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81 courses with the subject HI, 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.

HI 103World History I3

Subject: HI
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Hours
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.vmi.edu

HI 104World History II3

Subject: HI
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Hours
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.vmi.edu

HI 201U.S. History to 18773

Subject: HI
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Hours
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.vmi.edu

HI 202U.S. History Since 18773

Subject: HI
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Hours
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.vmi.edu

HI 203U.S. Military History to 19193

Subject: HI
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Hours
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.vmi.edu

HI 204U.S. Military History Since 19193

Subject: HI
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Hours
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.vmi.edu

HI 205American Foreign Relations to 19193

Subject: HI
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Hours
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.vmi.edu

HI 206American Foreign Relations Since 19193

Subject: HI
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Hours
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.vmi.edu
Prerequisite: Completion of HI 205 , “American Foreign Relations to 1919” is recommended, but not required.

HI 208XAncient Greece3

Subject: HI
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Hours
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.vmi.edu

HI 213XAfrica in Pre-Modern Times, to 18503

Subject: HI
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Hours
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.vmi.edu

HI 214XAfrica in Modern Times, 1700 to Present3

Subject: HI
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Hours
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.vmi.edu

HI 215A History of South Africa3

Subject: HI
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Hours
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.vmi.edu

HI 221XHistory of Imperial China3

Subject: HI
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Hours
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.vmi.edu

HI 222China in the Communist Era (1949-Present)3

Subject: HI
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Hours
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.vmi.edu

HI 228XModern Russian History3

Subject: HI
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Hours
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.vmi.edu

HI 229XGermany and Eastern Europe From Bismarck to Brandt3

Subject: HI
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Hours
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.vmi.edu

HI 231XEurope, 1919-19393

Subject: HI
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Hours
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.vmi.edu

HI 232History of the Holocaust3

Subject: HI
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Hours
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.vmi.edu

HI 233History of the Cold War3

Subject: HI
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Hours
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.vmi.edu

HI 235XIndia from the Age of the Harrapans to the Present Day3

Subject: HI
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Hours
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.vmi.edu

HI 238XHistory of the Middle East I3

Subject: HI
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Hours
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.vmi.edu

HI 239XHistory of the Middle East II3

Subject: HI
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Hours
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.vmi.edu

HI 240Introduction to the History of Islam3

Subject: HI
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Hours
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.vmi.edu

HI 245Colonial Latin America3

Subject: HI
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Hours
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.vmi.edu

HI 246Modern Latin America3

Subject: HI
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Hours
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.vmi.edu

HI 247The U.S.–Mexico Borderlands3

Subject: HI
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Hours
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.vmi.edu

HI 248Race, Gender and Sexuality in Colonial Latin America3

Subject: HI
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Hours
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.vmi.edu

HI 252Colonial America3

Subject: HI
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Hours
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.vmi.edu

HI 254Jacksonian America3

Subject: HI
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Hours
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.vmi.edu

HI 256The Progressive Era3

Subject: HI
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Hours
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.vmi.edu

HI 260The United States Since 19453

Subject: HI
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Hours
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.vmi.edu

HI 264Political Violence in the United States to 18773

Subject: HI
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Hours
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.vmi.edu

HI 280Humanity’s War on Nature3

Subject: HI
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Hours
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.vmi.edu

HI 281British Imperialism3

Subject: HI
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Hours
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.vmi.edu

HI 285Sea Power from the Age of Sail to the Early Twentieth Century3

Subject: HI
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Hours
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.vmi.edu

HI 286Sea Power in the 20th Century3

Subject: HI
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Hours
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.vmi.edu

HI 288European Warfare, 1600-18713

Subject: HI
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Hours
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.vmi.edu

HI 289European Warfare Since 18713

Subject: HI
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Hours
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.vmi.edu

HI 291XSpain: Civil War and Conflict3

Subject: HI
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Hours
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.vmi.edu

HI 292World War I3

Subject: HI
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Hours
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.vmi.edu

HI 293World War II3

Subject: HI
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Hours
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.vmi.edu

