IN CELEBRATION OF
All Things Historical
doctor Myrup proudly presents his SEMI-ANNUAL LIST OF
HISTORY COURSES
(FALL 2017 EDITION)
For questions, please contact Dr. Erik Myrup.History is home to some of the most riveting storytellers who ever donned a bow tie. Whether you simply need to fulfill a core or are a die-hard history buff, please come join in the quest to seek the perfect course.
UK
Core Courses
HIS 104 - History of Europe
through Mid-17th Century (Dr. Bruce Holle)
Lecture: MW 12:00-12:50
Recitation Options: T
12:30-1:20, W 1:00-1:50, W 2:00-2:50, R 12:30-1:20,
F 9:00-9:50, F 12:00-12:50
An award winning teacher with a special interest in undergraduate education leads a dynamic course on the history of western civilization. From the Greeks to Louis XIV, this course critically examines the roots of the modern world. (Click here to hear Dr. Holle speak about his own experiences in college.)
UK CORE: Humanities/Global
Dynamics,
3.0 credits.
HIS 108, Sections 001-012 - History of U.S. thru 1876 (TBD)
Lecture: MW 9:00-9:50
Recitation Options: T
9:30-10:20, T 11:00-11:50, W 12:00-12:50, W
1:00-1:50, R 9:30-10:20, R 11:00-11:50, F 9:00-9:50
A survey of U.S. history from the first British settlements c. 1585 to the end of Reconstruction in 1876, exploring the most important events, ideas, and people that created the foundations of the American nation.
UK CORE: U.S. Citizenship/Humanities, 3.0 credits.
HIS 108, Section 013 - History of U.S. thru 1876 (Dr. Jane Calvert)
TR 11:00-12:15
A rigorous and challenging course geared towards upper class students who wish to work directly with a faculty member in a small setting. The course surveys American history from the first British settlements c. 1585 to the end of reconstruction in 1876, covering each of the major epochs: the Colonial Period, the Founding Era, the Early Republic, the Antebellum Period, the Civil War, and Reconstruction. Along the way, we will explore ideas that created America—liberty, equality, empire, slavery, racism, consumerism, patriotism, and religion—and the events and people that shaped the era. (Click here to see Dr. Calvert speak about her research on John Dickinson.)
UK CORE: U.S. Citizenship/Humanities, 3.0 credits.
HIS 109 - History of U.S.
since 1877 (Dr. Melanie Goan)
Lecture: TR 12:30-1:20
Recitation
Options: M 1:00-1:50, M 2:00-2:50, T 2:00-2:50, W
1:00-1:50, W 2:00-2:50, R 2:00-2:50
Beginning in the years
following the Civil War, this course examines how a
severely divided nation struggled to heal its wounds,
examining the transformation of the United States from
a predominantly rural nation into an industrial giant
and superpower that even today remains divided along
racial, religious, and political lines. (Click here
to read an interview with Dr. Goan about her research
on the suffrage movement in the history of Kentucky.)
HIS 112 - Making of Modern
Kentucky (Dr. Tracy Campbell)
Lecture: MW 10:00-10:50
Recitation
Options: T 9:30-10:20, T 12:30-1:20, W 11:00-11:50,
W 12:00-12:50, R 9:30-10:20, R 12:30-1:20, F
10:00-10:50
This course will allow you to
do hands-on history and learn more about the state you
call home. We will examine the political, social,
economic, environmental, and cultural dynamics that
have shaped modern Kentucky from 1900 to present.
(Click here
to see Dr. Campbell speak about his research on the
Gateway Arch.)
UK CORE: U.S.
Citizenship/Humanities, 3.0 credits.
HIS 119 - War and Society,
1350-1914 (Dr. Scott Taylor)
Lectures: MW 1:00-1:50
Recitation
Options: W 2:00-2:50, R 11:00-11:50, R 12:30-1:20, F
1:00-1:50
From the advent of gunpowder
in the middle ages to the horrors of chlorine gas
during World War I, this course examines the history
of warfare over a period of nearly 600 years. From the
eras of Henry V and Philip II to the times of Von
Clausewitz, Napoleon, and the Kaiser, we will journey
to times and places that are today the stuff of
legend: "Once more unto the breach, dear friends, once
more; Or close the wall up with our English dead!"
