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960 History
960:010.
Introduction to the Study of History -- 3 hrs.
Introduction to nature and use of history, to historiography, and to basic
methods of historical research. Required of all history majors and must
be taken immediately after major is declared. (Offered Fall and Spring)
960:014.
United States History to 1877 -- 3 hrs.
Events, factors, and personalities which shaped social, economic, and
political development of the United States from settlement to end of Reconstruction.
(Offered Fall and Spring)
960:015.
United States History since 1877 -- 3 hrs.
End of Reconstruction period to present, including economic, diplomatic,
intellectual, political, and social factors. (Offered Fall and Spring)
960:101(g).
History of Ancient Greece -- 3 hrs.
Archaeology of the Aegean and the Minoan-Mycenaean civilization; Homeric
period, classical civilization of Greece to Alexander the Great, and the
Hellenistic Age; advent of the Romans. Prerequisite: junior standing.
(Offered odd Falls)
960:102(g).
History of Technology in America -- 3 hrs.
Examination of the nature, impact, and consequences of American technology
-- both at work and at home, in the city and in the country. Prerequisite:
junior standing. (Offered even Springs)
960:103(g).
History of Ancient Rome -- 3 hrs.
Roman Republic, expansion of Roman rule, Roman Empire, decline and fall
of the empire in 5th century A.D. Comparison of the Romans as people with
modern Americans. Prerequisite: junior standing. (Offered even Springs)
960:104(g).
Women and Work: An Historical Perspective -- 3 hrs.
Examination of changing nature of women's work during pre-industrial period,
Industrial Revolution, and 20th century, primarily in Europe and United
States. Emphasis on impact of technological change, sexual division of
labor, and women's participation in labor organizations and strikes. Prerequisite:
junior standing. (Variable)
960:106(g).
Applying History: The Public Alternative -- 3 hrs.
Exploration of employment possibilities other than teaching for those
with degrees in history. Examination of skills required to pursue a career
in public history and a variety of issues that public historians confront.
Prerequisite: junior standing. (Offered Fall)
960:116(g).
Recent United States History -- 3 hrs.
History of the American people since 1945 with emphasis on domestic affairs.
Prerequisite: junior standing. (Offered Spring)
960:122(g).
African-American History -- 3 hrs.
History of black Americans from African background into 1980s, with emphasis
on period since end of slavery. Prerequisite: junior standing. (Offered
Fall)
960:124(g).
The City in United States History -- 3 hrs.
Introduction to urban history; functions, shapes, and dynamics of the
city in the American experience from 17th century to present with emphasis
on metropolis of the past half century. Prerequisite: junior standing.
(Offered odd Springs)
960:125(g).
Introduction to Museum Studies -- 3 hrs.
Exploration of history, public mission, working environment, and ethical
issues of museums. Discussion of practical skills and theoretical issues
of museum studies, exposing students to broad range of museum types and
career opportunities. Prerequisite: junior standing. (Same as 990:125g.)
(Offered even Springs)
960:127(g).
Pre-Modern Japan -- 3 hrs.
Prehistory until early modern period (about 1800). Overview of Japan’s
roots, surveys the early Japanese state, and analyzes the processes of
decentralization and reunification. Prerequisite: junior standing. (Offered
Fall)
960:128(g).
Modern Japan -- 3 hrs.
Description of first non-Western nation to become a modern economic superpower.
Traces development in political, social, economic, and cultural aspects
from 1800 to present. Prerequisite: junior standing. (Offered Spring)
960:130(g).
History of Iowa -- 3 hrs.
Social, political, and economic developments in Iowa from prehistoric
times to present. Prerequisite: junior standing. (Offered Spring)
960:131(g).
U.S. History from 1919 to 1945 -- 3 hrs.
U.S. history from end of World War I to end of World War II, emphasizing
social tensions and economic developments of the 1920s, Great Depression
and New Deal of 1930s, and wartime diplomacy and mobilization of the home
front in the 1940s. Prerequisite: junior standing. (Offered Fall)
960:132(g).
Internship in Historical Studies -- 1-3 hrs.
Individualized study and experience in public history settings. Work projects
defined by instructor, site supervisor, and student. Attendance at weekly
forum mandatory, and term paper reflective of the experience is required.
Prerequisites: Iowa History course (recommended); 960:106;
junior standing; consent of instructor. (Offered Fall and Spring)
960:134(g).
