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New Mexico State University
College of Arts and Sciences
Department of History

 

DEPARTMENT OF HISTORY

SPRING 2007

 

REQUIREMENTS FOR HISTORY MAJOR:

The undergraduate history major consists of at least 42 credits in the major field (excluding Hist. 449), 21 of which must be numbered 300 or above.  One or more upper-division courses (excluding Hist. 398) must require research-based paper or papers totaling at least 20 pages. Electives must be carefully selected by the student and approved by a Department of History advisor. 

DEPARTMENTAL REQUIREMENTS: 

HIST 101, Roots of Modern Europe ........................................................ 3

HIST 102, Modern Europe .................................................................... 3

HIST 201, Introduction to Early American History  .................................... 3

HIST 202, Introduction to Recent American History  ................................. 3

HIST 211, East Asia to 1600 ................................................................. 3

HIST 212, East Asia since 1600  ............................................................. 3

HIST 311, Colonial Latin America  ........................................................... 3

HIST 312, Modern Latin America  ..........................................................  3

*HIST 398, Historians and History  .......................................................... 3

            (Must be taken during junior year)     

Three additional history courses over 300  ..............................................  9

(Not more than three courses in a single major field)

Two additional history courses over 400  ................................................  6

(Not more than three courses in a single major field)

                                                                        Total History Credit Hours:   42

 

Electives:  Sufficient to bring total credits to 128, including 55 upper-division

 NOTE:  STUDENTS MUST FULFILL UNIVERSITY GENERAL EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS AND COLLEGE OF ARTS & SCIENCES GENERAL EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS AS WELL AS THE DEPARTMENTAL MAJOR REQUIREMENTS.


 

 

History 100-level courses

 

HIST. 101G – ROOTS OF MODERN EUROPE

This course reviews the rise of Western civilization:  its cultural, social, political, and economic development from earliest times to about 1700.

 

COURSE

SECTION

TIMES

DAYS

LOCATION

INSTRUCTOR

 

HIST 101G

01

8:30-9:20

MWF

HA114

TOLLEFSON

 

HIST 101G

02

9:30-10:20

MWF

HA114

TOLLEFSON

 

HIST 101G

03

6:00-8:30

M

HA101

MALAMUD

 

HIST. 102G – MODERN EUROPE

Although there are no prerequisites for admission, English 111 is suggested for its help with grammar, spelling, and general writing skills.

 

European history since 1700 by analyzing Anglo-French rivalry in the New World, as well as the Old. Deals with emergence of Russia into the foreground of continental politics under Peter and Catherine the Great.  Concerned with Enlightenment and its influence upon the French and American Revolutions, Napoleonic Era, and Industrial Revolution.  Darwinism and Marxism are studied in their relationship to modern European thought and politics.  Two World Wars, the Great Depression, and the totalitarian governments of Fascist Italy, Nazi Germany, and the Soviet Union are examined.  Intended for first and second year students, the course consists of lectures, films, slide presentations and oral history, supplemented by class discussions. 

 

COURSE

SECTION

TIMES

DAYS

LOCATION

INSTRUCTOR

 

HIST 102G

01

8:30-9:20

MWF

HA216

SCHNEIDER-HECTOR

 

HIST 102G

02

9:30-10:20

MWF

HA216

SCHNEIDER-HECTOR

 

HIST 102G

03

10:30-11:20

MWF

HA216

SCHNEIDER-HECTOR

 

HIST 102G

04

6:00-8:30PM

TU

HA216

BROOKS

 

History 200-level courses

 

HIST. 201G – INTRO TO EARLY AMERICAN HISTORY

 

Introductory course in early United States history designed to familiarize the student with origins of American civilization, including the Puritan “ethic”, roots of the American social and economic system, and analysis of the American Revolution.  Other topics are Jeffersonian and Jacksonian Democracy, slavery and the abolition movement, the causes of the Civil War and its aftermath (reconstruction).  Growth of executive power, role of the Supreme Court, and growth of the nation to continental proportion, to explain contemporary American politics and society, are also treated. 

 

COURSE

SECTION

TIMES

DAYS

LOCATION

INSTRUCTOR

 

HIST 201G

01

8:30-9:20

MWF

MH171

LESTER

 

HIST 201G

02

9:30-10:20

MWF

MH171

LESTER

 

HIST 201G

03

10:30-11:20

MWF

HA114

LESTER

 

HIST 201G

04

11:30-12:20

MWF

HA114

LESTER

HIST. 202G – INTRO TO RECENT AMERICAN HISTORY

History of the United States since 1877, with varying emphasis on social, political, economic, diplomatic, and cultural development.

