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  • 3.00 Credits

    American participation in world conflict set against a domestic background of agrarian protest and urban progressivism and a political, economic, and social analysis of the dislocations of the 1920s, the Great Depression, the New Deal, and American participation in World War II. (Fall - Odd Years) [Graded (Standard Letter)] Registration Restriction(s): None
  • 3.00 Credits

    A political, economic, and social analysis of the post-World War II years. The continuing issues of the post-war decades are examined in the light of growing American responsibilities. (Fall) [Graded (Standard Letter)] Registration Restriction(s): None
  • 3.00 Credits

    Students will explore how people in early America constructed notions of masculinity and femininity and how those ideas about gender shaped the lives of men and women from 1607 to 1865. (As Needed) [Graded (Standard Letter)] Registration Restriction(s): None
  • 3.00 Credits

    This course seeks to understand the historical origins of the modern, media-dominated culture of the United States. Topics covered include invention of the printing press, pamphlets of the American Revolution, Abolitionist newspapers, Yellow Journalism, political cartooning, muckrakers, war correspondents, the Civil Rights Movement, the Vietnam War, Watergate, and the Digital Revolution. (Spring) [Graded (Standard Letter)] Prerequisite(s): HIST 1700 - Prerequisite Min. Grade: D- Registration Restriction(s): None Equivalent Course(s): COMM 4770 Prerequisite:    HIST 1700
  • 3.00 Credits

    Students will explore how people in 19th and 20th century America constructed notions of masculinity and femininity and how those ideas about gender shaped the lives of men and women from 1865 to the present. (Fall [As Needed], Spring [As Needed]) [Graded (Standard Letter)] Registration Restriction(s): None
  • 1.00 - 3.00 Credits

    A one-on-one directed readings class with a chosen professor on a topic of mutual interest not currently covered in the existing course offerings. Course Outcomes: to help students learn how to generate high quality research ideas, draft research proposals, conduct primary and secondary source research, write analytical research papers, and participate in seminar style discussions. (As Needed) [Pass/Fail] Repeatable for Add?l Credit? Yes - Total Credits: 12 Registration Restriction(s): None
  • 1.00 - 9.00 Credits

    Practical experience in history. No more than six (6) credit hours will be applied to one?s major, three (3) to a minor; remaining credit hours will be counted as elective hours outside the major or minor. (As Needed) [Pass/Fail] Repeatable for Add?l Credit? Yes - Total Credits: 9 Registration Restriction(s): None
  • 3.00 Credits

    An examination of the theory and practice of research and writing history, including formulation of hypotheses, research proposal development, resources, bibliography, and completing a project of original, scholarly research with an emphasis on the Americas or Eurasia that is subjected to the evaluation of other members of the class. (Fall, Spring, Summer) [Graded (Standard Letter)] Prerequisite(s): Minimum of 12 credits of upper-division HIST courses Registration Restriction(s): Senior standing required
  • 3.00 Credits

    This course introduces graduate students to the history and challenges of creating and maintaining the places and programs that make up the U.S. national park system. Students will learn about the variety of resources, values, viewpoints, and ideas that are represented in the more than 400 units of the national park system, which stretches from Guam to Maine and Alaska to the Virgin Islands. The role of the federal agency in charge of the parks, the National Park Service (NPS), will be explored, including its work in community recreation and historic preservation. The course emphasizes the unprecedented challenges the national parks faced during the early years, the role of tourism, and the need to make the parks relevant to an ever-more-diverse society. (Fall [As Needed]) [Graded (Standard Letter)] Registration Restriction(s): Graduate student standing required or admission into the Bridge Program Equivalent Course(s): HIST 3820
  • 1.00 Credits

    Students will be introduced to and explore the fundamental skillsets required to succeed as students at Southern Utah University and in the SUU Honors Program by developing an understanding of the complete student experience at college and the interdisciplinary nature of an Honors education. The class will emphasize seminar-style discussions and teamwork, develop students? critical thinking and problem-solving skills, and explore issues related to holistic student health and wellbeing. This one-credit seminar course is required of all new Honors students. (Fall, Spring) [Pass/Fail] Registration Restriction(s): Acceptance into Honors Program; Intensive English Program majors may not enroll