HIS 103The Historian's Craft: Analyzing and Writing about
World Civilizations to 1500 CE
- Subject
- HIS
- Type
- course
- Edition
- 2026-2027
- Source
- peace.edu
William Peace University · Courses
HIS
20 courses with the subject HIS, 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.
HIS 104The Historian’s Craft: Analyzing and Writing about World Civilizations4
Since 1500 CE This 4-credit history course explores the diverse and changing nature of human civilizations since 1500 CE. During the last half-millennium, global contacts increased in scope and velocity, creating an international system that requires our understanding if we are to function as informed citizens of the world. Special attention will be paid to the increased exchange of information, technology, and biology (including people) and to 128 | 2026-27 William Peace University Academic Catalog
- Subject
- HIS
- Credits (min)
- 4
- Credits (max)
- 4
- Credit unit
- credit hours
- Type
- course
- Edition
- 2026-2027
- Source
- peace.edu
HIS 1993 credit hours
- Subject
- HIS
- Type
- alias
- Source
- peace.edu
HIS 200Multicultural From the Start: Indigenous and Colonial America4
meets the Peace Core Social Sciences requirement History 200 introduces students to early American history starting with the arrival of the first human beings to North America roughly 9,000 years ago. Throughout the semester we explore indigenous and Colonial American history with a focus on the rich diversity of peoples and cultures that cooperated and competed for control over their local communities, as well as the North American continent. Key topics include Paleo- Indian culture, the diversity and sophistication of Native American civilizations, the arrival of the first Europeans to the continent, the “Columbian Exchange” and its consequences, Spanish, French, and English colonization efforts, the cultural and religious diversity of settlers to Britain’s North American colonies, the Atlantic slave trade, the rise of slavery in America, and ongoing Native American responses to European settlement. Students gain an appreciation for the enormous cultural diversity of early American history through an examination of a rich selection of primary and secondary sources, including artwork, sermons, court documents, letters, documentary and Hollywood films, music, and material culture. Students engage in class and small team discussions and collaborate in hands-on group projects and activities. Finally, students learn about the extensive public and professional opportunities to continue to engage with the past long after they have completed this course. Throughout the semester, “history in action” days feature museum and archival field trips (virtually and/or in-person) as well as special classes led by guest teachers within the profession (academic historians, librarians, museum directors and curators, archeologists, and social activists), among other opportunities to connect history and community.
- Subject
- HIS
- Credits (min)
- 4
- Credits (max)
- 4
- Credit unit
- credit hours
- Type
- course
- Edition
- 2026-2027
- Source
- peace.edu
HIS 201"Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness?”: The
U.S. to 1865 (US I)
- Subject
- HIS
- Type
- course
- Edition
- 2026-2027
- Source
- peace.edu
HIS 202Myth, Memory, and History: Reexamining the
American Story Since 1865 (US II)
- Subject
- HIS
- Type
- course
- Edition
- 2026-2027
- Source
- peace.edu
HIS 295/395/495: Special Topics1-4
A course whose content may vary from term to term according to the needs of the academic department, student demand or the interests of the faculty member.
- Subject
- HIS
- Credits (min)
- 1
- Credits (max)
- 4
- Credit unit
- credit hours
- Type
- course
- Edition
- 2026-2027
- Source
- peace.edu
HIS 300Happy Days?: Mid-Twentieth Century American
History and Culture (WWII to Vietnam)
- Subject
- HIS
- Type
- course
- Edition
- 2026-2027
- Source
- peace.edu
HIS 302Backyard Explorers: Local Museums, Historic Sites
and Archives
- Subject
- HIS
- Type
- course
- Edition
- 2026-2027
- Source
- peace.edu
HIS 348“New South”: From Reconstruction to Confederate Memorial4
Controversies (1865-present) This course examines the history of the American South from the end of the Civil War to the present day. Topics include Reconstruction and its aftermath, racial politics and segregation, efforts to industrialize and modernize the region, the impact of the WWI, the New Deal, and World War II on various groups of Southerners, the successes and setbacks of the Long Civil Rights Movement, as well as current debates over the place of Confederate Monuments in public spaces, and the rapidly changing demographics of the region. We explore such issues through an academic and public history perspective. The class opens with a field trip to Charlotte’s Levine Museum of the New South. This museum provides a stimulating introduction to many key course themes while also sparking the imagination of student teams who will collaborate throughout the semester to create their own hands-on, physical museum exhibits based on Southern historical topics of their choice. The term will culminate in a public presentation and tour of student exhibits.
