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History is a dynamic curriculum of study that helps students cultivate coveted skills for life after college. History students become inventive and capable thinkers, researchers, writers, and communicators….

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Spring 2024

HIST 1001: United States History I

Online Asynchronous Anthony Russomanno This course explores the settlement and expansion of the American colonies as a pluralistic society in which attempts at inclusion were challenged by distinct…

HIST 1002: United States History II

Mondays & Wednesdays, 10:10 – 11:05 AM + Discussion Sections Dr. Anne Steinert This course is the second part of a two-semester sequence that surveys U.S. history from…

HIST 1003: World History I

Asynchronous Online Daniel Farrell This course investigates the origins, development, and interactions of world cultures from ancient times to roughly 1500 AD. Key topics considered in the course…

HIST1008: Middle Eastern History II

Tuesdays & Thursdays 11:00 -12:20 PM Dr. Yeliz Cavus In this course, we study the Middle East (Southwest Asia) and North Africa from the early modern era through…

HIST 1011: Greek History

Fall 2023: Tuesdays & Thursdays, 2:00 pm – 3:20 pm; Dr. Kellogg (Classics) Spring 2024: Mondays, Wednesdays, & Fridays, 10:10 am – 11:05 am Survey of Greek history…

HIST 1012: Roman History

Fall 2023: Mondays, Wednesdays, & Fridays, 10:10 am – 11:05 am; Instructor TBA (Classics) Spring 2024; Tuesdays & Thursdays, 2:00 p.m. – 3:20 p.m.; Dr. Kruse (Classics) This…

HIST 1017: History of the Future

Tuesdays & Thursdays, 9:30 – 10:50 am Dr. David Stradling Historians are as concerned with the future (both realized and imagined) as they are with the past. Everyone…

HIST 1099-02: History of the American Far-Right

Mondays, Wednesdays, & Fridays 2:30 – 3:25 PM Austin Hall This class will cover the history of American Far-Right from the origins of the nation to the present-day….

HIST 1099-01: Going Viral: Disease, Epidemics, and Public Health in American History

Spring 2024; Tuesdays & Thursdays, 9:30 – 10:50 AM Alysha Federkeil This course examines the history of American health crises from the colonial era through the twentieth first…

HIST 1150: War, Peace, and Society

Tuesdays & Thursdays, 9:30-10:50 AM Dr. Christopher Phillips Historians study and teach about the causes, nature, and consequences of warfare in all corners of the world from antiquity to…

HIST 2011: History of Japan

Mondays, Wednesdays, & Fridays 1:25 – 2:20 PM Dr. Man Bun Kwan This is an introductory survey of Japanese history from the Paleolithic Age to the present. By…

HIST 2014: African American History 1861-present

Tuesdays & Thursdays 2:00-3:20 PMNicholas McLeodThis course is cross-listed with AFST 2014. This course surveys major themes in African American History from the start of the Civil War…

HIST 2018: Politics of Resistance: Gandhi and Social Justice

Mondays, Wednesdays, & Fridays 10:10 – 11:05 am Online Synchronous Dr. Shailaja Paik This course explores the anti-colonial nationalist movement of India with a specific focus on M.K….

HIST 2037: God and Guns in Latin America

Tuesdays & Thursdays, 2:00 – 3:20 PM Dr. Brianna Leavitt-Alcántara This course examines the relationship between God and Guns, religion and violence, in Latin America from the expansion of the Aztec…

HIST 2045: Race and Ethnicity in American Culture

Tuesdays & Thursdays, 12:30 – 1:50 pm Dr. Tracy Teslow This mixed lecture and discussion course will examine the construction and consequences of race and ethnicity in American…

HIST 2049: Music in America 1750-present

Mondays, Wednesdays, & Fridays, 11:15-12:10 PM Dr. Wayne Durrill This course will explore music as an important part of the American historical experience. We will read about and…

HIST 2053: Colonial America: Competition and Authority Before the Revolution

Tuesdays & Thursdays 12:30 PM – 1:50 PM Dr. Christopher Phillips This course focuses on the peoples, societies, and cultures that shaped early North America before the American…

HIST 2082: History of Irregular Warfare

Mondays, Wednesdays, in person10:10 – 11:05 am & Fridays, Online Dr. Jason Krupar Historically Irregular Warfare has also been referred to as Revolutionary War, Unconventional War,   Asymmetric Warfare, Insurgency, …

