HIS 317L Topics in United States History

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UT’s grade reports show 46 terms from Summer 2011 to Summer 2026 (15 falls, 15 springs, and 16 summers).

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• Topic 1: Colonial America. Core Curriculum: 060 Topic 2: The Era of the American Revolution. Core Curriculum: 060 Topic 3: Introduction to African American History. Only one of the following may be counted: African and African Diaspora Studies 315K, 317D (Topic 1), History 317L (Topic 3). Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Same as: AFR 315K Core Curriculum: 060 Topic 4: Introduction to Asian American History. Introduces students to the national and transnational histories of Asian Americans in the United States. Explores a wide range of themes related to the Asian American experience. Asian American Studies 312 and History 317L (Topic 4) may not both be counted. Same as: AAS 312 Core Curriculum: 060 Topic 5: United States Women, Sexuality, and Gender to 1865. History 317L (Topic 5) and Women's and Gender Studies 301 (Topic 11) may not both be counted. Same as: WGS 301.11 Core Curriculum: 060 Topic 6: The United States in the 17th-Century Atlantic World. The United States during a period marked by the spread of knowledge and experience of the world through conflict, economic exchange, cultural creativity, exploration, New World colonization, technological innovation, and religious reformation and counter-reformation. Core Curriculum: 060 Topic 7: The United States and Africa. History of political, economic, and cultural relations between the United States and Africa from the early origins of the slave trade to the present. Only one of the following may be counted: African and African Diaspora Studies 315G, 317C (Topic 1), History 317L (Topic 7). Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Same as: AFR 315G Core Curriculum: 060 Topic 8: Introduction to Native American Histories. Examine the history of Native American societies in North America from the earliest records to the present. Only one of the following may be counted: American Studies 315 (Topic: Intro to Native Am Histories), 315 (Topic: Intro to Amer Indian History), 315O, History 317L (Topic 8). Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Same as: AMS 315O Core Curriculum: 060 Topic 9: The Black Power Movement. Examines the major organizations, key figures, and ideologies of the Black Power movement from the late 1960s and early 1970s. Only one of the following may be counted: African and African Diaspora Studies 315N, 317D (Topic 3), History 317L (Topic 9). Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Same as: AFR 315N Core Curriculum: 060 Topic 10: Rights in Modern America. Only one of the following may be counted: African and African Diaspora Studies 316C, 317D (Topic: Rights in Modern America), American Studies 315 (Topic: Rights in Modern America), 315J, History 317L (Topic: Rights in Modern America), 317L (Topic 10), Women's and Gender Studies 301 (Topic: Rights in Modern America), 301 (Topic 32). Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Same as: AFR 316C, AMS 315J, WGS 301.32 Core Curriculum: 060 Topic 11: Latinx Histories. Explore the cultures, politics, and policies that shape the many Latinx histories in the United States. Only one of the following may be counted: History 317L (Topic: Latino Histories), 317L (Topic 11), Mexican American Studies 319 (Topic: Latino Histories), 319 (Topic 3). Same as: MAS 319.3 Core Curriculum: 060 Topic 12: Mexican American Women, 1910-Present. Examines the history of Mexican and Mexican American women in the United States from the twentieth century to the present. Only one of the following may be counted: History 317L (Topic: Mexican American Women, 1910-Present), 317L (Topic 12), Mexican American Studies 319 (Topic: Mexican American Women, 1910-Present), 319 (Topic 4), Women's and Gender Studies 301 (Topic: Mexican American Women, 1910-Present), 301 (Topic 13). Same as: MAS 319.4, WGS 301.13 Core Curriculum: 060 Topic 13: Origins of American Revolution. Focuses on the rise and fall of the British-American Atlantic Empire in the third quarter of the eighteenth century. History 317L (Topic: Origins of American Revolution) and 317L (Topic 13) may not both be counted. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Core Curriculum: 060 Topic 14: Building America: Engineering, Society, and Culture, 1868-1980. Examines building in American society from the late 1860s to 1980. Only one of the following may be counted: American Studies 315 (Topic: Building America), 315P, History 317L (Topic 14). Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Same as: AMS 315P Core Curriculum: 060 Topic 15: Establishing America, 1565-1815. Introduction to the foundations of American History. History 317L (Topic: Establishing America, 1565-1815) and 317L (Topic 15) may not both be counted. Core Curriculum: 060 Topic 16: History of Religion in the United States. Explores instances of religious dominance and religious diversity in United States history. Moving from the pre-colonial period to the present, it examines the changing circumstances of several religious communities, including American Indians and Puritans, Protestant evangelicals, Mormons, Roman Catholics, Jews, Muslims, and Hindus. Only one of the following may be counted: American Studies 315 (Topic 5), History 317L (Topic 16), Religious Studies 316C, 316U (Topic 1). Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Same as: AMS 315.5, R S 316C Core Curriculum: 060 Topic 17: Reading United States History Between the Lines. Explores how historians read between the lines and where they look for clues, looking at the many methods historians use to discover and make sense of their evidence. Core Curriculum: 060 Topic 18: Immigration and Ethnicity. Examine the changing population of the United States from colonial times to present. Only one of the following may be counted: Asian American Studies 302, 310 (Topic: Immigration and Ethnicity), History 317L (Topic: Immigration and Ethnicity), 317L (Topic 18), Mexican American Studies 316C, 319 (Topic: Immigration and Ethnicity). Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Same as: AAS 302, MAS 316C Core Curriculum: 060 Topic 19: The Alamo in History and in Film. Examine the story of the Battle of the Alamo through film, readings, and primary documents drawn from both sides of the event. History 317L (Topic: Regarding the Alamo in History) and 317L (Topic 19) may not both be counted. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Core Curriculum: 060 Topic 20: Introduction to African American Women's History. Only one of the following may be counted: African and African Diaspora Studies 310 (Topic: Intro Afr Amer Women's Hist), 315I, History 317L (Topic: Intro Afr Amer Women's Hist), 317L (Topic 20), Women's and Gender Studies 301 (Topic 34). Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Same as: AFR 315I, WGS 301.34 Core Curriculum: 060 Topic 21: American Jewish History. Examine the history of Jews in the United States from the seventeenth century to the present. Explore the formation of a distinct American Judaism and the involvement of Jews in American cultural and political affairs. Only one of the following may be counted: American Studies 315Q, History 317L (Topic: American Jewish History), 317L (Topic 21), Jewish Studies 311 (Topic: American Jewish History), 317. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Same as: AMS 315Q, J S 317 Core Curriculum: 060 Topic 22: Urban Economic Development in the United States and South Africa. Examine economic development within the United States and South Africa. History 317L (Topic: Urban Econ Development) and 317L (Topic 22) may not both be counted. Core Curriculum: 060 Topic 23: History of Social Entrepreneurship in the United States and China. Examine the history of social entrepreneurship in the United States and China. History 317L (Topic: Socl Entreprnrshp China/US) and 317L (Topic 23) may not both be counted. Core Curriculum: 060 Topic 24: The Places of Mexican American History. Examine Mexican American history from the point of view of three distinct places: Los Angeles, the mountains of northern New Mexico, and the far southern tip of Texas. Only one of the following may be counted: History 317L (Topic: Mex Amer History in US SW), 317L (Topic 24), Mexican American Studies 316E, 319 (Topic: Mex Amer History in US SW). Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Same as: MAS 316E Core Curriculum: 060 Topic 25: American History Through Sight and Sound. Explore American history through visual and auditory media--films, paintings, photographs, plays, and songs--examining how these multimedia sources have shaped national identity, conveyed social movements, and captured historical moments. History 317L (Topic: Am Hist Thru Sight/Sound) and 317L (Topic 25) may not both be counted. Core Curriculum: 060 Topic 26: History of College Football. Discuss the origins, growth, and development, of college football from its elite Ivy League school origins, to what is has become today: arguably one of the most popular sports in America. Examine college football within the broader history of American history and culture from the Gilded Age to the Age of Trump. History 317L (Topic: History of College Football) and 317L (Topic 26) may not both be counted. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Core Curriculum: 060 Topic 27: Black Southerners in the Age of Jim Crow. Explore the experiences of Black people during the age of segregation, more commonly referred to as Jim Crow. Discuss the timeframe of 1890-1954, while also talking about the legacy of slavery and the Juneteenth generation. Examine how Black southerners responded to segregation by creating a vibrant community culture rooted in self-help, entrepreneurship, family, and faith. History 317L (Topic: Blk Southrners Age Jim Crow) and 317L (Topic 27) may not both be counted. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Core Curriculum: 060

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