Academic Catalog

History (HIS)

EKU Campus

HIS 098. Intro to World Civilizations. (3 Credits)

A. A course to meet the PCC deficiency in Social Sciences. This course will emphasize the way in which history is researched and written and will foster an understanding of how other related disciplines assist in historical analysis. This course does not count toward graduation.

HIS 100. World Topics to 1500:___. (3 Credits)

(3) A. Introductory exploration of a broad regional or thematic topic in world history prior to 1500. Credit will not be awarded to students who have credit for HIS 231 or 246. Limit to three credit hours. Gen. Ed. A-5A.

HIS 101. World Topics Since 1500:___. (3 Credits)

(3) A. Introductory exploration of a broad regional or thematic topic in world history since 1500. Credit will not be awarded to students who have credit for HIS 147, 232, or 247. Limited to three credit hours. Gen. Ed. E-5A.

HIS 102. American Civilization to 1877. (3 Credits)

(3) A. Formerly: HIS 202. Transition from colonial to independent republic; social, cultural, and economic instutitons derived from agrarian conditions; the influence of European foundations. Reuqired of all majors and minors in history. Credit will not be awarded to students who have credit for HIS 202. Gen. Ed. E-5A.

HIS 103. American Civilization Since 1877. (3 Credits)

(3) A. Formerly: HIS 203. Conflicts between demands of an industrial society and agrarian values; interrelationships between world expressions and American exprience. Required of all majors and minors in history. Credit will not be awarded to students who have credit for HIS 203. Gen-Ed E-5A.

HIS 204W. Historical Inquiry:___.. (3 Credits)

A. Prerequisites: ENG 102 or ENG 105 (B) or HON 102 (B). Introductory exploration of a particular historical problem or theme. Satisfies university's sophomore writing-intensive requirement. Gen Ed VA, VC or VII (SBS).

HIS 205. The Marginalized in History:___. (3 Credits)

(3). A. Introductory exploration of the experiences of specific historically marginalized groups or cultures. May be repeated up to 6 hours as long as content varies. Gen. Ed. Element 6.

HIS 290. Historical Research and Methods. (3 Credits)

I, II. HIS majors only. A comprehensive introduction to historical research, writing, and methodologies. Credit not awarded for HIS 201.

HIS 299. Research in History & English. (3 Credits)

A. Prerequisites: ENG 102 or 102R or 105 (B) or HON 102. Cross listed with ENG 299W. Collaboration focusing on disciplinary research methodology and recognizing disciplinary differences in approach by exploring a particular theme from various perspectives. Information literacy, reflection, research, and writing emphasized. This course will not be accepted for History or English non-teaching or teaching major requirements. May be retaken for a maximum of 6 credits, provided the topic differs each time. Credit will not be awarded for both ENG 299W or HIS 299W and HIS 299.

HIS 300A. Topics in U.S. History:___. (3 Credits)

A. Movements in U.S. history that have influenced and continue to influence the course of American culture and civilization. May be retaken to a maximum of six hours provided topics vary.

HIS 300B. Topics in European History. (3 Credits)

A. Movements in European history that have influenced and continue to influence the course of European culture and civilization. May be retaken to a maximum of six hours provided topics vary.

HIS 300C. Topics in Non-Western History:___. (3 Credits)

A. Movements in non-Western history that have influenced and continue to influence the course of non-Western cultures and civilization. May be retaken to a maximum of six hours provided topics vary.

HIS 302A. Research Topics in History:___. (3 Credits)

I, II. Prerequisite or Corequisite: HIS majors only, HIS 290, and ENG 102, 105(B), or HON 102. Historical research and methodologies using case studies of specific movements in U.S. history that have influenced and continue to influence the course of cultures and civilizations. Formerly HIS 302.

HIS 302B. Research Topics in History:___. (3 Credits)

I, II. Prerequisite: HIS majors only, HIS 290, and ENG 102, 105(B) or HON 102. Historical research and methodologies using case studies of specific movements in European history that have influenced and continue to influence the course of cultures and civilizations. Formerly HIS 302.

HIS 302C. Research Topics in History:___. (3 Credits)

I, II. Prerequisite or Corequisite: HIS majors only, HIS 290, and ENG 102, ENG 105(B), or HON 102. Historical research and methodologies using case studies of specific movements in Non-Western history that have influenced and continue to influence the course of cultures and civilizations. Formerly HIS 302.

