History

The Civilization of the Modern World
HST 4103 / 3 q.h.

June 25 - August 18
Online

This course studies the world from 1789 to the present. Topics include capitalism, industrialization, nationalism, imperialism, the clash of ideologies in the nineteenth century, and a study of total war in the present century. Students explore the prospects for the future.


American History 1763-1848
HST 4201 / 3 q.h.

June 25 - August 18
Online

Students concentrate on America from 1763 to 1848, with attention to the development of political, economic, and social institutions in the new republic.


American History 1848-1917
HST 4202 / 3 q.h.

June 25 - August 18
Online

This course studies the United States from 1848 to 1917, with attention to the Civil War, economic development thereafter, and the Progressive Era.


Coming to America: The American Immigrant Experience
HST 4559 / 3 q.h.

June 25 - August 18
Online

Students consider the peopling of the United States from the migration of Native Americans through the current period, emphasizing the diverse cultures that came, their reasons for coming, their reasons for settling in particular places, and the processes by which they resolved issues relating to “Americanization.”