All courses are 3 credits, except where otherwise noted.

HIS 116 INTRODUCTION TO WORLD HISTORY II*   
The growing interactions between European and non-European civilizations from the fifteenth century to the emergence of global civilization in the twentieth century. 
        Every semester.  Lynch, staff.

HIS 120 THE EARLY AMERICAN EXPERIENCE, 1607-1877*  
PREREQUISITE:  FRESHMAN OR SOPHOMORE STANDING 
This introductory survey of American history covers the colonial period, the Revolution, early republic, expansion, slavery, Civil War, and Reconstruction.  Emphasized are the social, economic and political forces that shaped the nation’s early history. 
        Every semester. Close, Kirchmann, Pocock, Tucker, staff. 

HIS 121 RECENT AMERICAN EXPERIENCE, 1877-PRESENT*  
PRERIQUISITE:  FRESHMAN OR SOPHOMORE STANDING 
The second part of the survey of American history considers the Gilded Age, World War I, the Roaring Twenties and the Great Depression, World War II, the Cold War, and more recent decades. Emphasized are the social, economic, and political forces that have shaped our immediate past. 
        Every semester. Close, Kirchmann, Pocock, Tucker, staff. 

HIS 200 HISTORICAL RESEARCH WRITING    
This introduction to the study of history emphasizes the nature of historical questions, investigative techniques, research skills, and writing.  It is required of all history majors and should be taken as soon as possible.  It is highly recommended that it be taken prior to taking any 300- or 400-level history courses. 
        Every semester. Higginbotham, Pocock, Tucker. 

HIS 205 EUROPEAN HISTORY 1815-1914     
Concentrates on the age of nationalism, and imperialism.  Studies the impact of the continuing and intensifying economic, social, intellectual and cultural transformation on the national, intra-European and on worldwide political and diplomatic relations. 
        Every other year. Higginbotham.

HIS 206 TWENTIETH CENTURY EUROPE    
The origins and consequences of the two World Wars, and inter-war years, European recovery and the Cold War. 
        Every other year. Higginbotham. 

HIS 230 WESTERN CIVILIZATION I*     
A survey of the Greco-Roman world, early Christianity, medieval society and civilization, the rise of modern economic forms, science and technology, and the development of the modern state. 
        Every semester.  Frye, staff. 

HIS 231 WESTERN CIVILIZATION II*     
The expansion of European influence, the Age of Reason and the Enlightenment, Absolutism and Revolution, Nationalism, Internationalism, Imperialism, the rise of modern ideologies and the struggle between democracy and totalitarianism. 
        Every semester. Frye, Higginbotham, staff. 

HIS 241 THE AMERICAN FRONTIER     
The great expanse of American made the United States a frontier nation at least through the 1890s.  This course explores the frontier with the celebrated men and women who shaped the West, including Capt. John Smith, Squanto, Daniel Boone, Lewis and Clark, Pontiac, Zebulon Pike, Buffalo Bill, and many others.  The national environment, exploration, Indian relations, pioneer settlements, and the fur trading, mining, and cattle frontiers are among topics covered.  There are no prerequisites. 
        Every other year. Pocock. 

HIS 243  CHURCHES AND THE MODERN CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT   
This course analyzes the importance of churches i the Civil Rights Movement in the United States with particular focus on the role of African American churches in this long historic movement. This course will also focus on some aspects of this freedom struggle led by the African American church in New England.
         Close.

HIS 245  AFRICAN AMERICAN RELIGION    
This course discusses the growth of the African American Church and its impact on African American life. Focus will be given to the evolution of Christianity, Islam, indigenous African religions, and Judaism in the African American community. The major African American denominations will also be granted some attention.
          Close.

HIS 250 (NES 250) HISTORY OF NEW ENGLAND   
This course is designed to provide an overview of New England’s cultural, economic, and political development from the colonial period to the present.  The values, institutions, and ideas first found in New England often became the model for the rest of the country.  Issues associated with the New England town, the growth of religion, industrialization, immigration, and urbanization are also discussed. 
        Every other year. Tucker. 

HIS 251  INTRODUCTION TO AMERICAN SOCIETY   
REQUIRED FOR AMERICAN STUDIES PROGRAM 
Major movements and concepts in American history, literature, and the arts. 
        Spring semesters. Pocock. 

HIS 244  INTRODUCTION TO LATIN AMERICAN HISTORY      
A survey of Latin American history from shortly before the arrival of Europeans in the late-15th century to the present. The course will examine the nature of Native American socieites, European conquest and settlement, indpendence movements in the early-19th century, efforts to create stable nations after independence, and the role of the United States in the region.
       Meznar

HIS 265   INTRODUCTION TO AFRICA    
A survey of African history from the ancient to colonial period.
      Staff.

