HIST 100World History to 1500
Studies the evolution of human societies to the rise of truly global connection. Significant attention is paid to understanding conne
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77 courses with the subject HIST, each shown exactly as we captured it from the college's catalog, with every element we hold. Where the wording looks broken, that is our reading of the catalog, not the college's text.
HIST 101World History II
From an explicitly multicultural and interdisciplinary perspective, the course examines a variety of civilizations since the time of the Columbian exchange, with a particular fo
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HIST 118Latin American History
This course offers an overview of Latin American and Caribbean history, from the Columbian encounter through the twenty-first century. We use case studies to illust
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HIST 128Modern European History 1789-1989
Examines the development of Europe from the French Revolution to the colonial struggles and political uprising
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HIST 140Early American History
Surveys the diverse experiences of colonial settlers, the development of a distinctly American culture, the A
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HIST 141Modern American History
Surveys transformations in American society, politics, and culture, from Reconstruction through the 20th century. These
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HIST 200What is Feminism? Origins of Feminist Thought
The origins of feminism date back many centuries and are still hotly contested by scholars. They also continue to debate
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HIST 201Japanese History: Politics, Society, and Everyday Life
Examines the rise and fall of imperial Japan (1868-1945) and certain trends since 1945. Considers the history and ideology of a nation
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HIST 202Asia to the Eighteenth Century
Studies the ancient civilizations that dominated the lives of Asian societies to the eve of the
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HIST 203Power & Culture: East Asia
Examines the development of East Asian and American foreign relations, focusing primarily on Sino-American-
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HIST 204Japanese Culture: Gender, Family and Society
Examines the key role of gender in Japan's culture and historical development since the days of the Heian
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HIST 205Global Environmental History
Examines the ways in which humans have perceived, interacted with, and shaped the non-human environment. Looks
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HIST 206Rise of Modern China
Provides a brief review of traditional Chinese civilization before 1800. Studies imperialist activities an
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HIST 207Family, Gender, and Sexuality in Chinese History
This course explores the dynamic world of family, gender, and sexuality in China from ancient times to the twentieth century. We cover a wide range of topics including family a We will discuss questions such as: What were the continuities and changes of the normative gender roles in different historical periods? How did these changes relate to the pol
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HIST 210African American Experience
Begins with the arrival of Africans in bondage in Virginia in 1619. Studies original materials, significant historical writings, film, and literary works t
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HIST 211Medicine and the African American Experience
This course provides an overview of the experiences of African Americans with medicine. Beginning with the eighteenth century, this course will
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HIST 213Race and Ethnicity in U.S. History
Explores developments and changes in American ideas about race. How have science, social science, law, politics, art, and literature
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HIST 214African Diaspora
This course is an overview of African Diasporic history, from the transatlantic slave trade through Black Lives Matter. We will explore
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HIST 215Women and Gender in U.S. History Before 1890
Explores American women's diverse experiences from pre-Columbian times to 1890, as they re-envisioned their place within families and
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HIST 216Women and Gender in U.S. History Since 1890
Studies women's lives and roles from 1890 to the present. Examines women's experiences in households and families, at work, and in di
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HIST 217Caribbean History
This course provides an overview of Caribbean history from the time of Columbus through the present day. It explores how conquest and c
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HIST 218Topics in Latin American History
This is course offers an overview of Latin American and Caribbean history, from the Columbian encounter through the twenty-first century. We use case studies to ill
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HIST 222Greek & Roman History
Studies the many manifestations of the genius of Mediterranean civilization in the Greco- Roman era. Examines Greek democracy, theate
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HIST 223Medieval History
Explores selected aspects of medieval civilization, beginning with the fourth and ending with the 15th century. Emphasizes social and e
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HIST 224The Renaissance
Provides a thematic exploration of the social, political, and cultural developments in Renaissance Europe
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HIST 230Women and Gender in Europe
Surveys the construction of gender roles for women and for men from the eighteenth-century Enlightenment
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HIST 231Understanding Islam & Historical Perspectives
The course examines Islamic society from its beginning to the modern period. Covering issues such as the rise of Islam in the Arabian peninsula, the creation of Islami
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HIST 237Holocaust
Examines the rise of Nazism in the 1930s, the history of anti-Semitism in Europe, and the process that led the Nazi State to pursue mas
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HIST 239History of Sexuality and the Family
Traces the transformation of a pre-modern family centered system equating sexuality with reproduction into the 20th-century concept
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HIST 240The Atlantic World 1500-1800
Examines interactions between the Americas, Africa, and Europe in the early modern era. Special consideration of the Atlantic slave tra
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HIST 241Revolutions in the West
Provides a comparative look at several of the major political and intellectual revolutions that transformed the West from an unimport
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HIST 245Oceans Connect
This course will study the influence of the oceans on the history of the United States through the histories of sa
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HIST 249U.S. Foreign Policy: 1945-Present
Examines the origins of the Cold War in the dramatically altered balance of international forces at the end of World War II.
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HIST 251World Historical Perspectives on 9/11
Contextualizes September 11th within a world historical framework. Examines the event's relationship to the
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HIST 252History & Material Culture
Focuses on the role of objects in American history - the importance of the key fabrics, tools, possessions, built environments, and pro
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HIST 253Introduction to Public History
Introduces the theoretical issues and practical questions involved in the public display of history in p
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HIST 254History Through Novels & Film
Focusing on the role of novels and films in representing the past, this course will examine a variety of films, novels and short stories that address
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HIST 255Pathogens and Peoples: A Cultural History of Disease
Examines the impact of microbial disease on human societies and cultures, showing the relationships between specific
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HIST 260Interpreting the Past: The Craft of History
Studies the methodological, theoretical, and practical questions involved in the writing of history. Expl
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HIST 275The Black Freedom Movement: From Civil Rights to Black Lives Matter
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HIST 350Independent Study
Enrollment normally open only to juniors and seniors.
