Jun 15, 2024  
2016-2017 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
2016-2017 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Course Descriptions


Course Description Notes

Northern Kentucky University has established abbreviations for its various disciplines. These abbreviations, which are printed next to the name of each discipline in the following course descriptions, should be used in preparing course schedules and at other times when referring to specific courses.

Following course titles in parenthesis is the number of semester hours of credit in the course. Listed below the course title are the number of classroom and lab/studio hours in the course, course prerequisites and co-requisites, and the semesters in which the course is taught.

Many courses satisfy NKU general education requirements under guidelines of the Kentucky Transfer Policy. If a particular course is approved for general education credit, a two-letter general education category designation follows the course title. The category for which the course is approved is listed in full beneath the course description. The general education category designations are:

OC – Oral Communication
WC – Written Communication
AH – Arts and Humanities
QR – Quantitative Reasoning
NS – Natural Sciences
SB – Social and Behavioral Sciences

Please refer to the General Education section of this catalog for complete information.

The university reserves the right to withdraw or modify courses of instruction at any time.

 

Health Science

  
  • HSC 421 Healthcare Research (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): STA 205  or STA 212  and Health Science major or consent of instructor.
    Taught: Fall and spring
    Overview of the research process for health care professions; historical development of research in health care; role of research in scientific advancement of health care; development of ability to critique clinical health care studies.
    Repeatable: No
  
  • HSC 430 Health Professional as Educator (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom +0 lab/studio
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    Overview of teaching and learning for the healthcare professional ethical principles, learning theories, teaching strategies, evaluation, instructional materials and technology; issues related to compliance motivation, literacy, and special populations will be discussed.
    Repeatable: No
  
  • HSC 440 Issues in Chronic Disease Management (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Health Science major or consent of instructor.
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    In-depth study of various chronic diseases that impact patient care and quality of life evaluation of the economic and financial impact on the patient and the healthcare system assessment and intervention techniques.
    Repeatable: No
  
  • HSC 460 Concepts of Quality Patient Care (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Health Science major or consent of instructor.
    Taught: Fall and spring
    Role development as a health care provider with respect to patient care in the clinical setting; patient management to include scopes of practice, ethical-legal issues, patient assessment and response, managing the critical care and special needs patient, and emergency preparedness.
    Repeatable: No
  
  • HSC 480 Global Perspectives of Health Care (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Health Science major or consent of instructor.
    Prerequisite OR Co-requisite: HSC 421  or NRS 320  and HSC 410 .
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    Discussion and research related to current issues and problems related to health care professions.
    Repeatable: No
  
  • HSC 490 Senior Seminar (1 credit)

    Hours: 1 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): HSC 421  or NRS 421 and HSC 410 .
    Taught: Fall and spring
    Discussion of current issues and problems related to health care professions.
    Repeatable: No
  
  • HSC 494 Topics in Healthcare (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Health Science major or consent of instructor.
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    Focused study and analysis of a specific topic related to health care. May be repeated when topics vary, for a maximum of 9 semester hours. See Schedule of Classes for specific topic.
    Repeatable: Yes
    If Repeatable, Max. Credits: 9

  
  • HSC 499 Independent Study: Health Care (1-3 credits)

    Hours: 1-3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Health Science major with a minimum GPA of 2.5 or consent of instructor; approved independent study proposal.
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    Individually supervised work involving reading, research and/or project related to health care. Topic must be selected before registration in conference with instructor; agreement to include purpose, objectives, instructional activities, time frame, and evaluation method. Not intended as substitution for any course offered on a regular basis. May be repeated for maximum of 6 credit hours.
    Repeatable: Yes
    If Repeatable, Max. Credits: 6

  
  • HSC 580 Applied HealthCare Management (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): HSC 410  or consent of instructor.
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    Demonstrate and apply skills in healthcare management and operations. Topics to include, but are not limited to: human resources, department finances and billing/coding, data analysis, policy development, regulatory agencies, risk management, customer service, and organizational effectiveness.
    Repeatable: No

History

  
  • HIS 100 History of Europe to 1500 (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Taught: Fall and spring
    Survey of Europe including Greco Roman civilization, the Middle Ages, the Renaissance, and the emergence of the modern era.
    Repeatable: No
  
  • HIS 101 History of Europe since 1500 (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Taught: Fall and spring
    Survey of Europe from 1500 to the present; impact of modern political revolution, the industrial revolution, and social and cultural alterations that have shaped contemporary society.
    Repeatable: No
  
