253 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.
A survey of Western Civilization from the Renaissance to the present. Typically offered in Fall and Spring
The ancient cultures of the Middle East, Greece and Rome, including Mesopotamian, Egyptian, Hebrew, Phoenician, Greek and Roman societies and cultures. GEP Global Knowledge, GEP Humanities Typically offered in Fall, Spring, and Summer
Medieval civilization as it emerged from the declining Roman Empire through its apogee in the 13th century. The transition from the classical to the medieval world, the impact of the Germanic influx, the Islamic influence, the Crusades, and the political, economic, and social institutions of the High Middle Ages. GEP Global Knowledge, GEP Humanities Typically offered in Fall, Spring, and Summer
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Survey of the history of European societies and political systems from 1815 to the present. GEP Global Knowledge, GEP Humanities Typically offered in Fall and Spring Graduate Catalog 1221
hours) Exploration of ancient Latin American civilizations and early Europeans in the region through archaeological and historical analysis. Major themes include migrations of people into the Western hemisphere, the rise and decline of states and empires such as the Maya, Aztecs, Moche, and Incas, inter-regional trade, development of writing and communication ts systems, religious ideology, social and political infrastructure and mechanisms of control. Unique cultural forms discussed include mummies, pyramids, military techniques, political propaganda, and agricultural innovation. Contemporary issues addressed include media representations of the past, indigenous rights, and looting and destruction of cultural property. GEP Global Knowledge, GEP Humanities Typically offered in Spring only
Exploration of the pre-Hispanic indigenous roots and the colonial period in Latin America. Major themes include the origins and development of social, political, economic and religious institutions from pre-conquest times to the achievement of independence. Topics include ancient American cultures, conquest and settlement by Spain and Portugal, colonial rule in theory and practice, religious life and structures, the colonial economy and labor, and independence movements. GEP Global Knowledge, GEP Humanities Typically offered in Fall and Spring
Analysis of the last two centuries of social, political, economic, and intellectual life in Latin America and the Caribbean. Course readings include primary sources, declassified CIA documents, and Latin American literature. Course themes include social and political conflicts, changing gender relations, human rights abuses, the effect of the US and global economic forces, and the impact of the growing Latino population in the U.S. GEP Global Knowledge, GEP Humanities Typically offered in Fall and Spring
Exploration of the social, economic, political, intellectual, and cultural histories of the Caribbean. Major course topics include pre-Columbian indigeneity, colonization & imperialism, plantation slavery, abolition & emancipation, the Haitian and Cuban Revolutions, gender & migration, and decolonization & independence. The course emphasizes the diversity of the region and places the islands of the Caribbean within the wider context of a modern globalizing world. GEP Global Knowledge, GEP Humanities Typically offered in Fall and Spring
History of the British peoples from earliest times to the Glorious Revolution. Social, political, constitutional developments; relationship between history and literature; synthesis of British cultures. GEP Global Knowledge, GEP Humanities Typically offered in Fall only
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The making of the modern world through interregional conquest and commerce from 1200 to 1750. Focus on the growing global circulation of peoples, pathogens, goods, and ideas. GEP Global Knowledge, GEP Humanities Typically offered in Fall and Spring
This course surveys the making of the world from 1750 to the present. Topics include: the Industrial Revolution, the development of the Nation- States, the rise of European, American and Japanese Empires, WWI, inter-war reconfigurations of colonial empires, anti-colonial nationalist movements, the Great Depression, the Cold War, struggles for political and economic independence among newly independent nations, the US-dominated neo-liberal order from the 1980s to the present, and contemporary global conflicts over ethnicity, religion, resources, disease, and the environment. GEP Global Knowledge, GEP Humanities Typically offered in Fall, Spring, and Summer HI 240/HA 240 Introduction to Visual Culture (3 credit hours) Introduction to the role of visual cultural production in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries in expressing and shaping both individual and collective identities. Case studies of imperialism, gender, and war draw from different regional histories and utilize a variety of visual genres - such as photography, popular posters, painting, advertising, and film stills - to study how visual culture can be used as evidence to understand the past, using the approaches of the disciplines of History and Art History. GEP Global Knowledge, GEP Humanities, GEP Interdisciplinary
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3 HI 252 American History II 3 3 HI 253 Early U.S. History 3 3 HI 254 Modern U.S. History 3
3 HI 253 Early U.S. History 3
Themes in origins and development of the early United States with focus on colonial clash and mix of cultures, generation of an American consciousness, federalism and democracy in national politics, expansion and immigration, and racial and sectional division. Credit is not allowed for both HI 253 and HI 251. GEP Foundations of American Democracy, GEP Humanities Typically offered in Fall, Spring, and Summer
Major themes in modern American history with an emphasis on diversity in the United States; focuses on aspects of race/ethnicity, gender, class, sexual orientation, disability, religious and/or age identities as it considers the impacts of industrialization and economic modernization; impact of war on American domestic and foreign policy; continuity and change in American institutions and values; problem solving in a pluralistic society. Credit is not allowed for both HI 254 and HI 252. X: Credit not allowed for both HI 254 and HI 252. GEP Foundations of American Democracy, GEP Humanities Typically offered in Fall, Spring, and Summer
The history of China, India, Japan, and Southeast Asia from 500 to 1800. The making of the Asian region through the rise and fall of five great empires: the Tang, the Mongol, the Mughal, the Qing, and the British empires. GEP Global Knowledge, GEP Humanities Typically offered in Fall and Spring
Introductory survey of 19th and 20th century Asia, with attention to Japan, Southeast Asia, India and China. Emphasis on cultural and political crises of the 19th century and revolutionary transformations of the 20th century. GEP Global Knowledge, GEP Humanities Typically offered in Fall and Spring
