194 courses with the subject HI, 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.
Surveys economic, social, political and intellectual developments of global societies and their inter-relationship from ancient times to 1500. Counts for Global/Thematic in the History major.
Surveys economic, social, political, and intellectual development of global societies world civilizations and their inter relationship from 1500 to the present. Counts for Global/Thematic in the History major.
Surveys economic, social, political, and intellectual development of global societies and their inter-relationship from 1914 to the present. Counts for Global/Thematic in the History major.
This thematic 100-level course examines how early societies formed political systems, economic structures, and cultural traditions while also constructing systems of power, hierarchy, and inequality. Students will explore how class, gender, labor, religion, and environment shaped lived experiences in civilizations such as Mesopotamia, Egypt, the Indus Valley, early China, and Mesoamerica. By comparing societies across regions, the course highlights how authority was justified, how privilege was maintained, and how different groups experienced social structures. Through primary sources and material evidence, students will analyze both dominant and marginalized perspectives in the ancient world. Counts for Global/Thematic in the History major.
From colonization through the Civil War era. A study of politics, society, economy, diplomacy, and culture in that period. Counts for Europe/United States in the History major.
From the Civil War era to the present. Topics include politics, society, economy, diplomacy, and culture in modern America. Counts for Europe/United States in the History major.
The course offers an opportunity to explore the concept of historical events in their contexts. Students will be introduced to key events in world history as a way to understand context, historical significance and human agency in the making of history, utilizing historical sources and methods. This course counts for the "Thematic/Global" category in the History major.
A survey of the long historical development of anti-Judaism and antisemitism from the ancient world to the present. Tracing anti-Jewish attitudes from the Greco-Roman world and early Christianity through medieval persecution, early modern transformations, and the emergence of modern racial antisemitism culminating in the Holocaust, students will analyze how theological arguments, political structures, economic tensions, and racial ideologies shaped anti-Jewish thought and violence, exploring both continuity and change in this enduring form of prejudice. Students will develop foundational skills in historical reasoning, source analysis, and evidence-based writing. Counts for Global/Thematic in the History major.
While building skills in research, writing, and information literacy, this course also provides historical perspectives on current issues, focusing upon the state and federal constitutions as living documents. Students will develop tools to understand the ways that laws reflect, limit, and shape society. Counts for a 100-level Europe/US course within History major.
Special topics at the introductory level; especially appropriate for first- and second-year students. Geographic region or historical approach varies by course and instructor.
This course introduces students to several important themes in world history through the medium of film. It will focus on issues of race, class, and gender in different countries during the 20th century up to the present. In addition, it will examine related issues such as colonialism, migration, diaspora, urbanization, family, food culture, music and dance, religion, resistance, genocide, and others. Students will learn how to use film as a historical source, as a product of the place and period in which it was created. It counts for the 100-level Global/Thematic category in the History major.
This course examines twentieth century world history through an environmental lens. The course will explore the significance of natural resource distribution in uneven globalization, the human and environmental costs of resource extraction in different national and colonial contexts, the role of natural disasters in shaping and accelerating social and political change, environmental costs and experiments that came with mobilization for war, the cross-generational legacies of twentieth century environmental disasters, and the meanings and possibilities of sustainable development. Counts for Global/Thematic in the History major.
Historical scandals, plots, and the labels of "villain" or "hero" are rich opportunities to analyze history in context. What counts as a scandal varies widely by time and place. How a plot or crime is reported or understood in primary source material can frame a narrative of "good" versus "evil," and how those meanings change over time. Students will use the lens of these types of global events to highlight historical circumstance, chronology, and context while identifying and utilizing historical sources and methods. This course counts for the "Thematic/Global" category in the History major.
The diverse country of Ghana in West Africa has many histories, each attuned to different perspectives. While all of Ghanaian history cannot be covered in one course, students will be introduced to many important issues from ancient and ancestral Ghana to the present. Through the voices of both Ghanaians and scholars of Ghana, students will take a long view of history to understand the important status of Ghana in the world today. Counts for Africa/Latin America in the History major.
This is a one-credit course that is designed to support integrative learning and development of metacognitive skills for students considering teaching history and social studies at the K12 level in Massachusetts. It is the first of a three course sequence that is required for students in the Educators' Track in the History Major, but is open to all History majors interested in exploring social studies education as a career and deepening their history studies.
Introductory level course covering topics of special interest to first year students. Offered only as a First Year Seminar.
A methods course providing hands-on exploration of history as both a professional field and a scholarly discipline.
LASC Categories: USW, GP, WAC or EN-202. Theory and practice of international security (realism and internationalism) and international political economy (liberalism and protectionism) in their historical context. [Cross-listed with PO-201.] Fall only and every year.
3 HI-203 The United States Since 3 3 1945
LASC Categories: USW, DAC, WAC Explains the history and culture of the United States since 1945. Every 2-3 years.
