History
HIS 104 A HISTORY OF EUROPE THROUGH THE MID-SEVENTEENTH CENTURY (3)
21 lessons, final
This course is a survey of the development of European politics, society, and culture through the Age of Religious Conflict. (E-mail and on-line options available.)
Tuition: $931
Chambers et al. The Western Experience. 6th ed.,Vol. I. McGraw-Hill, Inc.
Tierney and Scott. Western Societies: A Documentary History. 1st ed., Vol. I. Alfred A. Knopf
The Theban Plays. Penguin Classics
Beowulf. Penguin Classics
The Prince. Penguin Classics
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HIS 105 A HISTORY OF EUROPE FROM THE MID-SEVENTEENTH CENTURY TO THE PRESENT (3)
22 lessons, final
This course is a survey of the development of European politics, society, and culture from the Age of Absolutism to the present. It is a continuation of HIS 104. (E-mail and on-line options available.)
Tuition: $931
Chambers et al. The Western Experience. 6th ed. Vol. II. McGraw-Hill Inc.
Tierney and Scott. Western Societies: A Documentary History. 1st ed. Vol II. Alfred A. Knopf
Doyle, Wm. Origins of the French Revolution. 2nd ed. Oxford University Press
Bullock, Alan. A Study in Tyranny. abridged edition. Harper Perennial
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HIS 108 HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES THROUGH 1865 (3)
22 lessons, final
This course traces the nation's development through the Civil War. It is designed to meet the demands for a general understanding of American history. This course fulfills the requirements for the elementary teachers' certificate.
Tuition: $931
Roark, James L. et al. The American Promise: A History of the United States. Vol. I: To 1877. Boston: Bedford Books, 1998
Johnson, Michael. ed. Reading the American Past: Selected Historical Documents. Vol. I: To 1877. Boston: Bedford Books, 1998
Rowlandson, Mary. The Sovereignty and Goodness of God Together With the Faithfulness of His Promises Displayed, Being a Narrative of the Captivity and Restoration of Mrs. Rowlandson and Related Documents. ed. Salisbury. Bedford Books, 1997
Douglas, Frederick. Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass. ed. Blight. Bedford Books, 1998
HIS 109 HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES SINCE 1865 (3)
24 lessons, final.
A continuation of HIS 108, from 1865 to present.
Tuition: $931
Roark, James L. et al. The American Promise: A History of the United States. Vol. II: From 1865. Boston: Bedford Books, 1998
Johnson, Michael P., ed. Reading the American Past: Selected Historical Documents. Vol. II: From 1865. Boston: Bedford Books, 1998
Riis, Jacob A. How the Other Half Lives. Ed. by David Leviatin. Boston: Bedford Books, 1996
Du Bois, W. The Souls of Black Folk. Ed. David Blight and Robert Gooding-Williams. Boston: Bedford Books, 1997
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HIS 464 CIVIL WAR AND RECONSTRUCTION, 1860 TO 1877 (3)
16 lessons, final
A study of events immediately preceding the outbreak of conflict, of the military campaigns, and of the social, economic, and political developments during the periods of war and reconstruction.
Tuition: $931
McPherson, James M. Ordeal by Fire: The Civil War and Reconstruction, 2nd ed.
McPherson, James M. This Mighty Scourge: Perspectives on the Civil War. Oxford University Press.
HIS 467 MODERN AMERICAN HISTORY SINCE 1941 (3)
13 lessons, final
An intensive study of the United States from the American entry into World War II to the present, emphasizing diplomatic, military, political, economic, and sociocultural changes.
Tuition: $931
Patterson, James. America Since 1941; A History. 2nd ed. Harcourt Brace, 2000
Chafe, William, and Harvard Sitoff. A History of Our Time; Readings on Postwar America. 5th ed. Oxford University Press, 1999
HIS 578 HISTORY OF THE OLD SOUTH
16 lessons, final
A study of the colonial beginnings and expansion of southern life, economics, and society. The growth of slavery, staple agriculture, and sectional politics will constitute the major interest.
Prereq: HIS 108.
Tuition: $931
Boles, John. The South Through Time: A History of an American Region. Vol. I. Prentice Hall, 1995
Blassingame, John. The Slave Community: Plantation Life in the Antebellum South. Revised and Enlarged ed. Oxford University Press, 1979
Wyatt-Brown, Bertram. Southern Honor: Ethics and Behavior in the Old South. Oxford University Press, 1982