Academic
Catalog August 2007 - August 2008 Undergraduate
and Graduate
Some courses may not be offered every year. Check with the college or department office for current information about when specific courses are offered.
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HIS 100 WORLD HISTORY I (3)
Exploration of humankind through a detailed analysis of materials from the world's major ancient and early medieval civilizations, paying particular attention to their intellectual, religious, political, and social traditions. CU
HIS 100H WORLD HISTORY I - HONORS (3)
Exploration of humankind through a detailed analysis of materials from the world's major ancient and early medieval civilizations, paying particular attention to their intellectual, religious, political, and social traditions. Prerequisite: Honors Student Group CU
HIS 102 WORLD HISTORY II (3)
Evolution of the world from a constellation of relatively isolated regions in 1200 to global interdependence of the present day. Special emphasis on the interaction between Western and non-Western civilizations. CUG
HIS 102H WORLD HISTORY II - HONORS (3)
Evolution of the world from a constellation of relatively isolated regions in 1200 to global interdependence of the present day. Special emphasis on the interaction between Western and non-Western civilizations. Prerequisite: Honors Student Group CUG
HIS 198 MODULAR LEARNING EXPERIENCE (1-3)
Foundations of intellectual inquiry. In-depth study of a substantive problem. Letter grade only. May be repeated for up to 6 hours of credit.
HIS 199 MODULAR LEARNING EXPERIENCE (1-3)
Foundations of intellectual inquiry. In-depth study of a substantive problem. May be repeated for up to 6 hours of credit.
HIS 200 HISTORIANS AND THE STUDY OF HISTORY (3)
Surveys basic concepts, methods, and interpretations through its representative figures. Prerequisite: 6 hours of HIS-History coursework
HIS 220 HISTORY OF AFRICA TO 1800 (3)
Examines the cultural, political, and social developments in Africa up to 1800. CUG
HIS 221 HISTORY OF AFRICA SINCE 1800 (3)
Examines the cultural, political, and social developments in Africa from 1800 to the present. CUG
HIS 230 HISTORY OF ISLAMIC WORLD I (3)
Examines the cultural, political, and social developments in the Islamic world up to 1500. CUG
HIS 231 HISTORY OF ISLAMIC WORLD II (3)
Examines the cultural, political, and social developments in the Islamic world from 1500 to the present. CUG
HIS 231H HISTORY OF ISLAMIC WORLD II-HONORS (3)
Examines the cultural, political, and social developments in the Islamic world from 1500 to the present. Prerequisite: Honors Student Group CUG
HIS 240 WESTERN CIVILIZATION I (3)
Topics related to the ancient Middle East, Greeks and Romans, the medieval world, the Renaissance, and the Reformation. SPW
HIS 240H WESTERN CIVILIZATION I - HONORS (3)
Topics related to the ancient Middle East, Greeks and Romans, the medieval world, the Renaissance, and the Reformation. Prerequisite: Honors Student Group SPW
HIS 241 WESTERN CIVILIZATION II (3)
Topics related to Europe in the ages of absolutism, reason, revolution, Napoleon, nationalism, and the world wars, and the social and cultural background of our own age. SPW
HIS 249 PRE-MODERN INDIA (3)
Examines cultural, political, social, and economic developments in the Indian subcontinent from around 2500 B.C.E. to 1750 C.E. CUG
HIS 249H PRE-MODERN INDIA - HONORS (3)
Examines cultural, political, social, and economic developments in the Indian subcontinent from around 2500 B.C.E. to 1750 C.E. Prerequisite: Honors Student Group CUG
HIS 250 PRE-MODERN EAST ASIA (3)
Thematic examination of the cultural, political, social, and economic development in East Asia, focusing on China and Japan, from antiquity to the sixteenth century. CUG
