History
Professors
Thomas J. Little, Chair
Matthew Shannon
Jack Wells
Degrees and Certificates
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Interdisciplinary History and Integrative Social Sciences & Teacher Preparation — PK-6, 6-8
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Interdisciplinary History and Social Sciences & Teacher Preparation — Secondary 6-12
Classes
HIST 110 : Modern World History
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3HIST 111 : American Hist to 1861
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3HIST 112 : American Hist Since 1861
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3HIST 122 : Modern Europe
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3HIST 123 : America and the World
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3HIST 162 : China
Chinese history from the origins of Chinese civilization to the present. Three semester hours.
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3HIST 164 : Modern Middle East
Middle Eastern and Islamic history from the imperial encounters and Ottoman reforms, and the defensive modernization efforts of Middle East in the nineteenth century, to the current problems confronting the region. Emphasis on the creation of new nation-states in the aftermath of the First World War, Arab Nationalism, the Arab-Israeli conflict, and America's emergence as the dominant external power in the region. Three semester hours.
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3HIST 205 : Historical Methods
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3HIST 210 : Archaeology & Prehistory
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3HIST 220 : Economic History (US)
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3HIST 232 : Myth Magic Ritual-Ancient Wld
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3HIST 234 : Comparative Slavery and Race in the Americas
History of African American slavery and race relations in the New World with emphasis on Brazil, the United States, and the colonial Caribbean possessions of Spain, France, and Great Britain. Three semester hours.
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3HIST 251 : Perspectives in History
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3HIST 260 : The 1960S
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3HIST 305 : Approaching Global History
Comparative study of world regions and nations through an exploration of prominent historical themes, trends, and processes that connect cultures and societies across borders or across the globe. Three semester hours.
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3HIST 306 : The Old South
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3HIST 307 : Civil War & Reconstruction
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3HIST 309 : Studies in U.S. Women's Hsty
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3HIST 310X : History of Christianity
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3HIST 316 : Hist & Geog of VA & TN
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3HIST 318 : Appalachia
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3HIST 319 : Colonial & Revolutionary Ameri
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3HIST 320 : Middle Period America
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3HIST 321 : Ancient Greece
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3HIST 322 : Ancient Rome
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3HIST 324 : Medieval Europe
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3HIST 335 : History of Race in the U.S.
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3HIST 336 : International Cold War
Historical and political and diplomatic analysis of the post-1945 international history of the Cold War from the vantage points of Washington, Moscow, Beijing, and beyond. Focus on the relationships and alliances of the Cold War era, the ebb and flow of political and military tension between the Western Bloc and the Eastern Bloc, and the effects of the Cold War on contemporary world affairs. Three semester hours.
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3HIST 340 : History of England
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3HIST 350 : Special Topics in History
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3HIST 352X : Jesus
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3Prerequisites
132 or permission of instructor.
HIST 356X : Women and Christianity
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3HIST 364 : World Wars
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3HIST 379 : Iran and the West
This is a course on Iran's historical relationship with the "West". Through a series of discussions and projects, students study modern Iranian culture and politics, along with the connections between Iran, the United States, and other parts of the world. The focus is the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, though the course prepares students intellectually for global citizenship in the twenty-first century. Three credits.
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3HIST 450 : Seminar
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3Prerequisites
junior or senior status and departmental permission.
HIST 460 : Independent Study
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3HIST 470 : Internship I
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6Prerequisites
2.
HIST 471 : Internship II
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6Prerequisites
2.
HIST 490 : Honors Project
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3Prerequisites
senior status, GPA of 3.
HIST 491 : Honors Project
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3Prerequisites
senior status, GPA of 3.