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.
Spring 2010 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 011 The World: History and Modernity
Lees/Powell
MW 10-11AM
HIST 071 Latin America, 1791 - Present
Chase
TR 10:30-12NOON
HIST 075 Africa Before 1800
Babou
MW 11-12NOON
PRE-1800
HIST 089 Introduction to Modern India
Rawat
TR 10:30-12NOON
HIST 091 Modern Japanese History
Dickinson
TR 1:30-3PM
HIST 097 China in the 20th Century
Fei
MW 1-2PM
HIST 121 Korean History after 1860
Park
TR 10:30-12NOON
HIST 166 Arabic/Israeli Literature and Film
Troutt-Powell
MW 1-2PM
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 205.301 Race and Slavery in the French Atlantic World
Fabella
T 1:30-4:30PM
SEM | PRE-1800
HIST 205.302 The City in the Early Americas
Walker
R 1:30-4:30PM
R | SEM | PRE-1800
HIST 206.301 Imperial Asia
Dickinson
W 2-5PM
R | SEM
HIST 206.302 Oral History
Farnsworth-Alvear
TR 10:30-12NOON
R | SEM
HIST 206.303 History of Private Life in China
Fei
T 1:30-4:30PM
SEM | PRE-1800
HIST 206.304 Korea's Military Tradition
Park
W 2-5PM
R | SEM
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 329 Comparative Slavery
Walker
MW 2-3:30PM
PRE-1800
HIST 372 The History of Foreign Aid to Africa
Cassanelli
MW 3:30-5PM
HIST 460 Law in Premodern China
Goldin
M 2-5PM
HIST 489 Africans Abroad
Babou
T 1:30-4:30PM
