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2019-2020 Catalog 
    
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Course Descriptions


 
  
  • HIM 2861 - (2nd Year) Professional Practice Experiences

    Credits: (2)
    Typically taught:
    Fall [Full Sem]
    Spring [Full Sem]


    Student’s final experience in the health care setting. Skills and learning from the classroom and laboratory are reinforced and practiced. The student observes in other health care settings. Projects assigned give the student expertise in technical functions, e.g., diagnostic and procedure coding systems. Prerequisite: HIM 2000 .
  
  • HIM 2862 - Professional Practice Management

    Credits: (2)
    Typically taught:
    Fall [Full Sem Online]
    Spring [Full Sem Online]


    Student’s final experience in the health care setting. Skills and learning from the classroom and laboratory are reinforced and practiced.  Projects assigned give the student expertise in technical functions. Prerequisite: HIM 2000 .
  
  • HIM 2863 - Professional Practice Experience in Coding

    Credits: (1)
    Typically taught:
    Fall [Online]
    Spring [Online]
    Summer [Online]


    Student’s final experience in the coding setting. Skills and learning from the classroom and laboratory are reinforced and practiced in a simulated setting. Prerequisite: HIM 2300 .
  
  • HIM 3000 - Health Informatics

    Credits: (3)
    Typically taught:
    Fall [Online]
    Spring [Full Sem]
    Summer [Online]


    A survey of the clinical, research, and administrative applications of computers in the health care industry from which health care information is currently derived. The role of this technology and of the data collected in accomplishing the objectives and procedures of the principle functional areas in health care organizations is emphasized as are the interrelationships of the organizational units with respect to data acquisition, storage, analysis, retrieval, and use.
  
  • HIM 3200 - Epidemiology and Biostatistics

    Credits: (3)
    Typically taught:
    Fall [Full Sem]
    Spring [Full Sem]
    Summer [Online]


    The goals and objectives of epidemiology, its policy and procedure, and its foundation and support in health care information are the focus of this course. Investigation of an epidemic, measures of mortality, incidence and prevalence, measures of risk, biological variability, probability, screening, sampling, statistical significance, correlation, multiple regression, retrospective and prospective studies, and survival analysis are discussed. Advanced techniques for the statistical analysis of institutional case-mix and quality improvement data are presented. Prerequisite: Must meet WSU Quantitative Literacy requirement.
  
  • HIM 3210 - Advanced Epidemiology & Population Health

    Credits: (3)
    Typically taught:
    Fall [Full Sem]
    Spring [Full Sem]


    This course provides an advanced, in-depth, exploration of epidemiology, public health, and global population health.  The history, philosophy, core values, concepts, and functions of public health will be discussed at the local, national, and international levels.  The concepts and methods needed to track and analyze disease trends will be applied.  Students will be able to identify and describe upstream determinants of health including the socioeconomic, behavioral, biological, environmental, and other factors that affect human health and contribute to health disparities.  At the conclusion of the course, students will be able to identify public health issues, design a basic intervention, and formulate appropriate internal and external public health communications. Prerequisite: HIM 3200 - Epidemiology and Biostatistics .
  
  • HIM 3300 - Introduction to Quality Improvement in Health Care

    Credits: (3)
    Typically taught:
    Fall [Full Sem]
    Spring [Online]
    Summer [Online]


    Quality assessment, disease processes, risk management, and utilization review systems are presented to the student with an emphasis upon integration. TQM/CQI processes are examined and practiced.
  
  • HIM 3400 - Health Care Networks and Databases

    Credits: (3)
    Typically taught:
    Fall [Online]

    A comprehensive introduction to health care application development, including local and wide area networks, the internet and intranets, database structure, database tools, data management, and information management.
  
  • HIM 3450 - Health Care Systems Analysis and Design

    Credits: (3)
    Typically taught:
    Spring [Online]

    A comprehensive introduction to the planning, design, and construction of health care information systems, using the systems development life cycle and other appropriate design tools.
  
  • HIM 3500 - Biomedical Research Support

    Credits: (2)
    Typically taught:
    Fall [Online]

    Design concepts and information systems used in biomedical research and investigation by drug companies, genetic engineering firms, academic institutions, and individual researchers and the support of same by health information professionals are discussed. The major national research policy-making bodies (NIH, NCHS, CDC) and their research protocols are reviewed. The student also learns what techniques and resources facilitate biomedical literature searches and how to assist a researcher in the pursuit of published information. An overview of the development, structure, and management of a health care institutional medical library is presented.
  
