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510-Series Courses (General History)
512-Series Courses (American History)

510-Series Courses (General History)
  • 21:510:201-202. History of Western Civilization (3,3)
    The main developments in history of ideas and institutions from earliest times to the present; consideration of historical material serves as a point of departure for discussion of present-day problems.

  • 21:510:207. History of Colonial Latin America (3)
    Survey of the encounter between indigenous and Iberian peoples in Latin America, from conquest and colonization to the wars of independence. Among the topics considered are the moral implications of the encounter, the histories of race and ethnicity, the development of colonial economic and political institutions, and the eventual breakdown of imperial order.

  • 21:510:208. History of Modern Latin America (3)
    Survey of the history of the nations of Latin America from the wars of independence to the present. Among the topics considered are the nature and consequences of the independence movements, the creation of new political and economic institutions, the development of post-colonial relationships between formerly colonized peoples and their former colonizers, and the implications of the past since independence for the problems of contemporary Latin America.

  • 21:510:226,227. Topics in History (1.5,1.5)
    Mini courses run either twice a week for seven weeks or once a week for fourteen weeks; topics change from year to year; courses may not be used to fulfill any distribution requirement, but may be used as general credit for graduation; information about topics may be obtained from the department chairperson.

  • 21:510:255. Ancient Greek Civilization (3)
    This interdisciplinary course studies the cultural heritage of the ancient Greek world through its literature, art, and archaeology. The course also includes a brief historical survey of the period in question, as well as courses devoted to particular historical topics (like democracy, intellectual development, colonization, movement from city to nation-statehood). Readings from ancient sources in translation include Homer, Sophocles, Aeschylus, Euripides, Aristophanes, Plato, and Aristotle.

  • 21:510:256. Roman Civilization(3)
    Examines the Roman world through an interdisciplinary study of its history, literature, and art and archaeology. Topics covered will include imperialism, patron-client relationship, Roman law, blood-sport, and the evolution of Rome from pagan to Christian civilization. Readings from ancient sources in translation include Roman comedy, Virgil, Seneca, and samples of early Christian writings.

  • 21:510:263,264. History of Africa (3,3)
    Political, religious, economic, and social development of the peoples of Africa south of the Sahara from about 500 a.d. to the present.

  • 21:510:286. The Ancient Near East (3)
    General survey of the history of the ancient Near East from the first appearance of civilization in the fertile crescent to the unification of the Near East in the Persian Empire. Covers the political, social, economic, religious, cultural, and intellectual development of the primary civilizations of Mesopotamia and Egypt, as well as the later city-states and empires.

  • 21:510:287,288. History of Islamic Civilization (3,3)
    The history, culture, and institutions of the Islamic world, from the age of the prophet Muhammad to the present. First term: evolution of classical Islamic civilization in its Near and Middle Eastern heartland. Second term: the Ottoman, Safavid, and Mughal empires; Islam in central, east, and southeast Asia; traditional Islamic society, and the problems of colonialism, imperialism, and modernization.

  • 21:510:297,298. Far Eastern History (3,3)
    Major developments in Far Eastern history, particularly in China and Japan, from early times to the present; cultural, economic, and political aspects and contemporary problems.

  • 21:510:299. Study Abroad in Greece (3)
    This course, taught abroad in Greece during the summer, introduces students to two millennia of Greek history. Visiting numerous museums, archaeological sites, in addition to ample on-site and in classroom lecture, students will concentrate upon historical issues involving the Archaic, Classical Hellenistic and Roman periods.

  • 21:510:301. Film & History (3)
    This course examines the way fiction films from Hollywood and elsewhere have portrayed history. The main question will not be how accurate or inaccurate these films are, but rather what messages, images, and mythologies they convey and how they convey them, as well as what the analysis of such films can tell us about the times in which they were made. The course examines major films on topics such as ancient Rome, medieval Europe, the colonial empires, the American West, the World Wars, and the Vietnam War.

