HIST -- History

HIST 401 The Scientific Revolution: From Copernicus to Newton (3) Major events in the history of physical science during the 16th and 17th centuries and their relation to philosophy, religion and society in Western Europe. The attack on ancient and medieval scientific theories; the transition from geocentric to heliocentric astronomy; discoveries of Kepler, Galileo and Newton; and the establishment of the "mechanical philosophy" that dominated early modern science.

 HIST 402 The Development of Modern Physical Science: From Newton to Einstein (3) Prerequisites: MATH 110; and PHYS 112 or PHYS 117 or equivalent. The history of physics in the 18th and 19th centuries, including some of its connections with mathematics, technology, chemistry and planetary science. Emphasis on internal technical developments in physical theory, with some discussion of experimental, philosophical and sociological aspects. This is the second part of a three-semester sequence (HIST 401, HIST 402, PHYS 490); each part may be taken independently of the others.

 HIST 403 20th Century Revolutions in the Physical Sciences (3) Prerequisites: MATH 110 or equivalent and six credits of college-level physics. Major changes in knowledge of the physical world, including quantum theory/atomic structure, relativity/cosmology, and continental drift/plate tectonics; theories about the nature of scientific revolutions.

 HIST 404 History of Modern Biology (3) The internal development of biology in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, including evolution, cell theory, heredity and development, spontaneous generation, and mechanism- vitalism controversies. The philosophical aspects of the development of scientific knowledge and the interaction of biology with chemistry and physics.

 HIST 406 History of Technology (3) Not open to students who have completed HIST 407 prior to Fall Semester, 1989. The changing character of technology in modern history, beginning with the Middle Ages. Concentrates on the Industrial Revolution and its aftermath, the nature of technological knowledge and the sources of technological change.

 HIST 407 Technology and Social Change in History (3) Students with HIST 407 prior to Fall Semester 1989 must have permission of department to enroll in this course. Social consequences of technological innovations and the ways in which societies people have coped with new technologies.

 HIST 410 Introduction to Archives I (3) Prerequisite: permission of department. Corequisite: HIST 411. History of the basic intellectual problems relating to archives and manuscript repositories; emphasis on problems of selection, access, preservation, inventorying and editing as well as the variety of institutions housing documents.

 HIST 411 Introduction to Archives II (3) Prerequisite: permission of department. Corequisite: HIST 410. Practical experience through placement in cooperating archives or manuscript repositories in the Baltimore/Annapolis/Washington, D.C. areas. Assignments to specific projects based on intellectual interest of students.

 HIST 414 History of European Ideas I (3) Review of the basic western intellectual traditions as a heritage from the ancient world. Selected important currents of thought from the scientific revolution of the 16th and 17th centuries down to the end of the 18th century.

 HIST 415 History of European Ideas II (3) A continuation of HIST 414 emphasizing 19th and 20th century thought.

 HIST 418 Jews and Judaism: Selected Historical Topics (3) Repeatable to 6 credits if content differs.

 HIST 419 Special Topics in History (3) Repeatable to 9 credits if content differs.

 HIST 422 Byzantine Empire I (3) The Eastern Roman Empire from Constantine the Great to the crisis of the ninth century. The development of the late Roman state into the Medieval Christian Byzantine empire and the evolution of a distinctive Byzantine culture.

 HIST 423 Byzantine Empire II (3) The Byzantine empire from the Macedonian renaissance to the conquest of Constantinople by the Turks in 1453: the Byzantine empire at its height, the crusades, Byzantium as a minor power, and its contributions to the Renaissance and the cultures of Russia and the Balkans.

 HIST 424 Early Russia (3) A study of the evolution of the East Slavic peoples from prehistory to the time of Peter the Great. Major segments are devoted to the Kievan Rus state, Mongol rule, Muscovite autocracy, the absorption of Ukraine, and the advent of Westernization.

 HIST 425 Imperial Russia (3) The rise and fall of the Russian Empire, Peter the Great to the collapse of tsarism in revolution. Emphasis on the evolution of autocracy, social groups, national identities, and cultural change.

 HIST 426 Age of Industry: Britain 1760 to 1914 (3) An economic, social, political and cultural analysis of Britain in the age of its industrial supremacy. The nature of the first industrial revolution; the emergence of modern social classes; the cultural impact of industrialization; politics and society in the early and mid-nineteenth century; Victorianism and its critics; imperialism and politics; high and low culture; the rise of labor; social and political tensions 1910-1914.

