84 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.
HIST 101Introduction to the History Major1
This course is designed to assist incoming History majors in developing knowledge and skills that lead to academic success, while simultaneously fostering a positive transition to college life. Students will be introduced to the discipline and the best practices of professional development, including familiarity with the department’s curriculum, university career and academic resources, and related opportunities for professional growth in the campus and local community.
A survey of world history from prehistory to 1500 CE with an emphasis on historical inquiry, cultural comparison, and the role of ethnocentrism in shaping perceptions of the world. *Fulfills Civitae Core FGLO WI
A survey of world history from 1500 CE to the present with an emphasis on historical inquiry, cultural comparison, and the role of ethnocentrism in shaping perceptions of the world. *Fulfills Civitae Core FGLO WI
A survey of continuity and change in American life from the Colonial Era to 1877, with emphasis upon the political, cultural, diplomatic, and societal forces which have shaped its development. Students will analyze historical sources to practice inquiry, construct arguments, and examine historical interpretations.
A survey of continuity and change in American life from 1877 to modern times, with emphasis upon the political, cultural, diplomatic, and societal forces which have shaped its development. Students will analyze historical sources to practice inquiry, construct arguments, and examine historical interpretations.
A survey of Latin American history from the pre-Columbian era through independence. Major themes include the evolution of the societies, economies, and religions of Native American peoples; the impact of Spanish and Portuguese conquests, settlement, government, trade and culture upon native civilizations; the influence of African population and culture; and the creole nature of the resulting society in the colonial period.
A survey of the history of Latin America since independence. Major themes include the emergence of national identities, the legacies of colonialism, industrialization, social movements and revolutionary change.
This course is an introduction to the methods and practice of the study of history. Students will learn to understand how historians construct and write about the past and will be introduced to the history of the writing of history. Students will also learn to critically evaluate historical arguments and the material used to produce those arguments, to develop research skills, and to produce written work in accordance with disciplinary conventions.
HIST 300Teaching History and the Social Sciences in the Secondary School3
A methods course designed to offer preparation for student teaching, this class focuses in depth on content required for the secondary school classroom in history, political science, and social studies. Other topics covered include instructional planning, assessment and evaluation, teaching techniques, classroom management, and school/community interaction. This course is open only to students seeking secondary school licensure.
This course will reflect on the period of European colonization of North America, its impact on native societies and the introduction of enslaved Africans between the late-sixteenth and late-eighteenth centuries. The course will highlight the historical, geographical, social, economic, and political developments of English North American colonies from 1607 to 1765. We will integrate multiple perspectives related to History, Geography, Psychology, Sociology, and Economics as we explore the collision of cultures that defined the colonial experience prior to the American Revolution.
Completion of FHCI pillar *Fulfills Civitae Core PHCI SI US
HIST 302The Early American Republic3
The United States from the adoption of the Constitution of 1787 through the Mexican War. Political institutions and practice, economic growth, reform movements, and westward expansion are emphasized.
The United States from the close of the Mexican War to the Com-promise of 1877. The constitutional, political, economic, social, and military aspects of the period are emphasized.
The United States from the Compromise of 1877 to the First World War. The Industrial Revolution and its consequences, the rise of the nation to world power, and the birth of modern reformism are emphasized.
The course offers a study of the United States from the end of World War II to the present. The main emphasis is on domestic affairs, such as the economy, social conditions, religion, politics, and intellectual life.
Crosslisted With: ( POSC 314 ) A survey of the political landscape of African history. A major portion of the course examines the significance of precolonial kingdoms, assesses the growth of the “slave trade,” analyzes African intellectual history, and explores the “eve of colonialism” in Africa.
This course provides students with an upper-division introduction to career opportunities in history outside of classroom teaching. The class provides students with necessary skills in genealogical research, historic preservation and the national register nomination process, the treatment of historic sites, grant writing techniques, and knowledge of national, state, and local historical professional associations. The development of computer skills in web page design and power point presentation is emphasized.
