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2020-2021 General Catalog 
    
2020-2021 General Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Course Descriptions


 

German

  
  • GER 499 - Internship


    Unit(s): 1-4
    Typically Offered Variable Intermittently
    Grading: OPT

Global Studies

  
  • GLBL 300 - Local Responses to Global Issues: Case Studies from Around the World


    Unit(s): 3
    This class examines various ways in which individuals take action to solve global social problems in their own local cultural, political, and economic contexts. Students explore the social structures that create social problems, such as human trafficking and political oppression, and how local people adapt to, and seek to change, those structures.

    Prerequisite(s): a GE Area D5 course.
    GE Category: Satisfies GE Area D1 (Individual and Society).
    Typically Offered Fall Only
    Grading: GRD
  
  • GLBL 310 - Professional Preparation


    Unit(s): 1
    This seminar covers topics essential for professional preparation in the fields of geography and environmental studies. Topics include discussions with guest speakers on career options in governmental, private, and non-profit settings; writing highly effective resumes, CVs, and cover letters; and techniques for successful interviewing. The course will also cover preparation for future training in professional and academic fields.

    Prerequisite(s): GLBL Major and Sophomore, Junior or Senior Crosslisted: GEP 310
    Typically Offered Spring Only May Be Repeated Yes Maximum units for credit
    2
    Teaching Mode: Face-to-Face Grading: CNC
  
  • GLBL 490 - Capstone Project Methods


    Unit(s): 2-3
    This is the first semester of an intensive, year-long project in which students produce a group research project. Students formulate a research question, conduct literature reviews and evaluate analytical frameworks. Students are introduced to techniques specific to the group research and writing process. This is a prerequisite for GLBL 491.

    Prerequisite(s): GLBL Major and Senior Crosslisted: GEP 490
    Typically Offered Fall Only
    Teaching Mode: Face-to-Face Grading: Graded
  
  • GLBL 491 - Capstone Project


    Unit(s): 3-4
    A continuation of GLBL 490. Students conduct their work, produce their final product, and present their results.

    Prerequisite(s): GEP 490 Crosslisted: GEP 491
    Typically Offered Spring Only May Be Repeated Yes
    Teaching Mode: Face-to-Face Grading: Graded
  
  • GLBL 495 - Special Studies


    Unit(s): 1-4
    Directed individual study.

    Prerequisite(s): consent of instructor.
    Typically Offered Variable Intermittently May Be Repeated May be repeated for credit up to 8 units.
    Grading: CNC
  
  • GLBL 497 - Cross-Cultural Community Service Internship


    Unit(s): 3
    A three-unit community service internship is required of all students. This is a supervised program of cross-cultural community service work and study for a governmental or non-governmental agency, completed either at home or abroad. A minimum of 135 hours of supervised work is required. Students will keep a daily journal of their experiences, and upon completion will submit 1) a formal letter from their internship supervisor, verifying hours worked and duties performed; and 2) a four-page essay summarizing their experience in rich personal detail. Information about a broad spectrum of internship options is available from the Global Studies coordinator, whose approval is required for all service internship proposals.

    Typically Offered Variable Intermittently
    Grading: GRD

Human Development

  
  • HD 200 - Introduction to Human Aging


    Unit(s): 3
    HD 200 is an introduction to the field of human aging. The course is a multidisciplinary examination of the way in which human aging is viewed by individuals and society from multiple perspectives including social, political and biological sciences, caregiving, social services, and ethics. Satisfies GE area E (Lifelong Learning).

    GE Category: E - Life Long learning & Self Development
    Typically Offered Fall & Spring
    Teaching Mode: Face-to-Face Grading: OPT
  
  • HD 320 - Culture and the Life Course


    Unit(s): 4
    This course explores how culture shapes the human experience of the life course. Possible topics include the role of culture in human development (including its impact on interventions designed to facilitate development), the significance of institutions such as the school for processes of socialization, the way that language facilitates processes of human development, and the sociocultural context of developmental disabilities. Topics vary with each offering;

    Prerequisite(s): open to upper division Human Development Majors only.
    Typically Offered Fall Only May Be Repeated May be repeated for credit with consent of program coordinator.
    Teaching Mode: Face-to-Face & Online. Grading: GRD
  
  • HD 321 - Human Development Core Concepts


    Unit(s): 4
    This course offers an introduction to the social scientific theories that influence the study of human development. We consider theorists who examine the influence of political economy, culture, psychology, and biology on the life course. The course emphasizes the close reading, analysis, and discussion of texts representative of major approaches.

    Prerequisite(s): open to upper division Human Development Majors only.
    Typically Offered Fall Only
    Grading: GRD
  
  • HD 322 - Applied Human Development


    Unit(s): 4
    This capstone course considers some of the essential characteristics of what we might refer to as “applied human development.” We take up four topics: 1) the politics and ethics of what it means to do applied work; 2) the challenges of applying divergent theoretical perspectives to practical problems; 3) the practical challenges of working on a specific applied project; and 4) the institutional characteristics of some of the career contexts in which human development knowledge gets applied. With these last two topics, we will engage with community partners in ways that help us to understand applied human development work.

