HSTR
History - World
HSTR 101IH WESTERN CIVILIZATION I HSTR 102IH WESTERN CIVILIZATION II HSTR 130D LATIN AMERICAN HISTORY HSTR 135D THE MODERN MIDDLE EAST HSTR 140D MODERN ASIA HSTR 145D HISTORY OF JAPAN HSTR 160D MODERN WORLD HISTORY HSTR 205CS SCIENCE, TECNOLOGY, AND RISK HSTR 207CS SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY IN WORLD HISTORY HSTR 208RH SCIENCE,ENVIRONMENT,TECHNOLOGY,SOCIETY:COMMON EXPERIENCE HSTR 282CS DARWINIAN REVOLUTION HSTR 290R UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH HSTR 291 SPECIAL TOPICS HSTR 302 ANCIENT GREECE HSTR 304 ANCIENT ROME HSTR 318 THE GILDED AGE TO 1940 HSTR 322 19TH CENTURY EUROPE HSTR 324 20TH CENTURY EUROPE HSTR 330 HISTORY OF MEXICO HSTR 340 AGE OF THE SHOGUNS HSTR 342 JAPAN'S LONG 19TH CENTURY HSTR 345 MODERN CHINA HSTR 346 MODERN INDIA,PAKISTAN,AND BANGLADESH HSTR 348 BRITAIN 1485-1688 HSTR 350 MODERN BRITAIN HSTR 353 MODERN FRANCE HSTR 359 RUSSIA TO 1917 HSTR 362 MODERN GERMANY HSTR 366 MIDDLE EAST/20TH CENTURY HSTR 372 THE WORLD AT WAR HSTR 375 EURASIAN BORDERLANDS HSTR 376 TWENTIETH CENTURY WAR HSTR 410 FAMILY, GENDER AND LAW IN ANCIENT GREECE AND ROME HSTR 415 GENDER AND TECHNOLOGY HSTR 417 SCI, TECH SOC 1500-1800 HSTR 419 MODERN SCIENCE HSTR 423 EUROPEAN INTELLECTUAL HISTORY HSTR 430 LATIN AMER SOC HISTORY HSTR 431 RACE IN LATIN AMERICA HSTR 432 COLONIAL LATIN AMERICA HSTR 433 LATIN AMERICAN PERSPECTIVES HSTR 434 GENDER,SEXUALITY, AND SOCIAL CHANGE IN LATIN AMERICAN HISTORY HSTR 443 GENDER IN ASIA HSTR 445 SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, AND ENVIRONMENT IN JAPAN HSTR 446 SCIENCE & MEDICINE IN CHINA HSTR 468 THE MAKING OF MODERN TURKEY HSTR 482 ANIMAL HISTORIES HSTR 484 WORLD ENVIRONMENTAL HISTORY HSTR 486 MUSEUM HISTORY HSTR 490R UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH HSTR 491 SPECIAL TOPICS HSTR 492 INDEPENDENT STUDY HSTR 498 INTERNSHIP HSTR 499R SEMINAR CAPSTONE:HISTORICAL METHODOLOGY
HSTR 101IH WESTERN CIVILIZATION
I
F,S,Su 4 cr. LEC 3 RCT 1
-- Survey of the ancient Near East, Greece, Rome, and the European world
to the end of Reformation. Emphasis on social, economic, and cultural
history.
HSTR 102IH WESTERN CIVILIZATION
II
F,S 4 cr. LEC 3 RCT 1
-- Survey of European history from 1600 to the present.
HSTR 130D LATIN AMERICAN HISTORY
S 4 cr. LEC 3 RCT 1
-- The history of Latin America from the Pre-Columbian period to the
present day, focused primarily on the period since Independence in the
1820's. The course examines the origins and legacies of economic and
political inequalities both within Latin America and the "first
world", with attention to questions of class, race, ethnicity,
and gender.
HSTR 135D THE MODERN MIDDLE
EAST
F 4 cr. LEC 3 RCT 1
-- This introductory course examines the Middle East from the early
twentieth century until the present day. Beginning with the Ottoman
and Safavid empires, this course explores a variety of themes relating
to the region and its place in the world.
