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The Department of History offers courses in ancient, medieval and modern European history; in both North and Latin American history; in the history of Asia and in world history. Some of the department’s courses are chronological, some national or regional and some are thematic, with special strengths in gender, race and ethnicity, popular culture, medicine, and urban history. The faculty is committed to continuous review and revision of the department’s curriculum, as student needs and professional emphases shift. Many departmental courses meet general education requirements and various programs for majors and non-majors are available. The department offers an honors program for qualified seniors. Honors programs are individually arranged through consultation with the honors director. Completion of an honors thesis is required. The Department of History offers the BA and PhD in History; the BA in Law, History, and Culture; the BA in History and Social Science Education; the BA in Contemporary Latino and Latin American Studies, the minor in History, the minor in Resistance to Genocide and the minor in the History and Culture of Business.
Social Science Building 153
(213) 740-1657
FAX: (213) 740-6999
Email: history@dornsife.usc.edu
dornsife.usc.edu/hist
Chair: Jay Rubenstein, PhD
Faculty
University Professor and Leo S. Bing Chair in English and American Literature and Professor of English, Art History, and History: Leo Braudy, PhD (English)
University Professor and Professor of Philosophy, History and Accounting: Jacob Soll, PhD (Philosophy)
Garrett and Anne Van Hunnick Chair in Eureopean History and Professor of History: Anne Goldgar, PhD
Shapell-Guerin Chair in Jewish Studies and Professor of History: Wolf Gruner, PhD
Gordon L. MacDonald Chair in History and Professor of History and East Asian Languages and Cultures: Joan Piggott, PhD
Barbara Streisand Professor of Contemporary Gender Studies and Professor of History, Gender & Sexuality Studies and English: Alice Echols, PhD*
Andrew W. Mellon Professor of the Humanities, Linda and Harlan Martens Director of the Early Modern Studies Institute and Professor of History and Anthropology: Peter C. Mancall, PhD
Myron and Marian Casden Directorship of the Casden Institute for the Study of Jewish Role in American Life and Professor of History: Steven Ross, PhD*
Professors: Bettine Birge, PhD (East Asian Languages and Cultures); Daniel Bleichmar, PhD (Art History); William Deverell, PhD*; Philip J. Ethington, PhD; Richard W. Fox, PhD; Ariela Gross, PhD (Law); Karen Halttunen, PhD; Kyung Moon Hwang, PhD; Daniel Klerman, PhD (Law); Lon Kurashige, PhD; Paul Lerner, PhD*; Carolyn Malone, PhD (Art History); John Pollini, PhD (Art History); Jay Rubenstein, PhD; George J. Sanchez, PhD* (American Studies and Ethnicity); Vanessa Schwartz, PhD (Art History); Nayan Shah, PhD (American Studies and Ethnicity); Brett Sheehan, PhD*; David Sloane, PhD (Public Policy)
Associate Professors: Marjorie R. Becker, PhD; Christelle Fischer-Bovet, PhD (Classics); Jason Glenn, PhD; Joshua Goldstein, PhD; Sarah Gualtieri, PhD* (American Studies and Ethnicity); Nathan Perl-Rosenthal, PhD; Ramzi Rouighi, PhD (Middle East Studies); Francile Wilson, PhD (American Studies and Ethnicity)
Assistant Professors: Richard Antaramian, PhD; Maya Maskarinec, PhD; Alaina Morgan, PhD; Ketaki Pant, PhD; Edgardo Perez Morales, PhD; Benjamin Uchiyama, PhD; Aro Velmet, PhD
Professor (Teaching): Deborah E. Harkness, PhD*
Assistant Professor (Teaching): Lindsay O’Neill, PhD
Emeritus: Elinor A. Accampo, PhD; Lois W. Banner, PhD*; Judith Bennett, PhD*; Gordon M. Berger, PhD; Roger Dingman, PhD; Charlotte Furth, PhD; Cynthia Herrup, PhD; Paul W. Knoll, PhD; Franklin D. Mitchell, PhD; D. Brendan Nagle, PhD; Azade-Ayse Rorlich, PhD; Carole Shammas, PhD; Terry L. Seip, PhD*
*Recipient of university-wide or college teaching award.
Undergraduate Degrees
Advisement
The Department of History has one full-time staff adviser available to provide academic advisement, assist in the navigation of department and university requirements, review progress and future plans. Students interested in a major or minor in the department should contact the adviser to schedule a meeting. Faculty advisers are also available to offer guidance on pursuing the field of history both within and beyond USC.
