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HIST 100gm: The American Experience (4.0 units)

Patterns of American development from Colonial times to the present. Duplicates credit in former HIST 200.

General Education: This course satisfies the university's general education requirement.
Diversity: This course satisfies the university's diversity requirement.
Note: Register for lecture and one discussion

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location
36980D	001	Lecture	9:30-10:50am	Tue, Thu	192 of 200	Philip Ethington	THH201
36981D	001	Discussion	8:00-8:50am	Friday	25 of 25	Heather Ashby	VKC109
36982D	001	Discussion	8:00-8:50am	Friday	23 of 25	Block Michael	VKC206
36983D	001	Discussion	9:00-9:50am	Friday	24 of 25	Heather Ashby	VKC109
36984D	001	Discussion	9:00-9:50am	Friday	22 of 25	Block Michael	VKC206
36985D	001	Discussion	10:00-10:50am	Friday	24 of 25	Yu Tokunaga	VKC109
36986D	001	Discussion	11:00-11:50am	Friday	26 of 26	Yu Tokunaga	VKC109
36988D	001	Discussion	12:00-12:50pm	Friday	23 of 25	Block Michael	VKC151
36989D	001	Discussion	1:00-1:50pm	Friday	25 of 25	Block Michael	VKC151

HIST 102gm: Medieval People: Early Europe and its Neighbors, 400-1500 (4.0 units)

Early Europe, c 400-1500, with a focus on Europe's diverse communities, cultural interactions among them, dealings between conquerors and conquered, and european contacts with non-Europeans.

General Education: This course satisfies the university's general education requirement.
Diversity: This course satisfies the university's diversity requirement.
Note: Register for lecture and one discussion

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus
36909D	001	Lecture	11:00-12:20pm	Tue, Thu	41 of 100	Judith Bennett	SOSB46	PDF (88943 KB)
36910D	001	Discussion	8:00-8:50am	Friday	8 of 25	Besancon Catherine	VKC209
36911D	001	Discussion	10:00-10:50am	Friday	Canceled
36912D	001	Discussion	2:00-2:50pm	Friday	3 of 25	Besancon Catherine	VKC209
36913D	001	Discussion	9:00-9:50am	Friday	Canceled
36914D	001	Discussion	12:00-12:50pm	Friday	18 of 25	Besancon Catherine	VKC158
36915D	001	Discussion	1:00-1:50pm	Friday	11 of 25	Besancon Catherine	VKC158

HIST 103g: The Emergence of Modern Europe (4.0 units)

Political, intellectual, and cultural developments in Europe, 1300-1815. Renaissance and Reformation; absolute monarchy, scientific changes, and Enlightenment; French Revolution and Napoleon.

General Education: This course satisfies the university's general education requirement.
Note: Register for lecture and one discussion

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location
36921D	001	Lecture	2:00-3:20pm	Tue, Thu	50 of 100	Jacob Soll	THH301
36922D	001	Discussion	8:00-8:50am	Friday	Canceled
36923D	001	Discussion	8:00-8:50am	Friday	2 of 25	Stefan Smith	VKC154
36924D	001	Discussion	9:00-9:50am	Friday	12 of 25	Srinivas Venkata	VKC158
36925D	001	Discussion	9:00-9:50am	Friday	Canceled
36926D	001	Discussion	10:00-10:50am	Friday	13 of 25	Stefan Smith	VKC200
36977D	001	Discussion	10:00-10:50am	Friday	22 of 25	Srinivas Venkata	VKC160

HIST 105g: The Korean Past (4.0 units)

A topical and chronological study of the major political, social, and intellectual forces that have shaped the history of Korea.

General Education: This course satisfies the university's general education requirement.
Note: Register for lecture and one discussion

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location
36940D	001	Lecture	11:00-12:20pm	Tue, Thu	27 of 48	Kyung Hwang	VKC152
36941D	001	Discussion	11:00-11:50am	Friday	10 of 25	Young Park	VKC200
36944D	001	Discussion	12:00-12:50pm	Friday	17 of 25	Young Park	VKC200

HIST 106g: Chinese Lives: An Introduction to Chinese History (4.0 units)

Study of the lives of selected individuals who have helped toshape Chinese politics and culture.

