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History Course Descriptions
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HIS 101 
U.S. History I
3 credits
GE category: Social Science
Offered every fall and spring semester
Colonial America and the United States from pre-Columbian era to 1877. This course of study includes units on discovery, colonization, the formation of the American Union, Constitutional principles, westward expansion, origins of north/south conflict, the Civil War and Reconstruction. Significant economic and social developments are placed in their historical context.
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HIS 102
U.S. History II
3 credits
GE category: Social Science
Offered every fall and spring semester
The United States since 1877. This course of study includes units on industrialization, the development of the west, the progressive era, World War I, the depression, World War II, the Cold War and recent American history. Significant economic and social developments are placed in their historical context.
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HIS 104
Western Civilization I
3 credits
GE category: Social Science
Offered every fall and spring semester
Survey and development of western thought, culture and political history
from ancient times to 1560.
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HIS 105
Western Civilization II
3 credits
GE category: Social Science
Offered every fall semester
Survey and development of western thought, culture, and political history
from 1560 through present day.
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HIS 220
History of Mexico
3 credits
GE category: Social Science
Offered every spring semester
Survey of the political, economic, social and cultural developments in the
history of Mexico from Precolumbian times to the present.
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HIS 298
Workshop
1 to 3 credits
Offered upon request
Activity/Personal Enrichment
Designed to meet a variety of needs of students in History.
HIS 299
Independent Study
1 to 3 credits
Offered upon request
Activity/Personal Enrichment
Design and execution of original projects under faculty supervision.
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