Undergraduate History
HIS 106
HISTORY OF AMERICAN LIFE I
3, 3/0; AHIF
Exploration and colonization: the meeting of cultures; colonial America; shaping an identity; contest for the continent; prologue to independence; independence and the new nation; framing a constitution; religious, ethnic, and cultural diversity in the new nation; Jeffersonian Republicanism; nationalism and economic expansion; the emergence of social strains; Jacksonian democracy; religion and reform; expansion and sectional crisis; American life and culture in the mid-nineteenth century; a decade of crisis; the Civil War; aftermath of war.
HIS 107
HISTORY OF AMERICAN LIFE II
3, 3/0; AHIF
The new South; reunion, readjustment, and constitutional freedoms; the West; the economic revolution; the urban society; politics in the Gilded Age; America’s emergence as a world power; the Progressive Era; World War I and its aftermath; the 1920s; the New Deal; from isolationism to globalism; World War II; postwar adjustments; the Kennedy and Johnson years; resurgent Republicanism.
HIS 115
FOUNDATIONS OF WESTERN CIVILIZATION
3, 3/0; WCIF
Major contributions of the Greek, Roman, and medieval civilizations to the creation of Western heritage in philosophy, art, literature, science, political structure, economy, and law.
HIS 116
EUROPE SINCE 1500
3, 3/0; WCIF
Growing concern of man and his relation to his world. Development of nationalism. The concepts of freedom and democracy. Increasing attention to the spirit of inquiry. Scientific development and technology and their impact on society. The formulation of fascism, communism, socialism, and the concern for political ideology.
HIS 117
TWENTIETH-CENTURY EUROPE
3, 3/0; WCIF
Political, social, cultural, and intellectual history of twentieth-century Europe. Factors contributing to World War I. The Versailles settlement. The Russian Revolution and the rise of communism. Collapse of collective security and the rise of fascism and national socialism. Western democracies between the wars. The road to World War II. Restoration of the Atlantic Community. The challenge of the nuclear age.
HIS 120
HISTORY OF AMERICAN URBAN TECHNOLOGY
3, 3/0; TSIF
Study of the development and interaction of technology and urban America, from Indian villages and colonial towns to high-technology reindustrialization. Topics include the American Indian and European traditions, early urban production and planning, industrialism and infrastructure, electricity’s impact, reforms in housing and health, leisure and consumption technology, and technology as a competitive factor in national and international urban development.
HIS 204
GLOBAL HISTORY OF THE TWENTIETH CENTURY
3, 3/0
The history of the twentieth century, emphasizing the interrelationship of events and interaction of movements and ideas within a global context.
HIS 206
HISTORY OF POLAND
3, 3/0
Major Polish historical and cultural achievements through the ages. The growth and development of the nation and state. Scientific, cultural, and religious forces in Polish life.
HIS 207
HISTORY OF SPAIN
3, 3/0
Ferdinand and Isabella unify Spain; rise of the Spanish empire; Columbus, Cortes, and the conquest of Spanish America; Charles V and Spain’s domination of Europe; the Spanish colonial system in America; the problems of Phillip II; war with England; revolt in the Netherlands; decline of Spain under the later Hapsburgs; reform and revolution in the eighteenth century; Spanish America’s wars for independence.
HIS 210
HISTORY OF MODERN ASIA
3, 3/0
China, Japan, and Southeast Asia in modern times. Rise of nationalism, internal social and political conflict, response to Western powers. Impact of ideology and totalitarianism. Industry and technology. Problems of international wars.
HIS 220
CLASSICAL GREECE AND ROME
3, 3/0
The development of Greece, the Western Hellenistic world, and the Roman Empire, with emphasis on cities, economic development, technology, social change, and ideas.
HIS 230
WORLD CIVILIZATIONS I
3, 3/0; NWIF
A survey of the origins, cultural achievements, and interrelationships of the various civilizations of the world to approximately 1500 C.E. Topics include the prehistoric era and the origins of human civilization; civilizations of the ancient Near East; early civilizations of Africa and the Americas; East Asian culture and civilization; Indian (South Asian) culture and civilization; Greek and Roman civilization; early civilizations of Southeast Asia; Islamic civilization; the Byzantine empire and medieval Europe.