General Education: This course satisfies the university's general education requirement.
Note: Register for lecture and one discussion

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location
36950D	001	Lecture	9:30-10:50am	Tue, Thu	89 of 100	Joshua Goldstein	MRF340
36951D	001	Discussion	8:00-8:50am	Friday	16 of 25	Dylan Ellefson	VKC155
36952D	001	Discussion	9:00-9:50am	Friday	25 of 25	Dylan Ellefson	VKC155
36953D	001	Discussion	10:00-10:50am	Friday	25 of 26	Fan Lu	VKC155
36954D	001	Discussion	12:00-12:50pm	Friday	23 of 25	Fan Lu	VKC207

HIST 107g: Japanese History (4.0 units)

Japan from the earliest times to the present; social, cultural, and political dimensions.

General Education: This course satisfies the university's general education requirement.
Note: Register for one lecture and discussion

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location
36960D	001	Lecture	12:30-1:50pm	Tue, Thu	94 of 100	G Godart	WPHB27
36961D	001	Discussion	8:00-8:50am	Friday	25 of 25	Sachiko Kawai	VKC205
36962D	001	Discussion	9:00-9:50am	Friday	23 of 25	Sachiko Kawai	VKC205
36963D	001	Discussion	12:00-12:50pm	Friday	22 of 25	Dylan Ellefson	VKC157
36964D	001	Discussion	1:00-1:50pm	Friday	24 of 25	Dylan Ellefson	VKC157

HIST 180g: The Middle East (4.0 units)

Introduction to the history and the study of the Middle East from ancient to modern times

General Education: This course satisfies the university's general education requirement.

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location
36970D	001	Lecture	12:00-1:50pm	Mon, Wed	51 of 51	Sarah Gualtieri	VKC100
36971D	001	Discussion	9:00-9:50am	Friday	25 of 25	Natasha Pesaran	VKC256
36972D	001	Discussion	10:00-10:50am	Friday	26 of 26	Natasha Pesaran	VKC256

HIST 201: Approaches to History (4.0 units)

Methods and theories of historical interpretation of evidence; uses of archives; modes of presenting the past to the public. Required of all History majors. Duplicates credit in former HIST 300.

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
37051D	001	Lecture	11:00-12:20pm	Tue, Thu	14 of 15	Cynthia Herrup	THH115

HIST 220: Murder on Trial in America (4.0 units)

Examination of high-profile murders and murder trials in order to explore major social, political, and cultural issues from the colonial period to the present.

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
37052D	001	Lecture	12:00-1:50pm	Mon, Wed	22 of 25	Karen Halttunen	THH213

HIST 225g: Film, Power, and American History (4.0 units)

U.S. motion pictures as both a response to and comment upon major events, problems, and themes in 20th century America.

General Education: This course satisfies the university's general education requirement.
Note: Register for lecture, one discussion, lab and one section of WRIT 140 listed below (unless you have already satisfied the Writing Requirement)
Concurrent enrollment: WRIT 140

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location
36991D	001	Lecture	10:00-11:50am	Mon, Wed	113 of 148	Steve Ross	THH202
36992D	001	Discussion	8:00-8:50am	Friday	10 of 25	Yara Masri	VKC200
36993D	001	Discussion	8:00-8:50am	Friday	10 of 25	Christina Copland	VKC256
36994D	001	Discussion	10:00-10:50am	Friday	24 of 25	Christina Copland	VKC158
36995D	001	Discussion	10:00-10:50am	Friday	22 of 25	Adam Bloch	VKC206
36996D	001	Discussion	11:00-11:50am	Friday	23 of 25	Yara Masri	VKC158
36997D	001	Discussion	11:00-11:50am	Friday	24 of 25	Adam Bloch	VKC206