HIS 267 MINI-HISTORY TOPICS      1 CREDIT
Mini-History is normally offered as a five-week session course, during intersession, or during summer sessions.  Topics vary.  The course may be repeated as topics change. 

HIS 271 (CAS 271)  HISTORY OF CANADA
Why are Canadians different from Americans? Canada and the United States share a continent, an English heritage, and a heterogeneous population, yet history has shaped the two nations in quite different ways.  This course explores those differences in an effort to come to terms with our neighbor to the north.
       Staff.

HIS 272 NEWS AND VIEWS       
This discussion course analyzes contemporary national and international issues, such as poverty, drugs, crime and punishment, third-world debt, and the changing political and economic alignments in Europe.  These events are followed in selected newspapers and news magazines, as well as on radio and television programs. 

HIS 275 INTRODUCTION TO EAST ASIAN HISTORY*  
An introductory survey focusing on the major civilizations of East Asia, China, and Japan from the earliest periods to the mid-nineteenth century.  The course will consider the formation of distinctive societies and cultures, emphasizing the interaction of social, economic, and political forces with cultural values and ideas. 
        Lynch. 

HIS 302 COLONIAL AMERICA      
During the colonial period, many of the ideas, values, and institutions evident in American society today were introduced and developed.  A regional approach will be taken to a discussion of such topics as community and institutional development, land and labor, conflict and rebellion, commercial versus subsistence economy and the emergence of a unique political ideology. 
        Every other year. Tucker. 

HIS 303 REVOLUTION AND  EARLY REPUBLIC, 1763-1828     
The American Revolution transformed thirteen colonies into an independent nation, and the Constitution laid the foundation for the new republic.  Even so, it took several decades before the country was on firm ground.  This most critical period of American history is viewed through the momentous social, political, and economic changes that accompanied the creation of the United States.  There are no prerequisites, but HIS 120 or its equivalent is recommended. 
        Every other year. Pocock. 

HIS 307 CIVIL WAR AND RECONSTRUCTION    
Did the United States develop a political and social identity in the early-nineteenth century, or were people more concerned with state and regional issues than with national questions?  What were the problems, tensions, and conflicts that both united and divided the various sections of the country in the decades preceding the Civil War?  This course takes a regional approach in its examinations of the tensions and problems that led to the conflict. 
        Every other year. Close, Tucker. 

HIS 310 GREAT ISSUES: SURVEY OF AMERICAN HISTORY*   
PREREQUISITE:  JUNIOR OR SENIOR STANDING 
United States history from the colonial period to the present is explored from the vantage point of enduring great issues, such as democracy, capitalism, and civil rights, among others.  Issues change from semester to semester.  This course is especially suited to upper class students with no previous college history and for those seeking teacher certification.  HIS 310 may not be used to fulfill any history major requirements and is closed to students who have taken HIS 120 or HIS 121 or their equivalents. 
        Every semester. 

HIS 313 THE GILDED AGE TO WORLD WAR I    
The United States underwent fundamental changes during the late nineteenth century that brought the nation to the verge of becoming a world economic and political power. This course considers such important topics as immigration, the growth of cities, industrialization, agricultural and labor unrest, America’s debut as a world power, and the great reforms of the Progressive Era. 
        Every other year. Kirchmann. 

HIS 315 THE UNITED STATES BETWEEN THE WARS    
The Roaring Twenties introduced Americans to the wonders of the modern age, including the automobile, radio, air travel, motion pictures, home appliances, and consumer credit, but these fast-paced changes also caused problems.  Tensions between rural and urban centers helped set the scene for the reemergence of the Ku Klux Klan, immigration restriction, conflict over Prohibition, market crash, the Great Depression that followed, New Deal efforts to come to terms with a shattered economy, and the coming of World War II. 
        Every other year. Kirchmann. 

HIS 316 RECENT AMERICAN HISTORY     
The post-World War II decades brought the United States to the height of its powers and to center stage in world affairs.  At the same time, Americans at home experiences significant changes in their social and economic lives.  Topics include the Cold War, the Korean and Vietnam wars, and the implications of Pax Americana as well as post-war conformity, the growth of suburban life, and the civil rights movement. 
        Every other year. Kirchmann. 

HIS 317 WOMEN AND FAMILY IN WESTERN SOCIETY*    
This course examines the evolution of the family and women’s roles in Europe from the Reformation to the twentieth-century.  Important themes include education, childrearing, demographic changes, the household economy, changing gender roles, feminism, the effects of new ideologies on ideas of the family, and the development of the welfare state. 
        Every other year. Higginbotham. 