3 Technology 3 HI-215 History of American Thought 3 3 HI-217 US Social History 3 3 HI-224 English History I 3 3 HI-225 English History II 3
This survey covers the broad sweep of Native American history and focuses on the encounter between American and European civilizations and how Native culture has adapted through the centuries. Counts for Europe/US in the History Major.
An examination of the role of war in conflict resolution, great battles which changed history, and the impact of technology on war. Every 2-3 years.
This course explores the history of the American West from the 16th century to the present, and emphasizes the region's changing identity. It explores a diverse history of varied people and their interaction with the West and its environments. The course explores topics such as cultural contact and conflict, economic development, visions and meanings of the West, human interaction with nature and the environment, relationship between Western states and the federal government, tourism, the shifting nature of race, class, gender, and power in the region, and the role of the West in popular culture. Counts for Europe/US in History major.
Survey of immigration. Topics such as old-world background, impact on the United States, nativism, cultural pluralism, religion, mobility, family and politics. Counts for Europe/United States in the History major.
Colonial origins to the era of the Spanish American War. The sources and developments of United States foreign policy in that period. Counts for Europe/United States in the History major.
The People of Latin America from Pre-Columbian societies to the wars for independence, focusing on race, sex and power. Counts for Africa/Latin America in the History major.
The people of Latin America from independence to the present, focusing on race, sex and power. Counts for Africa/Latin America in the History major.
LASC Categories: TLC, USW, DAC, WAC Explores the history of ideas in the United States, including major intellectual movements, thinkers, and texts. Every 2-3 years.
The history of the United States economic development. Topics to be addressed include: slavery; consumerism and market economies; industrialization and de-industrialization; gendered and racialized divisions of labor; the global movement of capital, goods, and workers; union organizing; and the role of government and the law in shaping the economy. Counts for Europe/United States in the History major.
Considers topics and approaches in the field of social history in the United States. Counts for Europe/US in History major. [Applicable to Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Minor.]
The development of constitutional history to 1865. Counts for Europe/United States in the History major,
The development of the United States constitution since 1865. Counts for Europe/United States in the History major.
An overview of American military history from colonial times to the present. Students will develop a conceptual and methodological framework for studying the American military system and how it has changed over time and how it has shaped, and been shaped by, both U.S. and global history. Counts for Europe/United States in the History Major.
The people of African descent from the emergence of enslavement to the Civil War, focusing on race, gender, and power. Counts for Europe/United States in the History major.
The people of African descent from the end of the Civil War through the twentieth century, focusing on race, class, gender, and power. Counts for Europe/United States in the History major.
The history of France between 1715 and the present witnessed a variety of social, cultural, and political changes, ranging from absolutist monarchy through revolution to debates over sovereignty and integration, nationalism, imperialism, independence and decolonization, and what it means to be French. This course will examine the history of France from 1715 and the foundations of the ancien régime up through the establishment of the European Union and the introduction of the euro, highlighting social, cultural, and political change and the ways that scholars analyze these trends. Counts for Europe/United States in the History major.
English history from earliest settlement to the reign of Elizabeth I. Origins of the Common Law, Parliament, and English liberty. Counts for Europe/United States in the History major.
English history through the English Revolution, the Industrial Revolution, the British Empire, the World Wars, and decline. Counts for Europe/United States in the History major.
This course will explore how filmmakers have portrayed Latin American History in their movies. Counts for Africa/Latin America in the History major.
An introduction to and survey of popular architectural and artistic expression in American life from the point of initial European contact with Native American groups through the present. Focus on a variety of material and classifications of art and architecture, including high-style, vernacular, folk, popular, commercial, ethnic, and regionally-oriented materials. Counts for Europe/United States in the History major.
This course explores economic ideas, events, and institutions in world history, from approximately the rise of modern banking through the Industrial Revolution and into the integration of the early 2000s. This course situates concepts such as labor, long-run/short-run, panics and depressions, capital, trade, political economy, colonialism, currency, and markets in global social and cultural contexts, considering not only economic reasons for the behavior of historical actors but also the importance of economic history (broadly understood) as part of an interdisciplinary approach to research. Counts for Global/Thematic/Methodological in the History major.
In this course, we will examine the origins and prosecution of the Holocaust, the systematic destruction of Jews and Jewish life by the Nazi regime prior to and during World War II. From beginning to end this is a course about an extraordinarily bold and far-reaching mass murder, one that occurred in "civilized" Germany. The course focuses on the state and ideology that lay behind the genocide, its victims, and the voices of resistance against it. Counts for Europe/US in the History major.
LASC Categories: DAC, TLC, USW The course will examine the impact of globalization and imperialism on the lives of Nicaraguans at home and in their diasporic communities. [Applicable to the
Intellectual history is an interdisciplinary approach to studying the development of ideas and thought over time. This course investigates the ways in which European writers and thinkers articulated ideas, movements, and ideologies between the Enlightenment and the present, contextualized by conflict, politics, imperialism, trade and economics, society, and culture. This course will uncover the interplay between events, individual actors, movements and ideas, and contextual circumstances to highlight how ideas morphed, were put into practice, and reevaluated over time, leading us to examine our own intellectual lives. Counts for Europe/U.S. in the History major.
