History (HIST)
HIST 1000 Western Civilization I to 1715
3.0 credit hours
45.0 Classroom Hours = 45.0 Lecture Hours
This course will explore the essential ideas, themes, and issues that have shaped the development of Western civilization from prehistoric times to the advent of modern European notions of absolutism and constitutionalism. The course will include ancient civilization, the emergence of European Christendom, feudalism, manorialism, urbanization, medieval kingdoms, Renaissance and Reformation thought, religious conflict, the scientific revolution, and expansion beyond Europe.
HIST 1010 Western Civilization II Since 1715
3.0 credit hours
45.0 Classroom Hours = 45.0 Lecture Hours
This course will analyze the impact of social, economic, political, cultural, and intellectual changes upon Europe from the close of Louis XIV's reign until the contemporary period. The course will include the Enlightenment, capitalism, industrialization, the French Revolution, liberalism, democracy, nationalism, imperialism, socialism, the Russian Revolution, fascism, World War I, the Great Depression, World War II, the Cold War era, and the Revolutions of 1989.
HIST 1050 World History I
3.0 credit hours
45.0 Classroom Hours = 45.0 Lecture Hours
This course will explore the essential ideas, themes, and issues that have shaped the development of world civilizations from prehistoric times to the advent of European expansion during the beginning of the 16th century. The course will include a review of civilizations in the Middle East, Asia, Africa, the Americas, and Europe.
HIST 1060 World History II
3.0 credit hours
45.0 Classroom Hours = 45.0 Lecture Hours
This course will analyze the impact of social, economic, political, cultural, and intellectual changes in the context of world civilizations from the beginning of the 16th century until the contemporary period. Specific historical trends within the Middle Eastern, Asian, African, European, and Western Hemispheric context from the 16th century until the present will be studied.
HIST 2010 American History I to 1877
3.0 credit hours
45.0 Classroom Hours = 45.0 Lecture Hours
A survey of American history from the Age of Discovery through the Civil War and Reconstruction. Emphasis is on the political, economic, cultural, social, and technological issues that arise in the development of the American nation.
HIST 2020 American History II Since 1877
3.0 credit hours
45.0 Classroom Hours = 45.0 Lecture Hours
A survey of American history from the end of the Civil War era to the present. Emphasis is on the political, economic, cultural, social, and technological issues that arise in America’s development as a global power.
HIST 2130 Nebraska & the West
3.0 credit hours
45.0 Classroom Hours = 45.0 Lecture Hours
A survey of Nebraska history as it relates to the development of the Great Plains and the American West that includes social, cultural, political, intellectual, economic, and geographical themes.
HIST 2980 Directed Study
3.0 credit hours
45.0 Classroom Hours = 45.0 Lecture Hours
Directed Study
HIST 2990 Special Topics
3.0 credit hours
45.0 Classroom Hours = 45.0 Lecture Hours
Special topic course description upon request.