2009-2010_History

Historical Thinking Objectives

The Department of History has developed the following Historical Thinking Objectives as a guide to the design of the undergraduate curriculum. We use this list to review the department’s course offerings to make sure that the students have adequate opportunities to develop towards these goals.
1.   Understand historical events and developments in their global context.
2.   Understand how places are connected (for example, by economic, political, and cultural links) and analyze how these interconnections have changed over particular periods.
3.   Understand regions as historical entities, including change in their spatial dimensions and characteristics over time.
4.   Understand cartographic representations of spatial features and relationships and of historical developments.
5.   Understand how local developments are linked to regional or global themes.
6.   Understand explanations of individual and collective action.
7.   Understand ideas and values and how they are interpreted and transformed in historical contexts.
8.   Understand how historians use evidence and develop differing interpretations.
9.   Understand bias and points of view in primary and secondary sources, including in images, documentary films, and cartographic representations.

Bachelor of Arts in History

Admission Requirements:
For admission to status as a major and to be accepted as a major by the History Department, a student must have completed General Education Goals 1 ,2, 3, 9, and 10A for the Bachelor of Arts degree and have an overall grade point average of 2.5 or higher.

Graduation Requirements
In addition to the general requirements for the Bachelor of Arts Degree, all history majors must take a minimum of 36 credits from the following six categories:

Category I: World Regions
(9 credits, no more than 3 of which must be in HIST 101 or HIST 102)

HIST 101	Foundations of Europe			3 cr
HIST 102	Modern Europe				3 cr
HIST 249	World Regional Geography		3 cr
HIST 252	East Asian History			3 cr
HIST 254	Middle Eastern Civilization		3 cr
HIST 255	African History and Culture		3 cr

Note: Students may use one of the above courses to satisfy Goal 10A of the General Education requirements.

Category II: Research Skills (6 credits)

HIST 291	The Historian’s Craft			3 cr
HIST g49	Seminar					3 cr

Category III: Course for Teachers
The following course is designed expressly for education majors. It may be taken as elective credit under Category IV below, only if the prerequisites are satisfied.

HIST g418	United States History for Teachers	3 cr

Category IV: Upper Division United States History (6 credits)

HIST 307	Early North America			3 cr
HIST 308	Industrialization and Reform
		  in the United States			3 cr
HIST 309	Modern United States			3 cr
HIST g421	Federal Indian Relations		3 cr
HIST g423	Idaho History 				3 cr
HIST g425	Women in the North American West	3 cr
HIST g427	North American West			3 cr
HIST g428	United States and the World since 1898	3 cr
HIST g479	Disease and U.S. Public Health		3 cr

Category V: Upper Division World, Comparative, and Non-U.S. history (6 credits)

HIST 318	History of Christianity			3 cr
HIST 322	Religious Reformation and Conflict	3 cr
HIST 323	Old Regime and French Revolution	3 cr
HIST 326	Twentieth Century Europe		3 cr
HIST 382	Russia					3 cr
HIST g429	Foreign Relations since 1900		3 cr
HIST g430	Global Environmental History		3 cr
HIST g435	Colonial Frontiers			3 cr
HIST g437	Families in Former Times		3 cr
HIST g438	Women in Pre-industrial Europe		3 cr
HIST g439	Women in History			3 cr
HIST g441	The Viking Age				3 cr
HIST g443	English History				3 cr
HIST g444	Victorian England and After		3 cr
HIST g446	Social and Economic
		  History of Greece and Rome		3 cr
HIST g448	Medieval Social and Economic History	3 cr
HIST g45	Golden Age Castile			3 cr
HIST g453	Renaissance Creativity			3 cr
HIST g460	The Global Hispanic Monarchy		3 cr
HIST g474	Islam and Nationalism 			3 cr
HIST g478	Imperialism and Progressivism		3 cr
HIST g490, g490L  Cartography: History and Design,
		  and Lab				4 cr

Category VI: Electives (9 credits)
Students must take at least 9 additional credits from courses listed in Categories III, IV, V, or the following list of courses.

