HistoryCollege of Liberal Arts and Sciences
Not all courses are offered every semester. Refer to the schedule of courses for each term's specific offerings.
Credits: 3.
A one-semester introduction to African history for undergraduates. By focusing upon major historical themes, this course will enable students to link the history of African societies with other world civilizations.
Credits: 3.
Ancient Africa, the expansion of Islam, savannah kingdoms, East African trading cities, maritime contacts with Europe, the slave trade. (H and N)
Credits: 3.
The end of the slave trade and the growth of legitimate commerce; Islamic renewal and revolution; the European partition and the colonial era; the growth of nationalism and the reemergence of independent Africa. (H and N)
Credits: 3.
History of West Africa from the Ghana Empire to the contemporary period.
AFH 3405 History of East Africa 1800-2000
Credits: 3.
Introduction to the history of East Africa from 1800 to the present. Course focuses on the interconnected themes of ethnicity, the history of African states, gender and reproductive health.
Credits: 3.
Selected topics in 19th and 20th century African development; pre-colonial conditions, colonial rule, nationalist movements and the problem of independence.
AFH 4253 African Women in the Twentieth-Century
Credits: 3.
Explores themes of politics, social structure and cultural change by examining the historical experiences of African women.
AFH 4293 Politics and Violence in Africa Since 1800
Credits: 3.
This course puts violence, one of contemporary Africa's most pressing issues, into historical perspective by focusing on the interrelated themes of ethnicity, youth, riot, rebellion and revolt.
Credits: 3.
The history of southern Africa from the pre-European era to the present.
AFH 4930 History Research Seminar: Africa
Credits: 3; Prereq: 4LS history major.
Through rotating content, this seminar has two distinct goals: historiography of a specific topic and production of a substantial research paper based on primary source evidence.
Credits: 3.
A survey of the development of the U.S. from its colonial origins to the end of Reconstruction. (H) (WR)
Credits: 3.
A survey of the emergence of modern America as an industrial and world power; the Progressive Era; WWI; the Great Depression and the New Deal; WW II; and the Cold War era. (H)
Credits: 3.
An exploration of the history of sustainability as an idea and practice in the U.S. from the time of European settlement to the near present.
Credits: 3; Prereq: 3 hours of history.
Changes that occurred in America between 1877 and the advent of WWII, emphasizing the meaning of Americanism, conflicts between labor and capital, and the relations between historical events and race, gender and politics.
Credits: 3; Prereq: 3 hours of history.
The social and political movements of the turbulent era of 1960s America, covering primarily the civil rights, feminist and anti-war movements.
AMH 3340 History of Disability in America
Credits: 3
How disabilities have been labeled, identified and treated over time and in light of broad social trends.
AMH 3357 History of the American Presidency
Credits: 3; Prereq: 3 hours of history.
A survey of the presidency from the Constitutional Convention of 1787 to the present. Emphasis is placed on the men and the times and their impact on the evolution of the office. (WR)
Credits: 3; Prereq: 3 hours of history.
Exploration and settlement, colonial history of Spanish and British Florida, U.S. territorial days to statehood. (H) (WR)
Credits: 3; Prereq: 3 hours of history.
Statehood and secession, Civil War, Reconstruction, reform and reaction, Progressive Era, boom and bust, diversification and growth of Florida since World War II. (H) (WR)
Credits: 3; Prereq: 3 hours of history.
A history of the 19th-century trans-Mississippi West with special attention to the exploration, acquisition and settlement of the Great Plains. Emphasis on the Mexican War, Manifest Destiny, cowboys, violence and the impact of whites on Indian cultures. (WR)
Credits: 3; Prereq: 3 hours of history.
Analysis of the growth and development of urban civilization in the U.S. Emphasis on how cities began and their impact on politics, economics and culture. (WR)
Credits: 3; Prereq: 3 hours of history.
Emphasizes the history of America's working class people, and addresses such issues as working class consciousness, theories of organized labor, methods of organization, and class relationships. (D and H) (WR)
AMH 3511 American Foreign Relations and Expansion, Since 1914
Credits: 3; Prereq: 3 hours of history.
