Course Index: History

HISTORY 1010 3 credits World Civilization I: The history of humankind to 1715, with emphasis upon the interaction among the peoples of Africa, Asia and Europe. (Fall, Spring, Summer); Components: Discussion, Lecture; GE: Historical Perspective
HISTORY 1020 3 credits World Civilization II: The history of humankind since 1715, with emphasis upon the interaction among the peoples of the modern world.; Components: Discussion, Lecture; GE: Historical Perspective, International Education
HISTORY 1330 3 credits History of the United States, 1492-1877: A general survey of American history based on major social, political and economic developments from colonial times through the Civil War and Reconstruction.; Components: Discussion, Lecture; GE: Historical Perspective
HISTORY 1430 3 credits History of the United States since 1877: Continuation of a general survey of American History based on major social, political and economic developments from the Reconstruction to the present.; Components: Discussion, Lecture; GE: Historical Perspective
HISTORY 3010 3 credits Race, Gender and United States Labor History: Social, cultural, and economic history of American working people from the colonial period to the present.; Components: Laboratory; GE: Historical Perspective, Ethnic Studies; Prereqs/Coreqs: P: HISTORY 1330 or HISTORY 1430 or consent of the instructor or the department chair
HISTORY 3070 3 credits Latin American History: The development of Hispanic and Portuguese America from the pre-contact native civilizations to the present.; Components: Lecture; GE: Historical Perspective, International Education; Prereqs/Coreqs: P: HISTORY 1020 or HISTORY 1430 or consent of instructor or department chair
HISTORY 3080 3 credits American Military History: A survey of American military history with emphasis on the development of military policy and civil-military relations.; Components: Lecture; GE: Historical Perspective; Prereqs/Coreqs: P: HISTORY 1330 or HISTORY 1430 or consent of the instructor or department chair
HISTORY 3120 3 credits American Colonial History: The American Colonies, British policies and the Revolution.; Components: Lecture; GE: Historical Perspective; Prereqs/Coreqs: P: HISTORY 1330 or consent of the instructor or the department chair
HISTORY 3130 3 credits New Nation: Major trends and developments in the new nation: framing the constitution, establishment of a new government, development and expansion, the Jacksonian era 1783-1848.; Components: Lecture; GE: Historical Perspective; Prereqs/Coreqs: P: HISTORY 1330 or consent of the instructor or the department chair
HISTORY 3140 3 credits The Civil War and Reconstruction: The origins, manifestations and results of sectional controversy in the mid-19th century.; Components: Lecture; GE: Historical Perspective; Prereqs/Coreqs: P: HISTORY 1330 or consent of the instructor or the department chair
HISTORY 3150 3 credits Gilded Age and Progressive Era: The transformation of the United States from an agrarian nation to an urban, industrial society, 1877-1917.; Components: Lecture; GE: Historical Perspective; Prereqs/Coreqs: P: HISTORY 1430 or consent of the instructor or the department chair
HISTORY 3230 3 credits The West in American History: The frontier and the West from 1763-1920.; Components: Lecture; GE: Historical Perspective; Prereqs/Coreqs: P: HISTORY 1330 or HISTORY 1430 or consent of the instructor or the department chair
HISTORY 3240 3 credits African-American History 1619 to Present: The historical experience of African-Americans since 1619.; Components: Lecture; Cross Offering: ETHNSTDY 3240; GE: Ethnic Studies, Historical Perspective; Prereqs/Coreqs: P: HISTORY 1330 or HISTORY 1430 or consent of the instructor or department chair
HISTORY 3320 3 credits History of Wisconsin: Development of the state of Wisconsin from colonial times to the present.; Components: Lecture; GE: Hist Perspective-2nd course only; Prereqs/Coreqs: P: HISTORY 1430 or consent of the instructor or the department chair
HISTORY 3400 3 credits The Vietnam War: A survey of the 30-year duration (1945-1975) of U.S. intervention in Southeast Asia, which led to the Vietnam War. Emphasis is placed on the domestic and geopolitical sources of Vietnam's struggle for independence, U.S. anticommunist policies, U.S. military strategy and opposition to the war.; Components: Lecture; GE: Historical Perspective; Prereqs/Coreqs: P: HISTORY 1330 or HISTORY 1430 or consent of the instructor or the department chair