HIS 303. Women in American History. (3 Credits)

A. Cross listed as WGS 303. Prerequisite: ENG 102, 102R, 105 (B), or HON 102; three hours HIS or department approval. Social, economic, and cultural role of women in America. Women's work; social position and status; women in reform movements; feminism and the suffrage movements; the new feminism. Credit will not be awarded to students who have credit for WGS 303.

HIS 304. Slavery in the Americas. (3 Credits)

A. Cross listed as AFA 304. Prerequisite: ENG 102, 102R, 105 (B), or HON 102; three hours HIS or departmental approval. The history of slavery, bound labor, and freedom in the Western Hemisphere. Special attention will be given to anti-slavery and abolitionist movements. Credit will not be awarded to students who have credit for AFA 304.

HIS 305. African-American History. (3 Credits)

A. Cross listed as AFA 305. Prerequisite: ENG 102, 102R, 105 (B), or HON 102; three hours HIS or department approval. African history to 1500; Europe, Africa, and the Americas; trans-Atlantic and domestic slave trades; American slavery; emancipation; post-emancipation experiences and initiatives; persistence of black nationalism. Credit will not be bawarded to students who have credit for AFA 305.

HIS 307. Religion in American History. (3 Credits)

(3) A. Prerequisite: ENG 102, ENG 105 (B), or HON 102. Examination of the impact of religious issues upon AMerican history, including units on such questions as church-state relations and the role of religion in American perspectives on culture, ethnicity, gender, and scoial and economic change. Credit will not be awarded for both HIS 307 and HIS 300A: Religion in American History.

HIS 308. Native Americans to 1830. (3 Credits)

A. Prerequisite: ENG 102, 105 (B), or HON 102. Native American history from pre-contact to the Indian Removal Act of 1830. Emphasis placed on the nature and impact of encounters with Europeans.

HIS 309. Native Americans since 1830. (3 Credits)

A. Prerequisite: ENG 102, ENG 105 (B), HON 102. Native American history from the Indian Removal Era to the present. Emphasis placed on both native perspectives and federal policies.

HIS 310. History of Science. (3 Credits)

A. Prerequisite: ENG 102, 102R, 105 (B), or HON 102. The development of scientific concepts through the ages, contribution of science to civilization, philosophy of science, and biographical sketches.

HIS 312. Independent Study in History. (3 Credits)

A. Individual research and/or reading on a problem area in history. Regular reports and final research paper required. Students must have the independent study proposal form approved by faculty supervisor and department chair prior to enrollment.

HIS 312A. Independent Study in History:___. (3 Credits)

A. Individual research and/or reading on a problem area in U.S. history. Regular reports and final research paper required. Students must have the independent study proposal form approved by faculty supervisor and department chair prior to enrollment.

HIS 312B. Independent Study in History:___. (3 Credits)

A. Individual research and/or reading on a problem area in European history. Regular reports and final research paper required. Students must have the independent study proposal form approved by faculty supervisor and department chair prior to enrollment.

HIS 312C. Independent Study in History:___. (3 Credits)

A. individual research and/or reading on a problem area in Non-Western history. Regular reports and final research paper required. Students must have the independent study proposal form approved by faculty supervisor and department chair prior to enrollment.

HIS 319. Topics in 20th Century U.S. History:___. (3 Credits)

(3). A. Prerequisite: ENG 102, 105 (B), or HON 102. Important issues and events in the history of the United States during the Twentieth Century. May be retaken to a maximum of six hours provided topics vary.

HIS 321. Islamic Societies to 1800. (3 Credits)

Prerequisite: ENG 102, 105 (B), or HON 102. Islamic societies in the Middle East, Central and Southern Asia, North Africa, and Spain from seventh to eighteenth century. Origins and spread of Islamic civilization. Spiritual foundations, institutions, politics, and art. Florescence of "gunpowder empires."

HIS 322. History of the Modern Middle East. (3 Credits)

A. Prerequisite: ENG 102, ENG 105 (B), HON 102. Study of the history of the modern Middle East from the close of the 18th century to the present, with emphasis on the religious, social, cultural, and political dimensions of societies in the region.

HIS 324. Iran- State, Religion & Society. (3 Credits)

A. Prerequisite: ENG 102, 105(B), or HON 102l. Iran from ancient to contemporary times with the emphasis on the modern period, with particular attention to politics, religion, and culture. Zoroastrianism, Islam, Tobacco Revolt, Constitutional Revolution, the Pahlavis and the 1953 coup, Islamic Revolution.

