Courses and advising for the Department of History at ISU

Advising Information and Course Offerings for Spring 2025

Advising Notes for Students:

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Spring 2025 Course Offerings

HIST 1100: History in Film (Objective 7)

Section 01: Full Term | W 5-8pm In-Person with Dr. Lauren MacDonald (CRN: 24836)

Frameworks for analysis of the interpretation of the past in film. Involves comparative, critical evaluation of primary source documents and historical studies in relation to film, including documentaries. This semester’s theme is: “Latin American History in Film.” The four films discussed in the class are shown during class time in the Bengal Theater! Satisfies Objective 7 of the General Education Requirements.

Also available for early college credit (CRN: 24846) or Honors credit (CRN: 24847)

HIST 1102: World History II (Objective 6)

Section 01: Full Term | Fully Online, No Set Times with Dr. Raphael Njoku (CRN: 24848)

Survey of modern world history. Human history from 1500 to present. No prerequisites. Partially satisfies Objective 6 of the General Education Requirements.

Also available for early college credit (CRN: 24849) or Honors Credit (CRN: 24850)

HIST 1106: Modern Europe (Objective 6)

Section 01: Full Term | Fully Online, No Set Times with Elizabeth Mawlam (CRN: 24851)

History of Europe as a world region, from 1700 to the present. Partially satisfies Objective 6 of the General Education.

Also available for early college credit (CRN: 24852)

HIST 1112: U.S. History II (Objective 6)

Section 01: Full Term | Fully Online, No Set Times with Kristine Hunt (CRN: 24853)

Survey of United States history from 1865 until the present. No prerequisites. Partially satisfies Objective 6 of the General Education Requirements.

Also available for early college credit (CRN: 24854)

HIST 1118: U.S. History and Culture (Objective 7)

Section 01: Full Term | Fully Online, No Set Times with Kristine Hunt (CRN: 24855)

An introduction to U.S. history and culture, including cultural change over time. Focuses on a significant historical theme, which varies by course section. Satisfies Objective 7 of the General Education Requirements

Also available for early college credit (CRN: 24856)

HIST 1120: ST: Age of American Revolutions (Objective 7)

Section 01: Full Term | MW 1-2:15pm In Person with Dr. Marie Stango (CRN: 24837)

Section 02: Full Term | MW 1-2:15pm on Zoom with Dr. Marie Stango (CRN: 24859)

This course examines the history of the American Revolutions--plural--that rocked the world from the late eighteenth century through the middle of the nineteenth. We will focus on the United States, Haiti, Mexico, and Gran Colombia to explore key questions about the origins, nature, results, and afterlives of revolution. Throughout the term, we will cover the importance of universal ideals and national sympathies, the place of race and slavery, the role of social and economic conflict, and the influence of culture and religion on the course and outcome of the American Revolutions.

Also available for early college credit (In Person CRN: 24857, Zoom CRN: 24860) or Honors Credit (CRN: 24858)

HIST 2201: Women in U.S. History (Objective 9)

Section 01: Full Term | MW 2:30-3:45pm In-Person with Dr. Marie Stango (CRN: 21627)

Section 02: Full Term | Fully Online, No Set Times with Felicia Zaleski (CRN: 22636)

A survey of the changing roles of women in U.S. history and an analysis of historical change through the perspective of gender. Satisfies Objective 9 of the General Education Requirements

Section 01 is also available for Honors credit (CRN: 24861)

HIST 2252: Asian History and Culture (Objective 9)

Section 01: Full Term | Fully Online, No Set Times with Ronald James (CRN: 24862)

Explores Asia's rich history, including, socio-cultural, and political trends and shifts in terms of individual countries/societies and as a regional bloc. Satisfies Objective 9 of the General Education Requirements.

HIST 2255: African History and Culture (Objective 9)

Section 01: Full Term | TR 11-12:15pm In Person with Dr. Raphael Njoku (CRN: 22736)

Section 02: Full Term | TR 11-12:15pm on Zoom with Dr. Raphael Njoku (CRN: 24863)

An introductory survey of Africa covering traditional political systems and culture, the impact of Christianity and Islam, the economic and political intrusion of Europe, and the development of economic and political crises in contemporary Africa. Satisfies Objective 9 of the General Education Requirements.

HIST 2291: Introduction to Research (Objective 8)

Section 01: Full Term | Fully Online, No Set Times with Dr. Justin Stover (CRN: 22609)

Develops an interdisciplinary approach to historical research methods and trains students in locating and evaluating sources and in developing research papers using those sources. Open to non-majors. Required prerequisite for HIST 4491. Satisfies Objective 8 of the General Education Requirements.

HIST 4405: Problems in History - ST: Ancient Rome

Section 01: Full Term | Fully Online, No Set Times with Dr. Christopher Halsted (CRN: 24864)

A thorough consideration of historical problems, particularly from a comparative perspective. Designed to give deeper insight into problems, issues, and topics which are treated more generally in other courses. May be repeated with different content.

