History: World History (HIWD)
HIWD 320 History of Africa 3 Credit Hour(s)
A comprehensive survey of African history.
Offered: Resident and Online
HIWD 341 Modern Islamic Civilization 3 Credit Hour(s)
A survey of Muslim Civilization and history since 1453, including the development of the modern Islamic state, Muslim philosophy and mysticism, religious practices, arts and literature. (Formerly HIWD 441)
Offered: Resident and Online
HIWD 350 East Asian Civilization 3 Credit Hour(s)
A survey of "the great tradition" that developed in China and spread to Japan and its transformation in modern times. Covers events in China and Japan down to the present. (Formerly HIWD 450)
Offered: Resident
HIWD 355 World War II 3 Credit Hour(s)
This course explores the causes, circumstances, and consequences of World War II primarily in the European and Pacific-Asian Theaters of War. Topics will include the major political, social, economic, military, environmental, and cultural aspects of the war.
Offered: Online
HIWD 370 Comparative Civilization 3 Credit Hour(s)
A comparative study of selected world civilizations with attention to the interaction with the West and the dynamics of cultural change. (Formerly HIWD 470)
Offered: Resident and Online
HIWD 371 Latin American Civilization: Colonial Period 3 Credit Hour(s)
Iberian and Amerindian backgrounds with special emphasis on Aztec, Maya and Inca cultures; the epoch of European conquest and colonization; a description and analysis of the development of colonial institutions; the independence movements. (Formerly HIWD 471)
Offered: Resident
HIWD 372 Latin American Civilization: National Period 3 Credit Hour(s)
The colonial inheritances which influenced national development; political, economic and religious trends of the 19th century; revolutionary trends in the 20th century. (Formerly HIWD 472)
Offered: Resident
HIWD 375 East Asian Warfare 3 Credit Hour(s)
The course examines military conflicts in East Asia throughout history, with an emphasis on China, Japan, Korea, and Vietnam. Focus is placed on strategy, operations and tactics in the East Asia.
Offered: Resident and Online
HIWD 376 Middle Eastern Warfare 3 Credit Hour(s)
A survey of the military history of the Greater Middle East from Antiquity to the Present.
Offered: Resident and Online
HIWD 460 Atlantic World 3 Credit Hour(s)
This course examines the social, cultural, political, and economic interactions of the Atlantic World from circa. 1492 - circa. 1825.
Offered: Online
HIWD 495 Directed Research 1-3 Credit Hour(s)
Directed research in World history
Offered: Resident
HIWD 497 Special Topics in World History 1-3 Credit Hour(s)
Study of a special topic in World history
Offered: Resident