Focus is on the origin, conduct, and consequences of American diplomacy during an era of global conflict and revolutionary upheaval. (H) (WR)
Credits: 3; Prereq: 3 hours of history.
Examines U.S.-Middle East relations in historical context, including culture, U.S.-Israeli relations, nationalists, radicals and events and issues that impact this relationship.
AMH 3531 The American Jewish Experience 1880-2000
Credits: 3.
Introduces students to the major events and issues in American Jewish history and offers a sense of why Jews felt at home in America. Focus will be on immigration, assimilation and collective survival.
Credits: 3; Prereq: 3 hours of history.
Examination of the origins, course and impact of America's involvement in Vietnam, concentrating on the period from 1941 to 1975.
AMH 3551 Constitutional History of the United States to 1877
Credits: 3; Prereq: 3 hours of history.
Analysis of the development of constitutionalism from English colonial origins to the end of Reconstruction, emphasizing the inherent tension between concepts of power and liberty. (WR)
AMH 3552 Constitutional History of the United States Since 1877
Credits: 3; Prereq: 3 hours of history.
Continuation of AMH 3551, giving special attention to the way in which constitutionalism has adapted to the growth of an urban and industrial society, to the extension of civil liberties and civil rights, and to the growth of executive authority. (WR)
Credits: 3; Prereq: 3 hours of history.
A nontechnical survey of American legal development from its English common law origins to the present. (WR)
Credits: 3; Prereq: 3 hours of history.
Introduction to major events, trends and issues in the history of U.S. women from the Civil War to the present. (H)
Credits: 3; Prereq: 3 hours of history.
Examines the experiences of women in early America, focusing upon the ways gender, race, ethnicity, class, religion and region interacted to shape their lives.
Credits: 3; Prereq: 3 hours of history.
Examines the experiences of women in the American West, focusing on the ways gender, race, ethnicity, class, religion and region interacted to shape their lives from the 16th century to the present day.
Credits: 3.
The history of indigenous groups, within the territory of the United States, focusing on Native American interaction with the expanding Euro-American culture. Emphasis is on sociocultural diversity, the persistence of native culture throughout their history, and the role of American Indians in the larger context of American history.
Credits: 3.
A substantive and interpretative inquiry of the historical roots of the nation's contemporary environmental issues. From the Columbian explorations to the 1980s, it presents a comprehensive overview of the relationship between people and their natural physical surroundings.
AMH 3660 Native American History to 1815
Credits: 3; Prereq: 3 hours of history.
Examines the representations and realities of North American Indian history from the pre-Columbian period through the early 19th century.
AMH 3661 Native American History Since 1806
Credits: 3; Prereq: 3 hours of history.
Examines the representations and realities of North American Indian history from the early 19th century to the present.
Credits: 3; Prereq: three hours of history.
The history of American slavery and abolition from the 1600s through emancipation and the Reconstruction Era.
AMH 3931 Special Topics in American History
Credits: 1 to 3; Prereq: 3 hours of history.
Selected, variable topics in the history and culture of America.
Credits: 3; Prereq: 6 hours of history.
The origin and development of an American society along the eastern seaboard of North America. (WR)
Credits: 3; Prereq: 6 hours of history.
Presents an analysis of the intellectual, cultural and social changes which resulted in a mixture of ideas and cultures from Europe, Africa and native America. (H) (WR)
AMH 4130 American Revolutionary Era, 1760-1789
Credits: 3; Prereq: 6 hours of history.
An analysis of the background of, and reasons for, the American Revolution, the social, military, political, diplomatic aspects of the era, as well as the constitutional developments of these years. (H) (WR)
Credits: 3; Prereq: 6 hours of history.
The social, political, cultural and economic history of America in its formative years. The Age of Jefferson (1789-1824) and the period of the first party system, including the policies and the wars of the Virginia dynasty. The second half of the course, the Age of Jackson (1824-1848), discusses the rise of the Democratic and Whig parties, Indian removal, trends in religion and reform, further western expansion and the sectionally divisive Mexican War. (WR)
AMH 4231 U.S. World War I to World War II
Credits: 3; Prereq: 6 hours of history.
Post-World War I America: the Twenties, the Depression and the New Deal, WWII. (WR)
Credits: 3; Prereq: 6 hours of history.
