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All History Courses

The History Department offers a variety of courses at all levels. Below is a list of recently offered courses. Not all of these courses are offered in any given year, and there may be other courses offered some years. Check the course schedules/descriptions available via the Registrar's Office for the current term's offerings. For the most up to date information, consult the instructor.

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HIS 100 Gateway to History
HIS 101 The Ancient World
HIS 102 The West and the World to 1500
HIS 103 The West and the World since 1492
HIS 104 American Civilization
HIS 105 Traditional Japan
HIS 106 Colonial and Contemporary Africa
HIS 107 Cultural History of Ancient Greece
HIS 108 Traditional China
HIS 109 Introduction to Reading, Researching, and Writing African-American History
HIS 110 Introduction to African-American Studies
HIS 111 History of Technology
HIS 112 Early Modern Europe
HIS 115 History of the Roman World
HIS 116 HISTORY OF POLAND
HIS 116A History of Poland (Study Abroad)
HIS 117 History of Islam
HIS 118 History of Christianity
HIS 119 THE RELATIVITY REVOLUTION
HIS 120 United States History to 1865
HIS 121 United States History since 1865
HIS 122 INTRO TO THE AMER HLTH SYSTM
HIS 126 History of Brazil, 1500-2009
HIS 130 Colonial Latin America
HIS 131 Re-imagining the Medieval World
HIS 132 Saints and the Stake: Medieval Church and State
HIS 135 ORIGINS OF ASTRONOMY
HIS 138 CITIES & ARCH IN PRE-COL
HIS 139 Going to the Promised Land: African-American Migration in the 20th Century
HIS 140 Cul-De-Sac Culture: The History of the American Suburb
HIS 142 Youth Culture: A Study of the Culture and Lives of Modern American Youth
HIS 143 Popular Music, Art, and Culture of the 20th Century
HIS 144 War in American Film and History: The First World War to the Present
HIS 145 Early America, 1600-1800
HIS 146 Democratic America, 1800-1865
HIS 147 Industrial America, 1865-1929
HIS 148 Recent America, 1929-Present
HIS 149 The Cold War: Life and Politics in the Soviet Union and the United States
HIS 150 Russian Civilization
HIS 151 Imperial Russia
HIS 152 Soviet Russia
HIS 153 Russia Now
HIS 154 Russia Now
HIS 155 History of Russia to 1692
HIS 156 Dante's Divine Comedy I: Inferno and Purgatory
HIS 157 Dante's Divine Comedy II: Purgatory and Paradise
HIS 158 History of Food and Eating
HIS 159 DINNER AND DRINKS
HIS 163 Great Debates in American Democracy
HIS 164 Introduction to African Religion of the Diaspora
HIS 165 African-American History I
HIS 166 African-American History II
HIS 167K Speaking Stones
HIS 168 The Wars of Vietnam, 1917-1980
HIS 169 The Transatlantic Twenties
HIS 170 America since 1945
HIS 171 Civil Rights in America
HIS 172 Indians and Other Americans
HIS 173 American Military History
HIS 174 Food, Culture, and Identity
HIS 176 The Campus as a Sustainable Environmental Microcosm
HIS 177 History of American Popular Music
HIS 178 Rights, Wrongs, and Rock n' Roll: America in the 1960s
HIS 179 History of Jazz
HIS 180 The Blues
HIS 181 MUSIC & CULTURE OF THE 1960S
HIS 183 Modern China
HIS 184 Modern Japan
HIS 185 East Asia to 1600
HIS 186 East Asia after 1600
HIS 187 MONGOLES TERROR OF EAST&WEST
HIS 191 BUILDING THE EMPIRE STATE
HIS 192 Rochester Politics and Places
HIS 193Q Weimar Germany
HIS 194 Crime and Punishment in European History
HIS 194Q Crime and Punishment in European History
HIS 195Q The Irish Question
HIS 196 Germany between East and West
HIS 197Q Religion and Society in Modern Europe
HIS 198Q The History of the Book in the West
HIS 199Q The Ancient City
