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Course Descriptions

A typical course description in the Undergraduate Bulletin appears like this:

LIT 273 American Multicultural Literature  

The three digits of the course codes refer to the course level. Undergraduate courses are those numbered from 100 to 499. All numbers above that are for graduate credit.The 100 series is primarily for freshmen; 200 – sophomores; 300 – juniors; and 400 – seniors.

Course Planning Information

Information included with the course description helps you as you plan your course schedules. General Education (Gen Ed), Racial and Ethnic Studies (RES), Global Perspective (GLP), repeatability, and terms offered (if known) are indicated.

The terms indicated serve only as a general guide and do not guarantee that a course will be offered during a particular semester. Verify availability of a course in any given term by checking the online Open Courses listing or through Access Stout when planning your schedule.
 

Golf Enterprise Management
  

  • GEM-250 Turfgrass Management for Golf Courses

    (3 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Investigates the broad subject of turfgrass management. Emphasis is placed on the application of basic turfgrass principles to golf course turfgrass culture.
    Prerequisite: take GEM-101 
  

  • GEM-277 Software and Technology

    (3 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Investigates the use of software and technology in the golf industry. Marketing, revenue planning, tee time management, point of sale, guest and staff scheduling and performance evaluation will be analyzed using proprietary industry software.
    Prerequisite: take GEM-101 
  

  • GEM-299 Independent Study

    (1-3 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: Yes
    Department Consent
  

  • GEM-301 Customer Development, Retention and Marketing

    (3 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Current trends and programs for golf course customer recruiting and retention, marketing strategies, conducting and applying market research including database and internet marketing for golf course customer development and retention in public fee, semi-private, private and resort facilities.
    Prerequisites: take GEM-101  and GEM-201 , and take either BUMKG-330  or HT-344 
  

  • GEM-325 Golf Shop Merchandising

    (3 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Specialized study of golf shop merchandising operations, including purchasing of soft goods and golf equipment, visual presentation, inventory, and financial reporting.
    Must be Sophomore level or higher
  

  • GEM-349 Cooperative Education Experience

    (1-6 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: Yes
    Work and study in an approved position to gain business/industry experience. Generally entails recurring, supervised work periods, each one building and expanding on the previous one.
    Department Consent
  

  • GEM-350 Golf Course Soils, Layout, and Design

    (3 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Introduction to golf course layout and design, including soil characteristics that affect successful turf grass establishment and maintenance. topics include soil components, physical and chemical soil properties, drainage, irrigation, golf course layout, design and construction, and risk assessment.
    Prerequisites: take GEM-101  and GEM-201 
  

  • GEM-445 Sports Event Management

    (3 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Planning, organization and the management of events will be investigated for the hospitality, tourism and golf industries. Emphasis is placed on the design, internal management systems and post-event evaluation.
    Must be Sophomore level or higher
  

  • GEM-449 Cooperative Education Experience

    (1 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: Yes
    Work and study for a minimum of 320 hours and in an approved paid position to gain business/industrial/other experience. Normally entails recurring, supervised work periods.
    Department Consent
  

  • GEM-450 Environmental Golf Course Management

    (3 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Emphasizes the applied knowledge related to golf course operations and environmental perspective towards effective management.
    Prerequisite: take GEM-250 
  

  • GEM-499 Independent Study

    (1-3 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: Yes
    Department Consent

Graphic Communications
  

  • CMG-355 ePublishing

    (3 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Techniques and processes for creating published digital media. Design considerations, file formats, digital asset and rights management, digital publishing standards and issues specific to long documents. Portable Document Format files, eBook formats and other standards for digital documents. Extensible Markup Language (XML) in print and digital media workflows.
    Prerequisite: take GCOM-251  
  

  • CMG-495 Cross-Media Seminar (NOW GCOM-295)

    (3 cr.)
    Global Perspective
    Repeatable for Credit: Yes
    Overview of the graphic communications industry; its size, market segments, profitability and organization. Research and analysis of company annual reports. Strategic planning, management and leadership, industry trends and forecasts, trade organizations, news and other information sources. Impact of technology, global issues, and competing information distribution channels.
    Must be Senior level or higher
  

  • GCOM-141 Graphic Communications

    (3 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Overview of the cross-media graphics field and careers. Hands-on introduction to the graphics process from design through delivery. Use of graphics software to design and develop projects for cross-media, multi-channel distribution - print, web, email and mobile. Printing processes, bindery and finishing operations, and specifying printed products and non-print graphic services.
  

