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GRADUATE COURSES IN HISTORY HIST 501: INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY AND THE HISTORICAL PROFESSION. This course introduces students to the uses of information technology as it applies to historical research and teaching. Students will acquire basic familiarity with statistical analysis software, personal information management software, databases and spreadsheets, bibliographic software, web resources, presentation software, listserv management, hypertext documents, web page production, and multimedia presentation tools. To be taken within the first year in the program. HIST 536: SEMINAR ON INTELLECTUAL AND CULTURAL HISTORY: SELECTED TOPICS. The seminar introduces major intellectual and cultural movements and thinkers in various historical eras. It begins with core readings in the nature and definition of ideas and culture in History. Specific content will vary as per instructor, but may include classical and medieval thought, European ideas and culture since 1500, and non-Western areas. HIST 537: SEMINAR ON THE TWENTIETH CENTURY: SELECTED TOPICS. An introduction to the twentieth century. After discussion of core readings, the course will focus on the themes of modernity such as state and nation, race and gender, warfare, and economic integration that characterize the twentieth century. HIST 538: SEMINAR ON EMPIRES: SELECTED TOPICS. The seminar examines empires in historical perspective. After initial discussion of core readings, the content of each seminar will focus upon one or more empires within the instructor's expertise. HIST 539: SEMINAR ON WAR AND REVOLUTION: SELECTED TOPICS. An analysis of wars and revolutions as historical phenomena. Theoretical models will be used to study the social, political and economic impact of wars and revolutions in different historical and cultural settings. The content of each seminar will focus upon one or more examples of war and revolution to reflect the instructor's expertise. HIST 540: ABUNDANCE AND POVERTY in U.S. HISTORY. Among the themes to be explored: wealth and poverty; social mobility; the "American Dream;" economic promise; changing concepts of poverty and the poor; racial and ethnic dimensions of wealth and poverty; and the distribution of wealth. HIST 545: THE REFORM IMPULSE IN AMERICAN HISTORY. The course explores reform movements in the U.S., such as temperance, asylum and prison reform; the struggle for emancipation and racial equality; women's liberation and suffrage; business and economic regulation; and social security, welfare, and anti-poverty efforts. HIST 550: VIOLENCE IN AMERICA. The course examines the causes, consequences, and uses of violence in American society. We will study the manifestation of violence in a variety of social settings, i.e., urban, rural, and ethnic America. We will learn how violence has played an integral role in the development of American history. Students will read case studies of violent episodes in American history and critically assess historical interpretations of violence. HIST 560: TWENTIETH CENTURY U.S. FOREIGN RELATIONS. Through case histories of the Senate fight over the Treaty of Versailles and the League of Nations; the attack on Pearl Harbor and intervention in World War II; the Berlin Airlift; the Cuban Missile Crisis; and the Vietnam War, the ways in which the U.S. defined its status as a world power will be explored. Conclusions will be drawn about America's role in the post-Cold War world. Beginning with the Manhattan Project in 1942 and proceeding through proposals for a Strategic Defense Initiative in the 1980s, this course deals broadly with the impact of the atomic bomb on American culture and society and on America's role on the world stage. HIST 570: AMERICA SINCE WORLD WAR II. This course deals with the social and political changes that have shaped the America of today. By focusing on the issues of gender, class, and race, the course will explore the consumer economy, the Civil Rights struggle, the liberation movements of women and other minorities, the conformity of the Fifties, the radicalism of the Sixties and early Seventies, the age of limits, abortion and family values, and the conservative resurgence. HIST 589: SEMINAR IN NEW JERSEY HISTORY. HIST 590: NEW JERSEY URBAN HISTORY. This course will examine urbanization in New Jersey, the most urban state in the nation. The course will have readings in urban New Jersey and urbanization in general, but its primary focus will be research on the urbanization of a particular city, town, community, or neighborhood in New Jersey. It includes a chronological survey of N.J. cities from the colonial era to the present and analyzes the historical forces that affect the location, spatial form, political economy, and social geography of cities and their surrounding suburbs. The course will look at how and why N.J. cities evolved; the economy of the region; the neighborhood change process; the role of mass transit and the automobile; the suburbanization process; social and residential mobility; the effect of government programs for highways, urban renewal, and housing; the current status of N.J.'s cities, and their historiography. HIST 595: ORAL HISTORY SEMINAR. This course will train students in the theory and practice of oral history, an important sub-field in the discipline. The first half of the course will be devoted to theory and methodology. Students will do extensive fieldwork, the results of which will form the basis for an oral history archive of New Jersey in the 20th century. A topic not covered by an exiting course is offered as recommended by the department and approved by the dean.