HIS 200 Introduction to Archaeology
HIS 201 The Third World
HIS 202 Jews in Italy: History, Society, and Culture
HIS 203 Economies and Societies in Latin America and the Caribbean since 1492
HIS 204 Introduction to Law: History of Federal Indian Law
HIS 205 EUROPE SINCE 1945
HIS 205W Europe since 1945
HIS 206 The Holocaust
HIS 206W The Holocaust
HIS 207 Technologies of the Scientific Revolution
HIS 208 Health, Medicine, and Social Reform
HIS 208W Health, Medicine, and Social Reform
HIS 209 Changing Concepts of Health and Illness
HIS 209W Changing Concepts of Health and Illness
HIS 210 African Diaspora in Latin America
HIS 211 History from Myth: King Arthur and Robin Hood
HIS 212 Ancient Greek Historiography
HIS 213 The Divine Comedy of Dante Alighieri: Discover the Wonders of a Medieval Mind
HIS 214 Europe and the Great War, 1914-1918
HIS 215 The Enlightenment
HIS 215W The Enlightenment
HIS 216 Barbarian Europe
HIS 217 Prehistory of Ancient Peru
HIS 218 Ancient Christianity
HIS 219 Seward Family's Civil War
HIS 219W Seward Family's Civil War
HIS 220 Christian History Part I
HIS 221 Christian History Part II
HIS 222W Children, Families, and the State
HIS 223 Modern France
HIS 224 Modern Germany, 1945-Present
HIS 224W N/A
HIS 225 Germany and Austria, 1800-1914
HIS 225W Germany and Austria, 1800-1914
HIS 226 Hitler's Germany, 1914-1945
HIS 226W Hitler's Germany, 1914-1945
HIS 227 Weimar Culture and Society
HIS 228 In Arezzo (Study Abroad): Modern Italy, 1815-1948
HIS 229 The Shaping of a Nation: Politics and Culture in Fascist Italy
HIS 230 Hispanic Architecture in the Viceroyalty of Peru
HIS 231 British History to 1485
HIS 232 The French Revolutions
HIS 232W The French Revolutions
HIS 233 19th Century European Thought
HIS 234 20th Century European Thought
HIS 235 War, Conquest, and Crusade: The Norman Kingdoms of England, Sicily, and Antioch
HIS 236 The Reformation: How the 16th Century Changed the Western World
HIS 237 England and Ireland since 1800
HIS 238 History of British India
HIS 238W History of British India
HIS 239 Knights and Chivalry: Arthurian Romance and Chivalric Literature
HIS 240 Comparative Modern Revolutions: France, Japan, Mexico, Russia
HIS 240W Comparative Modern Revolutions: France, Japan, Mexico, Russia
HIS 241 Politics of Identity
HIS 241W Politics of Identity
HIS 242 Solzhenitsyn: Writer, Prophet, Witness
HIS 242W Solzhenitsyn: Writer, Prophet, Witness
HIS 243 Dangerous Texts: Literature and Politics in Russia
HIS 243W Dangerous Texts: Literature and Politics in Russia
HIS 244W Islam and the Third World
HIS 245 The City in American History
HIS 246 Spiritualism in America
HIS 247 Lincoln, Douglass, and American Freedom
HIS 247W Lincoln, Douglass, and American Freedom
HIS 248 Race, Racism, and the Cold War
HIS 249 The Civil War
HIS 250 Susan B. Anthony and Her World
HIS 251 American Culture to 1876
HIS 252 American Culture Since 1876
HIS 252W American Culture since 1876
HIS 253 History of the American South, 1792-1896
HIS 254 History of the American South, 1896-1945
HIS 255 Economic and Social Conditions of African-Americans in the 20th Century
HIS 256 American Economic Growth
HIS 257 Corruption of the Global Economy: A Historical Perspective
HIS 257W Development of the American Party System
HIS 258 History of Race in America
HIS 258W HISTORY OF RACE IN AMERICA
HIS 259 African-American Women's History
HIS 260 Progressive America
HIS 261 The Civil Rights Era and Its Legacy
HIS 262 Gender and Representation in Native American Art
HIS 263 The Arts in American Culture
HIS 265 America and the "Good War"
HIS 265W Mandela's South Africa
HIS 266 Idea of America
HIS 267 American Thought I
