26 courses with the subject HIST, each shown exactly as we captured it from the college's catalog, with every element we hold. Where the wording looks broken, that is our reading of the catalog, not the college's text.
This course comprises a wide historical survey, exploring the cultural and intellectual traditions of our global society and culture from pre-history to 1450.
This course comprises a wide historical survey, exploring the cultural and intellectual traditions of our global society and culture from 1450 to the modern period. 189 | CATAWBA COLLEGE 2026–2027 Undergraduate Catalog
PHIL 1155 Introduction to Logic OR PHIL 1166 Critical Thinking........................................................................... 3
A study of the history of North Carolina from the founding of the colony to the present.
This course introduces students to the process of writing the most common kinds of humanities-based research papers, to the ethical and historical issues of historical writing, and to the study of history from an interdisciplinary perspective.
An investigation of a selected topic or period in History. Prerequisite: HIST 1001, HIST 1002, HIST 1101, HIST 1102, or permission of the instructor.
Same as POLS 2300. A critical analysis of the basic political writings of selected modern authors important to the development of western civilization, e.g., Plato, Aristotle, St. Augustine, and St. Thomas.
Same as POLS 2310. A critical analysis of the basic political writings of selected modern authors important to the development of western civilization and political thought, e.g., Machiavelli, Bodin, Hobbes, Harrington, Locke, and Rousseau.
An investigation of a selected topic or period in History. Prerequisite: HIST 1001, HIST 1002, HIST 1101, HIST 1102, or permission of the instructor.
A survey of the major events, trends, ideas, and contexts that led to the establishment of the United States, covering the period from the establishment of Jamestown to the end of the War of 1812, with a focus on the rise and development of constitutionalism in the early nation. Prerequisite: HIST 1101, HIST 1102, or permission of instructor.
The study of the ancient world including the Near East, Greek city-states, and the Roman Empire to its decline in the fifth century.
The social, cultural, and political development of Europe from the decline of Rome to the close of the fifteenth century. Prerequisite HIST 1001, HIST 1002, or permission of the instructor.
A thorough and multifaceted examination of the causes, conflicts, and resolutions of the American Civil War and Reconstruction from the late antebellum period through 1877. Prerequisite: HIST 1101, HIST 1102, or permission of the instructor.
European History Seminars from the following ..................................................................................................... 6 HIST 3215 Ancient Seminar HIST 3510 Modern Seminar HIST 3315 Medieval Seminar HIST 4000 Readings in European History
Non-Western History Seminar from the following ............................................................................................... 3 HIST 3600 Non-Western Seminar HIST 4010 Readings in Non-Western History HIST Electives at 3000 level or above ....................................................................................................................... 6 Readings in History selected from............................................................................................................................. 3
190 | CATAWBA COLLEGE 2026–2027 Undergraduate Catalog
A survey of the major events, trends, ideas, and contexts that led to the modernization of the United States into a democratic, industrial, and global power. Prerequisite: HIST 1101, HIST 1102, or permission of instructor.
This course explores some of the questions and problems that have shaped the intellectual and cultural histories of non- Western Societies. Prerequisite: HIST 1001, HIST 1002, HIST 1101, HIST 1102, or permission of the instructor.
This course considers the history of Latin America from the late colonial period to the present day. Prerequisite: HIST 1001, HIST 1002, HIST 1101, or HIST 1102 or permission of the instructor.
An individual program designed to provide training and experience in such areas as archival organization and management, editing, historical preservation and restoration, and museology following a contractual plan initiated by the student and accepted by the department. Prerequisites: HIST 2000, 12 hours of upper-level history seminars, and permission of the instructor.
Self-directed study following a contractual plan initiated by the student and accepted by the department. Prerequisites: HIST 2000, 12 hours of upper-level history seminars, and permission of the instructor.
Total: 40
A research and writing course for seniors which emphasizes scholarly methods of historical research and writing, which, in the end, results in the production of a thesis. Prerequisites: HIST 2000 and 18 hours of history seminars or permission of the instructor.
Source: Catawba College's catalog, linked per course · table learning_unit · CourseShelf publish 61