Concurrent Course
WRIT 140: Writing and Critical Reasoning (4.0 units)

Focuses on analytical and argumentative writing skills requisite to academic and professional writing. Emphasizes logical analysis of texts and other data, effective use of evidence, ethical argumentation, and stylistic and grammatical fluency. Requires concurrent enrollment with an affiliated General Education course in the Social Issues category. Students must achieve a satisfactory score on the verbal portion of the SAT, the USC Writing Examination, or credit for WRIT 120 or 121 bef

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location
64280D	001	Lecture	9:00-9:50am	MWF	13 of 17	Leah Pate	GFS229
64285D	001	Lecture	9:00-9:50am	MWF	17 of 17	Valerie Slitor	GFS112
64390D	001	Lecture	12:00-12:50pm	MWF	14 of 17	Leah Pate	GFS220
64395D	001	Lecture	12:00-12:50pm	MWF	17 of 17	Abigail Mitchell	GFS221
66998D	001	Lab	7:00-8:50pm	Wednesday	410 of 1000		BOV AUD

HIST 265g: Understanding Race and Sex Historically (4.0 units)

To introduce students to historical consideration of the difficult contemporary topics of sexuality and race globally.

General Education: This course satisfies the university's general education requirement.
Note: Register for lecture, one discussion, lab and one section of WRIT 140 listed below (unless you have already satisfied the Writing Requirement)
Concurrent enrollment: WRIT 140

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus
37010D	001	Lecture	9:30-10:50am	Tue, Thu	76 of 98	Diana Williams	SGM124	PDF (234366 KB)
37011D	001	Discussion	10:00-10:50am	Friday	11 of 25	Alicia Gutierrez	VKC211
37012D	001	Discussion	10:00-10:50am	Friday	Canceled
37013D	001	Discussion	11:00-11:50am	Friday	25 of 25	Alicia Gutierrez	VKC211
37014D	001	Discussion	11:00-11:50am	Friday	Canceled
37015D	001	Discussion	1:00-1:50pm	Friday	20 of 25	Angelica Stoddard	VKC109
37016D	001	Discussion	12:00-12:50pm	Friday	20 of 25	Angelica Stoddard	VKC211

Concurrent Course
WRIT 140: Writing and Critical Reasoning (4.0 units)

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location
64115D	001	Lecture	8:00-9:15am	Tue, Thu	14 of 17	Carlos Delgado	GFS220
64120D	001	Lecture	8:00-9:15am	Tue, Thu	15 of 17	Ashley Mc Intosh	GFS221
64590D	001	Lecture	12:30-1:45pm	Tue, Thu	17 of 17	Carlos Delgado	GFS108
64595D	001	Lecture	12:30-1:45pm	Tue, Thu	15 of 17	Sonia Greenfield	VKC258
66997D	001	Lab	7:00-8:50pm	Tuesday	708 of 1000		BOV AUD

HIST 270: Queens, Witches,Courtesans:Women&Power in Renaissance Europe (4.0 units)

Exploration of the lives of women who defied the ideals of "wife, mother, widow" and examination of how gender and power were negotiated.

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
36990D	001	Lecture	2:00-4:50pm	Wednesday	11 of 15	Deborah Harkness	GFS205

HIST 273g: Colonial Latin America (4.0 units)

Introduction to Colonial Latin America; native American peoples, themes, issues, and evolution of Spanish and Portuguese colonial rule to ca. 1800.

General Education: This course satisfies the university's general education requirement.
Note: Register for lecture and one discussion

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location
37035D	001	Lecture	9:30-10:50am	Tue, Thu	46 of 50	Maria-Elena Martinez	WPHB28
37036D	001	Discussion	8:00-8:50am	Friday	22 of 25	David-James Gonzales	VKC151
37037D	001	Discussion	9:00-9:50am	Friday	24 of 25	David-James Gonzales	VKC151

HIST 275g: The Worlds of the Silk Road (4.0 units)

Exploration of two millenia of economic exchanges and cross cultural interaction between Asia and Europe.

