01-02 LS&A Bulletin

Courses in History (Division 390)

HISTORY 400. Problems in Greek History I.: (European History from Ancient to Modern Times); (3; 2 in the half-term).; Political and cultural history of Greece. Topics vary for each term.
HISTORY 401. Problems in Greek History II.: (European History from Ancient to Modern Times); (3; 2 in the half-term).; This course deals with Athenian civilization, the age of Alexander, etc. Specific topics vary for each term.
HISTORY 402. Problems in Roman History I.: (European History from Ancient to Modern Times); (3; 2 in the half-term).; The growth and development of the Roman state to the death of Julius Caesar. Special topics, each term.
HISTORY 403. Problems in Roman History II.: (European History from Ancient to Modern Times); (3; 2 in the half-term).; An intensive examination of Roman institutions and ideas from Augustus to Septimus Severus. Specific problems are studied through assigned readings.
HISTORY 408. Byzantine Empire, 284-867.: (European History from Ancient to Modern Times); (3; 2 in the half-term).; History of the Byzantine Empire from Constantine the Great to the end of the Amorian Dynasty. Political, cultural, and religious relations with the civilizations of Rome, the medieval West, the Slavs, and the Near East are stressed.
HISTORY 409. Byzantine Empire, 867-1453.: (European History from Ancient to Modern Times); (3; 2 in the half-term).; History of the Byzantine Empire from Basil I to the conquest of Constantinople by the Ottoman Turks. Political, cultural, and religious relations with Western Europe, the Slavs, and the Near East are stressed.
HISTORY 412 / MEMS 414. Social and Intellectual History of the Florentine Renaissance.: (European History from Ancient to Modern Times); (3; 2 in the half-term).; A consideration of leading cultural and intellectual features of Florentine life based upon an analysis of the changing social, economic, and political character of the city and environs from the thirteenth to the sixteenth century. Special attention is given to problems of demography, immigration, structure of family life, business and guild organization, as well as to government regulation and finance.
HISTORY 414 / MEMS 428. Northern Renaissance and Reformation.: (European History from Ancient to Modern Times); (3; 2 in the half-term).; Religion, philosophy and political thought from the decline of Conciliarism to the end of the Reformation.
HISTORY 416 / GERMAN 401. Nineteenth-Century German and European Thought.: (European History from Ancient to Modern Times); (3; 2 in the half-term).; Between the upheavals of the French Revolution and the First World War, the European nations witnessed an utter transformation of their world. The relations of the person to the nation, to the state, to history, and to the physical world were rethought from top to bottom. Our exploration of modern ideas take us from rationalism to racism, and from utopian ideologies to the birth of psychoanalysis.
HISTORY 417 / GERMAN 402. Twentieth-Century German and European Thought.: (European History from Ancient to Modern Times); (3; 2 in the half-term).; This course presents a survey of the principal European intellectual movements of the twentieth century. We examine the interplay of political and cultural movements, and pay consistent attention to the difficulty of self-definition of the intellectual within rapidly changing social and cultural contexts. Socialism, Liberalism, Fascism, Surrealism, Existentialism, Cultural Marxism, Structuralism, Feminism, and Post-structuralism.
HISTORY 419. Twentieth-Century Germany.: (European History from Ancient to Modern Times); No credit granted to those who have completed or are enrolled in History 420. (3).; The achievement of unity in the imperial structure; the impact of World War I on German society; the Weimar Republic and the problems of the republican era; and the collapse of liberalism and the authoritarian state through World War II.
HISTORY 420. Modern Germany.: (European History from Ancient to Modern Times); No credit for those who have completed or are enrolled in History 418 or 419. (3).; This course provides a survey of the history of Germany during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries (with the specific time period to be determined by the instructor). It also introduces students to the major historiographical debates and controversies in modern German history, in particular those about the continuities and ruptures in German history during this period.
HISTORY 425. French Revolution.: (European History from Ancient to Modern Times); (3; 2 in the half-term).; Causes, consequences, and sequence of events from the prerevolution to the rise of Napoleon. Emphasis is placed on selected problems, varying explanations, and interpretations of pivotal events.
HISTORY 427. Magic, Religion, and Science in Early Modern England.: (European History from Ancient to Modern Times); Hist. 220 and junior standing are recommended. (3).; The course explores the changing relationships among the three most important systems of thought in early modern England: magic, religion, and science.
HISTORY 430. History of the Balkans from the Sixth Century to 1878.: (European History from Ancient to Modern Times); (3; 2 in the half-term).; The course treats the region now comprising Bulgaria, ex-Yugoslavia, Greece and Albania from the Slavic migrations (6th and 7th century) to roughly 1878. It treats demographic changes, the creation of medieval states (Bulgaria, Serbia, Croatia, Bosnia), Christianization, Balkan heresies, relations with Byzantium, the Ottoman conquest, Balkans under Ottoman rule, and the 19th century independence movements.
HISTORY 431. History of the Balkans Since 1878.: (European History from Ancient to Modern Times); (3; 2 in the half-term).; The course treats the region now comprising Yugoslavia, Bulgaria, Greece and Albania from roughly 1800 to the present. It stresses the various peoples' struggle for independence from Ottomans and Hapsburgs, the development of nationalism, the crisis of 1875-78, Macedonia, the Balkan wars, World War I, creation of Yugoslavia, inter-war problems, World War II and resistance movements, Tito's Yugoslavia.
HISTORY 432. Medieval and Early Modern Russia.: (European History from Ancient to Modern Times); (3; 2 in the half-term).; History of Russia from prehistoric origins to the beginning of the eighteenth century.
HISTORY 433. Russia Under the Tsars: From Peter the Great to the Revolutions of 1917.: (European History from Ancient to Modern Times); (3).; History of Imperial Russia from the beginning of the eighteenth century to the revolution, with emphasis on the problems of modernization, political institutions, economic development, and the revolutionary movement.
HISTORY 434. Russia in the 20th Century: War, Revolution, and Reform.: (European History from Ancient to Modern Times); (3).; History of the political, social, economic, and intellectual forms of Bolshevism as they developed in prerevolutionary Russian society, and as they applied in domestic and foreign policies after 1917.
HISTORY 440 / ACABS 413 / ANTHRCUL 442. Ancient Mesopotamia: History and Culture.: (Africa, Asia, Latin America, and the Middle East); Junior standing. (3).; Sumerian, Babylonian, and Assyrian civilization from the first cuneiform documents to the fall of the Neo-Babylonian empire; special attention to (1) the rise and nature of early Mesopotamian city-states; (2) Mesopotamian economics; (3) Mesopotamian law; (4) ethnic relations in Mesopotamia; (5) Mesopotamia and its neighbors – Egypt, Iran, Israel; (6) the collapse of Mesopotamian civilization.
