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Hst 110, 111 World Civilizations
4 credits eachExamines the development of world civilizations with attention to political, economic, social, religious, and cultural factors. Relates earlier patterns of world civilization to present conditions and problems. Hst 110 covers development of world civilizations from their emergence to 1500 c.e.; Hst 111 covers world civilizations since 1500 c.e. Courses may be taken separately and out of sequence.
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4 credits eachExplores United States history and culture from indigenous times to the present. Hst 250 begins with indigenous life and culture before European contact and ends with the American Civil War. Hst 251 examines industrialization, imperialism, militarism, and consumerism as artifacts of American culture since 1870. Course methods include lecture, discussion of readings, video documentaries, feature film analysis, and small group activities. Hst 250 is the prerequisite for 251. The two courses must be taken sequentially in the same academic year, although a spring-fall sequence is allowable.
4 creditsPresents methods and techniques of research and writing for the discipline of history. Students learn how to select and narrow a topic, conduct research, construct notes and a bibliography, and shape the material into a polished paper. Includes a brief review of writing skills, with a focus on writing essays and book reviews. Required course for majors, who must pass with a grade of B- or better before proceeding with upper division coursework in history.
Hst 304, 305, 306 English History
4 credits eachGeneral survey of English history, from prehistoric times to the present. Emphasizes major political, economic, constitutional, legal, social, intellectual, and religious developments. Hst 304 covers prehistory to War of the Roses in 1485. Hst 305 explores Tudor-Stuart England to 1689. Hst 306 examines Britain from 1690 to present, with attention to Empire and Commonwealth. Prerequisites: majors—Hst 110, 111 and 298; nonmajors—permission of instructor.
4 creditsMajor emphasis is on the civilizations of Mesopotamia (e.g., Sumer, Akkad, Babylonia, Assyria) and Egypt, with introductory consideration of other peoples of the ancient eastern Mediterranean and Asia Minor (notably the Aramaeans, Hittites, Hebrews, Phoenicians, and Persians). Prerequisites: for majors—Hst 110, 111 and 298; for nonmajors—permission of instructor.
4 creditsExplores Minoan and Mycenaean civilizations, archaic Greece, the emergence of the poleis, the Persian Wars, the rise of Athens, the Peloponnesian War, Alexander the Great, and the Hellenistic period to ca. 146 b.c.e. Studies the major aspects of intellectual, cultural, and social development. Prerequisites: for majors—Hst 110, 111 and 298; for nonmajors—permission of instructor.
4 creditsSurveys the political, military, economic, social, cultural, and religious institutions of ancient Rome, from the beginning of the Republic (fifth century b.c.e.) to the fall of the Empire (fifth century c.e.). Prerequisites: for majors—Hst 110, 111 and 298; for nonmajors—permission of instructor.
4 creditsSurveys the general history of the region, from the explorations of British and American fur trappers to the present. Examines the unique qualities, institutions, prehistory, and folklore of the area.
4 creditsSocial and cultural history of women in China and Japan, from ancient times to the present. Emphasizes the changing roles of women, women in literature, and influential women. Prerequisite: for majors—Hst 298; nonmajors—Wr 123.
4 creditsExamines how gender, race, ethnicity, class, and location have shaped the lives and experiences of women in various Latin American countries. Prerequisites: Hst 110, 111 and 298.
4 credits eachPresents major European political, social, economic, and cultural trends since the French Revolution. Hst 341 examines Europe on the eve of revolution, the French Revolution, and the Napoleonic Era. Hst 342 spans 1815 to 1914. Hst 343 covers the years since the outbreak of World War I. Emphasizes the effect of the French Revolution and Napoleon on modern history and studies the influence of ideologies in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Can be taken out of sequence.
4 credits eachOffers a comparative survey of economic, social, and political developments in Latin America. Hst 350 examines pre-Columbian cultures and the Iberian colonial period to 1810. Hst 351 surveys the nineteenth century, Hst 352 the twentieth. Hst 351 and 352 pay particular attention to relations with the United States. Prerequisites: Hst 110, 111 and 298.
4 credits eachSurveys the historical development of African societies. Hst 361 explores topical analyses of Sudanic and forest states. Hst 362 examines comparative colonial experiences. Hst 363 covers politics and societies in modern nation states.
4 creditsInterprets the historical experience of the diverse nations native to North America. Explores what historians and anthropologists understand about the Native American past before and after contact with Europeans, beginning in the fifteenth century. Special emphasis is on the formation and operation of United States government policy regarding Native Americans in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Prerequisites: for majors—Hst 110, 111; 201, 202 or 250, 251; and 298.
