Course Offerings

HI 10: Asian Civilization
 
This course is a general survey of the civilizations of East Asia, South Asia and Southeast Asia.  It includes the geographical and socio-historical settings of these civilizations, Western encroachments and Asian responses.  The focus is on the formation of their traditional cultures and their transformation in modern times.
 
HI 12: Western Civilization
 
This course is a survey of the making of Europe, from its Greco-Roman origins to the present.  It includes the formation of Western Christendom; the mature Christian culture in the West in the twelfth and thirteenth centuries and the transition into the Renaissance and the Reformation; the dividing of Western Christendom and the rise of a secular, liberal and nationalistic world; the Industrial Revolution and its global consequences; the global wars and the rise of mass movements in the twentieth century; and the end of the Cold War and the contemporary period.
 
HI 14: Medieval Civilization
 
This course is a general survey of the advancement of human culture in the first 15 centuries after the appearance of Christianity. The course analyzes contemporary cultural, economic and political movements around the world.
 
HI 15: The Modern World
 
This course is a general survey of the historical advancement of mankind from the end of the sixteenth century to the present.  The course aims to acquaint the student with modern developments, such as the expansion of Europe, colonialism, the prelude to the two world wars, etc.
 
HI 16: Asian History

This course studies the history of Asia. Though generally a survey course, it can focus on a particular geographical area of Asia, time period, or theme.  The general survey discusses the civilizations of East Asia, South Asia, and Southeast Asia from ancient times to the modern period.  It covers the development of the traditional societies and cultures of these regions, the rise of the various kingdoms, Western colonization and the resulting transformation in Asian societies, the rise of nationalism, the two World Wars, and developments in Asia from the end of World War II to the present.

HI 16.1: Asian History to 1500
 
This course is a general survey of the civilizations of East Asia, South Asia, and Southeast Asia from ancient times until 1500.  The course focuses on the development of the traditional societies and cultures of these regions and the rise of various kingdoms up to the eve of Western colonization.
 
HI 16.2: Asian History since 1500
 
This course is a general survey of major developments in East Asia, South Asia, and Southeast Asian since the arrival of the Europeans, with emphasis on the changes in Asian civilizations resulting from European technology, political ideas, and economic relations.  The course also focuses on the attempts of the colonized people to break away from Western hegemony, the World Wars in Asia, and regional developments in the latter portion of the 20th century.
 
HI 16.3: East Asia
 
This course is a general survey of the histories of China, Japan and Korea from ancient times up to the modern period.
 
HI 16.4: South Asia
 
This course is a general survey of the histories of the countries of South Asia from ancient times up to the modern period, focusing specifically on India and Pakistan with some discussions on Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Nepal, and Bhutan.
 
HI 16.5: Southeast Asia
 
This course is a general survey of the countries of Mainland and Island Southeast Asia comprising  Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam, the Philippines, Indonesia, Malaysia, and Brunei from ancient times up to the modern period.
 
HI 16.6: China
 
This course is a general survey of the history of China from ancient times up to the modern period.  The course discusses traditional China and also focuses on the coming of the Western world, the establishment of Western hegemony, the Chinese revolutions, the establishment of the People’s Republic of China up to the present.
 
HI 16.7: Japan                         
 
This course is a survey of the history of Japan from ancient times until the modern period.  The course discusses the establishment of clan units in the archipelago, the imperial system, the shogunate, the modernization program, Japan’s role in World War 2, and the archipelago in the post-war period.
 
HI 16.8: Korea
 
This course is a general survey of the history of the Korean peninsula from its early beginnings until the modern period.  It also includes the establishment of the Three Kingdoms, Chinese and Japanese hegemony in the peninsula, the creation of North and South Korea, and the current state of the peninsula.
 
HI 16.9: India and Pakistan
 
This course is a general survey of the history of the Southeast Asian subcontinent focusing primarily on India and Pakistan.  The course covers the establishment of Indus valley civilizations, Aryan migration and domination, the development of the subcontinent’s rich religious traditions, the great empires, Western domination in the subcontinent, the partition of the region into Pakistan and India after the war, and the current state of the two countries.
 
HI 16.10: Mainland Southeast Asia      
 
This course is a general survey of the histories of Mainland Southeast Asian countries, i.e., Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, and Vietnam from their early beginnings up to the modern period.  Topics include: early settlements in the region, the Indianization of Southeast Asia, the establishment of the Southeast Asian classical states, Western colonization, nationalism, independence, political and social upheavals in the region, and Mainland Southeast Asia in the modern period.
 
