Jun 26, 2024  
Spring 2021 Catalog 
    
Spring 2021 Catalog FINAL VERSION - Closed for Revisions

Course Descriptions



 

 

History

  
  • HIST 203 - Peace and Nonviolence in the Twentieth Century


    Description:
    Survey of key individuals, ideas, and events in world history that have shaped our understanding and debates about the nature of-and prospects for-peace in the global community.

    General Education Designation(s):
    GEP: HP

    3 cr.

  
  • HIST 204 - Modern Global Environmental History


    Description:
    Cultural, social, economic and political influences on the environment worldwide. Includes imperialism, industrialism and modern environmentalism.

    General Education Designation(s):
    GEP: ER, HP

    3 cr.

  
  • HIST 206 - Medicine in World History


    Description:
    Ancient times to present.

    General Education Designation(s):
    GEP: GA, HP

    3 cr.

  
  • HIST 207 - Global Natural Histories


    Description:
    An exploration of the impact of natural history on world history.

    General Education Designation(s):
    GEP: HP

    Typically Offered:
    Every academic year

    3 cr.

  
  • HIST 208 - Modern Revolutions


    Description:
    An introduction to the study of history through the examination of revolutionary eras.

    General Education Designation(s):
    AAS: CCT

    3 cr.

  
  • HIST 209 - The World Wars


    Description:
    Background and history of World War I; problems of peacemaking and international organization; rise of Fascism, National Socialism, and Japanese imperialism; breaking the peace; World War II.

    General Education Designation(s):
    GEP: HP; AAS: HC

    3 cr.

  
  • HIST 210 - History of Science and Technology


    Description:
    Examines, in a comparative historical context, how science and technology have been constructed and how they have interacted with other aspects of human societies, such as politics, religion, culture, and economics.

    General Education Designation(s):
    AAS: HC

    3 cr.

  
  • HIST 211 - Labor and Labor Movements in the United States and Europe


    Description:
    Comparative overview of both the rise of organized labor and the experiences of non-organized laborers, focused on the political and social interactions of ethnicity, race, gender, and social class.

    General Education Designation(s):
    AAS: ES, HC

    3 cr.

  
  • HIST 214 - United States and the World


    Description:
    Subtitle will designate topic.

    General Education Designation(s):
    GEP: HP

    3 cr.

  
  • HIST 215 - Topics in Global and Comparative History


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

    3 cr.

  
  • HIST 216 - East Asia to 1600


    Description:
    Traditional cultures, religions, thought, and institutions of China, Korea, Japan, and Vietnam.

    General Education Designation(s):
    GEP: GA, HP

    3 cr.

  
  • HIST 217 - East Asia Since 1600


    Description:
    China, Korea, Japan, and Vietnam; imperialism, modernization, nationalism, revolutions, and independence struggles.

    General Education Designation(s):
    GEP: GA, HP

    3 cr.

  
  • HIST 220 - Southeast Asia


    Description:
    Cultural, political, and economic history of Southeast Asia, from early times to present.

    General Education Designation(s):
    GEP: HP, GA

    3 cr.

  
  • HIST 223 - Topics in East Asian History


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

    3 cr.

  
  • HIST 232 - Middle East to 1798


    Description:
    From the emergence of Islam to 1798.

    General Education Designation(s):
    GEP: GA, HP

    3 cr.

  
  • HIST 233 - Middle East Since 1798


    Description:
    From Napoleon’s conquest of Egypt to the resurgence of Islam. Topical courses may be repeated for credit with different subtitles.

    General Education Designation(s):
    GEP: GA, HP

    3 cr.

  
  • HIST 239 - Topics in Middle Eastern History


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

    3 cr.

  
  • HIST 240 - Africa to 1800


    General Education Designation(s):
    GEP: GA

    3 cr.

  
  • HIST 241 - Africa since 1800


    General Education Designation(s):
    GEP: GA

    3 cr.

  
  • HIST 247 - Topics in African History


    Description:
    Subtitle will designate topic.

    3 cr.

  
  • HIST 248 - Colonial Latin America


    Description:
    European discoveries to independence.

    Prerequisites:
    Sophomore standing

    General Education Designation(s):
    GEP: GA, HP

    2 or 3 cr.

  
  • HIST 249 - Modern Latin America


    Description:
    Latin America from independence to the present. Subtitle will designate topic(s). Topical courses may be repeated for credit with different subtitles.

    General Education Designation(s):
    GEP: GA, HP; AAS: IK

    3 cr.

  
  • HIST 255 - Topics in Latin American History


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

    3 cr.

  
  • HIST 256 - Europe to 1500


    Description:
    Ancient and medieval European history.

    General Education Designation(s):
    GEP: HP; AAS: HC

    3 cr.

  
  • HIST 257 - Europe since 1500


    Description:
    Early modern and modern European history.

    General Education Designation(s):
    GEP: HP; AAS: HC

    3 cr.

