Mississippi Valley State University

May 9, 2008

History (HI)

HI  105    EARLY WESTERN CIVILIZATION.  Political, cultural, social and economic development, primarily of Europe and America, from prehistoric times until 1648.  3

 

HI  106    LATE WESTERN CIVILIZATION.  Continuation of HI 105 to the present. 3

 

HI  201    EARLY AMERICAN HISTORY.  Political, cultural, social and economic development, primarily of European-American history, from the Age of Discovery until 1877.  3

 

HI  202    MODERN AMERICAN HISTORY.  Continuation of HI 201 to present.  3

 

HI  301    HISTORY OF ENGLAND, GREAT BRITAIN AND THE BRITISH

EMPIRE.  Political, social and cultural history of England from Roman time through its rise to become colonial master of a world-wide empire in Africa, Asia, Australia, and North America.  Special emphasis is given to Britain’s impact on the people of Asia and Africa.  Prerequisites:  HI 105 and HI 106.  3

 

HI   309    AMERICAN DIPLOMATIC HISTORY.  The evolution of U.S. foreign policy since the American Revolution.  Prerequisites:  HI 201 and HI 202.  3

 

HI  315     AFRICAN-AMERICAN HISTORY.   Political, cultural, social, and economic development of African-American history from the Age of Discovery to present.  3

 

HI  320    TWENTIETH-CENTURY AMERICA.  Major developments in American history from the Populist and Progressive Eras to the present.  Prerequisites:  HI 201 and HI 202.    3

 

HI  330    COLONIAL AMERICA.  Major developments in America history from the Age of Discovery to 1783.  Prerequisites:  HI 201 and HI 202.  3

 

HI  331    HISTORY OF THE SOUTH.  Political, cultural and economic history of the South since the founding of Virginia.  Prerequisites:  HI  201 and HI 202.  3

 

HI  350   SLAVERY AND FREEDOM.  The causes and consequences of the Civil War.  Slavery, sectionalism, the Civil War, Reconstruction and Redemption.  Prerequisites:  HI 201 and HI 202.  3 

 

HI 361   AMERICAN CONSTITUTIONAL HISTORY.  The development of American constitutional principles and practices, focusing on federalism, the separation of powers, the Bill of Rights.  Prerequisites:  HI 201, HI 202 and PS 201.

 

HI  389.   LATIN AMERICAN/ CARIBBEAN HISTORY.   This course provides a social and cultural survey from the Colonial period to Independence.  It also examines the Early National period.  Prerequisites  HI 201 and 202.    3

 

HI  422    AMERICAN MILTARY HISTORY.  The development of the armed forces of the Unites States from 1607 to the present (Same as MS 422).   3

 

HI  432    HISTORY OF MISSISSPPI.  The political, economic, and cultural development of the state from 1540 to the present,  Prerequisites:   HI 201 and HI 202.  3

 

HI  490   HISTORY RESEARCH SEMINAR.  This is a Reading and Writing Seminar.  The course will cover various topics in American History.  Students are required  to do a research paper for their finals.   Prerequisites:  HI 105, 106,  201 and  202.   3