Course Descriptions
Undergraduate
HIST 1100. The World in the 20th Century. (VX) (3) Outstanding
recent world developments in an historical context. (Fall,
Spring)(Evenings)
HIST 1115. The Ancient Mediterranean World. (A or X) (3) Survey
of the ancient history of the Near East, Egypt, Greece, and Rome
from c. 3000 B.C. to the 5th c. A.D. emphasizing historical information
drawn from art and material culture. (Fall)
HIST 1120. European History to 1660. (X) (3) Political
and cultural developments of Western Europe from the fourth century
A.D. to the Age of Absolutism. (Fall, Spring, Summer)
HIST 1121. European History Since 1660. (X) (3) European
history from the Age of Absolutism to the present. (Fall, Spring,
Summer)
HIST 1160. U.S. History I. (C) (3) American history from
the earliest times to 1865. (Fall, Spring, Summer)
HIST 1161. U.S. History II. (C) (3) American history from
1865 to the present. (Fall, Spring, Summer)
HIST 2000. Topics in History. (V) (3) Treatment of an historical
topic. May be repeated for credit as topics vary. (Yearly)
HIST 2100. Introduction to Historical Studies. (3) A writingintensive
experience involving primary and secondary sources, library research,
historical evidence, citation, rhetoric and modern methodology.
(Fall, Spring, Summer)(Evenings)
HIST 2101. American Business History. (3) A survey of the
origins, methods, and goals of modern business enterprise. Lectures
emphasize the social history of the American business community
and the relation between public policy and economic growth. Discussion
emphasizes current economic problems and policies. (Spring)
HIST 2110. Technology and Science in Society I: To 1776. (3)
The history of science and technology up to the British industrial
revolution of the 18th century. The impact of scientific and technological
change on Western societies and societal influence on the development
of science and technology. Scientific and technical background
is not a prerequisite. (Fall)
HIST 2111. Technology and Science in Society II: Since 1776.
(VC) (3) The history of science and technology in Western
society since the industrial revolution of the 18th century. The
inter-connections of science and technology with society, with
particular emphasis on the United States. Designed for all students,
regardless of scientific and technical background. (Spring)
HIST 2120. American Military History. (3) A survey of the
development and organization of military practice from the colonial
period to the present. (Spring)
HIST 2130. Introduction to Historic Preservation. (3) Techniques
available in the United States to identify and preserve historically
significant structures, buildings, sites, areas and objects. (Fall)
HIST 2140. Disease and Medicine in History. (3) Development
of medical knowledge, trends in the techniques and availability
of medical and psychiatric care, and the impact of disease and
medicine on selected problems in world history. (Spring)
HIST 2141. American Medical History. (C) (3) History of
American medicine and the relationship between medical thought
and changing cultural beliefs. (Fall)
HIST 2150. History of Women in the U.S. (3) Changing experience,
status and role of women from colonial times to the present. (Alternate
years)
HIST 2200. Asian Civilization. (L) (3) An investigation
of the philosophical, religious, social, political and economic
foundations of the great Asian civilizations. Emphasis will be
placed on understanding those traditions that influence Asian
societies today and a comparison of those traditions to Western
traditions. (Fall)
HIST 2201. History of Modern Asia. (3) Focus on the rise
of modern Asia from the period just prior to the armed intervention
of Western European nations. Emphasis will be placed on the impact
of imperialism, colonialism and the rise of Asian nationalism
on Asian societies. (Spring)
HIST 2206. Colonial Latin America. (X) (3) A survey of
major political, economic, and cultural developments from earliest
times to 1826. (Fall)
HIST 2207. Modern Latin America. (X) (3) A survey of Latin
American history from 1826 to the present with emphasis on the
economy and society. Special attention to twentieth-century revolutions
and the role of the United States in Latin America. (Spring)
HIST 2210. Pre-Colonial Africa. (3) A survey of major political,
economic and religious developments in SubSaharan Africa from
earliest times to the early 19th century. (Fall)
HIST 2211. Modern Africa. (3) A survey of major developments
in 19th and 20th century Sub-Saharan Africa, with emphasis on
the European conquest, the colonial period, and the triumph of
modern African nationalism. (Spring)
HIST 2250. Russian History from Earliest Times to 1801. (3)
Development of the Russian people, focusing upon the rise and
fall of the Kievan state, the impact of the period of Tartar domination,
the rise of Moscovy, and the growth of the Tsarist autocracy before
the reign of Alexander I. (Alternate years)
HIST 2251. Russian History from 1801 to 1917. (3) Decline
and fall of the Tsarist empire, focusing upon the efforts of the
last four rulers to perpetuate the monarchy and upon the factors
working against the effort. (Alternate years)
HIST 2252. Russian History from 1917 to the Present. (3)
Development of Soviet Russia, focusing upon the October 1917 Revolution,
Lenin's years of rule, Stalin's rise to power, the Five Year Plan
and the years since World War II. (Alternate years)
HIST 2260. Britain to 1688. (C) (3) British history with
emphasis on institutional, cultural, and economic developments.