    Prerequisite(s): enrollment in or completion of HD 450 and either HD 320 or HD 321; open to Human Development Majors with senior standing only.
    Typically Offered Spring Only
    Teaching Mode: Face-to-Face & Online. Grading: GRD
  
  • HD 325 - Topics in Human Development: Childhood and Adolescence


    Unit(s): 3-4
    This seminar deals with current topics in the development of humans during childhood and adolescence. Topics vary with each offering.

    Prerequisite(s): Course restricted to Human Development Majors with upper-division standing only.
    Typically Offered Variable Intermittently May Be Repeated May be repeated for credit if topic differs. Open to upper-division Human Development majors only.
    Grading: GRD
  
  • HD 335 - Topics in Human Development: Adulthood and Lifespan


    Unit(s): 3-4
    This seminar deals with current topics in the development of humans during adulthood or across the lifespan. Topics vary with each offering.

    Prerequisite(s): Course restricted to Human Development Majors with upper-division standing only.
    Typically Offered Variable Intermittently May Be Repeated May be repeated for credit if topic differs. Open to upper-division Human Development majors only.
    Grading: GRD
  
  • HD 350 - Topics in Human Development


    Unit(s): 3-4
    A seminar dealing with current topics in human development. Topics vary with each offering. Possible topics include: autism across the lifespan; child, adolescent, and adult development in sociocultural context; human difference across the lifespan; language and learning; culturally-shaped conceptions of childhood and development; interventions in human development.

    Prerequisite(s): Course restricted to Human Development Majors with upper-division standing only.
    Typically Offered Fall & Spring May Be Repeated May be repeated for credit if topic differs.
    Grading: GRD
  
  • HD 365 - Topics in Human Development: Gender and Sexuality


    Unit(s): 3-4
    This seminar deals with current topics in gender and sexuality across the lifespan. Topics vary with each offering.

    Prerequisite(s): Course restricted to Human Development Majors with upper-division standing only.
    Typically Offered Variable Intermittently May Be Repeated May be repeated for credit if topic differs. Open to upper-division Human Development majors only.
    Grading: GRD
  
  • HD 375 - Topics in Human Development: Society, Culture and Language


    Unit(s): 3-4
    This seminar deals with current topics of human development in social, cultural and linguistic perspectives. Topics vary with each offering.

    Prerequisite(s): Course restricted to Human Development Majors with upper-division standing only.
    Typically Offered Variable Intermittently May Be Repeated May be repeated for credit if topic differs. Open to upper-division Human Development majors only.
    Grading: GRD
  
  • HD 450 - Qualitative Research Design


    Unit(s): 4
    This course introduces theway in which qualitative methods can be used to study the life course. After considering what it means to pose an interesting, viable, and ethical research question, the class will provide extensive training in one method central to the study of the cultural character of the life course: semi-structured interviews. Students will develop and carry out a collaborative research project throughout the course of the class.

    Prerequisite(s): Course restricted to Human Development Majors with upper-division standing only.
    Typically Offered Fall & Spring
    Grading: GRD
  
  • HD 490 - Senior Project


    Unit(s): 1
    A senior capstone course devoted to senior projects required of Human Development students.

    Prerequisite(s): Admission to the Human Development major, senior standing.
    Typically Offered Fall & Spring
    Grading: GRD
  
  • HD 495 - Special Studies


    Unit(s): 1-4
    The Human Development major encourages independent study as preparation and practice for life-long self-directed learning. Students should formulate plans in consultation with a faculty member. Special forms for this purpose are available in the department office. These should be completed and filed during the add/drop period.

    Prerequisite(s): upper-division Human Development majors with a minimum 3.0 GPA and consent of instructor.
    Typically Offered Fall & Spring May Be Repeated May be repeated for credit up to 8 units.
    Grading: OPT
  
  • HD 496 - Agency Internships


    Unit(s): 1-4
    Agency Internship to allow students in Human Development to do supervised internships in a variety of educational and social service settings.

    Prerequisite(s): Upper division Human Development majors and consent of instructor.
    Typically Offered Fall & Spring
    Grading: CNC

Hebrew

  
  • HEBR 101 - Elementary Modern Hebrew - First Semester


    Unit(s): 4
    This course offered as the first semester course in Hebrew Program. As such it addresses appropriate material for the beginning level. The course requires no prior Hebrew background. Students are exposed to spoken Hebrew during each class; they are expected to communicate in Hebrew with one another as well as with the instructor.

    Typically Offered Variable Intermittently
    Grading: OPT
  
  • HEBR 102 - Elementary Modern Hebrew - Second Semester


    Unit(s): 4
    Hebrew for beginners, second level. Elementary oral expression and fundamentals of grammar, cultural readings, and beginning practice in composition.

    Prerequisite(s): JWST 101 or equivalent, or instructor permission.
    Typically Offered Variable Intermittently
    Grading: OPT

History

  
  • HIST 150 - History: Credit by Examination


    Unit(s): 3
    Challenge Examination - The state code requirement in world or U.S. history may be satisfied by passing the department’s challenge examination. (Dates and times are published at the beginning of each semester.) Instructor consent required.

