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offerings vary greatly. Students must consult with their Dean's office for
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The University
reserves the right to withdraw, modify, or add to the courses offered.
The four capital letters in parentheses represent
the computerized abbreviation for that subject field; the abbreviation is often
used on documents and course schedules. The numbers in parentheses represent
the Integrated Post-secondary Education Data System (IPEDS).
History (HIST - 45.08)
HIST 101.
History of Western Civilization. 3‑3‑0.
Intellectual, economic, social, and political
developments as foundations and beginnings of the
modern world from the ancient world to the
mid‑seventeenth century. This course is also
available via Internet. Basic computer knowledge
is required for students enrolled in the Internet
section. (54.0101)
HIST 102. History
of Western Civilization. 3‑3‑0. Political,
intellectual, social and economic developments in
the western world from the mid‑seventeenth century
to the present. This course is also available via
Internet. Basic computer knowledge is required for
students enrolled in the Internet section.
(54.0101)
HIST 105. Honors
Western Civilization. 3-3-0. Prerequisite:
Honors placement or permission of department head.
Tracing the development of western culture from
the beginnings of “civilization“ to the
mid-seventeenth century through analyses of
contemporary writings and historical
interpretations. Degree credit will not be given
for both HIST 101 and HIST 105. (54.0101)
HIST 106. Honors
Western Civilization. 3-3-0. Prerequisite:
Honors placement of permission of department head.
Tracing the development of western culture from
the mid-seventeenth century to the present through
analyses of contemporary writings and historical
interpretations. Degree credit will not be given
for both HIST 102 and HIST 106. (54.0101)
HIST 150. World
History. 3-3-0. Political, intellectual,
social, and economic developments in world history
from the ancient world to 1500. (54.0101)
HIST 151. World
History. 3-3-0. Political, intellectual,
social, and economic developments in world history
from 1500 to the present. This course is also
available via Internet. Basic computer knowledge
is required for students enrolled in the Internet
section. (54.0101)
HIST 201. History
of Women. 3-3-0. Status and roles of women
and examination of the lives of extraordinary
women throughout history. (54.0101)
HIST 255.
American History. 3‑3‑0. American history
from the earliest times to 1876. (54.0101)
HIST 256.
American History. 3‑3‑0. From 1876 to the
present. (54.0101)
HIST 301. The
American Character in Film. 3‑3‑0.
Prerequisite: Junior standing or permission of
department head. Various political, social, and
economic characteristics of American life as
portrayed through the medium of film.
(54.0101)
HIST 303.
American Military History. 3‑3‑0.
Prerequisite: Junior standing or permission of
department head. An introduction to the history of
the United States military, and an examination of
current military and political developments in the
world. (54.0101)
HIST 307. Modern
East Asia. 3-3-0. Prerequisite: Junior
standing or permission of department head.
Political, intellectual, social and economic
developments in Modern East Asia from 1500 to the
present, with emphasis on China, Japan, and the
impact of the West. (54.0101)
HIST 309. Modern
Middle East and South Asia. 3-3-0.
Prerequisite: Junior standing or permission of
department head. Major movements and events in the
Middle East and South Asia since 1914. (54.0101)
HIST 311. African
American History. 3‑3‑0. Prerequisite:
Junior standing or permission of department head.
An institutional and social history of the African
American, with emphasis on the experience of
slavery, conditions under free agriculture and the
impact of migration to urban areas. (54.0101)
HIST 325. The
South. 3‑3‑0. Prerequisite: Junior standing
or permission of department head. Economic and
political features of the American South from its
beginning to the present. (54.0101)
HIST 333.
Nineteenth Century Europe. 3‑3‑0.
Prerequisite: Junior standing or permission of
department head. The social, cultural, and
political development of Europe from 1815 to the
coming of World War I, with emphasis on the impact
of new ideologies upon the European scene. Fa
only. (54.0101)
HIST 334.
Twentieth Century Europe. 3‑3‑0.
Prerequisite: Junior standing or permission of
department head. The spread of the new political
and economic philosophies and the world‑wide
conflicts that grew out of them. Sp only.
(54.0101)
HIST 365. Ancient
History. 3‑3‑0. Prerequisite: Junior
standing or permission of department head. The
social, cultural and political development of the
Mediterranean World from the dawn of the
civilization to the collapse of the Western Roman
Empire. (54.0101)
HIST 368.