  • 21:510:302. History of Democracy (3)
    The history of democracy from ancient Greece and Rome to its revival in early modern Europe and America and its development in the 20th century. Topics include the origins, theory, and practice of democracy; historical notions of public opinion and its role in democracy; the nature of the public sphere and citizen participation.

  • 21:510:305. Ancient Sport: Olympians to Gladiators (3)
    Ancient forms of athletic contest and competition are examined. Includes Greek games held during the Olympic festival and other occasions; chariot racing and circus contests in Greece and Rome; and Roman blood-sport (including animal fights and gladiatorial contests). Examines both the archaeological and literary evidence for such events, as well as the impact such competitions has had on our modern perceptions of sport and athletic competition.

  • 21:510:306. The Greek and Roman Cities (3)
    Prerequisites: 21&62:510:201, 202, or permission of instructor.
    Provides an urban history of ancient Greek and Roman cities from the earliest period to late antiquity. Emphasis will fall upon Athens and Rome. The course will focus on the archaeological remains; ancient concepts of community and town organization; classical architecture within the context of topographical limitations of the city; religious architecture; the impact of the ancient urban experience; and the practicalities of ancient urban centers (sanitation, water supply, policing, defense, and traffic).

  • 21:510:307. History of India and South Asia up to 1750 (3)
    Introduction to the history of the Indian subcontinent from pre-historic times to the Europeans colonial conquest. Focus on diverse political, socio-economic and cultural developments across South Asia, especially religious philosophies, social, gender and legal structures. Texts and readings will draw upon recent secondary research as well as historical and literary primary source materials.

  • 21:510:308. History of India and South Asia since 1750 (3)
    Introduction to the history of the Indian subcontinent from pre-historic times to the eve of the British colonial conquest in 1750. Focus on the diverse political, socio-economic and cultural developments in the ancient and medieval history of the region which comprises today of the countries of India, Pakistan and Bangladesh.

  • 21:510:311. Latin America and the United States (3)
    The historical relationship between Latin America and the United States, including political, social, economic, and cultural ties. Examines those ties from both Latin American and U.S. perspectives and shows how hemispheric relations affect not only governments but also national, regional, and local communities. Topics include U.S. imperialism in the late 19th century; Latin American and U.S. images of their neighbors; the effects of the Cold War on hemispheric politics; and the history of Latin American immigration to the United States.

  • 21:510:312. Democracy and Rebellion in Modern Latin America (3)
    History of democracy, rebellion, and citizenship in Latin America from the early 19th century to the present. Topics include the transformation of colonial societies into liberal republican democracies, new citizens` relationships to new states, and the effects of changes in those states on the terms of citizenship over two centuries. Focuses on the meaning of democracy and the ways in which it sometimes breaks down, either peacefully or in armed rebellion. Concludes with a look at the recent trend toward democratization.

  • 21:510:317. History of the Caribbean (3)
    Caribbean history from the colonial period to the present; the development of a sugar economy; the competition among foreign powers for control; nineteenth-century struggles for independence; contemporary social upheavals.

  • 21:510:319. Ancient Greek History (3)
    The origins and development of the Greek civilization as it developed in Southern Europe, North Africa, and Asia. Special attention will be paid to the development of Greek political systems, especially Athenian democracy; social, cultural, and intellectual developments of the Greek world (slavery, sexuality, emergence of philosophy and science); Spartan society and militarism; treatment of non-Greek people; and the conquests and achievements of Alexander the Great. Readings from ancient sources in translation include Hesiod, Herodotus, Thucydides, Aristotle, Plate, and Plutarch.

  • 21:510:320. Roman History (3)
    The origins and history of the Roman people from their emergence in the early Iron Age down to the beginnings of the Byzantine empire. Special attention will be paid to the political and military history of the Romans; social and cultural aspects of Roman society (slavery, sexuality, imperialism, absorption of non-Roman people, blood-sports); the emergence of Christianity; and the conquest and romanization of Europe and the Mediterranean world. Readings from ancient sources include Livy, Plutarch, Suetonius, Tacitus, and Ammianus Marcellinus.

