Courses
HIST 101 Survey of Westrn Civilizatn I 3.00 credits
A survey of the origins of western civilization in the Near East; Greek and Roman civilizations; and developments in Europe through the Reformation.
 
HIST 101H Survy Westrn Civilztn I Honors 3.00 credits
For Honors students only. A survey of the origins of western civilization in the Near East; Greek and Roman civilizations; and developments in Europe through the Reformation.
 
Prerequisite: HONS 190 Minimum Grade: D
HIST 102 Survey of Westrn Civilizatn II 3.00 credits
A survey of European history from the seventeenth century to the present with emphasis on ideas, politics, and social changes.
 
HIST 102H Srvy Westrn Civilztn II Honors 3.00 credits
For Honors students only. A survey of European history from the seventeenth century to the present with emphasis on ideas, politics, and social changes.
 
Prerequisite: HONS 190 Minimum Grade: D
HIST 112 World Civilization 1500-Pres 3.00 credits
A survey of world civilization from the 16th century to the present with an emphasis on the different civilizations of the world and their interactions.
 
HIST 190 Directed Study 1.00 - 3.00 credits
Topic to be decided by faculty.
 
HIST 201 History of the US I 3.00 credits
The political, diplomatic, and territorial history of the United States from colonial beginnings through the Civil War Historical geography is emphasized.
 
HIST 201H History of US I Honors 3.00 credits
For Honors students, see HIST 201.
 
Prerequisite: HONS 190 Minimum Grade: D
HIST 202 History of the US II 3.00 credits
A continuation of HIST 201 with special attention given to the Reconstruction period, the rise of industry, reform, and American participation in world events in the late 19th and the 20th centuries.
 
HIST 202H History of the US II Honors 3.00 credits
For Honors students, see HIST 202.
 
Prerequisite: HONS 190 Minimum Grade: D
HIST 206 Washington History 1.00 credit
This course is intended for students working towards teacher certification.
 
HIST 219 Sex & Gender in European Hist 3.00 credits
An introduction to ideas about gender, sex, and the family in western culture, and women's experiences of and contributions to civilizations in the Mediterranean region and western Europe, from ancient times to the early modern period (circa 1600).
 
Prerequisite: HIST 101 Minimum Grade: D
Equivalent: WOMS 270 - OK if taken since Fall 2007
HIST 259 History of Sports in America 3.00 credits
This course examines the development and explores the meanings of American sports from the colonial era through the twentieth century. Historically, sports have offered Americans an arena in which to play out many of the nation's most important and contentious cultural issues. Precisely because sports are largely seen as 'apolitical,' the meanings of race, gender, and class are worked out on the field with a candor not possible elsewhere. Through lectures, discussions, and both primary and secondary readings, we will examine the relationship between Americans and sports. In particular, we will focus on the links between sports and America's sense of itself as a nation, explore the effects of industrialization, urbanization, and immigration on sporting life and practice, and discuss the ways in which sports both reinforce and challenge historical meanings of racial and gender identity. We may even get in a game or two ourselves.
 
HIST 263 US Since 1945 3.00 credits
The political ideologies, social movements, and cultural revolutions that emerged after World War II, as reactions to the Cold War, social injustice, and changes in ideals, have influenced our contemporary politics, society, and culture. By examining this period in U.S. History, we will be able to better understand some of the issues that are most important to us today. HIST 263 will survey the international conflict, great social movements, and popular culture of the decades since 1945. This course has a social justice component.
 
HIST 290 Special Topics in History 1.00 - 3.00 credits
Topic to be decided by faculty.
 
HIST 291 Special Topics in History 1.00 - 3.00 credits
 
HIST 292 Special Topics in History 1.00 - 3.00 credits
 
HIST 293 Special Topics in History 1.00 - 3.00 credits
 
HIST 294 Special Topics in History 1.00 - 3.00 credits
 
HIST 295 Special Topics in History 1.00 - 3.00 credits
 
HIST 296 Special Topics in History 1.00 - 3.00 credits
 
HIST 297 Special Topics in History 1.00 - 3.00 credits
 
HIST 298 Special Topics in History 1.00 - 3.00 credits
 
HIST 299 Special Topics in History 1.00 - 3.00 credits
 
HIST 301 Historical Methods 3.00 credits
An in-depth introduction to the discipline of History. While subject matter varies by professor and semester, all sections will have in common the following topics: the history and philosophies of History; varieties of historical evidence (oral, archaeological, documentary); mechanics of historical writing, introduction to various interpretive frameworks and theories, with an emphasis on contemporary methods and issues. Students will complete library research and writing projects, demonstrating understanding of historical prose, citation, analysis and interpretation.
 
