Director of Undergraduate Studies
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HIST # |
Course Title |
Course Description |
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2010 |
U.S. History to 1877 |
North America, from the Columbian Exchange to Reconstruction, with focuses on the causes of the Revolution and Civil War |
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2020 |
U.S. History since 1877 |
From westward expansion to the War on Terror, 150 years of U.S. history exploring social, political, economic, and cultural developments. |
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2080 |
European History since 1789 |
Explore War and Revolution, Dictatorship and Democracy, Peoples and Nations, and Industry and Empire in Europe's Modern Era. |
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2100 |
Survey of Latin American History |
Latin American history from its Amerindian beginnings to the present. |
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2130 |
Survey of Middle Eastern History I |
Religious controversy? Check. Premodern warfare? Check. Political intrigue? Check. Love poetry? Check. Fulfill some HIST or CTSE reqs? Checkmate. |
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3000 |
History of Southeastern Indians |
An Indigenous history of Alabama & the Southeast from time immemorial to the present. Topics include: cultures, colonialism, trade, wars, removal, policy, education, arts, & activism. |
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3030 |
African American History |
History of African Americans from African origins to the modern era, focusing on enslavement, emancipation and the struggle for equal rights. |
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3330 |
Issues in German & Central European History |
This course will explore explanations of the Nazi Holocaust and provide an overview of modern German history. |
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3540 |
Science, Technology and |
This course examines the history of legal hot topics that have been shaped by new ideas in science and medicine and changing legal cultures brought by new technologies. Law & Justice program elective |
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3970 |
Special Topics: Fascism |
The term ‘fascism’ has been used in a variety of contexts, but what is it exactly? We analyze primary and secondary sources to explore the history of fascism as it developed in Italy and spread throughout Europe. Includes RTTP. |
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3970 |
Special Topics: WWII in Africa |
This course focuses on how Africans shaped the Second World War and how the war transformed everyday life and politics on the African continent. We will learn about topics such as military combats, the economic contributions of ordinary people to the Allied victory, resistance against European domination, and the movement for political freedom that unfolded during and after 1945. |
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3970 |
Special Topics: Witch Hunts in Early Modern Europe |
Witch Hunts in Early Modern Europe; Description: Sick animals, strange deaths, withered crops, nocturnal flights, diabolic pacts. To Europeans of the 16th and 17th centuries, witchcraft was NOT just a bunch of hocus pocus. |
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5000 |
American Colonial History |
A history of colonial North America from coast to coast, told through the stories of its diverse British, Indigenous, African, Spanish, French, and Dutch inhabitants. |
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5020 |
Early American Republic: The Age of Jefferson |
A deep dive into the life, thought, and legacy of Thomas Jefferson, primarily through his own writings. |
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5070 |
Modern U.S. History |
United States history since 1929 with particular emphasis on economics, politics, and social change |
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5370 |
Early Modern Britain |
From Reformation to Civil War, to growing English overseas power, let’s explore some major topics in Tudor-Stuart English history via rich primary sources |
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5970 |
Special Topics: The Persian Empire |
Think Game of Thrones + the movie 300 + the Bible + Herodotus + Alexander the Great + some of the most interesting monuments of the Ancient Near East + tens of thousands of cuneiform texts. |
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5970 |
Special Topics: Gender & Medicine |
Explores the intersections of healthcare and medicine with broader cultural understandings of gender and sexuality in the West from about 1750-the present. Topics will include hysteria, reproductive justice, reproductive technologies, eugenics, sexuality, disability, and birth control. |