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The History Major - Concentrations

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 2008 Courses

Courses which fulfill the European History requirement:

Regional and Topical Surveys

HIST 001 Europe in a Wider World to 1500

Goldberg

MW 11-12NOON

PRE-1800

HIST 002.601 Europe in a Wider World, since 1500

Staff

R 6-9PM

CGS Course

HIST 026 History of Ancient Greece

McInerney

MW 12-1PM

PRE-1800

HIST 036 Medicine in History

Barnes

TR 10:30-12NOON

HIST 049 The Soviet Century

Nathans

MW 11-12NOON

HIST 123 Economic History of Europe

Safley

TR 10:30-12NOON

PRE-1800

HIST 126 Europe, 1789 - 1890

Mercer

TR 12-1:30PM

HIST 140 History of Jewish Civilization II (From Late Antiquity to the Seventeenth Century)

Ruderman

TR 1:30-3PM

PRE-1800

HIST 167 Foundations of Law

Rudolph

TR 10:30-12NOON

PRE-1800

HIST 178 Foundations of the Early Modern Atlantic World, 1450 - 1800

Feros

MW 2-3:30PM

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 201.301 The World of Charlemagne

Peters

M 2-5PM

R | SEM | PRE-1800

HIST 201.601 Europe before 1800

Staff

T 6-9PM

SEM | PRE-1800 | CGS Course

HIST 202.301 The Cold War

Granieri

W 2-5PM

R | SEM

HIST 202.302 History of Economic Thought

Safley

T 1:30-4:30PM

SEM | PRE-1800

HIST 202.303 The First World War

von Joeden-Forgey

R 1:30-4:30PM

SEM

HIST 202.401 Jewish Family in History

Teller

W 3:30-6:30PM

SEM

HIST 202.601 From Crisis to War: The Balkans in World Politics, 1908 - 2008

Antonoff

W 6-9PM

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 212.301 Classical Liberal Thought

Kors

T 3-6PM

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 410 King's Two Bodies

Peters

T 1:30-4:30PM

SEM | PRE-1800

HIST 411 Cultures of the Book

Stallybrass

MW 3:30-5PM

SEM | PRE-1800

HIST 415 Seventeenth-Century Intellectual History

Kors

TR 1:30-3PM

PRE-1800

HIST 420 European International Relations, 1648 - 1914

Granieri

MW 10-11AM

HIST 430 The Third Reich

Thomas Childers

MW 1-2PM