HIS 331. Topics in Ancient Egypt/Near Eastern History:___. (3 Credits)

(3). A. Prerequisite: ENG 102, 105 (B), or HON 102. Important issues and events in the history of Ancient Egypt or the Near East (including Iraq, Iran, Turkey, and Israel) from the earliest human activity to the Greco-Roman Period. May be retaken to a maximum of six hours provided topics vary.

HIS 336. Greco-Roman Civilization. (3 Credits)

A. Prerequisite: ENG 102, 105 (B), or HON 102. Greek society and culture; emergence of the Roman Republic; the Roman Empire.

HIS 339. The Dark Ages Illuminated. (3 Credits)

A. Prerequisite: ENG 102, 105 (B), or HON 102. The collapse of the Classical world; the Germanic migrations; early Byzantine and Islamic civilizations; the Carolingians; the church and society; feudalism; commercial and urban revival; the rise of territorial states and the beginnings of European expansion.

HIS 343. The Renaissance & Reformation. (3 Credits)

A. Prerequisites: ENG 102, 105(B), or HON 105l. European society, culture, economy and politics, 1348-1689. "Black Death" and its impact; Italian Renaissance humanism and art; Christian humanism and European expansion in the age of Columbus; Protestant and Catholic reform movements; religious wars. Credit will not be awarded to students who have credit for HIS 344.

HIS 349. Applied Learning in History. (0.5-8 Credits)

A. Prerequisite: departmental approval. Does not apply toward a major or minor in history. Work in placements related to academic studies. One to eight hours credit per semester or summer. Total hours: eight, associate; sixteen, baccalaureate. A minimum of 80 hours employment required for each semester hour credit.

HIS 349A. Cooperative Study: History. (0.5-8 Credits)

A. Prerequisite: departmental approval. Does not apply toward a major or minor in history. Work in placements related to academic studies. One to eight hours credit per semester or summer. Total hours: eight, associate; sixteen, baccalaureate. A minimum of 80 hours employment required for each semester hour credit.

HIS 349B. Cooperative Study: History. (0.5-8 Credits)

Does not apply toward a major or minor in history. Work in placements related to academic studies.

HIS 349C. Cooperative Study: History. (0.5-8 Credits)

Does not apply toward a major or minor in history. Work in placements related to academic studies.

HIS 351. Topics in English History:___. (3 Credits)

(3). A. Prerequisite: ENG 102, 105 (B), or HON 102. Important issues and events in the history of England. May be retaken to a maximum of six hours provided topics vary.

HIS 359. Topics in Modern European History:___. (3 Credits)

(3). A. Prerequisite: ENG 102, 105 (B), or HON 102. Important issues and events in the history of Modern Europe since 1648. May be retaken to a maximum of six hours provided topics vary.

HIS 361. Topics in the History of Eurasia:___. (3 Credits)

(3). A. Prerequisite: ENG 102, 105 (B), or HON 102. Important issues and events in the history of Eurasia. May be retaken to a maximum of six hours provided topics vary.

HIS 365. Russia-Revolutions & Reform. (3 Credits)

A. Prerequisites: ENG 102, 105(B), or HON 102. Cultural, social, economic and political events leading to the 1917 Revolution. The history of the Soviet Union including its break-up into independent states.

HIS 370. World History Since 1945. (3 Credits)

(3) A. Formerly HIS 347. Prerequisites: ENG 102, 105(B), or HON 102. Global consequences of World War II, the Cold War, decolonization, and superpower interventionism. The transition from a bipolar to a multipolar international system, the collapse of communism, and the spread of terrorism. Credit will not be awarded to students who have credit for HIS 347.

HIS 374. East Asian History to 1600. (3 Credits)

A. Prerequisites: ENG 102, 105 (B), or HON 102. China and Japan from the beginnings of East Asian civilization in Neolithic times to the early modern period; the development of key social, economic, and political institutions; the Confucian tradition and the introduction of Buddhism; the Mongol era; the late imperial order in China and the emergence of Japanese feudalism.

HIS 376. Japan-Samurai to Superpower. (3 Credits)

A. Formerly HIS 475. Prerequisites: ENG 102, 105(B), or HON 102. Japan from 1600 to the present. Included will be the arrival of the West, industrialization, militarism, World War II, and Japan as economic superpower. Credit will not be awarded to students who have credit for HIS 475.

