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60 courses with the subject HST, 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.

HST 0070Senior Comprehensive Evaluation

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Edition: 2025-2026
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HST 1110Making of the West to 1500

This survey of major developments in the Mediterranean world begins with the ancient Mesopotamian and Egyptian ci

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HST 1120Search for Order in Modern Europe

A survey of major developments in European history from 1500 to the present, this course covers the rise of the ma

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Edition: 2025-2026
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HST 1200Unruly Origins: US to 1865 (NC)

This course surveys major developments in early U.S. history from prior to European contact through the end of

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Edition: 2025-2026
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HST 1210Unruly Origins: US to 1865

This course surveys major developments in early U.S. history from prior to European cont

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HST 1220Contested Democracy: US From 1865

This course traces some of the major political, social, economic and intellectual developm

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HST 1230Contested Democracy: US From 1865 (NC)

This course traces some of the major political, social, economic and intellectual developments in the Unite

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HST 13101490 SPECIAL TOPICS

These courses are designed for entry-level students and address specific topics. Each topic i

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HST 1390Fascism and Propaganda

This course focuses on the theory and practice of propaganda during the 12 years of the Third Reich. It combines the study of The course is divided into two main parts, which address (1) the historical developments in Nazi Germany until the outbreak o

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Edition: 2025-2026
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HST 1400Themes in Caribbean History

This course is a historical survey of the people and places of the English, French and Spanish Caribbean from its discovery by Europeans around 1492 to t

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HST 1410Medicine in the Ancient World

This topics course explores and compares the practice of medicine in four ancient societies: Egypt, Greece, Rome, and China. At a time when human dissection was prohibited, how did doctors across different cul

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Edition: 2025-2026
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HST 1430Millennial Generation in the U.S

This course focuses on the United States in the last thirty five years, from the early 1980s to the present. Millennials are the first generation of Americans to grow up with the Internet, have a high sense of ach

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Edition: 2025-2026
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HST 2210The World in the 20th Century

This survey of contemporary history examines critical events, ideologies and movements t

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Edition: 2025-2026
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HST 2410U.S. History Study Tour

Through readings, discussions and visits to historic sites, students will learn about m

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HST 2420Culture of the American South

This course examines the origins and evolution of the culture of the American South by focusing on five key patterns that have shaped it: agrarianism;

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Edition: 2025-2026
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HST 3010Research Methods

Students will focus on framing and answering historical questions using a variety of res

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HST 3130Modern Africa

This course explores developments since the late nineteenth century that have influenced contemporary Africa. We will examine African responses to Eur

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HST 3160The Modern Middle East

This course offers an historical perspective for better understanding critical issues in the modern Middle East. Students will survey the rise of Islam,

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Edition: 2025-2026
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HST 3210China: Empire and Revolution, 1800-Present

This course will look at the major developments in Chinese history from the beginning of the 19th century until today. Its principal focus will be the impact of the major his

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HST 3240England Within the British Empire: 17th Century to the Present

This course surveys the dramatic transformations affecting the British peoples since the Civil Wars. It examines shifts and

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HST 3260History of Ancient Greece

This course studies the political, social and cultural characteristics of the ancient Greeks, from the

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HST 3270History of the Roman Republic and Empire

This course explores the development of Rome from a small city state in the eighth century BCE, to a multi-ethnic empire

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Edition: 2025-2026
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HST 3280Ancient Heroes

This course examines the historical and social contexts surrounding ancient conceptions of heroes and heroism, through a

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HST 3290The Vikings

Come explore the world and culture of the Vikings of Medieval Europe. Topics will include their origins and relations with other peoples of the central Middle Ages,

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Edition: 2025-2026
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HST 3310World War I in Film and Literature

In this course, we will examine the poetry, novels, memoirs and films of the First World

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Edition: 2025-2026
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HST 3380Germany: War, Democracy and Hitler, 1914-1945

This course will explore the history of Germany from the outbreak of World War I through t

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Edition: 2025-2026
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HST 3381Germany after 1945: History, Memory, and the Cold War

Germany’s post-1945 history has been one of dramatic change from post-war reconstruction to the transitions following the fall of the Berlin wall. This course explores the history of the two republics that emerged from the defeated Nazi

Subject: HST
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Edition: 2025-2026
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HST 3390A History of the Holocaust

This history of the Holocaust explores the roots of this event, beginning with historical anti-Semitism

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Edition: 2025-2026
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HST 3420Religion and Society in Latin America

This course explores religion in Latin American countries from the pre-Columbian era to the modern day. Central to these explorations are investigations into the numerous religions that have been practiced within Latin American societies and how these religions have changed ove

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HST 3470Indigenous Resistance in the Andes

This course will examine the culture and history of the Andes from the pre-colonial era through modern day Bolivia and Peru.

