Courses

HIST 1301 - United States History I
History of the United States with focus on development of American characteristics and institutions, including the forging of a new society from European, African, and American cultures. Emphasis on colonial and early national periods through the Civil War and Reconstruction. Students must take 6 credit hours of HIST 1301, 1302, or 2301 to fulfill the Texas legislative requirement for history. Must demonstrate, by assessment or prerequisite course, placement in READ 0310. Three credit hours.

HIST 1302 - United States History II
History of the United States from 1877 to the present. Focus on the development of American society in the 20th century, response to the urban-industrial environment, the United States as a world power, and post-World War II society. Students must take 6 credit hours of HIST 1301, 1302, or 2301 to fulfill the Texas legislative requirement for history. Must demonstrate, by assessment or prerequisite course, placement in READ 0310. Three credit hours.

HIST 2301 - History of Texas
History of Texas from the Spanish period to the present. Emphasis on the period of Anglo-American settlement, revolution, Republic, and the development of the modern state. Students must take 6 credit hours of HIST 1301, 1302, or 2301 to fulfill the Texas legislative requirement for history. Three credit hours.

HIST 2311 - Western Civilization I
European civilization from ancient times through the Reformation, including Greece and Rome, the Church, medieval history, the Commercial Revolution, Renaissance, and the early European empire. Three credit hours.

HIST 2312 - Western Civilization II
Western Europe from post-Reformation to the present, including the age of revolution, beginning of industrialism, growth of nationalism and democracy in the nineteenth century, causes and consequences of the two world wars, and modern Europe. Three credit hours.

HIST 2327 Mexican-American History I

This course is a survey of the political, economic, social and cultural history of Mexicans in North America from the pre-Colombian Era through 1850, with emphasis on the Mexican-American War with the United States. 3 credit hours.

HIST 2328 Mexican-American History II

This course is a survey of the political, economic, social and cultural history of Mexicans in North America from 1850 to present, with emphasis on the Mexican-American cultural identity and the Civil Rights Movement in the United States. 3 credit hours.

HIST 2381 - African-American History
Historical, economic, social, and cultural development of minority groups with an emphasis on the experiences of peoples of African descent in the United States from the colonial era to the present. Must demonstrate, by assessment
of prerequisite course, placement in READ 0310. 3 credit hours.