HSTR 140D MODERN ASIA
S 4 cr. LEC 3 RCT 1
-- Survey of the social, political, and economic history of East Asia
(China and/ or Japan) in the 19th and 20th century.
HSTR 145D HISTORY OF JAPAN
F,Su 4 cr. LEC 3 RCT 1
-- The political and cultural development of Japan from earliest time
to the present. Special attention will be given to Japanese relations
with Asia and the West.
HSTR 160D MODERN WORLD HISTORY
F 4 cr. LEC 3 RCT 1
--Introduction to themes important for understanding the world in the
20th century through an examination of commodities from 1000 - present:
world systems, global interconnections, identity and difference, the
rise of mass society, technology, and the environment.
HSTR 205CS SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY,
AND RISK
On Demand 3 cr. LEC 3
-- Examines the history, science, and ethics of risk, focusing on the
complex relationship of science, technology, and risk in modern age.
Includes exploration of knowledge production in science and technology;
case studies such as industrial health and safety, the atomic age, "natural"
disasters, and global warming to understand how risk has been defined,
perceived, and remedied; and team research projects on such topics as
automobile safety, earthquakes, and maquiladores.
HSTR 207CS SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
IN WORLD HISTORY
On Demand 3 cr. LEC 3
-- Surveys the role of science and technology in relation to social,
political, and economic change in global history. Special attention
is given to the historical development of scientific and technological
knowledge, the ways different societies have linked ideas of progress
and science, and how history can provide valuable perspective to contemporary
debates over potentially revolutionary scientific and technological
practices.
HSTR 208RH SCIENCE,ENVIRONMENT,TECHNOLOGY,SOCIETY:COMMON
EXPERIENCE
S 3 cr. SEM
-- Science and technology have become pervasive investigators of social
change. This course aims to understand the nature, causes, and consequences
of the growth of science and technology from a humanistic perspective,
including recent advances in stem-cell research, the human genome, atomic
energy and weapons, and space technology. We will explore the immense
social, cultural, political, and economic consequences of these advances
and how they have affected our relationship to the natural world.
HSTR 282CS DARWINIAN REVOLUTION
On Demand 3 cr. LEC 3
-- Covers the history, philosophy, and our current understanding of
the biological sciences, focusing especially on the theory of evolution.
Explores Darwin's ideas, the manner in which he came to them, his argument's
explanatory power, and the diverse ramifications of evolutionary theory,
including the modern debates in science and religion, stem cell research,
cloning, sociobiology, and other tricky contemporary issues.
HSTR 290R UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH
F,S 1-6 cr. IND may be repeated
-- Directed undergraduate research/creative activity which may culminate
in a written work or other creative project. Course will address responsible
conduct of research.
HSTR 291 SPECIAL TOPICS
On Demand 1 - 4 cr. Maximum 12 cr.
PREREQUISITE: None required but some may be determined necessary by
each offering department.
-- Course not required in any curriculum for which there is a particular
one-time need, or given on a trial basis to determine acceptability
and demand before requesting a regular course number.
HSTR 302 ANCIENT GREECE
On Demand 3 cr. LEC 3
-- Origins to Alexander the Great, with special attention to life in
classical Athens. Emphasis on reading ancient sources in translation.
HSTR 304 ANCIENT ROME
On Demand 3 cr. LEC 3
-- From the foundations of the city to the fall of the empire, with
special attention to social and military history. Emphasis on reading
ancient sources in translation.
HSTR 318 GILDED AGE TO 1940
On Demand 3 cr. LEC 3
PREREQUISITE: HSTR 101 or HSTR 102.
-- This course explores the social, economic, and political development
of the U.S. from 1877 to 1940, including the rise of big business, urbanization,
progressive reform, the Great Depression, and the New Deal.
HSTR 322 19TH CENTURY EUROPE
On Demand 3 cr. LEC 3
PREREQUISITE: Junior standing and HSTA 101 or HSTA 102.
-- Ideas and events in Britain and on the continent from the Congress
of Vienna to the outbreak of World War I. Social and intellectual ideas
as well as political and economic events.
