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Show Hist DV3010. American Indian History: 1300 to Present (3) An introduction to American Indian history, stressing the integrity and viability of American Indian societies; dynamic, self-directed culture change; and the clash of cultures that occurred with Native American and European contact. Hist DV3030. African-American History (3) African-American history from African origins to the late twentieth century. This course examines the historical experiences and enduring influence of African-Americans on U.S. history. Hist DV3050. History of U.S. Latinos (3) Traces the historical development of the Latin Americans in the U.S. from their Indian, Spanish and African heritage to the present with special emphasis on the Mexican-American, Chicano contributions to American life. Hist DV3070. Women in American History: 1600 to Present (3) Examines gender as an organizing principle in United States history from the beginnings of European settlement to the present. Also explores the ways in which race, ethnicity, class, and region shaped different female experiences. Hist DV3090. American Social History (3) Explores American society through analyses of the public and private lives of ordinary individuals from colonial times to the twentieth century. Hist 3110. American Ideas and Culture (3) This course will look at key transformations in American cultural and intellectual history. Subjects will include the history of religion, the changing nature of political ideology, and transformations in who creates and controls entertainment, leisure and literature in American society. The course will use novels, sermons, essays, movies, museums, paintings, and music as tools for understanding American cultural life. Hist 3130. U.S. Urban History (3) Examines themes in social, economic and cultural development of American cities from the colonial era to the present. Key topics will include the process of urbanization and the ways in which various social groups and classes adapt to urban life and society. The course will also examine the transformation of urban neighborhoods and ghettos, social reform movements in the city, and the history of urban planning. Hist 3210. U.S. Constitutional History (3) The ideas and issues which resulted in the 1787 Constitution. It considers two centuries of America Constitutionalism, focusing on powers and rights, and the role of the Constitution in American culture. Hist 3230. U.S. Diplomatic History (3) Diplomatic relations and foreign policy of the United States, with particular emphasis in the "American Century" beginning with the imperialist thrust of 1898. Hist 3270. American Environmental History (3) The new scholarship in American environmental history, considering the intellectual and material interaction people have had with the environment of North America, from pre-contact to the present. Hist 3280. American Military History to 1917 (3) Significance of military affairs in the context of American political, economic, and social history from the formation of the earliest colonial militias to the pre-World War I preparedness movement. 323 Discusses major wars of this period but also emphasizes such themes as the professionalization of the officer corps, the relationship between war and technology, and civil-military relations. Hist 3290. American Military History since 1917 (3) Significance of military affairs in the context of American political, economic, and social history from America's entry into World War I to the present. Discusses maj or wars of this period but also emphasizes such themes as the professionalization to the officer corps, the relationship between war and technology, and civil- military relations. Hist 3350. History and Philosophy of Science (3) The evolution and practice of Western science from origins to contemporary ideas. Hist 3500. Historical Preservation (3) Advanced principles in the preservation, organization, and presentation of historical materials. Hist 4010. Colonial America (3) The colonial origins of the United States to 1763. Hist 4020. Era of the American Revolution: 1763-1800 (3) Causes of American Revolution, including the military, diplomatic and social aspects; the formation of the Union under the Articles of Confederation; the Constitution; and the Federalist era. Hist 4030. New Nation: 1800-1840 (3) Emphasizes Jefferson's Administration, War of 1812, the Era of Good Feelings, and the Age of Jackson, including the growth of political parties, territorial expansion, sectionalism, and social reform. Hist 4040. Era of the Civil War and Reconstruction: 1840-1877 (3) Slavery and the causes of the Civil War with attention to the political, economic, social, and military aspects of the conflict, including the period of Reconstruction to 1877. Hist 4050. U.S. in the Gilded Age and Progressive Era: 1877-1919 (3) The transformation of the United States following the Civil War and Reconstruction into a modern urban-industrial superpower by the end of the First World War. Hist 4060. Twentieth-Century United States: 1919-1945 (3) Developments, historical patterns and conflicts which shaped the modern United States in the Twenties, the Great Depression and the Second World War. Hist 4070. Twentieth-Century United States since 1945 (3) The United States from 1945 to the present, including investigations of the Cold War, the Civil Rights Movement, the affluent society, modern politics, the Vietnam and Watergate crises and contemporary issues. Hist DV4110. History of the American West to 1900 (3) Explores the history of the Trans-Mississippi West region of the United States from 1500 to the 1890s. The course considers the varied experiences of its peoples and the myth of the West in American culture. Hist 4120. The Twentieth-Century West (3) Explores the history of the Trans-Mississippi West Region during the twentieth century, to include analysis of such issues as water use and allocation, population growth, land use, exploitation of resources, conservation, the federal presence, tourism, and threats to the environment. General PROFILE ENROLLMENT STUDENT AFFAIRS ACADEMIC INFO DEGREEREQ GENED Jnterdisciplinary FYE HNRS BIS LIBSCI INTRD MINORS Applied Science & Technology CEET CS MFET/MET CMT CDGT ENGR AUTOSV/AUTOTC IDT SST TBE Arts & Humanities COMM ENGL FORLNG DANCE MUSIC THEATR ART Business & Econ MBA MPACC/ACCTNG BUSADM FIN LOM MGMT MKTG ECON/QUANT IS&T Education MEDUC CHFAM ATHL/AT HEALTH/NUTRI PE/REC EDUC Health Professions CLS DENSCI PARAMD HTHSCI HAS/HIM NURSNG RADTEC DMS NUCMED RADTHR RESTHY Science BOTANY CHEM GEOSCI MATH/MATHED MICRO PHSX ZOOL Social & Behavioral Sciences MCJ/CJ ECON GEOGR HIST- POLSC PHILO PSYCH SOCLWK GERONT SOCLGY ANTHRO AEROSP MILSCI NAVSCI Continuing Ed Davis Campus WEBER STATE UNIV 2003-2004 CATALOG E R S I T Y |