  • HIM 3550 - Health Care Data Analytics

    Credits: (3)
    Typically taught:
    Fall [Full Sem]
    Spring [Full Sem Online]


    An in depth exploration of healthcare data analytics.  Application of data analytic methodologies to improve decision making, performance, healthcare quality and strategic planning will be presented and practiced.  Students will become familiar with internal and external data sources in healthcare and will be able: extract data from the data source; evaluate the quality of the data; perform basic data analytics; interpret analysis; present information in a final report. Prerequisite/Co-requisite: HIM 3200 - Epidemiology and Biostatistics .
  
  • HIM 3600 - Advanced Diagnosis and Procedure Coding

    Credits: (3)
    Typically taught:
    Fall [online]
    Spring [online]
    Summer [online]


    This is an advanced coding course designed for students with previous medical coding experience or previous medical coding courses. This course explores the more complex areas of ICD-10-CM, ICD-10-PCS, and CPT coding in hospital, outpatient, and physician based settings. Students will apply coding principles and guidelines related to complex diagnoses and procedures. Coding from actual patient records is emphasized. The use of coding references and coding software is integrated into the course. Prerequisite: HIM 2300 , HIM 2320 , HIM 2410  or instructor approval.
  
  • HIM 3610 - Advanced Principles of Revenue Cycle Management

    Credits: (3)
    Typically taught:
    Fall [online]
    Spring [online]
    Summer [online]


    Elements of the revenue cycle are reviewed. Principles of revenue cycle management are examined including: scope and management of clinical coded data, process improvement and data quality, compliance, internal and external auditing, reporting, case-mix management, and changes in revenue cycle management. Prerequisite: HIM 2330  or instructor approval.
  
  • HIM 3620 - Principles of Clinical Documentation Improvement

    Credits: (3)
    Typically taught:
    Fall [online]
    Spring [online]
    Summer [online]


    Clinical documentation is the foundation of every patient health record.  This course addresses the fundamentals of clinical documentation—assessing the current quality of health record documentation, development of a CDI program and process.  How clinical documentation improvement impacts the revenue cycle of a healthcare organization will be reviewed. Prerequisite/Co-requisite: Prerequisites/Corequisites: HIM 2300 , HIM 2320 , and HIM 2410  or instructor approval.
  
  • HIM 4100 - Health Information Services Management

    Credits: (3)
    Typically taught:
    Spring [Online]

    Management issues of health information services departments are discussed and worked through with reference to planning information services, organizing work force, procedures, and resources, staffing work units with qualified personnel, influencing information services teams performance, controlling/evaluating health information services performance and products, and resolving organizational conflict involving information issues. Background is developed to facilitate evaluation of a vended system’s ability to meet health care information applications, objectives and procedural requirements. “Entrepreneurial” skill is developed to lead organizations in finding solutions to their information management problems.
  
  • HIM 4990 - Baccalaureate Thesis and Presentation

    Credits: (3)
    Typically taught:
    Fall [Full Sem]
    Spring [Full Sem]
    Summer [Full Sem]


    Senior health information management students complete a research project and thesis in partial fulfillment of program requirements. By the completion of the course, the senior student will be able to specify a thesis topic, specify individual thesis learning objectives, specify individual thesis learning activities, develop a thesis project time-line, implement the thesis project, write the thesis, and present it to the Health Information Management faculty and students. Topics are chosen by the student but require approval by the Program Coordinator. Prerequisite: HIM 3500 .
  
  • HIM 5000 - Clinical Foundations in HIM

    Credits: (3)
    A foundation in the language of medicine, pathophysiology and pharmacology will be discussed and developed.
  
  • HIM 5010 - Health Data Management

    Credits: (3)
    This course prepares students to manage and create health data elements and data sets; and to develop and maintain organizational policies, procedures and guidelines for management of health information. Compliance with health care information laws, regulations, standards, and preparation for accreditation and licensing processes is discussed and practiced.
  
  • HIM 5020 - Diagnosis and Procedure Coding

    Credits: (3)
    Coding and classification conventions and procedures are developed and practiced. The course will also include auditing of coded data for accuracy.
  