HIS 250H PRE-MODERN EAST ASIA - HONORS (3)
Thematic examination of the cultural, political, social, and economic development in East Asia, focusing on China and Japan, from antiquity to the sixteenth century. Prerequisite: Honors Student Group CUG
HIS 251 MAKING OF MODERN ASIA (3)
Thematic study of the political, social, economic, cultural, and intellectual history of China, Japan, and India in the modern era. SPWG
HIS 251H MAKING MODERN ASIA-HONORS (3)
Thematic study of the political, social, economic, cultural, and intellectual history of China, Japan, and India in the modern era. Prerequisite: Honors Student Group SPWG
HIS 270 HISTORY OF THE ANCIENT NEAR EAST (3)
Surveys the major cultural and political areas of the ancient Near East, with a focus on Sumer, Akkad, Babylon, Egypt, Assyria, the Hittites, and Syria Palestine during the last three millennia BCE. Letter grade only. SPW
HIS 280 COLONIAL LATIN AMERICA (3)
Surveys Iberian exploration and colonization of the New World, emphasizing the mutual acculturation with Indian civilizations and the political, social, economic, religious, and cultural development in the colonial period. CUG
HIS 281 LATIN AMERICAN FROM INDEPENDENCE TO THE PRESENT (3)
Struggles for independence and the problems of national development from 1810 to the present. CUG
HIS 291 UNITED STATES HISTORY TO 1865 (3)
Colonial period and national development to the close of the Civil War. SPW
HIS 292 UNITED STATES HISTORY SINCE 1865 (3)
Social, economic, and political developments since the Civil War. SPW
HIS 293 AMERICAN INDIAN HISTORY (3)
History of the native peoples of the United States including Alaska, from the late fifteenth century to the present. Emphasizes the growth and development of federal Indian policy. CUE
HIS 293H AMERICAN INDIAN HISTORY-HONORS (3)
History of the native peoples of the United States including Alaska, from the late fifteenth century to the present. Emphasizes the growth and development of federal Indian policy. Prerequisite: Honors Student Group CUE
HIS 295 WOMEN IN AMERICAN HISTORY (3)
History of women in American society from colonial times to the present. CU
HIS 295H WOMEN IN AMERICAN HISTORY - HONORS (3)
History of women in American society from colonial times to the present. Prerequisite: Honors Student Group CU
HIS 296 TOPICS IN HISTORY OF WOMEN (3)
Studies special historical topics such as women in the West, women in film, or women in European history. Taught alternately as separate topics. May be repeated for up to 6 hours of credit.
HIS 296H TOPICS IN HISTORY OF WOMEN - HONORS (3)
Studies special historical topics such as women in the West, women in film, or women in European history. Taught alternately as separate topics. May be repeated for up to 6 hours of credit. Prerequisite: Honors Student Group
HIS 297 WOMEN IN ASIA (3)
Examines the role of women in India, China, and Japan from the beginnings of civilization to the present time. CUG
HIS 297H WOMEN IN ASIA - HONORS (3)
Examines the role of women in India, China, and Japan from the beginnings of civilization to the present time. Prerequisite: Honors Student Group CUG
HIS 298 MODULAR LEARNING EXPERIENCE (1-3)
In-depth study of an aspect, concept, or problem. Letter grade only. May be repeated for up tp 6 hours of credit.
HIS 298H MODULAR LEARNING EXPERIENCE - HONORS (1-3)
In-depth study of an aspect, concept, or problem. Letter grade only. May be repeated for up to 6 hours of credit. Prerequisite: Honors Student Group
HIS 299 TOPICS IN THE HISTORY OF POPULAR CULTURE (1-3)
Selected topics in cultural history, including sports, travel, entertainment, family, or local history. May be repeated for up to 6 hours of credit.