  • GCOM-151 Graphics Software Tools

    (3 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Graphics software tools and processes for production/development of print and non-print graphics projects. Software features and application, image capture/creation, page layout, and web development for multiple media workflows.
  

  • GCOM-251 Premedia Graphics Production

    (3 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Optimization of digital creation, capture and manipulation of graphics for print and digital distribution. Premedia systems, workflow, color theory, digital photo, bitmap and vector graphic creation and editing.File and font management, document layout, automation, proofing, preflight and submission of files for output.
    Prerequisite: take either GCOM-151  or DES-220  
  

  • GCOM-260 Graphic Communications Production Systems

    (3 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Current and emerging technologies for production systems that included postpress operations. Production and job planning from a process and systems examination for needs in the graphic communications field. Quality control tools and techniques as applied for image carriers, press systems, process control, ink, toners, and substrates
    Prerequisite: take GCOM 141  
  

  • GCOM-266 Press Systems

    (3 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Imaging of various substrates utilizing common printing processes used in the graphic communications field. Image carriers, press systems, process control, ink, toners, and substrates.
    Prerequisite: take GCOM-141  
  

  • GCOM-270 Postpress Operations

    (3 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Current and emerging technologies for postpress operations in bindery and finishing. Postpress production and job planning from the postpress perspective. Quality control tools and techniques as applied to postpress operations.
    Prerequisite: take GCOM-141  
  

  • GCOM-295 Graphic Communications Professional Practices

    (3 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    The graphic communications industry; market segments, organizations, and professional practices. Personal goal setting for professional skills and career planning specific to the industry. Research and analysis of industry trends, issues, and forecasts of print and non-print technologies, global issues, and allied communication channels. Academic and workplace language proficiency.
    Prerequisite: Must be Sophomore level or higher
  

  • GCOM-340 Graphic Communications Color and Quality

    (3 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Research and application of industry standards and specifications of color management practices for accurate color reproduction throughout both RBG and CMYK workflows. Colorimetric and densitometric analysis and profiling strategies. Color management applications, devices and best practices for controlling image capture, image display, electronic publishing, soft proofing and printing.  
    Prerequisite: take GCOM 251  
  

  • GCOM-349 Cooperative Education Experience

    (1 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: Yes
    Work and study for a minimum of 320 hours and in an approved paid position to gain business/industrial/other experience. Normally entails recurring, supervised work periods.
    Department Consent
    Prerequisite: take GCOM 295  
  

  • GCOM-351 Cross-Media Campaigns

    (3 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Software, systems and processes used to plan and produce personalized and integrated cross-media (Web, print, e-mail, mobile, PDF, eBook, and other digital media) marketing/promotion campaigns. Databases, layout issues, dynamic content (text, images, charts and graphs), scripting, automation, variable data digital printing and personalization, design platforms and web storefront interaction.
    Prerequisites: take GCOM-251  
  

  • GCOM-362 Screen and Specialty Printing

    (3 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Screen, and other specialty printing on a variety of substrates. Wide format, three-dimensional, lenticular, cut vinyl graphics, dye sublimation, pad printing, laser marking/engraving, issues and process-control concerns unique to these image transfer methods. Special course fee applies.
    Prerequisite: take GCOM-141  
  

  • GCOM-367 Color Management

    (3 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: Yes
    Industry Standards-based color management practices for accurate color reproduction throughout both RBG and CMYK workflows. Colorimetric and densitometric analysis, device calibration, and profiling strategies. Color management applications, devices and best practices for controlling image capture, image display, electronic publishing, soft proofing and printing.
    Prerequisites: take GCOM 266  
  