  • 21:510:323,324. History of Puerto Rico (3,3)
    History of Puerto Rico from the Pre-Columbian period to the nineteenth century; Taino, Spanish, and black civilizations and their significance in the evolution of Puerto Rico's national consciousness.

  • 21:510:325. History of Mexico and Central America (3)
    Historical development of Mexico and Central America from the pre-Columbian civilizations to the present. Contemporary issues affecting the region.

  • 21:510:327,328. Civilization of the Middle Ages (3,3)
    Western Europe from the Barbarian invasions to the close of the thirteenth century; the structure of society and its economic organization; readings provide a basis for the study of feudalism, agrarian life, and the rise of the towns; religious developments and conflicts, church-state relationships, the Crusades; the rise of the feudal monarchies; cultural achievements.

  • 21:510:329,330. Civilization of Medieval Eastern Europe and the Near East (3,3)
    History and civilization of the Later East Roman/Byzantine Empire; the Islamic lands of the Eastern Mediterranean and Slavic Eastern Europe in the Middle Ages.

  • 21:510:331,332. British History (3,3)
    British history from the Roman occupation to the present; emphasis on the interrelationship between constitutional and social developments. First term: medieval England and the Tudor-Stuart period. Second term: changes in politics and society resulting from the industrial revolution.

  • 21:510:337. The History of Iran (3)
    History of Iran from ancient times to the present; the forces that have shaped modern Iran.

  • 21:510:338. The Ottoman Empire (3)
    History of the Ottoman state from its origins as a Ghazi state (thirteenth century) to its collapse in the twentieth century; the Ottoman impact, politically and culturally, on the peoples of Eastern Europe.

  • 21:510: 339 The West, Islam, and the Middle East
     This course examines the historical relationship between Europe/the West and the Islamic world of the Middle East and surrounding regions from the advent of Islam in the seventh century to today. In examining these controversial events, we will seek to understand the perspectives of various participants and observers and to analyze key patterns in the behavior of those involved and their perceptions of each other.

  • 21:510:340. Women in European History (3)
    Changes in women's economic, social, and legal position from classical times to the present; women and the family; women and the Industrial Revolution; witchcraft; women in politics, war, and revolution; women under socialism and fascism; women and sexuality; the development of the modern feminist movement.

  • 21:510:343,344. Early Modern Europe (3,3)
    Europe from the beginning of the modern period through the scientific revolution in the 1600s, addressing political, cultural, intellectual, social, economic, and religious history. First term: topics include the Renaissance, the Age of Exploration, new intellectual outlooks, the formation of national states and monarchies; the lives and mentalities of peasants, artisans, and the poor. Second term: Protestant Reformation, Catholic Counter-Reformation, Wars of Religion, Absolutism, the scientific revolution.

  • 21:510:348. Eighteenth-Century Europe (3)
    The development of the diplomatic institutions, practices, and interests of the European states; relates diplomacy to internal developments in the various states from 1815 to modern times.

  • 21:510:349,350. Modern European Diplomatic History (3,3)
    The development of the diplomatic institutions, practices, and interests of the European states; relates diplomacy to internal developments in the various states from 1815 to modern times.

  • 21:510:351,352. History of France (3,3)
    France from Barbarian invasions to modern times, including the era of rationalism and science, the Enlightenment, the French Revolution, Napoleon, the second Empire, and republican France since 1870.

  • 21:510:353,354. Modern China (3,3)
    Evolution of the Chinese nation from the Opium War to the establishment of the People's Republic; problems arising out of rebellion, reform, and revolution discussed in connection with modernization and acculturation.

  • 21:510:355. Traditional China: Institutions and Society (3)
    Chinese history from the Shang to the Ming dynasties (1766 b.c.-1643 a.d.); patterns of social change and social mobility; feudalism; dynastic cycles; modernization; Oriental Despotism.

