Course Descriptions Summer Semester, 2012
The Department of History
The Ohio State University
Undergraduate History Office
110 Dulles Hall
614.292.6793
The Department of History has compiled information in this booklet to assist students in selecting courses for Summer Semester, 2012. The descriptions are accurate as of March 20, 2012. Please be aware that changes may be made.
A printed version of the coursebook is also available in the History office, 106 Dulles Hall.
African History | American History | European History | Latin America | Military History | Thematic | World History
AFRICAN HISTORY
HISTORY 2302 AFRICA, 1800-1960
3 Cr. Hrs.
Exploration of the political, social, and economic history of pre-colonial African civilizations, using a variety of interdisciplinary approaches and materials.
Time Meeting Days Instructor
On-line on-line Miles, D.
AMERICAN HISTORY
HISTORY 1151 AMERICAN CIVILIZATION, 1607-1877
3 Cr. Hrs.
This course surveys the political, constitutional, social, and economic development of the U.S. from the Colonial Period through the Era of Reconstruction. This course, in conjunction with HIS 152, furnishes one of the sequence requirements for the GEC. Not open to students with credit for History 150.01, 151.
Time Meeting Days Instructor
On-line Foster, N.
On-line Goodall
On-line Schreiber, A.
HISTORY 1152 AMERICAN CIVILIZATION SINCE 1877
3 Cr. Hrs.
This course surveys the political, constitutional, social, and economic development of the U.S. from the Era of Reconstruction to the present. This course, in conjunction with HIS 151, furnishes one of the sequence requirements for the GEC. Not open to students with credit for History 150.02 or History 150.03, 152.
Time Meeting Days Instructor
8:00-9:50 MWF Ward, S.
12:10-2:00 MWF Hadley, D.
On-line Thomas, B.
On-line Vernon, J.
HISTORY 2001 LAUNCHING AMERICA
3 Cr. Hrs.
This course explores American history in its wider Atlantic context from the late 1400s through the era of Civil War and Reconstruction. We will be paying special attention to how ideas about gender and race influenced the political, cultural, and social development of North American colonies and the United States.
Time Meeting Days Instructor
11:30-1:35 MWF Wachtel, J.
HISTORY 3010 COLONIAL NORTH AMERICA
3 Cr. Hrs.
An examination of the forces and peoples shaping early America. Emphasis upon interactions of Native Americans and European, regional distinctions, development of slavery, and the maturation of colonial societies.
Time Meeting Days Instructor
10:05-11:55 MTR Gallay
Assigned Readings:
5-6 books plus primary sources.
Assignments:
Quizzes on the books; oral report and a final examination.
Prerequisites and Special Comments: This course fulfills N. America, pre-1750 for history majors.
EUROPEAN HISTORY
HISTORY 1211 WESTERN CIVILIZATION FROM ANTIQUITY TO THE 17TH CENTURY
3 Cr. Hrs.
This course surveys the Ancient Civilizations (Near East, Greece, Rome), the Barbarian Invasions, Medieval Civilizations (Byzantium, Islam, Europe), the Renaissance, and the Reformation. A central text focuses on the course and each instructor supplements the text with several other readings. This course, in conjunction with HIS 112, furnishes one of the sequence requirements for the GEC. It is not open to students with credit for 100.01.
Time Meeting Days Instructor
10:05-11:55 MWF Barber, C,
10:55-1:35 TR Favorito, R.
HISTORY 1212 WESTERN CIVILIZATION FROM THE 17TH CENTURY TO MODERN
3 Cr. Hrs. TIMES
This course surveys the political, scientific, and industrial revolutions; the rise of nationalism and the decline of empires; the two world wars and the cold war. A central text focuses the course and each instructor supplements the text with other readings. This course, in conjunction with HIS 111, furnishes one of the sequence requirements for the GEC. It is not open to students with credit for 100.02 or 100.03.
