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Department Phones: (248)370-3510 or
(248)370-3511
Department Office Hours:
M-F 8am-4:30pm
Chair: Todd Estes
411 Varner (248)370-3534
estes@oakland.edu
Graduate Advisor: Don Matthews
404 Varner (248)370-3525
matthews@oakland.edu
Undergraduate Advisor: Craig Martin
403 Varner (248) 370-3527
martin@oakland.edu
Please call department phone #’s for undergraduate advising appts.
Information contained in this memo is current as of 3/20/17 and is subject to change.
1 Noteworthy Items:
Requirement for all history
courses: There is an appropriate
writing component in all history
courses at all levels.
Courses that satisfy the
university general education
requirement in the Western
civilization knowledge area: HST
101, HST 102, HST 114, HST 115 &
HST 292 (Note: not all courses are
offered every semester.)
1Courses that satisfy the
university general education
requirement in U.S diversity: HST
114, HST 115, HST 292, HST 318, HST
319, HST 322, HST 361, & HST 362
(Note: not all 1courses are offered
every semester.)
11 Spring 2017 Classes S01 session (5/08/17-6/28/17)
HST 115
(CRN # 30516) Introduction to American History Since 1877
C Shelly
MWR, 7:30-9:35 AM, 233 HH This survey of American history since Reconstruction emphasizes political, economic, social, and diplomatic themes Major topics include immigration, race relations, politics and political reform efforts, the Great
Depression, twentieth-century wars (hot and cold), etc.
Style: Lecture & discussion.
Requirements: 4-6 page paper based on assigned reading; three
or four tests (primarily essay).
Books: Foner, Give Me Liberty, Vol 2; Bell, Out of This Furnace;
McElvaine, Down & Out in the
Great Depression
HST 308/508 (CRN #:32861/32862)
The American Revolution
T Estes
MW, 6:30-9:50 PM, 206 EH Prerequisite: WRT 160;
Considers the broad social and political movements leading to the Revolution as well as the many different meanings and
Department of
History Course Descriptions
Summer 2017
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the immediate and long-term
effects and legacies of the
Revolution.
Style: Lecture and discussion.
Undergraduate Requirements:
Short papers, final exam &
participation
Graduate Requirements: TBA
Undergraduate Books: Brown,
Major Problems in the American
Revolution; Taylor, American
Revolutions.
Graduate Books: TBA
HST 318
(CRN #:33117)
Civil Rights Movement in
America
D Dykes
MWR, 9:45-11:50 AM, 310 PH
The course will survey the system
of racial segregation and
discrimination established in the
19 th century, the contributions of
early 20 th century civil rights
organizations and the significance
of World War II in the fight against
racial discrimination before
emphasizing the mass action
campaigns of the 1950's and
1960's and their aftermath
Recently released documentary
videotapes, autobiographical and
biographical accounts,
sociological analyses and
historical interpretations will be
used to evoke the spirit of the
times.
Style: Lecture, discussion, films.
Requirements: Two examinations
(objective and essay) and a
research paper.
Books: Williams, Thurgood
Marshall; Marable, Race, Reform,
and Rebellion: The Second
Reconstruction and Beyond the
Black America, 1945-2006, Third
Edition; Aldridge, The American
History Series Becoming
American:The African American
Quest for Civil Rights, 1861-1976.
1 HST 325/525
(CRN #: 32588, 32589)
Medieval Europe
J Naus
TR, 6:30-9:50 PM, 93 MSC
Prerequisite: WRT 160;
The European Middle Ages from
about A.D 400 to 1100.
Style: TBA
Requirements: TBA
Books: Collins, Early Medieval
Europe, 300-1000; Procopius, The Secret History; Miller, Power and the Holy in the Age of the Investiture Conflict; Riley- Smith, The First Crusade and the Idea of Crusading
1 HST 353/553
(CRN #: 32590/32591) Nazi Germany: Society, Politics, Culture
D Hastings MWR, 12:00-2:05 PM, 208 EH Prerequisites: WRT 160;
Introduction to the Nazi regime in Germany Special attention given
to the origins and early years of the Nazi movement, as well as the nature of German society, politics, and culture during the Third Reich.
Style: Lecture & discussion.
Requirements: Paper and 2 exams.
Books: Spielvogel-Redles, Hitler
and Nazi Germany; Fritzsch, Germans Into Nazis; Kater, Hitler Youth; Johnson, What We Knew;
Levi, Survival in Auschwitz.
HST 391
(CRN #:TBA) Directed Readings in History
Staff Prerequisite: WRT 160;
Permission of instructor
Independent but directed readings for juniors and seniors interested
in fields of history in which advanced courses are not available It is the student’s responsibility to contact and make arrangements with an instructor prior to registering for this course.