  • HIS 102 History of the United States through 1877 - AH (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Taught: Fall, spring, and summer
    The nation’s development from the beginning through the Civil War and Reconstruction. Designed to meet demands for a general understanding of U.S. history. General education credit: Culture and Creativity
    Repeatable: No
  
  • HIS 103 History of the United States since 1877 - AH (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Taught: Fall, spring, and summer
    Exploration of the nation’s development since 1877. Designed to meet demands for a general understanding of U.S. history. General education credit: Culture and Creativity
    Repeatable: No
  
  • HIS 106 History of African Americans to 1877 (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Taught: Fall only
    Major trends of African American history from its 15th century West and Central African heritage to enslavement and ultimate emancipation; conditions and contributions of African American men and women within the American experience.
    Repeatable: No
  
  • HIS 107 History of African Americans since 1877 (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Taught: Spring only
    Major trends of African American history from the end of Reconstruction; responses of African Americans to Jim Crow; African American participation in the two world wars, the Vietnam War, and the Civil Rights movement.
    Repeatable: No
  
  • HIS 108 World History to 1500 (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Taught: Fall and spring
    Political, social, economic and cultural development of major world societies to the expansion of the western world.
    Repeatable: No
  
  • HIS 109 World History since 1500 (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Taught: Fall and spring
    Political, social, economic and cultural development of major world societies in the modern era.
    Repeatable: No
  
  • HIS 111 Global Viewpoints in History - AH (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Taught: Fall and spring
    This course examines a particular continent, cultural region, or nation, focusing on the historical themes, people, and events that fashioned it today, especially those relating to imperialism and colonialism.
    Repeatable: No
    General education credit: Global Viewpoints
  
  • HIS 194H Honors History Seminar (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): A composite score of 24 on current ACT or equivalent; or HNR GPA of 3.25 or higher.
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    Research methods and materials of the historian; usefulness of historical analysis to students in many disciplines. An alternative to the 100 level survey courses for students who have demonstrated outstanding potential in history.
    Repeatable: No
  
  • HIS 291W Advanced Historical Writing - WC (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Taught: Fall and spring
    This course requires students to study and practice writing in a variety of expository forms, with attention to audience, purpose, and conventions appropriate to writing situations; emphasis on research- based writing and persuasive strategies.
    Repeatable: No
    General education credit: Written Communication II
  
  • HIS 300 The Ancient Near East and Greece to the Macedonian Conquest (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Sophomore standing.
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    Birth of civilization in Egypt and Mesopotamia; ancient near East and Greece to the conquest of Greece by Philip of Macedon.
    Repeatable: No
  
  • HIS 301 The Hellenistic World and Rome to the Death of Constantine (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Sophomore standing.
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    Conquests of Alexander the Great; main features of the Hellenistic world and the Roman Empire.
    Repeatable: No
  
  • HIS 303 Europe in the Middle Ages (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Sophomore standing.
    Taught: Fall only
    Developments from the 4th through the 15th centuries.
    Repeatable: No
  
  • HIS 304 Renaissance Europe (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Sophomore standing.
    Taught: Spring only
    Developments from Petrarch to the Treaty of Westphalia; significant cultural and religious trends.
    Repeatable: No
  
  • HIS 305 Reformation Europe (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Sophomore standing.
    Taught: Fall only
    German, English, Swiss, and French reformations; Counter Reformation; religion, politics, and social and intellectual change, 1494-1648.
    Repeatable: No
  
  • HIS 308 Modern Europe 1870-1920 (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Sophomore standing.
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    European society, especially as affected by the growth of nationalism, imperialism, and modern science culminating in the origins and results of World War I.
    Repeatable: No
  
  • HIS 309 Modern Europe since 1920 (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Sophomore standing.
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    Economic and political instability in the inter war years; World War II; European renaissance since 1945.
    Repeatable: No
  
  • HIS 310 Colonial America to 1763 (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Taught: Fall only
    Origins and development of the English colonies.
    Repeatable: No
  
  • HIS 312 Federalist United States 1789-1828 (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Sophomore standing.
    Taught: Spring only-odd yrs
    Successful consolidation of the U.S. as a modern nation-state.
    Repeatable: No
  
  • HIS 314 Rise of the Industrial United States, 1865-1900 (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Sophomore standing.
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    Effects of increased industrialization and urbanization on the U.S. economy, government, and post-Civil War society.
    Repeatable: No
  