HIS 268 American Thought II
HIS 269 Archaeology of Early America
HIS 269W Archaeology of Early America
HIS 270 Women and Work in the Americas
HIS 271 The Political Economy of Food in Africa
HIS 272 Africa's Sleeping Giant: Nigeria since the Islamic Revolution of 1804
HIS 273 South Africa since 1652
HIS 274 Guns, War, and Revolution in Southern Africa
HIS 274W Guns, War, and Revolution in Southern Africa
HIS 275 China's Silk Road
HIS 276 Rich China, Poor China
HIS 277 The Culture of Zen
HIS 278 Issues in Contemporary Japanese Culture
HIS 279 Japan at War and After
HIS 279W Japan at War and After
HIS 280 China-U.S. Relations
HIS 280W The Asian-American Experience
HIS 281 Chinese Revolution
HIS 282 The Samurai
HIS 282W The Samurai
HIS 283 The Political Economy of China
HIS 284 Art and Culture of Eastern Christianity
HIS 285 The Korean War
HIS 286W American Foreign Relations
HIS 287 History of International and Global Health
HIS 287W History of International and Global Health
HIS 288 Secret Nation: Russia's Hidden Past
HIS 288W Secret Nation: Russia's Hidden Past
HIS 289 History of European Exploration
HIS 289W History of European Exploration
HIS 290 Colonial Encounters and Anthropology
HIS 291 Marx, Nietzsche, and Freud
HIS 292 Totalitarianism and Everyday Life
HIS 292W Totalitarianism and Everyday Life
HIS 293 Stalinism
HIS 293W Stalinism
HIS 294 Economic Development in a Global Perspective
HIS 295 Politics of Energy and the Environment
HIS 296 WOMEN IN EAST ASIA
HIS 296W Women in East Asia
HIS 297 Traditional Japanese Culture
HIS 298 Music-Made America
HIS 299 FIELD AND RESEARCH METHODS
HIS 299A FIELD AND RESEARCH METHODS
HIS 301W History of Race in Europe
HIS 304W The Beats and Beyond
HIS 305W American Health Policy and Politics
HIS 306W European Cultural History
HIS 307W The Transatlantic Twenties
HIS 308W Modernity and Modernism
HIS 309W History of Psychoanalysis
HIS 310W World War II: Eastern Front
HIS 311W History of American Popular Culture
HIS 312W Cultural History and Its Critics
HIS 313W The Power of Print
HIS 314W International Human Rights
HIS 315W Topics in the History of Women
HIS 316W Maritime History of the Atlantic World
HIS 317 CORRUPTION AND GLOB ECO
HIS 317W Readings in Atlantic History
HIS 318W Nationalism and Ethnic Conflict in Europe, 1800-2000
HIS 319 An Historical Perspective on Economic, Institutional, Legal, and Geopolitical Aspects
HIS 319W Age of Great Cities
HIS 320 Seward Family in Peace and War
HIS 320W The German Problem
HIS 321W Fascism in Europe
HIS 322W Richard Wagner and the 19th Century
HIS 323W Stalinism
HIS 324W The City in Modern Europe, 1800-2000
HIS 325 The Global City
HIS 325W The Global City
HIS 328W Victorian England
HIS 330 RUSSIA IN EAST ASIA
HIS 330W Russia in East Asia
HIS 331W The Soviet Union and the Cold War
HIS 332W Topics in American Social Thought
HIS 333W America and the World I
HIS 334W America and the World II
HIS 335W American Thought
HIS 336W Plantation Societies in the Americas
HIS 337 American Culture in the Great Depression and World War II
HIS 337W American Culture in the Great Depression and World War II
HIS 338W Modernity Through East Asian Eyes
HIS 339W America at War: The Civil War and Reconstruction
HIS 340W The Black Family in Slavery and Freedom
HIS 341 URBAN CHANGE&URBAN POLITICS
HIS 341W Urban Change and City Politics
HIS 342 Emergence of the Modern Congress
HIS 342W EMERGENCE OF THE MOD CONGRES
HIS 343W Race and the American City
HIS 344W When New York was the Wild West
HIS 345W Just and Unjust Wars
HIS 346W N/A
HIS 347W The Political Economy of Food in Africa
HIS 348W Intensive Readings on 18th Century Anglo-America
