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104 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 1100Roman History3

Crosslisted With CLAS 1100

Subject: HIST
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog
Source: catalog.wlu.edu

HIST 1101European History, 325-15173

Subject: HIST
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog
Source: catalog.wlu.edu

HIST 1102European History, 1500-17893

Subject: HIST
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog
Source: catalog.wlu.edu

HIST 1103European History, 1789 to the Present3

Subject: HIST
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog
Source: catalog.wlu.edu

HIST 1300History of the United States to 18763

Subject: HIST
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog
Source: catalog.wlu.edu

HIST 1301History of the United States Since 18763

Subject: HIST
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog
Source: catalog.wlu.edu

HIST 1350Introduction to African American History to 18773

Subject: HIST
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog
Source: catalog.wlu.edu

HIST 1351Introduction to African American History from 18773

Subject: HIST
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog
Source: catalog.wlu.edu

HIST 1400Latin America: Incas/Aztecs to Independence3

Subject: HIST
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog
Source: catalog.wlu.edu

HIST 1401Modern Latin America: Independence to Today3

Subject: HIST
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog
Source: catalog.wlu.edu

HIST 1700The World of Islam: Origins to 15003

Subject: HIST
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog
Source: catalog.wlu.edu

HIST 1701The World of Islam: 1500 to the Present3

Subject: HIST
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog
Source: catalog.wlu.edu

HIST 1710Muslims in the Movies3

Crosslisted With REL 1710

Subject: HIST
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog
Source: catalog.wlu.edu

HIST 1750History of Africa to 18003

Subject: HIST
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog
Source: catalog.wlu.edu

HIST 1751African History Since 18003

Subject: HIST
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog
Source: catalog.wlu.edu

HIST 1800FS: First-Year Seminar3

Subject: HIST
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog
Source: catalog.wlu.edu
Prerequisite: First-year student class standing FDR: Humanities Distribution (HU) Credits: 3 First-Year Seminar. Topics vary by term and instructor.

HIST 1801Japan: Origins to Atomic Aftermath3

Subject: HIST
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog
Source: catalog.wlu.edu

HIST 1803China: Origins to 20th-Century Reforms3

Subject: HIST
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog
Source: catalog.wlu.edu

HIST 1810Scenes from Chinese History3

Subject: HIST
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog
Source: catalog.wlu.edu

HIST 1900Bibliographical Resources1

An introduction to bibliographical tools and their use, including finding aids to the historical literature of various countries and periods. Most class meetings and assignments take place in the first half of the term in order to permit completion of a specialized bibliography essential to the preparation of the research paper in the corequisite course.

Subject: HIST
Credits (min): 1
Credits (max): 1
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog
Source: catalog.wlu.edu

HIST 1905Topics in History3-4

Subject: HIST
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 4
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Repeatable: May be repeated for degree credit if the topics are different.
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog
Source: catalog.wlu.edu

HIST 2001Violence in Pre-Modern Europe3

Subject: HIST
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog
Source: catalog.wlu.edu

HIST 2050Darwin and His Critics: The Theory of Evolution from 1755 Till Today3

Subject: HIST
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog
Source: catalog.wlu.edu

HIST 2051The Scientist as National Hero3

Subject: HIST
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog
Source: catalog.wlu.edu

HIST 2052Science and the Supernatural3

Subject: HIST
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog
Source: catalog.wlu.edu

HIST 2053Animal Behavior and Human Morality in Historical Perspective3

Subject: HIST
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog
Source: catalog.wlu.edu

HIST 2054Key Thinkers on the Environment3

Crosslisted With ENV 2054

Subject: HIST
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog
Source: catalog.wlu.edu

HIST 2055Great Moments in the History of Medicine3

Subject: HIST
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog
Source: catalog.wlu.edu

HIST 2100The Italian Renaissance in Its Historical Setting3

Subject: HIST
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog
Source: catalog.wlu.edu

HIST 2101The Age of Reformation3

Subject: HIST
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog
Source: catalog.wlu.edu

HIST 2102Gender & Sexuality in Modern Europe3

Subject: HIST
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog
Source: catalog.wlu.edu

HIST 2103France: Old Regime and Revolution3

Subject: HIST
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog
Source: catalog.wlu.edu

HIST 2104France in the 19th and 20th Centuries3

Subject: HIST
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog
Source: catalog.wlu.edu

HIST 2105Scandal, Crime, and Spectacle in the 19th Century3

Subject: HIST
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog
Source: catalog.wlu.edu

HIST 2120The Making of Modern Scotland: Braveheart to Brexit3

Subject: HIST
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog
Source: catalog.wlu.edu