    Typically Offered Fall & Spring
    Grading: CNC
  
  • HIST 201 - Foundations of World Civilization


    Unit(s): 3
    An introduction to the early, classical, and medieval civilizations that have most influenced the modern world. Developments (from prehistory to 1500 C.E.) include the Eastern traditions of India, China, and Japan; the world of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam; the classical Mediterranean civilizations; tropical Africa; and the medieval and Renaissance cultures of the emerging West.

    GE Category: Satisfies GE Area D2 (World History and Civilization).
    Typically Offered Fall & Spring
    Grading: OPT
  
  • HIST 202 - Development of the Modern World


    Unit(s): 3
    An introduction to modern and contemporary history from 1500 C.E. to the present. Course material includes the impact of world expansion on the Americas, Africa and Asia; the growth of nationalism and the national state; industrial, political, and social revolutions worldwide; the wars of the 20th century; and decolonization and the conclusion of the Cold War.

    GE Category: Satisfies GE Area D2 (World History and Civilization).
    Typically Offered Fall & Spring
    Grading: OPT
  
  • HIST 242 - History of the Americas Since Independence


    Unit(s): 3
    A comparison of the development of the United States after independence with that of Latin America. Topics include: colonial legacies, political leadership, expansion and conflict, regionalism, economic development, reform and revolution, church and state, race relations, education, and inter-American relations.

    GE Category: Satisfies GE Area D3.
    Typically Offered Fall & Spring
    Grading: OPT
  
  • HIST 251 - History of the United States to 1877


    Unit(s): 3
    A general survey of the major developments in U.S. history from the European discovery and colonization of the Western Hemisphere through Reconstruction. Required of all history majors.

    GE Category: Satisfies GE Area D3 (U.S. History), and the state code requirement in history.
    Typically Offered Fall & Spring
    Grading: OPT
  
  • HIST 252 - History of the United States Since 1865


    Unit(s): 3
    A general survey of the major developments in U.S. history from the end of Reconstruction to the present day.

    GE Category: Satisfies GE Area D3 (U.S. History) and the state code requirement in history.
    Typically Offered Fall & Spring
    Grading: OPT
  
  • HIST 305 - Warfare in the Pre-Modern Era


    Unit(s): 4
    This course will examine warfare in the ancient and medieval Near East, Mediterranean, and European worlds. Particular emphases will be placed on the development of new military technologies and strategies and their social, economic, and political ramifications. The class will also investigate the consequences of war and its impact on non-combatants.

    Typically Offered Variable Intermittently
    Grading: OPT
  
  • HIST 324 - Archaeology and the Bible


    Unit(s): 4
    An exploration of the archaeology and history of the ancient Near East, from the earliest human settlements through the Persian empire (ca. 10,500-332 BCE). Societies described in the Hebrew Bible are emphasized, with topics ranging from the rise of the state and international trade, to the identities and everyday lives of men, women, and children. The history and socio-political impacts of “Biblical Archaeology” are also examined. Prerequisites: upper-division standing or consent of instructor.

    Prerequisite(s): Class open to Juniors, Seniors, and Graduate Students only. Crosslisted: JWST 324
    Typically Offered Variable Intermittently
    Teaching Mode: Face-to-Face Grading: OPT
  
  • HIST 335 - Early China to 1500


    Unit(s): 4
    This course is designed to introduce students to the intellectual, political, social and economic traditions that helped make the 16th century Chinese state the greatest bureaucratic empire in the world. From the great intellectual efflorescence of the “100 School” period to the far-ranging ocean voyages of the eunuch admiral Zheng He, the course will examine a broad spectrum of topics, including folk religion, gender roles, imperial politics, medicine, art, and literature, among others. The relationship between social, economic, and political developments will be emphasized.

    Typically Offered Variable Intermittently
    Grading: OPT
  
  • HIST 338 - Early Japan to 1650


    Unit(s): 4
    This course is designed to introduce students to the intellectual, political, social, and economic traditions that underlay the creation of the Japanese emperor system and the rise of warrior government. From the unique aristocratic culture of Heian Japan to the legendary conquests of Hideyoshi, the course will look at a broad range of topics, including religion, gender, politics, art, and philosophy. The course also examines the influence on Japan of Tang China and early modern Europe. The emphasis will be on the relationship between social, economic, political, and cultural forces.

    Typically Offered Variable Intermittently
    Grading: OPT
  
  • HIST 339 - Ancient and Colonial Latin America


    Unit(s): 4
    An inquiry into the indigenous cultures of Central and South America and an examination of Spanish, Portuguese, and other European empires in America. Areas of study may include land, labor, religion, culture, slavery, race, gender, trade and economic development, art and literature, and resistance and revolt.

    Typically Offered Variable Intermittently
    Grading: OPT
  
  • HIST 342 - Modern Latin America


    Unit(s): 4
    A study of the major political, economic, social, and cultural developments in Latin America since independence, with an emphasis on political movements in the 20th century, including revolutions in Mexico, Guatemala, Cuba, and Nicaragua; socialism in Chile, peronismo in Argentina; and modernization in Brazil. The role of the United States in Latin America and modern Latin American art and literature will also be emphasized.

