45 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.
Global History to 1500: This course in global history examines the interactions among human societies from prehistory to 1500. No prerequisite. (Offered every odd fall term.)
Global History since 1500: This course in global history examines the interactions among human societies from 1500 to the present. No prerequisite. (Offered every even spring term.)
Colonial North America: This course will examine the rise and fall of Great Britain's North American empire from the age of exploration through the end of the trans-Atlantic slave trade. No prerequisite. (Offered every even spring term.)
The New American Nation: This course will examine the emergence of the American nation from independence through the Gilded Age. No prerequisite. (Offered every odd spring term.)
Modern America: This course will examine the emergence of modern America from the Progressive Era to the present. No prerequisite. (Offered every even fall term.)
Modern Europe: From the Renaissance to the present, Europe transformed from a minor region to a global power. This course will explore the process of that transformation. It will emphasize cultural changes in Europe as well as the role of interactions around the globe—including the exploitation of indigenous populations—in that transformation. No prerequisite. (Offered every odd spring term.)
Latin American History: This course examines the forces and events which have shaped Latin American experiences from the sixteenth century to the present. Students will also examine the historical roots of contemporary issues such as drug trafficking, migration, and alternative approaches to economic development. No prerequisite. (Offered every even fall term.)
East Asian History since 1400: This course introduces the histories of China, Korea, Vietnam and Japan from the 15th century to the present. Emphasis is placed on the study of the social, political and religious interconnections that shaped East Asia prior to the 18th century and the impact Western colonialism had on the region thereafter. No prerequisite. (Offered every odd fall term.)
Race and Gender in Southern History: In this seminar, we will explore how the interplay of gender, class, labor, and race has impacted southern history at crucial moments. Students will study an Afro-Cherokee family in the early 1800s, the prevalence of white women as enslavers in the antebellum
Prohibition America: The 1920s is often characterized as an era of unabashed freedom, from flappers to speakeasies, the Harlem Renaissance to gangster culture. Yet, the 1920s were also marked by severe restrictions on Americans’ individual rights and social and moral behavior, and by violent white supremacy. This course examines these polarizing forces by through an examination of the social and political origins of the 18th Amendment, its implications on communities across the country, and how it might inform contemporary debates over the regulation and criminalization of drugs. No prerequisite. (Offered every other fall semester.) Credit 4
Cowboys, Indians, and Aliens: The American West is mythologized for rugged individualism and the “pioneering spirit.” These myths gloss over the complex negotiations of power, and often tragedies, that were required in order for the United States to expand its colonial presence beyond the Trans-Mississippi West. The course focusses on US expansion in the continental west and beyond into the Pacific. Topics emphasized include competing imperialisms, Native American treaty rights, and environmental and labor history. Students will explore a range of primary and secondary source materials and hone their skills in written and oral communication. No prerequisite. (Offered every other fall semester.) Credit 4
Concentration Camps USA: In the months following Japan’s attack on Pearl Harbor, President Roosevelt signed Executive Order 9066, giving the War Department sweeping authority to detain and exclude persons suspected of espionage. The decision led to the internment of more than 100,000 Japanese Americans for the duration of World War II. This course explores the history of Asian immigration to the United States, the social, legal, and political forces that led to the forced removal of Japanese Americans in the 1940s, and the legacies internment left in the decades following the end of the war. No prerequisite. (Offered every other fall semester.)
Seminar in American History: This introductory seminar in U.S. history engages students in close examination of selected topics, highlights careful analysis of historical evidence, and close readings of selected texts. Students will also practice their writing skills by composing a seminar paper keyed to the seminar's work. Topics will vary. Repeatable for a total of 8 hrs. No prerequisite. (Offered every semester.)
Seminar in World History: This introductory seminar in world history engages students in close examination of selected topics, highlights careful analysis of historical evidence, and close readings of selected texts. Students will also practice their writing skills by composing a seminar paper keyed to the seminar's work. Topics will vary. Repeatable for a total of 8 hrs. No prerequisite. (Offered in spring semesters as needed.)
Global Environmental History: This course explores the relationships between humans, societies, and their environments, from the 1400s to the present. From imperialism to industrialization to the climate crisis, humans have shaped, and been shaped, by their natural environments in ways that impact the world around us today. Students learn about this history through themed weeks that will guide them through the 223
Crusades and Holy Wars: Premodern Religious Violence: This course will explore religious violence in different contexts in th European and Mediterranean worlds from the late 11th century to the 16th century. The class will examine four experiences: the crusades between Christian armies of Europe and Muslim states in the Holy Lands, the inquisition against the Cathars in 13th and 14th century France, popular violence during the French Wars of Religion in the sixteenth century, and the Christian-Muslim Mediterranean frontier of the sixteenth century. The class will focus on what qualifies for religious violence, the sorts of conditions that produced it, and how the violence was resolved. No prerequisite. (Offered every other even spring semester.)
