Apr 30, 2024  
Undergraduate Catalog 2013 - 2014 
    
Undergraduate Catalog 2013 - 2014 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Add to Portfolio (opens a new window)

HIS 316H - H:History of the American West

(4 credits)
Prerequisite(s): Honors standing or permission of the university Honors Program This course examines the significance of the Trans-Mississippi West in United States History from various interpretive perspectives. Topics include: nineteenth century exploration and settlement; impact of environment on evolution of western economics; race and ethnic relations; gender roles; the cowboy legacy; frontier violence; the West as myth and symbol; federal land and wilderness policies; the urban West, and tourism and national parks. br>
This course may fulfill a General Education Requirement.


Click here for the schedule of courses



Add to Portfolio (opens a new window)