HIST 101World Civilizations I3
A survey of world history from Ancient Egypt, Greece, and Rome to the European Middle Ages. Credit(s): 3
- Subject
- HIST
- Credits (min)
- 3
- Credits (max)
- 3
- Credit unit
- Credit(s)
- Type
- course
- Edition
- 2026
- Source
- catalog.su.edu
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HIST
27 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 102World Civilizations II3
A survey of world history from the Middle Ages to the present. Credit(s): 3
- Subject
- HIST
- Credits (min)
- 3
- Credits (max)
- 3
- Credit unit
- Credit(s)
- Type
- course
- Edition
- 2026
- Source
- catalog.su.edu
HIST 103United States History I3
A survey of American history from the colonial period to the Civil War. Credit(s): 3
- Subject
- HIST
- Credits (min)
- 3
- Credits (max)
- 3
- Credit unit
- Credit(s)
- Type
- course
- Edition
- 2026
- Source
- catalog.su.edu
HIST 104United States History II3
A survey of American history from the Civil War to the present. Credit(s): 3
- Subject
- HIST
- Credits (min)
- 3
- Credits (max)
- 3
- Credit unit
- Credit(s)
- Type
- course
- Edition
- 2026
- Source
- catalog.su.edu
HIST 111Thinking Historically3
Developing the insights and perspective of thinking historically is a dimension of every field of study. Using principles of critical thinking, analysis of evidence, examination of arguments and assumptions and expository writing, this course helps to develop these skills for any student. Course topics vary; recent offerings have focused on terrorism and women’s issues. Credit(s): 3
- Subject
- HIST
- Credits (min)
- 3
- Credits (max)
- 3
- Credit unit
- Credit(s)
- Type
- course
- Edition
- 2026
- Source
- catalog.su.edu
HIST 201The Practice of History3
The practice of history requires mastery of important skills. These include: critical thinking, archival research, material cultural analysis, document interpretation, scholarly writing, documentation and oral communication. By developing these skills through instruction, practice, and active experience, this course prepares students for successful performance in the history major, as well as lifelong achievement in a variety of professions. Credit(s): 3
- Subject
- HIST
- Credits (min)
- 3
- Credits (max)
- 3
- Credit unit
- Credit(s)
- Type
- course
- Edition
- 2026
- Source
- catalog.su.edu
- Prerequisite
- HIST 101 and HIST 102 or HIST 103 and HIST 104
HIST 242Introduction to Museums3
The course will provide an overview of all aspects of museum work, including museum management, governance, collections care and conservation, marketing, fundraising, interpretation and educational program development and reservation of cultural resources. Themes woven throughout the course will include collection and interpretation ethics, the role of museums in society and strategies of cultural preservation. Credit(s): 3
- Subject
- HIST
- Credits (min)
- 3
- Credits (max)
- 3
- Credit unit
- Credit(s)
- Type
- course
- Edition
- 2026
- Source
- catalog.su.edu
HIST 295Topics3
Study of specific topics, issues or themes within the field of history. Credit(s): 3
- Subject
- HIST
- Credits (min)
- 3
- Credits (max)
- 3
- Credit unit
- Credit(s)
- Type
- course
- Edition
- 2026
- Source
- catalog.su.edu
HIST 303American Colonial History3
A study of the social and political development of the American colonies. Credit(s): 3
- Subject
- HIST
- Credits (min)
- 3
- Credits (max)
- 3
- Credit unit
- Credit(s)
- Type
- course
- Edition
- 2026
- Source
- catalog.su.edu
- Prerequisite
- HIST 103
HIST 304Middle Period America3
A study of American History from 1789 to 1860 covering the post-Revolutionary Era, Jeffersonian America, Jacksonian America and the Sectional Crisis. Credit(s): 3
- Subject
- HIST
- Credits (min)
- 3
- Credits (max)
- 3
- Credit unit
- Credit(s)
- Type
- course
- Edition
- 2026
- Source
- catalog.su.edu
- Prerequisite
- HIST 103
HIST 305Civil War and Reconstruction3
A military, political, economic, social and cultural study of the war from the Compromise of 1850 to the removal of federal troops from the Southern states in 1877. Credit(s): 3
- Subject
- HIST
- Credits (min)
- 3
- Credits (max)
- 3
- Credit unit
- Credit(s)
- Type
- course
- Edition
- 2026
- Source
