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History Course List

Concentration Regions

The following is a summary list of undergraduate history courses and how they may apply to the different geographic regions of concentration. Questions about this list or how to apply courses to the history major should be directed to the history undergraduate program coordinator.

Americas and Africa

HIS 2AThe World to 1500

5
HIS 2BThe World Since 1500

5
HIS 4History of the Present: Investigating the Historical Origins of Contemporary Problems

5
HIS 9Introduction to Native American History

5
HIS 10AUnited States History to 1877

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HIS 10BUnited States History, 1877 to 1977

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HIS 11ALatin America: Colonial Period

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HIS 11BLatin America: National Period

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HIS 12Introduction to Latino American History

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HIS 13Introduction to American Religious Culture

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HIS 15The United States of America from its Founding through Our Time

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HIS 20U.S. Popular Music Movements

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HIS 30The Making of Modern Africa

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HIS 80XCivil Rights Movement: Grassroots Change and American Society

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HIS 80YWorld War II Memories in the U.S. and Japan

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HIS 82California Gold Rush in Global History

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HIS 101COceans in World History

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HIS 101EGlobal 1930s

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HIS 104CCelluloid Natives: American Indian History on Film

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HIS 104DMuseums and the Representation of Native American History, Memory, and Culture

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HIS 106AVietnam War Memories

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HIS 106BAsian and Asian American History, 1941-Present

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HIS 109ARace, Gender, and Power in the Antebellum South

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HIS 110AColonial America, 1500-1750

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HIS 110BRevolutionary America, 1740-1815

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HIS 110DThe Civil War Era

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HIS 110ERise of the Machines: Technology, Inequality, and the United States, 1877 to 1914

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HIS 110FWorld War USA: The United States from 1914 through 1945

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HIS 110GStrange Days: The USA and its National Security State, 1945-1991

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HIS 110HGreater Reconstruction: Race, Empire, and Citizenship in the Post-Civil War United States

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HIS 112American Feminist Thought, 1750-1950

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HIS 113CWomen and American Religious Culture

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HIS 114Market Revolution in Antebellum U.S.

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HIS 116Slavery Across the Americas

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HIS 116AUnchained Memory: Slavery and the Politics of the Past

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HIS 117Wired Nation: Broadcasting & Telecommunications in the US from the Telegraph to the Internet

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HIS 117AFrom the Player Piano to Pandora

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HIS 118The Global Cold War, 1945-1991

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HIS 118AConspiracy Planet: How Conspiracies, Conspiracy Theories, and Conspiracy Scandals Shape History

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HIS 119Indigenous Feminisms

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HIS 120W.E.B. Du Bois

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HIS 121AAfrican American History to 1877

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HIS 121BAfrican American History: 1877 to the Present

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HIS 122AJazz and United States Cultural History, 1900-1945

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HIS 122BJazz and United States Cultural History, 1945 to the Present

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HIS 123Immigrants and Immigration in U.S. History

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HIS 124APanama Canal and U.S. Empire

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HIS 128Chicana/Chicano History

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HIS 130History of Modern Cuba

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HIS 131Women in Colonial Latin America

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HIS 134AColonial Mexico

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HIS 134BHistory of Mexico, 1850 to Present

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HIS 137AAfrica to 1800

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HIS 137BAfrica from 1800 to the Present

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HIS 137CAfrican Cinema

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HIS 139CQueer Pasts: A Radical Telling of LGBTQ History in the United States

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HIS 151AMedicine and the Body in the Colonial World

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HIS 151BDrugs in World History

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HIS 158AThe Escapes of David George: Biographical Research on Slavery and Early America

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HIS 158CSlavery in the Atlantic World: Historical and Archaeological Perspectives

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HIS 158DThe Atlantic Slave Trade, 1520-1866

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HIS 177ASlaves, Soldiers, and Scientists: History of the Tropics

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HIS 181BAfrica and Britain in an Imperial World

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HIS 185CCommunism, Nationalism, and Zionism: Comparative Radical Jewish Politics

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HIS 185ILatin American Jewish History in the Modern Period