HIS 318  HISTORY OF U.S. FOREIGN RELATIONS   
A survey of U.S. foreign policy from the Revolution to the Cold War. Topics include the rise of the U.S. to superpower status, reactions to U.S. economic, political, and military power, and the development and consequences of the Cold War.
        Kirchmann.

HIS 320 CONNECTICUT HISTORY      
The course examines the growth and development of Connecticut from the colonial period to the present.  The settlement of Connecticut followed closely that of Massachusetts.  Yet many people believe that it is different from the rest of New England, because Connecticut did not share fully the Yankee traditions, values, and institutions long associated with the rest of traditional New England.  Just how unique is Connecticut? 
        Every other year. Tucker. 

HIS 321 AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY TO 1877*   
A survey of the history of the African people in the United States from the African background through emancipation.  Emphasis is on American slavery, abolition, Civil War, the free African community, and Reconstruction. 
        Every other year. Close. 

HIS 322 AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY SINCE 1877*  
This course emphasizes African American leadership, organizations, achievements, and struggles for equality in America since 1877.  Major topics include Jim Crowism, migration, education, American imperialism, and African American involvement in the two world wars as well as the role of “black leadership” and the Civil Rights Movement. 
        Close. 

HIS 325 THE EXPANSION OF NEW ENGLAND    
As New England pioneers moved west after the Revolution, they left the imprint of their section in a distinctive band across the northern part of the country.  This course surveys the broad scope of transplanted New England culture from a historical perspective, with special attention paid to cultural geography, religion, politics, education, and reform.  Previous courses in American history or New England are recommended. 
        Every other year. Pocock. 

HIS 328  AMERICAN IMMIGRATION HISTORY  
This course will explore American immigrant experiences since the mid-19th century in both rural and urban settings. The course will consider migration patters, ethnic community building processes, conflict in the communities, social mobility, immigration legisltion, and emergence of pluralistic America. 
     Kirchmann

HIS 330 GREAT BRITAIN, 1300-1688     
Survey of British history from the High Middle Ages to the Glorious Revolution.  The course stresses social, political, and religious developments during a formative period of British history. 
        Every other year. Higginbotham. 

HIS 331 GREAT BRITAIN, 1688 TO THE PRESENT   
Survey of British history from the Glorious Revolution to the present.  The course focuses on the rise and decline of the British Empire, the Industrial Revolution, and its impact, and the development of the British political system. 
        Every other year. Higginbotham. 

HIS 333 ROMAN HISTORY       
History of the Roman world in both Italy and the provinces from the later Republic to the end of the Empire. 
        Every other year. Frye. 

HIS 334 EARLY MIDDLE AGES      
History of Europe from the later Roman Empire to the tenth century. 
        Every other year. Frye. 

HIS 337 HISTORY OF RUSSIA      
An introduction to the history of Russia from he Medieval period to World War II, focusing on the development of institutions and political systems and on the changing relationships between Russia and the West. 

HIS 339 (PSC 339)  HISTORY OF MODERN GERMANY       
The origins, development and practice of the Nazi dictatorship as a model of right-wing authoritarianism. 
        Every other year. Higginbotham. 

HIS 340 HISTORY OF THE AMERICAN SOUTH    
A history of the American South from the colonial period to the present emphasizing the evolution of the distinctive characteristics and values of southern society. 
        Every other year. Close. 

HIS 342  MODERN LATIN AMERICA    
The history of Spanish and Portuguese America from independence to the present.
       Meznar.

HIS 345 HISTORY OF MEXICO      
Investigation of the forces that have shaped modern Mexico, from the Aztec and Maya kingdoms and the Spanish Conquest, to the Revolution and the emergence of modern Mexican society. 
      Meznar.

HIS 346 CENTRAL AMERICA      
Investigation of sources of tensions in modern Central America from Indian cultures through the breakup of the United Provinces of Central America into Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua and Costa Rica.  The National Period plus Panama and Belize are also covered.  Social and economic roots of the region’s problems will be stressed. 
      Meznar.

HIS 351  EUROPE AND THE GREAT WAR    
This course will provide an in-depth examination of Europe and World War I, the "Great War" of 1914-1918. Topics include the origins of the war, the development of the war on the military and home fronts, and its effects on the men and women of the war-time generation and postwar Europe.
      Higginbotham. 

