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History
2016-17http://www.augustana.edu/academics/catalog/courses-and-areas-of-study/areas-of-study-h- o/history
LENDOL G. CALDER, Professor
B.A., University of Texas-Austin; M.A., Ph.D., Chicago
DAVID L. ELLIS, Professor
B.A., Wake Forest; M.A., Ph.D., Chicago
LAUREN HAMMOND, Assistant Professor
B.A., University of Virginia; M.A., Ph.D., University of Texas-Austin
BRIAN LEECH, Assistant Professor
B.A., University of Montana; M.A., Ph.D., Wisconsin-Madison
JANE E. SIMONSEN, Associate Professor
B.A., Gustavus Adolphus; M.A., Ph.D. University of Iowa
DAVID TUCKER, Adjunct Instructor B.A., M.A., Ph.D., University of Iowa
ALBERT LOUIS ZAMBONE, Visiting Assistant Professor
B.A., The Johns Hopkins University; M.A., The Catholic University of America; M.St., D.Phil, University of Oxford
Plan 1 — Major in History
30 credits, distributed as follows: 6 credits from 100-level history courses; 3 credits for HIST- 200; 6 credits for HIST-481 and HIST-482; 15 additional credits in history, 12 of which must be at the 300/400 level.
Additional Requirements: Students in Plan 1 must: take at least two 3-credit courses centered on topics before 1800 and take at least two 3-credit courses centered on topics in African, Asian, and/or Latin American history; take at least two 3-credit courses centered on topics before 1800. Majors are strongly recommended to take 200 before taking any 300-or 400-level courses. Instructors may specify that upper-level courses have 200 as a prerequisite, unless permission of the instructor is given.
Plan 2 — Major in History Education
36 credits distributed as follows: 9 credits in U.S. history (6 credits from HIST-130, HIST-131, HIST-132; 3 credits from a 300-level U.S. history course in a period other than the ones taken at the 100-level); 9 credits in European history (3 from HIST-110 or HIST- 111; 3 from HIST-112 or HIST-113; 3 from HIST-390 (when a European topic), HIST-315, HIST-346, HIST-381); 12 credits from HIST-150 or HIST-151, HIST-305 or HIST-306, HIST-371, and one of the following: HIST-120, HIST-121, HIST-141, HIST-348; 3 for HIST-200; 3 for HIST-490 (may substitute with 481/482 sequence or HIST-450/HIST-451 sequence). See Department of Secondary Education for required supporting courses.
Plan 3 — History Honors
33 credits distributed as follows: 6 credits from 100-level history courses; 3 credits for HIST- 200; 6 credits for HIST-450 and HIST-451; 18 additional credits in history, 15 of which must be at the 300/400 level. In addition, honors majors must show proficiency in a foreign language, either by taking a language through HIST-203 or demonstrating the equivalent result in a language exam.
Additional Requirements: Students in Plan 3 must: take at least two 3-credit courses centered on topics in African, Asian, and/or Latin American history; take at least two 3-credit courses
centered on topics before 1800.
Majors are strongly recommended to take 200 before taking any 300-or 400-level courses. Instructors may specify that upper-level courses have 200 as a prerequisite, unless permission of the instructor is given.
Minor in History
18 credits, distributed as follows: at least 6 and no more than 9 credits from 100- and 200-level history courses; at least 9 credits from 300- and 400-level history courses.
NOTE: Unless permission of the instructor is given, all 300- and 400-level courses have a prerequisite of any 100-level course.
Courses (HIST)
HIST-110 Europe 200-1300 (3 Credits)
(PP)Western civilization from its roots in the Mediterranean to the establishment of a distinctly European culture. Emphasis on intersection of politics, intellectual developments and gender.
HIST-111 Europe 1300-1700 (3 Credits)
(PP) Survey of a period of profound testing in all domains of European life, ranging from politics and culture to the development of capitalism and the religious upheaval of the Reformation.
HIST-112 Europe 1700-1900 (3 Credits)
(PP) Problems in European History, 1700-1900. Society, ideology, religion, industrial and political revolution, nationalist movements and war in the 18th and 19th centuries.