HIST 221 and HIST 222 or permission of instructor.
Corequisite
None.
HIST 318Introduction to Museum Studies3
An introduction to the field of museology, covering the history, philosophy, and ethics of the profession; various types of museums and different aspects of museum work; the museum’s role in the community; and the effects of philanthropy and government on museums. Designed primarily for those concentrating in public history.
HIST 221 and HIST 222 or permission of the instructor
Corequisite
None
HIST 319Archival Management3
An introduction to the archival profession, including the acquisition, accessioning, arrangement and description, preservation, and referencing of archival records.
The changing role of women in American life from the Colonial era to the present, contrasting the ideology of women’s place in society with the reality of their lives. The Victorians, the fight for women’s suffrage, and the 20th-century liberation movement are emphasized.
HIST 221 or HIST 222 or WGST 110 or permission of instructor
Corequisite
None US
HIST 323American Military History3
This course examines American Military History from the colonial era through the present-day, with an emphasis on the development of military institutions during the twentieth century. In addition to analyzing the major events and examining the major figures relating to the American military, it also emphasizes the evolution of military doctrine and theory, and examines the changing role of the military in American society.
This course explores the evolution and practice of digital history. Through discussion, lab, and project-based learning, students will draw upon a wide range of digital sources, tools, and technologies to conduct historical research and communicate their research to a digital audience.
This course explores the theory and practice of oral history. By doing, interpreting, and using oral history, students will develop an understanding of key issues in the field including memory, narrative, the use of oral history, ethics, and community engagement. Students will explore a variety of interview techniques, digital tools, and transcription methods while planning and completing an oral history project.
The course examines the major political, social, and, economic changes that occurred in Afghanistan and Central Asia from the nineteenth century to the present.
The course explores the interactions among individuals, societies, and civilizations that shaped the history of the trans-Appalachian frontier and borderlands in the early American republic from 1783 to 1850. The course examines themes such as sources of Indian resistance, the contested boundaries of race and slavery, the meanings of liberty, the composition and purposes of families and communities, and the forces of disunion that threatened the nation.
An interdisciplinary survey of the history of China from the Neolithic period to the present. Topics include the spread of agriculture, the Zhou, Qin, Han, Tang, Song, Yuan, Ming, and Qing Dynasties, the period of the Chinese Republic, the Communist Revolution, Communist China and China’s rise as a geopolitical power with a focus on an understanding of the global challenges and issues facing migrant workers and the urban poor. In addition to history, course units cover religion, art, poetry, literature, and film.
Completion of FGLO Pillar *Fulfills Civitae Core PGLO WI
HIST 336History of Japan3
Japanese political and cultural history, with emphasis upon the modern period. The opening of Japan, the Meiji Restoration, modernization, the rise of militarism, the American occupation, and current issues are stressed.
This course surveys Islamic culture, from its origins in Arabia to its present role in the world today, including its diffusion to new regions such as Europe and North America. Attention focuses on the interplay of theology, religious/ritual practices, social pressures, and competing cultural dynamics across history.
This course traces the evolution of conflict in the modern Middle East with a focus on warfare, generational misunderstandings, religious compunctions, economic stress, gender issues, and resource competition.
The course examines the history of East Africa, the geographic region south of the Saharan Desert and between the Indian Ocean and the Equatorial Rainforest. As East Africa is one of the “cradles of humanity,” the course will begin with an examination of the Stone Age and will continue through the political and social crises that have plagued the region in recent years. Other course themes include the Bantu and Nilotic migrations, the Iron Age, state formation, the slave trade, imperialism, and the anti-colonial struggles for independence.