  • HIM 5030 - Clinical Data Management for Quality Care & Revenue Cycle Integrity

    Credits: (3)
    This course prepares the student to collect, analyze, present and organize data to improve quality of patient care and revenue cycle management. The management of clinical data required in reimbursement systems and prospective payment systems in health care delivery are discussed.
  
  • HIM 5040 - Privacy, Security and Confidentiality in Health Care

    Credits: (3)
    This course prepares students to design and implement security measures to safeguard protected health information. The management, access, disclosure and use of PHI to ensure confidentiality is discussed. How to investigate and resolve health care privacy and security issues and problems are introduced.
  
  • HIM 5050 - Health Information Systems & Technology

    Credits: (3)
    A foundation of electronic heath record terminology and the information systems life cycle is explored. The important basis upon which successful EHR implementation must rely - project management, strategic planning, and migrations from the current state are discussed. Skills in selecting, negotiating for, implementing and operating the electronic health record and its corresponding databases are developed. The use of data dictionary, data models, database management and design for electronic health records are introduced.
  
  • HIM 5080 - Health Information Management Issues

    Credits: (3)
    Managing the HIM function including the monitoring of industry trends and organizational needs for change, strategic and operational planning, training or educational activity development, and preparation for accreditation and licensing processes are discussed.
  
  • HIM 5090 - HIM Internship

    Credits: (3)
    Provides opportunities for observation, participation and practical application of health information management skills in the institutional setting.
  
  • HIST 1500 SS - World History to 1500 C.E.

    Credits: (3)
    Typically taught:
    Multiple Sections Each Semester
    Fall [Full Sem, Full Sem Online]
    Spring [Full Sem, Full Sem Online]
    Summer [Full Sem, 1st Blk, 2nd Blk, Full Sem Online]


    Examines the political, social, cultural, economic, religious, scientific, and intellectual influences on the development of world civilizations to 1500 C.E. Emphasis is global, comparative, and multi-cultural.
  
  • HIST 1510 SS/DV - World History from 1500 C.E. to the Present

    Credits: (3)
    Typically taught:
    Multiple Sections Each Semester
    Fall [Full Sem, Full Sem Online]
    Spring [Full Sem, Full Sem Online]
    Summer [Full Sem, 1st Blk, 2nd Blk, Full Sem Online]


    A survey of the political, social, cultural, economic, religious, scientific, and intellectual influences on the development of Asia, Africa, the Americas, and Europe from 1500 to the present.
  
  • HIST 1700 AI - American Civilization

    Credits: (3)
    Typically taught:
    Multiple Sections Each Semester
    Fall [Full Sem, Full Sem Online]
    Spring [Full Sem, Full Sem Online]
    Summer [Full Sem, 1st Blk, 2nd Blk, Full Sem Online]


    An analysis of American civilization that traces social, cultural, economic, and political developments in the United States. May be taken to complete the American Institutions requirement (grade of C or better required).
  
  • HIST 2000 - Introduction to the Craft of History

    Credits: (1)
    Typically taught:
    Fall [Full Sem]
    Spring [Full Sem]


    History 2000 is a one-credit course for newly declared history majors. It is designed to introduce students to different subfields within history; to familiarize them with the standard modes of researching, interpreting, analyzing, and citing historical sources; and to teach them how to build an historical argument. It is a team taught course, calling upon all of the faculty from the History Dept.  Should be taken upon registration as a history major or history teaching major.
  
  • HIST 2700 - History of the United States to 1877

    Credits: (3)
    Typically taught:
    Fall [Full Sem]
    Spring [Full Sem]
    Summer [Full Sem]


    A chronological survey of American history from Native American and European contacts through Reconstruction, 1877. Directed toward History majors, minors, and those planning to teach U.S. history. Students may fulfill the American Institutions requirement by completing this course and HIST 2710  with a grade of C or better.   Students may fulfill the American Institutions requirement by completing this course and HIST 2710  with a grade of C or better.
  
  • HIST 2710 - History of the United States since 1877

    Credits: (3)
    Typically taught:
    Fall [Full Sem, Full Sem Online]
    Spring [Full Sem]
    Summer [Full Sem, Full Sem Online]


    A chronological survey of American history from the Gilded Age, 1877, to the present. Directed toward History majors, minors, and those planning to teach U.S. history. Students may fulfill the American Institutions requirement by completing this course and HIST 2700  with a grade of C or better.
  
