History Courses

Program | Faculty | Master's | Doctoral | Courses

All courses carry 4 credits unless otherwise specified.

600 European Historiography to the Enlightenment

Critical evaluation of the techniques and ideas of major historians and influential schools of historical interpretation from the Greeks through the Enlightenment. Mr. Gordon, Mr. Ogilvie

601 European Historiography: The Enlightenment to the Present

Techniques and ideas of major historians and influential schools of historical interpretation; relation of historiography to intellectual and political history of modern Europe. Mr. Gordon, Mr. Rearick

602 American Historiography Through the Civil War

Interpretations of major themes as developed in works of leading historians. Mr. Laurie, Mr. Levy, Mr. Richards

603 American Historiography: 1865 to the Present

Interpretations of major themes as developed in works of leading historians. Mr. Glassberg, Mr. McFarland, Mr. Nightingale, Mr. Boyle

607 Latin American Historiography: Colonial Period

Techniques and interpretations developed by representative historians from pre-conquest to the wars of independence. Prerequisite: reading knowledge of Spanish or Portuguese, or consent of instructor. Ms. Rausch

608 Latin American Historiography: National Period

Techniques and interpretations developed by representative historians from early national period to the present. Prerequisite: reading knowledge of Spanish or Portuguese, or consent of instructor. Ms. Bliss

611 Topics in Ancient History I

The Near East and Greece. Papers may obtain seminar credit with instructor's approval. Ms. Barton

612 Topics in Ancient History II

Early Italy and Rome, to the end of the Empire in the West. Papers may obtain seminar credit with instructor's approval. Ms. Barton

613 Topics in Medieval History

Continuity between ancient and medieval civilization. Prerequisites: working knowledge of Latin and one modern language (German, French, Italian) or consent of instructor.

615 Topics in the History of Early Modern Europe

The transformation of Europe in the period 1400-1800. Evolution of the state, social classes, moral codes, and mentalities. Emphasis also given to theoretical interpretation of the period as a whole. Mr. Gordon, Mr. Ogilvie

616 Topics in the Age of the Enlightenment

Movement of ideas in Atlantic civilization during the 18th century. The mind and writings of representative European and American thinkers. Emphasis on politics, religion, science, literature and the arts. Mr. Gordon

621 Topics in Recent European History

Selected topics in modern European history. Mr. Rearick, Mr. Sarti

624 Topics in 19th-Century Intellectual History

Selected major currents in European thought since the French Revolution, their origins, development, and influence. Reading knowledge of French or German desirable.

632 Topics in British History Since 1783

Central themes and topics. Mrs. Wickwire

636 Topics in Russian History

Russia in 19th and 20th centuries. Emphasis on Russian and Soviet historiography. Intensive reading and analyses of selected topics. Mr. Jones, Ms. Altstadt

638 Topics in Modern Italy

Selected topics in 19th- and 20th-century Italian history, including the Risor- gimento,Church and State, parliamentary politics, Marxism, and Fascism. Working knowledge of Italian required, or consent of instructor. Mr. Sarti

646 Topics in Early American History

Colonial America from discovery and settlement of the New World through the Federalist era. Mr. Levy, Ms. Miller, Ms. Nash

648 Topics in the National Period

A reading course. Basic features of American political, social, and economic history from the rise of Jeffersonianism to the Civil War. Mr. Richards

649 Topics in the American Civil War Era

Analysis and interpretation of slavery and abolition, Southern nationalism, the breakdown of national parties, causes of the war, wartime politics and the war's impact. Mr. Richards

650 Topics in the Gilded Age

Investigation of national reunification, Grantism, dead center politics, genteel reform, the new industrialism and business leadership, labor, and agrarian problems. Mr. McFarland

651 Topics in the Progressive Era of the United States

Emphasis on political, social, economic, and cultural aspects of the Progressive Era; analysis of interpretations of historians and others. Mr. Tager, Mr. McFarland

652 Topics in American Diplomatic History

Readings in primary and secondary sources for the study of important phases in American diplomacy. Mr. Pelz

653 Topics in the United States Between the World Wars

Major issues in American political, social, and economic life between the two World Wars. Mr. Glassberg

654 Topics in Recent American History

The political, social, and cultural history of the United States since 1930. Mr. Boyle, Mr. Nightingale

