HI 101. Survey of World Civilization to 1500. (3 Credits)

A survey of major world civilizations from the earliest times to 1500. (Fall, Spring, Summer)

Course Fees: $60

HI 101H. Honors Survey of World Civilization to 1500. (3 Credits)

An in-depth survey of major world civilizations from the earliest times to 1500 in a seminar setting.

Course Fees: $60

HI 102. Survey of World Civilization since 1500. (3 Credits)

A survey of major world civilizations from 1500 to present. (Fall, Spring, Summer)

Course Fees: $60

HI 102H. Honors Survey of World Civilization since 1500. (3 Credits)

An in-depth survey of major world civilizations since 1500 in a seminar setting.

Course Fees: $60

HI 201. United States History to 1877. (3 Credits)

A survey of United States history to 1877. (Fall, Spring, Summer)

Course Fees: $60

HI 201H. Honors United States History to 1877. (3 Credits)

An in-depth survey of United States history to 1877 in a seminar setting. (Fall)

Course Fees: $60

HI 202. United States History since 1877. (3 Credits)

A survey of United States history from 1877 to present. (Fall, Spring, Summer)

Course Fees: $60

HI 202H. Honors United States History since 1877. (3 Credits)

An in-depth survey of United States history from 1877 to present in a seminar setting. (Spring)

Course Fees: $60

HI 203H. Honors Topics in Latino History, Culture, and Geography. (3 Credits)

This course encompasses and synthesizes cultural, geographical, and historical elements and fosters critical thinking through an interdisciplinary perspective. Also listed as FL 203-H and GE 203-H but creditable only in field for which registered. Maximum of three semester hours credit. This course, open to students in the Honors Program, is, with departmental approval, also open to other qualified students. (Fall, even-numbered years)

Course Fees: $60

HI 264. Introduction to the African Diaspora. (3 Credits)

This course will explore the experiences of diaspora for people of African descent. The course is not limited to, but will concentrate on, the histories the African diaspora in the Americas. We will study the movement of people of African descent across time and space. The course will concentrate on how the experience of diaspora has shaped their cultural and intellectual lives, as well as how they have shaped the new worlds in which they lived.

Course Fees: $60

HI 301W. History and Historical Research. (3 Credits)

The nature of history and historical thinking, the research methods and writing skills of professional history, and historiography. This course contains a substantial writing component, as well as an emphasis on research literacy, and is intended for history and social science majors and history minors. It is recommended that this course be taken at the beginning of the junior year.

Course Fees: $60

HI 303. History and Social Sciences. (3 Credits)

A study of history and the social science disciplines, emphasizing their relationship, basic concepts, methods and skills, their historical development as professions and careers. This course is intended for students majoring in professional secondary education (grades 6-12) and history or social science. (Fall, Spring)

Course Fees: $60

HI 320. Introduction to Public History. (3 Credits)

Introduces undergraduate students to the field of public history, including historic preservation, archival and museum administration, oral history, and digital history. Gives students a solid understanding of the methodologies professionals use to guide their work. Students will develop community-based, collaborative projects and conduct fieldwork.

Course Fees: $60

HI 321. Ancient Greece. (3 Credits)

This course aims to provide an overview of the development of civilisation in the ancient Greek World. The course examines a variety of cultural, political and artistic themes that are integral to the evolution of ‘classical’ culture from the epic world of Homer to the conquest of Greece by Macedonia in the fourth century BC. Prerequisites: HI 101 and HI 102 or HI 201 and HI 202. (Offered upon sufficient demand)

Course Fees: $60

HI 322. Ancient Rome. (3 Credits)

An overview of Roman History from the foundation of the city in the eighth century BC to the adoption of Christianity and the collapse of the empire in the West in the fifth century AD. Topics include the consequences of Rome’s conquest of Italy and the Mediterranean, the breakdown of the Republic in the first century BC, and the collapse of the Roman Empire in the West. Prerequisites: HI 101 and HI 102 or HI 201 and HI 202. (Offered upon sufficient demand)

Course Fees: $60

HI 323. Slavery in the Roman World. (3 Credits)

An examination of the various roles played by slaves in Roman society, both as a group and as individuals, from their appearances in law and literature to their presence in everyday life. Prerequisites: HI 101 and HI 102 or HI 201 and HI 202. (Offered upon sufficient demand)

Course Fees: $60

HI 324. Ancient Egypt. (3 Credits)

This course aims to provide an overview of the development of civilization in ancient Egypt. In view of the vast historical span covered by the course and the nature of the archaeological evidence we will not be attempting a conventional history but rather examining a variety of cultural, political and artistic themes that are integral to the growth of ‘civilization’: the development of writing, ritual and art, as well as technical innovations such as the spread of agriculture. Prerequisites: HI 101 and HI 102 or HI 101H and HI 102H or HI 201 and HI 202 or HI 201H and HI 202H .

