Undergraduate Catalog - University of Louisiana at Monroe

2012-2013 UNDERGRADUATE CATALOG
3009. ISLAM. 3 cr. Survey of Islamic history from the inception in
7th century Arabia to the present day. Special emphasis on the
religious principles and the institutions of the civilizations to which
it gave rise. Attention is given to those factors that continue to
make Islam an important force in the world today. (Same as
RELG 0309.)
3010. AFRICAN-AMERICAN HISTORY. 3 cr. Black American history
beginning with early West African civilization to the present.
Attention will be devoted to immigration, the slave system,
civil rights, and modern black movements with emphasis on
significant African-American leaders. May not be substituted to
meet History requirements in 1011-1012, 2001-2002, or 3005.
3012. EASTERN CIVILIZATION. 3 cr. An introduction to the history of
non-western cultures. The civilizations of the Far East, Africa,
and the Middle East are examined from their beginnings to the
present.
3029. RUSSIAN HISTORY. 3 cr. A survey of Russian history from the
founding of tsarist Russia to the present.
3030. ENGLISH HISTORY. 3 cr. A survey of the English and British
national experience from the Saxon period to the present. The
development of the English political system will be reviewed, as
will the rise and decline of England as a major power. The major
emphasis of this class will concentrate on the period 1485 to
1914. England’s relationship with both Scotland and Ireland will
also be considered in this period. Prerequisites HIST 1011, 1012.
3031. FRENCH HISTORY. 3 cr. A survey of French political institutions,
cultural development, and social structure from 800 to the
present. (Formerly HIST 487).
3099. HISTORIAN’S CRAFT. 3 cr. Historical research methods and an
introduction to historiography. Prerequisite: History majors only or
instructor permission.
For Undergraduates and Graduates
4008. CONTEMPORARY HISTORY. 3 cr. A historical perspective on
issues and events of the contemporary world. Prerequisites: HIST
1012 or 2002 or instructor consent.
4020. THE HOLOCAUST. 3 cr. This course will confront the
background, events, and consequences of the extermination of
European Jews during World War II. Prerequisite: HIST 1012,
2002 or consent of instructor.
4030. WORLD WAR II. 3 cr. An examination of the causes, conduct,
and immediate aftermath of World War II giving attention to
major military campaigns and experiences of war as seen by
military leaders and combatants in Asia, Europe, and the Pacific.
Prerequisite: HIST 1012 or 2002.
4036. THE AMERICAN CIVIL WAR. 3 cr. The growing sectional conflict
between the industrial North and the agrarian South; secession;
major wartime problems of the Union and the Confederacy;
principal military campaigns in the War’s various theaters; the
significance of the Civil War in American History. Prerequisite:
HIST 2001.
4040. NEW SOUTH, 1865-PRESENT. 3 cr. The political, economic,
and social development of the South from Reconstruction to the
present. Prerequisites: HIST 2002. (Formerly HIST 487).
4046. U.S. MILITARY HISTORY, 1775-1865. 3 cr. This course
examines the development of the U.S. Military and the wars it
fought from the American Revolution through the Civil War.
4047. U.S. MILITARY HISTORY, 1865-PRESENT. 3 cr. This course
examines the development of the U.S. Military and the wars it
fought from the end of the Civil War to the present.
4049. NATIVE AMERICAN HISTORY. 3 cr. This course offers an
overview of Native American history from pre-Columbian times to
the present. Topics include Native American culture, interaction
with Europeans, and relations with the U.S. government.
Prerequisites: History 2001 or 2002.
HISTORY 203
4050. AMERICAN COLONIAL. 3 cr. A social history class which
will concentrate on four main communities established
in North America: New England, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and
the Appalachian frontier. The role that religion, Trans-Atlantic
influences, and the environment played in the formation of these
communities will be considered, as will their different reactions
to Native Americans, slaves, and the role of women. The Anglo-
American imperial relationship to 1775 will also be reviewed.
Prerequisite: HIST 2001.
4051. THE REVOLUTIONARY GENERATION. 3 cr. The history of
the American Revolution, placing it within the Trans-Atlantic
community, its impact upon domestic society, and its influence
upon the revolutionary generation of England, Ireland, and
Europe generally. In considering political developments, attention
will also focus upon the Revolution’s impact upon women,
Native Americans and the institution of slavery. The course will
conclude with a review of the Articles of Confederation and the
weaknesses of the early Federal Union. Prerequisite: HIST 2001.
4052. THE AGE OF JEFFERSON AND JACKSON. 3 cr. An
investigation into the complex character of Jefferson, his political
impact upon the Republic and the ambiguous legacy he left after
1826. Andrew Jackson will be considered as a symbol of a new
democratic age. The new Jacksonian spirit will be reviewed in
the light of social reform movements, 1815 to 1840. The course
will also consider Native-American cultures and the changing
attitudes towards slavery. Prerequisite: HIST 2001.
4060. THE OLD SOUTH. 3 cr. The political, economic, and social
development of the ante-bellum South. Settlement patterns;
sectional distinctiveness; political ideology; development of
slavery and the plantation system; abolitionism and slavery
defense; and the growth of southern nationalism. Prerequisite:
HIST 2001.
4064. THE AMERICAN FRONTIER. 3 cr. The westward movement
in America from 1607 to 1890, emphasizing the process
of pioneering and the influence of the frontier on American
institutions.
4070. HISTORY OF BIBLICAL LANDS. 3 cr. This course is an
introduction to the material culture, cultural history and
cultural process of the biblical world, with an emphasis on the
connections between archaeology and the Bible. Prerequisites:
History 1011.
4072. COLONIAL LATIN AMERICA. 3 cr. Discovery, exploration,
and settlement; Spanish and Portuguese colonial systems;
political, economic, and social development including the wars of
independence.
4073. MODERN LATIN AMERICA. 3 cr. The Latin American states
from independence to the present; internal problems and
progress; international relations.
4074. HISTORY OF ANCIENT EGYPT. 3 cr. This course is intended as
a broad survey of Egyptian history, culture and archaeology from
the Old Kingdom down to the Roman period. It is an introduction
to the social, economic, cultural and religious developments of
the first nation state in the world. Prerequisites: History 1011.
4075. ANCIENT NEAR EAST AND GREECE. 3 cr. Egypt, Sumer,
Assyria, Babylonia and other civilization in the Ancient Near
East from 3100 B.C.E.; Greece from the Mycenaean Period
through Periclean Athens. Emphasis on archaeological
evidence, political developments, cultural accomplishments.
Prerequisite: HIST 1011.
4076. ANCIENT ROME. 3 cr. Ancient Rome from Romulus through the
early Empire, with an emphasis on the development of Roman
traditions during the Republic and the transition from Republic
to Empire under the Julio-Claudians. Roman government, class
structure, and the significance of important historical figures will
be emphasized. Prerequisite: HIST 1011.