Time Meeting Days Instructor
8:00-9:50 MWF Sokolsky, M.
10:55-1:35 TR Kerr, E.
HISTORY 2202 INTRODUCTION TO MEDIEVAL HISTORY
3 Cr. Hrs.
This course meets the requirements for both a 'Historical Study' and 'Diversity Global Studies' GEC. It is designed to introduce students to the major issues pertaining to the study of the so-called 'Middle Ages', the period in European history spanning roughly from 500 - 1500 A.D. As an introductory course, it covers a wide variety of political, social, and religious developments spanning a 1000-year period. Topics of inquiry include but are not limited to the transformation of the Roman world, monasticism, feudalism, chivalric literature, the Crusades, the Black Death, and the brief but stunning career of Joan of Arc. Attention will also be paid to 'non-Western' civilizations such as the Byzantine and Islamic Empires. Students will re-evaluate their understanding of the period by contrasting their 'historical' perspective of the Middle Ages with that of modern cinema and explore their own particular interests by reading and reviewing a monograph on a relevant medieval topic.
Time Meeting Days Instructor
10:05-11:55 MWF Drake, J.
Assigned Readings:
o A variety of primary sources in a TBD reader supplemented by postings on Carmen.
o An associated textbook that will be recommended but not required.
o One monograph TBD on a relevant medieval topic.
o One monograph selected by the student to be individually read and reviewed.
Assignments:
o One book review of ~1100-1400 words (4-5 pages)
o One film response of ~1100-1400 words (4-5 pages)
· Take-home midterm and final consisting of term and quotation identification and essay questions.
Prerequisites and Special Comments: This course fulfills Europe, pre-1750 for history majors.
HISTORY 2203 INTRODUCTION TO EARLY MODERN HISTORY
3 Cr. Hrs.
This course will be a survey of European history from the Black Death to the age of the French Revolution (c. 1350-1815). It examines social, cultural, religious, political, and economic developments during the period, including the Renaissance, the Reformation, European exploration, the Scientific and Military Revolutions, the Enlightenment, and the French Revolution.
Time Meeting Days Instructor
1:50-4:30 TR Tucker, J.
Assigned Readings:
Readings will include a textbook, primary sources, and selected secondary works that illustrate these complex and interrelated events.
Prerequisites and Special Comments: This course fulfills Europe, post-1750 for history majors.
LATIN AMERICAN HISTORY
HISTORY 1101 LATIN AMERICAN CIVILIZATION TO 1825
3 Cr. Hrs.
History 1101 is an introductory survey of early Latin American history from Pre-Columbian times through independence (1825) that assumes no previous study of the region. The course will focus on a series of historical problems including: European expansion and the indigenous civilizations of America, the formation of a new "colonial" society, problems of race, ethnicity, class, and gender, and colonial economic and political structures. Our goal is to convey some basic knowledge about Latin American societies during this period and to provide an interpretive framework for understanding the historical changes taking place.
Time Meeting Days Instructor
10:05-11:55 MWF Jones, C.
Assigned Readings:
Martin, Cheryl English; Mark Wasserman, Latin America & Its People, NY: Pearson Longman, 2008.
De Erauso, Catalina; Michele Stepto; Gabri Stepto, Lieutenant Nun: Memoir of a Basque Transvestite in the New World.
MILITARY HISTORY
HISTORY 7550 RESEARCH SEMINAR IN MILITARY HISTORY3 Cr. Hrs.
History 7550 is the first half of a two-quarter graduate research seminar in military history with a particular emphasis on technology, broadly defined as the application of knowledge to obtain a physical effect by means of an object, artifact or thing. Technology will be addressed in cultural, economic, social and political context as a component and partial determinant of operations and strategy. The course is designed as the first half of a two quarter sequence in which the student is expected to produce a dissertation prospectus and one or more chapters. The emphasis during the first quarter will be on topic selection, development of a research plan, production of the prospectus, and drafting chapter outlines. The emphasis the second quarter will be on the presentation of chapter drafts for discussion and detailed critique by the seminar. The required readings emphasize aviation technology to provide a common historiographical baseline, however with the instructor's permission; the student may bring to the seminar any research interest in military history involving technology regardless of period or region. About 80% of the grade will be based on the student's written work and the remaining 20% on the quality of his or her contribution to seminar discussions.
