UConn HomeBanner
ADMISSIONS BURSAR FINANCIAL AID GRADUATE SCHOOL RESIDENTIAL LIFE STUDENT ADMINISTRATION UNDERGRADUATE CATALOG
     

 

College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Requirements

Majors

Minors

Courses

 

History (HIST)

Head of Department: Professor Shirley Roe
Department Office: Room 121, Wood Hall

For major requirements, see the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences section of this Catalog.

100. Western Traditions before 1500

Either semester. Three credits.

An analysis of the traditions and changes which have shaped Western political institutions, economic systems, social structures and culture in ancient and medieval times. CA 1.

101. Modern Western Traditions

Either semester. Three credits.

History of political institutions, economic systems, social structures, and cultures in the modern Western world. CA 1.

106. The Roots of Traditional Asia

Either semester. Three credits. Wang

A survey of the early development and staying power of the traditional cultures from which the major societies of modern Asia have evolved. CA 1. CA 4-INT.

108. Modern World History

Either semester. Three credits. Omara-Otunno

A survey of the historical experiences of the world's major civilizations during recent centuries with particular attention to the modernization of the traditional cultures of Asia, Latin America, and Africa. CA 1.

121. Women in History

(Also offered as WS 121.) Either semester. Three credits. 

The historical roots of challenges faced by contemporary women as revealed in the Western and/or non-Western experience: the political, economic, legal, religious, intellectual, and family life of women. CA 1. CA 4.
 

126. Living Through War in World History Since 1500

Either semester. Three credits. Watson

Experiences and perceptions of both military and civilian participants in different kinds of wars around the world over the past 500 years. CA 1. CA 4-INT.
 

131. United States History to 1877

Either semester. Three credits. Not open to students who have passed HIST 231 or HIST 231W. 

Surveys political, economic, social, and cultural developments in American history through the Civil War and Reconstruction. CA 1.

131W. United States History to 1877

Prerequisite: ENGL 110 or 111 or 250.  CA 1.

132. United States History since 1877

Either semester. Three credits.  Not open to students who have passed  HIST 232 or HIST 232W. 

 Surveys political, economic, social, and cultural developments in American history from 1877 to the present. CA 1.

132W. United States History since 1877

Prerequisite: ENGL 110 or 111 or 250.  CA 1.

135. The Historian as Detective

Either semester. Three credits.

Uses historical documents focusing on a single incident in the past to reconstruct what happened and why. Emphasizes development of historical research skills such as evaluating evidence, explaining cause and effect, and understanding events in their larger social, political, cultural, and economic contexts. CA 1.

135W. The Historian as Detective

Prerequisite: ENGL 110 or 111 or 250. CA 1.

165. Introduction to American Studies

(Also offered as AMST 165 and ENGL 165.) First semester. Three credits. Not open to students who have passed INTD 276.

What is an American? A multi-disciplinary inquiry into the diversity of American societies and cultures. CA 4.

195. Special Topics Lecture

Either semester. Credits, prerequisites, and hours as determined by the Senate Curricula and Courses Committee. May be repeated for credit with a change in topic.

198. Varieties of History

Either semester. Three credits. With a change in content may be repeated for credit.

A major topic in history through contemporary sources and historical interpretations.

200W. Senior Thesis in History

Either semester. Three credits. Hours by arrangement. Open only to Honors students with consent of instructor and History Honors advisor. Prerequisite: HIST 211 and either HIST 299 or 297W; ENGL 110 or 111 or 250.

201. Supervised Field Work

Either semester. Credits and hours by arrangement. May be repeated for credit up to a maximum of 12 credits. No more than six credits will count toward the department's major or minor requirements. Open only with consent of Department Head.

Internship in applied history.

202. The Holocaust

(Also offered as HEB 203 and JUDS 203). Either semester. Three credits.

Origins, development, and legacy of the Holocaust. Topics include the history of modern European anti-Semitism, the creation of the Nazi state, the catalytic role of the Second World War, the actions and attitudes of the perpetrators, victims, and bystanders, and the diverse ways in which scholars and societies have dealt with the legacy of the Holocaust.

