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 2002
Making America Modern
A rigorous, intermediate-level history of modern U.S. in the world from the age of industrialization to the age of globalization. Sometimes this course is offered in a distance-only format.
Prereq or concur: English 1110.xx, GE foundation writing and info literacy course, or permission of instructor. Not open to students with credit for 1152. GE historical study and diversity soc div in the US course. GE foundation historical and cultural studies course.
HISTORY 2002H
Making America Modern
Examines twentieth century American history in a global perspective, with special emphasis on the themes of industrial, military, and global expansion, as well as the expansion of civil and political rights of the American people.
Prereq or concur: Honors standing, and English 1110.xx; or permission of instructor. Not open to students with credit for 2002. GE historical study and diversity soc div in the US course. GE foundation historical and cultural studies course.
HISTORY 2070
Introduction to Native American History
History of Native Americans from pre-contact times to the present.
Prereq or concur: English 1110.xx, or permission of instructor. Not open to students with credit for 368.01. GE historical study and diversity soc div in the US course. GE foundation historical and cultural studies course.
HISTORY 2071
American Indian History of the U.S. Midwest
Native American history in Great Lakes and Ohio Valley regions from ancient times to the present, including moundbuilders, fur trade, removal, reservations, urbanization, contemporary issues. 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 soc div in the US course. GE foundation historical and cultural studies course.
HISTORY 2079
Asian American History
A survey of how Asian immigrants, their American-born children, and international relations with Asia have shaped U.S. History.
Prereq or concur: English 1110.xx. Not open to students with credit for 346. GE cultures and ideas and historical study and diversity soc div in the US course.
HISTORY 2080
African American History to 1877
The study of the African American experience in America from arrival through the era of Reconstruction, focusing on slavery, resistance movements, and African American culture. Students will analyze the intersection of race, gender, ethnicity, religion, social class, and other categories through the lens of African Americans? lived experiences and how they functioned in Black communities.
Prereq: Not open to students with credit for AfAmASt 2080. GE historical study course. GE foundation historical and cultural studies and race, ethnicity and gender div course. Cross-listed in AfAmASt.
HISTORY 2081
African American History from 1877
The study of the African American experience in the United States from the era of Reconstruction through the present, with an emphasis on the intersection of race, gender, ethnicity, religion, and social class.
Prereq: Not open to students with AfAmASt 2081. GE historical study course. GE foundation historical and cultural studies and race, ethnicity and gender div course. Cross-listed in AfAmASt.
HISTORY 2085
Exploring Race and Ethnicity in Ohio: Black Ohio in the 19th Century
Explores the lives and experiences of African Americans in 19th century Ohio. 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 AfAmASt 2085. GE historical study and diversity soc div in the US course. Cross-listed in AfAmASt.
HISTORY 2110
Introduction to Native American Peoples from Mesoamerica
Introductory survey of the Native American peoples from Mesoamerica (contemporary Guatemala, Honduras, Southern Mexico) from pre-colonial times to the present. 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.
HISTORY 2111
Introduction to Native American People of the Andes
Introductory survey of the history of the Native American peoples of the Andes from the Pre-Columbian period to the present.
Prereq or concur: English 1110.xx. Not open to students with credit for 368.02. GE historical study course. GE foundation historical and cultural studies course.
HISTORY 2115
Saints and Sinners: Women, Gender, Sexuality, and Race in Latin American History
Latin American history seen through the lens of gender and race, with emphasis on the experiences of women, girls, and people whose gender and sexual identity fell outside of proscribed roles and rules. We will at look at Indigenous societies, European colonization, slavery, the national independence era, and the tumultuous 20th century as it shaped and was shaped by gendered relations of power.
Prereq or concur: English 1110.xx, or GE foundation writing and info literacy course, or permission of instructor. GE historical study course. GE foundation historical and cultural studies course.
HISTORY 2120
Revolutions and Social Movements in Modern Latin America
Latin American history from independence (1825) to the present focusing on revolutions, dictatorships, labor, political, and social movements, women, and indigenous populations. 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.