HIS 299H TOPICS IN THE HISTORY OF POPULAR CULTURE-HONORS (1-3)
In-depth study of an aspect, concept, or problem. Letter grade only. May be repeated for up to 6 hours of credit. Prerequisite: Honors Student Group
HIS 300W TOPICS IN HISTORY (3)
Covers various regional and thematic topics in the history of Europe, Asia, Latin America, and the United States. Also includes specific instruction in historical writing. This course fulfills NAU's junior-level writing requirement. May be repeated for up to 6 hours of credit. Prerequisite: Junior Status or higher JWRT
HIS 300H TOPICS IN HISTORY - HONORS (3)
Covers various regional and thematic topics in the history of Europe, Asia, Latin America, and the United States. Also includes specific instruction in historical writing. This course fulfills NAU's junior-level writing requirement. May be repeated for up to 6 hours of credit. Prerequisite: Honors Student Group JWRT
HIS 307 MAIN CURRENTS IN SCIENTIFIC THOUGHT (3)
Brief examination of the broader ideas of science as they have developed in the Western world.
HIS 308 SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY AND SOCIETY IN THE AMERICAN WEST (3)
Surveys the pursuit of science and technology in the American West from the late prehistoric period to the present, and the impact of both on culture and society in the region. AHI
HIS 312 GANDHI'S INDIA (3)
Examines the impact of British imperialism on the South Asian subcontinent between A.D. 1750 and 1950. SPWG
HIS 312H GANDHI'S INDIA-HONORS (3)
Examines the impact of British imperialism on the South Asian subcontinent between A.D. 1750 and 1950. Prerequisite: Honors Student Group SPWG
HIS 314 CONTEMPORARY INDIA (3)
Examines political, social, economic, and cultural developments in India from 1947 to the present. SPWG
HIS 325 MODERN CHINA (3)
Examines the political, socioeconomic, and cultural-intellectual developments in China from the 1830s to the 1940s. Focuses on the dual processes of modernization and revolution. SPWG
HIS 332 MODERN JAPAN (3)
Examines the political, social, and cultural history of Japan from the mid-nineteenth century to the World War II. SPWG
HIS 334 ANCIENT WORLD: EGYPT, ITS CULTURE AND CIVILIZATION (3)
Investigates the culture and civilization of ancient Egypt, with its major monuments as well as the role of military and priestly castes from 3500 B.C. to 640 A.D. HIS 240 or HIS 270 is recommended before taking HIS 334. SPW
HIS 335 ANCIENT WORLD: GREECE (3)
Development of Greek culture from earliest times until the Roman conquest in 146 B.C.E. Outlines major events and political, social, and religious trends. HIS 240 is recommended before taking HIS 335. SPW
HIS 335H ANCIENT WORLD: GREECE - HONORS (3)
Development of Greek culture from earliest times until the Roman conquest in 146 B.C.E. Outlines major events and political, social, and religious trends. HIS 240 is recommended before taking HIS 335H. Prerequisite: Honors student group. Prerequisite: Honors Student Group SPW
HIS 336 ANCIENT WORLD: ROME (3)
Development of the Roman world from the ninth century B.C.E. until the fifth century C.E. Outlines major political, social, and religious trends. HIS 240 is recommended before taking HIS 336. SPW
HIS 336H ANCIENT WORLD: ROME - HONORS (3)
Development of the Roman world from the ninth century B.C.E. until the fifth century C.E. Outlines major political, social, and religious trends. Prerequisite: Honors Student Group SPW
HIS 338 THE MIDDLE AGES (3)
Western Europe in the world context from the collapse of the Roman Empire in the West (c. 300 A.D.) to the breakdown of medieval synthesis and discovery of the new world in the fifteenth century. HIS 240 is recommended before taking HIS 338. SPW
HIS 338H THE MIDDLE AGES - HONORS (3)
Western Europe in the world context from the collapse of the Roman Empire in the West (c. 300 A.D.) to the breakdown of medieval synthesis and discovery of the new world in the fifteenth century. HIS 240 or HIS 240H is recommended before taking HIS 338H. Prerequisite: Honors Student Group SPW
