History Courses (HI)
General History
United States History
World History
General History
HI 280 Topics in History (1-3 Semester Hours)
Study of specific historical problems, debates, or periods using current methodologies, selected on the basis of student/faculty interest. Past topics have included Historic Dracula, the Titanic, Hitler, Machines of Total War, 1914-1918, and the history of sports in the United States.
HI 304 History Study Tour (1-3 Semester Hours)
On-site study of a region of the United States or foreign country. Preliminary lectures prepare students for the off-campus experience, and an individual research project is required. Requires instructor approval.
HI 380 Topics in History (3 Semester Hours)
Study of specific historical problems, debates, or periods in United States or World history using current methodologies, selected on the basis of student/faculty interest. Past topics have included the Old West in United States history and World War II in world history.
HI 490 Directed Study in History (1-3 Semester Hours)
Directed study of a particular period or topic in history. Requires instructor approval. Past topics have included Roman history and philosophy of history.
HI 496 Internship in History (1-3 Semester Hours)
Participation in the activities of a historical agency or in a public history research project under supervision of a faculty member or supervisor designated by the faculty. Restricted to history majors and only with instructor and advisor consent.
HI 499 Senior Thesis (3 Semester Hours)
Directed study of a selected topic in history and completion of a substantial research and writing project. Restricted to majors in history. Topics have included analysis of German expressionism, Holocaust rescuers, Kansas City Jazz, and the creation of public spaces from former Civil War battlefields in the Kansas City area.
United States History
HI 121C The American Experience I (3 Semester Hours)
A survey of American social, political, and economic development to 1865, with emphasis on the experiences of European, Native, Hispanic, and African American populations.
HI 122C The American Experience II (3 Semester Hours)
A survey of United States history from 1865 to the present, with emphasis on the development of industrial society, the expanding U.S. role in world affairs, and the ways in which ordinary Americans responded to social, political, and economic changes in that period.
HI 221 Kansas City History (1-3 Semester Hours)
Development of Kansas City from early frontier days through urbanization and modernization to the present. Emphasis on cultural heritage, contributions of minorities, and relationships between local and national history.
HI 222 Missouri History (1-3 Semester Hours)
Development of Missouri from early French, Spanish, and American settlements to statehood, role as a gateway during the westward movement, border conflicts and Civil War era, and recent urban and industrial growth. Social and cultural aspects are included.
HI 223 Kansas City Museums/Landmarks (1-3 Semester Hours)
Selected aspects of Kansas City history are examined in the context of particular museums and architectural landmarks.
HI/WS 311 American Women in the Twentieth Century (3 Semester Hours)
An investigation of women's experiences as workers, family members, and citizens in twentieth-century America. We explore changing cultural images of women, examine the role of gender in structuring American society and compare the experiences of American women from a variety of class, race, and ethnic groups. We also consider ways in which women's status and concerns in the United States differ from those of women in the non-Western world.
HI 312 African-American Frontiers (3 Semester Hours)
A survey of the African-American experience in America, the course examines the evolution of slavery and racism, the methods and movements of resistance, and the creation of African-American communities and cultures from the colonial period to the present. The course stresses the actions of African-Americans took to shape both their own lives and the history of the United States.
HI 321 Revolutionary America, to 1815 (3 Semester Hours)
From the emergence of English colonial communities to riots, rebellions, and the War for Independence, the course examines the causes and consequences of revolution and the perils of nation-building.
HI 322C Life in the New Republic, 1815-1850 (3 Semester Hours)
The course focuses on the experiences of ordinary Americans during an era of emerging nationhood, early industrialization, westward expansion, immigration, and religious and social reform, including the role of class, race, ethnicity, and gender in shaping those experiences.
HI 323C The Civil War Era, 1850-1877 (3 Semester Hours)
Beginning with the impact of slavery upon black and white and slavery's role in bringing about disunion, the course examines the nature of the Civil War, the wartime experiences of the American people, and the war's consequences during Reconstruction.
HI 324 The Machine Age, 1877-1914 (3 Semester Hours)
Exploring the industrialization and urbanization, immigration, imperialism, and reform in the U.S., the course emphasizes how Americans adjusted to the opportunities and traumas of life in the modern age.
HI 325 The United States in War and Peace, 1914-1945 (3 Semester Hours)
Covering the U.S. role in two world wars and its experience of prosperity and depression between the wars, the course emphasizes the dramatic social, economic, and political changes those crises helped to bring about.
HI 326 The United States since 1945 (3 Semester Hours)
With the emergence of the U.S. as a world power, the course examines the development of the Cold War at home and abroad, growth of the consumer society, conflicts over civil rights, feminism, and Vietnam, the rise of the New Right, and the challenges of a global economy.
World History
HI 111C World Civilizations I (3 Semester Hours)
A survey of the history of human experience from 3500 B.C.E. to 1500 C.E. from a global perspective.
HI 112C World Civilizations II (3 Semester Hours)
A survey of the history of human experience since 1500 C.E. from a global perspective.
HI 361C Ancient Mysteries (3 Semester Hours)
A comparative study of ancient civilizations since 3500 B.C.E. from a global perspective. Possible topics include Mesopotamia, ancient Egypt, the "Land of Kush" in Africa, classical Greece, the Roman Empire, Han China, India's Golden Age, and the Maya civilization of Mesoamerica.
HI 362C Conquest and Colonization (3 Semester Hours)
A comparative analysis of the concept of empire from the perspectives of both the conquering and conquered peoples in world history. Possible topics include empire-building in the ancient world, the Spanish conquest of the Americas, European imperialism in Africa, and decolonization in Gandhi's India.
HI 363C Nationalism and Tradition (3 Semester Hours)
An inquiry into the origins, problems, and consequences of Nationalism in modern world history. Possible topics include German nationalism, African nationalism, Arab nationalism, and ethnic violence in the former Yugoslavia.
HI 364C World Communism (3 Semester Hours)
An analysis of Communism in world history. Possible topics include Marx and the First International, Lenin and the Bolshevik Revolution, Stalin and the Great Terror, Mao's Cultural Revolution, and Cuba under Castro.
HI 365C Era of World Wars (3 Semester Hours)
A study of the origins and consequences of world war in twentieth-century world history. Possible topics include the First World War, the Great Depression, the rise of Fascism, World War II, Decolonization, and the Cold War.
HI 366C Modern Germany (3 Semester Hours)
An investigation of modern German history since 1786. Topics include Bismarck and German unification, Kaiser Wilhelm II and the First World War, the Weimar Republic, Hitler and National Socialism, the division of Germany in 1945,and the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989.
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