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212 Minne Hall, 457-5400
Chairperson: Marianna Byman
Graduate Faculty: M. Byman, S. Byman, Campbell, Henderson, Hohenstein, Hyman, Lindaman, Lungerhausen, Schmidt, Tolvaisas

Marianna Byman, Professor, History; B.A., Baylor University; M.S., Winona State University; D.A., University of North Dakota; 1988-
Seymour Byman, Professor, History; B.A., University of Illinois; M.A., Roosevelt University; Ph.D., Northwestern University, 1970-
John Campbell, Professor, History; B.A., Wesleyan University; M.A., Ph.D., University of Minnesota, Twin Cities; 1996-
Peter V.N. Henderson, Professor, History; B.A., J.D., Vanderbilt University; M.A., Ph.D., University of Nebraska-Lincoln; 1989-
Kurt Hohenstein, Assistant Professor, History; B.A., J.D., M.A., University of Nebraska; Ph.D., University of Virginia, 2005-
Colette Hyman, Professor, History; B.A., Brown University; M.A., Ph.D., University of Minnesota, Twin Cities; 1990-
Matthew Lindaman, Associate Professor, History; B.A., M.A., University of Northern Iowa; Ph.D., University of Kansas, 2002-
Matthew Lungerhausen, Assistant Professor, History; B.A., University of California, Santa Cruz; M.A., Binghamton University SUNY; Ph.D.,
 University of Minnesota, 2004-
Gregory G. Schmidt, Professor, History; B.A., M.A., Ph.D., University of Illinois, Urbana; 1984-
Tomas Tolvaisas, Assistant Professor, History; B.A., Wake Forest University; M.A., Purdue University; Ph.D., Rutgers University, 2007-

COURSE DESCRIPTIONS
 501/401 Ancient Rome - 3 S.H.
The rise of Rome from a small republic to empire, the decline and fall of the empire. The Roman contribution to western civilization. Prerequisite: HIST 120 or instructor’s permission. Grade only.
 503/403 Middle Ages - 3 S.H.
The decline of the Roman Empire, the Germanic kingdoms, the early Christian Church, the development of feudalism and manorialism, the economic recovery of Europe, civilization of the High Middle Ages, rise of the national monarchies. Prerequisite: HIST 120 or instructor’s permission. Grade only.
 508/408 Renaissance - 3 S.H.
The rise of commerce, development of the national monarchies, growth of the Italian city/states, secularization of society, humanism and art in Italy and in Northern Europe, new scientific discoveries, and expansion of Europe. Prerequisites: HIST 120 and HIST 121 or instructor’s permission. Grade only.
 509/409 Reformation - 3 S.H.
A study of the religious background of sixteenth century Europe. The rise of Lutherism, Calvinism, Anabaptism, and Anglicanism. The Catholic Counter-Reformation. Prerequisite: HIST 120 and HIST 121 or instructor’s permission. Grade only.
 517/417 Hitler and Nazi Germany- 3 S.H.
Emphasis will be given to the factors, which led to Nazism, the personality of Hitler, his drive for world domination and failure, and the Nuremburg trials. Prerequisite: HIST 122 or instructor’s permission. Grade only.
 521/421 Tudor and Stuart England (14171714) - 3 S.H.
The transition from medieval to modern England, the Reformation, the Age of Elizabeth, and the constitutional and social conflicts of the seventeenth century. Prerequisite: HIST 121 or instructor’s permission. Grade only.
 523/423 Twentieth Century England - 3 S.H.
England in the 20th Century from the height of imperial power and World War I to a Socialist government, Cold War and the rise of late 20th century conservatism. Offered as needed. Grade only.
 534/434 Soviet Russia (1905-Present) - 3 S.H.
The history of the Soviet Union and Russia during the 20th century. Topics include the 1905 and 1917 Revolutions, the development of the Soviet command economy, Stalin’s political purges and cultural revolution, World War II, and the Cold War. The course will also discuss the collapse of Soviet Communism and the Yeltsin era. Prerequisites: HIST 122 and HIST 151 or instructor’s permission. Grade only.

 561/461 Latin American Social Revolution - 3 S.H.
An analysis of Latin America’s major revolutionary movements of the twentieth century and their differing ideologies. Special emphasis on revolutionary movements in Mexico, Bolivia, Cuba, and Central America. Grade only.
 569/469 History of Brazil - 3 S.H.
Brazilian history from discovery until the present. The course emphasizes Portuguese exploration and colonization, the development of slavery and its abolition, and Brazil’s experience with industrialization and world power status. Grade only.
 577/477 The Age of Jackson - 3 S.H.
Traces the political, social, intellectual, and cultural development of the United States from the 1820s through the 1840s. Topics include Jacksonian politics, Manifest Destiny and the Mexican War, Northern society, the South and slavery, antebellum reform movements, and Romanticism. Prerequisite: HIST 150. Grade only.
 579/479 The Civil War and Reconstruction -3 S.H.
Explores the culture and society of antebellum America, the origins of the war, the political and military development of the war. The course will then explore Reconstruction of the Southern political, social and economic orders and the Southern counterrevolution of the 1870’s. Prerequisite: HIST 150 or instructor’s permission. Grade only.
 581/481 American Westward Expansion - 3 S.H.
Examines the historical West versus the mythical West. Compares stereotypes and popular images of the West and its inhabitants to the cultural, political and social diversity of the American West. Traces the development of Western history from first contact to the present. Prerequisites: HIST 150 and HIST 151 or instructor’s permission. Grade only.
 583/483 The Progressive Era and the “New Era” Twenties (1901-1929) - 3 S.H. Consideration will be given to the cultural and economic crisis of the 1890’s, the progressive impulse, varieties of progressive reform, progressive foreign policy and World War I, postwar adjustment problems and select phenomena of the Twenties. The course will conclude with study of Herbert Hoover’s economic and political vision. Prerequisite: HIST 151 or instructor’s permission. Grade only.
 584/484 Depression, New Deal and War (1929-1945) - 3 S.H.
The Depression of 1929 with emphasis on the economic, social, and psychological causes and consequences, the New Deal revolution, and the role of the United States in World War II. Prerequisite: HIST 151 or instructor’s permission. Grade only.
 585/485 Contemporary America 1945-Present - 3 S.H.
The course explores the causes and consequences of the Cold War, U.S. involvement in the Korean War, and selected postwar problems in foreign policy, mass society, and social alienation. It also explores the reforms and social movements of the Great Society era and the development of contemporary conservatism and consumer-oriented neoliberalism. Prerequisite: HIST 151 or instructor’s permission. Grade only.
 586/486 American Intellectual and Cultural History - 3 S.H.
The course focuses on the development of basic concepts in American political, religious, philosophical, scientific, and social thought, and on their impact on American culture from the colonial period to the present. Prerequisite: HIST 150 or HIST 151 or instructor’s permission. Grade only.
 588/488 American Constitutional History - 3 S.H.
A study of the origins, growth, and development of the United States Constitution in the context of American social and political history. Prerequisite: History 150 or 151 or instructor’s permission. Grade only.

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