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Spring 2012 Course Descriptions:

Undergraduate Courses

Graduate Courses (500-level)

Graduate Courses (600-level)

The following is a complete listing of history courses offered by the University of Alabama for Spring 2012.

Undergraduate Courses

History 101:

Western Civilization to 1648 (3 hrs.)
Multiple Offerings - See myBama for details.

A history of Western civilization from its origins in Greece and Rome through the Middle Ages, the Renaissance and Reformation, and the age of discovery and expansion during the emergence of modern Europe.

History 102:

Western Civilization Since 1648 (3 hrs.)
Multiple Offerings - See myBama for details.

Covers the development of the Western world from the Thirty Years' War to the post-World War II era: the age of absolutism, the Enlightenment, the French Revolution, industrialization, and the wars of the 20^th century.

History 105:

Honors Western Civilization to 1648 (3 hrs.)
Michelson MWF 1-1:50 p.m. TH 258

Honors sections of HY 101. Prerequisite: Invitation of the department or membership in the University Honors Program.

History 106:

Honors Western Civilization Since 1648 (3 hrs.)
Grout MWF 11-11:50 a.m. TH 253

Honors sections of HY 102. Prerequisite: Invitation of the department or membership in the University Honors Program.

History 110:

Comparative World Civilizations (3 hrs.)
Alexander M 6-8:30 p.m. TH 258

Examines various civilizations in the world prior to A.D. 1500 and compares their governments, societies, economies, religions, science, learning, and technology. History majors may substitute HY 110 for HY 101 to satisfy part of the Western civilization requirement.

History 203:

American Civilization to 1865 (3 hrs.)
Multiple Offerings - See myBama for details.

A survey of American history from its beginning to the end of the Civil War, giving special emphasis to the events, people, and ideas that have made America a distinctive civilization. Open to freshmen.

History 204:

American Civilization Since 1865 (3 hrs.)
Multiple Offerings - See myBama for details.

A survey of American history from the Civil War to the present, giving special emphasis to the events, people, and ideas that have made America a distinctive civilization. Open to freshmen.

History 205:

Honors American Civilization to 1865 (3 hrs.)
Abruzzo MWF 10-10:50 a.m. TH 256
Brasher MWF 12-12:50 p.m. TH 107

An honors-level approach to the American experience; parallel to HY 203. Open to freshmen.

History 206:

Honors American Civilization Since 1865 (3 hrs.)
Clark TR 12:30-1:45 p.m. TH 253
Mansfield T 6-8:30 p.m. TH 253

An honors-level approach to the American experience; parallel to HY 204. Open to freshmen.

History 226:

History of Alabama Since 1865 (3 hrs.)
Durham TR 2-3:15 p.m. TH 258

Survey of Alabama's history and personalities since 1865: Reconstruction, agrarian revolt, Progressivism, the KKK , Dixiecrats, and the Civil Rights movement.

History 235:

The Christian Church to 1500 (3 hrs.)
Clayton TR 2-3:15 p.m. TH 22

Want to know more about the history of the Christian Church? Learn how Christianity was born out of ancient Israel, the life of Jesus Christ and the stormy, triumphant development of the Church from the Roman Empire to the Reformation. Added late to course list.

History 236:

The Christian Church Since 1500 (3 hrs.)
Clayton TR 9:30-10:45 a.m. TH 107

Cultural and institutional history of the Christian church with emphasis on the Reformation and Counter-Reformation and discussion of the church in the New World.

History 238:

Modern Latin America Since 1808 (3 hrs.)
Cribelli MWF 9-9:50 a.m. TH 117

Survey of political, economic, and social life in the 19^th and 20^th centuries, with emphasis on the larger countries (Brazil, Mexico, and Argentina)

History 243:

Asian Civilization to 1500 (3 hrs.)
Bhutia TR 12:30-1:45 p.m. TH 109

Broad survey of Asian civilization from the earliest times covering India, China, Korea, Japan, and Southeast Asia, with largely cultural and religious emphases.

History 247:

England to 1688 (3 hrs.)
Mendle TR 11-12:15 p.m. TH 109

History of Western civilization in one country, from Anglo-Saxon times to the growth of absolutism and resistance.

History 300-001:

Science in the Modern World (3 hrs.)
Raphael MWF 9-9:50 a.m.TH 354

This course is a continuation of the fall 2011 course, "The Origins of Modern Science." This course will explore the development of modern science and technology from the Enlightenment to the present. Our focus will be on the development of science and technology in the Western World (Europe and North America). However, we will also make comparisons across cultures to explore how science and technology shaped notions of what counts as “Western” and “modern.” In addition to learning about key developments in the history of science and technology, from Ford’s Model-T to Einstein’s theory of relativity, we will address larger themes, including the relationship between science and religion and the role of technology in war and empire.

