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Course Criteria
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: One of the following: HIST 111, HIST 112, HIST 121, HIST 131, HIST 132 A survey of Middle Eastern history from the rise of Islam in the seventh century through the Mongol conquests in the 13th century. Coverage will include political, social and religious developments during the formative centuries of Islamic civilization. Topics include the career of the Prophet Muhammad and the origins of the earliest Muslim state; the attempt to create a universal Muslim empire (the Caliphate) and its ultimate collapse; the transmission of knowledge and learning; mystical and sectarian forms of piety and their social and political expressions; forms of household, and the place of slaves, women and non-Muslims in Islamic society; tribes, cities, and the rise of warrior elites; and the popular imagination. Attention will be given to long-term cultural and social continuities between the Islamic and ancient Near East, evolving conceptions of religious and political authority, and the relationship between rules and ruled. May be taken for graduate-level credit.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: One of the following: HIST 111, 112, 131, 132 A survey of Middle Eastern history from 1400 to the present. Topics include the rise and decline of the last Muslim empires, European colonial and imperial penetration of the Middle East in the 19th century, the social and cultural impact of imperialism, the rise of nation-states in the 20th century, nationalist ideologies (e.g. pan-Arabism, Zionism), the emergence of political Islam as a key force, religious sectarianism, and contemporary problems of political and economic development. May be taken for graduate-level credit.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: HIST 111 or HIST 131 Indigenous peoples of the area, exploration and conquest, and institutional development of the empire to the revolts against Spain. May be taken for graduate-level credit.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: HIST 111 or HIST 131 From the revolutions against Spain to the present. May be taken for graduate-level credit.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: HIST 111 or HIST 131 This course will provide an overview of Chinese civilization and society, with an emphasis on the history of late imperial China from the 11th through the 19th centuries. May be taken for graduate-level credit.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: one of the following: HIST 111, HIST 112, HIST 131, HIST 132, HIST 151, HIST 221, HIST 222 The social, political, and economic transformation of China from an agrarian empire to a revolutionary, socialist nation. May be taken for graduate-level credit.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: HIST 111 or HIST 131 This course will provide an overview of Japan’s transformation from a feudal regime to a modern nation, with an emphasis on the period from 1600 to the present. May be taken for graduate-level credit.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: HIST 111 or HIST 131 Emphasis on colonialism and nationalism in the Indian subcontinent and Vietnam. Fall semester. May be taken for graduate-level credit.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: One of the following: HIST 111, HIST 131, HIST 132, HIST 151, HIST 221, HIST 222 This course will examine the revolutionary movements and military conflicts in Asia in the 20th century, with an emphasis on China and Japan. May be taken for graduate-level credit.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: Open to Commonwealth and Departmental Honors students One-hour weekly meetings with the thesis director will culminate in an honors thesis. With the consent of the Departmental Honors Committee and the thesis director, this course may be extended into a second semester for three additional credits depending upon the scope of the project. Whether the final version of the thesis qualifies the student to graduate with honors will be determined by the Departmental Honors Committee. Either semester.
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