Honors Program for History (BA)
The department offers a one-semester honors program, in which qualified students are required to take HIST 492 Honors Thesis in which each completes a thesis project on a topic of his or her choosing under faculty direction. Contact the department Director of Undergraduate Studies for further information. To graduate with honors, department majors must have a minimum GPA of 3.5 in their major course work and a B+ or higher in HIST 201 .
Honors Program for History and Social Science Education (BA)
The department offers a one-semester honors program, in which qualified students are required to take HIST 492 Honors Thesis in which each completes a thesis project on a topic of his or her choosing under faculty direction. Contact the department honors director for further information. To graduate with honors, department majors must have a minimum GPA of 3.5 in their major course work.
Honors Program for Law, History, and Culture (BA)
The department offers a one-semester honors program, in which qualified students are required to take HIST 493 in which each completes a thesis project on a topic of his or her choosing under faculty direction. Contact the Director of Undergraduate Studies for further information. To graduate with honors, department majors must have a minimum GPA of 3.5 in their major course work.
Honor Society
The department sponsors its own local chapter of Phi Alpha Theta, the national history honor society. Phi Alpha Theta provides opportunities for students to take their interest in history beyond the classroom and to cultivate their intellectual pursuits in a community setting.
Membership is open to history majors and other interested students with a 3.33 GPA in history courses and a 3.0 overall GPA. For more information contact the honors director.
Teaching Credential Requirements
Credential requirements in California and elsewhere are complex and changeable. Students interested in preparing for public school teaching should contact the Credentials Office, Rossier School of Education, and the undergraduate adviser, Department of History, for up-to-date information.
Interdisciplinary Minor in Early Modern Studies
This minor brings together the resources of the departments of English, History and Art History to study the literatures and cultures of Europe and the Americas from the late medieval period to 1800. For a complete listing of requirements, see Department of English .
Interdisciplinary Middle East Studies Minor
See the Department of Middle East Studies .
Interdisciplinary Race, Ethnicity and Politics Minor
See Department of Political Science .
Interdisciplinary Russian Area Studies Minor
See Department of Slavic Languages and Literatures .
Interdisciplinary Law and Society Minor
See Department of Political Science .
Graduate Degrees
The graduate program in History offers a rigorous course of study that balances depth in particular fields with a broad, transnational and interdisciplinary perspective. We train our students in historical methods, research, critical analysis of written and visual sources, historical writing, and historical pedagogy through intensive reading courses, seminars and tutorials. This training culminates in the PhD dissertation, a significant scholarly and historiographical contribution to the study of a field.
Admission Requirements
Prerequisites
An applicant should have an undergraduate degree or an MA degree in history or a related discipline. Promising students trained in other fields will also be considered.
Criteria
All applicants must take the general test of the Graduate Record Examinations. The subject test in history is not required. In addition, applicants must submit at least three letters of recommendation from college-level instructors and a sample of written work from a college-level history, social science or humanities course. This material should be uploaded through the Graduate Admission application portal.
Procedure
For complete information on the doctoral program, prospective applicants should address inquiries to Graduate Admission, Department of History, SOS 153, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90089-0034. Information on the programs is also available online at dornsife.usc.edu/hist/doctoral-program/.
Degree Requirements
These degrees are under the jurisdiction of the Graduate School. Refer to the Requirements for Graduation section and The Graduate School section of this catalogue for general regulations. All courses applied toward the degrees must be courses accepted by the Graduate School.
Advisement
Students should seek advice on their program of studies from the Director of Graduate Studies, a professor in their major field of study and other members of their qualifying exam committee.
Bachelor’s Degree
Minor
Master’s Degree
Doctoral Degree
History
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HIST 100gm The American Experience Units: 4
Terms Offered: FaSpSm
Patterns of American development from Colonial times to the present.
Satisfies New General Education in Category B: Humanistic Inquiry
Satisfies Old General Education in Category I: Western Cultures and Traditions
Duplicates Credit in former HIST 200gm.
Instruction Mode: Lecture, Discussion
Grading Option: Letter
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HIST 101gp State and Society in the Ancient World Units: 4
Terms Offered: FaSpSm
Achievements of the near East, Greece, and Rome with emphasis on the development of ideas, arts, and institutions which have influenced modern man.
Satisfies New General Education in Category C: Social Analysis
Satisfies Global Perspective in Category H: Traditions and Historical Foundations
Satisfies Old General Education in Category I: Western Cultures and Traditions
Instruction Mode: Lecture, Discussion
Grading Option: Letter
Crosslisted as CLAS 101 -
HIST 102gm The Worlds of Medieval Europe Units: 4
Terms Offered: FaSp
The social, political, religious, intellectual and cultural landscapes of Europe and the Mediterranean, c. 300 to c. 1400.
