Political Science Course Descriptions

HIST-H 105-HIST-H 106 American History: General Course I-II (3-3 cr.)

Every semester. I: colonial period, revolution, confederation and constitution, national period to 1865. II: 1865 to present. Evolution of American society: political, economic, social structure; racial and ethnic groups; sex roles; Indian, inter-American, and world diplomacy of United States; evolution of ideology, war, territorial expansion, industrialization, urbanization, international events and their impact on American history.

HIST-H 113-HIST-H 114 History of Western Civilization I-II (3-3 cr.)

Fall, Spring. I: Rise and fall of ancient civilizations; barbarian invasions; rise, flowering, and disruption of medieval church; feudalism; and national monarchies. II: Rise of middle class; parliamentary institutions, liberalism, political democracy; industrial revolution, capitalism, and socialist movements; nationalism, imperialism, international rivalries, and world wars.

HIST-H 262 American Women’s History: Twentieth Century (3 cr.)

Examines the social, economic and political issues affecting women from 1890-2000 including the rise and diversity of feminist ideology in the second half of the twentieth century.

HIST-A 314 United States History, 1917-1945 (3 cr.)

R: H106 or completion of 56 credit hours. Alternate years. Political, demographic, economic, and intellectual transformations. 1917-1945: World War I, the twenties, the depression, the New Deal, World War II.

HIST-A 315 United States Since World War Two (3 cr.)

R: H106 or completion of 56 credit hours. Alternate years. Political, demographic, economic, and intellectual transformations. 1945-present: the cold war, problems of contemporary America.

HIST-A 317 American Social History 1865 to Present (3 cr.)

R: H106 or completion of 56 credit hours. Alternate years. Development of modern American intellectual and social patterns since 1865. Social thought, literature, science, the arts, religion, morals, and education.

HIST-A 333-HIST-A 334 History of Indiana I-II (3-3 cr.)

I: The course deals with the development of a Midwestern state, with emphasis on the French and British periods; the West in the American Revolution; the transition from territory to state; political, economic, and cultural patterns; and the sectional crisis. II: The period since 1865, tracing the development of a modern industrial commonwealth-agriculture, industry, politics, society, education, and the arts.

HIST - B 361 Europe in the 20th Century I (3 cr.)

This course will cover the major social, political, economic, and military-diplomatic developments in Europe from the turn of the century until the eve of the second World War (1936). The central focus of the course will be World War I, its origins, immediate effects, and long-term consequences.  Some of the specific topics that will be dealt with are: the prewar social and political crisis in Europe, the destruction of the traditional European order as a result of World War I, the emergence of communism and fascism following the War, and the Great Depression.

HIST-A 382 The Sixties (3 cr.)

This course is a social history of the United States during the 1960s.  It will address such themes as the race rights movement; second-wave feminism; Cold War policy and the Vietnam War; and the contrast between liberal politics and the conservatism that arose at the end of the decade.

HIST-D 410 Russian Revolutions and Soviet Regime (3 cr.)

Alternate years. Causes and development of Russian revolutions and civil war; Lenin, Trotsky, and Stalin; purges, terror, economic development, society, and arts under Stalin; struggle against Hitler; scope and limits of de-Stalinization under Khrushchev; minorities; dissent, and life in the former Soviet Union today.

HIST-H 425 Topics in History (1-3 cr.)

Intensive study and analysis of selected historical issues and problems of limited scope. Topics will vary; but will ordinarily cut across fields, regions, and periods. May be repeated once for credit.

HIST-H 495 Individual Readings in History (cr. arr.)

Every semester (undergraduate). P: consent of instructor

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HIST-H 496 Internship in History (cr. arr.)

Every semester (undergraduate). P: consent of instructor