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HIS 190ASlavery and Race in Latin America

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HIS 190BRace and the Nation in Latin America

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HIS 190DAsian and Latino Immigration Since 1875

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HIS 190ETopics in Chicana/o History

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HIS 190FResearch Seminar in the Americas

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HIS 190GComparative History of Redress and Reparations

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HIS 190HHistory of Time

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HIS 190JMexican History in the Archives

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HIS 190KWired Planet: Readings on the Global History of Broadcasting and Telecommunications

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HIS 190NTopics in African History

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HIS 190OAfrican American Historiography

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HIS 190PEarly American Society and Culture

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HIS 190QThe Novel and History

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HIS 190RResearch in the History of American Religions

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HIS 190TLatin America in the Cold War

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HIS 190UPower, Culture, and the Federal Bureau of Investigation

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HIS 190WU.S. Civil War and Reconstruction

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HIS 190XHistory of the Atlantic World, 1492-1824

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HIS 190YThe Atlantic Slave Trade

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HIS 190ZThe Long Civil Rights Movement

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HIS 194NUrbanites in the Global South, 18th Century to the Present

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HIS 194VFascism and Anti-Fascism: The Global Spanish Civil War

5
HIS 194YMemories of WWII in the U.S. and Japan

5
HIS 196HSex and the City--The History of Sexuality in Urban Areas Around the Globe

5

Asia and the Pacific

HIS 2AThe World to 1500

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HIS 2BThe World Since 1500

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HIS 40AEarly Modern East Asia

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HIS 40BThe Making of Modern East Asia

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HIS 44Modern South Asia, 1500 to Present

5
HIS 80CGlobal China

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HIS 80YWorld War II Memories in the U.S. and Japan

5
HIS 81Science in the Colonial World

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HIS 101COceans in World History

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HIS 101DWorld History of Science

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HIS 101EGlobal 1930s

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HIS 101FGlobal Environmental History

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HIS 105Nations and Nationalism

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HIS 106AVietnam War Memories

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HIS 106BAsian and Asian American History, 1941-Present

5
HIS 118The Global Cold War, 1945-1991

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HIS 140BHistory of Qing China, 1644-1911

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HIS 140CRevolutionary China 1895-1960

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HIS 140DRecent Chinese History

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HIS 140EWomen in China's Long 20th Century

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LIT 141BClassical Chinese Culture and Literature, 10th Century B.C.E. through Sixth Century C.E

5
LIT 141CClassical Chinese Culture and Literature, Sixth Century through 16th Century

5
HIS 143BHistory of the Philippines, 1815 to the Present

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HIS 146AColonial South Asia 1750-1947

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HIS 147AHistory of Premodern India

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HIS 147BPolitical and Social History of Modern South Asia

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HIS 147CSouth Asia in the 20th Century

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HIS 147DIntellectual History of South Asia

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HIS 149Plants, People, and the Making of Modern Southeast Asia

5
HIS 150AEmperors and Outcasts: Ancient Japan

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HIS 150BTokugawa Japan

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HIS 150CInventing Modern Japan: The State and the People

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HIS 150DThe Japanese Empire, 1868-1945

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HIS 150EHistory and Memory in the Okinawan Islands

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HIS 150FEngendering Empires: Women in Modern Japan and Korea

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HIS 190DAsian and Latino Immigration Since 1875

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HIS 190GComparative History of Redress and Reparations

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HIS 194CTopics in Modern Chinese History

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HIS 194EWomen in Japanese History

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HIS 194KTopics in the History of Southeast Asia

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HIS 194MLiterati, Samurai, and Yangban: Comparative History of State and Elite in East Asia, 1600-1900

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HIS 194NUrbanites in the Global South, 18th Century to the Present

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HIS 194OSouth Asia in the Twentieth Century

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HIS 194PUrban South Asia

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HIS 194TWorlds of Labor in Asia

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HIS 194UThe Cold War and East Asia

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HIS 194YMemories of WWII in the U.S. and Japan

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HIS 196HSex and the City--The History of Sexuality in Urban Areas Around the Globe

5

Europe and the Mediterranean World

HIS 2AThe World to 1500

5
HIS 2BThe World Since 1500

5
HIS 4History of the Present: Investigating the Historical Origins of Contemporary Problems

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HIS 5BCult, Church, Empire: History of Early Christianity, 0-431 C.E.

