HSTA
History - American
HSTA 101IH AMERICAN HISTORY I HSTA 102IH AMERICAN HISTORY II HSTA 160D INTRODUCTION TO THE AMERICAN WEST HSTA 290R UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH HSTA 291 SPECIAL TOPICS HSTA 298 AMERICAN HISTORY INTERNSHIP HSTA 311 EARLY AMERICA HSTA 316 AMERICAN CIVIL WAR ERA HSTA 318 GILDED AGE TO 1940 HSTA 322 AMERICAN HISTORY:WWII TO PRESENT HSTA 406 McCARTHY/IKE/TRUMAN HSTA 407 GENDER IN THE US & CANADIAN WEST HSTA 408 GENDER IN AMERICA HSTA 409 FOOD IN AMERICA HSTA 412IH AMERICAN THOUGHT/CULTURE HSTA 416 RACE & CLASS IN AMERICA HSTA 450 HISTORY OF AMERICAN INDIANS (Now listed as NASX 450) HSTA 460 MONTANA AND THE WEST HSTA 464 TRANS-MISSISSIPPI WEST HSTA 468 HISTORY OF YELLOWSTONE HSTA 470 AMERICAN ENVIRONMENTAL HISTORY HSTA 482 HISTORY OF AMERICAN TECHNOLOGY HSTA 490R UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH HSTA 491 SPECIAL TOPICS HSTA 492 INDEPENDENT STUDY HSTA 498 INTERNSHIP HSTA 499R SEMINAR CAPSTONE:HISTORICAL METHODOLOGY HSTA 591 SPECIAL TOPICS
HSTA 101IH AMERICAN HISTORY I
F,Su 4 cr. LEC 3 RCT 1
-- An examination of the colonial world of the Americas and the development of the United States as a nation.
HSTA 102IH AMERICAN HISTORY II
F,S 4 cr. LEC 3 RCT 1
-- An examination of the United States after the Civil War through the 20th Century.
HSTA 160D INTRODUCTION TO THE AMERICAN WEST
4 cr. LEC 3 RCT 1
--The American West examines the conquest settlement and development of territory west of the Mississippi River.
HSTA 290R UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH
F,S 1-6 cr. IND may be repeated
-- Directed undergraduate research/creative activity which may culminate in a written work or other creative project.
HSTA 291 SPECIAL TOPICS
1 - 4 cr. Maximum 12 cr.
PREREQUISITE: None required but some may be determined necessary by each offering department.
-- Course not required in any curriculum for which there is a particular one-time need, or given on a trial basis to determine acceptability and demand before requesting a regular course number.
HSTA 298 AMERICAN HISTORY INTERNSHIP
On Demand 1 - 12 cr. Maximum 12 cr.
PREREQUISITE: Consent of instructor, and approval of department head.
-- An individualized assignment arranged with an agency, business, or other organization to provide guided experience in the field.
HSTA 311 EARLY AMERICA
3 cr. LEC 3
PREREQUISITE: HSTA 101.
-- The development of the British American colonies and the establishment of the U.S. before 1800. Topics include pre-Columbian Native Americans, the European invasion and settlement of America, the social, economic and political evolution of the colonies, the American Revolution, and the establishment of the new nation.
HSTA 316 AMERICAN CIVIL WAR ERA
3 cr. LEC 3
PREREQUISITE: HSTR 101 or HSTR 102.
-- Political, economic, and social developments leading to sectional division. Breakdown of political accommodation, Civil War, and Reconstruction.
HSTA 318 GILDED AGE TO 1940
PREREQUISITE: HSTR 101 or HSTR 102.
-- This course explores the social, economic, and political development of the U.S. from 1877 to 1940, including the rise of big business, urbanization, progressive reform, the Great Depression, and the New Deal.
HSTA 322 AMERICAN HISTORY: WWII TO PRESENT
3 cr. LEC 3
PREREQUISITE: HSTA 102.
-- Political, cultural, and economic history of the U.S. since the end of World War II.
HSTA 406 McCARTHY/IKE/TRUMAN
S 3 cr. SEM 3
PREREQUISITE: HSTA 101 or HSTA 102.
-- An analysis of the ways the Truman and Eisenhower administrations dealt with anti-communism, with a focus on McCarthyism.
HSTA 407 GENDER IN THE US & CANADIAN WEST
3 cr. LEC 3
PREREQUISITE: HSTA 101 or HSTA 102.
-- An examination of the experiences of women in the western U.S. and Canada. Focus on topics of race and ethnicity, families and intimacy, politics and the law, paid and unpaid work, art and culture.
HSTA 408 GENDER IN AMERICA
3 cr. LEC 3
PREREQUISITE: HSTA 101 or HSTA 102.
