SENATE DOCUMENT #18

                           APC Document #14


The Academic Policies Committee recommends to the Faculty Senate
approval of the following catalog changes for the Department of History:

Delete:  entire catalog section for the Department of History (pp. 117-120).

Add:

                        DEPARTMENT OF HISTORY

Associate Professor Ready (Chairman); Professors Highsmith, Walker;
Assistant Professors Greenawalt, Uldricks.

                         A MAJOR IN HISTORY

The requirements for a major in history may be satisfied by the following:

                         Traditional History

Traditional history gives a basic chronological coverage both in American
and European history.  It consists of thirty semester hours in history
beyond the humanities sequence, including 201, 202, 450, and seven
additional three semester-hour courses chosen so as to avoid undue
concentration in the general area of European or American history.
Competence on the intermediate level in a classical or modern foreign
language and a senior demonstration of competency are required.  In
general, the purpose of traditional history is to provide the basis of
a broad liberal arts education and to prepare students for law school,
graduate school, seminary, or for careers in teaching, business, or
government service.

                          Public History

Public history has three broad categories--archives, historical resources
managment, and applied history.  It consists of thirty-six semester hours
in history beyond the humanities sequence, including 201, 202, 300, 390, and
seven additional three semester-hour courses chosen so as to avoid undue
concentration in the general area of European or American history.  A
senior demonstration of competency is required.  The study of a foreign
language is optional; students not electing a foreign language should refer
to page     for the University policy on foreign language.

                          Certification

Students seeking secondary certification in social studies with a major
in history must complete the all-University requirements, the program in
traditional history, and the requirements for secondary certification
listed in the University catalogue.

                      A Joint Major in History and Classics

A joint major in history and classics shall consist of History 201, 202,
361, 450, at least two courses from the group--History 340, 3432, 344,
two additional history courses on the 300-400 level; either A: Elementary
and Intermediate Language (Greek or Latin), five courses in Area II,
Classics 373, 473, or B:  Elementary and Intermediate courses in both
Greek and Latin, four courses in Area II; and the senior demonstration
of competency in history and classics.

                      Credit for Courses Outside History

As many as six semester hours of credit for courses outside the area of
history may be counted toward the requirements of either program if
approved by the Department Chairman.

Courses in History









201  The United States to 1861 (3)
	The general study of American history from early exploration
	through the secession crisis, emphasizing the political,
	economic, and social forces which have shaped the nation.

202  The United States Since 1861 (3)
	A continuation of History 201, with particular emphasis upon
	20th Century development.  May be taken independently of 201.

300  Seminar in Public History (3)
	Through the use of extensive readings and an individual project,
	the student will be introduced to the literature and to the
	techniques of historians working in public history, i.e. archives,
	museums, historic preservation, and applied history.  Prerequisite:
	nine hours in history or by permission of the instructor.  Required
	of all students in public history.

301  U.S. Colonial (3)
	The age of exploration, founding and early history of the first
	colonies, and social, economic, political, and cultural development
	of early America will be emphasized.

302  The American Revolution and the New Nation (3)
	A concentration of the causes and events of the Revolution,
	campaigns and battles, pamphlets, literature, the writing
	and ratification of the Constitution, and Washington's
	administration.

305  Civil War and Reconstruction (3)
	A study of the factors leading to secession and Civil War.
	Military operations are outlined, but the war's social and
	economic consequences are stressed, as well as Reconstruction,
	the Grant era, and the "New South."

308  The United States Since 1937 (3)
	An intensive study of America's recent history; from the
	depression experience through its participation in World
	War II, to the post-war era.

311  Foreign Relations of the United States (3)
	Historical development of Amrican foreign policy and diplomatic
	relations, with attention to the interplay between isolationism
	and movement of the nation to a position of world leadership.

315  North Caroina History (3)
	North Carolina's development from its colonial origins to the
	present.  Its contributions to the nation and the Southern
	region are evaluated.  Political history is discussed in relation
	to the state's social and economic problems.