Course Fees: $60

HI 331. History of Western Philosophy I. (3 Credits)

A survey of major philosophers and philosophical concepts from the ancient Greeks to the Renaissance. Also listed as PHL 331 but creditable only in the field for which registered. (Offered on sufficient demand)

Course Fees: $60

HI 332. History of Western Philosophy II. (3 Credits)

A survey of major philosophers and philosophical concepts from the Renaissance to the present. Also listed as PHL 332 but creditable only in the field for which registered. Prerequisites: HI 101 and HI 102 or HI 101H and HI 102H or HI 201 and HI 202 or HI 201H and HI 202H . (Offered upon sufficient demand)

Course Fees: $60

HI 335. Europe: From Rebirth to Revolution, 1350-1815. (3 Credits)

An examination of Europe from the Renaissance through the French Revolution with emphasis on cultural, social, and political transformation. Prerequisites: HI 101 and HI 102 or HI 201 and HI 202. (Offered upon sufficient demand)

Course Fees: $60

HI 336. Europe, 1815-1989. (3 Credits)

An examination of Europe from the rise of socialism in the nineteenth century to its fall in the twentieth. Topics include “the long nineteenth century,” European Imperialism(s), the rise and fall of twentieth-century dictatorships, the world wars, the Cold War, and the fall of communism. Emphasis will be placed on cultural, economic, social, and political transformations. Prerequisites: HI 101 and HI 102 or HI 101H and HI 102H or HI 201 and HI 202 or HI 201H and HI 202H.

Course Fees: $60

HI 340. Medieval Europe I, 476-1099. (3 Credits)

A survey of Medieval History from the collapse of Rome to the 1st Crusade. Emphasis on social, cultural and religious movements, including such topics as the barbarian "invasions", Huns, King Arthur, the rise of the papacy, monasticism, St. Augustine, Islam, Vikings, Charlemagne, the Norman Conquest, and the early Crusades. (Fall, even-numbered years)

Course Fees: $60

HI 341. Medieval Europe II 110-1500. (3 Credits)

A survey of Medieval History from the 1st Crusade to the end of the Middle Ages. Emphasis on social, cultural and religious movements, including such topics as the Knights, Courtly Love, Becket, the first Universities, Castles, Cathedrals, Church and State, Heresies, Inquisition, Black Death, Peasant Revolts, Hundred Years War, Joan of Arc. Prerequisites: HI 101 and HI 102 or HI 101H and HI 102H or HI 201 and HI 202 or HI 201H and HI 202H. (Odd-numbered years, Spring)

Course Fees: $60

HI 342. History of England to 1688. (3 Credits)

A survey of English History from prehistoric times to 1688. The course focuses on the evolution of social, economic, and political structures. Prerequisites: HI 101 and HI 102 or HI 101H and HI 102H or HI 201 and HI 202 or HI 201H and HI 202H. (Fall, Odd-numbered years)

Course Fees: $60

HI 343. History of England since 1688. (3 Credits)

A continuation of History 431, emphasizing the growth of democratic process in England and the changes of the last century. Prerequisites: HI 101 and HI 102 or HI 101H and HI 102H or HI 201 and HI 202 or HI 201H and HI 202H. (Even-numbered years, Spring)

Course Fees: $60

HI 344. Russian History 1801. (3 Credits)

The history of Russia from its beginning to 1801 concentrating on Russia¿s place among the states and peoples surrounding it, the growth of the Russian state, and Russia¿s rise as a European power. Prerequisites: HI 101 and HI 102 or HI 101H and HI 102H or HI 201 and HI 202 or HI 201H and HI 202H. (Fall, Odd-numbered years)

Course Fees: $60

HI 345. Russian History since 1801. (3 Credits)

The history of modern Russia with attention to Russia as a European power, problems of internal development, the revolutions of 1917, the Soviet system, and the end of the Soviet empire. Prerequisites: HI 101 and HI 102 or HI 101H and HI 102H or HI 201 and HI 202 or HI 201H and HI 202H. (Even-numbered years, Spring)

