Courses
Course descriptions and schedules offered below are a helpful guide to find courses offered by the department.
This listing is not meant to replace the official course catalog maintained by the University Registrar.
HISTORY 2015
History of American Criminal Justice
The history of crime, criminal law, law enforcement, prisons, and juvenile courts.
Prereq or concur: English 1110.xx. GE historical study course. GE foundation historical and cultural studies course.
HISTORY 2105
Latin America and the World
Latin America's relationship with the World since independence (1825) focusing on cases of direct and indirect U.S. intervention as well as European influences and globalization.
Prereq or concur: English 1110.xx, or GE foundation writing and info literacy course, or permission of instructor. GE historical study and diversity global studies course. GE foundation historical and cultural studies course.
HISTORY 2231
The Crusades
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.
HISTORY 2302
History of Modern Africa, 1800 - 1960s
Thematic survey of African history from 1800 to the 1960s.
Prereq or concur: English 1110.xx, or completion of GE Foundation Writing and Information Literacy Course, or permission of instructor. Not open to students with credit for AfAmASt 2302. GE historical study course. GE foundation historical and cultural studies course. Cross-listed in AfAmASt.
HISTORY 2303
History of Contemporary Africa, 1960 - present
Africa from independence to the present. Contemporary African societies, cultures, economics, and politics from independence to the present.
Prereq or concur: English 1110.xx, or completion of GE Foundation Writing and Information Literacy Course, or permission of instructor. Not open to students with credit for AfAmASt 2303. GE historical study course. GE foundation historical and cultural studies course. Cross-listed in AfAmASt.
HISTORY 2453
History of Zionism and Modern Israel
The history of Zionist movement and the modern state of Israel from beginnings to present.
Prereq or concur: English 1110.xx, or permission of instructor. Not open to students with credit for JewshSt 2453. GE historical study course. GE foundation historical and cultural studies course. Cross-listed in JewshSt.
HISTORY 2500
20th Century International History
Examines international political, economic, and military relations from the origins of World War I through the break up of the Soviet Union. Sometimes this course is offered in a distance-only format.
Prereq or concur: English 1110.xx, or GE foundation writing and info literacy course, or permission of instructor. GE historical study and diversity global studies course. GE foundation historical and cultural studies course.
HISTORY 2550
History of War
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.
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 foundation historical and cultural studies course.
HISTORY 3011
The American Revolution and the New Nation
The American Revolution and the New Nation: Analysis of the political, cultural, social, military, and economic changes that led to revolution and creation of the republic.
Prereq or concur: English 1110.xx, or GE foundation writing and info literacy course, or permission of instructor. GE historical study course.
HISTORY 3015
From the New Era to the New Frontier, 1921-1963
Advanced study of U.S. social, political, cultural, foreign policy history, 1921 to 1963, covering New Era, New Deal, WWII, Cold War, Eisenhower Republicanism, New Frontier.
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.
HISTORY 3016
The Contemporary U.S. since 1963
Advanced study U.S. political, economic, social, and cultural changes since 1963: political polarization; post-industrial economy/consumer economy; civil rights, feminism, environmentalism, Vietnam, detente, and globalization.
Prereq or concur: English 1110.xx, or GE foundation writing and info literacy course, or permission of instructor. GE historical study course.
HISTORY 3216
War in the Ancient Mediterranean World
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.
HISTORY 3220
The Rise of the Roman Republic
An advanced survey of Rome's history from the foundation of the city to the establishment of the Republic's Mediterranean Empire, ca 150 BC.
Prereq or concur: Any 2000-level History course, and English 1110.xx; or permission of instructor. Not open to students with credit for 503.01. GE historical study course.
HISTORY 3221
History of Rome: Republic to Empire
History of Rome: Republic to Empire.
Prereq or concur: English 1110.xx, or permission of instructor. Not open to students with credit for 2212. GE historical study and diversity global studies course.
HISTORY 3253
20th Century Europe to 1950
Exploration of the major historical events and issues from approximately 1900 to 1950.
