History

HIST 1301 - United States History I

(3:3:0) A survey of the social, political, economic, cultural, and intellectualhistory of the United States from the pre-Columbian era to the Civil War/Reconstruction period.  United States History I includes the study of pre-Columbian, colonial, revolutionary, early national, slavery and sectionalism, and the Civil War/Reconstruction eras.  Themes that may be addressed in United States History I include:  American settlement and diversity, American culture, religion, civil and human rights, technological change, economic change, immigration and migration, and creation of the federal government.

Semester Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0

Note: This course satisfies a 060 American History Core Curriculum requirement.

 

HIST 1302 - United States History II

(3:3:0) A survey of the social, political, economic, cultural, and intellectual history of the United States from the Civil War/Reconstruction era to the present.  United States History II examines industrialization, immigration, world wars, the Great Depression, Cold War and post-Cold War eras.  Themes that may be addressed in United States HistoryII include:  American culture, religion, civil and human rights, technological change, economic change, immigration and migration, urbanization and suburbanization, the expansion of the federal government, and the study of U.S. foreign policy.

Semester Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0

Note: This course satisfies a 060 American History Core Curriculum requirement.

 

HIST 2301 - Texas History

(3:3:0) A survey of the political, social, economic, cultural, and intellectual history of Texas from the pre-Columbian era to the present. Themes that may be addressed in Texas History include: Spanish colonization and Spanish Texas, Mexican Texas, the Republic of Texas, statehood and secession, oil, industrialization, and urbanization, civil rights, and modern Texas.

Semester Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0

Note: This course satisfies a 060 American History Core Curriculum requirement.

 

HIST 2327 - Mexican American History I

(3:3:0) This course is a survey of the economic, social, political, intellectual, and cultural history of Mexican Americans/Chicanx. Periods include early indigenous societies, conflict and conquest, early European colonization and empires, New Spain, early revolutionary period, Mexican independence and nation building, United States expansion to the United States-Mexico War Era. Themes to be addressed are mestizaje and racial formation in the early empire, rise and fall of native and African slavery, relationship to early global economies, development of New Spain’s/Mexico’s northern frontier, gender and power, missions, resistance and rebellion, emergence of Mexican identities, California mission secularization, Texas independence, United States’ wars with Mexico, and the making of borders and borderlands.

Semester Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0

Note: This course satisfies a 060 American History Core Curriculum requirement.

 

HIST 2328 - Mexican American History II

(3:3:0) This course is a survey of the economic, social, political, intellectual, and cultural history of Mexican Americans/Chicanx. Periods include the United States-Mexico War Era, incorporation of Northern Mexico into the United States, Porfirian Mexico and the 19th century American West, 1910 Mexican Revolution and Progressive Era, the Great Depression and New Deal, World War II and the Cold War, Civil Rights Era, Conservative Ascendancy, the age of NAFTA, and turn-of-the-21st century developments. Themes to be addressed are the making of borders and borderlands, impact of Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, gender and power, migration and national identities, citizenship and expulsion, 19th century activism and displacement, industrialization and the making of a transnational Mexican working class, urbanization and community formation, emergence of a Mexican American Generation, war and citizenship, organized advocacy and activism, Chicano Movement, changing identifications and identities, trade and terrorism. 

Semester Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0

Note: This course satisfies a 060 American History Core Curriculum requirement.

 

HIST 2381 - African American History I

(3:3:0) This course is a survey of the social, political, economic, cultural, and intellectual history of people of African descent in the formation and development of the United States to the Civil War/Reconstruction period. African American History I includes the study of African origins and legacy, trans-Atlantic slave trade, and the experiences of African Americans during Colonial, Revolutionary, Early National, Antebellum, and the Civil War/Reconstruction Eras. This course will enable students to understand African American history as an integral part of U.S. history

Semester Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0

Note: This course satisfies a 060 American History Core Curriculum requirement.

 

HIST 2382 - African American History II

(3:3:0) This course is a survey of the social, political, economic, cultural, and intellectual history of people of African descent in the United States from the Civil War/Reconstruction period to the present. African American History II examines segregation, disenfranchisement, civil rights, migrations, industrialization, world wars, the Harlem Renaissance and the conditions of African Americans in the Great Depression, Cold War, and post-Cold War eras. This course will enable students to understand African American history as an integral part of U.S. history.

Semester Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0

Note: This course satisfies a 060 American History Core Curriculum requirement.

 

Government

GOVT 2305 - Federal Government

(3:3:0) Origin and development of the U.S. Constitution, structure and powers of the national government including the legislative, executive, and judicial branches, federalism, political participation, the national election process, public policy, civil liberties and civil rights.

Semester Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0

Note:  This course satisfies a 070 Government/Political Science Core Curriculum requirement.

 

GOVT 2306 - Texas Government

(3:3:0) Origin and development of the Texas constitution, structure and powers of state and local government, federalism and inter-governmental relations, political participation, the election process, public policy, and the political culture of Texas.

Semester Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0

Note: This course satisfies a Government/Political Science Core Curriculum requirement.  This course satisfies the Legislative requirements for teacher certification.

 

Geography

GEOG 1301 - Physical Geography

(3:3:0) This course introduces students to the processes that drive Earth’s physical systems.  Students will explore the relationships among these physical systems, with emphasis on weather and climate, water, ecosystems, geologic processes and land form development, and human interactions with the physical environment. 

Semester Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0

 

GEOG 1302 - Human Geography

(3:3:0) Introduction to the concepts which provide a foundation for continued study of geography.  Includes the different elements of natural environment as related to human activities, modes of living, and map concepts.  

Semester Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0

Note:  This course satisfies a 080 Social and Behavioral Sciences Core Curriculum requirement.

 

GEOG 1303 - World Regional Geography

 (3:3:0) Study of major world regions with emphasis on prevailing conditions and developments, including emerging conditions and trends, and the awareness of diversity of ideas and practices to be found in those regions.  Course content may include one or more regions.

Semester Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0

Note: Course content may include one or more regions.  This course satisfies a 080 Social and Behavioral Sciences Core Curriculum requirement.