Medieval Europe. 3‑3‑0. Prerequisite:
Junior standing or permission of department head.
A social, cultural, and political history of
Europe from the collapse of the Western Roman
Empire to the Renaissance, with emphasis on
relations between the church and state.
(54.0101)
HIST 371. History
of Louisiana. 3‑3‑0. Prerequisite: Junior
standing or permission of department head. The
political, economic and social development of
Louisiana from the earliest times to the present.
(54.0101)
HIST 381. English
History. 3‑3‑0. Prerequisite: Junior
standing or permission of department head. From
the Roman conquest through the Stuart period, with
emphasis upon the evolution of political
institutions. Fa only. (54.0101)
HIST 382. English
History. 3‑3‑0. Prerequisite: Junior
standing or permission of department head. From
the seventeenth century to the present, with
emphasis upon the rise of Britain as a world power
and the growth of the Commonwealth of Nations. Sp
only. (54.0101)
HIST 393. French
History. 3-3-0. Prerequisite: Junior
standing or permission of department head. The
social, cultural, and political development of
France from the Celtic period to modern times.
(54.0101)
*HIST 400.
Russian History. 3‑3‑0. Prerequisite:
Junior standing or permission of department head.
Tsarist Empire from the reign of Peter the Great
to modern times. Emphasis on internal development
and political and social problems leading up to
the revolution. The internal and foreign
development of the Soviet Union since the
Revolution. (54.0101)
*HIST 405.
Renaissance and Reformation. 3‑3‑0.
Prerequisite: Junior standing or permission of
department head. A political, cultural, and
religious history from the mid‑fourteenth to the
mid‑seventeenth century. (54.0101)
HIST 411.
Colonial America. 3-3-0. Prerequisites:
Junior standing or permission of department head.
European exploration, settlement, and growth in
North America between 1492 and the American
Revolution. (54.0102)
*HIST 416. The
United States in the Twentieth Century.
3‑3‑0. Prerequisite: Junior standing or permission
of department head. The growth, decline, and
re‑establishment of American liberalism and
international cooperation after 1920.
(54.0101)
HIST 418.The
Early Republic. 1789-1824. 3-3-0.
Prerequisite: Junior standing or permission of
department head. Implementation of the
Constitution, the Federalist and Jeffersonian
eras, and the beginnings of sectional controversy.
(54.0102)
*HIST 420. Civil
War and Reconstruction. 3‑3‑0.
Prerequisite: Junior standing or permission of
department head. Secession, the Civil War, and
Reconstruction of the South, covering the
background, causes, major military campaigns of
the war, and the economic and social consequences
for the nation. (54.0101)
HIST 421. Civil
War in Louisiana. 3-3-0. Prerequisite: HIST
255 or 371 or *420. Political, social, economic,
and military overview of the Civil War in
Louisiana, emphasizing the Lafourche Region.
(54.0102)
HIST 425. Hitler
and Nazi Germany. 3-3-0. Prerequisite:
Junior standing or permission of department head.
Rise and fall of Nazism, Hitler‘s role and
ideology, the totalitarian racial state, World War
II, and the Holocaust. (54.0103)
*HIST 435.
United States Intellectual History. 3‑3‑0.
Prerequisite: Junior standing or permission of
department head. Philosophical and intellectual
systems contributing to the development of
American thought. (54.0101)
*HIST 485. Tudor
England. 3‑3‑0. Prerequisite: HIST 381 or
permission of department head. The political,
economic, social, and cultural development of
England (1485‑1603); the beginning of the modern
state. (54.0101)
*HIST 490.
Problems of History. 3‑3‑0. Prerequisite:
Junior standing or permission of department head.
In‑depth study of selected problems in history.
May be repeated for credit if content differs.
(54.0101)
HIST 495.
Historical Methods. 3-3-0. Prerequisite:
Junior standing or permission of department head.
Examination of the history of the historian's
conception of the past and whether or not the
historian was conscious of that history.
(54.0101)
HIST 497. History
Internship. 6-0-12. Prerequisites: History
major and permission of the department head.
Practical work or research experience under the
guidance of a practicing historian. (54.0101)
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