Courses
HIST A101 Western Civilization Before 1650 3 Credits
Surveys major developments in Western Civilization from its origins in the ancient Near East to 1650. Emphasizes key social, political, economic, intellectual and cultural characteristics and developments.
Attributes: UAA Humanities GER, UAA Intercultural Fluency GER.
HIST A102 Europe in the Modern World 3 Credits
Surveys major developments in Europe and the world from 1650 to the present. Emphasizes key social, political, economic, intellectual and cultural characteristics and developments.
Attributes: UAA Humanities GER, UAA Intercultural Fluency GER.
HIST A104 History Matters! 3 Credits
Introduces the practice of history as a discipline by examination of the historical background, processes and antecedents of events affecting our own day.
Attributes: UAA Humanities GER.
HIST A121 The Making of East Asian Civilization 3 Credits
Surveys the major historical, cultural and social developments of Chinese, Japanese and Korean civilization from their prehistoric origins through approximately 1600 (the decline of Ming China, the unification of Japan under the Tokugawa and the end of the Japanese invasions of Korea).
Attributes: UAA Humanities GER, UAA Intercultural Fluency GER.
HIST A122 East Asia in the Modern World 3 Credits
Surveys the major historical, cultural and social developments in East Asia from approximately 1600 (the rise of Qing China, the unification of Japan under the Tokugawa and the revival of the Yi Dynasty in Korea) through the 21st century.
Attributes: UAA Humanities GER, UAA Intercultural Fluency GER.
HIST A131 History of the United States I 3 Credits
Presents a chronological overview of the history of North America from the pre-colonial era through the U.S. Civil War. Examines social, cultural, political, and economic forces that have shaped the country during the period.
Attributes: UAA Humanities GER, UAA Intercultural Fluency GER.
HIST A132 History of the United States II 3 Credits
Presents a chronological overview of United States history from Reconstruction to the present. Examines social, cultural, political and economic forces that have shaped the country during the period.
Attributes: UAA Humanities GER, UAA Intercultural Fluency GER.
HIST A244 Studies in Film History 3 Credits
Selected topics in motion picture history. Ranges from genre studies (musicals, comedies, science fiction) to special areas of film history (animation, special effects, major stars and studios, significant directors). Subtitle varies.
Special Note: May be repeated once for credit with a change of subtitle.
HIST A306 The Roman Empire 3 Credits
Surveys the Roman Empire from the assassination of Julius Caesar to the "fall" of the Empire in 476 CE. Focuses upon the political and social history of the Empire.
Prerequisites: HIST A101 with a minimum grade of C or HIST A102 with a minimum grade of C or HIST A121 with a minimum grade of C or HIST A122 with a minimum grade of C or HIST A131 with a minimum grade of C or HIST A132 with a minimum grade of C.
HIST A310 Renaissance/Reformation Europe 3 Credits
Examines the key political, social, economic and cultural developments in Europe from 1300-1600. Emphasizes medieval legacies; Renaissance art, power and family life; European encounters and conquests; the emergence of global economies; religious reform and revolution; and daily life for common people.
Prerequisites: HIST A101 with a minimum grade of C or HIST A102 with a minimum grade of C or HIST A121 with a minimum grade of C or HIST A122 with a minimum grade of C or HIST A131 with a minimum grade of C or HIST A132 with a minimum grade of C.
HIST A312 Princes, Pirates, and Puritans: Europe 1600-1789 3 Credits
Examines political developments across Europe from 1600-1789, with special attention to court culture, warfare and revolutions, as well as colonial expansion and competition. Traces developments in piracy, science, commerce, agriculture, media and art, and their impacts on society. Analyzes religious conflict, accommodation and toleration.
Prerequisites: HIST A101 with a minimum grade of C or HIST A102 with a minimum grade of C or HIST A121 with a minimum grade of C or HIST A122 with a minimum grade of C or HIST A131 with a minimum grade of C or HIST A132 with a minimum grade of C.
