654 College of Social & Behavioral Sciences HIST 4060 - Twentieth-Century United States: 1919- 1945 Credits: (3) Typically taught: Spring [Full Sem] odd years 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 Credits: (3) Typically taught: Fall [Online] Summer [Online] 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 4110 - History of the American West to 1900 Credits: (3) Typically taught: Fall [Full Sem] 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 Credits: (3) Typically taught: Fall [Full Sem] 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 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 4210 - Ancient History Credits: (3) Typically taught: Spring [Full Sem] odd years The ancient Near East and Mediterranean world, including the civilizations of Greece and Rome, from approximately 3500 B.C.E. 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 Credits: (3) Typically taught: Fall [Full Sem] odd years 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 Credits: (3) Typically taught: Spring [Full Sem] even years 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 Credits: (3) Typically taught: Fall [Full Sem] even years 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 Credits: (3) Typically taught: Fall [Full Sem] odd years 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 Credits: (3) Typically taught: Spring [Full Sem] even years 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. Weber State University 2014-2015 Catalog