The Spanish Conquest, colonial institutions, wars of independence, and development of Mexico, Brazil and Argentina. Every 2-3 years.
A study of major political, economic, social, intellectual and diplomatic currents in Russia, from the Kievan era to Stalin. Counts for Europe/United States in the History major.
A study of major political, economic, social, intellectual, and diplomatic currents in Russia, from the Kievan era to Stalin. Counts for Europe/United States in the History major.
This course will examine premodern East Asian history through the lens of interactions between humans and nature, exploring how people in the regions of present-day China, Japan, (North and South) Korea, and Vietnam engaged with the land, water, plants, and animals to forge new cultural patterns, social relations, and political institutions. Counts for Middle East/Asia in the History major.
The transformation and re-invention of East Asian societies since World War II. Counts for Middle East/Asia in the History major.
This course is an introduction and survey of the multi-disciplinary field of American Popular Culture, analyzing popular or non-elite culture in the United States from the colonial era to the present. Every year.
Forces that shaped Europe since the Reformation: the political, economic, and intellectual context of the external expansion as well as the external turmoils, such as the Thirty Years War and the European economy to 1789. Every 2-3 years.
Introduction to the field, theory, and practice of Public History and associated institutions such as museums, archives, and historical sites. Counts for Global/Thematic/Methodological in the History major and core course for the Public History minor.
The process of accelerating urbanization in America since the nineteenth century: cultural, social, economic, and political aspects of urban life. Every 2-3 years.
The origins and growth of Brandenburg-Prussia; their impact on the rest of Germany from the foundation of the Holy Roman Empire to the emergence of the Second Reich in 1871. Counts for Europe/United States in the History major.
German economic and political crises from 1870 to the present. Counts for Europe/United States in the History major.
This survey examines the political, cultural and social history of Central America and the Caribbean from pre-Columbian times to the present with an emphasis on the 20th century. Counts for Africa/Latin America in the History major.
This class is taught with SO 228 LatinX Experiences. WSU and A.I.D. program participants in their sophomore year will explore globalization and human rights and issues of personal growth and academic development. Counts for Global/Thematic/Methodological in the History major.
The relationship between workers, their employers and the surrounding community between 1815 and World War II. [Applicable to the Global and Womens
Special topics at the introductory or intermediate level; especially appropriate for first and second-year students.
Examines the modern historical roots of China's rise as an international power, from the decline of its last imperial dynasty through the tumults of 20th century social movements to its recent emergence as a global economic power. Counts for Middle East/Asia in the History major.
The causes, consequences, and meaning of the Civil War and Reconstruction, as viewed from multiple perspectives. Social, political,military and cultural history will all be explored to develop a rich and multilayered understanding of questions of violence and division,emancipation, voting rights, military service, terrorism, gendered violence, and the draft, among others, Counts for Europe/US in theHistory major.
Experientially based immersion in the culture and society of China, consisting of language study, visits to historical and cultural sites, cultural immersion activities in local life, and the opportunity to engage with Chinese students. Counts for Middle East/Asia in the History major.
A comparative approach to the terrorist movements of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, concentrating on the European groups. Counts for Global/Thematic/Methodological in the History major.
An analysis of the major political, economic and diplomatic developments in the (former) Soviet Union since the death of Stalin; the formation of the Commonwealth of Independent States. Counts for Europe/United States in the History major.
A discussion of Napoleon's occupation of Egypt, the rise of Muhammad 'Ali, Suez Canal, British Occupation, Egyptian Nationalism, Nasser's Revolution. Every 2-3 years.
The rise and expansion of Islam; the Caliphate; Muslim religion, civilization and its impact on the West, decline of medieval Islam. Counts for Middle East/Asia in History major.
The Ottoman Empire: expansion, institutions, impact on Europe, decline of the Empire. Counts for Middle East/Asia in History major.
This course is an invitation to reconsider our preconceived notions about the modern Middle East, by way of introduction to the rich history of the region since 1900. Students will learn about the legacies of the Pan-Arabism in the era of decolonization, the politics of oil in the Gulf, and the rise of authoritarian states (Syria, Iraq). We will focus on histories of violence and the struggles of stateless peoples (Palestinians, Kurds, Armenians) and consider the dynamics of popular uprisings, revolutions and rebellions, both failed and successful ones. Counts for Middle East/Asia in the History major.
This course will survey the history of American land use from pre-contact Native North America to the present. The course will examine how peoples of North America came to acquire, control, utilize, and transform the landscape. In turn, the class explores how land shaped American history. Topics of study include early American agriculture, the plantation system, land policy, settlement and agricultural expansion, scientific and technological change, industrial transformation, land use in wartime, land policy, and water rights. It will introduce students to the diverse people, places, and cultural traditions that collectively constitute the American landscape. Europe/US in History major.
