UNDERGRADUATE HISTORY COURSES

3400

200 EMPIRES OF ANCIENT ASIA 3 credits

Comparative study of the formative empires East, South, and western Asia. Emphasis on the origins and development of core institutions and early writings.

210 HUMANITIES IN THE WESTERN TRADITION I: ANTIQUITY TO THE RENAISSANCE 4 credits

Prerequisites: 32 credits and completion of 3300:112. Introduction to the human condition in the past as manifested in the ideas, religions, visual arts and music of Western civilization from the ancient Greeks through the Renaissance. Cannot be used to meet major requirements in History.

211 HUMANITIES IN THE WESTERN TRADITION II: REFORMATION TO THE PRESENT 3 credits

Prerequisite: 3400:210. Introduction to the human condition in the past as manifested in the

ideas, religions, visual arts and music of Western civilization from the Protestant Reformation to

the Present. Cannot be used to meet major requirements in History.

250 UNITED STATES HISTORY TO 1877 4 credits

Historical survey from the Age of Discovery and North American colonization through the creation

of the United States to the Civil War and Reconstruction.

251 UNITED STATES HISTORY SINCE 1877 4 credits

Survey of United States history from the end of Federal Reconstruction to the present.

300 IMPERIAL CHINA 3 credits

Selective study of institutional, intellectual, political and artistic developments in Chinese civilization

from antiquity to 18th Century. Emphasis on general features of traditional Chinese culture.

301 MODERN CHINA 3 credits

This course examines the domestic and global roots of China’s 20th century modernization and

their relationship to the challenges China now faces.

303 MODERN EAST ASIA 3 credits

Exploration of domestic and global factors that shaped modern East Asia (Japan, China, Korea

and Vietnam).

307 ANCIENT NEAR EAST 3 credits

Mesopotamia, Egypt; Israel, and neighbors to Persian Empire.

308 GREECE 3 credits

Minoans and Mycenaeans; classical Greece to triumph of Macedon.

310 HISTORICAL METHODS 3 credits

Introduction to historical research and writing. Required for history major.

313 EASTERN ROMAN EMPIRE 3 credits

Byzantine culture and history from 324 to the fall of 1453.

317 ROMAN REPUBLIC 3 credits

An intensive survey of the Roman Republic. Attention will be given to the nature of the source

material, ancient historiography, text criticism and the like.

318 ROMAN EMPIRE 3 credits

An intensive survey of the Roman Empire. Attention will be given to the nature of the source

material, ancient historiography, text criticism and the like.

319 MEDIEVAL EUROPE, 500-1200 3 credits

Migration of peoples, Carolingian revival, renewed invasions; social, economic and intellectual

stirrings lead to “birth of Europe.”

320 MEDIEVAL EUROPE, 1200-1500 3 credits

Middle Ages and the middle class; economic and political change, international wars, social

unrest and religious crosscurrents.

321 EUROPE: RENAISSANCE TO RELIGIOUS WARS, 1350-1610 3 credits

Survey of the social, political, economic, religious, and intellectual history of Early Modern

Europe from the Italian Renaissance to the early 17th century.

322 EUROPE: ABSOLUTISM TO REVOLUTION, 1610-1789 3 credits

Survey of the social, political, economic, religious, and intellectual history of Early Modern Europe

from the Thirty Years War to the French Revolution.

323 EUROPE FROM REVOLUTION TO WORLD WAR, 1789-1914 3 credits

Surveys the political, economic, social, and cultural history of modern Europe from the French

Revolution to the First World War.

324 EUROPE FROM WORLD WAR I TO THE PRESENT 3 credits

A survey of European political and social history from World War I to the present.

325 WOMEN IN MODERN EUROPE 3 credits

A survey of the history of women in Europe since 1500, with emphasis on their roles and the

changes attendant on modernization.

335 RUSSIA TO 1801 3 credits

Survey of Russian history from Kievan period to death of Paul I, emphasizing development of autocratic

government, Russian culture, reigns of Peter and Catherine.

336 RUSSIA SINCE 1801 3 credits

Survey of 19th and 20th Centuries. Special emphasis on problems of modernization, the revolution

and development of communism.

337 FRANCE FROM NAPOLEON TO DeGAULLE 3 credits

Combines a study of Napoleon and DeGaulle with a survey of the political, economic, social, and cultural/

artistic trends of modern French history.

