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HST 221 United States Disability History 3.0 Credit(s) PGR
This lecture/discussion class will explore the history of disability as a lived-experience told by the disabled themselves, their caregivers, their doctors and others. The voices will range from the keepers of asylums, reformers, “freaks” in side shows, doctors diagnoses, veterans of wars, immigrants, supporters of eugenics, politicians, and disability rights advocates. This class will stress historical empathy, which means students will put themselves in someone else’s shoes to better understand persons with disabilities and their treatment by “normal” Americans. 3 lecture hours per week.
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HST 237 History of the Middle East 3 Credit(s) WC
An introduction to the history and culture of the Middle East from the rise of Islam in the seventh century to the present. Three lecture hours per week. Not open to students who have received credit for HIS301.
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HST 238 Survey of Latin America 3 Credit(s) HP
This course explores Latin American history from pre-Columbian times to the present, covering indigenous societies and conquest. Also covered are Spanish and Portuguese colonial rule, independence, integration in the world economy in the nineteenth century, and the development of industry and agriculture in the twentieth. We examine political, social and economic structures, stressing the perspectives of poor majorities in Latin America.
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HST 239 History of Latinos in the United States 3 Credit(s) DPDS
This course examines the history of the different Latino populations of the United States, beginning with U.S. expansion in the nineteenth century. We explore the history of Mexicans, Puerto Ricans, Cubans, Dominicans and Central Americans in the United States in the context of U.S. relations with the sending countries (Mexican-American War, Spanish-American War, Dominican and Central American occupations), and changes over time in U.S. society and economy. The historical construction of race and ethnicity, gender, and changing forms of identities is also examined. Three lecture hours per week. Not open to students who have received credit for HIS380.
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HST 240 History of China 3 Credit(s) HP WC
The course covers the Chinese civilization from ancient to modern times. It summarizes major historical events; stresses the internal and external struggles of China; concentrates on politics, economy, culture, and society; and analyzes China’s role in international affairs. Three lecture hours per week. Not open to students who have received credit for HIS304.
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HST 241 History of the Far East 3 Credit(s) HP WC
Surveys the early cultures of East Asia, religious beliefs and social customs. Concentrates upon China and Japan, the emergence of the United States and Russia as Asian powers, World War II and the wars in Korea and Vietnam. Three lecture hours per week. Not open to students who have received credit for HIS302.
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HST 242 History of Japan 3 Credit(s) HP WC
This course provides a general historical coverage of Japan. It discusses Japanese political changes, economic development, and cultural transformation. The course searches for answers to the fundamental questions regarding the essence of the Japanese society. In a time when the roads are filled with Japanese cars, it is also necessary to understand the people who contribute to making Japan an important country in both Asia and the world. Three lecture hours per week. Not open to students who have received credit for HIS385.
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HST 250 History of Africa I 3 Credit(s)
This course presents the account of: ancient history of Africa, the Arab conquest, modern changes in North Africa, tribal life south of the Sahara, impact of European imperialism, contemporary developments in the emerging nations. Three lecture hours per week. Not open to students who have received credit for HIS330.
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HST 251 History of Africa II 3 Credit(s)
This course is concerned with modern African history with emphasis on the rise and fall of the European colonial empires, and the emergence of the new African states. Three lecture hours per week. Not open to students who have received credit for HIS331.
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HST 256 Modern India 3 Credit(s) HP WC
Through lecture and discussion, the student is introduced to major events and themes in the modern history of India, from the rise of the Mughal Empire in the 16th century to the colonial period of the late 18th and 19th centuries, the decades of the freedom struggle in the early 20th century, and the rapid political and socio-economic changes that have occurred since partition and independence in 1947. The course emphasizes, in addition to important political changes, aspects of cultural and economic history.Three lecture hours per week. Not open to students who have taken HIS 396.
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HST 259 British Empire Since 1783 3 Credit(s) W-II
This course is an introduction to the British Empire since 1783. It traces the history of the “Second British Empire”, a period marked by unprecedented expansion and a transition from the older colonies of the Atlantic world to the new domains in Asia and Africa. Through lecture, discussion and writing-intensive assignments, this course offers an introduction to the political, economic, social and cultural history of the empire’s expansion in Asia and Africa throughout the nineteenth century and its eventual dissolution in the twentieth century. Three lecture hours per week. Prerequisite: WI course.
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HST 265 US Sport History 3.0 Credit(s) DPDS
The course examines the development and operation of American sports, with a particular focus on the ways that a variety of men’s and women’s sports’ rules, governing bodies, leagues, and the media coverage of them have both reflected and shaped American values and beliefs. The course will focus on the post-industrialization era and will examine the roles that class, ethnicity, race, gender, economic and media forces, politics, and regional preferences have played in influencing the sporting activities of Americans, opening opportunities for some and limiting them for others. Cross Listed with SMS 265. Three lecture hours per week.
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HST 269 Introduction to European History 3 Credit(s) HP
The course introduces students to the European experience by examining broad historical themes. Emphasis will be placed on how historians have organized and interpreted major developments throughout various periods in European history. Three lecture hours per week. Not open to students who have received credit for HIS220.