Post-World War II America: America as world power, social revolution, Vietnam, Watergate and after. (H) (WR)
AMH 4310 U.S. Social and Intellectual History: 1945-1975
Credits: 3; Prereq: 6 hours of history.
Covers important social and intellectual developments that unfolded in the thirty years after World War II.
Credits: 3.
The social history of sexuality, tracing history of ideas about and attitudes toward sexuality in law, politics, medicine and science from ancient Greeks to the present, with an emphasis on the North American experience.
AMH 4316 Violence and Social Conflict in American History
Credits: 3.
Changing patterns and levels of violent behavior, including rioting, lynching, domestic violence, street violence, during the last four centuries of American history.
Credits: 3.
Hollywood films are compared with traditional historiographic accounts to explore the cultural and political history of the 1950s, '60s and '70s, including the Montgomery Bus Boycott, civil rights, the Vietnam War and political assassinations.
AMH 4319 Crime and Punishment in American History
Credits: 3.
The historical development of crime and criminal justice in America with particular attention to the ways in which social, political and cultural forces have shaped legal institutions during the past four centuries.
AMH 4354 The Transformation of Liberalism
Credits: 3; Prereq: AMH 2020 or instructor permission.
An exploration of changing ideas, practices and criticisms of American liberal tradition. Course follows liberalism's evolution from classical to modern and how critiques of modern liberalism from right- and left-shaped liberal society today.
Credits: 3; Prereq: 6 hours of history.
The political, economic and social contours of American capitalism from the late 18th century through the near present.
Credits: 3; Prereq: 6 hours of history.
Development of southern culture from the earliest settlements to the development of southern nationalism.
Credits: 3; Prereq: 6 hours of history.
Impact of Civil War and Reconstruction; economic, political and social development of the new South. (WR)
Credits: 3.
Study of a series of landmark decisions rendered by the Warren Court. The emergence of innovation in Constitutional jurisprudence in the 20th Century, judge-made law through federal appellate jurisdiction and the limits of judicial power.
AMH 4550 Origins of the U.S. Constitution
Credits: 3.
The colonial origins, drafting and ratification of the U.S. Constitution and its application through 1819. Examines the political, economic and intellectual influences that helped shape the Constitutional system designed by the framers.
AMH 4561 American Women in Public, 1776-1876
Credits: 3; Prereq: 3 hours of history.
Examination of women's history in the hundred years starting with the Declaration of Independence with a focus on how women gradually entered the public arena as laborers, reformers, writers and performers.
AMH 4571 American Civil War and Reconstruction
Credits: 3; Prereq: refer to the department
Analyzes the political, social and economic transformation of the Union, highlighting the Presidency of Lincoln, the evolution of federal policies of Unionist loyalty and slave emancipation, the development of Union military leadership, and the tragically unsuccessful post-war attempt to provide justice to the freed people. (H) (WR)
Credits: 3.
Introduction to the origins, development and legacies of the African-American civil rights and black movements in America, focusing primarily on the period between 1945 and 1980.
Credits: 3; Prereq: 6 hours of history.
Explores the place of sport in American society and culture from the time of European settlement to the present. It uses sport, in its institutional and recreational forms, to illuminate broader histroical themes, urban and community life, economic development, social relationship, social mobility and popular and cultural processes.
Credits: 3.
Introduction to the historiography of a specific topic and production of a substantial research paper based on primary source evidence. (WR)
ASH 3223 History of the Modern Middle East
Credits: 3; Prereq: 3 hours of history.
Surveys the history, politics and society of the Middle East from the early 19th century until the present day. Topics include transformation of Islamic empire to post-colonial states, development of collective identities, the formation of new social classes and changing gender relations.
ASH 3303 Modern Korea: Power and Protest
Credits: 3; Prereq: 3 hours of history.
Examines the history of the Korean people from the mid-nineteenth century to the present. Focuses on the episodes that have shaped the ways in which Koreans understand their past, colonialism and anti-colonialism, and the struggle for a more democratic policy.
Credits: 3; Prereq: 3 hours of history.
Survey of the social, political and economic transformation of modern Japanese society from 1800. (H and N)
ASH 3931 Special Topics in Asian History
Credits: 1 to 3; Prereq: 3 hours of history.