HIST A314 Nineteenth Century Europe 3 Credits
Examines the key political, social, economic, intellectual and cultural developments in 19th century Europe with special emphasis on the French and Napoleonic revolution; restoration and reaction; industrialization and urbanization; romanticism, liberalism and socialism; nationalism and national unification; imperialism; fin de siecle culture; gender and identity; and daily life.
Prerequisites: HIST A101 with a minimum grade of C or HIST A102 with a minimum grade of C or HIST A121 with a minimum grade of C or HIST A122 with a minimum grade of C or HIST A131 with a minimum grade of C or HIST A132 with a minimum grade of C.
HIST A316 Twentieth Century Europe 3 Credits
Examines the key political, social, economic, intellectual and cultural developments in 20th century Europe. Emphasizes key themes such as war, revolution, fascism, communism, democracy, modernization, decolonization and globalism, and how both elites and ordinary people responded to a changing world.
Prerequisites: HIST A101 with a minimum grade of C or HIST A102 with a minimum grade of C or HIST A121 with a minimum grade of C or HIST A122 with a minimum grade of C or HIST A131 with a minimum grade of C or HIST A132 with a minimum grade of C.
HIST A321 Modern China 3 Credits
Chinese history from the middle of the Qing (Manchu) Dynasty, about 1800, through the present. Designed to provide a broad understanding of the historical, cultural, and social development of China as it made the transition to a modern state.
Prerequisites: HIST A101 with a minimum grade of C or HIST A102 with a minimum grade of C or HIST A121 with a minimum grade of C or HIST A122 with a minimum grade of C or HIST A131 with a minimum grade of C or HIST A132 with a minimum grade of C.
HIST A325 Northeast Asia in 21st Century 3 Credits
Examines in an interdisciplinary way Northeast Asia covering China, the Koreas, and Japan and provides students with the means to understand how the societies of this region have developed separate and distinct identities despite their common cultural and philosophic roots.
Registration Restrictions: Junior or senior standing and completion of GER Tier 1 (basic college-level skills) courses
Crosslisted With: INTL A325 and PS A325
Attributes: UAA Integrative Capstone GER, UAA Intercultural Fluency GER.
HIST A330 Russia in East Asia 3 Credits
Examines the relationships between Russia and its neighbors in East Asia and the Pacific. Among the major themes to be explored are the impact of the Mongol conquest; contact and colonization in the "borderlands"; historical debates on the importance of East Asia and the Pacific to Russia; and the articulation and pursuit of Russian geopolitical interests in the region.
Registration Restrictions: Junior or senior standing
Prerequisites: HIST A102 with a minimum grade of C or HIST A121 with a minimum grade of C.
Attributes: UAA Integrative Capstone GER.
HIST A341 History of Alaska 3 Credits
Examines Alaska and its relationship to America and the world, including Alaska geography, Alaska Native anthropology, and a detailed chronological history of the 49th state. Emphasizes the themes of the persistence of Alaska as a global crossroads, the enduring contribution of Alaska Natives, and the ongoing tensions between those inside and outside Alaska about what the state could and should be.
Registration Restrictions: Junior or senior standing and completion of Tier 1 (basic college-level skills) GER courses
Prerequisites: HIST A101 with a minimum grade of C or HIST A102 with a minimum grade of C or HIST A121 with a minimum grade of C or HIST A122 with a minimum grade of C or HIST A131 with a minimum grade of C or HIST A132 with a minimum grade of C.
Attributes: UAA Integrative Capstone GER, UAA Intercultural Fluency GER, UAA Alaska Native-Themed GER.
HIST A355 Major Themes in US History 3 Credits
Examines major themes that have shaped and impacted American history and contemporary society. Such themes may include, but are not limited to, democracy, global relations, and multiculturalism. Course emphasizes reading and analysis of primary sources to discern and evaluate the human experience.
