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History 1311 The United States, 1607-1865
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1312 The United States, 1865- The Present
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2301 The History of Civilization
History
2302 The History of Civilization
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2313 The History of England to 1688
History
2314 The History of England 1688 to the present
Advanced Courses
History
3300 Introduction to the Study of History
Upper
Level Courses - United States
Upper
Level Courses - Non-US
History
4388 Selected Topics
MAIZLISH
Section 001
MWF 9:00-9:50am
The main emphasis of this course will be on race
relations, sectional conflict, and the political and economic development of
the new nation. This course will
make extensive use of the internet. All
required assignments and most optional assignments will be web-based.
Internet links will give students direct access to a vast collection
of required and optional primary source materials in both graphic and text
form.
Books: Stowe, Uncle Tom's Cabin
Douglass, Narrative of the Life and Times of Frederick Douglass
Internet readings linked
from the course web page.
Course requirements:
There will be objective quizzes based exclusively on the readings,
and one midterm based on the readings and the lectures.
A final examination at the end of the semester will cover both the
readings and the lectures.
DOWNS
Section 002
MWF 10:00-10:50am
This course is an introduction to the political,
social, economic, and cultural history of the
Books: Murrin,
Course requirements:
There will be four exams throughout the course. Students will have
the choice of taking either an objective exam (scantron,
but with a brief writing component) or an essay exam (bluebook) for the
first three exams. All students will take a semi-comprehensive essay final
exam.
BREUER
Section 003
MWF 11:00-11:50am
An introduction to the political, social economic,
and cultural history of the
Books: Jones, Created Equal, brief edition Vol. I
Merrell, The
De Tocqueville, Democracy
in
Course requirements:
Exams, 2 short papers, In-class group projects
BREUER
Section 004
MW 1:00-2:20pm
An introduction to the political, social economic,
and cultural history of the
Books: Jones, Created Equal, brief edition Vol. I
Merrell, The
De Tocqueville, Democracy
in
Course requirements: Exams, 2 short papers, In-class group projects
PROFESSOR (TBA) Section
005
TR 9:30-10:50am
Description: TBA
Books: TBA
Requirements: TBA
PINKNEY
Section 006
TR 11:00-12:20pm
An introduction to the political,
social, economic, and cultural history of the
Books: Carnes and Garraty, American Destiny Vol. I
Douglass, Narrative of
the Life of Frederick Douglass
Course requirements:
3 unit exams, final exam, quiz on Douglass book
PROFESSOR (TBA)
Section 007
TR 12:30-1:50pm
Description: TBA
Books: TBA
Course requirements:
TBA
PROFESSOR (TBA)
Section 008
TR 7:00-8:20pm
Description: TBA
Books: TBA
Course requirements:
TBA
1312
THE UNITED S
An introduction to the political,
social, economic, and cultural history of the
Books: TBA
Course requirements:
TBA
HAYNES
Section 002
MWF 9:00-9:50am
An introduction to the political,
social, economic, and cultural history of the
Books: Brinkley, Unfinished Nation
Schaller, The Republican Ascendancy
Cherny, The Righteous Cause
Bullion, Lyndon B.
Johnson and the Transformation of American Politics
Course Requirements:
TBA
PROFESSOR (TBA)
Section 003
MWF 10:00-10:50am
Description: TBA
Books: TBA
Course requirements:
TBA
PROFESSOR (TBA)
Section 004
MWF 11:00-11:50am
Description: TBA
Books: TBA
Course requirements:
TBA
RODNITZKY
Section 005
MW 1:00-2:20m
The main emphasis is on American Culture (the
development of peculiarly American ways of doing things) and social issues
that are relevant today. Folk
music and film are used to display American attitudes and give a feel for
historical time and place.
Books: Brinkley, The Unfinished Nation
Davidson, After the Fact
Course requirements:
There are three one-hour exams (spaced 4 weeks apart) and a final
exam at semester’s end.