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HST 270 Medieval Europe 3 Credit(s) HP
This course covers the history of Europe from the time of the fall of the Roman Empire to the invading Germanic, Slavic, and Hunnic tribes, to the time of the Renaissance with its major contributions to civilization. Three lecture hours per week. Offered in alternate years. Not open to students who have received credit for HIS306.
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HST 271 Renaissance and Reformation 3 Credit(s) HP CEA
Studies the changes in European culture, religion, economics, and politics from the 15th through the 17th centuries. The art, literature, and economic evolution of the Renaissance, as well as the theological and political differences of the Protestant and Catholic Reformations will be stressed. Three lecture hours per week. Not open to students who have received credit for HIS307.
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HST 272 History of France Since 1763 3 Credit(s) HP W-II
Covers the political and economic as well as social developments from 1763 to the present. Beginning with the era of the French Revolution, the course will introduce students to the events which have shaped contemporary France. Three lecture hours per week. Not open to students who have received credit for HIS333.
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HST 273 History of Modern Germany 3 Credit(s)
A survey of modern German History. Examines the complexities of modernIzation during the Bismarkian and Wilhelmine eras, Germany’s role in World War I, the “crisis years” of Weimar, the social, cultural and political dimensions of Nazism, the Third Reich and the Holocaust; the nature of a divided Germany and the implications of reunification in the contemporary era. Three lecture hours per week. Not open to students who have received credit for HIS334A. Not open to students who have received credit for HIS334B.
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HST 274 Contemporary European History 3 Credit(s)
Surveys European history from 1914, including World War I, the period between the wars, World War II, and the Cold War, focusing on political, economic, social, and cultural developments. Three lecture hours per week. Not open to students who have received credit for HIS309A.
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HST 275 Irish History 3 Credit(s)
A survey of Irish culture and history from the pre-Christian to the modern period. Three lecture hours per week. Students who have received credit for HIS340, HIS341, or HIS342 may not receive credit for HIS275.
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HST 276 Science and Society in Renaissance Europe 3 Credit(s) HP
This course surveys the development of scientific inquiry from the fifteenth century to the era of Newton, placing emerging scientific ideas in their social and cultural context. Debates about the nature of the universe, observations of the natural world, medical theories and practice and the transition from alchemy to chemistry will be examined, as will the gradual development of new methodologies and institutions. Emphasis will be placed on the coincidental processes of global and scientific exploration.
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HST 277 England to the 17th Century 3 Credit(s) HP
A survey of English life from the Roman invasion to the death of Elizabeth I. Analysis of major political and economic developments. Particular emphasis placed on social history from Chaucer’s time to that of Shakespeare to provide a background for the study of English literature. Three lecture hours per week. Not open to students who have received credit for HIS350.
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HST 279 Russian History 3 Credit(s)
The development of Russia from Pre-Kievan and Kievan time to the establishment of Soviet Russia. The student is encouraged to build an understanding of modern Russia by pursuing appropriate readings. Three lecture hours per week. Not open to students who have received credit for HIS310.
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HST 281 The Cultural Revolution, Tiananmen Movement, and Economic Growth in Contemporary China 3 Credit(s) CS WC
This course provides an overview of contemporary China. It examines the political changes, economic progresses, and cultural transformations in recent and current China. Focusing on three most important events as case studies, the course tries to lead the students into a strongly evidence-based understanding of the origins, developments, and consequences of these important moments in contemporary China. The Cultural Revolution of 1966-1976 illustrated how ideological fanaticism could produce chaotic impacts upon human behaviors in the Chinese attempt to create a new culture. The Tiananmen Movement of 1989 demonstrated Chinese students and citizens’ call for changing China’s social/political institution towards democracy. The open door and economic growth in the 1990’s and into the 21st century have dramatically improved the Chinese living standard that help formulate a new world view for the Chinese to stress the rising significance of China on the world stage. This course also requires students to compare contemporary China with their own societies and cultures in order to foster a comparative global perspective. Three lecture hours per week.
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HST 285 The History of Ancient Greece 3 Credit(s) HP
This course examines the history of Greece from the Mycenaean kingdoms to he Hellenistic age and all the triumphs and tragedies that lay between. Three lecture hours per week.
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HST 286 The History of Rome 3 Credit(s) HP
This course examines the history and culture of ancient Rome from the origins of the city to the disintegration of the western empire, tracing along the way the reasons for its meteoric rise and spectacular fall. Three lecture hours per week.
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HST 287 Northern Europe to 1066 3 Credit(s) HP
This course examines the history of the Celtic, Germanic, and other peoples of Northern Europe from the Bronze Age to the Norman Conquest of Anglo-Saxon England. Three lecture hours per week.
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HST 290 People and Environment in Latin America 3 Credit(s) HP PGR
Environmental history looks at the relationships between humans and the natural environment over time. This course looks at people and environment in Latin America over the past 500 years, from indigenous societies through conquest and colonial rule, independence, export-led growth, import-substitution industrialization, and the new extractivism. We will look at mining, agriculture, and industry, at production and consumption, and at Latin America’s relationships with the United States and the rest of the world in terms of people, their work, and the environment. Three lecture hours per week.
