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Department of History
Contact Information
Department Chair: Dr. Michael McCormick
E-Mail: michael.mccormick@hccs.edu
Phone: 713-718-6780
Department Secretaries: Vicki Boncic & Susan Pinter
E-Mail: vicki.boncic@hccs.edu & elizabeth.buckles@hccs.edu
Phone: 713-718-7776 or 713-718-7777
Assistant Chairs
Stafford: Dr. David Aldstadt
E-Mail: david.aldstadt@hccs.edu
West Loop: Dr. Cheryll Cody
E-Mail: cheryll.cody@hccs.edu
Course Descriptions
HIST 1301 UNITED STATES HISTORY TO 1877
Prerequisites: Must be placed into college level
reading and college-level writing.
Credit: 3 (3 lecture)
The American nation from the English colonization
to the close of the Civil War through
Reconstruction. Core Curriculum Course.
HIST 1302 UNITED STATES HISTORY
AFTER 1877
Prerequisites: Must be placed into collegelevel
reading and college-level writing.
Credit: 3 (3 lecture)
The American nation from the end of the
Reconstruction Era to the present. Core
Curriculum Course.
HIST 2301 HISTORY OF
Prerequisites: Must be placed into collegelevel
reading and college-level writing.
Credit: 3 (3 lecture)
A survey of the political, economic, social,
cultural, and intellectual development of
to the present. History of
for either HIST 1301 or HIST 1302.
Core Curriculum Course.
HIST 2311 WESTERN CIVILIZATION I
Prerequisites: Must be placed into college level
reading and college-level writing.
Credit: 3 (3 lecture)
Development of ancient, medieval, and early
modern civilizations to 1660.
HIST 2312 WESTERN CIVILIZATION II
Prerequisites: Must be placed into college level
reading and college-level writing.
Credit: 3 (3 lecture)
Development of modern western civilization
from 1660 to 1945.
HIST 2321 THE ORIGINS AND
DEVELOPMENT OF WORLD CIVILIZATIONS
Prerequisites: Must be placed into collegelevel
reading and college-level writing.
Credit: 3 (3 lecture)
A survey of the major western and nonwestern
civilizations which developed from
Sumeria to the end of the Middle Ages. Centered
around a series of themes, particular
emphasis is placed on the commonality of
the human experience as illustrated in
the
HIST 2322 MODERN WORLD
CIVILIZATIONS: 1500 - PRESENT
Prerequisites: Must be placed into college level
reading and college-level writing.
Credit: 3 (3 lecture)
This course analyzes the effect on the world
of the changing relationship between the
West and the non-West over the past 500
years. Emphasis will be placed on the social,
political and economic dynamics of this interchange.
Core Curriculum Course.
HIST 2380 MEXICAN-AMERICAN HISTORY
Prerequisites: Must be placed into college level
reading and college-level writing.
Credit: 3 (3 lecture)
A survey of the role of the Mexican-American
in
be placed on economic, social, and cultural
development with particular focus on contributions
to American society.
HIST 2381 AFRO-AMERICAN HISTORY
Prerequisites: Must be placed into college level
reading and college-level writing.
Credit: 3 (3 lecture)
A survey of the role of the Afro-American in
placed on economic, social, and cultural
development with particular focus on contributions
to American society.
HIST 2389 ACADEMIC COOPERATIVE
IN HISTORY
Prerequisite: Prerequisites: Must be placed into
college-level reading and college-level writing.
Credit: 3 (3 lecture, 0 lab)
An experiential-learning instruction program
designed to integrate textbook and classroom
knowledge with practical hands-on
experience in an applied area of history. In
conjunction with class seminars, the individual
student will set specific goals and
objectives in the study of human social behavior
and/or social institutions.
Learning Links for History
Careers in History from the American Historical Association
Organization of American Historians
The Southern Historical Association
Historical Trivia
Who is This?
Submit your written answers to Dr. Mike McCormick.
