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Number		 Name Description
HST-100 Introduction to Asian Studies An interdisciplinary introduction to Asian Studies will touch upon the ... Read More »
HST-101 Hist of Western Civilization I A survey of European culture, politics, and society from antiquity to ... Read More »
HST-102 Hst of Western Civilization II A survey of European culture, politics, and society from antiquity to ... Read More »
HST-121 World History I A survey of the major cultural groupings in the world community from t ... Read More »
HST-122 World History II A survey of the major cultural groupings in the world community from t ... Read More »
HST-149 Empires & Globalization I The first semester focuses on the transition from democracy to empire ... Read More »
HST-150 Empires & Globalization II The first semester focuses on the transition from democracy to empire ... Read More »
HST-169 Intro to Afr. Amer Genealogy This seminar will introduce students to resources and techniques in Af ... Read More »
HST-181 American History I A survey of such topics as colonial politics and society; Native Ameri ... Read More »
HST-182 American History II A survey of such topics as colonial politics and society; Native Ameri ... Read More »
HST-204 Health, Disease, and Medicine This course explores the social history of health, disease and medicin ... Read More »
HST-212 British History II England, Scotland and Wales from Celtic times; the development of the ... Read More »
HST-213 British Empire & Commonwealth The first British Empire (1607-1783); the second British Empire in the ... Read More »
HST-244 The Iranian Islamic Revolution The course reviews modern Iranian politics with a special attention on ... Read More »
HST-245 Middle East Since 1258 History of the Middle East from 1258 to the present. Study of the reg ... Read More »
HST-246 History of Modern Iran The course will examine the contemporary history of Persia (Iran) from ... Read More »
HST-247 History of Modern Middle East This course seeks to provide students with an understanding of the bro ... Read More »
HST-249 The Us, Mid-East, & Gulf Wars This course will examine U.S. involvement in the Middle East from Worl ... Read More »
HST-255 Films and Contemporary China This class uses a series of films to demonstrate the changes in people ... Read More »
HST-260 Peoples & Cultures of Sub-Saha This course is a survey of the people and cultures of Africa from a hi ... Read More »
HST-261 African History to 1800 This course will explore the history of Africa from prehistoric times ... Read More »
HST-262 Modern African Hst Since 1800 This course will cover the history of Africa from 1800 to the present ... Read More »
HST-263 Race & Pol in South Africa An analysis of the history of South Africa from 1800 to the present. ... Read More »
HST-264 Italy From the Renaissance to The course explores Italy’s history from the Renaissance until 1 ... Read More »
HST-269 Early Modern France This course will look at early modern France (1400-1789), emphasizing ... Read More »
HST-271 African Amer Hst 1619-1860 This course will examine the history of Africans in the United States ... Read More »
HST-272 Afro-American Hst Since 1860 This course will examine African-American history from the end of slav ... Read More »
HST-273 History of Gender in Latin Ame Why was it honorable for a 19th century Mexican hacienda owner to kill ... Read More »
HST-274 Women in 19th Century Europe An exploration of the condition of European women from 1800 to 1914. R ... Read More »
HST-275 Women in 20th Century Europe An examination of the changing place of women in European society sinc ... Read More »
HST-276 Hist of Modern Latin America The development of Latin American states: society, economy and culture ... Read More »
HST-277 Early Mesoamerican Life & Cul This course examines the social, cultural and anthropological history ... Read More »
HST-278 Mexico Since Spanish Conquest An historical overview of the four and one-half centuries of cultural, ... Read More »
HST-279 The Spanish Civil War, 1936-39 This course studies the causes, progress, and consequences of one of t ... Read More »
HST-280 Hist of U.S. Latin Am Relation This course examines the relations between the United States and Latin ... Read More »
HST-284 Latin Social Revolutions This course examines major social upheavals since 1900 in selected Lat ... Read More »
HST-285 Colonial History of Latin Amer An introduction to Latin America’s colonial history through to t ... Read More »
HST-286 Caribbean & Latin Am Diasporas A look at the migration of people, along with their culture, to and fr ... Read More »
