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ACADEMIC PROGRAMS
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course. Specific guidelines concerning teaching experiences appear in the “Teaching
Experiences” section of this catalog.
HI 300 Practice of History Seminar (1)
A study of what history is and what the historian does. This course focuses on the
conceptual frameworks used by historians and on debates within the profession about the
nature of the past and the best way to write about it; it prepares students of history to be
independent researchers, curious thinkers, and effective writers. Required for history
majors and minors and should be completed before the senior year. Prerequisite: at least
sophomore standing.
HI 301 The American Revolution and the Federalist Period, 1763-1801 (1)
A study of the American Revolution, the creation of the new federal government, and the
crucial early years of the young nation. Emphasis on three problems: the causes and
nature of the Revolution, the struggle over the
Constitution
, and the emergence of
political parties. Prerequisite: HI 300.
HI 302 Colonial America (1)
An examination of the encounters between Europeans, Native Peoples, and Africans in
North America between approximately1500 and 1750. The course explores the colonial
experience from multiple perspectives and concludes by tackling the question of whether
a colonial identity had emerged in the American colonies by the middle of the eighteenth
century. Prerequisite: HI 300.
HI 303 Civil War and Reconstruction (1)
The development of the American Republic in the nineteenth century with emphasis on
westward expansion, the rise of sectionalism, the Civil War, and the Reconstruction
years. Prerequisite: HI 300.
HI 309 Women of the American South (1)
A study of women from the American South from pre-colonial contact to the present.
Emphasis is placed on the contributions of women to the economic, political, social, and
cultural development of the region. Among the topics covered are Native American
women, slavery, Confederate states, mountain communities, Civil Rights, and country
music. A Leadership Studies designated course. Prerequisite: HI 300.
HI 320 America Since 1940 (1)
The transformation of the United States since 1940, with emphasis upon the political and
social aftermath of World War II, the expansion of the American economy in the 1950s
and 1960s, social movements of the 1960s, and the era of disillusionment following
Vietnam and Watergate in the 1970s. Prerequisite: HI 300.
HI 326 Constitutional History of the United States (1)
A study of the development of the
Constitution of the United States
since Reconstruction.
Topics examined include the regulation of interstate commerce, the
Constitution
and the