| Introductory
Survey Sequences
Survey sequences offer
students a broad background in the
history of a geographic area, paving the way for more
focused
advanced historical study.
We offer a choice
of six regional sequences. Students who elect
both courses in one area fulfill the prerequisite
to a history concentration, although concentrators
may declare and take additional history courses before
the survey sequence is completed.
Everyone is welcome!
This is a good opportunity to satisfy your curiosity
and become familiar with the history of peoples
and cultures you may not have studied before. Surveys
are designed for first-year students with
little or no background
in the subject matter.
Expect two lectures and
two discussion sections each week in most survey courses.
Are you considering
a history concentration? You might want to
start taking the prerequisites in your first year.
If you decide on different concentration, these
courses will satisfy either the LS&A social science
or humanities distribution
requirements.
Some courses are offered only in the fall term, others
in winter. A few are occasionally available in the
spring or summer half terms.
EUROPEAN
HISTORY 110
(Fall) Medieval, Renaissance, and Reformation Europe
(SS)
Survey a millennium of European history, from
the end of the Roman Empire through the 17th century,
with a focus on
developments in culture (art, architecture, literature),
social organization (family, community, gender relations),
and political
organization and theory.
111 (Winter) - Modern
Europe (SS)
War, revolution,
and industrialization brought social and political changes
to the countries of Europe. This survey will focus
attention on these changes, the diversity of European
society from the Enlightenment to the present, as well
how Europeans
tried to shape the lives of peoples in other parts of
the world and how in turn those peoples returned the
favor.
AMERICAN HISTORY
Required
for a teaching certificate in history.
260
- previously 160 (Fall) - United States to
1865 (SS)
Examine the major themes and developments in U.S.
history from early colonization through the Civil
War, and examine the ways in which the "Old"
and "New" worlds came together. The effects
of cultural, social, economic, demographic, religious,
and
political factors and influences are considered.
261 - previously
161 (Winter) - United States, 1865 to the Present
(SS)
A look at U.S. social,
cultural, and political history as it shaped the nation
from the end of the Civil War to the present day and
resulted in the U.S. evolving from an agrarian nation
with little concern for foreign affairs to the
pre-eminent
economic and global
power.
ANCIENT
HISTORY
200 (Fall) - Greece
to 201 B.C. (HU)
What relevance
does the ancient world have to our lives? The development
of ancient Greek society, the role of the individual,
and dynamics of historical change are discussed with
attention to corresponding and contrasting issues
relevant to our own
society.
201 (Winter) - Rome (HU)
Survey Roman
history from the consolidation of the Roman empire in
the 2nd century B.C. to the rise of its political heirs
in the
8th century Mediterranean world. Topics include Rome’s
overseas expansion, the impact of Christianity, heresy
and imposition
of orthodoxy, barbarian kingdoms, rise of Islam, and
coronation of Charlemagne.
EAST
ASIAN HISTORY
204 (Fall) -East Asia:
Early Transformations
(HU)
An introduction
to East Asia before 1700, especially China, Korea,
and Japan, this course looks at main trends that transformed
the society, politics, economy, and culture of each
country and laid the ground for future shaping of
the region into distinctly
different modern nations.
205 (Winter) - Modern
East Asia (SS)
This course provides an introduction to modern East
Asia with an emphasis on the 19th and 20th centuries.
It looks at the
dramatic changes that have radically reshaped Chinese,
Korean, and Japanese society, economy, politics, and
culture.
SOUTH
AND SOUTHEAST ASIAN HISTORY
206
(Fall) - Indian Civilization (HU)
Discover one
of the world's greatest civilizations, that of India,
from its beginnings to the present day, including
its encounters
with Islam and Western Europe. The course also covers
modern nations - Pakistan, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh,
and Sri Lanka
that have emerged
in the 20th century.
207 (Fall) - Southeast
Asian Civilization (SS and R&E)
Southeast Asia
is one of the world's most culturally diverse regions,
home to Buddhist, Muslim, Confucian, and Christian
civilizations. Course ranges from the earliest times,
through colonial conquest, struggles for independence,
to the present
economic explosion.
AFRICAN
HISTORY
246
(Fall) - Africa to 1850 (SS)
Explore the people and societies of Africa's pre-colonial
past from human prehistory to the early civilizations
until the time of the
trans-Atlantic slave trade. Emphasis is on cultural
expressions, political structures, and social adaptations
to external global
forces.
247 (Winter)
- Africa Since 1850 (SS and R&E)
Study the key developments
in modern African history from the beginnings of the
age of imperialism and colonialism through the
post-independence struggles for economic security
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