2003-2005 Catalog - University of Arkansas at Monticello

HIST Courses(History)HIST 1013 Survey of Civilization I3 credits: 3 hours lectureCivilization to 1660. European and world developmentemphasizing cultural, economic, religious, and politicalchanges. Some attention is given to non westerncivilization.HIST 1023 Survey of Civilization II3 credits: 3 hours lectureEuropean and world development from 1660 to thepresent, emphasizing cultural, economic, religious, andpolitical changes. Some attention given to nonwesterncivilization.HIST 2213 American History I3 credits: 3 hours lectureThe growth of the United States from the discovery ofAmerica to 1876.HIST 2223 American History II3 credits: 3 hours lectureThe United States from 1876 to the present.HIST 3403 Emergence of Modern Europe3 credits: 3 hours lecturePrerequisites: HIST 1013, HIST 1023The evolution of Europe in the 17th and 18th centuries,the French Revolution, Napoleon.HIST 3423 Britain3 credits: 3 hours lecturePrerequisites: HIST 1013, HIST 1023British history with emphasis on political, constitutional,and imperial institutions.HIST 348V Field CourseVariable creditA field course consisting of travel, observation, andstudy of selected historic sites.HIST 349V Seminar in World HistoryVariable creditPrerequisites: HIST 1013, HIST 1023A selected period or topic with extensive readings,acquaintance with source material, and classdiscussion. Not to exceed 3 credit hours per semester.Can be repeated for up to 12 hours.HIST 3503 Middle East and North Africa3 credits: 3 hours lecturePrerequisites: HIST 1013, HIST 1023From the Prophet Muhammad (6th century A.D.) to thepresent; emphasis on the development of Islamicculture from the 7th to the 13th centuries, the Ottomans,and the last 150 years.HIST 3513 Historiography and Historical Methods3 credits: 3 hours lecturePrerequisites: HIST 1013, HIST 1023, HIST 2213, HIST2223A study of history as a discipline, how historians useprimary sources, and major schools of historicalinterpretation.HIST 3523 Modern Europe3 credits: 3 hours lecturePrerequisites: HIST 1013, HIST 1023Major political, social, and economic developments inEurope since 1815.HIST 3543 American West3 credits: 3 hours lecturePrerequisites: HIST 2213, HIST 2223The westward movement in American history, withemphasis upon the social, economic, and politicalinfluence of the frontier in American life.HIST 3553 Africa3 credits: 3 hours lecturePrerequisites: HIST 1013, HIST 1023The entire continent from earliest times through thepresent; emphasis on the continuity of Africancivilization through the first independent period,colonialism, and the second independent period.HIST 3563 Russia3 credits: 3 hours lecturePrerequisites: HIST 1013, HIST 1023Kievan and Appanage Russia, the rise of Moscow, theAge of St. Petersburg, the Soviet Age.HIST 3573 Colonial America3 credits: 3 hours lecturePrerequisites: HIST 2213, HIST 2223European exploration and settlement in the NewWorld, the War of Independence, and the creation of theUnited States.HIST 3583 Latin America3 credits: 3 hours lecturePrerequisites: HIST 1013, HIST 1023Evolution of Latin America from the PreColumbianepoch through the contemporary period with anemphasis on political, social, and economicdevelopments.HIST 3593 Arkansas History3 credits: 3 hours lecturePrerequisite: HIST 2213 or HIST 2223Social, political, and economic evolution of Arkansas fromthe Spanish and French explorations to the present.HIST 4603 Modern America, 190019453 credits: 3 hours lecturePrerequisites: HIST 2213, HIST 2223The Progressive Movement, World War I, the RoaringTwenties, the Great Depression, the New Deal, andWorld War II.188Course Descriptions