Course Fees: $60

HI 346. Latin American History. (3 Credits)

A survey of Latin American History with emphasis on diplomatic, political, social, cultural, and economic developments and problems. Includes: ancient cultures; European expansion, colonization, and conquest; the wars for independence; and modern Latin America. Prerequisites: HI 101 and HI 102 or HI 101H and HI 102H or HI 201 and HI 202 or HI 201H and HI 202H. (Offered upon sufficient demand)

Course Fees: $60

HI 348. Asians Civilizations to 1600. (3 Credits)

This course is an interdisciplinary survey of Asian civilizations with a primary focus on the history and cultures of East Asia, South Asia, and Southeast Asia from ancient period to 1600. The course examines general trends in the political, economic, social, and intellectual history of Asia. Prerequisites: HI 101 and HI 102 or HI 101H and HI 102H or HI 201 and HI 202 or HI 201H and HI 202H. (Fall, Odd-numbered years)

Course Fees: $60

HI 349. Asian Civilizations since 1600. (3 Credits)

This course is an interdisciplinary survey of Asian history since 1600 to contemporary with a primary focus on the history and cultures of East Asia, South Asia, and Southeast Asia. Prerequisites: HI 101 and HI 102 or HI 101H and HI 102H or HI 201 and HI 202 or HI 201H and HI 202H. (Spring. even-numbered years)

Course Fees: $60

HI 350. Slavery in the Americas. (3 Credits)

This course will explore slavery in the Americas. Though clear parallels exist in the institution of slavery, it was not a uniform institution, and students in this course will gain insight into the distinct nature of race and slavery in the Americas within and outside the antebellum South. Prerequisites: HI 101 and HI 102 or HI 101H and HI 102H or HI 201 and HI 202 or HI 201H and HI 202H.

Course Fees: $60

HI 351. History of Modern Germany. (3 Credits)

An examination of the principal interactions between society, politics, and culture that have shaped modern Germany in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Emphasis will be given to an analysis of the fragile democracy of the Weimar Republic, the rise of the Nazi Party and the nature of Hitler’s Third Reich, and the history of the two Germany's through to the fall of the Berlin Wall. Prerequisites: HI 101 and HI 102 or HI 101H and HI 102H or HI 201 and HI 202 or HI 201H and HI 202H. (Offered upon sufficient demand)

Course Fees: $60

HI 361. History of Alabama. (3 Credits)

The social, economic, cultural, and political history of Alabama from the days of settlement to the present. Prerequisites: HI 101 and HI 102 or HI 101H and HI 102H or HI 201 and HI 202 or HI 201H and HI 202H. (Fall, Spring)

Course Fees: $60

HI 364. Black Americans to 1877. (3 Credits)

Open to both history majors and non-history majors. History 364 is an overview of the African American experience throughout the first half of US history, from the Atlantic slave trade to Reconstruction. Constructed largely around the lives, thought, and voices of Black Americans, prominent themes include: The Slave Trade; Race and the Constitution; Enslavement and Resistance; Religion; Reconstruction and Terror. Prerequisites: HI 101 and HI 102 or HI 101H and HI 102H or HI 201 and HI 202 or HI 201H and HI 202H. (Offered upon sufficient demand)

Course Fees: $60

HI 365. Black Americans since 1877. (3 Credits)

Open to both history majors and non-majors. History 365 is an overview of the African American experience throughout the second half of US history, from Reconstruction to the present. Constructed largely around the lives, thought, and voices of Black Americans, prominent themes include: African Americans’ urbanization experiences; the “Politics of Respectability”; Art, music, literature and thought; Great Migrations, The long Civil Rights Struggle; Black Power; Justice and Mass Incarceration; and race in a “postracial” age. Prerequisites: HI 101 and HI 102 or HI 101H and HI 102H or HI 201 and HI 202 or HI 201H and HI 202H.

