2017-2018 Academic Catalog and Student Handbook 
    
    May 23, 2024  
2017-2018 Academic Catalog and Student Handbook [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Course Descriptions


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History

  
  • HST-105 World History I


    Credits: 3
    Contact Hours: Lec 3
    This course is a survey of human societies throughout the world from the first humans through the early Renaissance. Students will study the interaction of geography and technology with human societies, the impact of diverse religions, beliefs and cultures, the transformation of economic systems, and the formation of governments, states and empires.
  
  • HST-106 World History II


    Credits: 3
    Contact Hours: Lec 3
    This course is a survey of the increasing interconnection of human societies throughout the world from the late Renaissance through the 21st century. Students will study the changing worldwide impact of religions, science and technology, theories and ideologies in shaping societies, economies, nations and empires, global conflicts and connections.
  
  • HST-120 U.S. History I: to 1865


    Credits: 3
    Contact Hours: Lec 3
    This course is a survey of the history of the United States from pre-Columbian societies through the Civil War, including formative political, social, economic and cultural developments. It also introduces students to history as an academic discipline and requires analysis, synthesis and evaluation of primary and secondary materials in reading, discussion and writing. HST 120 will satisfy the Missouri state law requiring instruction in the United States and Missouri Constitutions.
  
  • HST-130 U.S. History II: 1865-Present


    Credits: 3
    Contact Hours: Lec 3
    This course is a survey of the history of the United States from Reconstruction to the present, covering the political, economic, social and cultural developments that have shaped modern America. It introduces students to history as an academic discipline and requires analysis, synthesis and evaluation of primary and secondary materials in reading, discussion and writing.
  
  • HST-230 Twentieth Century America


    Credits: 3
    Contact Hours: Lec 3
    This course is for the student who desires a comprehensive view of contemporary America. Emphasis is on the Progressive Era, World War I, the Twenties, the Depression Era, United States and the World 19301941, World War II, the Cold War, the Korean War and the Vietnam War to the present. Prerequisite(s): HST 105  or HST 106  or HST 120  or HST 130 .