History 300-002:

History of East Asia (3 hrs.)
Chapman TR 5-6:15 pm TH 258

History 300-003:

Modern South Asia (3 hrs.)
Bhutia TR 3:30-4:45 pm TH 258

History 300-004:

The Age of Franklin D. Roosevelt (3 hrs.)
Clark TR 11-12:15 pm TH 253

History 300-005:

The Royal Navy (3 hrs.)
Beeler TR 9:30-10:45 am TH 258

History 300-006:

Holocaust: History and Memory (3 hrs.)
Wasserman TR 12:30-1:45 pm TH 113

History 300-007:

American Politics from 1945 to Present (3 hrs.)
Webb W 5-7:30 pm TH 111

History 300-008:

History of Strategic Intelligence (3 hrs.)
Schwab TR 9:30-10:45 am TH 253

History 300-009:

Women in Early America (3 hrs.)
Kopelson MWF 2-2:50 pm TH 253

History 301
001-005:

Independent Study (3 hrs.)
Multiple Offerings - See myBama for details.

Directed study done by special arrangement with a faculty member of the History Department. Requires sophomore standing and permission of the instructor.

History 313:

The American South Since 1865 (3 hrs.)
Lindquist-Dorr TR 12:30-1:45 pm SHLB 1092

History of the South since 1865, covering Reconstruction, the Bourbon Democracy, the New South Creed, populist revolt, World War I, the 1920s, the Great Depression, the civil rights movement, and Southern politics.

History 315:

The Civil War (3 hrs.)
Kohl TR 2-3:15 pm TH 111

The military, political, diplomatic, social, and intellectual aspects of the Civil War years, and the impact of the war on subsequent American history.

History 320:

20^th Century Black History (3 hrs.)
Beito MW 3-4:15 pm TH 111

The interrelationship of blacks and the industrial-urban environment of the United States.

History 325:

US World Power since 1898 (3 hrs.)
Jones TR 9:30-10:45 am TH 111

Emphasizes idealism and realism in foreign policy, the change from isolationism to international involvement, "New Manifest Destiny," and the rise of America to world power.

History 358:

World War II (3 hrs.)
Clark MWF 9-9:50 am TH 252

The global conflict, or series of conflicts, from Manchukuo in 1931 to Tokyo Bay in 1945, with emphasis on battles on land and sea and in the air, life on the home fronts and in enemy-occupied areas, and the legacy of the war to future generations.

History 362:

Russia Soviet Union Since 1894 (3 hrs.)
Peacock MWF 10-10:50 am TH 253

Crisis in Russian society and the coming of the Revolution; the emergence of Stalinism; and political developments since World War II, including the disintegration of the Soviet system.

History 377:

Mexico Since 1810 (3 hrs.)
Bunker TR 8-9:15 am TH 109

Mexican Independence, the Constitution of 1824, Santa Anna, revolutions in the 19th and 20th centuries, and contemporary Mexico.

History 384:

Ancient Egypt and the Near East [same as CL 384] (3 hrs.)
Armayor MWF 2-2:50 pm BC 243

History 400-001:

Buddhist History (3 hrs.)
Bhutia TR 9:30-10:45 am TH 109

History 400-002:

Morality and Social Change (3 hrs.)
Abruzzo MW 3-4:15 pm TH 253

We do not often think of morality as a historical subject, but how Americans have thought about and explained morality has changed significantly over the past three centuries. These shifts have had a significant role in the way that Americans understood their behavior and their institutions. What does it mean to talk about morality as a historical subject? The purpose of this class is to examine the moral frameworks that have Americans have used to understand—and to change—their society. We will study Americans’ behavior, but we will also study how they thought about morality. What did it mean to be a moral person, or what counted as moral behavior at particular points in time? Why did they care about some issues rather than others? How did they try to solve their social problems, and what kinds of arguments did they use? We will do this by focusing on major movements for social change. (Why, for example, did so many people support legal slavery for so long, and what motivated others to turn against it?) We will look at the way that Americans thought about issues such as slavery, animal cruelty, sex, family roles, labor, economics, war and citizenship, and civil rights. This class involves significant reading and discussion. This is a W-designated course. Writing proficiency in this discipline is required for a passing grade in this course. This course may count as an elective for a minor in Civic Engagement and Leadership.

History 400-003:

History of Syriac Literature (3 hrs.)
Michelson MWF 11-11:50 am TH 352A

Syriac is a dialect of Aramaic which flourished as a literary language used by Christians in the Roman and Persian Empires. Texts in Syriac comprise the third largest surviving corpus of Roman literature (after Greek and Latin) from the period of late antiquity (circa third through seventh centuries). More than ten thousand manuscripts or fragments written in Syriac survive today. Students in this course will read and analyze Syriac sources in English translation and also learn basic elements of the Syriac language (the script, elementary grammar, and an understanding of manuscript culture). No previous knowledge of Syriac is required. By the end of the course, students will have written two papers and learned enough Syriac to read the Lord’s prayer and other short Biblical passages.