    Typically Offered Variable Intermittently
    Grading: OPT
  
  • HIST 345 - Women’s History and Women’s Activism


    Unit(s): 3-4
    This course (originates in WGS) will take an activist-historical perspective on the history of American women. We will study historical figures, events, and movements central to the history of feminist activism for equality and social justice. The class will address the politics of writing women into history and documenting the diversity of women’s activism.

    Crosslisted: WGS 365
    Typically Offered Variable Intermittently
    Grading: OPT
  
  • HIST 349 - Historical Themes


    Unit(s): 2-4
    Studies of particular themes, issues, and topics of special interest to general students as well as to majors.

    Typically Offered Variable Intermittently May Be Repeated May be repeated for credit with different topic.
    Grading: GRD
  
  • HIST 351 - American Thought and Society to 1865


    Unit(s): 4
    An introduction to the major ideas, values, and beliefs operative in American history up to the Civil War. Topics include Puritan religion and culture, the revolutionary and constitutional debates, Transcendentalism, and slavery controversies.

    Typically Offered Variable Intermittently
    Grading: OPT
  
  • HIST 352 - American Thought and Society, 1865 to the Present


    Unit(s): 4
    An introduction to the major ideas, values, and beliefs operative in American history from the Civil War to the turn of the 21st century. Topics include the Social Gospel, pragmatism, socialism, the New Left, feminism, and conservative thought.

    Typically Offered Variable Intermittently
    Grading: OPT
  
  • HIST 355 - America at War: Oral History and Performance


    Unit(s): 4
    This course examines warfare in modern American history, using the methods of oral history. After reading oral history interviews relating to American military history, the class conducts original interviews and translates those interviews into a performance for the campus community.

    Typically Offered Variable Intermittently
    Grading: OPT
  
  • HIST 360 - Public History and Museum Studies


    Unit(s): 4
    This discussion-based course introduces students to the methods and scholarship of public history. Topics include: museum studies, oral history, archival work, historic preservation, public policy research, local history, documentary film making, and digital history. This class teaches students practical skills necessary for careers in public history.

    Typically Offered Fall Odd Years
    Grading: OPT
  
  • HIST 370 - History Forum


    Unit(s): 1-4
    A semester lecture series on a specific theme or topic presented by members of the department, other SSU faculty, and guest speakers. May be audited. Open to the public.

    Typically Offered Not Recently Offered May Be Repeated May be repeated for credit with different topic.
    Grading: GRD
  
  • HIST 371 - Special Topics and Themes in European History


    Unit(s): 2-4
    Studies of particular themes, issues, and topics of special interest pertaining to European History.

    Typically Offered Variable Intermittently May Be Repeated May be repeated for credit with different topic.
    Grading: CNC
  
  • HIST 372 - Special Topics and Themes in Latin American History


    Unit(s): 4
    Studies of particular themes, issues, and topics of special interest pertaining to Latin American history.

    Typically Offered Variable Intermittently May Be Repeated May be repeated for credit with different topic.
    Grading: OPT
  
  • HIST 373 - Special Topics and Themes in World/Regional History


    Unit(s): 4
    Studies of particular themes, issues, and topics of special interest pertaining to World/Regional history.

    Typically Offered Variable Intermittently May Be Repeated May be repeated for credit with different topic.
    Grading: OPT
  
  • HIST 375 - Special Topics and Themes in American History


    Unit(s): 1-4
    Studies of particular themes, issues, and topics of special interest pertaining to American History.

    Typically Offered Variable Intermittently May Be Repeated May be repeated for credit with different topic.
    Grading: OPT
  
  • HIST 376 - Special Topics and Themes in World History


    Unit(s): 2-4
    Studies of particular themes, issues, and topics of special interest pertaining to World History.

    Typically Offered Variable Intermittently May Be Repeated May be repeated for credit with different topic.
    Grading: OPT
  
  • HIST 377 - Special Topics and Themes in Asian and Pacific History


    Unit(s): 4
    Studies of particular themes, issues, and topics of special interest pertaining to Asian and Pacific History.

    Typically Offered Variable Intermittently May Be Repeated May be repeated for credit with different topic.
    Grading: OPT
  
  • HIST 378 - Special Topics and Themes in Comparative/Thematic/Global History


    Unit(s): 4
    Studies of particular themes, issues, and topics of special interest pertaining to Comparative/Thematic/Global history.

    Typically Offered Variable Intermittently May Be Repeated May be repeated for credit with different topic.
    Grading: OPT
  
  • HIST 380 - Twentieth Century World


    Unit(s): 3
    An exploration of the origins and development of 20th century ideas, institutions, and systems in global perspective. Forces that have united and divided the contemporary world community are examined: imperialism, science, democracy, communism, nationalism, militarism, racism, cultural traditionalism, and technological disparities.