General Education: This course satisfies the university's general education requirement.
Note: Register for lecture and one discussion

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location
37040D	001	Lecture	10:00-11:50am	Mon, Wed	48 of 50	Azade-Ayse Rorlich	SOSB44
37041D	001	Discussion	1:00-1:50pm	Monday	23 of 25	Haiwei Liu	THH214
37042D	001	Discussion	2:00-2:50pm	Monday	25 of 25	Haiwei Liu	THH214

Crosslist HIST 301: Religions of Ancient Egypt and the Near East (4.0 units)

Religious experience and values of ancient Egypt and Near East through material culture, literature, art, and cultic practices; and their legacies in contemporary society.

Crosslist: This course is offered by the REL department but may qualify for major credit in HIST. To register, enroll in REL 302.

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
60055R	001	Lecture	11:00-12:20pm	Tue, Thu	18 of 19	Lynn Dodd	VKC155

HIST 306: The Early Middle Ages (4.0 units)

Survey of European civilization in the Early Middle Ages.

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
37055D	001	Lecture	10:00-11:50am	Mon, Wed	7 of 25	Jason Glenn	VKC260

HIST 313: France and the French from Napoleon to Mitterand (4.0 units)

Social, cultural, and political history of France from 1789 to the present. .

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
37059D	001	Lecture	10:00-11:50am	Mon, Wed	Canceled	Vanessa Schwartz

HIST 323: The Holocaust in 20th Century Europe (4.0 units)

The origins and development of anti-Jewish persecution in Germany, resulting in the systematic mass murder of Europe's Jews during World War.

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
37069D	001	Lecture	11:00-12:20pm	Tue, Thu	24 of 25	Wolf Gruner	THH214	Word (93696 KB)

HIST 326: The Victorians (4.0 units)

Britain in the 19th century, politics, industrialization, and imperialism, change and continuity in social and cultural aspects, especially class, gender, and race relations.

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
37061D	001	Lecture	12:30-1:50pm	Tue, Thu	26 of 27	Lindsay O'Neill	WPH106

HIST 331: The British Empire: 1588-1834 (4.0 units)

Emergence of the British Empire, emphasizing colonies in the Americas; the development of imperial economy, imperial wars, slavery and abolitionism.

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
37043D	001	Lecture	9:30-10:50am	Tue, Thu	23 of 25	Lindsay O'Neill	VKC252

HIST 335: History of Japan to 1550 (4.0 units)

Growth of Japanese civilization from the mythological "age of the gods" through the feudal "age of the samurai"; foundations of a great Asian power.

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
37044D	001	Lecture	12:00-1:50pm	Mon, Wed	6 of 25	Joan Piggott	SOSB37

HIST 340: History of China Since 1800 (4.0 units)

Western impact and dynastic decline; problems of the Chinese Republic; nationalism and communism.

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
37049D	001	Lecture	10:00-11:50am	Mon, Wed	10 of 25	Brett Sheehan	WPH106

HIST 345: Men and Women in United States History from the 1920's to the Present (4.0 units)

Investigation of the role and relationships of men and women in American society and culture from the era of the "flapper" to the era of the "yuppie".

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
37053D	001	Lecture	2:00-3:20pm	Mon, Wed	19 of 25	Allison Miller	SOSB41

HIST 349: Colonial North America 1600-1760 (4.0 units)

Colonical history of United States area, Canada, and Caribbean to 1760; Indians, European migration, plantation complexes, Puritan colonies, African slave migration, creole culture, borderlands, wars for empire.

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
37054D	001	Lecture	2:00-3:20pm	Tue, Thu	9 of 25	Glenda Goodman	SOSB47	Word (160275 KB)

Crosslist HIST 353m: Race and Racism in the Americas (4.0 units)

Examination of selected topics in the historical development of racism with the goal of understanding the complex ways in which race has functioned in the modern world.