 HIST 427 Age of Decline: Britain 1914 to Present (3) British society since the First World War. The social, cultural, economic and political impact of the First World War; labor and politics in the 1920s and 1930s; the inter-war depression, appeasement and foreign policy; the social impact of the Second World War; the welfare state and nationalization of industry; the dissolution of Empire; the emergence of a consumer society; social criticism in 1950s; the economic and political problems of the 1960s and 1970s.

 HIST 430 Tudor England (3) An examination of the political, religious and social forces in English life, 1485-1603, with special emphasis on Tudor government, the English reformation and the Elizabethan era.

 HIST 431 Stuart England (3) An examination of the political, religious and social forces in English life, 1603-1714, with special emphasis on Puritanism and the English revolutions.

 HIST 433 Changing Perceptions of Gender Identities in the U.S., 1880- 1935 (3) Exploring changing perceptions of gender in the U.S., 1880- 1935, and the impact of those changes on the day-to-day lives of men and women.

 HIST 435 Constitutional and Legal History of Britain (3) Not open to students who have completed HIST 434 or HIST 435. Constitutional and legal developments in England from the Anglo-Saxon settlement to the present day. The rise and decline of monarchical government, the development of parliament, and the emergence of systematized, democratic government. The origins of the common law and legal profession, the development of a centralized judicial system, and the emergence of modern trial procedures. Survey knowledge of English history desirable.

 HIST 436 French Revolution and Napoleon (3) The causes and course of the French Revolution with emphasis on the struggle among elites, popular intervention, the spread of counterrevolution, the Terror as repression and popular government, the near collapse of the Republic, and the establishment and defeat of dictatorship.

 HIST 437 Modern France from Napoleon to DeGaulle (3) The changing political and cultural values of French society in response to recurrent crises throughout the 19th and 20th centuries. Students should have had some previous survey of either western civilization or European history.

 HIST 440 Germany in the Nineteenth Century, 1815-1914 (3) Examines the social, economic, cultural, and political development of the major German states before 1871 and of Germany, excluding Austria, form 1871 to 1914.

 HIST 441 Germany in the Twentieth Century: 1914-Present (3) Germany's aims and policies during World War I, its condition and policies in the inter-war period, the rise of National Socialism, World War II, and post- war Germany.

 HIST 442 Twentieth-Century Russia (3) Russia and the Soviet Union from the fall of the tsars to the post- communist present. Impact of Leninism, Stalinism and Soviet Communism on state, society, culture and nationality.

 HIST 443 Modern Balkan History (3) A political, socio-economic, and cultural history of Yugoslavia, Bulgaria, Romania, Greece, and Albania from the breakdown of Ottoman domination to the present. Emphasis is on movements for national liberation during the nineteenth century and on approaches to modernization in the twentieth century.

 HIST 445 Twentieth Century European Diplomatic History (3) The development and execution of European diplomacy from the outbreak of World War I to the conclusion of World War II, concentrating on Central and Western Europe.

 HIST 447 European Economic History Since 1750 (3) The mainsprings of the Industrial Revolution first in 18th century England and then across the rest of Europe during the 19th and 20th centuries. Emphasis on the English, French, German, Austro-Hungarian and Russian experiences with private capitalism and public policy, including fascism and communism. Social consequences of industrial development such as urbanization and the rise of labor movements.

 HIST 450 Economic History of the United States to 1865 (3) The development of the American economy from Columbus through the Civil War.

 HIST 451 Economic History of the United States After 1865 (3) The development of the American economy from the Civil War to the present.

 HIST 452 Diplomatic History of the United States to 1914 (3) American foreign relations from the American Revolution to the beginning of World War I. International developments and domestic influences that contribute to American expansion in world affairs. Analyses of significant individuals active in American diplomacy and foreign policy.

 HIST 453 Diplomatic History of the United States from 1914 (3) American foreign relations in the twentieth century. World War I, the Great Depression, World War II, the Cold War, the Korean War, and Vietnam. A continuation of HIST 452.

 HIST 454 Constitutional History of the United States: From Colonial Origins (3) to 1860 The interaction of government, law, and politics in the constitutional system. The nature and purpose of constitutions and constitutionalism; the relationship between the constitution and social forces and influences, the way in which constitutional principles, rules, ideas, and institutions affect events and are in turn affected by events. The origins of American politics and constitutionalism through the constitutional convention of 1787. Major constitutional problems such as the origins of judicial review, democratization of government, slavery in the territories and political system as a whole.

