Schedule of Classes

Russian and Soviet history from its origins to the present. Major features of pre-modern, modern, and contemporary Russian civilization.

History of the Middle East from the time of the prophet Muhammad to the present. Pre-modern, modern, and contemporary Middle East.

Major social, economic, and political institutions and forces that have shaped Latin American society. Emphasis on socioeconomic changes in the 20th century that have polarized the social class structure and encouraged political upheaval.

The rise of modern Japan: The growth of Japanese power and its influence in the world economy.

Surveys American history up to the post-Civil War Reconstruction period. Emphasizes European colonization, slavery, American independence, territorial expansion, and the growth and limits of democracy.

History of the Middle East from the time of the prophet Muhammad to the present. Pre-modern, modern, and contemporary Middle East.

Russian and Soviet history from its origins to the present. Major features of pre-modern, modern, and contemporary Russian civilization.

Explores the major social movements of recent U.S. history. Study of the labor movement, the civil rights movement, Chicano and American Indian movements, campus and counterculture radicalism, anti-war protests, women's rights, gay and lesbian rights, environmentalism, and the nuclear freeze movement, with an examination of how activists crafted a politics of protest as they fought for greater equality and justice. Analyzes the roles that social movements played in strengthening democratic ideals and practices by expanding the role of the citizen in the community, the nation, and the world.

Explores the integral place of African Americans in American history and culture from Reconstruction to the present. Analyzes historical achievements of African Americans, as well as social changes and cultural perspectives on race, class, gender, sexuality, and nation that have shaped the black experience. Topics include Reconstruction, Jim Crow, the Great Migration, black protest organizations, labor, the Harlem and Chicago Renaissances, art and cultural production, the Civil Rights and Black Power movements, and historical and contemporary American racial politics.

Topics of special interest which may vary each time course is offered. Topic stated in current Schedule of Classes. May be repeated under a different topic for a maximum of 6 hours credit.

Cross-cultural encounters inspire civilizations to look more closely at themselves and sometimes to change in significant ways. In some cases--such as the Crusades--contact created enduring conflict and misunderstanding. Others--such as the eighth-century Greco-Arabic translation movement and the twelfth-century Islamic, Mozarabic, and Christian intellectual collaborations in Spain led to mutually beneficial achievements. This course investigates these and other examples of cross-cultural contacts in world history.

Topics of special interest which may vary each time course is offered. Topic stated in current Schedule of Classes. May be repeated under a different topic for a maximum of 6 hours credit.

Analytical and comparative survey of the formative stages of early non-Western civilizations in five geographical regions. The basic cultural patterns and geographical patterns that emerged between approximately 3500 BCE and 1500 CE will be studied, compared, and related to present developments.

The history of England from the earliest times to 1660.

Exploration of historical arguments and debates; methods of interpreting primary sources.

This course investigates the history of women and families in modern Europe, as well as the representations of gender identities that have affected society. The course begins with ancient and medieval origins of the belief that women are inferior to men, and the Renaissance debate on women. We then consider women and gender in the religious reformations, the growth of commercial capitalism, intellectual life and cultural production, technological and political revolutions, wars, dictatorships, and democracies.

Directed reading by qualified students with faculty guidance. For history majors primarily. May be repeated for maximum of 6 hrs. credit.

Special study of individual topics in history with faculty supervision. For history majors primarily. May be repeated for maximum of 6 hrs. credit.

Research paper required employing primary sources in European history. May be repeated under different topic for maximum of 6 hours.

Research paper required employing primary sources in African, Asian, Latin American, Middle Eastern, or Russian history. May be repeated under different topic for a maximum of six hours.