Sep 27, 2024  
2013-2014 Academic Catalog 
    
2013-2014 Academic Catalog [Archived Catalog]

Course Descriptions


 
  
  • HIST 302 - American Indians in the Southeast (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)


    American Indians in the Southeast from before European contact to the present.

    Prerequisites: HIST 201 and HIST 202 or permission of department head.

    Lec. 3 Cr. 3

  
  • HIST 305 - U.S. Military History (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)


    Evolution of warfare, military theory, military institutions, and the military profession in the United States from the colonial period to the present day. Emphasis placed on the role of military culture in a democratic society.

    Notes
    No duplicate credit for HIST 204, HIST 304, HIST 305, or HIST 306.

    Lec. 3 Cr. 3

    Writing Enriched Course WE

  
  • HIST 307 - United States Constitutional History (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)


    Survey of American history through study of constitutional and legal developments and the U.S. Supreme Court.

    Lec. 3 Cr. 3

  
  • HIST 309 - History of Christianity (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)


    History of Christianity from its beginnings as a religious reform movement among the Jewish followers of Jesus of Nazareth until the modern age.

    Prerequisite: HIST 101 or HIST 121.

    Lec. 3 Cr. 3

    Writing Enriched Course WE

  
  • HIST 311 - Women and Religion (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)


    Historical and cultural overview of women and religion focusing primarily on Judaism, Christianity, and Islam.

    Notes
    No duplicate credit for HIST 311 and WMST 311.

    Prerequisite: Junior standing.

    Lec. 3 Cr. 3

    Writing Enriched Course WE

  
  • HIST 320 - American Women’s History (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)


    Survey of the history of American women from colonial times to present.

    Notes
    No duplicate credit for HIST 320 and WMST 320.

    Prerequisite: HIST 201 or HIST 202.

    Lec. 3 Cr. 3

  
  • HIST 321 - History of Manhood in America (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)


    Social construction of manhood in the U.S. from colonial times to the present. Issues include politics, race, work, family, war, violence, sports, drinking, religion, and the role of media and popular culture in constructing masculine identities.

    Prerequisites: HIST 201 or HIST 202.

    Lec. 3 Cr. 3

  
  • HIST 325 - Twentieth Century United States Diplomacy (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)


    Analysis of United States diplomatic history from the Spanish American War to present.

    Prerequisite: HIST 202 or permission of department head.

    Lec. 3 Cr. 3

  
  • HIST 330 - African-American History (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)


    Survey of the African-American experience in America from the Colonial Period to the present.

    Prerequisites: HIST 201-202 or permission of instructor.

    Lec. 3 Cr. 3

    Writing Enriched Course WE

  
  • HIST 331 - History of Africa (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)


    Survey of the history and culture of the African Continent concerning the ancient, pre-colonial, colonial, and post-independent periods.

    Prerequisites: 6 cr. hrs. in history.

    Lec. 3 Cr. 3

  
  • HIST 341 - History of England to 1688 (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)


    Survey course covering English history from its origins to 1688.

    Lec. 3 Cr. 3

  
  • HIST 342 - History of England since 1688 (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)


    Survey course covering the political, social, and economic history of England since the Glorious Revolution.

    Lec. 3 Cr. 3

  
  • HIST 343 - History of France to 1789 (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)


    French history from its origins to the French Revolution.

    Prerequisite: HIST 101 or 102.

    Lec. 3 Cr. 3

  
  • HIST 344 - History of France since 1789 (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)


    French history from the French Revolution to the present.

    Prerequisite: HIST 102 or 122.

    Lec. 3 Cr. 3

    Writing Enriched Course WE

  
  • HIST 355 - Colonial Latin America (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)


    Survey of colonial Latin America, emphasizing discovery, conquest, the development of colonial institutions, and the wars of independence.

    Lec. 3 Cr. 3

  
  • HIST 356 - Latin America since Independence (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)


    Survey of Latin America, emphasizing nation building, the search for political stability, economic development, and social progress.

    Lec. 3 Cr. 3

  
  • HIST 357 - United States-Latin American Relations (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)


    Diplomatic relations between the United States and Latin America since 1823.

    Prerequisite: HIST 202 or permission of department head.

    Lec. 3 Cr. 3

  
  • HIST 360 - History of Slavery (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)


    Some civilizations in which slavery has existed, including ancient Rome and Athens, medieval Europe, Africa, and the New World. Discusses the reasons and justifications for slavery, slave trade, slave revolts, anti-slavery movements, and contemporary slavery.