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HIS 5CIntroduction to the Bible

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HIS 41The Making of the Modern Middle East

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HIS 50When Pharaohs Reigned: The History of Ancient Egypt

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HIS 51Pyramids of Earth: Religion and Symbol in the Ancient World

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HIS 58From Pirates to Refugees: The History of the Modern Mediterranean

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HIS 59The History of the English Language

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HIS 60Medical and Scientific Terminology

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HIS 61Classical Mythology

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HIS 62AClassical World: Greece

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HIS 62BClassical World: Rome

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HIS 65BPlagues, Peasants, and Pirates: Late Medieval Europe, 1000-1500

5
HIS 70AModern European History, 1500-1815

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HIS 70BModern European History, 1815-present

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HIS 74Introduction to Jewish History and Cultures

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HIS 74AIntroduction to Middle Eastern and North African Jewish History: Ancient to Early Modern

5
HIS 74BIntroduction to Middle Eastern and North African Jewish History, 1500-2000

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HIS 75Film and the Holocaust

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HIS 76The Holocaust: A Global Perspective

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HIS 78Modern Authoritarianism in Europe and Beyond

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HIS 81Science in the Colonial World

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HIS 101COceans in World History

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HIS 101DWorld History of Science

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HIS 101EGlobal 1930s

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HIS 101FGlobal Environmental History

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HIS 105Nations and Nationalism

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HIS 118The Global Cold War, 1945-1991

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HIS 149Plants, People, and the Making of Modern Southeast Asia

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HIS 151History of Science, Medicine, and Technology from Antiquity to the Enlightenment

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HIS 151AMedicine and the Body in the Colonial World

5
HIS 151BDrugs in World History

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HIS 154Post-Colonial North Africa

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HIS 155History of Modern Israel

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HIS 156Interrogating Politics in the Post-Colonial Middle East

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HIS 156AArt, Culture, and Mass Media in the Arab Middle East

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HIS 156BModern Arab Thought

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HIS 157The Ottoman Empire

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HIS 159ACleopatra to Constantine: Greek and Roman Egypt

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HIS 159BWomen and Gender in Ancient Egypt

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HIS 159CTemple and City: The Egyptian New Kingdom and the City of Thebes

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HIS 159DWhen Cities Were New: the Rise of Urbanism in the Ancient Near East and Mediterranean

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HIS 160AAthenian Democracy

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HIS 160CTopics in Greek History

5
HIS 161BTopics in Roman History

5
HIS 163BGenesis: A History

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HIS 163CJesus in History and Film

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HIS 165AMedieval History and Architecture

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HIS 166Northern Ireland: Communities in Conflict

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HIS 167AThe First World War

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HIS 167BThe Second World War in Europe

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HIS 169Dutch and Belgian History, 1500 to Present

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HIS 170AFrench History: Old Regime and Revolution

5
HIS 170BFrench History: The 19th Century

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HIS 170CMediterranean France: The History and Politics of Immigration

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HIS 172AGerman History

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HIS 172BGerman Film, 1919-1945

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HIS 172CHistory of German Film, 1945 to Present

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HIS 174Spies: History and Culture of Espionage

5
HIS 176Eastern Europe, 1848-2000

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HIS 177ASlaves, Soldiers, and Scientists: History of the Tropics

5
HIS 178AEuropean Intellectual History: The Enlightenment

5
HIS 178BEuropean Intellectual History: The 19th Century

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HIS 178CEuropean Intellectual History, 1870-1970

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HIS 178EModern Jewish Intellectual History

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HIS 181Modern Britain and the British Empire

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ANTH 110OPostcolonial Britain and France

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HIS 181BAfrica and Britain in an Imperial World

