History (HIST)Arts and Sciences

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HIST 1114

From Zheng He's return to China in 1415 with giraffes to exhibitions of orangutans in Europe in the 1920s, t spectacle of "exotic" species in foreign lands has shaped human imaginings. In this writing ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   FWS Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • 18286 HIST 1114   SEM 101

  • For more information about First-year Writing Seminars, see the Knight Institute website at http://www.arts.cornell.edu/knight_institute

HIST 1115

What does science mean? The history of science presents a puzzle. Vibrant cultures of astronomy and medicine have long flourished in Muslim societies, yet they have often been considered unscientific within ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   FWS Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • 18405 HIST 1115   SEM 101

  • For more information about First-year Writing Seminars, see the Knight Institute website at http://www.arts.cornell.edu/knight_institute

HIST 1119

In 2011, Time Magazine selected "the protestor" as its Person of the Year. But 2011 was not the only year associated with global dissent; 1968, arguably the pinnacle of 1960s radicalism, saw a wave of ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   FWS Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • 18295 HIST 1119   SEM 101

  • For more information about First-year Writing Seminars, see the Knight Institute website at http://www.arts.cornell.edu/knight_institute

HIST 1121

What is a map? Is it a technology? A work of art? A text? In this course, we will learn and write about maps from the past and maps about the past. Students will discuss the meaning of a wide range of ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   FWS Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • 18404 HIST 1121   SEM 101

  • For more information about First-year Writing Seminars, see the Knight Institute website at http://www.arts.cornell.edu/knight_institute

HIST 1123

Every year, the German city of Aachen awards the Charlemagne Prize to individuals who have promoted European unity.  At a time when the value and existence of the European Union are increasingly questioned, ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   FWS Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • 18287 HIST 1123   SEM 101

  • For more information about First-year Writing Seminars, see the Knight Institute website at http://www.arts.cornell.edu/knight_institute

HIST 1127

According to projections, by the year 2050 a majority of the U.S. population will be of Latino descent, a significant portion of which will be comprised of individuals of Mexican heritage. What will such ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   FWS Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • 18296 HIST 1127   SEM 101

  • For more information about First-year Writing Seminars, see the Knight Institute website at http://www.arts.cornell.edu/knight_institute

HIST 1134

The ancient Mediterranean world was home to some of the world's most famous empires: Achaemenid Persia, Athens, Macedonia, and Rome. Renowned for their cultural and intellectual achievements, each state ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   FWS Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • 18297 HIST 1134   SEM 101

  • For more information about First-year Writing Seminars, see the Knight Institute website at http://www.arts.cornell.edu/knight_institute

HIST 1136

"Long Live Chairman Mao!" "Resist the American Imperialists!" When we think of Communist China, propaganda nearly always comes to mind. And yet, we rarely reflect on what exactly propaganda is? What are ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   FWS Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • 18298 HIST 1136   SEM 101

  • For more information about First-year Writing Seminars, see the Knight Institute website at http://www.arts.cornell.edu/knight_institute

HIST 1180

Five centuries before Columbus'​s fateful journey, Europeans in flimsy wooden ships were trekking westward across the Atlantic.​ This course examines the Norse discovery of America ca. 1000 AD, focusing ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   FWS Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • 18299 HIST 1180   SEM 101

  • For more information about First-year Writing Seminars, see the Knight Institute website at http://www.arts.cornell.edu/knight_institute

HIST 1213

How and why do states watch their citizens? This course explores historical practices of state surveillance from the perspective of both the "watchers" and the "watched." Special emphasis will be given ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   FWS Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • 18288 HIST 1213   SEM 101

  • For more information about First-year Writing Seminars, see the Knight Institute website at http://www.arts.cornell.edu/knight_institute

HIST 1301

The analytical essay seems to be the basic form of nonfiction writing—but why?  And how did it come to be seen this way?  Why don't you learn to write prose poems in college, or memos, or just elaborate ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   FWS Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • 18289 HIST 1301   SEM 101

  • For more information about First-year Writing Seminars, see the Knight Institute website at http://www.arts.cornell.edu/knight_institute