316  The American West (3)
	Frederick Jackson Turner's theory of westward expansion will
	be used to explain the development of American institutions.  
	Emphasis will be placed upon the role of the hero in western
	literature, the myth of the west as the Garden of Eden, and
	the conflict between different cultures on the frontier.

340  Classical Greece (3)
	A history of Greece from the Mycenaean Period to the death of
	Philip II of Macedon in 336 B.C.

342  The Roman Empire (3)
	A study of Italy and the ecumenical world from the establishment
	of the Principate of Augustus to the abdication of Diocletian
	in 305 A.D.

344  The Byzantine Empire (3)
	A history of the Greek Roman Empire in the East from the 
	abdication of Diocletian to the fall of Byzantium in 1453 A.D.

361  Renaissance and Reformation (3)
	A study in some depth of the period of transition from medieval
	to modern times.  The range of treatment is broad enough to
	include all major developments that significantly influence this
	unique era, whether political, economic, intellectual, artistic,
	religious, or social.

363  Europe in the Age of Revolution (3)
	A study of the French revolution, Napoleon, and the age of
	Metternich, with special emphasis given to the cultural
	environment surrounding the central political events of the era.

364  Europe, 1848-1918 (3)
	A study of the period in which European hegemony reaches its
	climax.  Attention will be given to national developments as
	well as the broader forces affecting Europe as a whole.  Special
	emphasis will be given to international relations leading to
	World War I.

365  Recent European History (3)
	A study of Europe in its world setting in the period since World
	War I.  Among the topics to be dealt with are the League of Nations
	and the efforts toward collective security, and rise and fall of
	Fascism and Nazism, World War II, and contemporary communism.  
	In addition, some time will be devoted to significant cultural
	developments of recent European origin.

366  Economic History of Europe (3)
	A survey of the economic development of Europe from the manor to
	the Common Market.  This course deals with such topics as
	agriculture, commerce, transportation, technological advance,
	business organization, finance, industry, and the rationale
	supporting activities in each of these areas.

367  Tsarist Russia (3)
	Covers the rise of Russian civilization in the Kievan period, the
	consolidation of the Muscovite state, the origins of Imperial 
	Russia as well as the nineteenth-century autocracy and its
	revolutionary opponents.

368  Soviet Russia (3)
	Covers the revolutions of 1917, the Russian civil war and foreign
	intervention, the Trotsky-Stalin succession struggle, collectivization
	and industrialization, the purges, World War II, the cold war, and
	the Khrushehev and Brezhnev regimes.

380  Imperial Chine (3)
	The history of China from Peking man to the Opium War of 1839-42.  
	Surveys cultural and intellectual achievements as well as political,
	economic, and social developments.

381  Revoluntionary China (3)
	The history of China from the Opium War of 1839-42 to the present.
	Treats European imperialism, the fall of the Ch'ing dynasty, the
	war lord and nationalist period, World War II, and Communist China.

390  Public History Internship (6)
	The History Department will schedule an internship with a 
	participating archives, museum, historic preservation agency,
	company, or a government agency for the history student in
	public history in his/her senior year.  Each intern program
	is carefully worked out according to the student's interest in
	archives, cultural resources management, and applied research
	and jointly approved by the History Department and the appropriate
	officer of the organization providing the intern opportunity.
	Prerequisite:  History 300 or by permission of the History
	Department Chairman.

450  Senior Seminar in Historiography (3)
	A study in the writing of history, past and present.  This seminar
	will introduce the student to the methods and philosophies of some
	of the major historians.  It will also enable the student to make
	use of his background in previous history courses to achieve a
	sound and mature concept of history in its broadest context.
	Prerequisite:  fifteen hours in history.  Required of majors in
	traditional history.

171-3, 271-3, 371-3, 471-3  Special Topics in History
	Courses not otherwise included in the catalog listing but for
	which there may from time to time be a need.  May be repeated as
	subject matter changes.  Number of credits determined by the
	instructor.



(Passed Faculty Senate 1/18/80)