2021 - 2022 Undergraduate Bulletin - NMU Bulletin

HS 322 Themes in American History 4 cr.

• Offered: Contact department for information.
• Prerequisites: Sophomore standing and completion of a 100- or 200-level history course.
• Bulletin Year: 2021 - 2022 Undergraduate Bulletin | View the current NMU Catalog.

This course addresses issues and themes in American history. It is an in-depth study of one of those themes. Examples of such themes could include: the frontier experience in America, slavery and emancipation, American foreign policy, history of American education and the immigrant experience in America.

Notes:

Formerly HS 415. May be repeated for credit if theme varies.

HS 410 Seminar in Approaches to History 4 cr.

• Offered: Contact Department
• Prerequisites: Junior standing and completion of a 200- or 300-level history course.
• Bulletin Year: 2021 - 2022 Undergraduate Bulletin | View the current NMU Catalog.

This course offers an examination of various approaches to history and how those approaches shape the way historians ask historical questions, conduct historical research and formulate historical arguments.

HS 390 The Historian's Laboratory 4 cr.

• Offered: Fall
• Prerequisites: Completion of a minimum of 3 credit hours of 300-level history and junior standing.
• Bulletin Year: 2021 - 2022 Undergraduate Bulletin | View the current NMU Catalog.

Direct experience with archival research using both local traditional archives and digital archives. Students will produce a substantial, thesis-driven essay based on their archival research. Emphasis of course may vary with instructor.

HS 380 Public History 4 cr.

• Offered: Contact department for information
• Prerequisites: Completion of a 100- or 200- level history course.
• Bulletin Year: 2021 - 2022 Undergraduate Bulletin | View the current NMU Catalog.

This course provides a background in public history which deals with historical administration, grantship and fund raising, editing, preservation, management, and use of historical resources in historical societies, museums, galleries, governmental agencies and private consulting firms.

HS 263 Canadian History and Culture 4 cr.

• Offered: Contact department for information
• Prerequisites: Completion of a 100- or 200- level history course.
• Bulletin Year: 2021 - 2022 Undergraduate Bulletin | View the current NMU Catalog.

Survey of geography, history and culture of the land and nation known as Canada, from the earliest encounters of Europeans with the First Nations peoples to the present, with considerable emphasis on contemporary Canada.

Notes:

Formerly HS 363 Canadian History and Culture.

HS 362 History of Mexico 4 cr.

• Offered: Contact Department
• Prerequisites: EN 211 with a grade of "C" or better and sophomore standing.
• Bulletin Year: 2021 - 2022 Undergraduate Bulletin | View the current NMU Catalog.
• General Education: This course applies towards the following general education requirement(s):
  • World Cultures University Requirement (WC)

A history of the Mexican people from their prehistoric origins through the colonial development, independence, the rise of national Mexico and the era of Diaz. Special attention will be paid to the Mexican Revolution (1910) and the development of modern Mexico.

HS 359 Themes in Global History 4 cr.

• Offered: Contact department for information
• Prerequisites: Completion of a 100- or 200- level history course.
• Bulletin Year: 2021 - 2022 Undergraduate Bulletin | View the current NMU Catalog.

A variable topic course covering the history of a non-Western geographical region or focusing on a transnational/regional theme such as migration, cultural encounters, trade and intellectual movements. Both regions and chronology may vary but all courses focus on the interactions of peoples across borders.

Notes:

May be repeated for credit if the topic differs.

HS 354 History of Prejudice 4 cr.

• Offered: Winter
• Prerequisites: Completion of Division I, sophomore standing, and completion of three to four credits of lower division History.
• Bulletin Year: 2021 - 2022 Undergraduate Bulletin | View the current NMU Catalog.
• General Education: This course applies towards the following general education requirement(s):
  • Integrative Thinking (INTT)

The course focuses on the historical development of prejudice and the ideas which underpin prejudice. The course examines the phenomena of prejudice in multiple contexts, exploring both the similarities and differences in the development of prejudices against different peoples.

Notes:

Course may be repeated if topic differs.

HS 350 Methods and Materials in Teaching Social Studies Education 4 cr.

• Offered: Fall
• Prerequisites: Admission to the methods phase of teacher education.
• Bulletin Year: 2021 - 2022 Undergraduate Bulletin | View the current NMU Catalog.

Teaching of the social studies at the secondary level. Course covers the objectives, the organization of subject matter, the evaluation and use of materials and the development of classroom procedures and techniques.

Notes:

May not be applied toward a non-teaching major or minor in history.

HS 342 Introduction to Museum Studies 4 cr.

• Offered: Winter
• Bulletin Year: 2021 - 2022 Undergraduate Bulletin | View the current NMU Catalog.

An introduction to historical and contemporary issues associated with different types of museums. It will engage students in critical and creative thinking about museums serving as preparation for a career in museums and/or gaining greater appreciation for museums in general.