3

Offered: Spring, Summer, and Fall

HIST 3404 - Diplomatic History of the United States (3 Credits)

A survey of the development of American foreign policy and diplomatic crises involving the United States and foreign nations from the birth of the Republic down to the 20th Century.

Lecture hours: 3

HIST 3405 - Civil War and Reconstruction (3 Credits)

An analysis of the origins of the Civil War, the War itself and the Reconstruction Period.

Lecture hours: 3

Offered: Spring, Summer, and Fall

HIST 3406 - Directed Reading in European History (3 Credits)

This course is designed for history majors or any student wishing to enhance their historical knowledge in any era of European history. It can be conducted as a seminar class or through biweekly appointments between the professor and the student. The course will be supervised by an ASU professor who specializes in European history. The primary goal of this course is to improve students' thinking and writing skills through intensive reading of historical texts. For history and pre-law majors, this course provides essential background knowledge and develops the self-direction and reading comprehension skills necessary for success in graduate school and law school.

Prerequisites: HIST 1111

Lecture hours: 3

HIST 3408 - Directed Reading in Non-Western History (3 Credits)

A readings course for the history major or for any other students who wishes to improve his/her historical knowledge in any era of non-Western (most especially African, Latin American, and East Asian) history. The course can be conducted as a seminar class or by weekly appointments between the professor and the student. The course will be supervised by the ASU professor who normally teaches courses in non-Western history. This course is designed to improve the student's thinking and writing skills by having him/her actually "read" history. For history and pre-law majors, it will be an essential background for the self-direction and first rate reading comprehension needed in both graduate school and law school.

Prerequisites: HIST 1111

Other hours: 3

HIST 3510 - Classical History (3 Credits)

A social, and political history of Greece and Rome. This course will focus on the birth of western civilization, democracy, philosophy, history, and drama in Greece and will also deal with the emergence of international law, political institutions, and science within the roman republic and empire. This course will also focus on the birth of Christianity in the Roman empire and the transmutation of western civilization in the states of barbarian Europe of the fifth century. This course will complete a set of three courses (the other two being HIST 3518 and HIST 3519), which treat the development of western Europe from ancient time through the fall of Rome. All of these courses will apply to the Europe concentration. This course will perfect the student's skill as an investigator and historian by forcing he/she to choose a certain topic in Greek or Roman history and thoroughly research them both; papers and examinations.

Prerequisites: HIST 1111

Lecture hours: 3

Offered: Spring, Summer, and Fall

HIST 3513 - Modern Europe (3 Credits)

Catalog Description: This course is a comprehensive look at the development of Modern Europe, from the French Revolution to the present. It will deal with political, economic, cultural, and social history in this time frame.

Prerequisites: HIST 1111

Lecture hours: 3

HIST 3514 - English History I (3 Credits)

Traces the development of England from ancient times through the Stuart dynasty.

Prerequisites: HIST 1111

Other hours: 3

HIST 3515 - English History II (3 Credits)

A study of England from the Stuart dynasty to the present.

Prerequisites: HIST 1111

Other hours: 3

HIST 3516 - The Intellectual Tradition of Modern Europe (3 Credits)

A survey of the intellectual tradition of Modern Europe from the Scientific Revolution of the seventeenth and eighteenth century to the emergence of post-modernism in the twenty-first century.

Prerequisites: HIST 1111

Lecture hours: 3

Offered: Fall

HIST 3518 - The European Middle Ages (3 Credits)

A survey of Europe from the fall of the western Roman empire to the fall of the Byzantine empire in the fifteenth century. This course focuses on the religious, political, cultural and economic development of Western Europe.

Prerequisites: HIST 1111

Lecture hours: 3

HIST 3519 - The Age of European Renaissance, Reformation and Reconnaissance (3 Credits)

The history of Europe from 1453 to 1648 with emphasis on the religious, political, cultural, and intellectual developments which underpinned the changes in early modern European life.

Prerequisites: HIST 1111

Lecture hours: 3

HIST 3520 - Diplomacy/Internat'l Relations (3 Credits)

This course is the study of Diplomacy and International Relations in Europe from the Renaissance to the end of the 20th century. It begins with the foundations of diplomacy, including power, who makes policy decisions for states, and the development of the system based on a balance of power. It then moves through European history to chart the major changes in the practice of diplomacy and international relations.

Prerequisites: HIST 1111

Lecture hours: 3

HIST 3630 - Spanish History (3 Credits)

A social, economic, and political history of the peoples of the Iberian Peninsula which will focus on the emergence of celtiberian civilization, Roman, Visgothic, Muslim, and Christian Spain. This course will thoroughly discuss the era of the Siglo de Oro (sixteenth century), that of the "decline of Spain" (seventeenth and eighteenth centuries), the birth of modern Spain (nineteenth century), and the destruction and rebirth of the modern Spanish state (twentieth century). This course will complete a set of two courses (the other one being HIST 3631) which treat the development of the Spanish state and it American empire and will serve as the history components of the Latin American certificate.

Prerequisites: HIST 1111

Lecture hours: 3

HIST 3631 - History of Latin America (3 Credits)

A study of the exploration and colonization of Latin America, the record of the struggle for independence, and the establishment and growth of the independent states in this section of the Western Hemisphere.

Prerequisites: HIST 1111

Lecture hours: 3

Offered: Spring, Summer, and Fall

HIST 3632 - History of Russia (3 Credits)

A survey of Russia from the Kievan and Muscovite periods through the Soviet era, the 19th Century revolutionary movement, the Revolutions of 1905 and 1917, and the establishment and the development of Soviet Russia under Lenin and Stalin. *Can apply to European or Non-Western History sections.

