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History

• HIST 100 World History: An Introduction (3).
• HIST 104 Introduction to African History (3).
• HIST 128 History of the United States through the Civil War (3).
• HIST 129 History of the United States after the Civil War (3).

HIST 100 World History: An Introduction (3).

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Online course. A comparative analysis of major global developments from the Neolithic down to modern times, illustrating some of the basic applications of the social sciences to historical explanation. Emphasis will be placed on the following topics: the origins of food production, urbanism, empire-building, and the great ethical and religious systems; feudalism, commerce, capitalism, and industry; colonialism, imperialism, and Communism. Six written assignments; midcourse and final examinations. View the HIST 100 course preview. Instructor: Sally Utech.

Tuition and Fees Resident students pay: 844.50
Nonresident students pay: 844.50

Textbooks (separate purchase):

• McKay, et al. A History of World Societies, 7th ed., complete ed. (includes Volumes I and II), Houghton Mifflin, 2007.

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HIST 104 Introduction to African History (3). NW

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Online course. An introduction to important historical developments in Africa mainly south of the Sahara. Topics will include early history, empires, kingdoms, and city-states, the slave trade, southern Africa, partition and colonialism, the independence era, military and civilian governments, and liberation movements. Approaches will include literature, the visual arts, politics, economics, and geography. (Same as AAAS 105.) Nine written assignments; unsupervised midcourse examination; final examination. View the HIST 104 course preview. Instructor: Elizabeth MacGonagle.

Tuition and Fees Resident students pay: 844.50
Nonresident students pay: 844.50

Textbooks (separate purchase):

• Achebe. Things Fall Apart, Heinemann, 1996.
• Gilbert and Reynolds. Africa in World History: From Prehistory to the Present, Prentice Hall, 2004.
• Gourevitch. We Wish to Inform You that Tomorrow We Will Be Killed with Our Families: Stories from Rwanda, Picador, 1998.
• Keim. Mistaking Africa: Curiosities and Inventions of the American Mind, Westview, 1999.
• Niane. Sundiata: An Epic of Old Mali, revised ed., Pearson Longman, 2006.

Students will also be required to rent and view a selection of films on DVD or videotape.

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HIST 128 History of the United States through the Civil War (3). HT

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Online course. A historical survey of the United States from the peopling of the continent through the Civil War. This survey is designed to reflect the diversity of the American experience, to offer the student a chronological perspective on the history of the United States, and to explore the main themes, issues, ideas, and events which shaped that history. Nine written assignments; book review; midcourse and final examinations. View the HIST 128 course preview. Instructor: Douglas Harvey.

Tuition and Fees Resident students pay: 844.50
Nonresident students pay: 844.50

Textbooks (separate purchase):

• Norton et al. A People and a Nation: A History of the United States, Vol. I, 7th ed., Houghton Mifflin, 2005.

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HIST 129 History of the United States after the Civil War (3). HT

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A historical survey of the American people from Reconstruction to the present. This survey is designed to reflect the diversity of the American experience, to offer the student a chronological perspective on the history of the United States, and to explore the main themes, issues, ideas, and events that shaped American history. Optional e-mail assignment submission. Eleven written assignments; book review; midcourse and final examinations. View the HIST 129 course preview. Instructor: Douglas Harvey.

Tuition and Fees Resident students pay: 804.50
Nonresident students pay: 804.50

Textbooks (separate purchase):

• Tindall and Shi. America: A Narrative History, Vol. II, 6th ed., Norton, 2004.
• Hartshorne, et al., eds. The Social Fabric: American Life from the Civil War to the Present, Vol. II, 10th ed., Longman, 2006.

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