338 ENGLAND TO 1688 3 credits

Survey of English history from the Anglo-Saxon conquest to the Revolution of 1688. Medieval and

early modern institutions, social and cultural life.

339 ENGLAND SINCE 1688 3 credits

Survey of English history from 1688 to the present. The reform of English institutions and life, modernization

of the economy, the welfare state, society and war.

340 SELECTED TOPICS 3 credits

Includes experimental offerings such as those crossing subject of chronological lines, and subjects

not listed in this General Bulletin. See departmental office for current subject.

341 ISLAMIC FUNDAMENTALISM AND REVOLUTION 3 credits

The political and socio-economic roots of Islamic reformism and militancy in the Middle East and

North Africa since the 1960s.

342 THE CRUSADES THROUGH ARAB EYES 3 credits

Political and military struggles, diplomatic practices and intellectual traditions of the Medieval

Islamic/Arab world and the Western crusaders.

345 NATIVE NORTH AMERICAN HISTORY 3 credits

The histories of Native Americans from Columbus to the present, emphasizing a half-millennium of

adaptive responses to the presence of Europeans in North America.

350 U.S. WOMEN’S HISTORY 3 credits

History of American women’s experiences and exploration of gender as a changing structure shaping

American life from the colonial period through the 20th century.

351 GLOBAL HISTORY: ENCOUNTERS AND CONFLICTS 4 credits

This course explores historical encounters between societies to explain the development of the integrated

economic, political, and cultural systems presently characterizing the modern world.

352 THE AMERICAN WEST 3 credits

Examination of westward movement from revolution to closing of frontier; types of frontiers; impact

of west on nation’s development.

354 AMERICAN IMMIGRATION 3 credits

Examination of European migrants to American colonies and United States, their reasons for leaving

Europe and coming to America, and their experience after arrival.

355 AMERICAN RELIGIOUS HISTORY 3 credits

Addresses critical issues and figures in American religious history from the colonial era to present,

including ways ideas have influenced political and judicial discourse.

356 SPORTS IN AMERICAN HISTORY SINCE 1865 3 credits

An examination of the reciprocal relationship between sports and various institutions of society: culture,

religion, politics, education, economics, race, ethnicity, diplomacy and gender.

358 URBAN AMERICA 3 credits

This course looks at the significance of cities and urban development in shaping American society.

360 UNITED STATES MILITARY HISTORY 3 credits

Survey of United States military history from the colonial era to the present.

361 AFRICAN-AMERICAN HISTORY, 1492 TO 1877 3 credits

This course focuses on African American history, culture and heritage from 1492 to 1877.

362 AFRICAN-AMERICAN HISTORY, 1877 TO PRESENT 3 credits

This course focuses on African American history, culture and heritage from 1877 to present.

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371 SELECTED TOPICS: NORTH AMERICAN HISTORY 3 credits

Selected topics addressing the history of North America (from the Rio Grande to the Arctic). Contact the

department office concerning specific topics.

372 SELECTED TOPICS: EUROPEAN HISTORY 3 credits

Selected topics addressing European history from the collapse of the Roman Empire to the present.

Contact the department office concerning specific topics.

373 SELECTED TOPICS: OTHER 3 credits

Selected historical topics on Africa, Asia, Latin America, the ancient world and world history. Contact the

department office concerning specific topics.

377 HISTORY OF WOMEN IN LATIN AMERICA 3 credits

Survey of changes and continuities in the lives of Latin American women since the colonial period;

emphasis on gender, race, class in shaping women’s experiences.

378 COLONIAL LATIN AMERICA 3 credits

Examines colonial history of Latin America until struggles for independence in 19th century.

Emphasis on cultural, political, social developments, issues of ethnicity, race and gender.

379 MODERN LATIN AMERICA 3 credits

This course examines the history of Latin America during the national period, ca. 1820s to the

present. Focus on politics, economic systems, and nation-state formation.

381 HISTORY OF CANADA 3 credits

Survey of Canadian history from the age of the explorers to the present. Special emphasis will be placed

on the history of French-Canadians, on economic development and on Canadian-American relations.

382 THE VIETNAM WAR 3 credits

An examination and evaluation of all aspects of the war in Vietnam, political, military, diplomatic and

economic, including its impact domestically then and later.