  
  • HIST 274 - Topics in European History


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

    3 cr.

  
  • HIST 277 - Designing the American Dream


    Description:
    Examine how the work of designers–engineers, architects, planners, graphic designers, and similar professionals–in the American past addressed the nation’s democratic goals.

    General Education Designation(s):
    GEP: HP

    3 cr.

  
  • HIST 278 - Business and Environment


    Description:
    Examine interactions between and the environment in the past to inform sustainable business decisions today.

    General Education Designation(s):
    GEP: ER

    3 cr.

  
  • HIST 279 - Environmental Justice


    Description:
    Examine the origins and development of the environmental justice movement in the United States.

    General Education Designation(s):
    GEP: HP, USD

    3 cr.

  
  • HIST 280 - American Environmental History


    Description:
    The changing role of nature in American life.

    General Education Designation(s):
    GEP: ER, HP

    3 cr.

  
  • HIST 281 - Religion in the United States


    Description:
    History of religion in the modern-day United States from the colonial era to the present, with special emphasis on how religious freedom and a diversity of religious beliefs have affected American society. Includes discussions of various Christian denominations and sects, non-Christian religions (e.g., Judaism and Islam), Native American religions, and religions of enslaved peoples.

    General Education Designation(s):
    AAS: HC

    3 cr.

  
  • HIST 282 - 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 283 - US Business History


    Description:
    The role of business in American society from colonial times to the present. Changes in managerial practices within the firm and in relation to the larger community. Origins of American capitalism, appearance of corporate organization, work patterns, changing business ethics and their legal environment, government regulation, and international trade.

    General Education Designation(s):
    GE: HP; AAS: HC

    3 cr.

  
  • HIST 285 - Women in American History


    Description:
    From the colonial period through the 20th century.

    General Education Designation(s):
    GEP: HP, USD; AAS: ES, HC

    3 cr.

  
  • HIST 286 - War and American Society


    Description:
    Investigation of the impact of wars on American society. Wars from the earliest European colonization through the wars of the early 21st century may be included. The home front will be emphasized, with attention to wartime politics and economy, civil liberties, the experience of non-combatants, and the larger social effects of war.

    General Education Designation(s):
    AAS: HC

    3 cr.

  
  • HIST 287 - History of Wisconsin


    Description:
    History of Wisconsin from the beginning of human habitation to the present, with a focus on the complex interaction of culture, society, economics, and politics.

    General Education Designation(s):
    AAS: ES, HC

    3 cr.

  
  • HIST 288 - Race and Ethnicity in American History


    Description:
    Examines how racial and ethnic categories have shaped the social, political, and legal history of American from colonial times to the present.

    General Education Designation(s):
    GEP: HP, USD; AAS: ES, IK

    3 cr.

  
  • HIST 289 - African American History to 1877


    Description:
    The African American experience from the origins of African slavery in North America to the end of Reconstruction.

    General Education Designation(s):
    GEP: HP, USD

    3 cr.

  
  • HIST 291 - Latino American History


    Description:
    The Latino American experience in the United States.

    General Education Designation(s):
    GEP: HP, USD

    3 cr.

  
  • HIST 292 - Native American History


    Description:
    Earliest times to the present.

    General Education Designation(s):
    GEP: HP, USD; AAS: ES, IK

    3 cr.

  
  • HIST 293 - Asian American History


    Description:
    The Chinese, Japanese, Filipino, Korean, Indian, Vietnamese, and Hmong experience in the United States.

    General Education Designation(s):
    GEP: HP, USD

    3 cr.

  
  • HIST 294 - The Film as Social History


    Description:
    Focuses on the feature and documentary films produced in a particular historical period or on a specific historical topic. Selected films offer a deeper understanding of the motion picture’s significance as a historical document, as well as its function as a propaganda device. Relates the thematic content of the selected films to the specific historical context in which they were produced and consumed.

    General Education Designation(s):
    AAS: HC

    3 cr.

  
  • HIST 295 - Topics in United States History


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

    3 cr.

  
  • HIST 296 - History and the Public


    Description:
    An introduction to the theory and practice of public history.

    General Education Designation(s):
    GEP: HP; AAS: CCT

    Typically Offered:
    Every other year

    3 cr.

  
  • HIST 300 - Archival Research and Writing


    Description:
    Introduction to professional methods for studying the past, including archival research, critical evaluation of historiography, interpretation of primary sources, and written and oral communication.

    Prerequisites:
    Sophomore standing and major or minor in History or History and Social Studies Eduction; or sophomore standing and Instructor Consent

    3 cr.

  
  • HIST 302 - 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 graduate credit as HIST 502 .

    3 cr.

  
  • HIST 303 - United States and the World


    Description:
    Subtitle will designate topic. Available for graduate credit as HIST 503 .

    3 cr.

  
  • HIST 304 - History of Climate Change


    Description:
    The changing role of weather in human society. Available for graduate credit as HIST 504 .

