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HIST 112 - United States History since 1865 Credits: 3
A general survey of the United States from 1865 to the present, emphasizing major political, economic, social, and intellectual developments. Honors sections are available for students in the honors program.
Note: Carolina Core GHS
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HIST 201 - American Founding Documents Credits: 3
Introduction to Declaration of independence, Constitution, Federalist Papers, Bill of Rights, landmark Supreme Court cases and constitutional amendments; exploration of these texts’ historical context and debates about their meaning.
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HIST 211 - Black Experience in the United States to 1865 Credits: 3
The social, cultural, economic, and political life of black people in the United States to 1865.
Cross-listed Course: AFAM 331
Note: Graduation with Leadership Distinction: Diversity and Social Advocacy
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HIST 212 - Black Experience in the United States since 1865 Credits: 3
The social, cultural, economic, and political life of black people in the United States since 1865.
Cross-listed Course: AFAM 332
Note: Graduation with Leadership Distinction: Diversity and Social Advocacy
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HIST 213 - History of the American West Credits: 3
The history and development of an American region, “the West,” through the narratives of its diverse people and the effects of its complex geography.
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HIST 214 - The Practice of Public History Credits: 3
Introduction to the field of public history. Explores the challenges of portraying history in museums, parks, and other public history venues.
Note: Carolina Core GHS
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HIST 215 - History of the Devil Credits: 3
A survey of the beliefs and practices associated with the demonic and the Devil from c 500 B.C.E. to the 20th century.
Cross-listed Course: RELG 206
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HIST 300 - Introduction to the History Major: The Historian’s Craft Credits: 3
The nature of historical evidence, the formulation of historical questions, the process of historical research, and the construction of historical arguments using primary sources and secondary materials.
Note: Carolina Core Integrative Course, History, BA
Graduation with Leadership Distinction: Research
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HIST 301 - The Ancient Near East to 323 B.C. Credits: 3
The formation of ancient Near Eastern cultures, the ultimate synthesis of these cultures and the resulting establishment of the Near East as an historical entity.
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HIST 302 - Greek History and Civilization to 146 B.C. Credits: 3
The origins and development of Greek civilization in its political, economic, social, and cultural aspects with special attention being given to the early and late classical periods and the Hellenistic Age.
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HIST 303 - Roman Republic and Early Empire Credits: 3
The origins of Rome and shaping of its republican government, the spread of Roman rule in Italy and across the Mediterranean, the establishment of the principate and formation of one diverse imperial society and culture.
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HIST 304 - Late Antiquity: Imperial Rome to Islam Credits: 3
Political, social and religious transformation of the Mediterranean world, 2nd to the 8th c., including the rise of Christianity, the decline of Roman power, and the rise of Islam.
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HIST 305 - Greece and Rome in Film and Popular Culture Credits: 3
Representations of antiquity in cinema, television, and other contemporary media, with emphasis on Hollywood’s reception of Greek and Roman history.
Cross-listed Course: CLAS 305
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HIST 306 - Medieval Europe, ca. 300-1492 Credits: 3
Topics include the formation of monarchies, the rise of Christianity, learning and universities, knighthood and social orders, and heresy and crusades.
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HIST 307 - Family and Society in Europe, c. 1200-1700 Credits: 3
Explores the concerns and importance of families in pre-modern Europe. Topics include household furnishings and management, social classes, gender roles, family law, marriages, business, children, feuds, and sexuality.
Note: Graduation with Leadership Distinction: Global Learning
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HIST 308 - Magic and Witchcraft in Europe, c. 1200-1700 Credits: 3
Practices of, reactions against, and ideas surrounding magic and witchcraft during the late Middle Ages and the time of Europe’s “Great Witch Craze.”
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HIST 309 - Age of Renaissance Credits: 3
Social, cultural, and artistic movements in Italy and northern Europe from the Black Death (c. 1350) to religious reforms and revolutions (c. 1520).
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HIST 310 - Age of the Reformation Credits: 3
Religious, social, and political reforms from the rise of local religious protests (c. 1450) to the crisis of the 17th century. The rise of Protestantism and reactions in Catholicism.
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HIST 311 - The Age of Absolutism, 1648-1789 Credits: 3
A survey of European political, economic, and intellectual development from the age of Louis XIV to the eve of the French Revolution.
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HIST 312 - French Revolution and Napoleon Credits: 3
The changes in France and Europe during the revolutionary decade, the rise of Napoleon, and the establishment of French hegemony over the Continent.