4 creditsOutlines and discusses the causes and consequences of forced migration from Africa in the sixteenth, seventeenth, and eighteenth centuries. Explores the political, social, economic, and psychological repercussions for both African Americans and Whites. Highlights ways in which African Americans have transcended that historical experience in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Prerequisites: for majors—Hst 110, 111; 201, 202 or 250, 251; and 298.
4 creditsCovers the economic development of the United States and the evolution of American economic institutions, from colonial times to the present. (Cross-listed with Ec 387 and SSc 387.)
4 creditsExamines Confucianism, Taoism, Legalism, and Buddhism in China and Shinto, Confucianism, Buddhism, and bushido (the warrior ethic) in Japan. Attention is also given to folk tradition. Includes a brief treatment of communism in modern China and democracy in modern Japan. Prerequisite: for majors—Hst 298; for nonmajors—Wr 123.
4 creditsExamines political, social, and cultural developments in China and Japan, from 1800 to the present. Includes military, cultural, and diplomatic contacts with the West. Prerequisite: for majors—Hst 298; for nonmajors—Wr 123.
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1 to 5 credits each term-maximum 15 credits
1-4 creditsInvolves hands-on and applied historical work for local public agencies (e.g., U.S. Forest Service and the Bureau of Land Management) under the direction of agency staff. In most cases, students must prepare for public history practicum work by completing a Reading and Conference course (Hst 405) appropriate to the focus of the practicum project. Enrollment is limited to available openings with local agencies. Credit cannot be given for work completed prior to registration in Hst 410. Prerequisite: permission of the department's practicum coordinator.
4 credits each time-maximum 12 creditsCovers the procedures and techniques for planning, research, and basic operations of local museums. As part of the practicum, enrollees participate in the organization and implementation of exhibits and programs. Prerequisite: permission of the department's practicum coordinator.
4 credits
Using the seminar method, this course provides training in the methods and techniques of preparing for, conducting, transcribing, and interpreting oral history interviews. Special emphasis is on the role of interview methods in public or institutional history applications. Prerequisites: for majors—Hst 110, 111; 201, 202 or 250, 251; and 298; for nonmajors—consent of instructor.
4 creditsHistory faculty alternate teaching this seminar each year. The faculty member chooses the topic. This is a required course for graduating history majors. Prerequisite: Hst 298.
4 creditsExamines the historical relationship between the earth and human societies in Europe, Africa, Asia, and the Americas, from earliest times to the present. A combination lecture and discussion course. Prerequisites: for majors—Hst 110, 111 and 298; for nonmajors—Wr 123 and instructor consent. Hst 521 registration is open only to graduate students in secondary or environmental education.
4 creditsPresents the late Middle Ages in Europe, the Renaissance, the Reformation and era of Religious Wars, and the expansion of Europe overseas. Prerequisites: for majors—Hst 110, 111 and 298; for nonmajors—consent of instructor.
4 creditsCovers the rise of European national states and absolutism, the origins of modern science, the Enlightenment, and the background of the Revolutionary era. Prerequisites: for majors—Hst 110, 111 and 298; for nonmajors—consent of instructor.
4 credits eachHst 431 covers the rise of Islam and Arab expansion in the Middle East, North Africa, Persia, India, and Spain, from 600-1517 c.e. Hst 432 examines the rise and decline of the Ottoman Empire in the Middle East, North Africa, and Europe; includes the advent of European imperialism in the region to 1914. Hst 433, a seminar course on the Middle East since 1914, explores themes such as independence and decolonization, state formation, Zionism, Islamic fundamentalism, and the Arab-Israeli conflict. Prerequisites: for majors—Hst 431, 432: Hst 110, 111 and 298; Hst 433: Hst 431 or 432; for nonmajors—permission of instructor.
4 creditsExamines the career of Adolf Hitler within the context of German and world history between 1900 and 1945.
4 credits eachHst 448 examines the development of Czarist and imperial Russia to 1917. Hst 449 studies Russia from the 1890s to the fall of the Soviet Union and the Russian confederation of the present. Emphasizes economic, social, and political developments that have shaped Russia's position internationally. Prerequisites: for majors—Hst 110, 111, 298, and upper division standing; for nonmajors—permission of instructor and upper division standing.
4 credits eachSurveys the international affairs of the United States. Analyzes political, economic, strategic, and ideological factors. Hst 451 explores the diplomacy of independence, free trade, civil war, and continental expansion; Hst 452 covers imperialism, isolation, and world war; and Hst 453 examines the Cold War and global commitments.