HISTORY 3430 3 credits Twentieth Century America: Social, political, economic and diplomatic developments in the United States during this century.; Components: Lecture; GE: Historical Perspective; Prereqs/Coreqs: P: HISTORY 1430 or consent of the instructor or the department chair
HISTORY 3450 3 credits History of U.S. Foreign Relations: An introduction to the origin and evolution of political, economic and cultural relations between the United States and the rest of the world.; Components: Lecture; GE: Historical Perspective; Prereqs/Coreqs: P: HISTORY 1330 or HISTORY 1430 or consent of the instructor or the department chair
HISTORY 3480 3 credits The United States since 1945: A detailed examination of the U.S. after World War II, leading up to the present time. The course is structured around, though not limited to, these recurring subjects: the U.S. as a world power and its overseas commitments, including war; the stratification of U.S. society along racial, gender and class lines, and the sustained efforts of so many Americans to secure equality; the partisanship of U.S. politics; the links between class, capitalism and culture.; Components: Lecture; GE: Historical Perspective; Prereqs/Coreqs: P: HISTORY 1430 or consent of the instructor or the department chair
HISTORY 3520 3 credits American Women's History: Surveys the changing patterns of domestic and family life, work, education and public participation of American women from the Colonial period to the present.; Components: Lecture; Cross Offering: WOMSTD 3520; GE: Gender Studies, Historical Perspective; Prereqs/Coreqs: P: HISTORY 1330 or HISTORY 1430 or consent of the instructor or the department chair
HISTORY 3610 3 credits History of England to 1714: The major political, economic and social development in Britain from earliest times to the Glorious Revolution.; Components: Lecture; GE: Historical Perspective; Prereqs/Coreqs: P: HISTORY 1010 or consent of the instructor or the department
HISTORY 3620 3 credits History of England since 1714: A continuation of History 3610, but may be elected as an independent unit.; Components: Lecture; GE: Historical Perspective; Prereqs/Coreqs: P: HISTORY 1020 or consent of the instructor or department chair
HISTORY 3640 3 credits Imperialism in Africa and Asia: European political and economic imperialism in Africa and Asia from the 15th century to the present.; Components: Lecture; GE: Historical Perspective, International Education; Prereqs/Coreqs: P: HISTORY 1020 or consent of the instructor or department chair

HISTORY 3700 3 credits Women in European Civilization: Covers actions of, and attitudes towards, women in ancient Greece and Rome, the Middle Ages, the Reformation, the Enlightenment, the French Revolution, the 19th century and the two modern wars. Analyzes women in context of family life, work life, education and social movements.; Components: Lecture; Cross Offering: WOMSTD 3700; GE: Gender Studies, Historical Perspective; Prereqs/Coreqs: P: HISTORY 1010 or HISTORY 1020 or consent of the instructor or the department chair
HISTORY 3710 3 credits Ancient Civilizations: The history of ancient civilizations including artistic, cultural, economic, intellectual, political, religious and social development.; Components: Lecture; GE: Historical Perspective; Prereqs/Coreqs: P: HISTORY 1010 or consent of the instructor or the department
HISTORY 3730 3 credits Medieval Europe: Rise of national monarchies, the church, feudalism and manorialism and the Crusades are among the highlights in this treatment of Europe from the fall of the Western Roman Empire to the Renaissance.; Components: Lecture; GE: Historical Perspective; Prereqs/Coreqs: P: HISTORY 1010 or consent of the instructor or the department chair
HISTORY 3740 3 credits The Renaissance and Reformation: Europe in the transition period from medieval to modern civilization. Special emphasis on the history of ideas, culture and religion.; Components: Lecture; GE: Historical Perspective; Prereqs/Coreqs: P: HISTORY 1010 or consent of the instructor or the department chair
HISTORY 3830 3 credits French Revolution and Napoleon 1789-1815: Background, development and results of the French Revolution and Age of Napoleon. Coverage includes the European scene in the late 18th century and the impact on the contemporary world.; Components: Lecture; GE: Historical Perspective; Prereqs/Coreqs: P: HISTORY 1020 or consent of the instructor or department chair
HISTORY 3850 3 credits Twentieth Century Europe: The origin and development of the main trends, factors and problems of today's world, with discussion of contemporary issues.; Components: Lecture; GE: Historical Perspective; Prereqs/Coreqs: P: HISTORY 1020 or consent of the instructor or department chair