HIST 2121History of the British Isles to 1688: Power, Plague, and Prayer3

Subject: HIST
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog
Source: catalog.wlu.edu

HIST 2122Saints and Sinners in the Puritan Atlantic3

Subject: HIST
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog
Source: catalog.wlu.edu

HIST 2123England in the Age of Shakespeare3

Subject: HIST
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog
Source: catalog.wlu.edu

HIST 2124The Reformation in Britain: Blood, Sex, and Sermons3

Subject: HIST
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog
Source: catalog.wlu.edu

HIST 2125Discover Scotland: History and Culture through Theater4

Crosslisted With THTR 2704

Subject: HIST
Credits (min): 4
Credits (max): 4
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog
Source: catalog.wlu.edu

HIST 2126The Age of the Witch Hunts3

Subject: HIST
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog
Source: catalog.wlu.edu

HIST 2127Radicals, Witches, and Revolutions: Britain in the Seventeenth Century3

Subject: HIST
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog
Source: catalog.wlu.edu

HIST 2220Imperial Russia, 1682 to 19173

Subject: HIST
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog
Source: catalog.wlu.edu

HIST 2221Soviet Russia, 1917 to 19913

Subject: HIST
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog
Source: catalog.wlu.edu

HIST 2222Decline and Fall of the Soviet Union and the Resurgence of Russia3

Subject: HIST
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog
Source: catalog.wlu.edu

HIST 2299Topics in European History3-4

Subject: HIST
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 4
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Repeatable: May be repeated for degree credit if the topics are different.
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog
Source: catalog.wlu.edu

HIST 2300Discovering W&L’s Origins Using Historical Archaeology3

Crosslisted With SOAN 2511

Subject: HIST
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog
Source: catalog.wlu.edu

HIST 2302Popular Culture in Latin America3

Subject: HIST
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog
Source: catalog.wlu.edu

HIST 2303Historical Memory in Latin America3

Subject: HIST
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog
Source: catalog.wlu.edu

HIST 2304Gender and Sexuality in Latin America3

Subject: HIST
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog
Source: catalog.wlu.edu

HIST 2308Anthropology of American History3

Crosslisted With SOAN 2308

Subject: HIST
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog
Source: catalog.wlu.edu

HIST 2309Collective Memory: Society, Culture, Identity and Power3

Crosslisted With SOAN 2309

Subject: HIST
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog
Source: catalog.wlu.edu

HIST 2400Early American History to 17883

Subject: HIST
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog
Source: catalog.wlu.edu

HIST 2401Empire of Liberty? Revolutionary America 1763-18303

Subject: HIST
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog
Source: catalog.wlu.edu

HIST 2402The Indigenous South3

Subject: HIST
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog
Source: catalog.wlu.edu

HIST 2403The United States, 1789-18403

Subject: HIST
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog
Source: catalog.wlu.edu

HIST 2440The Old South to 18603

Subject: HIST
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog
Source: catalog.wlu.edu

HIST 2450The Evolution of American Warfare3

Subject: HIST
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog
Source: catalog.wlu.edu

HIST 2451The Art of Command during the American Civil War4

Subject: HIST
Credits (min): 4
Credits (max): 4
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog
Source: catalog.wlu.edu
Prerequisite: Instructor consent FDR: Humanities Distribution (HU) Credits: 4 This seminar examines the role of military decision-making, the factors that shape it and determine its successes and failures, by focusing on four Civil War battles: Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville, Gettysburg and Wilderness. Extensive reading and writing. Battlefield tours. Most appropriate for students who have completed HIST 2455 or HIST 2699 . Additional

HIST 2455The American Civil War3

Subject: HIST
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog
Source: catalog.wlu.edu

HIST 2456American Experience with Guerrilla Warfare and Insurgency3

Subject: HIST
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog
Source: catalog.wlu.edu

HIST 2500History of the U.S. Welfare State3

Subject: HIST
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog
Source: catalog.wlu.edu

HIST 2501Morning in America? Society, Culture and Politics in The Age of Reagan4

Subject: HIST
Credits (min): 4
Credits (max): 4
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog
Source: catalog.wlu.edu

HIST 2502The U.S. in the Era of World War II3

Subject: HIST
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog
Source: catalog.wlu.edu

HIST 2503The American Century: U.S. History from 19453

Subject: HIST
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog
Source: catalog.wlu.edu

HIST 2504Building a Suburban Nation: Race, Class, and Politics in Postwar America3

Subject: HIST
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog
Source: catalog.wlu.edu

HIST 2550Women and Slavery in the Black Atlantic3

Subject: HIST
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog
Source: catalog.wlu.edu