4 creditsExplores French and British settlement and colonial development in North America to 1763. Prerequisites: for majors—Hst 110, 111; 201, 202 or 250, 251; and 298; nonmajors—Hst 201, 202 or 250, 251; and Wr 123 recommended.
4 creditsCovers the British imperial crisis and the American movement toward war and independence; the background and controversy regarding the Constitution; critical issues during the 1790s; and the emergence of political parties.
4 creditsExamines the United States from 1800 to 1850, including the political, economic, social, and diplomatic experiences of the new nation, from the election of President Thomas Jefferson to the aftermath of the war with Mexico.
4 creditsAnalyzes the causes, nature, and effects of the American Civil War.
4 creditsCovers political, economic, and social history from the end of Reconstruction to 1920. Emphasizes industrialization, labor movements, agrarian problems, populism, and the emergence of the United States as an urban nation and world power.
4 credits eachHst 464 explores pre-Columbian societies through independence from Spain in 1821. Hst 465 covers independence to the present. Emphasizes the complicated and continuous movement of people into the northern borderlands and beyond. Prerequisites: for majors—Hst 350, 351, 352; for nonmajors—upper division standing and permission of instructor.
4 credits eachHst 466 covers the rise of the British empire, including the exploration, settlement, and expansion in the Americas, India, Middle East, and the Pacific, from 1553-1900. Hst 467 is a seminar course on the decline of the British empire, the impact of World Wars I and II, postwar independence movements, and global decolonization. Prerequisites: for majors—Hst 466: Hst 110, 111 and 298. Hst 467: Hst 466; for nonmajors—permission of instructor.
4 credits eachExplores the history of the trans-Mississippi West. Themes examined in Hst 476 include ancient and native civilizations, the Spanish empire, westward expansion of Anglo Americans, and Manifest Destiny, to 1865. Hst 477 examines the post-Civil War and twentieth century West, including the cattle kingdom, homestead settlement, railroad development, and modern industrialization and urbanization. Themes integral to both courses are gender roles and other cultural assumptions and the ongoing interaction between Euro-Americans and the hundreds of native nations of the region. Prerequisites: for majors—Hst 110, 111; Hst 201, 202 or 250, 251; and 298; for nonmajors—Hst 201, 202 or 250, 251; and Wr 123 recommended.
4 creditsPresents a history of the region emphasizing political, economic, social, and cultural developments, especially in Oregon.
4 creditsExplores California from prehistoric times to the present. Develops the following themes: the diversity of native cultures; Spanish missionaries; society during the Mexican period; the Gold Rush and subsequent mass immigration of Americans; and the twentieth century development of agriculture, industry, and a distinctive regional culture. Hst 479 is designed to meet State of California single- and multiple-subject credential requirements for elementary and secondary education. Prerequisites: for majors—Hst 110, 111; Hst 201, 202 or 250, 251; and 298; for nonmajors—Hst 201, 202; and Wr 123 recommended.
4 credits eachOffers an advanced examination of the "American century." Hst 481 covers American involvement in World War I, the boom and bust of the 1920s, the New Deal, World War II, and the early years of the atomic era. Hst 482 explores the Eisenhower presidency, the 1960s, Nixon and Watergate, the malaise of the 1970s, and the Reagan-Bush era of the 1980s and early 1990s. Prerequisites: for majors—Hst 110, 111; 201, 202 or 250, 251; and 298; for nonmajors—Hst 201, 202 or 250, 251; and Wr 123 recommended.
4 creditsProvides an in-depth analysis of a major issue in Latin American history. Since the topic changes each time the course is offered, students may repeat the course for credit. Prerequisites: for majors—Hst 110, 111, 298, and upper division standing; for nonmajors—upper division standing and instructor consent.
4 creditsExplores political, economic, social, cultural, and religious developments in Chinese civilization, from prehistory through 1279. Prerequisites: for majors—Hst 298; for nonmajors—Wr 123 required and Hst 391 recommended.
4 creditsExplores political, economic, social, cultural, and religious developments in Chinese civilization, from 1279 to 1900. Prerequisites: for majors—Hst 298; for nonmajors—Wr 123 required and Hst 391 recommended.
4 creditsExplores political, economic, social, cultural, and religious developments in twentieth century Chinese civilization. Prerequisites: for majors—Hst 298; for nonmajors—Wr 123 required and Hst 391 recommended.
4 credits eachExamines the history of Japan, from ancient times to the present. Hst 497 covers early Japan to about 1800; Hst 498 studies Japan from 1800 to the present. Emphasizes political, economic, social, religious, and cultural institutions. May be taken out of sequence. Prerequisites: for majors—Hst 298; for nonmajors—Wr 123 required and Hst 391 recommended.
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