European History Concentration
Requirements for the European History Concentration are the same for all history majors, regardless of their declaration date.
If you are concentrating in European History, along with the major requirements, you are required to take at least 6 courses in your concentration, 4 of which (including one seminar) should be above the 200-level. You should consult with your faculty advisor each semester during pre-registration regarding the best courses for you to take the following semester. Two major-related courses from other departments (ex. ARTH, ENGL, PSCI) may be used, and these must be approved in writing by your faculty advisor.
Recommended Courses
For Modern European History majors, the following courses are recommended (but not required). They also count toward the European History requirement.
- Hist 126 Europe in the 19th Century
- Hist 127 European History 1890 - 1945
- Hist 128 Europe since 1945
Fall 2011 Courses
Courses which fulfill the European History requirement:
Freshman Seminars
HIST 101.301 Reading the Classics: Antiquity to Renaissance
Feros
TR 3-4:30PM
HIST 102.301 From Freud to Oprah: The Rise and Fall of Psychology
Breckman
W 2-5PM
HIST 111 Holy War, Medievals and Moderns
Goldberg
MW 2-3:30PM
Regional and Topical Surveys
HIST 002.601 Europe in a Wider World, since 1500
Hammond
TBA
LPS Course
HIST 026 History of Ancient Greece
McInerney
MW 12-1PM
PRE-1800 | For more information, contact the Classical Studies Department
HIST 031 World of the Middle Ages
Goldberg
MW 10-11
PRE-1800
HIST 046 Portraits of Russian Society: Art, Fiction, Drama
STAFF
MW 2-3:30PM
HIST 048 Rise and Fall of the Russian Empire
Holquist
MW 3:30-5PM
PRE-1800
HIST 050 Medieval and Early Modern British Isles
Todd
TR 1:30-3PM
HIST 126 Europe, 1789 - 1890
Steinberg
MW 2-3:30PM
HIST 135 The Cold War: A Global History
Nathans
MW 11-12NOON
HIST 179 The Rise and Fall of the Spanish Empire
Feros
TR 12-1:30PM
Major Seminars
History 201-206 seminars are open to history majors only during pre-registration. If the course does not reach its enrollment maximum, it will be open to all students beginning with drop/add on a first-come first-serve basis.
HIST 201.301 Scotland: Reformation to RevolutionCANCELLED
Todd
M 2-5PM
SEM | PRE-1800
HIST 201.302 French Enlightenment
Kors
T 3-6PM
R | SEM | PRE-1800
HIST 201.303 The French Revolution
Fabella
W 2-5PM
SEM | PRE-1800
HIST 202.301 European Imperialism and Colonialism
Ogle
TBA
R | SEM
Benjamin Franklin Seminars
211-216 are advanced seminars, mainly for juniors and seniors in the Benjamin Franklin Scholars Program. All other students need permission from the instructor to enroll in these courses.
HIST 111 Holy War, Medievals and Moderns
Goldberg
MW 2-3:30PM
SEM | Permit May Be Required: See note
HIST 212 Classical Economists
Steinberg
T 1:30-4:30PM
SEM | Permit May Be Required: See note
Upper Level Courses
300-400 level courses are on special topics and are more advanced. They often presuppose some basic knowledge in the field and should be more difficult courses than courses at the 1-199 levels. The department is trying to insure that some 400 level courses, although substantially more difficult, are also small in size; they thus may be suitable for graduate students.
HIST 219 Medieval Russia: Origins of Russian Cultural Identity
Verkholantsev
TR 1:30-3PM
HIST 231.401 Rereading the Holocaust
Wenger
T 3-6PM
R | SEM
HIST 308 Renaissance Europe
Moyer
Tr 10:30-12NOON
HIST 343 European Intellectual History, 1770 - 1870
Breckman
TR 10:30-12NOON
HIST 380 Modern Jewish Intellectual and Cultural History
Ruderman
TR 1:30-3PM
HIST 415 Seventeenth-Century Intellectual History
Kors
TR 12-1:30PM