    Prerequisite(s): juniors and seniors only.
    GE Category: Satisfies upper-division GE Area D2 (World History and Civilization).
    Typically Offered Fall & Spring
    Grading: OPT
  
  • HIST 381 - The Black Sea World, 1500-2000


    Unit(s): 4
    A study of the Black Sea region in the early-modern and modern eras. Major themes include Russian expansion into the Pontic-Caspian Steppe, the Crimean Khanate, the incorporation of Georgia and Crimea into the Russian Empire, the fall of the Ottoman Empire and the formation of modern Turkey , Balkan nationalism, and secessionist wars in the Caucasus and Ukraine

    Typically Offered Variable Intermittently
    Grading: OPT
  
  • HIST 382 - The Mediterranean World, 1400-1700


    Unit(s): 4
    A study of the Mediterranean region in the early modern era. The course considers economic, political, social, and cultural interaction in the region. Topics covered include the Ottoman Empire, Iberian expansion into North Africa, the Spanish reconquista, and naval warfare and piracy. History majors may consider this an upper-division European history elective.

    Typically Offered Variable Intermittently
    Grading: OPT
  
  • HIST 383 - The Atlantic World, 1450-1800


    Unit(s): 4
    Focusing on the development of institutions and spread of movements that connected Western Africa, Northern Europe, North America, the Caribbean, and South America in a transatlantic context from 1500-1800, this course considers the topics of state formation, revolutions, empire, migration, religion, economy, race, class and gender in an Atlantic framework. Although the course emphasizes the early modern period, additional consideration is given to the issues facing the Atlantic community in the modern era.

    Typically Offered Variable Intermittently
    Grading: OPT
  
  • HIST 384 - Empires and Colonies


    Unit(s): 4
    A comparative study of empires and their colonies throughout history. Problems in colonial history, decolonization and the writing of imperial history are considered.

    Typically Offered Variable Intermittently
    Grading: OPT
  
  • HIST 391 - The Study of History


    Unit(s): 4
    An examination of various philosophies and methodologies that have shaped historiography. Consideration is given to the relationship between the historian and the climate of opinion, to varying interpretations of historical events, to the place of history as a literary art, and to the techniques of historical research and writing.

    Typically Offered Variable Intermittently
    Grading: OPT
  
  • HIST 392 - Story and History


    Unit(s): 4
    The relationship between literary narrative and history in late medieval and early modern Italy . Dante’s Inferno, Boccaccio’s Decameron, Machiavelli’s Discourses, and other works as documents of a particular historical time.

    Typically Offered Variable Intermittently
    Grading: OPT
  
  • HIST 400 - The Roman Republic


    Unit(s): 4
    A history of the Roman people from prehistory through Julius Caesar. The course covers political, economic, social and cultural change in Rome’s transition from a village of mud huts to Mediterranean empire.

    Typically Offered Variable Intermittently
    Grading: OPT
  
  • HIST 401 - The Roman Empire


    Unit(s): 4
    A history of the Roman Empire from Octavian to 476 C.E., covering political, economic, social, and cultural change in Rome’s transition from Mediterranean and European empire to the collapse of the empire in the West.

    Typically Offered Variable Intermittently
    Grading: OPT
  
  • HIST 402 - The Fall of the Roman Empire


    Unit(s): 4
    More than 1500 years after the end of Roman political authority in Western Europe, the so-called ‘Fall of Rome’ continues to fascinate us. This class will attempt to problematize the ‘Fall of Rome’ and evaluate the various reasons advanced by scholars, from Edward Gibbon to modern historians , to explain it.

    Typically Offered Variable Intermittently
    Grading: OPT
  
  • HIST 406 - The Crusades


    Unit(s): 4
    A study of the Crusades provides a microcosm of trends and assumptions in the Europe of the High Middle Ages. The course will focus on interrelationships of church, political structures, economy, and military structures, with special attention on the First, Fourth, and Sixth Crusades (1095-1270).

    Typically Offered Variable Intermittently
    Grading: OPT
  
  • HIST 407 - Love, Sex, and Death in the Pre-Modern World


    Unit(s): 4
    This course will examine love, sex ,and the end of life in the pre-modern world with a primary focus on Europe in Late Antiquity and the Middle Ages. Topics include courtship and marriage, prostitution, gender and sexuality ,attitudes towards the body, death and the memorialization of the dead.

    Typically Offered Variable Intermittently
    Grading: OPT
  
  • HIST 408 - Late Antiquity and the Early Middle Ages in Europe, 300-1000


    Unit(s): 4
    In this course ,students will examine late antique and early medieval history from the late Roman period to the year 1000.Topics include the end of Roman imperial rule in the west, the advent of the barbarian successor kingdoms ,the Byzantine Empire, and the spread of Christianity.

    Typically Offered Variable Intermittently
    Grading: OPT
  
  • HIST 409 - The High Middle Ages


    Unit(s): 4
    Medieval civilization from 1000-1400. The course includes the conflict of church and state, growth of national monarchies, the agricultural revolution and growth of commerce, the flowering of medieval culture, and the devastations of the 14th century.

