Graduate Catalog: 2012-2013 - Alabama A&M University

the present role of Afro-Americans in society andthe world.HIS 510 Foundations of American Civilization -Three semester hours. A detailed analysis of theorigin and development of American democracy,including economic and social institutions.HIS 512 History of the South - Three semesterhours. A reappraisal of the Old South and the CivilWar and Reconstruction Period with specialemphasis on the political, economic, and socialproblems of the New South.HIS 513 Constitutional History of the UnitedStates - Three semester hours. A reappraisal of theformation of the United States Constitution and itsoperation in the early years, with special emphasison recent interpretations by the United StatesSupreme Court covering current political, economic,and social problems.HIS 514 Contemporary American History -Three semester hours. Specific considerations of theproblems of the United States as a great worldpower, and the majorpolitical, economic, and social internal problems.HIS 520 Contemporary European History -Three semester hours. A detailed study ofthe current forces of nationalism, regionalism, andinternationalism operating within Europe, includingEurope's use of these factors in relation to the rest ofthe world.HIS 521 Modern Asia - Three semester hours. Theemergence of new independent nations of the FarEast, Middle East, and Near East will be analyzed asto their formation,development, and current problems, both foreignand domestic.HIS 522 African History - A survey course whichplaces special emphasis on modern Africa and seeksto understand the forces that have shaped Africansocieties and are playing an important role inAfrican history today.HIS 523 Latin American History - A surveycourse which places special emphasis on modernLatin America and seeks to understand the forcesthat have shaped Latin American societies and areplaying an important role in Latin American historytoday, including the Caribbean.HIS 525 Philosophy of History - Three semesterhours. A study of the principles of historicalinterpretation through an analysis of the majorspeculative theories of history and of the majorcritical issues in the field. Religious, secular, andscientific approaches to historical interpretation willbe considered, including but not limited to, those ofAugustine, Vico, Kant, Hegel, Herden, Ranke,Ricbert, Dilthey, Collingwood, Spengler, Toynbee,Sorokin, Huxley, and Chardin. (Prerequisite: HIS501)HIS 609 Selected Topics in Afro-AmericanHistory - Three semester hours. This course isdesigned to introduce students to some of the maintopics growing out of the Afro-Americanexperience. Although the Afro-American experienceis part of the general history of America, this courseplaces emphasis on those events that helped shapethe African's experience in America. The topicsdiscussed and analyzed, for the most part, are thosethat have reference to situations or issues posingunique and interesting problems, questions, orperspectives during major periods of Afro-Americanhistory.HIS 614 Selected Topics in 20th Century U.S.History - Three semester hours. Each semester thiscourse will focus on one major topic of 20thCentury U.S. History, which will be examined indepth, both the necessary background and,particularly, the nature of the issue and its currentdevelopments.HIS 615 Modern World History - Three semesterhours. Background and significance of selectedtopics in twentieth century world history (e.g., theemergence of Africa, the crisis in the Middle East,developments in Southern Africa, etc.).HIS 698 Individual Research in History - Threesemester hours. Independent reading or researchdirected by assigned faculty involving a survey ofexisting research on a given topic, an area of interestto the student or a report on the early stages of workon a thesis.GEOGRAPHYGEO 503 Geography of Asia - Three semesterhours. Physiographic and political divisions of Asiaand the development of present cultural activities ineach region. Reference is made to national andinternational problems in relation to the presentworld order.133