  • GCOM-368 Print Optimization

    (3 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    The research and application of relevant industry standards, specifications, and processes used with print imaging.
    Prerequisite: take GCOM-367  
  

  • GCOM-380 Graphic Communications Estimating and Planning

    (3 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Graphic Communications workflow management issues including cost of production or services, estimating practices, planning and scheduling of both print and non-print graphic projects.
    Prerequisites: take GCOM-251 , GCOM-266  and GCOM-270  
  

  • GCOM-440 Graphic Communications Workflow, Automation and Costing

    (3 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Examination of print and graphics production environments, workflows and costing approaches. Production planning, estimating costs, optimized workflow approaches, automation, streamlining alternatives and scheduling. 
    Prerequisite: junior standing
  

  • GCOM-443 Graphic Communications Practicum

    (3 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: Yes
    Integration of all Graphic Communications  processes in the design and production of print and non-print graphic products and services for clients in the university community. Special emphasis on the process and workflow management roles of estimating, customer service, scheduling, planning, production supervision and quality control.
    Prerequisites: Junior Level 
  

  • GCOM-445 Publication Production

    (3 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Cross-discipline work teams experience integration of creative, technical and managerial skills to design, plan, schedule, produce and distribute print and digital versions of a publication.
    Prerequisite: take GCOM 351  
  

  • GCOM-449 Cooperative Education Experience

    (1 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: Yes
    Work and study for a minimum of 320 hours and in an approved paid position to gain business/industrial/other experience. Normally entails recurring, supervised work periods. 
    Department Consent
    Prerequisite(s): take GCOM 295  
  

  • GCOM-482 Graphics Workflow and Automation

    (3 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Emerging trends in graphics workflow and automation. Streamlining digital workflow and integration with production and management information systems. Asset management integration, programming concepts, Web-to-Print integration, database concepts and workflow customization.
    Prerequisites: Must be Senior level or higher

Health
  

  • HLTH-101 Discovering Wellness

    (1 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Introduction to the components and benefits of high level wellness; includes self-assessment and the development of an action plan for lifetime wellness.
  

  • HLTH-196 Discovering Wellness

    (3 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Analysis of consequences of personal decisions and personal lifestyle choices related to personal health and well-being. Techniques employed in the promotion of health information, services and products. Focuses on the needs of pre-professional elementary and secondary education students in Scotland.
  

  • HLTH-199 Independent Study

    (1-3 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: Yes
    Department Consent
  

  • HLTH-249 Cooperative Education Experience

    (1-8 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: Yes
    Work and study in an approved position to gain business/industrial/other experience. Normally entailing recurring, supervised work periods, each one building and expanding on the previous.
    Department Consent
  

  • HLTH-296 Basic Life Support and CPR

    (1 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Correct techniques according to American Red Cross to provide heartbeat and breathing in victims of cardiac arrest by means of external check compression and mouth-to-mouth resuscitation. Upon successful completion, students will be certified by the American Red Cross in community CPR.
  

  • HLTH-296B Contemporary Health Issues

    (3 cr.)
    Global Perspective
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Exploration and analysis of contemporary health trends in the U.S., U.K., and globally. The implications for the individual, family, community, and society will be explored. Emphasis is placed on the prevention of health problems through the thoughtful examination of ethical issues and exercising of personal responsibility relative to lifestyle choices.
  

  • HLTH-296C Stress Management

    (3 cr.)
    Global Perspective
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Students observe and identify environments and behaviors of Scottish people compared to their home environments. Students identify risky and health behaviors in Scotland compared to the U.S. Two questions will be answered: how do we learn to manage stress to achieve optimal wellness, and is stress a global epidemic?
  