HIS 231
WORLD CIVILIZATIONS II
3, 3/0; NWIF
A survey of the origins, cultural achievements, and interrelationships of the various civilizations of the world from approximately 1500 to 1914 (World War I). Topics include European culture and civilization from the Renaissance to World War I; Islamic civilization in Asia and the Middle East; East Asian culture and civilization in the late traditional era; African culture and politics in an era of European hegemony; colonial Latin American and the independent states of the postcolonial era; the U.S. and Canada; Western imperialism and global interactions in the modern era.
HIS 300
RESEARCH AND WRITING SEMINAR
3, 3/0 OCIF
Prerequisites: ENG 101 and ENG 102.
History and social studies education majors only. Recommended before the completion of 45 credit hours. In-depth instruction on the historical methods of research and writing according to the standards of the history profession. Students research, analyze, and interpret historical materials, provide documentation, and communicate lucidly and effectively in writing. Should be taken before enrolling in other upper-division history courses.
HIS 302
HISTORY OF WOMEN IN AMERICA
3, 3/0; DIIF
The impact of women on American development from colonial times to the present. Effects of history on the roles and status of women. Changes in women’s role in the family, economic contributions, legal status, struggle for equal rights. Women and demographic changes. Developing perceptions of women about society. Political growth and women. Society’s regard for women in a historical context and the differences and/or similarities between women from various ethnic, racial, religious, and socioeconomic groups.
HIS 304
EUROPE FROM NAPOLEON TO THE FIRST WORLD WAR
3, 3/0
Major influences in nineteenth-century Europe; nationalism, imperialism, Industrial Revolution, democracy, and socialism; causes of World War I.
HIS 305
SEX AND GENDER IN HISTORY
3, 3/0
Prerequisite: Junior status or permission of instructor.
An examination of the background and sources of some of the major sex and gender issues of our own day. Topics to be analyzed include the influence of historical and cultural factors on attitudes, changing understanding of the nature of sexuality in the Western world, influence of religion in moderating change, effect of disease in forming attitudes, and the development of the concepts of deviance, stigmatized behavior, and gender dysphoria.
HIS 306
AFRICA TO 1800
3, 3/0; NWIF
Prerequisites: Upper-division status or permission of instructor
African history from the Paleolithic period to 1800. Development of agriculture, ancient civilizations of Africa, iron working societies, the trans-Saharan trade, the impact of Islam and Christianity, traditional African political and social arrangements, the slave trade, and the European presence in early modern Africa.
HIS 307
HISTORY OF INDIA
3, 3/0; NWIF
Prerequisite: Upper-division status.
The history of India from ancient times to the present. Topics include the early Indus civilizations; religion and society in the Aryan age; the birth of Buddhism; Ashoka and the Mauryan Empire; classical Hinduism; Gupta civilization; the impact of Islam; the Mughal Empire; the era of British colonialism; the emergence of modern nationalism; independent India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh.
HIS 308
HISTORY OF EARLY CANADA
3, 3/0
The early history of Canada, from before the commencement of European exploration to the end of World War I. Topics include cultural and religious heritage of Canada’s native peoples, histories of New France and British North America, the fight for responsible government, Canadian confederation, the challenges facing the new nation, and Canada in World War I.
HIS 309
AMERICAN LEADERS
3, 3/0
Selected leaders in critical periods or areas of American civilization, such as Benjamin Franklin and revolutionary America; John Marshall and federal power; Booker T. Washington and W. E. B. DuBois; contrasting black leaders; Lincoln Steffens and the muckrakers; Henry Ford and mass production.
HIS 310
HISTORY OF EAST ASIA: THE TRADITIONAL ERA
3, 3/0; NWIF
Prerequisite: Upper-division status.
China, Korea, and Japan before the coming of the West. Traditional cultures, geography, political and religious institutions. Impact of Western ideas and colonialism.
HIS 311
AMERICAN IMMIGRATION AND ETHNICITY
3, 3/0; DIIF
Immigration and ethnicity from the colonial period to the present. World population movements, shifts in governmental immigration policy, the changing meaning of ethnicity and race, and its impact on the immigrant experience. How and why immigrants came, degree of assimilation and alienation, work and leisure experiences, demographics, coping mechanisms, transmission of cultural traditions, and generational differences.