HISTORY 2125
The History of Latin America Through Film
Latin American history from the pre-colonial era to the present as depicted in film, including the analysis of colonialism, revolutions, society, women, and current events. 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.
HISTORY 2202
Medieval History: Late Rome to the Early Renaissance
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.
HISTORY 2204
Modern European History
Examination of selected themes from the history of Modern Europe from the French Revolution to the Present.
Prereq or concur: English 1110.xx, GE foundation writing and info literacy course, or permission of instructor. Not open to students with credit for 1212. GE historical study and diversity global studies course. GE foundation historical and cultural studies course.
HISTORY 2204H
Modern European History
Examination of selected themes from the history of Modern Europe from the French Revolution to the present.
Prereq or concur: Honors standing and English 1110.xx, or completion of GE Foundation Writing and Information Literacy Course, or permission of instructor. Not open to students with credit for 2204. GE historical study and diversity global studies course. GE foundation historical and cultural studies course.
HISTORY 2250
Empires and Nations in Western Europe, 1500 - Present
Comparative study of the Modern European Overseas Empires from the "age of discovery" to the postcolonial present. 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.
HISTORY 2251
Empires and Nations in Eastern Europe, 1500-Present
Comparative study of the Ottoman, Habsburg, and Russian empires, and their successor states in eastern Europe, from 1500 to the present.
Prereq or concur: English 1110.xx, or permission of instructor. Not open to students with credit for 519.03. GE historical study and diversity global studies course.
HISTORY 2301
African Peoples and Empires in World History
A thematic course focusing on African world history, empire building, and commercial and cultural links across the Atlantic, the Indian Ocean, and the Mediterranean worlds before and during the Atlantic slave trade.
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 2301. GE historical study course. GE foundation historical and cultural studies course. Cross-listed in AfAmASt.
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 2392
Colonial India
South Asia during the colonial period, from the arrival of Vasco da Gama in 1498 until independence and partition of India and Pakistan in 1947.
Prereq or concur: English 1110.xx. Not open to students with credit for 543.03. GE historical study course.
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 2454
History of Anti-Semitism
Study of the development of anti-Semitism, the history of anti-Semitic ideologies and practices, and different Jewish responses to anti-Semitism over time.
Prereq or concur: English 1110.xx, or permission of instructor. Not open to students with credit for 333 or JewshSt 2454. GE historical study course. GE foundation historical and cultural studies course. Cross-listed in JewshSt.
HISTORY 2455
Jews in American Film
A study of how modern Jews appear in film compared with historical reality.
Prereq or concur: English 1110.xx, or permission of instructor. Not open to students with credit for JewshSt 2455. GE historical study course. GE foundation historical and cultural studies and race, ethnicity and gender div course. Cross-listed in JewshSt.
HISTORY 2475
History of the Holocaust
Study of the state-sponsored murder of millions of Jews and non-Jews by the Nazis and their collaborators during World War II.
Prereq or concur: English 1110.xx, GE foundation writing and info literacy course, or permission of instructor. Not open to students with credit for JewshSt 2475. GE historical study course. GE foundation historical and cultural studies course. Cross-listed in JewshSt.
HISTORY 2610H
Introduction to Women and Gender in the U.S.
Survey of women and gender from pre-European settlement to present, with particular attention to differences among women.
Prereq: Honors standing, or permission of instructor. Prereq or concur: English 1110.xx. Not open to students with credit for 325 or 325H. GE historical study and diversity soc div in the US course.
HISTORY 2750
Natives and Newcomers: Immigration and Migration in U.S. History
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.
Prereq or concur: English 1110.xx, or permission of instructor. Not open to students with credit for 2750H, 2750E, WGSSt 2750, or 2750H. GE historical study and diversity soc div in the US course. GE foundation historical and cultural studies course. Cross-listed in WGSSt.
HISTORY 2752
Social Reform Movements in U.S. History
Explores organized movements for social change from 1830 to 1970s, including antislavery, women's rights, temperance, utopias, Populists, Progressives, African-American, American Indian and Chicano rights. Sometimes this course offered at distance.