An introduction to the political,
social, economic, and cultural history of the
Books: TBA
Course requirements:
TBA
PINKNEY
Section 007
TR
8:00-9:20am
An introduction to the political,
social, economic, and cultural history of the
Books: Carnes
and Garraty, American Destiny Vol.II
Course requirements:
3 unit exams and a final exam
PINKNEY
Section 008
TR 9:30-10:50am
An introduction to the political,
social, economic, and cultural history of the
Books: Carnes
and Garraty, American Destiny Vol. II
Course requirements: 3
unit exams and a final exam
GOLDBERG
Section 009
TR 11:00am-12:20pm
This course surveys U.S. History from the end of the Civil War to the recent past.
Students will encounter elites and masses,
altruism and self-interest, idealism and self-promotion.
I hope students will come to think of history as an on-going process
of raising questions rather than just a tedious task of embalming truth in
notebooks and resurrecting them for exams.
Books: Bruce and Dorsey, Crosscurrents in American Culture
Foner,
Give Me
Course requirements:
Reading Quizzes and Essay Exams
GOLDBERG
Section 010
TR 12:30-1:50pm
This course surveys U.S. History from the end of the Civil War to the recent past.
Students will encounter elites and masses,
altruism and self-interest, idealism and self-promotion.
I hope students will come to think of history as an on-going process
of raising questions rather than just a tedious task of embalming truth in
notebooks and resurrecting them for exams.
Books: Bruce and Dorsey, Crosscurrents in American Culture
Foner,
Give Me
Course requirements:
Reading Quizzes and Essay Exams
An introduction to the political,
social, economic, and cultural history of the
Books: TBA
Course requirements:
TBA
2301
HISTORY OF WESTERN
BREUER
Section 001
MWF 10:00-10:50am
Significant developments from
prehistoric times through the 16th century in world history.
Achievements and experiences of great
civilizations, emphasizing major historical figures and epochs, important
ideas and religions, and factors of continuity and change.
This survey focuses on religious and cultural exchanges and
encounters of the world’s peoples. Provides
a foundation for understanding our heritage and shared values, and
introduces students to the historical forces that have shaped today’s
world.
Books: TBA
Course Requirements:
TBA
KYLE
Section 002
TR 9:30-10:50am
Significant developments from the
dawn of mankind through ancient and medieval times up to the 16th century as
part of Western civilization. Emphasis
on great civilizations, major historical figures and periods, important
religions and ideas, factors of change and continuity.
Books: Spielvogel, Western Civilization
Sandars, Epic of Gilgamesh
Beatty, Heritage of
Western Civilization
Course requirements:
Objective tests (x2), mid-term exam (objective and essay) final exam
(objective and essay).
KYLE
Section 003
TR 5:30-6:50pm
Significant developments from the
dawn of mankind through ancient and medieval times up to the 16th century as
part of Western civilization. Emphasis
on great civilizations, major historical figures and periods, important
religions and ideas, factors of change and continuity.
Books: Spielvogel, Western Civilization
Sandars, Epic of Gilgamesh
Beatty, Heritage of
Western Civilization
Course requirements: Objective tests (x2), mid-term exam (objective and essay) final exam (objective and essay).
GARRIGUS
Section 001
MW 1:00-2:20pm
This course surveys world history from 1500 to 2001.
Using active learning techniques in the classroom with an emphasis on the
internet, we examine major modern trends such as global migration,
industrialism, nationalism, imperialism, socialism, and the more complex
problems and conflicts of the present century. This section is particularly
recommended for students interested in teaching, since the
Books: Allen, World History From 1500
Armstrong, Islam: A
Short History
Course requirements: Weekly on-line contributions;
on-line lectures to view; 2 take-home exams, 2 multi-media projects
HAS-ELLISON
Section 002
TR 11:00am-12:20pm
Major modern trends such as
industrialism, nationalism, imperialism, socialism, and the more complex
problems and conflicts of the present century.
Particular attention to the emergency of a global
civilization. Provides a
foundation for understanding our heritage and shared values, and introduces
students to the historical forces that have shaped today's world.
Books: Tignor,
Worlds Together, Worlds Apart: A History of the World
Course requirements:
TBA
2313
HISTORY OF
CAWTHON
Section 001
TR 12:30-1:50pm
We will consider
Books: Hollister,
The Making of
Smith, This Realm of
Lacey, The Year 1000
Mattingly, The Armada
Additional readings may
be needed to complete optional assignments.