Course Fees: $60

HI 366. History of Women in the United States. (3 Credits)

Survey of women's experiences in the United States from the colonial period to the present that examines social, political, economic, and legal developments that shaped women's roles and status in American society. Also listed as WS 366 but creditable only in field for which registered. (Spring, even-numbered years)

Course Fees: $60

HI 367. United States Constitutional History. (3 Credits)

A study of the principles of the U.S. constitutional system, leading decisions of the Supreme Court with reference to federal-state governmental relationship, citizenship, police power, eminent domain, and to the commerce, contract, and due process clauses of the Federal Constitution. Also listed as PS 367 but creditable only in field for which registered. Prerequisites: HI 101 and HI 102 or HI 101H and HI 102H or HI 201 and HI 202 or HI 201H and HI 202H. (Spring, Summer)

Course Fees: $60

HI 368. History of Capitalism in America. (3 Credits)

The origins and development of the varieties of capitalism, as well as the responses it has elicited over the centuries—opposition, skepticism, acceptance, and celebration. Prerequisites: HI 101 and HI 102 or HI 101H and HI 102H or HI 201 and HI 202 or HI 201H and HI 202H. (Offered upon sufficient demand)

Course Fees: $60

HI 370. Women In American Politics. (3 Credits)

An overview of the role of women in American politics and the role of government in defining the status of women in society. Examines the political behavior of American women and public policies which specifically impact women. Also listed as PS 370 and WS 370 but creditable only in field for which registered. Prerequisites: HI 101 and HI 102 or HI 101H and HI 102H or HI 201 and HI 202 or HI 201H and HI 202H. (Odd-numbered years, Spring)

Course Fees: $60

HI 371. United States Diplomatic History. (3 Credits)

A study of the United States diplomatic relations with foreign nations since 1778 with special emphasis on American growth and development. Prerequisites: HI 101 and HI 102 or HI 101H and HI 102H or HI 201 and HI 202 or HI 201H and HI 202H. (Offered on suffi¬cient demand)

Course Fees: $60

HI 382. Science & Technology I, to 1687. (3 Credits)

Part one of a survey of the History of Science and Technology, from Neanderthals to Newton. Emphasis on social and cultural factors, including such topics as the Pyramid Building, Stonehenge, Greek Science and Technology, Medieval Science and Technology, the Scientific Revolution, the Trial of Galileo, and the Newtonian World. Prerequisites: HI 101 and HI 102 or HI 101H and HI 102H or HI 201 and HI 202 or HI 201H and HI 202H.

Course Fees: $60

HI 383. Science & Technology II, 1687 to Present. (3 Credits)

Part two of a survey of the History of Science and Technology from Newton to the Nuclear Age. Emphasis on social and cultural factors, including such topics as the Industrial Revolution, the Darwinian Revolution, Germ Theory, Technological Imperialism (Western weaponry), Transportation, Relativity, the A-Bomb, and the Human Genome Project. Prerequisites: HI 101 and HI 102 or HI 101H and HI 102H or HI 201 and HI 202 or HI 201H and HI 202H.

Course Fees: $60

HI 390. Special Topics in U.S. History. (3 Credits)

A study of one or more carefully selected U.S. history topics. Course may be repeated for credit as different special topics are offered. Prerequisites: HI 101 and HI 102 or HI 101H and HI 102H or HI 201 and HI 202 or HI 201H and HI 202H. (Offered upon sufficient demand)

Course Fees: $60

HI 392. Special Topics in Non-U.S. History. (3 Credits)

A study of one or more carefully selected non-U.S. history topics. Course may be repeated for credit as different special topics are offered. Prerequisites: HI 101 and HI 102 or HI 101H and HI 102H or HI 201 and HI 202 or HI 201H and HI 202H. (Offered upon sufficient demand)

Course Fees: $60

HI 393. Study Away. (3-6 Credits)

A study of one or more carefully selected history topics in an off-campus location within the United States supervised by a UNA Department of History faculty member. Course may be repeated for credit as different study away opportunities are offered. Travel expenses may be required. Instructor permission required. Prerequisites: HI 101 and HI 102 or HI 101H and HI 102H or HI 201 and HI 202 or HI 201H and HI 202H. (Offered upon sufficient demand)

Course Fees: $60

HI 394. Study Abroad. (3-6 Credits)

A study of one or more carefully selected history topics in an off-campus location outside the United States supervised by a UNA Department of History faculty member. Course may be repeated for credit as different study abroad opportunities are offered. Travel expenses required. Instructor permission required. Prerequisites: HI 101 and HI 102 or HI 101H and HI 102H or HI 201 and HI 202 or HI 201H and HI 202H. (Offered upon sufficient demand)

Course Fees: $60

HI 401. The Twelve Caesars. (3 Credits)