HI16.11: Island Southeast Asia
 
This course is a general survey of the histories of Island Southeast Asian countries, i.e., the Philippines, Indonesia, Malaysia, and Brunei from their early beginnings up to the modern period.  Topics include early settlements in the region, the Old Malay World in Island Southeast Asia, the Indianization of Southeast Asia, the establishment of the Southeast Asian classical states, Western colonization, nationalism, independence, political and social upheavals in the region, and Island Southeast Asia in the modern period.
 
HI 18: Western History

This course studies the history of the West, and can take several forms.  Although it generally is a survey course, it can focus on a particular geographical area of the West, time period, or theme.  The general survey discusses Ancient Greece and Rome, the Middle Ages, the Renaissance, the Protestant reformation, the Industrial Revolution, and Napoleonic Wars, the making of Modern Europe, the two world wars, and developments in the West from the end of World War II to the modern period.
 
HI 18.1: Western History:  From Early Times to the Early Modern Period
 
This course is a general survey of Western history from Ancient Greece and Rome up to the Early Modern Period.
 
HI 18.2: Western History:  From Modern Times to World War II
 
This course is a general survey of Western history from the Modern period up to the end of World War II.
 
HI 18.3: Ancient Greece and Rome
 
This course is a general survey of the civilization of Ancient Greece and Rome.  The portion on Ancient Greece focuses on one or more of the following topics:  the Bronze Age, Minoan-Mycenaean civilization, Hellenic civilization and the classical Age, through Alexander the Great and the Hellenistic World.  The discussion on Ancient Rome focuses on topics pertaining to the Republic, the Empire or the Roman Army.
 
HI 18.4: Medieval Civilization
 
This course is a general survey of European history during the Early Middle Ages (300-900 A.D.) and High Middle Ages (900-1300 A.D.).  It discusses the interaction of the three major forces forming Western European civilization: the classical tradition, Christian religion, Germanic society, as well as the rise of the Carolingian empire.  It also examines the major forces that shaped Western Europe such as: empire vs. papacy, commerce and urbanization, scholasticism, divergent political tendencies of feudalism, the emergence of the national state, cultural and intellectual developments.
 
HI 18.5: Early Modern Europe
 
This course centers on the Europe that emerged in the post-Medieval period.  Topics for consideration include: the Renaissance and the Reformation, the Enlightenment and the French Revolution, the Revolution, the rise and fall of the Napoleonic Empire, the rise and the decline of the sovereign democratic national state, the impact of the Industrial Revolution, the spread of liberalism, socialism, and nationalism.
 
HI 18.6: Modern Europe
 
This course studies the forces which shaped Modern European history: the industrial revolution, the unification of Germany and Italy, the New Imperialism, the two World Wars and the challenge of totalitarian ideologies
 
HI 50: Ancient History
 
This is an introductory course to acquaint the student with the foundations of society: the Greek ideals of democracy and human freedom, the Roman care for law and order, and the Christian idea of human dignity and equality.
 
HI 51: Europe:  500–1500
 
This course studies the origins and developments of Monasticism and Feudalism, the Manor and the Town, the Papacy and the Empire.
 
HI 52: Europe: 1500–1815
 
This course studies the making of modern Europe from the Renaissance to the Napoleonic Empire.  Topics include: the origins and development of the sovereign Dynastic System, the Peace of Westphalia, the rise of the Eastern Monarchies, Enlightened Despotism and the French Revolution.
 
HI 53: Europe: The Nineteenth Century
 
This course studies 19th century Europe as the seed-time for development in the present era.  Topics includes the historical evolution of international and domestic policies from the Congress of Vienna to the Treaty of Versailles,  the impact of Liberalism, Nationalism, Democracy and Industrialism on European civilization and her relations with the non-western world.
 
HI 54: Europe: The Twentieth Century
 
This course studies the political collapse of Europe from the First to the Second World Wars.  Topics include the challenge of Totalitarianism, the Revolt against Europe, the Cold War, and the collapse of communism.
 
HI 54.1: Europe: The Twentieth Century: 20TH Century Genocide
 
An understanding of the 20th century will not be complete without understanding the evil capability of humanity amidst modernization of thought and science. This course explores the historical roots of 20th century genocide, focusing on genocidal practices in Europe and former European colonies in Asia and Africa. It will include a discussion on the definition of genocide today, and its origins from antiquity until the early modern age. The course will cover the Armenian Genocide, the Jewish Holocaust, and the ethnic cleansing in the former Yugoslavia. For comparative purposes, the genocide in Rwanda and Cambodia will also be discussed.
 
