History

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John Ashbrook, Chair (O’Donohoe Hall 215)
Associate Professors: Arnoult, Ashbrook, Lindemann, Snow, Turner, Ziegler
Assistant Professor: Draper
Professors Emeriti: Collins, Hendrickson, Hewitt, Kindig

Distinguished Professorship

Hardin Distinguished Professorship of American History

For many years, the Hardin Foundation for Wichita County has supported Midwestern State University through grants and awards. These programs include the Hardin Scholar and the Hardin Professor Awards given each year respectively to the outstanding rising junior student and an outstanding member of the faculty. Additionally, the Foundation has supported the development of a truly outstanding American History Collection in Moffett Library. In 1987, the Foundation created the Hardin Distinguished Professorship of American History.

Social Studies

The Prothro-Yeager College of Humanities and Social Sciences offers a social studies course that is limited to students who are pursuing their teacher certification with a Bachelor of Science in Interdisciplinary Studies or a Bachelor of Arts with Secondary Certification. (See Social Studies (4-8 Certificate), B.S.I.S.  and History-Social Studies, B.A. with Secondary Certification (Grades 7-12)  for degree requirements.)

Programs and Courses

Programs

• History, B.A.

• History Minor

Courses

The Department of History also offers courses in geography.

• GEOG 2023 - Introduction to World Cultural Geography
• GEOG 3003 - Geography of the World
• GEOG 3013 - Geography of North America
• GEOG 3033 - Population Geography
• GEOG 3043 - Texas Geography
• GEOG 3953 - Independent Study in Geography

• HIST 1133 - Survey of American History to 1865
• HIST 1233 - Survey of American History since 1865
• HIST 1333 - Survey of Western Civilization
• HIST 1353 - World Civilizations to 1500
• HIST 1433 - Survey of Western Civilization
• HIST 1453 - World Civilizations since 1500
• HIST 2003 - Australia and the World
• HIST 3003 - Survey of Texas History
• HIST 3033 - Natives and Newcomers: Colonial North America
• HIST 3103 - Medieval England
• HIST 3113 - American Indian History
• HIST 3123 - Early Modern England
• HIST 3133 - Comparative World Religions and Cultures
• HIST 3153 - Modern Britain and British Empire
• HIST 3233 - Greece, Rome, and the Mediterranean World
• HIST 3383 - Popular Culture
• HIST 3503 - Early Russia and Tsardom
• HIST 3513 - The Modern Russian State and Empire
• HIST 3833 - Latin American History, Colonial Period
• HIST 3843 - Latin American History, Republican Period-Nineteenth Century
• HIST 3853 - Environmental History
• HIST 3903 - The Writing of History
• HIST 4003 - Australia and the World
• HIST 4013 - History Practicum
• HIST 4023 - United States Diplomatic History, 1898-1989
• HIST 4043 - The Old South
• HIST 4053 - Civil War and Reconstruction
• HIST 4063 - Twentieth Century American West
• HIST 4073 - The Era of Reform: Populism and Progressivism in America
• HIST 4083 - The Age of Washington and Jefferson
• HIST 4093 - The Jacksonian Era
• HIST 4133 - America: From the Jazz Age to the Nuclear Age
• HIST 4143 - The New South
• HIST 4163 - Contemporary America: From the End of World War II to the Present
• HIST 4173 - History of Mexico
• HIST 4183 - Latin America: Nationalism in the Twentieth Century
• HIST 4203 - Caribbean History
• HIST 4213 - Europe in the Middle Ages
• HIST 4253 - Renaissance and Reformation
• HIST 4263 - Modern France
• HIST 4373 - Modern Germany
• HIST 4433 - Twentieth Century Europe
• HIST 4523 - Eastern Europe
• HIST 4533 - American Ideas
• HIST 4543 - History of the Middle East
• HIST 4553 - The Age of the Vikings
• HIST 4563 - The Crusades
• HIST 4613 - The American West, 1803-1890
• HIST 4643 - United States-Latin American Relations
• HIST 4653 - United States Military History
• HIST 4663 - Everyday Life in Europe, 1500-1950
• HIST 4673 - History of Women in the United States and Great Britain
• HIST 4933 - Special Topics in History
• HIST 4953 - Independent Study in History

• SOST 3003 - Concepts of Social Studies

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