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HIST 313 - The Enlightenment Credits: 3
Intellectual and cultural history of the Enlightenment with particular attention to its relationship with the colonial world and its challenges to eighteenth-century states. Readings focused on primary sources.
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HIST 314 - Video Games and History Credits: 3
History in video games; comparison of selected games with historical scholarship, to assess the validity of the games’ presentations of historical developments and the value of games to the understanding of history.
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HIST 316 - Nineteenth-Century Europe Credits: 3
Political, social, economic, and intellectual developments from 1815-1900, which brought European culture to its zenith and contributed to Europe’s global domination.
Note: Graduation with Leadership Distinction: Global Learning
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HIST 317 - Contemporary Europe from World War I to World War II Credits: 3
The Great War, revolution, and reconstruction; the rise of authoritarian and totalitarian regimes and the coming of World War II.
Note: Graduation with Leadership Distinction: Global Learning
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HIST 318 - Europe from World War II to the Present Credits: 3
The Second World War and its origins; the Cold War; European recovery; a divided continent and Europe in the Global Era.
Note: Graduation with Leadership Distinction: Global Learning
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HIST 320 - The History of Great Britain Credits: 3
A survey of the political, social, economic, and cultural development of the British Isles from Anglo-Saxon times to the present. First semester: to the Restoration of 1660; second semester: since 1660.
Note: Graduation with Leadership Distinction: Global Learning
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HIST 321 - The History of Great Britain Credits: 3
A survey of the political, social, economic, and cultural development of the British Isles from Anglo-Saxon times to the present. First semester: to the Restoration of 1660; second semester: since 1660.
Note: Graduation with Leadership Distinction: Global Learning
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HIST 323 - The British Empire Credits: 3
Examination of the British Empire, tracing various historical themes as regions of world fell under British control, with particular attention to Ireland, India, and sub-Saharan Africa (especially South Africa) in the 17th Century-20th Century.
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HIST 324 - Slavery and Freedom in the Ancient and Medieval World Credits: 3
Exploration of varied forms of servitude in the ancient and medieval Mediterranean; examination of human bondage in the Hebrew Bible, ancient Greece, Roman society, late antique religious teachings, and medieval Christian and Islamic societies; study of ancient slavery in modern political debates, historians’ writings, and television and film.
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HIST 325 - Byzantine History: 4th to 11th Centuries Credits: 3
The political, religious, and military developments within the Eastern Empire including its influence on Western and Slavonic Europe and Islam.
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HIST 326 - Byzantine History: 11th to 15th Centuries Credits: 3
The political and military developments within the Eastern Empire from the invasion of the Seljuk Turks to its final destruction by the Ottoman Turks.
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HIST 327 - The Crusades Credits: 3
Holy war and realpolitik in Mediterranean East-West relations from the 10th through the 15th centuries with emphasis on the role of the crusades in the cultural formation, development, and international relations of East and West.
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HIST 328 - Nineteenth-Century Britain Credits: 3
The political, economic, and social developments in Great Britain and Ireland during the Victorian Age.
Note: Graduation with Leadership Distinction: Global Learning
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HIST 329 - Modern and Contemporary Britain Credits: 3
The political, economic, and social developments in Great Britain and Ireland during the 20th century.
Note: Graduation with Leadership Distinction: Global Learning
Graduation with Leadership Distinction: Professional and Civic Engagement
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HIST 333 - France Since 1815 Credits: 3
A political and social history from the Bourbon Restoration to the present.
Note: Graduation with Leadership Distinction: Global Learning
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HIST 334 - The History of Russia from the Earliest Times to the Mid-19th Century Credits: 3
The earliest life on the steppe, the Kievan State, the foundations of Moscow, and the Russian empire to the reign of Nicholas I.
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HIST 335 - The History of Modern Russia and the Soviet Union Credits: 3
The decline of Imperial Russia, the Revolution of 1917, Lenin, Stalin, and the Soviet Union since Stalin.
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HIST 336 - Russian and Soviet Diplomatic History Credits: 3
Imperial and Soviet foreign and military policies in the 19th and 20th centuries.
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HIST 338 - Modern Germany Credits: 3
A survey of German history including political, cultural, social, and economic developments from unification in 1871 to the present.
Note: Graduation with Leadership Distinction: Global Learning
Graduation with Leadership Distinction: Professional and Civic Engagement
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HIST 342 - The Slavs in History Credits: 3
An introductory survey of the civilization of the Slavic peoples. The historical traditions and culture of the peoples that occupy much of the Eurasian continent.