An examination of the personalities and reigns of the ‘Twelve Caesars’ (31 BC-AD 96) that compares the approaches of ancient historians (Tacitus and Cassius Dio) and biographers (Suetonius and Plutarch) in order to understand the impact of the Emperor on the Roman World. Prerequisite: HI 301W. (Offered upon sufficient demand)

Course Fees: $60

HI 402. Cicero and the Fall of the Republic. (3 Credits)

Using the speeches and writings of the first century BC politician Cicero, the course will explore popular politics, infighting among the Roman elite, the rise of private armies, and the breakdown of the Roman Republic. Prerequisite: HI 301W. (Offered upon sufficient demand)

Course Fees: $60

HI 403. Kings & Rebels of Roman Britain. (3 Credits)

A study of key events, issues, and figures in British history in the period from 55 BC to AD 410. Prerequisite: HI 301W.

Course Fees: $60

HI 406. Biblical History. (3 Credits)

This course will provide a comprehensive overview of the questions and controversies involving understanding biblical history, in both the Old and New Testaments. Prerequisite: HI 301W. (Offered upon sufficient demand)

Course Fees: $60

HI 411. Material Culture. (3 Credits)

Introduces students to the study of material culture. The course examines the interpretation, preservation, and presentation of artifacts and architecture. Examines the cultural and social connections objects have with those who use them. Prerequisite: HI 301W.

Course Fees: $60

HI 412. Collections Management. (3 Credits)

Collections Management will provide students with the knowledge and skills to maintain and preserve a museum collection. Students will learn museum standard collections management procedures including collections processing, inventory, cataloging, proper numbering and marking of museum objects, and care and handling of different types of artifacts. Prerequisite: HI 301W.

Course Fees: $60

HI 413. Historical Archeology. (3 Credits)

This course will introduce students to historical archeology. Students will learn research and fieldwork methods, as well as methods for analysis and interpretation of objects. Prerequisite: HI 301W.

Course Fees: $60

HI 414. Fieldwork Methods Course. (3 Credits)

Focusing on the River, Native American, and Music history and heritage of the Shoals region in North Alabama, this course engages public history theory, research, and collaborative fieldwork practice to identify projects and produce tangible work products to local and regional stakeholders. Topics will rotate among River Heritage, Native Heritage, and Music Heritage. Course may be repeated for credit as different topics are offered. Prerequisite: HI 301W. (Summer on sufficient demand)

Course Fees: $60

HI 415. Digital Collections Management. (3 Credits)

Students will understand the purpose and structure of metadata standards commonly used in the cataloging and management of public history collections. Students will investigate relative strengths and weaknesses of various data management solutions and will create electronic resource records in an online collection management system. Prerequisite: HI 301W.

Course Fees: $60

HI 416. History of American Architecture. (3 Credits)

Introduces students to the basic framework and timeline of American architectural history from prehistory to contemporary America. Examines residential commercial, and ecclesiastical architecture. Also examines the role society and culture play in the development of architectural styles. Prerequisite: HI 301W.

Course Fees: $60

HI 421. Renaissance and Reformation. (3 Credits)

A balanced survey of Early Modern Europe, 1450-1648, with emphasis on the Italian and Northern Renaissances, the Protestant and Catholic Reformations, overseas expansion, rise of royal absolutism, and the scientific revolution. Prerequisite: HI 301W. (Fall, Odd-numbered years)

Course Fees: $60

HI 430. English Constitutional History. (3 Credits)

A study of the development of the English Constitution from the Anglo-Saxon period to the present. Also listed as PS 430 but creditable only in field for which registered. Prerequisite: HI 301W. (Even-numbered years, Fall)

Course Fees: $60

HI 433. History of the Balkans. (3 Credits)

A survey of Balkan history from the middle ages to the present with emphasis on the place of the Balkans in the international systems of the Mediterranean and European regions, the rise of modern national movements, ethnic cultures and cooperation, and the life of the modern Balkan states. Prerequisite: HI 301W. (Even-numbered years, Fall)

Course Fees: $60

HI 438. History of the Caribbean. (3 Credits)

An in-depth study of the major Caribbean countries and of the Lesser Antillian colonies from the colonial period to the present, with special emphasis on the institution of slavery, cultural differentials, dictatorship, the role of the United States, nationalism, and communism. Prerequisite: HI 301W. (Odd-numbered years, Spring)

Course Fees: $60

HI 444. The Middle East Past and Present. (3 Credits)