(Alternate years)
HIST 2261. Britain since 1688. (3) Continuation of HIST
2260 with some treatment of the British Empire. (Alternate
years)
HIST 2270. France, 1643-1815. (3) A survey from the development
of royal absolutism to the French Revolution and Napoleonic conquests.
(Alternate years)
HIST 2271. France, 1815 to the Present. (3) A study of
France through the period of the Paris Commune, the two World
Wars, and the current crisis of the modern world. (Alternate
years)
HIST 2280. The Emergence of Modern Germany. (3) A political
survey to the mid-19th century, emphasizing the dual role of Prussia
and Austria in the German world. (Alternate years)
HIST 2281. Twentieth Century Germany. (3) The Wilhelmine
Empire, the Wiemar Republic, the Third Reich and the two Germanies.
(Alternate years)
HIST 2400. History Internship. (1-3) Applied historical
techniques utilizing modern methodology and experiences in off-campus
institutions or on historical sites. May be repeated for credit.
(On demand)
HIST 2700. Honors in History. (3) Prerequisite: consent
of instructor. Treatment of historical topic. May be repeated
for credit as topics vary. (On demand)
Advanced Undergraduate
HIST 3000. Topics in History. (3) Treatment of historical
topic. May be repeated for credit as topics vary. (Yearly)
HIST 3101. History of Greece. (L) (3) From the beginning
of civilization in Greece to the 1st Century B.C. (Alternate
years)
HIST 3102. History of Rome. (L or A) (3) From the beginning
of civilization in Italy to the 5th Century A.D. (Alternate
years)
HIST 3105. Early Middle Ages, 300 A.D.-1100 A.D. (L or A) (3)
Europe from the decline of the Roman Empire to the 12th century;
spread of Christianity, the Frankish Monarchy, and the Crusades.
(Alternate years)
HIST 3106. The High and Later Middle Ages, 1000 A.D.-1450 A.D.
(L or A) (3) The revival of towns, growth of centralized monarchies,
and the Black Death and its consequences. (Yearly)
HIST 3107. Renaissance Europe. (A) (3) Social, economic
and political consequences of the Cultural awakening in Italy.
(Yearly)
HIST 3108. Reformation Europe 1400-1650. (3) The Protestant
Reformation and its impact on Western Europe. (Alternate years)
HIST 3110. The European World in the Era of the French Revolution.
(3) The role of the Enlightenment, the French Revolution and
Napoleon in the destruction of the Old Regime and the creation
of modern political and social traditions. (Alternate years)
HIST 3115. Nineteenth Century Europe, 1814-1914. (3) Political
developments in European history from the Congress of Vienna:
liberalism, nationalism, imperialism and the diplomacy leading
to World War I. (Alternate years)
HIST 3116. Twentieth Century Europe, 1914 to the Present. (3)
Causes and results of World War I, rise of new governments, collapse
of collective security, World War II and the postwar period. (Alternate
years)
HIST 3130. History of Socialism and Communism. (3) Socialism
before the establishment of the First International, followed
by analysis of the socialist and communist movements until the
present. (Alternate years)
HIST 3134. European Intellectual History Since 1789. (3)
Leading thinkers in the development of philosophic, scientific
and political thought. (Alternate years)
HIST 3141. World War I. (3) World War I from the outbreak
of hostilities to the peace settlement. Impact on the combatant
nations and subsequent development of the World. (Yearly)
HIST 3142. A Military History of World War II. (3) Major
campaigns of World War II with emphasis upon the European theater
of operations. (Alternate years)
HIST 3143. World War II: The Pacific Theater. (3) A description
and analytical survey of the military campaigns in the Pacific
theater of operations. (Alternate years)
HIST 3147. The Third Reich. (3) The origins of Nazism,
the seizure of power, Hitler's domestic and foreign policy, and
the collapse in World War II. (Alternate years)
HIST 3160. History of Modern China. (3) China from 1600
to the present covering the founding of the last imperial dynasty,
the arrival of the West, and China's struggle for unity in the
twentieth century. (Alternate years)
HIST 3162. Revolutionary Movements in Modern China. (3)
Examination
of popular uprisings in nineteenth-century China and their relationship
to China's twentieth-century revolutionary experience. (Alternate
years)
HIST 3165. History of Modern Japan. (3) Japan from about
1600 to the present covering Japan's intellectual, social and
economic transformation from an agricultural society to an industrial
power. (Alternate years)
HIST 3166. Social and Economic History of Modern Japan. (3)
Social, political and economic foundations of Japan's present-day
success, including the role of education, labor unions, intellectuals,
women, the military, and Japanese colonialism. (Alternate years)
HIST 3168. Women and the Family in Modern East Asia. (3)
Examination
of women's contributions to China and Japan and the impact of
two hundred years of radical social change of women's status with
emphasis on the role of women in intellectual, labor, and revolutionary
movements in the twentieth century. (Alternate years)
HIST 3170. Vietnam: A Century of Conflict. (3) Rise of
Vietnamese nationalism under French rule and its growth into full-scale
civil war in the years following World War II. Transition from
French to American involvement in Vietnam and the consequences
of that involvement for Southeast Asia, EastWest relations, and
U.S. politics. (Alternate years)
HIST 3176. History of Mexico. (3) A survey of Mexican history
from pre-Columbian times to the present. Special emphasis will
be given to the Spanish conquest, the colonial economy, the independence
period, the revolution, and relations with the United States.