Variable topics in the history and culture of Asia.
Credits: 3.
This variable topics seminar has two distinct goals: introduction to the historiography of a specific topic and production of a substantial research paper based on primary source evidence.
EUH 2000 Western Civilization: From Early Times to the Middle Ages
Credits: 3.
An introduction to western civilization that studiess the early cultures in Mesopotamia and Egypt, the Minoan-Mycenaean society, Greece, the Hellenistic period and the Roman Empire to the Barbarian invasions.
EUH 2001 Western Civilization: From the Middle Ages to the Eighteenth Century
Credits: 3.
Treats feudal, urban and religious institutions in Medieval society, Renaissance and Reformation, the Thirty Years' War, the Age of Louis XIV and the Age of Reason. (WR)
EUH 2002 Western Civilization: From the Eighteenth Century to the Present
Credits: 3.
Exploration of the e18th-century revolutions, Napoleon, romanticism and reaction, national unifications and imperialism, competing ideologies, the world wars and Europe in the postwar era. (H and N) (WR)
Credits: 3.
The origins of anti-Semitism in central Europe and the execution of the Holocaust by Nazi Germany. Examines the ideology of the Nazi leaders and the role of the SS, Army, Police and ordinary citizens in perpetrating genocide. (H and N) (WR)
EUH 3091 Intellectual History of Europe, Renaissance to Modern
Credits: 3.
Examines intellectual developments that have shaped modern views of human nature, society, the natural world and God.
Credits: 3; Prereq: 3 hours of history.
A study of the formation of the Medieval West from the dissolution of the Roman Empire to the year 1000 A.D. The course will particularly examine the ways in which Roman, Christian and Germanic traditions fused to form a new civilization. (WR)
Credits: 3; Prereq: 3 hours of history.
Examination of European civilization from the 11th - 14th centuries. Course contrasts the urban and rural, northern and southern forms of economic social, cultural and political phenomena. (WR)
Credits: 3; Prereq: 3 hours of history.
Interpretations of the Renaissance: Italy's political, literary and artistic developments. The northern Renaissance and Christian Humanism. (WR)
Credits: 3.
Critical religious changes in Europe from the 15th to 17th centuries. Particular attention is paid to the broad impact of religion on the social, cultural and political developments of the period.
Credits: 3.
Methods and theory of archaeology with particular emphasis on the Medieval period and the relation between the written and the archaeological evidence.
Credits: 3.
Development of Europe as it emerged from Middle Ages focusing on the growth of the modern state and the critical changes in politics, science, economics and religion.
Credits: 3; Prereq: 3 hours of history.
Study of European politics, economics, society, ideas and institutions in the 18th century, including early modern forms of governance, the Enlightenment and the Age of the Revolution. (WR)
Credits: 3; Prereq: 3 hours of history.
Study of European politics, society, ideas and institutions, including the French Revolution, emergence of modern politics, upheavals of 1848 and 1871, rise of nationalism, urbanization and socialism. (H and N) (WR)
Credits: 3; Prereq: 3 hours of history.
The origins and outcomes of the two world wars, the varieties of European social and political ideologies, and the ever-changing pattern of national and trans-national identities. (H and N) (WR)
Credits: 3.
Survey of Byzantine history with emphasis on political, economic and religious institutions and the role of Byzantium in medieval Europe.
Credits: 3.
Eastern Europe from late Antiquity to the 15th century. Examines the major problems of medieval history, with special emphasis on the role of the region in the history of the continent.
EUH 3330 Late Modern Central and Eastern Europe
Credits: 3.
A cultural, social and political survey of the Hapsburg Monarchy, Poland, and the Balkans from 1700 to 1918. Topics include absolutism, revolutionary nationalism, modernization, cultural flowering, ethnic violence, socialism and WWI.
EUH 3383 Pagans, Christians, Barbarians: The World of Late Antiquity
Credits: 3.
This course surveys the history of the Mediterranean region from the second to the 7th century with a particular focus on religious and cultural developments that marked the rise of a Christian Roman Empire.
Credits: 3; Prereq: 3 hours of history.
