300
Traces the development of Rome from a city-state through the Roman Empire and its fourth-century transformation. Includes the Primordia, the formation of the early republic and the Confederation of Italy, the Punic Wars and the conquest of the Mediterranean world, the conflicts of the late republic, Augustus and the empire, the origins of Christianity, the Third Century Crisis, and the Late Antique transformation.
3
Prerequisites
HIST 101 or
HIST 115 or HIST 134 or
HIST 150 or
HIST 151 or
HIST 152 or
HIST 160 or
HIST 161 or
HIST 170 or
HIST 171 or
HIST 222 or
HIST 223 or
HIST 232 or
HIST 233 or
HIST 243
Continues students' development as historians by providing instruction in research and guided opportunities to apply what they learn to a variety of public and private endeavors. Focus varies from semester to semester, but may include digital history; creation of historical documentaries; local history archives and research; public history; or history museum exhibitions.
3
Prerequisites
HIST 102 or
HIST 116 or HIST 135 or
HIST 150 or
HIST 151 or
HIST 152 or
HIST 160 or
HIST 161 or
HIST 170 or
HIST 171 or
HIST 222 or
HIST 223 or
HIST 233 or
HIST 243 or
HIST 232
The transformation of the U.S. from a rural/agrarian to an urban/industrial society. Topics include the process of industrialization and social upheavals that resulted; the development of the New South and New West; the emergence of the U.S. as a world power; the challenge of ethnic/cultural diversification; and the social and political reform movements of the era.
3
Prerequisites
HIST 106 or HIST 133 or
HIST 150 or
HIST 151 or
HIST 152 or
HIST 160 or
HIST 161 or
HIST 170 or
HIST 171 or
HIST 222 or
HIST 223 or
HIST 232 or
HIST 233 or
HIST 243
The course examines the history of New York though a chronological survey of key events and issues that defined the city, state and nation. Beginning with the Dutch settlement in Manhattan, this course investigates significant social, economic, cultural, religious or political changes that shaped the history of the Empire State." Particular emphasis will be made on New York's connection with the nation and the world."
3
Prerequisites
HIST 105 or
HIST 106 or HIST 133 or
HIST 150 or
HIST 151 or
HIST 152 or
HIST 160 or
HIST 161 or
HIST 170 or
HIST 171 or
HIST 222 or
HIST 223 or
HIST 232 or
HIST 233 or
HIST 243
The course explores the experiences of Asian Americans from the mid-19th century to the present. Topics will include Asian diasporas in the United States; immigration and settlement issues; work and labor systems; racial ideologies and anti-Asian movements; gender, family and community formation; Asian Americans in American popular culture; Asian American cultural expressions and social organization; and American nationalism and debates over American citizenship.
3
Prerequisites
HIST 106 or HIST 133 or
HIST 150 or
HIST 151 or
HIST 152 or
HIST 160 or
HIST 161 or
HIST 170 or
HIST 171 or
HIST 222 or
HIST 223 or
HIST 232 or
HIST 233 or
HIST 243
The course attempts to ground the history of modern East Asia in physical space and to invest the places we see with historical meaning. To this end, the course will be set in the historical sites in China, Japan, and South Korea. Through exploring the ritual, political, and historical significance of these sites, the course will investigate the forces that have transformed physical spaces into symbols of national/local identity. This course is also suitable for the Museum Studies minor.
3
Prerequisites
HIST 102 or
HIST 264 or
HIST 265 or
HIST 150 or
HIST 151 or
HIST 152 or
HIST 160 or
HIST 161 or
HIST 170 or
HIST 171 or
HIST 222 or
HIST 223 or
HIST 232 or
HIST 233 or
HIST 243
This course provides a critical, objective, and balanced examination of South African history from the seventeenth century to the present, based upon a combination of lectures, seminar readings, and discussions, and drawing upon primary documents, literary works, and films about South Africa. South Africa's complex history of social competition, conflict and cooperation provides students the opportunity to explore in greater depth the history of one of the world's most notorious states. Themes and topics studied include: white settlement and race relations, the impact of industrialization, apartheid, and South Africa from a global perspective.
3
Prerequisites
HIST 102 or
HIST 116 or
HIST 150 or
HIST 151 or
HIST 152 or
HIST 160 or
HIST 161 or
HIST 170 or
HIST 171 or
HIST 222 or
HIST 223 or
HIST 232 or
HIST 233 or
HIST 243
This course aims to provide students with a comprehensive approach to urban African history. To avoid fashioning an understanding of this history that often equates urbanization with westernization, this course begins with an examination of the multiple precolonial urban centers which existed in Africa prior to the arrival of the Europeans. It continues with the onset of colonialism and industrialisation which affected both the pace and nature of urbanisation in Africa. Migrations to the cities transformed the lives of millions of Africans. This course will focus on the lives of these urban dwellers: their relations to the spaces in which they live and the influence of those spaces on them; the development of urban cultures; the gendered character of urbanization; the creation of new social, political, economic and criminal networks; conflict and cooperation amongst urbanites; and the nature of colonial and post colonial oppression and control in the cities.
