United States
HISTORY 301-1,2,3 Survey of African-American History (1) (1) (1) First Quarter: Slavery-forms of oppression and resistance, 1700-1863. Second Quarter: From Reconstruction to the Harlem Renaissance, 1863-1930. Third Quarter: The Civil Rights Movement, 1930-1970.
HISTORY 305 American Immigration (1) Origins, social characteristics, cultural values, and assimilation of immigrants in the 19th and 20th centuries. Consequences of immigration in comparative and historical perspectives.
HISTORY 306-1,2 The South in American History (1) (1) First Quarter: Southern history in national perspective from 1790 to 1865-slavery, sectionalism, secession, and the Civil War. Second Quarter: Southern history in regional perspective from 1865 to the present-reconstruction, segregation, regionalism, and reemergence.
HISTORY 310-1,2 Early American History (1) (1) First Quarter: Cultural and social development of England's mainland colonies from the reign of Queen Elizabeth to 1750. Second Quarter: Creation of a new republic from the Revolution to the Constitutional Convention.
HISTORY 312 American Nationalism and Sectionalism (1) Major developments from the Jacksonian era to the Civil War.
HISTORY 315-1,2,3 The United States in the 20th Century (1) (1) (1) America's domestic history and role in world affairs since 1900. First Quarter: 1900-1929. Second Quarter: 1929- 1953. Third Quarter: 1953-present.
HISTORY 316-1,2,3 American Intellectual History (1) (1) (1) Major ideas and ideals that have shaped the American experience; their social, political, and economic contexts. First Quarter: Age of Exploration through the Revolution, 1492-1800. Second Quarter: Middle Period, 1800-1865. Third Quarter: 1865-present.
HISTORY 317-1,2,3 American Cultural History (1) (1) (1) Changing values of the American people, how they have been transmitted, and how they have shaped American society, politics, and the economy. First Quarter: 1607- 1820. Second Quarter: 1820-1890. Third Quarter: 1890-present.
HISTORY 318-1,2 Legal and Constitutional History of the United States (1) (1) First Quarter: Development of legal institutions, constitutionalism, law and social change, and law and economic development (colonial period-1857). Second Quarter: Law in industrial society: administration, race relations, corporations, environmental protection, and civil liberties (1857-present).
HISTORY 319-1,2,3 History of American Foreign Policy (1) (1) (1) Evolution of American foreign policy, emphasizing domestic and international background and constitutional and military problems involved in planning policy. First Quarter: 1763-1900. Second Quarter: 1900-1945. Third Quarter: 1945-present.
HISTORY 320-1,2 Ecological History of the United States (1) (1) First Quarter: Preindustrial resource use and management; ecological impact of discovery and development to 1870. Second Quarter: Industrial society and environment: scientific and political resource management, energy, and post-Darwinian views of society and nature.
HISTORY 321-1,2 A History of American Society (1) (1) Organization and development of American society from the 18th century to the present. First Quarter: Problems of cultural diversity and social consolidation, 1760-1880. Second Quarter: Problems of class and power, 1880-1970.
HISTORY 322-1,2 Development of the Modern American City (1) (1) Characteristics of urban society in America from the period of settlement to the present. First Quarter: To 1870. Second Quarter: 1870-present.
HISTORY 324 American Gay and Lesbian History (1) This course examines the social and cultural history of same-sex desire in the United States, with particular emphasis on the last hundred years.
HISTORY 325 History of American Technology (1) American history through its material culture; industrialization and its discontents; consumer culture and household technology; mass communication and democracy; technological utopia and the computer revolution.
Europe
HISTORY 332-1,2,3 The Development of Medieval Europe (1) (1) (1) First Quarter: Early Middle Ages (300-1000). Second Quarter: High Middle Ages (1000-1300). Third Quarter: Late Middle Ages (1300-1500).
HISTORY 333 The Age of the Renaissance (1) Decline and revival of European civilization, 1350-1530. Cultural, political, economic, and social developments.
HISTORY 334 The Age of the Reformation (1) Europe in the 16th century; special reference to origins, evolution, and effects of changes in religion.
HISTORY 336 Europe in the 18th Century (1) Chief political, social, cultural, and economic institutions of the 18th century.
HISTORY 338-1,2 Europe in the 20th Century (1) (1) Growth of mass politics, Fascism, the home fronts, rise of the welfare state, loss of empire, and economic resurgence and integration. First Quarter: 1900-1935. Second Quarter: 1935-present.