HIS 349W Thomas Pynchon's 18th Century
HIS 350W Topics in Medieval History
HIS 351W Approaches to the History of Women
HIS 352 EUROPE IN 1215
HIS 352W Europe in 1215
HIS 353 Topics in Early Modern European History
HIS 353W Topics in Early Modern History
HIS 354W Topics in the History of Science
HIS 355W Men, Women, and War in the 20th Century
HIS 356 The Atlantic Slave Trade and Africa, 1650-1850
HIS 356W The Atlantic Slave Trade and Africa, 1650-1850
HIS 357 Evolution of the Current World Economic Order from 1500
HIS 357W Evolution of the Current World Economic Order from 1500
HIS 358W Sovereignty in the Post-Colonial African State
HIS 359W Introduction to the Global World
HIS 360W War, Money, and Ordinary People
HIS 361 Socioeconomic Development in the Atlantic World, 1450-1913
HIS 361W Socioeconomic Development in the Atlantic World, 1450-1913
HIS 362W Seminar in Western Monasticism
HIS 364 N/A
HIS 364W Culture and Religion in the Indian Ocean
HIS 365W Modern Jewish History
HIS 366W Topics in Modern German History
HIS 370W The Age of Churchill
HIS 371W History of Nature
HIS 372W The Visual Culture of Heritage and Identity
HIS 373W Sex and Gender in the American City
HIS 374W Rochester and Its Radicals
HIS 375W Leisure and Recreation in America
HIS 376W Topics in American Social History
HIS 377 EARLY AMERICAN HISTORY
HIS 377W Topics in Early American History
HIS 378W Topics in Revolutionary America
HIS 379W Oral History: Theory and Methods
HIS 380W Topics in African-American History
HIS 381W Topics in 19th Century American Cultural History
HIS 382W Topics in 20th Century American Cultural History
HIS 383W TOPICS IN 20TH CENT US HIST
HIS 384 Urban Change and City Politics
HIS 384W Urban Change and City Politics
HIS 385W Guns, War, and Revolution in Southern Africa
HIS 386W African-American Popular Culture
HIS 387W Nation and Culture in 20th Century China
HIS 388W Modern China in Film
HIS 389W Gender in Late Imperial and Modern China
HIS 390 Supervised Teaching
HIS 391 Independent Study
HIS 391W Independent Study
HIS 393 Senior Project
HIS 393W Senior Project
HIS 394 Internship
HIS 394W Internship
HIS 395 HONORS RESEARCH
HIS 395W N/A
HIS 396W Film and History Tutorial
HIS 398 Honors Research Seminar (2 credits)
HIS 399 ADV FIELD & RESEARCH METHODS
HIS 399A ADV FIELD & RESEARCH METHODS
HIS 404 The Beats and Beyond
HIS 405 American Health Policy and Politics
HIS 406 European Cultural History
HIS 407 The Transatlantic Twenties
HIS 408 Modernity and Modernism
HIS 409 History of Psychoanalysis
HIS 410 World War II: Eastern Front
HIS 411 History of American Popular Culture
HIS 412 Cultural History and Its Critics
HIS 413 The Power of Print
HIS 414 International Human Rights
HIS 415 Topics in the History of Women
HIS 416 Maritime History of the Atlantic World
HIS 417 Science and Pseudoscience
HIS 418 Nationalism and Ethnic Conflict in Europe, 1800-2000
HIS 419 Age of Great Cities
HIS 420 Seward Family in Peace and War
HIS 421 Fascism in Europe
HIS 422 Richard Wagner and the 19th Century
HIS 423 Stalinism
HIS 424 The City in Modern Europe, 1800-2000
HIS 425 The Global City
HIS 428 Victorian England
HIS 430 Russia in East Asia
HIS 431 The Soviet Union and the Cold War
HIS 432 Topics in American Social Thought
HIS 433 U.S. Colloquium I
HIS 434 U.S. Colloquium II
HIS 435 American Thought
HIS 436 Plantation Societies in the Americas
HIS 437 American Culture in the Great Depression and World War II
HIS 438 Immigration, Gender, and Ethnicity in American History
HIS 439 America at War: The Civil War and Reconstruction
HIS 440 The Black Family in Slavery and Freedom
HIS 441 Topics in the History of Ethnicity in the U.S.