HIS 340 RENAISSANCE AND REFORM (3)
Cultural, political, religious, and social development of Europe from the end of the Middle Ages to the Thirty Years War. HIS 240 or HIS 241 is recommended before taking HIS 340. SPW
HIS 341 EARLY MODERN EUROPE (3)
Absolutism and enlightenment in the age of Louis XIV and Frederick the Great, 1648-1783. HIS 240 or HIS 241 is recommended before taking HIS 341. AHI
HIS 341H EARLY MODERN EUROPE - HONORS (3)
Absolutism and enlightenment in the age of Louis XIV and Frederick the Great, 1648-1783. We recommend that you take HIS 240 or HIS 241 before taking HIS 341. Prerequisite: Honors Student Group AHI
HIS 342 FRN REVOL & NAPOLEAN (3)
HIS 343 NINETEENTH CENTURY EUROPE (3)
Reaction and continuing revolution, the industrial revolution, imperialism, and the development of the international system, 1815-1914. HIS 241 is recommended before taking HIS 343. SPW
HIS 344 RECENT EUROPE (3)
From 1914 to the present. "The war to end war," Mussolini and Hitler, the Great Depression, origins and consequences of World War II, and Europe today. HIS 241 is recommended before taking HIS 344. SPW
HIS 344H RECENT EUROPE-HONORS (3)
From 1914 to the present. "The war to end war," Mussolini and Hitler, the Great Depression, origins and consequences of World War II, and Europe today. Prerequisite: Honors Student Group SPW
HIS 351 MODERN FRANCE: REVOLUTION, REACTION AND REPUBLICANISM (3)
French political, economic, and social history from the revolution of 1789 to World War I. Topics include republicanism, nationalism, industrialism, imperialism, social reform, class, and gender. HIS 241 is recommended before taking HIS 351. SPW
HIS 360 MODERN GERMANY (3)
Society, government, and culture from the French Revolution to the present; German unification under Bismarck; World War I; Adolf Hitler and the Third Reich; and the Germans since 1945. HIS 241 or HIS 344 and Sophomore status is recommended before taking HIS 360.
HIS 360H MODERN GERMANY - HONORS (3)
Society, government, and culture from the French Revolution to the present; German unification under Bismarck; World War I; Adolf Hitler and the Third Reich; and the Germans since 1945. Prerequisite: Honors Student Group
HIS 366 THE HOLOCAUST (3)
Nazi program for the destruction of European Jews, 1933-45. HIS 241 is recommended before taking HIS 366. SPW
HIS 375 THE ENGLISH HERITAGE I (3)
Society, government, and culture from Roman and Anglo-Saxon to Stuart times; medieval kingship; the church and Parliament; the Tudor renaissance and reformation; the Civil War, and the emergence of the constitution of 1688. HIS 240 is recommended before taking HIS 375.
HIS 376 THE ENGLISH HERITAGE II (3)
Society, government, and culture from Queen Anne to Elizabeth II; the Hanoverians, the constitution and the Empire; the industrial revolution and the Victorian age; war, politics, and life in the twentieth century. HIS 241 is recommended before taking HIS 376.
HIS 380 FIVE HUNDRED YEARS OF INDIAN RESISTANCE IN LATIN AMERICA (3)
Traces the cultural survival strategies of indigenous peoples in Latin America from pre-Hispanic times to the present. Focuses on the descendants of the Mayan, Aztec, and Incan civilizations.
HIS 381 UNITED STATES-MEXICO BORDERLANDS (3)
Cultural, political, socioeconomic, and ethnic evolution of the border region from the late pre-Hispanic period to the present. CUE
HIS 381H UNITED STATES-MEXICO BORDERLANDS - HONORS (3)
Cultural, political, socioeconomic, and ethnic evolution of the border region from the late pre-Hispanic period to the present. Prerequisite: Honors Student Group CU
HIS 382 MEXICO YESTERDAY AND TODAY (3)
Surveys the history of Mexico's diverse peoples from pre-Columbian era through the conquest, colonial period, independence, and national period to the present. CUG
HIS 389 COOPERATIVE EDUCATION (1-12)
Individualized preplanned cooperative employment experience related to your field of study or career objectives. Pass-fail only. Fee required. No repeat limit.