HI 295The Vietnam War3

Subject: HI
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Hours
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.vmi.edu

HI 297War and Society in Twentieth Century United States History3

Subject: HI
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Hours
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.vmi.edu

HI 298Conflict and Environment3

Subject: HI
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Hours
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.vmi.edu

HI 300United States Constitutional History3

Subject: HI
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Hours
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.vmi.edu

HI 303Ancient Rome3

Subject: HI
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Hours
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.vmi.edu

HI 304MReading Course for Honors3

Subject: HI
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Hours
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.vmi.edu
Prerequisite: HI majors must complete HI 201 W or HI 202 W with a minimum grade of C and be admitted to the departmental honors program. HI-304M cannot be used to fulfill a regional distribution requirement.

HI 313The United States, 1900-19453

Subject: HI
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Hours
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.vmi.edu

HI 317M19th Century South Africa: War, Cross and Gold3

Subject: HI
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Hours
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.vmi.edu
Prerequisite: HI 201 W or HI 202 W with a minimum grade of C. Non-HI majors require permission of instructor.

HI 319African American Experience (M)3

Subject: HI
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Hours
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.vmi.edu
Prerequisite: HI majors must complete HI 205W or HI 206W with a minimum grade of C. Non-HI majors require permission of instructor.

HI 322The Civil War and Reconstruction3

Subject: HI
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Hours
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.vmi.edu

HI 323History of the South From 18653

Subject: HI
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Hours
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.vmi.edu

HI 327MEurope in Renaissance and Reformation (M)3

Subject: HI
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Hours
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.vmi.edu
Prerequisite: HI majors must complete HI 205W or HI 206W with a minimum grade of C. Non-HI majors require permission of instructor.

HI 333MHistory of the Cold War3

Subject: HI
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Hours
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.vmi.edu
Prerequisite: HI majors must complete HI 201 W or HI 202 W with a minimum grade of C. Non-HI majors require permission of instructor.

HI 345MColonial Latin America3

Subject: HI
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Hours
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.vmi.edu
Prerequisite: HI majors must complete HI 201 W or HI 202 W with a minimum grade of C. Non-HI majors require permission of the instructor.

HI 346MModern Latin America3

Subject: HI
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Hours
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.vmi.edu
Prerequisite: HI majors must complete HI 201 W or HI 202 W with a minimum grade of C. Non-HI majors require permission of the instructor.

HI 347MThe U.S.-Mexico Borderlands3

Subject: HI
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Hours
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.vmi.edu
Prerequisite: HI majors must complete HI 201 W or HI 202 W with a minimum grade of C. Non-HI majors require permission of the instructor.

HI 348MRace, Gender, and Sexuality in Colonial Latin America3

Subject: HI
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Hours
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.vmi.edu
Prerequisite: HI majors must complete HI 201 W or HI 202 W with a minimum grade of C. Non-HI majors require permission of the instructor.

HI 352MColonial America3

Subject: HI
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Hours
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.vmi.edu
Prerequisite: HI majors must complete HI 201 W or HI 202 W with a minimum grade of C. Non-HI majors require permission of the instructor.

HI 354MJacksonian America3

Subject: HI
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Hours
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.vmi.edu
Prerequisite: HI majors must complete HI 201 W or HI 202 W with a minimum grade of C. Non-HI majors require permission of instructor. Methodologically Intensive Course

HI 357MGeorge C. Marshall and the American Century3

Subject: HI
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Hours
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.vmi.edu
Prerequisite: HI majors must complete HI 201 W or HI 202 W with a minimum grade of C. Non-HI majors require permission of the instructor.

HI 358MThe Great Depression and the New Deal

This methodologically intensive course will focus on United States history from the origins of the Great Depression to the end of the New Deal. Topics will include the political, economic, social, and cultural history of the era. Specific emphasis will be placed on the origins and effects of the Great Depression, the stock market crash, and the nature of the institutional responses offered by Franklin Roosevelt’s New Deal. Cadets will engage both historical and historiographical topics while completing a significant research project. Region: United States.

