1993-1994 Undergraduate Catalog
1993-1994 Courses
History
HIST 101 Western Civilization to 1648 3
The principal political, social, economic and cultural
developments in Western civilization from late antiquity (3rd
century A.D.) to the middle of the 17th century.
HIST 102 Western Civilization: 1648 to the Present 3
The principal political, social, economic and cultural
developments in Western civilization since the middle of the 17th
century.
HIST 103 World History to 1648 3
Principal political, economic, cultural and social developments in
world history from origins to 1648, relating the past to the
present. Course gives equal weight to the history of Asia, Africa,
the Americas and Europe.
HIST 104 World History: 1648 to the Present 3
Principal political, economic, cultural and social developments in
world history from 1648 to the present, relating the past to the
present. Course gives equal weight to the history of Asia, Africa,
the Americas and Europe.
HIST 134 History of Africa 3
Introductory course on African history south of the Sahara, from
the earliest times to 1914. Introduces major themes in African
history; pre-colonial African political, social and economic
institutions; diversity in African political organizations; slave
trade and colonialism.
May be cross-listed with BAMS134.
HIST 135 Introduction to Latin American History 3
Introduction to Latin American history from the preconquest period
to the present.
HIST 137 East Asian Civilization: China 3
A survey of major aspects of Chinese civilization, relating the
past to the present.
HIST 138 East Asian Civilization: Japan 3
A survey of major aspects of Japanese civilization, relating the
past to the present.
HIST 200 History and Government of Delaware 3
A survey of the history of Delaware and its present government,
with special attention to the needs of social studies teachers.
HIST 205 United States History 3
An introductory survey of 17th-, 18th-, and 19th-century American
history. Themes and approach vary with the instructor.
HIST 206 United States History 3
An introductory survey of American history since 1865. Themes and
approach vary with the instructor.
HIST 208 Leaders of the Twentieth Century 3
Explores lives of men and women who dominated the stage of world
events in the mid-20th century: e.g., Churchill, Gandhi, Indira
Gandhi, Hirohito, Hitler, Golda Meir, Roosevelt, Stalin, Margaret
Thatcher and Mao Tse-tung.
HIST 210 War and Society 3
Relationship between warfare, with its constantly mutating
technology, and social change. Survey from replacement of the
professional by the mass army to the contemporary substitution of
machinery for soldiers.
HIST 241 History of Christianity to 1300 3
A survey of the evolution of Christianity from its origins to
1300.
HIST 245 Medieval Kings and Queens 3
An intensive examination, based on primary sources, of the deeds
and lives of selected kings and queens of the Middle Ages,
Byzantine rulers and the popes.
HIST 250 Roots of Contemporary Culture 3
Main developments in literature and the arts from the early 18th
century to World War II from a social and historical perspective.
Stresses the impact of social and political change on conceptions
of the function of the arts.
HIST 260 Humanities Colloquium 3
See ARSC260 for description.
HIST 264 The Jewish Holocaust: 1933-1945 3
Focuses on the infamous "Final Solution," with particular emphasis
on the roots of Anti-Semitism, National Socialist policies and
plans, ghetto and camp life, the Einsatzgruppen, resistance, the
politics of rescue and the art and literature of the Holocaust.
HIST 268 Seminar 3
Introduction to the study and writing of history. Individual
instructors take different approaches but all tend to stress the
nature and verification of historical evidence, its interpretation
and its communication in writing.
RESTRICTIONS: Open to history majors only.
HIST 270 History of Modern Asia 3
Comparative survey of the modern histories of several Asian
countries, for example China, Japan and Vietnam; emphasizing their
responses to the modern world. Topics include traditional
societies, impact of imerialism, nationalist and communist
movements, Pacific War, Cultural Revolution in China, Vietnam
Conflict and emergence of the Japanese economic powerhouse.
HIST 278 Historic Cultures of the Middle Atlantic Region 3
See ANTH278 for course description.
HIST 280 Science and Civilization 3
Changing conception of the Universe and of humanity's place within
it, as seen in ideas and institutions of science from ancient to
modern times.
HIST 285 The Atomic Age 3
Development of nuclear science and technology and its effect on
history since 1945. The armaments race, nuclear power and
regulation.
HIST 286 Great Moments in Engineering 3
Relies primarily on the case study method to explore significant
engineering successes and failures since the development of the
steam engine. No technical expertise required.