HIST 2699Topics in United States, Latin American or Canadian History3-4

Subject: HIST
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 4
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Repeatable: May be repeated for degree credit if the topics are different.
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog
Source: catalog.wlu.edu

HIST 2701Islam in America: Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness3

Crosslisted With REL 2701

Subject: HIST
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog
Source: catalog.wlu.edu

HIST 2702Picturing Muhammad? Perceptions of the Prophet from the Hijra to Hip-Hop3

Crosslisted With REL 2702

Subject: HIST
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog
Source: catalog.wlu.edu

HIST 2750African Women in Comparative Perspective3

Subject: HIST
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog
Source: catalog.wlu.edu

HIST 2751Africa in the Western Imagination3

Subject: HIST
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog
Source: catalog.wlu.edu

HIST 2800Visions of Japan’s Empire in East Asia: 19th-Century Origins through World War II3

Subject: HIST
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog
Source: catalog.wlu.edu

HIST 2801Seminar: Eunuchs, Concubines and Patriarchs: Family and State in Imperial China3

Subject: HIST
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog
Source: catalog.wlu.edu

HIST 2899Topics in Asian, African, or Islamic History3-4

Subject: HIST
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 4
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Repeatable: May be repeated for degree credit if the topics are different.
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog
Source: catalog.wlu.edu

HIST 2902”Racial Integrity,” Eugenics, Immigration3

Crosslisted With SOAN 2902

Subject: HIST
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog
Source: catalog.wlu.edu

HIST 2905Seminar: Topics in History3-4

Subject: HIST
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 4
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Repeatable: May be repeated for degree credit if the topics are different.
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog
Source: catalog.wlu.edu

HIST 3109Seminar: The French Revolution3

Subject: HIST
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog
Source: catalog.wlu.edu

HIST 3110Seminar on Nazism and the Third Reich3

Subject: HIST
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog
Source: catalog.wlu.edu

HIST 3120Seminar in European or Russian History3-4

Subject: HIST
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 4
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Repeatable: May be repeated for degree and major credit if the topics are different.
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog
Source: catalog.wlu.edu
Prerequisite: Junior or senior standing.

HIST 3300Seminar: Revolutions in Latin America3

Subject: HIST
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog
Source: catalog.wlu.edu
Prerequisite: Junior or senior standing FDR: Humanities Distribution (HU) Credits: 3 Detailed analysis of 20th-century revolutionary movements in Latin America. Examines historical power struggles, social reforms, and major political changes, with in-depth exploration of Mexico, Bolivia, Cuba, Peru, Chile, and Nicaragua. Explores the social movements and ideologies of under-represented historical actors, such as peasants, guerrillas, artists, workers, women, students, and indigenous people.

HIST 3400Seminar: Sectionalism & Secession, 1840-18613

Subject: HIST
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog
Source: catalog.wlu.edu
Prerequisite: Instructor consent FDR: Humanities Distribution (HU) Credits: 3 An intensive examination of the sectional conflict: the Mexican War, Manifest Destiny, slavery and the territories, the abolition movement, the failure of compromise, and secession. Emphasis on the study of primary sources and class discussion of assigned reading.

HIST 3460Reconstruction America, 1865-18773

Subject: HIST
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog
Source: catalog.wlu.edu

HIST 3500Seminar: Cold War Politics and Culture3

Subject: HIST
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog
Source: catalog.wlu.edu

HIST 3560Seminar: America in the 1960s: History and Memory3

Subject: HIST
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog
Source: catalog.wlu.edu

HIST 3600African American Intellectual History3

Subject: HIST
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog
Source: catalog.wlu.edu

HIST 3601Seminar: Slavery in the Americas3

Subject: HIST
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog
Source: catalog.wlu.edu
Prerequisite: Junior or senior standing. FDR: Humanities Distribution (HU) Credits: 3 An intensive examination of slavery, abolition movements and emancipation in North America, the Caribbean and Latin America. Emphasis is on the use of primary sources and class discussion of assigned readings.

HIST 3666The Devil in The Western World3

Subject: HIST
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog
Source: catalog.wlu.edu

HIST 3800Terrorism in Contemporary Africa3

Subject: HIST
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog
Source: catalog.wlu.edu

HIST 3850Seminar: Managing Mongols, Manchus, and Muslims: China’s Frontier History (16th-20th Centuries)3

Subject: HIST
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog
Source: catalog.wlu.edu

HIST 3851Seminar: The Struggle Over China’s Environment3

Subject: HIST
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog
Source: catalog.wlu.edu

HIST 3905Advanced Seminar3

Subject: HIST
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Repeatable: May be repeated for degree credit if the topics are different.
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog
Source: catalog.wlu.edu
Prerequisite: 15 credits in History courses or at least junior class standing FDR: Humanities Distribution (HU) Credits: 3 A seminar offered from time to time depending on student interest and staff availability, in a selected topic or problem in history.

