Introduction to the principles, methods, and history of archaeological investigation in the ancient Greek and Roman world, illustrated through a selection of major classical sites.

An examination of the causes, conduct, and effects of the revolutionary war in Vietnam from 1945 to 1975.

A general survey of state history-social, economic, religious, and political-from the Indian period to the present time.

Origins of modern slavery; its development in the US: the evolution of African-American life and culture from 1619 to the end of the Civil War.

American women from pre-European-settlement to the present; experiences of Native American, African American, Mexican American, Puerto Rican, Asian American, Jewish, Appalachian, working-class; and lesbian women.

Jewry and Judaism from remote antiquity to the 15th century A.D.

The historical background of the holocaust; dimensions of destruction; world response; post war trials; moral and philosophical issues.

A survey of Russian civilization from earliest times to 1917; geography, peoples, culture, social, political, and religious institutions, and the impact of Westernization.

A history of early China, this course surveys Confucian, Daoist, and Buddhist teachings and the foundational institutions of Imperial China through the Tang (618-907).

General survey of political, economic, and social developments in colonial and post-independence Africa.

An examination of selected events and issues in Native American history. Not open to students with credit for 368.

A survey of the main concepts and issues involved in the study of war in world perspective using case studies from prehistoric times to the present.

Study of the evolution of "American capitalism" from pre-capitalist economies of the medieval period to the end of the 20th century.

Prereq: English 110 or 111 or concurring English 110 or 111. Not open to students with credit for 564. GEC historical survey course.

Exploration of the causes, conduct, and consequences of the First World War in a global context.

The history of the Zionist movement and social, religious, cultural, and political developments in the Israeli state.

General survey of Latina/o history in the U.S. Topics include conquest and colonization, immigration, labor activism, education, politics, popular culture and social movements.

General survey of (im)migration history in the U.S. from precolonial times to the present. Topics include cultural contact, economic relations, citizenship, politics, family and sexuality.

Global overview of the ecological circumstances of the human condition in past time, stressing the relations among climate change, earth systems, technology, demography, and human cultural-economic revolutions.

Investigation of the methods historians use to understand the past.

Comparative historical analysis of ancient Mediterranean civilizations: emphasis on Greek and Roman societies, urbanism, empires, literature, arts; from the Bronze Age to Fall of Rome.

Introduction to the major issues associated with the ways different cultures have identified, regulated, and thought about sexuality from the eighteenth century to the present.

Groups of students are given an opportunity to pursue special studies not otherwise offered.