Courses

Ancient civilizations (Near East, Greece, Rome); barbarian invasions; medieval civilizations (Byzantium, Islam, Europe); Renaissance and Reformation. Prereq or concur: English 1110.xx, GE foundation writing and info literacy course, or permission of instructor. Not open to students with credit for 1210, 2201, 2201H, 2202, 2203, or 2205. GE historical study and diversity global studies course. GE foundation historical and cultural studies course.

Comparative historical analysis of ancient Mediterranean societies in the Near East, Greece and Rome from the Bronze Age to the Fall of Rome, with a focus on citizenship. Students will compare notions of citizenship in empires and authoritarian regimes with smaller, more egalitarian city-states and republics, and analyze the ideological similarities and differences between antiquity and today. Prereq: Not open to students with credit for 1211 or Classics 2101. GE historical study course. GE theme citizenship for div and just wrld course. Cross-listed in Classics 2101.

Medieval history from the late Roman Empire to the early Renaissance. Primary emphasis will be on cultures in Medieval Europe, but students also will be introduced to the Medieval societies and cultures throughout other regions such as the eastern Mediterranean, the Near East and North Africa. Prereq: Not open to students with credit for 1211. GE historical study and diversity global studies course. GE theme traditions, cultures, and transformations course.

A survey of European history from the Black Death to the Congress of Vienna. This course examines social, cultural, religious, political and economic developments from the mid fourteenth to the early nineteenth century. Sometimes taught at distance. Prereq or concur: English 1110.xx, or permission of instructor. Not open to students with credit for 1211 or 1212. GE historical study and diversity global studies course.

Thematic approach to the history of Western Civilization from prehistory to the early seventeenth century. Sometimes this course is offered in a distance-only format. Prereq or concur: English 1110.xx, or permission of instructor. Not open to students with credit for 1211. GE historical study and diversity global studies course.

Principles, methods, and history of archaeological investigation in the ancient Greek and Roman world, illustrated through a selection of major classical sites. Prereq: Not open to students with credit for Clas 2301 or HistArt 2301. GE cultures and ideas and historical study and diversity global studies course. GE theme traditions, cultures, and transformations course. Cross-listed in Clas 2301 and HistArt 2301.

In this deconstruction of the crusades, students examine the many cultures of the western Afro-Eurasian world engaged in crusading activity from the 8th century to the early modern era. They will consider how the crusades impacted cultures, traditions, economies, religious ideology and military practice; and ultimately how these events transformed the medieval world. GE historical study and diversity global studies course. GE theme traditions, cultures, and transformations course.

The social, political, cultural and religious history of England during the reign of Queen Elizabeth I, 1558-1603, including the darker side of the Golden Age. Sometimes this course is offered in a distance-only format. Prereq or concur: English 1110.xx, or permission of instructor. GE historical study and diversity global studies course. GE foundation historical and cultural studies course.

Explores the ways in which women were portrayed in early Christian literature, and the functions of gender (femininity and, to a lesser extent, masculinity) in Christian discourse. Students will consider the roles women played in the early Christian churches and the significance of gender and femininity in early Christian thought and practice. Prereq or concur: English 1110.xx, or permission of instructor. GE historical study and diversity global studies course.

A survey of military history from the late Bronze Age to the fall of the Roman Empire in the West, with an emphasis on the ways in which warfare and militaries connected to modes of citizenship, belonging, and participation in the societies of Antiquity. Prereq: Not open to students with credit for 2212. GE historical study and diversity global studies course. GE theme citizenship for div and just wrld course.

Examines the early Christian philosophical movement known as 'the Gnostics' whose beliefs, based on the stories of the Bible, Platonist philosophy, and the new revelation of Jesus, shocked other Christians. Prereq or concur: English 1110.xx, or completion of GE Foundation Writing and Information Literacy course, or permission of instructor. GE historical study and diversity global studies course. GE theme traditions, cultures, and transformations course.

Study of the development of Medieval Christianity from Constantine to the early sixteenth century. Prereq or concur: English 1110.xx, or completion of GE Foundation Writing and Information Literacy Course, or permission of instructor. GE historical study course. GE theme traditions, cultures, and transformations course.