HIS 312
HISTORY OF ITALY
3, 3/0
Classical and medieval foundation. Renaissance Italy. Prelude to unification. Italian nationalism, liberalism, and socialism. Italy under fascism. The Italian republic, accomplishments and problems.
HIS 313/PSC 345
POLITICS AND HISTORY OF THE MIDDLE EAST
3, 3/0
Prerequisite: Upper-division status.
Political culture and geographic settings. Historical development since the French invasion of Egypt. The disintegration of the Ottoman Empire and the rise of Western colonialism. Nationalist movements, independence, and turmoil. Post–World War II political evolution. Diversity and problems. Emphasis on the region’s key industries.
HIS 314
MODERN LATIN AMERICA
3, 3/0
Movements for independence; early political apprenticeship; age of dictators; nationalism and national development; Hispanic-American interrelations; growth of inter-American system; Latin America in world politics; revolution of rising expectations, guerrilla movements, turmoil in Central America; contemporary problems.
HIS 315
HISTORY OF CLASSICAL AND MEDIEVAL THOUGHT
3, 3/0
Early Western intellectual tradition and the interaction of various modes and traditions of intellectual discourse (music, literature, history, philosophy, natural science) and their impact. Dynamics of cultural development and the influences that have shaped Western civilization.
HIS 316
HISTORY OF MODERN CANADA
3, 3/0
The history of Canada since Confederation in 1867. Topics include Canadian political and social history in the modern age, Canada’s foreign policy since Confederation, Canada-U.S. relations, Quebec nationalism, twentieth century Canadian cities, multiculturalism in modern Canada.
HIS 317
HISTORY OF RUSSIA TO 1917
3, 3/0
Social, political, and economic history of Russia from the Varangians state to the October 1917 Revolution. Effects of geographic locations. The Mongol conquest. Retarded reorientation toward the West in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. Participation in world politics. Expansion in Europe and in the East. Participation in World War I.
HIS 318
HISTORY OF THE FORMER SOVIET UNION
3, 3/0
Economic and historical forces behind the Communist Revolution of 1917. The governmental system and its political, social, and economic theories. The evolving economic system. Soviet foreign policy, impact of the revolution, and World War II. The church, educational systems, and other cultural developments.
HIS 319
COLONIAL HISTORY OF THE AMERICAN PEOPLE
3, 3/0
Establishment and development of English, Spanish, French, Dutch, and Swedish colonies in North America. American Revolutionary period. Colonial influence on early culture and institutions of the United States. Subsequent contributions to the American heritage.
HIS 320
MODERN HISTORY OF JAPAN AND KOREA
3, 3/0; NWIF
Prerequisite: Upper-division status.
History of Japan and Korea in the twentieth century. The rise of Japan as a modern nation. The rise and fall of the Japanese Empire. Japan under new democracy. Korea under Japanese control. The liberation and division of Korea. The problem of reunification of Korea.
HIS 321
HISTORY OF MEDIEVAL EUROPE
3, 3/0
Transition from Graeco-Roman to medieval civilization; Islam, Charlemagne, and feudal Europe; crusades; cultural, economic, and political revival of the twelfth-century medieval church and papacy; medieval intellectual synthesis; rise of monarchies, decline of papacy; decline of medieval civilization.
HIS /AAS 322
AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY
3, 3/0; DIIF
Heritage of black Americans. African Americans’ existence under slavery; their role in influencing historical events; activity in the Civil War period; freed men during reconstruction; migrations to the north and adjustment to urban life. African American leaders, institutions, and ideas, and their impact on modern American.
HIS 323
CLASSICAL GREECE AND ROME
3, 3/0
Prerequisite: Upper-division status or permission of instructor.
Origins and development of ancient Greece, the Hellenistic world, and the Roman republic and empire. Emergence and growth of major cities, the evolution of social and political institutions, trade and economic development, technological innovation, and philosophy and religion.
HIS 324
AMERICAN PRESIDENTS
3, 3/0
Biographical approach to the study of the presidency from Washington to the current era. Background and evolution of the office, and the roles of the best and worst presidents in shaping its powers.
HIS 326
HISTORY OF THE GREAT LAKES REGION
3, 3/0
The history of the Great Lakes. Introduction to the variety of natural, social, and political factors that have shaped the region. Lectures, presentations, and applied research.
