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Next: Interdepartmental Courses (INT) Up: Courses of Instruction Previous: Geology (GEO)
History (HIS)
M. Philip Lucas (chair), William Carroll, Robert Givens, C. William Heywood, Richard Thomas
Major: A minimum of 8 course credits in History, at least four of which must be at or above the 300-level, to include three courses at or above the 300-level in one of the following fields: Europe to 1700 (courses numbered 301 to 312, and 370), Europe since 1700 (courses numbered 313 to 334), American and Latin American history (courses numbered 345 to 359); and any two courses in history outside the field.
Interdepartmental Majors and Programs: The Department of History cooperates in offering several interdepartmental majors and programs: International Relations, Latin American Studies, Mediaeval and Renaissance Studies, Ethnic Studies, and Russian Studies.
Teaching Certification: For information about teaching history at the secondary level and about a second teaching area in United States or World History, consult the chair of the Department of Education.
103. Mediaeval and Reformation Europe
Western European history from the 11th to the 17th centuries. Not open to juniors and seniors except with permission of instructor. (Humanities) CARROLL
104. Modern Europe and Its Critics
Social and intellectual development of Europe since 1700. Not open to juniors and seniors except with permission of instructor. (Humanities) GIVENS
111 through 120. Introductory Seminars in History
Reading of both primary and secondary sources as the basis for class discussion and papers. Not open to juniors and seniors except with permission of instructor. (Humanities)
141. Latin America
Same course as LAS 141. (See Latin American Studies for a complete course description). (Humanities)
153. Origins of the American Nation
From colonial origins through Reconstruction, with emphasis on the formation of local, sectional, and national communities. Not open to juniors and seniors except with permission of instructor. (Humanities) LUCAS
154. Making of Modern America
From the mid-19th century, with emphasis on industrialization and its influences. Not open to juniors and seniors except with permission of instructor. (Humanities) THOMAS
201. Origins of Western Civilization
Readings in texts from ancient Greece (Herodotus and Aeschylus) and Israel (Genesis and Job). (Humanities) CARROLL
202. Rome from Vergil to St. Augustine
Readings in Livy, Vergil's Aeneid, Marcus Aurelius, Cicero, and St. Augustine's Confessions, with attention to the transition from pagan to Christian Rome. (Humanities) CARROLL
210. Warfare and Society in Modern Times
Changes in military conflict from the 18th century to the present. Interaction of warfare and social values. (Humanities) GIVENS
251. Federal Indian Policy
Relations between Native American nations and the federal government. Central theme is the clash of cultures in the westward movement. Treaties, removal, land allotment, federal recognition in the 20th century, and a review of the current scene. (Humanities) THOMAS
255. American Lives
American history through autobiographies, memoirs, and biographies. (Humanities) LUCAS
272. Gandhi and Modern India
South Asia from the Mutiny of 1857 to the emergence of the independent nations of India and Pakistan, with special emphasis on Gandhi and his doctrine of non-violence. Offered subject to the availability of staff. (Humanities) CARROLL
301. Europe: 400-1100
Western Europe from Augustine to Anselm. Prerequisite: HIS 202 or junior standing. Alternate years. (Humanities) CARROLL
302. Europe: 1100-1300
Western Europe in the age of Thomas Aquinas and Dante. Prerequisite: HIS 103 or junior standing. Alternate years. (Humanities) CARROLL
303. Europe: the Renaissance
Western Europe in the 14th and 15th centuries. Prerequisite: HIS 103 or junior standing. Registration, when the course is taught in Chicago, entails additional costs. Alternate years. (Humanities) CARROLL
304. Europe: the Sixteenth and Seventeenth Centuries
Western Europe in the Reformation and early modern eras. Prerequisite: HIS 103 or junior standing. Alternate years. (Humanities) CARROLL
311. Aristotle and the Origins of Western Science
Context and development of Aristotle's science of nature. Texts include: Physics, and selections from the Posterior Analytics and On the Generation of Animals. Alternate years. (Humanities) CARROLL
312. Scientific Revolution of the Seventeenth Century
Origins and nature of the scientific thought of Galileo, Newton, and their contemporaries. Special emphasis on theories of motion, the role of mathematics in understanding nature, inertia, and the various historical interpretations of 17th century science. Alternate years. (Humanities) CARROLL
313. Science in the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries
History of science since Newton, with special emphasis on developments in modern mathematics, physics, and cosmology in the 19th and 20th centuries. Not offered every year. (Humanities) CARROLL
314. Diplomacy of Power and Imperialism
Relations of the major European powers from the time of Bismarck to World War I. Not offered every year. (Humanities) GIVENS
315. Diplomacy of War and Revolution
The 20th Century Crisis: the rise of Fascism, World War II, and the origins of the Cold War. Recommended prerequisite: HIS 104 or junior standing. Alternate years. (Humanities) GIVENS
316. Enlightenment and the French Revolution
Intellectual, social, and political history of Europe, 1715-1815. Emphasis on France. Offered subject to availability of staff. (Humanities) GIVENS
318. Growth of Industrial Society
Economic history of Western Europe from the beginnings of the Industrial Revolution to the end of the Second World War. Change from a traditional to an industrial society, effect of industrialization on the working class, and impact of the Great Depression. Recommended prerequisite: HIS 104, ECB 101, or junior standing. (Humanities) GIVENS
321. Muscovite and Imperial Russia
Russia from its beginnings to 1917. Recommended prerequisite: HIS 104 or junior standing. Alternate years. (Humanities) GIVENS
322. Revolutionary and Soviet Russia
The 1917 Revolution and the resulting Soviet state to the beginning of World War II. Recommended prerequisite: HIS 104 or junior standing. Alternate years. (Humanities) GIVENS
323. Russia from 1941
From the beginning of World War II to the present. Particular attention to successive attempts to reinterpret the revolutionary legacy in the light of contemporary problems. Recommended prerequisite: HIS 104 or junior standing. Alternate years. (Humanities) GIVENS
324. Modern Germany
German history since 1500, with major emphasis on the period since the French Revolution. Prerequisite: HIS 104 or junior standing. Not offered every year. (Humanities) CONNELL
331 through 336. Topics in European History
Topics vary according to specialization or interest of instructor. (Humanities)
CARROLL or GIVENS
345. Mexican Revolution in Fiction and History
Same course as SPA 345. (See Spanish for a complete course description). (Humanities) c.w. HEYWOOD and FARRINGTON-CLUTE
351. Colonial America
The English colonies in North America through the American Revolution. (Humanities) LUCAS
352. Age of Washington, Jefferson, and Jackson
History of the new nation from the writing of the Constitution to 1850, with emphasis on the growth of political and economic stability. (Humanities) LUCAS
353. Civil War and Reconstruction
America at war with itself. The causes of the war and the attempt to rebuild the Union. (Humanities) LUCAS
354. United States Since 1940
World War II as a turning point in civil rights, gender issues, class, foreign policy, and the consumer revolution. (Humanities) THOMAS
355. Political Reform in Industrial America
Political reform movements since Reconstruction, including the Populist movement, the Progressive era, and the New Deal. (Humanities) LUCAS
356. African-Americans in U.S. History
Selected topics on the nature of the Black experience in America. Alternate years. (Humanities) LUCAS
357. Seminar in American History
Examination of a particular theme or set of themes in American history. Topics vary from year to year. Prerequisite: permission of instructor. Not offered every year. (Humanities)
359. United States Diplomatic History: 1898-1940
Survey of U.S. diplomatic history from the Spanish-American War to the eve of World War II. (Humanities)
370. Muslim, Jewish, and Christian Cultures in the Middle Ages
Interrelationships among the major cultural traditions in the Mediterranean world in the Middle Ages. The various ways each culture appropriated the heritage of classical antiquity and came to forge characteristic views of nature and human nature. Selections from Avicenna, Averroes, Maimonides, Aquinas, and Bonaventure will serve as representative texts. Offered every third year. (Humanities) CARROLL
380. Historiography
The nature of history. Reading of selected historians. (Humanities)
480. Internship in Public History
Participation in activities related to the application of historical concepts to an agency in the public sector or in business such as a museum, historical society, historic preservation program, government agency, or corporation with a history program. Prerequisites: junior or senior standing, three courses in American history, at least two of which must be at the 300 level. A maximum of two course credits may be earned in 480 courses; one course credit of 480 may be applied to a History major.
485. Research Tutorial
A project, taken after any 300-level history course, enabling a student to engage in additional research on a theme related to that course. Prerequisites: a 300-level History course and permission of instructor. (Humanities)
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