HIST 290 History of Women and Education 3
See EDST290 for course description.
HIST 293 Honors Short Course 1
See ARSC293 for course description.
May be cross-listed with WOMS293.
HIST 300 Women in American History 3
The position of women in American life viewed from a historical
perspective including such topics as home and family life, women
in the work force, women as agents of social change and feminism.
May be cross-listed with WOMS300.
HIST 301 The Worker in American Life 3
Survey of the major historical transformations affecting the lives
of American working people and their social, political, economic
and cultural responses to these changes. Special attention given
to how workers' world view and the nature of work have evolved
over the course of American history.
HIST 302 The World in Our Time 3
An examination of current events within the context of historical
forces.
May be cross-listed with WOMS302.
HIST 303 American Intellectual History 3
The development of principal patterns of American religious,
social and scientific thought before 1865.
HIST 304 American Intellectual History 3
The development of principal patterns of American religious,
social and scientific thought after 1865.
HIST 306 History of American Foreign Policy 3
Foreign policy of the United States and the nation's changing
relations with the outside world. Covers the period 1900 to the
present. Special attention given to Presidential personality - how
a President's background and personality affect the making of
foreign policy.
HIST 307 The United States in the Early National Period 3
Political and cultural change in America from 1789-1825, from the
presidency of George Washington through James Monroe. Particular
attention to national politics under the new Constitution,
westward expansion under Jefferson and Madison, and cultural life
in the early republic.
HIST 308 The United States in the Antebellum Period 3
Social transformation and politics in America from 1825 to the eve
of the Civil War. Particular attention to the presidency of Andrew
Jackson, changes in institutions and culture related to expansion,
and conflicts leading to disunion.
HIST 309 U.S. Business and Political Economy 3
A history of the United States as a capitalist civilization,
particularly since the nineteenth-century rise of the modern
corporation. Emphasis on business history, business-government
relations and the larger social history of the U.S. political
economy.
HIST 313 Early Twentieth-Century America 3
The rise of big business and the ways that farmers, labor leaders,
socialists and middle-class reformers responded to the new
industrialism.
HIST 314 Twentieth-Century America 3
Causes and consequences of American intervention in the two world
wars, and the social, political and economic history of the U.S.
during the years between the wars.
HIST 315 Postwar America: The United States Since 1945 3
A social, intellectual and political history of the United States
from the death of Franklin D. Roosevelt to the resignation of
Richard M. Nixon. Topics covered are the origins of the cold war,
Truman-mania, McCarthyism, the 1950's, JFK and LBJ, and Nixon and
Watergate.
HIST 316 Introduction to Material Culture Studies 3
See ANTH316 for course description.
HIST 318 Colonial America 3
The transit of culture from England to America and its
modification there during the seventeenth century. The development
of mature colonial societies to 1760.
HIST 319 Revolutionary America 3
The American colonies and the new nation from 1760-1789 with
particular emphasis on political and cultural developments in the
age of the American Revolution.
HIST 320 The New Nation, 1787 to 1800 3
Study of the Constitutional Convention, its goals, compromises and
opponents. Explores the political discussion over ratification of
the Constitution, the continued presence of unresolved economic
and social crises, and the rise of an opposition to the
Federalists from the ranks of American society.
HIST 321 Civil War and Reconstruction 3
Sectional conflict and the struggle between rival nationalisms in
mid-19th-century United States.
HIST 322 The City in American Culture 3
See ANTH322 for course description.
HIST 323 The Old South 3
The history of the Southern United States from the beginnings of
European colonization to the outbreak of the Civil War. Special
attention to slavery and how it shaped Southern life.
HIST 325 History of Black America to the Civil War 3
See BAMS304 for course description.
HIST 326 History of Black America Since the Civil War 3
See BAMS306 for course description.
HIST 327 American Labor Before Industrialization 3
The lives of American people in their everyday surroundings from
settlement through the early stages of industrialization. Emphasis
on the analysis of visual materials. Topics include work and
leisure, gender roles, social organization, public rituals and
class values.
HIST 328 American Industrial Society from 1815 to the Present 3
Exploration of social forces and social impact of American
industrialization: rise of the factory system, emergence of an
industrial work force, role of cities and immigrants, westward
migration, transition from slavery to freedom in the south, reform
movements, family life and population change, and social and
political conflict.