HIS 327
COLONIAL LATIN AMERICA
3, 3/0
Prerequisite: Upper-division status or permission of instructor.
Encounter between Europe and the New World; establishment of the political, social, cultural, and religious institutions of the Spanish and Portuguese in the Americas between 1492 and 1824. Role of the church, economic institutions, women, slaves, and Indians in the cultural and political heritage of the region.
HIS 330
U.S. ENVIRONMENTAL HISTORY
3, 3/0
The impact of Americans on their natural environment. The influence of the natural and developing social environment on Americans in the past. Aborigines and the earliest settlers. Establishment of patterns and institutions. Preservationists vs. conservationists, 1860–1940. The modern environmental movement, 1940–present.
HIS 331
AMERICAN WESTWARD EXPANSION
3, 3/0
The gradual westward migration of Americans; their patterns of migration and settlement; the natural environment and peoples encountered; the influence of the frontier on the development of American institutions, thought, and the American personality.
HIS 332
TECHNOLOGY AND U.S. HISTORY
3, 3/0; TSIF
Interaction of U.S. society with technology in the past, concentrating on the last 200 years. Background of Western technology; the agricultural revolution; industrial technology; technology and culture, labor, the home, medicine, government; postindustrial technology.
HIS 334
MODERN IRELAND SINCE 1800
3, 3/0
Prerequisite: Upper-division status or permission of instructor.
Major factors that shaped Irish history in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries: the impact of the union with Britain; the struggle for Catholic emancipation; the Great Famine and its aftermath; revolutionary movements like Young Ireland, the Fenians, and Sinn Fein; cultural revival and religion in Victorian Ireland. Also the question of home rule and independence, the growth of the free state and the establishment of the Northern Ireland state, Ireland in World War II, and the emergence of contemporary Ireland in the context of the European economic community.
HIS 335
HISTORY OF MEXICO
3, 3/0
Prerequisite: Upper-division status.
Pre-Colombian Indian cultures, Spanish conquest of Mexico, Spanish colonial administration in the Viceroyalty of New Spain, the Enlightenment and Mexican independence, Early National period, the Mexican Revolution of 1910, Mexico today.
HIS 336
HISTORY OF EARLY MODERN IRELAND
3, 3/0
A focus on the political, economic, and social histories of Ireland in the early modern period, ca.1485–1800. An overview of the development of the Irish state, its constituent communities, and relations with England and the British mainland up to the union of 1800. Emphasis is placed on what it meant to “be Irish” in the early modern period, and how varying definitions of “Irishness” have affected Ireland’s cultural and political history. Reading primary sources and leading and participating in discussions are emphasized.
HIS 337
AFRICA SINCE 1800
3, 3/0; NWIF
Prerequisites: Upper-division status or permission of instructor
African history since 1800. Abolition of slave trade, pre-colonial culture and society, partition of Africa by European nations, impact of colonial regimes, African resistance movements, colonial nationalism, worlds wars and decolonization, Apartheid in South Africa, impact of the Cold War, and neocolonialism.
HIS 338
MODERN HISTORY OF CHINA
3, 3/0; NWIF
Prerequisite: Upper-division status.
The history of China from the rise of the last imperial dynasty (Qing) in the mid-seventeenth century to the present. Topics include the fall of the Ming dynasty and the Manchu conquest of China, the Chinese state and society under the Qing dynasty, the development of relations between China and the West, the decline of the Qing imperial order, the emergence of modern nationalism and the rise of the Chinese Communist Party, Japanese imperialism and World War II, and the establishment of the People’s Republic of China.
HIS 340
HISTORY OF THE BUFFALO NIAGARA REGION
3, 3/0
Prerequisite: Upper-division status.
The nature of the city, its growth, the dynamics of urban development, the enduring impact of its historical past in relation to its geographical presence. A case study of Buffalo.
HIS 341
AFRICAN AMERICANS AND CIVIL RIGHTS
3, 3/0
History of the landmark court decisions, laws, and governmental policies regarding the civil rights of African Americans. Historic relationships among race, racism, law, and public policy in America. Focuses on resistance, protest, and the quest for equality in America.