United States Economic History -- 3 hrs.
Efforts of the people to raise standard of living, their means of livelihood,
and development of national economy. Exploration of theory of economic
growth. Prerequisite: junior standing. (Variable)
960:135(g).
Indians in American History — 3 hrs.
Survey of the North American Indian experience over four centuries, with
emphasis on the 19th and 20th centuries. Focus on
Native response to European colonialism, removal, allotment, termination,
revitalization, urbanization, Red Power, and pan-Indian movements. Prerequisite:
junior standing. (Offered odd Springs)
960:136(g).
American Colonial History -- 3 hrs.
17th- and 18th-century America; development of colonial societies in the
New World and American Revolution era. Prerequisite: junior standing.
(Offered Fall)
960:137(g).
From Jefferson to Jackson -- 3 hrs.
Political, economic, and social development of United States in years
between American Revolution and end of Jacksonian era. Prerequisite: junior
standing. (Variable)
960:138(g).
United States Foreign Relations -- 3 hrs.
Assessment of achievements and failures of United States diplomacy since
1776 and relationships of these to present and recent past. Prerequisite:
junior standing. (Variable)
960:139(g).
Civil War and Reconstruction -- 3 hrs.
Causes of the Civil War, nature of the conflict, and short- and long-range
consequences of the war. Prerequisite: junior standing. (Offered Fall)
960:140(g).
History of the West -- 3 hrs.
Westward movement of the people, from the Atlantic to Pacific; impact
of over two centuries of frontier experience on the course of the nation's
history and in shaping of "American" character. Prerequisite: junior standing.
(Offered Fall)
960:141(g).
The South in United States History -- 3 hrs.
Traces the southern experience from colonization and settlement through
the Civil War, Reconstruction, and late 19th- and 20th-century racial
and political adjustments; emphasis on post-Reconstruction period and
role of blacks in shaping southern society. Prerequisite: junior standing.
(Offered odd Springs)
960:142(g).
United States Constitutional History -- 3 hrs.
Relates individual rights, political-socioeconomic issues, and rivalry
among the Presidency-Congress-Supreme Court to development of U.S. Constitution.
Prerequisite: junior standing. (Offered Summer)
960:144(g).
History of American Thought -- 3 hrs.
Historical examination of principal idea-systems which shaped the intellectual
profile of American civilization. Prerequisite: junior standing. (Offered
odd Springs)
960:145(g).
Religion in America -- 3 hrs.
Investigation of religious movements and beliefs from colonial times to
present. 640:024 or 650:021
recommended to precede this course. Prerequisite: junior standing. (Same
as 640:117g.) (Offered odd Springs)
960:146(g).
History of Women in the United States -- 3 hrs.
Survey of social, cultural, and economic roles of women in the United
States from founding to present, with some comparative analysis of women's
roles in other areas of the world. Prerequisite: junior standing. (Offered
Fall)
960:147(g).
Foundations of Modern America: The United States, 1877-1919 -- 3 hrs.
Description and analysis of dramatic social, cultural, economic, and political
changes occurring in the U.S. between the close of Reconstruction and
end of World War I. Prerequisite: junior standing. (Offered even Falls)
960:150(g).
Society and Culture in the United States -- 3 hrs.
Description and analysis of the development of and changes in community,
family, social stratification, nature of reform, morality, uses of leisure
time, and attitudes toward science and religion in 19th and 20th centuries.
Prerequisite: junior standing. (Offered odd Falls)
960:151(g).
The Ancient Near East -- 3 hrs.
The artistic, literary, political, religious, and social accomplishments
of Near Eastern people of ancient times. Prerequisite: junior standing.
(Offered odd Springs)
960:152(g).
Medieval Civilization -- 3 hrs.
Social, economic, political, and cultural features seen as foundations
of the modern period. From Fall of Rome to 15th century. Prerequisite:
junior standing. (Offered even Springs)
960:153(g).
The Renaissance and Reformation -- 3 hrs.
Intellectual, artistic, economic, and political developments of the Italian
and Northern Renaissance, culminating in an examination of the 16th-century
Reformation. Prerequisite: junior standing. (Variable)
960:154(g).
Military History from Napoleon to the Present -- 3 hrs.
Study of causes and conduct of war and impact of war on society, with
emphasis on 20th century. Prerequisite: junior standing. (Offered Spring)
960:155(g).