204. Medieval Islamic Civilization to 1700

First semester. Three credits. Recommended preparation: HIST 100 or 101. Open to sophomores or higher. Azimi

The social dynamics of faith, culture, and change from the rise of Islam to the Ottoman decline and the Islamic challenge to Greek and Latin Christendom.

205. The Modern Middle East from 1700 to the Present

Second semester. Three credits. Open to sophomores or higher. Azimi

Tradition, change, modernization and development in the Middle East from the Ottoman decline and rise of successor states to the Arab-Israeli and oil crises. CA 1. CA 4-INT.

206. History of Science

(Also offered as SCI 206.) First semester. Three credits. Open to sophomores or higher. Roe

Development of modern science and technology in relation to culture, politics, and social issues. CA 1.

207W. Science and Social Issues in the Modern World

Second semester. Three credits. Prerequisite: ENGL 110 or 111 or 250. Roe

Social context of science in the United States and Europe since 1850. Genetics and eugenics; ecology and the environment; nuclear issues; gender, race, and science. CA 4.

208.  Gender and Sexuality in Modern Europe

(Also offered as WS 208.) Either semester. Three credits. Schafer

The construction of gender difference and ideas about sexuality in western Europe since 1789. Masculinity and femininity; sexuality, identity and the state; European power and personhood in global context.

209. History of the Family

(Also offered as HDFS 279.) Either semester. Three credits. Not open for credit to students who have passed HDFS 279

Pre-industrial and industrial family life in Western society since the Middle Ages, with emphasis on the changes in demography, family size and structure, family economy, social expectations, sex roles, sexuality, and affective bonds.

210. History of Women and Gender in Early America

(Also offered as WS 210.) Either semester. Three credits. Not open to students who have taken HIST 202 or WS 202. Dayton

Compares the evolving gender systems of native American groups, transplanted Africans, and immigrant Europeans up to the early Nineteenth Century. Topics include women's work, marriage and divorce, witch-hunting, masculinity, and women's Revolutionary War roles. 

211. The Historian's Craft

Either semester. Three credits. Open only to history majors. Open to sophomores or higher. 

Learning critical reading, thinking and writing skills by interpreting a variety of primary sources.

212. Near Eastern Pre-History

(Also offered as ANTH 257.) Second semester. Three credits. Not open for credit to students who have passed ANTH 257

From the earliest hunter-gatherers to the rise of the state: the transition from food-gathering to food-producing and the development of complex societies in the Near East.

213. Ancient Near East

(Also offered as CAMS 253.) Either semester. Three credits.

The history of Near Eastern civilization from the Neolithic period to the Persian Empire. The birth of civilization in Mesopotamia and Egypt. The political, economic, social, and cultural achievements of ancient Near Eastern peoples.

214. Ancient Greece

(Also offered as CAMS 254.) Either semester. Three credits. Caner

The history of Greece from Minoan and Mycenaean times into the Hellenistic period with special emphasis on the Fifth Century and the "Golden Age" of Athens

215. History of Women and Gender in the United States, 1790-Present

(Also offered as WS 215.) Either semester. Three credits. Not open for credit to students who have taken HIST 202 or WS 202 before fall 1998.

Women and gender in family, work, education, politics, and religion. Impact of age, race, ethnicity, region, class, and affectional preference on women's lives. Changing definitions of womanhood and manhood.

216. Ancient Rome

(Also offered as CAMS 255.) Either semester. Three credits. Caner

From the beginning of Rome to the reign of Justinian. The growth of the Roman Republic and Empire, Roman civilization and its influence upon later history.

217. World of Late Antiquity

(Also offered as CAMS 243.) Either semester. Three credits. Caner

The profound social and cultural changes that redefined the cities, frontiers, and economies of the classical world and led to the Middle Ages. Developments in the eastern and western Mediterranean lands between the second and seventh centuries, including neo-Platonism, the spread of Christianity, Rabbinic Judaism, and Islam.

