2021-2022 Course List

This course surveys African American history from slavery to the twenty-first century. We will explore the history of enslavement, black resistance, African American culture, freedom, migration patterns, and black political thought and participation as well as how historians have interpreted and re-interpreted this history. Students will ask their own questions about this history and conduct research to answer those questions.

This course will examine the Vietnam War. Students will discover how and why the U.S. became involved in Vietnam, examine the specific problems faced by American diplomats and military officials, and how the war affected American society.

This course will examine the U.S. civil rights movement in the 20th century. Students will study the African American freedom movement and other civil rights campaigns to understand the basis of both oppression and civil rights in the U.S. and will apply this historical context to contemporary civil rights struggles. Graduate students will also synthesize the academic literature and make use of this history in a professional context.

A history of the intersection of culture and society in America.

An examination of the history of labor and the emergence of social welfare within the context of the modernization of western society and the diversity of the United States.

A historical study of the immigration and ethnic experience in America. It includes an examination of political, social, economic and legal changes that resulted in population movements to the U.S. Attention is given to anti-immigrant movements.

This course will examine the interaction between humans and the American environment from pre-Columbus to the present.

This course is designed to provide a survey and analysis of the historical experiences of women in the United States from earliest settlement by indigenous peoples to the present in order to aid students in understanding the contemporary situation of women in American society.

Discussion of disasters in US history from colonial times to the present. Contemporary descriptions of the events will be reviewed as will the changing response of both the public and the government to these events.

Specific titles to be announced in departmental course descriptions. P/N only.

Intensive reading on a specialized historical topic. May be repeated once under a different instructor and sub-title.

Intensive reading on a specialized historical topic. May be repeated once under a different instructor and sub-title.

Intensive reading on a specialized historical topic. May be repeated once under a different instructor and sub-title.

May be repeated once under a different instructor and sub-title.

Introduce students to research methodologies and techniques in world history, including Asia, Africa, and Latin America. May be repeated once under a different instructor and sub-title.

May be repeated once under a different instructor and sub-title.

An orientation to the graduate study and the learning outcomes of the History Graduate Program at Minnesota State University, Mankato. The course encourages students to analyze what it means to be a professional historian, and to learn how historians apply their skills in various professional settings.

Students create an online professional portfolio that connects their academic experiences and projects with real-world professional goals.

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Students will apply historical skills and knowledge through a practical work experience at a non-profit organization, governmental agency, for-profit business, or other institution. P/N only.

Practical work experience in an historical agency.

This course is designed to introduce the wellness concept, encouraging development of physical, mental, social and environmental health of the individual. The course ultimately fosters decision-making through a variety of instructional strategies.

Goal Areas:

GE-10