  • HIS 315 Modern U.S. History, 1900-1939 (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Sophomore standing.
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    Major changes that marked the U.S. during the first 40 years of the 20th century.
    Repeatable: No
  
  • HIS 317 History Behind American Treasures (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Sophomore standing.
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    Students compare the way historians use material culture with its use by television producers and museum curators.
    Repeatable: No
  
  • HIS 318 Exploring Public History (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Sophomore standing or consent of instructor.
    Taught: Fall only
    Exploration of different non-academic career fields open to history and humanities majors; coursework includes reading current scholarship by different public history practitioners and active, experiential, service, and problem based learning projects.
    Repeatable: No
  
  • HIS 321 Modernization in the Non-Western World (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Sophomore standing.
    Taught: Fall and spring
    The “Third World” nations; problems resulting from conflicting dynamics of independence and modernization.
    Repeatable: No
  
  • HIS 325 Early Latin American History (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Sophomore standing.
    Taught: Fall only
    Origin, growth, and development of Latin America from the pre-Colombian period to the independence revolutions of the early 19th century, including analysis of Iberian and non-Iberian tradition.
    Repeatable: No
  
  • HIS 326 Modern Latin American History (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Sophomore standing.
    Taught: Spring only
    Political, economic, social, and cultural development of Latin America from independence through the 19th and 20th centuries; analysis of Iberian and non-Iberian tradition.
    Repeatable: No
  
  • HIS 329 History of the Middle East and North Africa (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Sophomore standing.
    Taught: Fall and spring
    Evolution of southwestern Asia and north Africa since the rise of Islam; 19th and 20th century origins of contemporary problems.
    Repeatable: No
  
  • HIS 330 Jewish History (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Sophomore standing.
    Taught: Fall only
    A survey of the history of the Jewish People from the patriarchs to the present, covering the global development of Jewish intellectual history and cultural identities, including interactions with surrounding cultures and civilizations.
    Repeatable: No
  
  • HIS 335 History of Ancient Africa (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Sophomore standing.
    Taught: Fall only
    Examination of African History from the earliest humans to the transatlantic slave trade. Course stresses the use of interdisciplinary sources to reconstruct African History and counter popular myths about Africa and Africans.
    Repeatable: No
  
  • HIS 336 History of Modern Africa (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Sophomore standing.
    Taught: Spring only
    Examination of African History from the transatlantic slave trade to the current era. Course stresses the historical roots of current African conditions via an understanding of the transatlantic slave trade, colonialism, and African cultural, economic and political traditions.
    Repeatable: No
  
  • HIS 338 History of Japan (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Sophomore standing.
    Taught: Fall only-odd years
    Traditional and modern Japan; cultural, political, religious and philosophical survey.
    Repeatable: No
  
  • HIS 339 History of China (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Sophomore standing.
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    A survey of the historical, geographical, political, cultural, and economic factors influencing the development of China from earliest times to the present.
    Repeatable: No
  
  • HIS 340 History of Imperial China (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): A 100-level history course or consent of instructor.
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    Intro to Chinese history of the Imperial era from 5000 B.C. to the Ming Dynasty in the mid-17th century, emphasizing the driving forces, formative movements and ideas that have shaped the Middle Kingdom until the early-modern era. It assumes no prior knowledge of Chinese history or language.
    Repeatable: No
  
  • HIS 342 India: From Prosperity to Poverty (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Sophomore standing.
    Taught: Fall only
    A survey of the historical, economic, cultural, geographical, and political factors influencing the development of India from earliest times to the present, with special focus on why India went from being one of the world’s most prosperous civilizations to one of the poorest nations.
    Repeatable: No
  
  • HIS 348 History of France, 1804-1918 (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Sophomore standing.
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    Survey of major political, social and cultural transformations experienced by France over the 19th and early 20th centuries.
    Repeatable: No
  
  • HIS 349 History of France, 1918 to Present (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Sophomore standing.
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    Survey of major political, social and cultural transformations that France experienced since the end of World War 1.
    Repeatable: No
  
  • HIS 353 British History to 1485 (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Sophomore standing.
    Taught: Fall only-odd years
    From the Roman invasion to the end of the Middle Ages.
    Repeatable: No
  
  • HIS 354 British History from 1485 to 1763 (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Sophomore standing.
    Taught: Spring only-even yrs
    From the founding of the Tudor dynasty to the accession of George III.
    Repeatable: No
  