HISTORY 441 / AAPTIS 470. The Islamic West: al-Andalus and the Magrib, 600-1500.: (Africa, Asia, Latin America, and the Middle East); Hist. 442. (3).; Introduction to the history of Muslim Spain and North Africa, also including Muslim Sicily, from the Islamic conquests until the end of the Muslim political presence in Spain. Emphasis is on political, economic and cultural history, as we view the region's ties with the rest of the Islamic world as well as with other regions.
HISTORY 442 / AAPTIS 461. The First Millennium of the Islamic Near East.: (Africa, Asia, Latin America, and the Middle East); Junior standing. (3).; A survey of the history and culture of the Islamic Near East from the era of Muhammad through establishment of the Ottoman and Safavid empires in the 16th century. This course is the first half of a two-course sequence surveying the history of the Islamic Near East.
HISTORY 443 / AAPTIS 487. Modern Middle East History.: (Africa, Asia, Latin America, and the Middle East); (3).; Impact of the West on the Islamic Near East in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Emphasis is on the modernization of the Ottoman Empire and Republican Turkey and Egypt, the rise of the Arab and Zionist nationalisms and the subsequent Arab-Israeli dispute, and inter-Arab and international rivalries to the present.
HISTORY 444. Topics in African History.: (Africa, Asia, Latin America, and the Middle East); (3). May be repeated for credit.; This course is meant to examine as aspect, to be designated in the section title, of topics in African History.
HISTORY 448 / CAAS 448. Africa Since 1850.: (Africa, Asia, Latin America, and the Middle East); AAS 200 recommended. (3).; This is the second part of a two-course introduction to central themes in Sub-Saharan African history. It deals with the abolition of the slave trade, European imperialism, underdevelopment, nationalism and de-colonialization.
HISTORY 449. Topics in Middle Eastern History.: (Africa, Asia, Latin America, and the Middle East); (3).; This course is meant to examine an aspect, to be designated in the section title, of Topics in Middle Eastern History.
HISTORY 450. Japan to 1700.: (Africa, Asia, Latin America, and the Middle East); (3; 2 in the half-term).; A general introduction to the historical development of the Japanese people. Emphasis is given to the internal political, social, economic, and religious aspects of this development up to the end of the eighteenth century, when the Tokugawa hegemony was threatened by external forces.
HISTORY 451. Japan Since 1700.: (Africa, Asia, Latin America, and the Middle East); (3; 2 in the half-term).; An analysis of the forces which led to Japan's modernization and a survey of Japan's recent rise as a world power. Special emphasis is placed on the internal changes which culminated in the opening of Japan to the West and in the Meiji Restoration and the major internal changes culminating in World War II.
HISTORY 453. Modern Southeast Asian History.: (Africa, Asia, Latin America, and the Middle East); (3; 2-3 in the half-term).; The evolution of Southeast Asian independence, tracing the growth of western concepts as they influenced native leaders who sought to integrate such ideas as nationalism, democracy, and communism within their respective societies. Special attention is paid to the catalytic effect of the Japanese occupation.
HISTORY 454. The Formation of Indian Civilization to 320 A.D.: (Africa, Asia, Latin America, and the Middle East); (3; 2-3 in the half-term).; From the Indus Valley civilization to the establishment of the Gupta Empire, the formation of ancient India culture.
HISTORY 455. Classical India and the Coming of Islam 320-1526 A.D.: (Africa, Asia, Latin America, and the Middle East); (3; 2 in the half-term).; From the Gupta Empire to the establishment of the Mughal Empire, the maturity and decline of ancient Indian culture, the coming of Islam, and the Hindu kingdom of the South.
HISTORY 456. Mughal India.: (Africa, Asia, Latin America, and the Middle East); (3; 2 in the half-term).; Islamic world in 1500. Struggle for Mughal supremacy in India, Akbar's creation of an imperial system, the nobility, agricultural economy and international trade, religious experimentation, court culture, peasant revolt, and the new political systems of the eighteenth century.
HISTORY 457. History of India, 1750-1900.: (Africa, Asia, Latin America, and the Middle East); (3; 2 in the half-term).; The establishment of company rule in India and the transfer to the British Crown. Development of new population centers, transportation networks, and regional elites.
HISTORY 460. American Colonial History to 1776.: (U.S. History); History 160, or a similar survey course in early American history, is strongly recommended thought not required. (3; 2 in the half-term).; A study of emerging institutional and intellectual patterns.
HISTORY 461. The American Revolution.: (U.S. History); (3; 2 in the half-term).; An analysis of the causes, consequences, and nature of the American Revolution.
HISTORY 463. The Origins of the American Civil War, 1830-1860.: (U.S. History); (3; 2 in the half-term).; A survey of the political, social, economic, cultural, and intellectual developments which produced the American Civil War.
HISTORY 466. The United States, 1901-1933.: (U.S. History); (3).; An intensive study of the history of the United States from 1901 to the beginning of the New Deal. The topics discussed include the Progressive movement, World War I and its aftermath, the 1920's, and the depression of 1929.
HISTORY 467. The United States Since 1933.: (U.S. History); (3).; An intensive study of the history of the United States since 1933. The topics discussed include the New Deal, World War II, the Cold War, the New Frontier and the Great Society, the war in Vietnam, the Black revolt, women's liberation, and the youth revolt.
HISTORY 468. Topics in U.S. History.: (U.S. History); (3). May be repeated for credit.; This course is meant to examine an aspect, to be designated in the section title, of topics in U.S. history.
HISTORY 471 / WOMENSTD 470. Gender & Sexuality in India.: (Africa, Asia, Latin America, and the Middle East); (3).; This seminar considers the transformations of gender and sexual relations through time and across regions and social communities in India. The aim of the course is to examine the significance of gender and sexuality as historical constructs for the study of India.
HISTORY 472. Topics in Asian History.: (Africa, Asia, Latin America, and the Middle East); (3). May be repeated for credit.; This course is meant to examine an aspect, to be designated in the section title, of topics in Asian history.
HISTORY 473 / KOREAN 473 / ASIAN 473. Modern Korea.: (Africa, Asia, Latin America, and the Middle East); (3).; A general introduction to the political and cultural history of modern Korea since 1850. The topics to be examined are: state and society in late Choson; impact of colonialism; nationalist and socialist movements; liberation and partition of Korea; the Korean war; rivalry between North and South Korea; problems of economic development; and the democratic movement in South Korea.
HISTORY 477. Latin America: The National Period.: (Africa, Asia, Latin America, and the Middle East); (3).; National development with stress upon present-day conditions.
HISTORY 478. Topics in Latin American History.: (Africa, Asia, Latin America, and the Middle East); (3; 2 in the half-term).; Topics in Latin American history are examined; these include colonial administration, independence movements, political and economic systems, slavery, and literary movements.
HISTORY 479. The Russian Orthodox Church: History, Culture, Politics, 988-Present.: (European History from Ancient to Modern Times); (3).; Traces the history of the Orthodox Church in Russia, from its origins in the ninth century through its current controversial resurgence in post-Soviet Russia. Considers Russian Orthodox Christianity as a particularly Russian variant on the alternate Greek and Western models of Christianity, and explores the ways in which this unique belief system shaped and was shaped by events in Russian history.