HIS 390 COLONIAL AMERICA (3)
Background of European exploration and settlement in North America; the political, social, and economic development of the colonies through the Revolution (1783).
HIS 391 THE NEW NATION (3)
Confederation, the making of the Constitution, the Federalist period, the Virginia dynasty, the War of 1812, and the Jacksonian administration. HIS 291 is recommended before taking HIS 391.
HIS 392 THE CIVIL WAR: UNION IN CRISIS (3)
Surveys the antebellum era and historiography of causation; principal events of the war and reconstruction. HIS 391 is recommended before taking HIS 392.
HIS 393 THE GILDED AGE TO THE JAZZ AGE (3)
U.S. political and cultural history from 1877 to the 1920s.
HIS 394 RECENT AMERICA (3)
Political, economic, and cultural history of the United States since 1919. SPW
HIS 395 WORLD AT WAR,1935-45 (3)
Origins and important impacts of World War II seen from perspectives of several disciplines and focusing on the major participants.
HIS 396 CHICANA/O HISTORY: A HISTORY OF MEXICAN AMERICANS (3)
Examines major topics, methods, and recent scholarship in the field of Chicana and Chicano history from the sixteenth century to the present. Letter grade only. SPWE
HIS 396H CHICANA/O HISTORY: A HISTORY OF MEXICAN AMERICANS - HONORS (3)
Examines major topics, methods, and recent scholarship in the field of Chicana and Chicano history from the sixteenth century to the present. Prerequisite: Honors Student Group SPWE
HIS 397 SURVEY OF AMERICAN ENVIRONMENTAL HISTORY (3)
Introduces American environmental history from the colonial era to the present: intellectual-cultural context, major writers, policies and legislation, ecofeminism, and environmental justice. HIS 291 or 292 is recommended before taking HIS 397. SPW
HIS 397H SURVEY OF AMERICAN ENVIRONMENTAL HISTORY - HONORS (3)
Introduces American environmental history from the colonial era to the present: intellectual-cultural context, major writers, policies and legislation, ecofeminism, and environmental justice Prerequisite: Honors Student Group SPW
HIS 398 MODULAR LEARNING EXPERIENCE (1-3)
In-depth study of an aspect, concept, or problem. Letter grade only. May be repeated for up to 6 hours of credit.
HIS 399 MODULAR LEARNING EXPERIENCE (1-3)
In-depth study of an aspect, concept, or problem within a program of study. Letter grade only. May be repeated for up to 6 hours of credit.
HIS 399H MODULAR LEARNING EXPERIENCE-HONORS (1-3)
In-depth study of an aspect, concept, or problem within a program of study. May be repeated for up to 6 hours of credit. Prerequisite: Honors Student Group
HIS 400 EUROPEAN THOUGHT AND CULTURE, 1750-1950 (3)
Focuses on central intellectual and cultural themes in European history: rationalism, romanticism, liberalism, socialism, nationalism, Marxism, positivism, and existentialism. Letter grade only. Prerequisite: Junior Status or higher
HIS 401 TOPICS IN AMERICAN MILITARY HISTORY (3)
Selected topics in American military history: leaders, wars, technology, theory, tactics, and interplay of war with diplomacy and politics. Letter grade only. May be repeated for a maximum of 9 units. Prerequisite: Junior Status or higher
HIS 402 TOPICS IN WORLD MILITARY HISTORY (3)
Selected topics in world military history: leaders, wars, technology, theory, tactics, and interplay of war with diplomacy and politics. Letter grade only. May be repeated for a maximum of 9 units. Prerequisite: Junior Status or higher
HIS 402H TOPICS MILITARY HIST - HONORS (3)
Selected topics in world military history: leaders, wars, technology, theory, tactics, and interplay of war with diplomacy and politics. Letter grade only. May be repeated for a maximum of 9 units. Prerequisite: Honors Student Group
HIS 403 SCIENCE IN WESTERN CIVILIZATION I (3)
Scientific thought within the cultural context of Western civilization from its earliest beginnings through 1543. Letter grade only. Prerequisite: Junior Status or higher
HIS 404 SCIENCE IN WESTERN CIVILIZATION II (3)
Scientific thought within the cultural context of Western civilization from 1543 through the founding of modern science in the twentieth century. Letter grade only. Prerequisite: Junior Status or higher
HIS 405 TOPICS IN AMERICAN ENVIRONMENTAL HISTORY (3)
Topics in American Environmental History include: wilderness and national parks, conservation and reclamation, environmental justice, ecofeminism, ecological ideas (science, culture, and nature), and the global environmental context. Letter grade only. Prerequisite: Junior Status or higher
HIS 408 FIELDWORK EXPERIENCE (1-12)
Individualized supervised field experience in an appropriate agency or organization. Pass-fail only. Department consent required.