5
HIS 184BRacism and Antiracism in Europe: From 1870 to the Present

5
HIS 185CCommunism, Nationalism, and Zionism: Comparative Radical Jewish Politics

5
HIS 185JThe Modern Jewish Experience

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HIS 185KJewish Life in Eastern Mediterranean Port Cities

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HIS 185LWhere Civilizations Met--Jews, Judaism, and the Iberian Peninsula

5
HIS 185MZionism: An Intellectual History

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HIS 185OThe Holocaust and the Arab World

5
HIS 190GComparative History of Redress and Reparations

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HIS 190HHistory of Time

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HIS 194LExile, Diaspora, and Displacement: Jewish Lives from North Africa to the Middle East

5
HIS 194NUrbanites in the Global South, 18th Century to the Present

5
HIS 194QMaking Space in the Colonial and Post-Colonial World

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HIS 194SSpecial Topics in Ancient Egyptian History

5
HIS 194VFascism and Anti-Fascism: The Global Spanish Civil War

5
HIS 194WSocial Movements in the Modern Middle East

5
HIS 196EModern Irish History

5
HIS 196FTopics in European Environmental History

5
HIS 196GTopics in Modern Germany and Europe

5
HIS 196HSex and the City--The History of Sexuality in Urban Areas Around the Globe

5
HIS 196IThe French Revolution

5
HIS 196KStudies in European Intellectual History

5
HIS 196MShtetl: Eastern European Jewish Life

5
HIS 196NEastern European Jewish Social History

5
HIS 196QEurope and the World During the Cold War

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HIS 196SSpecial Topics in Ancient History

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HIS 196ZEurope from the Margins: Outside Influences on Modern European Thought and Culture

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Chronological Distribution

The following is a list of undergraduate history courses and how they may apply to the chronological distribution requirement. Questions about this list or how to apply courses to the history major should be directed to the history undergraduate program coordinator.

Pre 600 C.E.

HIS 2AThe World to 1500

5
HIS 5BCult, Church, Empire: History of Early Christianity, 0-431 C.E.

5
HIS 5CIntroduction to the Bible

5
HIS 50When Pharaohs Reigned: The History of Ancient Egypt

5
HIS 51Pyramids of Earth: Religion and Symbol in the Ancient World

5
HIS 60Medical and Scientific Terminology

5
HIS 61Classical Mythology

5
HIS 62AClassical World: Greece

5
HIS 62BClassical World: Rome

5
LIT 141BClassical Chinese Culture and Literature, 10th Century B.C.E. through Sixth Century C.E

5
HIS 150AEmperors and Outcasts: Ancient Japan

5
HIS 159ACleopatra to Constantine: Greek and Roman Egypt

5
HIS 159BWomen and Gender in Ancient Egypt

5
HIS 159CTemple and City: The Egyptian New Kingdom and the City of Thebes

5
HIS 159DWhen Cities Were New: the Rise of Urbanism in the Ancient Near East and Mediterranean

5
HIS 160AAthenian Democracy

5
HIS 160CTopics in Greek History

5
HIS 161BTopics in Roman History

5
HIS 163BGenesis: A History

5
HIS 163CJesus in History and Film

5
HIS 194SSpecial Topics in Ancient Egyptian History

5
HIS 196SSpecial Topics in Ancient History

5

Pre 1800 C.E.

