Courses

Explores the interrelationship of people and the environment in American history from 1500 to the present.

Changing perspectives on American environment and major issues in environmental history.

This course examines both the ways that the environment helped shape American history as well as mankind’s impact on the American environment. Issues such as the environmental movement in the US, including major environmental debates, will also be addressed. Prerequisite HIS 110 or HIS 120.

Environmental history of the United States from colonial era to present.

Popular conceptions of nature hold extraordinary power in shaping our responses and policies toward both the geophysical world and built environments. This interdisciplinary course examines key concepts and controversies in American thought about nature since before colonization.

Popular conceptions of nature hold extraordinary power in shaping our responses and policies toward both the geophysical world and built environments. This interdisciplinary course examines key concepts and controversies in American thought about nature since before colonization.

Discovers and analyzes the relationships between Americans and their natural environments throughout history of the United States. This course examines the development of the conservation movements and environmental policies in modern America. This course focuses on developing, practicing, and strengthening skills historians use while constructing knowledge and studying a diverse set of narratives through the perspective of gender, class, religion, and ethnicity. (HI1)

A geographical analysis of ethnic groups in the United States with emphasis on their settlement patterns, spatial interactions, and current problems. (WI) (MULT).

Multi-ethnic study of American Literature, the writings of Black Americans, American Indians, Latinos/Latinas, Jewish Americans, as well as other ethnic groups.

Examination of institutions and processes that impact the elections, decisions, and other outcomes of political actors within state and federal executive offices.