Undergraduate Catalog 2007-2008
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HIS 150 Introduction to History
Credit HoursRecitation/Lecture HoursStudio HoursClinical HoursLab Hours


An examination of the ideas and values that have shaped modern consciousness and of the way that historical forces influence ideas and values. An introduction to the methods and materials of the historian.
30000

HIS 160
Credit HoursRecitation/Lecture HoursStudio HoursClinical HoursLab Hours


An introduction to history through the comparative study of civilizations. An investigation of the period from 1500 to the present and the global interaction of civilizations since the beginnings of western European exploration and expansion.
30000

HIS 200 The Ancient Mediterranean World
Credit HoursRecitation/Lecture HoursStudio HoursClinical HoursLab Hours


An examination of the history and culture of antiquity, with special emphasis on the development and historical significance of Greece and Rome. The readings are primary sources, such as works of literature, history, and philosophy. The evidence of art and archaeology is also considered.
30000

HIS 210 Europe in the Middle Ages and Renaissance
Credit HoursRecitation/Lecture HoursStudio HoursClinical HoursLab Hours


An examination of the history and culture of Europe from late antiquity through the Renaissance, with a focus on the reading of primary sources. The art and architecture of the age are also studied.
30000

HIS 220 Early Modern Europe
Credit HoursRecitation/Lecture HoursStudio HoursClinical HoursLab Hours


The major social, political, economic, cultural, and intellectual developments in European history from the 16th through the 18th centuries. Topics for consideration include life and thought in the Reformation, political ideas and structures, the Scientific Revolution, and the Enlightenment.
30000

HIS 230 Europe in the 19th and 20th Centuries
Credit HoursRecitation/Lecture HoursStudio HoursClinical HoursLab Hours


The major social, political, economic, cultural, and intellectual developments in European history from the French Revolution to the present. Some attention will be paid to European colonialism and imperialism during this period.
30000

HIS 240 Modern Middle East
Credit HoursRecitation/Lecture HoursStudio HoursClinical HoursLab Hours


An historical survey of the Middle East from the rise of Muhammad to the modern period. Among the topics to be discussed are the rise and development of Islam, the politics and culture of Islamic empires, women and gender in Islam, reactions to the West, Arab nationalism, and the Arab-Israeli conflict.
30000

HIS 250 The United States to 1877
Credit HoursRecitation/Lecture HoursStudio HoursClinical HoursLab Hours


A survey of American development from colonial beginnings through the end of Reconstruction. Among the topics examined are: the encounter of Native Americans, Europeans, and Africans in colonial America; the American Revolution; the emergence of the American political system and of distinctive cultural styles; changing patterns of work, economy, society, and technology; and the sectional crisis which divided the nation.
30000

HIS 251 The United States since 1877
Credit HoursRecitation/Lecture HoursStudio HoursClinical HoursLab Hours


A study of the emergence of modem America. Among the topics examined are industrialization, urbanization and (im)migration; the impact of new technologies; the rise of the United States as a military and economic superpower; the evolution of popular culture; and movements for social change.
30000

HIS 264 Comparative Civilizations
Credit HoursRecitation/Lecture HoursStudio HoursClinical HoursLab Hours


An introduction to history through the comparative study of civilizations. An investigation of the period from 1500 to the present and the global interaction of civilizations since the beginnings of western European exploration and expansion.
30000

HIS 270 Modern China and Japan
Credit HoursRecitation/Lecture HoursStudio HoursClinical HoursLab Hours


An introduction to the history of modem China and Japan, with an emphasis on their political and cultural development and their encounter with Western culture and technology.
30000

HIS 280 Modern Latin America
Credit HoursRecitation/Lecture HoursStudio HoursClinical HoursLab Hours


An introduction to Latin American history and culture, with attention to pre-Columbian civilizations and peoples, the colonial experience, and the vicissitudes of nationhood. U.S.-Latin American relations will also be explored.
30000

HIS 290 Modern Africa
Credit HoursRecitation/Lecture HoursStudio HoursClinical HoursLab Hours


This is an overview of the modern African past from the transatlantic slave trade to the present. Topics include the slave trade, state-marketing in pre-colonial Africa, colonial domination by Europeans, movements for independence, and post-independence issues.
30000