  • HLTH-299 Independent Study

    (1-3 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: Yes
    Department Consent
  

  • HLTH-349 Cooperative Education Experience

    (1-8 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: Yes
    Work and study in an approved position to gain business/industrial/other experience. Normally entails recurring, supervised work periods, each one building and expanding on the previous.
    Department Consent
  

  • HLTH-350 Prevention and Care of Athletic Injuries

    (3 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Provides prospective physical education and/or coaching professional with basic understanding of prevention, treatment and care of athletic injuries.
    Prerequisites: take HWF-340  and BIO-234 
  

  • HLTH-365 Physiology of Exercise

    (3 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Effects of exercise on sports participants: heat stress, body composition, nutrition, cardiovascular function, energy expenditure, respiratory mechanics and ventilation factors.
    Prerequisite: take BIO-132 
  

  • HLTH-396 Wellness: A Personal Choice

    (3 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Consequences of personal decisions and personal lifestyle choices related to personal health and well-being. Focuses on needs of elementary and secondary school teachers.
  

  • HLTH-399 Independent Study

    (1-3 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: Yes
    Department Consent
  

  • HLTH-449 Cooperative Education Experience

    (1-8 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: Yes
    Work and study in an approved position to gain business/industrial/other experience. Normally entails recurring, supervised work periods, each one building and expanding on the previous.
    Department Consent
  

  • HLTH-499 Independent Study

    (1-3 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: Yes
    Department Consent

Health Education
  

  • HLTED-360 Personal Health and Fitness

    (3 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Analysis of consequences of individual decisions and lifestyle choices related to personal health and well-being.
  

  • HLTED-375 Methods In Health, Wellness and Fitness

    (3 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Health education teaching methods, teaching health related concepts: stress management, cardiovascular fitness, nutrition, and physical testing.
  

  • HLTED-376 Organization and Administration of Health Education

    (3 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Planning, promoting, and implementing comprehensive health education programs at the elementary, middle, and secondary levels. Needs assessment; curriculum development and coordination; public relations; and the development of cooperative relationships with parents, private business, and voluntary and community health agencies.
    Department Consent
  

  • HLTED-485 Health Education Student Teaching

    (2 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Directed teaching and community experiences in selected off-campus schools.
    Department Consent
  

  • HLTED-499 Independent Study

    (1-3 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: Yes
    Department Consent

Health, Wellness and Fitness
  

  • HWF-100 Introduction to Health, Wellness & Fitness Industry

    (2 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Exploration of the major components, systems, and processes of the health, wellness, and fitness industry. Examination of past and present trends and key components in various industry sectors. Advisement on course sequence, field experience and career opportunities.
  

  • HWF-225 Structural Kinesiology

    (3 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Musculoskeletal anatomy as it applies to human movement as well as basic kinesiological concepts. Muscle and bone identification as well as joint function and structure.
  

  • HWF-275 Lifespan Health, Wellness and Fitness

    (3 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Understanding the importance of a healthy lifestyle throughout the lifespan. Examination of health, history, medications, culture, ages, lifestyles, predisposed health conditions, injury/physical challenges, and the individual’s goals/objectives.
  

  • HWF-322 Health and Fitness Assessment

    (3 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Health and fitness evaluation, theory and practice. Cardiorespiratory, body composition, musculoskeletal screens, flexibility, balance, power and agility evaluation.
    Prerequisites: take BIO-234  & HWF 225  
  

  • HWF-340 Community CPR, Automatic External Defibrillation and First Aid

    (3 cr.)
    Social Responsibility and Ethical Reasoning
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    American Red Cross Certification - Adult, child and infant CPR, automated external defibrillator use, first aid; personal safety, accident prevention knowledge; sudden illness recognition; respond/administer emergency techniques; social responsibility, ethical reasoning, first aid and emergency situations. A special course fee applies.
  

  • HWF-345 Health and Wellness Coaching

    (3 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Health and wellness coaching strategies. Exercise and weight control to promote lifelong behavior change. Communication, assessment and program design necessary for effective goal attainment.  
  

