History

Course Descriptions

HIST 1110
Western Civilization I
A survey of ideas and institutions of European civilization, from earliest times to about 1660. Topics include ancient Athens, Christian beginnings, medieval feudalism, Italian Renaissance and the religious Reformation. Can be used to fulfill Humanities requirement.
Prerequisite: None
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HIST 1120
Western Civilization II
A survey of ideas and institutions of European civilization, from about 1660 to the present. Topics include the Baroque, Enlightenment, Revolutions (American, French, Industrial) and Contemporary Civilizations. Can be used to fulfill Humanities requirement.
Prerequisite: None

HIST 1211
U.S. HISTORY I: TO 1865 Credit 3
This course is a survey of United States history through 1865, with an emphasis on ideas and the development of institutions, and the role minorities and women played in the development of American society. Instruction in the provisions and principles of the United States and Wyoming Constitutions will also be provided. United States history, culture, diversity, government, and Constitution (both U.S. and Wyoming) will be the focus of this course.
Prerequisite: Compass Reading score of 71 or higher, or ACT Reading score of 20 or higher, or
HMDV 1000 (C or better)

HIST 1221
U.S. HISTORY II: FRO M 1865 Credit 3
This course will focus on United States history, culture, diversity, government, and Constitution (both U.S. and Wyoming). Instruction will be provided in the provisions and principles of the United States and Wyoming Constitutions. United States history from 1865 to the present will be surveyed, with emphasis on ideas and the development of institutions and the role minorities and women played in the development of American society.
Prerequisite: Compass Reading score of 71 or higher, or ACT Reading score of 20 or higher, or HMDV 1000 (C or better)

HIST 1251
WYOMING HISTORY
This course is a survey of Wyoming history with an emphasis on ideas and the development of institutions, and the role minorities and women played in the development of the state. Instruction will be provided on the provisions and principles of the United States and Wyoming Constitutions. Focus will be on Wyoming history, culture, diversity, government, and Constitution (both U.S. and Wyoming).
Prerequisite: Compass Reading score of 71 or higher, or ACT Reading score of 20 or higher, or
HMDV 1000 (C or better)

HIST 1290
History of the U.S. West
This course deals with the West in general with emphasis placed on the trans-Mississippi West. Particular attention will be paid to to comparative frontiers, the influence of the frontier on the development of the American character, and the post-frontier West.
Prerequisites: None

HIST 1340
Sweetwater County History
This course is designed to acquaint the student with the history of Sweetwater County History using historic photographs, literature, and interviews. The student will gain an understanding of the area’s cultural diversity and development.
Prerequisites: None

HIST 1350
Introduction to Public History
This course introduces the student to the nonteaching, professional uses of the discipline of history. Here we will provide a basic overview of museology, historic site management, historic preservation and planning, and the field of “contract history”.
Prerequisite: None

HIST 1360
Living History
Living History is designed to be a public education program. When a living history program is conducted properly, it is an educational tool which teaches the public how historic events and activities shaped the past and influence the future. To properly perform in a living history program, students must memorize and be familiar with certain aspects of history. This re-enactment course is designed to teach students the proper techniques and methods used when employed as a living history guide at a state or national historic site.
Prerequisite: Instructor Permission

HIST 1410
Environmental History
Team-taught course which introduces students to the history of the conservation and environmental movements in America. Helps students to develop wilderness survival skills and a scientific perspective from which to develop their own eco-system ethics.
Prerequisite: None

HIST 2040
Chinese Civilization
The class provides the student with a survey of Chinese Civilization from early prehistoric times to the present. The class will cover the rise of agriculture, the development of Chinese civilization, the rise of the Dynastic Period, and the role the Chinese Dynasties played in world history. In addition the class will cover the Revolutionary Period from 1900 to 1980. The focus of this class will be to show the role Chinese culture played in developing Chinese history. Prerequisite: None

HIST 2060
Holocaust in Europe: 1933-45
This class will focus on the origins, events and consequences of the most defining period of genocidal behavior this millennium--the Holocaust in Europe.  This course will give the student an understanding of the perpetrators, victims and bystanders.  This goal will be accomplished by studying eastern European history from January 1933 through May 1945.
Prerequisites: None

HIST 2290
History of American Indians
The course is a survey of Native Americans in in North America and their responses to the North American environment, European settlement, and later American expansion. The purpose of the course is to acquaint students with the Native American world-view and the dynamics of cultural contact. Students will develop a better understanding of the cultural transformations Native Americans have experienced and their impact on the literature and policy of the United States.
Prerequisites: None

HIST 2310
American Women's History
This course is a survey class that discusses the historical contributions women have made in the development of the United States from the Paleo-Indian times to the present.  In this course, we will show the active roles women played in shaping the nation.  Women's political, social, economic, and intellectual contributions will be charted from the arrival of native Americans to the present.  The course will also provide the student with clear understanding of how women shaped America as active participants in the development of the United States.
Prerequisites: None