College of Social & Behavioral Sciences 657 HIST 4350 - History of Modern Germany Credits: (3) Typically taught: Spring [Full Sem] even years German social-political, economic and cultural developments from the eighteenth century to the present. Topics include the Prussians, Classicism, Revolution, the Age of Bismarck, industrialism and warfare, and the 20th Century. HIST 4370 - History of Modern France 1789-present Credits: (3) Typically taught: Fall [Full Sem] odd years Examines the political, social, and cultural history of France from the outbreak of the French Revolution to the present. Attention will focus on political ideologies, religious and philosophical movements, artistic and literary expression, and changes in the social environment. The course will also attend to the impact of France and French culture on the world and to recent challenges presented to French national identity by globalization. HIST 4410 - History of Spain and Portugal Credits: (3) Typically taught: Fall [Full Sem] odd years A survey of the political, economic, social and cultural development of Spain and Portugal from the beginning to the present. HIST 4430 - History of Scandinavia Credits: (3) Examines the political, economic, social, and cultural development of Scandinavia, particularly Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Special emphasis is given to the Viking Age, the Great Power period, and the twentieth century. HIST 4450 - History of Modern Eastern Europe since 1815 Credits: (3) Typically taught: Spring [Full Sem] Examines the political, economic, and social factors that have shaped the history of this region from 1815 to the present. HIST 4500 - Teaching Social Studies in Grades 5-12 Credits: (3) Typically taught: Fall [Full Sem] Spring [Full Sem] Summer [Full Sem] Materials and methods of teaching for skill, concept and value development in middle, junior high and senior high school social studies. (Required of all majors in Social Science area). HIST 4510 - Twentieth Century World Credits: (3) Typically taught: Spring [Full Sem] The political, economic, and social forces of the twentieth century since World War I. Emphasis is placed on global relationships, the rise of mass society, and conflict among cultures in an era of accelerating change. HIST 4530 - Far Eastern History Credits: (3) Typically taught: Fall [Full Sem] A survey of the political, economic, social and cultural development of China, Japan, and Korea from the pre- modern era to the present, with particular emphasis given to the 19th and 20th centuries. HIST 4550 - Southeast Asian History Credits: (3) Typically taught: Spring [Full Sem] even years A survey of the political, economic, social and cultural development of Southeast Asia from the pre-modern era to the present, with particular emphasis given to the 19th and 20th centuries. HIST 4590 - Middle Eastern History Credits: (3) Typically taught: Spring [Full Sem] even years A survey of the political, economic, social and cultural development of the Middle East from the rise of Islam to the present with particular emphasis on the 19th and 20th centuries. HIST 4610 - History of Africa Credits: (3) Typically taught: Spring [2nd Blk] 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 4630 - History of Ancient and Colonial Latin America Credits: (3) History of ancient Native Latin America through the Spanish and Portuguese takeover and colonization. HIST 4650 - Modern Latin America Credits: (3) Typically taught: Fall [Full Sem] odd years A survey of the political, economic, social and cultural developments of the Latin American nations to the present. Weber State University 2015-2016 Catalog