History

Western Civilization I

HST 101–102; 3 s.h./term

A study of the evolution of the West from remote antiquity to the end of the Middle Ages. Required of all students in the Bachelor of Music program.

Western Civilization II

HST 109–110*; 3 s.h./term

An elective course that presents a continuation of Western Civilization I from the Italian Renaissance to the present. Europe will be emphasized but not to the exclusion of Western Civilization transplanted to areas like America, Africa, and Australia due to colonialism.

History of the United States

HST 121–122*; 3 s.h./term

A yearlong course in American history from pre-Columbian times to the present.

American History since the Reconstruction

HST 123–124*; 3 s.h./term

A yearlong course on American history from 1877 forward, offering an in-depth focus on the last 125 years.

America and the World since 1945

HST 201–202*; 3 s.h./term

An examination of America, as well as world history, since the end of World War II.

The Civil War Era

HST 321*; 3 s.h./term

A semester course on the American Civil War, including the prelude to the Civil War in the 1850s, the Reconstruction period, and an emphasis on the war years themselves, 1861 to 1865.

The World War II Era

HST 322*; 3 s.h.

A semester course on mankind’s greatest war and tragedy, covering the prelude to the war and the war years.

The American Revoltionary War Era

HST 325*; 3 s.h.