World History Concentration
Requirements for the World History Concentration are the same for all history majors, regardless of their declaration date.
The World History requirement is intended to expose students to an area of non-Western history.
If you are concentrating in world 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, NELC, PSCI) may be used, and these must be approved in writing by your faculty advisor.
Fall 2011 Courses
A note to majors and minors: For most of our World offerings it is obvious which of the Geographic Areas—Africa, Latin America, and Asia/Mid-East—the courses fit into. We have labeled a few courses where the designation is not readily apparent. Please recall that a given course can fulfill only one geographic area, although you are free to choose which requirement you would like to satisfy with courses that cross regional boundaries.
Courses which fulfill the World History requirement:
Regional and Topical Surveys
HIST 004 Asia in a Modern World
Waldron
TR 10:30-12NOON
HIST 012 Globalization
Spooner/Guillen
M 2-4PM
HIST 024 Middle East Civilizations
Frame
MW 10-11AM
PRE-1800
HIST 070 Colonial Latin America
Walker
MW 1-2PM
PRE-1800
HIST 072 Introduction to Latin American and Latino Studies
Farnsworth-Alvear
TR 10:30-12NOON
HIST 076 Africa since 1800
Cassanelli
MW 12-1PM
HIST 081 History of the Middle East since 1800
Kashani-Sabet
MW 12-1PM
HIST 086 History, Culture, and Early India
Ali
TR 10:30-12NOON
HIST 087 East & West: A Hitchhiker's Guide to the Cultural History of the Mdrn World
Mitchell
MW 12-1PM
HIST 096 Late Imperial China
Fei
MW 2-3:30PM
PRE-1800
HIST 120 Korean History before 1860
Park
TR 12-1:30PM
HIST 189 Modern Egypt
Troutt Powell
TR 10:30-12NOON
HIST 190 Introduction to Africa
Hasty
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 206.301 Modern Japan Seen Through the Margins
Azuma
T 1:30-4:30PM
SEM
HIST 206.302 Unveiling Women's Lives
Kashani-Sabet
M 2-5PM
SEM
HIST 206.303 Genes and Human History
Park
W 2-5PM
SEM
HIST 206.304 Globalization: The First Wave
Ogle
TBA
SEM
HIST 206.601 Drugs & Violence in Modern Mexico
Gilligham
TBA
SEM | LPS Course
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 232.401 Religious & Colonial Rule in Africa
Babou
R 1:30-4:30
R | SEM
HIST 233.401 History of Private Life in China
Fei
R 1:30-4:30PM
SEM
HIST 233.402 Oral History
Farnsworth-Alvear
TR 1:30-3PM
R | SEM
HIST 233.403 Curatorial Seminar: Afro-Brazilian Art
Shaw and Walker
R 1:30-4:30PM
SEM
HIST 275 Islam and Society in Africa
Babou
TR 10:30-12NOON
HIST 354 American Expansion in the Pacific
Azuma
MW 3:30-5PM
HIST 412 Topics in World History
Waldron
R 1:30-4:30PM
SEM