HI 55: The Second World War in Europe       
 
This course studies the military history of the Second World War in Europe from 1939 to 1945 including Africa and the Middle East.  Starting with the Invasion of Poland in September of 1939, the course will cover the Western, Southern and Northern campaigns up to the defeat of Germany in May of 1945.
 
HI 56: Development of Socialism in the West
 
This course studies the Industrial Revolution and the social problem in Europe.  Topics include Utopian socialism; the predecessors of Marx, the Communist Manifesto and Das Kapital; Marx and Engels.  Revisionist International; Marxist-Leninism, Stalin vs. Trotsky.  The emphasis will be on the ideological development of socialist theory, rather than on the vicissitudes of the various forms of socialism in different countries.
 
HI 57: The Cold War, 1946-1991
 
This course studies the history of the Cold War from 1945-1991, beginning with the end of the Second World War and including the Berlin Wall, the Cuban Missile Crisis, glasnost, and the collapse of the Soviet Union. The course also examines international economic, social, cultural and intellectual trends created by this period of history. 
 
HI 59: Special Topics in European History
 
The course focuses on selected, advanced topics in European History.  The specific content of the course during a particular semester depends on current relevance, student interests and faculty availability.
 
HI 59.3: Special Topics in European History: 15th-21st Century German Culture
 
This course, to be taught in English, is designed to be a general survey of German culture from the 15th to the 21st centuries. Developments will be examined through the multiple influences of history, art, literature, music, film and food.
 
HI 59.4: Special Topics in European History: The Medieval City
 
Many great European cities--such as Paris, Cologne, and Florence—can only be truly appreciated in relation to their medieval origins. To introduce the student of history, philosophy, Europe, and art to the politics and aesthetics of the medieval city, the course focuses on the socio-political development of medieval cities and towns, with special emphasis on their forms of government and culture. The course compares actual political practices with ideas of famous texts on medieval political philosophy, such as that of Augustine, Thomas Aquinas, and Marsilius of Padua. The course also discusses representations of the City in medieval art.
 
HI 60: History of Russia to 1700
The course studies the formation, rise and decline of Kievan Russia.  Topics include:  Byzantine elements in Russian culture, the Mongol upheaval, the appanage system and the rise of Muscovy, Muscovite absolutism and the Third Rome theory, the beginnings of involvement in European affairs, the time of Trouble and the rise of the Zemsky Sobor, the First Romanovs, the Reforms of Nikon, and the Great Schism.
 
HI 61: History of Russia from 1700
 
The course studies Peter the Great and the Westernization of Russia. The course covers the transitional period of palace revolutions, Catherine the Great and Enlightened Absolutism, the growth of gentry privilege and the deterioration of serfdom, Alexander I and the reforms of Speransky, the birth of the revolutionary tradition, the Holy Alliance, the Eastern Question, the great age of Russian literature, the emancipation of the serfs, Pan-Slavism and Westernization, the revolutionary movement, the Russo-Japanese War, the Fall of the Monarchy, the rise and fall of the Soviet empire, and the History of the Russian Republic up to the present.         
 
HI 63: England in the Early Middle Ages
 
This course is a general study of English history from the coming of the Angles, Saxons and Jutes in the fifth century to the Norman settlement in the eleventh.  The course traces the development of early Germanic society, the rise and fall of the early kingdoms, the conversion to Christianity of the pagan English and its effects on culture and civilization, the Viking raids and eventual settlement, and finally, the conditions that led to the Norman invasion in 1066.
 
HI 64: Medieval England 1100 – 1500
 
This course is a survey of English history from the Norman Conquest to the rise of the Tudors in the late 15th century.  The course covers the development of the feudal system, the emergence of the middle class and the establishment of trade guilds, the turbulent political situations and the move towards representative government, the flowering of English medieval culture and family, the growth in power of, and gradual disillusionment with the Roman Catholic Church.
 
HI 73: History of Spain
 
The course provides an overview of Spanish History, from prehistoric times to the death of Franco in 1975.  The main theme is the formation of the Spanish nation and its struggle to remain intact as a nation.
 
HI 90: Native American Indians of North America
 
This course is a study of the history and culture of the American Indian nations of North America.
 