  • HWF-345 Health and Wellness Coaching

    (3 cr.)
  

  • HWF-348 Stress Assessment and Intervention

    (3 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Theory and methods related to stress interpretation, recognition and intervention. Developing skills necessary for identifying stressors and applying appropriate intervention techniques that will lead to a healthy lifestyle. Designing prescription plans for individual and groups.
  

  • HWF-370 Personal and Group Exercise: Theory and Methods

    (3 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Theory and methods related to personal and group fitness. Developing skills necessary for teaching fitness classes in various settings. Designing prescription plans for individuals and groups. Current and past fitness trends.
  

  • HWF-380 Fitness Club Management

    (3 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Managerial and supervisory responsibilities with an emphasis on human resource management, planning, policies, procedures, finances, programming, marketing, and risk management in fitness and wellness related centers. Special course fee may apply.
  

  • HWF-390 Recreational Facilities Management and Leadership

    (3 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Basic methods, concepts, and procedures of planning, programming, budgeting, project management, and operations management. Theories and principles of personal, managerial, and administrative leadership in recreational services; identification of policies, health and emergency procedures, and contingency plans for the operation of recreational leagues and tournaments.
    Prerequisites: Take BUMGT-304  
  

  • HWF-398 Field Experience

    (1 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: Yes
    Work and study in an approved position to gain business/industrial/other experience. Normally entails recurring, supervised work periods. 
    Department Consent
  

  • HWF-405 Wellness Promotion and Programming

    (3 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Workplace and the environment’s influence on health. Strategies for health behavior change. Exploration of health risk and needs assessment. Planning, developing, evaluating and managing wellness programs.
  

  • HWF-410 Kinesiological Biomechanics

    (3 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Exploration of the principles involved in analyzing human movement.
    No
    Prerequisites: take BIO 234  , HWF 225  , MATH 118   or higher
  

  • HWF-418 Administration of Strength Training and Conditioning

    (4 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Exercise science and its application to program design, implementation, and evaluations. Preparation for the National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA) and the Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS) examinations.
    Prerequisites: take BIO-234  
  

  • HWF-449 Cooperative Education Experience

    (1-8 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: Yes
    Work and study in an approved position to gain business/industrial/other experience. Normally entails recurring, supervised work periods, each one building and expanding on the previous.
    Department Consent
  

  • HWF-498 Field Experience

    (1 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: Yes
    Work and study in an approved position to gain business/industrial/other experience. Normally entails recurring, supervised work periods. 
    Department Consent

History
  

  • HIST-120 Early United States History

    (3 cr.)
    Racial & Ethnic Studies Category B, Arts and Humanities - History
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    U.S. history to 1865: political, economic and social forces that have shaped the nation to close of Civil War.
  

  • HIST-121 Modern United States History

    (3 cr.)
    Racial & Ethnic Studies Category B, Arts and Humanities - History
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    U.S. history since 1865: political, economic and social forces that have shaped the nation since close of Civil War.
  

  • HIST-130 Greeks, Romans and Barbarians: The Uses and Misuses of Our Global Past

    (3 cr.)
    Global Perspective, Arts and Humanities - History, Social Responsibility and Ethical Reasoning
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Cinematic, artistic, literary, and historical representations of Greek, Roman and medieval history. Diverse cultures, ethnicities, languages, and religions that wrote the story of the Mediterranean world.  Comparison of the factual history of these peoples and regions with the misrepresentation in modern media and popular entertainment.
  

  • HIST-131 Landscape of Greek Myth

    (1 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    How Greek myth defined the lived space that lies at the nexus of ideology, imagination, interaction, and place in Ancient Greece. ”Autochthonous” ground of Greek mythology. Mythological representation of nature, human beings, and the divine. How myth helped define the Greek experience. Study abroad travel coordinated via the Office of International Education. 
  

  • HIST-140 Western Civilization

    (3 cr.)
    Arts and Humanities - History
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Survey of Western civilization along the Nile, the Fertile Crescent, through Greece, Rome, the Middle Ages, the Renaissance, and the Reformation.
  

