History of the Prairie West

3 credits

The course will survey the history of the Prairie West from the pre-contact period to the 21st century. Topics will include: Native history, the fur trade, Canadian westward expansion, the Batoche resistance, settlement, the wheat economy, the 'Dirty Thirties,' the world wars, the resource boom and the New West. *** Prerequisite: One HIST course or completion of 30 credit hours *** * Note: Formerly numbered HIST 211. Students may not receive credit for both HIST 318 and HIST 211. *