Focuses on the emergence of organized civilizations around the globe, including the growth of complex civilizations and the rise and decline of major civilizations from the period of 3500 BCE to 1000 CE. (HST 104, 105, 106 can be taken in any order). 3 lecture hrs/wk

Focuses on the world after 1000. Study of the Crusades, Renaissance, Reformation, new political and economic developments in 17th and 18th centuries; commercial and cultural developments in Europe, India, Japan, Africa, the Americas, and China. (HST 104, 105, 106 can be taken in any order). 3 lecture hrs/wk

Focuses on the growth of the modern world, particularly the impact of new forms of government and the emergence of a technological world. Examines political and revolutionary events, nationalism, colonialism, world wars, and significant global events through the early 21st century. (HST 104, 105, 106 can be taken in any order). 3 lecture hrs/wk

Focuses on Pre-Columbian Native American life and civilization; the evolving British colonies in the Colonial Period; the causes, unfolding, and consequences of the American Revolution; and the early national period up to 1840. (HST 201, 202, 203 can be taken in any order). 3 lecture hrs/wk

Focuses on the late Jackson era to 1900, including sectional problems leading to the Civil War, the Civil War, and Reconstruction. Explores how America was reshaped by industrial development, the progressive reform movement, imperial foreign policy, and continued westward expansion. (HST 201, 202, 203 can be taken in any order). 3 lecture hrs/wk

Focuses on America from around 1900 to present. Covers World War I & II, the Great Depression, the Cold War, and American wars in Asia. Explores both the international role of the US since 1945 and the domestic history and politics of the US. (HST 201, 202, 203 can be taken in any order). 3 lecture hrs/wk