(Click here
to read about Dr. Taylor's research on the history of
drugs and alcohol in western civilization.)
HIS 121 - War and Society,
1914-1945 (Dr. Karen Petrone)
Lectures: Online
Recitation
Options: MW 3:00-4:15, MW 5:00-6:15, TR 8:00-9:15,
TR 9:30-10:45, TR 12:30-1:45, TR 2:00-3:15, TR
3:30-4:45
Examines the social impact of the two Great Wars of the twentieth century from a transnational perspective, exploring the impact of warfare in such areas as gender relations, technology, ethics, the demonization of the enemy, propaganda, the welfare state, and postwar efforts to come to terms with the atrocities of war. (Click here to see Dr. Petrone speak about about her research on the memory of World War I.)
UK CORE: Humanities/Global
Dynamics 3.0
credits.
HIS 191 - History of World
Religions: History of Christianity (Dr. David
Hunter)
Lectures: MW 12:00-12:50
Recitation Options: F
9:00-9:50, F 12:00-12:50
An historical introduction to Christianity in its varying cultural contexts, examining the primary developments in its teachings, practices, and structures from its origins to the sixteenth century. (Click here to see Dr. Hunter speak about his own research on the historical origins of priestly celibacy.)
UK CORE: Humanities/Global
Dynamics,
3.0 credits.
HIS 202-001: History of
British People through the Restoration (Dr.
Tammy Whitlock)
MWF 12:00-12:50
Invading Romans, Epic Battles, Angry Celts, Legos, bad poetry, Vikings, Anglo-Saxons, Normans, and Henry VIII. (Click here for an interview with Dr. Whitlock.)
UK CORE: Humanities/Global
Dynamics,
3.0 credits.
HIS 206: History of
Colonial Latin America (Dr. Erik Myrup)
Section 001: MWF
10:00-10:50 (Open to all students)
Section 002: MWF 11:00-11:50 (Reserved primarily for
incoming freshmen)
Columbus, Cortés, Montezuma,
and Maria the Mad—they're all in there along
with an assortment of two dozen other villains and
heroes for your historical enjoyment. Latin America
and the Iberian world like you never knew before,
taught by an award winning teacher who sometimes
masquerades as Doctor Who. (Click here
for sample lecture; and click here
for an interview with Dr. Myrup.)
** Please note that section 002 is reserved
primarily for incoming freshmen, but upperclassmen
are welcome to contact Dr. Myrup
about possible overrides. **
UK CORE: Global Dynamics, 3.0 credits.
HIS 229-001: Ancient Near
East and Greece to the Death of Alexander (Dr. Bruce
Holle)
MWF 10:00-10:50
An award-winning teacher with a special interest in undergraduate teaching opens the ancient world inside out: Egyptians, Persians, Greeks, and Jews; Sophocles, Ramesses, Aristotle, Alexander the Great; impossible riddles; Theban plays, Cadmean victories; and a teacher who will know your name. (Click here to hear Dr. Holle speak about his own experiences in college.)
UK CORE: Humanities, 3.0 credits.
MWF 11:00-11:50
This course focuses on
African American history from the end of slavery to
Obama, exploring the meanings of freedom in three
areas: geographical migration, the politics of
resistance, and cultural inventions and expressions.
(Click here
to see Dr. Curwood speak about her research on Shirley
Chisholm.)
UK CORE: U.S. Citizenship, 3.0 credits.
T 5:30-8:00
This course examines the
social, political, and cultural foundations of East
Asia, treating the rise of China, Japan, and Korea as
modern states from 1600 to the present. (Click here
to read an article about Dr. Bartek's time as a
student at UK.)
UK CORE: Humanities/Global Dynamics 3.0 credits.