HIST 1402

This course looks at Islam as a global phenomenon, both historically and in the contemporary world.  We spend time on the genesis of Islam in the Middle East, but then move across the Muslim would in various ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   FWS Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • 18294 HIST 1402   SEM 101

  • For more information about First-year Writing Seminars, see the Knight Institute website at http://www.arts.cornell.edu/knight_institute

HIST 1451

African inspired fabrics are showing up on the catwalks of Burberry, L.A.M.B. and H & M. This course uses a multi-disciplinary approach to examine the importance of textiles in African social and economic ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   FWS Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • 18300 HIST 1451   SEM 101

  • For more information about First-year Writing Seminars, see the Knight Institute website at http://www.arts.cornell.edu/knight_institute

HIST 1540

This course studies the history of American capitalism. It helps you to answer these questions: What is capitalism? Is the U.S. more capitalist than other countries? How has capitalism shaped the history ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: AMST 1540ILRLR 1845

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 16251 HIST 1540   LEC 001

  • A University Course.

  • 16252 HIST 1540   DIS 201

  • 16253 HIST 1540   DIS 202

  • 16254 HIST 1540   DIS 203

  • 16255 HIST 1540   DIS 204

  • 16955 HIST 1540   DIS 205

  • 16956 HIST 1540   DIS 206

  • 16957 HIST 1540   DIS 207

  • 16958 HIST 1540   DIS 208

HIST 1581

This course propels students into the chaos, destruction, and often brutal violence experienced by inhabitants of North America prior to the 20th century. Students will analyze armed conflict ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: AMST 1581

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  9005 HIST 1581   LEC 001

  •  9006 HIST 1581   DIS 201

  •  9007 HIST 1581   DIS 202

  •  9008 HIST 1581   DIS 203

    • F
    • Staff

  •  9009 HIST 1581   DIS 204

    • F
    • Staff

HIST 1595

Focusing on political and social history, this course surveys African-American history from Emancipation to the present. The class examines the post-Reconstruction "Nadir" of black life; the mass black ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: AMST 1595

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 16290 HIST 1595   LEC 001

HIST 1640

An introductory survey to United States history since the Great Depression, this course explores the dramatic social, economic, and political transformations of the last century. It emphasizes domestic ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: AMST 1640

  • 4 Credits Graded

  • 16307 HIST 1640   LEC 001

HIST 1700

From ancient Mediterranean seafarers to the Mars rovers, from Christopher Columbus to the Apollo astronauts, humans have for centuries explored the far reaches of our planet. Now we are venturing into ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: ASTRO 1700

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  7863 HIST 1700   LEC 001

  •  7878 HIST 1700   DIS 201

  •  7879 HIST 1700   DIS 202

  •  8323 HIST 1700   DIS 203

  •  8324 HIST 1700   DIS 204

  •  7880 HIST 1700   DIS 205

  •  7881 HIST 1700   DIS 206

  •  8878 HIST 1700   DIS 207

HIST 1800

This course examines immigration as a major theme in U.S. history and culture. We will discuss immigration in different periods of our national history, and in different locations, from Boston and New ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: AMST 1800LSP 1800

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 16325 HIST 1800   LEC 001

  • 16326 HIST 1800   DIS 201

  • 16327 HIST 1800   DIS 202

  • 16328 HIST 1800   DIS 203

    • R
    • Staff

HIST 1910

This introductory course follows the history of Asia-Pacific from the nineteenth century to the present, focusing on the relations of China, India, Japan, South, and Southeast Asia.  This course is intended ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: ASIAN 1191CAPS 1910

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  6116 HIST 1910   LEC 001

  •  6117 HIST 1910   DIS 201

  •  6118 HIST 1910   DIS 202

  •  7845 HIST 1910   DIS 203

  •  8320 HIST 1910   DIS 204

HIST 1941

How did the approaches to knowledge of nature that developed in medieval and early-modern Europe create an enterprise that associated the practical manipulation of nature with scientific truth? This course ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: BSOC 1941STS 1941

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  9820 HIST 1941   LEC 001

HIST 1950

When did the 'Americas' come in to being?  Who created 'them' and how? What other geographic units of analysis might we consider in thinking about what Iberian explorers and intellectuals initially called ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: LATA 1950

