May 16, 2024  
Spring 2020 Catalog 
    
Spring 2020 Catalog FINAL VERSION - Closed for Revisions

Course Descriptions



 

 

History

  
  • HIST 361 - France: Enlightenment, Revolution, and Napoleon


    Description:
    Available for graduate credit as HIST 561 .

    3 cr.

  
  • HIST 363 - Modern Germany


    Description:
    18th century to the present. Available for graduate credit as HIST 563 .

    3 cr.

  
  • HIST 364 - The Holocaust


    Description:
    Causes and consequences. Available for graduate credit as HIST 564 .

    General Education Designation(s):
    AAS: HC

    3 cr.

  
  • HIST 367 - Habsburg History, 1526-1918


    Description:
    From creation of the imperial idea to the collapse of empire. Available for graduate credit as HIST 567 .

    3 cr.

  
  • HIST 369 - Topics in European History


    Description:
    Subtitle will designate topic. Topical courses may be repeated for credit with different subtitles. Available for graduate credit as HIST 569 .

    3 cr.

  
  • HIST 370 - Eastern Europe in the 20th Century


    Description:
    Democracy, nationalism, fascism, and communism in Eastern Europe after 1918. Available for graduate credit as HIST 570 .

    3 cr.

  
  • HIST 372 - Russian History and Civilization


    Description:
    10th century to 1917. Available for graduate credit as HIST 572 .

    General Education Designation(s):

    GEP: GA, HP



    3 cr.

  
  • HIST 373 - Soviet Union


    Description:
    1917 to the present. Available for graduate credit as HIST 573 .

    3 cr.

  
  • HIST 376 - The American Midwest


    Description:
    Examination of the history of the American Midwest, focusing on the region’s role in international politics and economics and how the region has been affected by larger global changes.

    3 cr.

  
  • HIST 377 - U.S. Foreign Relations 1750-1914


    Description:
    Available for graduate credit as HIST 577 .

    3 cr.

  
  • HIST 378 - U.S. Foreign Relations 1914 to Present


    Description:
    Available for graduate credit as HIST 578 .

    3 cr.

  
  • HIST 379 - History’s Place in Sustainability


    Description:
    Examine how to use history as a decision-making tool in sustainability.

    3 cr.

  
  • HIST 380 - U.S. Environmental Politics, 1900 to Present


    Description:
    The politics of natural resource management, from the conservation movement through environmentalism to the present day. Available for graduate credit as HIST 580 .

    3 cr.

  
  • HIST 381 - Technology in U.S. History


    Description:
    Cultural, political, economic, and environmental influence of technology in United States history from colonial times to the present. Available for graduate credit as HIST 581 .

    3 cr.

  
  • HIST 382 - U.S. Immigration and Migration History


    Description:
    History of U.S. immigration and migration since the nineteenth century. Includes discussion of migration experiences, cultural encounters, an evolving law and policy. Available for graduate credit as HIST 582 .

    3 cr.

  
  • HIST 383 - Sexuality in American History


    Description:
    A historical examination of the ways in which politics, society, and culture have constructed sexuality in the United States and how gender, race, and class affected meanings and definitions of sexuality. Available for graduate credit as HIST 583 .

    3 cr.

  
  • HIST 384 - Women’s Rights and Feminism in the United States


    Description:
    From the American Revolution through contemporary feminist issues. Available for graduate credit as HIST 584 .

    3 cr.

  
  • HIST 385 - Women, War, and Peace


    Description:
    From colonial times through the Gulf War. Available for graduate credit as HIST 585 .

    3 cr.

  
  • HIST 386 - Colonial America


    Description:
    Available for graduate credit as HIST 586 .

    3 cr.

  
  • HIST 387 - Revolutionary America


    Description:
    Available for graduate credit as HIST 587 .

    3 cr.

  
  • HIST 388 - The Civil War Era


    Description:
    Available for graduate credit as HIST 588 .

    General Education Designation(s):
    AAS: HC

    3 cr.

  
  • HIST 389 - Food in Modern America


    Description:
    Examines the creation of the modern food system in the United States.

    General Education Designation(s):

    GEP: HP



    3 cr.