HIST 221	Greece and Rome				3 cr
HIST 223	Medieval Europe				3 cr
HIST 337	Archaeology and History
		  of Southern Idaho			2 cr
HIST 364	Public History Internship	      1-6 cr
HIST g405	Problems in History			3 cr
HIST g461	Independent Study: United States*     1-3 cr
HIST g462	Independent Study: Europe*	      1-3 cr
HIST g463	Independent Study: WorldRegions*      1-3 cr
ANTH g410	Introduction to Cultural
		  Resources Management			3 cr
ECON 323	Economic History			3 cr
GEOL g403,g403L	Principles of Geographic
		  Information Systems, and Lab		3 cr
GEOL/HIST/POLS g471
		Historical Geography of Idaho		3 cr
HIST g489	GIS for Social Sciences			3 cr
MATH 350	Statistical Methods			3 cr
POLS 313	Introduction to Political Philosoph	3 cr
POLS g411	American Political Theory		3 cr

					       TOTAL:  36 cr

*Note: Using more than one independent study class (461, 462, or 463) to fulfill the requirements requires the permission of the History Chair.

Minor in History
World Regions (9 credits, no more than 3 of which must be HIST 101 or HIST 102):
Students must take at least three of the following World Regions courses:

HIST 101	Foundations of Europe			3 cr
HIST 102	Modern Europe				3 cr
HIST 249	World Regional Geography                3 cr
HIST 252	East Asian History			3 cr
HIST 254	Middle Eastern Civilization		3 cr
HIST 255	African History and Culture		3 cr

Students may use one of the above courses to satisfy Goal 10A of the General Education requirements.

Other Courses:

ONE additional 200-400 level course in History		3 cr
TWO additional 300-400 level courses in History		6 cr
					       TOTAL:  18 cr

Teaching Majors and Minors
All students exercising this option must have an advisor in the History Department as well as in the College of Education.

Pre-Law Majors
Dr. Ron Hatzenbuehler is the pre-law advisor for the History Department. Students interested in a postgraduate legal education should consult regularly with him.

Foreign Language Recommendation
All students, particularly those planning graduate work, are strongly urged to develop a foreign language program in addition to the courses required for the B.A. degree. Students should consult with their advisors.

Associate of Arts in History
Students seeking an Associate of Arts degree in History must complete the following:

General Education Goals for the Bachelor of Arts
All of the General Education Goals (10A and 10B) 35-53 cr*

World Regions
(9 credits, no more than 3 of which must be in HIST 101 or HIST 102)
Students must take at least three of the following World Regions courses:

HIST 101	Foundations of Europe			3 cr
HIST 102	Modern Europe				3 cr
HIST 249	World Regional Geography                3 cr
HIST 251	Latin America				3 cr
HIST 252	East Asian History			3 cr
HIST 254	Middle Eastern Civilization		3 cr
HIST 255	African History and Culture		3 cr

Students may use one of the above courses to satisfy Goal 10A of the General Education requirements.

Three additional 200-400 level courses in history, 9 cr

Electives to bring total to 64 cr*                 variable 
					       TOTAL: 64 cr

* The number of credits required for the General Education requirements varies depending on the student’s performance on proficiency or placement tests in English, foreign languages, and mathematics.

History Courses

HIST 101 Foundation of Europe 3 credits. Historical development of Europe since ancient times as a world region and its expanding importance in the first global age, to 1700. Satisfies Goal 10A of the General Education Requirements. D

HIST 251 Latin America 3 credits. Historical development in its global context of Latin America as a world region, defined by the religion, political institutions, and languages brought by Iberian conquerors and characterized by the contributions of Native Americans, Africans, and Europeans. Satisfies Goal 10A of the General Education Requirements. D

HIST 252 East Asian History 3 credits. The origins and growth of the distinctive cultures of China and Japan; their encounters with the West and different responses to Westernization, and their roles in the modern world. Satisfies Goal 10A of the General Education Requirements. D

HIST 254 Middle Eastern Civilization 3 credits. Middle Eastern Civilization from the emergence of Islam to the present. Emphasis on fundamentals of Islamic culture and modern political and social developments. Satisfies Goal 10A of the General Education Requirements. D

HIST 255 African History and Culture 3 credits. An introductory survey of Africa covering traditional political systems and culture, the impact of Christianity and Islam, the economic and political intrusion of Europe, and the development of economic and political crises in contemporary Africa. Satisfies Goal 10A of the General Education Requirements. D

HIST 258 Native American History 3 credits. Assesses diversity of North American natives, their life and thought; European impact; federal policy; and natives’ response to continual cultural and physical assault. Cross-listed as ANTH 258. D

HIST 291 The Historian’s Craft 3 credits. Takes an interdisciplinary approach to historical research. Trains students in diverse methods of inquiry and analysis. To be taken as early as possible after a student has declared a major in History. Required prerequisite for HIST g491. F, S

HIST 307 Early North America 3 credits. A study of American cultures prior to the arrival of Europeans, of the variety of transplanted cultures in America and their changes over time. Special emphasis on the founding of the United States and the establishment of government under the Constitution. R2

