HST - History

HST 101 World History: First Civilizations to 1500
3 Credits. 3 Lecture Hours. 0 Lab Hour.

Survey of world history from the first civilizations until the modern era. Topics include: the first civilizations of China, India, the Americas, Europe, Greece, Asia, and Africa.
Prerequisites: Placement into ENG 101A
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HST 102 World History: 1500 to Present
3 Credits. 3 Lecture Hours. 0 Lab Hour.

Survey of world history from the modern era until the present. Topics include: creation of a world market, Europe transformed, Muslim Empire, new world order, modernization, imperialism, crises of the 20th century, and World War II and its aftermath.
Prerequisites: Placement into ENG 101A
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HST 111 American History: Early Settlers to 1877
3 Credits. 3 Lecture Hours. 0 Lab Hour.

Survey of the formative years of the Republic from Colonial America through 1877. Topics include: early settlements, independence, slavery, expansion west, the Civil War, and Reconstruction.
Prerequisites: Placement into ENG 101A
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HST 112 American History: 1877 to Present
3 Credits. 3 Lecture Hours. 0 Lab Hour.

Survey of U.S. history from the end of Reconstruction until the present. Topics include: expansion, the Gilded Age, the Progressive Era, World War I, the Great Depression, World War II, the Cold War, and the 1960s.
Prerequisites: Placement into ENG 101A
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HST 121 African American History: Origins to 1877
3 Credits. 3 Lecture Hours. 0 Lab Hour.

A course on the African American experience. Topics include: origins in Africa, the Atlantic slave trade, North American slavery, the Civil War, emancipation, and post-Civil War reconstruction.
Prerequisites: Placement into ENG 101A
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HST 122 African American History: 1877 to Present
3 Credits. 3 Lecture Hours. 0 Lab Hour.

A course on the African American experience after 1877. Topics include: legal, social, and economic restrictions and the struggle for equality; racial intolerance; the Civil Rights Movement; and contemporary realities of race.
Prerequisites: Placement into ENG 101A
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HST 130 History of Africa
3 Credits. 3 Lecture Hours. 0 Lab Hour.

A course on major developments in African history from the 15th century to the present. Topics include: the Atlantic slave world, colonization, contemporary sub-Saharan Africa, nationalism, independence movements, and developing nations.
Prerequisites: Placement into ENG 101A
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HST 140 History of Cincinnati
3 Credits. 3 Lecture Hours. 0 Lab Hour.

A course on the political, social, economic, and cultural development of Cincinnati, from the city's founding to the present. Topics include: the German heritage, the role of a river city, industrialization, and the city's contributions to U.S. history and culture.
Prerequisites: Placement into ENG 101A
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HST 161 Western Civilization: Origins to 1648
3 Credits. 3 Lecture Hours. 0 Lab Hour.

A survey of major historical developments in western civilization from pre-history to the early modern era. Topics include Near Eastern, Greek and Roman populations, the Middle Ages, and the formation of monarchies in Western Europe.
Prerequisites: Placement into ENG 101A
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HST 162 Western Civilization: 1648 to Present
3 Credits. 3 Lecture Hours. 0 Lab Hour.

A survey of major historical developments in western civilization from the early modern era in Europe to the present. Topics include religious wars; industrialization; urbanization; and world politics including World War I and World War II, the Cold War, and the rise of competing political and economic systems.
Prerequisites: Placement into ENG 101A
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