  • HIS 355 British History 1760 - Present (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Sophomore standing.
    Taught: Fall only-even years
    From the accession of George III to the present.
    Repeatable: No
  
  • HIS 360 Europe: From Poverty to Prosperity (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Sophomore standing.
    Taught: Spring only
    A social, political, and economic overview of Europe from medieval times to the present, focusing on why Europe went from being one of the world’s poorest civilizations to one of the most prosperous.
    Repeatable: No
  
  • HIS 361 History of Germany (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Sophomore standing.
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    A survey of the historical, geographical, political, cultural, and economic factors influencing the development of Germany from earliest times to the present.
    Repeatable: No
  
  • HIS 362 Women and Christianity (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Sophomore standing.
    Taught: Fall only
    A thematic introduction to major issues in the history of women and Christianity.
    Repeatable: No
  
  • HIS 365 European Military History: Ancient World to the Renaissance (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Sophomore standing.
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    Interaction between warfare and European society from the ancient world to the Renaissance.
    Repeatable: No
  
  • HIS 379 History and Literature (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Sophomore standing.
    Taught: Spring only-odd yrs
    Study of selected literature and its interrelationship with history. Topics vary by instructor; may be repeated for credit when topics vary.
    Repeatable: Yes
    If Repeatable, Max. Credits: No Limit

  
  • HIS 380 History and Film (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Sophomore standing.
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    Film as a reflection and a shaper of history. May be repeated for credit when topics vary.
    Repeatable: Yes
    If Repeatable, Max. Credits: No Limit

  
  • HIS 381 History and the Arts (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Sophomore standing.
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    Study of a selected art form and its interrelationship with an historical era. Topics vary by instructor, may be repeated for credit when topics vary.
    Repeatable: Yes
    If Repeatable, Max. Credits: No Limit

  
  • HIS 382 History of Kentucky (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Sophomore standing.
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    History of Kentucky from 1750 to the present; political, economic, and social issues; how developments in the Commonwealth related to trends in U.S. history.
    Repeatable: No
  
  • HIS 383 American Immigration History (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Sophomore standing.
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    A thematic introduction to the major issues in the history of American immigration.
    Repeatable: No
  
  • HIS 384 History of American Religion (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Sophomore standing.
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    A thematic introduction to the major issues in the history of American religion.
    Repeatable: No
  
  • HIS 386 US: Poverty in the Midst of Prosperity (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Sophomore standing.
    Taught: Fall only
    A social, political, and economic overview of the United States from colonial times to the present, with special exploration of why poverty still persists in the US in the midst of prosperity.
    Repeatable: No
  
  • HIS 387 Modern American History, 1945-1975 (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Sophomore standing.
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    Social and political developments in the U.S., 1945-1975.
    Repeatable: No
  
  • HIS 388 Recent US History, 1975- Present (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Three credit hours in history or sophomore standing.
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    Social and political developments in the U.S. since 1975.
    Repeatable: No
  
  • HIS 389 Historical Research and Writing (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Sophomore standing.
    Taught: Fall and spring
    An introduction to methods of historical research and writing. Required of all students majoring in history and secondary social studies; should be taken if possible in the sophomore year.
    Repeatable: No
  
  • HIS 394 Special Topics in History (1-3 credits)

    Hours: 1-3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Sophomore standing.
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    Class in topic not included in regular history curriculum. May be repeated for credit when topics vary.
    Repeatable: Yes
    If Repeatable, Max. Credits: No Limit

  
  • HIS 395 Study Abroad in History (1-15 credits)

    Hours: 1-15 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Consent of department.
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    An opportunity for students to engage in one or more officially-sponsored and/or departmentally-approved History courses abroad, ranging from one week to an entire semester. May be repeated for credit when topics vary.
    Repeatable: Yes
    If Repeatable, Max. Credits: No Limit

  
  • HIS 409 The French Revolution (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Sophomore standing.
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    Political, social and cultural history of the French Revolution from its origins to the advent of the Napoleonic Empire in 1804, emphasizing the impact of the Revolution on the French and European social and political order.
    Repeatable: No
  
  • HIS 413 History of Nazi Germany (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Sophomore standing.
    Taught: Spring only-even yrs
    Origins, dimensions, and downfall of Hitler’s fascist state.
    Repeatable: No
  