 HIST 455 Constitutional History of the United States: Since 1860 (3) American public law and government, with emphasis on the interaction of government, law, and politics. Emphasis on the political-constitutional system as a whole, rather than simply the development of constitutional law by the Supreme Court. Major crises in American government and politics such as Civil War, reconstruction, the 1890's, the New Deal era, the civil disorders of the 1960's.

 HIST 456 History of American Culture and Ideas to 1865 (3) The culture and ideas that have shaped American society and character from the first settlements to the Civil War.

 HIST 457 History of American Culture and Ideas Since 1865 (3) A continuation of HIST 456, from the Civil War to the present.

 HIST 459 Society in America: Historical Topics (3) Repeatable to 6 credits if content differs. A consideration of selected aspects of American society from colonial times to the present. Special emphasis on regionalism, immigration, nativism, minorities, urbanization, and social responses to technological changes.

 HIST 460 History of Labor in the United States (3) The American working class in terms of its composition; its myths and utopias; its social conditions; and its impact on American institutions.

 HIST 461 Blacks in American Life: 1865 to Present (3) The role of the Black in America since slavery, with emphasis on twentieth century developments: the migration from farm to city; the growth of the civil rights movement; the race question as a national problem.

 HIST 462 The United States Civil War (3) Causes of the Civil War; sectional politics and secession; resources and strategy of the Confederacy and the Union; changing character of the war; emancipation and its consequences: economic, social and political conditions on the homefront; and the wartime origns of Reconstruction. Not a military history course; little attention to the tactics of particular battles.

 HIST 463 History of the Old South (3) The golden age of the Chesapeake, the institution of slavery, the frontier south, the antebellum plantation society, the development of regional identity and the experiment in independence.

 HIST 467 History of Maryland (3) Political, social and economic history of Maryland from the seventeenth century to the present.

 HIST 471 History of Brazil (3) The history of Brazil with emphasis on the national period.

 HIST 472 History of the Argentine Republic (3) Concentration upon the recent history of Argentina with emphasis upon the social and economic development of a third world nation.

 HIST 473 History of the Caribbean (3) Offers a concise introduction to the history of the Caribbean regions from the Columbian voyages to the 20th Century. Special emphasis is given to the dynamics of local social and cultural formations within the framework of the "Political and Economic History of the Atlantic World."

 HIST 474 History of Mexico and Central America I (3) History of Mexico and Central America, beginning with the Pre-Spanish Indian cultures and continuing through European contact, conquest, and colonial dominance, down to the beginning of the Mexican War for Independence in 1810.

 HIST 475 History of Mexico and Central America II (3) A continuation of HIST 474 with emphasis on the political development of the Mexican nation.

 HIST 480 History of Traditional China (3) China from earliest times to 1644 A.D. Emphasis on the development of traditional Chinese culture, society, and government.

 HIST 481 A History of Modern China (3) Modern China from 1644 to the People's Republic of China. Emphasis on the coming of the west to China and the various stages of the Chinese reaction.

 HIST 482 History of Japan to 1800 (3) Traditional Japanese civilization from the age of Shinto mythology and introduction of continental learning down to the rule of military families, the transition to a money economy, and the creation of a townsmen's culture. A survey of political, economic, religious, and cultural history.

 HIST 483 History of Japan Since 1800 (3) Japan's renewed contact with the western world and emergence as a modern state, industrial society, and world power, 1800-1931; and Japan's road to war, occupation, and recovery, 1931 to the present.

 HIST 487 History of Soviet Foreign Relations, 1917 to Present (3) A history of Soviet foreign relations both conventional diplomacy and the spread of international proletarianism from the October Revolution to the present.

 HIST 491 History of the Ottoman Empire (3) Survey of the Ottoman Turkish Empire from 1300 A.D. to its collapse during World War I. Emphasis on the empire's social and political institutions and its expansion into Europe, the Arab East and North Africa.

 HIST 493 Victorian Women in England, France, and the United States (3) Examines the lives of middle and upper-class women in England, France, and the United States during the Victorian era. Topics include gender roles, work, domesticity, marriage, sexuality, double standards, and women's rights.

 HIST 494 Women in Africa (3) The place of women in African societies: the role and function of families; institutions such as marriage, birthing, and child-rearing; ritual markers in women's lives; women in the work place; women's associations; women's health issues; measures designed to control women's behavior; women and development.

 HIST 495 Women in Medieval Culture and Society (3) Medieval women's identity and cultural roles: the condition, rank and rights of medieval women; their access to power; a study of women's writings and the constraints of social constructs upon the female authorial voice; contemporary assumptions about women.