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HST 293 Chinese Medicine: Yoga, Acupuncture, Herb & Seppuku 3.0 Credit(s) CS WC
This course covers the development of Chinese medicine and its influences upon China and other countries of both past and present. The course will use Meridian, Acupuncture, Herb Medicine, Chinese Yoga, and Seppuku as four critical examples to demonstrate the essence of Chinese medicine. The course studies how medicine plays an important role in changing human behaviors and how social institutions transform as a result of medical progress. The course highlights the unique role of Chinese medicine in improving people’s health and quality of life as well as raising public developmental and institutional confidence in social growth. 3 lecture hours per week.
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HST 294 Covid-19 and Beyond: Pandemic Famine Asia 3.0 Credit(s) HP CS
Using COVID-19 as a leading case study, this course reviews major pandemics and famines in China, Japan, Korea, Hong Kong, and Taiwan. It examines human behaviors and social institutions in times of crises of both past and present. It highlights how East Asians respond to outbreaks of pandemics and famines as well as how their societies transform as a result. The course will lead students into strong evidence-based understandings of the origins, developments, and consequences of pandemics and famines to establish clear patterns of change and continuity in human crisis behaviors and social institutional management of the crises. Using critical thinking as a tool in examining primary and secondary sources, students will become systematically familiar with important evidence and prevailing theories so that they can formulate well-organized and well-supported interpretations of their own. By participating in class discussions and completing writing assignments, students will receive the necessary training to present their viewpoints in coherent and convincing manners. Three lecture hours per week.
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HST 295 Asian Pacific on Fire: Crises in North Korea, Hong Kong, Taiwan, and South China Sea 3 Credit(s) HP CS
The course provides an overview of the important Asian-Pacific crises and flashpoint involving North Korea, Hong Kong, Taiwan, and the South China Sea. Focusing on human behaviors and social relations, the course will lead students into strong evidence-based understandings of the origins, developments, and consequences of these social and political upheavals to establish clear patterns of change and continuity. Using critical thinking as a tool in examining primary and secondary sources, students will become systematically familiar with important evidence and prevailing theories so that they can formulate well-organized and well-supported interpretations of their own. By participating in class discussions and completing writing assignments, students will receive necessary necessary training to present their view points in coherent and convincing manners. Three lecture hours per week.
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HST 296 Romance and Adventure on the Silk Road 3.0 Credit(s) CEA WC
This course provides an opportunity for students to be exposed to diverse worldviews of the best-known movies, novels, and operas related histories and cultures of the Silk Road. The course leads students to experience critical studies of the most popular artworks depicting tales of human adventures in exploring the Silk Road as well as romance stories of intercultural relationships in particular in order to appreciate their universal artistic creativity and cultural aestheticism. Students also compare Silk Road movies, novels, and operas with those of their own cultures in order to find similarities and differences. Using historical fictional writing and movie making as mediums, the course guides the students to acquire necessary strategies and skills as well as applying them to writing short fictions, making short movie clips, or composing short operas as their final assignments for the course. The students are given chances to present their works on or off campus. Three lecture hours per week.
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HST 297 Becoming American: History of Chinese and Japanese Americans 3 Credit(s) HP DPDS
The course covers the history of Chinese and Japanese Americans from early immigration to later integration into the American society. It discusses their experiences of surviving in the new land and their adaption to an unfamiliar social environment. It examines the development of Chinese and Japanese American communities such as Chinatowns and Japantowns to see how they provide the new immigrants with a sense of safety and social-cultural support. It also demonstrates the processes through which Chinese and Japanese immigrants become an important part of the growing Asian American population in the United States. The course encourages students to compare and contrast their own life experiences with those of Chinese and Japanese Americans in order to develop understanding of living in a multicultural society and identify actionable plans to promote integrated diversity. Three lecture hours per week.
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HST 298 Dalai Lama, Kungfu, Sumo, and Fengshui: History of Buddhism, Confucianism, Shintoism, and Taoism 3 Credit(s) PGR WC
This course will closely examine Tibet and the Dalai Lama, Kung Fu, Sumo wrestling, and Fengshui as a gateway to understanding the diverse worldviews found in East Asia’s most prominent religions: Buddhism, Confucianism, Shintoism, and Taoism. Students will learn that these religions provide followers with spiritual inspiration and intellectual interpretations for understanding the relationship between humans and the universe. As they compare and contrast East Asian religions to other world religions and their religious beliefs and practices, students will analyze the role of religion in creating ethical values, fostering emotional maturity, and influencing personal behavior. The research methods used in this course will guide students to discover, interpret, and share information responsibly. Three lecture hours per week.
