College of Social & Behavioral Sciences 659 HIST 4990 - Senior Seminar Credits: (3) Typically taught: Fall [Full Sem] Spring [Full Sem] Summer [Full Sem] A seminar for History majors requiring the completion of an extensive thesis project. Prerequisite: HIST 4985. HIST 6010 - Colonial America Credits: (3) The colonial origins of the United States to 1763. HIST 6020 - The Era of the American Revolution 1763-1800 Credits: (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 6040 - The Era of the Civil War and Reconstruction 1840-1877 Credits: (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 6130 - History of Utah Credits: (3) Typically taught: Fall [Full Sem] Spring [Full Sem] Summer [Full Sem] A study of Utah history from its Native American beginnings through the 20th Century, emphasizing political, economic and social developments. HIST 6590 - Middle Eastern History Credits: (3) The Middle East from the rise of Islam to the present with emphasis on the 19th and 20th centuries. HIST 6610 - History of Africa Credits: (3) Typically taught: Spring [Online] Summer [Online] Africa from earliest times to the twentieth century, with emphasis on the Sub-Sahara from its ancient kingdoms through the travails of the slave trade, European colonialism, and the independence movement. HIST 6710 - Reading Seminar in American History Credits: (3) When offered will focus on a specific subject in American History. It is assumed that these topics would generally be non-repetitive or repeated only infrequently based on the demand for the course and the instructor assigned to it. Students would be assigned readings on various aspects of the topic and respond through discussion in a seminar setting and written work. HIST 6720 - Reading Seminar in European History Credits: (3) When offered will focus on a specific subject in European History. It is assumed that these topics would generally be non-repetitive or repeated only infrequently based on the demand for the course and the instructor assigned to it. Students would be assigned readings on various aspects of the topic and respond through discussion in a seminar setting and written work. HIST 6760 - Reading Seminar in World History Credits: (3) When offered will focus on a specific subject in World History. It is assumed that these topics would generally be non-repetitive or repeated only infrequently based on the demand for the course and the instructor assigned to it. Students would be assigned readings on various aspects of the topic and respond through discussion in a seminar setting and written work. HIST 6830 - Directed Readings Credits: (1-3) Independent readings under the supervision of a department member on special topics in History. For each hour of credit approximately 1500 pages of material will be read. A written assignment on this material will also be completed. No more than three hours will count towards a major or minor. Prerequisite: Instructor approval. Department of Political Science and Philosophy Department Chair: Thomas Kuehls Location: Social Science Building, Room 280 Telephone Contact: Debra Strait 801-626-6694 Professors: Richard Greene, Thomas Kuehls, T. R Reddy; Associate Professors: Robert Fudge, Leah Murray, Gary Johnson; Assistant Professors: Richard Price, Mary Beth Willard, Stephanie Wolfe Political Science Political Science, in the broadest sense, is the study of politics particularly as it relates to governments and people. Political scientists study governments: The origins and preconditions for governments, the growth and evolution of governments, and the decline and conflict among governments. Political scientists also are interested in how governments are structured, how governments make decisions, the policies that result from political decisions and the consequences of these policies, and how governments manage societal and international conflicts. Political scientists also study people: Their values and positions on issues, their preferences among candidates, their support for public officials, and their appraisals of their government. True to their oldest academic traditions, political scientists retain their concern with the fundamental questions of how governments ought to be constituted, and how they can best serve their citizens. Weber State University 2015-2016 Catalog