    Typically Offered Variable Intermittently
    Grading: OPT
  
  • HIST 410 - Early Modern Europe, 1350-1789


    Unit(s): 4
    This course offers a comparative study of states and society in Western Europe from the Renaissance to the French Revolution. Topics include the persistence of the humanist tradition, European exploration and conquest, religious reform and ideology, the rise of science, and the crisis of culture and social relations. The emphasis in these centuries that shaped the modern world is social and cultural, but political and intellectual issues are also considered in depth.

    Typically Offered Variable Intermittently
    Grading: OPT
  
  • HIST 411 - The Enlightenment to World War I


    Unit(s): 4
    A political, social, and cultural history that explores the origins of modern Europe. Topics include the Scientific Revolution, the Enlightenment, the French Revolution, the Industrial Revolution, the impact of Europe on the world, the growth of liberalism and socialism, and the causes of World War I.

    Typically Offered Variable Intermittently
    Grading: OPT
  
  • HIST 412 - Europe Since 1914


    Unit(s): 4
    An overview of 20th century European history and culture. Topics include: the impact of World War I; the appeal of totalitarian systems: communism, fascism, Nazism; Europe’s “suicide” during World War II; the reconstruction of Europe; the Cold War; economic integration; and Europe’s cultural impact since 1914.

    Typically Offered Variable Intermittently
    Grading: OPT
  
  • HIST 414 - Gender and Society in Early Modern Europe


    Unit(s): 4
    This course examines the role of gender in early modern Europe from the late Middle Ages to the end of the 18th century. Topics include religion, law, labor, social and family relations. The course also considers the impact of major historical developments such as the Renaissance, Reformation, Scientific Revolution, industrialization, and the rise of the modern state on gender relations.

    Crosslisted: WGS 414
    Typically Offered Variable Intermittently
    Grading: OPT
  
  • HIST 415 - Eastern Europe, 1815-1918


    Unit(s): 4
    A survey of Eastern European history from the end of the Napoleonic Wars to World War I. Major topics include the collapse of the Austro-Hungarian, Russian, and Ottoman Empires; nationalism; industrialization; fin-de-siecle cultural ferment; and the origins and impact of the Great War.

    Typically Offered Variable Intermittently
    Grading: OPT
  
  • HIST 416 - Eastern Europe, 1918-1989


    Unit(s): 4
    A survey of Eastern Europe from the end of World War I to the collapse of communism. Major topics include the creation of the new states; nationalism; socialism; the Holocaust; Stalinism; the anti-Soviet uprisings in Warsaw, Budepest, and Prague; and the revolutions of 1989.

    Typically Offered Variable Intermittently
    Grading: OPT
  
  • HIST 417 - Russian Empire


    Unit(s): 4
    A survey of Russian history from the origins of Kievan Rus in the 9th century to the Russian Revolution of 1917. Major topics include the Mongols; the development of the Russian autocracy; Orthodoxy; serfdom; the exploration and colonization of Siberia, Central Asia, and Alaska; and Russia’s alleged peculiarity vis-à-vis the West.

    Typically Offered Variable Intermittently
    Grading: OPT
  
  • HIST 418 - Fall of European Communism


    Unit(s): 4
    A survey of Eastern European and Russian history from Prague Spring in 1968 to the election of Vladimir Putin in 2000. Major topics include the dissident movement, the economic failures of communism, the East German Stasi and the Soviet KGB, the political upheaval of 1989 and 1991, and the ethnic conflict in the Balkans.

    Typically Offered Variable Intermittently
    Grading: OPT
  
  • HIST 419 - Soviet Union


    Unit(s): 4
    A survey of Soviet history from the Russian Revolution of 1917 to the collapse of communism in 1991. Major topics include the revolutionary upheaval of 1917, Soviet policies toward national minorities and religious groups, Stalinism, socialist realism, World War II, the “developed socialism’ of the Khrushchev and Brezhnev years, the Cold War, and Gorbachev’s glasnost and perestroika reforms.

    Typically Offered Variable Intermittently
    Grading: OPT
  
  • HIST 420 - The French Revolution


    Unit(s): 4
    A consideration of the causes, events, and results of a key event in French history. The course also examines conditions in 18th century France and the historiography of the French Revolution.

    Typically Offered Variable Intermittently
    Grading: OPT
  
  • HIST 422 - Imperial Spain


    Unit(s): 4
    Examines Spain and the Spanish world from 1400 to 1700. Includes Spanish expansion and empire building worldwide, as well as the economic, political, and social history of Spain itself.

    Typically Offered Variable Intermittently
    Grading: OPT
  
  • HIST 423 - Spanish Civil War


    Unit(s): 4
    This course provides an overview of the political, economic, and social circumstances of Spain’s late 19th and early 20th century, as well as a detailed examination of the war years and their immediate aftermath. It also examines the significance of the war within the larger context of European history.

    Typically Offered Variable Intermittently
    Grading: OPT
  
  • HIST 424 - Tolerance and Intolerance in Europe, 500-1500


    Unit(s): 4
    What are the roots of tolerance, and intolerance, in Western Europe? This course is a survey of the philosophical, ecclesiastical, legal, cultural, and social attitudes toward and treatment of minorities in Western Europe from the end of the Roman Empire forward.

