Undergraduate Bulletin - Loyola Marymount University

152 / HISTORY
HIST 462
The Young Republic, 1787-1815
3 Semester Hours
Formation of the Constitution; formation of political
parties; cultural, economic, social, and diplomatic
developments.
HIST 463
Jacksonian America, 1815-1845
3 Semester Hours
A study of thirty pivotal years in American history,
focusing on the social, cultural, economic, and political
developments of the era.
HIST 464
The Civil War and Reconstruction
3 Semester Hours
A history of the Civil War era that covers the causes,
fighting, and consequences of the war, as well as the
problems and challenges of Reconstruction.
HIST 465
The Age of Theodore Roosevelt
3 Semester Hours
A study of the age of Populism, Progressivism, overseas
expansion, and American involvement in World War I.
HIST 466
The Rise of Modern America, 1920-1945
3 Semester Hours
A study of the emergence of the mass consumption
culture, the Great Depression, the rise of the welfare
state, and World War II.
HIST 467
Recent America, 1945 to the Present
3 Semester Hours
This course examines the dimensions of affluence and
poverty, the politics of the welfare state, the Cold War, and
détente.
HIST 468
Social and Cultural History of the United States in the
Nineteenth Century
3 Semester Hours
A historical overview of 19th-century America through a
social and cultural lens, including such topics as
industrialization, urbanization, religion, literature,
westward migration, class formation, gender roles, and
notions of race.
HIST 478
Asian Pacific American History
3 Semester Hours
Traces the many-faceted histories of Asian Americans and
Pacific Islanders from cross-cultural and transnational
perspectives, focusing on interactions and exchanges
between Asian Pacific Americans and various ethnic and
racial groups.
HIST 479
The Politics and the Culture of the Cold War, 1917-
1989
3 Semester Hours
An inquiry into the impacts of the Cold War on American
domestic policies, foreign relations, as well as cultural
and social developments.
Area 3: World Regions
HIST 300
History of Global Encounters before 1500
3 Semester Hours
A history of global encounters among the regions of the
Middle East, the Mediterranean World, Europe, and Asia.
It will include a focus on the exchange of ideas, trade, and
cultural developments.
HIST 301
History of Global Encounters after 1500
3 Semester Hours
A history of global encounters during the early modern
and modern periods that includes the regions of the
Middle East, Africa, Latin America, Asia, and Europe. It
will examine the global impact of Christianity, Islam, and
the market economy. Through the use of primary and
secondary sources, different interpretations are offered on
historic and current events.
HIST 338
Islam in History
3 Semester Hours
The study of the role of Islamic culture and institutions in
the social and political history of the Middle East from the
rise of Islam to the present.
HIST 372
History of Mexico
3 Semester Hours
An analysis of the colonial and national periods, with
emphasis on 20th-century revolution and socio-economic
development.