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HS 313X Culture in Context: (Country Varies) 3-4 cr.

• Offered: Contact Department

Students will learn about the culture of a particular country or countries through a combination of class sessions on the campus of Northern Michigan University and a faculty-led study abroad. 

Notes: May be repeated for credit if topic varies. Cross-listed with IP 313X and SN 313X.

HS 314 Modern Britain,1485-Present 4 cr.

• Offered: Contact department for information
• Prerequisites: Completion of a 100- or 200- level history course.

A survey of the history of Great Britain and Ireland from the accession of the Tudor dynasty in 1485 to present times. Attention is given to political development and reform, economic life, empire, foreign relations and changes in society and culture.

HS 315 Imperialism 4 cr.

• Offered: Contact Department
• Prerequisites: EN 211 with a grade of "C" or better and sophomore standing and completion of a 100- or 200- level history course.

The course investigates the development of modern Imperialism from the 18th century to the present, from the rise of European economic interests in Asia and Africa to the process of decolonization in the 20th century.

HS 316 The Holocaust 4 cr.

• Offered: Contact department for information
• Prerequisites: Completion of a 100- or 200- level history course.

The course concerns the mass murder of approximately six million Jews by the Nazi regime and its allies from 1939-1945. Course employs literature and psychology as well as historical works in its discussion of the “Shoah.”

HS 320 The Atlantic World 4 cr.

• Offered: Contact Department
• Prerequisites: Completion of a 3-4 cr. 100- or 200- level history course and sophomore standing.

The integration of four distinct continents—North America, South America, Europe, and Africa—into an integrated economic and political realm represents one of the most significant transitions in history. The Atlantic World: 1450 to 1820 begins with Portuguese exploration along the West African coast and ends with Latin American independence. It places the British North American colonies and the advent of an independent United States in their broader Atlantic World contexts. 

HS 322 Themes in American History 4 cr.

• Offered: Contact department for information.
• Prerequisites: Sophomore standing and completion of a 100- or 200-level history course.

This course addresses issues and themes in American history. It is an in-depth study of one of those themes. Examples of such themes could include: the frontier experience in America, slavery and emancipation, American foreign policy, history of American education and the immigrant experience in America.

Notes: Formerly HS 415. May be repeated for credit if theme varies.

HS 330 United States Sport History 4 cr.

• Offered: Contact department for information
• Prerequisites: Completion of a 100- or 200- level history course.

Examines sport from pre-contact through the modern period. Explores the development of sport from simple pastimes to amateur and professional organizations. A look at sport’s impact on race, immigration, gender, labor, gambling, entertainment, and international politics.

HS 335 Michigan History 4 cr.

• Offered: Contact Department
• Prerequisites: Completion of a 100- or 200- level history course.

Survey of state developments from the coming of the Europeans to the present. Emphasis is on its regional and national context.

HS 336 History of the Upper Peninsula 4 cr.

• Offered: Contact department for information
• Prerequisites: Completion of a 100- or 200- level history course.

Survey of Michigan’s Upper Peninsula from its Indian origins to the present.

HS 337 American Economic History 4 cr.

• Offered: Contact Department
• Prerequisites: EN 211, sophomore standing and completion of a 100- or 200- level history course.

Examination of the transformation of the American economy from its beginnings through the mid 20th century, including the advent of the constitution, slavery, the banking system, industrialization, women in the work place, regulation, and the Great Depression. In addition, it explores both critics and defenders of the American productivity story. 

Notes: Cross listed with EC 337.

HS 339 United States Immigration History 4 cr.

• Offered: Contact department for information
• Prerequisites: EN 211 and completion of a 100-level or 200-level history course, or instructor permission.

Survey of U.S. immigration history examining the immigrant experience from first contact through the present. It will explore why people immigrate, modes of transportation, settlement patterns, development of ethnic institutions, and question how immigrants assimilate and simultaneously amalgamate the host society.   

HS 342 Introduction to Museum Studies 4 cr.

• Offered: Contact Department

An introduction to historical and contemporary issues associated with different types of museums. It will engage students in critical and creative thinking about museums serving as preparation for a career in museums and/or gaining greater appreciation for museums in general.

HS 344 Archival Management 4 cr.

• Offered: Contact Department

Examines the knowledge, theory and skills required to manage archival information. Reviews the nature of information, records, historical documentation, research methodologies and the role of archives in modern society. Practical exercises emphasize theories and skills required to implement archival functions and research methodologies.