  • HIST 2920 - Short Courses, Workshops, and Special Programs

    Credits: (1-6)
    Consult the semester class schedule for current offering under this number. The specific title and credit authorized will appear on the student transcript. No more than 6 hours will count towards a major or minor.
  
  • HIST 3010 - Native American History: 1300 to Present

    Credits: (3)
    Typically taught:
    Fall [Full Sem]
    Spring [Full Sem]
    Summer [Full Sem]


    An introduction to Native American history, stressing the integrity and viability of American Indian societies, dynamic, self-directed cultural changes, and the clashes that occurred with Native American and European contacts. 
  
  • HIST 3030 - African-American History

    Credits: (3)
    Typically taught:
    Spring [Full Sem Online] odd years
    Summer [Full Sem Online]


    African-American history from African origins to the late twentieth century. This course examines the historical experiences and enduring influence of African-Americans on U.S. history.
  
  • HIST 3050 - History of U.S. Latinos

    Credits: (3)
    Typically taught:
    Fall [Full Sem] odd years

    Traces the historical development of the Latin Americans in the U.S. from their Indian, Spanish and African heritage to the present with special emphasis on the Mexican-American, Chicano contributions to American life.
  
  • HIST 3070 - Women in American History: 1600 to Present

    Credits: (3)
    Typically taught:
    Fall [Full Sem, Full Sem Online] Every Other Year

    Examines gender as an organizing principle in United States history from the beginnings of European settlement to the present. Also explores the ways in which race, ethnicity, class, and region have shaped different female experiences.  
  
  • HIST 3090 - American Social History

    Credits: (3)
    Typically taught:
    Fall [Full Sem] Every Other Year

    Explores American society through analyses of the public and private lives of ordinary individuals from colonial times to the present. 
  
  • HIST 3110 - American Ideas and Culture

    Credits: (3)
    Typically taught:
    Spring [Full Sem] odd years

    This course will look at key transformations in American cultural and intellectual history. Subjects will include the history of religion, the changing nature of political ideology, and transformations in who creates and controls entertainment, leisure and literature in American society. The course will use novels, sermons, essays, movies, museums, paintings, and music as tools for understanding American cultural life.
  
  • HIST 3130 - U.S. Urban History

    Credits: (3)
    Typically taught:
    Fall [Full Sem] even years

    Examines themes in social, economic and cultural development of American cities from the colonial era to the present. Key topics will include the process of urbanization and the ways in which various social groups and classes adapt to urban life and society. The course will also examine the transformation of urban neighborhoods and ghettos, social reform movements in the city, and the history of urban planning.
  
  • HIST 3210 - U.S. Constitutional History

    Credits: (3)
    Typically taught:
    Fall [Full Sem]

    The ideas and issues which resulted in the 1787 Constitution. It considers two centuries of America Constitutionalism, focusing on powers and rights, and the role of the Constitution in American culture.
  
  • HIST 3230 - American Foreign Relations

    Credits: (3)
    Typically taught:
    Spring [Full Sem] Every Other Year

    Diplomatic relations and foreign policy of the United States, with particular emphasis in the “American Century” beginning with the imperialist thrust of 1898.
  
  • HIST 3250 - Religion in American History

    Credits: (3)
    Typically taught:
    Fall [Full Sem Online]
    Spring [Full Sem Online]
    Summer [Full Sem Online]


    A history of religion in America from the colonial period (including Native American spirituality) through the early twentieth century. This course will examine religious figures, events, and movements in U.S. history. Particular emphasis will be placed upon the influence of religion in the United States on culture, politics, education, and reform.
  
  • HIST 3270 - American Environmental History

    Credits: (3)
    Typically taught:
    Spring [Full Sem]

    Explores the new scholarship in American environmental history, considering the intellectual and material interaction people have had with the environment of North America, from pre-contact to the present.  
  
  • HIST 3280 - American Military History from 1500 to 1890

    Credits: (3)
    Typically taught:
    Fall [Full Sem] Odd Years

    Significance of military affairs in the context of American political, economic, and social history from the formation of the earliest colonial militias to the pre-World War I preparedness movement. Discusses major wars of this period but also emphasizes such themes as the professionalization of the officer corps, the relationship between war and technology, and civil-military relations.
  