HIS 352  HISTORY OF WORLD WAR II    
An examination of the origins and development of the Second World War in Europe and the Pacific, covering the military, economic, and social history of the war.
      Higginbotham

HIS 365 SPECIAL TOPICS       
Special areas of interests in U.S., European, or world history.  Topics vary from semester to semester.  Course may be repeated with a change of topic. 
        Any semester. Watch for special topics and faculty. 

HIS 371 THE MAKING OF CHINA’S TRADITION    
This course covers the formative epochs of China’s traditional history for its beginnings to the mid-nineteenth century.  The course deals with the formation of a distinctive Chinese culture and polity as well as how that society was changed by interaction with other peoples and by internal transformations and innovations.  The course ends with a consideration of the nature of Chinese society on the eve of the current era of revolution. 
        Every other year. Lynch. 

HIS 372 CHINA IN REVOLUTION      
The century from the Opium Wars and the Taiping Rebellion to the success of the Communist Revolution was one of fundamental change in China.  This course considers China’s political, social, and cultural history from the mid-nineteenth to the mid-twentieth century, covering the fall of the last dynasty, the warlords and the Nationalist movement, the Japanese invasion, and the Communist movement. 
        Every other year. Lynch. 

HIS 373 MAO’S CHINA       
This course follows the development of Communist China over the four decades of the Maoist period, from the Long March through the Cultural Revolution.  It considers the legacy of the revolution war period and the problems involved in attempting to establish society while simultaneously engaging in economic development. 
        Every other year. Lynch. 

HIS 375 HISTORY OF JAPAN      
Japan from earliest times to the present.  The emphasis will be on the formation of the Japanese society.  In addition, the political, social, and economic history will be covered. 
        Every other year. Lynch. 

HIS 378 EARLY NORTHERN EUROPE     
A survey of the early phases of the history of northern Europe, including the culture and society of the Celtic peoples, the impact of the Roman occupation, and the events which followed the arrival of the Teutonic peoples. 
        Every other year. Frye. 

HIS 400 SEMINAR IN AMERICAN HISTORY    
PREREQUISITE:  18 CREDITS IN HISTORY AND HIS 200 
Selected topics in American history from the age of colonization to the contemporary period. 
    Once a year.  Close, Kirchmann, Pocock, Tucker. 

HIS 406 SEMINAR IN EUROPEAN HISTORY    
PREREQUISITE:  18 CREDITS IN HISTORY AND HIS 200 
Selected topics in European history since 1500. 
        Every other year.  Frye, Higginbotham. 

HIS 407 SEMINAR IN WORLD HISTORY     
PREREQUISITE:  18 CREDITS IN HISTORY AND HIS 200 
Discussion and guided research on topic in the history of Asia, or Latin America.  May be repeated for credit with a change of topic. 
        Every other year.  Lynch. 

HIS 420  SEMINAR IN AMERICAN CIVILIZATION       
An advanced study assuming general familiarity with American history and literature and requiring interdisciplinary research. Fulfills the seminar requirement for History majors. 
        Every other year.  Pocock. 

HIS 461 COLLOQUIUM IN AMERICAN HISTORY   
PREREQUISITE:  HIS 200 
The colloquium is primarily an in-depth reading course in selected areas of American history, focusing on 1607-1860 or 1860-present.  Specific topics vary from semester to semester.  Students should have a basic foundation in United States history and have completed HIS 200.  May be repeated for credit with a change of focus. 
        Once a year.  Close, Kirchmann, Pocock, Tucker. 

HIS 462 COLLOQUIUM IN EUROPEAN HISTORY   
PREREQUISITE:  HIS 200 
The colloquium is an in-depth reading course in selected areas of European history since 1500.  Specific topics vary.  Students should have had a basic survey in modern Europe and have completed HIS 200.  May be repeated for credit with a change of focus. 
        Every other year.  Frye, Higginbotham., 

HIS 463 COLLOQUIUM IN WOLD HISTORY    
PREREQUISITE:  HIS 200 
An in-depth reading course in special topics in Asian, African, or Latin American history or in comparative topics involving Western and non-Western cultures.  May be repeated with a change of topic. 
        Every other year. Frye, Lynch, Meznar

HIS 480 INDEPENDENT STUDY             3-9 CREDITS
PREREQUISITE: CONSENT OF INSTRUCTOR 
Research and analysis of a topic of concern to history. 
      Every semester.  By individual arrangement.  See any faculty member.

HIS 490 INTERNSHIP IN HISTORICAL RESEARCH        3-15 CREDITS 
PREREQUISITE: Jr or Sr, 2.7 GPA, CONSENT OF INSTRUCTOR 
Practical experience in a local museum, historic site, or historic society.
        Every semester.  Pocock.