This course will analyze the political, economic, social, and cultural impact of the interactions between and among the governments and people of the US and Latin America. Counts for Africa/Latin America in the History major.
The causes, consequences, and meaning of the American Revolution, as viewed from multiple perspectives. Social, legal, constitutional, political, military, and cultural history will all be explored to develop a rich and multi-layered understanding of questions of representation, taxation, slavery and freedom, Indigenous experiences, military strategy, popular mobilization, and political ideology, among others. Counts for Europe/US in the History major.
The rise, development, and fall of the civilizations of the Ancient Mediterranean from the beginning of civilization in the Fertile Crescent to the fall of Rome in the west, and the rise of successor states. topics include the birth of agriculture, cities, writing, and trade, religions, and the development of empires and cultures, including but not limited to the Sumerians, Babylonians Egyptians, Persians, Greeks, and Romans, and their interactions with the wider world. Counts for Global/Thematic/Methodological in the History major.
Study of modern Italy from 1789 to the present. Counts for Europe/U.S. in the History major.
The history of sexuality and gender in America. Includes investigations of lesbian and gay histories; transgender histories; attempts to regulate and define sexuality; practices of birth control; the intersections of race, class, and gender; the social construction of gender; and the challenges of doing hidden histories. Counts for Europe/US in the History major. [Applicable to the Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Minor.]
The central focus of this course is to determine how children were regarded and treated by adults during the sixteenth through nineteenth centuries. Every 2-3 years.
This course constitutes a systematic introduction to the Biblical history of the Jewish people down to the 12th century. Counts for Global/Thematic/Methodological in the History major.
History of the Jewish people from Medieval period to early Modernity. Counts for Global/Thematic/Methodological in the History major.
An introduction to the history of societies and cultures of Africa up to 1800. We will consider such topics as Nubian queens in Egypt, the diffusion of Bantu languages, transcontinental trade networks, the spread of Islam and Christianity, the rise of West African empires, and the transatlantic slave trade. Counts for Africa/Latin America in the History major.
An introduction to the history of groups and countries within Africa from 1800 to the early 21st century. Like the rest of the world, Africa was also changing rapidly during these centuries. Topics include the extraction of wealth, European colonial rule, pan-Africanism, independence and development during the Cold War, and Africa today. Counts for Africa/Latin America in the History major.
Students will learn about the development of the African diaspora and how it has shaped the world since antiquity. We will consider the movements, experiences, and exploits of ordinary people and celebrated figures of African descent through such topics as imperial expansion; slavery, resistance, and freedom; nationalism and the civil rights movement; and current global issues. Counts for Global/Thematic/Methodological in the History major.
Social, cultural, and diplomatic developments in France from 1750 to the present. Every 2-3 years.
This is a one-credit course that is designed to support integrative learning and development of metacognitive skills for students considering teaching history and social studies at the K12 level in Massachusetts. Students will work with a cohort of future History educators to develop their own pedagogical or educational practice in history, and to support each other. It is the second of a three course sequence that is required for students in the Educators' Track in the History Major, but is open to all History majors interested in exploring social studies as a career and deepening their history studies.
American History, 1607 to the present, as understood through the changing and diverse meanings of food. Food reflects broader economic, culture, and political trends and structures in American history as well as providing a multi-sensory window into the past. As part of this class, students will engage in a civic engagement and/or public history project related to the history of food. Counts for Global/Thematic/Methodological in the History major.
Middle Eastern women and queer folks are often imagined as oppressed, voiceless, and subdued by religion, traditional patriarchal society & the authoritarian state. This course will challenge these notions, focusing instead on the lived experience of men, women, gender non-binary and transpeople in the Middle East and North Africa, examining the historical construction of complex and intersecting identities and people's understanding of gender and sexual difference. Counts for Middle East/Asia in the History Major.
History of baseball from the first bat-and-ball games to the present. Counts for Global/Thematic/Methodological in the History major.
An overview of American legal history from the colonial era to the present. Counts for Europe/US in the History major.
The academic field of Material Culture Studies focuses on how objects are utilized, created, and manipulated by humans, demonstrating the values, ideas, and attitudes of the societies that produced them. A material cultural approach allows the researcher insight into day-to-day lives of historical actors and historical memory in a way that documentary text doesn't, giving the researcher a creative way to analysis historical contexts. Material Culture Studies is essential to the field of Public History, and this course is one of the foundational courses in the Public History minor as well as a Global/Thematic/Methodological elective in the History curriculum.
This course examines Black hair as a site of racial, political, and cultural contestation, tracing its significance from enslavement and colonial legislation through the Black Power movement to contemporary debates over natural hair discrimination and the CROWN Act. Counts for Global/Thematic/Methodological in the History major. Credit cannot also be granted for PO-288.
