Courses

Examines major themes in the history of Russia and East-Central Europe since the early modern era, introduces the literature and arts of the region, and presents current political, social, and economic issues. Same as CEES 2002. Approved for GT-SS3. Approved for arts and sciences core requirement: historical context.

Examines major themes in European Early Modern history. Issues to be explored include the Renaissance and the Reformation, popular culture, social history, and states and warfare. Specific course focus may vary. Similar to HIST 2113. History majors are restricted from taking this course. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: historical context. Prerequisites: History majors are restricted from taking this course.

May be repeated up to 6 total credit hours. Prereq., WRTG 3020 or an acceptable alternative upper-division writing course (min grade C-) and a History GPA of 2.0 or higher. Restricted to HIST majors. Prerequisites: Restricted to History Majors only.

May be repeated up to 6 total credit hours. Prereq., WRTG 3020 or an acceptable alternative upper-division writing course (min grade C-) and a History GPA of 2.0 or higher. Restricted to HIST majors. Prerequisites: Restricted to History Majors only.

May be repeated up to 6 total credit hours. Prereq., WRTG 3020 or an acceptable alternative upper-division writing course (min grade C-) and a History GPA of 2.0 or higher. Restricted to HIST majors. Prerequisites: Restricted to History Majors only.

Explores the history and culture of Western Europe, 1300--1520. Comprehensive in scope, with analysis of political, economic, social, religious, intellectual, and artistic matters. Discusses significance of the Renaissance for origins of modern civilization. Prereq., HIST 1010. Restricted to sophomores/juniors/seniors.

Traces the history of Europe from the end of the Hundred Years War through the end of the Thirty Years War. While focusing on the division of Western Christendom into competing and institutionalized factions, the course contextualizes this cultural transformation within the broader socioeconomic and political changes of the period. Prereqs., HIST 1010 or 3020. Restricted to sophomores/juniors/seniors. Prerequisites: Restricted to students with 27-180 credits (Sophomore, Junior or Senior) only.

Studies the development of the European states in response to international power struggles in the 17th and 18th centuries (up to the French Revolution). Restricted to sophomores/juniors/seniors. Same as HIST 5222.

Studies the history of Europe from the end of the Thirty Years War through the outbreak of the French Revolution. Central themes include the establishment of more centralized, increasingly bureaucratic states; global expansion and economic commercialization; and cultural developments such as the Scientific Revolution and the Enlightenment. Prereq., HIST 1020 or 3020. Restricted to sophomores/juniors/seniors. Prerequisites: Restricted to students with 27-180 credits (Sophomore, Junior or Senior) only.

Comparative urban study of Florence and Venice from 13th through 16th centuries. Principal subjects are the distinctive economies of the cities, political developments, Renaissance humanism, patronage of the arts, and foreign policy. Prereq., HIST 1010. Formerly HIST 4112. HIST 4303 and 5303 are the same course. Prerequisites: Restricted to students with 27-180 credits (Sophomore, Junior or Senior) only.

Concerned with major social, political, and cultural developments in Europe from circa 1800 to the outbreak of World War I. Special emphasis is placed upon theNapoleonic experience, the rise of modern nationalism, romanticism, Darwinism and its social applications, the Industrial Revolution, imperialism, the emergence of modern ideologies, and the background of World War I. Prereq., HIST 1020 or 1040. Prerequisites: Restricted to students with 27-180 credits (Sophomore, Junior or Senior) only.

Examines the origins, character, and significance of the First and Second World Wars for the major nations of Europe during the first half of the 20th century. Prereq., HIST 1020. Prerequisites: Restricted to students with 27-180 credits (Sophomore, Junior or Senior) only.

Examines the origins of World War I; the military, social, and cultural character of the conflict; and its enduring impact in the post-1918 world. By thinking about the war as both a military undertaking and an experience that affected domestic and global politics, the course will explore why World War I constituted an event of major importance to Europe and the twentieth-century world. Prereq., HIST 1020 or 1040. HIST 4422 is restricted to sophomores/juniors/seniors. HIST 4422 and 5422 are the same course.

Explores Europe from the end of World War II through the present day. Topics include postwar reconstruction; the cold war; anticommunist opposition and new social movements; consumer culture and punk music; the fall of communism; the Yugoslav wars; and European unity. Prereq., HIST 1020 or 1040 or 4412, or PSCI 2012. Restricted to sophomores/juniors/seniors.

Acquaints students with key works in the literature of European history, and addresses matters of method and interpretation. May be repeated up to 6 total credit hours. Prereq., admission to the graduate program in history. Prerequisites: Restricted to Graduate Students only.

Same as HIST 4222. Prerequisites: Restricted to Graduate Students only.

Comparative urban study of Florence and Venice from 13th through 16th centuries. Principal subjects are the distinctive economies of the cities, political developments, Renaissance humanism, patronage of the arts, and foreign policy. Prereq., HIST 1010. Formerly HIST 4112. HIST 4303 and 5303 are the same course. Prerequisites: Restricted to Graduate Students only.

Examines the origins of World War I; the military, social, and cultural character of the conflict; and its enduring impact in the post-1918 world. By thinking about the war as both a military undertaking and an experience that affected domestic and global politics, the course will explore why World War I constituted an event of major importance to Europe and the twentieth-century world. Prereq., HIST 1020 or 1040. HIST 4422 is restricted to sophomores/juniors/seniors. HIST 4422 and 5422 are the same course. Prerequisites: Restricted to Graduate Students only.