 HIST 496 Africa Since Independence (3) Analysis of socio-political and econo-political changes in Africa since approximately 1960; development of class structures, the role of the military, personal rule and the patrimonial state; decline of party politics and participatory politics. Discussion of changes in economic policies, policies with respect to rural communities, and their relationship to the state and decision-making.

 HIST 497 Islam in Africa (3) The introduction of Muslims and Islam into Africa from approximately the eighth to nineteenth century. Impact of Islam on a regional-cultural basis, as well as Islam in state development. A discussion of political theory in Islamic Africa, and the impact of Islam on social structures, e.g., domestic African slavery. Role of Islam in resistance movements against imperialism and colonization, as well as the place of Islam in the independence movements of the 1950's and 1960's.

 HIST 499 Independent Study (1-3) Prerequisite: permission of department. Repeatable to 6 credits.

HIST 600 Historiography (3) Historical writing and critical analysis of selected interpretations and generalizations made by leading historians with examples from both European and United States history.

HIST 601 Methods in Historical Research (3) Techniques of historical research and writing, emphasizing archival research, evaluation of sources, bibliography, and form and style in writing.

HIST 602 General Seminar: American History (3) Classic and new interpretations of American history with special attention to current directions of scholarship and research.

HIST 603 General Seminar: European History (3) Classic and new interpretations of European history with special attention to current directions of scholarship and research.

HIST 605 General Seminar: World History (3) For HIST majors only. Classic and recent interpretations in comparative history with emphasis on current directions of scholarship and research. Students previously enrolled in HIST 605 for l credit hour may enroll.

HIST 606 Seminar in the History and Philosophy of Science and Technology (3) Also offered as PHIL 650. Credit will be granted for only one of the following: HIST 606 or PHIL 650. Fundamental problems and current research in the history of science and technology; theories of historical change applied to selected cases in physical and biological science and in technology; historiographic and philosophical issues pertaining to these cases.

HIST 607 The Teaching of History in Institutions of Higher Learning (1)

HIST 608 Occupational Internship (1-6) Prerequisite: permission of department chairman. Repeatable to 6 credits. Individually arranged internship tailored to individual student needs with a cooperating public or private agency in the metropolitan, Washington/Baltimore area.

HIST 609 Readings in the History of Science and Technology (3)

HIST 618 Readings in the History of Women (3)

HIST 619 Special Topics in History (1-3)

HIST 628 Readings in Colonial American History to 1763 (3) Major historical literature on various groups and developments in the European colonies that later became the United States through the period ending with the British-French "Great War for Empire."

HIST 629 Readings in the American Revolution and New Nation, 1763 to 1812 (3)

HIST 638 Readings in Ante-Bellum America, 1812 - 1861 (3) Major historical literature on various developments and groups in the United States during the era of expanding industrialization, democracy and territory between the outpouring of nationalism tied to the War of 1812, and the hardening of sectionalism that led to Civil War.

HIST 639 Readings in Late 19th-Century America, 1861-1900 (3) Major historical literature on various groups and developments in the United States from the Civil War to the close of the century.

HIST 648 Readings in Early 20th-Century America, 1900-1941 (3) Major historical literature on various groups and developments in the United States between the Progressive Era and the beginning of World War II.

HIST 649 Readings in Recent American History, 1941-Present (3) Key subjects, themes, and historiographic debates in the history of the United States from 1941 to the present.

HIST 657 Readings in American Religious History (3) Major historical literature on various groups and developments in the history of religion in the United States from the colonial period to the present.

HIST 658 Readings in American Constitutional and Legal History (3) Historical literature on the American constitutional order from the colonial foundations to the present. The founding and development of political and constitutional institutions examined from the perspectives of law, politics, government and political philosophy.

HIST 659 Readings in American Cultural and Intellectual History (3) Major historical literature pertinent to the cultural/intellectual development of the varied peoples of the United States.

HIST 668 Readings in American Social History (3) Major historical literature related to specific issues in the social history of the United States.

HIST 669 Readings in the Economic History of the United States (3) Repeatable to 6 credits. An examination of the major issues in the history of the economy of the United States from the 17th century to the present, as these have been discussed by the more important economic historians.

HIST 678 Readings in American Labor History (3) Major historical literature related to the development of the American working class, the labor movement, and gender/racial/ethnic issue within them.

HIST 679 Readings in the History of American Foreign Policy (3) Major historical literature related to the diplomacy and international relations of the United States.

