In addition to that information provided here, please consult the Student Handbook, Undergraduate Catalogue, Schedule of Classes and University Website for additional information. Additional information that you may require includes inclement weather closings, missing class for religious obligations, etc. No texts are required, but the students would do well to have read a general survey of the period. Two good ones are those by E. H. Carr. Both of these are available in the UTA Central Library and second-hand in many bookstores.
Any edition is fine.
There will be reading a ssignments for each class. These will be posted on the class listserv on each Friday for the following week. These will be journal articles that are available either in the general print collection of the UTA Central Library or electronically in full text through the UTA Libraries computer system. The UTA Libraries have a subject specialist available for each subject taught at the University. The Rehabilitation Act of 1973 as amended.