Note: Graduation with Leadership Distinction: Global Learning
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HIST 343 - The Fall of the Eastern European Empires Credits: 3
Nineteenth-century eastern European states and peoples; the political and social forces leading to World War I.
Note: Graduation with Leadership Distinction: Global Learning
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HIST 344 - Eastern Europe Since WWI Credits: 3
Survey of states in East-central and Southeastern Europe. Problems of national identity, modernization, and small state politics. Impact of WWII, the Cold war, the fall of communism, and the return to pluralism.
Note: Graduation with Leadership Distinction: Global Learning
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HIST 347 - The Middle East in Modern Times Credits: 3
The impact of modern civilization upon the Middle East, including the history of the Arab, Turkish, Iranian, and Israeli segments of the Middle East during the 19th and 20th centuries.
Note: Graduation with Leadership Distinction: Global Learning
Graduation with Leadership Distinction: Professional and Civic Engagement
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HIST 348 - North Africa from Colonialism to Revolution: 1830-1962 Credits: 3
A survey of French North Africa (Morocco, Algeria, and Tunisia) and Libya under colonial rule. The creation, development, and triumph of the nationalist movements, with particular attention to Algeria and its revolution.
Note: Graduation with Leadership Distinction: Global Learning
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HIST 349 - The Contemporary Middle East and North Africa Credits: 3
Political, social, and economic history of the Middle East and North Africa in the years since World War II.
Note: Graduation with Leadership Distinction: Global Learning
Graduation with Leadership Distinction: Professional and Civic Engagement
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HIST 350 - Saving Africa: Development and Humanitarianism in Historical Perspective Credits: 3
Exploration of how and why Africa is often represented as helpless, the colonial origins of common patterns of development and humanitarianism, and other possible models for these processes.
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HIST 351 - Africa to 1800 Credits: 3
Social, cultural, economic, and political developments, focusing on internally and externally generated changes.
Note: Graduation with Leadership Distinction: Global Learning
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HIST 352 - Africa since 1800 Credits: 3
Commercial and religious revolutions of the 19th century, imposition and ending of formal colonial rule, and post-colonial issues.
Note: Graduation with Leadership Distinction: Global Learning
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HIST 353 - Problems in the History of Africa South of the Sahara Credits: 3
Independent readings and written papers on appropriate topics.
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HIST 354 - Modern East Asia Credits: 3
Surveys modern development of East Asia from 1800 to the present.
Note: Graduation with Leadership Distinction: Global Learning
Graduation with Leadership Distinction: Professional and Civic Engagement
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HIST 355 - Late Imperial China Credits: 3
Political, economic, social, and intellectual transformations of late imperial China from the Ming dynasty (1368-1644) through the last empire of China, the Qing dynasty (1644-1911).
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HIST 356 - China Since 1949 Credits: 3
Introduction to the major social, economic, and political changes in China from the Communist Revolution in 1949 to the present.
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HIST 357 - Japan to 1800: Aristocrats and Warriors Credits: 3
The growth of the ancient state and the evolution of the samurai class and its political authority.
Note: Graduation with Leadership Distinction: Global Learning
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HIST 358 - Japan since 1800 Credits: 3
The development of modern Japan: political evolution, industrial growth, social change, war, defeat, and occupation.
Note: Graduation with Leadership Distinction: Global Learning
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HIST 360 - Into the Wild: Global Conservation since 1800 Credits: 3
Global and comparative environmental-historical investigation of the ecological, socioeconomic, and cultural significance of wilderness protection, nature conservation, national parks, and nature tourism; field excursions required.
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HIST 365 - East Africa and the Indian Ocean World Credits: 3
East Africans’ contributions to an Indian ocean World that transcends single nation-states (stretching from Mozambique and Somalia to the Middle East, India and China) from the deep past to the present, including sections on “piracy,” Islam, slavery, race, and gender.
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HIST 367 - Gandhi and the Nationalist Movement in India Credits: 3
Development of anticolonial thought and political movements in British India from the early nineteenth century onwards. Focuses on Mohandas K. Gandhi, his critics, and Gandhi’s continuing global legacy.
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HIST 369 - History of Capitalism 1: Ancient and Medieval World Credits: 3
History of “capitalist” economic behavior and culture in various premodern societies: the Ancient Middle East, Classical Greece, the Roman Empire, early Islamic society, medieval Christian and Islamic states, the Mongol period and the era of global expansionism; evaluation of competing theories about premodern economic life and the meaning of “capitalism”.