  • HIST-141 Western Civilization

    (3 cr.)
    Arts and Humanities - History
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Survey of Western civilization from Reformation to present.
  

  • HIST-196 Trading Myths: Sailors, Stories and the Cosmos of Greek Myth

    (3 cr.)
    Arts and Humanities - History, Cross-disciplinary Issues
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Interactive course on the History and Anthropology of Greek mythology with lectures filmed live on location in Greece and the greater Mediterranean region.  Students will read seminal texts from the Near-Eastern and Classical mythological tradition and investigate the archaeological sites and geography from which these myths emerged.
  

  • HIST-199 Independent Study

    (1-3 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: Yes
    Department Consent
  

  • HIST-210 Modern World History

    (3 cr.)
    Global Perspective, Arts and Humanities - History
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Analysis of modern world history from the perspective of global actors and cultures that have experienced profound changes during the past 500 years. Formulation of ideas and positions on questions of change. Development of critical arguments on topics that include technology, globalization, colonialism, capitalism, wealth, poverty, war, conflict, peace, and diversity.
  

  • HIST-230 Sexualities in Historical and Social Perspective

    (3 cr.)
    Racial & Ethnic Studies Category B, Cross-disciplinary Issues
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Sociology and history of sexual identities and categories and their uses to justify public policy; the normative and institutional context of how power is exercised in relation to sexuality, especially the stratification of society based on sexuality. Contemporary controversies such as gay marriage and other civil rights issues.
  

  • HIST-249 Cooperative Education Experience

    1-(8 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: Yes
    Work and study in an approved position to gain business/industrial/other experience. Normally entails recurring, supervised work periods, each one building and expanding on the previous.
    Department Consent
  

  • HIST-290 Words, Images, Sounds and the Projection of Global Culture

    (3 cr.)
    History, Contemporary Issues
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Ways in which traditional historical and anthropological formats have been impacted by new forms of visual media. An appreciation of new techniques in historical and anthropological analysis and practical experience in multimedia presentations of important global questions.
  

  • HIST-296 Filming Capitalism and Culture in Modern Greece

    (3 cr.)
    Global Perspective, Arts and Humanities - History, Cross-disciplinary Issues
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Study abroad program in Greece. Introduction to the history, theory, and practice of visually documenting the effects of capitalism and tourism on traditional cosmopolitan outlooks in Greek society. Visual analysis to document how capitalism and tourism displace traditional Greek values, such as philoxenia and philotimo, in contemporary interactions between Greeks and foreign travelers.
  

  • HIST-296 U.S. Labor History in a Global Context

    (3 cr.)
    Arts and Humanities - History, Racial & Ethnic Studies Category A, Global Perspective
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Evolution of the meanings of “work” and types of U.S. labor systems, especially in terms of race/ethnicity; the clash of democracy and capitalism, free and unfree labor; the rise of communes, unions, the managerial class, and the needs for immigrant labor. Comparisons to current conditions in China.
    Prerequisite: Study Abroad in China
  

  • HIST-296 Women and Gender in Europe: 1750 To Present

    (3 cr.)
    Global Perspective, Arts and Humanities - History
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    History of women and gender ideas in Western Europe and the changing status of women in European society. Using writings by and about women, explore how women’s identities were shaped and how they sought to gain greater access to political, social, and economic equality.
  

  • HIST-296C Women’s History: Comparative U.S. and the U.K.

    (3 cr.)
    Arts and Humanities - History
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Provides essential understanding of U.S. women’s history from 1900-1950 in comparison to women of the United Kingdom. Special focus on economics, social, cultural and political development. Offered only through the Wisconsin in Scotland program.
    Department Consent
  

  • HIST-299 Independent Study

    (1-3 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: Yes
    Department Consent
  

  • HIST-311 Women and War: A Global Perspective in the Modern Era

    (3 cr.)
    Arts and Humanities - History
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Examines the lives and roles of women in conflicts from 1789 to the present during wars in Europe, Africa, Asia, and Latin America with minor focus on the United States.
  