Completion of the FSRC and FHCI Pillars *Fulfills Civitae Core PHCI WI
HIST 345Critters, Crops, and Disasters in Latin America3
This course examines the changing relationship between nature and human culture in Latin America. Attention will be given to human attitudes and appetites, from Aztec cannibalism to contemporary conspicuous consumption, as well as to the role of characters like hookworms, whales, hurricanes, bananas, ants, and guano in history. NW
HIST 346Gender and Sexuality in Latin American History3
This course is an introduction to gender and sexuality in Latin American history from the pre-conquest period to the present. Emphasis will be on gender and power relations during major events and processes in Latin American history, including conquest, the development of colonial social and economic institutions, industrialization and globalization, Indigenous movements, state building, and revolution.
An interdisciplinary survey of the history of Spain from prehistory to the twenty-first century. Topics include Roman Spain, the Visigoths, Caliphate of Córdoba, Reconquista, Siglo de oro, Spanish Civil War, and the transition to democracy after the Franco dictatorship. EU
This course examines the history of the Andes from the Inka Empire to the 21st century. Topics include the rise of the Inka state, the conquest of the Andes, silver and exploitation in Potosí, the wars for independence, the Chaco War and the War of the Pacific, the miracle of guano, Sendero Luminoso and other revolutionary movements, contemporary Indigenous movements, coca production and drug trafficking.
The social, cultural, religious, economic, and political forces that shaped Western Civilization from the High Middle Ages through the era of the religious wars (ca. 1300-1648).
A study of the origins and course of the French revolutionary era, with emphasis upon its profound political, economic, social, institutional, and intellectual significance.
This course explores the history of piracy from antiquity to today. Topics include the Vikings, the impact of piracy on the development of international law, the Golden Age of Piracy, Barbary Corsairs, Indian Ocean privateers, the policing of piracy in the nineteenth century, piracy in literature and pop culture, and pirates in the twenty-first century.
Russia Since 1861. The course examines Russian history from the emancipation of the peasantry to the collapse of the Soviet Union and the rise of the current Russian federation.
The course examines the origins of French colonialism in Indochina, the rise of nationalism in Vietnam, and the First Indochina War. The course then focuses on the role of the United States in Vietnam from World War II through the 1970s and the impact of the war on American society.
An examination of the causes, major events, and consequences of World War II, including the rise and fall of Nazi Germany, Fascist Italy, and Imperial Japan, as well as the role of the United States and its allies in the conflict.
The course examines the era of the American Revolution from the end of the French and Indian War through the ratification of the Constitution. It emphasizes the constitutional, political, economic, social, and military aspects of the period, with particular focus on the background and immediate causes of the Revolution, the conduct and consequences of the war, the Confederation period, and the adoption and ratification of the Constitution.
The evolution of Greek culture and political history from c. 2000 to 300 BCE. Emphasis will be on how written documents and material artifacts testify to the dynamics that both spurred on this culture and eventually brought about its collapse.
The course examines origins, progress, and results of the Cold War between the United States and the Soviet Union, focusing on the period from the 1917 Bolshevik Revolution until the end of the Cold War in 1991. US
A survey of the development of Virginia’s government, economy, and society from colonial times to the present. The ways in which geography affected the Commonwealth’s demography, economy, and constitutional structures will be emphasized. The relationship between Virginians and national historical developments will also be explored. This course is specifically designed to meet licensure requirements for elementary education, elementary/middle school education, and Liberal Studies majors, students in other majors interested in Virginia history should enroll in
The course examines the role of Virginia in the American Civil War, 1861-1865. It emphasizes the political, economic, social, and military aspects of the period, with particular focus on the causes of the war, on military operations in Virginia and the role of Virginia troops and leaders, on the impact of the war on Virginia’s civilian population, and on the results and consequences of the war in the state. It will consist of lectures as well as visits to various Virginia battlefields.
The course examines the dynamics of English society from the sixteenth through the early eighteenth centuries. This course explores politics during the reigns of the Tudor, Stuart, and Hanoverian monarchs, as well as themes of religion and society, crime and social order, community and family, literate and oral cultural history, commerce and industrial transformation, and the impact of science on society. Trends in the historiography of the period will also be addressed.