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HIST 354Behind the Veil: Simmons Black Oral History Project
Black history has been preserved largely through a rich oral tradition. This course introduces students to the theory, methods, and
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HIST 355Senior Thesis
Includes a written thesis and an oral presentation to the Department of History upon completion. Required for honors candidates in history.
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HIST 370Internship
In collaboration with the Career Education Center and under supervision by a department faculty member, stude
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HIST 400Virtual Orientation
This required orientation course introduces all graduate students in the Gwen Ifill College of Media, Arts, and Humanities to the full range of academic, administrative,
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HIST 450Independent Study
An individual program of reading, research, and writing on an approved topic, under the
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HIST 453History Thesis Research
The goal of this course is to support students who plan to graduate next semester to conduct archival research. In addition to the
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HIST 455AHistory Thesis
Involves independent research based on archival primary sources culminating in a paper of approximately 60 to 80 pages
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HIST 455BThesis Extension #1
Involves independent research based on archival primary sources culminating in a paper of approximately 60 to 80 pages under the su
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HIST 455CThesis Extension #2
Involves independent research based on archival primary sources culminating in a paper of approximately 60 to 80 pages under the su
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HIST 470Internship
Under supervision by a department faculty member, students intern with organizations connected to their area of interest or researc
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HIST 527Archives, History, and Collective Memory
Explores the relationship among historical events, the creation and maintenance of archival records, and the construction of social memory. Analyzes the
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HIST 529Film & Historical Representation
Studies the intersection of history and film studies and how film and the practices of historical investigation interact. What constitutes "
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HIST 552Transnational Labor History
This class explores the transnational history of labor and laboring people, asking questions about migration, capital flows, race,
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HIST 553Commodities in World History
This course explores how the things we eat, wear, and use connect consumers and producers across the globe. W
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HIST 560Seminar in the History of Women & Gender: 1790-1920
Offers advanced studies in the history of women's experience and the construction of gender. Each semester, draws upon one of a ser
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HIST 561Topics in World History
Concentrates on forms of contact between people in different parts of the world. Examines how encounters across borders inform, aff
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HIST 562Reform and Revolutions in Asia
Examines revolutions and reforms in modern Asia, focusing primarily on watershed events of the 20th century. Topics include compari
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HIST 563Decolonizing the Archive: Non-Western Approaches to History
This course examines the rise of Eurocentric narratives and challenges to this belief system, explores archives and sources that h
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HIST 565Seminar: 9/11 Narratives
This course examines narratives connected to September 11, 2001 and focuses on the debate within academic, and policy circles, on terrorism as a form of warfare, on globalization and 9/11, an
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HIST 566Digital History
This course introduces graduate students and advanced undergraduate students to digital tools and methods for historical analysis.
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HIST 567Memory and the Holocaust
Considers how the mass murder of the Holocaust has impacted postwar collective memory and imagination. Uses literature, memoirs, a
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HIST 568Seminar in Public History: Sites of History
Examines the theory and practice of public history for those who plan to apply their academic historical studies in public setting
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HIST 569Early and Medieval China: History and Material Culture
This course examines the history and material culture of China from the Neolithic Age (ca. 10, 000 BCE) to the Tang-Song transition (around 1000
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HIST 571Seminar in Early American History
Studies the development of a new society and culture in British America from the settlement of Jamestown in 1607 through the War fo
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HIST 572Race and Gender in the Atlantic World
This course will focus on the racial and gendered discourses in the developing Atlantic World and how those discourses shaped the
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HIST 573Seminar in Nineteenth-Century American History
This seminar examines how ideas about race and ethnicity took shape in the 19th-century U.S. It integrates African-American histori
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- 2026-2027
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HIST 574Seminar in Modern U.S. History
Topics vary each year. Focuses on the cultural, social, and political history of the U.S. after 1890.
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HIST 575Cold War Culture
Focusing on the 1950s and early 1960s, this seminar examines the ways in which the Cold War shaped American family life, domestic
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HIST 576American Revolution
This course investigates themes arising from revolutionary era North America including diverse approaches to the
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- 2026-2027
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HIST 577Topics in Modern European History
Provides an intensive study of a specific topic in modern European history varying from year t
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HIST 578Pilgrims, Prophets, & Profaners Biography & Autobiography
The course will use autobiography and biography to understand the variety and diversity of religious beliefs in American history. T
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HIST 579Expansion & Empire in U.S. History
This seminar traces both violent and non-violent American territorial expansion from its colonial origins throu
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HIST 581Activism & Empire Seminar
This course explores diverse forms of popular activism in the context of empire, depending on the expertise of the instructor. Acti
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- 2026-2027
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HIST 582Insurgency and Revolution in Latin America and the Caribbean
This course explores revolutions in Latin American and Caribbean history, from the Haitian Revolution to the Cuban Revolution and
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- 2026-2027
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HIST 583The Cold War in Latin America
This course explores the Cold War in Latin America, which was not “cold.” We cover events such as the
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HIST 597Historical Methods
Studies history as an interpretive craft and explores various methods and models for researching, analyzing, and writing history in
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- 2026-2027
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