HIS 342
ENGLISH LEGAL HISTORY
3, 3/0
Origins of English law to 1066, growth of medieval common law, common law and its rivals in sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, consolidation and reform of law and courts, relation of law and equity, criminal and civil jurisdiction and procedure, the legal profession, changing legal concepts and the modern state.
HIS 344
EMERGENCE OF INDUSTRIAL AMERICA: 1877 to 1919
3, 3/0
Prerequisite: Upper-division status.
Conservative reaction to reconstruction, decline of the presidency, the triumph of capitalism and industry, populist protest, the end of westward movement, socialization of immigrants, progressive impulse and leadership, rural vs. urban
HIS 345
HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES SINCE 1941
3, 3/0
Political, diplomatic, social, and cultural history of contemporary America; World War II and the advent of the nuclear age; the cold war and the policy of containment; the Korean War, McCarthyism, and domestic reform; the New Frontier and the Great Society; civil rights, civil disobedience, and the greening of America; war and peace in Southeast Asia; Watergate and the travail of liberalism.
HIS 350
LEFT AND RIGHT IN EUROPEAN HISTORY
3, 3/0
Prerequisite: Upper-division status.
The evolution of Marxist, anarchist, state socialist, and right radical ideologies in European thought and politics.
HIS 351
MODERN FRANCE
3, 3/0
Selected problems in French political, social, economic, and diplomatic history emphasizing historiography and interpretation of such periods as the restored monarch, the revolution of 1848, the Second Empire, the Third Republic, and its successors.
HIS 354
HISTORY OF THE CARIBBEAN
3, 3/0
Spanish colonization of the Caribbean, pirates and the foreign threat, race relations and the development of colonial society, Cuba rebels against Spain, the Spanish-American War, Cuba and the United States, Castro’s revolution, Puerto Rico under U.S. rule, the rise of Puerto Rican nationalism, Puerto Rico today.
HIS 355
HISTORY AND CULTURE OF ARGENTINA
3, 3/0
Prerequisite: Upper-division status.
History of Argentina from the time of colonial rule until the return of democracy in the 1980s. Cultural foundations of the nation; role of gauchos and caudillos; challenges of nation building in the nineteenth century. Rise and endurance of Peronism in Argentine politics. Military dictatorships of the 1970s and 1980s; transition to democracy in 1983.
HIS 356
WORLD WAR I
3, 3/0
The causes, conduct, and implications of the First World War. Through a thematic and narrative treatment, students will study the war and its implications for global society in the twentieth century.
HIS 357
WORLD WAR II
3, 3/0
The issues that led to the outbreak of the Second World War and its global dimensions. Campaigns, theaters of operations, as well as the process of decision making by Allied and Axis Powers. Also, the social dimensions of the war: experiences on the home fronts, the Holocaust, and the impact of the war on the modern world.
HIS 359
GERMANY AND CENTRAL EUROPE, 1618-1918
3, 3/0
Prerequisite: Upper-division status or permission of instructor.
History of Central Europe from the Thirty Years’ War to the twentieth century. Political and cultural development of the modern German nation-state from nationalist dream to the Second Reich in the nineteenth century.
HIS 360
GERMANY AND HITLER
3, 3/0
Political, cultural, and social developments since the Reformation; Prussian kings and German emperors; nationalism and unification; Hitler’s Austria; World War I; the challenge of democracy; the Nazi dictatorship; World War II; Germany after Hitler.
HIS/SSE 363
AMERICAN IDENTITY IN TRANSITION: DIVERSITY AND PLURALISM IN THE UNITED STATES
3, 3/0; DIIF
Prerequisite: Upper-division status.
The diverse, pluralistic makeup of American society. The roots of pluralism and what it means for the daily experience of living in America. Themes of diversity are explored through history and literature. Focuses on the activities of four major underrepresented groups in their struggle for liberation: African Americans, Native Americans, Latinos, and Asians. Encourages a multicultural view of America.
HIS 365
AMERICAN LABOR HISTORY
3, 3/0
Readings and bibliography on the role of workers in American life. Slaves, indentured servants, wage earners, and craftsmen. The rise of organized labor from colonial times. The history of the Knights of Labor, the American Federation of Labor, the Congress of Industrial Organizations, and independent unions, with related issues of immigration, radicalism and political action, and contemporary labor problems.
HIS 366
MEDIEVAL AND EARLY MODERN BRITAIN
3, 3/0
Prerequisite: Junior status.