HISTORY 481. Topics in European History.: (European History from Ancient to Modern Times); (3). May be repeated for credit.; This course is meant to examine an aspect, to be designated in the section title, of topics in European history.
HISTORY 482. Many Polands: A History of Diversity in Northeastern Europe.: (European History from Ancient to Modern Times); III in Poland. (3).; This course explores the diverse population that lived within the shifting boundaries of the Polish state over the last millennium. We will study the complex interactions between people speaking Polish, Yiddish, Ukrainian, Lithuanian, Belorussian, and German, and people worshiping as Catholics, Jews, Eastern Orthodox, Protestants, and Muslims.
HISTORY 485 / GERMAN 465 / MEMS 475. Marriage and Marital Life in History: Medieval and Early Modern Germany.: (European History from Ancient to Modern Times); (3; 2 in the half-term).; We explore marriage discourse and policies in a culturally well-defined context, the German-speaking countries between ca. 1350 and 1600. By examining the depiction of marriage in major literature of the age as well as in historiography we come to a more complex understanding of what marriage was supposed to be and what it really meant.
HISTORY 486. Social History of Early Modern England.: (European History from Ancient to Modern Times); Hist. 220 and junior standing are recommended. (3).; The course surveys the social history of England from the later Middle Ages until the Industrial Revolution.
HISTORY 487 / ENGLISH 416 / WOMENSTD 416. Women in Victorian England.: (European History from Ancient to Modern Times); (3; 2 in the half-term).; Literary and historical sources are used to examine cultural prescriptions regarding the role of women and the actuality of women's lives in Victorian England. Topics to be discussed include women as daughters, wives, and mothers; women as workers, writers, governesses, factory operatives, teachers, and prostitutes; women in reform movements; women's education; and aspects of the nineteenth century women's rights movement.
HISTORY 491 / ECON 491. The History of the American Economy.: (U.S. History); Econ. 101 or 102. (3). Rackham credit requires additional work.; Covers American economic history from colonial times to the present, emphasizing the causes and consequences of economic growth, business cycles, and issues of economic equity.
HISTORY 493 / ECON 493. European Economic History.: (European History from Ancient to Modern Times); Econ. 101 or 102. (3). Rackham credit requires additional work.; A survey of European economic history since 1000 A.D., with most emphasis on the determinants of economic growth in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries.
HISTORY 494 / ECON 494. Topics in Economic History.: (European History from Ancient to Modern Times); Econ. 101 and 102. (3).; Study of issues in economic history with emphasis on a particular region of the world, a particular time period, or a topic of current interest. The specific topics vary with the faculty member teaching the course.
HISTORY 495(444). Medieval Inner Asia.: (Africa, Asia, Latin America, and the Middle East); (3).; History 495 includes the social, political and economic history of the steppe zone from the rise of nomadic enterprises through the Mongols, based upon translated sources and modern historical and anthropological studies. A primary goal is to help students understand the mechanics of nomadic societies and their interaction with agricultural and urban states (e.g., China).
HISTORY 496(444). Modern Inner Asia.: (Africa, Asia, Latin America, and the Middle East); (3).; This course covers the history of Inner Asia from the Timurids to the emergence of independent states in contemporary Inner Asia (including the frontier provinces of China), based upon translated sources and modern studies. Here the primary goal is to help students understand the decay of nomadic enterprises, the role of religion (Islam, Buddhism) in organizing and urbanizing steppe societies, and the battle for independence in thought, economy and political action.
HISTORY 498. Topics in History.: (Other History Courses); (3). May be repeated for credit.; This course is meant to examine an aspect, to be designated in the section title, of select topics in history not covered under a specific country or time period.
HISTORY 508. Technology, Colonialism, and Development.: (Africa, Asia, Latin America, and the Middle East); Graduate standing and permission of instructor. (3).; Examines the ways in which technological change has mediated relationships between colonizing and colonized peoples, and between the so-called First World and Third World. It gives a broad comparative view of the historical processes of colonialism and development, while at the same time offering a lens that focuses those processes in a clear and accessible manner.
HISTORY 509 / ANTHRCUL 508. Empire and Culture in British India.: (Africa, Asia, Latin America, and the Middle East); Graduate standing. (3).; This seminar explores recent scholarship in the emergent field of culture and colonialism. The aim of the course is to understand the extent to which "culture" was the crucial "technology" for the production and maintenance of colonial hegemony in India.
HISTORY 518(MARC 425) / MEMS 425. Jews and Christians in Late Renaissance Italy (1400-1650).: (European History from Ancient to Modern Times); Upperclass standing. (3).; The separate histories of the Church and of Jews in the Italian states provide context for the critical interactions between the two. We examine three main topics: the activities of itinerant preachers in the 1470s, the inquisition of Marranos and Lutheran heretics, and the program of the Catholic Reformation.
HISTORY 523. France, 1661-1789.: (European History from Ancient to Modern Times); (3; 2 in the half-term).; A history of France, with the emphasis on the interplay of shifting attitudes and social change in preparation for the French Revolution.
HISTORY 526. France Since 1870.: (European History from Ancient to Modern Times); (3; 2 in the half-term).; A history of France from the fall of Napoleon III to the present in a political framework, with attention to economic, social, and cultural developments.
HISTORY 531 / AAPTIS 587. Studies in Pahlavi and Middle Persian.: (Africa, Asia, Latin America, and the Middle East); (3).; Introduction to the Middle Persian language, and its three major variants and alphabets, the Pahlavi of the Zoroastrian Books, the Middle Persian of the Manichaean writings from Chinese Turkestan, and the Middle Persian of the Sasanian inscriptions.
HISTORY 534. The Soviet Union Since 1945.: (European HistorEuropean History from Ancient to Modern Times); History 434. (3; 2 in the half-term).
HISTORY 535 / ARMENIAN 535. Armenia and the Armenians in the 20th Century.: (European History from Ancient to Modern Times); Hist. 287 recommended but not required. (3; 2 in the half-term).; An in-depth investigation of the history of the Armenian people in the last century, especially the period of the massacres in the Ottoman Empire and the rebuilding of Armenian society in the Soviet Union.
HISTORY 536 / AAPTIS 462. The Rise of Islam.: (Africa, Asia, Latin America, and the Middle East); Junior standing. (3).; The Near East and eastern Mediterranean world in late antiquity; Muhammad and the formation of Islam; the early Islamic empire at its heights
HISTORY 537 / AAPTIS 463. The Near East in the Period of the Crusades, 945-1258.: (Africa, Asia, Latin America, and the Middle East); Junior standing. (3).; Fatimids, Seljuks, crusaders, and Mongols. Internal and external forces causing dramatic changes in the religious, economic, and political patterns of the medieval Near Eastern society.