HIS 379. China- Empire and Revolution. (3 Credits)

A. Formerly HIS 474. Prerequisites: ENG 102, 105(B), or HON 102. Han Chinese dissent and collaboration under Qing (Manchu) rule; conflicts with the West; rapid economic and cultural change; Revolution of 1911; Nationalist-Communist civil war and Japanese Occupation; Great Leap Forward, Cultural Revolution, and Tiananmen Square. Credit will not be awarded to students who have credit for HIS 474.

HIS 384. Modern Latin America Modern Latin America. (3 Credits)

A. Prerequisites: ENG 102, 105 (B), or HON 102. The national period in Latin American history, with emphasis on dependency theory, Roman Catholicism in the region, and United States-Latin American relations.

HIS 385. Early African History. (3 Credits)

A. Cross listed as AFA 385. Prerequisites: ENG 102, 105 (B) or HON 102. History of Africa from earliest times to 1860. Emphasis on social, political, economic, and cultural change in states and societies; oral tradition; the environmental and human activities; slavery and the slave trades. Credit will not be awarded to students who have credit for AFA 385.

HIS 386. Modern African History. (3 Credits)

A. Cross listed as AFA 386. Prerequisite: ENG 102, 105 (B) or HON 102. History of Africa from the 19th century to the present. Themes include: trade and politics; European conquest and African resistance; rural survival and urban popular culture; race, class, gender, ethnicity, and age; African nationalism and independence. Credit will not be awarded to students who have credit for AFA 386.

HIS 401. American Colonial Period. (3 Credits)

A. Prerequisite: ENG 102, 102R, 105 (B), or HON 102; three hours HIS or department approval. Political and social history of the 13 colonies and their neighbors; European background; settlement; westward expansion; intercolonial conflicts; beginnings of culture; colonial opposition to imperial authority.

HIS 402. Revolutionary America. (3 Credits)

A. Prerequisite: ENG 102, 102R, 105 (B), or HON 102; three hours HIS or department approval. Colonial background of Revolution; internal and external nature of Revolution; problems associated with Confederation; events leading to the American Constitution.

HIS 405. America’s Western Histories. (3 Credits)

A. Prerequisite: ENG 102, 102R, 105 (B), or HON 102; three hours HIS or department approval. Examination of pre-contact, colonial, and American western histories; role of Indigenous peoples; migration and immigration; extractive industries; federal authority.

HIS 413. Cold War U.S., 1945-1991. (3 Credits)

A. Prerequisites: ENG 102, 105(B), or HON 102; three hours HIS or department approval. Cold War competition from a U.S. perspective. Covers Keynesian and Supply-Side economics, and organized labor. Containment in Europe and the Third World, emphasizing Vietnam. Impact of race, gender, and sexuality on culture and society.

HIS 416. Kentucky History. (3 Credits)

(3) A. Prerequisite: ENG 102, 105 (B), or HON 102, three hours HIS, or departmental approval. Kentucky's social, economic and political development from frontier times to the present day. The Kentucky experience of such national trends as migration, urbanization, industrialism and expanding government. Credit will not be awarded for both HIS 416 and HIS 516.

HIS 420. Appalachia in U.S. History. (3 Credits)

A. Cross listed as APP 420. Prerequisites: ENG 102, 105(B), or HON 102; three hours HIS or department approval. The relationship between Appalachia and the rest of the United States. Topics include the "yeoman" myth, coal industrialization, settlement houses, company towns, and the identification of the region with poverty. Credit will not be awarded to students who have credit for APP 420.

HIS 424. Slavery, the Civil War, and Reconstruction. (3 Credits)

A. Prerequisite: ENG 102, 102R, 105 (B), or HON 102; three hours HIS or department approval. Exploration of Civil War era through culture, politics, society, the military, race, gender, and sexuality. Emphasis on the role of slavery and race in the antebellum sectional crisis, the war, Reconstruction, and historical memory.

HIS 435. U.S. Civil Rights Movement. (3 Credits)

A. Cross listed as AFA 435. Prerequisites: ENG 102, 102R, 105 (B), or HON 102; three hours HIS or departmental approval. Examination through primary and secondary sources of the origins, course, ideologies, and legacy of the mid-twentieth century American movement for racial justice and equality. Discussion of the central scholarly issues in civil rights studies. Credit will not be awarded to students who have credit for AFA 435.

HIS 450. Senior Seminar in History. (3 Credits)

A. Prerequisites: ENG 102, 105 (B) or HON 102; HIS major; HIS 200, 201, or 290; and six hours of the following: HIS 302A, 302B, 302C. Research and writing in History. Credit not awarded to students who have credit for HIS 450W.

