2022-2023 Course List

A history of foreign and domestic themes during the progressive Era; the 1920's, the Great Depression, and the periods of the two world wars. Includes examination of reform and radical movements on the left and right.

Social, political, and foreign affairs since World War II.

An examination of the major factors influencing U.S. diplomacy since 1900. Students will examine how influential policymakers defined their diplomatic goals, and how both domestic and external factors have contributed to America's reaction to wars and revolutions around the world.

This course examines U.S. constitutional history from its English foundations to 1896. Students will read and analyze court decisions and discuss how legal history reflects American society, culture, politics, and economics during this period. Graduate students will also explore how various historians understand U.S. constitutional history and how historical interpretations change over time.

This course examines U.S. constitutional history from 1896 to present. Students will read and analyze court decisions and discuss how legal history reflects American society, culture, politics, and economics during this period. Graduate students will also explore how various historians understand U.S. constitutional history and how historical interpretations change over time.

Occupation of the area between the Mississippi and the Pacific from Spanish exploration to the late 19th century.

This course looks at the social, political, and economic developments that transformed the 20th Century American West.

This course will discuss slavery and emancipation in the Atlantic World (Africa, Latin America, and the United States). Students will discover how slavery and emancipation differed in different regions and over time.

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.