HST-292 Am For. Relations Since 1898 An exploration of one of the most significant developments of modern t ... Read More »
HST-293 Race and Reconstruction This course explores the political, economic, social, and cultural his ... Read More »
HST-294 Atlantic World History Takes the study of history beyond national borders by looking at the i ... Read More »
HST-300 Historical Research This course focuses on issues of concern to the historical profession, ... Read More »
HST-304 Imperial Rome This course offers an introduction to the Golden Age of Roman culture ... Read More »
HST-305 Silk Road: Cross-Cult Journey This course will offer students the opportunity to examine the role of ... Read More »
HST-306 Politics of the Arab-Israeli An analysis of the origins and the local, regional, and international ... Read More »
HST-307 U.S. Race Relations 1877-1945 This couse focuses on the African-American freedom struggle. It descr ... Read More »
HST-308 Writing the Historical Novel A workshop in which we will explore issues common to the writing of an ... Read More »
HST-309 Finding History: Hist. Archive Using the historical archives in the Boston area (Federal Record Cente ... Read More »
HST-310 Public History Public History is history that is practiced outside of the classroom. ... Read More »
HST-312 Renaissance & Reformation Eur Intellectual and cultural developments of the Renaissance, and of the ... Read More »
HST-316 Islam and the Crusades This course will begin with an examination of the rise of Islam in the ... Read More »
HST-318 History of Sports in America This class will look at the history of sports in America from the era ... Read More »
HST-319 Hst of Black Music in America Black music has been one of the primary cultural forces in the United ... Read More »
HST-321 History If Islam This course presents a coherent account of the origin and history of I ... Read More »
HST-322 French Revolution & Napoleon The background and outbreak of revolution; the French Republic; the Re ... Read More »
HST-323 Seeking Freedom: African Amer This class is designed to introduce students to the history of African ... Read More »
HST-324 African Hist: Selected Topics Selected topics will include: African Religions and Philosophy, tradit ... Read More »
HST-325 Explor, Coloniz & Imperialism Begins with an overview of the Old Worlds (Africa, America, Asia and E ... Read More »
HST-327 World History: Selected Topics Emphasizes the continuities and changes that take place within civiliz ... Read More »
HST-330 History & Culture of Senegal This class will introduce students to the richness of Senegalese cultu ... Read More »
HST-331 Capitalism: a History A history of capitalism from the 13th century to the present. Topics ... Read More »
HST-332 Capitalism, Socialism, & Demo This interdisciplinary course explores how, between 1877 and 1920, hig ... Read More »
HST-333 U.S. in the 20th Cty:1898-1945 America’s emergence as a world power; the progressive era; U.S. ... Read More »
HST-334 The United States, 1945-1970 This course will explore the history of the United States during the t ... Read More »
HST-335 The United States Since 1970 This course will examine the United States in the final years of the 2 ... Read More »
HST-336 Fifth Century Athens This course offers an introduction to the high classical period of Gre ... Read More »
HST-338 Ancient Greece & Ancient Israe A survey or archaic thought from Greek myths or origin and Hebraic acc ... Read More »
HST-339 Pagan Reason to Christian Rele A survey of the monumental transformation from Pagan thought to Christ ... Read More »
HST-341 Emergence of Modern South Asia A survey of the social and political history of South Asia through the ... Read More »
HST-342 Modern Japanese History The class examines Japanese history from the beginning of the 17 centu ... Read More »
HST-343 Dialogue W/ Sages East & West wisdom, comparing Confucianism, which provides the moral foundation of ... Read More »
HST-344 Passages to the Modern World This upper-level course compares early modern societies in Europe and ... Read More »
HST-345 Chinese Civilization A survey of pre-modern Chinese history from antiquity to the sixteenth ... Read More »
HST-346 Modern Chinese History A survey of modern Chinese history from the sixteenth century to the p ... Read More »
HST-347 Japanese Civilization An overview of Japanese history from ancient times to the nineteenth c ... Read More »
HST-348 Samurai: History, Lit, & Film This course explores the history of samurai and its cultural meaning f ... Read More »
HST-349 Japanese Imperialism Cultural Diversity B ... Read More »
HST-353 Military History of New Englan This course explores the military role of the New England area in the ... Read More »