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  8315 HIST 1950   LEC 001

HIST 2001

Independent Study based supervised reading with history faculty.  Student must complete Independent Study Form with faculty supervisor for determining requirements and for permission to enroll.  Then work ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 2 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  6119 HIST 2001   IND 601

    • TBA
    • Baptist, E

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 2 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  7423 HIST 2001   IND 602

    • TBA
    • Caron, V

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 2 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  7425 HIST 2001   IND 603

    • TBA
    • Case, H

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 2 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  7426 HIST 2001   IND 604

    • TBA
    • Chang, D

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 2 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  7427 HIST 2001   IND 605

    • TBA
    • Chen, J

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 2 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  7428 HIST 2001   IND 606

    • TBA
    • Chen, Z

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 2 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  7429 HIST 2001   IND 607

    • TBA
    • Cochran, S

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 2 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  7430 HIST 2001   IND 608

    • TBA
    • Friedland, P

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 2 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  7431 HIST 2001   IND 609

    • TBA
    • Craib, R

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 2 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  7432 HIST 2001   IND 610

    • TBA
    • Dear, P

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 2 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  7434 HIST 2001   IND 611

    • TBA
    • Falk, O

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 2 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  7435 HIST 2001   IND 612

    • TBA
    • Garcia, M

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 2 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  7436 HIST 2001   IND 613

    • TBA
    • Ghosh, D

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 2 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  7440 HIST 2001   IND 614

    • TBA
    • Greene, S

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 2 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  7441 HIST 2001   IND 615

    • TBA
    • Hinrichs, T

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 2 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  7442 HIST 2001   IND 616

    • TBA
    • Glickman, L

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 2 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  7443 HIST 2001   IND 617

    • TBA
    • Hull, I

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 2 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  7445 HIST 2001   IND 619

    • TBA
    • Kohler-Hausmann, J

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 2 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  7446 HIST 2001   IND 620

    • TBA
    • Koschmann, J

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 2 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  7448 HIST 2001   IND 622

    • TBA
    • Logevall, F

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 2 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  7449 HIST 2001   IND 623

    • TBA
    • Loos, T

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 2 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  7450 HIST 2001   IND 624

    • TBA
    • Rickford, R

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 2 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  7451 HIST 2001   IND 625

    • TBA
    • Minawi, M

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 2 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  7452 HIST 2001   IND 626

    • TBA
    • Najemy, J

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 2 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  7453 HIST 2001   IND 627

    • TBA
    • Norton, M

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 2 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  7454 HIST 2001   IND 628

    • TBA
    • Parmenter, J

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 2 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  7455 HIST 2001   IND 629

    • TBA
    • Polenberg, R

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 2 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  7456 HIST 2001   IND 630

    • TBA
    • Robcis, C

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 2 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  7457 HIST 2001   IND 631

    • TBA
    • Sachs, A

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 2 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  7458 HIST 2001   IND 632

    • TBA
    • Strauss, B

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 2 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  7459 HIST 2001   IND 633

    • TBA
    • Tagliacozzo, E

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 2 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  7460 HIST 2001   IND 634

    • TBA
    • Travers, T

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 2 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  7461 HIST 2001   IND 635

    • TBA
    • Washington, M

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 2 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  7462 HIST 2001   IND 636

    • TBA
    • Weil, R

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 2 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  7463 HIST 2001   IND 637

    • TBA
    • Weiss, J

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 2 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  7464 HIST 2001   IND 638

    • TBA
    • Seow, V

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 2 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  7465 HIST 2001   IND 639

    • TBA
    • Verhoeven, C

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 2 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  7597 HIST 2001   IND 640

    • TBA
    • Bassi Arevalo, E

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 2 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  8232 HIST 2001   IND 641

    • TBA
    • Byfield, J

HIST 2003

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1 Credit Sat/Unsat

  •  8189 HIST 2003   SEM 101

    • TBA
    • Baptist, E

HIST 2004

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-2 Credits Sat/Unsat

  • 10012 HIST 2004   SEM 102

    • TBA
    • Baptist, E

  • Enrollment in HIST 2004, section 103 is limited to Becker House Students ONLY!

