100-Level Courses
One hundred level courses cover broad area of historical investigation. They are designed for first and second year students and are usually taken to fulfill the GEC historical survey requirement.
300-Level Courses
Three hundred level courses cover fewer years, go into more detail, employ more sophisticated analysis and methodology, and require more reading of primary and secondary works. They are designed for a mix of history majors, non-majors, and prospective majors at the sophomore, junior, and senior levels.
500-Level Courses
Five hundred level courses are usually more narrow in chronological scope, more sophisticated in the lecture material, discussions, and readings, and require more readings of primary and secondary sources. Most but not all of the students will be juniors and seniors and will have taken other history courses before registering for a 500-level course. A higher level of understanding, analytical ability and written expression in short essay and essay forms in expected. Some instructors assign research papers.
Graduate Level Courses
700, 800, and 900-Level courses are graduate courses for the graduate studies program.
Course Number |
Title | Level | Course Description | Field of Study |
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| 700 | Studies in World History | Graduate |
Analysis of seminal works and concepts in the development of global-scaled integrative approaches to world history. |
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| 706.01 | Advanced Readings in Medieval History | Graduate |
Advanced reading course in sources and monographs on the principal issues and problems in medieval history, with a stress on bibliography. |
Medieval History |
| 706.02 | Late Medieval Paleography and Diplomatics | Undergraduate and Graduate |
Cursive hands in literature and diplomas, 1200-1500; the development of chanceries; notariats, secretariats, and the science of diplomatics; exercises with facsimiles, slides, and microfilm. |
Medieval History |
| 708 | Studies in Ancient History | Undergraduate and Graduate |
An intensive study of selected problems and sources in ancient history (Near Eastern, Greek and/or Roman); readings in the primary and secondary materials. |
Ancient History |
| 709 | Methodology in Ancient History | Graduate |
Introduction to the methodologies and bibliographies fundamental to graduate study of ancient Greek and Roman history through written papers and oral class reports. |
Ancient History |
| 710 | Studies in Renaissance or Reformation History | Undergraduate and Graduate |
Principal issues in the history of the Renaissance or the Reformation. |
European History; Early Modern European History |
| 712 | Studies in Early Modern European History | Undergraduate and Graduate |
Selected topics in western European history of the 17th and 18th centuries. |
European History; Early Modern European History |
| 713 | Colloquium in Early Modern Studies | Graduate |
Readings seminar in topics in early modern (1350-1800) studies; history, literature, arts, and music. |
European History; Early Modern European History |
| 714 | Studies in French History since 1815 | Undergraduate and Graduate |
An intensive study, through reading and discussion of standard works and recent scholarship, of the chief interpretative problems of modern French history. |
European History; Modern European History |
| 723 | Studies in European International History | Graduate |
Readings in and discussion of the history of European international relations from the late 19th century. |
European History; Modern European History |
| 724.01 | East Asia in the Pre-Modern World | Graduate |
China's pivotal role in the evolution of the early modern world system and European colonialism. |
East Asian History |
| 724.02 | East Asia and the Modern / Contemporary World | Graduate |
East Asian ecumeene as reflecting world trends defined by Western colonizing nations. |
East Asian History |
| 726 | Studies in Jewish History | Undergraduate and Graduate |
An intensive study of selected issues in Jewish history; emphasis on problems posed by available source material and by current research in the area. |
Jewish History |
| 727 | Studies in Islamic History | Undergraduate and Graduate |
Selected topics in Islamic history and historiography. |
Islamic History |
| 730 | Studies in 19th and 20th Century European Thought and Culture | Graduate |
Selected topics in Western European history of the 19th and 20th centuries. |
European History; Modern European History |
| 731 | Studies in European History, 1914 to Present | Undergraduate and Graduate |
Political, social, and economic developments; World Wars I and II; Communism, Nazism; present-day Europe; emphasis on methods of historical research and documentary analysis. |
European History; Modern European History |
| 732 | Studies in German History | Undergraduate and Graduate |
Exploration of selected topics of 19th and 20th century German history; emphasis on methods of historical research and documentary analysis. |
European History; Modern European History |
| 738 | Studies in British History | Undergraduate and Graduate |
Selected problems in British history since 1485; emphasis on different schools and interpretations, on methods of research, and an analysis of documents. |
European History; Early Modern European History |
| 739 | Comparative Constitutional Politics | Graduate |