HIST 611: EUROPE IN TRANSITION: CONSTANTINE TO CHARLEMAGNE, 300-800. A detailed thematic survey of the Late Antique World, 300-800, focusing on the transition from the classical civilization of Rome to the initiation of the Middle Ages in Western Europe. HIST 612: SEMINAR IN EARLY MODERN EUROPE. This course will examine aspects of Early Modern European History (for example, the Renaissance, the religious Reformations, the Age of Discovery, and the new national monarchies) in the light of some of the most innovative work in social history, mentalities and microhistory produced to date. HIST 613: SEMINAR IN EUROPEAN SOCIAL HISTORY: SELECTED TOPICS. The course examines major themes in the evolution of Europe from a pre-industrial to a post-industrial society. Themes include: state and society; economic change; industrialization and urbanization; women and the family; social classes. HIST 614: SEMINAR IN WOMEN'S HISTORY: SELECTED TOPICS. The seminar will discuss main themes in the social, political, cultural, and economic history of women. Selected topics in British history since the Industrial Revolution. The course will emphasize the transformation of social, political, and economic life as a result of industrialization and urbanization. Major course themes will include the creation of a viable class society, the overseas expansion of Britain, popular politics, women?s liberation, and the rise of the welfare state. HIST 634: MODERN FRANCE. Selected topics in political, social and economic history of twentieth century France. HIST 636: CRIME AND PUNISHMENT IN MODERN EUROPE. A seminar on the history of crime and punishment in Western Europe over the past 200 years. The course will examine the incidence and typology of crime in different societies at different times to assist students in formulating how and why definitions of ?crime? have changed over time. The course will also explore the evolution of state mechanisms for dealing with crime, especially police and prison systems. Other topics will include the long-standing criminological debate between environmentalism and heredity, the representation of crime in literature and the popular media, and crime as a political issue. HIST 637: GERMAN HISTORY: ISSUES AND DEBATES. This course examines topics in the history of modern Germany. The peculiarities of German history will be the guiding theme, as the course analyzes the German bourgeoisie and 19th-century liberalism; Bismarck's unification to World War I; and the Weimar democracy. HIST 638: NAZI GERMANY: SELECTED TOPICS. This course will deal with the following topics in the history of Nazi Germany: theories of fascism in the German context; the Nazi seizure of power; everyday life under the Nazis; the Holocaust and the subsequent historical debate. An examination of the Soviet Union from the Revolutions of 1917 to the break-up of the USSR. Special emphasis will be given to the relationship of the state and the Communist Party to society, and to the multi-national character of the USSR. HIST 650: SEMINAR ON THE CONTEMPORARY MIDDLE EAST. Topics in the history of the Middle East from World War II to the present. Topics may include: the independence movement after World War II; the Arab-Israeli wars; the fall of liberal democracies in the Arab world; modernization in the oil-rich states and U.S. interests; the Iranian revolution and the Iran-Iraq war; Israel policy in the occupied territories and Palestinian resistance; the Gulf War; Islamic ?fundamentalism?. HIST 660: SEMINAR IN ASIAN HISTORY AND CULTURE: SELECTED TOPICS. Asia will be examined as a distinct cultural and historical region and civilization. Key materials essential to research in the field will be explored. A specific theme, country/region, or period will be the focus each semester. HIST 661: SEMINAR IN JAPANESE HISTORY AND CULTURE. This seminar will explore a specific topic in the history and culture of Japan. Cultural, political, social, and economic themes will be developed using a wide variety of sources and materials to enable students to undertake research and integrate Japan into comparative frameworks. HIST 665: SEMINAR IN CHINESE HISTORY AND CIVILIZATION. Analyzes the various aspects of Chinese civilization, with emphasis on philosophy and religion, political and social structure and economics. HIST 670: SEMINAR IN LATIN AMERICAN HISTORY. Emphasis is placed upon contemporary aspects of Latin America society. The impact of rapid population growth on existing needs for economic development, political stability and social change is stressed.
HIST 681: TECHNOLOGY AND CULTURE. An exploration, through interdisciplinary approaches of the social, psychological, cultural and historical impact of technology and technological change. By examining a broad history of technology and specific technologies, the course emphasizes the impact of technology and its interrelationships. HIST 682: SEMINAR IN THE HISTORY OF SCIENCE. A seminar on the history of science from Antiquity to Contemporary times. The following issues will be given particular attention: Hellenistic and Islamic Science, Science in the Medieval Latin West, the Scientific Revolution, and the Second Scientific Revolution (Relativity and Quantum Physics). A systematic introduction to the study of military history. The course will explore battle experience, military technology, logistics, and tactical and strategic thinking. These subjects will be integrated with historical and theoretical approaches to war, and the comparative and cross-cultural study of warfare. HIST 684: SEMINAR IN THE HISTORY OF SEXUALITY: SELECTED TOPICS. The course examines the changing concepts of sexuality in the world over the past 400 years. Content will vary according to instructor, but may include some of the following topics: women's changing roles, emergence of homosexual identities, prostitution, state regulation of sex, and debates on pornography. Reserved for students who have completed 21 credits of the program. During the semester, students will be advised concerning the selection of their topics, formulation of their proposals, development of research plans, and early draftings of their theses. Students will be expected to contribute work to the seminar for collective discussion and criticism. HIST 699: INDEPENDENT THESIS RESEARCH. Reserved for students in the second semester of work on their Master's Thesis. Students will continue to research and write their theses under faculty direction. Students will be required to present their thesis in a Department colloquium and publish it in the Department's electronic learning archive. Prerequisite: HIST 698.
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