Courses - Winter 2026
HIST200
HIST201
Interpreting American History: From 1865 to the Present
Credit only granted for: HIST157 or HIST201.
Formerly: HIST157.
The United States from the end of the Civil War to the present. Economic, social, intellectual, and political developments. Rise of industry and emergence of the United States as a world power.
HIST319W
Special Topics in History; Hollywood and Politics from 1915 to the Present
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg, P-F, Aud
Cross-listed with: CINE329G. Credit only granted for: HIST319W or CINE329G
Hollywood and Washington have been obsessed with each other for a long time. This course explores the history of this "dangerous" relation during the past 100 years.
Hollywood and Washington have been obsessed with each other for a long time. This course explores the history of this "dangerous" relation during the past 100 years.
HIST328E
Selected Topics in History; The Politics of the Apocalypse: Imagining the World's End in Modern Times
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg, P-F, Aud
This course will explore apocalyptic concerns from ancient times through the present COVID-19 pandemic, focusing on three domains: religion, politics, and technology. The course will also challenge students to see history itself as a bone of contention, a subject of interpretation, rather than a fixed story of progress toward a predetermined end.
HIST338G
Special Topics in History; The Global Cold War and How We Remember it, 1945-1991
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg, P-F, Aud
It is all too easy to reduce the Cold War to simply a conflict between the Soviet Union and the United States. But there is another story of many nations, actors, and political groups that sought to take advantage of this conflict and advance their own agendas or adapt to the political realities of a post World War II landscape. This course explores the history and memory of the Cold War with a focus on primary sources, and secondary sources in the form of films and TV shows that depict the conflict through the eyes of actors who are normally seen on the periphery. In the end, students will have a better understanding of what the Cold War meant to different parts of the world and what was at stake in this transformative time.
HIST338O
Special Topics in History; The Origins of US Health Care
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg, P-F, Aud
Examines the origins of the American Medical Association in the 1800s and analyzes the difficulties orthodox medicine faced in displacing more accepted disciplines such as homeopathy and patent medicine distribution. Tracks the AMA's efforts to cultivate ties with corporate America, academic science, and the growing pharmaceutical industry to reshape healthcare and concepts of disease. Concludes with an analysis of the strong ties between modern medicine and eugenics and an examination of the 1911 Flexner Report, which created a template for medical care that we still live with today.
HIST338P
Special Topics in History; The US and its Colonies, 1898-1946
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg, P-F, Aud
Focuses on the U.S. colonies--officially known as "unincorporated territories" -- from 1898 to the present, including Hawai'i, Puerto Rico, the Philippines, Guam, and the Northern Mariana Islands. Examines the legal and citizenship questions involved in U.S. colonialism as well as how wars, social movements, naval activities, economic developments, and racial ideologies developed over time.
HIST338Q
Special Topics in History; Atrocity in Early Modern Europe
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg, P-F, Aud
Covers the important and complicated history of atrocity within the context of early modern Europe. Looks at cultural, political, and religious histories and the intersections of identities, power, and experience. Major events covered include the Thirty Years War, the Wars of Religion, the English Civil War, and instances of state violence against civilian populations.
HIST345
From Body Snatchers to Jack the Ripper: Scandal and Crime in Victorian Britain
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg, P-F, Aud
Credit only granted for: HIST329P or HIST345.
Formerly: HIST329P.
Rumors of the Queen's affairs, grave robbers feeding the medical profession's study of anatomy, female poisoners terrifying the nation's husbands, white slave traders at train stations, and a serial killer targeting London's poorest prostitutes: These are just some of the cases we will use to explore the larger social, legal, moral, and political context of 19th Century Britain and the role of the media in creating sensation and scandal. This course will answer such questions as: Why was the Victorian public fascinated by murder, whether done by an unhappy wife or a Jekyll-Hyde figure lurking at night in London's slums? What do certain crimes and scandals tell us about what it meant to be "Victorian," and how certain stereotypes we may have about Victorians today are not true at all? How did these scandals/crimes become part of popular culture at the time and how/why do they continue to be part of the entertainment we enjoy today?
HIST357
Recent America: 1945-Present
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg, P-F, Aud
American history from the inauguration of Harry S. Truman to the present with emphasis upon politics and foreign relations, but with consideration of special topics such as radicalism, conservatism, and labor.
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