  • 21:510:356. History of the People's Republic of China (3)
    The revolutionary experience of the Chinese people; the efforts of the Chinese communists to modernize the nation; the processes and problems of adapting to a communist system.

  • 21:510:357. Nineteenth-Century Europe(3)
    1815 to 1914. Topics include nationalism; the industrial revolution; revolutions of 1830 and 1848; formation of Italy and Germany; rise of working class movements; Marxism; imperialism; Darwinism and social Darwinism; relations between church and state; women`s movements; trends in culture and daily life.

  • 21:510:358. Twentieth-Century Europe(3)
    Europe since 1914. Topics include origins, nature, and consequences of World War I, Russian Revolution; interwar culture and society; the Great Depression; Fascism and Nazism; the Spanish Civil War; the origins, nature, and consequences of World War II; the Holocaust; the Marshall Plan and the Cold War; origins and development of European Union; East European communism; West European welfare states and consumerism; women`s movements; postwar culture and leisure; youth movements of the 1960s; fall of communism.

  • 21:510:361. The Modern Middle East (3)
    Introduction to the modern Near and Middle East. Review of the formation of classical Islamic civilization in the region. Political, economic, social, and ethnic problems resulting from Western influences and the dismemberment of the Ottoman empire. Modern Iranian development and the creation of Israel.

  • 21:510:362. Capitalism and Socialism (3)
    The history of Western economic systems and ideologies from the origins of capitalism in early modern Europe through the rise of socialism in the 19th century and social democracy in the 20th. Topics include the agricultural and industrial revolutions; liberal ideologies and policies of the 19th century; Marxism and socialist thought; the Soviet model; the Great Depression; growth of the welfare state after World War II; and the problem of underdevelopment.

  • 21:510:365. Islam, Africa, and the Contemporary World (3)
    Islam`s historical and contemporary impact on African societies, life, and lore. The effects on African worldviews; religious practices (including ancestral veneration, magic, sorcery, and other paranormal phenomena); social dynamics (birth, marriage, death, and property inheritance); and political thought and practice. How African members of the world community of Islam relate to global trends.

  • 21:510:366. History of Poland (3)
    History, social concerns, and culture of Poland and the Polish people from the time of their conversion to Christianity and early kings to the present.

  • 21:510:367,368. History of Russia and the Soviet Union (3,3)
    First term: Russian politics and civilization from the founding of Kiev to 1864. Second term: the history of Russia from 1865 to the present time, with emphasis on Soviet affairs.

  • 21:510:369. Modern Eastern Europe (3)
    Political, social, and cultural developments in Eastern Europe in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries; twentieth century, World War I, the revolutions, the successor states, and their relations with the U.S.S.R. Ukrainian history from the sixteenth century to the present. Emergence of Cossacks, the religious controversy, the rise and fall of the Cossack State, and the national revival in the nineteenth century.

  • 21:510:370. History of Modern Ukraine (3)
    Ukrainian history from the 16h century to the present. Emergence of cossacks, the religious controversy, the rise and fall of the cossack state, and the national revival in the 19th century.

  • 21:510:371,372. Intellectual and Cultural History of Modern Europe I, II (3,3)
    A study of the major currents of thought_political, religious, social, economic_from the Renaissance to the present.

  • 21:510:373. The English Novel in History (3)
    The novel as a reflection of English society during the last 150 years; emphasizes the historical development of Great Britain.

  • 21:510:374,375. History of Spain (3,3)
    The history of Spain from the middle ages to the present. First term: Muslim conquest; interactions among Muslims, Christians, and Jews; Christian reconquest; formation of a Spanish state; advent of overseas empire; role of the Church. Second term: Enlightenment reforms; Napoleonic wars and popular revolt; Basque and Catalan movements; economic development and modernization; rise of anarchism and socialism; Spanish Civil War; Franco regime; democracy since 1975.