HIS 291 Historical Methods
Credit HoursRecitation/Lecture HoursStudio HoursClinical HoursLab Hours


This course is an introduction to historical research and writing. It allows students to explore the use of primary sources, the skills of historical analysis, questions of style, and diverse career paths related to history.
30000

HIS 309 History of the Catholic Church
Credit HoursRecitation/Lecture HoursStudio HoursClinical HoursLab Hours


Important moments in the history of the Catholic Church are explored, including the Constantinian settlement, reforms of the 11th Century, 18th Century revolutions, and the Second Vatican Council.
30000

HIS 316 History of American Women
Credit HoursRecitation/Lecture HoursStudio HoursClinical HoursLab Hours


Uses the methods of feminist analysis to examine the experiences and changing roles of women in particular periods of American history. Content varies (e.g., the Progressive Era, World War II, the 1950s).
30000

HIS 317 Social History of Art in Italy
Credit HoursRecitation/Lecture HoursStudio HoursClinical HoursLab Hours


The art and architecture of Italy in antiquity, the Middle Ages, and the Renaissance. Visits to museums, archaeological sites and surrounding historic cities, including Florence and Siena, are included in the course.
30000

HIS 330 England, to 1485
Credit HoursRecitation/Lecture HoursStudio HoursClinical HoursLab Hours


A survey of political, legal, economic, social and religious institutions in England from the Anglo-Saxon period to the end of the fifteenth century. Special emphasis is placed on the creation of the English monarchy and the evolution of English law and legal institutions.
30000

HIS 331 Tudor-Stuart England
Credit HoursRecitation/Lecture HoursStudio HoursClinical HoursLab Hours


A survey of political, legal, economic, social and religious developments in England from 1485 to 1714. Special emphasis is placed on the role of religion in the transformation of the English monarchy and government and the on the redefinition of authority in government between Crown and Parliament.
30000

HIS 332 Modern Britain
Credit HoursRecitation/Lecture HoursStudio HoursClinical HoursLab Hours


A survey of political, legal, economic and social change in England and the new "Great Britain" from 1714 to the present. Emphasis is placed on cultural and intellectual developments, industrialization, and empire.
30000

HIS 341 History of Canada
Credit HoursRecitation/Lecture HoursStudio HoursClinical HoursLab Hours


A survey of Canadian history from aboriginal/pre- colonial settlement through the twentieth century, with particular attention to Confederation/nation building, political and social movements, relation to the Empire and Canada's position in international affairs.
30000

HIS 348 African-American History
Credit HoursRecitation/Lecture HoursStudio HoursClinical HoursLab Hours


A survey of African-American history from the West African background to the present. Among the topics to be examined are: the transatlantic slave trade, the development of African-American culture, slavery, free blacks, emancipation, life in the segregated South, 20th-century urban migrations, and the era of the civil rights movement.
30000

HIS 355 The United States Since 1945
Credit HoursRecitation/Lecture HoursStudio HoursClinical HoursLab Hours


An in-depth examination of American society and politics since the Second World War. Special attention is devoted to the impact of war on the American people; the evolving presidency; demographic, technological, and economic trends; and empowerment movements of women and minorities.
30000

HIS 357 U.S. Labor History
Credit HoursRecitation/Lecture HoursStudio HoursClinical HoursLab Hours


A survey of labor developments in the United States from 1800 to the present. Special attention will be paid to case studies involving factory women, immigrant workers, labor-management conflicts and control strategies, and organized labor after 1935.
30000

HIS 358 American Cultural Studies
Credit HoursRecitation/Lecture HoursStudio HoursClinical HoursLab Hours


A multidisciplinary course exploring specific aspects of American culture during different historical periods. A wide variety of source materials (e.g. literary works, art, films, television) are employed. The thematic focus and period will vary. Past topics have included: the American literary and artistic Renaissance of the 1830s and '40s; public representations of women and minorities; popular music; the culture of the Cold War; the decade of the 1950s, the 1960s, etc.
30000

HIS 359 History of American Thought, 1865 to the Present
Credit HoursRecitation/Lecture HoursStudio HoursClinical HoursLab Hours


A survey of major trends in thought, literature and art from the Civil War to the present, with special attention to the impact of evolutionary theory, the reformers and visionaries of the Gilded and Progressive periods; the New Deal era; and the post World War II period.
30000