HIST 330 Peasants and Revolution in Africa 3
The most remarkable nationalist struggles in modern Africa have
been supported by peasants. Special attention paid to these
struggles, especially in Guinea-Bissau, Angola, Zimbabwe,
Mozambique, and to the Mau-Mau of Kenya. Why did the peasants
support the revolution? Did they benefit from the victories?
HIST 331 History of Caribbean I 3
Examines major themes in Caribbean history from the pre-Columbian
period to the end of slavery in 1838. Discussion of the
demographic and ecological consequences of European contact, sugar
and slavery, the evolution of creole cultures and slave
resistance.
May be cross-listed with BAMS331.
HIST 332 History of Caribbean II 3
Examines the period from 1838 to the present. Includes a
discussion of the social and economic adjustments to emancipation,
the making of plural societies with the importation of Asian
laborers, American imperialism and political and social movements
of the twentieth century.
May be cross-listed with BAMS332.
HIST 333 The Age of Confucius 3
Study of ancient Chinese philosophers and their ideas with
emphasis on the reading of Chinese classics in English
translation. Comparisons with Western intellectual traditions
encouraged.
HIST 334 History of Mexico 3
A survey of Mexican history from the 15th century to the present.
HIST 335 History of Colonial Latin America 3
Introduces students to issues in colonial Latin American history,
from pre-Columbian times through the wars of independence from
Spain in the 1830's.
HIST 337 Ancient Religion and Civilization 3
Outlines religion in Europe and the Near East from the Paleolithic
period to the rise of Islam. Covers religious beliefs, rituals,
death and burial practices of ancient man and construction and use
of religious edifices.
HIST 338 Greek-Roman Sport-Recreation 3
Covers period 2000 B.C. to 6th century A.D. from point of view of
spectator and participant; use of ancient authors in translation,
artistic representations and secondary literature. Extensive use
of slides.
HIST 339 Topics in Modern European History 3
A reflection of developments in modern European history from the
First World War to the present. Emphasis on political, social,
cultural and economic patterns of the period, complemented by
visits to museums and appropriate historic sites.
RESTRICTIONS: Taught abroad only.
HIST 340 Ancient Near East and Greece 3
Stresses such themes as the way in which the world view of the
ancients was different from ours, and the relationship between the
individual and society. Readings in ancient historical works and
ancient literature. Extensive use of slides.
HIST 341 Ancient Rome 3
Students encouraged to form opinions on such questions as why and
how Rome came to rule its empire; why Julius Caesar was murdered;
and why Augustus succeeded where Julius Caesar had failed.
Readings in ancient sources. Extensive use of slides.
HIST 342 Barbarian Europe 3
A survey of political, social, cultural and economic developments
in Europe between 300 and 1050.
HIST 343 Medieval Europe: 1050-1350 3
A survey of political, social, cultural and economic developments
in Europe between 1050 and 1350.
HIST 344 Renaissance Europe 3
Europe from the late 13th to the early 16th century, with stress
on the consequences of the Black Death, the reform of the Church
and the flowering of cultural and intellectual life in Italy and
northern Europe.
HIST 345 Europe in the Reformation Era: 1517-1648 3
Religion in the realms of thought and action during the rise of
"modern" Western civilization: the scientific revolution, the
Reformation, the Counter-Reformation and their impact on the
behavior and perceptions of men by 1650.
HIST 346 Age of Louis XIV 3
The culture, society and politics of 17th-century France, centered
upon the biography of Louis XIV. Emphasis on growth of absolute
monarchy in France and the implications for all of Europe.
HIST 347 The French Revolution and Napoleon 3
Emphasis on personalities in the Revolution - Louis XIV,
Robespierre and Napoleon - and the clash of social forces.
HIST 350 Europe in the Nineteenth Century 3
History of European civilization from the end of the Napoleonic
wars to World War I. Topics include Romanticism and realism; the
Industrial Revolution; the clash of religion and science; the
development of nationalism, socialism and imperialism; and the
coming of World War I.
HIST 351 Europe in Crisis: 1919-1945 3
Europe from the Paris Peace Conference to the end of World War II,
with emphasis on the breakdown of traditional institutions in an
age of totalitarianism, economic depression and world conflict.
HIST 352 Contemporary European Society 3
A comprehensive survey and analysis of the evolution and structure
of postwar society, with particular emphasis on current social and
cultural developments.
RESTRICTIONS: When taught abroad, course focuses on the host
country.
