• HIUS 4501

    Seminar in United States History
     Rating

    3.90

     Difficulty

    3.86

     GPA

    3.47

    Last Taught

    Fall 2025

    The major seminar is a small class (not more than 15 students) intended primarily but not exclusively for history majors who have completed two or more courses relevant to the topic of the seminar. The work of the seminar results primarily in the preparation of a substantial (ca. 25 pp. in standard format) research paper. Some restrictions and prerequisites apply to enrollment. See a history advisor or the director of undergraduate studies.

  • HIEA 2091

    Korean Civilization to 1900
     Rating

    3.96

     Difficulty

    2.60

     GPA

    3.48

    Last Taught

    Fall 2025

    This course covers the history of Korean civilization from its archeological and mythical origins to the late nineteenth century. Together students will examine sources on premodern Korean warfare, society, sex, politics, religion, and culture to understand how this seemingly distant past continues to shape Korea's present and future. We will also explore the influence of Korean civilization on regional and global histories beyond the peninsula.

  • HIUS 3051

    The Age of Jefferson
     Rating

    4.44

     Difficulty

    3.50

     GPA

    3.49

    Last Taught

    Spring 2025

    This course uses Thomas Jefferson as a lens to explore the post revolutionary era in the United States (ca. 1776-1830), with a focus on race and slavery, trans-nationalism, imperialism, and legal/constitutional developments.

  • HIST 2214

    The Cold War
     Rating

    4.85

     Difficulty

    2.85

     GPA

    3.50

    Last Taught

    Fall 2024

    An exploration of the geopolitical and ideological conflict that dominated world affairs from 1945 to 1990. Assignments include the readings of historical work, as well as primary sources, some of which are recetly declassified material from the major states involved in the Cold War.

  • HIST 4501

    Major Seminar
     Rating

    3.67

     Difficulty

    3.00

     GPA

    3.50

    Last Taught

    Fall 2025

    The major seminar is a small class (not more than 15 students) intended primarily but not exclusively for history majors who have completed two or more courses relevant to the topic of the seminar. The work of the seminar results primarily in the preparation of a substantial (ca. 25 pages in standard format) research paper. Some restrictions and prerequisites apply to enrollment. See a history advisor or the director of undergraduate studies.

  • HIST 5130

    Global Legal History
     Rating

    5.00

     Difficulty

    4.00

     GPA

    3.51

    Last Taught

    Spring 2025

    Examines European legal regimes as they moved around the globe and considers those regimes' interactions with one another and with non-European legal cultures from 1500 to the twentieth century. Themes include: empire formation and legal pluralism; conflicting ideas of property; interaction of settler and indigenous peoples; forced labor and migration; the law of nations; and piracy and the law of the sea.

  • HISA 2003

    History of Modern India
     Rating

    2.90

     Difficulty

    2.14

     GPA

    3.51

    Last Taught

    Fall 2025

    Surveys 200 years of Indian history from the mid-18th century to the present, focusing on the imperial/colonial encounter with the British Raj before Independence, and the social and political permutations of freedom in India, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka since.

  • HIST 4400

    Topics in Economic History
     Rating

     Difficulty

     GPA

    3.52

    Last Taught

    Fall 2025

    Comparative study of the historical development of selected advanced economies (e.g., the United States, England, Japan, continental Europe). The nations covered vary with instructor. Cross-listed with ECON 4400.

  • HIEU 3141

    Age of Conquests: Britain from the Romans to the Normans (43-1066)
     Rating

    4.22

     Difficulty

    3.27

     GPA

    3.53

    Last Taught

    Spring 2025

    Surveys the history of Britain from the establishment of Roman rule to the Norman Conquest of 1066. Particular focus falls upon the social, political and cultural history of early England and its neighbors in Wales and Scotland, the Scandinavian impact of the 8th through 11th centuries, and Britain's links with the wider late antique and early medieval worlds.

  • HIEA 1501

    Introductory Seminar in East Asian History
     Rating

    3.52

     Difficulty

    3.19

     GPA

    3.55

    Last Taught

    Spring 2025

    Introduces the study of history intended for first- or second-year students. Seminars involve reading, discussing, and writing about different historical topics and periods, and emphasize the enhancement of critical and communication skills. Several seminars are offered each term. Not more than two Introductory Seminars may be counted toward the major in history.