The development of English and Scottish political identities prior to their union, and the eventual formation of the British state in 1707. Also, considerations of the roles of the church, family life, social structure, culture, economics, immigration, and war as facets of these formative periods.
HIS 367
MODERN BRITAIN
3, 3/0
Prerequisite: Junior status.
The modern history of the British Isles, from the Act of Union of 1707 to the end of the twentieth century. Considerations of the roles of the church, family life, social structure, culture, economics, immigration, industrialism, imperialism, and war as facets of these formative periods.
HIS 370
AMERICAN DIPLOMATIC HISTORY TO 1898
3, 3/0
Independence from Britain and alliance with France; the Constitution and the formation of foreign policies; neutral rights and war with Britain; rise of manifest destiny, commercial and territorial expansion, diplomacy of slavery and the Civil War; diplomacy and isolationism in the post–Civil War period.
HIS 371
AMERICAN DIPLOMATIC HISTORY SINCE 1898
3, 3/0
War with Spain and the rise to world power; inter-American and Far Eastern relations; diplomacy of World War I; retreat to isolationism; road to World War II; global war and its aftermath; leadership in the United Nations and the Cold War; inter-American and Far Eastern affairs.
HIS 372
AMERICAN FOREIGN POLICY IN THE FAR EAST
3, 3/0
Prerequisite: Sophomore, junior, or senior status.
Dawn of America’s Asiatic interests; early relations with China; opening of Japan; missionary activity and influence; war with Spain; America becomes a Pacific power; World War I and the rise of Chinese nationalism; American gunboat diplomacy; interwar naval conferences; Manchurian Incident; American-Japanese problems; road to war; Pearl Harbor and war in the Pacific; search for Pacific security; conflict in Korea; war and peace in Vietnam.
HIS 373
VIETNAM AND THE VIETNAM WAR
3, 3/0; NWIF
Prerequisite: Upper-division status.
Introduction to the major issues associated with the history of Vietnam and modern Vietnam’s wars with France and the United States. Origins and historical development of Vietnamese society and culture; French colonialism and the emergence of modern Vietnamese nationalism; Vietnamese communism under Ho Chi Minh; the Franco-Vietminh War; the American war in Vietnam; and postwar reunification and consolidation under the Vietnamese Communist Party.
HIS 375
HISTORY OF BYZANTINE EUROPE
3, 3/0
The history of the Byzantine Empire. Its influence on intellectual and cultural progress in Western Europe and among the Eastern and Balkan Slavs with special emphasis on internal, social, economic, political, and cultural developments.
HIS 379
MUSEUMS AND CIVIC ENGAGEMENT
3, 3/0
In-depth study of how museums and cultural agencies define community identity. Internal operations of museums and cultural agencies. Minimum 20 hours in-service (fieldwork) activity required, with 15 percent of the grade dependent upon the resulting learning from that service.
HIS 380
INTRODUCTION TO THE MUSEUM
3, 3/0
History, theory, and practices of the historical agency or museum. Extensive reading, illustrated lectures, and exercises in museum and historical-agency problems. Field trips to area museums and agencies.
HIS 381
THE ROLE OF THE HISTORY MUSEUM
3, 3/0
Theory and practice of historical investigation and publication. Uses and procedures of research in historical museums and agencies. Evaluation of source materials. Preparation of historical essays and exhibits.
HIS 385
AZTEC AND MAYA HISTORY
3, 3/0
Prerequisite: Upper-division status.
The history of the Aztec and Maya empires in Mexico and Central America before and during the Spanish conquest. The political, economic, and religious motivations for empire building among indigenous cultures. Construction of rulership; Aztec and Maya historiography; systems of trade and tribute; imperial expansion; war and sacrifice; encounter with the Spanish.
HIS 386
HISTORY OF THE INCA EMPIRE
3, 3/0
The last great empire of the ancient Americans to fall under Spanish dominance, the Inca of Peru. The political, social, and economic functions of the Inca State. The foundations of the empire in earlier civilizations of the Andes. Inca system of governance; strategies for expansion and consolidation of empire; the importance of recordkeeping and the counting device known as quipu; the function of textiles and their production; the role of ancestors and myths in state formation and function; new perspectives on the Spanish conquest.
