A survey of the development of world civilization from the dawn of civilization in Southwestern Asia and North Africa to the early modern world.

Survey of the political, diplomatic, economic, cultural, and sociological forces and adjustments that have affected the history of the United States to 1876.

Survey of the political, diplomatic, economic, cultural, and sociological forces and adjustments that have affected the history of the United States since 1877.

Students undertake supervised internships in careers related to history. Internships may be with historical museums and research institutions; public agencies like the National Park Service, historic preservation offices, and archives; or private institutions like historical galleries and business firms. Prerequisite: permission of the department chairperson. A total of 12 hours of credit may be earned.

Survey, analysis, and discussion of events, leaders, and movements, with special emphasis on causes, interpretation, and historiography of the period of national crisis and war followed by national reconstruction.

The origins, immediate causes, and the course of World War II with emphasis on the peace settlement of 1919, revisionism, appeasement, diplomatic conflicts, military campaigns, and the foundations of the postwar world.

Examination of Greek political institutions, society, religion, and intellectual life in the Hellenic and Hellenistic periods. Emphasizes the study of Greek forms of democracy and other contributions to Western
civilization and culture.

The development of the Soviet Union from the Bolshevik Revolution of 1917 to the present, stressing the evolution of political and economic institutions, social problems, cultural policies, and the ideological aims and changing role of the Soviet Union in world affairs.

Events, leaders, and movements, with special emphasis on causes, interpretation, and historiography of the period of national crisis and war followed by national reconstruction. Not open to students who have credit in HIST 407.

The origins, immediate causes, and the course of the Second World War with stress on the peace settlement of 1919, revisionism, diplomatic conflicts, and the foundations of the postwar world. Not open to students who have credit in HIST 455.

The development of the Soviet Union from the Bolshevik Revolution of 1917 to the present, with emphasis on Soviet political and economic institutions and the role of the U.S.S.R. in world affairs. Not open to students who have credit in HIST 487.