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The History Major - Concentrations

American History Concentration

Requirements for the American History Concentration are the same for all history majors, regardless of their declaration date.

If you are concentrating in American 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.

Spring 2010 Courses

Courses which fulfill the American History requirement:

Freshman Seminars

Regional and Topical Surveys

HIST 020.601 History of the United States to 1865

Lanctot

R 6-9PM

PRE-1800 | LPS Course

HIST 021 U.S. History, 1865 - Present

Glick

MW 11-12NOON

HIST 141 History of Jewish Civilization III (Modern Period)

Wenger

TR 12-1:30PM

HIST 153 Urban Crisis

Katz

MW 3:30-5PM

HIST 155 Introduction to Asian-American History

Azuma

MW 2-3:30PM

HIST 164 Recent American History

Licht

TR 1:30-3PM

HIST 169 History of American Law: Cultural Diversity in the US

Berry

TR 10:30-12NOON

HIST 171 The American South Since the Civil War

Hackney

MW 12-1PM

HIST 177 African American History, 1876 - Present

Savage

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 203.301 Early American Cultural History

St. George

T 1:30-4:30PM

R | SEM | PRE-1800

HIST 204.301 Law and Social Change

Berry

T 1:30-4:30PM

R | SEM

HIST 204.302 Photography & Film in the 20th Century

Glick

T 1:30-4:30PM

R | SEM

HIST 204.303 US in the Modern World

Nichols

M 2-5PM

SEM

HIST 204.304 Depression-Era America

Lenthall

M 2-5PM

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 214.301 American Reform, 1954-1974

Hackney

W 2-5PM

SEM | Permit May Be Required: See note

HIST 214.302 Lincoln & The Civil War

McCurry

R 1:30-4:30 M

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 210 The City

Schneider

TR 3-4:30PM

SEM

HIST 223 Wartime Internment of Japanese-Americans

Azuma

T 1:30-4:30

R | SEM

HIST 320 Environmental History

Greene

TR 10:30-12NOON

HIST 325 Religion in American History

Gordon

TR 1:30-3PM

HIST 346 Gender in Modern America: Sex, Citizenship, and Culture in an Imperial Nation

Brown

TR 10:30-12NOON

HIST 349 History of Sexuality in the U.S.

Peiss

MW 3:30-5PM

HIST 373 America in the 1960s

Sugrue

MW 11-12NOON

HIST 431 A World at War

Childers

MW 1-2PM

HIST 443 American National Character

Zuckerman

TR 10:30-12NOON

MSL

HIST 451 War & Diplomacy

Schrum

MW 12-1PM