    Typically Offered Variable Intermittently
    Grading: OPT
  
  • HIST 426 - Britain and Ireland, 1399-1714


    Unit(s): 4
    This course considers the social, political, religious and cultural development of Britain and Ireland from the late Middle Ages to the beginning of empire and industrialization. Topics include the Tudor revolutions in government and religion, relations between kings and parliaments, the evolution of toleration, and ideas about rights and liberty. Special consideration is given to the interaction of the three kingdoms (England, Ireland and Scotland) in the formation of Great Britain and the role of that interaction in the emergence of the British Empire.

    Typically Offered Variable Intermittently
    Grading: OPT
  
  • HIST 428 - Modern Britain, 1714-Present


    Unit(s): 4
    The study of the evolution of British society from the beginning of the 18th century to the present. Major political, economic, social, and cultural developments are covered including industrialization and the rise of the working class; the emergence of imperial Britain; the Irish Question; the rise of welfare state; and the role of decolonization, diversity, and devolution in the emergence of contemporary Britain as well as its place in a united Europe.

    Typically Offered Variable Intermittently
    Grading: OPT
  
  • HIST 433 - History of Mexico


    Unit(s): 4
    A study of the Mexican people from the early native cultures to the present, with particular emphasis on the Mexican Revolution of 1910 and the major political, social, economic, and cultural developments of modern Mexico. Includes major Indian cultures, the Conquest, religion and the Catholic church, literary and artistic expressions, machismo and women, and relations between Mexico and the United States.

    Typically Offered Variable Intermittently
    Grading: OPT
  
  • HIST 435 - History of Modern China


    Unit(s): 4
    Explores the profound changes that have taken place in China from around 1600 to the present, including the apogee and decline of the imperial system, the encroachments of the West, the failure of Republicanism, the rise and eventual victory of the Chinese communists, and the consequences of China’s adoption of a market-based economy in the 1980s.

    Typically Offered Variable Intermittently
    Grading: OPT
  
  • HIST 438 - Modern Japan


    Unit(s): 4
    Traces the development of Japanese society from earliest times to the present. While some attention will be given to early aristocratic culture and the emergence of the warrior elite, emphasis will be on the period after 1600, particularly the emergence of Japan as an international power after 1868 and economic success since World War II.

    Typically Offered Variable Intermittently
    Grading: OPT
  
  • HIST 445 - Topics in American Women’s History


    Unit(s): 4
    Course will address the history of women in America from one of several topical or regional perspectives. Topics may include law, women, and family in American history; women and work in American history; or women in the American West. When the class is offered, prospective students should consult the departmental descriptions for the periods and topics to be covered.

    Typically Offered Variable Intermittently May Be Repeated May be repeated for credit with different topic.
    Grading: OPT
  
  • HIST 446 - Women in American History


    Unit(s): 4
    A study of the status and role of women in America from the pre-colonial period to the present. Special attention will be given to the educational, labor, and political reforms of the 19th century, women’s associations, and the various “waves” of women’s rights and feminist activism.

    Crosslisted: WGS 446
    Typically Offered Variable Intermittently
    Grading: OPT
  
  • HIST 447 - Queer Theory, Queer Lives


    Unit(s): 4
    This interdisciplinary course (originates in WGS) offers advanced work in queer studies by looking at the production of theories about same-sex sexualities in history, culture, and politics. The course presents queer theory in conjunction with critical race theory, feminist theory, and post-colonial studies.

    Typically Offered Variable Intermittently
    Grading: OPT
  
  • HIST 449 - Gender and Sexuality in Latin America


    Unit(s): 4
    This course examines the changing definitions, institutions, and behaviors related to gender, sexuality, and the formation of families in Latin America from indigenous civilizations to contemporary societies. The course explores how women handled the transition from European colonies to nation-states and how various Latin American men and women in the 20th century were able to position themselves in “traditional” nation-states. The course concludes by evaluating the social, economic, and political changes in Latin America and contemporary social movements.

    Crosslisted: WGS 449
    Typically Offered Variable Intermittently
    Grading: GRD
  
  • HIST 450 - Colonial America


    Unit(s): 4
    A study of the European derived societies and cultures in those parts of North America that later became the United States from the beginnings of European expansion until 1763. Topics may include European backgrounds, relations with native peoples, cultural mixing, labor systems, gender relations, and political, social, and economic characteristics and changes.

    Typically Offered Variable Intermittently
    Grading: OPT
  
  • HIST 451 - The American Revolution and the Early Republic


    Unit(s): 4
    A study of the political, economic, and social institutions and conditions during the long period that included the War of American Independence, the contest between federalism and anti-federalism in the newly-independent United States before 1789, and the emergence of a paradoxical American nation notable for a devotion to chattel slavery and to liberty as well as for technological achievements represented by the Erie Canal.

    Typically Offered Variable Intermittently
    Grading: OPT
  
  • HIST 452 - Antebellum America


    Unit(s): 4
    A study of 19th century American society and politics before the Civil War. Topics may include the market revolution, the commercialization of agriculture, territorial expansion and its implications for chattel slavery and Indian policies, the religious movements, reform movements, the emergence of the women’s rights movement, and the lure of the West.