HIS 360 History of American Technology
Credit HoursRecitation/Lecture HoursStudio HoursClinical HoursLab Hours

Prerequisites:
HIS 251



A study of the changing character of the "American technological style" as seen through major U.S. technical systems (e.g. railroads, telegraph, mass production, automotive production, electronic communications, agriculture, and nuclear) in terms of technical designs and their societal contexts.
30000

HIS 365 Introduction to Gender History
Credit HoursRecitation/Lecture HoursStudio HoursClinical HoursLab Hours

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A multicultural introduction to themes in gender history. Focuses on how men and women have responded to social, political, and economic changes. This course examines gender in community, labor, politics, social movements, and sexuality. Aimed at developing critical thinking about the evolving role of gender in the past.
30000

HIS 380 History of Mexico
Credit HoursRecitation/Lecture HoursStudio HoursClinical HoursLab Hours


Examines the Mexican past from Pre-Columbian beginnings to the present. Among the topics considered are: ancient cultures, colonial experience, independence movements, nation building, the Mexican revolution, the genesis of the one-party system, and the recent democratic movement. Contemporary issues such as NAFTA, immigration, and the illicit drug trade will also be discussed.
30000

HIS 399 History at the Movies
Credit HoursRecitation/Lecture HoursStudio HoursClinical HoursLab Hours


An examination of the ways the past has been represented in motion pictures. It opens up consideration of how our society sees, remembers, and shapes historical events, personalities and traditions. Content varies.
30000

HIS 407 History of the English Common Law
Credit HoursRecitation/Lecture HoursStudio HoursClinical HoursLab Hours


An introduction to the development of the English legal tradition and system from the Anglo-Saxon period to the 17th century, when the basic institutions and concepts of the law were in place. Makes extensive use of primary sources to illustrate evolving English law.
30000

HIS 410 Medieval People
Credit HoursRecitation/Lecture HoursStudio HoursClinical HoursLab Hours


An excursion into medieval English social history and an opportunity for extensive experience with primary sources (e.g. court rolls, account records, tax rolls, wills, etc.) Provides the opportunity to recapture elements of individual lives from the 13th to the 16th century.
30000

HIS 425 Topics in the Italian Renaissance
Credit HoursRecitation/Lecture HoursStudio HoursClinical HoursLab Hours

Prerequisites:




An intensive examination of selected topics in the history of the Italian Renaissance, such as the history of the cities of Florence, Rome, and Venice; art and letters; humanism in its various forms; history and historiography.
30000

HIS 431 Interpreting Capitalism
Credit HoursRecitation/Lecture HoursStudio HoursClinical HoursLab Hours


A reading seminar aimed at understanding the evolution of capitalism during the 18th, 19th, and 20th centuries as seen in classic interpretations of the Industrial and Capitalist Revolution. Extensive reading and appropriate assignments.
30000

HIS 445 Topics in English Historiography
Credit HoursRecitation/Lecture HoursStudio HoursClinical HoursLab Hours


A seminar focusing on specific aspects of the changing historiography of the history of England. Content varies, and can emphasize the writing of history in the past as well as changing attitudes toward the past by later historians.
30000

HIS 448 Topics in African-American History
Credit HoursRecitation/Lecture HoursStudio HoursClinical HoursLab Hours


An intensive examination of selected topics or periods in African-American history, such as the Atlantic slave trade, slavery, black abolitionists, the emancipation experience, life in the segregated South, the urban experience, the civil rights movement, African- American culture, and black nationalism.
30000

HIS 449 Slavery and Sectionalism, 1815-1861
Credit HoursRecitation/Lecture HoursStudio HoursClinical HoursLab Hours


An examination of the dramatic transformation and expansion of the United States between 1815 and 1861, with a focus on the growing sectional tensions that emerged over slavery. Major topics include the rise of mass politics and the Second Party System, the emergence of mass culture, the market revolution in the North, the growth and maturation of slavery in the South, movements for reform, westward movement, and the growing division between North and South.
30000

HIS 450 Reforms and Utopias: 19th Century America
Credit HoursRecitation/Lecture HoursStudio HoursClinical HoursLab Hours


This course explores the origins, ideologies, tactics, and outcomes of major utopian communities and reform movements in the United States during the nineteenth century.
30000