HIS 450W. Senior Seminar in History. (3 Credits)

A. Prerequisites: ENG 102, 105 (B) or HON 102; HIS major; HIS 200, 201, or 290; and six hours of the following: HIS 302A, 302B, 302C. Research and writing in History. Credit not awarded to students who have credit for HIS 450.

HIS 800. Historiography and Criticism. (3 Credits)

A. A seminar in the history and theory of historical writing and fundamental techniques of the historian.

HIS 802A. Historical Research and Writin. (3 Credits)

(3). Prerequisite or Corerequisite: HIS 800. Historical research and methodologies using case studies of specific events in U.S. history that have influenced the development of cultures and civilizations.

HIS 802B. Historical Research in Writing. (3 Credits)

(3) Prerequisite or Corerequisite: HIS 800. Historical research and methodolgies using case studies of specific events in European history that have influenced and continue to influence the development of cultures and civilizations. Course may be retaken to a maximum of 9 hours provided the subject matter differs each time.

HIS 802C. Historical Research and Writin. (3 Credits)

(3.) A. Prerequisite or Corerequisite: HIS 800. Historical research and methodologies using case studies of specific events in non-Western history that have influenced and continue to influence the development of cultures and civilizations. Course may be retaken to a maximum of 9 hours provided the subject matter differs each time.

HIS 838. Practicum in Applied History. (3 Credits)

A. Prerequisite: departmental approval. Supervised practice in applied history settings. Selective participation varies with the student's program and participation. May be retaken at the discretion of the department. Three credit hours will require approximately 150 hours of supervised practice plus completion of an independent research project over the course of a semester. Maximum of three credit hours may be applied to the M.A. program in history for students in Thesis or Non-Thesis Plan. Credit up to nine hours awarded toward degree if in Applied History Plan.

HIS 839. Co-op Study in Applied History. (1-3 Credits)

Prerequisite: Departmental approval; must have been admitted to Masters in history program. Work in placement related to applied history. One to three hours credit per semester or summer. A minimum of 80 hours employment required for each semester hour credit. May be retaken for a maximum of 3 hours. Credit up to 6 hours awarded toward degree if in Applied History Plan. Credit may not otherwise be substituted for any M.A. requirements.

HIS 840. HIS Topics for 4th-8th Grd Tch. (3 Credits)

(3) A. Seminar on selected topics in history specifically related to 4th through 8th- grade social-studies curriculum. Course may be retaken to a maximum of 9 hours provided the subject matter differs each time. Course is not open to History M.A. students or to secondary-education teachers. Course cannot be used to fulfill requirements for a History M.A.

HIS 849. Reading and Research:_________. (3 Credits)

A. Independent study in a specific field. Student must have the independent study proposal form approved by faculty supervisor and department chair prior to enrollment. May be retaken to a maximum of six hours, provided the subject matter differs each time.

HIS 860. Readings in American History:. (3 Credits)

A. Seminar on selected developments in American history. May be retaken to a maximum of nine hours, provided the subject matter differs each time.

HIS 861. Readings in European History:. (3 Credits)

A. Seminar on selected developments in European history. May be retaken to a maximum of nine hours, provided the subject matter differs each time.

HIS 862. Reading in Asian/African His:_. (3 Credits)

A. Seminar on selected developments in Asian or African history. May be retaken to a maximum of nine hours, provided subject matter differs each time.

HIS 863. Readings in Latin American His. (3 Credits)

A. Seminar on selected developments in Latin American history. May be retaken to a maximum of nine hours, provided subject matter differs each time.

HIS 864. Comparative History:__________. (3 Credits)

A. Seminar on issues in comparative history. May be retaken to a maximum of nine hours, provided the subject matter differs each time.

HIS 865. Conceptualizing History:______. (3 Credits)

A. Analysis of recent trends in the teaching and conceptualizing of world history, western civilization, and/or U.S. History. May be retaken to a maximum of nine hours, provided the subject matter differs each time.

HIS 899. Thesis. (3-6 Credits)

May be retaken to a maximum of six hours.

HIS 899C. Thesis Continuation. (3-9 Credits)

I, II. Prerequisite: departmental approval. Continuation of research leading to thesis as directed by the chair of the thesis committee. Student must already have registered for six hours of HIS 899. May not be used to satisfy degree program requirement.