Satisfies New General Education in Category B: Humanistic Inquiry
Satisfies Old General Education in Category I: Western Cultures and Traditions
Instruction Mode: Lecture, Discussion
Grading Option: Letter
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HIST 103g The Emergence of Modern Europe Units: 4
Terms Offered: Fa
Political, intellectual, and cultural developments in Europe, 1300–1815. Renaissance and Reformation; absolute monarchy, scientific changes, and Enlightenment; French Revolution and Napoleon.
Satisfies New General Education in Category B: Humanistic Inquiry
Satisfies Old General Education in Category I: Western Cultures and Traditions
Instruction Mode: Lecture, Discussion
Grading Option: Letter
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HIST 104gp Modern Europe Units: 4
Terms Offered: Sp
The Enlightenment, French Revolution, industrialization, Darwinism, socialism, nationalism, technological revolutions, mass culture, imperialism, race, fascism, communism, world wars, genocide, migration, the Cold War, terrorism.
Satisfies New General Education in Category B: Humanistic Inquiry
Satisfies Global Perspective in Category H: Traditions and Historical Foundations
Satisfies Old General Education in Category I: Western Cultures and Traditions
Instruction Mode: Lecture, Discussion
Grading Option: Letter
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HIST 105g The Korean Past Units: 4
A topical and chronological study of the major political, social, and intellectual forces that have shaped the history of Korea.
Satisfies New General Education in Category B: Humanistic Inquiry
Satisfies Old General Education in Category II: Global Cultures and Traditions
Instruction Mode: Lecture
Grading Option: Letter
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HIST 106g Chinese Lives: An Introduction to Chinese History Units: 4
Terms Offered: FaSp
Study of the lives of selected individuals who have helped to shape Chinese politics and culture.
Satisfies New General Education in Category B: Humanistic Inquiry
Satisfies Old General Education in Category II: Global Cultures and Traditions
Instruction Mode: Lecture, Discussion
Grading Option: Letter
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HIST 107gp Introduction to the History of Japan Units: 4
Terms Offered: FaSp
Japan from the earliest times to the present; social, cultural, and political dimensions.
Satisfies New General Education in Category B: Humanistic Inquiry
Satisfies Global Perspective in Category H: Traditions and Historical Foundations
Satisfies Old General Education in Category II: Global Cultures and Traditions
Instruction Mode: Lecture, Discussion
Grading Option: Letter
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HIST 108g Histories of South Asia Units: 4
History of South Asia from the tenth century to the present day; examines imperialism, capitalism, nationalism, and immigration.
Satisfies New General Education in Category B: Humanistic Inquiry
Instruction Mode: Lecture, Discussion
Grading Option: Letter
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HIST 109g The Latin American Experience Units: 4
Introduction to Latin American history and cultures, providing tools to grasp the importance of the region within the larger Americas and the world.
Satisfies New General Education in Category B: Humanistic Inquiry
Instruction Mode: Lecture, Discussion
Grading Option: Letter
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HIST 180gw The Middle East Units: 4
Terms Offered: FaSpSm
Introduction to the history and the study of the Middle East from ancient to modern times.
Satisfies New General Education in Category B: Humanistic Inquiry
Satisfies Global Perspective in Category G: Citizenship in a Diverse World
Satisfies Old General Education in Category II: Global Cultures and Traditions
Instruction Mode: Lecture, Discussion
Grading Option: Letter
Crosslisted as MDES 180 -
HIST 185g A Survey of Armenian History Units: 4
Terms Offered: FaSp
Introduction to Armenian history and its connections with the region and the world.
Satisfies New General Education in Category B: Humanistic Inquiry
Instruction Mode: Lecture, Discussion
Grading Option: Letter
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HIST 195 Selected Themes and Topics in History Units: 4
Terms Offered: Irregular
Study of special historical themes and topics through readings, lectures, discussions, and supervised writings.
Instruction Mode: Lecture
Grading Option: Letter
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HIST 201 Approaches to History Units: 4
Terms Offered: FaSp
Methods and theories of historical interpretation of evidence; uses of archives; modes of presenting the past to the public. Required of all history majors.
Duplicates Credit in former HIST 300.
Instruction Mode: Lecture
Grading Option: Letter
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HIST 210gw How to Be An American: Global Histories of U.S. Citizenship Units: 4
Terms Offered: FaSp
History of United States citizenship from its origins to the present day, with particular attention to relationship between law and culture.