218. Palestine Under the Greeks and Romans

(Also offered as CAMS 256, HEB 218, and JUDS 218.) Either semester. Three credits. Recommended preparation: HIST 213 or 214 or 216 or INTD 294 or JUDS 202. Miller

The political, historical and religious currents in Greco-Roman Palestine. Includes the Jewish Revolts, sectarian developments, the rise of Christianity and the Talmudic academies.

219. Early Middle Ages

First semester. Three credits. Olson

The decline of Rome, rise of Christianity, the barbarian invasions and kingdoms, culminating in the civilizations of the Carolingian Empire, of Byzantium, and of Islam.

220. The High Middle Ages

Second semester. Three credits. Olson

The history of Europe from the tenth through the fourteenth centuries. The development and expansion of European civilization, the revival of a money economy and town life, the development of feudal monarchy, the conflict of Empire and Papacy, the Crusades.

221. Modern China

Either semester. Three credits. Wang

Survey of patterns of modern China since 1800. Topics will include reforms and revolutions, industrialization and urbanization, and family and population growth.

222. History of Pre-Colonial Africa

(Also offered as AFAM 222.) Either semester. Three credits. Omara-Otunnu, Vernal

The history of pre-colonial Africa with particular attention to the rise and fall of African kingdoms, interaction between different ethnic groups, African trade with other continents, and the impact of foreigners on African societies.

223. History of Modern Africa

(Also offered as AFAM 223.) Either semester. Three credits. Omara-Otunnu, Vernal

The history of African perceptions of and responses to the abolition of the slave trade, Western imperialism and colonialism, and the development of nationalism and struggle for independence.

224. History of Pan-Africanism

(Also offered as AFAM 224.) Either semester. Three credits. Recommended preparation: At least one of the following, HIST 222, 223, 238, or 246. Omara-Otunnu

The development of ideas of Pan-Africanism, beginning with the proto-Pan-Africanists in the nineteenth century; examination of the linkages between those ideas in Africa and the evolution of Pan-Africanism as a movement in the African Diaspora.

225. History of War in the Modern World

Either semester. Three credits. Recommended preparation: HIST 101. Open to sophomores or higher. Dintenfass

Selected topics analyzing the interactions of warfare, military theories and practice with social, economic and technological developments since 1815.

226. International Human Rights

(Also offered as HRTS 226.) Either semester. Three credits. Open to sophomores or higher.

Historical and theoretical survey of the evolution of human rights since 1945.

227. Social and Cultural History of Connecticut and New England

Either semester. Three credits.  Baldwin, Clark, Woodward  

Race, class, gender, religion, politics, and economy in New England. Interpretations of the region's culture from the 1600's through the 1800's. Introduces accessible primary sources and interpretive issues at public history sites.

228. Europe in the Nineteenth Century

First semester. Three credits. Open to sophomores or higher. Recommended preparation: HIST 101

This course examines the Restoration, the mid-century revolutions, and the forces of nationalism, liberalism and imperialism. New social and economic movements and currents of thought are described and explored.

228W. Europe in the Nineteenth Century

Open to sophomores or higher. Prerequisite: ENGL 110 or 111 or 250. Recommended preparation: HIST 101

229. Europe in the Twentieth Century

Either semester. Three credits. Open to sophomores or higher. Recommended preparation: HIST 101.

Twentieth Century Europe and its world relationships in the era of two world wars, the great depression, and the cold war.

229W. Europe in the Twentieth Century

Open to sophomores or higher. Prerequisite: ENGL 110 or 111 or 250. Recommended preparation: HIST 101.

230. American Environmental History

Either semester.  Three credits. Open to sophomores or higher. Rozwadowski, Shoemaker, Woodward

Transformations of the North American environment: the effects of human practices and policies, varying ideas about nature across cultures and time periods; and the rise of environmental movements.

