HIST481 - Special Topic: History Fall

Course Code: HIST481 Course ID: 4985 Credit Hours: 3 Level: Undergraduate

This is a special topics course that is designed to afford students the opportunity to examine topics not covered by the existing curriculum. Students are permitted to substitute up to two special topics classes for other courses required in their concentration. Special topic courses are offered quarterly, and the topics for these will vary. History of Scotland: 2020 Fall B This course will look at the history of Scotland from its earliest history until the defeat of the Jacobites at the Battle of Culloden in 1745. Special attention will be paid to the political history, the Scottish monarchs, and the interactions between England and Scotland over control of the north of Britain, including Macbeth, William Wallace, Robert the Bruce, Mary Queen of Scots, Bonnie Prince Charlie, and many other influential leaders. Discussions will cover the incursions by the Scots from Ireland, the contact with the Romans, the influence of the Vikings, and struggle for an independent Scottish identity. Viking History: 2020 Fall D This course will examine the history of the Vikings and their influence on the development of Europe. Discussions will focus on key settlement areas such as Iceland, Britain, France and Russia and how the Vikings brought about social, political, economic, religious, and military changes in those areas.