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HST 299 Samurai, Geisha, Emperor, and Concubine: Chinese and Japanese 3 Credit(s) CEA WC
This course provides an opportunity for students to be exposed to diverse worldviews of the best-known Chinese and Japanese historical movies and novels. Based upon historical knowledge, the course leads the students to experience critical studies of the most popular Chinese and Japanese historical movies and novels in order to appreciate their artistic creativity and cultural aestheticism. The students also compare East Asian historical movies and novels with those of their own cultures in order to find similarities and differences. Using fictional writing and movie making as mediums, the course guides the students to acquire necessary strategies and skills as well as applying them to writing short historical fictions or making short historical movie clips as their final assignments for the course. The student are given chances to present their works on or off campus. Three lecture hours per week.
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HST 300 Introduction to Museum Work 3 Credit(s)
Using regional museums, this course focuses on relevant topics intended to introduce the student to the place of museums in society and education. Various facets of museum operation will be highlighted. Attention will be given to career opportunities existing in museum work. Three lecture hours per week. Not open to students who have received credit for HIS375.
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HST 301 Introduction to Archeology 3 Credit(s)
An introduction to the theory, methods, and goals of archaeology in the Old and New Worlds. Topics include the history of the discipline, excavation and the interpretation of archaeological remains, the uses of documents, dating techniques, and the examination of several Old and New World cultures. Three lecture hours per week. Offered annually. Not open to students who have received credit for HIS376.
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HST 305 Topics in Public History 3 Credit(s)
This course features intensive examination of a specialized topic in public history. It emphasizes readings that reflect fresh trends in research strategies or interpretive directions. The professor will determine selection of the course topic. There may be field trips associated with this course. Three lecture hours per week. This course can be repeated for credit.
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HST 306 United States Cultural and Social History 3 Credit(s)
Examines the nation’s cultural and social development. The interaction of settlers with old world background, the influence of the frontier, the emphasis on education, varying religious inheritance, the impact of industrialization, and the advances made in the arts, crafts and sciences will be studied in terms of their contribution to the uniqueness of American culture. Three lecture hours per week. Not open to students who have received credit for HIS313.
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HST 307 American Colonial History 3 Credit(s)
Stresses the development of the 13 English colonies to 1776. Topics will include the French settlements in Canada; the colonial wars; the Spanish settlements in the South; and the independence movement in the English colonies. The New England colonies will receive particular emphasis. Three lecture hours per week. Not open to students who have received credit for HIS314.
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HST 309 Depression & World War in U.S. History 3 Credit(s)
A survey of American economic, social, intellectual, diplomatic, military, and political developments during the period from 1900 to 1945. Topics include Progressiveness, world war, Jim Crow racism, women’s suffrage, labor and industrialization, the stock market, the Great Depression, and the New Deal. Elective for Peace Studies Minor. Three lecture hours per week. Not open to students who have received credit for HIS317A.
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HST 310 Development of the American Constitution 3 Credit(s)
A case study analysis of the history of American constitutional law. The course encompasses significant events and court cases from the American Revolution to the present. Special attention is given to the role of the U.S. Supreme Court and to significant developments in Massachusetts constitutional history. Three lecture hours per week. Fulfills Massachusetts’s teacher certification American Government requirement. Not open to students who have received credit for HIS319.
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HST 311 Historical Heritage of the North Shore 3 Credit(s)
An historical investigation of Massachusetts’ North Shore during the most critical periods of national history. Particular interest is focused on the unique experiences of the various towns and cities. Three lecture hours per week. Not open to students who have received credit for HIS320.
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HST 313 New England Heritage 3 Credit(s)
A focused historical investigation of New England from its settlement to the present. Factors accounting for the uniqueness of the region will be stressed, as will the similarities and differences among the states. The place of the region in the social and cultural history of the nation will be highlighted. Three lecture hours per week. Not open to students who have received credit for HIS322.
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HST 314 Postwar America: 1945 to the Present 3 Credit(s)
A survey of American economic, social, intellectual, diplomatic, military and political developments since 1945. Topics include atomic diplomacy, the Cold War, civil rights, women’s liberation, ecology, the culture of consumption, suburbanization, presidential politics, and the role of the United States in world affairs. Elective for Peace Studies minor. Three hours per week. Not open to students who have received credit for HIS323A.
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HST 315 Civil War and Reconstruction 3 Credit(s)
Analysis of the period 1787-1877, focusing on the causes, course and consequences of the American Civil War. Notes changing historical interpretations of social, economic, political and military events. Three lecture hours per week. Not open to students who have received credit for HIS324.
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HST 318 Era of the American Revolution and Constitution 3 Credit(s)
Examines the causes and development of the American Revolution. Beginning with an analysis of the political culture of the British North American colonies and the imperial structure, it traces the strains, which emerged between the imperial center and colonial peripheries. State and federal constitution making during the “Critical Period” and post-revolutionary development will be considered. Three lecture hours per week. Not open to students who have received credit for HIS343.
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HST 319 American Transportation History 3 Credit(s)
Analysis of the development of various modes of transport from the colonial period to the present. Major emphasis on the post-Civil War Period controversies involving government regulation and subsidization. Special consideration given to the impact of transportation on American culture. Three lecture hours per week. Not open to students who have received credit for HIS353.
