HIS 1080   Ancient World   4 s.h.
Three-part investigation of ancient times, including the Ancient Near East, Ancient Greece, and the Roman Republic and empire; the origins of Christianity.

HIS 2310   United States to 1900   4 s.h.
Political, social, economic and cultural development of the United States; emphasis on the colonial period, the Civil War, and the rise of America to world power.

HIS 2450   Medieval and Renaissance Europe   4 s.h.
Study of the Middle Ages from the Germanic invasions, emphasizing feudalism, chivalry, the Church and Empire, the Crusades, the Italian Renaissance and Northern Humanism.

HIS 2750   Michigan History   2 s.h.
Capsule views of significant people and events during Michigan's long history, including the roles of the French, the British, the Native Americans, the Toledo War, Civil War, Michigan's economic growth, the Great Depression, the roles of labor and minorities, and discussion of the several state constitutions.

HIS 3220   Race, Ethnicity, & Class in American Life   4 s.h.
Survey of historical and contemporary expressions, patterns and consequences of intergroup tensions stemming from discrimination in American Life.

HIS 3300   Early Modern Europe   4 s.h.
European politics, religion and ideas from the Age of Discovery to the Napoleonic Wars, with emphasis upon the Reformation, religious and dynastic wars, scientific revolution, absolute monarchies, the Enlightenment, and the French Revolution.

HIS 3330   Modern Europe   4 s.h.
European politics and ideas from the Napoleonic Wars to contemporary Europe, emphasizing the industrial revolution, the Victorian Age, German unification, imperialism, First World War, Bolshevik Revolution and Stalinist Russia, Fascism and the Second World War, the Cold War and the Rise of Europe.

HIS 3410   Minority Groups in America   4 s.h.
Conflict between the revolutionary ideals of the American dream and the reality of majority-minority group relations from colonial America to the present.

HIS 4320   Diplomatic History of the US   3 s.h.
Influence of foreign policy on past and present life of the United States; emphasis on the nation as a world power, taking into account the viewpoints of the international community of nations.

HIS 4510   Economic & Business History of the US   4 s.h.
Survey of major changes in the American economy, including transportation, industry, labor, finance and marketing.  Role of private business and government in economic change.

HIS 4530   US in the Twentieth Century   4 s.h.
Development of the United States as a world power and its impact on the social, economic, cultural, and political changes in the contemporary era.

HIS 4631 Global Studies: Modern Africa (PSC)    3 s.h.
Study of selected historical problems and themes related to modern sub-Saharan Africa, with attention to relationships with the non-African world.

HIS 4632 Global Studies: Modern Asia (PSC)    3 s.h.
Study of selected historical problems and themes related to modern Asia, with an emphasis on China, Japan, and India, and attention to domestic developments and global relationships.

HIS 4633 Global Studies: Modern Latin America (PSC)    3 s.h.
Study of selected historical problems and themes related to modern Latin America, with attention to regional and global relationships.

HIS 4634 Global Studies: Modern Middle East (PSC)    3 s.h.
Study of selected historical problems and themes related to the modern Middle East, with an emphasis on Arab and Islamic cultures, attention to the non-Arab and non-Islamic dimensions of the region and to global relationships.

HIS 4810   American Civil War   4 s.h.
Examination of the American Civil War, the pivotal event in the American experience, emphasis on the causes of the Civil War, the course of the War from several angles, and an overview of Reconstruction.

HIS 4950   Senior Seminar   4 s.h.
Prerequisite:  senior status.

Theoretical and philosophical foundations of history and the social sciences, including a paper or project reflecting methodological skills.