Prereq or concur: English 1110.xx, or permission of instructor. GE historical study and diversity soc div in the US course. GE foundation historical and cultural studies course.
HISTORY 3005
The United States Constitution and American Society to 1877
Advanced study of U.S. constitutional history from the colonial charters through Reconstruction after the Civil War.
Prereq or concur: English 1110.xx, or permission of instructor. GE historical study course. GE foundation historical and cultural studies course.
HISTORY 3006
The United States Constitution and American Society since 1877
Advanced study of U.S. constitutional history from Reconstruction to the present.
Prereq or concur: English 1110.xx, or permission of instructor. GE historical study course. GE foundation historical and cultural studies course.
HISTORY 3010
Colonial North American to 1763
The history of colonial and native societies in North America from first contacts to the eve of the imperial crisis.
Prereq or concur: Any 2000-level History course, and English 1110.xx; or permission of instructor. Not open to students with credit for 556. GE historical study 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 3012
Antebellum America
An examination of American history from the nation-building of the age of Jefferson and Jackson to the sectional crisis over slavery.
Prereq: English 1110.xx, or permission of instructor. Not open to students with credit for 557.02. GE historical study course.
HISTORY 3013
Civil War and Reconstruction
The causes, character, and consequences of America's inter-sectional war and the post-war settlement.
Prereq: English 1110.xx, or permission of instructor. GE historical study course.
HISTORY 3017
The Sixties
Examination of postwar America's pivot point, focusing on civil rights; liberal, radical, and conservative politics; sweeping social, cultural, and economic change; and the Vietnam War.
Prereq: English 1110.xx, or permission of instructor. GE historical study course. GE theme citizenship for div and just wrld course.
HISTORY 3030
History of Ohio
Survey of economic, social, political development of the geographic area that became Ohio from Native Americans to present.
GE historical study course. GE theme traditions, cultures, and transformations course.
HISTORY 3032
History of the U.S. West
The social, cultural, and economic development of the U.S. West.
Prereq or concur: Any 2000-level History course, and English 1110.xx; or permission of instructor. Not open to students with credit for 560. GE historical study course.
HISTORY 3041
American Labor History
Evolution of working-class life, culture, politics, and trade unionism in America from the late 18th century to the present.
Prereq or concur: Any 2000-level History course, and English 1110.xx; or permission of instructor. Not open to students with credit for 569. GE historical study course.
HISTORY 3070
Native American History from European Contact to Removal, 1560-1820
Major issues and events in Native American history from before the European invasion and colonization through the early 1820s.
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 migration, mobility, and immobility course.
HISTORY 3071
Native American History from Removal to the Present
Covers major events in American Indian history from 1820s to present, including removal, reservations, cultural adaptation, federal policies, self-determination, activism, and contemporary issues.
Prereq or concur: English 1110.xx, GE foundation writing and info literacy course, or permission of instructor. GE historical study and diversity soc diversity in the US course.
HISTORY 3075
Mexican American Chicano/a History
History of people of Mexican descent and their presence in the United States from Spanish colonial times to contemporary period.
Prereq: English 1110.xx and any History 2000-level course, or permission of instructor. Not open to students with credit for 577.01 or 577.02. GE historical study and diversity soc div in the US course.
HISTORY 3080
Slavery in the United States
The African American experience in slavery, focusing on the rise of the slave trade, slavery in the colonial and antebellum eras, the Civil War, and abolition.
Prereq: Not open to students with credit for AfAmASt 3080. GE historical study course. GE theme traditions, cultures, and transformations course. Cross-listed in AfAmASt.
HISTORY 3081
Free Blacks in Antebellum America
Explores the development of free Black communities in the era before the Civil War, focusing on emancipation, fugitive slaves, resistance movements and suffrage.
Prereq or concur: English 1110.xx, or GE foundation writing and info literacy course, or permission of instructor. Not open to students with credit for AfAmASt 3081. GE historical study and diversity soc div in the US course. Cross-listed in AfAmASt.