  
  • HIST 390 - Museum Exhibitions


    Description:
    An analysis of the history, theory, and practice of museum exhibits. Available for graduate credit as HIST 590 .

    Typically Offered:
    Every four semesters (every two years)

    3 cr.

  
  • HIST 391 - Historical Documentaries


    Description:
    An introduction to the history, theory, and practice of historical documentaries. Available for graduate credit as HIST 591 .

    Typically Offered:
    Every four semesters (every two years)

    3 cr.

  
  • HIST 392 - Native American Forestry


    Description:
    Introduction to Native American forest management from cultural, ecological, historic and socioeconomic perspectives. May not earn credit in both FOR 392  and HIST 392. Available for graduate credit as HIST 592 .

    General Education Designation(s):

    GEP: USD



    3 cr.

  
  • HIST 393 - Wisconsin Indians


    Description:
    Subtitle will designate topic in history and culture of Indians of Wisconsin and neighboring areas. Topical courses may be repeated for credit with different subtitles. Available for graduate credit as HIST 593 .

    3 cr.

  
  • HIST 395 - Topics in United States History


    Description:
    Subtitle will designate topic. Topical courses may be repeated for credit with different subtitles. Available for graduate credit as HIST 595 .

    3 cr.

  
  • HIST 396 - Regional History through Study Abroad


    Description:
    History informed by visits to historic locations and cultural centers with approp. study and writing. Subtitle will designate topic. Offered only in UW-Stevens Point overseas programs. Topical courses may be repeated for credit with different subtitles. Available for graduate credit as HIST 596 .

    General Education Designation(s):

    GEP: HU



    3 cr.

  
  • HIST 397 - Historic Preservation


    Description:
    An introduction to the process of nominating a property to the National Register of Historic Places and description of the history of preservation as a tool for revitalizing communities.

    Typically Offered:
    Once per academic year

    3 cr.

  
  • HIST 398 - Topics in History


    Description:
    Subtitle will designate topic. Available for graduate credit as HIST 598 .

    1-3 cr.

  
  • HIST 399 - Special Work


    Description:
    Upperclass history majors and minors may arrange for independent study with cons chair. May count 6 cr max for major/minor.

    Credit based on scope of project.

  
  • HIST 480 - Museum Internship


    Description:
    Supervised work at a regional, national, or international historical museum. One credit for 60 hrs work. Credits and/or additional requirements set by instructor before registration. May apply 3 cr max to history major/minor.

    Prerequisites:
    Junior or senior standing and 2.75 GPA in major/minor and Department Consent

    1-12 cr.

  
  • HIST 489 - Selected Historical Problems: Colloquium


    Description:
    Subtitle will designate topic(s) for a reading-intensive, discussion-based class on historiography and methodology.

    Prerequisites:
    HIST 300 , senior standing, and History Major/Minor; or senior standing and Department Consent

    3 cr.

  
  • HIST 490 - Selected Historical Problems: Seminar


    Description:
    Subtitle will designate topic(s). Attention given to historiography and methodology.

    Prerequisites:
    HIST 300 , senior standing, and History Major/Minor; or senior standing and Department Consent

    3 cr.

  
  • HIST 495 - Senior Honors Essay


    Description:
    Individually guided research project acceptable to student and faculty director. Accomplished over two semesters. Six credits required to graduate from history honors program.

    Prerequisites:
    Acceptance into history honors program

    3-6 cr.

  
  • HIST 502 - War and Propaganda in the 20th Century


    Description:
    How the United States and other countries at war use propaganda to explain war aims, instruct citizens, and rally support. Available for undergraduate credit as HIST 302 .

    3 cr.

  
  • HIST 503 - United States and the World


    Description:
    Subtitle will designate topic. Available for undergraduate credit as HIST 303 .

    3 cr.

  
  • HIST 504 - History of Climate Change


    Description:
    The changing role of weather in human society. Available for undergraduate credit as HIST 304 .

    3 cr.

  
  • HIST 505 - The History of Astronomy


    Description:
    Interdisciplinary exploration of astronomy from ancient to modern times. Integrating scientific principles and discoveries with a global and historical perspective. Available for undergraduate credit as HIST 305 .

