 Prerequisite
for all history courses is having passed THEA Reading and Writing.
There
are three lecture hours a week for each course.
Credit:
Three semester hours for each course.
Wharton
County Junior College offers each of these history courses on-line.
Prerequisites for the courses would include the student’s ability to
have consistent access to a personal computer with a reliable ISP (internet
service provider), good typing and keyboard skills, knowledge and ability to
send an email, as well as attachments.
HIST 1301.
U. S. History I. (Core 060)
3:3:0
Survey
beginning with the European background for the discovery of America and
continuing to the close of Reconstruction in 1877.
Social, economic, cultural, military, political, and diplomatic
developments are emphasized. The
diversity of the American culture is stressed and the wide varieties of
contributions from all Americans are included.
Prerequisite: THEA reading and writing requirements met. [Offered fall,
spring and summer semesters. Also offered via Internet and ITV.]
HIST 1302.
U. S. History II. (Core 060)
3:3:0
Continuation
of HIST 1301, covering the period from the close of Reconstruction to the
present, with emphasis upon the United States in the contemporary world.
Prerequisite: THEA reading and writing requirements met. HIST 1301 recommended,
but not required. [Offered fall, spring and summer semesters. Also offered via
Internet and ITV.]
HIST 2301.
History of Texas. (Core 080)
3:3:0
History
of Texas from the Spanish period to the present day.
Stress on the period of early settlement, the revolution, the republic,
and early statehood. Includes the
role of ethnic minorities in the development of the state. Prerequisite: THEA
reading and writing requirements met.
HIST 2311.
Western Civilization I. (Core
080)
3:3:0
Survey
of early European history from prehistoric time to the late 17th century.
Traces the development of various governments, political history, social
institutions, and culture often referred to as "western civilization.”
Prerequisite: THEA reading and writing requirements met. [Offered in the
fall semester online]
HIST 2312.
Western Civilization II. (Core 080)
3:3:0
Continuation
of HIST 2311, covering the evolution of modern western civilization from the
late 17th century to the present. Emphasis
will be placed on the wide variety of contributions to the development of modern
civilization. Prerequisite: THEA reading and writing requirements met.
HIST 2311 recommended. [Offered in the spring semester online.]
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