Social and political change in the Middle East in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Decline of the Ottoman empire, the rise of nationalism, the waxing and waning of European imperialism in the region, and the creation of modern states and societies and their ideological and economic underpinnings. GEP Global Knowledge, GEP Humanities Typically offered in Fall and Spring HI 275/AFS 275 Introduction to History of South and East Africa (3 credit hours) The African kingdoms (Lunda, Buganda, and Zulu); the European encroachment; the origins of colonialism and the character of colonial societies and economies, South African apartheid; African protest, nationalism and independence. GEP Global Knowledge, GEP Humanities Typically offered in Fall and Spring HI 276/AFS 276 Introduction to History of West Africa (3 credit hours) The history of Western Africa. Forest civilizations and the slave trade, trade and the expansion of Islam, colonialism in West Africa; African nationalism and the achievement of independence; and postcolonial West Africa. GEP Global Knowledge, GEP Humanities Typically offered in Fall and Spring
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Myths, mysteries, misconceptions, and hoaxes in history and archaeology. Examination of popular fascinations with the past, fallacies invoked in historical myths, and misappropriation of the past. Students learn about and implement methods and evidence used by scholars to interpret past peoples and events, logic, skepticism, and critical thinking, interpretative, and analytical skills. Students apply these skills i discussions, in-class activities, and creative assignments to debunk and disprove inaccurate and problematic claims about the past. Case studies of topics such as: stereotypes about early humans, Atlantis, mythical beasts, pyramid alignment, conspiracy theories, art fakes and forgeries, and alien visitations. GEP Humanities, GEP Interdisciplinary Perspectives Typically offered in Fall and Spring
Survey of major topics in the history of the Jews, focusing on the development of Jewish life on the European continent but also covering the patterns of migration that created a global diaspora as well as the forces that formed modern Israel. GEP Global Knowledge, GEP Humanities Typically offered in Spring only
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Present subject matt HI 370 Modern Egypt 3 AFS 275 HI 371 Modern Japan, 1850 to Present 3 AFS 276 HI 374 Visual Culture of Modern South Asia 3 HI 208 HI 207 History II & History Breadth HI 209 Code Title Hours If H&SS History II requirement (see note 2) is met by a EUROPEAN HI 214 history course: one course at 2xx or 3xx level (excluding HI 300) HI 215 in AMERICAN history. If H&SS History II requirement is met by an HI 221 AMERICAN history course: one course at 2xx or 3xx level (excluding HI 232
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Analysis of how "modern" science developed in Europe since the 1500s, exploring the foundation of the ideas, scientific practices, institutions, and cultural meaning and power of science in modern society. Examples taken from the creation of the mechanistic worldview and Newtonian science, and the development of modern disciplines such as chemistry, geology, biology, and physics. GEP Interdisciplinary Perspectives Typically offered in Fall and Spring
Exploration of the distinctive nature of American science and its place in American culture. Analysis of the historical context of developments, such as early contributions to science, natural history, and paleontology; the growth of professionalization of science; ideas about scientific management and social applications such as eugenics; and the creation of the atomic bomb and the rise of "Big Science" after WWII. GEP Interdisciplinary Perspectives Typically offered in Spring only
Survey of the development of common law and constitution from the earliest Roman and Anglo-Saxon beginnings to the era of the French and American Revolutions. The focus will be on the European social, political and intellectual contexts within which Anglo-American law emerged, and the foundations of legal and constitutional principles. Topics include the origins of courts and the judiciary; the evolution of jury trial and the early history of the law of evidence; conflicts and compromised between secular and ecclesiastical law; rights and limits to property ownership at common law; and problems regarding the legal status of women, children, servants and slaves. GEP Global Knowledge, GEP Humanities Typically offered in Spring only
Overview of European legal history from the Roman Empire to the European Union. We will examine how the multitude of co-existing law systems in Europe shaped the daily life of people, their conflicts, communities, and spaces. We will cover important law systems like Roman Law, Canon Law, and Modern European Law to reach a basic understanding of the development of European legal pluralism throughout the past two thousand years. The historical legal systems we study in this class shape the social and legal realities of our present in both Europe and the US. While this class is particularly suited for pre-law students, no prior knowledge of legal history or law is needed. GEP Global Knowledge, GEP Humanities Typically offered in Spring only
Germany's rise as a world power in the years prior to World War i, the emergence of Adolf Hitler and national socialism, and the consequences in defeat of World War II. Topics include nationalism, industrialism and the struggle of workers, imperialism, religious minorities and racial theories, sexual revolution, democratization, international relations and war, postwar occupation and reconstruction, and popular culture in music and film. GEP Global Knowledge, GEP Humanities Typically offered in Spring only This course is offered alternate odd years
Comparative history of the experience of war over time and place. Topics include the interactions between war and society; effects on combatants and non-combatants, especially women and children; and the role of technology. GEP Global Knowledge, GEP Humanities Typically offered in Fall only
This course will examine the often deadly intelligence efforts that characterized the Cold War (USA vs. USSR) of 1945-1991. While the history of that era marks the major political, economic, and military events, much occurred in the shadows. This wide-ranging intelligence competition affected - and was affected by - both American and Russian societies and cultures. Drawing on selected readings, this course will seek to describe this struggle to know and to conceal, and offer useful context to explain how and why it influenced the course of the Cold War. GEP Foundations of American Democracy, GEP Humanities Typically offered in Spring only
Survey of Russian history since the advent of modern reform following the 1861 Serf Emancipation. The course treats the failure of an increasingly outdated monarchy to cope with the rise of an influential urban educated class, and industrial work force, and Populist and Marxist revolutionary movements. The course traces the degeneration of the 1917 socialist revolution into a hardened dictatorship which, forced by conditions outside its control, waged a destructive but victorious war, saving Europe from Nazism. It treats the 1991 Soviet collapse and the challenges and failures of the post-Stalin and post-Soviet periods. GEP Global Knowledge, GEP Humanities Typically offered in Spring only
An introduction to the history of agriculture from a global perspective. The course explores our evolving relationship with plants and animals, including the earliest experiments in domestication and husbandry, short- and long-term developmental trajectories, local- and global- scale patterns, and coverage of diverse places and times. Themes include agricultural practices, food systems, landscape transformations, technological innovations, social and political organization, inequality, exploitation, food security, and sustainability. GEP Global Knowledge, GEP Humanities Typically offered in Spring only