HISTORY 541 / AAPTIS 467 / RELIGION 467. Shi'ism: The History of Messianism and the Pursuit of Justice in Islamdom.: (Africa, Asia, Latin America, and the Middle East); Junior standing. (3).; The course surveys the history of diverse Alid movements from the assassination of Ali (d.661) to the crystallization of Shi'ism into distinct political, legal and theological schools (Twelver, Isma'ili, Zaydi), and ends with the establishment of Twelver Shi'ism as an imperial religion in Safavi Iran (1501-1722). Emphasis on the debate over authority in Islam.
HISTORY 543 / AAPTIS 464. Perso-Islamic Civilization in the Eastern Caliphate and India, 900-1350.: (Africa, Asia, Latin America, and the Middle East); Junior standing. (3).; The social, cultural, and literary history of the Iranian culture area and Muslim India from the Samanid period to the Mongol invasion and developments in the Delhi Sultanate to 1350.
HISTORY 546 / AAPTIS 495 / RELIGION 496 / WOMENSTD 471. Gender and Politics in Early Modern Islam.: (Africa, Asia, Latin America, and the Middle East); Students should preferably have had one course in Islamic Studies. (3).; An introduction to Muslim understandings of gender and gender relations, first, through a study of those sacred texts (Qur'an & Hadith) that came to define the ideal woman and man, as well as their roles and relationships. Then, gender participation in the political and cultural life of the Safavi, Ottoman and Mughal Courts shall be explored to view the interplay between theory and practice.
HISTORY 550. Imperial China: Ideas, Men, and Society.: (Africa, Asia, Latin America, and the Middle East); (3; 2 in the half-term).; Major trends and problem areas in the social and intellectual history of premodern China, with particular emphasis on the evolution of main intellectual currents that influenced the development of social institutions. Special attention is given to subjects generally neglected in Western-language sources.
HISTORY 551. Social and Intellectual History of Modern China.: (Africa, Asia, Latin America, and the Middle East); (3; 2-3 in the half-term).; Analysis of such topics as the agrarian basis of Chinese society, the formation of elites, political integration, impact of imperialism, emergence of nationalism, the new intelligentsia and the problem of identity, the role of military power, Marxism-Leninism in China, peasant revolution, and problems of economic development.
HISTORY 552. Topics in the Early Modern History of Mainland Southeast Asia.: (Africa, Asia, Latin America, and the Middle East); (3; 2 in the half-term).; The course examines the history of Burma, Thailand, Cambodia and Vietnam from roughly 1400 to 1850, on the eve of European colonial conquest.
HISTORY 569 / LHC 412. American Business History.: (U.S. History); Junior, senior, or graduate standing. (3).; A study of the origins, development, and growth of business. The course traces the beginning of business enterprise in Europe and describes business activities during the American colonial, revolutionary, and pre-Civil War period. It then discusses economic aspects of the Civil War; post-Civil War industrial growth, business consolidation, and the anti-trust movement; economic aspects of World War I; business conditions during the 1920's; the effects of the 1929 depression and the New Deal upon business; and economic aspects of World War II and postwar business developments.
HISTORY 572 / CAAS 533 / AMCULT 533. Black Civil Rights from 1900.: (U.S. History); AAS 201 recommended. (3; 2 in the half-term).; Afroamerican history as reflected in political, economic, cultural, religious, and civil rights protest movements from the 1890's to the 1960's, with a brief introductory review of the post-Reconstruction period beginning with 1877.
HISTORY 578 / LACS 400 / CAAS 478. Ethnicity and Culture in Latin America.: (Africa, Asia, Latin America, and the Middle East); AAS 202 recommended. (3). May be repeated for a total of six credits.; This course explores various aspects of ethnicity and culture in Latin America and the Caribbean from historical and anthropological perspectives.
HISTORY 582. History of Criminal Law in England and America.: (3; 2-3 in the half-term).; Deals with the history of the main ideas and institutions of Anglo-American criminal law from the Middle Ages to the present. It traces the impact of political and social forces upon criminal law and criminal procedure over the period covered. Attention also is given to the effect of the prevailing social philosophy and theories of behavior on the criminal law at critical stages in Anglo-American history.
HISTORY 590. History Topics Mini-course.: (1-2).; This course is meant to examine a topic, designated by the section title, offered as a mini-course.
HISTORY 591. Topics in European History.: (European History from Ancient to Modern Times); Upper-class standing. (3; 2 in the half-term). May be elected for credit twice.; This course is meant to examine an aspect, to be designated in the section title, of Topics in European History on an experimental, one-time basis.
HISTORY 592. Topics in Asian History.: (Africa, Asia, Latin America, and the Middle East); Upper-class standing. (3; 2-3 in the half-term). May be elected for credit twice.; This course is meant to examine an aspect, to be designated in the section title, of Topics in Asian History.
HISTORY 593. Topics in U.S. History.: (U.S. History); Upper-class standing. (3; 2 in the half-term). May be elected for credit twice.; This course is meant to examine an aspect, to be designated in the section title, of topics in U.S. History on an experimental, one-time basis.
HISTORY 595 / CAAS 595. Topics in African History.: (Africa, Asia, Latin America, and the Middle East); AAS 200 recommended. (3).; This course is meant to examine an aspect, to be designated in the section title, of topics in African history.
HISTORY 600 / SI 580. Introduction to Archival Administration.: Graduate standing and permission of instructor. (3).; Provides an understanding of why societies, cultures, organizations, and individuals create and keep records. Presents cornerstone terminology, concepts, and practices used in records management and archival administration. Examines the evolution of methods and technologies used to create, store, organize, and preserve records and the ways in which organizations and individuals use archives and records for ongoing operations, accountability, research, litigation, and organizational memory. Participants become familiar with the legal, policy, and ethical issues surrounding records and archives administration and become conversant with the structure, organization, and literatures of the archival and records management professions.
HISTORY 601. Quantitative Studies in United States History.: (3; 2 in the half-term).
HISTORY 602 / AMCULT 612. Latino Historiography.: Graduate standing. (3).
HISTORY 603 / ANTHRCUL 640. Seminar in Anthropology and History.: Graduate standing. (3; 2 in the half-term).; This course explores broad concerns at the intersections of anthropology and history.
HISTORY 604. Comparative Studies of Select Problems in History.: (3; 2 in the half-term).
HISTORY 605. Aspects of Ancient Indian History.: (3; 2 in the half-term).
HISTORY 606. Technology, Knowledge, and Culture.: Graduate standing. (3).
HISTORY 607 / ANTHRCUL 666 / SOC 666. Culture, Practice and Social Change.: Graduate Standing and permission of instructor. (2-3).
HISTORY 608. Studies in Chinese Historiography.: (3; 2 in the half-term).
HISTORY 609 / ARMENIAN 609. Soviet Nationality Policy and the Armenians.: (3; 2 in the half-term).
HISTORY 610. The Literature of American History.: (3; 2 in the half-term).
