Category: SCE (Society, Culture, & Ethics)

HIST 1009: Latin American History I

This introductory-level lecture course will introduce students to the central topics of early Latin American history beginning with the pre-Columbian period and concluding in the early 19th century. Lectures…

HIST 1016: Themes in World History

This course offers students the opportunity to study World History from a thematic approach. The themes in this course will be global or comparative in scope, presenting historical themes…

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 1089: Human Rights & Security: Seeking Balance in a Free Society 

Tuesdays & Thursdays, 9:30 – 10:50 am (+discussion sections) Dr. Stephen Porter  Are human rights and security contradictory or complementary? Must we sacrifice certain freedoms for the sake…

HIST 1150: War, Peace, and Society

Dr. Sigrun Haude Historians study and teach about the causes, nature, and consequences of warfare in all corners of the world from antiquity to the present. The historical study…

HIST 2004: History of Britain to 1740

This course studies the growth of the medieval and early modern state and society as they emerged from the more tribal-like society of Anglo-Saxon Britain. It focuses especially…

HIST 2006: History of France 1450-1789

This course examines the complex and often tumultuous processes that established France as one of the preeminent legal, political, cultural, and economic powers in Europe and the Atlantic…

HIST 2008: Modern Germany 1800 to present

This class explores the emergence of modern Germany as a political,  social,  and cultural entity,  and the often troubling path this new nation would follow. The course traces…

HIST 2009: History of Russia

Mondays, Wednesdays, & Fridays, 2:30 -3:25 pm Dr. Willard Sunderland This course provides an overview of Russian history from the founding of the original Rus state in the…

HIST 2010: History of China

Mondays, Wednesdays, & Fridays 9:05 am -10:10 am Dr. Man Bun Kwan This course is an introductory survey of Chinese history from the Paleolithic Age to the present…

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 2016: History of Modern Mexico

Dr. Isaac Campos This course looks at the history of modern Mexico from its independence (1821) down to the present day. This course will emphasize Mexico’s path to…

HIST 2019: Nazi Germany and the Holocaust 

This course will investigate the rise of the Nazi Party, Hitler’s seizure of power, and the policies of the Nazi state before and during the Second World War. The course…

HIST 2024: Global Environmental History

This mixed lecture and discussion class will tackle the very broad topic of global environmental history through the study of certain themes over time. Topics will follow recent…

HIST 2031: History of United States Foreign Relations I

Dr. Stephen Porter This course covers the history of US foreign relations from the colonial period to the Spanish-American War in 1898. The course emphasizes the ideological and…

HIST 2032: History of United States Foreign Relations II

UC Online University 8-week course, Asynchronous Dr. Stephen Porter This course surveys the various roles the United States has played in the world and vice versa during the…

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 2052: The Global Middle Ages

Tuesdays & Thursdays, 11:00-12:20 pm Dr. Robert Haug For many, Medieval history is European history. It is the period between the fall of the Roman Empire and the…

HIST 2064: Introduction to Public History

Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays 2:30 pm -3:25 pm Dr. Rebecca Wingo This class immerses students in the field of public history by focusing on how historians conduct, present,…

HIST 2067: Drugs in the Americas and in Global Perspective

Dr. Isaac Campos This course will explore the history of intoxicants in the Americas from a comparative global perspective. Primarily the course will explore the political, economic, and…

HIST 2068: Home Grown: The History of Marijuana in Mexico

Tuesdays & Thursdays, 2:00-3:20 pm Dr. Isaac Campos This course uses the history of marijuana as a vehicle for the study of Modern Mexican history. Students will learn…

HIST 2071: FDR’s America: Culture  Politics  and the Creation of Modern American Society

Dr. Mark Raider This course investigates the life, career, and times of Franklin D. Roosevelt (1882-1945)  the 32nd U.S. president (1933-1945). While paying close attention to the question of biography, the…

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 2084: The Second World War

This course examines the Second World War in its global context. It emphasizes the comprehensive impact of warfare not only on the battlefield but also on the intellectual, cultural, and…

HIST 2090: Pirates, Brigands, and Tyrants: The Rule of Law Under Siege

Tuesdays and Thursdays, 11:00 am -12:20 pm Dr. Susan Longfield Karr Pirates, robbers, and tyrants: the common enemies of all mankind. Murder, treachery, deception, fraud, abduction, ambush, and…

HIST 2100: History of ‘Western’ Legal Traditions

Dr. Susan Longfield Karr This course explores the origins, sources, and nature of the so-called modern ‘western legal tradition’ from the fall of Rome to the formation of…

HIST 2112: History of Iran

Dr. Robert Haug Despite centuries of upheaval, conquest, and radical political and social changes, Iran has persisted as a geopolitical entity since the empire of the Achaemenids (r. 550-330 BC) up…

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 3003: Witchcraft and Religion in Early America

Mondays & Wednesdays 11:15 am -12:10 pm Online Synchronous + Fridays Online Asynchronous Dr. Erika Gasser This course focuses on the Salem/Essex County, Massachusetts witchcraft trials in 1692….