HIS 389
HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVES (TOPICS)
3, 3/0
Examination of themes and unique developments in history that stand apart from the normal pattern; analytical and historiographical approach to such topics and phenomena as reform and reaction in American life; impact of ideology in European relations; clash of tradition and modernization in Asia; rise of nationalism in Latin America; emergence of a third world. Emphasis on class discussion of assigned materials and oral and written reactions to readings.
HIS 401
TWENTIETH-CENTURY EUROPEAN DIPLOMACY
3, 3/0
Causes and diplomatic problems of World Wars I and II; the Paris Peace Conference and interwar diplomacy; peacemaking in the cold war era; the European movement; Gaullism and its consequences.
HIS 402
THE ITALIAN RENAISSANCE
3, 3/0
Prerequisite: Upper-division status or permission of instructor.
History, politics, culture, and thought of the Italian Renaissance, its achievements, and its impact on European and world civilizations. Development and contributions of humanism and on the distinctive cultural worlds of Florence, Milan, Naples, Venice, and Rome.
HIS 404
THE SOUTH, SECTIONALISM, AND THE CIVIL WAR
3, 3/0
Prerequisite: Upper-division status.
The structure of the American south; sectional development and states’ rights; slavery; the development of antislavery agitation and reform; the rise of Lincoln and the division of political parties; Civil War and the military; constitutional and diplomatic crises; economic and social impact of the war; reconstruction of the Union.
HIS 405
REFORMATION
3, 3/0
Prerequisite: Upper-division status.
Impact of the Renaissance and Reformation on intellectual, artistic, economic, and political development of Europe; social and religious problems; humanism, secularism, classicism, individualism in Italy and Northern Europe; Protestant reform and reformers; Catholic Reformation.
HIS 406
THE FRENCH REVOLUTION AND NAPOLEON
3, 3/0
Prerequisite: Upper-division status.
Political, social, economic, and intellectual fabric of the Old Regime; the revolution; dictatorship of Napoleon and spread of revolutionary ideas; rise of modern nationalism.
HIS/SSE 407
THE TEACHING OF HISTORY
3, 3/0
Prerequisite: Upper-division status.
The curriculum and practice of teaching history, the historical perspective on the role of history in the social studies, and the political uses of the teaching discipline. Research foundation of historical meaning for instructional practice links material presented in various content and pedagogical courses in the program.
HIS 408
HISTORY OF AMERICAN THOUGHT
3, 3/0
Prerequisite: Upper-division status.
Sources of major bodies of thought and ideas in American history; their impact upon American culture; the role ideas have played in producing a distinctive culture.
HIS 412
HISTORY OF EAST CENTRAL EUROPE
3, 3/0
Prerequisite: Upper-division status.
Social, political, and economic history of the Baltic States, Western Slavdom, and the Balkan peninsula; struggle of Eastern and Western civilizations; competition of the great powers for the domination of this area and the role of these peoples as Russian satellites.
HIS 415
HISTORY AND GOVERNMENT OF NEW YORK STATE
3, 3/0
Prerequisite: Upper-division status.
Aboriginal background; development of the colony; establishment of the state; rise of political parties; past and present structure and problems of New York State government; current economic and social growth.
HIS 418
FOOD AND GLOBAL HISTORY
3, 3/0
Prerequisite: Upper-division status.
How food has influenced human society from huntergatherer societies to the present. Food rituals, famines, food and spice trade, national identity. How cultures from Asia, Africa, Europe, and the Americas understood their relationship to food.
HIS 419
CURATORSHIP
3, 3/0
Principles and techniques of collection and care of museum collection: the library, collections, audiovisual materials, archives, iconography, and historic sites; development of professional expertise in curatorship.
HIS 420
ADMINISTRATION OF THE HISTORICAL AGENCY OR ART MUSEUM
3, 3/0
Principles and practice of administration of museums. Problems of organization, collection, exhibition, public services, finance, special public relations, and trustee relations. Experience in the area of interpretation.
HIS 422
TUDOR AND STUART ENGLAND
3, 3/0
Prerequisite: Upper-division status.
Henry VII and the new dynasty; religion and politics under the early Tudors; the age of Elizabeth I; the Stuarts and the Puritan revolt; restoration and revolution; limiting the monarchy and establishing the empire.
