DESCRIPTIONS


AFH 3342 History of West Africa.
 Credits: 3
History of West Africa from the Ghana empire to the
contemporary period. (H, I)
AFH 3930 Undergraduate Seminar in African
History.
 Credits: 3
Undergraduate seminar in African History will be
offered in several sections with rotating topics. Only
Juniors majoring in history may elect this course.
AFH 4120 Pre-Colonial Africa.
 Credits: 3; Prereq: 3 hrs of history.
Selected topics in the history of pre-colonial Africa;
formation of African states, the pre-colonial produc-
tive economy, core cultural patterns. (H, I)
AFH 4250 Modem Africa.
 Credits: 3; Prereq: 3 hrs of history.
Selected topics in 19th and 20th century African devel-
opment; pre-colonial conditions, colonial rule, nation-
alist movements and the problem of independence.
(H, I)
AFH 4291 History of African Agriculture.
 Credits: 3
Beginning with the transition to agriculture and con-
tinuing through an examination of African agriculture
in the post-colonial period. (I)
AFH 4292 Health and Healing in Modem Africa.
 Credits: 3
Health and healing as structured by changing patterns
of everyday life on the African continent in the 19th
and 20th centuries. (I)
AFH 4302 History of North Africa, 1500 to Present.
 Credits: 3; Prereq: 3 hrs of history.
The regions including Libya, Tunisia, Algeria, and
Morocco are examined from 1500 to present. Topics
include colonialism, nationalism, revolutionary move-
ments, and the independent states. (H, I)
AFH 4405 History of East Africa.
 Credits: 3; Prereq: 3 hrs of history.
Society, culture, and ecology in East Africa from the
early period to the present. (H, I)
AFH 4450 Southern Africa.
 Credits: 3; Prereq: 3 hrs of history.
The history of southern Africa from the pre-European
era to the present. (H, I)

American History

AMH 2010 United States to 1877. F, S, SS.
 Credits: 3
A survey of the development of the U.S. from its colo-
nial origins to the end of Reconstruction. (H)
AMH 2020 United States Since 1877. F, S, SS.
 Credits: 3
A survey of the emergence of modern America as an
industrial and world power; the Progressive Era;
WWI; Great Depression and New Deal; WW II; and
the Cold War Era. (H)
AMH 2092 African-American History to 1877.
 Credits: 3
A survey of the African-American experience from the
15th century through Reconstruction.
AMH 2093 African-American History, 1877 to
Present.
 Credits: 3
A survey of the African-American experience from the
end of Reconstruction to contemporary times.
AMH 3160 Jacksonian America.
 Credits: 3
The main trends in political, economic and social his-
tory in the United States from the close of the War of
1812 to the beginning of the Civil War. (H)


AMH 3315 American Popular Culture to 1970.
 Credits: 3
A survey of the interests and amusements of the com-
mon man and woman in the United States from the
camp meeting to the rock festival, from the tent show
to the television program. (H)
AMH 3357 History of the American Presidency.
 Credits: 3
A survey of the presidency from the Constitutional
Convention of 1787 to the present. Emphasis is placed
on the men and the times and their impact on the evo-
lution of the office. (H)
AMH 3371 The Industrial Revolution in the United
States.
 Credits: 3
Examines the industrial revolution as it developed in
the years 1850-1920. Emphasizes the economic, social
and political consequences of industrial development;
focuses on public policy in these years and examines
the constitutional and legal background for economic
growth in the United States. (H)
AMH 3422 Florida to 1845.
 Credits: 3
Exploration and settlement, colonial history of
Spanish and British Florida, U.S. territorial days to
statehood. (H)
AMH 3423 Florida Since 1845.
 Credits: 3
Statehood and secession, Civil War, Reconstruction,
reform and reaction, Progressive Era, boom and bust,
diversification and growth of Florida since World War
II. (H)
AMH 3427 Selected Topics in Florida History.
 Credits: 3
Directed reading from sources and in-depth examina-
tion of selected periods and problems in Florida history.
AMH 3444 The Far West. S.
 Credits: 3; Prereq: 3 hrs of history.
A history of the nineteenth-century trans-Mississippi
West with special attention to the exploration, acquisi-
tion and settlement of the Great Plains. Emphasis on
the Mexican War, Manifest Destiny, economic devel-
opment and the impact of whites on Indian cultures.
(H,S)
AMH 3460 U.S. Urban History.
 Credits: 3; Prereq: 3 hrs of history.
Analysis of the growth and development of urban civ-
ilization in the U.S. Emphasis on how cities began and
their impact on politics, economics, and culture. (H, S)
AMH 3500 U.S. Labor History.
 Credits: 3; Prereq: 3 hrs of history.
Not only emphasizes the history of America's work-
ing class people, but also addresses such issues as
working class consciousness, theories of organized
labor, methods of organization, and class relation-
ships. (H, I)
AMH 3510 American Foreign Relations and
Expansion, 1776-1914.
 Credits: 3; Offered alternate years.
Focus is on the roots and consequences of American
continental expansion and the emergence of the
United States as a world power. (H)
AMH 3511 American Foreign Relations and
Expansion, Since 1914.
 Credits: 3
Focus is on the origin, conduct, and consequences of
American diplomacy during an era of global conflict
and revolutionary upheaval. (H)
AMH 3523 History of American-Asian Relations.
 Credits: 3; Prereq: 3 hrs of history.
American relations with the major nations of East and
South Asia-including China, Japan, the Philippines,
Vietnam, and India-from the mid-nineteenth century
to the present.(H)