HISTORY 3082
Black Americans During the Progressive Era
History and experiences of black Americans during the period best known in American History as the Progressive Era. 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 AfAmASt 3082. GE historical study and diversity soc div in the US course. Cross-listed in AfAmASt.
HISTORY 3083
Civil Rights and Black Power Movements
Examines the origins, evolution, and outcomes of the African American freedom struggle, focusing on the Civil Rights and Black Power movements. 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. Not open to students with credit for AfAmASt 3083. GE historical study and diversity soc div in the US course. GE theme citizenship for div and just wrld course. Cross-listed in AfAmASt.
HISTORY 3085
African American History Through Contemporary Film
Uses contemporary film to explore the history of African American life, culture, politics, and resistance.
Prereq: English 1110.xx, or permission of instructor. GE historical study and diversity soc div in the US course.
HISTORY 3086
Black Women in Slavery and Freedom
Traces the experiences and struggles of African American women from slavery through the Civil Rights/Black Power era.
Prereq: English 1110.xx, or permission of instructor. Not open to students with credit for AfAmASt 3086. GE historical study and diversity soc div in the US course. GE theme migration, mobility, and immobility course. Cross-listed in AfAmASt.
HISTORY 3089
Studies in African American History
Selected topics in African American history from the origins of slavery to the present.
Prereq or concur: Any 2000-level History course, and English 1110.xx; or permission of instructor. Not open to students with credit for 555.01, 555.02, or AfAmASt 3089. Repeatable to a maximum of 12 cr hrs. GE historical study course. Cross-listed in AfAmASt.
HISTORY 3105
History of Brazil
Known for its beaches, carnival, and soccer, Brazilian history is a far deeper story of colonialism, slavery, agricultural wealth, immigration, industrial development, political conflict over authoritarianism and democracy, and more. This course studies the history of precolonial Brazil to the present, with a focus on Brazilian citizenship and the challenges of creating a diverse and just society.
GE historical study course. GE theme citizenship for div and just wrld course.
HISTORY 3106
History of Mexico
This course offers an intersectional study of the history of Mexico, highlighting the importance of gender, sexuality, race, and ethnicity from the precolonial era to the present day. Throughout the semester we will examine patterns of conflict and negotiation, including ways in which everyday people participated in and influenced cultural and political events.
GE historical study and diversity global studies course. GE foundation historical and cultural studies and foundation race, ethnicity and gender div course.
HISTORY 3110
The Jewish Experience in Latin America
Introduction to issues in the history of Jews in Latin America, including the role of the region as a refuge from source of anti-Semitism.
Prereq: English 1110.xx, and any History 2000-level course; or permission of instructor. Not open to students with credit for 534.08 or JewshSt 3110. GE historical study course. Cross-listed in JewshSt.
HISTORY 3235
Medieval Europe I, 300-1100
Study of the development of Western European institutions from the fall of the Roman Empire to the eleventh century.
Prereq: English 1110.xx, or permission of instructor. Not open to students with credit for 508.01. GE historical study course.
HISTORY 3236
Medieval Europe II, 1100-1500
Study of the growth of Western Europe from the eleventh century to the late 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 508.02. GE historical study course.
HISTORY 3269
Eastern Europe in the 20th Century
Survey of East European history from World War I to the post-communist era.
Prereq or concur: English 1110.xx, or permission of instructor. GE historical study course.
HISTORY 3352
Marginal Groups in the Non-Western World
An examination of selected marginal populations, who may include religious and/or ethnic minorities, women, slaves, eunuchs, those with physical disabilities, and geographically isolated groups.
Prereq or concur: Any 2000-level History course, and English 1110.xx; or permission of instructor. GE historical study course.
HISTORY 3360
History of Iran
A history of Iran in the Islamic period, focusing on nomadic-urban interaction and Iranian culture.
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 541.02. GE historical study course.
HISTORY 3435
History of Early Modern Korea
Examines the development of Korea from ancient times through the turn of the 20th century. Sometimes this course is taught 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.