    3 cr.

  
  • HIST 506 - The Human Age


    Description:
    An exploration of scientific and technological control of the environment from stone tools to global climate change. Available for undergraduate credit as HIST 306 .

    3 cr.

  
  • HIST 512 - The Darwinian Revolution


    Description:
    By studying Darwin’s ideas within its broader social, cultural, and scientific context, you will learn a base of knowledge that will allow you to critically analyze science and enter, with an informed judgment, into the fascinating debate taking place today concerning biology’s increasing role in our society. Available for undergraduate credit as HIST 312 .

    3 cr.

  
  • HIST 513 - History of Islam


    Description:
    Study of the historical and religious development of Islam from 600 CE to present. Particular emphasis on the diversity of Islamic belief and experience in a variety of historical and cultural contexts. Topics include: the role of Islamic belief in political conflict (and vice versa), the Sunni/Shiite split, forms of Islamic mysticism, and interpretations of Islamic law (Sharia). Available for undergraduate credit as HIST 313 .

    3 cr.

  
  • HIST 514 - Islam in the Modern World


    Description:
    The role of Islam in Muslim responses to modernity and the West since 1800. Issues include the role of women, struggles against imperialism, drives to create new Islamic states, reform movements, and jihad. Available for undergraduate credit as HIST 314 .

    3 cr.

  
  • HIST 515 - Topics in Global and Comparative History


    Description:
    Subtitle will designate topic. Available for undergraduate credit as HIST 315 .

    3 cr.

  
  • HIST 516 - History of China


    Description:
    From earliest times to present. Available for undergraduate credit as HIST 316 .

    3 cr.

  
  • HIST 517 - History of Japan


    Description:
    From earliest times to present. Available for undergraduate credit as HIST 317 .

    3 cr.

  
  • HIST 518 - Images of the Samurai


    Description:
    The role of Samurai in Japanese history as portrayed in writing and images. Available for undergraduate credit as HIST 318 .

    3 cr.

  
  • HIST 523 - Topics in East Asian History


    Description:
    Subtitle will designate topic. Topical courses may be repeated for credit with different subtitles. Available for undergraduate credit as HIST 323 .

    3 cr.

  
  • HIST 532 - Women’s Issues in the Muslim World


    Description:
    The impact of Islam on women’s issues in Muslim societies from the 7th century to present. Available for undergraduate credit as HIST 332 .

    3 cr.

  
  • HIST 538 - The Arab-Israeli Conflict


    Description:
    Origins, development, and consequences. Available for undergraduate credit as HIST 338 .

    3 cr.

  
  • HIST 539 - Topics in Middle Eastern History


    Description:
    Subtitle will designate topic. Topical courses may be repeated for credit with different subtitles. Available for undergraduate credit as HIST 339 .

    3 cr.

  
  • HIST 547 - Topics in African History


    Description:
    Subtitle will designate topic. Topical courses may be repeated for credit with different subtitles. Available for undergraduate credit as HIST 347 .

    3 cr.

  
  • HIST 548 - History of the Modern Caribbean


    Description:
    History of the island societies of the Caribbean region from pre-Columbian times to the present. Available for undergraduate credit as HIST 348 .

    3 cr.

  
  • HIST 551 - History of Mexico


    Description:
    Mexico from pre-Conquest times to the present. Available for undergraduate credit as HIST 351 .

    3 cr.

  
  • HIST 555 - Topics in Latin American History


    Description:
    Subtitle will designate topic. Topical courses may be repeated for credit with different subtitles. Available for undergraduate credit as HIST 355 .

    3 cr.

  
  • HIST 556 - The Renaissance


    Description:
    14th and 15th century Europe. Available for undergraduate credit as HIST 356 .

    3 cr.

  
  • HIST 557 - The Reformation


    Description:
    Subtitle will designate topic(s) in 16th and 17th century European history. Topical courses may be repeated for credit with different subtitles. Available for undergraduate credit as HIST 357 .

    3 cr.

  
  • HIST 558 - England to the 18th Century


    Description:
    Medieval and early modern eras. Available for undergraduate credit as HIST 358 .

