AMH - AMERICAN HISTORY

AMH 2010 United States to 1877 . . . . . 3(3,0)
Survey of the United States history beginning with Native American cultures on the eve of colonization through the end of Reconstruction. Examines political, economic, and social developments.

AMH 2020 United States since 1877 . . . . . 3(3,0)
Survey of the United States history beginning in 1877 and ending with a discussion of America in the present era. Examines political, economic, and social developments.

AMH 2948 Service Learning Field Study I . . . . . 1-3(Variable)
Placement in community agency or other social organizational setting related to field of study. Supervision by faculty and agency. Students and faculty "customize" courses to fit a full range of services that are available in the setting. Student must be able to draw correlation between the discipline and field study. Journal and reflective experience paper are required. With the agreement of the student's faculty sponsor, a minimum of 6-8 hours per week must be done at the field site per semester hour of credit.

AMH 3311 Social and Cultural History of America to 1877 . . . . . 3(3,0)
American social life and culture from the Colonial period to Reconstruction. European influences and native developments, beginnings of industrial and commercial enterprises, sectional differences, growing Americanization of culture.

AMH 3313 United States Society and Culture in the Twentieth Century . . . . . 3(3,0)
Social institutions and social change, emphasizing mobility and changes in attitudes and values including effects of technology in American society. Makes extensive use of American literature.

AMH 3314 History of the American Family . . . . . 3(3,0)
Description and analysis of the historical development of American family from Colonial America to recent times. Changes in roles, goals, and child-raising patterns in their historical context.

AMH 3948 Service Learning Field Study II . . . . . 1-3(Variable)
Placement in community agency or other social organizational setting related to field of study. Supervision by faculty and agency. Students and faculty "customize" courses to fit a full range of services that are available in the setting. Student must be able to draw correlation between the discipline and field study. Journal and reflective experience paper are required. With the agreement of the student's faculty sponsor, a minimum of 6-8 hours per week must be done at the field site per semester hour of credit.

AMH 4150 Age of Jefferson and Jackson . . . . . 3(3,0)
Political, social, and economic history of the United States emphasizing Jeffersonian influences on American life and thoughts, sectionalism, and westward expansion.

AMH 4170 Civil War and Reconstruction . . . . . 3(3,0)
Causation of the Civil War, development of first modern war and different interpretations of reconstruction after Appomattox.

AMH 4270 Recent America . . . . . 3(3,0)
Recent America is concerned with the history of the United States from 1952 to 1976. It emphasizes the personalities and policies of presidents from Eisenhower to Carter and the economic, social and cultural developments of this period in American History. Offered concurrently with AMH 5278; graduate students will be assigned additional work.

AMH 4402 History of the Old South . . . . . 3(3,0)
Development and discussion of attitudes and philosophies of the South as distinct economic, political, and social phenomenon from late 18th century to Reconstruction.

AMH 4403 History of the New South . . . . . 3(3,0)
Political, social, and economic developments in the South from the end of Reconstruction (1877) to the present.

AMH 4420 History of Florida . . . . . 3(3,0)
Pre-Columbian to present; social, economic, and political development.

AMH 4512 American Diplomacy . . . . . 3(3,0)
American foreign policy from Revolution to present. Special emphasis given to periods of unusual stress and uncertainty in American diplomatic experience.

AMH 4560 Women in American History . . . . . 3(3,0)
Changing roles and activities of women in American life from colonial era to the present.

AMH 4582 History of the North American Indians . . . . . 3(3,0)
Survey of North American Indian history from era of European contact to present. Topics include fur trade, removal, Plains warfare, and U.S. government policy.

AMH 5278 Recent America . . . . . 3(3,0)
Recent America is concerned with the history of the United States from 1952 to 1976. Emphasizes the personalities and policies of presidents from Eisenhower to Carter and the economic, social, and cultural developments of this period in American History. Offered concurrently with AMH 4270; graduate students will be assigned additional work.

AMH 6291 Seminar - 20th Century America . . . . . 3(3,0)


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July 1998