HIS 412 THE CITY IN AMERICAN HISTORY (3)
Impact of the city in American history from the colonial era to the present; emphasis on the post-Civil War period; also, cities in the American West. Letter grade only. Prerequisite: Junior Status or higher
HIS 413 AMERICAN INDIAN-WHITE RELATIONS TO 1865 (3)
Intensive study of the diverse American Indian tribes and of the impact of European invasion and colonization upon the tribes to reconstruction. Letter grade only. Prerequisite: HIS 291 or HIS 293
HIS 414 AMERICAN INDIAN-WHITE RELATION SINCE 1865 (3)
History of political, cultural, social, and military relations between American Indians and the U.S. government from 1865 to the present. Letter grade only. Prerequisite: HIS 292 or HIS 293
HIS 415 AMERICAN INDIAN WOMEN (3)
Ethnohistorical approach to the history of the lives of American Indian women from a variety of tribes. Letter grade only. Prerequisite: HIS 293 or Junior Status or higher
HIS 421 HISTORY OF CHINESE POLITICAL THOUGHT (3)
Historical survey of Chinese political ideologies, philosophies of individual-state relations and statecraft from classical times to the present. Letter grade only. Prerequisite: Junior Status or higher GLB
HIS 421H HISTORY OF CHINESE POLITICAL THOUGHT-HONORS (3)
Historical survey of Chinese political ideologies, philosophies of individual-state relations and statecraft from classical times to the present. Letter grade only. Prerequisite: Honors Student Group and Junior Status or higher GLB
HIS 425 CONTEMPORARY CHINA: THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC (3)
In-depth and topical study of the political, social, and cultural history of the People's Republic of China (1949-present). Letter grade only. Prerequisite: Junior Status or higher GLB
HIS 430 TEACHING METHODS FOR HISTORY AND SOCIAL SCIENCES (3)
Examines curricular, methodological, and philosophical issues surrounding the teaching of history and the social sciences. Required of all secondary education majors preparing to teach history and the social sciences. Normally completed in the semester before student teaching. Letter grade only.
HIS 434 JAPAN SINCE WORLD WAR II (3)
Multidimensional study of the political, socioeconomic, and cultural-behavioral-intellectual patterns of growth and change in contemporary Japan. Letter grade only. Prerequisite: Junior Status or higher
HIS 450 RUSSIA: KIEVAN TO TSARIST (3)
Russian history from the earliest times through serf liberation and other nineteenth-century reforms; political, social, economic, and religious institutions; Mongol conquest, Muscovite expansion, and the conquest of Siberia. Letter grade only. Prerequisite: Sophomore Status or higher
HIS 451 RUSSIA: REVOLUTIONS FROM USSR TO PRESENT (3)
Society, government, culture from Imperial Russia, World War I, 1917 Revolutions, and Civil War to Gorbachev's reforms and USSR's disintegration into contemporary republics. Letter grade only. Prerequisite: Junior Status or higher
HIS 460 STUDIES IN WORLD HISTORY (3)
Selected topics in a world history perspective, including cross-cultural social contacts, trade, pandemics, famines, global change, and maritime endeavors. Taught alternately as separate topics. May be repeated for up to 9 hours of credit. HIS 100 or HIS 102 is recommended before taking HIS 460.