    3 cr.

  
  • HIST 559 - Modern Britain


    Description:
    18th century to the present. Available for undergraduate credit as HIST 359 .

    3 cr.

  
  • HIST 560 - Modern Ireland


    Description:
    18th century to the present. Available for undergraduate credit as HIST 360 .

    3 cr.

  
  • HIST 561 - France: Enlightenment, Revolution, and Napoleon


    Description:
    Available for undergraduate credit as HIST 361 .

    3 cr.

  
  • HIST 563 - Modern Germany


    Description:
    18th century to the present. Available for undergraduate credit as HIST 363 .

    3 cr.

  
  • HIST 564 - The Holocaust


    Description:
    Causes and consequences. Available for undergraduate credit as HIST 364 .

    3 cr.

  
  • HIST 567 - Habsburg History, 1526-1918


    Description:
    From creation of the imperial idea to the collapse of empire. Available for undergraduate credit as HIST 367 .

    3 cr.

  
  • HIST 569 - Topics in European History


    Description:
    Subtitle will designate topic. Topical courses may be repeated for credit with different subtitles. Available for undergraduate credit as HIST 369 .

    3 cr.

  
  • HIST 570 - Eastern Europe in the 20th Century


    Description:
    Democracy, nationalism, fascism, and communism in Eastern Europe after 1918. Available for undergraduate credit as HIST 370 .

    3 cr.

  
  • HIST 572 - Russian History and Civilization


    Description:
    10th century to 1917. Available for undergraduate credit as HIST 372 .

    3 cr.

  
  • HIST 573 - Soviet Union


    Description:
    1917 to the present. Available for undergraduate credit as HIST 373 .

    3 cr.

  
  • HIST 577 - U.S. Foreign Relations 1750-1914


    Description:
    Available for undergraduate credit as HIST 377 .

    3 cr.

  
  • HIST 578 - U.S. Foreign Relations 1914 to Present


    Description:
    Available for undergraduate credit as HIST 378 .

    3 cr.

  
  • HIST 580 - U.S. Environmental Politics, 1900 to Present


    Description:
    The politics of natural resource management, from the conservation movement through environmentalism to the present day. Available for undergraduate credit as HIST 380 .

    3 cr.

  
  • HIST 581 - Technology in U.S. History


    Description:
    Cultural, political, economic, and environmental influence of technology in United States history from colonial times to the present. Available for undergraduate credit as HIST 381 .

    3 cr.

  
  • HIST 582 - U.S. Immigration and Migration History


    Description:
    History of U.S. immigration and migration since the nineteenth century. Includes discussion of migration experiences, cultural encounters, an evolving law and policy. Available for undergraduate credit as HIST 382 .

    3 cr.

  
  • HIST 583 - Sexuality in American History


    Description:
    A historical examination of the ways in which politics, society, and culture have constructed sexuality in the United States and how gender, race, and class affected meanings and definitions of sexuality. Available for undergraduate credit as HIST 383 .

    3 cr.

  
  • HIST 584 - Women’s Rights and Feminism in the United States


    Description:
    From the American Revolution through contemporary feminist issues. Available for undergraduate credit as HIST 384 .

    3 cr.

  
  • HIST 585 - Women, War, and Peace


    Description:
    From colonial times through the Gulf War. Available for undergraduate credit as HIST 385 .

    3 cr.

  
  • HIST 586 - Colonial America


    Description:
    Available for undergraduate credit as HIST 386 .

    3 cr.

  
  • HIST 587 - Revolutionary America


    Description:
    Available for undergraduate credit as HIST 387 .

    3 cr.

  
  • HIST 588 - The Civil War Era


    Description:
    Available for undergraduate credit as HIST 388 .

    3 cr.

  
  • HIST 590 - Museum Exhibitions


    Description:
    An analysis of the history, theory, and practice of museum exhibitions. Available for undergraduate credit as HIST 390 .

    3 cr.

  
  • HIST 591 - Historical Documentaries


    Description:
    An introduction to the history, theory, and practice of historical documentaries. Available for undergraduate credit as HIST 391 .