Course requirements:
Students may choose a combination of assignments, including weekly
quizzes, take home essays, and midterm and final exams (essay format). An
independent study option is available.
PALMER
Section 001
MWF 11:00-11:50am
British history (1688 to present)
from King James II to Labor Prime Minister Tony Blair.
From the taming of the monarchy, through aristocratic grandeur, to
male working class democracy, the emancipation of the "weaker
sex," and the two World Wars and a Welfare State - we'll chart the rise
and decline of one of the "greatest" nations in history.
Books:
Crichton, Great Train Robbery
Willcox,
Age of Aristocracy
Course requirements: One in-class essay exam, one multiple-choice exam, one take-home essay. Comprehensive essay final exam. Each of the above counts 25% of the final course grade. One student role-playing session (end of semester) and 2-3 page character paper. Attendance taken daily, considered important by instructor.
3300
INTRODUCTION TO HISTORICAL RESEARCH
RODNITZKY
Section 001
MWF 9:00-9:50am
This course centers on the nature, writing and
interpretation of history.
Books: Zinn, Politics of History
Weidenborner,
Writing Research Papers
Course requirements:
Research paper on an aspect of American history since 1945 and class
discussion on historical interpretation, bias and writing.
The purpose of this is to (1) understand the changing
concepts of historical research, (2) inquire into the historiography of
various topics, (3) write a research paper, and (4) prepare two
presentations analyzing individual research.
This course will focus upon the histories of
Books: Gilderhus, History and Historians
Turabian, A Manual for Writers of Research Papers
Trinkle,
The
Course requirements:
Grading policy: presentation of topic 15 points; presentation of
research results 15 points; submission of rough draft 30 points; submission
of final draft 40 points. Students
will receive a maximum of eight points for the oral portion of their
presentations and a maximum of seven points for their short papers.
The length of the research paper will be15 double-spaced pages of
narrative in addition to endnotes and bibliography.
At least one primary source, an online internet source, and a
monograph must be cited.
PHILP
Section 003
MWF 11:00-11:50am
This class introduces students to the discipline of
history and methods historians use to conduct and publish their research.
Students will learn about the nature of history, primary and
secondary sources material, library resources, and electronic information
available to historians. They
will make class presentations, write a book review, and complete a research
paper.
Books: Benjamin, A Student's Guide to History
Cantor, How to Study History
Iverson, We Are Still
Here: American Indians in the 20th Century
Course requirements:
Regular class attendance, class assignments 20%, oral presentation
10%, book review 20% and research paper 50%.
REINHARDT
Section 004
TR 11:00am-12:20pm
Introduction to the theories that
underlie the discipline of history, the varieties of specialties within the
field, and the methods and problems of historical research and writing.
Required for history majors.
Books: Benjamin, Student's Guide to History, 10th ed.
Hacker, Pocket-Style
Manual, 5th ed.
Course requirements:
A 10-minute oral presentation of student's proposed topic along with
a 3-page prospectus. A
15-minute oral presentation of the results of student's research along with
a rough draft of the research paper. Final version of students
research paper (approx. 15 pages in length).
PINKNEY
Section 005
TR 12:30-1:50pm
This course will introduce students to historiography
and the skills required to “do” history.
Students will accomplish this by completing a 10-15 page research
paper on an approved topic in Texas History.
Class sessions will focus on subjects that include, but are not
limited to: Basic library
skills, finding and evaluating sources using archival sources, and basic
writing skills. The primary task
of the semester will consist of the following:
selecting a topic; preparing a thesis prospectus and annotated
bibliography; researching, organizing and creating a well-written, cogent
argument supporting the thesis; and presenting the paper for evaluation by
instructor and fellow students. The
end product should be an acceptable demonstration of the skills acquired
during the semester.