The role of technology in society from earliest times to the present. Major achievements in technology and an examination of the nature of invention, innovation and adaptation of technologies and their impact on Western Civilization. GEP Interdisciplinary Perspectives Typically offered in Fall and Spring
Environmental history from a global perspective, covering a broad time span and examining both how humans have shaped their environment and how they are shaped by it. Topics include hunter-gatherer societies, the environmental forces which fostered sedentary societies, the rise and fall of early civilizations, and the relationship of water, wind, coal, steam, petroleum and other energy forms to human development and environmental processes. Examination of the dynamic interplay between the environment and social forces such as trade, imperialism, labor, public health, population growth, consumption, and social movements. GEP Global Knowledge, GEP Humanities, GEP Interdisciplinary
hours) The cultural and scientific history of dinosaurs as simultaneously an object of scientific knowledge and of popular culture. Attention will be paid to early dinosaur discoveries and interpretations, the competitive exploration for dinosaurs in the US West and other exotic places, the origin and international spread of dinomania, dinosaurs as cultural icons, and the ways that dinosaurs have been represented in the media and in public museums. This course will include critical discussion of how natural science is done, how ideas about dinosaurs are culturally embedded, and how and why those ideas change over time. GEP Interdisciplinary Perspectives Typically offered in Fall only
Popular culture as reflection of as well as contributor to American historical trends. Changes in forms of entertainment (music, books, popular art, theater, film, television, etc.), from the artisanal culture of the late 18th century through the rise of 19th- and early 20th-century commercial culture to the evolution of mass media culture in the late 20th and early 21st centuries. GEP Foundations of American Democracy, GEP Humanities Typically offered in Fall only
Survey of the causes, trajectories, and consequences of the American Civil War and the social, political, and economic struggles of Reconstruction. Draws on history and literary studies to investigate how Americans represented and misrepresented the Civil War era, through an examination of popular culture. Emphasis on conflicts concerning regional identity, race, class, gender, and sexuality in the history and memory of the Civil War era. GEP Humanities, GEP Interdisciplinary Perspectives Typically offered in Spring only
American military experience and its relationship to other historical developments. Use of military force in terms of strategy and tactics and as an element in the nation's diplomatic, political, social, economic and intellectual life. GEP Foundations of American Democracy, GEP Humanities Typically offered in Fall only
The role of the U.S. Navy in American history. Sea power, national defense and foreign policy. The impact of technology on naval warfare and the historical evolution of missions of the U.S. Navy. GEP Foundations of American Democracy, GEP Humanities Typically offered in Spring only
This course investigates the rise of the American Empire from the Spanish American War of 1898 through the 2001 attacks on the World Trade Center. The purpose of the course is not only to acquaint you with the crises and triumphs of US foreign policy from 1898 to 2001, but also to help you develop your own analysis of whether the acquisition of empire was accidental or deliberate, or a combination of both.
U.S. Agricultural history from colonial era to present. Attention to the major economic, social, political, environmental and cultural forces that shaped American agriculture from the 16th century to 21st century. Discussion of the role of technological change and evolution of governmental policy in U.S. agriculture. Exposure to major episodes demonstrating fundamental changes and continuities in U.S. agriculture. Discussion of the diversity of American farmers and farmworkers and their struggles for equality and access.
Interdisciplinary examination of food and drink, exploring major food cultures around the world, global food trends from the Columbian Exchange of the 1400s and 1500s through increased globalization to industrialization, and the recent history of American food, foodways, and food problems. GEP Global Knowledge, GEP Humanities, GEP Interdisciplinary
History of North Carolina from early European exploration to the present. Features of North Carolina society which made this state similar to and different from other southern states and the nation as a whole.
A history of the American borderlands with emphasis on the trans- Mississippi West. Cycles of exploration, conquest, and exploitation of this region. Influence of the frontier in the development of the United States.
An introductory interpretation of the varied historical experiences of many nations native to North America from the first migrations of peoples into the continent until the present, including the variety and diversity of Indian cultures and experiences; native resistance to colonialism, expansion, and U.S. federal policies; and the survival and continuity of native cultures and peoples through more than four centuries of contact, conquest, and change.
Exploration of the social construction of sexualities from the early seventeenth century to the present day. This course will focus on the United States, but we will begin with the history of sexuality in early modern Europe to see where ideas of sexuality in colonial America had their roots. We will proceed through the chronological development of the history of sexuality in North America. Throughout the semester, we will explore dominant and alternative constructions of sexuality; trace the changing and contested meanings of sexuality; and explore the implications of these understandings in sexuality for power relations in the history of the United States. While issues of gender and race frequently intersect with sexuality, we will be focused primarily on the latter.
Exploration of the political, socio-economic, and cultural history of Egypt from the end of the 18th century (the 1798 exploration led by Bonaparte) to the present day; including the late Ottoman period (1798-1805), the birth of the modern state (1805-1922), Egypt's liberal experiment (1922 - 1952), the Nasser era (1952-1970), the neo-liberal age (since 1970), and concluding with the January 25th Revolution. The investigation follows two main threads: the conflictual relationships that developed over the past two centuries between the state and society in all its diversity, and the continuous struggle over the definition of the Egyptian nation that these conflicts have generated. GEP Global Knowledge, GEP Humanities Typically offered in Spring and Summer This course is offered alternate even years
Survey of Japan's emergence as a modern nation and world power. Topics include nation-state formation; modernization and its dislocations; democratization and authoritarianism; imperialism, international politics, and war; postwar reforms; changing gender relations; popular culture; and social problems. GEP Global Knowledge, GEP Humanities Typically offered in Spring only HI 372/AFS 372 African-American History Through the Civil War, 1619-1865 (3 credit hours) African background and continuity of the particular role, experience and influence of African Americans in the United States through the Civil War.