385-391 WORLD CIVILIZATIONS

Courses 385 through 391 are designed to provide a basic knowledge of past human experiences and

an understanding of current events in key areas of the non-Western world. These courses can not be

used to meet major requirements in History.

385 WORLD CIVILIZATIONS: CHINA 2 credits

Prerequisite: 64 credits.

386 WORLD CIVILIZATIONS: JAPAN 2 credits

Prerequisite: 64 credits.

387 WORLD CIVILIZATIONS: SOUTHEAST ASIA 2 credits

Prerequisite: 64 credits.

388 WORLD CIVILIZATIONS: INDIA 2 credits

Prerequisite: 64 credits.

389 WORLD CIVILIZATIONS: MIDDLE EAST 2 credits

Prerequisite: 64 credits.

390 WORLD CIVILIZATIONS: AFRICA 2 credits

Prerequisite: 64 credits.

391 WORLD CIVILIZATIONS: LATIN AMERICA 2 credits

Prerequisite: 64 credits.

392 INTERNSHIPS IN HISTORY 1-3 credits

(May be repeated up to 6 credits; 4 credits to apply to the 32 credit minimum for a history

major.)Prerequisites: 64 credits, History major or minor, prior completion of 16 credits in History

(not including Humanities in the Western Tradition or World Civilizations), minimum 2.5 history

GPA, and permission of instructor. Individual field experience in applied history.

396 IRAQ IN HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE 3 credits

This course will offer a complex and nuanced look into the history of Iraq and will situate current

events firmly in their historical context.

397 INDIVIDUAL STUDY OR RESEARCH IN HISTORY 1-3 credits

(May be repeated for a total of four credits) Prerequisite: permission. For individual study or

research in history, including special projects, summer study tours or specialized training.

400 GENDER AND CULTURE IN CHINA 3 credits

Prerequisites: Six credits in 3400 courses. This course examines the dynamic between gender

and culture from late imperial to post-socialist China, with connections drawn to public policies in

different periods.

401 JAPAN AND THE PACIFIC WAR, 1895-1945 3 credits

The rise of Japanese militarism, Japan’s drive to create an empire in East and Southeast Asia,

1895-1945, and its role in the Pacific War, 1937-45.

404 STUDIES IN ROMAN HISTORY 3 credits

Prerequisite: Completion of six hours of History courses at the 200 or 300 level. Concentrated

investigation of selected topics, such as imperialism in middle and late Republic, the age of

Augustus, or the fall of western Empire.

410 HISTORY AND FILM 3 credits

Prerequisite: Six credits 3400 courses or permission of the instructor. Repeatable once with permission.

Examines films as historical experiences, historical events, and artifacts of history.

Themes and foci will vary.

416 MODERN INDIA 3 credits

History of the Indian subcontinent from c. 1500 with emphasis on India society and culture,

British imperialism, and the emergence of Indian nationalism.

417 LATIN AMERICA AND THE UNITED STATES 3 credits

Prerequisite: Six credits of 3400 courses or permission of the instructor. Inter-American relations

viewed from Latin American and U.S. perspectives; U.S. policy, imperialism,. economic and cultural

influences.

418 HISTORY OF BRAZIL SINCE 1500 3 credits

Prerequisite: Six credits of 3400 courses or permission of the instructor. Survey of the economic,

political, social and cultural history of Brazil since 1500. Six credits of 3400 courses or permission

from instructor required to enroll.

424 THE RENAISSANCE 3 credits

The age of transition from the Middle Ages to modern times (1350-1600). Special emphasis on

intellectual trends, the development of humanism, and the fine arts.

425 THE REFORMATION 3 credits

Europe in 16th Century; its religious, cultural, political and diplomatic development, with special

emphasis on Protestant, Anglican and Catholic reformations.

429 EUROPE IN THE FRENCH REVOLUTIONARY ERA, 1789-1815 3 credits

Development of Revolution; Napoleon’s regime and satellites.

438 NAZI GERMANY 3 credits

This course covers the social, economic, and political history of Germany from World War I to

1945 with emphasis on the Third Reich.

440 TUDOR AND STUART BRITAIN, 1485-1714 3 credits

An examination of the development of, and increasing links between the British kingdoms in the

early modern period, with emphasis on culture, politics, and religion.