  • 21:510:377. Portugal and Its Empire (3)
    The history of Portugal and its overseas empire from the 14th century to the present, examining the country`s politics, economics, and culture, as well as its global expansion and relations with colonies, particularly Brazil.

  • 21:510:378. Colonialism to 1825 (3)
    European colonialism from the 15th century through the early 19th century, emphasizing the empires of Portugal, Spain, Britain, and France in the Americas and Asia. Topics include motives for colonial expansion; justifications for conquest and rule; reasons for European power; colonial economies; methods of controlling colonies; slavery and abolitionism; mutual perceptions of colonizer and colonized; opposition to colonialism; independence in British, Spanish, and Portuguese America.

  • 21:510:379. Colonialism and Decolonization(3)
    The final century of colonialism, focusing on imperialist thought and justifications for empire, mutual perceptions of colonizers and colonized, and the growth of anti-imperialism.

  • 21:510:385,386. A History of Southern Africa (3,3)
    History of southern Africa from 1000 a.d. to the present; precolonial African societies; European colonization; European impact; industrial development; the Zulu and Boer Wars; the evolution of apartheid; the African nationalist movements.

  • 21:510:390. Gender and Caste in South Asian History (3)
    Introduction to themes of gender and social structure in the history of the Indian subcontinent. Focus on conceptions of gender, gender relations and the experiences of women in particular. Introduction to the concept of caste as a social system and its changing practice through the ages, its importance in politics and culture.

  • 21:510:391,392. The History of Germany (3,3)
    Germany from the eighteenth century to the present. First term: the rise of Prussia, the impact of the French Revolution and the Empire, the growth of nationalism and liberalism, the Revolution of 1848, and unification. Second term: internal developments, foreign policy, and intellectual movements after 1871; examines Germany in the First World War, the Weimar Republic, the rise of Nazism, the drive for European domination in the Second World War, and the postwar era.

  • 21:510:394. The Peoples and Cultures of Central Asia (3)
    Introduction to the history and cultures of the Iranian, Turkic, Mongolian, and Tungus-Manchu peoples of the Eurasian steppes and inner Asian borderlands of China from earliest times to the seventeenth century; the cultural significance of this region as the recipient of Chinese, Indian, Muslim, and Eastern Christian cultural and religious influences.

  • 21:510:399. Tudor-Stuart England (3)
    Selected topics in British history from the accession of Henry VII through the Revolution of 1688; cultural, economic, political, and social issues; developments in the transition from medieval to early modern England; background of the empire.

  • 21:510:401. Topics in European History (3)
    Prerequisites: 21&62:510:201,202 or permission of instructor.

  • 21:510:403. Topics in Social History (3)
    Prerequisites: 21&62:510:201,202 or permission of instructor.

  • 21:510:404. Topics in Intellectual History (3)
    Prerequisites: 21&62:510:201,202 or permission of instructor.

  • 21:510:405, 407. Topics in Ancient History (3)
    Prerequisites: 21&62:510:201,202 or permission of instructor.

  • 21:510:406. Topics in Medieval Civilization (3)
    Prerequisites: 21&62:510:201,202 or permission of instructor.

  • 21:510:407. Topics in Ancient History II (3)
    Prerequisites: 21&62:510:201,202 or permission of instructor.

  • 21: 510:409 Alexander the Great
     In this course we will examine the career of Alexander the Great. It will begin with the basics of Macedonian history, the career of Alexander's father, Philip II, and recent events in Greek and Persian history. Once on Alexander we will consider his military, political and social impact, as well as his use of art and other forms of propaganda.

  • 21:510:410 Greek History Through Dramatic Writings
    This course will examine Ancient Greek history in Fifth and Fourth Centuries BC through the lens of surviving Greek dramatic writings. Some specific social issues it will consider are: views of the individual and the state; discourse on Greek political systems; drama as a mirror of Greek views of gender and sexuality; and Greek drama as popular entertainment.

  • 21:510:431,432. Topics in Africa in the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries (3,3)
    Prerequisites: 21&62:510:201,202 or 21&62:510:263,264, or permission of instructor.

