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The Emergence of Modern Europe: Renaissance to the Present
CAS HI 102
What is Europe? This course explores the emergence of Europe as an idea and place. It draws on literature and art from Machiavelli to Russian ballet to explain Europe's changing meaning; focuses on nation- and state-building to explain Europe's shifting boundaries. 4 cr. Tuition: $2800
Summer 2 (July 2-August 8)
| Course Start Date | Tuesday, July 2, 2019 |
| Last day to add | Tuesday, July 9, 2019 |
| Last day to drop without "W" grade | Tuesday, July 9, 2019 |
| Last day to drop with "W" grade | Wednesday, July 24, 2019 |
| Course End Date | Thursday, August 8, 2019 |
The Emerging United States Since 1865
CAS HI 152
After the Civil War, Americans created a new urbanizing and industrializing landscape, flush with immigrants, growing class conflict, and racial divisions. This course explores how, through times of prosperity, depression, and war, Americans transformed the United States into one of the world's leading nations. This course fulfills a single unit in the following BU Hub area(s): Historical Consciousness, Research and Information Literacy. 4 cr. Tuition: $2800
Summer 2 (July 1-August 7)
| Course Start Date | Monday, July 1, 2019 |
| Last day to add | Tuesday, July 9, 2019 |
| Last day to drop without "W" grade | Tuesday, July 9, 2019 |
| Last day to drop with "W" grade | Wednesday, July 24, 2019 |
| Course End Date | Wednesday, August 7, 2019 |
History of Medieval Europe
CAS HI 201
Traces the evolution of medieval civilization from the fourth to the fourteenth centuries. Emphasizes three main themes: the political and social development of western Europe, the evolution of Latin Christianity, and the role of popular culture. 4 cr. Tuition: $2800
Summer 1 (May 21-June 27)
| Course Start Date | Tuesday, May 21, 2019 |
| Last day to add | Tuesday, May 28, 2019 |
| Last day to drop without "W" grade | Tuesday, May 28, 2019 |
| Last day to drop with "W" grade | Thursday, June 13, 2019 |
| Course End Date | Thursday, June 27, 2019 |
War: Myths and Realities
CAS HI 277
The past may tell us about the future of war. This course studies the lessons of wars past to correct current falsehoods and persistent myths about war in the wider culture. Students learn to separate popular myths from the realities of war. This course fulfills a single unit in the following BU Hub area: Historical Consciousness. 4 cr. Tuition: $2800
Summer 1 (May 22-June 26)
| Course Start Date | Wednesday, May 22, 2019 |
| Last day to add | Tuesday, May 28, 2019 |
| Last day to drop without "W" grade | Tuesday, May 28, 2019 |
| Last day to drop with "W" grade | Thursday, June 13, 2019 |
| Course End Date | Wednesday, June 26, 2019 |
Special Topics in American History
CAS HI 280
Topic for Summer 2019: History of Rock and Roll. Examines the role of popular music in American culture. Studies the origin and growth of the music industry, and attempts to integrate it into the general social and intellectual history of the country. The emphasis is on rock 'n' roll and its impact on America from 1954-1970. 4 cr. Tuition: $2800
Summer 1 (May 21-June 26)
| Course Start Date | Tuesday, May 21, 2019 |
| Last day to add | Tuesday, May 28, 2019 |
| Last day to drop without "W" grade | Tuesday, May 28, 2019 |
| Last day to drop with "W" grade | Thursday, June 13, 2019 |
| Course End Date | Wednesday, June 26, 2019 |
Topic: History of Rock and RollHistory of American Foreign Relations Since 1898
CAS HI 287
Analysis of the history of American foreign policy from the perspective of the changing world and regional international systems; emphasis on the effect of these systems and the impact of America on the creation and operation of international systems. This course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Historical Consciousness, Social Inquiry II. 4 cr. Tuition: $2800
Summer 2 (July 2-August 8)
| Course Start Date | Tuesday, July 2, 2019 |
| Last day to add | Tuesday, July 9, 2019 |
| Last day to drop without "W" grade | Tuesday, July 9, 2019 |
| Last day to drop with "W" grade | Wednesday, July 24, 2019 |
| Course End Date | Thursday, August 8, 2019 |
Capitalism in America: Economic History of the US
CAS HI 292
Surveys the history of corporations and private enterprise since the Civil War, disentangling the evolving relationships between business and government and tracing the influence of money, markets, and their managers in American communities from factories to the frontiers. This course cannot be taken for credit in addition to the course with the title "Money, Markets & Managers: Economic History of the United States" that was previously numbered CAS HI 377. 4 cr. Tuition: $2800
Summer 2 (July 1-August 7)
| Course Start Date | Monday, July 1, 2019 |
| Last day to add | Tuesday, July 9, 2019 |
| Last day to drop without "W" grade | Tuesday, July 9, 2019 |
| Last day to drop with "W" grade | Wednesday, July 24, 2019 |
| Course End Date | Wednesday, August 7, 2019 |
A History of the Present: The United States since 1968
CAS HI 339
Surveys American society since the upheavals of the 1960s. Topics include war, politics, religion, and popular culture as well as changing notions about race, gender, and selfhood. 4 cr. Tuition: $2800
Summer 1 (May 21-June 26)
| Course Start Date | Tuesday, May 21, 2019 |
| Last day to add | Tuesday, May 28, 2019 |
| Last day to drop without "W" grade | Tuesday, May 28, 2019 |
| Last day to drop with "W" grade | Thursday, June 13, 2019 |
| Course End Date | Wednesday, June 26, 2019 |
War in Film and Literature
CAS HI 408
Explores, through works of film and literature, human experiences of combat, suffering, and death. Topics range from medieval Japan to Africa, the Americas and Europe, WWI, WWII, and various "small wars" from the 19th through 21st centuries. 4 cr. Tuition: $2800
Summer 2 (July 1-August 7)
| Course Start Date | Monday, July 1, 2019 |
| Last day to add | Tuesday, July 9, 2019 |
| Last day to drop without "W" grade | Tuesday, July 9, 2019 |
| Last day to drop with "W" grade | Wednesday, July 24, 2019 |
| Course End Date | Wednesday, August 7, 2019 |
Courses of Related Interest
- CAS AM 301 - American Imperialism, Indigenous Resistance
- CAS CL 102 - The World of Rome
- CAS IR 349 - History of International Relations, 1900-1945
- CAS IR 350 - History of International Relations since 1945
- CAS PH 300 - History of Ancient Philosophy
- CFA AR 580 - History of Graphic Design
- CFA MH 410 - The Poetics and Politics of Hip Hop
- CFA MH 432 - History of Jazz
- MET SO 501 - A Social History of Boston's North End