    Prerequisite: European, World, U.S. survey courses or permission of department head.

    Lec. 3 Cr. 3

  
  • HIST 362 - Caribbean History (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)


    Pre-Columbian civilizations, the European conquest, the colonial and national eras, the trans-Atlantic slave trade, piracy, and U.S. interventions in the Caribbean-focusing on Cuba and Haiti.

    Prerequisite: European, World, U.S. survey courses or permission of department head.

    Lec. 3 Cr. 3

    Writing Enriched Course WE

  
  • HIST 380 - Modern Vietnam (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)


    The political, cultural, and social history of Vietnam, beginning with the French colonial conquest in the nineteenth century and concluding with the Vietnamese diaspora.

    Prerequisites: HIST 122 or permission of the department head.

    Lec. 3 Cr. 3

  
  • HIST 381 - Modern China (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)


    Chinese history from late Ming and early Qing period (17th century) until contemporary times. Emphasis on social, cultural, and political history.

    Prerequisites: HIST 122 or permission of department head.

    Lec. 3 Cr. 3

  
  • HIST 400 - Topics and Issues in Historical Perspective (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)


    Study of a particular theme or period in history, the theme or period to be announced before the beginning of the semester in which the course is offered.

    Notes
    May be repeated, as topics vary, to accrue a total of 6 cr. hours.

    Prerequisites: Six hours of history.

    Lec. 3 Cr. 3

  
  • HIST 401 - The Old South (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)


    Study of the development of the South prior to the Civil War with emphasis on the political and economic institutions.

    Notes
    No duplicate credit for HIST 401 and HIST 503.

    Prerequisite: HIST 201 or permission of department head.

    Lec. 3 Cr. 3

  
  • HIST 402 - The New South (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)


    Study of the political, economic, and social changes leading to the development of the New South.

    Notes
    No duplicate credit for HIST 402 and HIST 504.

    Prerequisite: HIST 202 or permission of department head.

    Lec. 3 Cr. 3

    Writing Enriched Course WE

  
  • HIST 405 - Anglo-American Colonies, 1607-1763 (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)


    Colonization and growth of British North America, and the development of American culture and institutions.

    Notes
    No duplicate credit for HIST 405 and HIST 505.

    Prerequisite: HIST 201 or permission of department head.

    Lec. 3 Cr. 3

  
  • HIST 406 - History of the American Presidency (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)


    Traces the evolution of the American presidency from its origins as na office with relatively limited powers to the “imperial presidency” of the 20th and 21st centuries. Special focus on the evolving relationship between the presidency and the voting public.

    Notes
    No duplicate credit for HIST 406 and HIST 506.

    Prerequisites: HIST 201, HIST 202, or permission of department head.

    Lec. 3 Cr. 3

  
  • HIST 408 - History of Terrorism (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)


    Terrorism from its origins to the present with emphasis on the period since the French Revolution. Special consideration is given to defining terrorism, explaining the different types of terrorism, and analyzing terrorist methods.

    Notes
    No duplicate credit for HIST 408 and HIST 508.

    Prerequisite: HIST 102, HIST 202 or permission of department head.

    Lec. 3 Cr. 3

  
  • HIST 410 - Research Seminar in History (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)


    Advanced historical research methods, bibliography, historiography, and criticism of data that culminate in preparing, presenting, and defending a senior thesis.

    Prerequisite: Senior standing and HUMN 201.

    Lec. 3 Cr. 3

    Writing Enriched Course WE

    Capstone Course CAP
  
  • HIST 415 - The American Revolution and Early Nationhood, 1754-1787 (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)


    Events leading to Independence, the Revolutionary War, and the problems encountered under the Articles of Confederation.

    Notes
    No duplicate credit for HIST 415 and HIST 515.

    Prerequisite: HIST 201 or permission of department head.

    Lec. 3 Cr. 3

    Writing Enriched Course WE

  
  • HIST 416 - American Indian to 1876 (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)


    History of Native Americans in North America to 1876. Emphasis on cultural development; European impact; Indian and non-Indian relations; government policy up to the Reservation Era.

    Notes
    No duplicate credit for HIST 416 and HIST 516, HIST 418 or HIST 518.

    Prerequisite: HIST 201, junior standing or permission of department head.

    Lec. 3 Cr. 3

    Writing Enriched Course WE

  
  • HIST 417 - American Indian, 1876 to Present (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)


    History of Native Americans in United States from 1876 to present; emphasis on Indian and non-Indian relations; government policy, culture retention and survival; contemporary issues from sovereignty to gaming.