233W. History of Migration in Las Américas

(Also offered as LAMS 233W and PRLS 234W .) Either semester. Three credits. Prerequisite: ENGL 110 or 111 or 250. Recommended Preparation: LAMS 190, ANTH 227, HIST 280, HIST 282, or HIST 278/PRLS 220; PRLS 210. Spanish useful, but not required. Consent of Instructor. Open to sophomores or higher. Gabany-Guerrero, Overmyer-Velázquez

Applies broad chronological and spatial analyses of origins of migration in the Americas to the experiences of people of Latin American origin in Connecticut. Addresses a range of topics from the initial settlement of the Americas to 21st century migrations. CA 1. CA 4. 

235. Constitutional History of the United States

Either semester. Three credits.

The Constitution and the Supreme Court in relation to the political, economic, and intellectual history of the United States.

236. Civil War America

Second semester. Three credits.  Campbell, Waller

The social, economic and cultural forces that shaped the Civil War and its aftermath. Sectional conflict, industrialization, reform and abolitionism, race relations, and class, gender and constitutional issues from the 1830s to the 1880s.

237. American Indian History

Either semester. Three credits.  Shoemaker

Surveys American Indian History in what is now the United States from precolumbian times up to the present.  Cultural diversity among Indian peoples, the effects of European contact, tribal sovereignty, and other current issues. CA 4.

238. African American History to 1865

(Also offered as HRTS 238 and AFAM 238.) Either semester. Three credits. Campbell, Ogbar

History of African-American people to 1865, from their West African roots, to their presence in colonial America, through enslavement and emancipation. Adaptation and resistance to their conditions in North America. Contributions by black people to the development of the United States.

239. History of Connecticut

First semester in odd-numbered years. Three credits. Either 239 or 227, but not both, may be counted for credit toward the History major.

A survey of Connecticut's history from 1633 to the present from a constitutional and political perspective.

240W. History Workshop: Topics in American Society and Culture

Either semester. Three credits. Open to sophomores or higher. Prerequisite: ENGL 110 or 111 or 250.  May be repeated for credit with a change in topic.

Techniques of primary historical research based on collaborative research and writing on a topic selected by the instructor. 

241. The History of Urban America

(Also offered as URBN 241.) Either semester. Three credits. Baldwin

The development of Urban America with emphasis on social, political, physical, and environmental change in the industrial city.

241W. The History of Urban America

(Also offered as URBN 241W.) Prerequisite: ENGL 110 or 111 or 250

242. Work and Workers in American Society

Either semester. Three credits.

Changes in work from the 17th through the 20th centuries. Workers' experiences, ideologies, and activities as shaped by gender, race/ethnicity, region, occupation, and industry.

242W. Work and Workers in American Society

Prerequisite: ENGL 110 or 111 or 250

243. Colonial  America: Native Americans, Slaves, and Settlers, 1492-1760

First semester. Three credits.  Dayton

The legacy of Columbus, creative survival of native Americans in the face of disease and warfare, religious utopianism and the profit motive in colonization. The growth of a distinctive Anglo-American political culture, gender and family relations, and the entrenchment of a racial caste system. 

244. The American Revolution

Second semester. Three credits. Brown

Creation of the United States of America from the beginnings of the independence movement through the adoption of the Constitution and Bill of Rights.

245. Atlantic Voyages

Either semester. Three credits. 

Seafaring and society since the age of Columbus. Emphasis on the Anglo-American experience.

246. African American History Since 1865

(Also offered as AFAM 246.) Either semester. Three credits. Ogbar

History of African-American people since the Civil war. Contributions by black people to American development. African-American activity in international arenas.

247. Immigrants and the Shaping of American History

Either semester. Three credits. Recommended preparation: One course in American History.

The origins of immigration to the United States and the interaction of immigrants with the social, political, and economic life of the nation after 1789, with emphasis on such topics as nativism, assimilation, and the "ethnic legacy."

248. Topics in U.S. Legal History

Either semester. Three credits. With change in content, may be repeated for credit. Dayton

Introduction to legal culture and appellate case materials from the eighteenth through the twentieth centuries. Topics include: child custody and family law, the courts' role in industrial development, the law of slavery and freedom in the North, and various aspects of civil rights.