Cross-listed Course: GLST 369
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HIST 370 - History of Capitalism 2: From the Industrial Revolution to the Global Economy Credits: 3
A history of capitalism and its evolving definitions in Europe from the Middle Ages to the 20th Century, including its role in agriculture, mechanical industry, international trade, and colonialism and domination.
Cross-listed Course: GLST 370
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HIST 371 - History of Airpower Credits: 3
The evolution of airpower from the early 20th Century through the early 21st Century. The emphasis is on the development of various theories about the application of aerial force, and how operations in time of war have confirmed or challenged these theories from a multinational perspective.
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HIST 374 - Nationalism: Myth and Reality Credits: 3
A comparative examination of the origins and development of nationalism and its impact on the modern world.
Note: Graduation with Leadership Distinction: Global Learning
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HIST 375 - Nazis and Fascists in European History, 1919-1945 Credits: 3
German and Italian political movements; emphasis on the role of leadership, propaganda, and ideology. Fascist movements in France, Rumania, Hungary, and Great Britain.
Note: Graduation with Leadership Distinction: Global Learning
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HIST 376 - War and European Society, 1914-1945 Credits: 3
Thematic examination of the nature and impact of total war on European society; emphasis on socio-economic, cultural, and military aspects.
Note: Graduation with Leadership Distinction: Global Learning
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HIST 377 - Business in Historical Perspective Credits: 3
Capitalism in the Western world; the rise of modern corporate enterprise in Europe and America since 1850.
Note: Graduation with Leadership Distinction: Global Learning
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HIST 378 - Urban Experience in Modern Europe Credits: 3
Social and cultural impact of urbanization in Europe since 1789 through a comparison of major cities such as London, Paris, Vienna, and Berlin.
Note: Graduation with Leadership Distinction: Global Learning
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HIST 379 - Women in Modern Europe Credits: 3
Survey of women in European history from the eighteenth to the twenty-first century. Focus on women’s citizenship beginning with Enlightenment idea of rights through developments in modern feminism.
Cross-listed Course: WGST 379
Note: Graduation with Leadership Distinction: Professional and Civic Engagement
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HIST 380 - History of the Holocaust Credits: 3
Introduction to Nazi Germany’s systematic mass-murder of Europe’s Jews and other minorities during World War II. Examination of forces that led to the Holocaust, including scientific racism, Nazi policy implementation, and dynamics of annihilation during war.
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HIST 383 - Jewish History I: Late Antiquity to 1500 Credits: 3
The religious, cultural, social, and political conditions that shaped the Jewish experience in the Near East and Europe from late antiquity to 1500.
Cross-listed Course: JSTU 381, RELG 381
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HIST 384 - Jewish History II: 1500 to the Present Credits: 3
Case studies of Jewish history in Europe, America, and the land of Israel, 1500 to the present.
Cross-listed Course: JSTU 382, RELG 382
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HIST 385 - The Expansion of Christianity Credits: 3
Critical epochs in the spread of Christianity. Consideration of the great crises that shaped the structure and form of Christianity during the last 20 centuries: the Hellenistic world; the medieval syntheses; the breakup of Western Christian unity; the transition to worldwide mission activity in the industrial age.
Note: Graduation with Leadership Distinction: Global Learning
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HIST 386 - Islamic Institutions and Traditions Credits: 3
The religious, political, social and economic institutions and intellectual and scholarly traditions developed by Muslim societies throughtout Afro-Eurasia from late antiquity to the present.
Cross-listed Course: RELG 354
Note: Graduation with Leadership Distinction: Diversity and Social Advocacy
Graduation with Leadership Distinction: Global Learning
Graduation with Leadership Distinction: Professional and Civic Engagement
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HIST 387 - Messiahs, Mystics and Rebels in the Islamic World Credits: 3
Representative messianic movements, millenarian visionaries and apocalyptic imaginings in the Islamic world from the 7th century to the present, with attention to related developments in the Jewish and Christian traditions over the last two millennia.
Cross-listed Course: RELG 368
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HIST 389 - Science, Magic and Religion Credits: 3
Occultism as a link between science and religion and its central role in Western intellectual and cultural history; the historical development of the science-magic-religion continuum in the Islamo-Christian world from late antiquity to present.
Cross-listed Course: RELG 362
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HIST 390 - Engineering in History Credits: 3
History of engineering practices, professions, and sciences, as well as development of engineered artifacts from the Middle Ages to the present.
