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History - HIS

  Hrs Per Week: Sem Hrs:
Prefix No Course Name Class Lab Clin/Exp Credit
HIS 111 World Civilizations I 3.0 0.0 0.0 3.0
Prerequisites: None
Corequisites: None
This course introduces world history from the dawn of civilization to the early modern era. Topics include Eurasian, African, American, and Greco-Roman civilizations and Christian, Islamic and Byzantine cultures. Upon completion, students should be able to analyze significant political, socioeconomic, and cultural developments in pre-modern world civilizations. This course has been approved to satisfy the Comprehensive Articulation Agreement general education core requirement in social/behavioral sciences.
 
HIS 112 World Civilizations II 3.0 0.0 0.0 3.0
Prerequisites: None
Corequisites: None
This course introduces world history from the early modern era to the present. Topics include the cultures of Africa, Europe, India, China, Japan, and the Americas. Upon completion, students should be able to analyze significant political, socioeconomic, and cultural developments in modern world civilizations. This course has been approved to satisfy the Comprehensive Articulation Agreement general education core requirement in social/behavioral sciences.
 
HIS 121 Western Civilization I 3.0 0.0 0.0 3.0
Prerequisites: None
Corequisites: None
This course introduces western civilization from pre-history to the early modern era. Topics include ancient Greece, Rome, and Christian institutions of the Middle Ages and the emergence of national monarchies in western Europe. Upon completion, students should be able to analyze significant political, socioeconomic, and cultural developments in early western civilization. This course has been approved to satisfy the Comprehensive Articulation Agreement general education core requirement in social/behavioral sciences.
 
HIS 122 Western Civilization II 3.0 0.0 0.0 3.0
Prerequisites: None
Corequisites: None
This course introduces western civilization from the early modern era to the present. Topics include the religious wars, the Industrial Revolution, World Wars I and II, and the Cold War. Upon completion, students should be able to analyze significant political, socioeconomic, and cultural developments in modern western civilization. This course has been approved to satisfy the Comprehensive Articulation Agreement general education core requirement in social/behavioral sciences.
 
HIS 131 American History I 3.0 0.0 0.0 3.0
Prerequisites: None
Corequisites: None
This course is a survey of American history from pre-history through the Civil War era. Topics include the migrations to the Americas, the colonial and revolutionary periods, the development of the Republic, and the Civil War. Upon completion, students should be able to analyze significant political, socioeconomic, and cultural developments in early American history. This course has been approved to satisfy the Comprehensive Articulation Agreement general education core requirement in social/behavioral sciences.
 
HIS 132 American History II 3.0 0.0 0.0 3.0
Prerequisites: None
Corequisites: None
This course is a survey of American history from the Civil War era to the present. Topics include industrialization, immigration, the Great Depression, the major American wars, the Cold War, and social conflict. Upon completion, students should be able to analyze significant political, socioeconomic, and cultural developments in American history since the Civil War. This course has been approved to satisfy the Comprehensive Articulation Agreement general education core requirement in social/behavioral sciences.
 
HIS 151 Hispanic Civilization 3.0 0.0 0.0 3.0
Prerequisites: None
Corequisites: None
This course surveys the cultural history of Spain and its impact on the New World. Topics include Spanish and Latin American culture, literature, religion, and the arts. Upon completion, students should be able to analyze the cultural history of Spain and Latin America. This course has been approved to satisfy the Comprehensive Articulation Agreement general education core requirement in social/behavioral sciences.
 
HIS 221 African-American History 3.0 0.0 0.0 3.0
Prerequisites: None
Corequisites: None
This course covers African-American history from the Colonial period to the present. Topics include African origins, the slave trade, the Civil War, Reconstruction, the Jim Crow era, the civil rights movement, and contributions of African Americans. Upon completion, students should be able to analyze significant political, socioeconomic, and cultural developments in the history of African Americans. This course has been approved to satisfy the Comprehensive Articulation Agreement premajor and/or elective course requirement.
 
HIS 228 History of the South 3.0 0.0 0.0 3.0
Prerequisites: None
Corequisites: None
This course covers the origin and development of the South as a distinct region of the United States.  Emphasis is placed on Southern identity and its basis in cultural, social, economic, and political developments during the 19th and 20th centuries.  Upon completion, students should be able to identify and analyze the major cultural, social, economic, and political developments in the South. This course has been approved to satisfy the Comprehensive Articulation Agreement premajor and/or elective course requirement.
 
HIS 231 Recent American History 3.0 0.0 0.0 3.0
Prerequisites: None
Corequisites: None
This course is a study of American society from the post-Depression era to the present.  Topics include World War II, the Cold War, social unrest, the Vietnam War, the Great Society, and current political trends.  Upon completion, students should be able to analyze significant political, socioeconomic, and cultural developments in recent America. This course has been approved to satisfy the Comprehensive Articulation Agreement premajor and/or elective course requirement.
 
HIS 235 The Spanish Borderlands 3.0 0.0 0.0 3.0
Prerequisites: None
Corequisites: None
This course surveys the development of the Spanish Borderlands of the American South and Southwest. Topics include Native American cultures, European contact, and subsequent conflicts. Upon completion, students should be able to analyze significant political, socioeconomic, and cultural developments in the Spanish Borderlands. This course has been approved to satisfy the Comprehensive Articulation Agreement premajor and/or elective course requirement.
 
HIS 236 North Carolina History 3.0 0.0 0.0 3.0
Prerequisites: None
Corequisites: None
This course is a study of geographical, political, economic, and social conditions existing in North Carolina from America's discovery to the present. Topics include native and immigrant backgrounds; colonial, antebellum, and Reconstruction periods; party politics; race relations; and the transition from an agrarian to an industrial economy. Upon completion, students should be able to analyze significant political, socioeconomic, and cultural developments in North Carolina. This course has been approved to satisfy the Comprehensive Articulation Agreement for transferability as a premajor and/or elective course requirement.
 
HIS 260 History of Africa 3.0 0.0 0.0 3.0
Prerequisites: None
Corequisites: None
This course surveys the history of Africa from pre-history to the present. Emphasis is placed on the evolution of social, political, economic, and governmental structures in Africa. Upon completion, students should be able to analyze significant political, socioeconomic, and cultural developments in Africa. This course has been approved to satisfy the Comprehensive Articulation Agreement for transferability as a premajor and/or elective course requirement.

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