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Show 377 I to the present. Discusses major 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 3400. Principles of Public History (3) This course will consider the theoretical background of public history and its disciplines: historic preservation, museum studies, archives and records administration, and documentary editing. Students will survey, research, and analyze the ways in which history is conveyed to a broad public through museums, monuments, sites, films, and other media outside the classroom or scholarly writings. (Replaces HIST 2500.) 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 modem 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 modem 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 American West since 1900 (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. HIST 4130. History of Utah (3) A study of Utah history from its Native American beginnings through the 20th Century-emphasizing political, economic and social developments. HIST 4210. Ancient History (3) The ancient Near East and Mediterranean world, including the civilizations of Greece and Rome, from approximately 3500 B.CE. to 475 CE. This course examines the origins of civilization and traces the development of culture, emphasizing the religious, political, and intellectual legacy of the ancient world. HIST 4220. History of the Middle Ages 300-1300 (3) A survey of Europe during the Middle Ages emphasizing the religious, political, and cultural institutions shaping this period. HIST 4230. Renaissance and Reformation - Europe: 1300-1660 (3) Examines the cultural, religious, political and economic factors that affected Europe from the end of the Middle Ages to the mid-1600s. Special emphasis is given to the Renaissance and Reformation as vital forces at work during the period. HIST 4240. Absolutism, Enlightenment and Revolution - Europe: 1660-1815 (3) Examines the political, economic, social, and cultural factors that affected Europe during the period. Special consideration is given to the Enlightenment as a cultural phenomenon and to European-wide revolution and counter-revolution in the late eighteenth century. HIST 4250. Nineteenth-Century Europe (3) A survey of European history from the fall of Napoleon to the beginning of the First World War. The course will focus on the lingering impact of the political and economic revolutions of the late eighteenth century on the politics, culture, and social development of the nineteenth. Major consideration will be given to liberalism, romanticism, socialism, nationalism, imperialism, industrialization, science, and the rise of mass society. HIST 4260. Twentieth-Century Europe (3) This overview of European history begins with the First World War and concludes with an assessment of the challenges and opportunities presented to Europe by the current world order. The course will examine the ways in which Europe has been shaped by the rise and fall of totalitarian movements, war, genocide, colonial and post-colonial politics, the Cold War, globalization and the shift to a post-industrial economy. HIST 4310. History of Russia to 1917 (3) Russia's political, economic, social and cultural institutions from pre-history to 1917, emphasizing dynastic leaders, expansion, religion and other significant forces of change. Includes an analysis of both foreign and domestic policies that led to world war and revolution. HIST 4320. Russia since 1917 (3) Analyzes the political, economic, military, diplomatic, social, and ideological problems, crises, and programs from the Russian Revolutions of 1917 to the present. HIST 4330. History of England to 1714 (3) A survey of English history to 1714 with special consideration given to England's cultural, political, and economic development during the Middle Ages and the Tudor/Stuart periods. HIST 4340. History of England since 1714 (3) A survey of English history from 1714 to the present. Special emphasis will be given to England's cultural, political, economic, and social development during the Industrial Revolution, the Victorian era, and the twentieth century. General PROFILE ENROLLMENT STUDENT AFFAIRS ACADEMIC INFO DEGREE REQ GENED Engaged Learning 8 Interdisciplinary OUR/CBL HNRS BIS LIBS INTRD MINORS Applied Science 8 Technology AUSV/ATTC CEET CS MFET/ETM MET CMT DGET IDT SST TBE Arts 8 Humanities ART/ARTH Business & Econ MBA MACC/ACTG BSAD FIN MGMT MKTG SCM ECON/QUAN 1ST Education MSAT/MED CHF AT/HLTH NUTR/PEP/REC HPHP COURSES ATHL/PE EDUC Heaifh Professions MHA/MSN MSRS CLS DENT PAR HTHS HAS/HIM NRSG RADT DMS/NUCM RATH REST Science BTNY CHEM GEO MATH/MTHE MICR PHYS/ASTR ZOOL Social 8 Behavioral Sciences MCJ/CJ ECON GEOG HIST* POLS/PHIL PSY SW/GERT SOC/ANTH AERO MILS NAVS Continuing Ed Davis Campus Weber State University 2010-2011 Catalog |