3
Prerequisites
HIST 101 or
HIST 102 or
HIST 115 or
HIST 116 or
HIST 150 or
HIST 151 or
HIST 152 or
HIST 160 or
HIST 161 or
HIST 170 or
HIST 171 or
HIST 222 or
HIST 223 or
HIST 232 or
HIST 233 or
HIST 243
Examines the links between film and American culture and society from the silent era to the present, with some emphasis on the Great Depression, the post-World War II years, and the 1980s. Thematic concerns include race and ethnicity, sexuality and gender, class, identity, postmodernism, voyeurism, and the new age. Ten or 11 screenings each semester.
3
Prerequisites
HIST 106 or HIST 133 or
HIST 150 or
HIST 151 or
HIST 152 or
HIST 160 or
HIST 161 or
HIST 170 or
HIST 171 or
HIST 222 or
HIST 223 or
HIST 232 or
HIST 233 or
HIST 243
History of Christianity I introduces the student to the broad narrative of the religion's development within a historical context. The course explores the formation of Christian doctrines, faith practices, and institutions until 1517 within broader cultural, social, and economic parameters, while addressing the impact of specific events and personalities on the formation of Christian spiritualities and identities. The course aims at a balance between the study of doctrine and practice. Of particular importance is an exploration of the impact of non-Christian religious and philosophical traditions on the formation of Christian doctrines and practices. Students will also gain an understanding of the academic study of religion as a field of inquiry in its own right, with reference to theories of religion and terminology from the field of religious studies.
3
Prerequisites
HIST 101 or
HIST 115 or HIST 134 or
HIST 303 or
HIST 304 or
HIST 305 or
INDS 120 or
HIST 150 or
HIST 151 or
HIST 152 or
HIST 160 or
HIST 161 or
HIST 170 or
HIST 171 or
HIST 222 or
HIST 223 or
HIST 232 or
HIST 233 or
HIST 243
Analysis of 20th Century and recent history of globalization and its effects in Africa, Asia and Latin America. The course will focus on the history of cultural and economic globalization, and its effects on society. In particular, the course will examine changes in the status, condition or rights of women, human rights, the role of international organizations and non-governmental organizations, and the relationship between the World Bank and International Monetary Fund (IMF) and economic development in non-Western regions. The course will also examine the recent rise of China as an economic, political and cultural force in the world.
3
Prerequisites
HIST 101 or
HIST 102 or HIST 135 or
HIST 150 or
HIST 151 or
HIST 152 or
HIST 160 or
HIST 161 or
HIST 170 or
HIST 171 orHIST 222 or
HIST 223 or
HIST 232 or
HIST 233 or
HIST 243
The study of a person, event, cultural issue, or other theme during a specific period in American History. Students will delve in depth into the historical context of the topic, gaining a greater understanding of the way that people, ideas, and events can change history or reflect and respond to changes that have already occurred. Through primary and secondary sources, students will consider the issue from different perspectives, developing a greater understanding for the role of the historian as interpreter.
3
Prerequisites
HIST 105 or
HIST 106 or HIST 133 or
HIST 150 or
HIST 151 or
HIST 152 or
HIST 160 or
HIST 161 or
HIST 170 or
HIST 171 or
HIST 222 or
HIST 223 or
HIST 232 or
HIST 233 or
HIST 243
The study of a person, event, cultural issue, or other theme during a specific period in European History. Students will delve in depth into the historical context of the topic, gaining a greater understanding of the way that people, ideas, and events can change history or reflect and respond to changes that have already occurred. Through primary and secondary sources, students will consider the issue from different perspectives, developing a greater understanding for the role of the historian as interpreter.
3
Prerequisites
HIST 115 or
HIST 116 or HIST 134 or
HIST 150 or
HIST 151 or
HIST 152 or
HIST 160 or
HIST 161 or
HIST 170 or
HIST 171 or
HIST 222 or
HIST 223 or
HIST 232 or
HIST 233 or
HIST 243
The study of a group, event, cultural issue, or other theme during a specific period in world history. Students will delve in depth into the historical context of the topic, gaining a greater understanding of the way that people, ideas, and events can change history or reflect and respond to changes that have already occurred. Through primary and secondary sources, students will consider the issue from different perspectives, developing a greater understanding for the role of the historian as interpreter.
3
Prerequisites
HIST 101 or
HIST 102 or HIST 135 or
HIST 150 or
HIST 151 or
HIST 152 or
HIST 160 or
HIST 161 or
HIST 170 or
HIST 171 or
HIST 222 or
HIST 223 or
HIST 232 or
HIST 233 or
HIST 243