Satisfies New General Education in Category B: Humanistic Inquiry
Satisfies Global Perspective in Category G: Citizenship in a Diverse World
Instruction Mode: Lecture, Discussion
Grading Option: Letter
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HIST 211gp Race in America Units: 4
Examines the origins of the idea of race and how this idea influenced the development of the United States from the colonial period to the present day.
Satisfies New General Education in Category C: Social Analysis
Satisfies Global Perspective in Category H: Traditions and Historical Foundations
Instruction Mode: Lecture, Discussion
Grading Option: Letter
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HIST 215g Business and Labor in America Units: 4
Terms Offered: Fa
Expansion of business enterprise from colonial merchants to modern corporations; evolution of the labor force from artisans to skilled and unskilled industrial workers.
Satisfies Old General Education in Category VI: Social Issues
Instruction Mode: Lecture, Discussion
Grading Option: Letter
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HIST 220gp Murder on Trial in America Units: 4
Examination of high-profile murders and murder trials in order to explore major social, political, and cultural issues from the colonial period to the present.
Satisfies New General Education in Category B: Humanistic Inquiry
Satisfies Global Perspective in Category H: Traditions and Historical Foundations
Instruction Mode: Lecture
Grading Option: Letter
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HIST 225g Film, Power, and American History Units: 4
Terms Offered: Sp
U.S. motion pictures as both a response to and comment upon major events, problems, and themes in 20th century America.
Satisfies New General Education in Category C: Social Analysis
Satisfies Old General Education in Category VI: Social Issues
Instruction Mode: Lecture, Discussion
Grading Option: Letter
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HIST 235g War and the American Experience Units: 4
Terms Offered: Fa
Comparative historical analysis of the American experience of war: war decision-making processes; evolution of strategy and tactics; the political, economic, and social effects of war.
Satisfies New General Education in Category B: Humanistic Inquiry
Satisfies Old General Education in Category VI: Social Issues
Instruction Mode: Lecture, Discussion
Grading Option: Letter
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HIST 237gp Fascism Units: 4
Historical analysis of Fascism, focusing on fascist movements and ideas in twentieth-century Italy and Germany and their spread around Europe and the world.
Satisfies New General Education in Category C: Social Analysis
Satisfies Global Perspective in Category H: Traditions and Historical Foundations
Instruction Mode: Lecture, Discussion
Grading Option: Letter
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HIST 240gp The History of California Units: 4
Terms Offered: Fa
A thematic approach to California history from precontact to present; focus on peoples, environment, economic, social, and cultural development, politics, and rise to global influence.
Satisfies New General Education in Category B: Humanistic Inquiry
Satisfies Global Perspective in Category H: Traditions and Historical Foundations
Satisfies Old General Education in Category VI: Social Issues
Instruction Mode: Lecture, Discussion
Grading Option: Letter
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HIST 245mgp How Sex Changed: US History, 1870-the Present Units: 4
An examination of how the shifting norms, discourses and representations of gender and sexuality have rocked American society during the last 150 years
Satisfies New General Education in Category B: Humanistic Inquiry
Satisfies Global Perspective in Category H: Traditions and Historical Foundations
Satisfies Old General Education in Category VI: Social Issues
Instruction Mode: Lecture, Discussion
Grading Option: Letter
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HIST 250g Climate Change: Science, History and Solutions Units: 4
History and science of anthropogenic climate change; climate dynamics; carbon cycle; climate modeling; fossil fuel economy; climate denial and political tactics; group research of solutions.
Satisfies New General Education in Category C: Social Analysis
Instruction Mode: Lecture, Discussion
Grading Option: Letter
Crosslisted as ENST 250 -
HIST 251gp History of Science, Technology and Medicine Units: 4
The political, cultural, social forces have shaped scientific achievements in the modern age.
Satisfies New General Education in Category C: Social Analysis
Satisfies Global Perspective in Category H: Traditions and Historical Foundations
Instruction Mode: Lecture, Discussion
Grading Option: Letter
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HIST 260g Dramatizations of Korean History Units: 4
Terms Offered: FaSp
Analysis and interpretation of popular depictions of Korean history.
Satisfies New General Education in Category A: The Arts
Instruction Mode: Lecture
Grading Option: Letter
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HIST 265gw Racism, Sexism, and the Law Units: 4
Terms Offered: FaSp
Study of laws concerning marriage, inheritance, slavery, immigration and the allocation of public space and how they have organized historical constructions of race and sex.
