1. GENERALIDADES DE LA INVESTIGACIÓN
2.3. MARCO TEÓRICO
2.3.3. Principios de la Evaluación
Professors: Davis, J. E. Robinson
Assistant Professors: Boschert, Lynde (Interim Chair) (662) 846-4170
The purposes of the Department of History are to encourage faculty and students to analyze critically and to interpret the past and effectively to communicate their findings; to instill in the general student an appreciation of the discipline of histo- ry; to provide an opportunity for specialized study in the several fields of history; to assist in the preparation of elementary and secondary school teachers; and to provide a foundation for graduate study in the field.
The Department of History offers a major leading to the Bachelor of Arts degree, designed to provide a well-rounded liberal arts education.
The general education history requirement (six hours from: HIS 101, 102, 201, 202, 203, 204) is prerequisite to all other history courses
HIS 101. HISTORY OF CIVILIZATION TO 1648. Ancient and Medieval periods and factors involved in the transition to the modern world. Emphasis on Western Civilization. 3
HIS 102. HISTORY OF CIVILIZATION, 1648-PRESENT. Age of Absolutism to contemporary times. Emphasis on Western Civilization. 3
HIS 110. WRITING HISTORY. Introduction to reading, critical analysis of, and writing about historical literature and historical issues. 3
HIS 201. UNITED STATES HISTORY TO 1865. Political, social, cultural, and economic survey. 3
HIS 202. UNITED STATES HISTORY, 1865-PRESENT. Political, social, cultural, and economic survey. 3
HIS 203. HISTORY OF THE AMERICAS THROUGH COLONIAL TIMES.
Political, economic, social, and cultural survey of Latin America, Canada, and the United States. 3
HIS 204. HISTORY OF THE AMERICAS, INDEPENDENCE PERIOD TO PRE- SENT. Political, economic, social, and cultural survey of Latin America, Canada, and the United States. 3
HIS 400. HISTORIOGRAPHY AND THE PHILOSOPHY OF HISTORY. Method, literature, and philosophical approach to history. 3
HIS 406. THE AMERICAN MILITARY EXPERIENCE, 1775-PRESENT. The role of the military with emphasis on the relationship of military policy, organization, and technology to political, social, and economic developments. 3
HIS 409. MODERN ARCHIVAL MANAGEMENT. The theories of archives admin- istration and the application of archival concepts and principles. 3
HIS 410. AMERICAN INTELLECTUAL HISTORY.A study of American philoso- phy and thought from colonial times to the present. 3
HIS 411. MISSISSIPPI HISTORY. Social, political, economic, and cultural history of the state of Mississippi. 3
HIS 416. THE ANCIENT WORLD TO 500 A.D. Political, social, and cultural development. 3
HIS 418. HISTORY OF CHRISTIANITY.The history of Christianity from its ori- gins in the Ancient Near East through the Middle Ages. 3
HIS 420. MEDIEVAL HISTORY, 500-1500. Political, social, cultural, and eco- nomic development in Western Civilization. 3
HIS 422. RENAISSANCE AND REFORMATION, 1300-1648. Renaissance and Reformation as elements in the transition from Medieval to Modern Europe. 3
HIS 423. EUROPE, 1648-1815: ABSOLUTISM, ENLIGHTENMENT, FRENCH REVOLUTION, AND NAPOLEON. Divine Right Monarchy, the rise of science, the enlightenment, and background of the French Revolution. 3
HIS 424. EUROPE, 1815-1914. Political, social, and intellectual developments from the Congress of Vienna to the outbreak of World War I. 3
HIS 426. EUROPE, 1914-PRESENT. Political, social, and intellectual develop- ments from the outbreak of World War I. 3
HIS 429. THE HOLOCAUST. An investigation into the origins, nature, and development of Antisemitism, climaxed by the Nazi attempt to exterminate the Jews of Europe in the mid-twentieth century. 3
HIS 430. THE HISTORY OF TERRORISM. History of terrorism in its global con- text, from the Ancient to the Post-911 world. Though focusing on the social, eco- nomic, and ideological motivations of the terrorist over time, attention will also be paid to both the tactics of terror, and the threat both pose to civil libertieis. 3 HIS 433. AFRICAN-AMERICAN HISTORY. Role of the Afro-American in the social, economic, political, and cultural development of the United States. 3 HIS 434. COLONIAL AMERICA TO 1763. Social, political, and economic devel- opment of the North American British colonies. 3
