USC Schedule of Classes

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

The social, political, religious, intellectual and cultural landscapes of Europe and the Mediterranean, c. 300 to c. 1400.

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

The Enlightenment, French Revolution, industrialization, Darwinism, socialism, nationalism, technological revolutions, mass culture, imperialism, race, fascism, communism, world wars, genocide, migration, the Cold War, terrorism.

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

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.

History of United States citizenship from its origins to the present day, with particular attention to relationship between law and culture.

A thematic approach to California history from precontact to present; focus on peoples, environment, economic, social, and cultural development, politics, and rise to global influence.

History and science of anthropogenic climate change; climate dynamics; carbon cycle; climate modeling; fossil fuel economy; climate denial and political tactics; group research of solutions.

The political, cultural, and social forces that have shaped scientific achievements in the modtern age.

Overview of the history of the Ottomans and their imperial subjects.

Role of Native Americans in American public life from colonial times to the present; Native American societies and governments and their relations to the U.S.

Studies how law, politics and culture interacted to shape the institution of slavery and the development of modern conceptions of race.

Examines wars between European Christian and Muslim armies in the Middle East, 1096-1291 and their cultural, military, religious and artistic legacies.

Development of Japan as a modern world power; tradition and change in Japanese life; impact of Western culture, politics, and diplomacy from 1550 to 1945.

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.

Politics, economy, society, and culture from 1949 to the present including the role of the communist party and the experiences of ordinary people.

History of Mexico traces the crucial themes and events informing Mexicos history from the sixteenth century to the contemporary period.

A broad but deep look into the nature and development of law in two great East Asian civilizations, China and Japan, up to the modern era.

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.

History of South Asia with attention to questions of gender, sexuality and power with a focus on the eighteenth, nineteenth and twentieth centuries.

Examines themes in European and English cultural history 1500-1800, including identity, power, group dynamics, display, space, communication, control.

Explores the history of different beverages to show how commodities alter societies and how attitudes towards them reflect social norms and tensions.

Medieval Japan, focus on war, cultural flourishing, historical memory.

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.

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

Individual research and readings. Not available for graduate credit.

Writing of the honors thesis; for students in the History Honors Program.

Writing of the honors thesis; capstone for students in the Law, History and Culture major.

Techniques, theories, and sub-disciplines of history.

Readings and current bibliography in the history of Europe from the French Revolution to the outbreak of World War I; emphasis on cultural history approaches.

Introduction to the historiography of Colonial Mexico from 1500 to 1821.

Creation of communities and societies; industrialization, urbanization, working class life; families, women, ethnicity; immigration; racism; mobility; reform and radicalism, leisure.

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.

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.

Basic principles of history pedagogy, with emphasis on practical applications and the importance of career-long skill development. Required for first semester teaching assistants in history. Graded CR/NC.

Directed research in historical problems of the Reform, World War I, interwar, World War II, and Post-war periods.

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.