HSTR 324 20TH CENTURY EUROPE
On Demand 3 cr. LEC 3
PREREQUISITE: Junior standing and HSTA 101 or HSTA 102.
-- Events and forces in 20th century Europe from World War I to the
present. The rise of fascism, communism, and the interwar crisis along
with post-World War II developments.
HSTR 330 HISTORY OF MEXICO
On Demand 3 cr. LEC 3.
PREREQUISITE: Take one of the following: HIST 101, HIST 102 or HIST
130.
-- This course examines the historical processes that resulted in the
creation of Modern Mexico: pre-Columbian civilization, European conquest,
colonialism, and the struggle over nation building since independence
in 1821.
HSTR 340 AGE OF THE SHOGUNS
On Demand 3 cr. LEC 3
PREREQUISITE: HSTR 140 or HSTR 145.
-- Exploration of the political, cultural, and diplomatic issues involved
in the development of the Tokugawa state.
HSTR 342 JAPAN'S LONG 19TH
CENTURY
On Demand 3 cr. LEC 3
PREREQUISITE: HSTR 140 or HSTR 145
-- Investigates the revolutionary changes that Japan underwent between
the 1770's and 1910.
HSTR 345 MODERN CHINA
F 3 cr. LEC 3
PREREQUISITE: Junior standing and one of the following: HSTA 160, HSTR
102 or HSTR 140.
-- Social, political, and economic history of the People's Republic
of China.
HSTR 346 MODERN INDIA,PAKISTAN,AND
BANGLADESH
S 3 cr. LEC 3
PREREQUISITE: Junior standing and one of the following: HSTA 160, HSTR
102 or HSTR 140.
-- Social, economic, political, and intellectual history of India, Pakistan,
and Bangladesh during the 19th and 20th centuries.
HSTR 348 BRITAIN 1485-1688
On Demand 3 cr. LEC 3
PREREQUISITE: Sophomore standing and HSTR 102.
-- History of the British Isles from prehistory to 1714. Topics of study
include the Reformation, Civil War, unification of Scotland and England
and rise of Britain as a world power.
HSTR 350 MODERN BRITAIN
On Demand 3 cr. LEC 3
PREREQUISITE: Sophomore standing and one of the following: HSTR 160
or HSTR 102
-- The emergence and fall of Britain as a world power. Topics of study
include industrialization, the slow emergence of democracy in Britain,
the role of the family in Victorian Britain, and the impact of the empire
within Britain.
HSTR 353 MODERN FRANCE
On Demand 3 cr. LEC 3
PREREQUISITE: Junior standing and one of the following: HIST 160, HSTR
101 or HSTR 102.
-- An interdisciplinary course which focuses on the construction of
the modern French nation-state.
HSTR 359 RUSSIA TO 1917
On Demand 3 cr. LEC 3
PREREQUISITE: Junior standing and HSTR 101 or HSTR 102.
-- Emergence of Russia as a modern nation and developments which led
to the Bolshevik Revolution.
HSTR 362 MODERN GERMANY
On Demand 3 cr. LEC 3
PREREQUISITE: Junior standing and HSTR 101 or HSTR 102.
-- An in-depth look at the economic, social, and political developments
of modern Germany.
HSTR 366 MIDDLE EAST/20TH CENTURY
On Demand 3 cr. LEC 3
PREREQUISITE: One of the following: HIST 160, HSTA 101, HSTA 102 or
PSCI 230.
-- Investigate major diplomatic, economic, cultural and religious themes
from the Middle East in the 20th century. Students will choose topics
and countries of interest for specific, instructor-guided research.
The Arab-Israeli conflict will be one case study.
HSTR 372 THE WORLD AT WAR
F, alternate years, to be offered even years 3 cr. LEC 3
PREREQUISITE: HSTR 101, or HSTR 102, or HSTA 101, or HSTA 102, or HSTA
160.
-- The First World War examined through political, military, technological,
and social history, in the contexts of the early decades of the 20th
century and consequences up to the present.
HSTR 375 EURASIAN BORDERLANDS
F, alternate years, to be offered even years 3 cr. LEC 3
PREREQUISITE: Junior standing and HSTR 101, or HSTR 102, or HSTR 135.