  • 21:510:433. Topics in Islamic History (3)
    Prerequisites: 21&62:510:201,202 or permission of instructor.

  • 21:510:435. Topics in Medieval and Early Modern History (3)
    Prerequisites: 21&62:510:201,202 or permission of instructor.

  • 21:510:441,442. Topics in Latin American and Caribbean History (3,3)
    Prerequisites: 21&62:510:201,202 or permission of instructor.

  • 21:510:449,450. Topics in Asian, Chinese, and Far Eastern History (3,3)
    Prerequisites: 21&62:510:201,202 or permission of instructor.

  • 21:510:451,452. Topics in the History of Eastern Europe and the Soviet Union (3,3)
    Prerequisites: 21&62:510:201,202 or permission of instructor.

  • 21:510:458. Topics in Women's History (3)
    Prerequisites: 21&62:510:201,202 or permission of instructor.

  • 21:510:461. Topics in Comparative History (3)
    Prerequisites: 21&62:510:201,202 or permission of instructor.

  • 21:510:462. Topics in Transnational History (3)
    Prerequisites: 21&62:510:201,202 or permission of instructor.

  • 21:510:479,480. Readings in Non-American History (3,3)
    Prerequisite: Written permission of department chairperson and instructor.
    Designed for the history major who desires to undertake extensive reading in a particular historical area, selected in close consultation with a member of the department. Limited to students whose grade-point average within the department is 2.0 or higher. Only one reading course may be taken during a term, and no more than 9 credits in reading courses may be applied towards the history major.

  • 21:510:489. Seminar-Readings (3)

  • 21:510:490. Seminar-Research (3)

  • 21:510:491,492. Honors Program in Non-American History (3,3)
    Research and writing for candidates for honors in history.

  • 21:510:497. Honors Project_History (3)
    Open only to honor students. Prerequisite: Permission of program adviser.
    An individual research project.

  • 21:510:499. Individual Study in Historical Research, Non-American (BA)
    Prerequisite: Permission of department chairperson and instructor. Restricted to history majors in their senior year.
    Introductory historical research on a more systematic level than is normally possible in lecture courses.


512-Series Courses (American History)
  • 21:512:201-202. History of the United States (3,3)
    Both terms must be completed to receive credit toward the history requirement. Political, economic, and social phases of American history that have influenced or determined the development of the U.S. from 1607 to the present.

  • 21:512:303. Topics in the History of Newark (3)
    Major economic, social, and political developments in Newark from 1830 to the present; focus on late nineteenth- and twentieth-century trends in demography, housing, and community development.

  • 21:512:309,310. A History of American Thought (3,3)
    Origins and developments in American thinking on social, economic, and political questions and in the fields of the arts and sciences, religion, and philosophy.

  • 21:512:311. Colonial America (3)
    The colonial origins of the U.S. and divergence from England; relations with the Indians; slavery; Puritanism and the waning and revival of religion; family and gender roles; role of the colonies in the British empire; and the transformation of colonial political culture, leading to the Revolution.

  • 21:512:315. U.S. History in Fiction and Fact (3)
    Explores critical events and problems in U.S. history by juxtaposing closely related works of history, biography, memoir, and fiction. Topics include Lincoln and Gettysburg; the legacy of slavery and reconstruction; Huey Long and the Great Depression.

  • 21:512:318. Labor History (3)
    The impact of industrialization on the work force in the U.S.; examines economic pressures; technological developments; immigration patterns; entrepreneurial policies; ethnic and black subcultures; the emergence of urban institutions as they relate to the working class and class consciousness.

  • 21:512:330. History of American Immigration (3)
    The central role of immigration in American history; English migration in the seventeenth century, involuntary African migration in the eighteenth century, Irish migration in the midnineteenth century, southern and eastern European migrations, Asian migration, and the more recent Mexican, Cuban, Puerto Rican, and West Indian migrations; comparisons and contrasts of experiences; the tensions of cultural assimilation and separatism and the concept of American national identity.