This course will examine the complex and paradoxical society of Victorian Britain. The extreme contrasts between wealth and poverty, morality and cynicism, creativity and constriction, imperial grandeur and domestic squalor, and collectivity and individualism will be addressed. Victorians were committed to material and moral progress, industrial and commercial expansion, and world-wide free trade.
The course examines German history from the wars of unification to the present. It will cover the political, economic, military, cultural, and social events that have defined Germany and the German people with a special emphasis on themes that have influenced the creation of present-day Germany and Germans - nationalism, militarism, authoritarianism, and democracy. The readings, discussions, and lectures will cover continuities and discontinuities in German history; Germany’s so-called “special path” to modernity; unification and rule under Bismarck; imperialism under Wilhelm II; the First and Second World Wars; the collapse of democracy in Weimar Germany; the rise of Hitler and the Nazi party; the nature and ideology of the Third Reich; the Holocaust and modernity; Stunde Null or “Zero Hour”; reconstruction, occupation, and memory; two Germanys guided by two emerging super powers; identity in the re-unified Germany; and Germany’s important role in the European Union and in defining Europe in the 21st century.
This course examines the origins, nature and aftermath of the Nazi regime within the context of German and European history. It addresses political, international, social, economic, cultural, and intellectual aspects of the history of anti-Semitism in Germany and Europe; the ramifications of the Great War; the Weimar Republic and the rise of Nazism; the role of Hitler, German elites and the broader population in planning and carrying out legalized anti-Semitism and the Holocaust; the appeal of Nazism; the road to World War II; the timing and circumstances surrounding the decision to launch the Final Solution; modern and anti-modern elements of Nazi ideology; Hitler’s strategy and policy in World War II; German defeat and occupation; and the idea of “coming to terms with the past” in the aftermath.
The course examines the causes, major events, and consequences of the Nazi attempt to exterminate the Jewish population of Europe during the Second World War The class will consist of lectures, screening of documentary films, and visits to Holocaust museums in Washington, D.C. and Richmond. Offered during the summer.
HIST 380Social Studies Inquiry and Methods for Elementary Learners3
Crosslisted With: ( ELEM 380 ) Teacher Candidates engage in disciplinary inquiry within and across the social sciences to investigate case studies of major themes and contributions in United States history from 1492 to 1877. Teacher Candidates apply disciplinary knowledge, tools, and forms of representation into inquiry-based learning experiences that are developmentally appropriate and culturally responsive for PK-6 learners. This course also explores enduring and innovative principles, resources, and strategies to meet diverse learning needs and interests across social studies contexts. The successful completion of an embedded field-related experience is required.
ELEM 320 and ELEM 340 , both with a C+ or higher, and admission to Teacher Candidacy
Corequisite
ELEM 360
HIST 382Practicum in Teaching History and the Social Sciences in the Secondary School2
This course entails integrating pedagogical practices in the disciplines of History and the Social Sciences through micro-teaching opportunities during 60 hours in a social studies classroom in an approved public school setting under Longwood supervision.
Admission to Teacher Preparation; fulfillment of requirements for OPS practicum placements
Corequisite
HIST 300
HIST 383International Study in Africa3
This course will provide a short-term immersion in a contemporary culture that will complement historical study and analysis. May be repeated for credit when course topic changes. Offered during intersession or during the summer.
Subject
HIST
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
3
Credit unit
credits
Type
course
Repeatable
May be repeated for credit when course topic changes.
This course will provide a short-term immersion in a contemporary culture that will complement historical study and analysis. May be repeated for credit when course topic changes. Offered during intersession or during the summer.
Subject
HIST
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
3
Credit unit
credits
Type
course
Repeatable
May be repeated for credit when course topic changes.
Research seminar course focused on an in-depth study of a topic or period in United States History. In this course students will practice their skills as historians, through readings, seminar-style discussions, a research project, and a formal oral presentation. May be repeated for credit when topic changes.