Subject: HST
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Edition: 2025-2026
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HST 3490Comparative Slavery in the Atlantic World

Why did slaves rebel? Or to ask a different, but equally important, question: Why didn't every slave rebel? Over the course of this semester we will briefly examine slavery in the ancient world, s

Subject: HST
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Edition: 2025-2026
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HST 3510History of Modern Mexico

An introduction to the history of Mexico and to its contemporary cultural and political

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Edition: 2025-2026
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HST 3520Canada/U.S. Relations Since 1865

This class is a comparison of some of the major events in both Canadian and U.S. history since 1865. Students will learn about the different approaches to nati

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Edition: 2025-2026
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HST 3530Colonial Latin America

This course will survey the history of Latin America from pre-Columbian times through the wars for independence at the beginning of the 19th century. The course seeks to explain the develo

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Edition: 2025-2026
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HST 3540Modern Latin America

This course will survey the history of Latin America from the early 19th century to the present. The goal of the course is to enable students to gain an understanding of issues in contempora

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HST 355Notes

Students will prove their competencies in oral history by doing a major project. Powered by SmartCatalog IQ 4-2025 Student Handbook 2025-2026 Academic Catalog 2025-2026 Gra g on the factors that influenced their lives, especially gender duate Catalog Sexual Harassment Policy and Procedures 2025-2026 Student Handbook 2026-2027 Academic Catalog 2026-2027 Graduate Catalog 2026-2027 Student Handbook and region. The course also focuses on oral history as a method of doing historical research.

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HST 3550Oral History: North Carolina Women

This course focuses on what it was like to be a North Carolina woman in the 20th century, focusin

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HST 3560Early National Period, 1787-1840: Forces that Shaped the Nation

A study of the thought that produced the American Constitution and the implementation of that nati

Subject: HST
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Edition: 2025-2026
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HST 3570America's Civil War

Beginning with the era of Andrew Jackson, this course focuses on the geographic, economic, social an

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HST 3580The U.S., 1877-1940: The Consequences of Modernization

Focusing on the transformation to industrial capitalism, this course explores the major developmen

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Edition: 2025-2026
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HST 3590The United States Since 1940: Recent American History

This study of recent American history is organized around four major themes: America in World War II

Subject: HST
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Edition: 2025-2026
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HST 3600Modern American History in Film

Students will, through group activities, class discussions and independent work, learn h

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HST 3610North Carolina in the Nation

This course analyzes important events, people, and issues in the history of North Carolina, focusing on t

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Edition: 2025-2026
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HST 3620The South in American History

This course examines the South (especially post-Civil War) as a distinctive region of th

Subject: HST
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Edition: 2025-2026
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HST 3630African-American History, 1850-Present

Beginning with the slave system in the mid-19th century, this course examines recurring issues and probl

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Edition: 2025-2026
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HST 3640History of Women in the U.S

This course surveys the experiences of women in the U.S., emphasizing their changing political an

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Edition: 2025-2026
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HST 3650Social Movements in Post-Civil War America

This course covers organized efforts to change American society since Reconstruction, inc

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HST 3660U.S. Foreign Policy Since 1865

This class is designed to cover American foreign policy since the end of the Civil War to the present. Anoth

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HST 3670American Military History Through 1865

Focus is on the impact of the American Revolution on the evolution of the Army and Navy, t

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Edition: 2025-2026
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HST 3680American Military History Since 1865

This course analyzes military power as a component of foreign policy. Students concentra

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HST 3690Topics in American Indian History

Stressing the active role that Indian people have taken in the creation of their own history,

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Edition: 2025-2026
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HST 3910American Indians in the 20th Century

During the 20th century, American Indians faced consistent pressure to give up their traditional cultures and assimilate into the mainstream. Many communi

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HST 3920North American Slavery

This course examines the forced servitude of men and women of African descent in North America, particularly that portion which ultimately became the United States. While it considers o

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HST 3930LGBTQ History in the United States

This course follows the historical experiences of people in the United States now sometimes called “homosexual,” “lesbian,

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HST 489Notes

A registration form must be completed and submitted prior to the first day of class for which the student w Powered by SmartCatalog IQ dent Handbook 2025-2026 Academic Catalog 2025-2026 Graduate Catalog Sexual Harassment P ay wish to deepen their experience by working closely with a faculty mentor on a course ssion of the department chair; Cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher; and Junior or senior st ill serve as a TLA. The form will require a syllabus for 489, the course syllabus for w olicy and Procedures 2025-2026 Student Handbook 2026-2027 Academic Catalog 2026-2027 Graduate Catalog 2026-2027 Student Handbook . The course in question must have been taken by the student prior to enrollment, and a detailed plan for the apprenticeship must be worked out with the course instructor in advance. anding hich the student will serve as a TLA, and the signatures of the TLA, faculty mentor, the TLA’s faculty advisor, the department chair/program director or coordinator, and the Dean of Elon College.

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HST 4890Teaching and Learning Apprenticeship

Junior and senior history majors, especially those considering careers in history or teaching in general, m

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HST 49704979 SEMINAR: SPECIAL TOPICS

A capstone experience for majors, this course offers students practical experience in research

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Edition: 2025-2026
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HST 4985Internship in History

Designed to provide students with practical experience in history-related professions, a

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Edition: 2025-2026
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HST 4991Independent Study

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Edition: 2025-2026
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HST 4999Research in History

Students may engage in research in the field of history in conjunction with a faculty mentor. Prer

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