HISTORY

Unless otherwise noted, courses are three credit hours and meet for the entire the semester.

Regular UM-St. Louis students may register online at https://myview.umsl.edu or at the Registrar's Office in 351 Millennium Student Center. New students may register by contacting Ashley Patterson at (314) 516-5974 or pattersonam@umsl.edu.

 

FALL 2008 • August 18-December 13

Earn a Labor Studies Certificate by taking this class plus five others. Click here for details.

Labor History
HIST 2219 • Class #14599
Saturdays • 9:00-4:00 p.m.
Sept. 6, 13, 27, Oct. 11, 25, Nov. 8 & 22
62 University Center, UM-St. Louis
Instructor: Robert Ubriaco

Examines the history of work and the working class in the United States. It focuses on the transformation of the workplace, the evolution of working class consciousness and the development of the labor movement, the role of race, gender and ethnicity in uniting or dividing the working class, and the nature of labor's relations with other social groups in the political arena. Particular emphasis on the political and economic conditions and strategies of periods when working class power was growing.

History of Aviation in American Life
HIST 3772 Class #12135
Prerequisite: Junior standing or consent of instructor.

Topics in National History: Aviation in American Life
HIST 5142 Class #14731
Prerequisite: Graduate standing.

Advanced Studies of Aviation in American Life
HIST 5772 Class #12174
Prerequisite: Graduate standing.

Thursdays 4:00-6:40 p.m.
64 University Center, UM-St. Louis
Instructor: Daniel Rust

Course focuses on the history of aviation in the United States from balloon flights preceding the Wright brothers through the terrorist attacks in September 2001 with emphasis upon how aviation and aviators have influenced American society and culture. Themes include the evolution of aviation technology, the growth of the commercial/military aviation/aerospace industries, issues of race and gender in aviation, the development of America's commercial airlines, aviation's influence upon American art, films, advertising, and literature, the significance of the space race, and the role of aerial weapons of war.

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