Course Descriptions

HIST 1110 (24-101)
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, the Italian Renaissance, and the Reformation. Students may use this course to fulfill Humanities requirement. Visit our online course at: http://www.wwcc.wy.edu/west_civ/Default.htm
Prerequisites: None
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HIST 1120 (24-102)
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. Students may use this course to fulfill Humanities requirement.
Prerequisites: None
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HIST 1210 (24-111)
U.S. History I: To 1877
A survey of the United States history from earliest explorations until 1877. Emphasis is placed on ideas and the development of institutions. With History of Wyoming, this course meets Wyoming statute requirements for instruction in the provision and principle of the U.S. Constitution and the Wyoming Constitution.
Prerequisites: None
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HIST 1220 (24-112)
U.S. History II: Since 1877
This course is strongly recommended for students majoring in history or political science. It serves as an elective for students in other majors. This course provides a factual introduction to American history from 1877 to the present. It provides interpretation of the period. Students are encouraged to develop their own interpretations based on readings and lecture. It provides a historical perspective within which students can more intelligently examine contemporary events. Students in this course are expected to develop and demonstrate the ability to communicate historical concepts.
Prerequisites: None
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HIST 1250 (24-122)
History of Wyoming
A continuation of HIST 1290 with emphasis on Wyoming. Designed for students who are particularly interested in local history.
Visit our online course at http://www.wwcc.cc.wy.us/wyo_hist
Prerequisites: None
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HIST 1290 (24-121)
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
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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
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HIST 1350
Introduction to Public History
Introduction to Public History introduces students to the non-teaching, professional uses of the discipline of history. It provides a basic overview of museulogy, historic site management, historic preservation and planning, and the field of "contract history."
Prerequisites: None
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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
Lecture/Lab/Practicum

HIST 1410 (24-210)
Environmental History
Environmental History is a team-taught course that introduces students to the history of the conservation and environmental movement in America. The course helps students develop wilderness survival skills and a scientific perspective from which to develop their own eco-system ethics.
Prerequisite: None
Lecture/Lab/Field Trips

HIST 2040 (24-220)
Chinese Civilization
Chinese Civilization provides the student with a survey of Chinese civilization from early prehistoric time to the present. The course spans study concerning 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. The course also includes the Revolutionary period from 1900-1980. The focus of this course will be to demonstrates the role Chinese culture played in developing Chinese history.
Prerequisites: None
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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
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HIST 2290 (24-150)
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
Lecture/Discussion/Film

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
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