    Notes
    No duplicate credit for HIST 417 and HIST 517.

    Prerequisites: HIST 201 and HIST 202; junior standing or permission of department head.

    Lec. 3 Cr. 3

    Writing Enriched Course WE

  
  • HIST 421 - The American West, 1754-1893 (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)


    Westward expansion in the growth and development of the United States, including the West as myth and as a crucible of multi-cultural influences, resource utilization, social and political development, and the “closing” of the frontier.

    Notes
    No duplicate credit for HIST 421 and HIST 521.

    Prerequisites: HIST 201-202 or permission of department head.

    Lec. 3 Cr. 3

  
  • HIST 425 - Andrew Jackson and the Growth of Sectionalism, 1824-1861 (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)


    Jacksonian Democracy, the development of the second political party system, sectional conflict and the coming of the Civil War.

    Notes
    No duplicate credit for HIST 425 and HIST 525.

    Prerequisite: HIST 201 or permission of department head.

    Lec. 3 Cr. 3

  
  • HIST 426 - Methods in Ethnohistory (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)


    Introduction to ethnohistorical sources and methods used by historians to study American Indian communities.

    Prerequisite: HIST 201 or HIST 202 or permission of department head.

    Lec. 3 Cr. 3

  
  • HIST 427 - Southeast American Indian Studies Internship (Cr. 3)


    Practical experience working for an American Indian community.

    Notes
    Internships require a minimum of 120 hours of working experience under professional supervision. May be repeated, as working experiences vary, to accure a total of 6 credit hours.

    Prerequisite: HIST 302 or HIST 426 or permission of department head.

    Cr. 3

  
  • HIST 431 - Nineteenth Century Europe (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)


    Intensive study of the history of Europe from the end of the Napoleonic period to the first decades of the twentieth century.

    Notes
    No duplicate credit for HIST 431 and HIST 531.

    Prerequisites: HIST 101-102 or permission of department head.

    Lec. 3 Cr. 3

  
  • HIST 432 - Twentieth Century Europe (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)


    History of Europe during the twentieth century, with primary emphasis on the period since the First World War.

    Notes
    No duplicate credit for HIST 432 and HIST 532.

    Prerequisites: HIST 101-102 or permission of department head.

    Lec. 3 Cr. 3

  
  • HIST 435 - The Civil War (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)


    Military, diplomatic, political, social and economic developments during the American Civil War.

    Notes
    No duplicate credit for HIST 435 and HIST 535.

    Prerequisite: HIST 201 or permission of department head.

    Lec. 3 Cr. 3

    Writing Enriched Course WE

  
  • HIST 436 - Reconstruction and the Gilded Age, 1865-1900 (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)


    Political, social, and economic development following the Civil War years, including Reconstruction.

    Notes
    No duplicate credit for HIST 436 and HIST 536.

    Lec. 3 Cr. 3

  
  • HIST 440 - The British Empire (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)


    British Empire from the sixteenth century to the present, examining the diverse economic, diplomatic, social, and cultural motives for expansion, as well as the consequences and impacts of the Empire on the creation of the modern world.

    Notes
    No duplicate credit for HIST 440 and HIST 540.

    Prerequisites: HIST 102 or permission of department head.

    Lec. 3 Cr. 3

    Writing Enriched Course WE

  
  • HIST 445 - United States, 1900-1945 (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)


    United States history from the beginnings of the Progressive Era through the end of World War II.

    Notes
    No duplicate credit for HIST 445 and HIST 545.

    Prerequisite: HIST 202 or permission of department head.

    Lec. 3 Cr. 3

  
  • HIST 450 - Medieval Europe (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)


    History of Western Europe from the fall of the Roman Empire in the West to the age of the Renaissance and Reformation, emphasizing social, cultural, and institutional features.

    Notes
    No duplicate credit for HIST 450 and HIST 550.

    Prerequisites: HIST 101-102, or HIST 121-122, or permission of department head.

    Lec. 3 Cr. 3

    Writing Enriched Course WE

  
  • HIST 451 - Renaissance and Reformation (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)


    Intensive study of the Renaissance and Reformation in Europe.

    Notes
    No duplicate credit for HIST 451 and HIST 551.

    Prerequisites: HIST 101-102, or HIST 121-122, or permission of department head.