HIS 460H STUDIES IN WORLD HISTORY - HONORS (3)
Selected topics in a world history perspective, including cross-cultural social contacts, trade, pandemics, famines, global change, and maritime endeavors. Taught alternately as separate topics. May be repeated for up to 9 hours of credit. Prerequisite: Honors Student Group
HIS 466 LEGISLATIVE INTERNSHIP (1-12)
Supervised internship in the Arizona Legislature during spring term. Students are selected on a competitive basis, and you must apply during the fall term. (To be eligible, you must be a candidate for a bachelor¿s degree, have completed all lower-division requirements, and have attained senior status at the end of the fall term preceding the internship.) Course enrollment is handled by the associate provost for academic administration after the legislature has made its final selection. Pass-fail only. Department consent required.
HIS 470 TOPICS IN ANCIENT HISTORY (3)
Selected topics in ancient history, such as issues in the history and material culture of the Greek and Roman Mediterranean and Near East. Taught alternately as separate topics. Letter grade or pass-fail. May be repeated for up to 9 hours of credit. HIS 334, HIS 335 or HIS 336 is recommended before taking HIS 470.
HIS 480 REGIONAL STUDIES IN LATIN AMERICA (3)
Historical studies in political, economic, social, and cultural evolution of Latin America. May be repeated for up to 9 hours of credit. Letter grade only. Prerequisite: Junior Status or higher
HIS 480H REGIONAL STUDIES IN LATIN AMERICA - HONORS (3)
Historical studies in political, economic, social, and cultural evolution of Latin America. May be repeated for up to 9 hours of credit. Letter grade only. Prerequisite: Honors Student Group
HIS 481 RECENT LATIN AMERICA (3)
Political, diplomatic, economic, social, cultural, and ethnic trends in the history of Latin America since 1930. Letter grade only. Prerequisite: Junior Status or higher GLB
HIS 483 REBELLION AND REVOLUTION IN SOUTH AMERICA, 1880-PRESENT (3)
Explores the social violence engendered by the modernization process in three areas of South America-the Andes, Brazil, and Argentina. Focuses on Indian rebellions, slave emancipation movements, and guerrilla wars. Letter grade only. Prerequisite: Junior Status or higher
HIS 483H REBELLION AND REVOLUTION OF SOUTH AMERICA, 1880-PRESENT- HONORS (3)
Explores the social violence engendered by the modernization process in three areas of South America-the Andes, Brazil, and Argentina. Focuses on Indian rebellions, slave emancipation movements, and guerrilla wars. Letter grade only. Prerequisite: Honors Student Group and Junior Status or higher
HIS 485 UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH (1-6)
Original research under the supervision of a research adviser. Pass-fail only. May be repeated for up to 6 units of credit. Department consent required.
