Courses

This course surveys the development of the state of Alabama from pre-historic times to the present. The course presents material on the discovery, exploration, colonization, territorial period, ante-bellum Alabama, Reconstruction, and modern history.

This course surveys the development of the state of Alabama from pre-historic times to the present. The course presents material on the discovery, exploration, colonization, territorial period, antebellum Alabama, Reconstruction, and modern history.

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A study of the historical development of Alabama and its relationship to the growth of the United States as a whole.

Alabama History is a survey of state history from the colonial period to the present. It examines Alabama's geography, political and economic development and the groups who have made Alabama their home. This course explores the major events and historical figures of state history and places Alabama in the context of American history.

This seminar is about the state of Alabama—its history as well as the public policy issues and culture that grew out of that history and the efforts to reform the injustice embedded in Alabama’s public policy. Students will discuss the readings divided in four units, pondering the objective substance “facts” and subjective questions “why”.

An introduction to Alabama writers from the frontier period to the present; fiction and nonfiction; short story, novel, poetry, essay.

This course, sponsored by the Summersell Center for the Study of the South, is organized around discussing and researching the history of lynching and its public remembrance in the American South, with a particular focus on Alabama and its central and western counties.

Course required for students planning to take the Alabama Real Estate License Examination. Topics include current Alabama Real Estate License Law, Administrative Rules and regulations, Consumer Guides, State Court Cases and relevant readings in Real Estate Risk Management. Requires Consent of Instructor.

Where, when, and what defines the South? Through the examination of a specific Southern space–Alabama’s Black Belt–this course will explore centuries of diverse cultures in a single place, interrogating historical timescales and the relationship between natural landscapes and human creativity.