Prereq or concur: English 1110.xx, or GE foundation writing and info literacy course, or permission of instructor. GE historical study course. GE theme traditions, cultures, and transformations course.
HISTORY 3254
Europe Since 1950: From the Iron Curtain to Fortress Europe
History of Europe since the end of World War II: rebuilding, Cold War, decolonization, immigration, economic and political integration.
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 migration, mobility, and immobility course.
HISTORY 3264
19th Century German History
Exploration from 1806 to 1914 of the cultural, economic, political, and social history of the peoples and territories included in the German Empire after 1871.
Prereq or concur: Any 2000-level History course, and English 1110.xx; or permission of instructor. Not open to students with credit for 518.01. GE historical study course.
HISTORY 3265
20th-Century German History
Exploration from 1914 to the present of German cultural, economic, political, and social history.
Prereq or concur: English 1110.xx; or permission of instructor. GE historical study course. GE theme citizenship for div and just wrld course.
HISTORY 3270
History of World War I
A global history of World War I, with a particular focus on citizenship. As the first war in history waged by enormous citizen-soldier armies, this course considers citizenship within this paradigm-shifting conflict that would transform the global balance of power and power dynamics, as well as alter cultural and societal attitudes and practices both inside and outside of Europe.
GE historical study course. GE theme citizenship for div and just wrld course.
HISTORY 3301
History of Modern West Africa, post 1800
History of Modern West Africa since 1800; examines West African history from the era of European conquests to the present.
GE historical study and diversity global studies course.
HISTORY 3302
Nationalism, Socialism, and Revolution in Africa
Nationalist and revolutionary movements and governments in Africa 1950s to present. Socialist, revolutionary, and nationalist strategies for state-formation, social reform, and economic development. Sometimes this course is offered in distance only.
Prereq: English 1110.xx, or permission of instructor. GE historical study and diversity global studies course.
HISTORY 3308
History of US - Africa Relations, 1900 - Present
History of the United States' relations with Africa since World War I. Sometimes this course is offered in a distance-only format.
Prereq: English 1110.xx and any History 2000-level course, or permission of instructor. Not open to students with credit for AfAmASt 3308. GE historical study and diversity global studies course. Cross-listed in AfAmASt.
HISTORY 3500
U.S. Diplomacy from Independence to 1920
Between 1776 and 1920, the United States transformed from a fragile confederacy of bickering states into a globe-spanning empire. This class will consider American foreign relations exploring the contested ideas of ideology and expansion that motivated official policy and international affairs, with a particular emphasis on themes of expansion, immigration, and migration.
GE historical study course. GE theme migration, mobility, and immobility course.
HISTORY 3501
U.S. Diplomacy, 1920-Present
The formulation of U.S. foreign policy and foreign relations around the world from the aftermath of World War I to the modern day.
Prereq or concur: English 1110.xx, GE foundation writing and info literacy course, or permission of instructor. GE historical study course. GE theme citizenship for div and just wrld course.
HISTORY 3505
U.S. Diplomacy in the Middle East
Survey of U.S. foreign policy in the Middle East emphasizing the Cold War, Arab-Israeli conflict, Iran, and wars against Iraq. 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 JewshSt 3505. GE historical study and diversity global studies course. GE foundation historical and cultural studies course. Cross-listed in JewshSt.
HISTORY 3526
20th-Century European International History
Europe and the World, 1914-2001.
Prereq or concur: English 1110 or equiv, and course work in History at the 2000 level, or permission of instructor. Not open to students with credit for 581.02. GE historical study course.
HISTORY 3540
Modern Intelligence History
This course examines the role of diplomatic and military intelligence in the making of policy in modern history.
Prereq or concur: English 1110.xx, or permission of instructor. GE historical study course.
HISTORY 3550
War in World History, 500-1650
Study of the causes, conduct, and consequences of warfare around the world, 500-1650. 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.
HISTORY 3551
War in World History, 1651-1899
Study of the causes, conduct, and consequences of warfare around the world, 1650-1900. Sometimes this course is offered in a distance-only format.
