History
College of Arts & Sciences
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What Is Europe'
CAS HI 191
Explores key moments in history when cultural contact prompted Europeans to reconsider how they defined themselves culturally and geographically. Lectures and discussions are combined with trips to local museums/archives to analyze the material remains of this process of self-definition. Effective Spring 2021, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Digital/Multimedia Expression, Global Citizenship and Intercultural Literacy, Teamwork/Collaboration. 4 cr. Tuition: $3260
Summer 1 (May 20-June 27)
A1 (IND) Mon./Tues./Thurs. 6:30-9 pm Add & Drop DatesCourse Start Date Tuesday, May 20, 2025 Last day to add Tuesday, May 27, 2025 Last day to drop without "W" grade Tuesday, May 27, 2025 Last day to drop with "W" grade Thursday, June 12, 2025 Course End Date Friday, June 27, 2025 Location: CAS 203 ... Open SeatsJack Arnold -
Game of Thrones: Power and Politics in Pre-Modern Europe
CAS HI 207
This course employs medieval and early modern authors, as well as contemporary scholars, as vehicles for understanding the dynamics of power, gender, violence, and politics in George Martin's novel, Game of Thrones. Effective Summer 2024, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Ethical Reasoning, Historical Consciousness, Creativity/Innovation. 4 cr. Tuition: $3260
Summer 1 (May 20-June 27)
A1 (IND) Mon./Tues./Wed. 9:30 am-12 noon Add & Drop DatesCourse Start Date Tuesday, May 20, 2025 Last day to add Tuesday, May 27, 2025 Last day to drop without "W" grade Tuesday, May 27, 2025 Last day to drop with "W" grade Thursday, June 12, 2025 Course End Date Friday, June 27, 2025 Location: HAR 211 ... Open SeatsMaria Koutsouris -
Reconstructing the African Past
CAS HI 237
Explores the richness and diversity of a continent where oral histories and environmental settings have shaped society as much as written records. Considers Africa's critical place in the world from ancient Egypt and Ghana to the Asante and Ethiopian empires. Carries social science divisional credit in CAS. Effective Fall 2020, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Global Citizenship and Intercultural Literacy, Historical Consciousness. 4 cr. Tuition: $3260
Summer 2 (June 30-August 8)
B1 (IND) Mon./Wed./Fri. 2:30-5 pm Add & Drop DatesCourse Start Date Monday, June 30, 2025 Last day to add Monday, July 7, 2025 Last day to drop without "W" grade Monday, July 7, 2025 Last day to drop with "W" grade Thursday, July 24, 2025 Course End Date Friday, August 8, 2025 Location: CAS 213 ... Open SeatsEthan KeyMeets w/CAS AA 237 -
Experiencing Total War
CAS HI 279
Analyzes how soldiers and civilians experienced WWI and WWII, which brutally penetrated their everyday lives and affected their bodies, vocabularies, and world-views. Major sources include combat accounts, diaries, letters, songs, material culture, food, and more. This course cannot be taken for credit in addition to the course entitled "Intimate Histories of War" that was previously numbered CAS HI 279. Effective Summer 2024, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Aesthetic Exploration, Historical Consciousness, Creativity/Innovation. 4 cr. Tuition: $3260
Summer 1 (May 20-June 27)
A1 (IND) Tues./Wed./Thurs. 1-3:30 pm Add & Drop DatesCourse Start Date Tuesday, May 20, 2025 Last day to add Tuesday, May 27, 2025 Last day to drop without "W" grade Tuesday, May 27, 2025 Last day to drop with "W" grade Thursday, June 12, 2025 Course End Date Friday, June 27, 2025 Location: HAR 304 ... Open SeatsCourtney Smith -
History 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: $3260
Summer 2 (June 30-August 8)
B1 (IND) Tues./Wed./Thurs. 9:30 am-12 noon Add & Drop DatesCourse Start Date Monday, June 30, 2025 Last day to add Monday, July 7, 2025 Last day to drop without "W" grade Monday, July 7, 2025 Last day to drop with "W" grade Thursday, July 24, 2025 Course End Date Friday, August 8, 2025 Location: CAS 424 ... Open SeatsNicholas ParkerMeets w/CAS PO 381 & CAS IR 376 -
International Nuclear Politics
CAS HI 335
Undergraduate Prerequisites: First Year Writing Seminar (e.g., WR 100 or WR 120) - Prereq: First-Year Writing Seminar (e.g., CAS WR 100 or CAS WR 120). Examines politics, history, and technologies surrounding nuclear weapons and nuclear energy. Foregrounds the "global atomic marketplace" with emphasis on the challenges and opportunities for nuclear proliferation and nonproliferation. Effective Fall 2019, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Historical Consciousness, Social Inquiry I, Writing-Intensive Course. 4 cr. Tuition: $3260
Summer 2 (June 30-August 8)
B1 (IND) Mon./Wed. 9 am-12:30 pm Add & Drop DatesCourse Start Date Monday, June 30, 2025 Last day to add Monday, July 7, 2025 Last day to drop without "W" grade Monday, July 7, 2025 Last day to drop with "W" grade Thursday, July 24, 2025 Course End Date Friday, August 8, 2025 Location: HAR 316 ... Open SeatsRosella Cappella ZielinskiMeets w/CAS IR 315 & CAS PO 358