Department of History, Political Science, and Geography

Department Chair: Brian Anderson

History Faculty

Professor: Thomas Velek
Assistant Professor: Erin Kempker, Amber Handy
Instructor: Jonathon Hooks

Political Science Faculty

Professors: Brian Anderson, James D. Ward

Geography Faculty

Associate Professor: Patricia Dennis

Programs

American Studies Minor
Certificate in Public Administration
History Major, B.A.
History Major, Concentration in Teacher Certification in History and Social Studies (Class A), B.A.
History Minor
Interdisciplinary Studies, B.A.
Interdisciplinary Studies, B.S.
International Studies Minor
Political Science Major, B.A.
Political Science Minor
Social Sciences Major, B.A.
Social Sciences Major, B.S.
Social Sciences Major, Concentration in Teacher Certification in History and Social Studies (Class A), B.A.
Social Sciences Major, Concentration in Teacher Certification in History and Social Studies (Class A), B.S.

Courses

FLM 371 - Movies and American Society
GEO 101 - Elements of World Geography
GEO 302 - Geography of North America
GEO 304 - Geography of Latin America
GEO 306 - Geography of the Muslim World
GEO 351 - Environmental Geography
GEO 399 - Special Topics in Geography
HIS 101 - History of Civilization
HIS 102 - History of Civilization
HIS 109 - History of the United States I
HIS 110 - History of the United States II
HIS 311 - Introduction to Historical Thinking and Research
HIS 312 - Mississippi History
HIS 320 - The Graeco-Roman World
HIS 324 - Women in European History: From Antiquity to the Age of the French Revolution
HIS 326 - Women in American History
HIS 328 - Rise of Christianity and the Fall of Rome 200-1000
HIS 329 - High and Late Medieval Europe
HIS 335 - Early Modern Europe
HIS 345 - Europe 1750-1914
HIS 350 - Europe Since 1914
HIS 351 - European Colonies in North America
HIS 352 - American Revolution and Early Republic, 1763-1829
HIS 358 - The Latin America Republics
HIS 360 - US 1829-1860 Jacksonianism, Nationalism, Sectionalism
HIS 361 - Civil War and Reconstruction
HIS 363 - US 1876-1920 from the Gilded Age to the Progressive Era
HIS 365 - America Since 1940
HIS 371 - Movies and American Society
HIS 372 - African-American Experience in US Society
HIS 401 - Internship
HIS 405 - History of Religion in America
HIS 410 - Methods and Materials in Secondary History and Social Studies
HIS 412 - The History of Industry and Technology
HIS 415 - History of England from the Norman Conquest to the Reformation
HIS 416 - Britain in the Modern Era
HIS 418 - Germany from Unification to Reunification
HIS 422 - The Rise and Fall of Communism: A Global Study
HIS 428 - Modern Eastern Europe
HIS 441 - American Social History
HIS 454 - History of the South
HIS 463 - Archives Management
HIS 464 - Internship in Archives Management
HIS 465 - The World Wars and the Holocaust
HIS 498 - Special Topics
HIS 499 - History Capstone
IS 499 - Interdisciplinary Studies Capstone
POL 101 - Basic Concepts in Political Science
POL 150 - American Government
POL 301 - Public Administration
POL 307 - Public Budgeting
POL 325 - State and Local Governments of the United States
POL 350 - Social Science Research Methods
POL 355 - Contemporary Events
POL 360 - Political Parties and Interest Groups
POL 370 - Campaigns & Elections
POL 380 - US Foreign Policy
POL 395 - American Constitutional Law
POL 401 - The American Congress
POL 410 - The American Presidency
POL 440 - Urban Politics and Policy
POL 450 - Special Topics in Political Science
POL 451 - Political and Social Philosophy
POL 460 - Comparative Politics
POL 472 - International Relations
POL 475 - Terrorism
POL 490 - Internship/Practicum

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