01:506:105Honors Colloquium (3) Study of a contemporary social issue from the perspective of the discipline of history. Specific title available at time of registration through the Faculty of Arts and Sciences honors programs. By permission of the department. Open to students in college honors.

01:506:110Age of European Global Expansion (3) Traces the rise of Europe to global dominance beginning with early explorers and empire builders, and focusing on Europe's impact on Africa, Asia, and the Americas.

01:506:112Patterns in Civilization: Love (3) Love and its literary expression in Japan and Europe since the Middle Ages. Comparative analysis of culture and society, political and economic transformations, religion.

01:506:113Patterns in Civilization: Death (3) Individual and societal responses to death in Japan, Europe, and the United States. Comparative analysis of culture and society, political and economic transformation, religion.

01:506:114World Civilizations: Europe, Africa, and America (3) Family, economy, government, and religion in major civilizations of West Africa, Europe, and North America. Interaction of these three geographical areas through the slave trade, colonialism, and the movement of ideas and culture.

01:506:201Twentieth-Century Global History to 1945 (3) Emphasis on themes in political-military and social-cultural history worldwide, including imperialism, origins and impact of two world wars, revolutions, fascism, Nazism, race and gender issues. Credit not given for both this course and 01:506:111.

01:506:202Twentieth-Century Global History from 1945 (3) Focus on critical themes from Hiroshima to September 11, 2001, including the atomic age, superpower rivalries, decolonization, population growth and development, globalization, environmental degradation, and terrorism.

01:506:203Histories of the Pacific (3) Survey of Pacific island peoples and cultures from early navigators and settlers to the colonial and postcolonial eras of the 19th and 20th centuries.

01:506:205Paris/Tokyo: 1700-Present (3) Comparative study of French and Japanese culture from 1700 to the present, drawing on literary and visual representations from both traditions.

01:506:211Women in Europe and the Americas until 1800 (3) Survey of women's roles in Western society and culture-covering Europe and the New World up to about 1800. Credit not given for both this course and 01:988:211.

01:506:212Women in Europe and the United States since 1800 (3) Survey of women's roles in Western society and culture covering the 19th and 20th centuries. Credit not given for both this course and 01:988:212.

01:506:221History of Exploration (3) Exploring expeditions from Columbus to the moon flights. Experiences of explorers; political, economic, and cultural motives for exploration; effects of exploration on society and on views of the world.

01:506:224Slavery in World History (3) Historical survey of the institution of slavery from antiquity to the present day, with particular attention to the relationship of human bondage to broader progress of social and economic change.

01:506:241Film and History (3) Presentation of films relating to history and culture, combined with readings and discussions of standard history accounts.

01:506:251History of Science and Society (3) Science and its social context from 1500 to the present. Development�of ideas; interaction with philosophy, religion, and art; science as a profession.

01:506:253History of Technology and Society (3) Impact of new production, transportation, communication, and consumer technologies on society from the industrial revolution (mid-1700s) to the present.

01:506:271Jewish Society and Culture I: From Antiquity to Middle Ages (3) Social, economic, religious, and political experiences of the Jewish people from the Biblical world of the ancient Near East until the Middle Ages. Credit not given for both this course and 01:563:201.

01:506:272Jewish Society and Culture II: The Modern Experience (3) Jewish life from the breakdown of traditional society in Europe in the 1700s until the rise of the modern state of Israel in the 20th century. Credit not given for both this course and 01:563:202.

01:506:313Women and Social Movements to 1945 (3) In-depth analysis of different ways women have organized for change. Focus on three or four case studies using cross-cultural perspectives to illustrate various themes of gender and collective action by women. Credit not given for both this course and 01:988:371.

01:506:314Women and Social Movements since 1945 (3) Twentieth-century autonomous women's movements, emphasizing the second wave of feminism from cross-cultural perspectives. Selected case studies to illustrate themes of gender and collective action. Credit not given for both this course and 01:988:372.

01:506:321Disease in History (3) Human disease on a global scale from the Paleolithic period to the present, with emphasis on infectious disease and diet.

01:506:322Black Death to Obesity Epidemic: History of Public Health in the West (3) Surveys attempts to protect health of human populations from the Black Death in Europe to rising concern about obesity in the United States. Explores shifting patterns of disease and illness, and emergence and growth of public health as a domain of expert knowledge and policy in the United States and Europe.

01:506:324History of AIDS Pandemic (3) Explores the AIDS epidemic from a range of historical vantage points: science, health care, and social and cultural life in a variety of local, national, international, and institutional contexts. Focuses on United States, Haiti, and Africa.

01:506:328Atlantic Cultures 1500-1800 (3) Encounters between peoples of Europe, Africa, and the Americas from the 16th through the 18th centuries. Team-taught, interdisciplinary course with an emphasis on the interpretation �of texts and visual images from the era. Credit not given for both this course and 01:350:328.

01:506:361History of Socialism and Communism (3) History of movements for socialism and communism, their diverse development on the world scene and impact on modern history.

01:506:363Imperialism (3) Causes of colonial expansion by European powers, Russia, Japan, and the United States; the nature of colonial empires; the impact of imperialism on Africa and Asia.

01:506:364Colonialism to Globalism (3) Differences and similarities of the major European encounters with non-Europeans in modern history.

01:506:373History of Jewish Women (3) Jewish women's history; examines the religious, social, intellectual, and cultural environments of Jewish women from the biblical period through the 20th century. Credit not given for both this course and 01:563:373 or 01:988:373.

01:506:375Jewish Immigrant Experience (3) Modern Jewish immigrant experience, focusing on European and Middle Eastern communities resettled in America, Israel, and Europe. Credit not given for both this course and 01:563:375.

01:506:391,392Historical Studies (3,3) Separate sections focusing on different topics at different times and in different areas. Specific titles available at time of registration.

01:506:393Advanced Topics in the History of Women (3) Advanced course on specialized topic in the history of women. Credit not given for both this course and 01:988:393.

01:506:401,402History Seminar (3,3) Introduction to skills and techniques of historical research, including writing a research paper based on primary sources. Specific topics of sections available at time of registration.

01:506:424Reading and Writing about Nature (3) Exploration of political, philosophical, fictional, visual texts on relationship between humans and nature in Anglo-North America, late-16th century to present. Prerequisite: Permission of instructor.

01:506:451Public History Internship (3) Professional, supervised work for historical society, site, archives, museum, legislative office, or equivalent; 112 hours required. Faculty coordinator evaluates student's paper/product and agency's assessment. Open only to junior and senior history majors.

01:506:452General History Internship (3) Professional, supervised work for historical society, site, archives, museum, legislative office, or equivalent; 112 hours required. Faculty coordinator evaluates student's paper/product and agency's assessment. Open only to junior and senior history majors.

01:506:471,472Research in History (3,3) One term independent study projects. Not open to honors candidates.

01:506:473,474Readings in History (3,3) Independent readings under supervision of a member of the department.

01:506:495-496Honors Program in History (BA,BA) Focus on writing of a major research paper working with an individual professor. A seminar guides through stages of writing using short papers as the vehicle for the exploration; outlines, rough drafts, etc. Both terms must be completed to receive degree credit.