HIS 451 Civil War and Reconstruction
Credit HoursRecitation/Lecture HoursStudio HoursClinical HoursLab Hours


An examination of the division and reunion of the United States between 1861 and 1877. Topics explored include: the causes of the Civil War; political, military, economic, and social aspects of the war years; and the successes and failures of Reconstruction.
30000

HIS 456 Detroit in the 20th Century
Credit HoursRecitation/Lecture HoursStudio HoursClinical HoursLab Hours


An intensive examination of Detroit's dramatic changes, problems and prospects, with particular emphasis on the 20th Century. Examines "boom and bust" auto economy, the "Arsenal of Democracy," (im)migration and race, artistic and cultural contributions. Employs a multidisciplinary approach to bringing the city's past to life.
30000

HIS 457 Michigan History
Credit HoursRecitation/Lecture HoursStudio HoursClinical HoursLab Hours


An examination of the history of Michigan. Topics include Native American cultures; the French and British colonial period; Michigan and the American Revolution and Civil War; industrialization, politics, and (im)migration patterns in the 20th century; Michigan and the Great Lakes in the global economy.
30000

HIS 464 Topics in Gender History
Credit HoursRecitation/Lecture HoursStudio HoursClinical HoursLab Hours

Prerequisites:

HIS 365 or permission of the instructor


Recently, new studies have questioned how certain gender categories have shaped historical development. Using a comparative historical approach, students will examine and analyze seminal works in the area of gender studies and gender history. Topics may include Historical Constructions of Gender, History of Sexuality, Gender and Film, Studies on Masculinity, or Studies on Femininity.
30000

HIS 466 American Constitutional and Legal History
Credit HoursRecitation/Lecture HoursStudio HoursClinical HoursLab Hours


Designed to familiarize students with the development of the American legal tradition from the Civil War to the present. An emphasis will be placed on the analysis of major Supreme Court decisions in their political and social context.
30000

HIS 481 Topics in Latin American History
Credit HoursRecitation/Lecture HoursStudio HoursClinical HoursLab Hours

Prerequisites:

HIS 280 or permission of instructor


A research or readings seminar involving an intensive examination of a particular topic or period in Latin American history, such as Latin American revolutions or social movements in Latin America.
30000

HIS 489 Historical Literature
Credit HoursRecitation/Lecture HoursStudio HoursClinical HoursLab Hours

Prerequisites:
HIS 150



An examination of the evolution of the discipline of history from the ancient Greeks to the present with special attention to selected historians. Debate over the nature and purpose of historical inquiry will be considered, including the historian as moralist or detached observer/critic, the matter of objectivity, and the historian as creative artist.
30000

HIS 491 Black Abolitionist Workshop
Credit HoursRecitation/Lecture HoursStudio HoursClinical HoursLab Hours

Prerequisites:

HIS 250, HIS 348, or HIS 450


A workshop approach to the problems and issues of research and writing in African- American history, using the resources of the Black Abolitionist Archives. Students work collaboratively on ongoing projects examining personalities, communities, and social movements between 1830 and the end of the Civil War.
30000

HIS 494 Introduction to Public History
Credit HoursRecitation/Lecture HoursStudio HoursClinical HoursLab Hours


Aimed at students interested in career opportunities in History beyond teaching and the law. Readings, projects, speakers, and field trips will introduce students to work in museums, archives, editing and publishing, historic preservation agencies, and historical societies.
30000

HIS 495 Directed Study
Credit HoursRecitation/Lecture HoursStudio HoursClinical HoursLab Hours

Prerequisites:

Permission of a full-time instructor or department chair.


An independent reading or research project, under the direction of a member of the History faculty, on a topic of special interest to the student. Usually open only to upper-division History majors.
1-30000

HIS 498 Internship
Credit HoursRecitation/Lecture HoursStudio HoursClinical HoursLab Hours


Open by permission to selected undergraduate History majors. Provides an opportunity for students to gain practical experience in one of the settings encompassed by Public History, such as a museum, archive, or historic site
30000

HIS 499 Senior Seminar
Credit HoursRecitation/Lecture HoursStudio HoursClinical HoursLab Hours


An intensive research seminar required for completion of the major. Topic varies.
30000

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