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HIST 1510
Introduction to Western Civilization I

The West and its relations with the rest of the world are central topics today, but just what is the West and what is its history? This course surveys the history of the West from remote antiquity to the ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Six Week Summer. 

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  1350 HIST 1510   LEC 001

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    • MTWRF Online Meeting
    • Jun 21 - Jul 29, 2022

    • Roisman, J

  • Instruction Mode: Distance Learning-Synchronous

    This Online Summer Session class is offered by the School of Continuing Education and Summer Sessions. For details visit http://www.sce.cornell.edu/ss/courses/courses.php?v=688

HIST 1571
American Defense Policy and Military History from the Two World Wars to the Global War on Terror

America is finishing up two wars, one in Iraq and one in Afghanistan. They have been the longest wars in American history and have ended amid much ambivalence about the US engagement in each place and ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Summer Special Session 2.  Combined with: HIST 6571

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  1515 HIST 1571   SEM 101

    • TR Washington, DC
    • Jun 6 - Aug 2, 2022

    • Silbey, D

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    Taught in Washington, DC. This Summer Session class is offered by the School of Continuing Education and Summer Sessions. For details visit http://www.sce.cornell.edu/ss/courses/courses.php?v=3009

    Instructor Consent Required (Add)

HIST 1591
A Global Approach to Modern Chinese History

This course surveys modern Chinese history from a global perspective starting from the 19th century to the dawn of the 21st century. It is a lecture and discussion course that aims to help the students ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Six Week Summer. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  •  1351 HIST 1591   LEC 001

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    • MTWRF McGraw Hall 215
    • Jun 21 - Jul 29, 2022

    • Sheng, J

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    This Summer Session class is offered by the School of Continuing Education and Summer Sessions. For details visit http://www.sce.cornell.edu/ss/courses/courses.php?v=3075

HIST 2001
Supervised Reading - Undergraduate

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 through ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Summer Special Session 2. 

  • 2 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  2088 HIST 2001   IND 601

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

    Department Consent Required (Add)

HIST 2526
Words as Weapons: Political Vocabulary, Mass Media and the Evolution of Political Consciousness

This course examines the evolution of language as a tool of political power, focusing upon the ongoing struggles to shape American political consciousness as well as the role of mass media in reflecting ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Six Week Summer. 

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  1352 HIST 2526   LEC 001

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    • MTWRF McGraw Hall 215
    • Jun 21 - Jul 29, 2022

    • Green, D

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    This Summer Session class is offered by the School of Continuing Education and Summer Sessions. For details visit http://www.sce.cornell.edu/ss/courses/courses.php?v=3285

HIST 3662
Women, War, and Peace in Europe, 1900-1950

This course will examine the often-neglected role of women in the history of war and peace. We will use women's writings—diaries, memoirs, letters, speeches, fictional accounts, and the like—to analyze ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Three Week - First.  Combined with: FGSS 3662

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  1480 HIST 3662   SEM 101

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  • Instruction Mode: Distance Learning-Asynchronous

    This Online Summer Session class is offered by the School of Continuing Education and Summer Sessions. For details visit http://www.sce.cornell.edu/ss/courses/courses.php?v=688

HIST 6571
American Defense Policy and Military History from the Two World Wars to the Global War on Terror

America is finishing up two wars, one in Iraq and one in Afghanistan. They have been the longest wars in American history and have ended amid much ambivalence about the US engagement in each place and ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Summer Special Session 2.  Combined with: HIST 1571

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  1516 HIST 6571   SEM 101

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    • TR Washington, DC
    • Jun 6 - Aug 2, 2022

    • Silbey, D

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    Taught in Washington, DC. This Summer Session class is offered by the School of Continuing Education and Summer Sessions. For details visit http://www.sce.cornell.edu/ss/courses/courses.php?v=3477