HISTORY 611. The Literature of American History.: Graduate standing; Juniors or seniors with permission of instructor. (3; 2 in the half-term).; The purpose of this graduate seminar is to introduce first-year graduate students to certain important topics within the monographic literature of American history. It will by no means attempt to be exhaustive, either in terms of chronological or topical coverage. Rather the goal is to concentrate on a few areas that have been and/or now seem of importance within the field and to examine critically a central text helping to define major issues and avenues of research.
HISTORY 612 / AMCULT 616. Native American History.: Graduate Standing. (3).; Students in this course explore major themes in American Indian historiography including policy, gender, economy, and culture in an effort to understand past themes and future directions of American Indian history.
HISTORY 613. Studies in the Development of American Society.: (3; 2 in the half-term).
HISTORY 614. The History of Law in Western Society.: Graduate standing. (3; 2 in the half-term).
HISTORY 615. Introduction to the Comparative Study of History.: Graduate standing. (3).; This course focuses on the historical craft, its methods, practices, and theories. We will read a selection of theoretical writings that have been influential in recent historiography. More crucially, we will read a diverse array of historical monographs from different times and world regions. In our meetings, we intend to discuss how historians shape their narratives, which methodological and theoretical tools they employ, and how we can engage historical writings intellectually.
HISTORY 616. The Study of European History I.: (3; 2 in the half-term).
HISTORY 617 / LACS 619 / ANTHRCUL 619. Proseminar on Latin American and Caribbean Studies.: Graduate standing. (3).; This course is a proseminar, intended for graduate students from different disciplines interested in understanding the history and representation of Latin America and the Caribbean in the twentieth century. It will cover selected aspects of the cultural and social history of Latin America and the Caribbean.
HISTORY 618 / LACS 618 / ANTHRCUL 618. Early Ethnography in South America.: Graduate standing. (3).
HISTORY 619. Studies in the Scientific Revolution.: Graduate standing and permission of instructor. (3; 2 in the half-term).
HISTORY 620. Studies in Modern Medicine and Health.: (3; 2 in the half-term).; This course combines an intensive introduction to the theoretical and monographic literature in the field, with a smaller-scale introduction to research methods usually reserved for seminar courses. Students will write two review papers based on the secondary literature, as well as several short assignments based on primary source research. Students who wish to emphasize the research component may elect to take the course for seminar credit. The course is not solely for those who wish to prepare an exam field or write a dissertation in medical history, but for anyone who wants to integrate the material and the cultural dimensions of human health in any historical area.
HISTORY 621 / WOMENSTD 621. Studies in Women's History.: Graduate standing; Upper classmen with permission of instructor. (3).; This course is designed for graduate students who plan to research and teach in the field of U.S. women's history or would like to incorporate women's history scholarship and methodology into their interdisciplinary research and undergraduate teaching. It also devotes some attention to feminist pedagogy. The course begins by placing U.S. women's history in the context of European colonization and an emerging Atlantic world and concludes by drawing connections between late nineteenth-century gender constructions and U.S. empire-building in the Pacific. Throughout, our goal will be to assess the most recent trends in the field and how we can best convey their significance in undergraduate classrooms.
HISTORY 622 / ECON 663. European Economic History.: Economics 401 and 402. Graduate standing. (3).; Covers the historical evolution of modern economic institutions. While specific topics covered will vary from year to year, they will typically include most of the following: the evolution and performance of the firm, the changing structure and role of financial institutions, the evolution of the terms of labor contracts and institutions, the changing role of the family in economic development, and the evolution of contract law and economic planning. Consideration will also be given to cross-country comparison.
HISTORY 623 / ECON 664. Problems in American Economic History.: Economics 401, 402, and 405 or equivalent. Graduate standing. (3).; This course covers the history of the American economy from colonial times to the present with an emphasis on demonstrating how the past continues to influence the structure of today's economy. It covers issues like American slavery, labor history, the rise of big business, the Great Depression, the industrial revolution, monetary history, demographic history and the history of technological change. Consideration is also given to topics in political economy such as war, worker discontent and government intervention.
HISTORY 624 / AMCULT 614. Asian American History: Graduate Standing. (3).; Through extensive readings in Asian American history, this course surveys scholarship dating from the origins of ethnic studies in the 1960s to the present. Our discussions focus on the following questions: How does the study of Asian Americans challenges historians to rethink issues of race, class, and gender? Why and how did the original vision of Asian American Studies emphasize social history and community studies? What have Asian American historians learned from interdisciplinary approaches? How have literary theory and cultural studies influenced recent and current work? What is the future direction of the field?
HISTORY 625. Studies in Balkan History.: (3; 2 in the half-term).
HISTORY 626. Studies in Byzantine History.: Graduate standing. (3; 2 in the half-term).
HISTORY 627 / AAPTIS 644. Studies in Iranian Civilization during the Middle Ages.: Permission of instructor and reading knowledge of German. Graduate standing. (3).
HISTORY 628. Studies in Jewish History.: (3; 2 in the half-term).
HISTORY 629 / CAAS 629. Studies in African History.: (3; 2 in the half-term). May be repeated for credit with permission of instructor.; This readings course introduces graduate students to the major literature in the field.
HISTORY 631 / GREEK 631. Studies in Greek History I.: (3; 2 in the half-term).
HISTORY 632. Studies in Greek History II.: (3; 2 in the half-term).
HISTORY 633. Studies in Roman History I.: (3; 2 in the half-term).; his course will examine issues in Roman History. Readings will include modern scholarship on Roman society, comparative studies on colonialism, and ancient texts. Students' interests will help shape the topics for discussion.
HISTORY 634. Studies in Roman History II.: (3; 2 in the half-term).
HISTORY 636. Nationalism and Culture.: Graduate standing. (3).
HISTORY 637 / SI 637. Problems in the Administration of Archives.: History 600; Graduate standing and permission of instructor. (3).; Thematic focus of this research seminar is collective memory and the role of archives as "memory institutions." In the seminar, students examine the role of archives and archivists in shaping memory through appraisal and selection, creation and collection of oral history, and interpretation and display of documentary evidence. Most of the readings place archives in the context of a broader literature on memory and interpretation of the past, including comparisons between archives and other memory institutions, such as museums.
HISTORY 638. Studies in Medieval History.: (3; 2 in the half-term).
HISTORY 639. Studies in the Italian Renaissance.: (3; 2 in the half-term).
HISTORY 640. Studies in Early Modern European History.: Reading knowledge of one European language. (3; 2 in the half-term).; This studies course will explore the culture of early modern Europe.
HISTORY 641. Studies in 20th Century European History.: (3; 2 in the half-term).
HISTORY 642. Studies in Eighteenth Century Europe.: (3; 2 in the half-term).
HISTORY 643. Studies in Nineteenth Century European History.: Reading knowledge of at least one European language. (3; 2 in the half-term).
HISTORY 644. Comparative Studies in Modern Western History.: Reading knowledge of at least one European language. (3; 2 in the half-term).
HISTORY 645. Problems of Russian Society.: Graduate standing. (2-4).
HISTORY 647. The Transformation of Identities in Modern Europe.: Graduate standing. (3).