Study of the society, culture, and politics of Italy, from the communal era until the age of humanism, thirteenth to fifteenth century. Prereq or concur: Any 2000-level History course, and English 1110.xx; or permission of instructor. Not open to students with credit for 509.01. GE historical study course.

Historical study of Italian society from the beginnings of humanism and naturalist art to the High Renaissance and beyond. Prereq or concur: Any 2000-level History course, and English 1110.xx; or permission of instructor. Not open to students with credit for 509.02. GE historical study course.

The political, social, religious, and economic history of the Holy Roman Empire of the German Nation from 1495 to the fall of the Empire in 1806. Sometimes this course is offered in a distance-only format. Prereq: English 1110.xx and any History 2000-level course, or permission of instructor. GE historical study and diversity global studies course.

The history of the Protestant, Catholic, and Radical Reformations of 16th and early 17th century Europe. Prereq or concur: English 1110.xx, or GE foundation writing and info literacy course, or permission of instructor. GE historical study course. GE theme citizenship for div and just wrld and traditions, cultures, and transformations course.

The social, political, and religious history of England and the British Isles in the age of Renaissance, Reformation, and Revolution. GE historical study course.

Investigation of the history of European witchcraft, focusing on intellectual, religious, and social developments and on the great witchcraft trials of the early modern period. Prereq or concur: English 1110.xx, or completion of GE Foundation Writing and Information Literacy Course, or permission of instructor. GE historical study and diversity global studies course. GE theme traditions, cultures, and transformations course.

A survey of Europe from the late-sixteenth-century wars of religion to the more secular political conflicts on the eve of the French Revolution. Prereq: English 1110.xx, or permission of instructor. Not open to students with credit for 512.01. GE historical study course.

European cultural developments in 19th century: romanticism, realism, existentialism: Shelley, Flaubert, Dostoevsky, Darwin, Marx, Nietzsche. Prereq: English 1110.xx, or permission of instructor. Not open to students with credit for 513.01. GE historical study course.

A survey of the history of science and its place and relationship to European society in the early modern period. Students will understand the various strands that constitute the scientific revolution in early modern Europe, modern intellectual history, how revolutions in thought occur, and will practice analytical and communications skills in working with both secondary and primary sources. Prereq or concur: English 1110.xx, or completion of GE Foundation Writing and Information Literacy Course, or permission of instructor. GE historical study course. GE theme number, nature, mind course.

Advanced research and readings on selected topics in Early Modern European History. Prereq or concur: English 1110.xx, a grade of C or above in History 2800, and any 3000-level History course; or permission of instructor.

Advanced research and writing on selected topics in Early Modern European History. Prereq or concur: Honors standing, and English 1110 or equiv, and course work in History at the 3000 level, or permission of instructor. Repeatable to a maximum of 6 cr hrs.

Advanced research and writing on selected topics in Early Modern European History. Prereq or concur: Honors standing, and English 1110 or equiv, and course work in History at the 3000 level, or permission of instructor. Repeatable to a maximum of 6 cr hrs.

Advanced course in Early Modern European History. Topics Vary. Prereq or concur: Any 3000-level History course, and English 1110.xx; or Grad standing; or permission of instructor. Repeatable to a maximum of 12 cr hrs.

Selected topics in western European history of the 17th and 18th centuries. Prereq: Grad standing. Repeatable to a maximum of 15 cr hrs.

An exposure to current research topics and methods in early-modern history as exemplified in work presented by invited historians. Prereq: Grad standing. Repeatable to a maximum of 15 cr hrs or 5 completions.

Graduate readings seminar in the European Renaissance or Reformation, 1300 to 1600, emphasizing social, political, economic, and cultural issues throughout Europe. Prereq: Grad standing. Repeatable to a maximum of 15 cr hrs or 5 completions.

Reading in British History. Prereq: Grad standing. Repeatable to a maximum of 15 cr hrs or 5 completions.

Examines the use and abuse of ideas of race in Western Europe from the Enlightenment to the present. Prereq: Grad standing. Repeatable to a maximum of 15 cr hrs or 5 completions.

Graduate Research Seminar in Early Modern European History. Topics will vary. Prereq: Grad standing. Repeatable to a maximum of 15 cr hrs or 5 completions.

Graduate Research Seminar in European Renaissance or Reformation History. Topics will vary. Prereq: Grad standing. Repeatable to a maximum of 15 cr hrs or 5 completions.