(Alternate years)
HIST 3177. The Cuban Revolution. (3) An examination of
the economic and political forces that led to the Cuban revolution.
Significant background material from the 19th and early 20th centuries
will be presented in addition to an analysis of the revolution
and post-revolutionary events. (Alternate years)
HIST 3201. Colonial America. (3) Colonial history from
the discoveries to 1763. (Fall)
HIST 3202. The American Revolution and Early Nation. (3)
The achievement of independence and the formation of a national
government, 1763-1800. (Spring)
HIST 3211. Civil War and Reconstruction, 1860-1877. (3)
The American people in war and the postwar adjustment. Emphasis
on the political, social and economic conditions of the North
and South during the Civil War and Reconstruction period. (Alternate
years)
HIST 3212. History of the South to 1865. (3) The South
from colonial origins through the Civil War. Emphasis on the political
and cultural developments which ultimately led the South to secession
and the creation of a distinct Southern nation in the Confederacy.
(Yearly)
HIST 3213. History of the South since 1865. (3) Southern
history from Reconstruction to the present. Emphasis on race and
class relations as the South copes with change. Special attention
to the Civil Rights Movement, industrialization and urbanization.
(Yearly)
HIST 3214. The Urban South. (3) Development of the Southern
city from the colonial period to the present with emphasis on
the agricultural base of urban life, the biracial character, and
early economic dependence upon the North. (Alternate years)
HIST 3215. Southerners. (W) (3) Prerequisites: ENGL 1101
and 1102. A writing-intensive course that explores the distinctive
characteristics of Southerners through study of biographies and
autobiographies. The varied backgrounds of Southerners and selected
Americans from other regions will be studied. (Alternate years)
HIST 3241. United States Social History to 1860. (C) (3)
Ideas, groups and institutions that shaped early America, with
emphasis upon the changes in family, religion, community and class.
(Alternate years)
HIST 3242. United States Social History since 1860. (3)
Ideas, groups and institutions that evolved from the Civil War
to the present, with emphasis upon the formation of modernday
American society. (Alternate years)
HIST 3252. United States in the 20th Century, 1932-Present.
(3) Political, economic, social and intellectual aspects of
American democracy from the New Deal to the Great Society. Special
emphasis on the New Deal and post-New Deal reform as well as America's
role in world affairs. (Spring)
HIST 3256. United States Foreign Relations, 1901 to the Present.
(3) American diplomatic history from the administration of
Theodore Roosevelt to the present. Special emphasis on the interaction
between domestic, economic, political and social changes and the
formulation of American foreign policy. (Alternate years)
HIST 3281. American Cities. (3) U.S. urban history. The
city as a physical place, as a socio-political environment and
as a cultural center. Emphasis on the social developments caused
by urbanization. (Alternate years)
HIST 3284. Crime and the Police. (3) Historical development
of criminal behavior, criminal law, the criminal courts, the police
and the penitentiary system. (Alternate years)
HIST 3288. The Frontier in United States History. (3) Influence
of the frontier on the historical development of the U.S. Emphasis
on the trans-Mississippi Western United States. (Alternate years)
HIST 3297. History of North Carolina, 1500 to the Present.