HIST 355 Early Modern Intellectual History 3
Examines the major development in thought from around 1600 to
1800. Questions considered are the nature of political order and
justice, the character of the good life and moral obligation, the
relation between faith and reason, and the development of
historical reason and theories of the fine arts. Readings will be
in Milton, Locke, Voltaire, Rousseau and others.
HIST 356 Modern European Intellectual History 3
Philosophical and political thought from English Romanticism and
German Classicism through Existentialism. Reading from Hegel,
Marx, Kierkegaard, Nietzsche and Thomas Mann.
HIST 357 Russian History to 1801 3
Political, socioeconomic and cultural developments in Russia to
1801. Russian trends and developments.
HIST 358 Russian History: 1801-1917 3
Political, socioeconomic and cultural developments in Russia in
the 19th century.
HIST 359 Soviet Russia: 1917-1990 3
Political, socioeconomic and cultural developments in the Soviet
Union from 1917 to 1990.
HIST 360 Humanities Colloquium 3
See ARSC360 for course description.
HIST 361 European Business History: 1850-Present 3
Topics include the rise of the modern corporation; the
relationships between business and government and business and
labor; the role of business overseas, including the colonies and
the present Third World; and comparison with the way business has
operated in America, Japan and the Soviet Union.
HIST 364 Modern Germany: 1870-1945 3
German political, socioeconomic and cultural history from Bismarck
to Hitler.
HIST 366 Independent Study 1-6
HIST 373 Modern Ireland: 1534-Present 3
Anglo-Irish relations, the emergence and victory of Irish
nationalism and the historical roots and subsequent development of
the Ulster problem.
HIST 374 History of England to 1715 3
Political, constitutional, social and economic development to
1715.
HIST 375 History of England: 1715 to the Present 3
Rise and decline of a global power; the transformation of an
oligarchy into a democracy, and the consequences of
industrialization and urbanization.
HIST 376 English Legal and Constitutional History 3
Surveys the history of English legal and constitutional
development from the Saxons to the twentieth century. Emphasizes
the major thematic developments in Anglo-American jurisprudence:
the definition of executive powers, civil liberties, parliamentary
privileges and functions, and key court decisions.
HIST 379 Historical Archaeology of the Eastern United States 3
See ANTH379 for course description.
HIST 381 Utopias 3
A critical examination of man's perennial interest in shaping the
ideal society and forecasting events to come.
HIST 382 History of Western Medicine 3
See CSCC382 for course description.
HIST 383 History of Science and Medicine I 3
The maturation of scientific ideas and methodology from prehistory
to the Renaissance and their application in medicine and
technology.
HIST 384 History of Science and Medicine II 3
Development of science and medicine from the scientific revolution
to the mid-20th century.
HIST 385 History of Biological Ideas 3
See CSCC385 for course description.
HIST 387 Technology in Western Civilization I 3
Examines the religious, aesthetic, military, political and
economic origins of Western technology from prehistoric times to
the Renaissance. Emphasis on the agricultural and urban
revolutions, metallurgical discoveries, Greek and Roman
engineering, diffusion of technology and the role of the Medieval
Church.
HIST 388 Technology in Western Civilization II 3
Examines technology and society from the Renaissance to 1950.
Emphasis on Renaissance engineers; the Industrial Revolution in
England, Germany and the United States; the role of modern warfare
in technological development; and the rise of a technical elite in
society.
HIST 389 American Technology 3
The development of American technology and industry from the
discovery of America to the present.
HIST 390 History of Modern Southeast Asia 3
Covers major social, cultural, political, economic and military
developments in Southeast Asian history from approximately 1500 to
the present, including ethnic groups, traditional civilizations,
colonization, nationalism and communism, impact of the Pacific
War, the "Vietnam Conflict," the Kampuchean Crisis and recent
developments.
HIST 391 History of Modern China 3
The history of China since 1600, including the tradition of
reform, Western impact, modernization, communism and China's role
in the world today.
HIST 392 History of Modern Japan 3
The history of Japan since 1600, with special emphasis on domestic
forces of change, impact of the West, Japanese imperialism and
militarism, the dilemma of progress, and Japan's place in the
modern world.
HIST 393 History of Modern Vietnam 3
Covers major social, cultural, political, economic and military
developments in Vietnamese history from approximately 1500 to the
present, including traditional civilization, colonization,
nationalism and communism, the Indochina Wars (among them the
"Vietnam Conflict"), the Kampuchean Crisis, and life under the
Socialist Republic of Vietnam since 1976.