Prerequisites: HIST A131 with a minimum grade of D and HIST A132 with a minimum grade of D.
HIST A377 Historiography: The Uses and Abuses of History 3 Credits
Explores how historians "do" history by examining the various historical methods, theories, and approaches used to interpret and to understand the human past and its significance. Investigates the relationships between experiencing, remembering, and reconstructing the past.
Registration Restrictions: Sophomore, Junior or Senior standing
Prerequisites: (HIST A101 with a minimum grade of C and HIST A102 with a minimum grade of C) or (HIST A121 with a minimum grade of C and HIST A122 with a minimum grade of C) or (HIST A131 with a minimum grade of C and HIST A132 with a minimum grade of C).
HIST A390 Themes in World History 3 Credits
Provides a comparative, interdisciplinary analysis of events or experiences within history across space and time, focused on a specific theme.
Special Note: May be repeated twice for credit with a change of subtitle.
Registration Restrictions: Junior or senior standing and completion of Tier 1 GER courses
Prerequisites: HIST A101 with a minimum grade of C or HIST A102 with a minimum grade of C or HIST A121 with a minimum grade of C or HIST A122 with a minimum grade of C or HIST A131 with a minimum grade of C or HIST A132 with a minimum grade of C.
Attributes: UAA Integrative Capstone GER, UAA Intercultural Fluency GER.
HIST A402 The Second World War 3 Credits
Examines the origins of the war in Europe and Asia. Emphasizes the grand strategies of the belligerents, the principal military operations, the relationship between science and war, the mobilization of societies and economies for total war, wartime diplomacy, and postwar settlements.
Prerequisites: HIST A101 with a minimum grade of C or HIST A102 with a minimum grade of C or HIST A121 with a minimum grade of C or HIST A122 with a minimum grade of C or HIST A131 with a minimum grade of C or HIST A132 with a minimum grade of C.
HIST A425 History of the Soviet Union 3 Credits
Explores the creation, maintenance, and collapse of the Soviet Union, beginning with the nineteenth-century antecedents of the Russian Revolutions of 1917. Examines major events, personalities, and ideas that played a leading role in constructing Soviet society from 1917 to 1991. Identifies themes including the triumph of Bolshevism, the creation of "Soviet society," Stalinism and its legacies, and the dismantling of the Soviet regime.
Prerequisites: HIST A101 with a minimum grade of C or HIST A102 with a minimum grade of C or HIST A121 with a minimum grade of C or HIST A122 with a minimum grade of C or HIST A131 with a minimum grade of C or HIST A132 with a minimum grade of C.
HIST A427 Post-Soviet Culture and Society 3 Credits
Examines and analyzes Russian culture and society from the late 20th century to present with an interdisciplinary perspective. Explores major themes in post-Soviet society including shifting identities and changing social, cultural, political, and economic realities, and examines how these are expressed in a variety of contemporary sources. Conducted in English.
Registration Restrictions: Completion of Tier 1 GER courses
Prerequisites: HIST A101 with a minimum grade of C or HIST A102 with a minimum grade of C or HIST A121 with a minimum grade of C or HIST A122 with a minimum grade of C or HIST A131 with a minimum grade of C or HIST A132 with a minimum grade of C.
Attributes: UAA Integrative Capstone GER, UAA Intercultural Fluency GER.
HIST A431 America: Colonies and Revolution 3 Credits
Presents American history from the early 1600s to 1801. Explores the two main themes of interaction between different ethnic and cultural groups, and the creation and development of various political, economic, social, and cultural institutions in the United States.
Prerequisites: HIST A101 with a minimum grade of C or HIST A102 with a minimum grade of C or HIST A121 with a minimum grade of C or HIST A122 with a minimum grade of C or HIST A131 with a minimum grade of C or HIST A132 with a minimum grade of C.