A survey of economic, social and political developments in the Italian peninsula between 800 and 1100.
Credits: 3; Prereq: 3 hours of history.
A survey of economic, social and political developments in Central Europe during the Middle Ages (500-1350).
Credits: 3; Prereq: 3 hours of history.
The creation of a national society and culture in the time of England's constitutional development (to the 16th century). (WR)
Credits: 3; Prereq: 3 hours of history.
The development of a revolutionary tradition and of a parliamentary monarch in the period of England's cultural flowering (16th to 18th centuries). (WR)
Credits: 3; Prereq: 3 hours of history.
Social, political and economic developments in the19th and 20th centuries. (WR)
Credits: 3; Prereq: 3 hours of history.
Examines the history of Britain from prehistoric times through the Roman and Anglo-Saxon conquests using historical, archaeological, literary and art historical sources. Students will study political events, cultural and religious change and economic developments.
EUH 3530 Colonies to Commonwealth: The History of the British Empire
Credits: 3.
The history of the British Empire from its origins in Ireland to the decolonization movements of the 20th century. It examines not only the ways in which the British established and extended the empire through the political, military, economic and cultural spheres, but also resistance to empire.
Credits: 3.
The place of Ireland in the British Empire and the imperial experiences of the Irish people. It covers the main themes of Irish history from the Tudor conquest to the establishment of the Irish Republic, all the while being attuned to the broader imperial context.
EUH 3564 Central and Eastern Europe in the 20th Century
Credits: 3.
Covers the collapse of Austro-Hungary, its successor states in the inter-war period, World War II, the Holocaust, the rise and fall of Communism in Central and Eastern Europe.
Credits: 3; Prereq: 3 hours of history.
The major institutional, political, social and economic issues confronting the Russian state, drawing on source materials and on Russian literature to illustrate these issues. (H and N)
EUH 3576 Twentieth-Century Russia to 1953
Credits: 3; Prereq: 3 hours of history.
The internal political, economic and social history of 20th-century Russia, including the impact of modernization, the rise of radical ideologies, the Bolshevik revolution and the evolution of the Soviet Union. (WR)
Credits: 3; Prereq: 3 hours of history.
Examines the historical and cultural relations of ideas about science and history as they converge on notions of nature, reason, time, causality, change, evolution, progress, continuity and revolution, from antiquity to Einstein.
EUH 3670 Jewish History from 711 to 1492
Credits: 3.
A survey of major historical developments in medieval Jewish society under Islam and western Christendom. It examines the interaction of Jews with the majority culture, political structure and economy, as well as changing cultural trends.
Credits: 3; Prereq: 3 hours of history.
Surveys major trends in Jewish society from the f15th to the 18th century, focusing on community structures and interfaith relations.
Credits: 3; Prereq: 3 hours of history.
Major events and themes of the Jews in Europe from 1650-1945.
Credits: 3.
The history of European Jewry, focusing on the stetl world in Poland, the urban cultures of Austria-Hungary, interwar hypernationalism, the Holocaust and Communism.
Credits: 3.
This course, which combines economic, social and political history, studies the rise of consumer culture from the 18th century to the present. Primarily focused on Europe, it expands to include the United States in the 20th century.
EUH 3931 Special Topics in European History
Credits: 3 to 12; Prereq: 3 hours of history.
Selected variable topics in the history and culture of Europe.
Credits: 3; Prereq: 6 hours of history.
Addresses fundamental and controversial issues in the social history of feudalism.
Credits: 3; Prereq: 6 hours of history.
Examines the shifting terrain of historical and theological conceptions of war and holy war in the middle ages. The material is divided into four distinct sections: theological foundations, early medieval conceptions of war and community, the Crusades and changes in the high and late middle ages.
EUH 4145 Human Nature and Gender, 1350-1650
Credits: 3; Prereq: EUH 3140.
Investigation of attitudes toward human nature and gender in the medieval and early modern periods of European history.
Credits: 3; Prereq: 6 hours of history.
Scandinavian medieval history, including an examination of the profound changes brought by Christianization and the rise of the medieval states.
EUH 4186 Medieval Archaeology Field Practicum
Credits: 6.
An introduction to medieval archaeology as a historical discipline and an inquiry into various approaches to the interpretation of material culture.
