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