    Lec. 3 Cr. 3

  
  • HIST 452 - Spain and Portugal, 400-1700 (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)


    Iberian Peninsula from the collapse of the Western Roman Empire until the Golden Age of Spain in the seventeenth century, with special emphasis on the Muslim invasion and rule of Spain, relations between religious groups during the medieval period, and the creation of global empires.

    Notes
    No duplicate credit for HIST 452 and HIST 552..

    Prerequisite: HIST 101 or permission of department head.

    Lec. 3 Cr. 3

  
  • HIST 455 - United States since 1945 (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)


    United States history from the end of World War II to the present.

    Notes
    No duplicate credit for HIST 455 and HIST 555.

    Prerequisite: HIST 202 or permission of department head.

    Lec. 3 Cr. 3

    Writing Enriched Course WE

  
  • HIST 456 - Age of Absolutism and Enlightenment, 1648-1789 (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)


    Europe from the end of the Thirty Years’ War to the French Revolution.

    Notes
    No duplicate credit for HIST 456 and HIST 556.

    Prerequisite: HIST 102 or 122 or permission of department head.

    Lec. 3 Cr. 3

  
  • HIST 457 - French Revolution and Napoleon (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)


    Causes, events and results of the French Revolution and the era of Napoleon Bonaparte.

    Notes
    No duplicate credit for HIST 457 and HIST 557.

    Prerequisite: HIST 102 or 122 or permission of department head.

    Lec. 3 Cr. 3

  
  • HIST 461 - Russia and Eastern Europe, 800-1914 (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)


    Development of Slavic political and cultural institutions.

    Notes
    No duplicate credit for HIST 461 and HIST 561.

    Prerequisites: HIST 101-102, or HIST 121-122, or permission of department head.

    Lec. 3 Cr. 3

  
  • HIST 462 - Russia and Eastern Europe since 1914 (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)


    Social, political and economic history of Eastern Europe, with special emphasis on the impact of communism and fascism on the region.

    Notes
    No duplicate credit for HIST 462 and HIST 562.

    Prerequisite: HIST 102 or 122 or permission of department head.

    Lec. 3 Cr. 3

  
  • HIST 465 - World War II (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)


    Origins, military events and diplomacy of World War II.

    Notes
    No duplicate credit for HIST 465 and HIST 565.

    Prerequisites: HIST 102 or HIST 122 or HIST 202 or permission of department head.

    Lec. 3 Cr. 3

    Writing Enriched Course WE

  
  • HIST 472 - History of American Sexuality (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)


    Sexuality in the United States from colonial times to the present, including Native American, Euro-American, African-American and Hispanic cultures’ approaches to sexuality, sexual identities, and reproduction. Includes a history of censorship, vice crimes, and the modern sexual revolution.

    Notes
    No duplicate credit for HIST 472, HIST 572, or WMST 472.

    Prerequisite: HIST 201 or HIST 202 or permission of department head.

    Lec. 3 Cr. 3

  
  • HIST 500 - Special Topics in Historical Perspective (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)


    Study of a particular theme or period in history. Lectures and discussions will be supplemented by directed readings, independent research, and research papers.

    Notes
    May be repeated, as topics vary, to accrue a total of 6 cr. hours. No duplicate credit for HIST 500 and HIST 400.

    Prerequisites: Six hours of history.

    Lec. 3 Cr. 3

  
  • HIST 503 - The Old South (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)


    Study of the development of the South prior to the Civil War with emphasis on the political and economic institutions. Lectures and discussions will be supplemented by directed reading, independent research, and research papers.

    Notes
    No duplicate credit for HIST 503 and HIST 401.

    Prerequisite: HIST 201 or permission of department head.

    Lec. 3 Cr. 3

  
  • HIST 504 - The New South (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)


    Study of the political, economic, and social changes leading to the development of the New South. Lectures and discussions will be supplemented by directed reading, independent research, and research papers.

    Notes
    No duplicate credit for HIST 504 and HIST 402.

    Prerequisite: HIST 202 or permission of department head.

    Lec. 3 Cr. 3

    Writing Enriched Course WE

  
  • HIST 505 - Anglo-American Colonies, 1607-1763 (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)


    Colonization and growth of British North America, and the development of American culture and institutions. Lectures and discussions will be supplemented by directed reading, independent research, and research papers.

    Notes
    No duplicate credit for HIST 505 and HIST 405.

    Prerequisite: HIST 201 or permission of department head.

    Lec. 3 Cr. 3

  
  • HIST 506 - History of the American Presidency (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)


    Traces the evolution of the American presidency from its origins as na office with relatively limited powers to the “imperial presidency” of the 20th and 21st centuries. Special focus on the evolving relationship between the presidency and the voting public.

