History
HIST 201 - Why History Matters
Gain skills in historical interpretation. Use reasoning from evidence to establish valid historical assertions, with the consideration of empathy and accuracy. A gateway course to advanced work in the history major.
HIST 320 - Transnational Revolution in the Modern World
Explores the history of modern revolution, with an emphasis on France, Russia, and China. Covers the evolving ideals of social justice and equality, cross-border movement of people and technologies, impacts of war, and espionage and diplomacy in new regimes.
Hist 327 - Love, Sex, Family: Globalization and Private Life Since 1914
Examines the effects of migration, decolonization, and diaspora on personal relationships. Covers geopolitical and social structures of oppression and individual stories of liberation in matters of the heart. Writers as activists. Reading fiction historically.
HIST 328 - 20th Century World
Covers the history of the world wars, Russian revolution and Stalinism, fascism and Nazism, Chinese Revolution, Cold War, decolonization, and the globalization of world economy. A focus on diplomacy, economics, and political/social trends.
HIST 333 - Sustainability in the Ancient World
An examination of how the ancient world preserved its cultures and economies during times of war, climate change, disease, the use/misuse of natural resources, and social justice.
HIST 400 - Historical Interpretation
Learn about historical interpretation from antiquity to the present. An introduction to the concept of historiography. Covers representation and access in the history discipline.