Diversity: This course satisfies the university's diversity requirement.
Crosslist: This course is offered by the AMST department but may qualify for major credit in HIST. To register, enroll in AMST 353.

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
10425R	001	Lecture	2:00-4:50pm	Tuesday	12 of 30	Maria-Elena Martinez	THH215

HIST 355: The African-American Experience (4.0 units)

An historical and social analysis of the African-American experience from Colonial times to the present.

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
37081R	001	Lecture	2:00-3:20pm	Mon, Wed	Canceled	Francille Wilson

Crosslist HIST 358: U.S. Gay and Lesbian History (4.0 units)

Exploration of shifting social organization and cultural meanings of same-sex desire and cross-gender behaviors in the U.S., primarily during the 20th century.

Crosslist: This course is offered by the SWMS department but may qualify for major credit in HIST. To register, enroll in SWMS 358.

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
34938D	001	Lecture	11:00-12:20pm	Tue, Thu	19 of 21	Alice Echols	THH108

HIST 372: Modern Latin America (4.0 units)

Exploration of major themes and events in Latin American history from independence to the present. Upper division standing.

Restriction: Registration open to the following class level(s): Junior, Senior

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
37095D	001	Lecture	2:00-4:50pm	Wednesday	7 of 12	Marjorie Becker	WPH400

Crosslist HIST 373m: History of the Mexican American (4.0 units)

Racial and cultural background of Mexico; immigration and conquest; the Mexican in California and the southwest; the rise of contemporary Mexican-American consciousness.

Diversity: This course satisfies the university's diversity requirement.
Crosslist: This course is offered by the AMST department but may qualify for major credit in HIST. To register, enroll in AMST 373.

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
10428R	001	Lecture	2:00-3:20pm	Mon, Wed	11 of 30	Alicia Chavez	THH213

Crosslist HIST 378m: Introduction to Asian American History (4.0 units)

Comparative examination of the social, economic, and political experiences of Asian immigrants and their descendants in the U.S., 1840s-present.

Diversity: This course satisfies the university's diversity requirement.
Crosslist: This course is offered by the AMST department but may qualify for major credit in HIST. To register, enroll in AMST 378.

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
10430D	001	Lecture	11:00-12:20pm	Tue, Thu	10 of 25	Lon Kurashige	SOSB37

Crosslist HIST 379: Arabs in America (4.0 units)

Arab immigration and acculturation in the U.S. from late-19th century to present; emphasis on community formation, race, religion and gender.

Crosslist: This course is offered by the AMST department but may qualify for major credit in HIST. To register, enroll in AMST 379.

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
10446R	001	Lecture	10:00-11:50am	Mon, Wed	11 of 15	Sarah Gualtieri	SOSB38

HIST 383: The Modern Middle East (4.0 units)

Survey of major political, economic, and cultural developments in the Middle East on the basis of documents, literature, and film produced in the region. Duplicates Credit in former HIST 280.

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
37045D	001	Lecture	11:00-12:20pm	Tue, Thu	10 of 25	Ramzi Rouighi	VKC260

Crosslist HIST 389: Modern Iran (4.0 units)

History and culture of modern Iran from the nineteenth century to present through historical and ethnographic approaches to Iran today, richly contextualizing events and people.

Crosslist: This course is offered by the MDES department but may qualify for major credit in HIST. To register, enroll in MDES 313.

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
41556R	001	Lecture	10:00-11:50am	Mon, Wed	6 of 12	Hani Khafipour	THHB10

HIST 404: Seminar in Korean History (4.0 units)

Exploration of issues and sources in Korean history; work on an individual research paper through an incremental process.

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
37102D	001	Lecture	2:00-4:50pm	Tuesday	3 of 15	Kyung Hwang	THH115

HIST 415: Medieval and Early Modern Russia (4.0 units)

The politics, society, and culture of medieval and early modern Russia; the emergence of empire and the roots of its Eurasian identity.