HISTORY 648 / ANTHRCUL 642. The Aftermath of Empire I.: Graduate standing and permission of instructor. (3).
HISTORY 649 / ANTHRCUL 643. The Aftermath of Empire II.: Graduate standing and permission of instructor. (3).
HISTORY 651. Studies in Modern French History.: Reading knowledge of French. (3; 2 in the half-term).; This course is intended as an introduction to the major themes and debates in the literature on contemporary France. We will give critical attention to a number of themes that have long shaped the literature on modern France - the paradox of chronic political upheaval in a context of apparently stable social structures, for example, or the vexed issue of France's economic "backwardness" and the particularities of industrial development in this (until recently) rural society. We will also consider some of the more recently popular themes - the social and political mobilization of economically and socially disadvantaged groups (peasants, women, workers, disgruntled strata of the middle classes), the ways in which various strands of the revolutionary tradition have shaped French politics on the right and on the left. Finally, we will give comparative attention to the different historiographical traditions that have organized research on the two sides of the Atlantic, of which the very different understandings of gender and women's history, or the very different approaches to colonial and post-colonial history, form but two of the most salient examples.
HISTORY 652. Studies in East European History.: (3; 2 in the half-term).
HISTORY 653. Studies in Twentieth-Century Eastern Europe.: (3; 2 in the half-term).
HISTORY 654. Studies in Modern Russian History.: (3; 2 in the half-term).; This graduate colloquium will cover a range of selected topics in Russian history through a close reading and discussion of recent secondary monographs and important journal articles. An interdisciplinary approach will allow exploration of a number of issues in political, social, economic, intellectual, and cultural areas, and an exploration of various theoretical and methodological approaches. All readings will be in English.
HISTORY 655. Studies in the History of the Soviet Union.: (3; 2 in the half-term).
HISTORY 656. Studies in European Intellectual History, Nineteenth Century and Contemporary.: (3; 2 in the half-term).
HISTORY 657. Studies in the Society and Institutions of Russia to Peter the Great.: (3; 2 in the half-term).
HISTORY 658 / SOC 730. Labor Since the Industrial Revolution.: Graduate standing. (3).
HISTORY 659. Studies in British History.: (3; 2 in the half-term).
HISTORY 660. Studies in 16th and 17th Century England.: (3; 2 in the half-term).; This course provides an introduction to the historiography of early modern Britain (c. 1450-1800). It will include readings on currently hot topics in political, religious, social, economic and cultural history. Most of the readings will concern England, although the coverage of Ireland, Scotland and Wales may be expanded.
HISTORY 661. Studies in History and Psychology.: (3; 2 in the half-term).
HISTORY 662. British Empire and Commonwealth.: (3; 2 in the half-term).
HISTORY 663 / AAPTIS 663. Persian Historiography from Medieval to Early Modern Times.: AAPTIS 461 or 464, Reading knowledge of Persian is helpful. Graduate standing. (3).
HISTORY 664 / AAPTIS 661. Studies in the Modern Middle East.: Graduate standing. (3).
HISTORY 665 / AAPTIS 662. Medieval Arabic Historiography.: Reading knowledge of Arabic is not required, though helpful. APTIS 461 or equivalent is necessary. Graduate standing. (3).
HISTORY 666 / CAAS 630 / WOMENSTD 666. Race, Class, and Gender in Latin America.: Graduate standing. (3).; Provides an overview of major themes in Latin American history (colonial to the present), organized around the reading of recent works that examine aspects of race, class, and gender. We draw on the writings of anthropologists, sociologists, literary critics and historians, examining the relational character of the concept of ethnicity, connections between race and class, and social construction of gender in different settings.
HISTORY 667. The Ancient Empires of Southeast Asia.: (3; 2 in the half-term).
HISTORY 668 / CHIN 668. Studies in Early Chinese History.: Graduate standing; Upperclassmen with permission of instructor. (3; 2 in the half-term).; This is a preseminar in premodern Chinese history before 1800. The main focus of the course is on the examination of the development of the field, the current state of research, and the various methodological approaches in the studies of premodern Chinese history.
HISTORY 669. Seminar: Studies in Late Imperial China.: Graduate standing. (3).
HISTORY 670. Studies in 19th Century Chinese History.: (3; 2 in the half-term).
HISTORY 671. Studies in 20th Century Chinese History.: (3; 2 in the half-term).
HISTORY 673. Studies in Pre-Modern Japanese History.: (3; 2 in the half-term).
HISTORY 674. Studies in Modern Asia Southeast.: Graduate standing, Juniors or seniors with permission of instructor. (3; 2 in the half-term).
HISTORY 676. Studies in Modern Japanese History.: (3; 2 in the half-term).
HISTORY 677 / ANTHRCUL 605. Historical Anthropology of South Asia.: Graduate standing. (3).
HISTORY 678. Studies in the History of Modern South Asia.: History 457 or 458. (3; 2 in the half-term).
HISTORY 679 / ANTHRCUL 641. History and Anthropology of Colonialism.: Graduate standing. (3).
HISTORY 680. Studies in Early American History I.: (3; 2 in the half-term).
HISTORY 681. Studies in Early American History II.: (3; 2 in the half-term).
HISTORY 682. Studies in the United States History: 1790-1830.: (3; 2 in the half-term).
HISTORY 683. Studies in the United States History: 1815-1865.: (3; 2 in the half-term).; A survey of the historiography of the United States in the period from 1815-1865.
HISTORY 684. Studies in Southern History.: (3; 2 in the half-term).
HISTORY 685 / AMCULT 685. Studies in American Intellectual History.: Graduate standing; upperclassmen with permission of instructor. (3).; This class will introduce students to central issues in the field of the United States intellectual history since the 1860s. Intellectual history is the study of what people believed they knew, how they theorized their relations to each other and to the world, and what the effects of such conceptualizations were on social action. Texts selected include primary and secondary sources and trace debates arising from new theories of evolution, social relations, and psychology. Assigned readings will address some of the international contexts of U.S. intellectual life, as well as the role of scientific theory in conceptualizing race, gender, religion, and other differential attributes.
HISTORY 686 / AMCULT 686. Studies in American Cultural History.: Graduate standing. (3; 2 in the half-term).; This seminar will address issues critical to the use of popular culture materials in historical interpretation. We will attempt to balance readings of important classic texts and emerging literature with interpretative work using primary sources from both the nineteenth and twentieth centuries.
HISTORY 687 / CAAS 687. Studies in Black History.: Graduate standing; seniors with permission of instructor. (3; 2 in the half-term; Students will have the option of taking this course either as a studies course or as a seminar. Students in the studies course will also spend time identifying and analyzing a variety of key primary sources from a specific period (topics vary be term) of African American history. Students electing the seminar option will spend the academic term preparing original research papers related in some way to African history.
HISTORY 688. Studies in Twentieth-Century American History.: (3; 2 in the half-term).
HISTORY 689. Studies in the Diplomatic History of the United States.: (3; 2 in the half-term).