-- Provides a comparative and thematic approach to a series of issues
related to the theme of cross-cultural contact. Draws on scholarly literature
pertaining to the Balkans, the Middle East, and the former Soviet Union
to examine imperialism, national and religious identity, human mobility,
and genocide.
HSTR 376 TWENTIETH CENTURY
WAR
On Demand 3 cr. LEC 3
PREREQUISITE: Junior standing and one of the following: HIST 160, HSTA
101 or HSTA 102.
-- This course examines the history of U.S. military activity in the
Pacific Rim from the Philippine War to Vietnam, investigating the geopolitical,
economic, social, and cultural factors that culminated in the nation's
longest war: Vietnam.
HSTR 410 FAMILY, GENDER AND
LAW IN ANCIENT GREECE/ROME
On Demand 3 cr. LEC 3
PREREQUISITE: Junior standing and HSTR 101, HSTR 302 or HSTR 304.
-- Marriage, family life, and the position of women from Homer to Saint
Augustine. Special emphasis on private law. Reading and discussion of
ancient sources in translation.
HSTR 415 GENDER AND TECHNOLOGY
On Demand 3 cr. LEC 3
PREREQUISITE: HSTR 102 or HSTA 102 or consent of instructor.
-- Why are technologies gendered? How do technologies affect gender?
This class explores the relationship between gender and technology in
comparative cultural, social, and historical perspective. Specific topics
addressed include gender and industrialization; identity, masculinity,
and technology; gender, sex, and technology.
HSTR 417 SCI TECH SOC 1500-1800
On Demand 3 cr. LEC 3
PREREQUISITE: Junior standing and one of the following: HSTA 101, HSTR
101, HSTR 102, HSTR 282.
-- The Scientific Revolution in Europe. Topics of study include the
relationships between religion and science, science and gender, and
technological change and the structure of society.
HSTR 419 MODERN SCIENCE
On Demand 3 cr. LEC 3
PREREQUISITE: Junior standing and one of the following: HSTR 102, HSTA
102, HSTR 332, HSTR 324, or HSTA 412.
-- The emergence of modern science in Europe and America. Topics of
study include the relationships between science, gender, ethnicity,
and race.
HSTR 423 EUROPEAN INTELLECTUAL
HISTORY
On Demand 3 cr. LEC 3
PREREQUISITE: Junior standing and HSTR 101 or HSTR 102.
-- The ideologies and major thinkers who have influenced European history
from the French Revolution to the present day.
HSTR 430 LATIN AMER SOC HISTORY
On Demand 3 cr. SEM 3
PREREQUISITE: HSTR 130.
-- Social history of Latin America from colonial times to the present
with a focus on social history methodology, theories of economic development
and social change, and on the experiences of Latin America's diverse
popular classes.
HSTR 431 RACE IN LATIN AMERICA
On Demand 3 cr. SEM 3
PREREQUISITE: One of the following: HSTR 130, HSTA 101 or HSTA 102.
-- This course explores the history of race relations in Latin America,
focusing on the traditional links between "race" and power.
Topics include examinations of Indigenous, African, and European cultures/ethnicities,
from the Conquest to the present day.
HSTR 432 COLONIAL LATIN AMERICA
F 3 cr. SEM 3
PREREQUISITE: HSTR 130 and Junior standing or permission of instructor.
-- This seminar-style course examines the colonial period in Latin America,
from 1492-1821. Important themes include cross-cultural contact and
conflict, the development of a colonial economy, religious and cultural
change, institutional and political history, and the organization of
colonial society.
HSTR 433 LATIN AMERICAN PERSPECTIVES
S 3 cr. LEC 3
PREREQUISITE: HSTR 130.
-- This course approaches historical developments, literature, and constructions
of identity in twentieth-century Latin America. Taught in English with
Spanish reading/writing option. Focus will vary by professor.
HSTR 434 GENDER, SEXUALITY,
AND SOCIAL CHANGE IN LATIN AMERICAN HISTORY
On Demand 3 cr. LEC 3
PREREQUISITE: Background in Latin American and/or Women's Studies.