    Notes
    No duplicate credit for HIST 506 and HIST 406.

    Lectures and discussion will be supplemented by directed reading, independent research, and research papers.

    Prerequisites: HIST 201, HIST 202, or permission of department head.

    Lec. 3 Cr. 3

  
  • HIST 508 - History of Terrorism (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)


    Terrorism from its origins to the present with emphasis on the period since the French Revolution. Special consideration is given to defining terrorism, explaining the different types of terrorism, and analyzing terrorist methods. Lectures and discussions will be supplemented by directed reading, independent research, and research papers.

    Notes
    No duplicate credit for HIST 508 and HIST 408.

    Prerequisite: HIST 102, HIST 202 or permission of department head.

    Lec. 3 Cr. 3

  
  • HIST 515 - The American Revolution and Early Nationhood, 1754-1787 (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)


    Events leading to Independence, the Revolutionary War, and the problems encountered under the Articles of Confederation. Lectures and discussions will be supplemented by directed reading, independent research, and research papers.

    Notes
    No duplicate credit for HIST 515 and HIST 415.

    Prerequisite: HIST 201 or permission of department head.

    Lec. 3 Cr. 3

  
  • HIST 516 - American Indian to 1876 (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)


    History of Native Americans in North America to 1876. Emphasis on cultural development; European impact; Indian and non-Indian relations; government policy up to the Reservation Era. Lectures and discussions will be supplemented by directed reading, independent research, and research papers.

    Notes
    No duplicate credit for HIST 516 and HIST 416, HIST 418 or HIST 518.

    Prerequisites: HIST 201 or permission of department head.

    Lec. 3 Cr. 3

  
  • HIST 517 - American Indian, 1876 to Present (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)


    History of Native Americans in United States from 1876 to present; emphasis on Indian and non-Indian relations; government policy, culture retention and survival; contemporary issues from sovereignty to gaming. Lectures and discussions will be supplemented by directed reading, independent research, and research papers.

    Notes
    No duplicate credit for HIST 517 and HIST 417.

    Prerequisites: HIST 201 and HIST 202, or permission of department head.

    Lec. 3 Cr. 3

  
  • HIST 521 - The American West, 1754-1893 (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)


    Westward expansion in the growth and development of the United States, including the West as myth and as a crucible of multicultural influences, resource utilization, social and political development, and the “closing” of the frontier. Lectures and discussions will be supplemented by directed reading, independent research, and research papers.

    Notes
    No duplicate credit for HIST 521 and HIST 421.

    Prerequisites: HIST 201-202 or permission of department head.

    Lec. 3 Cr. 3

  
  • HIST 525 - Andrew Jackson and the Growth of Sectionalism, 1824-1861 (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)


    Jacksonian Democracy, the development of the second political party system, sectional conflict and the coming of the Civil War. Lectures and discussions will be supplemented by directed reading, independent research, and research papers.

    Notes
    No duplicate credit for HIST 525 and HIST 425.

    Prerequisite: History 201 or permission of department head.

    Lec. 3 Cr. 3

  
  • HIST 531 - Nineteenth Century Europe (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)


    Intensive study of the history of Europe from the end of the Napoleonic period to the first decades of the twentieth century. Lectures and discussions will be supplemented by directed reading, independent research, and research papers.

    Notes
    No duplicate credit for HIST 531 and HIST 431.

    Prerequisites: HIST 101-102 or permission of department head.

    Lec. 3 Cr. 3

  
  • HIST 532 - Twentieth Century Europe (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)


    History of Europe during the twentieth century, with primary emphasis on the period since the First World War. Lectures and discussions will be supplemented by directed reading, independent research, and research papers.

    Notes
    No duplicate credit for HIST 532 and HIST 432.

    Prerequisite: HIST 101-102 or permission of department head.

    Lec. 3 Cr. 3

  
  • HIST 535 - The Civil War (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)


    Military, diplomatic , political, social and economic developments during the American Civil War. Lectures and discussions will be supplemented by directed reading, independent research, and research papers.

    Notes
    No duplicate credit for HIST 535 and HIST 435.

    Prerequisite: HIST 201 or permission of department head.

    Lec. 3 Cr. 3

  
  • HIST 536 - Reconstruction and The Gilded Age, 1865-1900 (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)


    Political, social, and economic developments following the Civil War years, including Reconstruction. Lectures and discussions will be supplemented by directed reading, independent research, and research papers.

