Course Details
Course Code: HIST554 Course ID: 4662 Credit Hours: 3 Level: Graduate
This course will explore the history of the trans-Mississippi West from the 16th century to the present. Included will be the numerous historical issues associated with the region, including cultural contact and conflict, economic development, visions and meanings of the West, human interaction with nature and the environment, relationship between western states and the federal government, tourism, the growth of the sunbelt cities, and the shifting nature of race, class, gender, and power in the region. (Recommended Prerequisites: HIST500 and HIST501)
Course Schedule
| Registration Dates | Course Dates | Start Month | Session | Weeks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04/26/2022 - 09/30/2022 | 10/03/2022 - 11/27/2022 | October | Fall 2022 Session B | 8 Week session |
| 06/28/2022 - 12/02/2022 | 12/05/2022 - 01/29/2023 | December | Fall 2022 Session D | 8 Week session |
| 08/29/2022 - 02/03/2023 | 02/06/2023 - 04/02/2023 | February | Winter 2023 Session I | 8 Week session |
Current Syllabi
| Book Title: | A New Significance: Re-Envisioning the History of the American West (Ebook available through the APUS Online Library) |
| ISBN: | 9780195100488 |
| Publication Info: | Oxford University Press Lib |
| Author: | Milner, Clyde A. |
| Unit Cost: | $6.94 |
| Book Title: | The Sagebrush Trail : Western Movies and Twentieth-Century America (Ebook available through the APUS Online Library) |
| ISBN: | 9780816531547 |
| Publication Info: | University of Arizona Press Lib |
| Author: | Aquila, Richard |
| Unit Cost: | $35.00 |
| Book Title: | Contested Eden : California Before the Gold Rush (Ebook available through the APUS Online Library) |
| ISBN: | 9780520212749 |
| Publication Info: | University of California Press Lib |
| Author: | Gutierrez, R., Orsi, and Gutirrez |
| Unit Cost: | $38.95 |
| Book Title: | Power and Place in the North American West (Ebook available through the APUS Online Library) |
| ISBN: | 9780295977737 |
| Publication Info: | University of Washington Press Lib |
| Author: | White, R., Findlay and Findlay |
| Unit Cost: | $15.99 |
| Book Title: | Various resources from the APUS Library & the Open Web are used. Please visit http://apus.libguides.com/er.php to locate the course eReserve. |
| ISBN: | ERESERVE NOTE |