A study of the history, cultures, and contemporary problems of the Middle East. Prerequisite: HI 301W. (Offered upon sufficient demand)

Course Fees: $60

HI 446. History of Africa. (3 Credits)

Traces the history of Africa from earliest times to the present, with emphasis on the period since the mid-nineteenth century. Prerequisite: HI 301W. (Odd-numbered years, Spring)

Course Fees: $60

HI 448. History of Nazi Germany & World War II. (3 Credits)

The rise and fall of the Third Reich as well as the origins, course, and consequences of the Second World War. Prerequisite: HI 301W. (Offered upon sufficient demand)

Course Fees: $60

HI 450. American Colonial History. (3 Credits)

A study of the political, economic, social, and religious development of the American colonies, with particular attention paid to the British mainland colonies. (Offered on sufficient demand)

Course Fees: $60

HI 451. American Revolution , 1763-1789. (3 Credits)

A study of the origins, nature, and consequences of the American Revolution from the middle of the 18th century to the ratification of the federal Constitution. (Offered on sufficient demand)

Course Fees: $60

HI 452. History of the Early Republic, 1789-1848. (3 Credits)

A study of the beginnings of the American Republic, its formative years, and its development up to the beginnings of the nation's sectional crisis. (Offered upon sufficient demand)

Course Fees: $60

HI 453. Civil War and Reconstruction. (3 Credits)

An intensive study of the development of sectionalism and of the period of the Civil War and Reconstruction. (Offered upon sufficient demand)

Course Fees: $60

HI 454. The Gilded Age to World War II: U.S. History, 1877-1945. (3 Credits)

A study of United States history from the end of Reconstruction through World War II. Prerequisite: HI 301W. (Offered upon sufficient demand)

Course Fees: $60

HI 456. Recent United States History. (3 Credits)

The United States since World War II, with emphasis on the origins and development of the Cold War, including Korea and Vietnam, domestic social, cultural, and political movements in the 1950s and 1960s, the Age of Reagan, and the influence of the "Baby Boomer" generation in the 20th and 21st centuries.

Course Fees: $60

HI 460. Cold War (1945-1991). (3 Credits)

An examination of the causes, conduct, and consequences of the Cold War in a global context.

Course Fees: $60

HI 461. History of the South. (3 Credits)

An advanced study of political, economic, and social developments in Southern history from the 17th century "pre-South" to the Sunbelt of the 21st century, with emphasis on regional and cultural identity and the interaction of the South in the broader history of the United States. (Fall, odd-numbered years)

Course Fees: $60

HI 462. History of Mexico. (3 Credits)

An examination of native society, conquest, colonial Mexico, the wars for independence, the revolution, and Mexico since the revolution.

Course Fees: $60

HI 463. Abolition and Emancipation in the United States. (3 Credits)

An examination of the movement to end slavery in the United States from the Revolutionary Age to the Civil War era. Special attention will be given to the centrality of African Americans’ efforts to end slavery, the abolition movement’s techniques, its relationship to broader American society, and the role women played in the movement. Prerequisite: HI 301W. (Offered upon sufficient demand)

Course Fees: $60

HI 465. Exhibit Design. (3 Credits)

This course will explore exhibit design, both from the perspective of historians and of designers. Prerequisite: HI 301W.

Course Fees: $60

HI 467. The Frontier in U.S. History. (3 Credits)

The histories, ideas, and myths associated with ‘the frontier’ from the colonial period to the 21st century. Consideration will be given to the frontier both as a geographic region and as an ideological construct through examining sources on Native Americans, gender, religion, technology, and entertainment. (Offered upon sufficient demand)

Course Fees: $60

HI 468. Topics in Native American History. (3 Credits)

Students will study a selected topic within Native American history highlighting cultural and historical developments, their political relationships with colonial empires and the United States, and their efforts in tribal sovereignty. Topics may include (but are not limited to): the Native American South, the Trail of Tears, and Tribal Recognition in Modern America. Course may be repeated for credit as different topics are offered. Prerequisite: HI 301W.

Course Fees: $60

HI 476. Oral History. (3 Credits)

Exposes students to the use of oral history as a research technique and provides experience in conducting professionally acceptable oral history interviews. Prerequisite: HI 301W.

