HIST 466 - History of American West

Credits: 5

This course is designed to provide a broad overview of the historical events and casual relationships in the modern American West. For the purposes of this class, the region shall include the seventeen western states that lie west of a border running roughly from North Dakota to Texas. The course will include as a theme the obvious problems of defining specific boundaries. The goal of this course is to acquaint students with major events of the region, their chronology and stimulate creative and critical thought about the history of the American West. Students must have at least junior standing to register for this course.

Course Attributes: UWR