MASTER’S COURSES

MASTER’S COURSES

HI 510
Civilizations of the Ancient Near East
The civilizations of Mesopotamia and Egypt from earliest times to fall of Babylon in 539 B.C.

HI 514
Rome To 337 A.D.
Development of ancient Rome from its origins in Italy, through its rise as an Empire embracing entire Mediterranean World and Western Europe, to Constantine, Christianity and the foundation of Constantinople. Critical examination of political achievement of a people who rose from an obscure Italian city to a world empire, with emphasis on analysis of primary courses.

HI 515
History and Archaeology Of the Roman Empire Analysis of Rome's unparalleled rule over the entire Mediterranean World in first four centuries A. D. through use of literary and archaeological sources.

HI 516
From Roman Empire To Middle Ages
Late Antiquity and the early Middle Ages. The transition from classical civilization to basis of modern civilizations: the Fall of Rome, the Germanic kingdoms, Byzantium, establishment of Christianity, birth and growth of Islam.

HI 517
Islamic History To 1798
History of Islamic Near East to 1798. The East Mediterranean before Islam, Muhammad and the development of Islam, sources of Muslim civilization; Islamic law, science, philosophy, art and architecture; Islam in Spain, India, Asia and Africa, the Crusades, the Ottomans; Islam and Europe.

HI 519
The High Middle Ages
Medieval culture 936-1250: Revival of the Roman Empire, monastic and papal reform, rise of universities, evolution of representative bodies, the Gothic style, troubadour and goliardic poetry, scholasticism and revival of Roman law.

HI 520
Italian Renaissance
Examination of Renaissance humanism, an educational ideal and an awareness of humans as the sole creator in the historical world, in its relationship to the Italian republics and princedoms of the 14th through 16th century.

HI 521
The Reformation of the 16th Century
Conditions and criticisms which led to reform and the nature of institutional, theological and social changes, affected by various churches and sects. Special attention to Luther and Calvin.

HI 524
France
France from sixteenth century to the Revolution, development of renaissance and absolutist state social and economic change, religious reform and Enlightenment, origins and beginnings of the Revolution.

HI 525
Revolutionary Europe
A broadly based analysis of France's first revolutionary era. The Enlightenment and its impact cause and character of the Revolution in France and impact of these events in France and Europe.

HI 527
Europe In Crisis: 1890-1917
Survey of social, economic, political, ideological changes in Europe on eve of World War I; prewar origins of fascism and communism; political polarization during World War I to the outbreak of the Bolshevik Revolution.

HI 528
Fascism-Revolution-Reaction: Europe 1919-1939
Rise and defeat of revolutionary movements in Central Europe and Italy (1919-1939); emergence and development of communism, fascism and Nazism; crisis of the European socialist movement during 1930s; and Spanish Civil War.

HI 529
Modern European Imperialism
Historical background of European expression; its impact on the economics, politics and culture of both Europe and the colonized world; the significance of imperialism and anti-colonial nationalism in shaping the modern world.

HI 533
Diplomatic History
Survey of major issues and events in European international relations; Congress of Vienna, 1815, to defeat of Axis powers and origins of Cold War in 1945.

HI 534
Intellectual History: The Eighteenth Century
Historical examination of some of major figures of the European Enlightenment, beginning with Locke and ending with Kant.

HI 535
Intellectual History: The 19th Century
Historical examination of some of major figures of European thought during 19th century, beginning with enthusiasm of the period of the French Revolution and ending with the disillusionment of the fin de siecle.

HI 536
England
British history from the Reformation to the Civil War. Primary emphasis on certain key developments in social, political and economic life, such as development of a new concept of kingship, the growing independence of Parliament, the search for religious uniformity and changing status of aristocracy and gentry.

HI 537
20th Century Britain
British political, social and economic history since 1914, with reference to effects of two world wars, growth of the Welfare State, Britain's decline in power and its search for a new role in the world.

HI 538
Modern France
French history from the downfall of Napoleon I to the present, with a short introductory survey of the Old Regime and the French Revolution. Cultural, social and economic developments and political trends.

HI 539
Luther To Bismarck 1500-1871
Germany from the Reformation through national unification. Emphasis on impact of socio-economic changes on politics and culture.

HI 540
History of Germany Since 1871
Germany from the Reformation through national unification. Emphasis on impact of socio-economic changes on politics and culture.

HI 541
Russian Empire to 1917
History of the Russian Empire to the Revolution of 1917. Kiev, Russian and the Mongol conquest; serfdom, territorial expansion and cultural insularity of Great Russian state in Moscow; Westernization, reform and great power status in 18th and 19th centuries; peoples of multinational empire; culture, educated society and revolutionary opposition; industrialization, rapid urbanization, war and revolution.

HI 542
History of the Soviet Union and After
History of the Soviet state and society from the 1917 Revolution, including post-Soviet situation. Political disarray and resistance to the Bolshevik regime, 1917-21; industrialization, urbanization and application of coercive techniques of rule; popular reconciliation with Party state and great power status during World War II and after; fate of non-Russian nationalities; de-Stalinization, stagnation and failed attempt at Party renewal after 1985.

HI 543
Colonial and Revolutionary U.S.
Origins of English colonies in America to the American Revolution. European background to colonization, merging of different cultures, effects of mercantile doctrine, causes of revolution.

HI 547
U.S. Constitutional History
Origins and growth of the U.S. Constitution from its English common law heritage to the Modern era. Federalism and judicial interpretation; economic, social and political movements; expansion of constitutional authority in 20th century.

HI 548
Civil War and Reconstruction
Examination of sectional polarization of the 1850s, the impact of the war on both northern and southern societies and trauma of reconstructing the Union.

HI 549
American Women To 1900
Historical experience of women in America from colonial period to 1900. Women's work, education, legal and political status, religious experiences and sex roles: age, class, race, sexual preference and region as significant variables in women's experience.

HI 551
American Women In the Twentieth Century
Women's historical experience in America, 1890-1990. Changes in women's work, education, legal and political status, and sex roles; age, class, race, sexual preference and region as significant variables in women's experience.

HI 552
U. S. Labor To 1900
The history of work, workers, and working-class organizations and politics in colonial and nineteenth-century America.

HI 553
U. S. Labor Since 1900
History of work, workers, and working-class organizations and politics in twentieth-century America.

HI 554
Recent America
Examination of contemporary opinions and "historical" interpretations of major problems in American life since 1939 including World War II, its social and economic consequences; Korea and the Cold War; big business and labor; civil rights and feminist movements; countercultures, Vietnam and Watergate.

HI 557
U. S.-Latin American Relations Since 1823
Analysis of periods,