HIST 2070

Travel can change our understanding of ourselves and the world. Throughout the course, we explore the connections between a writer's subjectivity and their experience of the world through their writing. ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: ASIAN 2206

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 16509 HIST 2070   SEM 101

HIST 2090

The Salem Witchcraft Crisis of 1692. Even though a myriad of books have been written about this endlessly fascinating episode in American history, many aspects of it remain unexplored. After reading some ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: AMST 2090FGSS 2090

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 16362 HIST 2090   SEM 101

HIST 2131

In this seminar, we will explore the role of energy as a force in the driving of history.  With the widespread harnessing of fossil fuels in the nineteenth century as our pivot point, we will consider ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: STS 2231

  • 4 Credits Graded

  • 16365 HIST 2131   SEM 101

HIST 2271

How did women and men experience family life in the literate, urban society of Renaissance Italy? What did it mean to belong to a family? Focusing primarily on Venice and Florence, the seminar begins by ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: ITAL 2270MEDVL 2271

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 17444 HIST 2271   SEM 101

HIST 2390

This seminar explores the history and culture of Iroquois people from ancient times, through their initial contacts with European settlers, to their present-day struggles and achievements under colonial ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: AIS 2390AMST 2390

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 16368 HIST 2390   SEM 101

HIST 2511

This course explores the social, cultural and communal lives of black women in North America, beginning with the transatlantic slave trade, and ending in 1900. Topics include Northern and Southern enslavement, ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  • 16376 HIST 2511   LEC 001

HIST 2530

The seventh-century Arab conquests resulted in the creation of a vibrant new civilization that stretched from the Iberian peninsula in the west to Central Asia and the borders of India in the east. We ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: MEDVL 2655NES 2655RELST 2655

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 17307 HIST 2530   LEC 001

  • 17308 HIST 2530   DIS 201

  • 17309 HIST 2530   DIS 202

  • 17310 HIST 2530   DIS 203

HIST 2541

This course examines the development of the Caribbean since the Haitian Revolution.  It  will focus on the nineteenth and twentieth centuries and our readings pay particular attention to the ways in which ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: ASRC 2308LATA 2308

  • 4 Credits Graded

  • 16380 HIST 2541   LEC 001

HIST 2640

An introductory history of Chinese, Japanese, Asian Indians, Filipinos, and Koreans in the United States from the mid-nineteenth century to the 1990s. Major themes include racism and resistance, labor ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: AAS 2130AMST 2640

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  8801 HIST 2640   LEC 001

HIST 2670

Rome's beginnings and the Roman Republic. The course is a general introduction to Roman history from the foundation of Rome in the middle of the eighth century bc to the end of the Republic (31 bc). It ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: CLASS 2681

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 18120 HIST 2670   LEC 001

  • 18121 HIST 2670   DIS 201

  • 18122 HIST 2670   DIS 202

HIST 2674

This course examines major trends in the evolution of the Middle East in the modern era. Focusing on the 19th and 20th centuries and ending with the  "Arab Spring," we will consider Middle East history ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: ASRC 2674GOVT 2747JWST 2674NES 2674

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  8953 HIST 2674   LEC 001

  •  9179 HIST 2674   DIS 201

  •  9180 HIST 2674   DIS 202

  •  9181 HIST 2674   DIS 203

  •  9182 HIST 2674   DIS 204

  •  9938 HIST 2674   DIS 205

  • 10017 HIST 2674   DIS 206

HIST 2710

This course offers an introductory survey of the history of medicine (principally in Europe and the United States) from classical antiquity to the early twentieth century. Using a combination of both primary ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: BSOC 2071STS 2071

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  8263 HIST 2710   LEC 001

  •  8265 HIST 2710   DIS 201

  •  8267 HIST 2710   DIS 202

  •  8269 HIST 2710   DIS 203

  •  8271 HIST 2710   DIS 204

  •  8444 HIST 2710   DIS 205

HIST 2711

This course provides a survey of Europe's 20th-century history with special emphasis on violence and its interpretation. Types of violence to be considered include warfare, terrorism, genocide, uprisings, ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: GOVT 2716JWST 2711

