History Courses (HIST)

Minor Requirements

In order to gain a minor in history you must gain at least 6 points from World History and 5 points from Methods of Historical Research.

HIST 100: World History

This is a survey of the history of the world. The topic list for this project is: prehistory, the nature of civilization, ancient Egypt, the Fertile Crescent, ancient Greece, ancient Rome, ancient China, ancient India, ancient Africa, religion, the Middle Ages, the Reformation, the Renaissance, trade, the Age of Discovery, the Monarchy, the Development of the Monarchy, Revolutions, European alliances, the Industrial Revolution, journalism, imperialism, WW I, between the wars, WW II, the Cold War, modern China, modern India, modern Africa, and current events.

HIST 101: Methods of Historical Research (Pre: HIST 100)

The topic list for this project is: record-keeping, library research, museum research, field research, interviews, logic and logical fallacies, propaganda, and writing history.

Second Minor Requirements

In order to gain a second minor (or a minor following an Associate Degree) you must gain at least 6 points from a 200-level project and 5 from another project.

HIST 200: Prehistory (Pre: HIST 101)

The topic list for this project is: the emergence of man's ancestors, homo erectus, neanderthals, early homo sapiens, Australia and the Americas, agriculture, cities, bronze age, Egypt, Mesopotamia, the Indus valley, China, Mycenae and Minoan Crete, Great Zimbabwe, Hohokam, Mogollon, Anasazi, Poverty Point, Hopewell, Mississippian, Olmecs, Maya, and Andean peoples.

HIST 201: Ancient History (Pre: HIST 101)

The topic list for this project is: Mesopotamia, Egypt, Persia, Israel, Greece, the Hellenistic World, Rome, late antiquity, and the origin of christianity.

HIST 202: The Middle Ages (Pre: HIST 101)

The topic list for this project is: the end of Rome, Byzantium, Islam, the Roman church, early germans, the celts, carolingians, the vikings, economic life, the crusades, the holy roman empire, France, England, celtic states, Iberia, Italy, intellectual life, the medievel church, jewish life, social history, sex and gender, states and society, the Renaissance, the Reformation, and the Age of Exploration.

HIST 203: Modern History (Pre: HIST 101)

The topic list for this project is: The reformation, the early modern world, absolutism, constitutionalism, colonial north america, colonial south america, the scientific revolution, the age of enlightenment, american independence, the French revolution, the industrial revolution, romanticism, conservativism, nationalism, liberalism, 1848 and revolutions in europe, 19th century europe, the early US, the US civil war, US immigration, Canada, Australia and New Zealand, Latin America, socialism, imperialism, Darwin and Frued, 19th century religion, WWI, the Russian revolution, the age of anxiety, the Great Depression, facsim, nazis, the holocaust, WWII, the Cold War, the post-war world, thw modern world.

HIST 204: African History (Pre: HIST 101)

The topic list for the project is: the origin of man, Egypt, other ancient african states, Greek and Roman Africa, Islamic Africa, Ethiopia, African societies, the impact of slavery, european imperialism, the fight for independence, and modern africa.

HIST 205: East Asian History (Pre: HIST 101)

The topic list for this project is: the cultural origins of the east, religious traditions, imperial China, traditional Japan, Korea, the intrusion from the west, imperial Japan, the fall of China, post-war China, post-war Japan, post-war Korea, and other eastern nations.

HIST 206: Indian History (Pre: HIST 101)

The topic list for this project is: the Indus Valley culture, the Vedic age, religious traditions, medievel India, Islamic India, the intrusion of the west, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Burma, Sri Lanka, and gender and sexuality.

HIST 207: Middle-Eastern History (Pre: HIST 101)

The topic list for this project is: ancient Arabia, Israel, Judaism, Muhammad, Islam, Islamic empire, the Caliphate, Persia, Turkey, the Ottoman empire, eastward expansions, the crusades, intrusion of the west, Islamic nationalism, and the post-war Islamic world.

HIST 208: History of Science (Pre: HIST 101)

The topic list for this project is: science and technology before science, science and technology in antiquity, medieval science and technology, the scientific revolution, the establishement of the modern scientific method, the age of enlightnement and the industrial revolution, 19th century science and technology, the beginnings of modern science and technology, big science, and the information age.

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