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HST 320 History of the Family in the United States 1870-1990 3 Credit(s)
From the nineteenth-century invention of the traditional family to the “golden age of the family” in the 1950s, myths and misconceptions obscured the history of other familial formations. This course begins with the idealization of the white, middle-class,
nuclear family and generally follows a chronological timeline to facilitate the examination of the changing and divergent meanings of family, motherhood, fatherhood, and childhood. Analyzing sources such as advice manuals, government publications, popular
journalism, fiction, art, and film, will provide students with the opportunity to consider how experiences of family varied in terms of gender, race, class, and religion and also depended on specific historic events or geography. Not open to students who have received
credit for HST354. Three lecture hours er week.
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HST 324 Oral History 3 Credit(s)
An introduction to the methodology of oral history and its relationship to contemporary historical investigation. Students will develop technical mastery through classroom presentation and by conducting interviews with individuals who are knowledgeable about the topic under investigation. Interviews will be deposited in an appropriate historical archive. Three lecture hours per week. Not open to students who have received credit for HIS360.
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HST 325 Topics in Religion and History 3 Credit(s)
The course studies different topics regarding the interactions between religion and history in different semesters. Study subjects may include Eastern and Western religions such as Buddhism, Christianity, Confucianism, Judaism, Islam, and Taoism. Using an historical approach, the course examines their religious myths, sacred texts, and popular rituals to reach a better understanding of these religions’ social implications. The course can be repeated with permission of the Department Chairperson. Three lecture hours per week. Not open to students who have received credit for HIS355A.
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HST 326 Museum Education 3 Credit(s)
Drawing on literature from the fields of history and education, this course will offer an overview of the field of museum education. Particular focus will be given to the educational role of museums, the specifics of museum learning, exhibit design, and the use of technology. This course may contain a field work component with a local museum. Students may not complete both HST326 and EDU326E for credit. Three lecture hours per week.
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HST 328 Manuscripts and Archives: An Introduction to Archive Principles and Practices 3 Credit(s)
As an introduction to the preservation of manuscripts and archival principles, emphasis is on procedures and policies which are intended to protect unique documents containing valuable historical evidence. The course provides students with practical experience. Three lecture hours per week. Not open to students who have received credit for HIS370.
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HST 330 New England Puritanism 3 Credit(s)
This course examines the history of Puritanism in New England. Topics include European background of Puritan belief and practice, the establishment of New England, Puritan adaptation of New England environment, interactions with Native American peoples, the evolution of congregational practice, political and economic development, family, and print culture.
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HST 331 American Film History 3 Credit(s)
This course in public history examines some of the various ways in which the American Experience has been represented in the public sphere. It examines the role of film in creating mythologies, in reflecting the times in which they are produced, and compares these popular representations against historians’ interpretations.
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HST 332 Architectural History of America: An Introduction 3 Credit(s)
An overview of the built environment in the United States from colonial settlement to late 19th century. The course will examine how buildings related to American history. Emphasis is placed on the architecture of New England. Three lecture hours per week. Not open to students who have received credit for HIS377.
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HST 333 American Material Culture: An Introduction 3 Credit(s)
This course covers the identification, classification, and interpretation of the artifacts and decorative arts of America. Particular attention will be paid to artifacts produced before 1860, and to how these objects are interpreted by archaeologists, historians and museum professionals. Three lecture hours per week. Not open to students who have received credit for HIS378.
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HST 341 Policing in U.S. History DPDS
This course examines the evolution of law enforcement as a means of controlling unruly populations and punishing disorder. It begins with the Night Watch and the constable system of the Colonial Era. It tracks this development through slave patrols, western vigilante organizations, the Texas Rangers, the Ku Klux Klan, 19th-century urban municipal police, modern professional departments, and finally, the establishment of militarized police forces equipped with Special Weapons and Tactics. It explains how a nation founded on skepticism about authority and military occupation came to develop the world’s most elaborate and highly developed system of policing and incarceration. The course explains who gets authorized with the means of institutionalized violence, as well as the specific targets of their policing, including Native Americans, slaves, immigrants, labor unions, political protestors, “sexual deviants,” and marginalized communities of color. Cross-listed with CRJ 341
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HST 345 African Americans in the Jazz Age 1919-1941 3 Credit(s)
This course examines the development and social construction of black America during the Interwar Period with emphasis on black cultural production, social thought, political protest, and community development. Attention is given to the ways black Americans have been active historical agents in their creation and United States History. Three lecture hours per week. Not open to students who have received credit for HIS383.
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HST 346 African American Freedom Struggles 1941-present 3 Credit(s)
This course traces black Americans’ struggle for equality since the 1930’s with emphasis on the post-World War II period. It focuses on the individuals and social trends that laid the groundwork for change by the mid twentieth century. Three lecture hours per week. Not open to students who have received credit for HIS384.
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HST 347 African Americian Music history 3.0 Credit(s)
The course offers a survey of African American music from the late nineteenth century through the twentieth century with an emphasis on understanding texts/details of musical performance and how music interacts with its social and political context. Examined genres include spirituals, blues, jazz, rhythm and blues, soul, and hip-hop. No previous musical background is necessary.
