Course offerings are dependent upon faculty availability. For current course listings, consult the Course Directory. All pre-1800 courses are designated (PRE-1800) within the Department of History Undergraduate Course Directory.
Surveys & Upper-Level Courses
All Ancient History courses (ANCH) count toward the Department's pre-1800 requirement.
- HIST 001 Europe in a Wider World
- HIST 003 Asia in a Wider World
- HIST 008 Speaking in Early America
- HIST 010 The World, 900 - 1750
- HIST 020 History of the U.S. to 1865
- HIST 024 Middle East Civilization
- HIST 025 Western Science, Magic and Religion
- HIST 026 History of Ancient Greece
- HIST 027 History of Ancient Rome
- HIST 028 Late Antique Rome
- HIST 031 Topics: World of the Middle Ages
- HIST 034 Cultures of the Book
- HIST 040 Early Modern Europe, 1450 - 1750
- HIST 048 Rise and Fall of the Russian Empire
- HIST 050 British History to 1700
- HIST 070 Colonial Latin America
- HIST 075 Africa before 1800
- HIST 083 Diplomacy in the Middle East
- HIST 090 Pre-Modern Japan
- HIST 096 Late Imperial China
- HIST 110 Wonders of the Ancient World
- HIST 120 Korean History before 1860
- HIST 123 Economic History of Europe I
- HIST 139 History of Jewish Civilization I
- HIST 140 History of Jewish Civilization II
- HIST 159 Technology, Policy, and War
- HIST 160 Strategy, Policy, and War
- HIST 167 Foundations of Law
- HIST 168 History of American Law
- HIST 170 The American South
- HIST 172 Native People of Eastern North America
- HIST 176 African-American History
- HIST 178 Early Modern Atlantic World
- HIST 179 The Rise and Fall of the Spanish Empire, 1450 - 1700
- HIST 219 Medieval Russian Cultural Identity
- HIST 221 Topics in Medieval Literature
- HIST 276 Japan: Age of the Samurai
- HIST 306 Mediterranean World, 1000-1300
- HIST 308 Renaissance Europe
- HIST 309 Europe in the Age of the Reformation
- HIST 310 Europe and the Baroque
- HIST 313 Religion and Society in the Iberian World
- HIST 324 Religion in Early America
- HIST 327 American Cultural History to 1865
- HIST 329 Comparative Slavery
- HIST 339 Making Money before Columbus
- HIST 341 Tudor England
- HIST 342 European Intellectual History, 1300 - 1600
- HIST 345 Gender in American History to 1865
- HIST 351 Britain in the 18th Century: Transformations in Nature, Culture, Identity
- HIST 408 The World of Dante
- HIST 410 Topics in Medieval History
- HIST 411 Topics in Early Modern History
- HIST 415 17th-Century Intellectual History
- HIST 416 European Intellectual History in the 18th Century
- HIST 423 The Mediterranean World in the Age of Don Quixote
- HIST 436 Capitalism in Asia since 1500
- HIST 441 North American Colonial History
- HIST 442 American Revolution
- HIST 449 Jewish Intellectual and Cultural History in the Early Modern Era
- HIST 450 History of Print Culture
Freshman Seminars
Though specific seminar topics and section numbers will change from term to term, the following numbers will always designate pre-1800 Freshman Seminars:
- HIST 101 Pre-1800 European Seminars
- HIST 103 Pre-1800 American Seminars
- HIST 105 Pre-1800 World Seminars
Major Seminars
Though specific seminar topics and section numbers will change from term to term, the following numbers will always designate pre-1800 Major Seminars:
- HIST 201 Pre-1800 European Seminars
- HIST 203 Pre-1800 American Seminars
- HIST 205 Pre-1800 World Seminars
Benjamin Franklin Seminars
Though specific seminar topics and section numbers will change from term to term, the following numbers will always designate pre-1800 Benjamin Franklin Seminars:
- HIST 211 Pre-1800 European Seminars
- HIST 213 Pre-1800 American Seminars
- HIST 215 Pre-1800 World Seminars
Independent Study
Students may also arrange independent studies for course credit with the sponsorship of a faculty member. The following numbers designate pre-1800 coursework:
- HIST 291 Pre-1800 Independent Study European
- HIST 293 Pre-1800 Independent Study American
- HIST 295 Pre-1800 Independent Study World
Study Abroad Credits
Approved study abroad credits may be used to fulfill major requirements.
- HIST 181 Pre-1800 European
- HIST 183 Pre-1800 American
- HIST 185 Pre-1800 World