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
37105D	001	Lecture	2:00-4:50pm	Wednesday	4 of 15	Azade-Ayse Rorlich	SOSB37

HIST 427: The German Question: Nation and Identity in Modern Central Europe (4.0 units)

A seminar on the making, unmaking and re-making of the German nation-state, with particular attention to issues of race, class and gender in German identity.

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
37112D	001	Lecture	11:00-12:20pm	Tue, Thu	8 of 15	Paul Lerner	VKC104

HIST 437: Seminar in Modern Chinese History (4.0 units, max 8)

A readings and research seminar dealing with one topic in the history of China since 1600. Topics will change each time the course is offered. Recommended preparation: a class in Chinese history.

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
Seminar in Modern Chinese History
37122D	001	Lecture	2:00-4:50pm	Wednesday	13 of 15	Brett Sheehan	WPH201

HIST 446: Resistance to Genocide (4.0 units)

Examination of theoretical approaches to and historical accounts of resistance to genocide. Students conduct original research on how people oppose or resist mass atrocities. Recommended preparation: Course on the Holocaust or genocide.

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
37130D	001	Lecture	2:00-3:20pm	Tue, Thu	Canceled	Wolf Gruner

HIST 453: The Age of Emancipation (4.0 units)

Examines the evolution of racial status law in the long nineteenth century, with special emphasis on the relationship between slavery, segregation, and citizenship

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
37139D	001	Lecture	2:00-3:20pm	Tue, Thu	5 of 15	Diana Williams	VKC208	PDF (143697 KB)

HIST 457: The American West (4.0 units)

The nation's westward movement from Colonial times to the present, with emphasis on the frontier's effect on American life and insitutions.

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
37200D	001	Lecture	2:00-4:50pm	Tuesday	8 of 14	Kevin Starr	THH109	Word (37376 KB)

HIST 480: Seminar in Middle East History (4.0 units)

A readings and research seminar dealing with one topic in the history of the Middle East. Topics will change each time the course is offered.

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
Islamic Spain
37088D	001	Lecture	2:00-3:20pm	Tue, Thu	6 of 15	Ramzi Rouighi	THH113

HIST 487: The United States since 1939 (4.0 units)

A survey of the accelerating changes that transformed the nation's domestic life and revolutionized America's role in world affairs.

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
37150D	001	Lecture	5:00-7:50pm	Wednesday	14 of 15	Kevin Starr	VKC202	Word (95232 KB)

HIST 488: Teaching History in the Secondary Schools (4.0 units)

Seminar in research methods, textbook and on-line research and teaching materials, and instructional approaches for teaching history in secondary schools.

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
37151D	001	Lecture	2:00-4:50pm	Wednesday	6 of 12	Karen Halttunen	SOSB50

HIST 490x: Directed Research (1.0-8.0 units, max 12)

Individual research and readings. Not available for graduate credit.

Restriction: Registration open to the following class level(s): Junior, Senior

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
37230D	001	Lecture	TBA	TBA	2 of 10	William Deverell	OFFICE

Crosslist HIST 497: Senior Seminar in Early Modern Studies (4.0 units)

Intensive engagement with current research, problems, and methodologies in Early Modern discourses and cultures. Required capstone seminar for Interdepartmental Minor in Early Modern Studies.

Restriction: Registration open to the following class level(s): Senior
Crosslist: This course is offered by the ENGL department but may qualify for major credit in HIST. To register, enroll in ENGL 497.

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
32765D	001	Lecture	2:00-4:20pm	Wed, Fri	Canceled

HIST 498: Seminar on Selected Historical Topics (4.0 units, max 8)

Advanced study in historical analysis and writing on selected topics and themes. Seminar enrollment limited to 15 students. Recommended preparation: HIST 300

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location
Trials in History
37244D	001	Lecture	2:00-4:50pm	Thursday	3 of 15	Cynthia Herrup	WPH200
The World of Abraham Lincoln
37245D	001	Lecture	2:00-4:50pm	Wednesday	8 of 15	Richard Fox	WPH603

HIST 534: Studies in Modern Japanese History (4.0 units)

Selected topics and historiography of Modern Japan. Open only to doctoral students.