HIST 394 Africa Since 1960 3
Deals with current political, economic and social problems and
progress found in Africa. Historical analysis of the emergence and
development of these problems, issues and achievements. Links the
present to the past for factual historical analysis.
HIST 395 Pan Africanism 3
Traces the rise, development and varied expressions of the drive
towards the liberation and unity of black people on the continent
(Africa) and in the diaspora. Covers liberation struggles in
Africa and the Civil Rights movement in the United States.
May be cross-listed with BAMS395.
HIST 397 History of South Africa 3
Surveys the complex historical development of the South African
society. Topics include African resistance to white expansion,
wars of resistance, the impact of agricultural and labor laws on
African societies, tensions in white society, Africaners in power
since 1948, and African struggles for freedom.
HIST 398 Film and Modern American Culture 3
See ENGL398 for course description.
HIST 403 History, Philosophy, Functions and Future of Museums 3
See MSST403 for course description.
HIST 409 Varieties of Modern Feminism 3
A reading and research seminar on selected aspects of the history
of modern feminist thought and activity, with particular emphasis
on the 20th-century United States.
May be cross-listed with WOMS409.
HIST 411 Seminar in American History 3
Topics vary. May include topics such as "History of the West,"
"History of the South," or "Ethnicity in American History."
May be cross-listed with CSCC411 and/or WOMS411.
HIST 416 The American Family 1608-1900 3
The changing shape and function of the American family and its
relationship to Old World structure.
May be cross-listed with WOMS416.
HIST 430 Twentieth-Century Latin American Revolutions 3
Focuses on four 20th-century Latin American revolutions.
Concentrates on the historical background and events of the
Mexican, Guatemalan, Cuban and Nicaraguan revolutions.
HIST 440 Africa Under Colonial Rule 3
Introduces various Colonial policies of the European powers in
Africa, emphasizing the comparisons and contrasts between these
policies. Attention paid to the effect of Colonialism on Africa's
economic, social and political development.
HIST 446 Industrial Revolution in Europe 3
The origins and spread of rapid, sustained economic growth since
1750.
HIST 449 Studies in Science, Technology and Medicine 3
Topics vary. May include topics such as "The American System,"
"History of Chemistry," or "History of Engineering."
HIST 453 History Through Media 1-6
Trains students to produce historical documentaries from archival
photographs and sound recordings in the United States National
Archives and other depositories.
HIST 454 Vernacular Architecture 3
The study of traditional American folk architecture from the 17th
century to the present. Examination of changes in construction,
house types and decoration in vernacular buildings, as well as
issues of regional differences and individual craftsmanship.
May be cross-listed with ARTH454.
HIST 459 United States Urban History 3
The process of urbanization in America with special emphasis on
the Philadelphia-Wilmington area.
HIST 460 Humanities Colloquium 3
See ARSC460 for description.
HIST 463 Historical Archaeology and the Public 3
See ANTH463 for course description.
HIST 464 Fieldwork in History 3
Selected students serve as interns on a few carefully chosen
historical projects with organizations outside the University.
HIST 466 Independent Study 1-6
HIST 470 Studies in Ancient History 3
Topics vary. May include topics such as "Slavery in Antiquity,"
"The Archaeology of the Ancient World" or "The Greek City State."
HIST 471 Studies in Medieval History 3
Topics vary. May include topics such as "The Church in the Early
Middle Ages," "The Church in the Central Middle Ages" and "Anglo-
Norman England and Capetian France."
HIST 473 Studies in Early Modern European History 3
Topics vary. May include topics such as "Renaissance Humanism," or
"Women in Europe, 1100-1600."
May be cross-listed with WOMS473.
HIST 474 Studies in English History 3
HIST 475 Seminar in Modern European History 3
Topics vary. May include topics such as "The Holocaust," "The Cold
War" or "Hitler's Germany."
HIST 477 Studies in Latin American History 3
Topics vary. May include topics such as "History of Mexico,"
"History of the Caribbean" or "Slavery in the New World."
HIST 479 Studies in Asian History 3
Topics vary. May include topics such as "History of Southeast
Asia," "20th-Century China" or "Japan in the 20th Century."