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HIST 391 - Information Technology: Past and Present Credits: 3
The history of the computer; how it acquired various forms through the 20th century; how information, as defined by computers, had shaped the world over the past century.
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HIST 392 - Making Modern Science: The Physical Sciences Credits: 3
The history of physics, chemistry, geology, and related sciences since the Scientific Revolution.
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HIST 393 - Making Modern Science: The Life Sciences Credits: 3
The study of the life from antiquity to the present. Investigates the origins of modern biology and medicine and how life has shaped scientific, political, and economic thought.
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HIST 396 - Evolution of Warfare I Credits: 3
A history of tactics, strategy, weapons, and logistics from 500 B.C. to A.D. 1400.
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HIST 397 - Evolution of Warfare II Credits: 3
A history of tactics, strategy, weapons, and logistics from A.D. 1400 to the present.
Cross-listed Course: ARMY 597
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HIST 399 - Independent Study Credits: 1-6
Contract approved by instructor, advisor, and department chair is required for undergraduate students.
Note: Graduation with Leadership Distinction: Research
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HIST 400 - Urban America in the Modern Age, 19th Century-Present Credits: 3
Survey of the urban history of the United States from the 19th Century through today.
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HIST 401 - The Development of the American People to 1789 Credits: 3
The founding of the English colonies, their developing maturity, the events leading to the Revolution, and the creation of a new nation.
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HIST 402 - The New Nation, 1789-1828 Credits: 3
The new republic and the developing democratic spirit in politics and culture.
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HIST 403 - The Sections and the Nation, 1828-1860 Credits: 3
The three cultures of East, South, and West; their interactions and the events leading to the Civil War.
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HIST 404 - Civil War and Reconstruction, 1860-1877 Credits: 3
The political, military, and social history of the War and the reorganization which followed.
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HIST 405 - The Rise of Industrial America, 1877-1917 Credits: 3
A survey of recent United States history with emphasis on the economic, social, and literary developments from 1877 to 1917.
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HIST 406 - The United States and a World at War, 1917-1945 Credits: 3
A survey of the political, economic, social, and cultural developments of the period.
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HIST 407 - United States History Since 1945 Credits: 3
A survey of the political, economic, social, and cultural developments in the period after World War II.
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HIST 409 - The History of South Carolina, 1670-1865 Credits: 3
A study of South Carolina origins and developments.
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HIST 410 - History of South Carolina Since 1865 Credits: 3
A survey of recent South Carolina history with emphasis on social and institutional development.
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HIST 413 - History of Canada Credits: 3
A survey of Canadian development from colony to modern nation.
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HIST 415 - Voices of America: U.S. History Through Biography Credits: 3
Historical exploration of the daily lives and personal stories of Americans through biographies and ethnographies.
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HIST 416 - Histories of Native America Credits: 3
Experiences of Native people in North America from the period before European colonization through the 21st Century.
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HIST 420 - Colonial Latin America Credits: 3
The establishment and consolidation of the Spanish and Portuguese empires in the Western hemisphere; interaction of Indians, Africans, and Iberians, and the formation of social, economic, and political traditions in Latin America; political independence.
Cross-listed Course: LASP 341
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HIST 421 - Modern Latin America Credits: 3
Traditional society in the area and problems arising from social, economic, and political changes since independence; comparative studies of national responses to these problems.
Cross-listed Course: LASP 342
Note: Graduation with Leadership Distinction: Global Learning
Graduation with Leadership Distinction: Professional and Civic Engagement
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HIST 422 - Social and Economic History of Latin America Credits: 3
The evolution of social groups and changes in economic patterns in Latin America from pre-Columbian times to the present.
Cross-listed Course: LASP 441
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HIST 423 - History of Mexico Credits: 3
Mexico from the pre-conquest period to the present, with an emphasis on modern Mexico.
Cross-listed Course: LASP 442
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HIST 424 - Gender in Latin America Credits: 3
Comparative study of gender and women’s history exploring intersections of gender with social structures such as race, class, and political beliefs.
Note: Graduation with Leadership Distinction: Professional and Civic Engagement
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HIST 425 - Caribbean Race and Slavery, 1500-1900 Credits: 3
The roles race and slavery played in shaping Colonial Caribbean History from the pre-Columbian Civilizations to the end of the 19th century.
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HIST 434 - Everyday Life in Colonial America Credits: 3
The customs, mores, attitudes, and living conditions of men and women of the 17th and 18th centuries. Emphasis on the common people of the American colonies.
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