Prerequisites: HIST 1111

Lecture hours: 3

Offered: Spring, Summer, and Fall

HIST 3633 - The Revolution in Modern History (3 Credits)

Examines the origins, spread, and consequences of the revolutionary experience in select countries during modern times. *Can apply to American, European or Non-Western History sections.

Prerequisites: HIST 1111

Lecture hours: 3

HIST 4301 - Senior Seminar (3 Credits)

This course is the culmination of academic work as a history major. The course is divided into three main parts: (1) researching and writing the senior paper under the guidance of a faculty member who will act as advisor; (2) participating in in the departmental seminar series; and (3) making an oral presentation of the research before the departmental faculty, students, friends, and family at the end of the semester.

Prerequisites: HIST 3301

Lecture hours: 3

Offered: Spring

HIST 4302 - Senior Seminar II (3 Credits)

Culminating experience in the History Program. Students engage in individual research or an original endeavor on a problem or a proj- ect of special interest. Qualified history majors shall enroll for two consecutive semesters during which time they shall develop and defend a research paper. Required of all history majors.

Prerequisites: HIST 4301

Lecture hours: 3

Offered: Spring and Fall

HIST 4402 - Directed Readings in American History (3 Credits)

A readings course for the history major or for any other student who wishes to improve his/her historical knowledge in any era of American history. The course can be conducted as a seminar class or bi- weekly appointments between the professor and the student. The course will be supervised by the ASU professor who normally teaches courses in American history. This course is designed to improve the student's thinking and writing skills by having him/her actually "read" history. For history and pre-law majors, it will be an essential background for the self-direction and first-rate reading comprehension needed in both graduate school and law school.

Restrictions:

Enrollment limited to students with a semester level of Junior or Senior.

Other hours: 3

HIST 4403 - Black Intellectual Thought (3 Credits)

This course examines the rich and profound legacy of Black intellectual thought in the United States. Students will explore the contributions and ideas of prominent Black intellectuals, including W.E.B. Du Bois, James Baldwin, Frederick Douglass, and others. The course will examine themes such as racial identity, social justice, civil rights, and the ongoing struggle for equality through critical analysis of their writings, speeches, and activism.

Prerequisites: HIST 1111

Lecture hours: 3

Offered: Spring, Summer, and Fall

HIST 4404 - The History of the South (3 Credits)

Institutional approach to the political, economic and social development of the region, and a critical analysis of conditions, problems and trends of the South, with some attention on History of Georgia.

Prerequisites: HIST 1111

Restrictions:

Enrollment limited to students with a semester level of Junior or Senior.

Lecture hours: 3

Offered: Spring, Summer, and Fall

HIST 4405 - Contemporary America, 1945-Present (3 Credits)

A study of major forces-political, social and economic that have molded contemporary America.

Prerequisites: HIST 1111

Restrictions:

Enrollment limited to students with a semester level of Junior or Senior.

Lecture hours: 3

HIST 4406 - The Civil Rights Era (3 Credits)

A senior level course in the development and progress of the civil rights struggle in the era after World War II.

Prerequisites: HIST 1111

Lecture hours: 3

Offered: Spring and Fall

HIST 4611 - Studies in African History (3 Credits)

An interdisciplinary survey of African civilization, with emphasis on modern Africa.

Prerequisites: HIST 1111

Restrictions:

Enrollment limited to students with a semester level of Junior or Senior.

Lecture hours: 3

Offered: Spring and Fall

HIST 4612 - Studies in African Diaspora (3 Credits)

A survey of the origin of African cultural, economic, and political institutions. Examines the origin and operation of the Atlantic Slave Trade, as well as compares and analyzes chattel slavery in various New World societies.

Prerequisites: HIST 1111

Restrictions:

Enrollment limited to students with a semester level of Junior or Senior.

Lecture hours: 3

HIST 4613 - East Asian History (3 Credits)

Study primarily of China and Japan from ancient times to the present.

Prerequisites: HIST 1111

Restrictions:

Enrollment limited to students with a semester level of Junior or Senior.

Lecture hours: 3

HIST 4614 - Race/Politics in U.S.. & The Caribbean (3 Credits)

This course is a comparative study of the economic, social, political, cultural, and artistic experiences of people of African descent, in the United States and the Caribbean as they fought to acquire civil rights and political independence from the oppressive political systems in which they lived from the 1900 to the 1970s. Emphasis will be placed on the politics of emancipation, and the establishment of civil rights organizations in the U.S., slavery and emancipation in the Caribbean, and the birth of Caribbean independence movements. Attention will also be given to Pan-African linkage between Africa, the Caribbean, and the United States. *Can apply to American or Non-Western History sections.

Prerequisites: HIST 1111

Lecture hours: 3

HIST 4814 - Women/Politics Cross Culturally (3 Credits)

A survey of women and politics globally from a cross-cultural perspective the course offers a comparative, historical overview of the field of women and politics.

Prerequisites: HIST 1111

Lecture hours: 3

HIST 4815 - Intro to Global Terrorism (3 Credits)

This course traces the historical development and evolution of terrorism globally through time, with emphasis on the present. This course pertinent at this time, especially since 9/11, because terrorism is fast becoming a part of our everyday lives.

Prerequisites: HIST 1111

Lecture hours: 3

Offered: Fall

HIST 4820 - Special Topics in History (3 Credits)

This course is aimed at alerting students not only to the current events that occupy the attention of world leaders, but also to the complex interplay of historic, cultural, environmental, economic, and political factors that account for global upheavals, harmonies, and apprehensions. The transitory nature of the world - marked by the break-up of the former Soviet Union, the systematic diminution of state sovereignty, globalization, narco-trafficking, terrorism, and the AIDS pandemic - makes these exciting times to study politics. This course is deliberately designed to challenge students to develop critical reading, analytical thinking, and moral reasoning.

Lecture hours: 3