  • HIST 3290 - American Military History from 1890 to the Present

    Credits: (3)
    Typically taught:
    Spring [Full Sem]

    Significance of military affairs in the context of American political, economic, and social history from America’s entry into World War I to the present. Discusses major wars of this period but also emphasizes such themes as the professionalization to the officer corps, the relationship between war and technology, and civil-military relations.
  
  • HIST 3350 - History and Philosophy of Science

    Credits: (3)
    Typically taught:
    Fall [Full Sem]
    Spring [Full Sem]


    The evolution and practice of Western science from origins to contemporary ideas.
  
  • HIST 3400 - Principles of Public History

    Credits: (3)
    Typically taught:
    Spring [Full Sem]

    This course will consider the theoretical background of public history and its disciplines: historic preservation, museum studies, archives and records administration, and documentary editing. Students will survey, research, and analyze the ways in which history is conveyed to a broad public through museums, monuments, sites, films, and other media outside the classroom or scholarly writings. (Replaces HIST 2500.)
  
  • HIST 3500 - Historic Preservation

    Credits: (3)
    Typically taught:
    Fall [Full Sem]

    A study of the historic preservation movement in the United States including the history and evolution of the movement, theoretical origins, current conditions and laws, organizational framework and design philosophies.
  
  • HIST 3550 - Archives: Principles, Practices & Preservation

    Credits: (3)
    Typically taught:
    Fall [Full Sem]
    Spring [Full Sem]


    This course provides an introduction to archival management, in which the students learn how archival institutions obtain, process and manage a variety of archival formats, and how this information is made available to the public generally and to historians in particular.
  
  • HIST 4010 - Colonial America

    Credits: (3)
    Typically taught:
    Fall [Full Sem] odd years

    The colonial origins of the United States to 1763.
  
  • HIST 4020 - Era of the American Revolution: 1763-1800

    Credits: (3)
    Typically taught:
    Spring [Full Sem] even years

    Causes of American Revolution, including the military, diplomatic and social aspects; the formation of the Union under the Articles of Confederation; the Constitution; and the Federalist era.
  
  • HIST 4030 - New Nation: 1800-1840

    Credits: (3)
    Typically taught:
    Fall [Full Sem, 1st Blk (odd years)]

    Emphasizes Jefferson’s Administration, War of 1812, the Era of Good Feelings, and the Age of Jackson, including the growth of political parties, territorial expansion, sectionalism, and social reform.
  
  • HIST 4040 - Era of the Civil War and Reconstruction: 1840-1877

    Credits: (3)
    Typically taught:
    Fall [Full Sem Online]

    Slavery and the causes of the Civil War with attention to the political, economic, social, and military aspects of the conflict, including the period of Reconstruction to 1877.
  
  • HIST 4050 - U.S. in the Gilded Age and Progressive Era: 1877-1919

    Credits: (3)
    Typically taught:
    Fall [Full Sem] odd years

    The transformation of the United States following the Civil War and Reconstruction into a modern urban-industrial superpower by the end of the First World War.
  
  • HIST 4060 - Twentieth-Century United States: 1919-1945

    Credits: (3)
    Typically taught:
    Spring [Full Sem] odd years

    Developments, historical patterns and conflicts which shaped the modern United States in the Twenties, the Great Depression and the Second World War.
  
  • HIST 4070 - Twentieth-Century United States since 1945

    Credits: (3)
    Typically taught:
    Fall [Full Sem Online]
    Summer [Full Sem Online]


    The United States from 1945 to the present, including investigations of the Cold War, the Civil Rights Movement, the affluent society, modern politics, the Vietnam and Watergate crises and contemporary issues.
  
  • HIST 4110 - History of the American West to 1900

    Credits: (3)
    Typically taught:
    Fall [Full Sem]

    Explores the history of the Trans-Mississippi West region of the United States from 1500 to the 1890s. The course considers the varied experiences of its peoples and the myth of the West in American culture.
  
  • HIST 4120 - The American West since 1900

    Credits: (3)
    Typically taught:
    Spring [Full Sem]

    Explores the history of the Trans-Mississippi West Region since 1900, to include analysis of such issues as water use and allocation, population growth, land use, exploitation of resources, conservation, the federal presence, tourism, and threats to the environment.  
  
  • HIST 4130 - History of Utah

    Credits: (3)
    Typically taught:
    Fall [Full Sem]
    Spring [Full Sem]
    Summer [Full Sem]
    [Taught on-line when not offered face-to-face]


    A study of Utah history from its Native American beginnings to the present, emphasizing political, economic, and social developments.  
  