249. Rise of U.S. Global Power

Either semester. Three credits. Costigliola

The people and ideas that powered the growth of America's global empire.  Emphasis on the world wars, the Cold War, the Vietnam War, intervention in Latin America, and the global economy.

250. Byzantium

Either semester. Three credits.

A survey of the major developments from the fourth through the fifteenth centuries: religious controversies, the theme system, the Crusades, Byzantine civilization, its law, art, literature, and its impact upon European and Russian civilization.

251. Medieval and Imperial Russia to 1855

First semester. Three credits. 

The development of Russia from the emergence of the Slavs to the reign of Alexander II. Russian political institutions, orthodoxy and cultural traditions, nobility, peasantry, and townsmen.

252. History of Russia Since 1855

Second semester. Three credits. Recommended Preparation: HIST 251

Continuation of History 251. Late imperial Russia, the former Soviet Union, and contemporary Russia.

253. The History of Human Rights

(Also offered as HRTS 253.) Either semester. Three credits. 

Case studies in the emergence and evolution of human rights as experience and  concept. 

254. The Habsburg Monarchy and Its Peoples, 1740-1918

Second semester. Three credits. Recommended preparation:  HIST 101

The rise and fall of the multinational, dynastic state of the Habsburgs, with emphasis upon those forces which sustained it through the nineteenth century and those which brought its collapse in 1918.

255. Germany from the Reformation to 1815

First semester. Three credits.

A political and cultural survey of German history with topical emphasis on the Reformation, the religious wars, the Age of Enlightenment, the rise of Brandenburg-Prussia, Germany during the revolutionary era.

256. Germany Since 1815

Second semester. Three credits. Lansing

A study of German political, social, and intellectual history since the Napoleonic Wars. This course also considers European and world problems as reflected in the emergence of Germany as a pivotal force in international affairs.

257. The Early Church and Christian Thought

(Also offered as CAMS 250.) Either semester. Three credits. Recommended preparation: HIST 216 or CAMS 255. Caner

A critical approach to the evolution of Christian thought, social organization and institutions ca. 50-450 C.E. Topics include gnosticism, apostolic succession, heresy, orthodoxy.

258. Intellectual and Social History of Europe in the Nineteenth Century

First semester. Three credits. Lansing

The thought and feeling of Europeans in their social context.

258W. Intellectual and Social History of Europe in the Nineteenth Century

Prerequisite: ENGL 110 or 111 or 250.

259. Intellectual and Social History of Europe in the Twentieth Century

Second semester. Three credits. Lansing

A continuation of HIST 258.

259W. Intellectual and Social History of Europe in the Twentieth Century

Prerequisite: ENGL 110 or 111 or 250.


260. Hip-Hop, Politics and Youth Culture in America

(Also offered as AFAM 260.) Either semester. Three credits. Ogbar

History of hip-hop, its musical antecedents and its role in popular culture. Race, class, and gender are examined as well as hip-hop's role in popular political discourse. 

* Read an UConn Traditions article about this course: AFAM/HIST 260 . (Photo by Peter Morenus)

261. English History to 1603

First semester. Three credits. Open to sophomores or higher. Olson

A survey of English history from its origin to the close of the Tudor period. Emphasis is placed on the development of the English nation and the growth of its culture. Recommended to majors in English.

262. History of Modern England

Second semester. Three credits. Open to sophomores or higher. Watson

Cultural, political, economic, and intellectual development of modern Britain, with special emphasis on changing ideas of national identity.

263. History of Southern Africa

Either semester. Three credits. Open to sophomores or higher. Vernal

Survey of Southern African societies with an emphasis on the socio-economic and political structure of indigenous societies, the imposition of colonial rule, gendered experiences of colonialism, colonial economies, the rise of nationalism and post-independence developments.

264. Social and Economic History of Modern Britain

First semester. Three credits. Watson

The change from an agrarian to an industrial society.