HIST 308 Industrialization and Reform in the United States 3 credits. 1820-1932. The emergence of industrialization in the early 19th century, the impact of the Civil War on industrialization, and industrialization’s attendant political, social, cultural, and economic reforms and changes. Special attention paid to abolitionism, postwar reconstruction, and the Great Migration of African Americans to the industrialized North. R2

HIST 309 Modern United States 3 credits. An historical examination of the United States from the 1930s to the present, focusing on the Great Depression, New Deal, World War II, the U.S. rise to global power, its maturation as a mass society, the rise and decline of liberalism and conservatism, the Civil Rights Movement, the Vietnam War, the changing nature of citizenship and culture, and the end of the Cold War. R2

HIST 318 History of Christianity 3 credits. This course will survey the history of Christianity from its origins to its various expressions in the modern world. Special attention will be given to the initial formation of Christian traditions, the encounter of Christianity with intellectual and social trends in western history, and the periodic movements of reform which sought to refashion Christian life and institutions. D

HIST 322 Religious Reformation and Conflict 3 credits. A comparative study of the development of new faith communities and the religious violence which shattered the unity of Western Christianity, 1300-1650. PREREQ: HIST 101. D

HIST 323 Old Regime and French Revolution 3 credits. A study of traditional European institutions, society, and culture from 1650 to 1789 and their transformation in the age of the French Revolution and Napoleon, 1789-1815. D

HIST 326 Twentieth Century Europe 3 credits. Europe from World War II through the end of the Cold War. PREREQ: HIST 102 or permission of instructor. D

HIST 337 Archaeology and History of Southern Idaho 2 credits. A multicultural, ethnographic perspective on the history of the Snake River Plain. Course content focuses on the 1811 to 1890s time period and is rich in details based on information gathered from the earliest accounts and historical archaeological fieldwork. ASu

HIST 364 Public History Internship 1-6 credits. Faculty supervised placement in historical societies, museums, archives, government agencies, municipal departments, libraries or other institutions engaged in historical preservation, dissemination, and/or research. May be repeated for a maximum of 6 credits. D

HIST 382 Russia 3 credits. Russian history and civilization from the medieval Kievan state to modern times. D

HIST g405 Problems in History 3 credits. A thorough consideration of historical problems, particularly from a comparative perspective. Designed to give deeper insight into problems, issues, and topics which are treated more generally in other courses. May be repeated with different content. D

HIST g418 United States History for Teachers 3 credits. U.S. history from indigenous cultures through modern America. Based on Idaho Department of Education Standards for High School Students. F, S

HIST g421 Federal Indian Relations 3 credits. Legal-historical examination of the relationship between North American tribal peoples and the U.S. federal government between 1750 and the present. Special emphasis will be placed on Indian removal, assimilation policy, treaty negotiation, the Dawes Severalty Act, education policy, Indian reorganization policy, and termination. R2

HIST g423 Idaho History 3 credits. A survey of the social, cultural, environmental, and political history of Idaho from pre-contact indigenous cultures to the present, emphasizing Idaho’s relation to other states and regions in the West. F, S

HIST g425 Women in the North American West 3 credits. Comparative examination of the varied experiences of women in the North American West. Analyzes perceptions of women and women’s views of themselves, women’s activism, and women’s cultural activities. Places special emphasis on the use of non-textual historical sources in uncovering the past lives of North American western women. R

HIST g427 North American West 3 credits. History of the North American West from pre-contact indigenous cultures to the present, with an emphasis on exploration, settlement, ethnic groups, borderlands, environment, federal policy, and cultural depictions. R2

HIST g429 Foreign Relations since 1900 3 credits. An introduction to the history of international relations in the twentieth century. This course emphasizes the impact of wars on various peoples and cultures, anti-colonialism and the rise of the so-called ‘Third World,’ and the processes of political, cultural and economic ‘globalization.’ R2

HIST g430 Global Environmental History 3 credits. Comparative examinations of historical interactions between humans and environmental factors in various time periods and regions throughout the world, and an assessment of their impacts on historical change. R2

HIST g435 Colonial Frontiers in America and Africa 3 credits. A comparative examination of exploration, conquest, and resistance, and the interaction of cultures in frontier settings. Examines both the realities of the frontier and their impact on Western thought and imagination. D

HIST g437 Families in Former Times 3 credits. Reconstructs the marriage patterns and domestic lives of people in pre-industrial Europe (1000-1700 AD).