Compares constitutions and constitutionalism across cultures and through different disciplines with special attention to how people make claims to secure their rights and interests. |
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| 740 | Studies in Russian and Soviet History | Undergraduate and Graduate |
An intensive study of problems in selected periods of Russian history. |
Russian and East European History |
| 741 | Studies in Eastern European History | Undergraduate and Graduate |
Selected topics in modern Eastern European political, social, cultural, and intellectual history and historiography; theoretical and comparative emphasis. |
Russian and East European History |
| 742 | African Historiography and Methodology | Graduate |
The study of sources, research methods, interpretations, and research trends in the field of African history. |
African History |
| 743 | Studies in African History | Graduate |
The study of the historical literature of Africa and various aspects of African history; topics vary. |
African History |
| 744 | African Women: History and Socioeconomic Change | Graduate |
Focuses on African women's experiences: legal and socioeconomic status, religious and political roles, the impact of colonial and post colonial developments, feminism and representation issues. |
African History |
| 751 | Studies in Latin American History | Undergraduate and Graduate |
An intensive study of problems in selected periods of Latin American history. |
Latin American History |
| 752 | Readings in African-American History | Undergraduate and Graduate |
Readings in the evolution of black culture, economics and family life, race relations, and the emergence of class stratification within the black community. |
African-American History |
| 753 | Studies in the History of Religion | Graduate |
An intensive readings course in some aspect of the history of religion; specific topic to be announced. |
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| 755.04 | African American Historiography | Graduate |
This course is designed to acquaint students with the origins and evolution of African American history from the late-eighteenth century up to the present. |
African-American History |
| 755.03 | AfricanAfrican Americans during the Twentieth Century | Graduate |
This reading intensive seminar explores African American life and culture during the twentieth century. |
African-American History |
| 755.02 | African Americans during the Nineteenth Century | Graduate |
A study of the social, political, and economic history of black Americans during the 19th century. Prereq: Grad standing. Repeatable to a maximum of 10 cr hrs. Cross-listed in AfAmASt. |
African-American History |
| 755.01 | African Americans in Early America | Graduate |
Intensive reading and discussion seminar explores African American life and culture during the colonial, revolutionary, and early national eras. |
African-American History |
| 758.02 | Post-Emancipation, Colonial and Post-Colonial Realities | Graduate |
Second of a two-part course on the history and evolution of the African Diaspora worldwide, from ancient times to the present. Examination of social, political and cultural developments and realities in the Black world, from the period of the emancipation to the beginning of the 21st century. |
African History |
| 758.01 | Enslavement and Emancipation | Graduate |
First of a two-part course on the history and evolution of the African Diaspora worldwide, from ancient times to the present. Examination of the dispersal of Africans, mainly through the slave trade across the Sahara, the Indian Ocean, the Mediterranean, and the Atlantic Ocean. |
African History |
| 759 | Atlantic World History | Graduate |
Examination of Atlantic World history in the early modern era, including imperialism and colonialism, the intercontinental exchange of people, ideas, and goods, and cultural development. Prereq: Grad standing. |
Atlantic World History |
| 761 | Studies in Mid-19th Century American History | Undergraduate and Graduate |
An intensive study of selected topics with emphasis on historiography and bibliography. |
American History; US History since 1877 |
| 762 | Studies in the History of Technology | Graduate |
Introduction to the study of the history of technology, providing insights into the ways in which technology has been implicated in other historical processes. Prereq: Grad standing or permission of instructor. Repeatable to a maximum of 15 cr hrs. |
European History; Modern European History |
| 764 | An Introduction to Public History | Graduate |
To give students some exposure to the wide variety of intellectual activities that fall under "public history". |
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| 765 | Studies in Environmental History | Graduate |
Analysis of a range of studies in environmental history; chronological and geographical focus will be shaped by students' interests. |
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| 767 | Studies in Military History | Graduate |
Selected topics and periods in military history; emphasis on recent scholarship. |
Military History |
| 768 | Studies in Military Thought and Strategy | Undergraduate and Graduate |
Analysis and comparison of the most influential writers on the theory and practice of warfare including Thucydides, Machiavelli, Clausewitz, Mahan, Fuller, and Liddell Hart. |
Military History |
| 770 | Studies in the History of American Foreign Policy | Undergraduate and Graduate |
Studies in the main problems of American foreign policy with primary emphasis on basic literatures and selected primary materials. |