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HST 360 Topics in American History 3 Credit(s)
The course features intensive examination of a specialized topic in American History. It emphasizes readings that reflect fresh trends in research strategies or interpretive directions. The professor will determine selection of the course topic. Three lecture hours per week. This course may be repeated for additional credits.
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HST 365 Problems in American History 3 Credit(s)
Deals with the changing patterns of historical interpretation of major phenomena in the nation’s past. Serving as an introduction to historiography, the course, using the most relevant case material available, examines opposing points of view, the nature of new evidence, and challenges to traditional viewpoints. Three lecture hours per week. Not open to students who have received credit for HIS311.
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HST 372 History of Islamic Civilization 3 Credit(s)
This course is an introduction to Islamic Civilization, from the 6th Century to the present. It focuses upon Islam as a religion, the creation of the Islamic community, and the political, social, cultural, and economic structures of the central Islamic kingdoms from Iran to North Africa. Three lecture hours per week. Not open to students who have received credit for HIS398.
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HST 373 Europe and the Atlantic, 1400-1800 3 Credit(s)
This course examines the discovery, conquest, and colonization of coastal Africa and the western hemisphere by Europeans in the early modern era. Recent historical literature concerning the “discovery era” and its impact will be incorporated. Regional and comparative approaches will emphasize the development of a distinctive Atlantic economy and diverse colonial societies. Particular emphasis will be placed on trans-Atlantic trade, including the slave trade, and colonial competition and warfare. Three lecture hours per week. Not open to students who have received credit for HIS362.
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HST 374 A History of Slavery and Labor Migration in West Africa 3 Credit(s)
This course examines the social and political factors which gave rise to slavery in West Africa and the relationship of the internal slave trade with the external one. It also analyzes the emergence of free labor and its subsequent transformation under the impact of urbanization. Three lecture hours per week. Not open to students who have received credit for HIS364.
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HST 375 Gender in East Asian History 3 Credit(s)
The course concentrates on the gender relationships in East Asia. Asian women’s search for personal freedom was a constant battle because traditional societies greatly suppressed their choices. The course examines Asian women’s sufferings, their struggles against the existing social order, their successes and failures, and the ways in which Asian women’s pursuit of their rights finally led to their widened participation in social and political affairs. Three lecture hours per week. Not open for students who have received credits for HIS365or HIS365A.
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HST 376 History of South Africa 3 Credit(s)
This course explores South Africa’s history from early man to the post-apartheid period. Its focus is the origins and development of the ideology and practice of segregation and the internal and external factors contributing to feelings of racial superiority and exclusiveness. Three lecture hours per week. Not open to students who have received credit for HIS368.
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HST 377 East Africa: the Past As Present 3 Credit(s)
This course seeks to provide an introduction to the history of East Africa, principally the modern states of Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania. Special attention will be devoted to issues of multi-cultural contacts at frontiers of exchange, involvement in the modern world system, imperialism and neo-colonialism. Three lecture hours per week. Not open to students who have received credit for HIS369.
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HST 378 History of Central America 3 Credit(s)
This course examines the history of Central America from the conquest through the twenty-first century. Topics include indigenous populations, conquest, colonization, independence, race, ethnicity and national identity in the nineteenth century, the history of U.S. influence in the region, the history of social movements, protest, revolution and migration; the tenuous peace, globalization and continuing social unrest in the twenty-first century. Focus on El Salvador, Guatemala and Nicaragua. Three lecture hours per week. Not open to students who have received credit for HIS379A.
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HST 382 The Pacific War, 1931-1945 3 Credit(s)
The course focuses on the Pacific War in Asia, an important but often neglected part of the Second World War. It tries to answer some lingering questions. What were the Japanese motivations and justifications? What were the Japanese and Chinese experiences in the war? How did the war change the Asian-Pacific region? The course includes many new materials to inspire the students to rethink the war critically. Three lecture hours per week. Not open to students who have received credit for HIS386.
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HST 383 Cold War in Asia, 1945-1989 3 Credit(s)
This course examines the Cold War in Asia. It provides a general survey of its historical development, as well as probing deeply into Cold War cases such as the Korean War and the Vietnam War. The course offers particular coverage of Asian perspectives. Three lecture hours per week. Not open to students who have received credit for HIS387.
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HST 384 History of United States-East Asian Relations 3 Credit(s)
The course examines key issues in the United States-East Asian relations, including American trade with China, Matthew Perry’s mission to Japan, the Open Door policy, immigration, the Pacific War, and post-Cold War economic exchanges. The course explains policy initiatives of East Asian countries, as well as the U.S. role in the Pacific. Three lecture hours per week. Not open to students who have received credit for HIS388.
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HST 388 Votes for Women: The British Women’s Suffrage Movement, 1860 - 1928 3 Credit(s)
This class examines the British suffrage movement approximately 1860 - 1928. It considers the arguments put forward by those who supported and those who were opposed to votes for women. It introduces the key figures and the key organizations involved in the women’s suffrage movement and analyzes the various ways in which women and men campaigned for the vote. Three lecture hours per week.