- Subject
- HIS
- Credits (min)
- 4
- Credits (max)
- 4
- Credit unit
- credit hours
- Type
- course
- Edition
- 2026-2027
- Source
- peace.edu
HIS 349“Still I Rise”: American Slavery, Abolitionism, and4
the Civil War
- Subject
- HIS
- Credits (min)
- 4
- Credits (max)
- 4
- Credit unit
- credit hours
- Type
- course
- Edition
- 2026-2027
- Source
- peace.edu
HIS 350Women Rise Up: A Comparative Study of Historical4
- Subject
- HIS
- Credits (min)
- 4
- Credits (max)
- 4
- Credit unit
- credit hours
- Type
- course
- Edition
- 2026-2027
- Source
- peace.edu
HIS 355“The Woman Problem”: American Women’s History4
Since Seneca Falls (1848)
- Subject
- HIS
- Credits (min)
- 4
- Credits (max)
- 4
- Credit unit
- credit hours
- Type
- course
- Edition
- 2026-2027
- Source
- peace.edu
HIS 370Our Stories, Our History: Conducting Oral History4
Your family and community's everyday experiences and actions – as ordinary (or extraordinary) as they may seem – shape the fabric of human history. In this class students learn the art and practice of oral history: the recording and examination of historical information as told by individuals with personal knowledge of past events. Over the course of the semester, students create and implement their own oral history projects. They complete, transcribe, and evaluate a series of interviews on a family- history or community-history project. The course culminates in a conference-style celebration in which students share their work with classmates, family and community members, and interviewees.
- Subject
- HIS
- Credits (min)
- 4
- Credits (max)
- 4
- Credit unit
- credit hours
- Type
- course
- Edition
- 2026-2027
- Source
- peace.edu
- Prerequisite
- HIS 202
HIS 377History of the Vietnam War4
The Vietnam War of the 1960s and 1970s affected the history of more than one country. In this course, you will trace the origins of the Vietnam War, the events of the war itself (including the policy decision that shaped those events), and the effects of the war on both Vietnamese and American societies.
- Subject
- HIS
- Credits (min)
- 4
- Credits (max)
- 4
- Credit unit
- credit hours
- Type
- course
- Edition
- 2026-2027
- Source
- peace.edu
HIS 390“Drum Majors for Justice”: Examining and Practicing4
- Subject
- HIS
- Credits (min)
- 4
- Credits (max)
- 4
- Credit unit
- credit hours
- Type
- course
- Edition
- 2026-2027
- Source
- peace.edu
HIS 392Slavery: A Global and Historical Exploration4
- Subject
- HIS
- Credits (min)
- 4
- Credits (max)
- 4
- Credit unit
- credit hours
- Type
- course
- Edition
- 2026-2027
- Source
- peace.edu
HIS 393Slavery: A Global and Historical Examination4
Throughout the semester we will work together to explore the broad history and culture of slavery from around the world and across the centuries. We’ll start our academic journey at the beginnings of slavery in Mesopotamia. We’ll conclude by learning about the diverse and extensive problems of modern-day enslavement. In this class, we’ll learn collaboratively through instructor and student-led presentations, class discussions, and small-group projects. Students will complete and present individual 8- 10 page research project on the history and culture of enslavement from a time-period and location of their choice. Working as a team, students will also create a Peace website on the history and culture of slavery from around the world. Finally, we will consider our personal connections to slavery and learn about the responsibility and opportunities for us to advocate and act on behalf of those in bondage.
- Subject
- HIS
- Credits (min)
- 4
- Credits (max)
- 4
- Credit unit
- credit hours
- Type
- course
- Edition
- 2026-2027
- Source
- peace.edu
HIS 395Special Topics1-4
Comparative/World History Elective Courses:
- Subject
- HIS
- Credits (min)
- 1
- Credits (max)
- 4
- Credit unit
- credit hours
- Type
- course
- Edition
- 2026-2027
- Source
- peace.edu
HIS 470Thesis Capstone: Practicing and Presenting
- Subject
- HIS
- Type
- course
- Edition
- 2026-2027
- Source
- peace.edu
Source: William Peace University's catalog, linked per course · table learning_unit · CourseShelf publish 61