  • HIST 4210 - Ancient History

    Credits: (3)
    Typically taught:
    Spring [Full Sem] odd years

    The ancient Near East and Mediterranean world, including the civilizations of Greece and Rome, from approximately 3500 B.C.E. to 475 C.E. This course examines the origins of civilization and traces the development of culture, emphasizing the religious, political, and intellectual legacy of the ancient world.
  
  • HIST 4220 - History of the Middle Ages 300-1300

    Credits: (3)
    Typically taught:
    Fall [Full Sem] odd years

    A survey of Europe during the Middle Ages emphasizing the religious, political, and cultural institutions shaping this period.
  
  • HIST 4230 - Renaissance and Reformation - Europe: 1300-1660

    Credits: (3)
    Typically taught:
    Spring [Full Sem] even years

    Examines the cultural, religious, political and economic factors that affected Europe from the end of the Middle Ages to the mid-1600s. Special emphasis is given to the Renaissance and Reformation as vital forces at work during the period.
  
  • HIST 4240 - Absolutism, Enlightenment and Revolution - Europe: 1660-1815

    Credits: (3)
    Typically taught:
    Fall [Full Sem] even years

    Examines the political, economic, social, and cultural factors that affected Europe during the period. Special consideration is given to the Enlightenment as a cultural phenomenon and to European-wide revolution and counter-revolution in the late eighteenth century.
  
  • HIST 4250 - Nineteenth-Century Europe

    Credits: (3)
    Typically taught:
    Fall [Full Sem]

    A survey of European history from the fall of Napoleon to the beginning of the First World War. The course will focus on the lingering impact of the political and economic revolutions of the late eighteenth century on the politics, culture, and social development of the nineteenth. Major consideration will be given to liberalism, romanticism, socialism, nationalism, imperialism, industrialization, science, and the rise of mass society.
  
  • HIST 4260 - Twentieth-Century Europe

    Credits: (3)
    Typically taught:
    Spring [Full Sem]

    This overview of European history begins with the First World War and concludes with an assessment of the challenges and opportunities presented to Europe by the current world order. The course will examine the ways in which Europe has been shaped by the rise and fall of totalitarian movements, war, genocide, colonial and post-colonial politics, the Cold War, globalization and the shift to a post-industrial economy.
  
  • HIST 4280 - History of Christianity in Europe

    Credits: (3)
    Typically taught:
    Spring [Full Sem] odd years

    A history of the development and impact of Christianity within Europe through the twentieth century. This course will examine how Christianity affected European society, culture, politics, and science; and how these affected the institutions within Christianity. Particular emphasis will be placed on the early growth of Christianity, medieval changes, the Reformation, and spirituality in the industrial age.
  
  • HIST 4310 - History of Russia to 1917

    Credits: (3)
    Typically taught:
    Fall [Full Sem]

    Russia’s political, economic, social and cultural institutions from pre-history to 1917, emphasizing dynastic leaders, expansion, religion and other significant forces of change. Includes an analysis of both foreign and domestic policies that led to world war and revolution.
  
  • HIST 4320 - Russia since 1917

    Credits: (3)
    Typically taught:
    Spring [Full Sem]

    Analyzes the political, economic, military, diplomatic, social, and ideological problems, crises, and programs from the Russian Revolutions of 1917 to the present.
  
  • HIST 4330 - History of England to 1485

    Credits: (3)
    Typically taught:
    Fall [Full Sem] even years

    A survey of English history to 1485 with special consideration given to England’s cultural, political, economic and social development during the Middle Ages.
  
  • HIST 4335 - Tudor and Stuart England

    Credits: (3)
    Typically taught:
    Fall [Full Sem] odd years

    A survey of English history during the Tudor and Stuart periods (1485-1714). Emphasis will be placed on the social, cultural, political, religious and economic development of England during this period.
  
  • HIST 4340 - History of England since 1714

    Credits: (3)
    Typically taught:
    Spring [Full Sem] even years

    A survey of English history from 1714 to the present. Special emphasis will be given to England’s cultural, political, economic, and social development during the Industrial Revolution, the Victorian era, and the twentieth century.
  