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  9025 HIST 2711   LEC 001

  •  9024 HIST 2711   DIS 201

  •  9026 HIST 2711   DIS 202

  •  9027 HIST 2711   DIS 203

  •  9028 HIST 2711   DIS 204

  •  9029 HIST 2711   DIS 205

  •  9030 HIST 2711   DIS 206

  •  9031 HIST 2711   DIS 207

  •  9032 HIST 2711   DIS 208

HIST 2749

Starting with the appearance of European trading companies and the establishment of the Mughal empire around 1500 and ending with the establishment of British dominance by 1800, the readings focus on recent ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: ASIAN 2274

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 18021 HIST 2749   LEC 001

  • 18022 HIST 2749   DIS 201

  • 18023 HIST 2749   DIS 202

HIST 2860

In the turbulent and violent years from 1789 to 1815, France experienced virtually every form of government known to the modern world. This course explores the rapidly changing political landscape of this ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: FREN 2860

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  9555 HIST 2860   LEC 001

  •  9556 HIST 2860   DIS 201

  •  9557 HIST 2860   DIS 202

  •  9558 HIST 2860   DIS 203

  •  9559 HIST 2860   DIS 204

  • 16445 HIST 2860   DIS 205

  • 16446 HIST 2860   DIS 206

HIST 2920

Explores the history of information technology from the 1830s to the present by considering the technical and social history of telecommunications (telegraph and the telephone), radio, television, computers, ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  • 16944 HIST 2920   LEC 001

  • 16945 HIST 2920   DIS 201

  • 18505 HIST 2920   DIS 202

  • 18506 HIST 2920   DIS 203

HIST 2960

East Asian martial arts are often portrayed as ancient, timeless, and even mystical, but they have a history. In this course we explore how military techniques intended for use in war, policing, and banditry ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: ASIAN 2290

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 16383 HIST 2960   LEC 001

HIST 3002

Independent Study based supervised research with a history faculty member.  Student must complete an Independent Study form with a faculty supervisor to determine requirements and for permission to enroll ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 2-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  6122 HIST 3002   IND 601

    • TBA
    • Baptist, E

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 2-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  7287 HIST 3002   IND 602

    • TBA
    • Caron, V

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 2-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  7288 HIST 3002   IND 603

    • TBA
    • Case, H

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 2-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  7289 HIST 3002   IND 604

    • TBA
    • Chang, D

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 2-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  7290 HIST 3002   IND 605

    • TBA
    • Chen, J

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 2-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  7291 HIST 3002   IND 606

    • TBA
    • Chen, Z

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 2-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  7292 HIST 3002   IND 607

    • TBA
    • Cochran, S

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 2-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  7293 HIST 3002   IND 608

    • TBA
    • Friedland, P

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 2-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  7294 HIST 3002   IND 609

    • TBA
    • Craib, R

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 2-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  7295 HIST 3002   IND 610

    • TBA
    • Dear, P

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 2-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  7296 HIST 3002   IND 611

    • TBA
    • Falk, O

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 2-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  7297 HIST 3002   IND 612

    • TBA
    • Garcia, M

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 2-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  7298 HIST 3002   IND 613

    • TBA
    • Ghosh, D

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 2-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  7299 HIST 3002   IND 614

    • TBA
    • Greene, S

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 2-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  7300 HIST 3002   IND 615

    • TBA
    • Hinrichs, T

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 2-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  7301 HIST 3002   IND 616

    • TBA
    • Glickman, L

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 2-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  7302 HIST 3002   IND 617

    • TBA
    • Hull, I

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 2-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  7303 HIST 3002   IND 618

    • TBA
    • Staff

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 2-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  7304 HIST 3002   IND 619

    • TBA
    • Kohler-Hausmann, J

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 2-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  7305 HIST 3002   IND 620

    • TBA
    • Koschmann, J

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 2-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  7306 HIST 3002   IND 621

    • TBA
    • Rickford, R

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 2-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  7307 HIST 3002   IND 622

