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History (HIS)
Robert Givens,
M. Philip Lucas,
Howard Miller,
Catherine Stewart (chair)
Major: A minimum of nine course credits in History, at least
five 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
(HIS 304 or 331-336), Europe since 1700 (HIS 315-329), American and Latin American history (HIS 349-357, and 394);
and any two courses in History outside the primary field. Only one course credit of Internship (280/380) may be applied to a History major.
Interdisciplinary Majors and Programs: The Department of
History cooperates in offering several interdisciplinary majors and
programs: Ethnic Studies, International Relations,
Latin American 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.
101. Europe: 800-1300
An introduction to the principal cultural and intellectual developments
in Europe from the time of Charlemagne to the time of mediaeval and scholastic culture. Not open to seniors without permission of the instructor. (Humanities) MILLER
102. Europe: 1300-1700
An introduction to the principal cultural and intellectual developments
in Europe from the Italian
Renaissance to the Scientific Revolution. Not open to seniors without permission of the instructor. (Humanities) MILLER
104. Modern Europe and Its
Critics
Social and intellectual development of Europe
since 1700. Not open to seniors without permission of the 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. See Topics Courses. Not open to seniors without permission of the instructor. (Humanities)
141. Latin American History
Introduction
to Latin American studies, with special attention to major themes and
selected countries. Same course as LAS 141. Not open to seniors without permission of the instructor. (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 seniors without permission of the instructor. (Humanities) LUCAS
154. Making of Modern America
From the mid-nineteenth century to the present. Analyzes the ``mass'' nature
of modern America by focusing on mass production, mass consumption,
mass culture (movies and television), and mass movements (including
civil rights and women's rights). Not open to seniors without permission of the instructor. (Humanities) STEWART
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)
210. Warfare and Society in Modern Times
Changes in military conflict from the eighteenth 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 twentieth
century, and a review of the current scene. Offered subject to availability
of faculty. (Humanities)
252. Baseball: The American Game
The relationship of the national game to changes in the country such as industrialization, urbanization, labor unionism, and integration. (Humanities) LUCAS
255. American Lives
American history through autobiographies, memoirs, and biographies. (Humanities) LUCAS or STEWART
257 through 260. Topics in History
Introduction to specific historical problems. Topics vary according to specialization or interest of instructor. See Topics Courses. (Humanities)
290/390. Individual Project: see Courses 290/390.
304. Europe: the Sixteenth and Seventeenth Centuries
Europe in the Reformation and early modern eras. Prerequisite: HIS 102, 202, or permission of instructor. Alternate years. (Humanities) MILLER
315. Diplomacy of War and Revolution
The Twentieth Century Crisis: the rise of Fascism, World War II, and the Cold War. Prerequisite: junior standing or permission of instructor. (Humanities) GIVENS
316. Enlightenment and the French Revolution
Intellectual, social, and political history of Europe, 1715-1815. Emphasis on France. Prerequisite: junior standing or permission of instructor. Offered subject to availability of faculty. (Humanities) GIVENS
318. Growth of Industrial Society
Economic history of Western Europe from the beginnings of the Industrial Revolution to the end of World War II. Change from a traditional to an industrial society, effect of industrialization on the working class, and impact of the Great Depression. Prerequisites: junior standing or permission of instructor; ECB 101 is recommended. Offered subject to availability of faculty. (Humanities) GIVENS
321. Muscovite and Imperial Russia
Topics in the history of Russia from its beginnings to 1917. Prerequisite: junior standing or permission of instructor. Offered every third year. (Humanities) GIVENS
322. Revolutionary and Soviet Russia
The 1917 Revolution and the resulting Soviet state to the beginning of World War II. Prerequisite: junior standing or permission of instructor. Offered every third year. (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. Prerequisite: junior standing or permission of instructor. Offered every third year. (Humanities) GIVENS
324. Modern Germany
German
history between 1740 and 1945, with an emphasis on important events,
such as the rise of Prussia, the Napoleonic Period, Bismarck and German
unification, Hitler and the Third Reich. Prerequisite: HIS
104 or junior standing. Offered subject to availability of
faculty. (Humanities) CONNELL
331 through 336. Topics in European History
Topics vary according to specialization or interest of instructor. Prerequisite: junior standing or permission of instructor. See Topics Courses. (Humanities) MILLER
349. Topics in Latin American History
Same course as LAS 349 (see for course description). Prerequisite:
HIS/LAS 141. Offered subject to availability of faculty.
(Humanities)
350. Colonial America
The
English colonies in North America to 1760. Prerequisite: junior
standing or permission of instructor. (Humanities) LUCAS
351. The Age of Revolution in
America
The causes of the American Revolution, the
writing and the implementation of the Constitution, and the War of 1812.
Prerequisite: junior standing or permission of instructor. (Humanities)
LUCAS
352. The United States in the Middle Period
America from 1815 to 1850, with emphasis on the growth
and consequences of political and economic stability. Prerequisite:
junior standing or permission of instructor. (Humanities) LUCAS
353. Civil War and
Reconstruction
America at war with itself. The causes
of the war and the attempt to rebuild the Union. Prerequisite: junior
standing or permission of instructor. (Humanities) LUCAS
354. United States Social History Since 1940
World War II as a turning point in civil rights, gender issues, class,
foreign policy, and the consumer revolution. Prerequisite: junior standing or permission of instructor.
(Humanities) STEWART
356. African-Americans in U.S.
History
Selected topics on the nature of the Black
experience in America. Prerequisite: junior standing or permission of instructor.
Alternate years. (Humanities) LUCAS or STEWART
357. Seminar in American History
Examination of a particular theme or set of themes in American history. Topics vary from year to year. Not offered every year. May be repeated for credit. See Topics Courses. (Humanities)
364. The Documentary Imagination During the Great Depression
Explores the relationship between historical truth and fiction through an examination of documentaries made of Depression Era America. Through our examination of different types of documentary expression (e.g., photography, ethnography, literature, film, and oral history), students will learn to interpret these texts as historical sources. Students may experience first-hand the stages of documentary production by conducting oral history interviews, which they videotape and edit into a final documetary narrative. Offered every third year. (Humanities) STEWART
380. Internship in Public History
Application of historical concepts to an agency
in the public sector (a museum, historical society, historic
preservation program), a government agency, or a corporation with a
history program. Prerequisites: junior standing and three
courses in American history, at least two of which must be at the 300
level. See Index. Courses 280/380.
394. History and Theory
Survey
of the influences in the field of history of Marxism, feminist theories,
and theories of race and ethnicity. Prerequisites: one course in History
and junior standing. Offered subject to availability of faculty. (Humanities)
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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