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History of visual-cultural production in expressing and shaping socio- political configurations in the South Asian subcontinent. Treats visual evidence over 300 years to understand the integrative relationship and flow of cultural production across elite patronage and popular values through common themes and stories. Changing state formations and power relationships-- from the Mughal empire and its successor states through British imperial control and after independence-- are studied as contexts for the visual culture that emerges and changes across these time periods. Knowledge gained from HI 263 [Asian Civilizations to 1800] or HI 264 [Modern Asia] is helpful but not required. GEP Global Knowledge, GEP Humanities Typically offered in Spring only
This course traces the development of travel and tourism from ancient times to modern days, examining it as an agent that both produces and reflects social-cultural activities. It draws on different travel-energized materials-from topographic descriptions to sentimental narratives-to examine how people traveled long distances for various reasons and to analyze their impressions of foreign lands and reflections on their home population. Topics include how the crossing of boundaries reflected and reshaped the meanings of place, the formation of identity, the spread of religion and aesthetics, the accumulation of knowledge and scientific empiricism, as well as the consumption of visual and material culture. GEP Global Knowledge, GEP Humanities Typically offered in Fall only
Global Migrations examines human mobility from the early modern period to the present. Challenging popular assumptions about who migrates, where they move to, and why, it explores mobility as a fundamental element of how empires, states and societies came to be. Special attention will be paid to cross-cultural connections made possible by migrant populations, questioning whether "globalization" is only a twentieth century phenomenon. The course provides a basic knowledge of major global migration movements, from the Mongols and the Silk Road to the Atlantic slave trade, twentieth century labor migrations and contemporary issues such as trafficking, statelessness and diaspora politics. Throughout, it examines the challenges and opportunities that migrations pose for immigrants, as well as sending and receiving societies. GEP Global Knowledge, GEP Humanities Typically offered in Spring only
Asia/Africa/Latin American History Select a maximum of three units
HI 381
hours) This course explores the historical development of nonprofits and philanthropy, broadly defined, within the American/United States context from the colonial period to the present. Topics include the origins of and relationships between charity and philanthropy as concepts for social change and social justice, the rise of benevolent societies in the nineteenth century, the creation of philanthropic foundations and advocacy organizations in the twentieth century, and the construction of complex relationships between the nonprofit sector, private capital, civil society, the state, and democratic theory and practice. GEP Foundations of American Democracy, GEP Humanities Typically offered in Spring only
35 LAR 430 Site Planning 3
An examination of the law, legal structures, and American legal profession from the colonial period to the present. Students will deploy historical thinking while engaging with topics such as the influence of English common law on post-Revolutionary American jurisprudence, nineteenth century concepts of divorce and child custody, twentieth century debates about free speech on college campuses, and the dynamic history of American lawyers. Class, gender, race, and ethnicity serve as analytical lenses through which to enrich the historical exploration of the cultural, economic, political, and social aspects of law i America. GEP Humanities, GEP Interdisciplinary Perspectives Typically offered in Fall only
History is about people: their societies, economies, cultures, and politics and how these changed over time. In Public History, history is also for people, in that careful and exacting historical research can facilitate dialogue and be applied to contemporary problems. Just as important, Public History is history saved, researched, and analyzed with people, for public historians work with individuals and groups to collaboratively understand history and preserve historical resources for future generations. This class treats the major concepts, scholarship, and research methods shaping the Public History field; it is also an opportunity to test the fields theories in projects that will create new resources for historical learning in our community. Required field trip fee of $10.
Museums and their curating practices in a global context. Topics include the social, cultural, and political positions of museums and the evolution of their functions; the role of collector, the curator, and the visitor; and theories and practices of display and representation of objects and culture. Students will gain hands on experience with how museums produce, interpret, and exhibit knowledge. Typically offered in Spring only
Directed work experience for history students with internship-site mentoring and evaluation. Engagement in the community as a practitioner. Course requires 140 contact hours with the sponsoring organization. The course includes an on-campus class meeting and presentation at the end of the semester. Students must have at least a 3.0 overall GPA and at least a 3.0 GPA in the major, be a junior or senior, and must complete the application process with the Department of History. Students must provide their own transportation to the internship site. Modest liability insurance fee required. and 3.0 GPA or above in History courses, HI 300 and 12 hours of History courses and consent of the department Typically offered in Fall, Spring, and Summer
Topical History courses taught in NCSU Study Abroad programs. (Current listings available in Study Abroad Office, CHASS Dean's Office and History Department).