HIST 481 Studies in Military History 3
Selected topics in military history. Civil-military relations, the
interrelationship of strategy and politics, the development of
strategic theory, the impact of new weapons on military
institutions.
HIST 483 Studies in Comparative History 3
Topics vary, but all compare some aspect of American with European
history or Western with non-Western history.
HIST 491 Planning a Course of Instruction 3
Aims, course planning, instructional strategies, evaluation and
selection of materials for teaching history and the social
sciences in secondary schools.
HIST 493 Seminar: Problems in Teaching History and Social Sciences 3
Helps beginning teachers carry out planned instructional
strategies, analyze their teaching behavior, evaluate the
effectiveness of their instruction and modify their instructional
plans based on their teaching experience.
HIST 601 United States Historiography 3
Introduces changing interpretations of United States history and
examines the development of the American historical profession.
HIST 602 European Historiography 3
Introduces changing interpretations of various aspects of European
history.
HIST 603 Historiography of Technology 3
Introduces major historiographic issues and examines the
development of this subfield of history.
HIST 604 History and Philosophy 3
Survey of major historians from the Bible and Herodotus through
the 19th century, together with some of the most influential
philosophers of history.
HIST 605 History of Theories in Material Culture 3
See EAMC605 for course description.
HIST 606 Issues in American Material Culture 3
See EAMC606 for course description.
HIST 611 Seminar in American History 3
Topics vary. May include topics such as "History of the West,"
"History of the South" or "Ethnicity in American History."
HIST 616 The American Family 1608-1900 3
Seminar on the changing shape and function of the American family
and its relationship to Old World structure.
HIST 621 Seminar on American Society and Culture before the
Revolution 3
Reading seminar in American society and culture from the first
settlements to the Revolution.
HIST 623 Age of the American Revolution 3
Reading seminar on political and constitutional changes from 1760
to 1790 but also the social and cultural history of that period.
HIST 625 U.S. Social and Cultural History: 1790-1860 3
Reading seminar on social and cultural change between 1790 and
1860, with emphasis on expansion of population into the West,
sectionalism, the rise of urban and industrial revolutions, and
reform.
HIST 627 Antebellum America 3
Reading seminar on development of the modern political party
system, the American presidency in transition, the transportation
revolution, slavery, abolition reform and important changes in
American society during the antebellum period.
HIST 629 U.S. Social and Cultural History: 1850-1929 3
Reading seminar on social and cultural developments in the United
States in the period during which it became a mature industrial
nation, from 1850-1929.
HIST 630 Twentieth-Century Latin American Revolutions 3
Examines revolutionary change and obstacles to revolutionary
change in Latin America. External and internal process discussed
in full context of each country's historical development. Each
student is responsible for leading a discussion of several of the
required readings.
HIST 631 U.S. Political, Cultural and Economic History: 1860-Present 3
Reading seminar on major works of interpretation that illustrate
the changing modes by which historians have viewed American
political, economic and cultural past from the Civil War to
present.
HIST 632 Making the American City 3
See URAF632 for course description.
HIST 633 The U.S. in the Twentieth Century 3
Reading seminar on 20th-century U.S. history.
HIST 635 The Evolution of the American Urban Landscape 3
See URAF635 for course description.
HIST 641 Technology and Civilization I 3
The religious, aesthetic, military, political and economic origins
of Western technology from prehistoric times to the Renaissance
and the interplay of technology and culture.
HIST 642 Technology and Civilization II 3
Technology and society from the Renaissance to 1950. An
exploration of the impact of technology on culture while at the
same time examining how culture shapes technology.
HIST 643 History of Science and Medicine 3
Scientific thought and practice from antiquity to l620, with
emphasis on relation of science to the cultures in which it is
pursued: Egypt and Mesopotamia, Greece and Rome, the Islamic
countries, the Middle Ages in Europe and the Renaissance.
HIST 644 History of Science and Medicine 3
Science in the West 1620-1950, beginning with the Scientific
Revolution. The ties of science to culture, particularly
technology, medicine and institutional configurations. Development
of the major biological and physical sciences.
HIST 645 Things in History 3
The world of made things forms the basis for a seminar in the
historical interpretation of artifacts. Each session of the class
devoted to the handling, use, analysis and interpretation of a
representative artifact.
May be cross-listed with MSST645.
HIST 646 Industrial Revolution of Europe 3
The origins and spread of rapid, sustained economic growth since
1750.