HST-356 World War 2: the Global War This course examines the Second World War from political, military and ... Read More »
HST-357 History of Spain I This course explores the military role of the New England area in the ... Read More »
HST-358 History of Spain II
HST-359 Franco’s Spain Madrid Course ... Read More »
HST-359 The Age of Franklin Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790) rose from relative poverty and obscurity ... Read More »
HST-360 Native Am: Pre-Hist/Trail Tear This course will examine the native people of North America before and ... Read More »
HST-361 Native America 1832 to Present This course will consider Native Americans from the period of removal ... Read More »
HST-362 History of Piracy Why did men (and some women) turn pirate? Why is there a continuing fa ... Read More »
HST-363 Naval History: U.S.S. Constit In 1794 Boston’s citizens watched the largest ship built here up ... Read More »
HST-364 Oral History This course examines the theory, methods, ethics, and major works of o ... Read More »
HST-365 Presenting Hst: Media & Method Considers the history, theory, and techniques of Public History presen ... Read More »
HST-366 Preserving History Meeting alternately at Suffolk University and at local historical inst ... Read More »
HST-367 Freedom Trail 101: Historical Meeting alternatively at Suffolk and at Boston’s historical site ... Read More »
HST-368 Intro to Historical Interpreta Working with the historic Shirley-Eustis House in Roxbury, students wi ... Read More »
HST-370 Workers in America How have ordinary American working people shaped and been shaped by th ... Read More »
HST-371 U.S. Women’s Hst Colonial-1865 This course traces the roles, images and experiences of women in Ameri ... Read More »
HST-372 U.S. Women’s Hst: 1865-PRESENT This course examines the social and cultural history of women in the U ... Read More »
HST-377 Caribbean and Latin American D A look at the migration of people, along with their culture, to and fr ... Read More »
HST-378 Environmental Hist of Lat Am We examine the dynamic cultures of our southern neighbors descended fr ... Read More »
HST-380 History of Plymouth Plymouth beyond the Mayflower Pilgrims, Thanksgiving and Plymouth Rock ... Read More »
HST-381 American Colonial History This course emphasizes the founding and settlement of the American col ... Read More »
HST-382 The American Revolution This course provides an analysis of the background, progress and resul ... Read More »
HST-383 Boston: Heritage of a City The development and influence of Boston from its foundation in 1630: t ... Read More »
HST-384 Military Hst of Mod World Western warfare from the French Revolution to the present, stressing s ... Read More »
HST-386 Antebellum Boston This course explores the beginning of Boston’s emergence from a ... Read More »
HST-388 Crime in America: Case Studies An in-depth examination of six high-profile criminal cases from the pa ... Read More »
HST-389 American Constitutional Hst I The development of American constitutional government. Topics will inc ... Read More »
HST-390 Const. Hst II 14th Amend-Pres This course will explore changes in the American Constitutional system ... Read More »
HST-391 Young Nation: U.S. 1789-1850 America’s early national history, from President Washington to p ... Read More »
HST-392 Am Civil War & Reconstruction Topics include the antebellum reform and expansion movements, especial ... Read More »
HST-394 Slavery in History, Lit & Film A history of slavery in the United States. Topics include the law of s ... Read More »
HST-395 Race & Ethnicity in Amer Hst An overview of American history from the perspective of its racial and ... Read More »
HST-396 The African Diaspora An examination of the dispersion of Africans to the Americas during th ... Read More »
HST-407 German History 1517 - 1871 This course explores the social, political and cultural development of ... Read More »
HST-410 Class & Social Ctrl 1830-1914 An examination of middle-class values and attitudes in the nineteenth ... Read More »
HST-411 Europe, 1815 - 1914 The political, economic, social and cultural development of the princi ... Read More »
HST-412 Europe in the 20th Century The political, economic, social and cultural developments of the princ ... Read More »
HST-414 Nazi Germany German and European preconditions; the Versailles Treaty and the failu ... Read More »
HST-415 Ireland: Celts to Present Irish origins and medieval background; Anglo-Irish history from the Tu ... Read More »
HST-416 Contemp Czech Culture & Art This course will elucidate the transitions in the Czech culture and ar ... Read More »