HIST 687 Readings in North American Frontiers and Borderlands (3) Examines two interpretive trends in North American history: first, a general rethinking of the usefulness of 'frontier' as a conceptual and ideological framework, and second, a new emphasis on 'borderlands' as analytically fertile ground for understanding relations between cultures, economies, genders, local societies, and states.

HIST 689 Readings in Southern History (3) Major historical literature centered on the development and peoples of the southern United States.

HIST 718 Readings in Medieval History (3)

HIST 719 Readings in the History of the Renaissance and Reformation (3)

HIST 729 Readings in Modern European History (3) Reading knowledge of some European language recommended but not required.

HIST 739 Readings in the History of Great Britain (3)

HIST 748 Readings in Modern French History (3)

HIST 749 Readings in German History, 1815 to the Present (3) Repeatable to 9 credits if content differs. Reading knowledge of German is encouraged, but not required.

HIST 758 Readings in Eastern European History (3) Repeatable to 6 credits if content differs. Selected topics in the history of the Hapsburg monarchy and the successor states, Poland and the Balkans. Emphasis on the rise of nationalism during the 19th century and the experience with fascism and communism in the 20th century.

HIST 759 Readings in Russian and Soviet History (3)

HIST 768 Readings in Chinese History (3)

HIST 769 Readings in Japanese History (3)

HIST 778 Readings in Latin American History (3)

HIST 779 Readings in Middle Eastern History (3)

HIST 788 Readings in European Economic and Labor History (3) Selected topics in European economic history from 1648 to the second World War. Attention to the mainsprings of industrialization, the economic consequences of war and revolution, and the variety of European labor movements. An introduction to the use of quantitative methods is provided.

HIST 789 Readings in Modern European Intellectual History (3)

HIST 798 Readings in Jewish History (3) Repeatable to 6 credits. Readings on selected topics in Jewish history. Emphasis on analysis of primary sources. Reading knowledge of Hebrew recommended.

HIST 799 Master's Thesis Research (1-6)

HIST 808 Seminar in the History of Science and Technology (3) Prerequisite: HIST 609 or permission of instructor.

HIST 809 Seminar in the History of Women (3)

HIST 819 Special Topics in History: Independent Research (1-3) Prerequisite: permission of department. For HIST majors only. Repeatable to 6 credits if content differs. Individual graduate research in an area not covered by current seminar offerings. The product will be a finished research paper normally based on original materials.

HIST 820 Seminar in Chinese History (3)

HIST 821 Seminar in Japanese History (3)

HIST 829 Seminar in Latin American History (3)

HIST 838 Seminar in Ancient History (3) Prerequisite: permission of instructor. Repeatable to 6 credits.

HIST 839 Seminar in Medieval and Early Modern European History (3)

HIST 840 Seminar in Greek History (3)

HIST 841 Seminar in Roman History (3)

HIST 844 Seminar in the History of the Renaissance and Reformation (3)

HIST 848 Seminar in Modern European History (3)

HIST 849 Seminar in Russian and Soviet History (3)

HIST 850 Seminar in East European History (3) Research papers on the history of the lands which are now Austria, Hungary, Czechoslovakia, Poland and the Balkan states, from the 18th century to the present.

HIST 851 Seminar in German History (3) Prerequisite: HIST 749 or permission of instructor. Reading knowledge of German is required.

HIST 855 Seminar in Modern European Intellectual History (3)

HIST 856 Seminar in Modern European Diplomatic History (3) Prerequisite: reading ability of either French or German. A course in modern European history.

HIST 857 Seminar in the Social and Cultural History of Europe (3) Research methods for multi-generational family history, the comparative study of folk cultures, and the study of creative minorities. Includes a general introduction to research in European society and culture.

HIST 858 Seminar in the History of Great Britain (3)

HIST 859 Seminar in History of Modern Wars (3)

HIST 878 Seminar in Colonial American History (3)

HIST 879 Seminar in the American Revolution and Formative Period (3)

HIST 880 Seminar in Southern History (3)

HIST 888 Seminar in the Middle Period and Civil War (3)

HIST 890 Seminar in American Culture and Ideas (3)

HIST 892 Seminar in American Social History (3)

HIST 893 Seminar in the Economic History of the United States (3) A research-writing seminar dealing with selected topics in American economic development from the colonial period to the present.

HIST 894 Seminar in American Labor History (3) Advanced research and writing on selected topics in the history of American workers, their conditions, communities, organizations and ideas.

HIST 895 Seminar in American Constitutional History (3)

HIST 896 Seminar in the History of American Foreign Policy (3)

HIST 898 Seminar in Recent American History (3)

HIST 899 Doctoral Dissertation Research (1-8)