  • HIST 4350 - History of Modern Germany

    Credits: (3)
    Typically taught:
    Spring [Full Sem]

    German social-political, economic and cultural developments from the eighteenth century to the present. Topics include the Prussians, Classicism, Revolution, the Age of Bismarck, industrialism and warfare, and the 20th Century.
  
  • HIST 4370 - History of Modern France 1789-present

    Credits: (3)
    Typically taught:
    Fall [Full Sem]

    Examines the political, social, and cultural history of France from the outbreak of the French Revolution to the present. Attention will focus on political ideologies, religious and philosophical movements, artistic and literary expression, and changes in the social environment. The course will also attend to the impact of France and French culture on the world and to recent challenges presented to French national identity by globalization.
  
  • HIST 4410 - History of Spain and Portugal

    Credits: (3)
    Typically taught:
    Fall [Full Sem] even years

    A survey of the political, economic, social and cultural development of Spain and Portugal from the beginning to the present.
  
  • HIST 4450 - History of Modern Eastern Europe since 1815

    Credits: (3)
    Typically taught:
    Spring [Full Sem]

    Examines the political, economic, and social factors that have shaped the history of this region from 1815 to the present.
  
  • HIST 4500 - Teaching Social Studies in Grades 5-12

    Credits: (3)
    Typically taught:
    Fall [Full Sem]
    Spring [Full Sem]
    Summer [Full Sem]


    Materials and methods of teaching for skill, concept and value development in middle, junior high and senior high school social studies. (Required of all majors in Social Science area).
  
  • HIST 4510 - Twentieth Century World

    Credits: (3)
    Typically taught:
    Fall [Full Sem]
    Spring [Full Sem]


    The political, economic, and social forces of the twentieth century since World War I. Emphasis is placed on global relationships, the rise of mass society, and conflict among cultures in an era of accelerating change.
  
  • HIST 4530 - Far Eastern History

    Credits: (3)
    Typically taught:
    Fall [Full Sem]

    A survey of the political, economic, social and cultural development of China, Japan, and Korea from the pre-modern era to the present, with particular emphasis given to the 19th and 20th centuries.
  
  • HIST 4550 - Southeast Asian History

    Credits: (3)
    Typically taught:
    Spring [Full Sem]

    A survey of the political, economic, social and cultural development of Southeast Asia from the pre-modern era to the present, with particular emphasis given to the 19th and 20th centuries.
  
  • HIST 4590 - Middle Eastern History

    Credits: (3)
    Typically taught:
    Spring [Full Sem] even years

    A survey of the political, economic, social and cultural development of the Middle East from the rise of Islam to the present with particular emphasis on the 19th and 20th centuries.
  
  • HIST 4610 - History of Africa

    Credits: (3)
    Typically taught:
    Spring [Full Sem Online]
    Summer [Full Sem Online]


    Africa from earliest times to the twentieth century, with emphasis on the Sub-Sahara from its ancient kingdoms through the travails of the slave trade, European colonialism, and the independence movement.
  
  • HIST 4630 - History of Ancient and Colonial Latin America

    Credits: (3)
    Typically taught:
    Fall [Full Sem]

    History of ancient Native Latin America through the Spanish and Portuguese takeover and colonization.
  
  • HIST 4650 - Modern Latin America

    Credits: (3)
    Typically taught:
    Spring [Full Sem]

    A survey of the political, economic, social and cultural developments of the Latin American nations to the present.
  
  • HIST 4670 - History of Mexico

    Credits: (3)
    Typically taught:
    Spring [Full Sem] even years

    A survey from ancient Native American times, the colonial experience, and the nation including the U.S. Southwest until 1848.
  
  • HIST 4710 - Special Issues and Topics in American History

    Credits: (3)
    Typically taught:
    Fall [Full Sem]
    Spring [Full Sem]


    When offered will focus on a specific and detailed subject in American History. Students may repeat this course for credit when the topic offered is substantially different than the previous class. May be repeated 3 times with a maximum of 9 credit hours.
  
  • HIST 4720 - Special Issues and Topics in European History

    Credits: (3)
    Typically taught:
    Fall [Full Sem]

    When offered will focus on a specific and detailed subject in European History. Students may repeat this course for credit when the topic offered is substantially different than the previous class. May be repeated 3 times with a maximum of 9 credit hours.
  
  • HIST 4730 - Special Issues and Topics in Global and Comparative History

    Credits: (3)
    Typically taught:
    Fall [Full Sem] odd years

    When offered will focus on a specific and detailed subject in global or comparative history. Students may repeat this course for credit when the topic offered is substantially different than the previous class. May be repeated 3 times with a maximum of 9 credit hours.
  