Slavery in the Atlantic World: Students in HST 297 will examine the individual, human drama of the slave trade and its broader transatlantic context. The seminar combines historical research with Geographic Information Systems 9GIS) techniques to access, contextualize, and chart these stories digitally across time and space. Students will develop their own lines of inquiry as they explore records pulled from numerous historical archives and compiled in Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade Database. They will place this research into the historical context of the Atlantic World.
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Research Methods: This seminar engages students in the research techniques and writing styles used by historians, attorneys, legal researchers and others engaged in the systematic reconstruction of past events. Students will work with both primary and secondary materials, and will produce an original research project at the end of the semester. This course fulfills the writing-intensive course requirement for the history department. No prerequisite. (Offered every other spring semester.)
Digital History: HST 306 equips students with digital tools for historical research. Students explore a range of techniques to complement traditional methods of historical analysis, including the generation of chronological and geocoded data, data mining, and textual analysis. Students apply these skills in the production and visualization of original historical content in a variety of digital formats.
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Gaming the Past: Most historians recognize the value of exploring popular conceptions of history in film and literature. This course applies the same principle to historical representations in video games--a growing industry that rivals the revenues of other media and includes millions of players worldwide. How do game designers construct historical narratives? What are some common conceptions (and misconceptions) present in these games? How different might they look if historians created them? No prerequisites. (Offered as needed.)
American Revolution: This course is designed to explore the political, social and economic development in British North America between 1760 and 1800. Students will study the events that precipitated the imperial crisis, the war itself, and the ideas and circumstances that shaped the nation-building effort following military victory. No prerequisite. (Offered every other odd fall term.)
Inventing American Capitalism: After the American Revolution, the United States lacked a truly domestic economy and remained financially dependent on Great Britain. Yet, by the end of the nineteenth century, America had become the most productive and prosperous nation in the world. This course will explore the economic and political developments that fueled this transition and led to the invention of a uniquely American economy. No prerequisite. (Offered every other odd fall term.)
Slavery and Empire in America: This course will explore the central role slavery and westward expansion played in the development of Southern society before the American Civil War. Emphasis is placed on Southern culture and political identity, the African American experience and nature of power and authority in the Southern social order. No prerequisite. (Offered every other even fall term.)
Civil War America: The American Civil War was one of the defining moments in American history. In this course, students will explore the road to secession, the war itself, and the political effort to reunite the Union after four years of bloody conflict. Through the examination of both secondary and primary sources, students will also examine the meaning of this important event from a national, sectional, racial, constitutional, individual, social, political and moral perspective. No prerequisite. (Offered every other even fall term.)
Immigration and the Making of America: This course will explore the major themes and debates in American immigration history. Topics will include key migration waves, immigration policy, acculturation and attitudes towards immigrants, with an emphasis on the post-Civil war period. Methodological issues in research immigrant history will also be explored. No prerequisite. (Offered spring term, as needed.)
Urban America: Have you ever wondered what it would have been like to have lived through the Harlem Renaissance or questioned what spurred the growth of suburban tracks that now surround metropolitan centers like Atlanta and Los Angeles? Urban America provides an overview of the social and political forces that drove urbanization from the colonial period through the present with an emphasis on the nineteenth through the twenty-first century. No prerequisite. (Offered spring term, as needed.)
Civil Rights in America: In 1903, W.E.B. Dubois argued that "the problem of the twentieth century is the problem of the color line." In fact, the problem of racial inequality has inspired people to action since the mid-nineteenth century. This course will explore what historians have referred to as "the Long Civil Rights movement" and examines how activists in the pre- World War II era laid a foundation for post-war civil rights initiatives. Students will also explore whether there was a single civil rights movement and place civil rights initiatives in both national and international contexts. No prerequisite. 224
Cold War America: In the three decades that comprise the Cold War the landscape of American politics, culture, and technology underwent dramatic change. This course will examine the Cold War Era (1945-1980) through the lenses of national and international policymaking, popular and social history, and new scientific technologies. From Atomic birthday cakes and McCarthyism to anti-colonalism and civil rights, students will examine the Cold War as an era that re-shaped the political and social fabric of the country and created questions that continue to inspire debate in American society to the present. No prerequisites. (Offered spring term, as needed).