HIST 4409: Modern US

Section 01: Full Term | Fully Online, No Set Times with Dr. Kevin Marsh (CRN: 24866)

An historical examination of the United States from the 1930s to the present, focusing on the Great Depression, New Deal, World War II, the U.S. rise to global power, its maturation as a mass society, the rise and decline of liberalism and conservatism, the Civil Rights Movement, the Vietnam War, the changing nature of citizenship and culture, and the end of the Cold War.

HIST 4415: History of Christianity

Section 01: Full Term | MWF 10-10:50am In-Person with Dr. Lauren MacDonald (CRN: 24838)

Section 01: Full Term | MWF 10-10:50am on Zoom with Dr. Lauren MacDonald (CRN: 24869)

This course will survey the history of Christianity from its origins to its various expressions in the modern world. Special attention will be given to the initial formation of Christian traditions, the encounter of Christianity with intellectual and social trends in western history, and the periodic movements of reform which sought to refashion Christian life and institutions.

HIST 4418: History for Teachers

Section 01: Full Term | M 4-6:50pm In Person with Felicia Zaleski (CRN: 23174)

Section 02: Full Term | M 4-6:50pm on Zoom with Felicia Zaleski (CRN: 24871)

Pedagogy, methods, and best practices for teaching history. Based on Idaho Department of Education standards for history teachers.

HIST 4420: ST: Sports in US History

Section 01: Full Term | TR 9:30-10:45am In Person with Dr. Kevin Marsh (CRN: 24839)

Section 02: Full Term | TR 9:30-10:45am on Zoom with Dr. Kevin Marsh (CRN: 24874)

For most of U.S. history, Americans have played, watched, and argued over sports at all levels from amateur to professional. Sport is central to culture, and this class will trace its development as a way to analyze the nation’s history.

HIST 4423: Idaho History

Section 01: Full Term | Fully Online, No Set Times with Dr. Kevin Marsh (CRN: 22941)

A survey of the social, cultural, environmental, and political history of Idaho from pre-contact indigenous cultures to the present, emphasizing Idaho's relation to other states and regions in the West.

HIST 4431: Theatre History II

Section 01: Full Term | TR 12:45-2pm In-Person with Jeffrey Petersen (CRN: 25387)

An overview of the aesthetic movements, innovators, architecture, theatrical practices and plays from the late Renaissance through Realism.

HIST 4442: Witchcraft and Magic

Section 01: Full Term | MWF 11-11:50am In Person with Dr. Lauren MacDonald (CRN: 22410)

Section 02: Full Term | MWF 11-11:50am on Zoom with Dr. Lauren MacDonald (CRN: 24658)

Examines witchcraft and magic in their historical contexts. Topics may include religion, belief, gender, and sexuality. Historical period and region of study may vary.

HIST 4443: ST: Art and Ideas

Section 01: Full Term | MW: 4-5:15pm In-Person with Dr. Jonathan Fardy (CRN: 25129)

Section 02: Full Term | MW: 4-5:15pm on Zoom with Dr. Jonathan Fardy (CRN: 25130)

This course explores and examines the relation between intellectual history and art history, including art and politics, art and theory, and art and society

Equivalent to ART 4427.

HIST 4448: Topics in Medieval History and Culture

Section 01: Full Term | TR 1-2:15pm In-Person with Dr. Meghan Woolley (CRN: 24840)

Section 02: Full Term | TR 1-2:15pm on Zoom with Dr. Meghan Woolley (CRN: 24878)

Examines themes or topics in Medieval history and culture in greater depth or not covered in other courses. Repeatable with different topics.

HIST 4449: American Military Experience

Section 01: Full Term | Fully Online, No Set Times with Dr. Martin Loicano (CRN: 23177)

Introduction to American military experience. Personal and military examples of changes made as a result of lessons learned from history. Accounts from all major wars and battles throughout U.S. history are described to focus on how leadership decisions affected the success or failure of military operations.

HIST 4472: Modern Art

Section 01: Full Term | MWF: 12-12:50pm In-Person with Iris Gray (CRN: 25126)

Section 02: Full Term | MWF: 12-12:50pm on Zoom with Iris Gray (CRN: 25127)

Study of art and art theories from the emergence of Realism to WWII (1840-1940), focusing largely on Western Europe and the United States.

Equivalent to ART 4424.

HIST 4491: History Seminar

Section 01: Full Term | T 4-6:50pm In-Person with Dr. Meghan Woolley (CRN: 20482)

Section 02: Full Term | T4-6:50pm on Zoom with Dr. Meghan Woolley (CRN: 22334)

Capstone seminar in Historical research and writing. Culminates in a major research paper. Required prerequisite: HIST 2291.