655 Topics in United States Intellectual History

Specific aspects of such general topics as American adaptation of the European heritage, growth of the concept of Americanism, emergence of patrician leadership, achievement of realistic democracy, triumph of nationalism, assertion of individualism in a corporate society, and the scientific-humanistic culture conflict. Mr. Cantor, Mr. Nissenbaum

657 Topics in United States Urban History

Origins of the modern American city and the complex problems engendered by large-scale urbanization. Mr. Tager

658 Topics in American Social History

Readings in the history of ordinary Amer-icans, how they shaped and were affected by dominant political, economic, and cultural institutions and ideas. Mr. Laurie, Mr. Story, Mr. Nissenbaum, Mr. Night-ingale

659 Public History

An examination of the various public images and uses of history and issues confronted by historians working in museums, historic sites, oral history, historic preservation, archives and documentary film. Mr. Glassberg. Ms. Miller

671 Topics in Modern and Contemporary Latin America

Political, economic, social, and ideological forces in history of Latin America since independence. Reading knowledge of Spanish or Portuguese desirable. Ms. Rausch, Ms. Bliss

676 Topics in Modern Middle-Eastern History

Readings in political, social, economic, and cultural history of the Middle East since 1800. Ms. Wilson

696 Special Problems in History

Directed reading, research or writing for qualified students. Consent of instructor required. Credit, 1-6.

697 Special Topics in History

New, experimental courses that often cross conventional national and disciplinary boundaries and periods; recent offerings include Honor and Violence, Propaganda, Nationalism, and the History of the Body.

698 Practicum in Public History

Credit, 1-6.Mr. Glassberg

699 Master's Thesis

Maximum credit, 8.

700 Seminar in Medieval History

Training in historical research. Consent of instructor required.

701 Seminar in Renaissance and Reformation

Training in historical research. Consent of instructor required. Mr. Ogilvie

703 Seminar in the Enlightenment

Training in historical research. Consent of instructor required. Mr. Gordon

715 Seminar in Social History of Early Modern Europe

Urban society of early modern Europe; evolution from town to city, political and social institutions developed by the city, impact of the city on intellectual and religious life. Mr. Gordon

716 Seminar in Modern Germany

Training in historical research. Consent of instructor required.

717 Seminar in Modern France

Training in historical research. Consent of instructor required. Mr. Rearick

718 Seminar in Russian History

Training in historical research. Consent of instructor required. Mr. Jones, Ms. Altstadt

719 European Politics and Diplomacy Since 1815

Training in historical research and introduction to relationships among European nations in a critical period. Consent of instructor required. Mr. Swartz

731 Seminar in Early American History

Training in historical research. Consent of instructor required. Mr. Levy, Ms. Miller, Ms. Nash

732 Seminar in the Age of Jacksonian Democracy

Training in historical research. Consent of instructor required. Mr. Richards

733 Seminar in the Civil War and Reconstruction

Training in historical research. Consent of instructor required. Mr. Richards

735 Seminar in the Progressive Era in the United States

Training in historical research. Consent of instructor required. Mr. Tager, Mr. McFarland

736 Seminar in the United States Between World Wars

Training in historical research. Consent of instructor required. Mr. Glassberg

737 Seminar in Recent American History

Training in historical research in post-World War II American History. Consent of instructor required. Mr. Boyle, Mr. Nightingale

738 Seminar in American Diplomatic History

Training in historical research. Consent of instructor required. Mr. Pelz

739 Seminar in American Intellectual History to the Civil War

Training in historical research. Consent of instructor required. Mr. Cantor, Mr. Nissenbaum

740 Seminar in American Intellectual History Since the Civil War

Training in historical research. Consent of instructor required. Mr. Cantor, Mr. Nissenbaum

751 Seminar in the Colonial History of Latin America

Training in historical research. Consent of instructor required. Ms. Rausch

753 Seminar in Mexican History

Training in historical research. Ms. Bliss

761 Seminar in Modern Middle-Eastern History

Training in historical research. Consent of instructor required. Ms. Wilson

771 Seminar on the Art and Technique of Biography

The human side of history. An appreciation of biographical literature; how to write biography. Students read and discuss several provocative biographies to see how the professionals put their books together. Students prepare biographical accounts of historical figures, drawing from letters, diaries, private journals, memoirs, and recollections.

796 Special Problems Seminar in History

Directed research or writing for qualified students. Consent of instructor required. Credit, 1-6.

797 Special Topics Seminar in History

Training in historical research. Consent of instructor required.

899 Doctoral Dissertation

Credit, 10.