History 100-Level Courses (HIST)
Asian History: Lower Division
114 East Asia Before 1800. (4)
A survey of East Asia-including China, Japan,
Korea and Vietnam-from ancient times to the dawn of the modern era.
Explores the building blocks of East Asia's tradition and analyzes the
changes set in motion by the region's contact with the West between
1600 and 1800. Alternate years.
115 East Asia Since 1800. (4)
A survey of continuity and change in the
modern transformation of China (including the PRC, Hong Kong and
Taiwan), Japan, Korea and Vietnam. Examines each country's role in the
other's development; the impact of Western imperialism on the
"modernization" of the region since 1800; and the
implications of the coming "Pacific Century." Alternate
years.
Latin American History: Lower Division
120 The Latin American Experience. (4)
Provides the historical background necessary
to understanding the complex, often contradictory nature of the Latin
American Experience. Thorough coverage of over 500 years of Latin
American history for more than 20 different countries is impossible,
so the course focuses on special topics including popular culture,
political repression, and the impact of global economic and cultural
links on Latin American politics, economics and society. Every year.
European History: Lower Division
130 The Ancient World. (4)
A survey of the origins of Western
civilization through an examination of Greek and Roman history and
culture from the Bronze Age to the Roman Empire. Possible topics
include the nature of Athenian democracy, the role of women in
classical society, slavery in the ancient economy, the significance of
the fall of the Roman Empire. Alternate years.
135 The Medieval World. (4)
A survey of the emergence of Western medieval
civilization between the decline of the ancient world and the
Renaissance. Possible topics include: men and women in feudal society,
monasticism and the shaping of Western culture, the conflict between
church and state, the transformation of a feudal into a commercial
economy, the rise of Gothic architecture and scholasticism. Alternate
years.
140 The European Experience. (4)
A thematic survey of topics in European
history since the Renaissance. Topics to be considered include the
interaction of religion and society, the rise of nation-states, war
and peace, political, social, intellectual and economic revolutions.
Fall and spring.
United States History: Lower Division
152 The American Experience. (4)
A thematic survey of United States History.
Topics and period to be emphasized varies, but major developments in
political, social, intellectual and economic history are examined.
Fall and spring. |
