Undergraduate Bulletin - Loyola Marymount University

HIST 418
From Viking to Crusader
3 Semester Hours
Studies the Viking invasions of the Early Middle Ages, pre-
Christian Scandinavian religion, Christianization, Norse
colonization from Russia to North America, and the complex
“Europeanization” of the Vikings in the eleventh through
thirteenth centuries.
HIST 420
Age of the Renaissance
3 Semester Hours
A study of the origins and character of the Renaissance
in Italy; its social, political, and economic context; and its
cultural expressions.
HIST 422
Age of the Reformation
3 Semester Hours
The religious, political, and cultural upheaval of the
Protestant challenge to medieval Christendom and the
Catholic response.
HIST 425
The French Revolution
3 Semester Hours
An inquiry into the causes of the fall of the French monarchy,
the creation of a civic order, a new political culture, and the
impact of war and terror on French society.
HIST 430
The Rise of Russia, 900-1825
3 Semester Hours
A study of the origins of the Russian Empire from the arrival
of the Vikings to the emergence of Russia as a Great Power.
Topics include autocracy, serfdom, religious revolts, imperial
expansion, and competitive emulation of the West.
HIST 431
Modern Russia, 1825-1991
3 Semester Hours
Traces the revolutionary challenges to the Romanov
dynasty, attempts to modernize the multi-national empire,
the revolution and civil war, and the interplay between
communism and nationalism in the history of the Soviet
Union.
HIST 435
Modern Germany
3 Semester Hours
An analysis of the political, economic, social, and cultural
developments during the 19th and 20th centuries.
HIST 444
Tudor and Stuart England
3 Semester Hours
HISTORY / 159
An examination of the relations between the English
monarchs and their parliaments during the Tudor and Stuart
periods, intending to show conflict and collaboration, and
the role of political and economic interest groups.
HIST 446
Modern Britain
3 Semester Hours
How Britain became the world’s first industrial nation, came
to rule over a quarter of the world’s population, became
a democracy, lost an empire, and joined the European
Union.
HIST 447
Modern Ireland
3 Semester Hours
Covers key events of Ireland’s struggle for independence,
incorporating debates about the uses of history and
memory, the formation of national identity, and the politics
of nostalgia.
HIST 448
The British Empire
3 Semester Hours
An examination of the rise of the British empire, its impact
on British and colonial culture, and its collapse and imperial
legacy.
HIST 450
Modern Greek History and Society
3 Semester Hours
An examination of the crises and challenges that have
shaped modern Greek society, the transformations that have
taken place, and the culture and literature it produced.
Area 2: United States
HIST 340
American Slavery and Racism
3 Semester Hours
A survey of the origins and evolution of slavery and racism
in American society.
HIST 345
War and Violence in America
3 Semester Hours
An examination into the various incidents of war and
violence to show how they have affected the American
experience.