HIS 442 Emergence of the Modern Congress
HIS 443 Race and the American City
HIS 444 When New York was the Wild West
HIS 445 Just Wars
HIS 446 N/A
HIS 447 N/A
HIS 448 Intensive Readings on 18th Century Anglo-America
HIS 449 Thomas Pynchon's 18th Century
HIS 450 Topics in Medieval History
HIS 451 Approaches to the History of Women
HIS 452 Europe in 1215
HIS 453 Topics in Early Modern European History
HIS 454 Topics in the History of Science
HIS 455 Men, Women, and War in the 20th Century
HIS 456 The Atlantic Slave Trade and Africa, 1650-1850
HIS 457 Evolution of the Current World Economic Order from 1500
HIS 458 N/A
HIS 459 Introduction to the Global World
HIS 460 War, Money, and Ordinary People
HIS 461 Socioeconomic Development in the Atlantic World, 1450-1913
HIS 462 Seminar in Western Monasticism
HIS 463 N/A
HIS 464 Culture and Religion in the Indian Ocean
HIS 465 Modern Jewish History
HIS 466 Topics in Modern German History
HIS 470 The Age of Churchill
HIS 471 Environmental History
HIS 472 The Visual Culture of Heritage and Identity
HIS 473 Sex and Gender in the American City
HIS 474 Rochester and Its Radicals
HIS 475 Leisure and Recreation in America
HIS 476 Topics in American Social History
HIS 477 Topics in Early American History
HIS 478 Topics in Revolutionary America
HIS 479 Oral History: Theory and Methods
HIS 480 Topics in African-American History
HIS 481 Topics in 19th Century American Cultural History
HIS 482 Topics in 20th Century American Cultural History
HIS 483 TOPICS IN 20TH CENT US HIST
HIS 484 Urban Change and City Politics
HIS 485 Guns, War, and Revolution in Southern Africa
HIS 486 African-American Popular Culture
HIS 487 Nation and Culture in 20th Century China
HIS 488 N/A
HIS 489 Gender in Late Imperial and Modern China
HIS 491 Reading Course at the Master's Level
HIS 495 Research at the Master's Level
HIS 496 Extended Reading at the M.A.
HIS 500 Problems in Historical Analysis
HIS 501 Worlds of Inquiry
HIS 502 Studies in European History
HIS 503 Studies in American History
HIS 510 ADVANCED HISTORICAL STUDIES
HIS 511 Reading in 19th Century American Intellectual History
HIS 512 Research in 19th Century American Intellectual History
HIS 513 Reading in 20th Century American Intellectual History
HIS 514 Research in 20th Century American Intellectual History
HIS 520 ADVANCED HISTORICAL STUDIES
HIS 530 ADVANCED HISTORICAL STUDIES
HIS 590 Supervised Teaching in History
HIS 591 Reading Course at the Ph.D. Level
HIS 592 Independent Reading Course
HIS 593 Assisting in History
HIS 595 Research at the Ph.D. Level
HIS 595A Research at the Ph.D. Level In-Absentia
HIS 596 Extended Reading at the Ph.D.
HIS 890 SUMMER IN RESIDENCE - MA
HIS 895 Continuation of M.A. Enrollment
HIS 897 M.A. Dissertation
HIS 899 M.A. Dissertation
HIS 899A M.A. Dissertation In-Absentia
HIS 899B M.A. Dissertation In-Absentia Abroad
HIS 985 Leave of Absence
HIS 986V FULL TIME VISITING STUDENT
HIS 990 SUMMER IN RESIDENCE
HIS 995 Continuation of Ph.D. Enrollment
HIS 997 Ph.D. Dissertation
HIS 997A Ph.D. Dissertation In-Absentia
HIS 999 Ph.D. Dissertation
HIS 999A Ph.D. Dissertation In-Absentia
HIS 999B Ph.D. Dissertation In-Absentia Abroad