Courses

Study of the evolution of "American Capitalism" from pre-capitalist economies of the medieval period to the early 21st century. Prereq or concur: English 1110.xx, GE foundation writing and info literacy course, or permission of instructor. GE historical study course. GE foundation historical and cultural studies course.

This course is a broad survey of the economic, social, and political history of agriculture and the countryside from the pre-Columbian period to the present. The course focuses on labor, abundance, political activism, public policy, and technology, and traces their interactions and changes over time. Prereq or concur: English 1110.xx, or permission of instructor. GE historical study course.

Examines portrayals of physicians in American film over the past seventy-five years, giving particular attention to what popular films can say about the cultural images of physicians and medicine in American society. Prereq or concur: English 1110.xx, or permission of instructor. GE historical study 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.

The ancient history of Mesopotamia, Egypt, Anatolia, Persia, Israel, and the Levant to the establishment of the Persian Empire. Prereq or concur: Not open to students with credit for NELC 2211. GE historical study course. GE foundation historical and cultural studies course. Cross-listed in NELC.

Global overview of the ecology of the human condition in past time, stressing climate change, earth systems, technology, energy, demography, and human cultural-economic revolutions. Prereq or concur: English 1110.xx, GE foundation writing and info literacy course, or permission of instructor. GE historical study and soc sci human, nat, and econ resources and diversity global studies course. GE foundation historical and cultural studies and social and behavioral sci course.

Survey of the history of technology in global context from ancient times. 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 lived environments course.

Survey of the history of food, drink, diet and nutrition in a global context. 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 sustainability course.

Survey of the history of public health, disease and medicine in a global context. Prereq or concur: English 1110.xx, or GE Foundation Writing and Information Literacy course, or permission of instructor. GE historical study and diversity global studies course. GE theme health and well-being course.

History of human use and understandings of water from ancient to modern times, with case studies taken from different geographic locations. Sometimes this course is offered in a distance-only format. 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 sustainability course.

The car has shaped the world we live in today. Ideas of capitalism, technology, and consumerism are inherently linked to its creation and expansion in modern society. This course will examine the development of the car in the 20th century, first in the United States and then how its global expansion has come to define global society today. Prereq or concur: English 1110.xx, GE foundation writing and info literacy course, or permission of instructor. GE historical study course. GE theme lived environments course.

"Big History" attempts to explain history at the very largest scales in the widest perspectives, exploring theories of how the universe, planet, life, and humanity came to be. Students will work to understand the essential state of knowledge about cosmic, earth, evolutionary, and human history. Prereq or concur: English 1110.xx, or permission of instructor. GE historical study course.

Examination of the basic science of climate change, of the ability to make accurate predictions of future climate, and of the implications for global sustainability by combining perspectives from the physical sciences, the biological sciences, and historical study. Team-taught with faculty members in EarthSc and EEOB. Prereq: Not open to students with credit for History 1911, EarthSc 1911, 2911, EEOB 1911, or 2911. GE historical study and nat sci bio and nat sci phys course. GE theme sustainability and lived environments course, High-Impact Practice Interdisciplinary and Integrated Collaborative Teaching. Cross-listed in EarthSc and EEOB.

History of the American city (urban-suburban) from colonial times to the early 21st century. Prereq or concur: English 1110.xx, GE foundation writing and info literacy course, or permission of instructor. GE historical study and diversity soc div in the US course. GE theme lived environments course.

Survey of the history of medicine and public health in Latin America from the pre-Colombian period to the present. 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.

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.

African approaches to health and healing; interaction between religion, culture and healing; intersections and contradictions between African and Western concepts of health and healing. GE historical study and diversity global studies course. GE theme health and well-being course.

Emergence and development of African cinema as a film genre and part of material culture. European colonial and ethnographic film to modern African cinema. Sometimes this course is offered in a distance-only format. Prereq: English 1110.xx, or permission of instructor. Not open to students with credit for AfAmASt 3320. GE historical study and diversity global studies course. Cross-listed in AfAmASt 3320.

The history of American ecosystems from the last Ice Age to the present; focusing on sustainability and historical debates over the causes and consequences of environmental change. GE historical study course. GE theme sustainability course.

