This course examines and traces the evolution of a specific urban center chosen for study by the instructor. Whether organized chronologically to investigate the social, economic, cultural, and political processes that shaped urbanization and urbanism and the human responses to them, or thematically to examine the city as political capital, entrepot, cultural center, or as financial hub, to name a few possibilities, cities are human creations at the center of civilization. This course includes a period of travel and study in the chosen city and its environs.
This course examines and traces the evolution of a specific urban center chosen for study by the instructor. Whether organized chronologically to investigate the social, economic, cultural, and political processes that shaped urbanization and urbanism and the human responses to them, or thematically to examine the city as political capital, entrepot, cultural center, or as financial hub, to name a few possibilities, cities are human creations at the center of civilization. This course does not include travel or study abroad. HA
This course uses film and relevant texts to study themes in history. The course will critically analyze how the histories of peoples, nations and culture, as well as political, economic, cultural and social conflicts are portrayed and worked out in popular films. Students will develop critical thinking skills and learn to read films as historical and cultural texts. HA
Courses on topics of interest to history students offered on the basis of need, interest, or timeliness. Restricted to students with freshman or sophomore standing. May be repeated for credit. For specific section description, click to the Section Details in VitNet.
Independent reading and/or research under the guidance of a history faculty member. Refer to the academic policy section for independent study policy. Independent study contract is required. May be repeated for credit.
A study of the development and implementation of the genocide known as the Holocaust. The course considers events in post-WWI Europe, investigates the roles of specific nations during the inter- war period and WWII, and concludes with the liberations of "the camps" and the creation of Israel in 1947-48. HA
The story of civilization in the West from about 1600 to the present, including the Enlightenment; the social, political, and industrial revolutions of the 18th and 19th centuries; and the two great wars of the 20th century. Restricted to students with freshman and sophomore standing. HA
This thematic and comparative course surveys broad patterns of human development across cultures, the ways in which civilizations interacted, and recurring processes and problems encountered in global history up to 1500 C.E. Central themes are agricultural revolution, development of global trade networks, and the significance of disease in world history. Students will investigate social, cultural, religious, and political aspects of the different periods covered. Restricted to students with freshman and sophomore standing. HA
This thematic and comparative course surveys broad patterns of human development across cultures, the ways in which civilizations interacted, and recurring processes and problems encountered in global history from 1500 to the present. Central themes are the development of global trade networks, the significance of slavery in different world cultures, the foundations of the modern industrialized world, the rise of nationalism, and the effects of globalization. Students will investigate social, cultural, religious, and political aspects of the different periods covered.
A survey of the political, economic, cultural, and social developments in U.S. history from Pre-Columbian America to the Civil War. Restricted to students with freshman and sophomore standing. HA