4 approval for topic) 6 HI 443 U.S. Constitutional History to 1883 3 6 HI 444 U.S. Constitutional History Since 1870 3 3 HI 449 U.S. Labor to 1900 3 3 HI 450 U.S. Labor Since 1900 3 3 HI 455 History of the Civil Rights Movement 3 3 HI 466 History of the Palestinian-Israeli Conflict 3
HI/REL 402 Early Christianity to the Time of Eusebius
HI/REL 407 Islamic History to 1798 HI/REL 408 Islam in the Modern World
The historical, literary, and cultural developments defining the "Renaissance" period of Italian history from the late fourteenth century to the end of the sixteenth century. Topics include critical analysis of the concept of a "renaissance" and its usefulness for historical interpretation; the intersection of politics, religion, society, art, and literature in relation to defining a "Renaissance" culture; and the development of a global money economy and the cultural output it inspired in Europe. P: 3 hrs. of History GEP Global Knowledge, GEP Humanities Typically offered in Fall and Summer This course is offered alternate years HI 411/HI 511 Trials of Faith: Religious Reformation in Early-Modern Europe (3 credit hours) Examination of the great disruption in European civilization associated with the Protestant and Catholic Reformations. The course considers the new religious ideas and practices associated with the Reformations and transformation they produced in European political and economic life; the violence they provoked; the new thinking about families and gender roles they encouraged, the spread of European religions around the globe with European voyages of discovery and conquest, and the beginning of ideas about religious toleration. Credit will not be given for both HI 411 and HI 511. P: 3 hrs. of History
HI 548
MUS 360
3 HI 429 20th Century Britain 3 3 HI 430 Modern France 3 3 HI 437 Topics in Central and East European History 3
British political, social and economic history since 1914, with reference to the effects of two world wars, the growth of the Welfare State, Britain's decline as a power, and its search for a new role in the world. P: 3 Hours of History GEP Global Knowledge, GEP Humanities Typically offered in Summer only This course is offered alternate years HI 430/HI 530 Modern France (3 credit hours) French history from the downfall of Napoleon I to the present, with a short introductory survey of the Old Regime and the French Revolution. Cultural, social and economic developments and political trends. Credit will not be given for both HI 430 and HI 530 P: 3 hrs. of History
Topical focus on specific problems and events occurring in the region in and between Germany and Russia in modern history. The course is designed to expose advanced undergraduates, principally history majors, to intensive reading, writing, and discussion of focused topics in the subject area. Previous modern European history credit is advised. This course is repeatable once for credit when offered with a different topic. P: 3 hrs. of History Typically offered in Spring only HI 440/HI 540 American Environmental History (3 credit hours) Interactions between humans and their environments in America; environmental focus on themes in American history such as colonial settlement, industrialization, progressivism, the New Deal, the 1960s. Credit will not be given for both HI 440 and HI 540. GEP Interdisciplinary Perspectives Typically offered in Summer only HI 441/HI 541 Colonial and Revolutionary U.S (3 credit hours) Origins of the English colonies in America to the American Revolution. European background to colonization, merging of different cultures, effects of mercantile doctrine, causes of revolution. Credit will not be given for both HI 441 and HI 541 P: 3 Hours of History This course is offered alternate years HI 443/HI 543 U.S. Constitutional History to 1883 (3 credit hours) This course examines the origins and development of the U. S. Constitution from the Articles of Confederation to 1883. The course specifically looks at the federal Convention of 1787, the national bank debate and early constitutional interpretation;the constitution and its interaction with politics, economics, and society; the powers of Congress- taxation, contracts, commerce and war. The course also examines sovereignty, slavery and civil rights. It ends with an analysis of the Civil War Amendments and the transformation in American constitutionalism. Credit for both HI 443 and HI 543 is not allowed P: 3 hrs. of History Typically offered in Fall only
ARE/EC 336 Introduction to Resource and Environmental
Examines the transformation of American Constitutional thought after the Civil War; the triumph of nationalism and the evolution of a new federal theory; the rise and fall of federal protections of civil rights in the late 19th-century and the CivilRights Revolution in the 20th century. Explores key concepts as civil liberties, judicial activism and judicial restraint; procedural and substantive due process, liberty of contracts and entrepreneurial liberty, Japanese internment, privacy, women and gender issues; explores free speech, religious freedom, civil liberties. Credit for both HI 444 and HI 544 is not allowed. P: 3 hrs. of History Typically offered in Spring only HI 445/HI 545 Early American Borderlands (3 credit hours) Examines the social, political, and cultural development of the eastern American frontiers between the early seventeenth and mid- nineteenth centuries. Addresses the relationships between settlers and environments, settlers and Native Americans. Explores the structure and life of pioneer families, the development of new institutions, the role of governments in regulating settlements, and the evolution of the "frontier myth." Credit cannot be given for both HI 445 and HI 545. P: 3 hrs. of History
HI/WGS 447/ Women in America to 1890 3 HI 547/WGS 547 HI/WGS 448/ American Women in the Twentieth Century 3
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3 HI 450 U.S. Labor Since 1900 3 9 HI 466 History of the Palestinian-Israeli Conflict 3 3 HI 489 Topics in Legal History 3
This course explores the history of work, workers, and working class organizations in the twentieth century United States; with particular attention to three core issues in twentieth-century American labor history: whether the US South has a particular form of labor history; the historical struggle for workers¿ rights to collectively act and protest; and the intersections between race, ethnicity, immigration and labor in the twentieth-century US. Credit will not be given for both HI 450 and HI 550. P: 3 hrs. of History Typically offered in Spring only This course is offered alternate years HI 451/HI 551 The Vietnam War (3 credit hours) The Vietnam War in Vietnamese historical context. A study of major works on the legacy of French colonialism; the growth of Vietnamese radicalism and communism; World War II and the Vietnamese Revolution; the French Indochina War and political division; nation building in north and south Vietnam; conflict between north and south; American intervention; and the memory of war in Vietnam. Credit for both HI 451 and HI 551 is not allowed. Typically offered in Spring only HI 452/HI 552 Recent America (3 credit hours) Examination of contemporary opinions and historical interpretations of major problems in American life since 1939, including World War II, its social and economic consequences; Korea and the Cold War, big business and labor; civil rights and feminist movements; countercultures, Vietnam and Watergate. Credit will not be given both for HI 452 and HI 552 P: 3 Hours of History This course is offered alternate years Graduate Catalog 1231 HI 453/HI 553 United States-Latin American Relations Since 1823 (3 credit hours) Critical analysis of the last two centuries of relations between the US and Latin America. Exploration of major policies using primary sources and declassified CIA documents. Major themes include US economic, political, and military influence, covert and overt US interventions, and response by Latin American governments. Historical perspectives on contemporary inter-American problems such as drugs, environment, debt crisis, human rights abuses, and the impact of the Latino population in the U.S. Credit will not be given both for HI 453 and HI 553. Typically offered in Spring only This course is offered alternate even years
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HI 459 The Early American Republic 3 LAR 542
3 HI 463/563 Topics in History and Memory 3
3 HI 466 History of the Palestinian-Israeli Conflict 3
Historical roots and development of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict from the late nineteenth century until the present through the study of the history and historiography of Zionism, Palestinian nationalism, creation of the state of Israel, establishment of settlements, conflicts and peace negotiations, as well as a study of the impact of this conflict on both Israeli and Palestinian societies, economies and cultures. P: 3 hrs. of History
3 HI 468/568 Slavery in the Americas 3 3 HI 469/569 Latin American Revolutions 3
3 HI 471/571 Revolutionary China 3 3 HI 472 Fashion, Food, and Fun: Material Culture in 3 3 Chinese History 3 HI 473/573 Japan's Empire in Asia, 1868-1945 3 3 HI 474 Modern India 3 3 HI 477 Gender and Sexuality in the Middle East 3 3 HI 478 Islam and Christianity in Sub-Saharan Africa 3 3 HI 481/581 History of the Life Sciences 3 3 HI 482/582 Darwinism in Science and Society 3
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The history of the Indian sub-continent, from the 16th century to the present. Focus on political, economic and cultural change under the Mughal Empire and the British Raj; the problems of independent India, Pakistan and Bangladesh.