265. History of Ireland

Either semester. Three credits. Canning, Kane

History of Ireland, with emphasis on the modern period. The rise of Irish nationalism, the Irish Literary Revival, and the problems of Northern Ireland.

266. Black Experience in the Americas

Either semester. Three credits. Recommended preparation: HIST 238, 246, 282, or 285. Pappademos

Major themes in recent scholarship of African-descended communities in the Americas and their interconnection beyond geopolitical boundaries; race, gender, class, religion, cultural movements and practices, slavery, political economy, political movements, and African consciousness, from historical perspective.

267. Italy 1250-1600

Either semester. Three credits. Gouwens

Italy from the triumph of the city-state and the popolo grosso to the end of the Renaissance. The complex interrelationship between society and culture will be the focus of study. 

268. Japanese Americans and World War II

(Also offered as AASI 268.) First semester. Three credits. Buckley

The events leading to martial law and executive order 9066, the wartime experience of Japanese Americans, and national consequences. CA 1. CA 4.

269. The Modernization of Italy from 1815 to Present

Second semester. Three credits. Open to sophomores or higher. Davis

The modernization of Italy's traditional sociopolitical and economic structure; Industrialization, unification, the liberal regime, fascism, and the republic.

270. Variable Topics

Either semester. Three credits. With a change in topic, may be repeated for credit. Prerequisites and recommended preparation vary.

271. The Renaissance

First semester. Three credits. Gouwens

Europe in the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries.

272. The Reformation

Second semester. Three credits.

Europe in the sixteenth century with emphasis on religious developments, rise of the modern state, birth of science, expansion of Europe, and the Commercial Revolution.

273. Europe in the Seventeenth Century

First semester. Three credits.

Conflict of constitutionalism and absolutism, colonial expansion and rivalry, development of science, and the age of reason, the age of the baroque, the age of Louis XIV.

274. Europe in the Eighteenth Century

Second semester. Three credits.

Intellectual, political, and socioeconomic developments in Europe from 1713 to 1789.

275. Latin America and the Great Powers

First semester. Three credits.

Great power diplomatic, commercial, and cultural relations with Latin America from the end of the colonial period to the present. Emphasis on the United States and Great Britain.

276. Andean Societies

Second semester. Three credits. Recommended preparation: HIST 281 or 282. Spalding

History of the geographical and social region occupied by the Inca Empire: pre-Columbian cultures, the period of Spanish colonial rule, and the modern Andean republics (primarily Ecuador, Peru, and Bolivia).

277. Modern India

(Also offered as AASI 277.) Either semester. Three credits. Buckley

An introduction to the history of India from the Mughal and European invasions of the 16th Century to the present. India's synthesis of Eastern and Western culture, traditional and new, will be the focus.

278. History of Latino/as in the United States

(Also offered as PRLS 220.) Either semester. Three credits. Overmyer-Velázquez, Silvestrini

Settlement and growth of Hispanic-origin populations in the United States today, from Spanish and Mexican settlement of the western United States to the growth of Latino communities. Student oral history project. CA 1. CA 4.

279. France Since 1715

Second semester. Three credits. Schafer

The disintegration of the monarchical synthesis prior to and during the French Revolution; the attempts to harmonize French society under subsequent regimes.

280. Mexico in the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries

Second semester. Three credits. Recommended preparation: HIST 281.

The emergence of modern Mexico from independence to the present with emphasis on the Revolution of 1910. CA 1. CA 4- INT.

281. Latin America in the Colonial Period

First semester. Three credits. Open to sophomores or higher. Spalding

Pre-Columbian Civilization in America, the epoch of conquest and settlement, together with a study of the Ibero-Indian cultural synthesis which forms the basis of modern Latin American civilization.

282. Latin America in the National Period

Second semester. Three credits. Open to sophomores or higher. Silvestrini

Representative countries in North, Central, and South America and the Caribbean together with the historic development of inter-American relations and contemporary Latin American problems. CA 1. CA 4-INT.