HISTORY 690 / PUBPOL 690. Race and Ethnicity in International Relations.: Graduate standing and permission of instructor. (3).; This seminar relates the development of ideas about race and ethnicity to international competition and conflict, cross-border migration, and changing notions of citizenship and sovereignity. Readings include theoretical overviews but concentrate on particular historical cases, including imperialism and social Darwinism, the Second World War as a race war, the interaction of the Cold War with domestic civil rights policy, and "population control" from eugenics to family planning. The course is intended to help students acquire theoretical tools with which to analyze race and ethnicity, to illuminate some of the origins of contemporary issues, and to consider the policy implications of historical scholarship.
HISTORY 691. Studies in Latin American and Caribbean History.: Graduate standing; undergraduates with permission of instructor. (3; 2 in the half-term).
HISTORY 692 / LACS 692. Colonial Societies in the Americas: Comparative Historical Perspectives.: Graduate standing only. (3).
HISTORY 693. Studies in Comparative Methods in Historical Inquiry.: (3; 2 in the half-term).
HISTORY 694. Comparative Western Military History 18th-19th Centuries.: (3; 2 in the half-term).
HISTORY 695 / CAAS 695. Studies in the Comparison of Historical Cultures.: Graduate standing. (3; 2 in the half-term).
HISTORY 696. Studies in Ottoman History.: (3; 2 in the half-term).
HISTORY 697. Studies in Historiography.: (3; 2 in the half-term).
HISTORY 698. Topics in History.: Graduate standing. (3).
HISTORY 699 / CAAS 699. Afro-American History: Interpretations and Methodology.: History 274 and History 275; permission of instructor. (3; 2 in the half-term).
HISTORY 700. Independent Research Seminar.: Graduate standing and permission of instructor. (1-3). (INDEPENDENT).; This course allows faculty to offer required seminar work to graduate students on an individual basis during terms when their regular seminars are not scheduled to be offered.
HISTORY 701. Seminar in Ancient History I.: Graduate standing and permission of instructor. (3; 2 in the half-term).
HISTORY 702. Seminar in Ancient History II.: Graduate standing. (3; 2 in the half-term).; This course is a graduate seminar in Ancient History.
HISTORY 704. Seminar in Early Modern and Modern European History.: History 616. Graduate standing. (1).
HISTORY 707. Seminar on Medieval Social and Cultural History.: Graduate standing. (3; 2 in the half-term).
HISTORY 711. Seminar on Ottoman History.: Graduate standing and permission of instructor. (3).
HISTORY 712. Seminar in the Italian Renaissance.: Reading knowledge of one of the following: Italian, Latin, Greek, French, or German. Graduate standing. (3; 2 in the half-term).
HISTORY 715. Seminar in Early Modern European History.: Reading knowledge of French or German. Graduate standing. (3; 2 in the half-term).
HISTORY 716. Seminar in 18th Century European History.: Reading knowledge of French or German. Graduate standing. (3; 2 in the half-term).
HISTORY 717. Seminar in Nineteenth Century European History I.: Reading knowledge of French or German and Graduate standing. (3; 2 in the half-term).
HISTORY 718. Seminar in Nineteenth-Century European History II.: Graduate standing. (3; 2 in the half-term).
HISTORY 719. Seminar in Modern European History.: Graduate standing. (3; 2 in the half-term).
HISTORY 720. Seminar in Twentieth Century European History.: Reading knowledge of French, German, or Italian. Graduate standing. (3; 2 in the half-term).
HISTORY 721. Seminar in Modern Jewish History.: Reading knowledge of a European language or Hebrew. Graduate standing. (3; 2 in the half-term).
HISTORY 723. Seminar on the Scientific Revolution.: Graduate standing and permission of instructor. (3; 2 in the half-term).
HISTORY 725. The Press and Society.: Graduate standing. (3; 2 in the half-term).
HISTORY 726. Seminar in European Intellectual History.: Reading knowledge of one European language. Graduate standing. (3; 2 in the half-term).
HISTORY 729 / SOC 729. Large-Scale Political Transformations.: Soc. 100, 195, or 300; reading knowledge of one European language other than English; Graduate standing and permission of instructor. (3; 2 in the half-term).
HISTORY 735. Seminar in Recent Central European History.: Use of modern foreign language. Graduate standing. (3; 2 in the half-term).
HISTORY 739. Seminar in British History.: Graduate standing. (3; 2 in the half-term).
HISTORY 740. Seminar in English History.: Six hours in British history and Graduate standing. (3; 2 in the half-term).
HISTORY 742. Seminar in Balkan History.: Reading knowledge of French, German, Russian, or a Balkan language. Graduate standing. (3; 2 in the half-term).
HISTORY 743. Seminar in Russian History.: Reading knowledge of Russian. Graduate standing. (3; 2 in the half-term).; Seminar in Russian and Soviet history. Exploration of historical methodologies and primary research in various topics of particular interest to the students. Reading competency in Russian required.
HISTORY 744. Seminar in Russian History.: See Bulletin. Graduate standing. (3; 2 in the half-term).
HISTORY 745. Seminar in Polish and East European History.: "Reading knowledge of one: Polish, Czech, Slovak, Ukrainian, Russian." Graduate standing. (3; 2 in the half-term).
HISTORY 746. Seminar in Pre-Petrine Russia.: Reading knowledge of Russian and History 432 or equivalent. Graduate standing. (3; 2 in the half-term).
HISTORY 747 / AAPTIS 761. Seminar in Islamic History and Civilization.: Graduate standing and permission of instructor. (3; 2 in the half-term).
HISTORY 749. Seminar in Modern Near Eastern History.: Reading knowledge of French or Arabic. Graduate standing. (3; 2 in the half-term).
HISTORY 750. Seminar: The West in Asia, 1500-1950.: Graduate standing and permission of instructor. (3).
HISTORY 752. Seminar in Modern Chinese History.: Command of elementary Chinese essential. Graduate standing. (3; 2 in the half-term).
HISTORY 754. Seminar in Modern Southeast Asian History.: Graduate standing and permission of instructor. (3; 2 in the half-term).
HISTORY 755. Seminar in Early Chinese History.: Reading knowledge of Chinese. Graduate standing. (3; 2 in the half-term).
HISTORY 756. Seminar in Social and Political History of Modern India.: Graduate standing and permission of instructor. (3; 2 in the half-term).
HISTORY 757. Seminar in Early Indian History.: Knowledge of Sanskrit; Graduate standing and permission of instructor. (3; 2 in the half-term).
HISTORY 758. Seminar in Premodern Southeast Asian History.: Graduate standing and permission of instructor. (3; 2 in the half-term).
HISTORY 759. Seminar in Comparative Military History.: Graduate standing. (3; 2 in the half-term).
HISTORY 760. Seminar in Women's History.: Graduate standing. (3; 2 in the half-term).
