Current version - Indiana University South Bend

3423 IU SOUTH BEND COURSE DESCRIPTIONS
HIST-B 362
HIST-B 378
HIST-C 386
HIST-C 388
HIST-C 391
HIST-D 308
HIST-D 310
Europe in the twentieth century ii
(3 cr.)
Covers the history of European politics,
society, culture, and institutions in the
second half of the twentieth century.
Major themes are the effects of World
War II, the course of the Cold War,
the development of the welfare state,
mass culture and society, and European
integration.
HISTORY of germany since 1648 2 (3 cr.)
Political, economic, and cultural history
of German states beginning in 1648;
impact of the Springtime of the Peoples;
struggles between conservatives and
liberals; unification; industrialization;
imperialism, international friction;
internal political conflicts; World War I;
Weimar Republic; Hitler regime; divided
Germany, Reunification.
Greek History-minoans to alexander
(3 cr.)
History of the Greek peoples from early
times to the death of Alexander the Great
and the beginning of the Hellenistic
period.
Roman History (3 cr.)
Development of the history of the Roman
people from the legendary origins
through the regal period, the Republic,
the Early Empire, and the Late Empire,
closing with the reign of Justinian (A.D.
527-565).
HISTORY of the medieval near east (3 cr.)
Rise of Islam to the fall of Baghdad to
Mongols. Muhammad, prophet and
statesman; Islam; Muslim commonwealth
of Medina; Orthodox Caliphate; wars
of apostasy and unification of Arabia;
Islamic conquests; Umayyads; Abbasids;
fall of Baghdad, and end of Abbasid
Caliphate A.D. 1258.
EMPIRE OF THE TSARS (3 cr.)
Imperial Russia under the last tsars. The
revolutionary movement, the everyday life
of peasants and workers, relations between
the social classes, and major events such as
the Decembrist revolt, the Crimean War,
emancipation of the serfs, Russo-Japanese
War, and Revolution of 1905.
RUSSIAN Revolution and the Soviet
Regime (3 cr.)
Russia on eve of World War I; revolutions
which have swept Russia; principal
developments in government, economy,
cultural and social life, and international
HIST-D 410
policy under Communist regime; expansion of
Russian and Communist power, particularly
since 1945. (Former course number was
HIST-D 410.)
RUSSIAN Revolution and the Soviet
Regime (3 cr.)
Russia on eve of World War I; revolutions
which have swept Russia; principal
developments in government, economy,
cultural and social life, and international
policy under Communist regime;
expansion of Russian and Communist
power, particularly since 1945. (Course
number has changed to HIST-D 310.)
HIST-F 300 ISSUES in latin american history (3 cr.)
Study and analysis of selected historical
issues and problems of limited scope. Topics
vary but usually cut across fields, regions,
and periods. May be repeated with a different
topic for a maximum of 6 credit hours.
HIST-G 300
HIST-G 358
HIST-G 369
HIST-H 101
issues in asian history (3 cr.)
Study and analysis of selected historical
issues and problems of limited scope. Topics
vary but usually cut across fields, regions,
and periods. May be repeated with a different
topic for a maximum of 6 credit hours.
EARLY MODERN JAPAN (3 cr.)
R: Previous history course in any field, or
previous East Asian studies course related
to Japan. Samurai culture, expansion of
Buddhism, and sectarian violence. High
feudalism, unification, and the Tokugawa
settlement after 1600. Encounter with
European civilization, closed country.
Urbanization, social and cultural change,
rise of agrarian prosperity in the Edo
period to about 1800. Credit given for
only one of HIST-G 358 or HIST-G 468.
modern japan (3 cr.)
Western impact and social and intellectual
change in late Tokugama Japan from
about 1720. The Meiji Restoration. State
capitalism and the Japanese development
process. Empire, war, defeat, United
States occupation and renewal in the
twentieth century, social and economic
structures, religious systems, gender,
science and art, and Korea’s interaction
with its East Asian neighbors.
The World in the Twentieth Century
i (3 cr.)
Principal world developments in the
twentieth century, stressing Latin
America, Africa, Asia, and Europe;
global and regional problems; political
revolutions; social and cultural diversity.
P = Prerequisite, R = Recommended, C = Concomitant, VT = Variable Title
I = fall semester, II = spring semester, S = summer session(s)