HS 345 Oral History: Theory and Practice 4 cr.

• Offered: Contact Department
• Prerequisites: Sophomore standing or instructor's permission. Successful completion of 100 or 200 level history or Native American course.

Study of the history, techniques, and application of interviewing and recording memories for historical preservation.

HS 350 Methods and Materials in Teaching Social Studies Education 4 cr.

• Offered: Fall
• Prerequisites: Admission to the methods phase of teacher education.

Teaching of the social studies at the secondary level. Course covers the objectives, the organization of subject matter, the evaluation and use of materials and the development of classroom procedures and techniques.

Notes: May not be applied toward a non-teaching major or minor in history.

HS 354 History of Prejudice 4 cr.

• Offered: Contact Department
• Prerequisites: Completion of Division I, sophomore standing, and completion of three to four credits of lower division History.

The course focuses on the historical development of prejudice and the ideas which underpin prejudice. The course examines the phenomena of prejudice in multiple contexts, exploring both the similarities and differences in the development of prejudices against different peoples.

Notes:

Course may be repeated if topic differs.

HS 355 Modern China 4 cr.  (4-0-0)

• Offered: Contact Department
• Prerequisites: Sophomore standing, or instructor permission.

This course covers the cultural history of China from the Opium War to the twenty-first century.  Emphasis on change from empire to nation, from Republic to People’s Republic, and from Maoism to present-day totalitarian neoliberal capitalism. In addition, it addresses historical questions of race, class, gender, sexuality, the environment, and social justice in modern China.

HS 359 Themes in Global History 4 cr.

• Offered: Contact department for information
• Prerequisites: Completion of a 100- or 200- level history course.

A variable topic course covering the history of a non-Western geographical region or focusing on a transnational/regional theme such as migration, cultural encounters, trade and intellectual movements. Both regions and chronology may vary but all courses focus on the interactions of peoples across borders.

Notes: May be repeated for credit if the topic differs.

HS 362 History of Mexico 4 cr.

• Offered: Contact Department
• Prerequisites: EN 211 with a grade of "C" or better and sophomore standing.

A history of the Mexican people from their prehistoric origins through the colonial development, independence, the rise of national Mexico and the era of Diaz. Special attention will be paid to the Mexican Revolution (1910) and the development of modern Mexico.

HS 364 African American History 4 cr.  (4-0-0)

• Offered: Contact Department
• Prerequisites: Sophomore standing and completion of a 100- or 200- level history course, or instructor permission.

African American history focusing on in depth investigation of such topics as the slave experience, claiming freedom, and the civil rights movement. The course considers the divergent narratives of history and the centrality of the African American experience to the United States.

HS 380 Public History 4 cr.

• Offered: Contact department for information
• Prerequisites: Completion of a 100- or 200- level history course.

This course provides a background in public history which deals with historical administration, grantship and fund raising, editing, preservation, management, and use of historical resources in historical societies, museums, galleries, governmental agencies and private consulting firms.

HS 390 The Historian's Laboratory 4 cr.

• Offered: Fall
• Prerequisites: Completion of a minimum of 3 credit hours of 300-level history and junior standing.

Direct experience with archival research using both local traditional archives and digital archives. Students will produce a substantial, thesis-driven essay based on their archival research. Emphasis of course may vary with instructor.

HS 410 Seminar in Approaches to History 4 cr.

• Offered: Contact Department
• Prerequisites: Junior standing and completion of a 200- or 300-level history course.

This course offers an examination of various approaches to history and how those approaches shape the way historians ask historical questions, conduct historical research and formulate historical arguments.

HS 490 The History Seminar 4 cr.

• Offered: Winter
• Prerequisites: HS 390, 12 additional credits in history and junior standing.

This seminar experience brings together historiography and primary source research. Major work consists of researching and writing an article-length, peer-reviewed historical essay demonstrating the ability to integrate primary and secondary sources into a significant essay that articulates and defends an historical thesis. Emphasis of course may vary with instructor.

HS 491 Internship in History 1-6 cr.

• Offered: On demand
• Prerequisites: HS 200, 2.5 grade point average, junior standing and departmental permission.

Professional internship experience, such as in a museum, historical society or archives, or in historical preservation advocacy. Notes: May be taken more than once for up to six credits with a maximum of three counting for the minor.