    3 cr.

  
  • HIST 592 - Native American Forestry


    Description:
    Introduction to Native American forest management from cultural, ecological, historic and socioeconomic perspectives. Available for undergraduate credit as HIST 392 .

    3 cr.

  
  • HIST 593 - Wisconsin Indians


    Description:
    Subtitle will designate topic in history and culture of Indians of Wisconsin and neighboring areas. Topical courses may be repeated for credit with different subtitles. Available for undergraduate credit as HIST 393 .

    3 cr.

  
  • HIST 595 - Topics in United States History


    Description:
    Subtitle will designate topic. Topical courses may be repeated for credit with different subtitles. Available for undergraduate credit as HIST 395 .

    3 cr.

  
  • HIST 596 - Regional History through Study Abroad


    Description:
    History informed by visits to historic locations and cultural centers with approp. study and writing. Subtitle will designate topic. Offered only in UW-Stevens Point overseas programs. Topical courses may be repeated for credit with different subtitles. Available for undergraduate credit as HIST 396 .

    3 cr.

  
  • HIST 598 - Topics in History


    Description:
    Subtitle will designate topic. Available for undergraduate credit as HIST 398 .

    1-3 crs.

  
  • HIST 700 - Historical Method


    Description:
    Securing and evaluating historical evidence; construction of historical papers based upon various kinds of source materials.

    3 cr.

  
  • HIST 701 - Seminar in Global and Comparative History


    Description:
    Subtitle will designate topic. Topical courses may be repeated for credit with different subtitles.

    3 cr.

  
  • HIST 716 - Seminar in Non-Western Regional History


    Description:
    Subtitle will designate topic(s). Topical courses may be repeated for credit with different subtitles.

    3 cr.

  
  • HIST 756 - Seminar in European History


    Description:
    Subtitle will designate topic(s). Topical courses may be repeated for credit with different subtitles.

    3 cr.

  
  • HIST 776 - Seminar in United States History


    Description:
    Subtitle will designate topic(s). Topical courses may be repeated for credit with different subtitles.

    3 cr.

  
  • HIST 790 - Historical Issues Workshop


    Description:
    Reading, discussion, analysis workshop for elementary or secondary school teachers. Subtitle will designate theme(s). Topical courses may be repeated for credit with different subtitles.

    1-6 cr.

  
  • HIST 791 - Readings and Problems in History


    Description:
    Reading seminar focused on a specific historical period and/or topic. Subtitle will designate focus. Topical courses may be repeated for credit with different subtitles.

    3 cr.

  
  • HIST 796 - Independent Study


    Description:
    Planned study to supplement preparation in area of specialization; regular conferences with staff supervisor.

    3 cr.

  
  • HIST 799 - Thesis


    1-6 cr.


History Education

  
  • HIED 398 - Student teaching in History and or Social Science


    Description:
    Observe and teach in secondary school classroom under guidance of cooperating teachers and university faculty in actual classroom situations. Subtitle will designate area.

    Prerequisites:
    Completion of DPI certified major/minor and DPI education requirements

    Variable cr. pass/fail.

  
  • HIED 498 - Internship in History and or Social Science


    Description:
    Observe and teach in secondary school classroom under guidance of cooperating teachers and university faculty in actual classroom situations. Subtitle will designate area.

    Prerequisites:
    Completion of DPI certified major/minor and DPI education requirements

    Variable cr. pass/fail.


Hmong

  
  • HMNG 101 - First Year Hmong


    Description:
    For students with no previous training in the language or by placement.

    General Education Designation(s):

    GEP: GA



    4 cr.

  
  • HMNG 102 - First Year Hmong


    Description:
    Continuation of HMNG 101 .

    Prerequisites:
    HMNG 101  or by placement exam

    General Education Designation(s):

    GEP: GA



    4 cr.


Human Development

  
  • HD 230 - Human Sexuality


    Description:
    Sexual development across the lifespan; an in-depth look at the diversity of human sexuality in contemporary America and the integrated nature of human sexuality with the dimensions of wellness.

    General Education Designation(s):

    GEP: WLN



    3 cr.

 

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