  • HIST 4810 - Experimental Courses

    Credits: (3)
    Consult the semester class schedule for the current offering under this number. The specific title and credit authorized will appear on the student transcript.
  
  • HIST 4830 - Directed Readings

    Credits: (1-3)
    Typically taught:
    Fall [Full Sem]
    Spring [Full Sem]
    Summer [Full Sem]


    Independent reading under the supervision of a department member on special topics in History. For each hour of credit approximately 1500 pages of material will be read. A written assignment on this material will also be completed. No more than three hours will count towards a major or minor. Prerequisite: Instructor approval.
  
  • HIST 4860 - Internships in Historical Studies

    Credits: (1-6)
    Typically taught:
    Fall [Full Sem]
    Spring [Full Sem]
    Summer [Full Sem]


    Open to all students. Faculty supervised off-campus internships in public history institutions. Each internship is individually established and provides students with practical experience and the opportunity to apply and learn new professional skills. Six hours of internship are required for the Public History Emphasis. No more than six hours will count towards a major or minor. Prerequisite: Junior-class standing and permission of instructor and field supervisor. May be repeated 3 times with a maximum of 9 credit hours.
  
  • HIST 4920 - Short Courses, Workshops, and Special Programs

    Credits: (1-6)
    Consult the semester class schedule for the current offering under this number. The specific title and credit authorized will appear on the student transcript. No more than six hours will count towards a major or minor.
  
  • HIST 4985 - Historical Research and Methods

    Credits: (3)
    Typically taught:
    Fall [Full Sem]
    Spring [Full Sem]
    Summer [Full Sem]


    This course teaches research and writing skills and is designed to prepare History students for History 4990.  Students will learn how to find a research topic, develop a thesis, identify primary sources, cite those sources, and prepare a research proposal.  The course will expose students to models of good historical writing and argumentation which will serve as models for their own writing.
  
  • HIST 4990 - Senior Seminar

    Credits: (3)
    Typically taught:
    Fall [Full Sem]
    Spring [Full Sem]
    Summer [Full Sem]


    A seminar for History majors requiring the completion of an extensive thesis project. Prerequisite: HIST 4985 .
  
  • HIST 6010 - Colonial America

    Credits: (3)
    The colonial origins of the United States to 1763.
  
  • HIST 6020 - The Era of the American Revolution 1763-1800

    Credits: (3)
    Causes of American Revolution, including the military, diplomatic and social aspects; the formation of the Union under the Articles of Confederation; the Constitution; and the Federalist era.
  
  • HIST 6040 - The Era of the Civil War and Reconstruction 1840-1877

    Credits: (3)
    Slavery and the causes of the Civil War with attention to the political, economic, social, and military aspects of the conflict, including the period of Reconstruction to 1877.
  
  • HIST 6130 - History of Utah

    Credits: (3)
    Typically taught:
    Fall [Full Sem]
    Spring [Full Sem]
    Summer [Full Sem]


    A study of Utah history from its Native American beginnings to the present,  emphasizing political, economic and social developments. 
  
  • HIST 6590 - Middle Eastern History

    Credits: (3)
    The Middle East from the rise of Islam to the present with emphasis on the 19th and 20th centuries.
  
  • HIST 6610 - History of Africa

    Credits: (3)
    Typically taught:
    Spring [Full Sem Online]
    Summer [Full Sem Online]


    Africa from earliest times to the twentieth century, with emphasis on the Sub-Sahara from its ancient kingdoms through the travails of the slave trade, European colonialism, and the independence movement.
  
  • HIST 6710 - Reading Seminar in American History

    Credits: (3)
    When offered will focus on a specific subject in American History. It is assumed that these topics would generally be non-repetitive or repeated only infrequently based on the demand for the course and the instructor assigned to it. Students would be assigned readings on various aspects of the topic and respond through discussion in a seminar setting and written work.
  
  • HIST 6720 - Reading Seminar in European History

    Credits: (3)
    When offered will focus on a specific subject in European History. It is assumed that these topics would generally be non-repetitive or repeated only infrequently based on the demand for the course and the instructor assigned to it. Students would be assigned readings on various aspects of the topic and respond through discussion in a seminar setting and written work.
 

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