Survey of the history of American medicine from the Colonial period through the twentieth 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 health and well-being course.

This course is a survey of the ways digital technology is impacting history: from the collection and preservation of primary sources, to the analysis of those documents with the aid of algorithms, to the representation of the past through digital means. Students will read and reflect upon important works in digital history, as well as engage in the process of creating digital history. Prereq: English 1110.xx, or permission of instructor. GE historical studies course. GE foundation historical and cultural studies course.

This course is an interdisciplinary exploration of HIV/AIDS, tracing the evolution of the virus at both the molecular level and within in its global historical context. This course is team-taught by a virologist and a historian. Prereq: Not open to students with credit for Micrbio 3704. GE theme origins and evolution course, High-Impact Practice Interdisciplinary and Integrated Collaborative Teaching. Cross-listed in Micrbio.

This course offers an introduction to the fields of environmental history and business history, beginning with the industrial revolution of the early nineteenth century and ending in the twenty-first century. It chronicles the rise of some of America's biggest multinational corporations and examines how these firms, working with governments and other institutions, shaped global change. Prereq or concur: English 1110.xx, or GE foundation writing and info literacy course, or permission of instructor. GE historical study and diversity soc div in the US course. GE theme sustainability course.

This course examines the history and biology of vaccines. We explore the discovery and development of vaccines, along with the political and cultural controversies that have surrounded them for centuries. Team-taught course with faculty member in Pharmacy. Prereq: Not open to students with credit for Phr 3708. GE historical study course. GE theme health and well-being course, High-Impact Practice Interdisciplinary and Integrated Collaborative Teaching. Cross-listed in Phr.

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.

The history of science from the eighteenth through to the late twentieth century. Students will study major developments in the physical, geological, biological and chemical sciences, and the relation of the history of science to social, economic, political and cultural developments in European history. 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 course.

Case studies in the Development of Science, Technology and Environmental Change in the East Asian context, pre-modern to modern times. Prereq: English 1110.xx and any History 2000-level course, or permission of instructor. Not open to students with credit for 587.02. GE historical study and diversity global studies course.

A historical examination of interactions between the environment and human activity in the ancient Mediterranean. Prereq or concur: English 1110.xx, or GE Foundation Writing and Information Literacy course, or permission of instructor. Not open to students with credit for Clas 3720. GE historical study and diversity global studies course. GE foundation historical and cultural studies course. Cross-listed in Clas.

This course will introduce students to the history, geography, culture, ethnic diversity, inter-communal relations, economy, and strategic importance of the planet's Arctic regions, from arrival of humans to the region to the present. Prereq or concur: English 1110.xx, or permission of instructor. GE historical study and diversity global studies course.

Advanced research and readings on selected topics in Environmental History, Technology and Science. 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 Environmental History, Technology and Science. Prereq or concur: Honors standing, and any 3000-level History course, and English 1110.xx; or permission of instructor. Not open to students with credit for 598, 598H, 598.01, or 598.02. Repeatable to a maximum of 6 cr hrs.

Advanced research and writing on selected topics in Environmental History, Technology and Science. Prereq or concur: Honors standing, and any 3000-level History course, and English 1110.xx; or permission of instructor. Repeatable to a maximum of 6 cr hrs.

Advanced course in the History of Environment, Technology, and Science. 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.

Graduate Reading Seminar in American Urban History. Chronology and Themes will vary. Prereq: Grad standing. Repeatable to a maximum of 15 cr hrs or 5 completions.

Seminar in urban history. Prereq: Grad standing. Repeatable to a maximum of 15 cr hrs or 5 completions.

Graduate level readings course in the historiography and key themes in environmental history. Prereq: Grad standing. Repeatable to a maximum of 15 cr hrs or 5 completions.

Graduate level readings in the history of technology. Prereq: Grad standing. Repeatable to a maximum of 15 cr hrs or 5 completions.

Graduate level readings in the History of Science. Prereq: Grad standing. Repeatable to a maximum of 15 cr hrs or 5 completions.

Graduate Research Seminar in the History of Environment, Technology, and Science. Topics will vary. Prereq: Grad standing. Repeatable to a maximum of 15 cr hrs or 5 completions.