This course explores the history of various efforts to conserve nature and culture. It focuses on the evolving relationship between nature and US society, emphasizing the social, cultural, and political forces that have influenced protection of parks, forests, and wilderness. Students develop an appreciation of the changing cultural meanings of nature and the environmental ethics of wilderness protection and management.
Explores topics in the history of medicine, health, disease, and healing in US history. Counts for Europe/United States in the History major.
This course is designed to reconsider multiple aspects of WWI beyond its military history. How did different societies, combatants and civilians understand their role in this conflict? What kind of social repercussions, both immediate and long-term, deliberate and unintended, were the result of this war? Additionally, the course covers cultural responses and the political fallout after the armed conflict ended. This course also ventures beyond the geographies of the "western front" and explores how war manifested in the Middle East and parts of Africa, as well as the US. Counts for Global/Thematic/Methodological in the History major.
This course centers on conducting local and regional historical research. Students will learn how to design community-based research projects, and how to harness resources that are particularly relevant to them, such as: census records, fire insurance maps, municipal archives, online databases, public records, images, artifacts, and recorded interviews. Along the way, students will consider the perils and possibilities of doing local history, and the extent to which successful collaboration can pivot on competing notions of the past. Geographic scope may vary. Fulfills the Global/Thematic/Methodological requirement for history majors.
This course traces the history of Black American comedy from minstrelsy to digital media, examining how Black comedians have used humor as a tool of resistance, truth-telling, and cultural expression while navigating race, gender, sexuality, industry gatekeeping, and shifting audiences across generations. Counts for Europe/US in the History major.
This course uses Afrobeats as a primary historical lens to examine over a century of African and diasporic history, tracing how music has documented colonialism, political resistance, migration, and cultural globalization from West Africa to the world. Counts for Africa/Latin America in the History major.
This course traces the history of hip hop from its origins in 1970s New York City through its global evolution, examining its musical, cultural, and socio-political dimensions as an expression of Black and Latine identity, resistance, and artistic innovation. Counts for Europe/US in the History major.
The Confederation, Constitution, the emergence of political parties, and the rise of American nationality. Counts for Europe/United States in the History major.
The history of history. A study of historiography, theory of history, and practice of historical research and writing. Continues from Historian's Craft, and lays the foundation for capstone-level work.
Cultural, social and diplomatic European history of the Middle Ages from fall of the Roman Empire until the rise of the Renaissance. Every 2-3 years.
This course will cover colonial North America, focusing on the colonies that become the United States, from the first arrivals to 1763. Topics include the peopling of the Americas from Asia and Europe, the rationale for European colonization, the foundation of the English empire, settler/native relations, the African slave trade, colonial policy, interactions with the French, Dutch, and Spanish colonies, expansion in the eighteenth century, colonial culture, the rivalry between Great Britain and France, and the expulsion of France from North America. Counts for United States/Europe in the history major.
Establishment of Georgia, French and Indian Wars, 18th century colonial civilization, causes of the American Revolution, the Revolution to 1783. Every 2-3 years.
The history, culture and politics of ancient Greece and Rome. Every 2-3 years. 3 Credits Worcester State University 345
Intellectual and cultural history of Europe from the middle of the thirteenth to the middle of the sixteenth century. Every 2-3 years.
The French Revolution, Napoleon, Congress of Vienna; nationalism, liberalism, socialism; Second French Empire; German and Italian unifications. Counts for Europe/United States in the History major.
The foreign policies of the major European nations from 1870 to the present. Every 2-3 years.
A survey of Massachusetts history from its colonial origins to the present era, including the social, economic, political, constitutional development of state history and culture. Counts for Europe/United States in the History major.
This course will cover Roman history from the Indo-European migration into Italy to the fall of the Roman Empire in the west. Topics include the peopling of the Italian peninsula, the founding of Rome, the establishment of the republic, the emergence of Rome as a great power, the fall of the republic and establishment of the empire, the expansion of the Roman world, Roman culture and society, the rise of Christianity, the barbarian invasions, the fall of Rome in the west, and the persistence of Rome in the east. Counts for Global/Thematic/Methodological in the History major.
The history of Europe in the 20th century is one of conflict, dynamic cultural innovation and evolution, and political challenges with global impact. This course traces the histories of empire, nationalism, global warfare, the Cold War, society and culture, and the establishment of the EU from approximately 1900 to the onset of the 21st century. This course counts for the "US/Europe" category for the History major.
Politics and diplomacy of World War II; the dynamics of the rebirth of Europe since VE Day. The effects of total war upon Europe. [Applicable to the Global
3 History 3 HI-318 Ethnic Identities in China 3 3 HI-320 Citizen Nation 3 3 HI-335 Imperial Crossroads of 3
An analysis of American-Russian relations from their inception to the present, stressing the period since 1917. Every 2-3 years.