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 3006: West African History and Civilizations

Online – Asynchronous Dr. Joseph Takougang (AFST) This class is Cross-listed with AFST 3006. This course discusses the various forces that helped in shaping the history and life…

HIST 3023: Human Rights and U.S. Foreign Relations  II

Dr. Stephen Porter This course explores the intersections between international human rights and U.S. foreign relations, broadly construed, focusing primarily on developments since World War I, to create…

HIST 3024: War and American Society

This class explores the rationales and excuses used to justify why the United States has gone to war over the span of two centuries. Exploring the various moral…

HIST 3035: Afghanistan and Central Asia: At the Crossroads of the World

Tuesdays & Thursdays, 2:00 – 3:20 pm Dr. Robert Haug This course examines the history of Afghanistan and Central Asia from ancient times to the present. We will…

HIST 3038: The Soviet Union in World War II

T/Th 9:30 – 10:50AM Dr. Willard Sunderland This course will examine the Soviet experience in World War II, paying close attention to the political, military, social, cultural, and…

HIST 3039: Lincoln and His World

Tuesdays & Thursdays, 9:30 am -10:50 am Dr. Christopher Phillips This course is an introduction to the life of Abraham Lincoln in the era of the Civil War….

HIST 3042: Rulers, Rebels,  & Rights: Early Modern Britain  1485-1689

Dr. Susan Longfield Karr This course explores a turbulent and transformative period in English and British history from about 1485 to 1689. This period includes the Renaissance, Reformation,…

HIST 3050: World War I

The purpose of this class is to introduce students to the causes,  events,  and consequences of World War I, or the Great War as contemporaries called it, and how…

HIST 3051: World War II

This course charts the origins, development, and impact of World War II. We will begin with an examination of the causes of the war and then progress to the actual…

HIST 3052: The Cold War

This course focuses on the Cold War from its World War II origins to the collapse of the Soviet Union. Among the important issues to be covered are…

HIST 3074: The Vietnam War

This course will examine all major aspects of the American experience in Vietnam beginning with initial involvement during the early years of the Cold War, direct American intervention…

HIST 3096 (Honors): Global History of World War II

Mondays & Wednesdays, 2:30 -3:50 PM Dr. Jeff Zalar This course examines the Second World War in its global context.  It emphasizes the comprehensive impact of warfare not…

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 3102: Great Trials in History

Dr. Longfield Karr This class examines the institution,  meaning,  and historical significance of the development of the rule of law and due process by critically examining some of…

HIST 3111: History of the World in 100 Objects

Dr. Robert Haug This exploration of World History is based on the popular podcast and book, The History of the World in 100 Objects,  a project that told…

HIST 3113: No Future: The History of Punk

Mondays & Wednesdays 2:30 pm – 3:35 pm + Fridays Online Asynchronous Dr. Robert Haug Punk emerged in the mid-1970s out of the New York and London music…

HIST 3151: The Golden Age of Television: from The Wire to The Queen’s Gambit

“Change is neither good or bad,  it simply is ” Don Drapper once said in the critically acclaimed television show Mad Men. Over the last twenty years, the…

HIST 3152: The Global Middle Ages

Tuesdays & Thursdays, 11:00-12:20 pm Dr. Robert Haug For many, Medieval history is European history. It is the period between the fall of the Roman Empire and the…

HIST 3155: Nazi Medicine

Online – Asynchronous Dr. Katherine Sorrels This course investigates the rise of the Nazi Party, the National Socialist seizure of power, and the policies of the Nazi state…

HIST 3158: Special Topics in Digital History

This course offers students the opportunity to apply digital history methods to focused historical topics. The topics will vary from year to year and will be determined by…

HIST 3187: Refugees & Immigration,  America & the World

Dr. Stephen Porter Explores the historical roots of contemporary international refugee crises global migration, and the role played by American people, institutions, politics, and culture in these affairs….

HIST 3190: Dictators  Guerrillas  and Violence: The Cold War in Latin America  1947-1990

Dr. Isaac Campos This course explores the history of the Cold War in Latin America with particular emphasis on the relationship between the United States and the region…

HIST 3192: Aztec, Inka, and Maya: Indigenous Empires in Latin America

Tuesdays & Thursdays, 2:00 pm – 3:20 pm Dr. Brianna Leavitt- Alcantara We tend to imagine the Mexica (“Aztec”), Inkan, and Mayan empires as timeless ancient dynasties reigning…

HIST 3196: War and Society in the Age of Napoleon, 1796-1815

M/W/F 10:10 – 11:05AM Dr. Jeffrey Zalar This lecture and discussion course addresses the Napoleonic age in Europe from Napoleon’s First Italian Campaign in 1796 to the Congress…

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