Department of History

(3). LEC. 3. History Core. Survey of world history from early humanity to the late eighteenth century.

(3). LEC. 3. Pr. membership in the Honors College. History Core. A survey of world history from early humanity to the late eighteenth century.

(3). LEC. 3. History Core. A survey of world history since the Industrial Revolution.

(3). LEC. 3. Pr., membership in the Honors College. History Core. A survey of world history since the Industrial Revolution.

(3). LEC. 3. History Core. Survey of the role of technology in history from prehistoric times to the beginning of the Industrial Revolution.

(3). LEC. 3. Pr., membership in the Honors College. History Core. Survey of the role of technology in history from prehistoric times to the beginning of the Industrial Revolution.

(3). LEC. 3. History Core. Survey of the role of technology from the Industrial Revolution to the present day.

(3). LEC. 3. Pr., membership in the Honors College. History Core. Survey of the role of technology from the Industrial Revolution to the present day.

(3). LEC. 3. American history from the first humans in North America through the end of Reconstruction. Social, political and economic developments traced over centuries.

(3). LEC. 3. History from the end of Reconstruction through the present. Social, political and economic developments are examined.

(3). LEC. 3. Survey of European history from the first outbreak of the bubonic plague to the eve of the French Revolution.

(3). LEC. 3. European history from the French Revolution to the present.

(3). LEC. 3. Latin American history from its Amerindian beginnings to the present. Both the Iberian and African backgrounds are explored.

(3). LEC. 3. Introduction to history, cultures and philosophies of peoples of Asia.

(3). LEC. 3. Modern African history, from the end of the slave trade to the rise of nationalism and independence.

(3). LEC. 3. Survey of the major developments in the history of the Middle East since 1900, with an emphasis on the historical origins or antecedents of these developments. The course will follow a generally chronological approach while stopping to focus on certain political, social, economic, cultural, diplomatic, artistic, literary, religious, military, and intellectual themes. By the end of the course, each student will have a solid foundation in the great processes of Middle Eastern history, an understanding of the role of Islam in the history of the region, a comprehension of the causes and effects of Middle Eastern history, an understanding of both sides of the more controversial issues of the modern Middle East, and improved learning and writing skills.

(3). LEC. 3. History of the southeastern Indians from pre-contact to removal including native culture, culture change, trade, imperial rivalries and wars.

(3). LEC. 3. Broad study of Alabama history since its European settlement.

(3). LEC. 3. History of women in America from colonial period to the present; explores differences of region, race and class.

(3). LEC. 3. History of African Americans from African origins to the modern era, focusing on enslavement, emancipation and the struggle for equal rights.

(3). LEC. 3. Religious ideas and institutions from the colonial period to the present, including how religion has intersected with political and social history.

(3). LEC. 3. Examines political parties and party systems from Constitution to the present, including party organization, campaign techniques and presidential leadership.

(3). LEC. 3. Issues and personalities in African American History. Course may be repeated for a maximum of 6 credit hours.

(3). LEC. 3. Development of air and spacecraft as weapons of war including doctrines, technology, major leaders and great events of air power.

(3). LEC. 3. History of the civil rights movement and its place in the broader African American struggle for freedom. Social, political, and cultural history, with geographic and chronological focus on the U.S. South in the Post-World War II period.

(3). LEC. 3. Classical civilizations of the Greeks and Romans a well as the Egyptian and Persian civilizations that influenced them.

(3). LEC. 3. Survey of the thousand years which has been called the birth of Europe.

(3). LEC. 3. History of Ireland from its beginnings to the present, including discussion of the present, troubled state of Ireland.

(3). LEC. 3. Variable topics in the history of Germans, Slavs and other Central Europeans from the Era of Enlightened Absolutism through the fall of the Berlin Wall. Course may be repeated for a maximum of 6 credit hours.

(3). LEC. 3. Political, social and cultural history of France since the French Revolution.

(3). LEC. 3. Russian history from the earliest development of a state in the area of Kiev down to the present Russian Federation.

(3). LEC. 3. Developments in contemporary Russia beginning with World War II and continuing to the present day.

(3). LEC. 3. Examination of European domination of the globe through an investigation of how and why Europeans have imagined their civilization to be superior.

(3). LEC. 3. History of aviation from the beginnings of human flight to the present.

(3). LEC. 3. Historical origins of the space age and U.S. space policy, including patterns that define the present and constrain the future of humans and machines.

(3). LEC. 3. History of science, focusing on the concept of "scientific revolutions" in their social and intellectual context.

(3). LEC. 3. The interaction between science, technology, and other aspects of modern culture as dramatized in classic and contemporary works of science fiction.

(3). LEC. 3. Issues such as the automobile, environment, industrialization and popular culture, relating to the role technology plays in society and culture. Course may be repeated for a maximum of 6 credit hours.

(3). LEC. 3. Topics in the history of women and gender. Focus will vary according to the instructor. Course may be repeated for a maximum of 6 credit hours.

(3). LEC. 3. Examines shifting boundaries between public and private in history. Topics vary according to instructor, but may include work, family, sexuality and the state. Course may be repeated for a maximum of 6 credit hours.

(3). LEC. 3. Social and cultural history of architecture and built-space in Europe and/or the United States.

(3). LEC. 3. History of Mexico in the 19th and 20th centuries.

(3). LEC. 3. Economic, social political and technological roots of the ways of war employed by different civilizations throughout the ages.

(3). LEC. 3. The causes, conduct and consequences of World Wars I and II.

(3). LEC. 3. Naval history from its origins in ancient times to the present, including the evolution of strategy and tactics, foreign policy and technological change.