- catalog.su.edu
- Prerequisite
- HIST 103 or HIST 104
HIST 306Slavery & Freedom3
This course investigates the complexities of life for enslaved people from the arrival of the first enslaved humans in Jamestown in 1619 through slavery’s Constitutional death, the role enslaved people and free Blacks played in aiding in slavery’s annihilation, the manner in which formerly enslaved people sustained the legacy of emancipation and how the legacies of American slavery persist in the present. Credit(s): 3
- Subject
- HIST
- Credits (min)
- 3
- Credits (max)
- 3
- Credit unit
- Credit(s)
- Type
- course
- Edition
- 2026
- Source
- catalog.su.edu
- Prerequisite
- HIST 103
HIST 308Civil War in Memory & Popular Culture3
This course examines the various ways Union and Confederate veterans interpreted their own wartime experiences, as well as postwar memorialization, the complexities and limits of postwar reconciliation, the role of literature and film in shaping our understanding of the conflict and the various ways in which certain movements such as Civil Rights have influenced interpretations of the conflict. Credit(s): 3
- Subject
- HIST
- Credits (min)
- 3
- Credits (max)
- 3
- Credit unit
- Credit(s)
- Type
- course
- Edition
- 2026
- Source
- catalog.su.edu
- Prerequisite
- HIST 103 or HIST 104
HIST 309Interpreting Civil War Historic Sites3
This course investigates modern methods and challenges of interpreting Civil War battlefield landscapes and historic sites, examines various perspectives through which the Civil War era is interpreted and provides practical experience in developing interpretive products. Credit(s): 3
- Subject
- HIST
- Credits (min)
- 3
- Credits (max)
- 3
- Credit unit
- Credit(s)
- Type
- course
- Edition
- 2026
- Source
- catalog.su.edu
- Prerequisite
- HIST 103
HIST 312Latin American Civilization and Culture3
This course, an English version of SPAN 312 , focuses on the historic, political, religious, intellectual, artistic and social life of Latin American countries. Students will develop a deeper understanding of its various people and cultures. Specific historical events, from pre-Columbian times to the 21st century, will be studied alongside representative examples of cultural production in the fields of art, literature, music and film. Students seeking to fulfill their Spanish degree requirements with this course must take SPAN 312 . Students will not earn credit for both HIST 312 and SPAN 312 . Credit(s): 3
- Subject
- HIST
- Credits (min)
- 3
- Credits (max)
- 3
- Credit unit
- Credit(s)
- Type
- course
- Edition
- 2026
- Source
- catalog.su.edu
- Prerequisite
- HIST 103 and HIST 104
HIST 320The Great War and its Legacy3
This course focuses on the First World War, its causes and its legacy. Students will examine the war through the lenses of politics, economics, diplomacy, military goals and strategies, technology and “the war at home.” Beginning with an overview of the Great Powers and their political and economic interests and alliances, students will identify the belligerents and the conditions in Europe and its colonies before the war. Students will also focus on understanding the war from a military perspective, by examining the military campaigns and the diplomatic strategies meant to further the different belligerents’ aims. Students will also discuss the ways that the war affected society on the home front, especially the effects on non-combatants and veterans. Finally, students will review and assess the intended and unintended repercussions of the war through today. Credit(s): 3
- Subject
- HIST
- Credits (min)
- 3
- Credits (max)
- 3
- Credit unit
- Credit(s)
- Type
- course
- Edition
- 2026
- Source
- catalog.su.edu
- Prerequisite
- C or better in ENG 101
HIST 341Introduction to Public History3
Through readings, discussions, presentations and excursions, students will gain a basic understanding of how to analyze and critique public history as a source of insight about American history and culture. They will seek and discover the meanings behind these sites and will examine theories of public history study. Credit(s): 3
- Subject
- HIST
- Credits (min)
- 3
- Credits (max)
- 3
- Credit unit
- Credit(s)
- Type
- course
- Edition