443 CHURCHILL’S ENGLAND 3 credits

An examination of the changes that Britain experienced during the life of Winston Churchill,

1874-1965. Emphasis is on cultural, social, and political developments.

451 COLONIAL AMERICAN HISTORY 3 credits

This course covers the history of colonial America from the first European contact in the

Americas in 1492 to the onset of the American Revolution.

452 THE AMERICAN REVOLUTIONARY ERA: POLITICAL, MILITARY, 3 credits

AND CONSTITUTIONAL ASPECTS

The struggle for the rights of Englishmen and independence; the impact of war on American

society and the creation of republican institutions.

453 THE EARLY AMERICAN REPUBLIC 3 credits

Prerequisite: Six credits of 3400 courses; these credits can include Humanities in the Western

Tradition and World Civilization courses. The evolution of the American republic from its early

beginnings after the American Revolution to the antebellum era. Emphasis upon political, social,

and cultural developments.

454 THE CIVIL WAR AND RECONSTRUCTION, 1850-1877 4 credits

Sectionalism, slavery and the causes of the Civil War; wartime activities of the Union and

Confederacy; leading personalities; problems of reconstruction and the new Union.

455 THE ORIGINS OF MODERN AMERICA, 1877-1917 3 credits

United States from Reconstruction Era to World War I (1877-1920); emphasis on political responses

to rise of an industrialized-urbanized society, the populist and progressive movements.

456 AMERICA IN WORLD WARS AND DEPRESSION, 1917-1945 3 credits

World War I and Versailles; the 1920s, the Great Depression and the New Deal; World War II.

457 THE UNITED STATES SINCE 1945 3 credits

Nuclear age, cold war, foreign policy and domestic affairs to present. Social, political, constitutional,

diplomatic, cultural and economic changes since 1945.

461 THE UNITED STATES AS A WORLD POWER 3 credits

The course analyzes the emergence and functioning of the United States as a world power,

with particular emphasis on the 20th century.

463 U.S. CONSTITUTIONAL HISTORY 3 credits

This course examines the evolution of constitutional government from the drafting of the U.S.

Constitution (1787) to present.

465 AMERICAN ECONOMY SINCE 1900 3 credits

Survey of economic developments since 1900; topics include agriculture, business and labor.

Special emphasis on role of big business and evolution of monetary and fiscal policy.

467 HISTORY OF AMERICAN POP CULTURE 3 credits

Historical analysis of mass cultural phenomena and the social experiences associated with mass

technologies that transformed modern America life in the 19th and 20th centuries.

468 AFRICAN-AMERICAN SOCIAL AND INTELLECTUAL HISTORY 3 credits

Examination of black thought and activities reflective of African-American culture, conditions facing

black people within America and efforts toward coordinated black activity.

469 AFRICAN-AMERICAN WOMEN’S HISTORY 3 credits

Study of black American women’s lives from colonial times to the present featuring autobiographical.

fictional and secondary works authored by black women.

470 OHIO HISTORY 3 credits

Political, social, economic and intellectual history of Ohio, with special emphasis on Ohio’s relationship

to Old Northwest and to the nation.

471 AMERICAN ENVIRONMENTAL HISTORY 3 credits

Utilization, conservation of natural resources from beginnings of American society to present;

combination of economic, technological history of extensive treatment of public policy, environmental

issues.

476 CENTRAL AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN 3 credits

Selected aspects of the histories of Central American and Caribbean countries with emphasis

on populist and peasant movements, political reform, social revolution, economic and under

development, and relations with the United States.

484 MUSEUMS AND ARCHIVES 3 credits

This course will focus on the work of history museums, historical societies and historic house

museums and archives.

485 HISTORY, COMMUNITIES AND MEMORY 3 credits

Course examines the interactions between the work of academic historians and the public in

areas such as local history, monuments, oral history, film and the Internet.

487 SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY IN U.S. HISTORY 3 credits

This course examines the development of science and technology in U.S. history and its resulting

social, economic and political effects.

489 OTTOMAN STATE AND SOCIETY 3 credits

Prerequisite: Six credits of 3400 courses or permission of the instructor. These credits can

include Humanities in the Western Tradition and World Civilizations courses. Explores political,

economic, and social dynamics of one of the world’s most enduring and expansive multiethnic

empires.