EUH 4280 History of the Second World War
Credits: 3; Prereq: 6 hours of history.
An analysis of World War II, covering the origins, politics, resistance movements, grand strategy and consequences. (H) (WR)
Credits: 3; Prereq: 6 hours of history.
Cold War era in Europe, 1945-1991, with emphasis on its origins, its social, economic and political aspects, and the historical consequences on Europe.
Credits: 3; Prereq: 6 hours of history.
Explores Jewish life and culture in the Iberian peninsula from the early middle ages through the Expulsion of 1492. Students will analyze interfaith relations and the role Jews played in shaping Spanish society and culture.
Credits: 3; Prereq: 6 hours of history.
Spain and Portugal from the Middle Ages to the present, with emphasis on the early modern period and the 20th century, and on creation of colonial empires in Latin America. (H and N) (WR)
Credits: 3; Prereq: 6 hours of history. Offered alternate years.
Germany's political development toward nationhood in the 19th century, and the imperial policies of Bismarck and Wilhelm II. The social history of specific groups in German society. Germany's role in the outbreak of WW I. (WR)
Credits: 3; Prereq: 6 hours of history. Offered alternate years.
Collapse of the monarchy and tribulations of the Weimar Republic. A detailed examination of Hitler's seizure of power, and of social, political, and ideological aspects of the Third Reich. The two Germanies to the fall of the Berlin Wall. (WR)
Credits: 3; Prereq: 6 hours of history.
Cultural, social and constitutional developments in the time of the emergence of political and religious consciousness. (WR)
Credits: 3; Prereq: 6 hours of history.
A study of the multi-ethnic dynastic state from its formation through its revitalization under Maria Theresa, conservative retrenchment under Metternich, and the challenge of nationalism from its peoples, to Austro-Hungary's collapse in WW I.
EUH 4610 Society and the Sexes in Modern Europe, 18C to the Present
Credits: 3; Prereq: 6 hours of history.
Gendered analysis of great historical events, political movements and ideologies. Other topics of social and cultural history are discussed.
EUH 4664 Modern European Revolutions: 1789-1989
Credits: 3; Prereq: 3 hours of history.
History of key European revolutions that occurred between 1789 and 1989. Special emphasis is given to the economic, cultural and political conditions that gave rise to and accompanied the development of these watershed events.
EUH 4930 History Research Seminar: Europe
Credits: 3. Prereq: 4LS history major.
Through rotating in content, thisseminar has two distinct goals: introduction to the historiography of a specific topic and production of a substantial research paper based on primary source evidence.
HIS 3454 Racial Theories in Europe and the U.S.
Credits 3; Prereq: 3 hours of history.
Introduces students to history of racial ideas and images from from ancient to modern period.
HIS 3460 History of Science and Religion
Credits: 3.
A survey of the interaction between the religious and scientific communities in the West from the time of the early church to the present.
HIS 3463 Introduction, History of Science: Origins to Newton
Credits: 3.
An introduction to the emergence of scientific thought from its mythopoeic beginnings to the time of Newton. The course will focus on the interrelationships among science, philosophy and religion in Greece, Islam and the Latin West. Special emphasis is given to Copernicus, Kepler, Galileo, Descartes and Newton.
(H and N)
HIS 3464 Introduction, History of Science: Renaissance to the Present
Credits: 3.
A general survey of the major issues in physical and biological science from the time of Galileo to the present. Emphasis will be placed on the impact of scientific development on society, culture and thought. (WR)
Credits: 3; Prereq: 3 hours of history.
The emergence of modern science from Copernicus to Newton exploring the notions of empiricism, experiment, mechanism, materialism, and the historical concepts of continuity, change, revolution and progress. (WR)
Credits: 3; Prereq: 3 hours of history.
The emergence of the modern mind from the perspective of three symbolic heroes of western science and culture. Beginning biographically, the course raises issues regarding notions of the Great Man, Great Books and Great Ideas, as well as theories of identity, genius, rationality, creativity, change and the relations between science and the humanities, biography and history.
Credits: 3.
The development of technology and engineering from 1750 to WWI, with emphasis on the relationship of this development to the changing patterns of life in western civilization. (WR)
Credits: 3; Prereq: 3 hours of history.