HIST 302 Ancient City 3.00 credits
This course is a survey of the development of the city in the ancient world. Students will explore urban forms and processes as they are shaped by - and as they shape - their social, cultural, economic and physical contexts. The course will focus on representative urban centers of the ancient Near East, Egypt, and the Mediterranean world, tracing the evolution of ancient urbanism from the Near East to the classical worlds of Greece and Rome.
 
Prerequisite: HIST 101 Minimum Grade: D
HIST 303 Athens in the 5th Century BC 3.00 credits
The history of ancient Greece from the Bronze Age through the end of the fifth century BC, with special emphasis on the city of Athens and its political, social, and economic landscape during Classical Greece.
 
Prerequisite: HIST 101 Minimum Grade: D
HIST 304 Alexander Grt and Hellen Wrld 3.00 credits
The political, social, and cultural history of Greece and the Hellenistic World from 399 to 30 BC, from the death of Socrates to the death of Cleopatra. The course will focus particularly on the rise of Macedon as a Mediterranean power, the achievements of Alexander the Great, and the transformation of the eastern Mediterranean under the monarchies of the Hellenistic Period.
 
Prerequisite: HIST 101 Minimum Grade: D
HIST 305 The Roman Republic 3.00 credits
The political, social and cultural history of Republican Rome from its legendary origins to the Battle of Actium and its de facto end in 31 BC. The course will focus closely on the factors leading to the Republic's successful rise as uncontested Mediterranean ruler as well as the internal political and social conflicts that brought the Republic crashing down to its ultimate fall. (Generally offered through the Gonzaga-in-Florence program on an irregular basis.)
 
Prerequisite: HIST 101 Minimum Grade: D
Equivalent: ITAL 363 - OK if taken since Fall 2007
HIST 306 The Roman Empire 3.00 credits
The political, social and cultural history of Rome during the age of the Emperors, from Augustus' creation of the Principate in 27 BC to the decline of the Roman Empire in the west by the 5th century AD. Special focus in this course will be given to the workings of the Imperial system, daily life in Rome and the provinces, the rise of Christianity and the ultimate transformation of the empire.
 
Prerequisite: HIST 101 Minimum Grade: D
Equivalent: ITAL 364 - OK if taken since Fall 2007
HIST 307 Archaeology of Greece & Rome 3.00 credits
This course examines the techniques and methods of Classical Archaeology as revealed through an examination of the major monuments and artifacts of the Greek and Roman world. Architecture, sculpture, vase and fresco painting, and the minor arts are all examined. We consider the nature of this archaeological evidence, and the relationship of Classical Archaeology to other disciplines such as History, Art History, and the Classical Languages.
 
Prerequisite: HIST 101 Minimum Grade: D
HIST 310 Rome from Republic-Justinian 3.00 credits
The political, social and cultural history of Rome during its rise, transformation into an empire, decline, and the shift of the empire's center to Constantinople. Special attention will be paid to the transformation of Italy under Roman leadership and the role which Italy played in the empire. Generally offered through the Gonzaga-in-Florence program on an irregular basis.
 
HIST 311 Medieval Europe 3.00 credits
Developments in the first flowering of Western European civilization, C.A.D. 500-1350, including feudalism, the rise of representative assemblies, the commercial revolution and the papal monarchy. Taught at both the Main campus and Florence campus.
 
Equivalent: ITAL 366 - OK if taken since Fall 2007
HIST 315 Renaissance Europe 3.00 credits
The history of western Europe 1350-1550, emphasizing the political, religious, social, and economic foundations for the cultural achievements of the age of Michelangelo, Henry VIII, and Joan of Arc.
 
Equivalent: ITAL 367 - OK if taken since Fall 2007
HIST 316 The Reformation 3.00 credits
The figures, ideas, and events that produced the religious upheaval and disruption of medieval Christendom in the sixteenth century.
 
HIST 317 Tudor and Stuart Britain 3.00 credits
British religious, political, social, and economic developments from the late 1400's to 1689, including the English Renaissance and Reformation, the rise of Parliament, the Civil War and the Restoration, and the Revolution of 1688.
 