  • HIS 414 The Holocaust (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Sophomore standing.
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    An exploration of the genocidal European Holocaust during World War II. Includes study of the origin, growth and development of European anti-Semitism and pseudoscientific biological racism as practiced in National Socialist (Nazi Germany).
    Repeatable: No
  
  • HIS 417 Civil War and Reconstruction, 1860-1877 (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Sophomore standing.
    Taught: Fall only-even years
    Causes of the Civil War; the war in the field and on the home front; slavery, emancipation, and the economic, political, and social consequences of reconstruction.
    Repeatable: No
  
  • HIS 419 Social and Economic History of US to 1865 (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Sophomore standing.
    Taught: Fall only-odd years
    Economy of the young nation and its relationship to social classes and changes, including gender issues.
    Repeatable: No
  
  • HIS 420 Social and Economic History of US since 1865 (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Sophomore standing.
    Taught: Spring only-even yrs
    The Industrial Revolution and its social consequences; immigration and mobility; gender issues; other backgrounds to contemporary society.
    Repeatable: No
  
  • HIS 421 Cultural and Intellectual History of the US (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Sophomore standing.
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    Exploration of the U.S. mind and character from Puritanism to modern times.
    Repeatable: No
  
  • HIS 423 Diplomacy and Foreign Policy of the United States (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Sophomore standing.
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    Principles, historical evolution, and particular nuances of U.S. foreign policy.
    Repeatable: No
  
  • HIS 426 Historical Geography of the United States (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Sophomore standing.
    Taught: Spring only-odd yrs
    Spread of settlement, growth of urbanization, and development of economic and culture regions; past and present distribution of religious groups, European ethnic groups, and African-Americans.
    Repeatable: No
  
  • HIS 428 History of American Popular Culture (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Sophomore standing.
    Historical analysis of the creation of popular entertainment for and by working class Americans between the mid-1800s to the present day.
    Repeatable: No
  
  • HIS 431 Historical Themes in African-American History (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Sophomore standing.
    Taught: Fall and spring
    Experiences undergone by Africans in the diaspora from Africa and subsequent scattering throughout the U.S.; struggles over race and gender within the context of dominant political, economic, social, and cultural institutions; attempts by Blacks to build an enduring community.
    Repeatable: No
  
  • HIS 435 History of Race Relations in the Americas, 1492-1800 (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Sophomore standing.
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    Major influences in the formation of race relations in the Americas (U.S. and Latin America) from the European explorations to the revolutions for independence; role of race in the development of European colonies in the Americas.
    Repeatable: No
  
  • HIS 436 History of Race Relations in the Americas, 1800-Present (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Sophomore standing.
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    Major influences in the development of race relations in the Americas (U.S. and Latin America) from the revolutions for independence to the present; role of race in the development of modern nation states in the U.S. and Latin America.
    Repeatable: No
  
  • HIS 438 African-American Women’s History and Culture (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Sophomore standing.
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    This discussion-oriented course is a history of African-American women that begins by examining African women and their cultures prior to European contact and ends with a look at women in the Civil Rights Movement.
    Repeatable: No
  
  • HIS 442 History through Biography (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Sophomore standing.
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    Examination of various historical eras through study of lives of influential and outstanding individuals from diverse areas. Topics vary. May be repeated once for credit.
    Repeatable: Yes
    If Repeatable, Max. Credits: 6

  
  • HIS 444 History of Women in the United States to 1900 (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Sophomore standing.
    Taught: Fall only-even years
    Women’s role in U.S. economic, social, political, and cultural development until 1900; participation of women in historical eras from earliest societies through industrialization as experienced in diverse ways depending on racial, ethnic, class, and regional differences.
    Repeatable: No
  
  • HIS 445 History of Women in the United States since 1900 (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Sophomore standing.
    Taught: Spring only-odd yrs
    Women’s role in U. S. economic, social, political, and cultural development since 1900; participation of women in recent history as experienced in diverse ways depending on racial, ethnic, class, and regional differences.
    Repeatable: No
  
  • HIS 454 Early American Frontier (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Sophomore standing.
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    Westward movement and its effects on national character to 1840; colonial wars, War for Independence, land policy, Indian relations, exploration, fur trade, War of 1812.
    Repeatable: No
  
  • HIS 465 Nature and Development in Latin America (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Sophomore standing.
    Taught: Fall only-odd years
    Examination of the historical relationship between the natural environment and humans in Latin America from the pre-Columbian period to the present; historical ecology, environmental history, secological degradation, economic/social development and modernization.
    Repeatable: No
  