Prereq or concur: English 1110.xx, or permission of instructor. GE historical study course.
HISTORY 3552
War in World History, 1900 - Present
Study of the causes, conduct, and consequences of warfare around the world, 1900-present.
GE historical study course. GE theme traditions, cultures, and transformations course.
HISTORY 3560
Citizenship and American Military History: 1607 - 1902
American military history, 1607-1902; with emphasis on citizenship, the formation of national security policy, war-waging, and the reciprocal impact of society and military institutions.
GE historical study course. GE theme citizenship for div and just wrld course.
HISTORY 3561
Citizenship and American Military History: 1902 to the Present
This course examines how uniformed service impacted Americans' conception of citizenship from the aftermath of the Spanish-American War through the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq after the terrorist attack on the U.S. homeland on September 11, 2001.
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 citizenship for div and just world course.
HISTORY 3570
World War II
A study of the causes, conduct, and consequences of World War II, with a particular emphasis on chancing conceptions of citizenship. In many ways, the war was used as a tool to define what it was to be a nation and a citizen of that nation, and what that meant for each country?s interests around the world when those ideals clashed.
GE historical study and diversity global studies course. GE theme citizenship for div and just wrld course.
HISTORY 3580
The Vietnam War
Study of the background, causes, conduct, and consequences of the Vietnam War, 1945-1975.
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.
HISTORY 3590
Wars of Empire and Decolonization
This course examines the means, methods, challenges and results of military encounters between modern imperial powers and indigenous forces they met on the battlefield.
Prereq or concur: English 1110.xx, completion of GE Foundation Writing and Information Literacy Course, or permission of instructor. GE historical study course. GE theme citizenship for div and just wrld course.
HISTORY 4525
Seminar in International History
Advanced research and readings on selected topics in International History.
Prereq or concur: English 1110.xx, or GE foundation writing and info literacy course, a grade of C or above in History 2800, and any 3000-level History course; or permission of instructor.
HISTORY 4525H
Honors Seminar in International History
Advanced research and readings on selected topics in International History.
Prereq or concur: Honors standing, English 1110.xx, any 3000-level History course, and enrollment in History major; or permission of instructor.
HISTORY 4575
Seminar in Military History
Advanced research and readings on selected topics in Military 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.
HISTORY 4575E
Seminar in Military History
Advanced research and writing on selected topics in Military History. 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.
HISTORY 4575H
Seminar in Military History
Advanced research and writing on selected topics in Military History. 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.
HISTORY 7302
Comparative History of The African Diaspora and Enslavement and Emancipation
Examination of the dispersal of Africans, mainly through the slave trade across the Sahara, the Indian Ocean, the Mediterranean, and the Atlantic Ocean.
Prereq: Grad standing. Repeatable to a maximum of 15 cr hrs or 5 completions. Cross-listed in AfAmASt 7302.
HISTORY 7500
Studies in International History
Colloquium in International History.
Prereq: Grad standing. Repeatable to a maximum of 15 cr hrs.
HISTORY 7550
Studies in Military History
Studies in military history; emphasis on military institutions and activities in war and peace, along with works of historiographical interest to the military history field.
Prereq: Grad standing. Repeatable to a maximum of 15 cr hrs.
HISTORY 7575
Theories of War and Strategy
This course focuses on an analysis and comparison of the most influential writers on the theory and practice of warfare including Thucydides, Machiavelli, Clausewitz, Jomini, Mahan, and Liddell Hart, but it also questions the utility of the 'greater thinkers' model in military history while applying theory to current events.
Prereq: Grad standing. Repeatable to a maximum of 12 cr hrs or 2 completions.
HISTORY 8500
Seminar in International History
Graduate Research Seminar in International and Diplomatic History. Topics will vary.
Prereq: Grad standing. Repeatable to a maximum of 15 cr hrs or 5 completions.
HISTORY 8550
Seminar in Military History
Graduate Research Seminar in Military History. Topics will vary.
Prereq: Grad standing. Repeatable to a maximum of 15 cr hrs.