Satisfies New General Education in Category C: Social Analysis
Satisfies Global Perspective in Category G: Citizenship in a Diverse World
Satisfies Old General Education in Category VI: Social Issues
Instruction Mode: Lecture, Discussion
Grading Option: Letter
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HIST 266gp Business and East Asian Culture, 1800-Present Units: 4
Terms Offered: Sp
Business history of East Asia (China, Japan, Korea, Taiwan, and Hong Kong) as related to culture, politics, and society.
Satisfies New General Education in Category C: Social Analysis
Satisfies Global Perspective in Category H: Traditions and Historical Foundations
Satisfies Old General Education in Category II: Global Cultures and Traditions
Instruction Mode: Lecture, Discussion
Grading Option: Letter
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HIST 268g Kings, Courts, and Clerics: Foundations of East Asian Political Culture Units: 4
Terms Offered: FaSp
Rulership and society in classical China and Japan; influence of these norms in the region today.
Satisfies New General Education in Category C: Social Analysis
Instruction Mode: Lecture, Discussion
Grading Option: Letter
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HIST 270 Queens, Witches, Courtesans: Women and Power in Renaissance Europe Units: 4
Exploration of the lives of women who defied the ideals of “wife, mother, widow” and examination of how gender and power were negotiated.
Instruction Mode: Lecture
Grading Option: Letter
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HIST 271g Telling Native American Stories Units: 4
Terms Offered: Sp
An exploration of the history of Native America peoples and the ways they understood and explained the changes in their lives from 1492 to 1840.
Satisfies New General Education in Category B: Humanistic Inquiry
Satisfies Old General Education in Category II: Global Cultures and Traditions
Instruction Mode: Lecture, Discussion
Grading Option: Letter
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HIST 272g Women and Gender in the Ancient and Spanish Americas Units: 4
A history of gender in the Ancient and Spanish Americas, focusing on the ways women participated in the livelihood, politics and rituals of their communities.
Satisfies New General Education in Category B: Humanistic Inquiry
Instruction Mode: Lecture, Discussion
Grading Option: Letter
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HIST 273g Colonial Latin America Units: 4
Terms Offered: Sp
Introduction to Colonial Latin America; native American peoples, themes, issues, and evolution of Spanish and Portuguese colonial rule to ca. 1800.
Satisfies Old General Education in Category II: Global Cultures and Traditions
Instruction Mode: Lecture, Discussion
Grading Option: Letter
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HIST 275g The Worlds of the Silk Road Units: 4
Terms Offered: Sp
Exploration of the two millennia of economic exchanges and cross cultural interaction between Asia and Europe.
Satisfies New General Education in Category B: Humanistic Inquiry
Satisfies Old General Education in Category II: Global Cultures and Traditions
Instruction Mode: Lecture, Discussion
Grading Option: Letter
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HIST 278gp Ottomans and Empire: Anatolia, the Middle East, and the Mediterranean World Units: 4
Terms Offered: FaSp
Overview of the history of the Ottomans and their imperial subjects.
Satisfies New General Education in Category B: Humanistic Inquiry
Satisfies Global Perspective in Category H: Traditions and Historical Foundations
Instruction Mode: Lecture, Discussion
Grading Option: Letter
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HIST 301 Religions of Ancient Egypt and the Near East Units: 4
(Enroll in REL 302 )
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HIST 302 From Sappho to Stonewall: Lesbians in History Units: 4
The cultural, social and personal meanings of same-sex relations between women in Europe and the United States, from archaic Greece to the 1960s.
Instruction Mode: Lecture
Grading Option: Letter
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HIST 303 Barbarians, Romans, and Christians Units: 4
Terms Offered: Other
Exploration of the dynamic transformation of the social, political, religious, and intellectual landscape of the Mediterranean during Late Antiquity, c. 200 – c. 700 AD.
Instruction Mode: Lecture
Grading Option: Letter
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HIST 304 Archaeology of Egypt and the Near East Units: 4
(Enroll in REL 394 )
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HIST 305 Women and Gender in Pre-Modern Europe Units: 4
Terms Offered: FaSp
Social, cultural and political contexts of women’s spiritualities in Europe from the Paleolithic to the Reformation. Topics include: goddess-worship; Christian and Jewish contexts; male attitudes.
Duplicates Credit in former HIST 270
Instruction Mode: Lecture
Grading Option: Letter
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HIST 306 The Early Middle Ages Units: 4
Survey of European civilization in the Early Middle Ages.
