Course Offerings

History

HIST 121  WESTERN CIVILIZATION I. Surveys the evolution of western Civilization from its beginnings into the Reformation and religious wars.           3

HIST 122  WESTERN CIVILIZATION II. Surveys the development of western civilization from the Reformation era to the present.                 3

HIST 151  UNITED STATES HISTORY I. Surveys the background and development of the United States from its colonial origins to the Civil War and Reconstruction.                                               3

HIST 152  UNITED STATES HISTORY II. Surveys development of the United States since the Civil War and Reconstruction.            3

HIST 256  WORLD HISTORY.  Major features of the principal existing civilizations of the world,  both Western and non-Western, as they were originally formed and as they have been altered during the past two to four centuries. Prerequisite: ENGL 101 or concurrent registration in ENGL 101.        3

HIST 291  INDEPENDENT STUDY.  A student independently studies a history topic with help from instructor.    1-3

HIST 312  HISTORY OF MODERN ASIA. Focuses on the history of modern Chinese and Japanese civilizations.               3

HIST/INED 411  SOUTH DAKOTA INDIAN STUDIES.  A basic knowledge of Indian history with emphasis on the Lakota, Dakota and Nakota speaking peoples. Current cultural issues are presented with emphasis on learning styles and teaching Native American people. Prerequisite: three semester hours of American history.                                           3

HIST 444  HISTORY OF MODERN RUSSIA.  A perspective of Russia under Peter I and his successors, of Russian expansion and its consequences. Nineteenth-century Imperial Russian politics, foreign policy, economy, efforts at social and political reform, art, music, science and literature. A review of the Bolshovik overthrow of the Czarist monarchy and seizure of power to better understand Communist Russia today.  3

HIST 491  INDEPENDENT STUDY.  A student having demonstrated outstanding capability may study independently an area of special interest. 1-3

HIST 492  TOPICS.  Study of specialized areas of history. Areas vary each time the course is offered.
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