-- History of women in America from colonial times to the present. Analysis of gender relations, the family, the struggle by women to achieve civil rights and social reform, the problems of working women, and the rise of feminism.
HSTA 409 FOOD IN AMERICA
S, alternate years, to be offered even years. 3 cr. LEC 3
PREREQUISITE: HSTA 101 or HSTA 102.
-- This course examines the history of the production, consumption, and cultural meaning of food in America. In this class food functions as the gateway to examine issues of labor, gender, race, and class in America from the colonial period to the present.
HSTA 412IH AMERICAN THOUGHT/CULTURE
3 cr. LEC 3
PREREQUISITE: Honors standing or consent of instructor.
-- The fundamental purpose of this course is to show the interconnectedness of science, philosophy, literature, and religion in shaping the American intellectual tradition from the Puritan founding to the present.
HSTA 416 RACE & CLASS IN AMERICA
S 3 cr. LEC 3
PREREQUISITE: HSTA 101 or HSTA 102.
-- Race in the history of the U.S. from early European and Native American contact until the present. Considers issues of racism, race relations, slavery, African-American culture, jazz, the modern Civil Rights movement, and current policy and racial questions.
HSTA 450 HISTORY OF AMERICAN INDIAN (Now listed as NASX 450)
3 cr. LEC 3
PREREQUISITE: HSTA 101 or HSTA 102.
-- Indian affairs in America from 1600-1970. Emphasis on white reaction to the American Indians and the effect of the European invasion on Indian culture.
HSTA 460 MONTANA AND THE WEST
3 cr. LEC 3
PREREQUISITE: HSTA 101 or HSTA 102.
-- A survey of Montana history which will cover the development of the territory and state, and will examine the social, economic, cultural, and political patterns that connect Montana with the rest of the American West.
HSTA 464 TRANS-MISSISSIPPI WEST
3 cr. LEC 3
PREREQUISITE: HSTA 101 or HSTA 102.
-- Exploration of major themes in the development of the American West, such as conquest and settlement, economic development, racial and ethnic diversity, urbanization, and popular culture.
HSTA 468 HISTORY OF YELLOWSTONE
3 cr. LEC 3
PREREQUISITE: HSTA 101 or HSTA 102.
-- Historical analysis of changing perceptions of nature on development of Yellowstone and of the Park's place in the context of a modernizing American nation.
HSTA 470 AMERICAN ENVIRONMENTAL HISTORY
3 cr. LEC 3
PREREQUISITE: HSTA 101 or HSTA 102.
-- Survey of changing perceptions and uses of the natural world from the colonial era to the present.
HSTA 482 HISTORY OF AMERICAN TECHNOLOGY
3 cr. LEC 3
PREREQUISITE: HSTA 101 or HSTA 102.
-- This course investigates fundamental questions about the role of technological change in U.S. history, focusing on issues such as the environment, concepts of progress, consumerism, power, work, and freedom.
HSTA 490R UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH
F,S,Su 1-6 cr. IND May be repeated. Max 12 cr.
PREREQUISITE: Consent of instructor and approval of department head.
-- Course will address responsible conduct of research. Directed research on an individual basis.
HSTA 491 SPECIAL TOPICS
1 - 4 cr. Maximum 12 cr.
PREREQUISITE: Course prerequisites as determined for each offering.
-- Courses not required in any curriculum for which there is a particular one-time need, or given on a trial basis to determine acceptability and demand before requesting a regular course number.
HSTA 492 INDEPENDENT STUDY
On Demand 1 - 4 cr. IND Maximum 6 cr.
PREREQUISITE: Consent of instructor and approval of department head.
-- Directed research and study on an individual basis.
HSTA 498 INTERNSHIP
On Demand 1 - 12 cr. IND
PREREQUISITE: Consent of instructor, consent of internship supervisor, and approval of department head.
-- An individualized assignment arranged with an agency, business, or other organization to provide guided experience in the field.
HSTA 499R SEMINAR CAPSTONE: HISTORICAL METHODOLOGY
F,S 3 cr. SEM 3
PREREQUISITE: Senior standing, HSTR 160, HSTR 101 or HSTR 102 and HSTA 101 or HSTA 102.
-- Senior capstone course. History majors practice sound research and writing methods, using appropriate bibliographical tools and in light of contemporary historiography.
HSTA 591 SPECIAL TOPICS
1-4 cr. Maximum 12 cr.
PREREQUISITE: Course prerequisites as determined for each offering.
-- Courses not required in any curriculum for which there is a particular one-time need, or given on a trial basis to determine acceptability and demand before requesting a regular course number.