    • TBA
    • Logevall, F

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 2-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  7308 HIST 3002   IND 623

    • TBA
    • Loos, T

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 2-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  7309 HIST 3002   IND 624

    • TBA
    • Bassi Arevalo, E

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 2-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  7310 HIST 3002   IND 625

    • TBA
    • Minawi, M

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 2-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  7311 HIST 3002   IND 626

    • TBA
    • Najemy, J

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 2-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  7312 HIST 3002   IND 627

    • TBA
    • Norton, M

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 2-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  7313 HIST 3002   IND 628

    • TBA
    • Parmenter, J

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 2-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  7314 HIST 3002   IND 629

    • TBA
    • Polenberg, R

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 2-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  7315 HIST 3002   IND 630

    • TBA
    • Robcis, C

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 2-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  7316 HIST 3002   IND 631

    • TBA
    • Sachs, A

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 2-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  7317 HIST 3002   IND 632

    • TBA
    • Strauss, B

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 2-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  7318 HIST 3002   IND 633

    • TBA
    • Tagliacozzo, E

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 2-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  7319 HIST 3002   IND 634

    • TBA
    • Travers, T

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 2-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  7320 HIST 3002   IND 635

    • TBA
    • Washington, M

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 2-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  7321 HIST 3002   IND 636

    • TBA
    • Weil, R

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 2-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  7322 HIST 3002   IND 637

    • TBA
    • Weiss, J

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 2-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  7323 HIST 3002   IND 638

    • TBA
    • Seow, V

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 2-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  7324 HIST 3002   IND 639

    • TBA
    • Verhoeven, C

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 2-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  7598 HIST 3002   IND 640

    • TBA
    • Staff

HIST 3211

We will examine the phenomenon of the global dimensions of post- World War II African American struggles for equality through the writings of black expatriates in Europe and Africa, and the international ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: AMST 3205ASRC 3210

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 17889 HIST 3211   LEC 001

HIST 3470

This course examines the experiences and representations of Asian American women from the mid-19th century to the present. It explores the lives and contexts of immigrant women and of women born in the ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: AAS 3470AMST 3470FGSS 3470

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  9866 HIST 3470   LEC 001

HIST 3510

This course explores the writings of the most famous and controversial political theorist in the Western tradition. We begin with the political and cultural context of Machiavelli's early life and education, ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: ITAL 3510MEDVL 3510

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 16391 HIST 3510   LEC 001

HIST 3580

This course examines the causes and consequences of the "catastrophic nationalism" of the German nation state from its unification by war in 1870 under Bismarck, through the First World War and Germany's ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one discussion.

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 16394 HIST 3580   LEC 001

  • 16395 HIST 3580   DIS 201

HIST 3652

What impact did Africa's involvement in the slave trade and its colonization by Europe have on its long-term economic health? What role have post-independence political decisions made within Africa and ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: ASRC 3652

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 16400 HIST 3652   LEC 001

  • 16401 HIST 3652   DIS 201

  • 16402 HIST 3652   DIS 202

    • F
    • Staff

HIST 3880

This course is a survey of Vietnamese history from earliest times to the present. Major themes of study are geography, aesthetics, culture, religion, ideology, language, literature, society, government, ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: ASIAN 3385ASIAN 6685HIST 6880

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 16166 HIST 3880   LEC 001

HIST 4000

This course is an introduction to the theory, practice, and art of historical research and writing. The primary purpose of this seminar is to prepare you to work on an Honors Thesis in your senior year. ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  6124 HIST 4000   SEM 101

  • Enrollment limited to: History majors.

HIST 4001

This course provides structure for the student's research and introduces them to research techniques. Enrollment limited to students admitted to the History Department's Honors Program. view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  6125 HIST 4001   RSC 701

  • Prerequisite: HIST 4000.