(3) An overview of North Carolina's historical development
focusing on the social, economic and political events that have
shaped the state (Fall, Spring)
HIST 3700. Honors in History. (W) (3) Prerequisite: consent
of instructor. Treatment of historical topic. May be repeated
for credit as topics vary. (Yearly)
HIST 3799. Senior Honors Thesis. (3) Prerequisite: consent
of the instructor. The preparation and presentation of an acceptable
honors thesis or its equivalent. (On demand)
HIST 3800. Independent Projects in History. (3) Prerequisite:
consent of instructor. Individual research or readings on an historical
topic. May be repeated for credit with consent of the coordinator
or instructor. (On demand)
HIST 4000. Problems in American History. (W) (3) (3G) Prerequisite:
HIST 2100 or permission of the department. A colloquium designed
around a problem in American history, requiring reading, discussion,
reports and a major paper. May be repeated for credit as topics
vary. (Fall, Spring) (Evenings)
HIST 4001. Problems in European History. (W) (3) (3G) Prerequisites:
HIST 2100 or permission of the department. A colloquium designed
around a problem in European history, requiring reading, discussion,
reports and a major paper. May be repeated for credit as topics
vary. (Yearly, Summer) (Evenings)
HIST 4002. Problems in Non-Western History. (W) (3) (3G)
Prerequisite: HIST 2100 or permission of the department. A colloquium
designed around a problem in non-Western history, requiring reading,
discussion, reports and a major paper. May be repeated for credit
as topics vary. (Yearly)
HIST 6000. Topics in History. (3G) Intensive treatment
of a period or broader survey of a topic, depending on student
needs and staff resources. May be repeated for credit as topics
vary. (Fall, Spring) (Evenings)
HIST 6196. Urban Systems for School Administrators. (3G)
Corequisite: POLS 6196. An interdepartmental, team-taught course
which consists of a survey of the causes and consequences of urbanization
in the United States with particular attention to the urban South.
Urbanization is treated as a system linking historic, political,
economic, and social factors, particularly since 1945. (Summer)
HIST 6200. History Teaching Alliance Institute. (3G) Open
under special arrangement. Pass/No Credit grading only.
(On demand)
HIST 6210. Early America, 1607-1820. (3G) Development of
American institutions from the period of English settlement through
the establishment of Republicanism under the Constitution. (Alternate
years)
HIST 6215. Jacksonian America, 1820-1848. (3G) Examination
of important economic, social and political changes including
industrialization, the rise of the Democratic Party and reform
movements. (Alternate years)
HIST 6220. The Old South. (3G) Evolution of the Old South
from the 17th century to its collapse in the Civil War and Reconstruction,
focusing on southern distinctiveness and the tension between democracy
and slavery. (Alternate years)
HIST 6225. The New South. (3G) Continuity and change in
the South from the late-19th century, including industrialization,
politics, class and race relations, and religion. (Alternate
years)
HIST 6230. European Social History. (3G) Examination of
the views of different writers on class formation, the rise of
modern institutions, gender relations and social protest including
why certain schools of thought such as modernization or Marxism
become popular at particular historical moments. (Alternate
years)
HIST 6240. U.S. Political and Economic History, 1865-1939. (3G)
Emergence of the modern industrial economy and the concomitant
development of a large bureaucratic federal government including
big business, technological innovation, the labor movement, progressive
reform and regulatory policies. (Alternate years)
HIST 6250. Comparative Slavery and Race Relations. (3G)
Slavery in the New World through its abolition including Indian
and African slaves, the slave trade, the economics of slavery,
and the impact of slavery on modern race relations in the Americas.
(Alternate years)
HIST 6265. Cold War America. (3G) Domestic and foreign
policy problems accompanying the post-World War II struggle between
East and West, Communism and capitalism including McCarthyism,
modern technology, foreign aid, Korea, Vietnam, civil rights,
gender roles and natural resources. (Alternate years)
HIST 6601. Graduate Colloquium. (3G) A colloquium focused
on a theme or period. Assigned readings, short papers and reports
directed toward developing research and writing skills. May be
repeated for credit. (Fall, Spring) (Evenings)
HIST 6693. Historiography and Methodology. (3G) A study
of historians and their philosophical and methodological approaches.
Required of all M.A. candidates. (Yearly) (Evenings)
HIST 6698. Introduction to Historical Writing. (3G) Seminar
on the process of thesis writing including thesis proposals, primary
source materials, rules of evidence, structure of an argument,
and organization of the thesis and its chapters. May be repeated
for credit. (On demand)
HIST 6894. Readings in History. (3G) Prerequisite: prior
written consent of instructor. Coverage of historical periods
or topics through individually designed reading programs; scheduled
conference with a staff member. May be repeated for credit. (Fall,
Spring) (Evenings)
HIST 6901. Directed Readings/Research. (3G) Prerequisite:
prior written consent of instructor and graduate coordinator.
Graduate students will meet individually or in small groups with
the instructor and will be assigned readings and/or research on
a theme that relates to the lectures of an undergraduate class.
Attendance at the lectures is a course requirement. May be repeated
for credit. (Fall, Spring, Summer)
HIST 6997. Directed Research. (3G) Prerequisite: prior
written consent of instructor. Investigation of a historical problem
culminating in a research paper. May be repeated for credit. (On
demand)
HIST 6999. Thesis. (3G or 6G) May be repeated by permission,
if taken for three hours credit. Six hours of Thesis may be taken
during a single semester. Appropriate research and written exposition
of that research is required. (On demand)
Undergraduate/Available for Graduate Credit
Additional work required for graduate credit.
Graduate Only
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