HISTORY 342-1,2,3 History of Modern France (1) (1) (1) First Quarter: The Old Regime and the French Revolution, 1715-1799. Second Quarter: 19th-century France. Third Quarter: 20th-century France.
HISTORY 344-1,2,3 Modern Germany (1) (1) (1) German social, economic, political, and cultural developments since 1815. First Quarter: 1815-1918. Second Quarter: 1918-1945. Third Quarter: 1945-present.
HISTORY 335-1,2,3 History of Russia (1) (1) (1) First Quarter: Emergence of the Kievan and Muscovite states, 800-1700. Second Quarter: Russia from Peter to the Revolution, 1700-1917. Third Quarter: The Soviet Union, 1917-present.
HISTORY 347-1,2 Society and Politics in Modern European Jewry (1) (1) The central trends in the history of European Jewry, from the onset of the process of formal emancipation in the 18th century to the reversal of that process and the subsequent destruction toward the middle of the 20th century. First Quarter: 1789-1881. Second Quarter: 1881-1948.
HISTORY 349 History of the Holocaust (1) An examination of the origins and development of the massacre of European Jewry during World War II.
HISTORY 350-1,2,3,4 The Intellectual History of Europe (1) (1) (1) (1) First Quarter: Heritage from antiquity and medieval institutions. Second Quarter: From the Renaissance to the end of the 18th century. Third Quarter: 19th century. Fourth Quarter: 20th century.
HISTORY 351 History of Communism (1) Marx's Marxism, and movements and regimes that have claimed to be Marxist. Specific content varies.
Africa
HISTORY 355 Islam in Africa (1) The spread of Islam in Africa from the 7th century to the present: a thematic approach emphasizing African Muslim scholars and reformers.
HISTORY 356-1,2 History of South Africa (1) (1) First Quarter: From the African iron age to the establishment of the multinational gold mining industry, emphasizing the rise of African states and the contest for land with white settlers. Second Quarter: Emphasis on the 20th century, the rise of African nationalism, and the clash with the apartheid state.
HISTORY 357 East Africa (1) The history of Kenya, Uganda, and Tanzania, concentrating on ancient coastal city-states, interior kingdoms, trade and colonial rule, and postindependence problems.
HISTORY 358-1,2 West Africa (1) (1) Selected topics in West African history: economy, society, and government.
England
HISTORY 360 Tudor England (1485-1603) (1) Renaissance culture and the operation of Tudor social and political institutions.
HISTORY 361 Stuart England (1603-1714) (1) The breakdown of the organic state; civil war; the reconstruction of English society.
HISTORY 362-1,2,3 Modern British History (1) (1) (1) First Quarter: Social, political, and institutional history, 1688-1815. Second Quarter: The age of industrialization and liberalism, 1780-1900. Third Quarter: The welfare state, democracy, and total war, 1900-present.
HISTORY 363 Modern Ireland in Historical Perspective (1) History of Ireland from the Celts to the "troubles" in northern Ireland. Emphasis on 19th and 20th centuries.
HISTORY 364-1,2 Social and Intellectual History of Modern Britain (1) (1) First Quarter: Rise and fall of Victorian culture, 1780- 1900. Second Quarter: Main themes in 20th-century society and thought, 1900-present.
Latin America and Caribbean
HISTORY 365 The Formation of Latin American Society (1) Development of Latin American socioeconomic structures, political institutions, and cultural tendencies from the pre-Columbian and Iberian backgrounds through the colonial period.
HISTORY 366 Latin America in the Independence Era (1) Eighteenth-century background to Latin American independence and 19th-century aftermath. Emphasis on the process of achieving independence, changing social structures, nation building, and economic patterns.
HISTORY 367 Politics and Development in Latin America (1) Political, economic, and social problems since 1880, emphasizing the period since 1930. Interaction between economic change and politics of rapidly urbanizing societies.
HISTORY 368-1,2 Revolution in 20th-Century Latin America (1) (1) First Quarter: Mexico and its revolutions. Mexican history from the modernizing regime of DÌaz, through the revolutionary upheaval and the consolidation of a new regime, to contemporary problems. Second Quarter: Comparative study of the origins and aftermaths of major 20th-century revolutions in Bolivia, Cuba, and Central America.
Middle East
HISTORY 370-1,2,3 History of the Islamic Middle East (1) (1) (1) First Quarter: The classical Islamic community; medieval Islamic civilization (600-1200). Second Quarter: The great empires - Mamluks, Ottomans, and Safavids; cultural and economic decline (1200-1789). Third Quarter: Jewish and Arab nationalism, oil diplomacy, and Islam in the modern context (1789-present).