 

COURSE

SECTION

TIMES

DAYS

LOCATION

INSTRUCTOR

 

HIST 202G

01

9:30-10:20

MWF

HA104

BROWN

 

HIST 202G

02

10:30-11:20

MWF

HA104

BROWN

 

HIST 202G

03

6:00-8:30PM

M

HA114

SHOCKLEY

 

HIST 202G

04

10:20-11:35

TUTH

HA114

LARA

 

HIST 202G

05

11:45-1:00PM

TUTH

HA104

WEISIGER

 

HIST 202G

06

1:10-3:50PM

TUTH

HA212

KELLIE

 

*Note: is an 8 week course: March 27- May 11

 

HIST. 211G – EAST ASIA TO 1600

History of China, Korea, Vietnam, and Japan from earliest times through the sixteenth century.  Emphasis on cultural and political developments and their social and economic contexts, and the interaction between East Asian societies.

 

COURSE

SECTION

TIMES

DAYS

LOCATION

INSTRUCTOR

 

HIST 211G

01

10:30-11:20

MWF

HA212

K HAMMOND

 

HIST. 212G – EAST ASIA SINCE 1600

History of China, Korea, Vietnam, and Japan from the sixteenth through the twentieth centuries.  Emphasis on internal development of each country, as well as the social and political impact of Western Imperialism, and the emergence of each country’s unique version of modern society.

 

COURSE

SECTION

TIMES

DAYS

LOCATION

INSTRUCTOR

 

HIST 212G

01

9:30-10:20

MWF

HA212

E HAMMOND

 

HIST. 221G – ISLAMIC CIVILIZATION TO 1800

History of Islamic civilizations to 1800.

 

COURSE

SECTION

TIMES

DAYS

LOCATION

INSTRUCTOR

 

HIST 221G

01

8:55-10:10

TUTH

BD182

MALAMUD

 

HIST. 222G – ISLAMIC CIVILIZATION SINCE 1800

History of Islamic civilizations since 1800.

 

COURSE

SECTION

TIMES

DAYS

LOCATION

INSTRUCTOR

 

HIST 222G

01

11:30-12:20

MWF

MH171

TOLLEFSON

 

HIST. 261 – NEW MEXICO HISTORY

Economic, political, and social development from exploration to modern times.

 

COURSE

SECTION

TIMES

DAYS

LOCATION

INSTRUCTOR

 

HIST 261

90

12:00-2:55

SAT

BD182

SCHNEIDER

 

                       

 

History 300-level courses

NOTE:  History 366, 367, 368, 374, 387 and 390 are cross listed with a 500-level for graduate students

HIST 302 SCIENCE IN MODERN SOCIETY

WEB-CT DISTANCE ED

The social impact of scientific activity and thought from Newton to the present.  The growth of modern scientific institutions; the political and social context of modern science. Eng 111g recommended.

COURSE

SECTION

TIMES

DAYS

LOCATION

INSTRUCTOR

HIST 302G

70

WEBCT

WEBCT

WEBCT

BROOKS

HIST 311 – COLONIAL LATIN AMERICA

Social, political, and economic development from Columbus to the Wars of Independence

COURSE

SECTION

TIMES

DAYS

LOCATION

INSTRUCTOR

HIST 311

90

8:30-11:25

SAT

HA212

HENDRICKS

HIST. 321- HISTORY OF KOREA

Social, political, and cultural history of Korea from earliest times through twentieth century.  Emphasis on the interaction between Korean traditions and influences from China and the West.

COURSE

SECTION

TIMES

DAYS

LOCATION

INSTRUCTOR

HIST 321

01

11:30-12:20

MWF

HA212

E HAMMOND

HIST 335- HISTORY OF CHRISTIANITY

(cross listed with ANTH 335/SOC 335)

Emphasizes perceptions about Jesus, the changing nature and role of the Bible, especially the new testament, interactions of religion and government, issues of faith and culture, and development of modern Christianity

COURSE

SECTION

TIMES

DAYS

LOCATION

INSTRUCTOR

HIST 335

90

12:00-2:55

SA