Instruction Mode: Lecture
Grading Option: Letter
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HIST 308 Britain and Ireland to 1200 C.E. Units: 4
Terms Offered: Fa
Anglo-Saxon and Celtic societies from the Iron Age to the Norman Invasions. Topics include: King Arthur, epics, sagas, Christianization, kingship, women, economic development and Vikings.
Duplicates Credit in former HIST 430.
Instruction Mode: Lecture
Grading Option: Letter
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HIST 309 Britain and Ireland, 1100–1500 C.E. Units: 4
Terms Offered: Other
English and Irish culture, economics, and politics during the expansion of the Norman-English kingdom, the colonization of Ireland, and subsequent development toward the English nation-state.
Instruction Mode: Lecture
Grading Option: Letter
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HIST 310 Medieval Iran: Society and Culture Units: 4
Terms Offered: FaSp
(Enroll in MDES 312 )
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HIST 311 Warfare, State, and Society in the Ancient World Units: 4
(Enroll in CLAS 338 )
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HIST 312 The Age of the French Revolution and Napoleon Units: 4
Terms Offered: Fa
Europe in the Old Regime; causes and course of the French Revolution; rise of Napoleon; revolutionary impact on Europe, 1715–1815.
Instruction Mode: Lecture
Grading Option: Letter
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HIST 313 France and the French from Napoleon to Mitterand Units: 4
Terms Offered: Irregular
Social, cultural, and political history of France from 1789 to the present.
Instruction Mode: Lecture
Grading Option: Letter
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HIST 314 Rome Through its Monuments from Antiquity to the Middle Ages Units: 4
Urban history of Rome from its beginnings through the 14th century focusing on select sites in the city.
Instruction Mode: Lecture
Grading Option: Letter
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HIST 315 Origins of Free Market Thought in Early Modern Europe Units: 4
(Enroll in PHIL 314 )
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HIST 316 The Renaissance Units: 4
Terms Offered: Irregular
The flowering of arts, literature, and learning at the end of the Middle Ages.
Instruction Mode: Lecture
Grading Option: Letter
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HIST 317gmp Native Americans in American Public Life Units: 4
Terms Offered: Sp
(Enroll in ANTH 316gmp )
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HIST 319 The Quest for the Individual in Early Modern Europe Units: 4
(Enroll in PHIL 311 )
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HIST 320p Law, Slavery, and Race Units: 4
(Enroll in LAW 320p )
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HIST 321 The Crusades Units: 4
Examines wars between European Christian and Muslim armies in the Middle East, 1096-1291 and their cultural, military, religious and artistic legacies.
Instruction Mode: Lecture
Grading Option: Letter
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HIST 322 Anti-Semitism, Racism and Other Hatreds Units: 4
Terms Offered: FaSp
(Enroll in JS 315g )
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HIST 323 The Holocaust in 20th Century Europe Units: 4
Terms Offered: Sp
The origins and development of anti-Jewish persecution in Germany, resulting in the systematic mass murder of Europe’s Jews during World War II.
Instruction Mode: Lecture
Grading Option: Letter
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HIST 325 Early Modern Britain Units: 4
Terms Offered: Other
A survey of one of the most pivotal eras in British history: reform, regicide, and revolutions; new ideas, new religions, and new worlds.
Instruction Mode: Lecture
Grading Option: Letter
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HIST 326 The Victorians Units: 4
Britain in the 19th century, politics, industrialization, and imperialism, change and continuity in social and cultural aspects, especially class, gender, and race relations.
Duplicates Credit in the former HIST 433.
Instruction Mode: Lecture
Grading Option: Letter
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HIST 327 Twentieth Century Britain Units: 4
The rise and decline of modern Britain as a global political and economic force, social and cultural change, emergence of a multiracial and multiethnic society.
Duplicates Credit in the former HIST 434.
Instruction Mode: Lecture
Grading Option: Letter
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HIST 328 Ptolemaic Egypt Units: 4
Terms Offered: FaSp
(Enroll in CLAS 378 )
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HIST 329 Madness and Society in the Modern Age Units: 4
The shifting place of insanity and “the mad” in Europe and the United States from the French Revolution to the anti-psychiatry movement.
Instruction Mode: Lecture
Grading Option: Letter
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HIST 330 Drugs: A Global Cultural History Units: 4
Terms Offered: Irregular
Drugs, addiction, intoxication, recreation and their role in culture and the health sciences in history
Instruction Mode: Lecture
Grading Option: Letter
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HIST 331 The British Empire: 1588–1834 Units: 4
Terms Offered: Sp
Emergence of the British Empire, emphasizing colonies in the Americas; the development of imperial economy, imperial wars, slavery and abolitionism.