    Notes
    No duplicate credit for HIST 436 and HIST 536.

    Lec. 3 Cr. 3

  
  • HIST 540 - The British Empire (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)


    British Empire from the sixteenth century to the present, examining the diverse economic, diplomatic, social, and cultural motives for expansion, as well as the consequences and impacts of the Empire on the creation of the modern world.

    Notes
    No duplicate credit for HIST 540 and HIST 440.

    Students will be required to complete additional essays.

    Lec. 3 Cr. 3

  
  • HIST 545 - United States, 1900-1945 (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)


    United States history from the beginnings of the Progressive Era through the end of World War II. Lectures and discussions will be supplemented by directed readings, independent research, and research papers.

    Notes
    No duplicate credit for HIST 445 and HIST 545.

    Prerequisites: HIST 202 or permission of department head.

    Lec. 3 Cr. 3

  
  • HIST 550 - Medieval Europe (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)


    History of Western Europe from the fall of the Roman Empire in the West to the age of the Renaissance and Reformation, emphasizing social, cultural, and institutional features. Lectures and discussions will be supplemented by directed reading, independent research, and research papers.

    Notes
    No duplicate credit for HIST 550 and HIST 450.

    Prerequisites: HIST 101-102, or HIST 121-122, or permission of department head.

    Lec. 3 Cr. 3

  
  • HIST 551 - Renaissance and Reformation (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)


    Intensive study of the Renaissance and Reformation in Europe. Lectures and discussions will be supplemented by directed reading, independent research, and research papers.

    Notes
    No duplicate credit for HIST 551 and HIST 451.

    Prerequisites: HIST 101-102, or HIST 121-122, or permission of department head.

    Lec. 3 Cr. 3

  
  • HIST 552 - Spain and Portugal, 400-1700 (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)


    Iberian Peninsula from the collapse of the Western Roman Empire until the Golden Age of Spain in the seventeenth century, with special emphasis on the Muslim invasion and rule of Spain, relations between religious groups during the medieval period, and the creation of global empires.

    Notes
    No duplicate credit for HIST 552 and HIST 452.

    Lectures and discussion will be supplemented by directed reading, independent research, and research papers.

    Prerequisites: HIST 101 or permission of department head.

    Lec. 3 Cr. 3

  
  • HIST 555 - United States since 1945 (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)


    United States history from the end of World War II to the present. Lectures and discussions will be supplemented by directed reading, independent research, and research papers.

    Notes
    No duplicate credit for HIST 455 and HIST 555.

    Prerequisite: HIST 202 or permission of department head.

    Lec. 3 Cr. 3

  
  • HIST 556 - Age of Absolutism and Enlightenment, 1648-1789 (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)


    Europe from the end of the Thirty Years’ War to the French Revolution. Lectures and discussions will be supplemented by directed reading, independent research, and research papers.

    Notes
    No duplicate credit for HIST 456 and HIST 556.

    Prerequisite: HIST 102 or 122 or permission of department head.

    Lec. 3 Cr. 3

  
  • HIST 557 - French Revolution and Napoleon (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)


    Causes, events and results of the French Revolution and the era of Napoleon Bonaparte. Lectures and discussions will be supplemented by directed reading, independent research, and research papers.

    Notes
    No duplicate credit for HIST 457 and HIST 557.

    Prerequisite: HIST 102 or 122 or permission of department head.

    Lec. 3 Cr. 3

  
  • HIST 561 - Russia and Eastern Europe, 800-1914 (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)


    Development of Slavic political and cultural institutions. Lectures and discussions will be supplemented by directed reading, independent research, and research papers.

    Notes
    No duplicate credit for HIST 461 and HIST 561.

    Prerequisites: HIST 101-102, or HIST 121-122, or permission of department head.

    Lec. 3 Cr. 3

  
  • HIST 562 - Russia and Eastern Europe since 1914 (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)


    Social, political and economic history of Eastern Europe, with special emphasis on the impact of communism and fascism on the region. Lectures and discussions will be supplemented by directed reading, independent research, and research papers.

    Notes
    No duplicate credit for HIST 462 and HIST 562.

    Prerequisite: HIST 102 or 122 or permission of department head.

    Lec. 3 Cr. 3

  
  • HIST 565 - World War II (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)


    Origins, military events, and diplomacy of World War II. Lectures and discussions will be supplemented by directed reading, independent research, and research papers.

    Notes
    No duplicate credit for HIST 565 and HIST 465.

    Prerequisite: HIST 202 or permission of department head.