Subject: HI
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.vmi.edu
Prerequisite: HI majors must complete HI 201 W or HI 202 W with a minimum grade of C. Non-HI majors require permission of the instructor.

HI 377MThe History of Everyday Life3

Subject: HI
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Hours
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.vmi.edu
Prerequisite: HI majors must complete HI 201 W or HI 202 W with a minimum grade of C. Non-HI majors require permission of the instructor.

HI 379Climate and Human History3

Subject: HI
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Hours
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.vmi.edu
Prerequisite: HI majors must complete HI 201 W or HI 202 W with a minimum grade of C. Non-HI majors require permission of the instructor.

HI 391MXModern Spain: Civil War and Colonial Conflict3

Subject: HI
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Hours
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.vmi.edu
Prerequisite: HI majors must complete HI 201 W or HI 202 W with a minimum grade of C. Non-HI majors require permission of instructor.

HI 392MWorld War I3

Subject: HI
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Hours
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.vmi.edu
Prerequisite: HI majors must complete HI 201 W or HI 202 W with a minimum grade of C. Non-HI majors require permission of the instructor.

HI 393MWorld War II3

Subject: HI
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Hours
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.vmi.edu
Prerequisite: HI majors must complete HI 201 W or HI 202 W with a minimum grade of C. Non-HI majors require permission of the instructor.

HI 395MThe Vietnam War3

Subject: HI
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Hours
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.vmi.edu
Prerequisite: HI majors must complete HI 201 W or HI 202 W with a grade of C or better. Non-HI majors require permission of the instructor.

HI 397MWar and Society in Twentieth Century United States History3

Subject: HI
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Hours
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.vmi.edu
Prerequisite: HI majors must complete HI 201 W or HI 202 W with a minimum grade of C. Non-HI majors require permission of the instructor.

HI 398MInsurgency and Terrorism3

Subject: HI
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Hours
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.vmi.edu
Prerequisite: HI majors must complete HI 201 W or HI 202 W with a minimum grade of C. Non-HI majors require permission of the instructor.

HI 400History Internship1-6

Subject: HI
Credits (min): 1
Credits (max): 6
Credit unit: Credit Hours
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.vmi.edu

HI 400RWCapstone Experience3

Subject: HI
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Hours
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.vmi.edu
Prerequisite: One 300-level methodologically intensive course.

HI 401History and Culture of Ghana3

Subject: HI
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Hours
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.vmi.edu

HI 402WThesis Course for Honors I3

Subject: HI
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Hours
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.vmi.edu
Prerequisite: HI 372M with a minimum grade of B.

HI 403WThesis Course for Honors II3

Subject: HI
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Hours
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.vmi.edu
Prerequisite: HI 402W with a minimum grade of B. Writing intensive (W).

HI 404Directed Study3

Subject: HI
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Hours
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.vmi.edu
Prerequisite: A 300-level course and possibly other courses as required by the instructor; permission of the department head, completion of twelve hours of history courses numbered 200 or higher taken in residence at VMI, and at least a 3.0 GPA in history courses taken at VMI.

HI 408RTopics in Ancient History (R)3

Subject: HI
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Hours
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.vmi.edu
Prerequisite: HI majors must complete HI 205W or HI 206W with a minimum grade of C. Non-HI majors require permission of instructor.

HI 448RRace, Gender, and Sexuality in Colonial Latin America (R)3

Subject: HI
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Hours
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.vmi.edu
Corequisite: One 300-level, methodologically intensive (M) course.

HI 492RWorld War I3

Subject: HI
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Hours
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.vmi.edu
Prerequisite: HI majors must successfully complete one 300-level M course. Non-HI majors require permission of the instructor.

HI 493RWorld War II3

Subject: HI
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Hours
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.vmi.edu
Prerequisite: Hi majors must successfully complete one 300-level M course. Non-HI majors require permission of the instructor.

HI 495RThe Vietnam War3

Subject: HI
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Hours
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.vmi.edu
Prerequisite: HI majors must successfully complete one 300-level (M) course. Non HI-majors require permission of the instructor.

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