28 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 131Early American History: 1492-18653
A survey of early Colonial settlement in North America, relations between Native Americans and Europeans, and the establishment of 13 colonies. Also includes the development of slavery, religious movements, the American Revolution, formation of the Constitution, the early American Republic, Jacksonian democracy, and the sectional crisis and the Civil War. (3 credit hours)
A survey of post-Civil War Reconstruction, the Gilded Age, immigration and urbanization, the Progressive era, the World Wars, the 1920s, the Great Depression. Also includes, Cold War policy, post-WWII culture, social movements of the 1960s, crises of the 1970s, the age of Reagan, the post-Cold War order, the internet age, 9/11 and war in Iraq, and political culture in the twenty-first century. (3 credit hours)
This course traces the social and political transformation of Europe from the turn of the century to the post-Cold War period. Among the issues addressed are the two world wars, the diplomatic eclipse of Europe in the Cold War, changes in social structure, gender relations and economic life, and the break-up of the Cold War order. (3 credit hours)
A survey of Latin American history emphasizing comparisons with and connections to the history of the United States. Topics include pre-colonial and colonial societies; the wars of independence and their aftermaths; 19th century nationalism and state formation; and the Cold War and post-Cold War periods. This course will also emphasize the complexity of relations between these parts of the American hemisphere. (3 credit hours)
This course examines the cultural and social history of Southern Appalachia from Native American settlement to the present era. As social history, the course uncovers the economic, political, community and family- based relationships through which people of the region organized their lives. Particular attention will be paid to Native American- European-African encounters, the Civil War, industrialization, migration, and the political response to rural poverty in the 20th century. As cultural history, the course explores the multiple means through which the people of Southern Appalachia expressed their aspirations, fears, demands and reflections. This includes music, novels, the oral tradition, political discourse, religion, and material culture. (3 credit hours) Offered: Fall, Spring.
Course content varies from year to year to meet the special interests, abilities, and needs of students. (1–4 credit hours Highlander Hub. Offered: Fall, Spring.
Survey of American economic development from colonial times to the present. Special emphasis on the economic development of the South, the industrialization of the American economy, the development of banking, and the impact of international trade. (3 credit hours)
This course introduces major issues in the study of history, including the idea of historiography, important theoretical approaches informing historical research and writing, historical methods, and challenges to the historical profession. (3 credit hours) standing. Offered: Spring.
This course examines the African American experience from its beginnings in Africa to the present. Specifically, the course will explore the themes of the Atlantic slave trade, construction of African American identities in slavery, slave resistance, emancipation, struggles for civil and political equality, the great migration from the rural South to the urban North, and the African American experience since the civil rights movement. (3 credit hours)
This course will examine a particular theme in Latin American history, depending on faculty expertise and student interest. Possible topics include: pre-Columbian Latin America, the Iberian conquest, Latin America and the United States, and the history of specific countries in Latin America. (3 credit hours) strongly encouraged to enroll in Asian, Latin American or African history courses that study regions different from those they study in their World Cultures courses. Offered: Fall, Spring.
Practical off-campus experience in a field setting. For each credit hour granted students are expected to be involved in at least 45 hours of approved activity. The duration should Courses| 209 normally occur over a minimum of three weeks. (0 to 15 credit hours) Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer.
This course presents an in-depth examination of a historical topic from a global or comparative perspective. It requires a significant degree of synthesis of historical information across traditional geographical boundaries. Possible topics include, but are not limited to, environment and history, social and cultural movements, aspects of world trade such as the slave or drug trades, Tennessee in a global context, or global events such as the World Wars, the Great Depression, and others. (3 credit hours)
Course content varies from year to year to meet the special interests, abilities, and needs of students. (1–4 credit hours) Highlander Hub. Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer.
When the Senior Study requirement is fulfilled with a two- course sequence, 352 is the second course. The courses involve individual study, with the guidance of a faculty supervisor, that provides experience in independent research and the preparation of a finished paper or product. Ordinarily taken in the fall term of the senior year and preceded by 351 in the spring term of the junior year. (3 credit hours each) English Proficiency Exam, HIS 262, HUM 347, and junior standing. Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer.
When the Senior Study requirement is fulfilled with a one- course sequence, that experience is designated 353. Individual study, with the guidance of a faculty supervisor, that provides experience in independent research and the preparation of a finished paper or product. (3 credit hours) Proficiency Examination, junior standing.
