USC Schedule of Classes

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

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.

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

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

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.

Expansion of business enterprise from colonial merchants tomodern corporations; evolution of the labor force from artisans toskilled and unskilled industrial workers.

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

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

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

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

Political and dynastic history of Iran from the Arab conquest in the seventh to the eighteenth century.

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

Examination of selected topics on Korea's transition to the modern era; focus on the traditional roots of 20th century developments.

Development of the Samurai from a warrior elite to political hegemons between the 8th and 12th centuries; use of primary sources, introduction to divergent historiographies. Recommended preparation: a course in Japanese history

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

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".

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.

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.

Critical turning-points in the twentieth century; sources of major social and political change. Course materials include primary documents and historic radio/television recordings.

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

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

History of North Korea from before statehood to the present. Recommended preparation: Introductory course of Korean history.

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

Major topics, themes, and representative writings in the history and literature of the Arabic and Islamic World during the Medieval period.

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.

In-depth exploration of archaeology and heritage issues in the Middle East and their implications for politics and practice in modern Islam, Judaism and Christianity.

Political, religious, and intellectual culture of Europe in the 10th century and beyond.

The birth of the totalitarian regime, the emergence of the superpower and the socio-economic, political, cultural developments that culminate in its demise.

Intellectual and cultural trends of contemporary Europe, including Dadaism, Surrealism, Western Marxism, Fascism, Existentialism and Structuralism.

Exploration of African-American history through primary and secondary sources employing a colloquium format with an emphasis on shared responsibility for comprehensive discussion and analysis. Upper division or graduate standing.

Major American thinkers from John Dewey and Jane Addams to Martin Luther King and Richard Rorty, with emphasis on race, religion, politics, and gender.

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.

Individual research and readings. Not available for graduate credit.

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

Advanced study in historical analysis and writing on selected topics and themes. Seminar enrollment limited to 15 students. Recommended preparation: HIST 201

Intensive study of subjects selected from the early Middle Ages, emphasizing source material, bibliography, and historiographic problems.

Readings, analyses, and discussion of various approaches, topics, and genres in the field of Chicano/Latino history.

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

Introduction to historiography and research in the political, economic, social, cultural, and intellectual history of the 19th Century United States.

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.

An analysis of conventional forms of historical representation and the artistic and scientific challenges to them. Laboratory training in innovative forms of historical writing will be stressed.

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

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

Credit on acceptance of Thesis. Graded CR/NC.

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

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

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

Credit on acceptance of Dissertation.

Credit on acceptance of Dissertation.

Credit on acceptance of Dissertation.

Credit on acceptance of Dissertation.

Credit on acceptance of Dissertation.