HIST A434 Government, Indigenous Peoples, Slaves, and Capitalists in Early United States, 1800-1850 3 Credits
Analyzes the political, economic, social, religious, and cultural developments in American history from 1800 to 1850. Topics include George Washington's Farewell Address, the Quasi War, the War of 1812, American economic development after 1815, transportation and communication improvements, the American System, the Indian Removal, expansion of Southern slavery, the Reform Movements, and the Second Great Awakening.
May Be Stacked With: HIST A634
Prerequisites: HIST A101 with a minimum grade of C or HIST A102 with a minimum grade of C or HIST A121 with a minimum grade of C or HIST A122 with a minimum grade of C or HIST A131 with a minimum grade of C or HIST A132 with a minimum grade of C.
HIST A437 Slavery and the Civil War 3 Credits
Analyzes political, economic, ideological, social and cultural aspects of African slavery in the antebellum United States and the effects of slavery on American society. Explores topics including the start of Western slavery, differences of slavery systems in various regions, changes to slave systems, slave resistance and culture, the coming of the Civil War, the Civil War battles, and the Reconstruction.
Prerequisites: HIST A101 with a minimum grade of C or HIST A102 with a minimum grade of C or HIST A121 with a minimum grade of C or HIST A122 with a minimum grade of C or HIST A131 with a minimum grade of C or HIST A132 with a minimum grade of C.
HIST A440 The American West Since 1850 3 Credits
Examines major topics in Western American history, including economic, political, social, and cultural themes, and the historiography of the American West.
Prerequisites: HIST A101 with a minimum grade of C or HIST A102 with a minimum grade of C or HIST A121 with a minimum grade of C or HIST A122 with a minimum grade of C or HIST A131 with a minimum grade of C or HIST A132 with a minimum grade of C.
HIST A451 Gilded Age and Progressive Era America, 1865-1912 3 Credits
Examines the key political, social, economic and cultural developments in United States history from 1865 to 1912. Emphasizes the social and cultural developments that led to the rise of modern America: industrialization, reform movements, labor issues, and political evolution of the government.
Prerequisites: HIST A101 with a minimum grade of C or HIST A102 with a minimum grade of C or HIST A121 with a minimum grade of C or HIST A122 with a minimum grade of C or HIST A131 with a minimum grade of C or HIST A132 with a minimum grade of C.
HIST A453 Cold War America, 1945-1980 3 Credits
Examines the domestic history and foreign policy of the United States from 1945 to 1980. Focuses on how the US status as a superpower and competition with the Soviet Union influenced the American economy, culture, politics and society. Emphasizes social movements, culture and politics.
Prerequisites: HIST A101 with a minimum grade of C or HIST A102 with a minimum grade of C or HIST A121 with a minimum grade of C or HIST A122 with a minimum grade of C or HIST A131 with a minimum grade of C or HIST A132 with a minimum grade of C.
HIST A454 United States History in the New Gilded Age: 1980s to the Present 3 Credits
Presents United States history from the 1980s to the present. Themes include American foreign relations, the end of the Cold War and the War on Terror, increasing levels of economic inequality, the decline of industrial labor, the rise of the service sector, and the changing nature of the nation's political, economic, social, and cultural institutions over the previous forty years.
Prerequisites: HIST A101 with a minimum grade of C or HIST A102 with a minimum grade of C or HIST A121 with a minimum grade of C or HIST A122 with a minimum grade of C or HIST A131 with a minimum grade of C or HIST A132 with a minimum grade of C.
HIST A477 Senior Seminar 3 Credits
Provides senior history majors with a required program capstone experience focused on the preparation of a major research paper, utilizing primary and secondary source material on specific topics based on the expertise of department faculty.
Registration Restrictions: Junior or senior standing
Prerequisites: HIST A377 with a minimum grade of C.
HIST A490 Selected Topics in History 3 Credits
Provides an intensive examination of aspects of history from the perspective of a major field in the discipline in order to provide professional certification or improve competency.