History 400-004:

History of the Silk Road (3 hrs.)
Chapman TR 2-3:15 pm TH 253

History 400-005:

Slavery and Emancipation in Brazil (3 hrs.)
Cribelli MWF 11-11:50 am TH 109

Of the estimated ten million enslaved Africans that were brought to the New World during the 300 years of the slave trade, three million or around 30% arrived in Brazil. Accordingly, today Brazil is home to the largest African-descended population outside of the African continent. African languages, dress, and religious and cultural practices have made an indelible imprint on this Latin American nation. This course will explore different dimensions of the African experience in Brazil, from slavery and freedom in the colonial era, abolition and emancipation in the nineteenth-century, to Brazil's present-day experiments with affirmative action. The modern period will also include an examination of Brazil's "racial democracy" and its critics in the twentieth-century and the interplay between race and gender in contemporary society.

History 400-006:

The Thirty Years’ War (3 hrs.)
Riches TR 11-12:15 pm TH 107

This course explores the background, events, and consequences of the Thirty Years’ War that raged in the center of Europe from 1618 to 1648. We will examine not only the history of the war itself, but also the multiple controversies that continue to divide scholars over the causes, nature, and significance of the conflict. Readings will include both primary and secondary sources.

History 400-007:

History of Cuba (3 hrs.)
Schwab W 5-7:30 pm TH 258

History 400-340:

Modern Middle East(3 hrs.)
Dobbs. Classes held at UA's Gadsden Center (Gadsden, AL). See myBama for further details.

History 404:

Modern China Since 1600 (3 hrs.)
Holmes-Tagchungdarpa MWF 10-10:50 am TH 109

Survey of Chinese history in the Ch'ing Dynasty and the 20^th century, with emphasis on 19^th- and 20^th-century events.

History 409:

The American Revolution and the New Nation (3 hrs.)
Selesky TR 11-12:15 pm TH 258

The development of revolutionary sentiment in the North American colonies, the resulting revolution, and the subsequent efforts to establish the new nation.

History 411:

Comparative Slavery & Emancipation (3 hrs.)
Shaw TR 2-3:15 pm TH 109

Explores the development of slavery and the struggles for emancipation in the Americas, 1400-1900. Focuses on how race, gender, and region shaped experiences.

History 413:

Mexican War Thru Civil War (3 hrs.)
Selesky TR 2-3:15 pm TH 107

Examines how Americans thought about and used armed force from 1845 to 1865.

History 430-001:

Undergraduate Research Seminar (3 hrs.)
Freyer W 3-5:30 pm TH 107

This course will offer training in historical methods and theory. It will culminate in a fifteen page research paper and oral presentation.

History 430-002:

Undergraduate Research Seminar (3 hrs.)
Holmes-Tagchungdarpa M 3-5:30 pm TH 258

This course will offer training in historical methods and theory. It will culminate in a fifteen page research paper and oral presentation.

History 430-003:

Undergraduate Research Seminar (3 hrs.)
Raphael W 3-5:30 pm TH 21

This course will offer history majors the opportunity to do original research in primary sources dealing with the religious, intellectual, and cultural history of early modern Europe. Students will focus on the places and institutions of knowledge production in Europe from 1450-1700, including: religious institutions and orders; European colonies in the New World, Africa, and Asia; universities and schools; printing houses; gardens, marketplaces, and laboratories; courts; and learned academies. Each student will produce a final paper of at least fifteen pages in length, and a substantial in-class, multi-media oral presentation. Students must have 18 hours of history to enroll in the course (or special permission from the instructor). Students must earn a ‘C’ or higher to pass the class.

History 444:

Reformation & Counter-Reformation (3 hrs.)
McClure TR 9:30-10:45 am LY 131

History of the separation of the Catholic and Protestant churches from the ideal of the universal Christian church and late medieval religious practice.

History 474:

Relations of the US and Latin America (3 hrs.)
Bunker TR 11-12:15 pm TH 111

Chronological survey of diplomatic, economic, and cultural relations, with emphasis on the 20^th century.

History 491:

England Under the Stuarts (3 hrs.)
Mendle TR 2-3:15 pm TH 252

How Englishmen of the 17^th century worked out the great questions of their day: Was liberty compatible with strong government? Could English elites share power without destroying it? What did God want for England?

History 493

Britain in the 18^th Century (3 hrs.)
Beeler TR 11-12:15 pm TH 252

From the Hanoverian Succession in 1714 to victory at Waterloo in 1815: political development, the Agrarian and Industrial Revolutions, John Wesley, Samuel Johnson, and an apparently endless succession of wars.