History of the changing perception of the political and social significance of science since the discovery of nuclear fission.
HIS 3495 Evolution of Infectious Diseases
Credits: 3; Prereq: 3 hours of history.
The emergence of new infectious diseases in a historical and cultural context. The course emphasizes the history of well-documented infectious diseases such as leprosy, bubonic plague, cholera, smallpox, yellow fever, tuberculosis, influenza, polio, venereal disease and AIDS, as well as the more recent Ebola viral-type outbreaks.
HIS 3501 The History of Modern Biological Thought
Credits: 3.
Selected areas of modern biological thought after 1800. Topics include Darwin, genetics, the Evolutionary Synthesis, molecular biology and sociobiology. (WR)
HIS 3503 Readings in History of Science, Technology and Medicine
Credits: 3 to 3.
Readings on special topics in history of science, technology or medicine.
HIS 3504 Clio Electric: History of Research in Science and History
Credits: 3.
History and historiography of scholarly and scientific research using electronic primary texts to emphasize transformation in oral, manuscript, print and electronic culture.
Credits: 3; Prereq: 3 hours of history.
Examines the role of historical analysis and argument in the policy-making process. Students will be introduced to the ways in which decision makers use and misuse history, and consider what it means to take history into account in public policy. This course uses specific contemporary policy problems to illustrate the challenges of using history effectively.
Credits: 3.
Special topics in history. (H) (WR)
Credits: 2; Prereq: history majors, 1LS/2LS classification or transfer student.
Helps the student learn the elements of the professional study of history: the critical reading of sources (primary and secondary); research skills; and a variety of historical methodologies.
HIS 4472 History of Evolutionary Thought from the Enlightenment to the Present
Credits: 3; Prereq: some background in evolutionary science or history of science recommended.
An advanced history of science course that examines the history of evolutionary thought from the Enlightenment to the present. Emphasis is on the specific development of Darwinian evolutionary theory and the lives of key theorists such as Charles Darwin and Alfred Russel Wallace. Sociopolitical and national contexts will be considered.
HIS 4502 The History of Genetics and Molecular Biology
Credits: 3; Prereq: 6 hours of history and knowledge of the history of science and biology recommended.
Advanced history of science course that explores the history of genetics and molecular biology.
Credits: 1 to 3; can be repeated with a change in content up to 6 credits; Prereq: 6 hours of history.
Individual study. (WR)
Credits: 3. Prereq: 4LS history major.
Through rotating in content, this seminar has two distinct goals: introduction to the historiography of a specific topic and production of a substantial research paper based on primary source evidence.
HIS 4944 Internship in the Practice of History
Credits: 1 to 3; Prereq: history major and undergraduate coordinator permission.
Gives history majors practical experience in history-related institutions and organizations, such as archives, historical societies, museums and university presses.
Credits: 1 to 18; can be repeated with a change in content up to 18 credits. Prereq: undergraduate adviser permission.
This course provides a mechanism by which course work taken abroad as part of an approved student program can be recorded on the transcript and counted toward UF graduation.
Credits: 1 to 3; can be repeated with a change in content up to 4 credits; Prereq: senior standing and department permission.
Requirement for candidates for high or highest honors. Directed research leading to the submission of an interpretive and analytical, rather than merely narrative, essay of approximately 40 pages in length. The paper may either be based on research into a particular topic for which there is accessible source materials, or it may involve a thorough critical assessment of a significant historical controversy or historiographical issue. Students must obtain the consent of an appropriate supervisor prior to registration, and topics must be approved by the Department Honors Coordinator. Registration for two semesters' work is required in order to allow adequate attention to the project. (WR)
HPS 3003 Perspectives on Science and Mathematics
Credits: 3; Prereq: UFTeach Step 1.
An exploration of the different ways that scientists and mathematicians since the 17th century have explained the workings of the natural world.
LAH 2020 Introduction to Latin American History
Credits: 3.
An introduction to Latin American civilization, from the Conquest to the present, emphasizing select topics in social, political and cultural history. (H and N)
LAH 3100 Emergence of Latin American Nations
Credits: 3.
