Department of History

Chair: Bruce J. DeHart

Faculty:  Ryan K. Anderson¹, Charles E. Beem², Scott C. Billingsley⁵, Robert W. Brown, Serina Cinnamon^3,4, Weston F. Cook, Jr., Jeff Frederick⁶, Jaime A. Martinez, J. Mark Thompson, Christopher A. Woolley

History is an intellectually liberating discipline and a core component of a liberal arts education. Through the study of the political, social, and cultural aspects of the modern world and the rise, flourishing, and decline of major civilizations in the past, an individual gains insight into the shared experiences and achievements of humanity, acquires a perspective broadened by the study of peoples at different times and in different places, and develops analytical modes of thought. The study of History thus enables the individual to understand the perennial issues confronting human beings living in society, making more likely an informed, reasoned, and intelligent response to these problems.

The Department offers programs of study for students interested in virtually any career or profession. It provides a solid foundation for those who wish to teach History or the Social Studies and for the study of History at the graduate level. Courses offered by the Department likewise provide an excellent background for students who wish to study law, enter military or government service, or seek employment in other professions or the business world. History is thus an ideal major for the student seeking a liberal arts education rather than specific job training.

Programs of study offered by the Department of History include a major and a minor in History, a licensure program in Secondary or Middle Grades Social Studies Education, and an Academic Concentration in History for prospective teachers. The Department also coordinates minors in American Studies, British Studies and Asian Studies. At the Graduate level, the Department offers the M.A. degree and coordinates the M.A.T. degree in Social Studies Education.

Each History major or licensure candidate is assigned an advisor who helps the student plan and approves his or her program of study.

Students planning graduate study in History should acquire a reading knowledge of one modern foreign language and take HST 4510. Senior Seminar (3 credits) .

Additional information about the History department and its programs is available on the Department’s Web Page (http://www.uncp.edu/history/).

Programs

• History, B.A.
• History, Social Studies Education, Middle Grades Concentration (6-9), B.A.
• History, Social Studies Education, Secondary Concentration (9-12), B.A.

• American Studies Minor
• Asian Studies Minor
• British Studies Minor
• History Minor

• History Academic Concentration

Courses

• HST 1010. American Civilizations to 1877 (3 credits)
• HST 1020. American Civilizations since 1877 (3 credits)
• HST 1030. Introduction to African-American History (3 credits)
• HST 1100. History of the American Indian to 1865 (3 credits)
• HST 1110. History of the American Indian since 1865 (3 credits)
• HST 1140. World Civilizations to 1500 (3 credits)
• HST 1150. World Civilizations since 1500 (3 credits)
• HST 1200. Introduction to Asian Studies (3 credits)
• HST 2010. An Introduction to American Studies (3 credits)
• HST 2140. Introduction to British Studies (3 credits)
• HST 3000. Historical Practice and Theory (3 credits)
• HST 3028. Cultural and Religious History of China (3 credits)
• HST 3029. Cultural and Religious History of Korea and Japan (3 credits)
• HST 3040. Jacksonian America (3 credits)
• HST 3050. The American Colonies (3 credits)
• HST 3060. Revolution and the Young Republic (3 credits)
• HST 3100. Civil War and Reconstruction (3 credits)
• HST 3140. The Gilded Age and Progressive Era (3 credits)
• HST 3150. Interwar America (3 credits)
• HST 3160. Recent America, 1945‑Present (3 credits)
• HST 3170. History of North Carolina (3 credits)
• HST 3210. Ancient History (3 credits)
• HST 3230. The Middle Ages (3 credits)
• HST 3260. Indians of the Southeast (3 credits)
• HST 3270. Early Modern Europe, 1500‑1789 (3 credits)
• HST 3290. Revolution, Liberalism, and Nationalism in Europe, 1789‑1914 (3 credits)
• HST 3320. Twentieth Century Europe (3 credits)
• HST 3370. Modern European Economic and Social History (3 credits)
• HST 3410. U.S. Economic History (3 credits)
• HST 3440. History of Modern East Asia (3 credits)
• HST 3450. The United States and East Asia (3 credits)
• HST 3610. African‑American History to 1863 (3 credits)
• HST 3620. African‑American History Since Emancipation (3 credits)
• HST 3700. Introduction to Public History (3 credits)
• HST 3720. History of South Asia (3 credits)
• HST 3730. Comparative Asian Civilizations (3 credits)
• HST 3740. History of Islam (3 credits)
• HST 3750. History of Sub‑Sahara Africa (3 credits)
• HST 3800. Women and the Development of U.S. Society (3 credits)
• HST 3820. Growing Up American (3 credits)
• HST 3840. Colonial Latin America (3 credits)
• HST 3850. Indians of Latin America (3 credits)
• HST 3860. Latin America Since Independence (3 credits)
• HST 3870. Modern Mexico (3 credits)
• HST 3990. Directed Reading in History (1-3 credits)
• HST 4040. History of the Old South (3 credits)
• HST 4050. History of the New South 1865-1980 (3 credits)
• HST 4060. U.S. Military History (3 credits)
• HST 4070. Women in U.S. History Since 1870 (3 credits)
• HST 4120. History of Sexuality (3 credits)
• HST 4130. History of U.S. Foreign Policy (3 credits)
• HST 4170. History of Modern Britain (3 credits)
• HST 4210. History of Modern Germany, 1866 to the Present (3 credits)
• HST 4220. The Second World War (3 credits)
• HST 4230. Indigenous Women (3 credits)
• HST 4270. Modern European Cultural History (3 credits)
• HST 4300. Nazi Germany (1933‑1945) (3 credits)
• HST 4320. A History of Imperial Russia from 1682 to 1917 (3 credits)
• HST 4330. The Russian Empire and the Soviet Union in the Twentieth Century (3 credits)
• HST 4360. American Political History (3 credits)
• HST 4410. History of Medieval Britain (3 credits)
• HST 4420. History of Tudor and Stuart Britain (3 credits)
• HST 4430. History of the British Empire (3 credits)
• HST 4450. Pre-Modern Middle East (3 credits)
• HST 4460. History of the Modern Middle East (3 credits)
• HST 4510. Senior Seminar (3 credits)
• HST 4550. Historical Sites Study (3-6 credits)
• HST 4650. Indian Residential and Boarding School Narratives (3 credits)
• HST 4990. Independent Study in History (1-3 credits)

• HSTS 4xxx. Topics in History (3 credits)

• SSE 3000. Introduction to Teaching Social Studies (3 credits)
• SSE 3650. Content and Techniques of Social Studies (3 credits)
• SSE 4000. Methods of Teaching Social Studies (3 credits)
• SSE 4480. Internship in Social Studies in the Secondary School (9 credits)
• SSE 4490. SSE Internship Seminar (3 credits)