Courses

Survey Courses

History 200 Developments in Western Culture through the Ages
History 210 The World in the Twentieth Century
History 215 Medieval Europe
History 220 The American Experience to 1877
History 221 The American Experience in the Modern World
History 225 Alternative Perspectives of United States History
History 232 Survey of Latin American History
History 240 Introduction to East Asian Culture
History 250 African History and Society

European History

History 304/504 European Imperialism and the Colonial Experience
History 310/510 Greek Civilization
History 311/511 Roman Civilization
History 312/512 Europe in the Age of Reformations
History 313/513 History of Modern Britain
History 315/515 Contemporary Europe: Century of Violence
History 316/516 The Great Witchcraft Delusion
History 319/519 Imaging Revolution in Modern Russia
History 460/560 The Old Regime and the French Revolution

History of the Americas

History 320/520 Colonial America
History 321/521 The American Revolution, 1763-1789
History 323/523 Civil War and Reconstruction
History 324/524 Depression and War: The United States, 1929-1945
History 325/525 The Age of Anxiety: United States since 1945
History 327/527 History of Chicago
History 331/531 Ideas and Power in Latin American History
History 394/594 Beats and Hippies

Non-Western History

History 341/541 Revolution and Its Roots: The Making of Modern China
History 342/542 Tragedy and Triumph: The Making of Modern Japan
History 350/550 Colonialism and Independence: Understanding Modern Africa
History 355/555 Modern Middle Eastern History
History 393/593 History through Film (varies by semester)

Specialized Offerings

History 386 Internship in History
History 390/590 Topics in History (multiple listing)
Previous History 390 Course Offerings
- Latin American Films & Theory
- History of Religion in Latin America
- Tudor-Stuart England
- Historical Geography of the United States
- Europe in the 19th Century
- Cuban Revolution: Perspectives & Bias
- Modern American Presidency
- History of Sports in America
History 489 The Teaching of Social Studies (Brandhorst)
History 492/592 Reading and Discussion Seminars (multiple listing)
History 493 Research Seminars (multiple listing)
Previous History 493 Topics
- Poverty in Twentieth Century
- War and Society
- Biography & History
- Local History
- Migration & Globalization
History 495 Supervised Study
History 497 Honors Work in History
History 498 Honors Candidacy in History

Courses Offered Abroad

History 351 Survey of English History and Culture (Cambridge Center)
History 352 Problems in Modern German History (Reutlingen Center)

Graduate Offerings

History 635 Problems in European History
History 636 Problems in United States History
History 637 Problems in East Asian History
History 656 Latin America in the 20th Century
History 690 Advanced Topics in History
History 692 Research Project
History 695 Independent Study