Time Meeting Days Instructor
1:50-4:30 TR Guilmartin
Assigned Readings:
John Keegan, A History of Warfare, (New York: Random House, 1994) [required]
William H. McNeill, The Pursuit of Power: Technology, Armed Force and Society since AD 1000 (Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1982) [required]
Carl von Clausewitz, On War, Peter Paret and Michael Howard, tr. (Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1967) [required].
Edward W. Constant, II, The Origins of the Turbojet Revolution (Baltimore: Johns Hopkins Press, 1980) [required]
Walter B. Vincenti, What Engineers Know and How They Know It: Analytical Studies from Aeronautical History (Baltimore, Johns Hopkins Press, 1990) [required].
Instructions:
Required readings not available for purchase at the Student Book Exchange will be held on reserve in the main library.
THEMATIC HISTORY
HISTORY 2800 INTRODUCTION TO THE DISCIPLINE OF HISTORY
3 Cr. Hrs.
How do historians study the past? This course introduces students to the methods and disciplines of historical inquiries. Through readings, discussions, documentaries, films and archival materials, students will be introduced to the methods and disciplines of historical inquiries. We will explore, for example, the ways in which historians use written, oral, archival and archeological sources to develop historical arguments. We will also explore the strengths and weaknesses of each of these sources. By the end of the quarter, I expect students to have acquired adequate skills for analyzing, developing and presenting historical arguments appropriate for undergraduate history majors. Organized in seminar or workshop format, this course will be discussion-driven. As such, success in the course will invariably depend on the student's active and informed participation, as well as timely completion of assignments.
Time Meeting Days Instructor
10:15-11:55 MWF Kobo
Assigned Readings (Tentative)
Conal Furay and Michael Salevouris, The Methods and Skills of History.
Robert Harm, The Diligent: A Voyage Through the Worlds of the Slave Trade
***Level-appropriate Journal articles on historical methods
Recommended readings:
William Kelleher Storey, Writing History: A Guide for Students
Mary Lynn Rampola, A Pocket Guide to Writing in History
Assignments (Tentative)
3 Reaction papers (3-5 pages each)
A book review
Bibliography
Paper outline précis
Final paper (10-15 pages)
Prerequisites and Special Comments
This course is required for all students completing a Major in History. Students must earn a C or higher to have it count on the Major. It may not be used for the GEC Historical Study requirement.
HISTORY 4000 READING SEMINAR IN EARLY AMERICAN HISTORY
3 Cr. Hrs.
"The Old South, 1585-1860"
An exploration of the key themes in the history of the American South from the era of European colonization to the opening of the Civil War. Themes will include race relations, the development of the plantation system, the code of honor and social and political relations.
Time Meeting Days Instructor
1:50-4:30 TR Gallay, A.
Prerequisites and Special Comments
This course fulfills the seminar required for all students completing a Major in History.
WORLD HISTORY
HISTORY 1681 WORLD HISTORY TO 1500
3 Cr. Hrs.
History of the human community to 1500, primary emphasis on history of civilizations, and secondary emphasis on patterns of regional and hemispheric integration.
Time Meeting Days Instructor
8:00-9:50 MWF Vandersommers, D.
HISTORY 1682 WORLD HISTORY SINCE 1500
3 Cr. Hrs.
History of the human community since 1500, primary emphasis on history of civilizations, and secondary emphasis on patterns of regional and hemispheric integration.
Time Meeting Days Instructor
10:05-11:55 MWF Winans, A.
On-line Peterson, A.