(3). LEC. 3. Examination of issues and events in the contemporary world to provide historical background on developments in selected areas/nations across the globe.

(3). LEC. 3. Prerequisites, History major and junior standing.* Historical research methods and an introduction to historiography.

(1-3). IND. 3. Pr., 3.0 overall GPA and departmental approval. Individual reading or research projects in a specific area of history. Course may be repeated for a maximum of 3 credit hours.

(3). LEC. 3. Pr., junior standing and departmental approval. Supervised on-the-job experience at archives, historical museums, historic preservation authorities, and historical editing projects, and similar historical agencies.

(3). LEC. 3. Topics vary. Course may be repeated for a maximum of 6 credit hours.

(3). LEC. 3. Prerequisites, History major and HIST 3800.* Writing of an original paper based on research in primary source materials. * HIST 3800 (Historian's Craft) and HIST 4930 (Senior Thesis) cannot be taken in the same semester. *HIST 3800 must be satisfactorily completed before enrolling in HIST 4930.

(3). LEC. 3. Pr., membership in the Honors College. The secondary literature on specialized topics in History.

(3). LEC. 3. Pr., membership in the Honors College. Writing of an original paper based on research in primary materials.

(3). LEC. 3. Pr., junior standing and departmental approval. Traces the development of the North American colonies from European settlement to 1763.

(3). LEC. 3. Pr., junior standing and departmental approval. Revolutionary era and the foundations of the United States including struggle with England, Declaration of Independence, Revolutionary War, Confederation, Constitution, and Federalist-Republican conflicts.

(3). LEC. 3. Pr., junior standing and departmental approval. Development of the early nation including Thomas Jefferson, War of 1812, Jacksonian democracy, Indian removal, Old South and slavery, westward movement and political party conflict.

(3). LEC. 3. Pr., junior standing and departmental approval. Development of the Old South, from southeastern Indians and European contact through Reconstruction including slavery, white social classes, women, and politics.

(3). LEC. 3. Pr., junior standing and departmental approval. Sectional conflict, Civil War, and Reconstruction including sectional differences, political crises, secession, Civil War campaigns, emancipation, and presidential and congressional Reconstruction.

(3). LEC. 3. Pr., junior standing and departmental approval. Examination of the South since 1877, with emphasis on social, economic, cultural, political and ideological developments.

(3). LEC. 3. Pr., junior standing and departmental approval. Development of the American economy, rise of big business, agrarian and labor protest, immigration, race relations, role of women, and role of government.

(3). LEC. 3. Pr., junior standing and departmental approval. United States History since 1929 with particular emphasis on the economy, changing role of government, America's role in world affairs and social changes.

(3). LEC. 3. Pr., junior standing and departmental approval. Examination of United States diplomatic history since the Spanish-American War.

(3). LEC. 3. Pr., junior standing and departmental approval. Major topics in European history for the period 1348-1715 including religious and cultural change and the relationship between state and society.

(3). LEC. 3. Pr., junior standing and departmental approval. Culture, society and politics of the 18th Century; origins and consequences of the French Revolution; the Napoleonic period.

(3). LEC. 3. Pr., junior standing and departmental approval. Cultural, economic and social developments as well as the politics and international relations of the major European states between 1815-1918.

(3). LEC. 3. Pr., junior standing and departmental approval. The history of Europe from the outbreak of World War I to the end of the Cold War.

(3). LEC. 3. Pr., junior standing and departmental approval. Development of European culture and the interfacings of culture, ideas and social institutions from the early Enlightenment to the present.

(3). LEC. 3. Analysis of the Revolutions of 1917, beginning with emancipation of serfs and ending with purges of the 1930s.

(3). LEC. 3. Pr., junior standing and departmental approval. Development of England from Roman times to the triumph of Parliament in the Glorious Revolution 1688.

(3). LEC. 3. Pr., junior standing and departmental approval. Including industrial revolution, development of empire and international role and social changes of 20th Century.

(3). LEC. 3. Pr., junior standing and departmental approval. The Industrial Revolution of 18th, 19th and 20th centuries with a major focus on England and the United States with some treatment of Europe and Asia.

(3). LEC. 3. Pr., junior standing. The history of flight in political, economic, social, and cultural perspective. Spring.

(3). LEC. 3. Pr., junior standing and departmental approval. European expansion into the western hemisphere from its Iberian background through the 19th century, fall of the Spanish and Portuguese empires.

(3). LEC. 3. Pr., junior standing and departmental approval. History of Latin America in the 19th and 20th centuries using a thematic approach arranged chronologically.

(3). LEC. 3. Pr., junior level standing. Study of adaptation of Islamic social and political theory to modern society and the modern state.

(3). LEC. 3. Pr., junior level standing. The making of Indo-Islamic culture, British rule of India, and the creation of Muslim Pakistan and "secular" India. Attention to role of individuals and events in history of nation-building.

(3). LEC. 3. Pr., junior level standing. Examination and analysis of the political, social, economic, and intellectual changes in China from 1800-2000.

(3). LEC. 3. Pr., junior level standing. Examination and analysis of the political, social, economic, and intellectual changes in Japan from 1800-2000.

(3). LEC. 3. Pr., junior level standing. Topics include state formation, ending of Atlantic slave trade and African slave trade and slavery, the rise and fall of colonial rule, and current problems facing independent countries.

(3). LEC. 3. Pr., junior standing or departmental approval. Examines the fundamentals of archival theory and practice; the relationship between archives and records management; and role of records and archives in society.