HIST 3907Seminar: Spring-Term Topics in History4

Subject: HIST
Credits (min): 4
Credits (max): 4
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Repeatable: May be repeated for degree credit if the topics are different.
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog
Source: catalog.wlu.edu
Prerequisite: 15 credits in History courses or at least junior class standing FDR: Humanities Distribution (HU) Credits: 4 A seminar in a selected topic or problem in history.

HIST 4001Directed Individual Study1

Subject: HIST
Credits (min): 1
Credits (max): 1
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Repeatable: May be repeated for degree credit if the topics are different.
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog
Source: catalog.wlu.edu
Prerequisite: Instructor consent Credits: 1 A course which permits the student to follow a program of directed reading or research in an area not covered by other courses.

HIST 4002Directed Individual Study2

Subject: HIST
Credits (min): 2
Credits (max): 2
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Repeatable: May be repeated for degree credit with permission.
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog
Source: catalog.wlu.edu
Prerequisite: Instructor consent Credits: 2 A course which permits the student to follow a program of directed reading or research in an area not covered by other courses.

HIST 4003Directed Individual Study3

Subject: HIST
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Repeatable: May be repeated for degree credit each term of the junior and senior year.
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog
Source: catalog.wlu.edu
Prerequisite: Instructor consent Credits: 3 A course which permits the student to follow a program of directed reading or research in an area not covered in other courses.

HIST 4201Directed Individual Research1

Subject: HIST
Credits (min): 1
Credits (max): 1
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Repeatable: May be repeated with permission for degree credit up to a total of six credits.
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog
Source: catalog.wlu.edu

HIST 4202Directed Individual Research2

Subject: HIST
Credits (min): 2
Credits (max): 2
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Repeatable: May be repeated with permission for degree credit up to a total of six credits.
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog
Source: catalog.wlu.edu

HIST 4203Directed Individual Research3

Subject: HIST
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Repeatable: May be repeated with permission for degree credit up to a total of six credits.
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog
Source: catalog.wlu.edu

HIST 4501Internship in History1

Subject: HIST
Credits (min): 1
Credits (max): 1
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Repeatable: May be repeated with permission for degree credit for a total of six credits, if the topics are sufficiently different.
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog
Source: catalog.wlu.edu
Prerequisite: 15 credits from History courses and a cumulative grade point average of 3.000 or greater. Experiential Learning (EXP): Yes Credits: 1 An internship in history at a public or private agency or institution. Students must complete at least 45 hours of on-site work hours, including verification of the number of hours worked. In addition to the internship supervisor evaluation, and any organized classroom activities, students will complete at least one graded assignments (e.g., journal, research report, public presentation, blog) developed in consultation with a faculty supervisor.

HIST 4503Internship in History3

Subject: HIST
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Repeatable: May be repeated with permission for a total of six credits toward the university limit of nine credits, if the topics are sufficiently different.
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog
Source: catalog.wlu.edu
Prerequisite: 15 credits from History courses and a cumulative grade point average of 3.000 or greater. Experiential Learning (EXP): Yes Credits: 3 An internship in history at a public or private agency or institution. Students must complete at least 135 verified hours of on-site work. In addition to the internship supervisor evaluation, and any organized classroom activities, students complete at least two graded assignments (e.g., journal, research report, public presentation, blog) developed in consultation with a faculty supervisor.

HIST 4506Internship in History6

Subject: HIST
Credits (min): 6
Credits (max): 6
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog
Source: catalog.wlu.edu
Prerequisite: 15 credits from History courses and a cumulative grade point average of 3.000 or greater. Experiential Learning (EXP): Yes Credits: 6 An internship in history at a public or private agency or institution. Students must complete at least 270 verified hours of on-site work. In addition to the internship supervisor evaluation, and any organized classroom activities, students complete at least two graded assignments (e.g., journal, research report, public presentation, blog) developed in consultation with a faculty supervisor.

HIST 4703Senior Thesis3

Subject: HIST
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog
Source: catalog.wlu.edu
Prerequisite: Program of Study grade point average of 3.500 or greater and senior class standing. Experiential Learning (EXP): Yes Credits: 3 This course serves as an alternative for HIST 4903 . Please consult the department head for more details.

HIST 4903Honors Thesis3

Subject: HIST
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog
Source: catalog.wlu.edu
Prerequisite: Instructor consent Experiential Learning (EXP): Yes Credits: 3 Honors Thesis. Additional information is available at www.wlu.edu/history-department/about-the-program/honors-in-history .

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