HIS 104 - History of Europe through Mid-17th Century (William Mattingly)

This course examines Western history from the 300 Spartans defending the pass at Thermopylae to Martin Luther nailing his 95 theses to the church door. We tour the Greek polis, live a day in the life of Alexander the Great, witness the rise and fall of the Roman Empire, and meet iconic medieval knights. We will read Achilles and Caesar, investigate what chivalry truly meant, and see the Papacy consolidate power . . . only to lose it to greed and corruption. This course is the tale of Western Europe.

HIS 121 - War and Society, 1914-1945 (Corinne Gressang)

Examines the social impact of the two Great Wars of the twentieth century from an international perspective. Topics include the impact of warfare on gender relations, technology, ethics, propaganda, the welfare state, and postwar efforts to come to terms with the atrocities of war.

UK CORE: Humanities

HIS 208 - A History of the Atlantic World (Dr. Erik Myrup)

MTWRF 10:00-12:00 (May 8 - Jun 5)

Introduces students to the shared histories of Haiti, the Dominican Republic, Nicaragua, Cuba, Brazil, and the British West Indies, examining how notions of race, imperialism, and spirituality have influenced the history of the Atlantic from the time of Columbus to the present day.  Taught in conjunction with HIS 355 (below). (Click here for a sample lecture; click here for an interview with Dr. Myrup; and click here to see Dr. Myrup talk about teaching history.)

HIS 355 - Non Western History: The Atlantic World (Dr. Erik Myrup)

MTWRF 10:00-12:00 (May 8 - Jun 5)

An award winning teacher weaves together five hundred years of Atlantic world history through the eyes of those who lived it: pious pirates, apostate priests, runaway slaves, bumbling bureaucrats, filibusters, freebooters, dictators, gun-runners, and absent-minded presidents—together with a guest appearance by Doctor Who. (Click here for a sample lecture; click here for an interview with Dr. Myrup; and click here to see Dr. Myrup talk about teaching history.)

June-August

HIS 108 - History of U.S. through 1876 (Dr. Eric Christianson)

MTWRF 11:00-12:00 (June 7 - August 2) 

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.  (Click here for an interview with Dr. Christianson.)

HIS 109 - History of U.S. since 1877 (Jennifer McCabe)

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.

HIS 351-010: Topics in U.S. History - Epidemics and Pandemics (Dr. Eric Christianson)

MTWRF 2:00-4:00 (July 5 - August 2)

HIS 351-011: Topics in U.S. History - U.S. Wars in Iraq and Afghanistan (John Perry)

MTWRF 10:00-11:00 (June 7 - August 2)

Following the assault on the World Trade Center in September 2001, the United States invaded and occupied both Afghanistan and Iraq. These two conflicts are now the longest wars in American history. Over 5,000 U.S. service men and women gave their lives to these wars and more than 500,000 Iraqi and Afghani civilians were killed in the fighting. But how and why did these wars unfold the way they did? In this course, we will explore this and many other issues.

HIS 595: Studies in History - Epidemics and Pandemics (Dr. Eric Christianson)

MTWRF 2:00-4:00 (July 5 - August 2)