• HIEU 2072

    Modern Europe and the World
     Rating

    5.00

     Difficulty

    3.00

     GPA

    3.66

    Last Taught

    Spring 2026

    European history since the French Revolution, with an emphasis on social, cultural, and political change in global perspective.

  • HIEU 2102

    Modern Jewish History
     Rating

    4.45

     Difficulty

    3.00

     GPA

    3.40

    Last Taught

    Spring 2026

    Survey of Jewish history from the seventeenth century to the present, primarily in Europe, but with further treatment of Jewish life in the U.S. and Israel. Major topics include Jewish historical consciousness; patterns of emancipation; religious adjustment; the role of women; anti-Semitism; Zionism; the American Jewish experience; the Holocaust; the establishment of Israel; and Jewish life in Europe after the Holocaust.

  • HIUS 2201

    US Immigration Law and Policy in Historical Perspective
     Rating

    4.33

     Difficulty

    3.00

     GPA

    3.77

    Last Taught

    Spring 2025

    This course will trace the origins of today's immigration policy debates by providing students with a comprehensive overview of American immigration law and policy from the eighteenth century to the present. The course will also explore how state and federal policies impacted a wide array of immigrants, including the Irish, Chinese, and Mexican arrivals of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries.

  • HIUS 2559

    New Course in United States History
     Rating

    4.00

     Difficulty

    3.00

     GPA

    3.37

    Last Taught

    Spring 2026

    This course provides the opportunity to offer a new topic in the subject area of United States history.

  • HIST 3352

    The First World War
     Rating

    3.50

     Difficulty

    3.00

     GPA

    3.45

    Last Taught

    Spring 2026

    At the Great War's centennial, we take stock of how it shaped life in the 20th century for peoples around the globe. Movies, memoirs, government reports and other texts throw light on causes of the war, the human carnage of 1914-18, Woodrow Wilson's effort to end war forever with a League of Nations, the demise of liberalism and the rise of fascism and communism in postwar Europe, and the launch of anti-colonial movements in Asia and Africa.

  • HIAF 3501

    Introductory History Workshop
     Rating

    5.00

     Difficulty

    3.00

     GPA

    3.80

    Last Taught

    Spring 2026

    Required for history majors, to be completed before enrollment in the Major Seminar. Introduces a variety of approaches to the study of history, methods for finding and analyzing primary and secondary sources, and the construction of historical arguments. Workshops are offered on a variety of topics each term.

  • HIEU 3501

    Introductory History Workshop
     Rating

    3.67

     Difficulty

    3.00

     GPA

    3.65

    Last Taught

    Spring 2026

    Required for history majors, to be completed before enrollment in the Major Seminar. Introduces a variety of approaches to the study of history, methods for finding and analyzing primary and secondary sources, and the construction of historical arguments. Workshops are offered on a variety of topics each term.

  • HIUS 3612

    Gender & Sexuality in America, 1865 to Present
     Rating

    4.67

     Difficulty

    3.00

     GPA

    3.37

    Last Taught

    Spring 2026

    Studies the evolution of women's roles in American society with particular attention to the experiences of women of different races, classes, and ethnic groups.

  • HIST 4501

    Major Seminar
     Rating

    3.67

     Difficulty

    3.00

     GPA

    3.50

    Last Taught

    Spring 2026

    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.

  • HILA 4501

    Seminar in Latin American History
     Rating

    3.67

     Difficulty

    3.00

     GPA

    3.44

    Last Taught

    Spring 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. Seminar work results primarily in the preparation of 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.