Europe from the French Revolution to World War I -- 3 hrs.
Emphasis on political unification, the economic, intellectual, and social
impact of advances in science and technology, and the decline of the European
concert leading to war in 1914. Prerequisite: junior standing. (Variable)
960:156(g).
History of European Popular Culture -- 3 hrs.
Examination of various aspects of everyday life in European history, including
work, leisure, diet, housing, health, sanitation, role of women, status
of children, family life, popular festivals, fashions, fads, sports, and
games. Prerequisite: junior standing. (Offered even Falls)
960:157(g).
European Diplomacy from the Congress of Vienna to the Present -- 3 hrs.
European diplomatic history from 1815 to present, with emphasis on 20th
century. Prerequisite: junior standing. (Offered even Falls)
960:158(g).
Age of Absolutism and the Enlightenment -- 3 hrs.
History of emerging nations of Europe with emphasis on Age of Absolutism,
Louis XIV, and the Enlightenment. Prerequisite: junior standing. (Offered
odd Falls)
960:160(g).
Europe from World War I to the Present -- 3 hrs.
Study of impact of World War I, rise of Communism and Fascism, impact
of World War II, and European Renaissance since 1945. Prerequisite: junior
standing. (Variable)
960:161(g).
Women in Modern European History -- 3 hrs.
History of all facets of women's experience (beginning about 1700) emphasizing
their economic roles, position in the family, sexuality, and political
struggles. Exploration of sources of women's oppression and theories of
liberation. Prerequisite: junior standing. (Offered Spring)
960:162(g).
European Thought since the Enlightenment -- 3 hrs.
Selected ideas and men in 19th and 20th centuries. Prerequisite: junior
standing. (Variable)
960:163(g).
History of the Jewish People -- 3 hrs.
Broad sweep of Jewish history from its genesis to present day, focusing
on interrelationship of Jewish civilization and non-Jewish cultures. Prerequisite:
junior standing. (Variable)
960:164(g).
English History to 1688 -- 3 hrs.
England and the British Isles: Celtic and Roman times, England in the
Middle Ages, Tudor-Stuart dynasties, the Glorious Revolution of 1688;
England's beginnings as a great power and her relations with the rest
of Europe. Prerequisite: junior standing. (Offered odd Falls)
960:165(g).
English History since 1688 -- 3 hrs.
English political, economic, social, and intellectual history with emphasis
on the Victorians and 20th century; British Empire and Commonwealth. Prerequisite:
junior standing. (Offered even Springs)
960:166(g).
United States Legal History -- 3 hrs.
Historical examination of selected issues in relationships between law
and society in American history. Topics include law and the colonial family,
legal aspects of the American Revolution, criminal law, law and economic
development, and law and race. Prerequisite: junior standing. (Variable)
960:167(g).
The American Legal Profession -- 3 hrs.
Historical examination of origins, development, and present status of
American legal profession. Topics include legal education, legal ethics,
formation and development of ABA, and legal profession and social reform.
Prerequisite: junior standing. (Variable)
960:169(g).
History of Imperial Russia -- 3 hrs.
Political, social, economic, and cultural aspects of Russia with emphasis
on 19th century. Prerequisite: junior standing. (Offered even Falls)
960:170(g).
History of Soviet Russia -- 3 hrs.
Political, social, economic, and cultural developments of Russia in 20th
century, emphasis on ideology. Prerequisite: junior standing. (Offered
even Springs)
960:171(g).
History of Germany to 1648 -- 3 hrs.
Unified German Empire and political, social, and religious forces which
undermined it from Middle Ages to end of Thirty Years War. Prerequisite:
junior standing. (Offered even Falls)
960:172(g).
History of Germany Since 1648 -- 3 hrs.
Political, social, economic, and cultural developments of Germany since
the Peace of Westphalia, with emphasis on 19th and 20th centuries. Prerequisite:
junior standing. (Variable)
960:173(g).
Russia to Peter I -- 3 hrs.
Survey of Russian political, social, economic, and cultural history from
its origins to Peter the Great. Prerequisite: junior standing. (Offered
odd Springs)
960:174(g).
History of Modern France -- 3 hrs.
Survey of cultural, economic, and political history of France in 19th
and 20th centuries. Prerequisite: junior standing. (Offered even Springs)
960:175(g).
Modern African History -- 3 hrs.