HIST g438 Women in Pre-Industrial Europe 3 credits. Compares and contrasts the social, cultural and economic roles of women from 700-1700 AD, and analyzes the impacts of historical change on their lives. D

HIST g439 Women in History 3 credits. Comparative study of the history of women in different world regions. R2

HIST g441 The Viking Age 3 credits. Studies the cultures and societies of Scandinavia, England and continental Europe from 700 to 1100 AD. D

HIST g443 English History 3 credits. Survey of the more important British political, constitutional, economic, and cultural developments from Anglo-Saxon times to the Victorian period. D

HIST g444 Victorian England and After 3 credits. England, 1837 to the present. An examination of the cultural, social, political, and economic history of the most prosperous and productive period of English history including British national and imperial decline in the twentieth century. D

HIST g446 Social and Economic History of Greece and Rome 3 credits. Investigates ways in which geography, demography and politics affected the mentalities and behaviors of social groups—women, patrons, clients and slaves—and the functioning of households, villages and cities. D

HIST g448 Medieval Social and Economic History 3 credits. Analyzes the impact of political instability, migration and environment upon Europeans (AD 200-1400). D

HIST g450 Golden Age Castile 3 credits. History of a major European country in an age of globalization, military revolution, religious conflict, and significant cultural development, 1450-1700. D

HIST g453 Renaissance Creativity 3 credits. Examination of the conditions promoting individual creativity among Europeans in the first global age, 1400-1700. Special emphasis on geospatial research on the history of printing. AS

HIST g460 The Global Hispanic Monarchy 3 credits. The African, American, Asian, European, and Oceanic domains of the Iberian Habsburg dynasty, especially those of Castile and Portugal, whose officials and subjects created and maintained many of the communications routes that defined the first global age. Students prepare geospatial datasets on these routes. AS

HIST g461 Independent Study: United States 1-3 credits. Selected readings in areas and periods not covered by the regular curriculum offerings. PREREQ: Previous upper-division course work in the subject area with a minimum grade of A-; GPA of 3.5 in all history courses; permission of the instructor, and approval by the Department Chair. D

HIST g462 Independent Study: Europe 1-3 credits. Selected readings in areas and periods not covered by the regular curriculum offerings. PREREQ: Previous upper-division course work in the subject area, with a minimum grade of A-; GPA of 3.5 in all history courses; permission of the instructor; and approval by the Department Chair. D

HIST g463 Independent Study: World Regions 1-3 credits. Selected readings in areas and periods not covered by the regular curriculum offerings. PREREQ: Previous upper-division course work in the subject area, with a minimum grade of A-; GPA of 3.5 in all history courses; permission of the instructor; and approval by the Department Chair. D

HIST g465 U.S. Political History 3 credits. Study of the political history of the United States involving a discussion of theories of popular voting behavior, critical elections, and political party systems. Cross-listed as POLS g465. R2

HIST g471 Historical Geography of Idaho 3 credits. Influences of geography and geology on Idaho’s economic, political and cultural history. May be team taught and include field trips, discussion sections. Cross-listed as GEOL g471 and POLS g471. AS

HIST g474 Islam and Nationalism in the Modern World 3 credits. A study of the interaction of Islam and national and ethnic identities in the Middle East including North Africa from 1800 up to the recent past. D

HIST g478 Imperialism and Progressivism 3 credits. A study of the world 1880-1920. Movements of change within the West, Third World responses to the Western challenge, and global crisis. PREREQ: HIST 252, HIST 254, or HIST 255. D

HIST g479 Disease and U.S. Public Health 3 credits A survey of health, disease, and public health developments in American history. The course takes a broad approach to health, but includes the development of public health offices, the role of disease in society, specific diseases and related eradication programs, and questions related to health, equity, and civil liberties. R2

HIST g489 GIS for Social Sciences 3 credits. An introduction to geographic information systems theory and applications focusing on subjects related to human systems in historical context (census, health, urban communities, etc.). Students will work directly with GIS software and learn foundational data management and processing skills along with introductory spatial analysis. Requires competence in computer operating systems. S

HIST g490 Cartography: History and Design 3 credits. History of how map-makers represent geographic, spatial data. Special attention to the elements of successful cartographic design. F

HIST g490L Cartography Lab 1 credit. Focuses on the application of Cartographic design concepts and techniques discussed in lecture. Provides students with hands-on practice designing map products of publication quality. F

HIST g491 Seminar 3 credits. Reading, discussion, and preparation for research papers on selected topics. PREREQ: Senior standing in History major; HIST 291. F, S

HIST g497 Workshop 1-2 credits. Workshops aimed at the development and improvement of skills. Does not satisfy requirements for a major or a minor. May be repeated. Graded S/U.