HIS 425
MUSEUM PRESERVATION AND PRACTICE
3, 3/0
Prerequisite: Upper-division status.
Acquaints students who are nonconservation specialists with conservation principles of museum collections. Environmental, handling, and procedural issues; lecture, demonstrations, and practical work; examine exhibition and storage facilities at local institutions.
HIS 430
UNITED STATES: THE NEW NATION
3, 3/0
Prerequisite: Upper-division status.
The United States following the American Revolution through Andrew Jackson’s administration; federal authority, political parties, industrial and sectional economic development during a period of territorial, social, and diplomatic transformation; the formative and foundational structure of American society during the periods of Washington, Jefferson, and Jackson.
HIS 440
THE HOLOCAUST
3, 3/0; Upper-division status or permission of instructor
Persecution and murder of Jews and other victims of Nazi genocide. Historical anti-Semitism, the personality of Adolf Hitler, the traumas of Weimar Germany, birth and rise of the Nazi party, persecution and extermination of Jews, non-Jewish victims, the death camps, Jewish resistance, and world reaction to Nazi policies.
HIS 450
MUSEUM INTERNSHIP
6, 15/0
Prerequisites: Upper-division status, permission of instructor.
For students interested in gaining practical experience in museum work. Assignment to a particular museum is based on a student’s major-related disciplines. Students in such areas as history, anthropology, art history, education, and the natural sciences are eligible.
HIS 460
PATTERNS OF HISTORY IN SOUTHEAST ASIA
3, 3/0
Prerequisite: Upper-division status.
Examination of key topics in the social and political history of the principal regions of Southeast Asia. Primary emphasis on the cultural heritage and political origins of the major modern Southeast Asian nations. Myanmar (Burma), Thailand, Malaysia, Cambodia, Vietnam, Indonesia, Singapore, and the Philippines.
HIS 465
IMPERIALISM IN THE NINETEENTH AND TWENTIETH CENTURIES
3, 3/0; NWIF
Prerequisite: Upper-division status or instructor permission.
Imperialism in Asia and Africa through decolonization. Political and economic motives for acquiring colonies. Historiography of imperialism. Colonial administration and economic exploitation. Role of missionaries. Colonial culture and society. Women and imperialism. Collaboration, complicity, and resistance among indigenous peoples. Colonial nationalism and decolonization.
HIS/AAS 468
READINGS IN AFICAN AMERICAN HISTORY
3, 3/0
Prerequisite: Upper-division status.
The major historical writings on selected periods and topics in African American history. Readings, discussions, and writing book reviews and biographical essays.
HIS 469
BLACK PROTEST AND LEADERSHIP IN THE U. S. IN THE TWENTIETH CENTURY
3, 3/0;
Prerequisite: Upper-division status.
The black protest movements and leaders in twentiethcentury America.
HIS 480
DIGITAL MUSEUM COLLECTIONS
3, 3/0
Digital technology enables museums to make their collections more accessible. Students investigate what is involved in digitizing museum objects through classroom instruction and a class project. To balance theory with practice, students work as a group to develop their own digital collection. Course is taught at Buffalo State College and a local cultural institution.
HIS/SSE 488
INTERNSHIP
Variable credit
Prerequisites: Sophomore, junior, or senior status; background of courses or experience within the area of interest; 6 credit hours of lower-division major courses; 6 credit hours of history and social studies education course work at the upper-division level; minimum cumulative GPA of 2.5 (overall and in major coursework); approval of student advisor and department chair.
Internships provide students with guided, supervised field experiences that complement the academic program.
HIS 490
SENIOR SEMINAR IN HISTORIOGRAPHY
3, 3/0
Prerequisite: History and social studies education majors or permission of instructor.
Acquaints history and social studies education majors and others with great works of historic literature in the Western and other traditions. Introduction to the development of historical writing from ancient times to the present. Students are encouraged to assess sources that have been used to record the past and to examine the various methodologies employed by historians in studying the past.
HIS 495
SPECIAL PROJECT
HIS 497
SPECIAL WORKSHOP
HIS 498
HONORS RESEARCH
Prerequisite: Completion of 12 credit hours in the history honors program.
An advanced research course for students in the history honors sequence.
HIS 499
INDEPENDENT STUDY
