History (H)

History (H)

History at the College examines the Western and non-Western past to understand the evolution of culture, science, institutions, and behavior. Courses span the medieval, Renaissance, and modern periods; the United States, Europe, and Asia; and special topics such as Byzantium and Ancient Rome and Greece. In certain courses, quantitative methods drawn from the social sciences are applied to historical studies.

Program of Study (Proposed Degree Requirements)

Second Year
H 1 U.S. History, 1865 – Present
H 2 Recent American History
H 3ab European Civilization
CI 2 ab Core Integration Electives

Third, Fourth Years

H 80 History Research
H 81 Independent Reading in History
H 82 Senior Thesis Research
H 90 Oral Presentation
H 91 History Writing Electives History

Courses 1-91
H 1 U.S. History, 1865 – Present
H 2 Recent American History
H 3ab European Civilization.
H 4 Civilization, Science, and Archaeology
H 5 Introduction to the History of Science
H 6 History of American Law to 1877
H 7 The American South: Rise and Fall of the Slave South, 1609 – 1865
H8 African-American History
H9 America in the Progressive Era
H10 Europe in the Wider World
H11 Europe in a Wider World, since 1500
H12 Rome
H13 History of Ancient Greece
H14 Rise and Fall of the Russian Empire
H15 Britain to 1700
H16 Economic History of Europe
H17 Europe, 1789 – 1890 H18 Law in the Middle Ages
H19 The French Revolution
H20 Politics and Religion in Early Modern Europe
H21 History and Literature
H22 Revolutions in Modern Europe
H23 World of Anna Karenina
H24 Colonial Latin America
H30 Africa since 1800
H31 History of the Middle East since 1800
H32 India: Culture & Society
H33 History, Culture, and Early India
H34 Late Imperial China
H35 Introduction to Africa
H36 Byzantium
H 80 History Research
H 81 Independent Reading in History
H 82 Senior Thesis Research
H 90 Oral Presentation
H 91 History Writing