AFS/HI 479 Africa (sub-Saharan) in the Twentieth Century 3
3 HI 478 Islam and Christianity in Sub-Saharan Africa 3 3 HI/AFS 479/ Africa (sub-Saharan) in the Twentieth Century 3 HI 579/AFS 579 3 HI 481/581 History of the Life Sciences 3
Expansion and interaction of Islam and Christianity in sub-Saharan Africa in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, and their influence and impact on the economy, politics, and society. Topics include missionary activity, resistance to imperial authority, the role of the churches, and the influence of religion on leadership, education, nationalism, and post- colonialism. Credit will not be given for both HI 478 and HI 578.
3 HI 486 Science and Empire 3 3 HI 555 History of the Civil Rights Movement 3 3 HI 559 The Early American Republic 3 3 HI 561 Slavery and the American South 1607-1861 3 3 HI 562 Southern History since the Civil War 3 3 HI 575 History of the Republic of South Africa 3 3 HI 576 Leadership in Modern Africa 3 3 HI 579 Africa (sub-Saharan) in the Twentieth Century 3 3 HI 586 Science and Empire 3 3 Semester Sequence 3 This is a sample. 3 First Year 3 Fall Semester Hours 3 ED 100 Intro to Education 2 3 GEP Health and Exercise Studies (p. 94) 1
3 HI 484/584 Science in European Culture 3 3 HI 485/585 History of American Technology 3
Philosophy of Science and Ethics
7 HI 491 Seminar in History (With Department approval for 3 topic) 2 PHI 309 Political Philosophy 3
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Directed readings course covering the literature of a broad historiographical field, from which the student should ultimately draw a more specialized topic for an Honors Thesis (HI 495 and HI 496). Both written and oral assignments based on the assigned reading may be made. Enrollment requires a "Course Agreement for Students Enrolled in Non-Standard Courses" be completed by the student and instructor prior to registration by the department. P: History Majors and a minimum 3.0 GPA Typically offered in Fall, Spring, and Summer
Research and preparation of a draft honors thesis. Topic and procedures to be determined by the student and the supervising faculty member. Individualized/Independent Study and Research courses require a Course Agreement for Students Enrolled in Non-Standard Courses be completed by the student and faculty member prior to registration by the department. Typically offered in Fall, Spring, and Summer
Completion of the honors thesis. Topic to be determined by the student and the supervising faculty member. Individualized/Independent Study and Research courses require a Course Agreement for Students Enrolled in Non-Standard Courses be completed by the student and faculty member prior to registration by the department. Typically offered in Fall, Spring, and Summer
Extensive readings on predetermined topics focused around a central theme. Permission of the department is required. Individualized/ Independent Study and Research courses require a "Course Agreement for Students Enrolled in Non-Standard Courses" be completed by the student and faculty member prior to registration by the department.
Timely topical courses or experimental course offerings in advanced historical study. Typically offered in Fall and Spring This course is offered based upon demand HI 500/HI 400 Civilization of the Ancient Near East (3 credit hours) The civilization of Mesopotamia and Egypt from earliest times to the fall of Babylon in 539 B.C. Credit for both HI 400 and HI 500 is not allowed Typically offered in Fall only This course is offered alternate years HI 501/HI 401 Ancient Mediterranean Africa (3 credit hours) This course engages with the artistic, literary, and archaeological evidence left to us by the Mediterranean societies of ancient Africa, including the classical civilizations of the Nile River Valley and North Africa, and the ways in which these societies are depicted by Greek and Roman sources, from ca. 2800 BCE - 500 CE. P: 3 Hours of History Typically offered in Spring only HI 502/REL 502 Early Christianity to the Time of Eusebius (3 credit hours) Growth and diffusion of early Christianity from the end of the first century up to the time of Eusebius and the conversion of Constantine (early fourth century); Christianity in its Greco-Roman environment; Roman policy towards Christianity; heterodox Christian movements; anti-heretical writings; orthodox institutions of authority. Students may not receive credi for both REL /HI 402 and REL/HI 502. Typically offered in Spring only HI 503/HI 403 Ancient Greek Civilization (3 credit hours) The history of the Hellenes from the Minoan civilization through Alexander's legacy, with readings in Herodotus and Thucydides. Credit will not be given for both HI 403 and HI 503. Typically offered in Spring only This course is offered alternate years Graduate Catalog 1235 HI 504/HI 404 Rome to 337 A.D. (3 credit hours) The development of ancient Rome from its origins in Italy, through the rise as an Empire embracing the entire Mediterranean World and Western Europe, to Constantine, Christianity and the foundation of Constantinople. Examines critically the political achievement of a people who rose from an obscure Italian city to a world empire, with emphasis on the analysis of primary sources. Credit will not be given for both HI 404 and HI 504 P: 3 hrs. of History This course is offered alternate years HI 505/HI 405 History and Archaeology of the Roman Empire (3 credit hours) Analysis of Rome's rule over the Mediterranean World in the first four centuries A.D. through the use of literary and archaelologic sources. Special emphasis on imperial army and frontier security. Credit will not be given for both H1 405 and H1 505 P: 3 hrs. of History This course is offered alternate years HI 506/HI 406 From Roman Empire to Middle Ages (3 credit hours) Late Antiquity and the early Middle Ages. The transition from classical civilization to the basis of modern civilizations; the fall of Rome, the Germanic kingdoms, Byzantium, the establishment of Christianity, the birth and growth of Islam. Credit will not be given for both HI 406 and HI 506 P: 3 hrs. of History Typically offered in Spring only This course is offered alternate years HI 507/REL 507 Islamic History to 1798 (3 credit hours) The history of the Islamic Near East to 1798. Topics include the East Mediterranean before Islam, Muhammad and the development of Islam, sources of Muslim civilization, Islamic law, science, philosophy, art and architecture, Islam in Spain, India, Asia and Africa, the Crusades, the Ottomans, Islam and Europe. Credit will not be given for both REL/HI 407 and REL/HI 507. Typically offered in Fall only HI 508/REL 508 Islam in the Modern World (3 credit hours) Evolution of modern Islam from 17th century to the present. Primary emphasis on North Africa, the Middle East and South Asia. Pre-modern Islamicate empires, reform and revival. Historical origins of current issues in the Islamic world. Students cannot receive credit for both REL/HI 408 and REL/HI 508. t Typically offered in Fall only HI 509/HI 409 The High Middle Ages (3 credit hours) Medieval culture from 10th through 13th centuries: revival of the Roman Empire, monastic and papal reform, rise of universities, evolution of representative bodies, the Gothic style, troubadour and goliardic poetry, scholasticism, and revival of Roman law. Credit will not be given for both HI 409 and HI 509 P: 3 hrs. of History This course is offered alternate years
