History of the United States since the mid-19th century. Political, social, and economic developments as well as relationships of the modern U.S. with other countries. Not open to majors or minors who elected HIST 410.
Credits: 4

Topical survey, within broad chronological divisions, of the development of American civilization since 1600. Not open to majors or minors who have elected HIST 405 or 406. Writing intensive.
Credits: 4

The global experience of human communities with special emphasis on the development of the major civilizations and their interactions. Comparisons of social, cultural, religious, and political life and the emergence of distinctive and diverse human societies are examined
Credits: 4

Emergence of major global human interactions due to the growth of major civilizations. The global context for the rise of the modern West. The rise and decline of Western global domination and emergence of new states and changing societies throughout the world.
Credits: 4

Introduces the culture of a particular nation or region; preparation for experiencing a foreign culture. Consult department for listing of topics.
Credits: 4

The classical origins and evolution of European civilization through the Renaissance, Reformation, and voyages of discovery. The rise of Europe to global supremacy in the 19th century and its transformation in the 20th century. 435W and 436W are writing intensive
Credits: 4

The classical origins and evolution of European civilization through the Renaissance, Reformation, and voyages of discovery. The rise of Europe to global supremacy in the 19th century and its transformation in the 20th century. Writing intensive.
Credits: 4

This course will examine how the preparation for war, war itself, and the legacy of war shape American society, culture, and national identity. Students will explore the relationship of war to topics such as American politics, literature, music, visual arts, popular culture as well as gender, ethnic, and race relations. This course will be primarily discussion based on the short writing assignments each week. Students will research topics of their choice in the second and third parts of the course.
Credits: 4

Seminar for freshmen and sophomores. In-depth exploration of a particular historical question or topic: for example, the French Revolution, Chaucer's England, or the New Deal. Students should consult with the Department of History for a list of topics and instructors.
Credits: 4

Basic skills essential to the study of history: critical reading of historical literature, improvement of written and oral analysis of historical material, and use of library resources. Intensive study of books and documents from varying historical fields and periods. Required of history majors; open to other interested students. Writing intensive.
Credits: 4

Experiences, aspirations, and contributions of black Americans from their ethnic origins in Africa to the present American crisis in race relations; comparative study of cultures and institutions. 505 Colonial America to the Civil War. 506 Reconstruction to the present. Writing intensive.
Credits: 4

From presettlement times to the present, emphasizing the use of locally available materials and sources.
Credits: 4

See department listings for semester topic. Topic Empire, Democracy, and War is Writing intensive.
Credits: 1-4

Study of the social consequences of colonization, migration, and war in America, 1500-1775. Emphasis on the interaction of British colonies with competing European cultures (French, Dutch, Portuguese, and Spanish), with Native Americans, and with African American slaves.
Credits: 4

Examines the social, political, and cultural transformation of thirteen British colonies into the United States, up to the adoption of the Constitution.
Credits: 4

Explores the histories of the people and institutions that transformed the new United States from a coastal republic of largely independent freeholders to a transcontinental democracy increasingly driven by class. Topics include slavery, the family, reform movements, and the formation of national identity.
Credits: 4

Investigates the economic transformation of 19th-century America from a rural, agricultural society to an urban, industrial one. Explores the sweeping economic changes and focuses on such topics as change in work and leisure, westward expansion and its effects on Native Americans, shifts in gender roles, growth of a consumer culture, rise of the labor unions, Populism, immigration, reform and regulation movements, growth of American imperialism, and intellectual developments.
Credits: 4

U.S. after 1900; cultural, political, and social factors causing major changes in American life. Semester I: Progressivism through the New Deal. Semester II: World War II to the present.
Credits: 4

An advanced interdisciplinary study of the American experience in Vietnam which utilizes fiction, film, music, and historical analysis to examine such matters as how and why the United States became involved in Vietnam, went to war there, and failed to win, as well as the consequences and legacies of that fateful conflict. It is strongly suggested that students first complete courses in modern American history
Credits: 4

Advanced study of topics in U.S. social history since the Age of Jackson. Topics will vary; may include such examples as slavery and the antebellum South; reform movements in U.S. history; family history; labor history; the impact of war on American society; race in recent U.S. history. May be repeated as topics change.
Credits: 4

Survey of the medieval military expeditions organized by Christians to secure the Holy Land during the 12th and 13th centuries. Topics considered include the formulation of a "just war" theory; political, intellectual, religious, and military interactions between Christians, Jews, and Muslims; the Crusader State of Jerusalem; and the histories of individual crusades.
Credits: 4

Explores the dramatic changes that characterized Western Europe as it rebounded in the fifteenth through the seventeenth centuries from the ravages of the Black Death of 1348. Examines the social, political, and artistic developments in late medieval and Renaissance Italy before "crossing the Alps" to trace the expansion of Renaissance culture in Northern Europe. Topics covered include the humanist movement, new patterns of social organization, the revival of classical antiquity in the arts, architecture, religion, and political theory, the effects on European society of the encounter with the "New World," shifting roles for men and women in early modern European societies, religious war, and conflict
Credits: 4

Exploration of such major developments as ancient world views and cosmologies, the Renaissance, the Reformation, and the relationship between gender and intellectual history. Includes topics up to the Scientific Revolution. Since topics vary, students should check the department newsletter or office for course theme in any given term. May be repeated as topics change.
Credits: 4

World War I, European totalitarianisms, World War II, the loss of European primacy, and the search for a new Europe.
Credits: 4

Introduction to the theory, methodology, and practices of public historians. Examines the history and contemporary practices of historians whose research and scholarship is aimed at public audiences through the creation of diverse media and interpretive frameworks. Encourages interdisciplinary thinking about history. Cr/F.
Credits: 4

A) Early American History; B) American National History; C) Canada; D) Latin America; E) Medieval History; F) Early Modern Europe; G) Modern European History; H) Ancient History; I) Far East and India; J) Near East and Africa; K) European Historiography; L) American Historiography; M) Russia; N) World History; O) English History; P) New Hampshire History; Q) Historical Methodology; R) Irish History; S) History of Science; T) Maritime; U)Museum History. For students showing a special aptitude in history who desire to study an area or subject for which no appropriate course is offered. Prereq: permission.
Credits: 4/8

Supervised position with a museum, historical society, archive, or other history-related site. Prereq: permission. Cr/F.
Credits: 4

A seminar for advanced undergraduates on a selected topic. Topics will vary by semester. This course is discussion-based and meets once a week. There are no prerequisites for this course, but students should expect to be assigned substantial reading and writing. The course will establish a context by examining the connections between democracy and empire as observed by Thucydides in his study of Athens and the Peloponnesian War, and by studying features of American imperialism at the turn of the 20th century. The course will then focus on the creation of an American Imperium, particularly since the end of the Cold War. Students will research relevant topics of their choice and participate in the Undergraduate Research Conference at UNH Manchester.
Credits: 4

Selected topics in American, European, and non-Western history. Required of history majors. Students must select section in the department office at the time of registration. Writing intensive.
Credits: 4