HISTORY 371 Islamic Institutions (1) Religious, legal, political, and socioeconomic institutions of traditional Muslim societies. Regional and cultural variations of principles and concepts common to all Muslims. Modernization and religious reform.
History of Science
HISTORY 376-1,2 Science in Modern Society (1) (1) First Quarter: Institutions and ideas-antiquity to Newton. Second Quarter: Rise of modern scientific culture- 18th-20th centuries.
HISTORY 378 Historical Perspectives through Science Fiction (1) Philosophies of history in science fiction; changing relations between science and society in science fiction from the 17th century to the present. Lecture, film, and discussion.
Modern Asia
HISTORY 381-1,2 Late Imperial and Modern China (1)(1) First Quarter: 1700-1911. Second Quarter: 1911-present.
HISTORY 384-1,2 History of Modern Japan (1) (1) First Quarter: Japan: the modern state, 1860-1943. Second Quarter: The history of wartime and postwar Japan, 1943- 1980s.
HISTORY 385 History of Modern India (1) India since the mid-18th century. Focus on Hindu and Islamic cultural renovation movements, the politics of nation building, and socioeconomic change.
Special Courses
HISTORY 391 Special Lectures (1) Special topics not covered in regular course offerings. Lectures. Content varies. May be repeated for credit upon request.
HISTORY 392 Topics in History (1) Advanced work through reading, research, and discussion in an area of special significance. Permission of instructor required.
Courses HISTORY 405-HISTORY 492 listed below provide for intensive study of the more important works and problems pertaining to the subjects designated by the titles. Permission of the instructor is required.
HISTORY 405 Seminar in Historical Analysis (1) Topics vary.
HISTORY 410-1,2,3 General Field Seminar in American History (1) (1)
HISTORY 420-1,2 Literature of Early American History (1) (1)
HISTORY 422 Literature of American History from the Revolution to 1850 (1)
HISTORY 424 Literature of American History 1850-1900 (1)
HISTORY 426 Literature of Recent American History (1)
HISTORY 430-1,2 General Field Seminar in European History (1) (1)
HISTORY 440-1,2 Literature of Medieval History (1) (1)
HISTORY 441 Literature of Early Modern European History (1)
HISTORY 442 Literature of European History of the 16th and 17th Centuries (1)
HISTORY 443-1,2 Literature of Early Modern English History (1) (1)
HISTORY 444 Literature of European History of the 18th Century (1)
HISTORY 445 Literature of 19th- and 20th- Century European History (1)
HISTORY 446 Literature of English History of the 19th and 20th Centuries (1)
HISTORY 448 Nationalism (1)
HISTORY 449 Literature of Russian and Eastern European History (1)
HISTORY 450-1,2 General Field Seminar in African History (1) (1)
HISTORY 465 Sources in African History (1)
HISTORY 466 Field Methods in African History (1)
HISTORY 467 Sources in East African History (1)
HISTORY 468 Sources in West African History (1)
HISTORY 469 Southern African History (1)
HISTORY 480-1 Comparative History I: Industrializing Societies in International Perspective (1)
HISTORY 480-2 Comparative History II: Postindustrial Society in International Perspective (1)
HISTORY 481 Western Literature of Chinese History (1)
HISTORY 482 Literature of Latin American History (1)
HISTORY 483 Literature of Japanese History
HISTORY 484 Literature of the History of Science (1)
HISTORY 485 Literature of Indian History (1)
HISTORY 490 Independent Reading (1, 2, or 3) May be repeated for credit.
HISTORY 491 TA Assistantship (1) Administrative registration for graduate students who are TAing an undergraduate class.
HISTORY 492 Topics in History (1)
HISTORY 499 Independent Study (1, 2, or 3) May be repeated for credit. Permission of instructor and department required.
The courses listed below provide research training for advanced doctoral candidates in areas designated by the titles. Permission of the instructor is required.
HISTORY 570-1,2 Research Seminar in History (1) (1)
HISTORY 580-1,2 Directed Research in American History (1) (1)
HISTORY 581-1,2 Directed Research in European History (1) (1)
HISTORY 582-1,2 Directed Research in African History (1) (1)
HISTORY 585 Divisional Seminar in American History (0)
HISTORY 586 Divisional Seminar in European History (0)
HISTORY 590 Research (1, 2, or 3) Independent investigation of selected problems pertaining to thesis or dissertation. May be repeated for credit.
