Summer II 2011 Courses
HISTORY DEPARTMENT ADVANCED COURSES SUMMER II 2011
The SFA History Department will offer the following advanced and graduate courses during the Summer II 2011 semester. For more information about individual courses, see the instructor.
All 300 and 400 level courses have a prerequisite of 6 hours of history.
HIS 310 AMERICAN SPORTS, Dr. Lannen, MTWR 10:15-12:10, F-477
This course is an examination of the development of sports in America from the colonial era to the present. Topics include race, gender, commercialism, drug use and abuse, violence, and the continuing interactions between sports and American society.
HIS 412 VIKINGS, Dr. Malpass, MTWR 12:30-2:25, F-475
This course studies the emergence and influence of the Vikings on European society between the eighth century and the First Crusade. It traces the early development of the Vikings in Scandinavia as well as the economic and social forces that led to the "Great Breakout" from the north into the stunned consciousness of all Europe. The raids and invasions of Germany, France, Russia, Sicily, and the British Isles will be examined as well as the explorations of the Mediterranean and the North Atlantic. The social, artistic, cultural and governmental influences of the Vikings upon Europe will be examined to reveal the differences between the historical Vikings and the popular imagery so often perpetuated.
GRADUATE COURSES
HIS 582 INTERNSHIP IN PUBLIC HISTORY, Dr. Beisel, MTWR 2:45-4:40, F-477
This course provides hands-on training in public history. During Summer II 2011 this class will take part in a larger, multi-year project to identify, record, and map the historic resources of Nacogdoches utilizing historical, architectural, and geographical knowledge, skills, and abilities. We will update and expand the 1986 survey of the Washington Square, Zion Hill, Sterne-Hoya, and Virginia Avenue Historic Districts by using survey forms, NPS survey guidelines, photography, and GPS units. This project is supported by the City of Nacogdoches and the Center for Regional Heritage Research, as well as the History Department, and has received a 2010-2011 Service Learning Grant.