    Lec. 3 Cr. 3

  
  • HIST 572 - History of American Sexuality (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)


    Sexuality in the United States from colonial times to the present, including Native American, Euro-American, African-American and Hispanic cultures’ approaches to sexuality, sexual identities, and reproduction. Includes a history of censorship, vice crimes, and the modern sexual revolution and its consequences. Lectures and discussions will be supplemented by directed reading, independent research, and research papers.

    Notes
    No duplicate credit for HIST 572 and HIST 472.

    Prerequisite: HIST 201 or HIST 202 or permission of department head.

    Lec. 3 Cr. 3

  
  • HIST 601 - Special Topics in History (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)


    Seminar in selected problems or phases in history. Course may be repeated as topics vary, but only 9 semester hours may count toward a graduate degree. Lectures and discussions will be supplemented by directed readings and research.

    Prerequisite: graduate status.

    Lec. 3 Cr. 3

  
  • HONS 100 - Honors Freshman Seminar (Lec. 1, Cr. 1)


    Seminar in selected topics relevant to full participation in Honors College, e.g., service projects, peer mentoring, and team projects.

    Notes
    Course may be repeated once to accrue a total of 2 credits.

    Prerequisites: Admission to Honors College; freshman standing.

    Lec. 1 Cr. 1

  
  • HONS 200 - Honors Sophomore Seminar (Lec. 1, Cr. 1)


    Seminar in selected topics relevant to full participation in Honors College with guest artist presentations relevant to the required science and art history courses.

    Notes
    Course may be repeated once to accrue a total of 2 credits.

    Prerequisites: Admission to Honors College; sophomore standing.

    Lec. 1 Cr. 1

  
  • HONS 300 - Honors Research/Writing Strategies (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)


    Advanced methods of research, bibliography, critical thinking and reasoning, and scholarly writing that will culminate in preparing the Honors Thesis. Capstone experience. Written honors thesis with oral presentation of research at public forum. Open to any honors student enrolled in a two-year or four-year program and having completed 30 semester hours of course work.

    Prerequisite: Minimum cumulative college grade point average 3.5.

    Lec. 3 Cr. 3

  
  • HONS 400 - University-Wide Honors Seminar (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)


    Interdisciplinary study of the evolution of Western man, with emphasis on those ideas which shape twentieth century life and thought. Open to any honors student enrolled in a two-year or four-year program and having completed 30 sem. hrs. of class work.

    Prerequisite: Minimum cumulative college grade point average 3.5. May be repeated once for additional credit.

    Lec. 3 Cr. 3

  
  • HONS 425 - Honors Special Topics (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)


    Topics vary. Research project required.

    Notes
    May be repeated as topics vary to accrue total of 6 hours credit.

    Prerequisite: 3.5 cumulative G.P.A. or permission of Honors College director.

    Lec. 3 Cr. 3

  
  • HUMN 001 - Man and Science (Cr. 2)


    General introduction to the basic principles of logic, philosophy of science, and the nature of man.

    Notes
    Open only to students enrolled in the Governor’s Program for Gifted Children. Credit is obtainable after entering McNeese State University as a regular student.

    Cr. 2

  
  • HUMN 002 - Man in Society (Cr. 2)


    General introduction to ethics, political philosophy, and philosophy of religion.

    Notes
    Open only to students in the Governor’s Program for Gifted Children. Awarding of credit is deferred until the student has enrolled in McNeese State University as a regular student.

    Cr. 2

  
  • HUMN 105H - Honors Humanities: Ancient, Medieval, and Modern (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)


    LCCN: N/A

    Introduction to the thoughts, values, and arts of Western and, to a limited extent, non-Western cultures. Course presents an historical survey but may give special emphasis to a theme or period.

    Prerequisite: Admission to University Honors College.

    Lec. 3 Cr. 3

    General Education Core Curriculum
    Humanities

  
  • HUMN 401 - Special Topics in Arts and Humanities (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)


    Interdisciplinary approach to a significant theme, development, or motif in the fine arts or humanities. Topic to be announced before the beginning of the semester in which the course is offered.

    Notes
    No duplicate credit for HUMN 401 and HUMN 501. May be repeated once as topics vary.

    Prerequisites: ENGL 101-102 or permission of instructor.

    Lec. 3 Cr. 3

  
  • HUMN 501 - Special Topics in Arts and Humanities (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)


    Interdisciplinary approach to a significant theme, development, or motif in the fine arts or humanities. Topics vary. Directed reading and/or research project required.