Instruction Mode: Lecture
Grading Option: Letter
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HIST 332 British Empire from the Mid-19th Century Units: 4
Terms Offered: Other
Political and economic development of the British Empire since Victoria; rise of the British Commonwealth.
Instruction Mode: Lecture
Grading Option: Letter
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HIST 333 Korea: The Modern Transformation Units: 4
Terms Offered: Sp
Examination of selected topics on Korea’s transition to the modern era; focus on the traditional roots of 20th century developments.
Instruction Mode: Lecture
Grading Option: Letter
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HIST 334 History of the Samurai Units: 4
Terms Offered: FaSpSm
Development of the Japanese samurai from the 6th to the 16th centuries.
Recommended Preparation: a course in East Asian history.
Instruction Mode: Lecture
Grading Option: Letter
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HIST 335 History of Japan to 1550 Units: 4
Terms Offered: Irregular
Growth of Japanese civilization from the mythological “age of the gods” through the feudal “age of the samurai”; foundations of a great Asian power.
Instruction Mode: Lecture
Grading Option: Letter
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HIST 336 History of Japan, 1550–1945 Units: 4
Terms Offered: Irregular
Development of Japan as a modern world power; tradition and change in Japanese life; impact of Western culture, politics, and diplomacy from 1550 to 1945.
Instruction Mode: Lecture
Grading Option: Letter
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HIST 337 Japan since 1945 Units: 4
Terms Offered: Irregular
Survey of the impact of World War II, American occupation, and rapid economic growth on Japan’s politics, society, economy, and culture; Japan as a post-modern nation.
Instruction Mode: Lecture
Grading Option: Letter
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HIST 338 China to 960 A.D. Units: 4
Terms Offered: Irregular
The origins of China’s distinctive civilization; cultural and political ferment in the late Chou; the greatness of Han and T’ang.
Instruction Mode: Lecture
Grading Option: Letter
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HIST 339 China, 960–1800 A.D. Units: 4
Terms Offered: Irregular
Politics and culture under the Sung; Mongols, Manchus, and other invaders; the golden autumn of a great civilization.
Instruction Mode: Lecture
Grading Option: Letter
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HIST 340 History of China since 1800 Units: 4
Terms Offered: Sp
Western impact and dynastic decline; problems of the Chinese Republic; nationalism and communism.
Instruction Mode: Lecture
Grading Option: Letter
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HIST 341 American Social History Units: 4
Terms Offered: Irregular
The social history of the American peoples from Colonial times until the 20th century, to include industrialization, urbanization, women, families, workers, immigration, ethnicity, racism, radicalism.
Instruction Mode: Lecture
Grading Option: Letter
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HIST 343 Work, Leisure, and Violence in Industrializing America Units: 4
Terms Offered: Irregular
Rise of industrial America from 18th to 20th centuries: changing work ethics, rise of factories, women workers, mass leisure, consumer culture, urban and industrial violence.
Instruction Mode: Lecture
Grading Option: Letter
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HIST 344 The Vietnam War, 1945–1975 Units: 4
Terms Offered: Other
Analysis of causes, conduct, and consequences of war in Southeast Asia; of participants’ experiences; and of post-war debate.
Instruction Mode: Lecture
Grading Option: Letter
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HIST 345 Men and Women in United States History from the 1920s to the Present Units: 4
Investigation of the roles and relationships of men and women in American society and culture from the era of the “flapper” to the era of the “yuppie.”
Instruction Mode: Lecture
Grading Option: Letter
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HIST 346 American Intellectual History Units: 4
Terms Offered: Sp
Study of major American ideas and values as reflected in philosophy, political and economic thought, religion, and social movements.
Instruction Mode: Lecture
Grading Option: Letter
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HIST 347 Urbanization in the American Experience Units: 4
Terms Offered: Irregular
The American city in interdisciplinary perspective; emphasis on growth and change in relation to architecture, urban planning, demography, and ethnic politics.
Instruction Mode: Lecture
Grading Option: Letter
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HIST 348 The Dynamics of American Capitalism Units: 4
Terms Offered: Irregular
Economic growth and institutional change in American capitalism from the Colonial era to the present.
Instruction Mode: Lecture
Grading Option: Letter
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HIST 349 Colonial North America 1600–1760 Units: 4
Terms Offered: Fa
Colonial history of United States area, Canada, and Caribbean to 1760; Indians, European migration, plantation complexes, Puritan colonies, African slave migration, creole culture, borderlands, wars for empire.