Prerequisite: HIST 101 Minimum Grade: D
HIST 318 Medieval & Renaissance Econ 3.00 credits
An examination of the economic structure of medieval and early modern Europe. Florence campus only.
 
HIST 321 Age of the French Revolution 3.00 credits
The political, social, intellectual, and religious history of Europe from the eighteenth century to 1815, including the Enlightenment, the fall of the ancient regime, the French Revolution, and Napoleon.
 
Prerequisite: HIST 102 Minimum Grade: D or HIST 112 Minimum Grade: D
Equivalent: ITAL 366 - OK if taken between Spring 2007 and Sum Doc 2007
HIST 323 Europe in the 19th Century 3.00 credits
The social and political history of Europe from the Congress of Vienna (1815) to the outbreak of the First World War (1914), including the industrial revolution, the revolutions of 1848, the unifications of Italy and Germany, the growth of liberalism, socialism, nationalism, and imperialism.
 
Prerequisite: HIST 102 Minimum Grade: D or HIST 112 Minimum Grade: D
Equivalent: INST 386 - Successful completion
HIST 324 Italy in the 19th Century 3.00 credits
The social and political history of Italy from the Congress of Vienna (1815) to the outbreak of the First World War (1914). Generally offered through the Gonzaga-in-Florence program on an irregular basis.
 
Equivalent: INST 380 - OK if taken since Fall 2007
HIST 325 World War I 1914-1918 3.00 credits
A history of Europe and the world's involvement in the Great War from 1914-1918. The course will discuss the origins, conduct and consequences of World War I. Arguably the pivotal event of the modern age, World War I set the stage for the "century of violence." The nature of war and Western civilization changed on the battlefields of the First World War. These themes will be explored in the course.
 
Prerequisite: HIST 102 Minimum Grade: D
HIST 326 Europe 1918-1939 3.00 credits
A history of Europe from the end of the Great War to the beginning of the Second World War. This course will include the impact of World War I, the postwar peace settlements, the social, political, intellectual and economic disruption of the war, the rise of fascism, the Great Depression, Hitler and National Socialism, and the origins of World War II
 
Prerequisite: HIST 102 Minimum Grade: D
Equivalent: INST 387 - OK if taken since Fall 2007
HIST 327 Europe-US Relations After WWII 3.00 credits
A detailed analysis of the development of U.S.-Western European relations since World War II. Florence campus only.
 
HIST 328 Modern Germany 3.00 credits
This course examines the history of the German states from the end of the Napoleonic era to the end of the First World War. Issues to be explored include German nationalism and liberalism, the revolutions of 1848-1849, the rise of Prussia and the formation of the German Empire, and the development of political and social institutions during the imperial period.
 
Equivalent: INST 388 - OK if taken since Fall 2007
HIST 329 Hitler's Germany 3.00 credits
German history from 1918 to 1945. The causes, characteristics, and consequences of Nazi rule.
 
Equivalent: INST 397 - Successful completion
HIST 330 The Holocaust 3.00 credits
A history of the Nazi genocide of the Jews in World War II, including its origins and historical context, the methods used by the Nazis to identify and exterminate victims, a study of the perpetrators, the reaction of the international community, and post-war historiography, interpretation and commemoration.
 
HIST 331 World War II 3.00 credits
The causes, conduct and consequences of the Second World War.
 
Prerequisite: HIST 102 Minimum Grade: D or HIST 112 Minimum Grade: D
HIST 332 Modern Britain 3.00 credits
British history from 1688 to the present, emphasizing the reign of Victoria, industrialization and reform, imperialism, constitutional and colonial development, the conflict with Napoleon, the Irish Home Rule, the decline of liberalism and the rise of labor, the two world wars, and the postwar welfare state.
 
Prerequisite: HIST 102 Minimum Grade: D or HIST 112 Minimum Grade: D
Equivalent: INST 398 - Successful completion
HIST 333 Tsarist Russia 3.00 credits
This course examines the major political, social, intellectual, and cultural developments in Russia from the Kievan Rus era through the Great Reforms of the mid-nineteenth century. Its major themes include the development of Russian autocratic traditions, Russian imperial expansion, and the growing tensions between state and society under the Romanovs.
 
HIST 334 Modern Russia 3.00 credits
This course examines the major political, social, and cultural developments in Russia from the mid-nineteenth century through the end of the Soviet era, with particular focus on the crisis of imperial Russia, the revolutions of 1905 and 1917, Stalinism, the communist party-state, and the collapse of communism.
 