    Notes
    No duplicate credit for HUMN 501 and HUMN 401. As topics change, course may be repeated for a maximum of six semester hours credit.

    Lec. 3 Cr. 3

  
  • INFL 101 - Introduction to Research and Information Literacy (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)


    Introduces the basics of information literacy, applying effective methods and techniques of information gathering, evaluation and presentation. Will prepare students to conduct university-level research and develop skills necessary for life-long learning.

    Lec. 3 Cr. 3

  
  • INOV 180 - Innovation Engineering I - Create (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)


    LCCN: N/A

    Systematic approach to creativity, the foundation for students to understand how to generate innovative ideas in any field. Theories behind and practice using tools to generate meaningfully unique ideas. Engage creative stimulus, diversity, and mining for technology and economic, social, and cultural trends. Examine case histories that demonstrate how social and cultural contexts and human institutions have been influenced by innovative individuals who have realized original ideas in practice.

    Lec. 3 Cr. 3

    General Education Core Curriculum
    Social/Behavioral Sciences

  
  • INOV 280 - Innovation Engineering II-Communicate (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)


    LCCN: N/A

    Combines elements of professional, technical, and creative writing. Attention to narrative power of visual imagery as well as text; emphasis on authentic writing, writing as a method of prototyping, and technology translation. Focus on communicating the benefit, uniqueness, and credibility of a concept.

    Prerequisite: INOV 180

    Lec. 3 Cr. 3

    General Education Core Curriculum
    Humanities

  
  • INOV 380 - Innovation Engineering III-Commercialize (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)


    Work with real product and service ideas and create working prototypes to find the flaws of a design quickly and inexpensively. Topics include appication of the scientific method to the prototyping process, sales forecasting, open-source technology, patent searching, provisional patent writing, and some elements of market research and funding.

    Prerequisite: INOV 280

    Lec. 3 Cr. 3

  
  • INOV 480 - Innovation Engineering IV-Experience (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)


    Weekly case studies in rapidly changing peer teams are used to generate ideas, articulate innovations through writing, and research potential technologies and markets in the context of real-world businesses or nonprofit organizations.

    Prerequisite: INOV 380

    Lec. 3 Cr. 3

  
  • INOV 481 - Innovation Engineering V-Project (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)


    Emphasis on the intensive application of concepts explored in earlier Innovation Engineering courses with the purpose of creating original project proposals. Focus on identifiying a problem or opportunity and researching exisiting solutions to the problem before developing original ideas.

    Prerequisite: INOV 380

    Lec. 3 Cr. 3

  
  • INOV 482 - Innovation Engineering VI-Make It Real (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)


    Students take their own idea from proposal stage to prototype and beyond. Projects may be individual or team-based.

    Prerequisite: INOV 481

    Lec. 3 Cr. 3

  
  • INST 101 - Introduction to Process Control I (Lec. 3, Lab. 3, Cr. 4)


    Fundamentals of measurement and calibration techniques used in industry to measure pressure, temperature, level, and flow. Topics include transducers, controllers, simple control loops, control modes, controller modes, and final control elements are studied in relation to process control.

    Prerequisite/Corequisite: MATH 113 or equivalent.

    Lec. 3 Lab. 3 Cr. 4

  
  • INST 102 - Introduction to Process Control II (Lec. 3, Lab. 3, Cr. 4)


    Instrument symbology and process diagrams review. Process control systems related to industrial applications. Topics include controllers, control schemes, advanced control schemes, digital control, distributed control systems, pH, oxidation reduction potential, conductivity measurement, instrument malfunctions and troubleshooting, signal conversion, relays, uninterruptable power supplies, emergency shutdown, and interlock systems.

    Prerequisite: INST 101.

    Lec. 3 Lab. 3 Cr. 4

  
  • INST 224 - Mechanical Measuring Principles (Lab. 3, Cr. 1)


    Mechanical measurement techniques related to flow, level, temperature, and pressure installations for pneumatic and electronic instruments. Sizing programs are used to calculate various primary devices such as orifice plates, vortex meters, rotameters, venturi meters, safety relief valves, rupture disks, control valves, and pipe pressure losses using process liquids and gases.

    Prerequisite: INST 101

    Lab. 3 Cr. 1

  
  • INST 234 - Electronic Instrumentation and Control (Lec. 3, Lab. 3, Cr. 4)


    Process control using electronic instrumentation, control simulation, and distributed control system applications.

    Prerequisite: INST 102.

    Lec. 3 Lab. 3 Cr. 4

 

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