HST 399
(CRN #: TBA) Field Experience: Public History
Staff Prerequisites: WRT 160;
HST 300 with a grade of 3.3 or higher and JR/SR standing; 24 credits in history, of which at least
8 must be at the 300-400 level;
instructor permission Field experience in history, with faculty
supervision that incorporates student performance in an occupational setting May not be repeated for credit It is the student’s responsibility to contact and make arrangements with an instructor prior to registering for this course.
HST 491
(CRN #: TBA) Directed Research in History
Staff Prerequisites: WRT160; HST 300; instructor permission.
Directed individual research for advanced history majors It is the student’s responsibility to contact and make arrangements with an instructor prior to registering for this course.
HST 591
(CRN #: TBA) Directed Readings
Staff Prerequisite: Grad stndg;
permission of supervising instructor.
Directed individual readings on specific topics.
HST 600
(CRN #: TBA) Field or Thesis Examination
Staff Prerequisite: Grad stndg;
permission of faculty advisor Examination taken in the last semester of the student’s program; student must secure permission of the faculty advisor before registering.
HST 681
(CRN #: TBA) Research Tutorial
Staff Prerequisite: Grad stndg;
permission of supervising instructor.
Directed individual research leading to the writing of a scholarly paper of substantial length May be repeated for credit.
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Classes S02 Session
(7/05/17 -8/23/17)
1 HST 102
(CRN #: 31378)
Introduction to European
History Since 1715
J Powell
TR, 6:30-9:50 PM, 102 WH
Surveys the history of Europe
from the Enlightenment to the
present.
Style: Lecture and discussion
Requirements: TBA
Books: Perry, Western
Civilization; Camus, The Stranger.
1 HST 114
(CRN #: 31186)
Introduction to American
History Before 1877
B Zellers
MWR, 12:00-2:05 PM, 102 WH
The course traces the
transformation of America from a
place, a destination for
immigrants from many nations, to
a distinctive social order We will
examine the evolution of American
society, culture, economy, and
politics through the era of
Reconstruction after the Civil War.
Style: Lecture & discussion.
Requirements: Two examinations
and two essays
Books: Tindall, America; Binder &
Reimers, The Way We Lived, Vol
1; Frost, I’ve Got a Home in Glory
Land.
Recommended: Hacker, A Pocket
Style Manual; Linderman,
Embattled Courage.
1 HST 115
(CRN #: 32229)
Introduction to American
History Since 1877
M Miles
MWR, 9:45-11:50 AM, 102 WH
Surveys American history from
Reconstruction to the present
Focuses on the social, political,
and economic development of the
United States.
Style: Lecture, discussion & film.
Requirements: In-class mid-term
exam (essay and objective),
in-class final exam (essay and
objective); book review paper; in-class open-book textbook reading quizzes; attendance.
Books: Oakes, Of the People,
Concise 2 nd Edition, Vol II.;
Washington, Up From Slavery;
Youngs, Eleanor Roosevelt: A
Personal and Public Life; Seiler, Republic of Drivers: A Cultural History of Automobility in America.
HST 391
(CRN #: TBA) Directed Readings in History
Staff Prerequisite: WRT 160;
Permission of instructor
Independent but directed readings for juniors and seniors interested
in fields of history in which advanced courses are not available It is the student’s responsibility to contact and make arrangements with an instructor prior to registering for this course.
HST 399
(CRN #: TBA) Field Experience: Public History
Prerequisites: WRT 160;
HST 300 with a grade of 3.3 or higher and JR/SR stndg; 24 credits in history, of which at least
8 must be at the 300-400 level;
instructor permission Field experience in history, with faculty supervision that incorporates student performance in an occupational setting May not be repeated for credit It is the student’s responsibility to contact and make arrangements with an instructor prior to registering for this course.
HST 491
(CRN #: TBA) Directed Research in History
Staff Prerequisites: WRT 160; HST 300;
instructor permission Directed individual research for advanced history majors It is the student’s responsibility to contact and make arrangements with an instructor prior to registering for this course.
HST 591
(CRN #:TBA) Directed Readings
Staff Prerequisite: Grad stndg; permission of supervising instructor.
Directed individual readings on specific topics.
HST 600
(CRN #: TBA) Field or Thesis Examination
Staff Prerequisite: Grad stndg; permission of faculty advisor Examination taken in the last semester of the student’s program; student must secure permission of the faculty advisor before registering.
HST 681
(CRN #: TBA) Research Tutorial
Staff Prerequisite: Grad stndg;
Permission of supervising instructor Directed individual research leading to the writing of
a scholarly paper of substantial length May be repeated for credit.