    3 cr.

  
  • HIST 305 - 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. May not earn credit in both ASTR 305  and HIST 305. Available for graduate credit as HIST 505 .

    Prerequisites:
    Sophomore standing

    General Education Designation(s):
    GEP: IS

    3 cr.

  
  • HIST 306 - The Human Age


    Description:
    An exploration of scientific and technological control of the environment from stone tools to global climate change. >Available for graduate credit as HIST 506 .

    General Education Designation(s):
    GEP: IS

    3 cr.

  
  • HIST 307 - Vietnam Wars


    Description:
    An investigation of wars in Southeast Asia, 1945-1975, including Southeast Asian cultural and political context, French colonialism, Vietnamese nationalism, the role of the Cold War, American involvement, the debate on American policy, experiences of participants, and long-term effects in the United States, in South East Asia and globally.

    General Education Designation(s):
    AAS: HC

    3 cr.

  
  • HIST 312 - 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 graduate credit as HIST 512 .

    General Education Designation(s):
    GEP: IS

    3 cr.

  
  • HIST 313 - 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 graduate credit as HIST 513 .

    General Education Designation(s):
    GEP: GA, IS

    3 cr.

  
  • HIST 314 - 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 graduate credit as HIST 514 .

    General Education Designation(s):
    GEP: GA

    3 cr.

  
  • HIST 315 - Topics in Global and Comparative History


    Description:
    Subtitle will designate topic. Topical courses may be repeated for credit with different subtitles. Available for graduate credit as HIST 515 .

    3 cr.

  
  • HIST 316 - History of China


    Description:
    From earliest times to present. Available for graduate credit as HIST 516 .

    General Education Designation(s):
    GEP: GA

    3 cr.

  
  • HIST 317 - History of Japan


    Description:
    From earliest times to present. Available for graduate credit as HIST 517 .

    General Education Designation(s):
    GEP: GA

    3 cr.

  
  • HIST 318 - Images of the Samurai


    Description:
    The role of Samurai in Japanese history as portrayed in writing and images. Available for graduate credit as HIST 518 .

    3 cr.

  
  • HIST 323 - Topics in East Asian History


    Description:
    Subtitle will designate topic. Topical courses may be repeated for credit with different subtitles. Available for graduate credit as HIST 523 .

    3 cr.

  
  • HIST 332 - 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 graduate credit as HIST 532 .

    General Education Designation(s):
    GEP: GA

    3 cr.

  
  • HIST 338 - The Arab-Israeli Conflict


    Description:
    Origins, development, and consequences. Available for graduate credit as HIST 538 .

    General Education Designation(s):
    GEP: GA

    3 cr.

  
  • HIST 339 - Topics in Middle Eastern History


    Description:
    Subtitle will designate topic. Topical courses may be repeated for credit with different subtitles. Available for graduate credit as HIST 539 .

    General Education Designation(s):
    GEP: GA

    3 cr.

  
  • HIST 347 - Topics in African History


    Description:
    Subtitle will designate topic. Topical courses may be repeated for credit with different subtitles. Available for graduate credit as HIST 547 .

    3 cr.

  
  • HIST 348 - History of the Modern Caribbean


    Description:
    History of the island societies of the Caribbean region from pre-Columbian times to the present. Available for graduate credit as HIST 548 .

    General Education Designation(s):
    GEP: GA

    3 cr.

  
  • HIST 351 - History of Mexico


    Description:
    Mexico from pre-Conquest times to the present. Available for graduate credit as HIST 551 .

    General Education Designation(s):
    GEP: GA

    3 cr.

  
  • HIST 355 - Topics in Latin American History


    Description:
    Subtitle will designate topic. Topical courses may be repeated for credit with different subtitles. Available for graduate credit as HIST 555 .

    3 cr.

  
  • HIST 356 - The Renaissance


    Description:
    14th and 15th century Europe. Available for graduate credit as HIST 556 .

    3 cr.

  
  • HIST 357 - 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 graduate credit as HIST 557 .

    3 cr.

  
  • HIST 358 - England to the 18th Century


    Description:
    Medieval and early modern eras. Available for graduate credit as HIST 558 .

    General Education Designation(s):
    GEP: IS

    3 cr.

  
  • HIST 359 - Modern Britain


    Description:
    18th century to the present. Available for graduate credit as HIST 559 .

    3 cr.

  
  • HIST 360 - Modern Ireland


    Description:
    18th century to the present. Available for graduate credit as HIST 560 .

    3 cr.

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


    Description:
    Available for graduate credit as HIST 561 .

    3 cr.

  
  • HIST 362 - British Empire


    Description:
    An examination of the relationship between Great Britain and the areas of the world it colonized, Anglicized, and absorbed into its political, economic, and cultural influence and the reaction of those people to imposed control. Available for graduate credit as HIST 562 .

    General Education Designation(s):
    GE: IS

    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 - The Environmental Movement


    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 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.

 

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