Survey of 19th- and 20th-century sub-Saharan Africa including economic
and social development, emergence of modern nationalist movements, and
character of the European contact and its interaction with traditional
African politics. Prerequisite: junior standing. (Variable)
960:176(g).
Colonial Latin American History -- 3 hrs.
Discovery, exploration, conquest, and development of Colonial Latin America.
Prerequisite: junior standing. (Offered Fall)
960:177(g).
History of the Caribbean -- 3 hrs.
Major Caribbean countries, and the United States in the Caribbean, with
emphasis on the 20th century. Prerequisite: junior standing. (Variable)
960:178(g).
Modern Middle East History -- 3 hrs.
Middle East history from 1789 to present including Islamic roots, the
rise of nationalism in various states, Arab attempts at unity, and the
Arab-Israeli conflict. Prerequisite: junior standing. (Variable)
960:180(g).
Latin American History -- 3 hrs.
Modern development of Latin American states and their relations to the
United States. Prerequisite: junior standing. (Offered Spring)
960:181(g).
Pre-Modern South Asia -- 3 hrs.
Culture and institutions within the Indian subcontinent from antiquity
through Hindu and Islamic periods. Prerequisite: junior standing. (Offered
Fall)
960:182(g).
Modern South Asia -- 3 hrs.
Influence of the West on cultures and institutions within the Indian subcontinent;
response to changing conditions in the Anglo-Indian Empire; rise of movements
leading to establishment of India and Pakistan. Prerequisite: junior standing.
(Offered Spring)
960:183(g).
Pre-Modern Chinese History -- 3 hrs.
Cultural and institutional developments in China from earliest times to
ca. 1800 A.D. Prerequisite: junior standing. (Offered Fall)
960:187(g).
Modern Chinese History -- 3 hrs.
Political, social, economic, and intellectual developments in China with
special emphasis on period from the Revolution of 1911 to present. Prerequisite:
junior standing. (Offered Spring)
960:188(g).
Modern Central and Eastern Europe — 3 hrs.
History of Central and Eastern Europe from the 18th to early
21st century in a country-specific, regional, and comparative
perspective. Employs a social history approach to examine the long-term
development of societies, nations, and states in the region. Prerequisite:
junior standing. (Offered Spring)
960:189.
Readings in History -- 1-3 hrs.
Student will choose one of the following areas: (1) Ancient; (2) Medieval;
(3) English; (4) French; (5) German; (6) Russian; (7) United States; (8)
Latin American; or (9) Asian (India, China, and Japan). Prerequisite:
consent of department head; for the field of U.S. History, 9 semester
hours in U.S. History; for each of the other fields, 9 hours in history
other than U.S., which must include 3 hours related to the particular
field to be studied. (Offered Fall, Spring, and Summer)
960:192.
Junior-Senior Seminar -- 3 hrs.
May be repeated on different topics. For history majors; non-majors may
enroll with consent of instructor. Prerequisite: junior standing. (Offered
Fall and Spring)
960:193.
Historians and Philosophy of History -- 3 hrs.
Study of methodology and philosophy of history, illustrated by history
of historical writing. Prerequisite: junior standing. (Variable)
960:198.
Independent Study.
(Offered Fall, Spring, and Summer)
960:225.
History and U.S. Public Policy -- 3 hrs.
Use of history in policymaking; historical development of public policy
in a specific area. (Offered Spring)
960:280.
Seminar in History -- 3 hrs.
Areas indicated in Schedule of Classes. (Offered Fall and Spring)
960:285.
Individual Readings -- 1-3 hrs.
May be repeated. Prerequisite: consent of department head. (Offered Fall
and Spring)
960:289.
Seminar in United States Historiography -- 3 hrs.
Seminar on major schools of interpretation of the American past, and specific
examination of historiographical development of selected topics in American
history. (Offered Spring)
960:290.
Historical Methods -- 3 hrs.
Investigation of problems confronting the historian and analysis of methods
and techniques employed. (Offered Fall)
960:297.
Practicum -- 2 hrs.
(Offered Fall, Spring, and Summer)
96A:299.
Research -- 3 hrs.
Experience in use of bibliographical sources for scholarly research. Students
will prepare literature reviews, abstracts, and outlines of their theses.
Prerequisite: 960:290. (Offered Spring)
96B:299.
Research -- 3 hrs.
Thesis research. (Offered Fall, Spring, and Summer)
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