History 498

Honors Thesis I (3 hrs.)
TBA

Independent research and writing to produce a senior honors thesis in history.

Graduate Courses (500-level)

History 500-003:

History of Syriac Literature(3 hrs.)
Michelson MWF 11-11:50 am TH 352A

Syriac is a dialect of Aramaic which flourished as a literary language used by Christians in the Roman and Persian Empires. Texts in Syriac comprise the third largest surviving corpus of Roman literature (after Greek and Latin) from the period of late antiquity (circa third through seventh centuries). More than ten thousand manuscripts or fragments written in Syriac survive today. Students in this course will read and analyze Syriac sources in English translation and also learn basic elements of the Syriac language (the script, elementary grammar, and an understanding of manuscript culture). No previous knowledge of Syriac is required. By the end of the course, students will have written two papers and learned enough Syriac to read the Lord’s prayer and other short Biblical passages.

History 500-006:

History 500-007:

History of Cuba (3 hrs.)
Schwab W 5-7:30 pm TH 258

History 500-340:

Modern Middle East (3 hrs.)
Dobbs. Classes held at UA's Gadsden Center (Gadsden, AL). See myBama for further details.

History 504:

Modern China Since 1600 (3 hrs.)
Holmes-Tagchungdarpa MWF 10-10:50 am TH 109

Survey of Chinese history in the Ch'ing Dynasty and the 20^th century. Major emphasis is on 19^th- and 20^th-century events.

History 509:

History 513:

Mexican War Thru Civil War (3 hrs.)
Selesky TR 2-3:15 pm TH 107

Examines how Americans thought about and used armed force from 1845 to 1865.

History 525:

US World Power To 1898 (3 hrs.)
Jones TR 9:30-10:45 am TH 111

Survey of American foreign policy from the Revolution to the Spanish-American War of 1898.

History 544:

Reformation & Counter-Reformation (3 hrs.)
McClure TR 9:30-10:45 am LY 131

History of the separation of Catholic and Protestant churches from the ideal of the universal Christian church; late-Medieval religious practice.

History 574:

Relations of the U.S. and Latin America (3 hrs.)
Bunker TR 11-12:15 pm TH 111

Survey of diplomatic, economic, cultural, and military relations from the birth of the American republics to present day. As the cornerstone of US foreign policy for most of this nation's history, the Monroe Doctrine and its evolution serve as the course's dominant interpretive thread.

History 591:

England Under the Stuarts (3 hrs.)
Mendle TR 2-3:15 pm TH 252

How Englishmen of the 17^th century worked out the great questions of their day: Was liberty compatible with strong and effective government? Could English elites share their power without destroying it? Finally, what did God want for England?

History 593:

Britain in the 18th Century (3 hrs.)
Beeler TR 11-12:15 pm TH 252

From the Hanoverian Succession in 1714 to victory at Waterloo in 1815: political development, agrarian and industrial revolutions, John Wesley, Samuel Johnson, and an apparently endless succession of wars.

History 599:

Thesis Research (1-6 hrs.)

Graduate Courses (600-level)

History 602:

Literature of American History since 1865 (4 hrs.)
Huebner 3-5:30 pm TH 259

Course examines major historical scholarship of American history since the Civil War.

History 603:

Literature of European History (4 hrs.)
Grout M 3-5:30 pm TH 259

History 607:

Proseminar in US HY Since 1877 (4 hrs.)
Beito T 6-8:30 pm TH 256

History 608:

Proseminar in Southern History (4 hrs.)
Rothman M 6-8:30 pm TH 256

History 631:

Early Modern British and European History (4 hrs.)
Mixson W 3-5:30 pm TH 256

This course will center around the question of "what is early modern Europe?" To answer this question we will need to consider both how the early modern period differs from the medieval that came before it, and from the modern that came after. In doing so we'll interrogate the utility of the concept of "early modernity" itself. Our readings will include notable secondary sources and a selection of seminal primary sources.

History 651:

Seminar U.S. History to 1877 (4 hrs.)
Rable T 3-5:30 pm TH 21

History 657:

Seminar in US History Since 1877 (4 hrs.)
Lindquist-Dorr R 6-8:30 pm TH 256

History 682:

Seminar in British European History (4 hrs.)
Riches T 3-5:30 pm TH 256

History 697:

Directed Readings (1 to 4 hrs.)
Multiple Offerings - See myBama for details.

Prerequisite: Written permission of the director of graduate studies.

History 698:

Directed Research Not Related to Dissertation (1 to 4 hrs.)
Multiple Offerings - See myBama for details.

Written permission of the director of graduate studies is required for admission.

History 699:

Dissertation Research (1 to 12 hrs.)
Multiple Offerings - See myBama for details.

Not to be counted for required credit for advanced degrees.