Course Fees: $60

HI 479. History of Religion in the United States. (3 Credits)

A nonsectarian survey of religion in United States history from the 17th century to the 21st, including, but not limited to, origins, revivalism, Catholicism, the rise of denominationalism in American Protestantism, civil religion, and the emergence of the holiness and charismatic movements. Also listed as RE 479 but creditable only in the field for which registered. (Offered on sufficient demand)

Course Fees: $60

HI 480. Digital History. (3 Credits)

The current and potential impact of digital media on the theory and practice of history. Explores a range of production of new media history resources, including both practical work on project management and design. Prerequisite: HI 301W.

Course Fees: $60

HI 484. Philosophical Borderlands of Science and Religion. (3 Credits)

An interdisciplinary course concerning the "Demarcation Question", where do the borders of science end and religion begin? Both critical reasoning and historical analysis of those areas that have been perceived on the fringes of science, including Alchemy, Astrology, Atlantis, Galileo and the Church, Mesmerism, Spiritualism, Theosophy, ESP, Near-Death Experiences, UFO's and Alien Abductions, Eugenics, the New Age Movements, and the Tao of Physics. A strong philosophical component is included, particularly the application of logical fallacies. Also listed as PHL 484 and RE 484 but creditable only in field for which registered. Prerequisite: HI 301W. (Offered upon sufficient demand)

Course Fees: $60

HI 485. United States History through Film. (3 Credits)

The course will examine the uses of film for exploring the past, critique history as it is depicted in movies, and explore how cinematic depictions of the past have been shaped by the era in which they were made. Prerequisite: HI 301W.

Course Fees: $60

HI 490. Special Topics in U.S. History. (3 Credits)

A study of one or more carefully selected U.S. historical topics. Course may be repeated for credit as different special topics are offered. Prerequisite: HI 301W . (Offered upon sufficient demand)

Course Fees: $60

HI 491. History Internship Practicum. (3 Credits)

(Open only to majors in history and with departmental approval.) Professional work situations in which the knowledge and skills appropriate to the historical profession can be practiced under departmental supervision and evaluation. Departmental approval required. International students must receive approval from the Office of International Affairs prior to course registration. May be repeated up to six hours of internship. (Offered upon sufficient demand)

Course Fees: $60

HI 492. Special Topics in Non-U.S. History. (3 Credits)

A study of one or more carefully selected topics in non-U.S. history. Course may be repeated for credit as different special topics are offered. Prerequisite: HI 301W. (Offered upon sufficient demand)

Course Fees: $60

HI 493. Study Away. (3-6 Credits)

A study of one or more carefully selected history topics in an off-campus location within the United States supervised by a UNA Department of History faculty member. Course may be repeated for credit as different study away opportunities are offered. Travel expenses may be required. Instructor permission required. Prerequisites: HI 301W. (Offered upon sufficient demand)

Course Fees: $60

HI 494. Study Abroad. (3-6 Credits)

A study of one or more carefully selected history topics in an off-campus location outside the United States supervised by a UNA Department of History faculty member. Course may be repeated for credit as different study abroad opportunities are offered. Travel expenses required. Instructor permission required. Prerequisites: HI 301W. (Offered upon sufficient demand)

Course Fees: $60

HI 495. Senior Thesis. (3 Credits)

Upon completion of Senior Thesis, students will demonstrate advanced historical knowledge of events and their relationship in time, demonstrate advanced historical thinking through critical analysis of historical questions and the discovery, evaluation, and analysis of primary and secondary sources, and demonstrate those skills though the creation of an advanced research project adhering to Chicago-style. Should be taken in the student’s last Spring semester before graduation. Completion of the exit exam for History will be a requirement of this course. Instructor approval required. Prerequisites: HI 301W and an additional 300-level or 400-level HI elective. (Spring)

Course Fees: $60

HI 496. Public History Internship. (3 Credits)

Internship with a public or private historical agency or institution of local, regional, or national significance. Enrollment limited to students seeking an undergraduate Minor in Public History or Certificate in Public History. Department approval required. International students must receive approval from the Office of International Affairs prior to course registration. Prerequisites: HI 301W, HI 320. (Offered upon sufficient demand)

Course Fees: $60

HI 499. Independent Study. (1-3 Credits)

Open to majors on approval of the department chair. Provides for independent study, research, or special field experience under departmental determination, supervision, and evaluation. May be repeated up to six hours of independent study; exceptions may be made with departmental approval. Prerequisite: HI 301W. (Offered upon sufficient demand)

Course Fees: $60