HIST 250 and one 300-level HIST course, or permission of instructor
Corequisite
None US
HIST 408Seminar in U.S. History3
Research seminar course focused on an in-depth study of a topic or period in United States History. In this course students will practice their skills as historians, through readings, seminar-style discussions, a research project, and a formal oral presentation. May be repeated for credit when topic changes.
HIST 250 and one 300-level HIST course, or permission of instructor
Corequisite
None US
HIST 409Seminar in U.S. History3
Research seminar course focused on an in-depth study of a topic or period in United States History. In this course students will practice their skills as historians, through readings, seminar-style discussions, a research project, and a formal oral presentation. May be repeated for credit when topic changes.
HIST 250 and one 300-level HIST course, or permission of instructor
Corequisite
None US
HIST 414Seminar in European History3
Research seminar course focused on an in-depth study of a topic or period in European History. In this course students will practice their skills as historians, through readings, seminar-style discussions, a research project, and a formal oral presentation. May be repeated for credit when topic changes.
HIST 250 and one 300-level HIST course, or permission of instructor
Corequisite
None EU
HIST 415Seminar in European History3
Research seminar course focused on an in-depth study of a topic or period in European History. In this course students will practice their skills as historians, through readings, seminar-style discussions, a research project, and a formal oral presentation. May be repeated for credit when topic changes.
HIST 250 and one 300-level HIST course, or permission of instructor
Corequisite
None EU
HIST 416Seminar in European History3
Research seminar course focused on an in-depth study of a topic or period in European History. In this course students will practice their skills as historians, through readings, seminar-style discussions, a research project, and a formal oral presentation. May be repeated for credit when topic changes.
HIST 250 and one 300-level HIST course, or permission of instructor
Corequisite
None EU
HIST 420Seminar in Non-Western History3
Research seminar course focused on an in-depth study of a topic or period in Non-Western History. In this course students will practice their skills as historians, through readings, seminar-style discussions, a research project, and a formal oral presentation. May be repeated for credit when topic changes.
HIST 250 and one 300-level HIST course, or permission of instructor
Corequisite
None GL
HIST 421Seminar in Non-Western History3
Research seminar course focused on an in-depth study of a topic or period in Non-Western History. In this course students will practice their skills as historians, through readings, seminar-style discussions, a research project, and a formal oral presentation. May be repeated for credit when topic changes.
HIST 250 and one 300-level HIST course, or permission of instructor
Corequisite
None GL
HIST 422Seminar in Non-Western History3
Research seminar course focused on an in-depth study of a topic or period in Non-Western History. In this course students will practice their skills as historians, through readings, seminar-style discussions, a research project, and a formal oral presentation. May be repeated for credit when topic changes.
HIST 250 and one 300-level HIST course, or permission of instructor
Corequisite
None GL
HIST 450Career Preparation in History1
This is the capstone course in history at Longwood University. It includes an assessment of student outcomes, the preparation of a professional portfolio, and an investigation of career opportunities in history. Satisfactory completion of this course and each of its requirements is required of all history majors for graduation.
HIST 482Directed Teaching of Social Studies in the Secondary School12
This course is required of all students seeking Secondary Teaching Licensure in History and the Social Sciences in the state of Virginia. Each student is assigned to work with a qualified Cooperating Teacher in an approved secondary school setting. The Student Teacher will follow the schedule of the Cooperating Teacher(s).
Completion of all major and professional education coursework; completion of Praxis II; maintain a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.5 and a major GPA of 2.5
Corequisite
None
HIST 490Directed or Independent Study1-18
Must be approved by the head of the department. May be repeated.
A minimum cumulative GPA of 2.5 is required to enroll
Corequisite
None
HIST 498Senior Thesis in History3
Students conduct an in-depth project in history under the direction of a faculty member and the Longwood Senior Thesis Committee. May be repeated as 499.