HISTORY 761. Seminar in Early American History.: Graduate standing. (3; 2 in the half-term).; The research seminar examines techniques and trends in the writing of early American history. Emphasis will be placed on introducing and familiarizing the graduate student with different topics currently the focus of intense debate in the field of colonial history, and on discussing the historical sources for such debate and the techniques used in interpreting them.
HISTORY 762. Seminar in Early American History.: Graduate standing. (3; 2 in the half-term).
HISTORY 764. Seminar in American History: the Early Federal Period.: Graduate standing. (3; 2 in the half-term).
HISTORY 765. Seminar in American History: the Middle Period.: Graduate standing. (3; 2 in the half-term).
HISTORY 766. Seminar in American History: The Middle Period.: Graduate standing. (3; 2 in the half-term).
HISTORY 768. Seminar in American Economic History.: Graduate standing. (3; 2 in the half-term).
HISTORY 770. Seminar in Twentieth Century American History.: Graduate standing. (3; 2 in the half-term).
HISTORY 772 / PUBPOL 770. Seminar in American Social History.: Graduate standing. (3; 2 in the half-term).; This course focuses on how historians have viewed and participated in the policymaking process. Following several more general discussions of history and policymaking, the seminar will analyze how history has been used recently in developing federal policies in education and adolescent pregnancy. Student papers focus on some aspect of federal, state, or local policymaking from an historical perspective, reflecting the student’s own policy interests.
HISTORY 773. Seminar in American Urban History.: Graduate standing. (3; 2 in the half-term).
HISTORY 774. Research Seminar in U.S. Cultural History.: History 688. Graduate standing. (3).
HISTORY 775. Seminar in the Diplomatic History of the United States.: Graduate standing. (3; 2 in the half-term).
HISTORY 776. Political and Constitutional Thought in the U.S.: Graduate standing. (3; 2 in the half-term).
HISTORY 778 / AMCULT 778. Seminar in American Intellectual History.: History 685 or 686, and Graduate standing. (3; 2 in the half-term).
HISTORY 779. Seminar in American Society and Thought.: History 685 or 686, and Graduate standing. (3; 2 in the half-term).
HISTORY 781 / CAAS 781. Seminar in Black American History.: Graduate standing. (3; 2 in the half-term).
HISTORY 782. Seminar in Latino History.: Graduate standing. (3).
HISTORY 786 / CAAS 786. Seminar in African History.: Graduate standing. (3; 2 in the half-term).
HISTORY 791. Seminar in Hispanic-American History.: Reading knowledge of Spanish. Graduate standing. (3; 2 in the half-term).
HISTORY 792. Seminar in Hispanic American History.: Graduate standing. (3; 2 in the half-term).
HISTORY 793 / MENAS 695 / AAPTIS 793. The Study of the Near East.: Graduate standing. (3).
HISTORY 794. Seminar in Soviet History.: Graduate standing. (3; 2 in the half-term).
HISTORY 795 / REES 795 / HISTORY 795 / POLSCI 795 / ECON 795 / GEOG 795. Research Seminar in Russian and East European Studies.: Graduate standing and permission of instructor. (3).
HISTORY 796. Topics in History.: (3).
HISTORY 797. Seminar in Quantitative Methods in Historical Studies.: Graduate standing. (3; 2 in the half-term).
HISTORY 798 / CAAS 798. Seminar in Comparative Studies in History.: Graduate standing. (3; 2 in the half-term).
HISTORY 799. Seminar in Quantitative Methods and Historical Data Analysis.: Graduate standing. (1-6).
HISTORY 801. Reading Course.: Graduate standing and permission of instructor. (1-3). (INDEPENDENT).
HISTORY 802. Reading Course.: Graduate standing. (1-3).
HISTORY 803. Reading for the General Examination.: Graduate standing. (1-3). (INDEPENDENT).
HISTORY 804. Reading for the General Examination.: Graduate standing. (1-3). (INDEPENDENT).
HISTORY 805. Introduction to Paleography.: Graduate standing and permission of instructor. (2).
HISTORY 806 / GREEK 806. Greek Law and Rhetoric.: Graduate standing. (3).
HISTORY 808 / LATIN 808. Roman Society in the Early Empire.: Graduate standing. (3).
HISTORY 812. Seminar on History Pedagogy.: Second-year graduate standing or higher. (3).; The goal of this class is simple: to make you a better teacher, and to prepare you for the rigors of running your own college-level history class. We will deal with practical, "how-to" issues of course management, lecture writing, grading, etc., and explore some of the broader issues and controversies about the pedagogical side of the historical profession.
HISTORY 819. Inner Asia.: Graduate standing. (3).
HISTORY 820. Comparative Approaches to Early Modern Eurasian History, c. 1400-1800.: One or more courses in some Eurasian country history. Graduate standing. (3).
HISTORY 821. Comparative Approaches to Early Modern Eurasia.: Graduate standing. (3).
HISTORY 824. Seminar in Late Imperial China.: Reading knowledge of Chinese. Graduate standing. (3; 2 in the half-term).
HISTORY 825 / CHIN 825 / ANTHRCUL 825 / ECON 825 / POLSCI 825 / SOC 825. Seminar in Chinese History and Society.: Either language knowledge (Chinese or Japanese) or Hist. 544 or Pol. Sci. 455. Graduate standing. (3; 2 in the half-term). (INDEPENDENT).; A course for students working on special research projects in Asian history.
HISTORY 826. Seminar in Pre-Modern Japanese History.: History 673, reading knowledge of Japanese, Graduate standing and permission of instructor. (3; 2 in the half-term).
HISTORY 827 / AAPTIS 660. Seminar in Problems and Methods of Research on Medieval Near East.: Near East 461. Graduate standing. (3).
HISTORY 891. Research Seminar in West European Studies.: Graduate standing. (3; 2 in the half-term).
HISTORY 898. Dissertation Colloquium Candidacy.: Graduate standing. (3). (INDEPENDENT).
HISTORY 900. Preparation for Preliminary Examinations.: Normally to be taken only in the term in which a student plans to take his general preliminary examinations. Graduate standing. (1-6). (INDEPENDENT).
HISTORY 990. Dissertation/Precandidate.: Election for dissertation work by doctoral student not yet admitted as a Candidate. Graduate standing. (1-8; 1-4 in the half-term). (INDEPENDENT). May be repeated for credit.; Election for dissertation work by doctoral student not yet admitted as a Candidate.
HISTORY 993. Graduate Student Instructor Training Program.: Must have Teaching Assistant award. Graduate standing. (1).; A seminar for all beginning graduate student instructors, consisting of a two day orientation before the term starts and periodic workshops/meetings during the Fall Term. Beginning graduate student instructors are required to register for this class.
HISTORY 995. Dissertation/Candidate.: Graduate School authorization for admission as a doctoral Candidate. Graduate standing. (8; 4 in the half-term). (INDEPENDENT). May be repeated for credit.; Graduate School authorization for admission as a doctoral Candidate. N.B. The defense of the dissertation (the final oral examination) must be held under a full term Candidacy enrollment period.

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