Instruction Mode: Lecture
Grading Option: Letter
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HIST 351 The American Revolution Units: 4
Terms Offered: Fa
Origins, course and consequences of the American Revolution; the post-war establishment of the Constitution.
Instruction Mode: Lecture
Grading Option: Letter
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HIST 352gp The American Civil War Units: 4
Terms Offered: Irregular
The causes, course, campaigns, and consequences of the American Civil War, 1861–1865.
Satisfies New General Education in Category C: Social Analysis
Satisfies Global Perspective in Category H: Traditions and Historical Foundations
Instruction Mode: Lecture
Grading Option: Letter
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HIST 353m Race and Racism in the Americas Units: 4
(Enroll in AMST 353 )
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HIST 354 Mexican Migration to the United States Units: 4, 2 years
Terms Offered: Fa
Mexican migration from the 1850s to the present, emphasizing labor migrants to the United States.
Instruction Mode: Lecture
Grading Option: Letter
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HIST 355 The African-American Experience Units: 4
Terms Offered: Fa
An historical and social analysis of the African- American experience from Colonial times to the present.
Instruction Mode: Lecture
Grading Option: Letter
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HIST 356 The Old South Units: 4
Terms Offered: Irregular
The South from Colonial days to 1860; slavery, the plantation system, politics; important social and economic problems.
Instruction Mode: Lecture
Grading Option: Letter
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HIST 358 U.S. Gay and Lesbian History Units: 4
Terms Offered: Sp
(Enroll in SWMS 358 )
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HIST 360 19th Century U.S. History Units: 4
Terms Offered: Sp
The social, political, and economic history of the United States from the formation of the Constitution to 1900.
Instruction Mode: Lecture
Grading Option: Letter
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HIST 361 20th Century U.S. History Units: 4
Terms Offered: Fa
Critical turning points in the 20th century; sources of major social and political change. Course materials include primary documents and historic radio/television recordings.
Instruction Mode: Lecture
Grading Option: Letter
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HIST 362 Authenticity in Twentieth Century Popular Music Units: 4
Terms Offered: FaSp
Explores how the idea of authenticity shaped American popular music and influenced iconic musicians in the twentieth century.
Instruction Mode: Lecture
Grading Option: Letter
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HIST 363 Foundations of American Foreign Policy, 1776 to the Present Units: 4
Terms Offered: Other
Evolution of American principles, roles and policies in international relations from the founding of the republic to the present.
Instruction Mode: Lecture
Grading Option: Letter
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HIST 364 Religion and Difference in the Modern Middle East Units: 4
Introduction to the diversity of religions in the Middle East and how they have responded to imperialism, colonialism and nationalism in the modern period.
Instruction Mode: Lecture
Grading Option: Letter
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HIST 365 The Second World War Units: 4, 2 years
Terms Offered: Sp
Comparative analysis of the Second World War as a major transforming event of the 20th century. Its causes, conduct, and consequences for humanity.
Instruction Mode: Lecture
Grading Option: Letter
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HIST 366 The People’s Republic of China Units: 4
Politics, economy, society, and culture from 1949 to the present including the role of the communist party and the experiences of ordinary people.
Instruction Mode: Lecture
Grading Option: Letter
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HIST 367 Sex and Empire Units: 4
The relationship between gender and empire; Dutch, British, Belgian and French Empires.
Instruction Mode: Lecture
Grading Option: Letter
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HIST 368 Afro-Latin America Units: 4
History of people of African descent in Latin America; explores slavery and its legacy, the impact of liberalism and capitalism and of globalization and multiculturalism.
Instruction Mode: Lecture
Grading Option: Letter
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HIST 369 History of the Indigenous Peoples in the Americas Units: 4
Introduction to Pre-Columbian Mesoamerica and the Andes, the causes and consequences of the Spanish conquest, and the establishment of colonial societies and economies.
Instruction Mode: Lecture
Grading Option: Letter
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HIST 370 Spanish America, 1492–1821 Units: 4
Terms Offered: Sp
Topics in Spanish colonialism in Americas, with a focus on how religious, sexual, and racial differences shaped colonial policies and practices.
Instruction Mode: Lecture
Grading Option: Letter
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HIST 371 Culture in Diaspora: The Jews of Spain Units: 4
(Enroll in REL 359 g)
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HIST 372 Modern Latin America Units: 4
Terms Offered: FaSpSm
Exploration of major themes and events in Latin American history from independence to the present.
Instruction Mode: Lecture
Grading Option: Letter
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