AMH 3530 Immigration and Ethnicity in American
History.
 Credits: 3; Prereq: 3 hrs of history.
A historical survey of America's minorities, including
analyses of assimilation, ethnic identification, plural-
ism, and nativism. (H,I)
AMH 3544 America in Vietnam.
 Credits: 3; Prereq: 3 hrs of history.
Examination of the origins, course, and impact of
America's involvement in Vietnam, concentrating on
the period from 1941 to 1975. (H)
AMH 3551 Constitutional History of the United
States to 1877.
 Credits: 3; Prereq: 3 hrs of history.
Analysis of the development of constitutionalism
from English colonial origins to the end of
Reconstruction, emphasizing the inherent tension
between concepts of power and liberty. (H)
AMH 3552 Constitutional History of the United
States Since 1877.
 Credits: 3; Prereq: 3 hrs of history.
Continuation of AMH 3551, giving special attention to
the way in which constitutionalism has been adapted
to the growth of an urban and industrial society,
extension of civil liberties and civil rights, and the
growth of executive authority. (H)
AMH 3558 United States Legal History.
 Credits: 3; Prereq: 3 hrs of history.
A nontechnical survey of American legal development
from its English common law origins to the present.
(H)
AMH 3572 U.S. Race Relations Since 1877.
 Credits: 3; Prereq: 3 hrs of history.
This course examines American race relations from
the end of Reconstruction and the beginning of segre-
gation to the age of freedom and the movement
toward equality in the 1980s. (H,I)
AMH 3578 Problems in Afro-American History.
 Credits: 3
A reading and discussion course with primary focus on
the question of black nationalism versus assimilation.
AMH 3930 Undergraduate Seminar in American
History. F, S.
 Credits: 3
Undergraduate seminar in American history will be
offered in several sections with rotating topics. Only
Juniors majoring in history may elect this course.
AMH 4041 Studies in American Civilization. F.
 Credits: 3
Examination of periods, themes, and movements in
U.S. history, using concepts and data from the human-
ities and social sciences. (H)
AMH 4110 Early America. F.
 Credits: 3; Prereq: 6 hrs of history.
The origin and development of an American society
along the eastern seaboard of North America. (H)
AMH 4111 Provincial America, 1670-1760.
 Credits: 3; Prereq: 6 hrs of history.
Presents an analysis of the intellectual, cultural and
social changes which "Anglicized" the American
colonies, but which, paradoxically, resulted in a mix-
ture of ideas and cultures from Europe, Africa and
native America; an understanding of the mixture is
the goal of the course. (H)
AMH 4130 American Revolutionary Era. S.
 Credits: 3; Prereq: 6 hrs of history.
The Great War for Empire and post-war adjustments,
deterioration of relations between the colonies and
England, 1763-75; War for Independence; government
under the Articles of Confederation and the move-
ment for constitutional revision. (H)


ft Grading is on S-U basis only.