The African American in History A survey of African American history, its social and economic meaning. The struggle for freedom and social and political equality. The contributions of African Americans to the cultural life in the past and the present. HIS 301 American History Before 1865 A topical survey of the history of America from the European, African, and Native-American origins to the Civil War.
Special attention is paid to our roots in Western culture and the blending with other cultures.
A survey of the founding, independence, nation building, and the disruption leading to the Civil War. HIS 302 The United States from 1865 to the Present A topical survey of the emerging facets of an increasingly complex industrial society emerging from the Civil War. Problems related to an increasingly urbanized, multi-national society with effects upon politics, economics and culture are examined. Movement on through to a postindustrial society will be traced. The study of the diplomatic history of the United States from its inception as a nation to date.