HIST 4091

This seminar examines the dynamics of modern collective identities which dominated the Egyptian public sphere in the long twentieth century. We will explore the underpinnings and formation of territorial ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: ASRC 4650NES 4605NES 6605

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 17439 HIST 4091   SEM 101

HIST 4122

The power of a name is sometimes as great as that of an idea.  This course will study how Darwin became, then and now, an icon rather than just a Victorian naturalist.  We will look at writings of Darwin ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: BSOC 4122STS 4122

  • 4 Credits Graded

  • 16397 HIST 4122   SEM 101

HIST 4202

This research seminar explores how Americans and their elected leaders struggled to respond to economic and social inequality throughout the twentieth century. It traces the expansions and retractions ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: AMST 4202

  • 4 Credits Graded

  • 16412 HIST 4202   SEM 101

HIST 4231

Why are some technologies such as cars and computers associated with men and masculinity? How did vacuums and sewing machines become gendered female? How do technological artifacts and systems constitute, ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: FGSS 4231STS 4231

  • 4 Credits Graded

  • 17204 HIST 4231   SEM 101

HIST 4393

In 1850 American politicians banded together cross-regionally, passed a Fugitive Slave Law and breathed a sigh of relief, thinking they had once again dodged the slavery issue that threatened disunion. ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: AMST 4393ASRC 4393HIST 6393

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 16413 HIST 4393   SEM 101

HIST 4570

An attempt to define and understand the social, political, and intellectual origins, mechanisms, and goals of European fascists movements of the 1920s and 1930s by detailed study of German national socialism, ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 16421 HIST 4570   SEM 101

HIST 4590

This topics course examines the processes that gave rise to various radical political movements in parts of Latin America in the 19th and 20th centuries. Readings and discussion around particular historical ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  • 16416 HIST 4590   SEM 101

HIST 4702

This seminar examines how confrontations over race, class, and gender unfolded in the cultural arena during the 1970s. It explores the role of culture in shaping some of the decade's major political and ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: AMST 4702ASRC 4702

  • 4 Credits Graded

  • 16417 HIST 4702   SEM 101

HIST 4851

Since World War II, over 4 million people have migrated to the United States as refugees. In this seminar we will examine some of these refugee migrations and the ways these migrations challenged ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •  9059 HIST 4851   SEM 101

HIST 6045

This course will offer a broad introduction to transnational and global approaches to history by focusing on a range of monographs as well as debates within the field.   In addition to considering the ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 16420 HIST 6045   SEM 101

HIST 6121

This course will survey the literature on American political development from the Founding to the late twentieth century.  The format each week will include a  critical reading of one of the major works ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: AMST 6121GOVT 6121

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 16582 HIST 6121   SEM 101

  • To enroll in this course: Please complete add/drop form and obtain instructor's initials. Then stop by 210 White Hall for Department Stamp.

HIST 6190

A seminar on the global historiography of technology. Typical topics include industrialization; military science and technology; science and engineering in corporate settings; engineering as a profession; ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: STS 6261

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 16807 HIST 6190   SEM 101

HIST 6241

Recent scholarship has illuminated several significant changes between the 16th through early 19th centuries in the working of legal systems and in concepts of what law is and why it matters. The course ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Graded

  • 16418 HIST 6241   SEM 101

HIST 6321

This seminar explores the international and transnational dimensions of the Black Power Movement, broadly defined. Beginning with an examination of transnationalism in the early 20th century, it examines ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: AMST 6321ASRC 6321

  • 4 Credits Graded

  • 16419 HIST 6321   SEM 101

HIST 6393

In 1850 American politicians banded together cross-regionally, passed a Fugitive Slave Law and breathed a sigh of relief, thinking they had once again dodged the slavery issue that threatened disunion. ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: AMST 4393ASRC 4393HIST 4393

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 16422 HIST 6393   SEM 101

HIST 6590

This topics course examines the processes that gave rise to various radical political movements in parts of Latin America in the 19th and 20th centuries. Readings and discussion around particular historical ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  • 16425 HIST 6590   SEM 101

HIST 6851

Since World War II, over 4 million people have migrated to the United States as refugees. In this seminar we will examine some of these refugee migrations and the ways these migrations challenged ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  • 16423 HIST 6851   SEM 101

HIST 6880

This seminar will include discussions on readings led by students.  Students will research and write term papers on topics developed in consultation with the instructor. view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: ASIAN 3385ASIAN 6685HIST 3880

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 16168 HIST 6880   LEC 001

HIST 7090

This course is designed to introduce entering graduate students to crucial issues and problems in historical methodology that cut across various areas of specialization. view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  6148 HIST 7090   SEM 101

  • Enrollment limited to: first-year graduate students in history, except by special permission. Required for: all first-year graduate students.