- 2026
- Source
- catalog.su.edu
- Prerequisite
- HIST 103 and HIST 104
HIST 350Virginia History3
The history of Virginia from its founding to the present. Credit(s): 3
- Subject
- HIST
- Credits (min)
- 3
- Credits (max)
- 3
- Credit unit
- Credit(s)
- Type
- course
- Edition
- 2026
- Source
- catalog.su.edu
- Prerequisite
- HIST 103 and HIST 104
HIST 362Modern Middle East3
A study of Middle Eastern politics, culture and historical events from the Ottoman Empire to the present. Credit(s): 3
- Subject
- HIST
- Credits (min)
- 3
- Credits (max)
- 3
- Credit unit
- Credit(s)
- Type
- course
- Edition
- 2026
- Source
- catalog.su.edu
HIST 365Diseases in History3
(same as BIO 365 ) This course will be an interdisciplinary topics course examining the impact of human disease on the development of human history. Topics to be discussed will include 1) fundamental information about different types of diseases, disorders, syndromes and disease processes, 2) an extensive review of significant points in history where either the illness and possible death of an individual leader or widespread epidemics changed the course of human history, and 3) a research paper and presentation by each student participating in the course. Diseases to be discussed will include infectious diseases and genetic disorders. Credit(s): 3
- Subject
- HIST
- Credits (min)
- 3
- Credits (max)
- 3
- Credit unit
- Credit(s)
- Type
- course
- Edition
- 2026
- Source
- catalog.su.edu
- Prerequisite
- BIO 121 , BIO 122 , HIST 101 or HIST 102
HIST 371Modern European History3
A study of the “Long 19th Century” from the Age of Revolution to World War I. Credit(s): 3
- Subject
- HIST
- Credits (min)
- 3
- Credits (max)
- 3
- Credit unit
- Credit(s)
- Type
- course
- Edition
- 2026
- Source
- catalog.su.edu
- Prerequisite
- HIST 101 and HIST 102
HIST 381British History3
A survey of British history from prehistoric Britain to the House of Windsor. Emphasis will be placed on the significance of British history for understanding American social and political institutions. Credit(s): 3
- Subject
- HIST
- Credits (min)
- 3
- Credits (max)
- 3
- Credit unit
- Credit(s)
- Type
- course
- Edition
- 2026
- Source
- catalog.su.edu
- Prerequisite
- HIST 101 , HIST 102 and HIST 103
HIST 391Asian History3
An introduction to the cultural and historical experience of Pacific Rim countries, particularly China, Japan, Korea and Indonesia. Attention will also be paid to the emerging role of Pacific Rim countries in contemporary world affairs. Credit(s): 3
- Subject
- HIST
- Credits (min)
- 3
- Credits (max)
- 3
- Credit unit
- Credit(s)
- Type
- course
- Edition
- 2026
- Source
- catalog.su.edu
HIST 395Topics in History3
Selected topics in history for reading, discussion, and writing. Credit(s): 3
- Subject
- HIST
- Credits (min)
- 3
- Credits (max)
- 3
- Credit unit
- Credit(s)
- Type
- course
- Edition
- 2026
- Source
- catalog.su.edu
HIST 401Internship in History3
Experience in historic site administration and public history, gained through employment at historic sites, archives, and societies. May be repeated once. Credit(s): 3 or 6
- Subject
- HIST
- Credits (min)
- 3
- Credits (max)
- 3
- Credit unit
- Credit(s)
- Type
- course
- Repeatable
- May be repeated once.
- Edition
- 2026
- Source
- catalog.su.edu
- Prerequisite
- HIST 101 , HIST 102 , HIST 103 , HIST 104 and permission of the instructor
HIST 445Renaissance and Reformation3
An analysis of the Renaissance in Italy and Northern Europe and the Protestant and Catholic Reformations. Credit(s): 3
- Subject
- HIST
- Credits (min)
- 3
- Credits (max)
- 3
- Credit unit
- Credit(s)
- Type
- course
- Edition
- 2026
- Source
- catalog.su.edu
HIST 495Senior Thesis3
This course serves as the capstone activity for all History majors. Students will complete the research, writing and presentation, under faculty supervision, of a major research paper initiated during one of their 300-level or above elective courses. Credit(s): 3
- Subject
- HIST
- Credits (min)
- 3
- Credits (max)
- 3
- Credit unit
- Credit(s)
- Type
- course
- Edition
- 2026
- Source
- catalog.su.edu
- Prerequisite
- HIST 201 and a 300-level or above HIST course
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