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major events, issues, organizations, and personalities that emerged during this period of American history.
This course provides an in-depth look at recent United States history from the end of the First World War through the Clinton years, concentrating on the major themes and events of the twentieth century, when the United States became the world’s dominant economic and military power. The impact of this global reach on the peoples of the United States is the major concern of the course.
3348. The United States as a World Power: 1920 – Present 3 hours
3352. Internship 3 hours
Prerequisite: Junior or senior standing and departmental approval
Provides the student with experience in a supervised environment to explore interests in archival research, historical preservation, public and business history, and museum or academic library science, and the opportunity to analyze that experience.
3361. Women in the Western World Since 1500 3 hours
This course will survey the main themes in women's history since 1500, concentrating on the experiences of European and American women of all social classes. Work, sexuality, family, gender, and politics will be examined within three chronological periods: the Early Modern World, the Liberal and Industrial West, and the twentieth century.
3362. Women and Reform 3 hours
This course will explore the participation of women in reform movements, concentrating on individual and collective leadership of women in individual rights, legal entitlement, suffrage, social issues (such as temperance), reproduction, and health care.
3380. Workshop in Historical Methods 3 hours
Designed as a workshop in historical methods for history majors, this course will guide students through the research process. Students will gain knowledge in and apply the Turabian documentation style (Chicago Manual Style) and learn the uses of informational technology in history. The use of oral history and its methods will be explored.
4152. History Content Review 1 hour
This course is a one-credit course that must be passed before a student can obtain a bar code from the School of Education to take the TExES History Content Area Exam.
4310. The Great Depression: History through Writings, 3 hours Film, and Literature
This course will focus on the changes in the social fabric, politics, and economy of the United States during the years preceding and following the Great Depression through historical writings, film, and literature.
4311. World War II 3 hours
A history of the origins, events, and outcomes of World War II through primary documents, texts, internet research, movies, discussion, and lectures. Topics include the Versailles Treaty, the international relations of the 1920’s, the Weimar government and the Nazi takeover, the major battles, the winning of the war, and the emergence of the Cold War.
4314. War and Society 3 hours
This course examines how war has been waged, conceptualized, and justified from prehistory to the present. In particular, students will consider how armies, their parent societies, and organized violence have interrelated throughout history.