  • 21:512:333,334. Afro-American History (3,3)
    The black American's role in the U.S. from the seventeenth century to the present.

  • 21:512:337. History of the Family in the United States (3)
    The changing nature of the American family; the Puritan family; the Victorian family and the cult of true womanhood; the black family; childhood, marriage, and old age.

  • 21:512:343. The Creation of the American Republic (3)
    The history of the U.S. from 1776 to 1820. The Revolutionary War, the writing of the Constitution, establishment of political parties, and contrasting philosophies of Jefferson and Hamilton. Emphasis on changes in religion, gender roles, race relations, social structure, and political thought.

  • 21:512:344. The Democratic Age in American History: 1820-1880 (3)
    Development of democracy in America and its trial in the Civil War. Jacksonian democracy, revivalism and reform, slavery, abolitionism, the cult of true womanhood, and the growth of sectionalism. The origins, course, and consequences of the Civil War through the end of Reconstruction.

  • 21:512:350. The Civil War and Reconstruction: The Unfinished Revolution (3)
    Making liberal use of computer technology and resources, this course explores the political, economic, legal and social causes of the American Civil War and its aftermath. Although not required, a prior college course in American history-such as the survey- is highly recommended.

  • 21:512:357,358. American Economic and Business History (3,3)
    Survey of the economic development of the U.S. from colonial times to the present; the nation's westward march; relationships between the American economy and the economies of other nations; the changing emphasis and growing complexity of American economic life.

  • 21:512:361,362. Urban History of the United States (3,3)
    The history of the American city and its role in American social, economic, and political development.

  • 21:512:364. Military within the U.S. 1800-2000 (3)
    This course will examine seven historical episodes involving civilian interplay with the military, and how such interplay affected both the military itself as well as the external civilian society from which, increasingly, it has been drawn and ultimately reflects. The topics include 1) the establishment of the U.S. Military Academy in 1804; 2) War against Law in the War of 1812; 3) due process at sea in 1841; 4) the Civil War-politics, military and the role of law, 1861 to 1866; 5) World War I, a brief civil war within the Army, 1917-1919; 6) World War II and two examples dealing with the civilian politics of involvement with military justice, 1942-1951; 7) Vietnam and the political crisis of defeat, 1968-1974.

  • 21:512:365,366. American Legal History (3,3)
    The interaction between political and economic forces and the role of law in American history; readings from the fields of history, political science, and Constitutional development.

  • 21:512:367. The Progressive Era (3)
    Survey of American history from 1880-1920, focusing on economic and societal transformation and the populist and progressive response. Industrialization, the rise of modern corporate power, and social and intellectual currents.

  • 21:512:368. Modern America (3)
    Survey of the history of the United States between 1890 and 1945, with emphasis on immigration, migration, and battles waged over labor, leisure, and definitions of American identity.

  • 21:512:371. Contemporary America (3)
    Survey of the history of the United States from 1945 to the present, with emphasis on corporate liberalism, McCarthyism, the rise of suburbia, the Vietnam War, the counterculture of the 1960s, and the "Reagan Revolution."

  • 21:512:373,374. History of Women in the United States (3,3)
    The role of women in American life from colonial times to the present; the nature of men and women and their relations; women's roles in social change; the organizational mechanisms by which their influence has been exerted.

  • 21:512:379. U.S. History in the Courtroom (3)
    Explores modern U.S. history through the lens of a number of celebrated court cases and the controversies surrounding them.

  • 21:512:383. Culture and the Cold War (3)
    Examines the Cold War as an ideological contest waged within the United States as well as between the United States and USSR. Focuses on that competition`s cultural dimensions, analyzing the ways in which Cold War politics informed American popular culture; assesses the promotion of "the American way of life" overseas as a means to win adherents to the Western bloc. The course involves the close study of primary sources, including films as well as official documents.