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HST 389 India and the World 3 Credit(s)
This course offers an introduction to the history of India’s connections to the modern world. India has been connected to and often at the center of global networks of commerce, culture, migration, politics, colonialism, war and environmental challenges (monsoons and tsunamis) throughout modern history. Through a variety of historical sources and themes, this course studies the movement of people, goods, and ideas in and out of Indian sub-continent that historically linked the region to the world since the modern era. Three lecture hours per week.
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HST 390 Colonial India 3 Credit(s)
Once called the jewel in Britain’s crown, India was one of the most important colonies in the British Empire since the late eighteenth century. This course offers an introduction to the political, economic, social, and cultural history of British colonialism in India, 1765-1947. This course also emphasizes the impact and legacies of colonization in India’s development of modern legal institutions. It explores the history and historical debates over the relationship between colonialism and Indian nationalism as it emerged in the late nineteenth century and developed under the leadership of Mohandas Gandhi. Three lecture hours per week.
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HST 395 The Vietnam War 3.0 Credit(s)
Probably no other event in post-World War II American life divided Americans more than the Vietnam War. This course will examine the political, military, and diplomatic aspects of the war, while also studying those that questioned its wisdom and protested American actions. Since the 1960s, politicians across the political spectrum have used the “lessons” of Vietnam to defend vastly different policy objectives and actions. Artists, novelists, and filmmakers have tried to form and reflect American memory about the war and its aftermath. It is impossible to understand modern America without coming to grips with the Vietnam War and its legacy in American culture and foreign affairs. (3 lecture hours)
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HST 432 English Constitutional History 3 Credit(s)
Surveys the nature and development of the English constitution since the pre-Norman era. Examines the evolving relationships between legal and political thought and practice and the accompanying evolution of legal and political institutions. Three lecture hours per week. Offered in alternate years. Not open to students who have received credit for HIS373.
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HST 433 The First World War and European Culture 3 Credit(s)
Examines the intellectual, cultural, and social impact of the First World War on Europe. Explores the prewar atmosphere of Europe, the long-term and immediate causes of war, the multiple experiences of combatants and noncombatants during the war, and the social, literary, and cultural movements and ideas emerging from these wartime experiences. Three lecture hours per week. Not open to students who have received credit for HIS315.
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HST 438 Europe in the Age of Enlightenment 3 Credit(s)
This course examines the history of Europe from the Glorious Revolution to the French Revolution, considering in particular the critique of Old Regime Europe offered by the Enlightenment. Three lecture hours per week. Not open to students who have received credit for HIS372.
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HST 439 The French Revolution and Napoleon, 1789-1815 3 Credit(s)
This course will examine the history of the French Revolution and Napoleonic Era in France, considering as well the effects of both on their European and world contexts. Offered bi-annually. Three lecture hours per week. Not open to students who have received credit for HIS374.
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HST 440 European History 1815-1914 3 Credit(s)
This course covers the history of Europe from the Congress of Vienna to the summer crisis of 1914, with emphasis on such developments as the Industrial Revolution, the growth of liberalism and democracy, socialism, nationalism, and the nationalistic and economic rivalries of the 19th and early 20th centuries. Elective for Peace Studies minor. Three lecture hours per week. Not open to students who have received credit for HIS308A.
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HST 442 World War II in Europe 3 Credit(s)
This course examines the diplomatic, military, political, social and cultural dimensions of World War II in Europe. It analyzes the origins, events and outcomes of the war in Europe and explores how this central twentieth century event transformed Europe’s diverse peoples, its identity and its place in the world. Not open to students who have received credit for HIS352.
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HST 444 The United States in the 1960’s 3 Credit(s) DPDS
This course will explore the politics and culture of the 1960’s, focusing on United states social movements as part of a global revolution. Topics include Cold War culture, the Civil Rights Movement, Women’s Equality, the American Indian Movement, Chicano Power, Black Nationalism, Radical Feminism, Gay Liberation, the Vietnam War, the counterculture, the Watergate Scandal, and the rise of conservative politics. The social movements addressed in the course centers diversity, power dynamics, and social justice issues and perspectives that affect marginalized and under-served individuals, groups, and communities within American society during the 1960’s. Students will be encouraged to identify how this historical context informs contemporary social structures, communities, and power dynamics. The course fulfills the DPDS requirement. Three lecture hours.
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HST 445 Magic and Witchcraft in Early Modern Europe 3 Credit(s)
This course examines the origins, characteristics, and end of the “witch craze” of sixteenth and seventeenth-century Europe. The course will set the witch craze in its widest historical context by examining the religious, social, intellectual, economic, demographic, and political trends of the period, as well as the general roles played by magic and superstition in early modern society. Particular emphasis will be placed on the role of the Reformation in intensifying the witch craze and the Scientific Revolution in bringing about the “decline of magic”. Three lecture hours per week. Not open to students who have received credit for HIS361.
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HST 446 Art, Science and Technology in Renaissance Europe 3 Credit(s)
The course examines the integrated world of art, science and technology during the European Renaissance, c. 1350-1650. Individual artists and scientists will be examined, within the broader historical contexts of the Renaissance and the Scientific Revolution, as will developments in cartography, navigation, the art of war, medicine, and print culture. Three lecture hours per week.