HISTORY 3460
European Jewish History, 1789-1989
Study of European Jewish Communities from the French Revolution through the end of the Cold War.
Prereq: English 1110.xx, and any History 2000-level course; or permission of instructor. Not open to students with credit for 530.03 or JewshSt 3460. GE historical study course. Cross-listed in JewshSt.
HISTORY 3612
Asian American Women: Race, Sex, & Representations
Examines the experiences and cultural representations of Asian American women for insight into race, gender, sexuality, and citizenship in U.S. society.
Prereq: Not open to students with credit for WGSSt 3612 or 4401. GE historical study and diversity soc div in the US course. Cross-listed in WGSSt.
HISTORY 3620
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender History in the United States, 1940-Present
An overview of LGBT culture and history in the U.S. from 1940 to the present. Students will examine changes in LGBT lives and experiences during the last half of the 20th century and the beginning of the 21st century, as well as the intersections of race, sexuality, and class, and how these categories have affected sexual minority communities and broader US law and culture.
Prereq: English 1110.xx, or permission of instructor. GE historical study and diversity soc div in the US course. GE foundation race, ethnicity and gender div course.
HISTORY 7080
Studies in African American History
Readings in black culture, society, politics, and race relations.
Prereq: Grad standing. Repeatable to a maximum of 15 cr hrs or 5 completions. Cross-listed in AfAmASt.
HISTORY 7081
African Americans in Early America
This intensive reading and discussion seminar explores African American life and culture during the colonial, early national and antebellum eras.
Prereq: Grad standing. Repeatable to a maximum of 15 cr hrs or 5 completions. Cross-listed in AfAmASt.
HISTORY 7082
African Americans During the 19th Century
This intensive reading and discussion seminar explores African American life and culture from the early national period to the turn of the 20th century.
Prereq: Grad standing. Repeatable to a maximum of 15 cr hrs. Cross-listed in AfAmASt.
HISTORY 7083
African Americans During the 20th Century
This intensive reading and discussion seminar explores African American life and culture from the Nadir through the start of the new millennium.
Prereq: Grad standing. Repeatable to a maximum of 15 cr hrs or 5 completions. Cross-listed in AAAS 7083.
HISTORY 7084
African American Historiography
This intensive reading and discussion seminar explores the origins and evolution of African American history from the late-eighteenth century to the present.
Prereq: Grad standing. Repeatable to a maximum of 15 cr hrs or 5 completions. Cross-listed in AAAS 7084.
HISTORY 7085
19th-Century African American Political Thought
Chronicles the political, spiritual and social striving of the Black community during the 19th century, focusing on culture, resistance, and nationalism.
Prereq: Grad standing. Repeatable to a maximum of 15 cr hrs or 5 completions. Cross-listed in AAAS 7085.
HISTORY 7086
The Civil Rights and Black Power Movements
This course examines the origins, evolution, and outcomes of the African American freedom struggle, focusing on the Civil Rights and Black Power movements.
Prereq: Grad standing. Repeatable to a maximum of 15 cr hrs or 5 completions. Cross-listed in AAAS 7086.
HISTORY 7087
Black Women in the United States
A study of historical and related scholarship on the history and experience of black women in the United States.
Prereq: Grad standing. Repeatable to a maximum of 15 cr hrs or 5 completions. Cross-listed in AfAmASt.
HISTORY 7750
Comparative Historiographies and Theories in Race, Ethnicity, and Nation
Graduate reading course that examines the historical scholarship and theories in race, ethnicity, and nation in comparative geographical and chronological contexts.
Prereq: Grad standing. Repeatable to a maximum of 15 cr hrs.
HISTORY 7755
The History of the Idea of Race in Europe
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.
HISTORY 7884
History of Literacy/Literacy Past and Present
Graduate Readings in the History of literacy in ongoing societies and culture; emphasis on changing ideas and impacts of literacy and its acquisition, uses, and consequences.
Prereq: Grad standing. Repeatable to a maximum of 15 cr hrs or 5 completions. Cross-listed in English and CompStd.