Books: Tosh,
Pursuit of History
Marius, Short Guide to Writing About History
Crisp, Sleuthing the
Strunk, Elements of Style
Presnell, Information-Literate Historian
Turabian, Manual for Writers of Term
Papers, Theses, and Dissertations
Course Requirements: 3 unit exams and a final exam
3311
COLE
Section 001
TR 12:30-1:50pm
American women in politics, work
and society since 1860, focusing on race and class and women’s struggles
for rights and liberation. The
experience of 19th and 20th century American women
across lines of ethnicity, race, and class, as they work, lobby for
political change, and reform and improve society.
This course focuses on individual women’s stories, as recounted in
novels, memoirs, and biographies, and the ways in which they confirm and
challenge our understandings of gender and “typical” women’s lives.
Students will conduct an oral history interview as part of a final
grade. Also listed as WOMS 3311;
credit will be granted only once.
Books: Buhle,
Women and the Making of
Yezierska,
Breadgivers
Wong, Fifth Chinese Daughter
Hart, Barefoot Heart
Oliver, Betty Friedan
Course requirements:
2 or 3 essay exams, 1 oral project, class
participation
3318 AMERICAN LEGAL AND CONSTITUTIONAL HISTORY
PREWITT
Section 001
TR 9:30-10:50am
In the period after the Civil War, economic and social
philosophy changed. At this
point, laws must also change. This
course relates law to economic and social needs with emphasis on conflicts
between government and individual also individual and individual.
The focus is on the judicial and legal community’s role in adapting
to emerging issues.
Books: Hall, The Magic Mirror
Auerbach, Unequal Justice
Course requirements:
2 essay exams and 1 paper
3325 CIVIL WAR AND RECONSTRUCTION
MAIZLISH
Section 001
MWF 10:00-10:50am
The main emphasis of this course will be on the social,
economic, and political impact of the Civil War on the
Books: Current,
McPherson, For Cause and Comrades
Faust,
Roark, Masters Without Slaves
Blight, A Slave No More
Freehling,
South vs. South
Course requirements:
There will be objective quizzes based exclusively on the readings and
two midterms based on readings and the lectures.
A final examination at the end of the session will cover both the
readings and the lectures.
3355 ENVIRONMENTAL
HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES
MORRIS
Section 001
TR 11:00-12:20pm
Description: TBA
Books: Steinberg,
Down to Earth
Course requirements:
TBA
3360 TWENTIETH CENTURY AMERICAN CULTURAL HISTORY
RODNITZKY
Section 001
MWF 10:00-10:50am
This course examines Twentieth-Century America by
focusing on mass media and mass culture.
There is particular stress on the rise and social effect of radio,
television, film, and popular music. Several
kinds of media are used to provide a historical feel for time and place.
Books: Mintz, Hollywood's America: U.S. History through it's Filming
Maasik,
Sign of Life in the
Scheurer,
American Popular Music: The Age of Rock
Course requirements:
There are two exams (a midterm exam and a final exam) and an optional
paper. There are also
in-class discussions of selected course readings.
3362 CITIES
AND SUBURBS IN UNITED STATES HISTORY
This course
explores the development of American cities and suburbs in American history.
It not only traces the changing nature of urbanization from colonial
town to twentieth century metroplex but also
traces the impact of urbanization and suburbanization of American history.
Special emphasis is placed on the process of "city
building" and the interaction of peoples, institutions and place.
Some of the specific topics addressed are the development of a
national urban network; the role of cities in the settlement of western
frontier; the immigrant and African-American urban and suburban experience;
the changing nature of urban community; bosses and reformers in urban
politics; the emergence of urban reform; federal-urban relationships; and
the growth of the sunbelt.
Books:
Wade, The
Urban Frontier
Teaford,
The Metropolitan Revolution
Several
articles to be announced
Course
Requirements: Besides regular class attendance and reading the assignments,
students will take a mid-term and a final exam along with four quizzes on
the readings. Other assignments
include a book review and a primary document analysis paper.
3363
HAYNES
Section 001
MWF 11:00-11:50am
A study of the multi-cultural
heritage of
Books:
Haynes, Major Problems
in
Roberts, A
Line in the Sand
Course requirements:
TBA
3364
GREEN
Section 001
TR 9:30-10:50am
The lectures, the readings and movie or two emphasize
Books: DeLeon,
Mexican Americans in
Green, The
Establishment in
Procter, The
Course requirements:
My goal is to teach you to think critically about
due April 6th.