    Typically Offered Variable Intermittently
    Grading: OPT
  
  • HIST 454 - Civil War and Reconstruction


    Unit(s): 4
    A study of the causes and consequences of the Civil War, the struggles of the Reconstruction era, and the transformation of American society and politics in the period between 1850 and the end of Reconstruction.

    Typically Offered Variable Intermittently
    Grading: OPT
  
  • HIST 456 - The Emergence of Modern America


    Unit(s): 4
    A study of the major intellectual, cultural, religious, and social developments in the late late 19th and early 20th century United States. Explores how what materialized in this era – particularly the consumer revolution, professionalization, and secularization – created a modern American culture and a particular set of problems we still deal with today. This is a reading-intensive course that requires students to have a basic working knowledge of the period.

    Typically Offered Variable Intermittently
    Grading: OPT
  
  • HIST 457 - America through Depression and War


    Unit(s): 4
    A study of the causes and consequences of the Great Depression, U.S. involvement in World War II, and the advent of the Cold War. Explores the extent to which the challenges of the first half of the 20th century reshaped the United States socially, politically, economically, and culturally, particularly in regard to education, race, ethnicity, gender, and international political participation.

    Typically Offered Variable Intermittently
    Grading: OPT
  
  • HIST 458 - Modern America since World War II


    Unit(s): 3-4
    A study of political, social, economic, diplomatic, and cultural change at home and in international affairs as the United States took on a greater role as a global superpower after 1960. Topics may include the Vietnam War, civil rights, student protest, environmental issues, international regional military interventions, feminism, the end of the Cold War, the new conservatism of the 1980s, and the concerns of terrorism.

    Typically Offered Variable Intermittently
    Grading: OPT
  
  • HIST 467 - Landscapes of the American West


    Unit(s): 3
    Use of and interactions with natural resources have transformed the American West over time, and greatly affected the western environment as we know it today. This seminar takes a historical look at the settlement, development, and management of the western landscape, both in terms of natural resources (timber, water, grazing, parks etc.) and in terms of cultural settlement and use - and considers landscape as a tool for understanding the cultural/social/political history of a place. Students can expect to do some serious reading, writing, and thinking about how and why the West has become such a distinctive natural and cultural landscape.

    Prerequisite(s): juniors, seniors, and graduate students only or consent of instructor. Crosslisted: GEP 337
    Typically Offered Variable Intermittently
    Grading: OPT
  
  • HIST 468 - Blacks in American History


    Unit(s): 4
    A study of African culture, social philosophy and political influences in the United States from the pre-Colonial period through the present day. Major emphasis will be placed on black political philosophies and strategies during the periods of Reconstruction, WWI and WWII, the civil revolts of the 1960s, and the contemporary period of political activism.

    Typically Offered Variable Intermittently
    Grading: GRD
  
  • HIST 469 - Religion in America


    Unit(s): 4
    An overview of religious beliefs, institutions, and practices from 1630 to the present. Covers major trends in American religion as well as fringe movements, examining the central questions of church and state, religious freedom, and the impact of democracy, science, consumer culture, and professionalization on religious life in America.

    Typically Offered Variable Intermittently
    Grading: OPT
  
  • HIST 470 - The American South


    Unit(s): 4
    A regional history of the southeastern United States. The course examines the South from its Native American origins to its antebellum opulence, from the devastation of the Civil War to the development of the modern Sun Belt. An important sub-theme of the class is the journey of African Americans.

    Typically Offered Variable Intermittently
    Grading: OPT
  
  • HIST 471 - The American West


    Unit(s): 4
    A regional history of the trans-Mississippi west. Major political, social, and economic events relating to the Western United States are explored.

    Typically Offered Variable Intermittently
    Grading: OPT
  
  • HIST 472 - California History I


    Unit(s): 4
    Study of California history from the period of European contact through the early years of the 20th century. Special attention is given to the origins, means, and consequences of Spanish expansion into Alta California, to the emergence of Mexican California and to its accelerated Americanization after the Treaty of Guadalupe- Hidalgo. The closing weeks of the course will include attention to themes that, though rooted in the earlier period, continue to shape present-day California. Among those themes are water policies, immigrations, and the consequences of California’s great size and of its location on the Pacific.

    Typically Offered Fall Only
    Grading: OPT
  
  • HIST 473 - California History II


    Unit(s): 4
    Develops a historical perspective on major political, economic and social issues from the early 20th century “invention of California” through depression, war, and prosperity to the challenges of continuing growth and declining resources today.

    Typically Offered Spring Only
    Grading: OPT
  
  • HIST 476 - History of San Francisco


    Unit(s): 4
    This course explores the modern history of San Francisco, with particular emphasis on the period from the late 19th century to the present, covering the city’s political, economic, cultural, and social evolution.

    Typically Offered Variable Intermittently
    Grading: OPT
  
  • HIST 477 - American Social History


    Unit(s): 3-4
    Selected review of the social history of the American peoples. Topics may include social mobility, class structure, social movements, gender roles, race and ethnicity, generational differences, the “American Dream,” and individualism.

    Typically Offered Variable Intermittently
    Grading: OPT
 

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