Restriction: Registration open to the following class level(s): Doctoral Student

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
37234D	001	Lecture	2:00-4:50pm	Tuesday	4 of 12	G Godart	SOSB51

HIST 560: Transpacific History (4.0 units)

Exploration of the connections and divergences in the Pacific region, 19th century to present. Topics include transnationalism, war, political-economy, international relations, immigration, environmentalism, and race.

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
37260D	001	Lecture	10:00-12:50pm	Monday	14 of 20	Lon Kurashige, Joshua Goldstein	TBA

HIST 566: Historical Scholarship on North America to 1800 (4.0 units)

Introduction to research in the fields of American Indian, colonial America, Atlantic world, and the early United States. Open only to graduate students.

Restriction: Registration open to the following class level(s): Master Student, Doctoral Student

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
37264D	001	Lecture	2:00-4:50pm	Tuesday	3 of 15	Peter Mancall	TBA

HIST 568: Historical Scholarship on 20th and 21st Century America (4.0 units)

Introduction to historiography and research in the political, economic, social, cultural, and intellectual history of the 20th and 21st Century United States.

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
37268D	001	Lecture	2:00-4:50pm	Thursday	3 of 15	Philip Ethington	THH107

HIST 590: Directed Research (1.0-12.0 units)

Research leading to the master's degree. Maximum units which may be applied to the degree to be determined by the department. Graded CR/NC.

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
37275D	001	Lecture	TBA	TBA	6 of 15	William Deverell	OFFICE

HIST 594a: Master's Thesis (2.0 units)

Credit on acceptance of thesis. Graded IP/CR/NC

Restriction: Registration open to the following class level(s): Master Student

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
37276D	001	Lecture	TBA	TBA	0 of 5		OFFICE

HIST 594b: Master's Thesis (2.0 units)

Credit on acceptance of thesis. Graded IP/CR/NC

Prerequisite: HIST 594A
Restriction: Registration open to the following class level(s): Master Student

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
37277D	001	Lecture	TBA	TBA	0 of 5		OFFICE

HIST 594z: Master's Thesis (0.0 units)

Credit on acceptance of Thesis. Graded CR/NC.

Prerequisite: HIST 594B
Restriction: Registration open to the following class level(s): Master Student

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
37278D	001	Lecture	TBA	TBA	0 of 5		OFFICE

HIST 608: Seminar on Premodern Europe (4.0 units, max 8)

Directed research on topics from late antiquity to the eighteenth century. Students will work with both their faculty advisors and the course instructor.

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
37257D	001	Lecture	2:00-4:50pm	Thursday	4 of 12	Lisa Bitel	SOSB51

HIST 615: Seminar in Modern European History (2.0-4.0 units, max 8)

Directed research in historical problems dealing with Europe since 1789.

Section	Session	Units	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
37265D	001	4.0	Lecture	2:00-4:50pm	Thursday	1 of 10	Paul Lerner	SOSB50

HIST 700: Historical Explanation and Research Design (4.0 units)

Designed for all doctoral candidates in their last year of course work, this practicum helps students define a dissertation topic and produce a prospectus.

Restriction: Registration open to the following class level(s): Master Student, Doctoral Student

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
37280D	001	Lecture	2:00-4:50pm	Thursday	2 of 10	Judith Bennett,Sandra Hopwood	THH111

HIST 790: Research (1.0-12.0 units)

Research leading to the doctorate. Maximum units which may be applied to the degree to be determined by the department. Graded CR/NC.

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
37294D	001	Lecture	TBA	TBA	0 of 10	William Deverell	OFFICE