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.
Fall 2008 Courses
Courses which fulfill the American History requirement:
Regional and Topical Surveys
HIST 020 History of the United States to 1865
Richter
MW 11-12NOON
PRE-1800
HIST 021.601 History of the United States since 1865
Lanctot
M 6:30-9:30PM
CGS Course
HIST 036 Medicine in History
Barnes
TR 10:30-12NOON
HIST 168 History of American Law to 1877
Natalini
TR 12-1:30PM
PRE-1800
HIST 170 The American South: Rise and Fall of the Slave South, 1609 - 1865
Hahn
MW 11-12NOON
PRE-1800
HIST 176 African-American History
Forsythe
TR 12-1:30PM
PRE-1800
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 203.401 Witches, Whores, & Rogues
Brown
R 1:30-4:30PM
SEM | PRE-1800
HIST 204.301 Presidential Elections, 1788 - 2008
Beeman
T 1:30-4:30PM
R | SEM
HIST 204.302 History and Memory
Kropp
R 1:30-4:30PM
SEM
HIST 204.303 American Civil Religion
McDougall
T 1:30-4:30PM
R | SEM
HIST 204.304 Civil Rights in the 20th Century
Sugrue
T 1:30-4:30PM
SEM
HIST 204.402 Rereading the Holocaust
Wenger
T 3-6PM
R | SEM
HIST 204.601 U.S. Labor History
Wilkens
R 3-6PM
SEM | CGS Course
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 173.401 Faculty-Student Collaborative Action Seminar in University-Community School Partnerships
Harkavy and Benson
W 2-5PM
SEM | Permit May Be Required: See note
HIST 214.401 Jews and the City
Wenger
R 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 209 The Emerging Industrial City
Vitiello
R 1:30-4:30PM
SEM
HIST 327 American Cultural History to 1865
Paugh
TR 10:30-12NOON
PRE-1800
HIST 355 Classic Texts in American Popular Culture
Zuckerman
TR 10:30-12NOON
HIST 361 American Politics and Society
Greene
TR 12-1:30PM
HIST 441 North American Colonial History
Brown
TR 10:30-12NOON
PRE-1800
HIST 442 American Revolution
Beeman
TR 9-10:30AM
PRE-1800