This course examines the modern history of ethnic identity formation in China and its frontiers and borderlands. It explores how China's own history of territorial expansion and political subjugation driven by ethnic minority rule shaped Chinese concepts of ethnic unity and diversity. The intersecting trajectories of European imperialism and Chinese ethnic nationalism will also be discussed, with the goal of situating the construction of ethnic categorization in China to global processes of colonialism and nationalism. Counts for Middle East/Asia in the History major.
Focuses on the way scholars use and analyze objects in historical, social and cultural content. Every 2-3 years.
Explores the history and meaning of citizenship in the United States, including discrimination, rights struggles and changing citizenship criteria. Counts for Europe/US in History major. [Cross-listed with PO-320.]
Course on the history of museums and their development as a major space for public history and memory. Counts for Global/Thematic/Methodological for the History major.
Examines the theories of nationalism, the development of the modern nation-state, and its effect on global politics. [Cross-listed with PO-322.] Counts for Global/Thematic/Methodological in the History major.
Theories and models of colonization, the reaction of colonized peoples, and the way historians analyze imperialism from 1400 to 1920's. [Cross-listed with PO-323.] Counts for Global/Thematic/Methodological in the History major.
Public history and museum education focuses on the use of institutional collections, technology, and programming to support a community-engaged mission. This hands-on course focuses on how practitioners develop visitor-centered educational programs within their institutions, the theories and models they draw on to serve the public, and act as a bridge between academic and publicly-oriented research. Counts for Global/Thematic/Methodological within the History major.
An interdisciplinary study of the impact that members of the Kennedy family have had in American politics, public policy, history, and culture. Topics for close analysis may include Civil Rights, Health Care, the Peace Corps, the Cuban Missile Crisis, the Vietnam War, the Media, and Political Campaigns. In addition to traditional coursework, students will have the opportunity to engage in original research at the Edward M. Kennedy Institute, the JFK Library, and other public history archives. The course uses the Kennedy Legacy as a template for students to gain knowledge and values to assume the roles and responsibilities of citizenship. Other or on demand and other or on demand. 3
This seminar will explore the disparate histories of violence and its different forms: colonial violence and anticolonial resistance, state violence and the carceral state, counterinsurgency and torture, genocide and ethnic cleansing from the early modern era to the present. The study of violence will be rooted in historical context but will also consciously take on a comparative approach. Counts for Global/Thematic/Methodological in the History major.
This course focuses on migrants and refugees in and of the Middle East. It explores the histories of human mobility within and from the region since 1500. We will pay close attention to the reasons people have migrated, and how some ended up refugees and asylum seekers because of war and persecution; circulation of work migrants and political activists; and the racialization and discrimination in destination countries. Through this course we will identify and empathize with the diverse experiences of migrants, refugees, asylum seekers and work migrants. Counts for Middle East/Asia.
Using the material culture of clothing, this course will explore how clothes reveal and shaped the histories of gender, sexuality, commerce, industry, globalization, politics, race, and immigration in the United States. Counts for Global/Thematic/Methodological within the History major.
This course explores the impact of environmental conditions on American historical and cultural development and examines changing attitudes toward environmental issues. Environmental history is an interdisciplinary field that focuses on the physical, material, cultural, intellectual, governmental, and economic processes, which helped transform and shape our environment and society in different places and times. This course explores American history through an environmental lens. It examines America's interaction with nature the environment, and environmental science since the arrival of Europeans in the fifteenth century. Counts for Europe/United States in the History major.
Examines the roles of women in diverse societies including Mexico, Brazil and Caribbean nations. Emphasis on the modern period. Counts for Africa/Latin America in the History major.
This course will examine the history of the relationship between Chinese society and culture, economic development, state power, scientific theories, and the environment. Recent media reports have highlighted a worsening environmental crisis in China while at the same time reporting on China as a new leader in the development of alternative energy sources. Government, domestic and international non- governmental organizations, urban and rural activists, scientific studies and discourses, and evolving political ideologies will be addressed. Counts for Middle East/Asia in the History major.
Examines East Asian history at the crossroads of Chinese, Japanese, Russian and Korean colonial and nationalist movements in a region called Manchuria, presently China's northeast border with Russia, Korea, and Mongolia. Counts for Middle East/Asia within the History major.
This course covers the history of the American South from its colonial beginnings through the Civil Rights era. We will dissect the tangled history of race and sex in the region from multiple perspectives. Throughout, we will highlight the ways that viewing history from the margins creates an expansive perspective for revealing the structures of power and the functioning of the law in the South. We will question stereotypes of regional distinctiveness and backwardness and critically assess the relationship of the South to the nation. Counts for Europe/United States in the History major.
Travels in Asia examines modern East Asian history through the lens of Chinese, Japanese, European, and American travel narratives from the seventeenth through the twentieth centuries. Counts for Middle East/Asia in the History major.
The development of political thought from the Greeks to the Enlightenment. [Cross-listed with PO-338.] Every 2-3 years.