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Explores the practice of oral history. Examines historical works drawn primarily from oral sources. Teaches students to design and implement oral history projects based on independent research. Typically offered in Spring only HI 534/HI 434 Theory and Practice of Digital History (3 credit hours) Introduces students to the theory and practice of digital history. Students will examine theoretical scholarship on digital practices in history, learning how to acquire, edit, process, analyze, and present humanistic data. Students will critique examples of digital history including digital archives, exhibits, scholarship, and teaching resources, and then apply conceptual knowledge in the creation of their own digital history projects. The course is geared to students without prior knowledge of coding. Credit will not be given for both HI 434 and HI 534. R: Graduate Standing or NDS Typically offered in Fall only This course is offered alternate even years
Introduces students to the methods, problems, and questions of spatial history. Students will examine major works in spatial history and historical geography, and develop their own projects utilizing the tools of historical GIS. Students will engage in theoretical discussions about the role of space in history and, at the same time, will acquire the skills for collecting managing, and analyzing historical spatial data. The course is geared to students without prior knowledge of GIS. Graduate standing or PBS status. R: Graduate Standing or NDS Typically offered in Spring only
History of the Soviet state and society from the 1917 Revolution, including post-Soviet situation. Political disarray and resistance to the Bolshevik regime, 1917-21; industrialization, urbanization and application of coercive techniques of rule; popular reconciliation with Party state and great power status during World War II and after; fate of non-Russian nationalities; de-Stalinization, stagnation and failed attempt at Party renewal after 1985. Credit for both HI 439 and HI 539 is not allowed HI 540/HI 440 American Environmental History (3 credit hours) Interactions between humans and their environments in America; environmental focus on themes in American history such as colonial settlement, industrialization, progressivism, the New Deal, the 1960s. Credit will not be given for both HI 440 and HI 540. GEP Interdisciplinary Perspectives Typically offered in Spring only Graduate Catalog 1237 HI 541/HI 441 Colonial and Revolutionary U.S (3 credit hours) Origins of the English colonies in America to the American Revolution. European background to colonization, merging of different cultures, effects of mercantile doctrine, causes of revolution. Credit will not be given for both HI 441 and HI 541 P: 3 Hours of History This course is offered alternate years HI 543/HI 443 U.S. Constitutional History to 1883 (3 credit hours) This course examines the origins and development of the U. S. Constitution from the Articles of Confederation to 1883. The course specifically looks at the federal Convention of 1787, the national bank debate and early constitutional interpretation;the constitution and its interaction with politics, economics, and society; the powers of Congress- taxation, contracts, commerce and war. The course also examines sovereignty, slavery and civil rights. It ends with an analysis of the Civil War Amendments and the transformation in American constitutionalism. Credit for both HI 443 and HI 543 is not allowed P: 3 hrs. of History Typically offered in Fall only
Examines the transformation of American constitutional thought after the Civil War; the triumph of nationalism and the evolution of a new federal theory; the rise and fall of federal protections of civil rights. Explores key concepts such as civil liberties, judicial activism and judicial restraint; analyzes procedural and substantive due process, liberty of contracts and entrepreneurial liberty; evaluates Japanese internment, privacy, gender equality, free speech, religious freedom, civil liberties. credit not given for both HI 444 and 544 Typically offered in Spring only HI 545/HI 445 Early American Borderlands (3 credit hours) , Examines the social, political, and cultural development of the eastern American frontiers between the early seventeenth and mid- nineteenth centuries. Addresses the relationships between settlers and environments, settlers and Native Americans. Explores the structure and life of pioneer families, the development of new institutions, the role of governments in regulating settlements, and the evolution of the "frontier myth." Credit cannot be given for both HI 445 and HI 545. P: 3 hrs. of History
HI(WGS) 547 History of American Women to 1900 HI(WGS) 548 American Women in the Twentieth Century
This course explores the history of work, workers, and working class organizations in the twentieth century United States; with particular attention to three core issues in twentieth-century American labor history: whether the US South has a particular form of labor history; the historical struggle for workers¿ rights to collectively act and protest; and the intersections between race, ethnicity, immigration and labor in the twentieth-century US. Credit for both HI 450 and HI 550 is not allowed. HI 551/HI 451 The Vietnam War (3 credit hours) The Vietnam War in Vietnamese historical context. A study of major works on the legacy of French colonialism; the growth of Vietnamese radicalism and communism; World War II and the Vietnamese Revolution; the French Indochina War and political division; nation building in north and south Vietnam; conflict between north and south; American intervention; and the memory of war in Vietnam. Credit for both HI 451 and HI 551 is not allowed. Typically offered in Spring only HI 552/HI 452 Recent America (3 credit hours) Examination of contemporary opinions and historical interpretations of major problems in American life since 1939, including World War II, its social and economic consequences; Korea and the Cold War, big business and labor; civil rights and feminist movements; countercultures, Vietnam and Watergate. Credit will not be given both for HI 452 and HI 552 P: 3 Hours of History This course is offered alternate years HI 553/HI 453 United States-Latin American Relations Since 1823 (3 credit hours) Critical analysis of the last two centuries of relations between the US and Latin America. Exploration of major policies using primary sources and declassified CIA documents. Major themes include US economic, political, and military influence, covert and overt US interventions, and response by Latin American governments. Historical perspectives on contemporary inter-American problems such as drugs, environment, debt crisis, human rights abuses, and the impact of the Latino population in the U.S. Credit will not be given both for HI 453 and HI 553. Typically offered in Spring only This course is offered alternate even years