The last phase of the colonial regime, movement for independence, and problems of nation-building to the end of the 19th century. (H and N) (WR)
Credits: 3; Prereq: 3 hours of history.
A survey of the formation of Spanish and Portuguese imperial systems and colonial societies in America in the 16th, 17th and 18th centuries. (WR)
Credits: 3.
Contemporary challenges to traditional structures; revolution and evolution.
(H and N) (WR)
LAH 3470 Introduction to Caribbean History
Credits: 3.
The main issues and debates in Caribbean history from the time of Columbus to the mid-20th century.
Credits: 3; Prereq: 3 hours of history.
Historical analysis of the armed and unarmed revolutionary movements of 20th century Latin America, from Mexico to Chile.
LAH 3931 Special Topics in Latin American History
Credits: 3 to 12; Prereq: 3 hours of history.
Selected, variable topics in the history and culture of Latin America.
Credits: 3; Prereq: 6 hours of history.
Aftermath of independence and war with U.S., the Reform and Maximillian, Porfiriato, Mexican Revolution and contemporary trends. (H and N) (WR)
Credits: 3; Prereq: 6 hours of history.
Social, economic and political history of the West Indies and the Circum-Caribbean region to 1800, with particular emphasis on slave society. (H and N) (WR)
LAH 4472 The Caribbean, Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries
Credits: 3; Prereq: 6 hours of history.
A social history of the modern Caribbean: slave emancipation and decolonization; race relations and black consciousness; labor, culture, and economic change.
(H and N) (WR)
Credits: 3.
This course explores the making of the modern Francophone Caribbean. It will introduce students to a range of political, economic and cultural phenomena from buccaneering and voodoo to tourism and transnational identity. Particular attention is paid to slave plantation society, the Haitian Revolution and the black consciousness movements of the 20th century.
Credits: 3; Prereq: 6 hours of history.
Anthropological and political history of the postcolonial Andean region, including the republics of Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Bolivia. (H and N) (WR)
Credits: 3.
Historical analysis of the Amazon. Need no previous knowledge of Latin American history; for students interested in the issues confronting the region today. (H and N)
Credits: 3; Prereq: 6 hours of history.
Late and colonial reform; independence and origins and achievements of Brazilian monarchy; modernization and neo-colonialism; slavery, the military, and emergence of oligarchical republic; legacy of dictatorship and populism. (H and N) (WR)
LAH 4730 Science and Technology in Latin American, 1492-Present
Credits: 3; Prereq: 3 hours of history.
Introduction to the diffusion, acculturation and adaption of scientific ideas, practices and technology by exploring concepts within Latin America.
LAH 4930 History Research Seminar: Latin America
Credits: 3. Prereq: 4LS history major.
Through rotating in content, this seminar has two distinct goals: introduction to the historiography of a specific topic and production of a substantial research paper based on primary source evidence.
Credits: 3.
An overview of the contemporary world, while trying to promote an awareness of the striking diversity of views that characterize and shape that world. It covers major issues in the post 1945 world, the Cold War, colonialism and decolonization.
(H and N)
Credits: 3.
Survey of the history of Christianity, c. 100 to c. 1300, from its status as a persecuted minority religion of the Roman empire to its position of dominance in the civilizations of medieval Europe and Byzantium.
Credits: 3; Prereq: 3 hours of history.
Developments in the history of Christianity from the 14th to the 18th centuries. Topics include the crises of the 14th century (impact of the Black Death, Avignon papacy and schism), conciliarism, the Reformation movements, expansion of Christianity abroad and the impact of the Enlightenment on faith.
WOH 4234 Atlantic Exchanges from Columbus to NATO
Credits: 3.
The history of the Atlantic world, demonstrating that oceans have been connective forces that facilitate the exchange of commodities, capital and culture across vast distances. Topics include the history of the central and northern Atlantic during the age of Imperialism.
Credits: 3.
Study of the modern genesis of the nation and the nation-state in the Americas, Europe, Asia and Africa. Particular emphasis is placed on the relationship between European Imperialism and colonial and postcolonial nationalisms around the globe.
Credits: 3.
Introduction to the history of early modern and modern empires and imperialisms in Europe, Africa, the Americas and Asia.