This course examines the long-term trajectory of world history. Taking a global approach, students think beyond national boundaries and consider themes that bind disparate regions together, such as trade, migration, the environment, state formation, and imperialism. Fulfills General Education Foundations - Historical Analysis. Fulfills General Education Cultures - Global Perspectives. Offered every semester.
Winter 2026 - Online Spring/Summer 2026 - Online
This course examines the long-term trajectory of European civilizations, focusing on the development of Europe and the complex interrelationships between political, economic, social, and cultural aspects over time. Students may consider themes such as the emergence of nation-states, trade, migration, religion, class conflict, gender, racism, genocide, nationalism, or demographic change. Fulfills General Education Foundations - Historical Analysis. Fulfills General Education Cultures - Global Perspectives. Offered every semester.
How did we get here? Explore the long-term development of American history from precolonial origins to European colonies to a world power. Investigate how social, cultural, political, and economic forces have shaped our lives. Topics and thematic approach will vary by section. Fulfills General Education Foundations - Historical Analysis. Fulfills General Education Cultures - U.S. Diversity. Offered every semester.
Basic content and methods of history through an introductory study of world cultures from 1500 to present. The course focuses on specific societies in Africa, Asia, Europe, and the Western hemisphere, analyzing and comparing the ways in which political, economic, social, cultural, and demographic factors influenced the development of these various cultures. Required for majors. Fulfills General Education Cultures - Global Perspectives. Fulfills General Education Foundations - Historical Analysis. Offered every semester.
The development of the United States from the Colonial Period to the end of Reconstruction with an emphasis on the role that race, ethnicity, culture, political thought, economics, and gender played in shaping American values and institutions. Fulfills General Education Cultures - U.S. Diversity. Fulfills General Education Foundations - Historical Analysis. Offered every semester.
Explore how race, gender, politics, and economics shaped American history since 1877. Topics include civil rights, foreign policy, immigration, industrialization, changing visions of our nation's mission, the growth of its global influence, and shifts in the distribution of people and power. Fulfills General Education Cultures - U.S. Diversity. Fulfills General Education Foundations - Historical Analysis. Offered every semester.
This is a broad survey of Latin American history from the pre-Colombian period to the present. The course will focus on major issues and themes in Latin American history. Topics include Amerindians, conquest, slavery, independence, national identity, foreign intervention, revolutions, and inequality. Fulfills General Education Foundations - Historical Analysis. Fulfills General Education Cultures - Global Perspectives.
A history of the British North American colonies through the conclusion of the Seven Years War. Topics include the origins of the colonies, relations with the Native Americans, British colonial policy, the origins of slavery, and social, political, and cultural development of the colonies.
Winter 2026 - Online
This course focuses on the rise in sectional tensions, the conduct of the Civil War, and the tensions over the postwar/Reconstruction period in the United States.
Drawing on interdisciplinary approaches to globalization, the course critically examines the forced and/or coercive global transfer of people, the traffic and trafficking of humans, through historical and contemporary perspectives. Topics may include migrant smuggling, forced labor, slave trade, sex workers, voices of survival workers, and self-advocacy in survival communities. Part of the Globalization Issue. Cross-listed with INT 319 and HRT 319. Offered fall and winter semesters. Prerequisite: Junior standing.
Winter 2026 - Hybrid Spring/Summer 2026 - Online
Examines Buddhism and major religious traditions of East Asia and their modern developments through historical perspectives. Explores the visions, values, and activities of people in India, Tibet, China and Japan, and how their religious traditions have shaped their life experiences. Studies religious interactions among East Asian countries and their indigenous traits. Fulfills General Education Cultures - Global Perspectives. Part of the Identity Issue. Prerequisite: Junior standing.
Interdisciplinary exploration of the diverse ways that western societies from Ancient Greece to the modern era have defined health and disease, provided health care, managed the environment, and sought to prevent illness. Examines the strengths and limits of past solutions to health questions and their applicability to modern society. Part of the Health Issue. Prerequisite: Junior standing.
Spring/Summer 2026 - Online
Examines witch trials in various places and times across history, from a variety of perspectives, with emphasis on the marginalization of the accused witches within their communities. Geographical and chronological focus will vary, but may include early modern Europe, Colonial North America, or contemporary Africa. Part of the Identity Issue. Prerequisite: Junior standing.