Equivalent: ITAL 367 - OK if taken between Spring 2007 and Sum Doc 2007
HIST 335 Eastern Europe Since 1863 3.00 credits
This course surveys the major political developments in central, eastern, and southeastern Europe from the mid-nineteenth century to the present. Its major themes include the collapse of the region's multinational empires, the creation of nation-states, World War II and the Holocaust, the Cold War, and the political challenges posed by democracy, nationalism, communism, and foreign domination.
 
HIST 338 Fascist Italy 3.00 credits
Italian history from 1918 to 1945, including an examination of social and economic conditions in post-World War Italy, rise of the Fascist Party, the role of Benito Mussolini, the nature of Fascist government in Italy, Italian imperialism under Mussolini, and the part played by Italy as an ally with Hitler's Germany. Generally offered through the Gonzaga-in-Florence program on an irregular basis.
 
Equivalent: INST 391 - Successful completion
HIST 339 Italy & Europe after WWII 3.00 credits
The transformation of Italian political institutions and society after the defeat of the Fascist government at the end of the Second World War, the continuing evolution of Italy during the Cold War and post-Cold War eras, and Italy's role in post-war Europe(including NATO, the European Economic Community, and the establishment of the European Union). Generally offered through the Gonzaga-in-Florence program on an irregular basis.
 
Equivalent: INST 380 - OK if taken between Spring 2007 and Sum Doc 2007
HIST 342 Europe 1914-1939 3.00 credits
Europe from 1914 to 1939 including the Great War, the Paris Peace Conference and the Treaty of Versailles, the rise of fascism, the Great Depression, Hitler and National Socialism, and the origins of World War II.
 
Prerequisite: (HIST 102 Minimum Grade: D or HIST 112 Minimum Grade: D)
Equivalent: INST 387 - OK if taken since Fall 1996
HIST 345 Hitler's Germany 3.00 credits
German history from 1918 to 1945. The causes, characteristics, and consequences of Nazi rule.
 
Equivalent: INST 397 - OK if taken since Fall 1996
HIST 346 Europe And World Since 1945 3.00 credits
World affairs since the end of World War II with special emphasis on the Cold War, North-South relations, wars in Indochina and the Mid-East, European integration, and the disintegration of the East bloc in 1989-1991.
 
Equivalent: INST 378 - OK if taken since Fall 1996
HIST 348 Islamic Civilization 3.00 credits
This course examines the history of Islam from the time of the Prophet Muhammad to the great Islamic gunpowder empires of the early modern period. Specific topics covered include the Quran, the practices and beliefs of the faith, and an examination of the intersection between faith and culture. The course also includes and introduction to key issues related to Islam in the contemporary world.
 
Equivalent: RELI 492E - Successful completion
HIST 349 History of Modern Middle East 3.00 credits
The development of the Middle East from the middle of the nineteenth century to the late twentieth century. Topics covered include the end of the Ottoman and Qajar Empires, the creation of the contemporary states of the Middle East at the end of World War I, and their history from 1920 through the end of the twentieth century.
 
Equivalent: INST 371 - Successful completion
HIST 350 The City in American History 3.00 credits
How, when, and why did cities in America develop where they did? How do physical form and institutions vary from city to city and how are these differences significant? This course will explore these and other questions while emphasizing twentieth-century American cities. We will examine urban populations, city culture, crime and municipal politics.
 
Prerequisite: HIST 202 Minimum Grade: D or HIST 274 Minimum Grade: D
Equivalent: INST 391 - OK if taken between Fall 2006 and Sum Doc 2007
HIST 351 Coming to America 3.00 credits
Immigration and Ethnicity in American History. We will discuss the factors that impelled our ancestors to leave the 'Old Country' and the 'New World' features that made it attractive. What 'baggage' did they bring? Where did they settle? How were they received? While considering ethnic identity, religion, assimilation, community, citizenship, work, gender, class, and exclusion, we will discover why it is important that we study not only our own roots, but also the background of others in this polyethnic nation. This course has social justice and service learning components.
 
HIST 352 US: Jefferson & Jackson 3.00 credits
This course examines the critical period in the early American republic from roughly 1800-1850. Particular attention is given to the rise of popular democratic participation and party politics, the development of race as a central line of division, national expansion, and the political, economic, and cultural processes by which the United States began to cohere as a nation.
 
HIST 353 US Civil War & Reconstruction 3.00 credits
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