USC Schedule of Classes

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.

Introduction to Latin American history and cultures, providing tools to grasp the importance of the region within the larger Americas and the world.

Surveys the major dynamics of economic and political change in Sub-Saharan Africa before the imposition of European colonial rule in the late nineteenth century.

Introduction to Armenian history and its connections with the region and the world.

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.

Examines the origins of the idea of race and how this idea influenced the development of the United States from the colonial period to the present day.

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.

Business history of East Asia (China, Japan, Korea, Taiwan, and Hong Kong) as related to culture, politics, and society.

The varied history of ideas of a free market from Cicero, through the Middle Ages and Renaissance, to the Enlightenment, Adam Smith, Colbert and beyond.

The flowering of arts, literature, and learning at the end of the Middle Ages.

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.

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.

A global cultural and material history of computing from its origins in administration and warfare to social media and AI. Gender, infrastructure, environment, politics.

An introduction to the study of law from a historical perspective; explores the interaction of law, culture and politics from the Revolution through the New Deal.

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

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

Explores the connections between historical and contemporary methods of incarceration - confinement, punishment, surveillance and discipline - and the production of racial hierarchies.

Examines the World War II incarceration of Japanese Americans and its impact on issues of civil liberties as well as national security.

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

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.

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

Techniques, theories, and sub-disciplines of history.

Introduction to comparative study of genocide and mass violence, its history and its historiography.

Graduate readings seminar examining the broad, interdisciplinary range of scholarship on the history of migration, ethnicity and race throughout modern world history.

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

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 of historical issues relating to popular culture

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.