HIST-113 Europe 1900 to Present (3 Credits)
(PP) The checkered history of Europe since 1900, from the grandeur and power of the Belle Epoque through war, depression, fascism, the rise and fall of communism, to the era of the European Union.
HIST-120 Colonial Latin America (3 Credits)
(PP,G) Introduces historical thinking rhought a focus on the colonial period (ca. late 1400s mid 1800s) in the regions we know today as Latin America and the Caribbean, focusing on prevalent themes including: race and gender relations, economic issues and labor, religion, and resistance to colonial domination. Also introduces the basic processes of historical study.
HIST-121 Modern Latin America (3 Credits)
(PP,G) Introduces historical thinking through a focus on modern period (ca. early 1800s-
present) in Latin America and the Caribbean. Examines in particular the push for independence, the challenges of building new nations, the development of Latin American identities, and the turbulence of the 20th century. Also introduces the basic processes of historical study.
HIST-130 U.S. History:1492-1865 (3 Credits)
(PP) Introduces historical thinking by examining historical problems in the period from the developing break with Great Britain through the creation of the new nation, westward expansion and sectionalism to the disruption of the Union.
HIST-131 U.S. History:1865-1945 (3 Credits)
(PP) Introduces historical thinking by examining historical problems in the era of the Civil War Reconstruction, Gilded Age, Industrialism, Progressivism, World War I, the Twenties, Depression and the New Deal and World War II. Women's Suffrage movement and the impact of
industrialism and the consumer society on women and minorities.
HIST-132 U.S. Hist: WWII to Present (3 Credits)
(PP)Introduces historical thinking by examining the eras of World War II and post-war
conversion of the economy, Cold War, consumer society in the 1950s, New Frontier and Great Society, Civil Rights movement, Vietnam War, women's rights movement in the 1960s and 1970s, end of Cold War,and present problems in perspective of past trends.
HIST-141 Modern Africa (3 Credits)
(PP,G) Introduces historical thinking by examining the history of Africa from the height of the Trans-atlantic slave trade through the most recent developments on the continent. Focus on the experiences of Africans as they interacted with each other, as well as with Europeans and Asians, and reconstruction of the challenges Africans faced and the methods and means used to
overcome them.
HIST-142 History of Sports in Africa (3 Credits)
(PP,G)As Europeans violently colonized Africa beginning at the end of the 19th century, they introduced "modern sports" to the continent as part of their so-called "civilizing missions." This class explores the recent history of Africa through the prism of sport, examining Africans' shifting relationships to athletics, the roles that sport is playing in the development of the continent and how African athletics has both shaped and been shaped by international developments, including the globalization phenomenon.
HIST-147 Women in Africa (3 Credits)
(PP,G) Exploration of the lives and experiences of African women across the continent from the colonial era to the present day. In particular, the course examines the historical processes that have shaped women's everyday lives, but also the ways in which African women have been active agents in the making of their own histories.
HIST-150 Traditional East Asia (3 Credits)
(PP,G) Introduces historical thinking by examining the evolution of the Chinese and Japanese civilizations with emphasis on their characteristic institutions and intellectual traditions.
HIST-151 Modern East Asia (3 Credits)
(PP,G) Introduces historical thinking by examining societies of China and Japan during the 19th and 20th centuries as they have confronted the modern West while still grappling with age-old problems.
HIST-177 World History Since 1500 (3 Credits)
(PP,G) The initial contacts between various global populations and how these inter-continental, cross-cultural encounters played out over time and affected those involved. Explores organic processes and their external impetuses in order to situate peoples in a global context and to show how the world has become increasingly integrated, ultimately enabling us to historicize the current globalization phenomenon.
HIST-190 The History Field School (3 Credits)
(PP) The History Field School is an on-site learning experience joining travel to historic sites with hands-on historical investigation such as oral history fieldwork and/or archival research.
Instructors, sites, time of offering, and length of the school will vary, but typically will run 2-3 weeks in summer.
HIST-199 Directed Study (1 Credits)
Opportunity for students to study a particular subject under a faculty member's direction. Prerequisite: permission of instructor.
HIST-200 Gateway: Intro Historical Research (3 Credits)
Gateway Seminar: Introduction to Historical Research. Introduction to basic skills and methods of historical research and writing, including acquisition and analysis of primary sources. Required