Diplomatic History |
| 771 | Themes in Recent United States History | Graduate |
Readings colloquium in selected themes in the history of the United States since 1877. |
American History; US History since 1877 |
| 772 | Studies in Recent United States History | Undergraduate and Graduate |
Readings in selected topics in American history since 1898. |
American History; US History since 1877 |
| 773 | Studies in Business History | Undergraduate and Graduate |
Readings in the growth of capitalism, the rise of the modern corporation, government-business relations, business and society, and comparative business history. |
Business History |
| 774 | History of American Law and Society | Undergraduate and Graduate |
The history of American law and legal institutions, and their relationship to society, from colonial times to the present. |
American History; US History to 1877 |
| 775 | History of Literacy | Graduate |
From the invention of alphabets to the electronic age: literacy's relationships with social, cultural, political, and economic changes; impacts and significance for individuals and collectives. |
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| 780 | Topics in the History of Sexuality | Graduate |
Designed to give graduate students an interdisciplinary, international background to sexuality history. |
Women's History |
| 781 | Studies in Women's History | Undergraduate and Graduate |
An intensive reading course designed to prepare graduate students in women's history in a comparative framework. |
Women's History |
| H783 | Honors Research | Undergraduate |
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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| 784 | Readings in American Constitutional and Legal History | Graduate |
An intensive investigation of standard works as well as influential and seminal articles in American constitutional and legal history. |
American History; US History to 1877 |
| 785.04 | Readings in Era of the Civil War and Reconstruction | Undergraduate and Graduate |
Reading in the historical literatures of the era of Civil War and Reconstruction, from the 1840s to 1877. |
American History; US History to 1877 |
| 785.01 | Readings in Colonial America | Undergraduate and Graduate |
Readings in the historical literatures of Colonial America in its Atlantic World context to 1763. |
American History; US History to 1877 |
| 785.02 | Readings in the American Revolution and the Early Republic | Undergraduate and Graduate |
Readings in the historical literatures of the American Revolution and early nation-building through approximately 1800. |
American History; US History to 1877 |
| 785.03 | Readings in the Early Republic and Antebellum America | Undergraduate and Graduate |
Reading in the historical literatures of the Early and Antebellum Republics from approximately 1800 into the 1850s. |
American History; US History to 1877 |
| 786 | Colloquium in the Philosophy of History, Historiography, and the Historian's Skills I | Graduate |
Colloquium on the principles of historical thought, historiography, and methods of historical research. |
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| 787 | Colloquium in the Philosophy of History, Historiography, and the Historian's Skills II | Undergraduate |
Continuation of 786 with emphasis on research methods. |
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| 788 | Studies in American Urban History | Undergraduate and Graduate |
A detailed examination of several themes in the growth of urban America. |
American History; US History since 1877 |
| 789 | Topics in American History to 1877 | Undergraduate and Graduate |
Readings in selected topics in American history to 1877. |
American History; US History to 1877 |
| 790 | Graduate Colloquium on Historical Writing | Graduate |
Designed to develop skills in historical writing. |
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| 791 | Topics in History | Graduate |
The investigation of particular problems in various fields of history through individual studies. |
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| 792 | Interdepartmental Studies in the Humanities | Graduate |
Two or more departments present colloquia on subjects of mutual interest; topics to be announced. |
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| 795.01 | Professional Development: Introduction to Teaching College History | Graduate |
Basic ideas and techniques for effective teaching of college history; emphasis on classroom application. |
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| 795.02 | Professional Development: Pre-Professional Colloquium for Historians | Graduate |
This professional development colloquium is designed to help graduate students locate funding sources for their study, research, conferences and other professional activities. |
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| 796 | Studies in Japanese History | Undergraduate and Graduate |
An intensive study, through reading and discussion, of major issues and recent scholarship in Japanese history. |
East Asian History |
| 797 | Introduction to Graduate-level East Asian Studies | Graduate |
We explore the origin, development and current state of East Asian Area Studies in the U.S., including its relationship to other intellectual disciplines. |
East Asian History |
| 798 | Studies in Chinese History | Undergraduate and Graduate |
Research topic to be announced. |
East Asian History |