Special Note: May be repeated twice with a change of subtitle.
Registration Restrictions: Junior or senior standing
May Be Stacked With: HIST A690
Prerequisites: HIST A101 with a minimum grade of C or HIST A102 with a minimum grade of C or HIST A121 with a minimum grade of C or HIST A122 with a minimum grade of C or HIST A131 with a minimum grade of C or HIST A132 with a minimum grade of C.
HIST A490G Selected Topics in the History of Gender 3 Credits
Provides an intensive examination of aspects of history from the perspective of gender as a category of analysis to meet professional certification or improve competency.
Special Note: May be repeated twice for credit with a change of subtitle. May be petitioned to meet the qualifications for WSGS seminar.
Registration Restrictions: Completion of Humanities Tier II GER course requirements
May Be Stacked With: HIST A690G
HIST A495 History Internship 1-3 Credits
Advanced application of historical writing and/or research skills in a professional setting within the historical discipline.
Special Note: May be repeated for a maximum of 6 credits.
Registration Restrictions: Junior or senior standing, admission to Bachelor of Arts in History, Minor in History, or instructor permission
Prerequisites: (HIST A101 with a minimum grade of B or HIST A102 with a minimum grade of B) and (WRTG A111 with a minimum grade of B or WRTG A211 with a minimum grade of B) and (HIST A121 with a minimum grade of B or HIST A122 with a minimum grade of B or HIST A131 with a minimum grade of B or HIST A132 with a minimum grade of B).
HIST A601 The History Business 3 Credits
Introduces applied history in non-academic contexts such as government, public or private organizations, heritage tourism, etc. Provides grounding in the discipline of history; practitioners must also be conversant with organizational and management principles, digital humanities, grant funding, as well as regulations relating to conservation and preservation.
Registration Restrictions: Graduate standing or instructor approval
HIST A634 Government, Indigenous Peoples, Slaves, and Capitalists in Early United States, 1800-1850 3 Credits
Analyzes the political, economic, social, religious, and cultural developments in American history from 1800 to 1850. Includes topics such as George Washington's Farewell Address, the Quasi-War, the War of 1812, American economic development after 1815, transportation and communication improvements, the American System, the Indian Removal, expansion of Southern slavery, the Reform Movements, and the Second Great Awakening.
Special Note: This course is not available for students who have completed HIST A434.
Registration Restrictions: Graduate standing or instructor approval
May Be Stacked With: HIST A434
HIST A641 Telling Alaska's Story 3 Credits
Provides advanced study of Alaska history, emphasizing the three critical themes of the persistence of Alaska as a global crossroads, the enduring presence of Alaska Natives, and the inherent tension in residents' and non-residents' perceptions of the state and its destiny. Trains professionals who would teach, transmit, preserve, or present Alaska history.
Registration Restrictions: Graduate standing or instructor approval
HIST A690 Selected Topics in History 3 Credits
Provides an intensive examination of scholarship, issues, concerns, and methodology focused on a specialized topic in history. Offers perspectives of a major field in the discipline in order to provide professional certification or improve competency.
Special Note: May be repeated once for credit with a change in subtitle.
Registration Restrictions: Graduate standing or instructor approval
May Be Stacked With: HIST A490
HIST A690G Selected Topics in the History of Gender 3 Credits
Provides an intensive examination of scholarship, issues, concerns, and methodology focused on a specialized topic in history with emphasis on gender as a category of analysis. Offers perspectives of a major field in the discipline in order to provide professional certification or improve competency.
Special Note: May be repeated once for credit with a change of subtitle.
Registration Restrictions: Graduate standing or instructor approval
May Be Stacked With: HIST A490G
HIST A695 History Internship 1-6 Credits
Advanced application of historical writing and/or research skills in a professional setting within the historical discipline.
Special Note: May be repeated for a maximum of 6 credits.
Registration Restrictions: Graduate standing or instructor approval