111
Western Civilization: Antiquity to 17th Century
U
[ sample syllabus for 111]
Ancient civilizations (Near East, Greece, Rome); barbarian invasions; medieval civilizations (Byzantium, Islam, Europe); Renaissance and Reformation.
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H111
Western Civilization: Antiquity to 17th Century (honors)
U
[ sample syllabus for 111]
Ancient civilizations (Near East, Greece, Rome); barbarian invasions; medieval civilizations (Byzantium, Islam, Europe); Renaissance and Reformation.
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360
Scientific Revolutions in Their Social Context
U
[ sample syllabus for 360]
Models of scientific innovation and study of selected examples of the great scientific revolutions: Copernican, Chemical, Darwinian, Quantum, Genetic, and others.
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509
Italian Renaissance
[ sample syllabus for 509]
The literary, artistic, and intellectual achievements primarily of Renaissance Italy against the background of economic, political, and social developments in western Europe.
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509.01
1400s, Communal Age to Quattrocento
U
G
[ sample syllabus for 509]
Beginnings and flourishing of the Italian Renaissance, from the era of independent communes to the quattrocento.
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509.02
High Renaissance and Beyond
U
G
[ sample syllabus for 509]
Climax of the Italian Renaissance in the era of Michelangelo and Machiavelli, and its eventual decline during the sixteenth century.
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511
The Reformation
U
G
[ sample syllabus for 511]
The rise and growth of Protestantism and the Catholic Reformation of the 16th century against the background of economic, political, and social developments in western Europe.
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512.01
Early Modern Europe, 1600-1775
U
G
[ sample syllabus for 512]
A study of the rise of the absolute state, the changing diplomatic alignments, and the Enlightenment.
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520.01
Science and Society in Early Modern Europe
U
[ sample syllabus for 520]
A survey of the history of science and its place and relationship to European society
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710
Studies in Renaissance or Reformation History
U
G
[ sample syllabus for 710]
Principal issues in the history of the Renaissance or the Reformation.
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712
Studies in Early Modern European History
U
G
[ sample syllabus for 712]
Selected topics in western European history of the 17th and 18th centuries.
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713
Colloquium in Early Modern Studies
G
[ sample syllabus for 713]
Readings seminar in topics in early modern (1350-1800) studies; history, literature, arts, and music.
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738
Studies in British History
U
G
[ sample syllabus for 738]
Selected problems in British history since 1485; emphasis on different schools and interpretations, on methods of research, and an analysis of documents.
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330.01
Ancient and Medieval Jewish Civilization
U
[ sample syllabus for 330]
Jewry and Judaism from remote antiquity to the 15th century A.D.
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532
History of Spain, 1469-Present
U
G
[ sample syllabus for 532]
Unification of the thrones; the rise and fall of empire; rivalry with Portugal; Napoleon to the Civil War; Franco and the Post-Franco Era.
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580.01
History of European Warfare from the Renaissance to 1870
U
G
[ sample syllabus for 580]
An analysis of military affairs and of their interaction with political and diplomatic history.
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588
Slavery in Comparative Context
U
G
[ sample syllabus for 588]
Different forms of slavery and other forms of unfree labor in different cultures, focusing mainly on Europe, the Americas, and Africa.
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589
Marginal Groups in the Non-Western World
U
[ sample syllabus for 589]
Comparison of the experiences of several marginal and minority groups in the major non-western civilizations from roughly the 16th-20th centuries.
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593
Individual Studies
U
G
[ sample syllabus for 593]
Individual study in some field of historical development; designed to allow the student to work on a problem of particular interest.
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594
Group Studies
U
G
[ sample syllabus for 594]
The investigation of particular problems in various fields of history.
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598.01
Senior Colloquium
U
[ sample syllabus for 598]
The nature of historical judgment and interpretation: the roles of evidence, approach, and presuppositions.
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598.02
Proseminar in History
U
[ sample syllabus for 598]
Designed to give undergraduate majors experience in the analysis of historical problems through a reading and research program.
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H598.02
Seminars: Proseminar in History (honors)
U
[ sample syllabus for 598]
(see course description for 598.02 above)
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H783
Honors Research (honors)
U
[ sample syllabus for 783]
Informal conferences to allow full scope to the initiative of the student; a special topic is assigned and results are tested by papers and special examinations.
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791
Topics in History
G
[ sample syllabus for 791]
The investigation of particular problems in various fields of history through individual studies.
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