  • HIS 485 History of Terrorism (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Sophomore standing.
    Taught: Spring only-odd yrs
    A global examination of the historical evolution and significance of terrorism.
    Repeatable: No
  
  • HIS 486 History of Modern Ireland (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Sophomore standing.
    Taught: Fall only
    An introduction to the main themes in Irish history over the last 250 years with particular reference to the growth of Irish nationalism, Anglo-Irish relations and the formation of Northern Ireland.
    Repeatable: No
  
  • HIS 489 Senior Seminar (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): HIS 389 .
    Taught: Fall and spring
    A capstone course for history majors involving the study of historiography, methodology, career options and the preparation of an extended research project.
    Repeatable: No
  
  • HIS 492 Directed Research: History (3 Credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Consent of instructor.
    Taught: Variable-chck w/dept
    Individual research in an area of history under supervision of faculty member. May be repeated once for credit if topic varies.
    Repeatable: No
  
  • HIS 494 Topics: History (1-3 credits)

    Hours: 1-3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Sophomore standing.
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    Class in topic not included in regular history curriculum. May be repeated for credit when topics vary.
    Repeatable: Yes
    If Repeatable, Max. Credits: No Limit

  
  • HIS 496 Practicum: History (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Consent of instructor.
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    Participation in planning, implementation, and administration of civic engagement, public history, or other departmental projects under supervision of faculty.
    Repeatable: No
  
  • HIS 499 Independent Study: History (1-3 credits)

    Hours: 1-3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Consent of instructor.
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    Individualized study of a special topic under supervision of faculty member. May be repeated for credit when topics vary.
    Repeatable: Yes
    If Repeatable, Max. Credits: No Limit

  
  • HIS 512 History of Arab Israeli Conflict (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): HIS 329  and HIS 330  or consent of instructor.
    Taught: Spring only-even yrs
    Political, social, diplomatic, and military aspects of the history of Palestinian/Israeli conflict in the context of the Cold War.
    Repeatable: No
  
  • HIS 522 Introduction to Historic Preservation (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Junior standing.
    Taught: Spring only-even yrs
    An examination of the growing field of historic preservation including such topics as philosophy, recognition and assessments, survey techniques, preservation planning, conservation, advocacy, federal compliance, and protection of significant resources.
    Repeatable: No
  
  • HIS 541 History of Kentucky (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Junior standing.
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    History of Kentucky from 1750 to the present; political, economic, and social issues; how developments in the Commonwealth related to trends in U.S. history.
    Repeatable: No
  
  • HIS 545 Topics in Women’s World History (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): HIS 108  and HIS 109  or consent of instructor.
    Taught: Spring only-odd yrs
    Exploring women’s history in a global perspective, by looking at the status and contribution of women to world societies and discussing gender identity, class, race, religious and ethnic differences.
    Repeatable: No
  
  • HIS 553 History of the New South (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Junior standing.
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    The southern U.S. since 1865; cultural, political, economic, and literary trends; roles of blacks from Reconstruction to present, including the rise of Jim Crowism, legal segregation in the 20th century, desegregation, and Civil Rights movements in the 1950s, 60s, and 70s.
    Repeatable: No
  
  • HIS 555 Researching the Local History of Underground Railroad (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Junior standing.
    Taught: Fall only
    This course explores the various activities of enslaved African Americans as they attempted to abscond from human bondage by crossing the Ohio River, which legally separated slave states from free states. Special attention will be placed on the Abolition Movement as well as the development of various African American communities in parts of Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky.
    Repeatable: No
  
  • HIS 592 Directed Research in History (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Consent of instructor.
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    Individual research in an area of history under supervision of faculty member.
    Repeatable: Yes
    If Repeatable, Max. Credits: 6

  
  • HIS 594 Special Topics in History (1-3 credits)

    Hours: 1-3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Junior standing.
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    Lecture class in topic not included in regular history curriculum. May be repeated for credit when topics vary.
    Repeatable: Yes
    If Repeatable, Max. Credits: No Limit

  
  • HIS 595 Study Abroad in History (1-15 credits)

    Hours: 1-15 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Departmental permission.
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    An opportunity for students to engage in one or more officially- sponsored and/or departmentally-approved History courses abroad, ranging from one week to an entire semester. May be repeated for credit when topics vary.
    Repeatable: Yes
    If Repeatable, Max. Credits: No Limit

 

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