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.; 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 to 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 2150 3 credits Introduction to Gay Studies: Introduction to Gay Studies is an interdisciplinary course covering the history, culture, and politics of gay men, lesbians, bisexuals, and transgendered persons around the world. The course seeks to theorize, document, uncover, and revise our existing knowledge about samesex attraction and gender identity and also examine a wide range of related historical figures and events. Using the lenses of social science, science and the humanities, the course explores ways in which sexual orientation and gender limit and expand individual experience.; Components: Lecture; Cross Offerings: ENGLISH 2150; GE:Gender Studies, Humanities-2nd course only, International Education
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: Lecture; Cross Offerings: ETHNSTDY 3010; GE: Ethnic Studies, Historical Perspective; Prereqs/Coreqs: P: HISTORY 1330 or HISTORY 1430 or consent of instructor
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 instructor
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 instructor
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 instructor
HISTORY 3140 3 credits The Civil War and Reconstruction: The origins, manifestations and results of sectional controversy in the mid-l9th century.; Components: Lecture; GE: Historical Perspective; Prereqs/Coreqs: P: HISTORY 1330 or consent of instructor
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 instructor
HISTORY 3230 3 credits The West in American History: The frontier and the American west from 1763-1920.; Components: Lecture; GE: Historical Perspective; Prereqs/Coreqs: P: HISTORY 1330 or HISTORY 1430 or consent of instructor
HISTORY 3240 3 credits African-American History 1619 to Present: The historical experience of African-Americans since 1619.; Components: Lecture; Cross Offerings: ETHNSTDY 3240; GE: Ethnic Studies, Historical Perspective; Prereqs/Coreqs: P: HISTORY 1330 or HISTORY 1430 or consent of 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: Historical Perspective-2nd course only; Prereqs/Coreqs: P: HISTORY 1430 or consent of instructor
HISTORY 3400 3 credits The Vietnam War: A survey of the thirty-year duration (1945-1975) of US 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, US anticommunist policies, US military strategy, and opposition to the war.; Components: Lecture; GE: Historical Perspective; Prereqs/Coreqs: P: HISTORY 1330 or HISTORY 1430 or consent of instructor
HISTORY 3430 3 credits Twentieth Century America: Social, political, economic and diplomatic developments in the United States during the twentieth century.; Components: Lecture; GE: Historical Perspective; Prereqs/Coreqs: P: HISTORY 1430 or consent of instructor
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 instructor
HISTORY 3460 3 credits History of Modern Africa: Examines the trajectory of African History from the early 19th century to contemporary times. Focuses on three defining moments: the Scramble and partition of Africa, the institutionalization of the colonial project, and the struggles and challenges of independence. Emphasis is on African agency and the African voice. The course will develop a view of Africans as historical actors and participants on the global stage. Students will be expected to critically analyze: African-European relations and interactions; Continuity and ruptures of African cultures during the colonial period; African strategies of resistance, accommodation, and negotiation under colonialism; Emergence of nationalist movements and struggles for independence.; Components: Lecture; GE: Historical Perspective, International Education; Prereqs/Coreqs: P: HISTORY 1020 or HISTORY 1430 or consent of instructor
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 instructor
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 Offerings: WOMSTD 3520; GE: Gender Studies, Historical Perspective; Prereqs/Coreqs: P: HISTORY 1330 or HISTORY 1430 or consent of instructor
HISTORY 3610 3 credits British Isles to 1714: The political evolution of the English state and the national development and interactions of the English, Irish, Scottish, and Welsh peoples from their origins to 1714.; Components: Lecture; Cross Offerings: POLISCI 3610; GE: Historical Perspective; Prereqs/Coreqs: P: HISTORY 1010 or HISTORY 1020 or consent of instructor
HISTORY 3620 3 credits British Isles since 1714: The political evolution of the British state and the national development and interactions of the English, Irish, Scottish, and Welsh peoples from 1714 until the present.; Components: Lecture; Cross Offerings: POLISCI 3620; GE: Historical Perspective; Prereqs/Coreqs: P: HISTORY 1010 or HISTORY 1020 or consent of instructor
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 instructor