HIS 435. THE AMERICAN REVOLUTIONARY ERA, 1763-1789. Social, political, and economic aspects of the American Revolution, including the United States Constitution. 3
HIS 436. FEDERAL AND MIDDLE PERIOD, 1789-1850. Social, political, and economic development of the United States. Emphasis on nationalism and sec- tionalism. 3
HIS 437. CIVIL WAR AND RECONSTRUCTION, 1850-1877. Social, political, economic, and military aspects of the Civil War and Reconstruction. 3
HIS 438. UNITED STATES HISTORY, 1877-1917. Social, political, and econom- ic development. 3
HIS 439. UNITED STATES HISTORY, 1917-1945. Social, political, and econom- ic development. 3
HIS 440. UNITED STATES HISTORY, 1945-PRESENT. Social, political, and eco- nomic development. 3
HIS 443. AMERICAN CIVIL WAR MILITARY OPERATIONS I: SHILOH. History of land operations during the American Civil War, focusing primarily on the bat- tle of Shiloh. This course contains a strong field component. If 443 is used to meet an American requirement for history majors, 443 may be used only as an elective. 3
HIS 444. AMERICAN CIVIL WAR MILITARY OPERATIONS II: VICKSBURG. History of siege and littoral operations during the American Civil War, focusing primarily on the siege of Vicksburg. This course contains a strong field compo- nent. If 444 is used to meet an American requirement of history majors, 443 may be used only as an elective. 3
HIS 445. SPORTS IN AMERICAN CULTURE AND SOCIETY. The development and significance of sports in American life from the colonial period to the present, with emphasis on the 20th century. 3
HIS 455. WOMEN AND THE FAMILY: ANCIENT WORLD TO EARLY MODERN PERIOD.A study of the family and gender roles from the ancient world to 1700. 3 HIS 456. THE OLD SOUTH, 1607-1865. Social, political, and economic devel- opment of the Southern region of the United States. Emphasis on colonial settle- ment, the antebellum period, slavery, and sectionalism. 3
HIS 457. THE NEW SOUTH, 1865-PRESENT. Social, political, and economic development of the Southern region of the United States. Emphasis on Reconstruction, segregation, civil rights, and the emergence of the modern South. 3
HIS 458. HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES PRESIDENCY. Study and evalua- tion of all American presidents from George Washington to the present. 3 HIS 460. ENGLISH HISTORY TO 1688. Political, social, economic, and cultural developments. 3
HIS 461. ENGLISH HISTORY, 1688-PRESENT. Political, social, economic, and cultural developments. 3
HIS 462. CHINA AND JAPAN.Political, social, economic, and cultural develop- ments from the earliest times to the present. 3
HIS 466. HISTORY OF RUSSIA. Political, social, economic, and cultural developments. 3
HIS 468. LATIN AMERICAN HISTORY, PRE-EUROPEAN TO COLONIAL PERI- OD. Political, social, economic,and cultural developments. 3
HIS 469. LATIN AMERICAN HISTORY, INDEPENDENCE TO MODERN PERI- OD. Political, social, economic, and cultural developments. 3
HIS 470. UNITED STATES DIPLOMATIC HISTORY. U. S. foreign policy from the Revolution to the present, with emphasis on the twentieth century. (Formerly HIS 405) 3
HIS 471. THE ABC POWERS: HISTORY OF ARGENTINA, BRAZIL, AND CHILE. Political, social, economic, and cultural developments. 3
HIS 472. HISTORY OF MEXICO. Political, social, economic, and cultural developments. 3
HIS 480. CONTEMPORARY WORLD, 1945-PRESENT.Political, social, econom- ic, and cultural developments. 3
HIS 492. SPECIAL TOPICS IN HISTORY. Current developments in history. 1-6 HIS 499. INDEPENDENT STUDIES IN HISTORY. Readings and independent study for students majoring in the fields of history or the social sciences. Open upon the recommendation of the history faculty and approval of the chair of the Department. 3