HST-417 Czech Cultural & Intel History This is a seminar in Czech cultural history, especially as illuminated ... Read More »
HST-418 Czechoslovakia & Centrl Europe An examination of the situation and contributions of the Czech, Moravi ... Read More »
HST-419 Czech History, Culture, & Soc. This is an introductory seminar in Czech history, politics, society, e ... Read More »
HST-420 Romanticism & Nat Id in Cen Eu In this course, we shall study the origins and different forms of Roma ... Read More »
HST-422 Intell-Cul Hist of Mod Eur The educated classes of Europe, their sociology and their culture, fro ... Read More »
HST-425 The Enlightenment and the Eigh Eighteenth-century Europe witnessed a profound intellectual movement c ... Read More »
HST-426 Cult & Pol in Eur 1919-1939 This course examines the social and political development of European ... Read More »
HST-427 Religion & Society in Europe This course will look at religion in European society from 1400-1650. ... Read More »
HST-430 Catherine II - Russia’s Empres The course will examine Catherine II’s political, social, and fo ... Read More »
HST-433 The Russian Revolution The origins, events, and aftermath of the Bolshevik Revolution, 1917-1 ... Read More »
HST-434 Europe:before & After Glasnost The course will focus on the Soviet Union, Germany and their neighbor ... Read More »
HST-440 Lat. Amer. Festivals, Dances This course explores how indigenous Americans, European conquistadores ... Read More »
HST-441 Social Movements in the Caribb A case study approach to studying the various means by which people in ... Read More »
HST-452 Ancient China Seminar Topics in this seminar on ancient China will include the emergence of ... Read More »
HST-453 Chinese Classics & Western Th This upper-level course discusses political thought in the Chinese and ... Read More »
HST-468 Res. Sem: Busing in Boston This is a research seminar designed to give students the opportunity t ... Read More »
HST-469 African American Life Slavery This class is designed to provide students with a deeper understanding ... Read More »
HST-471 Unraveling Selfhood: the Body This course examines American debates over the natures, capacities, an ... Read More »
HST-475 Dressing Democracy This seminar examines the crisis of self-presentation in 19th- and ear ... Read More »
HST-481 Boston Hist, Literature & Film An interdisciplinary examination of the history of Boston. Special foc ... Read More »
HST-483 Death, Disease, and Healing This course investigates how Americans have understood and responded t ... Read More »
HST-484 Hist. of the Emotions in Marri Do we all feel the same emotions across cultures and throughout histor ... Read More »
HST-485 History of American Law A topical seminar on the social history of American law from the 17th ... Read More »
HST-486 Viet Nam War Hist, Lit, & Film An interdisciplinary examination of the American war in Vietnam. Spec ... Read More »
HST-489 Law, Literature & History The history of American law and literature. Focus is on a variety of t ... Read More »
HST-494 Politics and Protest This course will examine the impact of organized reform movements on A ... Read More »
HST-495 Atlantic World: Print to Prog This course investigates the impact on Euro-American societies of Atla ... Read More »
HST-496 History of Terrorism This course seeks an understanding of contemporary societies most co ... Read More »
HST-497 The Damned & the Saved Why is America the world’s most fertile ground for the prolifera ... Read More »
HST-500 Directed Study By special arrangement members of the History department will schedule ... Read More »
HST-503 History: Theory & Practice This course is intended for Honors students and for students intereste ... Read More »
HST-507 Prague Spring Study-Tour The principal focus of this seminar is on ethnicity, cultural diversit ... Read More »
HST-508 Study Trip to El Salvador: a This course will examine the history of El Salvador through readings, ... Read More »
HST-522 History Internship History Internships require approximately 12 hours of work per week in ... Read More »
HST-526 History in Middle School Curr This course is designed for students who are preparing to teach in the ... Read More »
HST-527 History in Sec’ndry Curriculum This course is designed for students who are preparing to teach in the ... Read More »
HST-H359 The Age of Franklin Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790) rose from relative poverty and obscurity ... Read More »
HST-H426 Honors-Culture and Politics in This course examines the social and political development of European ... Read More »
HST-H454 Cracks on the Great Wall This advanced seminar explores China’s relations with northern n ... Read More »