-- An exploration of the ways in which transformations in the historical
construction of gender and sexuality shaped and were shaped by broader
processes of socioeconomic, political, and cultural change in Latin
American history.
HSTR 443 GENDER IN ASIA
S 3 cr. LEC 3
PREREQUISITE: Junior standing and one of the following: HSTR 160, HSTR
101, HSTR 102 or HSTR 140.
-- Analysis of gender relations, the family, the struggle by women in
Asia to achieve civil rights and social reform, the problems of working
women and various alternatives to western feminism. Focus on the 19th
and 20th centuries.
HSTR 444 JAPANESE WOMEN'S HISTORY
On Demand 3 cr. SEM 3
PREREQUISITE: HSTR 140 or HSTR 145
-- The role of women in Japanese history from ancient time to the present.
HSTR 445 SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY,
AND ENVIRONMENT IN JAPAN
On Demand 3 cr. SEM 3
PREREQUISITE: HSTR 140 or HSTR 145
-- The role of women in Japanese history from ancient time to the present.
HSTR 446 SCIENCE & MEDICINE
IN CHINA
F, to be offered alternate years, 2008 3 cr. LEC 3
PREREQUISITE: HSTR 140 or HSTR 145 or consent of instructor.
--An exploration of the transformations of medicine, technology, and
natural knowledge in imperial and modern China.
HSTR 468 THE MAKING OF MODERN
TURKEY
S, Alternate years 3 cr. LEC 3
PREREQUISITE: Lower division HSTR (non-US history) course or junior
standing or consent of the instructor.
--This course focuses upon the major political, cultural, social, and
economic developments taking place in the history of Turkey from its
establishment in 1923 up to the present day. Of particular importance
to this course is the question of what the study of Turkey's modern
history can teach us about the modern era more generally.
HSTR 482 ANIMAL HISTORIES
F,S alternate years, 3 cr. LEC 3
PREREQUISITE: Junior standing or consent of instructor.
-- An intensive and creative research experience, this course allows
students to explore the multidisciplinary side of history by investigating
the interrelationship of human and nonhuman animals in a historical
setting.
HSTR 484 WORLD ENVIRONMENTAL
HISTORY
F,S alternate years, 3 cr. LEC 3
PREREQUISITE: HSTR 160,145,140 or 130.
-- This course examines the intersection of the natural world with major
themes in world history and places typical subjects in environmental
history, including diseases, agriculture, pollution, and environmentalism
in global context.
HSTR 486 MUSEUM HISTORY
S alternate years, to be offered odd years 3 cr. LEC 3
PREREQUISITE: Junior standing.
-- An examination of the development of American museums and their relationship
to other exhibitionary forms including wild west shows and world's fairs.
The course also introduces students to theoretical arguments about the
nature and function of cultural representations.
HSTR 490R UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH
F,S,Su 1-6 cr. IND May be repeated. Max 12 cr.
PREREQUISITE: Junior standing in History and consent of department head.
HSTR 491 SPECIAL TOPICS
On Demand 1 - 4 cr. Maximum 12 cr.
PREREQUISITE: Course prerequisites as determined for each offering.
-- Courses not required in any curriculum for which there is a particular
one-time need, or given on a trial basis to determine acceptability
and demand before requesting a regular course number.
HSTR 492 INDEPENDENT STUDY
On Demand 1 - 4 cr. IND Maximum 6 cr.
PREREQUISITE: Junior standing, consent of instructor, and approval of
department head.
-- Directed research and study on an individual basis.
HSTR 498 INTERNSHIP
On Demand 2 - 12 cr. IND
PREREQUISITE: Junior standing, consent of instructor, and approval of
department head.
-- An individualized assignment arranged with an agency, business, or
other organization to provide guided experience in the field.
HSTR 499R SEMINAR CAPSTONE:HISTORICAL
METHODOLOGY
F,S 3 cr. SEM 3
PREREQUISITE: Senior standing, HSTR 160, HSTR 101 or HSTR 102 and HSTA
101 or HSTA 102.
-- Senior capstone course. History majors practice sound research and
writing methods, using appropriate bibliographical tools and in light
of contemporary historiography.