Group B - Comparative Politics/Societies
Readings in the varied historical experiences of nations native to North America from the first migrations of peoples into the continent until the present, including the variety and diversity of native cultures and experiences; native resistance to colonialism, expansion, and U.S. federal policies; and the survival and continuity of native cultures and peoples through more than four centuries of contact, conquest, and change. Graduate Catalog 1239 HI 568/HI 468 Slavery in the Americas (3 credit hours) Exploration of the development of chattel slavery throughout the Americas. Analysis of the emergence and development of New World slavery in ways that encourage students to think critically about the historical processes of abolition, emancipation, and freedom across the Atlantic world. The lectures and readings seek to dislodge the notion that the "history of slavery" only pertains to the United States. The n course, instead, emphasizes commonalities and differences in ways that challenge assumptions that the institution was exceptional in any given region. Credit will not be given for both HI 468 and HI 568.
Hours HI 571 Revolutionary China 3
Japan's emergence as a modern nation and world power. Topics include nation-state formation; modernization and its dislocations; democratization and authoritarianism; imperialism, international politics, and war; postwar reforms; changing gender relations; popular culture; and social problems. Credit will not be given for both HI 472 and HI 572 Typically offered in Spring only
This graduate course tackles previous and recent developments in the historiography of the modern Middle East, roughly 1750 to the present. It is a comprehensive course that focuses mainly on theoretical shifts, identifying new scholarship, but also leveling critiques and finding gaps in the current literature for future research. At the end of the course, students will be familiar with main texts in Modern Middle East History. They will learn how to read these and other major texts critically. They will be able to take skills learned in this course and apply them to their particular regional and theoretical interests in the Middle East. Students will be asked to read, write, and speak critically about the Middle East field as a whole and comment on specific works and how they fit within the larger canon. Typically offered in Fall and Spring HI 575/AFS 575/HI 475/AFS 475 History of the Republic of South Africa (3 credit hours) Evolution of the Republic of South Africa's society, with emphasis on the interaction of diverse peoples and cultures. Particular attention is given to the period since 1870. Credit will not be given for both HI (AFS) 475 and HI 575.
3 HI 586 Science and Empire 3 3 HI 587 Cultural Resource Management 3
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Current theories of material culture analysis and their application to history museums. Graduate standing or NDS. Typically offered in Spring only
Use of the past and its cultures in reinforcing identities. Global development of heritage preservation, cultural resource management, and heritage tourism. Role of heritage professionals in identification, study, assessment, preservation, interpretation, management, and promotion of historic and cultural resources. Law and regulations that protect and preserve cultural resources. Graduate standing or NDS. Typically offered in Fall only
Topical courses or experimental course offerings in advanced historical study. Typically offered in Fall, Spring, and Summer This course is offered based upon demand
Historical origins of public history, applications of history to public life, historiography and major paradigms in the field, and debates about the public role of historians. Graduate standing in History. Typically offered in Fall only
Major steps in development of historical investigation; analysis of elements of historical research; discussion of methodology and archival materials used by contemporary scholarly historian. Typically offered in Fall only
Critical studies in the methods and practice of contemporary historical writing. Typically offered in Spring only
Individualized study conducted under supervision of graduate faculty. Course of study, assigned readings, course projects or papers, and methods of evaluating work to be detailed in writing and approved by department head. Typically offered in Fall, Spring, and Summer
Teaching experience under the mentorship of faculty who assist the student in planning for the teaching assignment, observe and provide feedback to the student during the teaching assignment, and evaluate the student upon completion of the assignment. Typically offered in Spring only
Instruction in research and research under the mentorship of a member of the Graduate Faculty. Typically offered in Fall, Spring, and Summer
For graduate students whose programs of work specify no formal course work during a summer session and who will be devoting full time to thesis research. Typically offered in Summer only
For students who have completed all credit hour requirements and full- time enrollment for the master's degree and are writing and defending their thesis. Credits Arranged Typically offered in Fall, Spring, and Summer
Issues in public history practice as they relate to the collection, preservation, and interpretation of African American cultural history. Graduate standing in history required. Typically offered in Spring only This course is offered alternate odd years
Issues in public history practice as they relate to the collection, preservation, and interpretation of Native American history. Graduate standing in history required. Typically offered in Fall only This course is offered alternate odd years
Global public history since 1945, including functions of historical memory as they relate to global economics of public history, world heritage, and the transnational contexts for the work of historians. Typically offered in Spring only This course is offered alternate even years
Advanced historiographical readings on major topics in public history. Graduate standing only. Typically offered in Spring only
Advanced historiographical readings on major topics in history. May be repeated for credit with different topic. Graduate standing in History onl Typically offered in Fall and Spring
Development of a solid dissertation structure, research strategy and drafting of framing chapters, preparation of dissertation proposal and proposal presentation, strategies for revision of dissertation. Three consecutive semesters beginning in semester of exams. Graduate standing in history only. Typically offered in Fall and Spring
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