HIST 647 Social History of Medicine 3
The relationships of medicine and its allied health sciences to
key social and political issues in the West over the last two
hundred years.
HIST 648 American Science and Technology 3
The development of science and technology in America, from the
Colonial Period to the 1950's.
HIST 649 Studies in Science, Technology and Medicine 3
Topics vary. May include topics such as "The American System,"
"History of Chemistry" or "History of Engineering."
HIST 650 Political Economy of the Modern United States 3
A reading seminar introducing the fields and historiographies of
U.S. business history, business-government relations planning and
modern political economy, from the late 19th century to the
present.
HIST 652 Seminar in Historic Preservation 3
See URAF629 for course description.
HIST 653 History Through Media 1-6
Trains students to produce historical documentaries from archival
photographs and sound recordings in the United States National
Archives and other depositories.
HIST 654 Vernacular Architecture 3
Study of traditional American folk architecture from the 17th
century to the present. Examination of changes in construction,
house types and decoration in vernacular buildings as well as
issues of regional differences and individual craftsmanship.
May be cross-listed with ARTH654 and/or URAF654.
HIST 655 Archival Management I 3
Survey of the various types of archival institutions and
practices, the principles of manuscript curatorship, the problems
associated with huge archives generated by modern bureaucracies.
May be cross-listed with MSST655.
HIST 656 Archival Management II 3
Internship and paper.
May be cross-listed with MSST656.
HIST 657 Historical Archaeology and Museum Interpretation 3
Introduction to the methods and practices of historical
archaeological research from a museum perspective. Readings,
demonstration techniques and field work.
May be cross-listed with MSST657.
HIST 658 Historical Editing 3
Background and principles of historical editing with emphasis on
student projects in primary source material.
HIST 659 United States Urban History 3
The process of urbanization in America with special emphasis on
the Philadelphia-Wilmington area.
HIST 660 Humanities Colloquium 3
See ARSC660 for description.
HIST 663 Historical Archaeology and the Public 3
See ANTH663 for course description.
HIST 671 Studies in Medieval History 3
Topics include the Church in the early Middle Ages, the Church in
the Central Middle Ages, Anglo-Norman England and Capetian France.
HIST 673 Studies in Early Modern European History 3
Topics vary. May include such topics as "Renaissance Humanism,"
"Women in Europe, 1100-1600" or "Rome and Religion."
HIST 674 Studies in English History 3
HIST 675 Seminar in Modern European History 3
Topics vary. May include topics such as "The Holocaust," "The Cold
War" or "Hitler's Germany."
HIST 679 Studies in Asian History 3
Topics vary. May include topics such as "History of Southeast
Asia," "20th-Century China" or "Japan in the 20th Century."
HIST 681 Studies in Military History 3
Selected topics in military history. Civil-military relations, the
interrelationship of strategy and politics, the development of
strategic theories and the impact of new weapons on military
institutions.
HIST 683 Studies in Comparative History 3
Topics vary, but all compare some aspect of American history with
European history or Western history with non-Western history.
HIST 692 Planning a Course of Instruction 3
Aims, course planning, instructional strategies, evaluation and
selection of materials for teaching history and the social
sciences in secondary schools.
HIST 693 Seminar: Problems in Teaching History and Social Science 3
Helps beginning teachers carry out planned instructional
strategies, analyze their teaching behavior, evaluate the
effectiveness of their instruction and modify their instructional
plans based on their teaching experience.
HIST 803 Research and Writing Seminar: America to 1860 3
Original research and writing on subjects in American history
before 1860. Evaluation of sources, interpretation of evidence and
presentation of research papers. Emphasis on professional
standards of criticism.
HIST 804 Museum Internship 3
See MSST804 for course description.
HIST 805 Research and Writing Seminar: America 1860-Present 3
Original research and writing on subjects in American history
after 1860. Evaluation of sources, interpretation of evidence and
presentation of research papers. Emphasis on professional
standards of criticism.
HIST 807 Research and Writing Seminar: Science, Technology and
Medicine 3
Writing seminar on the history of science, technology and
medicine.
HIST 809 Research and Writing Seminar: Studies in Comparative History 3
Topics vary, but all compare some aspect of American with European
history or Western with non-Western history.
HIST 868 Research 1-9 PF
HIST 869 Master's Thesis 1-6
HIST 969 Doctoral Dissertation 1-12 PF