Southeast Missouri State University

Undergraduate Bulletin 2006-2007, Chapter Eight: Course Listings

HISTORY, WORLD (WH)

WH 101. Early European Civilization. Survey of the history of Early European Civilization from its ancient beginnings to the post-Columbian era. (University Studies course) (3)

WH 103. Modern European Civilization. A survey of the history of European civilization from its inception in the Middle Ages to the contemporary period. (University Studies course) (3)

WH 200. Topics in World History. Study of selected topics in world history. (1)

WH 400. Topics in World History. Study of selected topics in world history. (1-3)

WH 410. Age of Greece. Survey of ancient Greece from the Bronze Age through the period of Alexander the Great. (3)

WH 424. History of South America. National period, beginning with independence movement of the early Nineteenth Century. Post-independence problems of the new republics, emphasizing Argentina, Brazil and Chile. (3)

WH 430. History of China and Japan. Study of the history and culture of China and Japan, with special emphasis on Western influence on those nations. (3)

WH 440. Modern Middle East. Investigation of the political, economic, social, religious, and cultural developments of the Middle East from Napoleon's invasion of Egypt in 1798 to the present. (3)

WH 520. Latin American Colonial History. Survey of the Iberian and Indian background to the voyages of discovery European conquest; establishment of imperial institutions, Bourbon reforms of the eighteenth century and the origins of independence. (3)

WH 524. History of Mexico. Examination of modern Mexico from the wars of independence to the present with emphasis upon Santa Anna, Juarez, Maximillian, Porfirio Diaz, and the Mexican Republic. (3)

WH 550. The Atlantic World. The political, social, economic and cultural history of the Atlantic world from 1492 to 1830. (3)

See University Studies (UI) listings for descriptions of:

UI 300. Drugs and Behavior. (3)

UI 304. The History and Culture of West Africa. (3)

UI 306. The Film as History and Literature. (3)

UI 312. Perspectives on the Present. (3)

UI 313. The African-American Experience. (3)

UI 320. The Modern Presidency. (3)

UI 414. The American Temper: Ideas in Conflict. (3)

UI 418. The European Mind. (3)

UI 446. Civil Rights Movement. (3)

UI 448. American Revolutionary Experience. (3)

UI 503. Age of Alexander the Great. (3)