The development of political thought from the Enlightenment to the present. [Cross-listed with PO-339.] Every 2-3 years. 3 Credits Worcester State University 347
This course analyzes political, economic, social, intellectual, and cultural developments in Europe in global context from approximately 1450 to the beginning of the revolutionary period (approximately 1780). This course includes major events and phenomena such as the impact of the Reformation, the Thirty Years' War, the Enlightenment, colonization, and the beginning of the Industrial Revolution. This course counts for Europe/United States in the History major.
LASC Categories: TLC, USW, DAC, WAC EN-202 Considers topics in American religious history and explores religious diversity in the past and in contemporary United States. Every 2-3 years.
This course examines the origins and nature of the US film industry and how it uses and abuses history from 1893 to the present. , Every 2-3 years.
Examines Indian women from the time of European contact to the modern era. Emphasizes culture, community and arenas of power. [Applicable to the
Political, social, economic, and intellectual developments in the second quarter of the nineteenth century. Counts for Europe/United States in the History major.
Sectionalism, slavery, and modern industrial warfare as well as their impact on the political and racial fabric of America. Every 2-3 years. 3 Credits
An analysis of the transformation of America, including reform response to the Gilded Age's industrialization, urbanization and immigration patterns. Counts for Europe/United States in the History major.
The origins of the Cold War, American, Soviet and Chinese foreign policies, arms control negotiations and future prospects. Counts for Global/Thematic/Methodological in the History major.
Why do we commonly hear about a "brain drain" in African countries or human rights violations of refugees entering Europe? This course examines how these current global issues developed through the history of immigration from the African continent to North America and Europe during the 20th century. Counts for Global/Thematic/Methodological in the History major.
This course looks at changes in popular music in Africa since the late 19th century. Instead of studying the practice of traditional or art music in Africa, students will gain a stronger understanding of the significance of global connections between Africa and other parts of the world by examining the performance of popular music in a variety of spaces, including streets, nightclubs, and ceremonies. Counts for Africa/Latin America in the History major.
The history of American Nazi movements, including neo-Nazi, anti-government, and paramilitary movements, have a history spanning decades and connecting to early nativist, racist, and hypernationalist movements from the founding forward. This course systematically analyzes the ecosystem of American Nazism largely in the 20th and 21st centuries, taking into account the structures that impact the formation of these movements as well as the individuals who lead and embrace their ideologies. The study of American Nazism is interdisciplinary, requiring extensive study of information literacy, historical contexts, sociopolitical events, and legal approaches to dismantling the influence of American Nazism. Europe/US in History major.
LASC Categories: HBS, USW, CON Instruments of American foreign policy; major foreign policy developments since 1989. Every 2-3 years.
The origins, course, and consequences of the First World War. Counts for Global/Thematic/Methodological in the History major.
This is a one-credit course designed to support integrative learning and development of metacognitive skills for students considering teaching history and social studies at the K12 level in Massachusetts. Students will work with a cohort of future History educators to practice professional development, to analyze historiography for teaching, to understand and apply state standards for educators to the study of history, to evaluate their own pedagogical or educational practice, and to support each other. This is the third and final course of a three course sequence that is required for students in the Educators' Track in the History Major.
This course serves as an introduction to the theory and practice of historic preservation. The course is designed to examine the history of the preservation movement in United States, and explore the ways in which laws, public policies, and cultural attitudes shape how we preserve or do not preserve the built environment in America. Students will engage directly with the community and take part in projects that focus on experiential learning and direct applications of historic preservation. Counts for Global/Thematic/Methodological within the History major.
This course examines history through global perspectives for future educators. It deals with pedagogical approaches to and frameworks for teaching on major themes running through global history from premodern to contemporary periods. The course investigates broad themes in global history ranging across technological and scientific discoveries, shifting forces of political power and imperial formation, and the evolution of ideas about culture and society. Counts for Global/Thematic/Methodological in the History major.
This course examines United States history while providing in-depth training and practice in approaching this content area as future educators. It deals with major themes running through US history from its early origins to contemporary periods. The course investigates broad themes in US history ranging across the processes of colonization and imperialism, economic development, slavery, political development, cultural change, and social movements. Counts for Europe/United States in the History major.
Special topics for advanced research and study under the guidance of a faculty member. Consent of instructor.
Directed study offers students who because of unusual circumstances may be unable to register for a course when offered, the opportunity to complete an existing course with an established syllabus under the direction and with agreement from a faculty member.
The study of Europe's major schools of historical thought with emphasis on how Europe's history has been written. Consent of instructor. Every 2-3 years.
Emphasizes reading, research and writing. Students will choose issues, research them, make a class presentation, then develop the presentation into a paper. Every 2-3 years.
Internships in museums, archives, government agencies, etc. at beginning professional level in cooperating institutions, under joint supervision of agency and faculty.