HIS 486 NAVAJO HISTORY (3)
A history of the Dini (Navajo) from pre-history to the present. Letter grade only. Prerequisite: HIS 293
HIS 487 THE FAR SOUTHWEST (3)
Exploration and settlement of the American Southwest; political, economic, and social history, emphasizing Arizona and New Mexico since 1850. Letter grade only. Prerequisite: HIS 280 or HIS 281 or HIS 291 or HIS 292
HIS 488 THE MAKING OF THE AMERICAN WEST (3)
Trans-Mississippi American West to 1900. Explores cultural interactions between native and nonnative peoples, the relationship between extractive industries and global markets, environmental consequences, and construction of the mythic West. Letter grade only. Prerequisite: HIS 291
HIS 488H THE MAKING OF THE AMERICAN WEST - HONORS (3)
Trans-Mississippi American West to 1900. Explores cultural interactions between native and nonnative peoples, the relationship between extractive industries and global markets, environmental consequences, and construction of the mythic West. Letter grade only. Prerequisite: Honors Student Group
HIS 489 THE AMERICAN WEST TRANSFORMED (3)
American West in the twentieth century. Explores the interaction of cultures, the West's transformation from colony to empire, American exceptionalism, the legacy of conquest, and the new western history. Letter grade only. Prerequisite: HIS 292
HIS 490 AMERICAN THOUGHT AND CULTURE I (3)
American intellectual history from seventeenth century puritanism to the Civil War. Letter grade only. Prerequisite: Junior Status or higher
HIS 491 AMERICAN THOUGHT AND CULTURE II (3)
American intellectual history from the Civil War to the present. Letter grade only. Prerequisite: Junior Status or higher
HIS 491H AMERICAN THOUGHT AND CULTURE II - HONORS (3)
American intellectual history from the Civil War to the present. Letter grade only. Prerequisite: Honors Student Group and Junior Status or higher
HIS 492 DIPLOMATIC HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES (3)
Major foreign policies of the United States from the American Revolution to the present, and leadership in the development of those policies. Letter grade only. Prerequisite: Junior Status or higher
HIS 492H DIPLOMATIC HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES - HONORS (3)
Major foreign policies of the United States from the American Revolution to the present, and leadership in the development of those policies. Letter grade only. Prerequisite: Honors Student Group and Junior Status or higher
HIS 493 TOPICS IN AMERICAN DIPLOMATIC HISTORY (3)
Selected topics in twentieth-century American foreign policy, including the diplomacy of the world wars, the Cold War era, and the Middle East. Taught in alternate years as separate topics. Letter grade only. May be repeated for a maximum of 6 units. Prerequisite: Junior Status or higher
HIS 493H TOPICS IN AMERICAN DIPLOMATIC HISTORY - HONORS (3)
Selected topics in twentieth-century American foreign policy, including the diplomacy of the world wars, the Cold War era, and the Middle East. Taught in alternate years as separate topics. Letter grade only. May be repeated for a maximum of 6 units. Prerequisite: Honors Student Group and Junior Status or higher
HIS 494 HISTORY OF THE AMERICAN ECONOMY I (3)
Surveys the evolving structure, functions, intellectual concepts, and politics of the historical economy from colonial times to 1865. Note: HIS 494 is not prerequisite to 495. Letter grade only. Prerequisite: Junior Status or higher
HIS 495 HISTORY OF THE AMERICAN ECONOMY II (3)
Traces the development of the modern economic and business system with particular attention to leadership, functions of sectors, structural changes, and the politics and theories of reform movements. Letter grade only. Prerequisite: Junior Status or higher
HIS 496 HISTORY OF RACE AND ETHNICITY IN THE UNITED STATES (3)
Examines how the concepts of race and ethnicity developed historically in the United States, and how they impacted the nation's diverse populations and social structure. Letter grade only. Prerequisite: Junior Status or higher
HIS 496H HISTORY OF RACE AND ETHNICITY IN THE UNITED STATES - HONORS (3)
Examines how the concepts of race and ethnicity developed historically in the United States, and how they impacted the nation's diverse populations and social structure. Letter grade only. Prerequisite: Honors Student Group and Junior Status or higher
HIS 497 INDEPENDENT STUDY (1-6)
Individualized approach to selected topics by guided reading and critical evaluation. Letter grade or pass-fail. Department consent required.
HIS 498C SENIOR SEMINAR (3)
Selected topics. Required of history and history and social studies education majors. Prerequisite: HIS 300W CAP
HIS 498H SENIOR SEMINAR - HONORS (3)
Selected topics. Required of history and history and social studies education majors. Prerequisite: Honors Student Group CAP
HIS 499 CONTEMPORARY DEVELOPMENTS (1-4)
Examines recent trends and investigations in a selected area. Letter grade only.