Each of the two tests and the term paper counts 25% of your grade.
GREEN
Section 002
TR 5:30-6:50pm
The lectures, the readings and movie or two emphasize
Books: DeLeon,
Mexican Americans in
Green, The
Establishment in
Procter, The
Course requirements:
My goal is to teach you to think critically about
3366 AFRICAN-AMERICAN HISTORY 1865-PRESENT
DULANEY
Section 001
MWF 9:00-9:50am
A history of African-Americans from 1865 to the present
with emphasis on Reconstruction and the development of 20th
century race relations, the emergence of modern African-American social and
political institutions, the development of African-American identity and
culture, and the evolution of the civil rights movement and Black
Nationalism.
Books: Hine, African-American Odyssey
Moody, Coming of Age in
Haley, The Autobiography of
Malcolm X
Course requirements:
4 quizzes, 2 book reviews (comparative), 1 midterm exam, and 1 final
exam
3367 AMERICAN INDIAN HISTORY
PHILP
Section 001
MWF 9:00-9:50am
Representative Indian Tribes within
the continental limited of the
Books: Crosby, The Columbian Exchange
Axtell, The European and The Indian
Smith, Like a Hurricane
West, Contested
Plains, Indians, Goldseekers and the Rush to
Course Requirements:
4 essay book tests, mid-semester essay exam on lecture notes. Final
essay exam on lecture notes.
TREVINO
Section 001
MW 1:00-2:20pm
Examines
the role of religion in the history of Latinos in the
Books: Trevino, The Church In The Barrio
Sandoval, On the Move
Course Requirements:
TBA
KYLE
Section 001
TR 12:30-1:50PM
The
origin, development, expansion, problems, and achievements of the
Books: Boatwright, The Romans
Suetonius, Twelve Caesars
Sallust, Jurguthine War and
Conspiracy of Catiline
Course Requirements: Two
quizzes, midterm exam and final exam.
3379
J. REINHARDT
Section 001
MW 7:00-8:20pm
This course will focus upon the various expressions of
religious reform that swept across
Books: Matheson, Reformation Christianity
Ozment, Flesh and Spirit
Zophy,
A Short History of Reformation
Course requirements: 2 exams (mid-term and final), quizzes, short reports, class discussion.
3389 WORLD WAR II, 1939-1945
GREEN
Section 001
TR 12:30-1:50pm
Various aspects of the Second World
War from American, European, and Asian perspectives.
Origins of the conflict,
Books: Purdue, The Second World War
Lyons, World War II: A Short History
Course requirements:
My goal is to teach you to think critically about World War II.
There will be two tests and a final exam, all comprised of multiple
choice questions and perhaps essay questions from the readings and class
notes. Each of the two tests,
the final exam, and the term paper counts 25% of your grade.
The term paper shall consist of at least ten pages with
seven sources or more, no more than a third of which should come from the
internet or encyclopedias. Sources
should be on the average of about one endnote per paragraph; an endnote may
contain more than one source. Such
citations are not just for material being quoted.
The MLA style for endnotes (with authors and page numbers in
parentheses within the text) is appropriate, with each note referring to a
source in the alphabetized bibliography of scholarly books and articles in
the back of the paper. The paper
may deal with any aspect of the war, battlefront or homefront,
for any national involved in the war -- a campaign, a battle, diplomacy,
wartime, elections, hardships at home, etc.
If the paper is submitted by March 19th, I will critique it and you
may resubmit it for a higher grade. Otherwise,
it is due April 6th.
CAWTHON
Section 001
TR 11:00 am-12:20 pm
This course is an overview of British constitutional
developments from the Anglo-Saxon period to the present, with special
attention given to the British roots of law in the
Books: Lyon,
Constitutional History of the
Howarth,
1066 The
Year of the Conquest
Robertson, The
Tyrannicide Brief
Course Requirements:
Students will select a combination of assignments, as
described on the syllabus, to complete the course requirements.
The types of assignments include: weekly quizzes, take-home essays
and in-class examinations (both essay and multiple-choice).