  • 21:512:384. 1920's and the Great Depression (3)
    The history of the United States in the 1920s and 1930s. Topics explored include immigration, the sexual revolution, consumerism, popular culture, the labor movement, big business and big government, "rugged individualism," religious fundamentalism, changing reactions to gay male culture, women's experiences of the Great Depression, and debates about racial identity and American identity.

  • 21:512:385,386. History of American Politics (3,3)
    The formation and development of politics in the U.S.; function and history of political parties in America; changes in elections, campaigns, voting behavior, and the American party system; the rise of bossism and machine politics; periodic attempts to reform American politics.

  • 21:512:387,388. History of Race and Ethnicity (3,3)
    An introduction to the history of race and ethnicity in the United States. The first term covers the period up to ca.1865. First term: topics include European-Indian relations, the origins of slavery and racism, the crusade against slavery, sex across the color line, and race relations in both the North and South. Second term: topics include the abolition of slavery; segregation and the response to it; and race and ethnic relations in the 20th century. Both terms explore the construction of race and ethnicity.

  • 21:512:389. The 1960s in America (3)
    Survey of the issues and events of the 1960s, including the civil rights movement, the Vietnam War, the antiwar movement, the new left, the youth counterculture, the women`s rights movement, and the gay- and lesbian-rights movement.

  • 21:512:395,396. History of Science (3,3)
    History of science in the U.S. from colonial times to the mid-twentieth century.

  • 21:512:397,398. American Foreign Affairs (3,3)
    Analysis of American foreign policy from the colonial period to the present; emphasis on power politics, geopolitics, world trade, public opinion, and the interrelation between domestic and foreign affairs.

  • 21:512:402. Topics in American Intellectual History (3)
    Prerequisites: 21&62:512:201,202 or permission of instructor.

  • 21:512:403. Topics in American Political History (3)
    Prerequisites: 21&62:512:201,202 or permission of instructor.

  • 21:512:404. Topics in American Business and Economic History (3)
    Prerequisites: 21&62:512:201,202 or permission of instructor.

  • 21:512:405. Topics in the History of Science (3)
    Prerequisites: 21&62:512:201,202 or permission of instructor.

  • 21:512:406, 408. Topics in American Social and Cultural History (3)
    Prerequisites: 21&62:512:201,202 or permission of instructor.

  • 21:512:409. Topics in Race and Ethnicity (3)
    Prerequisites: 21&62:512:201,202 or permission of instructor.

  • 21:512:410. Topics in the History of American Foreign Policy and Diplomacy (3)
    Prerequisites: 21&62:512:201,202 or permission of instructor.

  • 21:512:438. Internship: Administration of Historical Manuscripts
    Prerequisite: Permission of department chairperson.
    Basic principles and techniques of modern archives administration with emphasis on accession, appraisal, arrangement, description, and conservation. The practicum for this course may entail the full processing of a historical manuscript collection; requires approximately seventy hours.

  • 21:512:442. Topics in Latin American History (3)
    Prerequisites: 21&62:512:201,202 or permission of instructor.

  • 21:512:452. Topics in Legal History (3)
    Prerequisites: 21&62:512:201,202 or permission of instructor.

  • 21:512:462. Topics in Recent American History (3)
    Prerequisites: 21&62:512:201,202 or permission of instructor.

  • 21:512:472. Topics in Afro-American History (3)
    Prerequisites: 21&62:512:201,202 or permission of instructor.

  • 21:512:473. Topics in Women's History (3)
    Prerequisites: 21&62:512:201,202 or permission of instructor.

  • 21:512:499. Readings in American History (3)
    Prerequisite: Written permission of department chairperson and instructor.
    • Designed for the history major who desires to undertake extensive reading in a particular historical area, selected in consultation with a member of the department. Limited to students whose grade-point average within the department is 2.0 or higher. Only one reading course may be taken during a term, and no more than 9 credits in reading courses may be applied toward the history major.

Last Update: 01/13/06