HIS 2BThe World Since 1500

5
HIS 10AUnited States History to 1877

5
HIS 11ALatin America: Colonial Period

5
HIS 13Introduction to American Religious Culture

5
HIS 40AEarly Modern East Asia

5
HIS 59The History of the English Language

5
HIS 65BPlagues, Peasants, and Pirates: Late Medieval Europe, 1000-1500

5
HIS 70AModern European History, 1500-1815

5
HIS 74AIntroduction to Middle Eastern and North African Jewish History: Ancient to Early Modern

5
HIS 81Science in the Colonial World

5
HIS 101DWorld History of Science

5
HIS 101FGlobal Environmental History

5
HIS 110AColonial America, 1500-1750

5
HIS 110BRevolutionary America, 1740-1815

5
HIS 116Slavery Across the Americas

5
HIS 121AAfrican American History to 1877

5
HIS 131Women in Colonial Latin America

5
HIS 134AColonial Mexico

5
HIS 137AAfrica to 1800

5
HIS 140BHistory of Qing China, 1644-1911

5
LIT 141CClassical Chinese Culture and Literature, Sixth Century through 16th Century

5
HIS 147AHistory of Premodern India

5
HIS 149Plants, People, and the Making of Modern Southeast Asia

5
HIS 150BTokugawa Japan

5
HIS 151History of Science, Medicine, and Technology from Antiquity to the Enlightenment

5
HIS 151AMedicine and the Body in the Colonial World

5
HIS 151BDrugs in World History

5
HIS 157The Ottoman Empire

5
HIS 158AThe Escapes of David George: Biographical Research on Slavery and Early America

5
HIS 158CSlavery in the Atlantic World: Historical and Archaeological Perspectives

5
HIS 158DThe Atlantic Slave Trade, 1520-1866

5
HIS 165AMedieval History and Architecture

5
HIS 169Dutch and Belgian History, 1500 to Present

5
HIS 170AFrench History: Old Regime and Revolution

5
HIS 177ASlaves, Soldiers, and Scientists: History of the Tropics

5
HIS 178AEuropean Intellectual History: The Enlightenment

5
HIS 185LWhere Civilizations Met--Jews, Judaism, and the Iberian Peninsula

5
HIS 190ASlavery and Race in Latin America

5
HIS 190PEarly American Society and Culture

5
HIS 190XHistory of the Atlantic World, 1492-1824

5
HIS 190YThe Atlantic Slave Trade

5
HIS 194LExile, Diaspora, and Displacement: Jewish Lives from North Africa to the Middle East

5
HIS 194MLiterati, Samurai, and Yangban: Comparative History of State and Elite in East Asia, 1600-1900

5

Pre-Approved Interdisciplinary Courses

The following is a list of undergraduate courses outside of History which may be substituted for the one 5-credit upper-division elective requirement. Questions about this list or how to apply courses to the history major should be directed to the history undergraduate program coordinator.

Economics

ECON 125Economic History of the U.S

5
ECON 126Why Economies Succeed or Fail: Lessons from Western and Japanese History

5
ECON 149The Economies of East and Southeast Asia

5

History of Art and Visual Culture

HAVC 127ABuddhist Visual Worlds

5
HAVC 137ANorthern Renaissance Art

5
HAVC 151Greek Myths Antiquity to the Present

5
HAVC 155Constructing Cleopatra: Power, Sexuality, and Femininity Across the Ages

5
HAVC 157BItalian Renaissance: Art and Architecture

5
HAVC 160AIndigenous American Visual Culture Before 1550: Mexico

5
HAVC 162ASpecial Studies in Early Indigenous American Visual Culture: The Ancient Maya

5
HAVC 170Art of the Body in Oceania

5

Literature

LIT 118AHebrew Bible

5
LIT 130BTravel Writing and Intercultural Relations in the Middle Ages

5
LIT 133DTopics in the Literatures and Cultures of Southern Asia

5
LIT 141AEarly Mediterranean Cultures

5
LIT 141DClassical Arabic Literature and Islamic Civilization

5
LIT 141EPost-Classical Arabic Literature and Culture

5
LIT 141GGranada: The Moor's Last Sigh and the Muslim's Frontier: The City in the Mediterranean Imagination

6
LIT 149CThe 1960s

5
LIT 168AThe Culture of Islamic Law

5
LIT 168BIslamic Law and Society

5

Philosphy

PHIL 100AAncient Greek Philosophy

5

Politics and Legal Studies

POLI 105AAncient Political Thought

5
POLI 105BEarly Modern Political Thought

5
POLI 120ACongress, President, and the Court in American Politics

5
POLI 140DPolitics of East Asia

5
POLI 141Politics of China

5

Sociology

SOCY 105AClassical Social Theory

5