With instructor’s permission, the course may be completed as an
independent study.
4365 HISTORY OF
The cultural, political and
economic history of the Iberian peninsula from ancient times to the present.
Medieval topics include Muslim rule and the Christian reconquest.
The Catholic Church overseas empires, and
artistic achievements will also be analyzed.
Ideologies such as liberalism, anarchism, and the traditional
monarchist ideal will also receive detailed consideration.
The Spanish Civil War and collapse of authoritarian dictatorships
conclude this course.
Books:
Fletcher, Moorish
Course requirements:
(1) First exam: 40 pts. essay, 10 pts.
IDs; (2) Second exam: 40 pts. essay, 10 pts. IDs;
(3) book review: 40pts. (5-7 pages); (4) final exam: 50pts. essay,
10 pts. IDs.
Total 200 points possible.
180 pts. = A; 160 pts. = B; 140 pts. = C;
and 120 pts. = D.
4367 MODERN LATIN AMERICAN HISTORY
The evolution of six Latin American
nations during the 19th and 20th centuries.
The social, economic, and political development of three social
groups in three regions: the Europeanized southern cone area of
Books: Lewis,
The History of
Sater,
Levine, Brazilian Legacies
De Turner, Birds Without a Nest
Course requirements: Two exams - 40 points for essay portions; 10 points for identifications; one book review (5-7 pages) 40 points; final exam 50 points for essay,
10 points for identifications.
4369 HISTORY OF THE
GARRIGUS
Section 001
MWF 8:00-8:50am
A survey of the history of the
Books: Kincaid,
Burnard, Mastery, Tyranny, and Desire: Thomas Thistlewood
and His
Slaves in the Anglo-Jamaican World
Ferrer, Insurgent
Brown, Mama Lola: A Vodou Priestess in
Course Requirements:
One midterm; one final exam. Three 5-page papers
on the readings. Regular
graded discussion.
4376 AFRICAN DIASPORA
JALLOH
Section 001
TR 9:30-10:50am
The major developments which have shaped the history of
Africans and their descendants in the Atlantic, Mediterranean, and Indian
Ocean areas from the earliest times to 1800.
Emphasis on the comparative history of Black Diasporic
communities; linkages between Africans and their descendants in the
Diaspora.
Books: Jalloh, The African Diaspora
Conniff,
Africans in the
Jalloh, The
Course Requirements:
TBA
4383 HITLER:
HISTORY AND IMAGE
ADAM
Section 001
Tue
2:00-4:50pm
Hitler has been
vilified, ridiculed, idolized, and mythologized.
In this reading-intensive seminar we will examine Hitler the
historical figure and compare it to the image of Hitler created through
literature, theatre, and cinema both before and after his death.
We will look at, for instance, the most recent scholarly biography of
Hitler by Ian Kershaw, the novel Fatherland
by Robert Harris, the play The
Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui by Bertolt
Brecht, and the classic film The Great
Dictator with Charlie Chaplin. This
course is not a traditional history course, but a seminar in cultural
history. The focus is not on
historical events, but on the representation of historical events in
mainstream culture. Students are
expected to have a basic knowledge of German history in the twentieth
century.
Books:
Kershaw, Hitler 1889-1936 Hubris
Rosenfield,
The World Hitler Never Made
Spotts,
Hitler and the Power of Aesthetics
Fry, Making History
Harris, Fatherland
Strasser,
The Wave
Remarque, All Quiet on
the Western Front
Brecht, The
Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui
Roth, The
Plot Against
Course
Requirements: 40% Book Reviews
(4 reviews; each review is worth 10 points), 40% Review Quizzes (8 quizzes;
each is worth 5 points), 20% Participation (presence in class and
participation in class discussion)
4388 THE FRENCH ATLANTIC, 1500-1848
GARRIGUS
Section 001
MWF 10:00-10:50am
Although the disappearance of
Books: Greer,
The People of
Greer,
The Jesuit Relations: Natives and
Missionaries in Seventeenth-Century
Harms,
The Diligent: A Voyage through the
Worlds of the Slave Trade.
Dubois,
Avengers of the