HISTORY 3650 3 credits Women and Gender in Latin American History: Examines the continuities and ruptures in the lives of Latin American women from the colonial period to the present. Compares and contrasts the roles of women from different classes, ethnic groups, and regions. This course considers women's history through individual life stories and by looking at the social, cultural, and institutional contexts of their lives, with a focus on women as historical actors.; Components: Lecture; Cross Offerings: WOMSTD 3650; GE: Historical Perspective, International Education; Prereqs/Coreqs: P: HISTORY 1020 or HISTORY 1430 or consent of instructor

HISTORY 3660 3 credits Colonial Latin American History: Political, social, economic, and cultural history of Latin America from pre 1500 to the 1800s.; Components: Lecture; GE: Historical Perspective, International Education; Prereqs/Coreqs: P: HISTORY 1020 or HISTORY 1430 or consent of instructor
HISTORY 3670 3 credits Modern Latin American History: Political, social, economic, and cultural history of Latin America from the start of the 19th century to the present.; Components: Lecture; GE: Historical Perspective, International Education; Prereqs/Coreqs: P: HISTORY 1020 or HISTORY 1430 or consent of instructor
HISTORY 3700 3 credits Women in European Civilization: Covers activities of, and attitudes towards, women in ancient Greece and Rome, the Middle Ages, the Renaissance, the Reformation, the Enlightenment, the French Revolution, the 19th century, the two modern wars, and the end of the 20th century. Analyzes women in the context of family life, work life, education, politics, and social movements.; Components: Lecture; Cross Offerings: WOMSTD 3700; GE: Gender Studies, Historical Perspective; Prereqs/Coreqs: P: HISTORY 1010 or HISTORY 1020 or consent of instructor
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 instructor
HISTORY 3730 3 credits Medieval Europe: Rise of national monarchies, the church, feudalism, the commercial revolution, the Crusades, and the Black Death are among the highlights in this examination of Europe from the fall of the Western Roman Empire to 1500.; Components: Lecture; GE: Historical Perspective; Prereqs/Coreqs: P: HISTORY 1010 or consent of instructor
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 instructor
HISTORY 3810 3 credits Early Modern Europe: Examines the first three centuries of Europe's modern age, from the late fifteenth century to the outbreak of the French Revolution in 1789. The development of new political, economic, social, and cultural institutions distinct from those of medieval history will be covered, in areas such as religious beliefs, the exercise of monarchical power, interactions with the non-European world, and ordinary people's daily lives.; Components: Lecture; GE: Historical Perspective; Prereqs/Coreqs: P: HISTORY 1010 or HISTORY 1020 or consent of instructor
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 instructor
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 instructor
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 instructor
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 instructor
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 instructor
HISTORY 3920 3 credits Modern Middle East: The history of the Middle East from the rise of the Ottoman Empire in the 1400s to the 21st century, with an emphasis on religious, political, and economic developments.; Components: Lecture; GE: Historical Perspective, International Education; Prereqs/Coreqs: P: HISTORY 1020 or consent of instructor
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 instructor
HISTORY 3950 3 credits Modern Japan: Social, cultural, and political history of Modern Japan from the 17th century to the present.; Components: Lecture; Cross Offerings: POLISCI 3340; GE: Historical Perspective, International Education; Prereqs/Coreqs: P: HISTORY 1020 or consent of instructor
HISTORY 3970 3 credits Modern China: Social, cultural, and political history of Modern China from the 19th century to the present.; Components: Lecture; Cross Offerings: POLISCI 3350; GE: Historical Perspective, International Education; Prereqs/Coreqs: P: HISTORY 1020 or consent of instructor
HISTORY 4110 3 credits Russia to 1856: Political, social, economic, and cultural history of North Central Asia from the origins of human settlement until the middle of the nineteenth 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 instructor
HISTORY 4120 3 credits Modern Russia: Political, social, economic, and cultural history of North Central Asia from the middle of the nineteenth 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; Cross Offerings: POLISCI 4120; GE: Historical Perspective, International Education; Prereqs/Coreqs: P: HISTORY 1020 or consent of instructor
HISTORY 4230 1 - 3 credits Issues in History: Selected topics and issues of contemporary interest from U.S. and 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.; Components: Independent Study