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HST 447 Reformation and Counter-reformation Europe 3 Credit(s)
The course assesses the scope and impact of the sixteenth-century Reformations, both Protestant and Catholic, from the roots of reform in the late medieval era through the seventeenth century. Theologies and church structures emerging in this period will be examined, as will their cumulative impact on the individual household, community, and state. Three lecture hours per week.
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HST 449 Ottoman History, 1281-1923 3 Credit(s)
This course examines the history and culture of the Ottoman Empire. It will explore the origins and expansion of the Turkic warrior dynasty, the establishment and structure of the imperial Islamic state system, the contours of Ottoman society, economic decline, and disintegration of the Empire. Three lecture hours per week. Not open to students who have received credit for HIS391.
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HST 450 History of the Balkans I: 1453-1804 3 Credit(s)
This course examines the history of Southeastern Europe from the fall of the Byzantine Empire to the Balkan national movements in the early nineteenth century. Albeit one emphasizing culture and society, this course will also address the major political and diplomatic developments affecting the region. Three lecture hours per week. Not open to students who have received credit for HIS392.
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HST 451 History of the Balkans II: 1804-1923 3 Credit(s)
Emphasizing the consequences of nationalism, as well as regional and Great Power politics, this course will examine the revolutionary movements, state formation, and nation-building processes that marked the emergence of the modern Balkan states. Diplomacy and conflict will also be explored. Three lecture hours per week. Not open to students who have received credit for HIS393.
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HST 452 Byzantine History and Civilization 3 Credit(s)
This course examines the history and civilization of the Byzantine Empire. It will trace the origins, ideology, life, and culture of this influential and complex polity and society - one based on the continuity of Roman statehood and identity within the medieval Greek and Orthodox worlds. Three lecture hours per week. Not open to students who have received credit for HIS390.
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HST 454 Tudor-Stuart England 3 Credit(s)
The course surveys English history during the Tudor-Stuart era (1485-1714), focusing on the English Reformations, the English Revolutions, and the formation of the British Empire. Three lecture hours per week.
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HST 455 The Media Revolution in Early Modern Europe 3 Credit(s)
The course examines the printing ¿revolution¿ in early modern Europe and the impact of print on European thought, culture, and society from the Renaissance to the French Revolution. Select topics include the diffusion of Renaissance culture and scientific research, the pamphlet literature of the Reformation. English and Atlantic Revolutions, and the role of communication networks in the development of the early modern state. Three lecture hours per week.
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HST 460 Barbarians in the Greek And Roman World 3 Credit(s)
This course examines the history of interaction between the cultures of Greece and Rome and the many other civilizations they lived alongside, including the kingdoms of Egypt and Persia and the Celtic and Germanic tribes. Three lecture hours per week.
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HST 461 Roman Law 3 Credit(s)
This course examines the origins, structure, and social effects of the Roman legal system in the period of the late republic through the late empire. Three lecture hours per week.
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HST 465 The Holocaust 3 Credit(s)
This course examines the Holocaust in the context of modern European history. It examines the roots of anti-Semitism in Europe, the racialism of Nazi ideology and the social, political, and cultural factors leading to the genocide of millions of Jews and other groups during the Third Reich and World War II. The course explores the historical, human and ethical dimensions of this event and engages students on issues such as ethnic diversity and oppression in a specific historical context. Three lecture hours per week
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HST 498 Topics in Gender History 3 Credit(s)
This course offers an in-depth examination of issues of gender history. The professor will determine the geographic content, time periods, and thematic fields of the course. This course includes a research and writing component. Three lecture hours per week.
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HST 499 Topics in European History 3 Credit(s)
An examination of specialized topics in European history. The emphasis will be on historiographical debates or issues within the topic area and will include advanced historical readings and research. May be repeated for credit, or may be taken by students who have credit for HIS416, with the permission of the Department Chairperson. Three lecture hours per week.
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HST 500 Directed Study in History 3 Credit(s)
An individualized program for History majors and minors. An in-depth study of an aspect of history which falls within the expertise of one or more members of the History Department. The form of the program is developed cooperatively between the student and a consenting faculty member. The student may earn up to 6 credit hours by enrolling for 2 semesters. Students from other academic departments may take the course with permission of the History Department Chairperson. Not open to students who have received 6 credits for HIS500. Prerequisite: Permission of Department Chairperson.
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HST 501 Internship 3 Credit(s)
A field experience conducted cooperatively by the Department and public/private institutions. While interning, students engage in professional activities relevant to their history studies. The experience provides training and knowledge leading to professional growth. Open to History majors and those minoring in history who have completed 12 History credit hours beyond the World Civilization core requirement. Potential interns need the permission of a qualified Department faculty supervisor and Department Chairperson. Not open to students who have received credit for HIS401.
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HST 502 International Study - Travel Seminar 3 Credit(s) WC
A study/travel course that incorporates a 1-2 week on-site research trip to an international location appropriate to the topic of the course. Topic varies. May be repeated for credit with permission of Department Chairperson. Lab fee. Three lecture hours per week. Not open to students who have received credit for HIS 403.
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