The Public History Practicum is designed to allow students to apply the concepts they have learned in courses progressing to a Public History minor. In this course, students will create, produce, or mount an exhibit, event, or project showcasing their understanding of Public History concepts, methods, and approaches. This project can then be incorporated into a portfolio of students' work in the Public History minor.
Advanced special topics in history; course may be taught as an upper level seminar.
Capstone research, writing and portfolio seminar for seniors in the history major; students produce a substantive original research paper.
The American Antiquarian Society sponsors a prestigious annual seminar each fall for a select group of undergraduates from Worcester colleges and universities; participants produce a substantial original research paper. The topic and theme varies year to year, guided by a visiting scholar at the AAS. Suitable for upper-level undergraduates who can work independently and have strong analytical and writing skills. Usually 2 slots are reserved for WSU students through a competitive application process.
History major capstone option for students who intend to write a senior thesis in history.
Directed study offers graduate students, who because of unusual circumstances may be unable to register for a course when offered, the opportunity to complete an existing course with an established syllabus under the direction and with agreement from a faculty member. variable credits.
In this course, graduate learners will gain knowledge and confidence developing their own rigorous and research-based pedagogical approach for effective teaching and learning in history and social studies, aligned with the emerging best practices in the discipline.
Provides an overview of historiography and research methods in history. Learners will build their historical research, writing, and interpretive skills through intensive engagement with works of theory, texts, and other historical sources.
A comparison of the European and American industrial revolutions and their consequences from the eighteenth through the twentieth centuries. Field trips are planned to mill towns and industrial cities.
A depiction of the period when America went through a rapid socio-economic transformation in the areas of industrialization, urbanization, and immigration.
After examining a number of theories regarding revolutionary developments this course will focus upon the major revolutions of the present century; i.e., Russian, Chinese, Nazi, Cuban and Mexican.
Using the material culture of clothing, this course will explore how clothes reveal and shaped the histories of gender, sexuality, commerce, industry, globalization, politics, race, and immigration in the United States.
Discusses growth of United States economic, cultural, political, and strategic interests in Middle East; emphasis on post-World War II period.
An evaluation of the role of Japan as an emerging world power and economic giant during the present century.
An examination of major problems affecting American foreign policy in East Asia since World War II; i.e., the origins of the cold war in Asia, America's entry into the Korean War, the Offshore Islands issue, America's involvement in the Vietnam conflict, and United States-Chinese relations.
The term "material culture" simultaneously describes a research methodology, the subject(s) of research, and an interdisciplinary perspective that incorporates elements of anthropology, museology, history, sociology, economics, and philosophy. Studies of material culture focus on the production of artifacts as documents of cultural and social norms, ideas, and principles; at the same time, material cultural studies analyze consumption, attitudes, and circumstances that impact the creation of and engagement with material goods. This course will analyze material culture as an approach and/or method, material culture as a practice, and material culture as theory, utilizing secondary scholarship and original research produced by students.
Study of the major principles underlying the women's rights movement. It will start by examining the claims made by individuals during the early modern period in Europe and end by analyzing women's rights documents of international organizations of the twentieth century. A research paper will be required.
A survey from the colonial era to the present, with a particular focus upon slavery and race relations.
The political, military, economic, and social history of America from 1763 to 1787.
The political, military, economic, and social history of America from 1850 to 1877.
A variety of movies are used as launching pads to explore American history and the relationship of film to history.
A study of history through film and media.
Hundred Years War and the War of the Roses (1327-1485)
The political, cultural and social development of England, 1485-1688
The period 1870-1918, focusing upon the origins
A survey of the mass industrial global conflict between 1939-1945.
Course focuses on the rise of Islam, the Arab Empire, and the impact of the Arab/Islamic Civilization on Europe.
The major ideas of the era; utilitarian, nationalist, and socialist schools; fascism, communism and liberalism.
This course focuses on modern modes of empire, with particular attention to the 18th, 19th, and 20th centuries, analyzing "empire" as a system or set of philosophies that structured global interactions and perceptions. How do we compare and contrast empires across temporal and geographic contexts? How did individual cultures and nationalities adapt imperialism to their needs and construct "their" empires, and what was the impact on indigenous cultures? Students will identify, assess, and evaluate the ways scholars research empire, taking into account theoretical approaches, national contexts, and social, cultural, and global patterns.
"Economic history" is a subfield of history that studies economic policies, theories, structures, and actors of the past. More than a series of graphs or equations, economic historians study money and exchange, the impact of how different groups view productivity, markets, and the world more broadly. This course focuses on economic theorists and their ideas, the perception and function of currency and exchange, and how those ideas have shaped historical actors and events.
A consideration of the major political, diplomatic, and intellectual developments in China since 1949.
An investigation of an historical issue, event or personality of mutual interest to the instructor and students.
Varied topics to meet the student's needs; e.g., the Marshall Court, Taney Court, Warren and Burger Courts, and so forth.
Research of thesis.
Writing of thesis.
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