HIST 2098: Intro to Black and Latinx Public Humanities & Museum Studies (Special Topics in Public History)

Tuesdays & Thursdays, 3:30 p.m.-4:50 p.m. Dr. William Garcia-Medina  In this course, students will build a foundation for studying and engaging in Museum studies in conversation with Black…

HIST 2111: Oral History Workshop

Mondays, Wednesdays, & Fridays, 1:25 – 2:20 PM Dr. Anne Steinert  This hands-on course will focus on techniques for creating oral history projects, including defining project scope, recording…

HIST 2167: Drugs and Other Addictions Since 1980

Tuesdays & Thursdays, 12:30 – 1:50 pm Dr. Isaac Campos This course examines the business culture, policy legal, and public health implications of drugs and the broader category…

HIST 3000: Introduction to Historical Thought & Methods

Tuesdays & Thursdays, 11:00 – 12:20 PM Dr. Maura O’ Connor Mondays, Wednesdays, & Fridays, 2:30 – 3:25 pmDr. Wayne Durrill This small seminar is required of all…

HIST 3004: The Crusades

Mondays, Wednesdays, & Fridays 1:25 – 2:20 PM Dr. Robert Haug This course examines the period of conflict between the Latin West and the Islamic World known as…

HIST 3005: Colonial America

Tuesdays & Thursdays 12:30 PM – 1:50 PM Dr. Christopher Phillips This course focuses on the peoples, societies, and cultures that shaped early North America before the American Revolution. Courses…

HIST 3018: Global Technology and Engineering Disasters

Mondays & Wednesdays, 2:30 – 3:50 pm Dr. Jason Krupar This class provides students an opportunity to study the history of global technological and engineering failures. It considers…

HIST 3056: The European Renaissance, Power, Politics, & Persuasion

Tuesdays & Thursdays, 2:00 to 3:20 PM Dr. Susan Longfield Karr This course explores the history of Renaissance Europe through the lens of Power, Politics, and Persuasion. Throughout…

HIST 3080: Dead Sea Scrolls

Tuesdays & Thursdays 2:00-3:20 PM Aryay FinkelsteinThis course is Cross-Listed with JUDC 3080. This course is a survey covering the discoveries of the Dead Sea Scrolls and their…

HIST 3084: The History of Antisemitism

Mondays, Wednesdays, & Fridays, 11:15 to 12:10 pm Dr. Mark Raider The study of different manifestations of antisemitism throughout history in varied geographical settings and of the historical,…

HIST 3096 (Honors): Holocaust History in the Digital Age

Tuesdays & Thursdays, 11:00 -12:20 PM Dr. Kate Sorrels Efforts to educate the public about the Holocaust have depended on survivors who were willing to share their stories in person….

HIST 3100: Studying the Past,  Saving the Present, New Paradigms for Making Peace

Tuesdays & Thursdays 9:30-10:50 AMAryay FinkelsteinThis course is Cross-Listed with JUDC 3100. The Middle East is not only a place of conflict. There have also been moments of…

HIST 3107: Sex and Gender in the Middle East and North Africa

Tuesdays & Thursdays, 2:00 – 3:20 PM Online Synchronous Dr. Elizabeth Frierson This course studies gender as a category of historical analysis in the modern Middle East and…

HIST 3160: History Internship

Every term; By Permission Only Contact Dr. Rebecca Wingo Internships provide students with practical professional experience, under the guidance of specialists, in an institution whose purposes and activities…

HIST 4025: War on the U.S. Home Front

Mondays & Wednesdays, 2:30 – 3:50 pmDr. Mark Raider This course explores how America’s involvement in wars during the 20th and early 21st centuries has profoundly transformed society,…

HIST 4092: The Inquisition in Spain and the New World

Tuesdays & Thursdays, 11:00 – 12:20 pm Dr. Brianna Leavitt-Alcántara This course examines the development of the Spanish Inquisition from its medieval roots to its early nineteenth-century demise….

HIST 5000: History Research Seminar (Spring 2024)

Wednesdays, 3:00 – 5:50 PM Dr. Man Bun Kwan Capstone research course for history majors that culminates in a significant historical research project. Projects can include an essay…

HIST 5110: Public History Practicum

Mondays, 3:00 – 6:00 pm Dr. Rebecca Wingo Spring 2024 Description: This is a mixed grad/undergrad course and will be a heavier workload for the undergrads than they…

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