HISTORY 3860 3 credits History of Western Science: Covers developments in science in ancient Greece and Rome, the Middle Ages, the period of the Scientific Revolution (including Copernicus, Galileo and Newton), Darwinism, quantum physics and Einstein's theories.; Components: Lecture; GE: Historical Perspective; Prereqs/Coreqs: P: HISTORY 1010 or HISTORY 1020 or consent of the instructor or the department chair
HISTORY 3870 3 credits Nazi Germany and the Holocaust: An examination of the origins and development of Nazism in Germany under the leadership of Adolf Hitler, with particular attention to the genocide against European Jewry known as the Holocaust.; Components: Lecture; GE: Historical Perspective; Prereqs/Coreqs: P: History 1020 or consent of the instructor or the department chair
HISTORY 3880 3 credits Modern European Thought and Culture: An examination of the evolution of European intellectual culture from the rise of modernity in the Scientific Revolution through the Enlightenment, Romanticism, Realism, Existentialism and Modernism to the (purported) end of modernity in Post-Modernism. Related movements such as conservatism, socialism, nationalism, feminism and fascism will also be covered. This course conceives of thought and culture very broadly and is primarily concerned with the social, political and economic context of Europe's intellectual development.; Components: Lecture; GE: Historical Perspective; Prereqs/Coreqs: P: HISTORY 1010 or HISTORY 1020 or consent of the instructor or the department chair
HISTORY 3920 3 credits Modern Middle East: The history of the Middle East in the 20th century.; Components: Lecture; GE: Historical Perspective, International Education; Prereqs/Coreqs: P: HISTORY 1020 or consent of the instructor or department chair
HISTORY 3930 3 credits East Asia: An analysis of East Asian civilizations from their origins to the present and their relations with the rest of the world.; Components: Lecture; GE: Historical Perspective, International Education; Prereqs/Coreqs: P: HISTORY 1010 or HISTORY 1020 or consent of the instructor or the department chair
HISTORY 3950 3 credits Modern Japan: Social, cultural and political history of Modern Japan from the 17th century to the present.; Components: Lecture; Cross Offering: POLISCI 3340; GE: Historical Perspective, International Education; Prereqs/Coreqs: P: HISTORY 1020 or consent of the instructor or department chair
HISTORY 3970 3 credits Modern China: Social, cultural and political history of Modern China from the 19th century to the present.; Components: Lecture; Cross Offering: POLISCI 3350; GE: Historical Perspective, International Education; Prereqs/Coreqs: P: HISTORY 1020 or consent of the instructor or department chair
HISTORY 4110 3 credits Russia to 1856: Political, social, economic and cultural history of North Central Asia from the origins of the human settlement until the middle of the 19th century, with particular attention to Russian civilization and the origin and growth of the Russian Empire.; Components: Lecture; GE: Historical Perspective, International Education; Prereqs/Coreqs: P: HISTORY 1010 or HISTORY 1020 or consent of the instructor or the department chair
HISTORY 4120 3 credits Modern Russia: Political, social, economic and cultural history of North Central Asia from the middle of the 19th century until the present time, with particular attention to Russian civilization, and the political evolution from Russian empire, to Soviet partocracy, to presidential republic.; Components: Lecture; GE: Historical Perspective, International Education; Prereqs/Coreqs: P: HISTORY 1020 or consent of the instructor or the department chair.
HISTORY 4230 1 - 3 credits Issues in History: Selected topics and issues of contemporary interest from world history. The specific topic will be chosen by the instructor and announced when the course is scheduled. May be repeated for credit.; Components: Lecture
HISTORY 4660 1 - 8 credits Cooperative Field Experience: Enhancement of the educational experience through placement of a student with a cooperating agency, business or institution. The nature of the assignment, type of experience, number of credits and evaluation procedure to be stipulated in a statement of agreement (learning contract) between the student and the department.; Components: Field Studies
HISTORY 4720 1 - 3 credits Individual Research in History: Particularly useful for history majors who intend to do graduate work. Department consent required.; Components: Independent Study