  • HIST-321 United States Women’s History

    (3 cr.)
    Racial & Ethnic Studies Category A, Arts and Humanities - History
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Political, economic, and social contributions of women to United States history. Examination of the historical interaction of ethnicity, class, and sexual orientation with gender. Strong focus on the changes in gender expectations and the historical creation of stereotypes and inequality.
  

  • HIST-322 African-American History

    (3 cr.)
    Racial & Ethnic Studies Category A, Arts and Humanities - History
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Social, cultural, economic and political history of African-Americans, with special focus on the United States.
  

  • HIST-323 American Immigration and Ethnic History

    (3 cr.)
    Racial & Ethnic Studies Category A, Arts and Humanities - History
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    American immigration and ethnic history from the nation’s colonial roots to the present. Conceptualization of immigration and ethnicity in historical perspective; the immigration experience; interaction with and responses of the established native populations to the arrival of diverse others; continuing issues of immigration and ethnicity in a historical perspective.
    Must be Junior level or higher
  

  • HIST-330 History of World War II

    (3 cr.)
    Arts and Humanities - History
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Causes, conduct and effects of World War II.
  

  • HIST-335 World War II: An Ethnic and Global History

    (3 cr.)
    Racial & Ethnic Studies Category B, Arts and Humanities - History
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Examine World War II through exploration of ethnicity and race both in the United States and abroad.
    Must be Sophomore level or higher
  

  • HIST-340 Constructed Identities: History of Race, Ethnicities and Mixed-Race Peoples

    (3 cr.)
    Racial & Ethnic Studies Category A, Arts and Humanities - History, Social Responsibility and Ethical Reasoning
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Examination and analyzes the history of mixed-race and multi-ethnic identities and categories in what becomes the United States with comparisons to other American nations. First Nations, Hispanic, African-American, and Asian-American peoples from pre-contact through present day, especially the policing of identities and categories and the mediation of “authentic” identity in a raced and gendered historical context.
    Must be Sophomore level or higher
  

  • HIST-347 Introduction To British Civilization

    (3 cr.)
    Arts and Humanities - History
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    British society, culture, economy and politics in the modern period since 1850.  Offered only at the Wisconsin in Scotland (WIS) Center.
  

  • HIST-349 Cooperative Education Experience

    1-(8 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: Yes
    Work and study in an approved position to gain business/industrial/other experience. Normally entails recurring, supervised work periods, each one building and expanding on the previous.
    Department Consent
  

  • HIST-350 History of the Vietnam War

    (3 cr.)
    Arts and Humanities - History
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    American role in the Vietnam War, particularly goals, objectives and dilemmas faced by American policymakers; roles and contributions of American men and women in the military and in civilian society; development and impact of the anti-war movement; and long-term consequences of the war on American culture and society.
  

  • HIST-360 Asian History

    (3 cr.)
    Arts and Humanities - History
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Survey of political, social, religious and economic history of Asia, India, China, Japan and the Philippines in modern world.
  

  • HIST-377 History of Ideas in the Age of Technology

    (3 cr.)
    Global Perspective, Arts and Humanities - History, Social Responsibility and Ethical Reasoning
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Survey of the important twentieth-century thinkers in film, literature, psychology, physics, statistics and philosophy who have assessed the impact of technology on individuality, creativity and potential for ethical engagement around the globe.
  

  • HIST-380 Latin American History

    (3 cr.)
    Arts and Humanities - History
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Political, social and economic history of Middle and South America, pre-Columbian to present.
  

  • HIST-389 The Age of Revolutions

    (3 cr.)
    Global Perspective, Arts and Humanities - History
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Explores the revolutionary movements that the spread across the Atlantic World from the 1770s to the early 1800s, a period some have called the “Age of Revolutions.  Examines the American Revolution, the French Revolution, and the Haitian Revolution from a comparative perspective.   
 

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