HIST 8004

Independent Study based supervised reading with a history faculty/field member. view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 2-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  6150 HIST 8004   IND 601

    • TBA
    • Baptist, E

  • Enrollment limited to: graduate students.

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 2-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  7374 HIST 8004   IND 601A

    • TBA
    • Caron, V

  • Enrollment limited to: graduate students.

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 2-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  7375 HIST 8004   IND 601B

    • TBA
    • Case, H

  • Enrollment limited to: graduate students.

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 2-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  7376 HIST 8004   IND 601C

    • TBA
    • Chang, D

  • Enrollment limited to: graduate students.

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 2-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  7377 HIST 8004   IND 601D

    • TBA
    • Chen, J

  • Enrollment limited to: graduate students.

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 2-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  7378 HIST 8004   IND 601E

    • TBA
    • Chen, Z

  • Enrollment limited to: graduate students.

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 2-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  7379 HIST 8004   IND 601F

    • TBA
    • Cochran, S

  • Enrollment limited to: graduate students.

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 2-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  7380 HIST 8004   IND 601G

    • TBA
    • Friedland, P

  • Enrollment limited to: graduate students.

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 2-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  7410 HIST 8004   IND 601H

    • TBA
    • Cowie, J

  • Enrollment limited to: graduate students.

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 2-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  7381 HIST 8004   IND 601I

    • TBA
    • Craib, R

  • Enrollment limited to: graduate students.

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 2-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  7382 HIST 8004   IND 601J

    • TBA
    • Dear, P

  • Enrollment limited to: graduate students.

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 2-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  7383 HIST 8004   IND 601K

    • TBA
    • Falk, O

  • Enrollment limited to: graduate students.

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 2-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  7384 HIST 8004   IND 601L

    • TBA
    • Garcia, M

  • Enrollment limited to: graduate students.

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 2-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  7385 HIST 8004   IND 601M

    • TBA
    • Ghosh, D

  • Enrollment limited to: graduate students.

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 2-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  7386 HIST 8004   IND 601N

    • TBA
    • Greene, S

  • Enrollment limited to: graduate students.

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 2-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  7411 HIST 8004   IND 601O

    • TBA
    • Harris, R

  • Enrollment limited to: graduate students.

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 2-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  7387 HIST 8004   IND 601P

    • TBA
    • Hinrichs, T

  • Enrollment limited to: graduate students.

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 2-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  7388 HIST 8004   IND 601Q

    • TBA
    • Glickman, L

  • Enrollment limited to: graduate students.

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 2-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  7412 HIST 8004   IND 601R

    • TBA
    • Traverso, E

  • Enrollment limited to: graduate students.

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 2-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  7389 HIST 8004   IND 601S

    • TBA
    • Hull, I

  • Enrollment limited to: graduate students.

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 2-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  7390 HIST 8004   IND 601T

    • TBA
    • Von Eschen, P

  • Enrollment limited to: graduate students.

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 2-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  7601 HIST 8004   IND 601U

    • TBA
    • Kohler-Hausmann, J

  • Enrollment limited to: graduate students.

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 2-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  7391 HIST 8004   IND 601V

    • TBA
    • Kline, R

  • Enrollment limited to: graduate students.

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 2-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  7392 HIST 8004   IND 601W

    • TBA
    • Koschmann, J

  • Enrollment limited to: graduate students.

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 2-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  7413 HIST 8004   IND 601X

    • TBA
    • Kramnick, I

  • Enrollment limited to: graduate students.

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 2-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  7394 HIST 8004   IND 601Z

    • TBA
    • Logevall, F

  • Enrollment limited to: graduate students.

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 2-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  7395 HIST 8004   IND 602

    • TBA
    • Loos, T

  • Enrollment limited to: graduate students.

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 2-4 Credits Stdnt Opt