283W. The Hispanic World in the Ages of Reason and Revolution

First semester. Three credits. Prerequisite: ENGL 110 or 111 or 250. Recommended preparation: HIST 281. Silvestrini

The transformation of Spanish America from the Bourbons in 1700, through the wars of independence and the struggle to build stable national states in the Nineteenth Century.

284. Latinos/as and Human Rights

(Also offered as HRTS 220 and PRLS 221.) Either semester. Three credits. Overmyer-Velázquez, Silvestrini

Latino/a issues related to human, civil and cultural rights, and gender differences.

285. Cuba, Puerto Rico, and the Spanish Caribbean

(Also offered as AFAM 285.) Either semester. Three credits. Pappademos, Silvestrini

Discovery and settlement, slavery and plantation economy, recent political and economic developments, and United States relations with the Spanish Caribbean.

286. Argentina and LaPlata Region

First semester. Three credits. Recommended preparation: HIST 281 or 282

Colonial heritage, social and economic transformation of Argentina, Uruguay and Paraguay, foreign relations and contemporary turmoil.

287. East Asia to the Mid-Nineteenth Century

(Also offered as AASI 287.) First semester. Three credits. Wang

The major problems and issues of traditional Chinese and Japanese history and historiography. Special emphasis on the "Great Tradition" in ideas of both civilizations.

288. East Asia Since the Mid-Nineteenth Century

(Also offered as AASI 288.) Second semester. Three credits. Wang

The reactions of East Asia to the Western threat, and the rise of Asian nationalism, communism, and fascism. Special attention to the tensions caused by the conflict of ideas.

289. War and Diplomacy in East Asia

First semester. Three credits.

European struggle for power in Asia since 1842, in the context of the rise of Japan and the reassertion of Chinese power.

290. The Middle East Crucible

First semester. Three credits. Azimi

Twentieth-century issues in the Middle East heartland with analysis focusing on the Ottoman heritage, nationalism, Arab-Israeli and other conflicts, Islam, oil, water, rapid sociopolitical change, trends in development, super-power rivalries, and the search for identity, independence, and peace with justice.

291. Personality and Power in the Twentieth Century

Second semester. Three credits.

Dynamic leadership in historical crises, including, for example, Churchill, Roosevelt, Stalin, Hitler, DeGaulle, Kennedy, and Mao.

292W. Biography as History

Second semester. Three credits. Two class periods of 75 minutes. Prerequisite: ENGL 110 or 111 or 250. Open to sophomores or higher.

What the lives of significant individuals reveal about major historical periods and themes. Variable topics.

293. Foreign Study

Either or both semesters. Credits and hours by arrangement. May be repeated for credit. Consent of department head required, normally to be granted before the student's departure. May count toward the major with consent of the advisor.

294. Asian-American Experience Since 1850

(Also offered as AASI 294.) Either semester. Three credits. Wang

Survey of Asian-American experiences in the United States since 1850. Responses by Asian-Americans to both opportunities and discrimination.

295W. History through Fiction

Either semester. Three credits. Prerequisite: ENGL 110 or 111 or 250. Open to sophomores or higher.

What classic novels and other works of fiction reveal about major historical periods and themes in history. Variable topics. May be offered from an American or European perspective.

296. Directed Research

Either or both semesters. Three credits. Open only to senior history majors.

An introduction to research methods and resources in history.

297W. Senior Seminar

Either semester. Three credits. Prerequisite: HIST 211; ENGL 110 or 111 or 250. Open only to undergraduate history majors in their senior year. With a change in content, may be repeated for credit.

These seminars give students the experience of reading critically and in depth in primary and secondary sources, and of developing and defending a position as an historian does.

298. Special Topics

Either semester. Credits and hours by arrangement. With a change of content, may be repeated for credit. Prerequisites and recommended preparation vary.

299. Independent Study

Either or both semesters. Credits and hours by arrangement. Open only with consent of instructor. With a change in content, may be repeated for credit.

 

      
REGISTRAR'S HOME          UCONN HOME         A-Z INDEX Wilbur Cross Building
233 Glenbrook Road
Storrs, CT 06269-4077
E-mail: registrar@uconn.edu