French Revolution and Napoleon: This course explores the politics and culture of the French Revolution and the Age of Napoleon, from the 1780s to 1815. It examines the relationships among revolutionary politics, war, poetry, music and visual arts. While France will be the focus of this course, the material studied will come from across Europe, from Dublin to Berlin, from Copenhagen to Rome, from Madrid to Moscow, and the Americas as well. No prerequisite. (Offered every other odd fall term.)
Dragons and Dungeons: This upper-level seminar will focus on politics and culture in Medieval England, that land of dragons and dungeons, from the reign of Richard the Lion-Hearted in the 12th century to the War of the Roses in the 15th century. No prerequisite. (Offered every other odd fall term.)
Russian Revolutions: This course investigates three explosive events in Russian history: the Bolshevik Revolution of 1917; the Stalinist e Revolutions of the 1930s, and the collapse of the Soviet Union and the creative of contemporary Russia, after 1991. While the course focuses on the Russian experience, it also considers the global impact of that experience. No prerequisite. (Offered every other even fall term.)
The World at War: This course explores changes in war, state, and society brought about by the Great War, the Russian Revolution, and the Second World War. While the course focuses on Europe, it also deals with the broader impact of these wars across the globe. Students will discuss changing social mores, political and economic ideologies, and genocides that resulted from these wars. No prerequisite. (Offered every other even fall term.)
Invasion of the Americas: This course investigates the European conquest and settlement of the Americas, from the mid-fifteenth century through the end of the colonial period. Students will follow the voyages of Columbus, race the establishment of Spanish missions, and track the settlement of multiple frontiers across the hemisphere. The course will investigate the nature and legacy of these colonial conquests through a series of research-based role-playing simulations and students will encounter conquistadors, pirates, farmers, ranchers, miners, priests, and rebels along the way. No prerequisite. (Offered every other even spring term.)
Roots of the Mexican Nation: Viva Mexico! This course explores key moments in the history of Mexico from the pre- Columbian period to the present. It introduces students to important discussions concerning the formation of Mexican society and culture. The class considers topics ranging from the Spanish Conquest, foreign interventions in the 19th century, the dictatorship of Porfirio Diaz, and the Mexican Revolution, to the roots of contemporary issues such as narco- trafficking and migration. No Prerequisite. (Offered every other even spring term.)
Native Americas: This upper-level seminar studies the history of the indigenous people of the Americas from an ethnohistorical perspective, ranging from pre-Columbian civilizations through the colonial period and to the modern experience. Using traditional documentary sources, but also archaeological data, anthropological studies, oral histories, and linguistic insights, students will explore ke themes in a hybrid seminar/workshop format. No prerequisite. (Offered as needed.)
Youth Revolution in China: This course examines the role young people played in shaping China's modern revolutionary period (1850-present) and immerses students in the revolutionary writings of some of China's key Communist leaders. From college students in the early twentieth-century Republican Era to Red Guards who waged war on traditional culture during the Cultural Revolution, China's youth have both inspired change and complicated the way China thinks about it's past and present. No prerequisite. (Offered every spring term).
Topics: International Preparation: This course examines international aspects of a selected subject matter in preparation for international experience around the same topic. Open only to students enrolled in the corresponding international experience course. Students must earn a grade of C- or better (an average of 70) in order to participate in HST 399. The total number of hours for HST 398 and HST 399
International Experience: The international experience component of HST 398. Students will have the opportunity to experience firsthand many of the topics studied in the prerequisite course. The total number of hours for HST 398 and HST 399 cannot exceed four total hours.
Topics in World History: Topics are announced annually. Repeatable for a total of 8 hours. No prerequisites. (Offered every term.)
Topics in American History: Topics are announced annually. Repeatable for a total of 8 hours. No prerequisite. (Offered every term.)
Directed Readings: Independent investigation of a topic through a program of directed readings. There will be an interpretive paper and oral examination conducted by department members.
Independent Study: Independent investigation of a topic through the writing of a research paper; oral examination conducted by department members.
Masterworks: Masterworks is the History Department's "capstone" course and is required of all history majors. All history majors conclude their study of history by creating a serious history project, such as a research paper or alternative project approved by the history faculty. Each student will complete this work under the guidance of the Queens history faculty and present this work both to the faculty and to other history students.
Source: Queens University of Charlotte's catalog, linked per course · table learning_unit · CourseShelf publish 61
