History

HIST 1301 United States History to 1877 (3-0) 3 hours

Organizes, interprets, and evaluates the European background, establishment of colonial foundations, rise of American nationality, growth and sectional crisis, and the Civil War and Reconstruction. (SCANS 6, 9)

Prerequisite: Pass reading on THEA, COMPASS, or other state-approved alternate test.

HIST 1302 United States History From 1877 (3-0) 3 hours

Deals with the growth of big businesses and accompanying problems. Includes the interpretation and evaluation of American imperialism, causes and results of World War I, causes of World War II, postwar adjustments and prospective solutions. (SCANS 6, 9)

Prerequisite: Pass reading on THEA, COMPASS, or other state-approved alternate test.

HIST 2301 History of Texas(3-0) 3 hours

Organizes and interprets the history of Texas. Stresses European approach to Texas, Spanish and French rivalry, exploration and control, Anglo-American colonization, relations with Mexico, Texas Revolution, Texas as a republic, annexation, statehood, reconstruction and other political and economic developments.(SCANS 6, 9)

Prerequisite: Pass reading on THEA, COMPASS, or other state-approved alternate test.

HIST 2311 Western Civilization I (3-0) 3 hours

Surveys and interprets the social, economic and political developments in Medieval and Modern Europe. Emphasizes the Renaissance, Protestant Reformation, overseas expansion during 16th and 17th centuries, struggle for parliamentary government in England, French Revolutionand Napoleonic period. (SCANS 6)

Prerequisite: Pass reading on THEA, COMPASS, or other state-approved alternate test.

HIST 2312 Western Civilization II (3-0) 3 hours

Includes an interpretation and evaluation of the Napoleonic era, rise of liberalism and nationalism, causes and results of World War II, postwar problems and prospective solutions. (SCANS 6, 9)

Prerequisite: Pass reading on THEA, COMPASS, or other state-approved alternate test.

HIST 2313 History of England I (3-0) 3 hours

A survey of the political and cultural development of England from prehistory through the Restoration Period with particular emphasis on the early peoples; Medievalism; the wars of succession; the Protestant Reformation; Elizabethan England; and the events and atmosphere of the Restoration. (SCANS 1, 6, 11)

Prerequisite: Pass reading on THEA, COMPASS, or other state-approved alternate test.

HIST 2314 History of England II (3-0) 3 hours

A survey of history which examines the political and cultural history of England, including the emergence of Parliamentary democracy; the Age of Revolution; the Industrial Revolution; Victorianism; the British Empire; the world wars; post colonialism; and modern-day Britain. (SCANS 1, 6, 9, 11)

Prerequisite: Pass reading on THEA, COMPASS, or other state-approved alternate test.

HIST 2380 Mexican-American History (3-0) 3 hours

A survey of the political, economic and social-cultural roles of the Mexican-Americans from the Spanish colonial periodto the present with a focus on the historyof the U.S. Mexican border. (SCANS 6,9)

Prerequisite: Pass reading on THEA, COMPASS, or other state-approved alternate test.

HIST 2381 African-American History (3-0) 3 hours

Organizes and interprets the role and contributions of African-Americans to the development and culture of the United States. (SCANS 6)

Prerequisite: Pass reading on THEA, COMPASS, or other state-approved alternate test.