HI 91: The United States to the Civil War
 
This course is a survey of the economic, political, social and cultural development of the Thirteen Colonies; the causes, course and consequences of the Revolution; the early history of the Republic.
 
HI 92: The United States since the Civil War
 
This course studies the Civil War itself, its origins and effects.  In addition the following main topics to be considered are industrialization and its consequences in American society; the rise of the United States as a world power and major influence in international affairs; the United States and the Cold War.

HI 93: The United States in the Twentieth Century
 
This course examines the United States as a world power, i.e., its role in World War I, the Great Depressions, and the New Deal.
 
HI 94: The United States in the Pacific
 
The course discusses the economic, political and strategic goals which the United States pursued in the Pacific and the policies it adopted to realize them against the background of the American domestic scene and Great Power politics in the Far East.
 
HI 95: The United States Since World War II
 
This course studies of the development of civil rights, the development of suburbia, and the realignment of political groups.
 
HI 99: Special Topics in North American History
 
The course focuses on selected, advanced topics in North American History.  The specific content of the course during a particular semester depends on current relevance, student interest, and faculty availability.
 
HI 100: Ancient Civilizations of Latin America          
 
This course studies the pre-colonial civilizations of Latin America such as the Maya, Aztec, Olmec, Toltec, and Inca.
 
HI 101:  Colonial Latin America
 
This course is a survey of the Spanish and Portuguese colonial empires in Latin America from their foundation to the eve of the wars for independence.
 
HI 102: Revolutions in Latin America
 
This course is a survey of major social revolutions in Latin America in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries.
 
HI 103: Modern History of Latin America
 
This course studies the Latin American states from the wars of independence to the present.  Political, economic, and social institutions will be examined with special attention to patterns of Latin American government.
 
HI 109: Special Topics in Latin American History
 
The course focuses on selected, advanced topics in Latin American history.  The specific content of the course during a particular semester depends on current relevance, student interest, and faculty availability.
 
HI 122  Imperialism in Asia   
 
This course is a survey of European overseas expansion and the creation of empires during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries.  Topics include the study of the causes, nature and methods of imperialism as well as the response of Asian countries to Western Ideas.
 
HI 123 Nationalist Movements in Asia
 
The course comparatively studies how the crisis precipitated by the inroads of Western culture and the struggle for independence were met by the nationalists of major Asian countries.  The course is built around the framework of the life, thought and writings of leading moderate as well as radical Indian, Chinese and Japanese intellectuals and reformers.
 
HI 134 Special Topics in South Asian History
 
The course focuses on selected, advanced topics in South Asian History.  The specific content of the course during a particular semester depends on current relevance, student interest, and faculty availability.
 
HI 135: Introduction to East Asian Civilization:  China
 
This course is a basic survey, through an inter-disciplinary approach, of the history of East Asia, with emphasis on China: the formation of its traditional culture and its transformation in modern times.
 
HI 136: Introduction to East Asian Civilization:  Japan
 
This course is a basic survey, through an inter-disciplinary approach, of the history of East Asia, with emphasis on Japan: the formation of its traditional culture and its transformation in modern times.
 
HI 137: East Asia and the Western Intrusion
 
This course is a study of the various responses of China and Japan to the pressures of Western expansionism in the 19th century.
 
HI 138: Modern China
 
The course studies Modern Chinese history from the late Ch’ing period to the establishment of the Communist regime.  Topics include the impact of the Modern West and  Chinese reaction to it, the Canton trade; the Treaty system; dynastic decline; reform, reaction, intellectual change; China and the Powers; the Revolution of 1911; the Kuomintang regime; Japan in China; the Communist conquest of the mainland.
 
HI 139: Chinese Communism
 
The course studies the Chinese response to the Western impact; origins and organization of the Chinese Communist Party; the process by which the Party acquired a mass base and an armed force; Mao Ze Dong and the formation of the Party’s ideology, policy and strategy; the vents leading to the establishment of the People’s Republic in 1949; history of the Republic to the present.
 
HI 140: Modernization of Japan

This course is a historical analysis of the modernization and economic development of Japan during the Tokugawa and Meiji periods; the history of the modernization of Japan; democracy, nationalism and militarism; the post-war recovery and reorientation.
 
HI 149: Special Topics in East Asian History
 
The course focuses on selected, advanced topics in East Asian History.  The specific content of the course during a particular semester will depend on current relevance, student interest, and faculty availability.
 
HI 150: Introduction to Southeast Asian Civilization
 
This is an inter-disciplinary course on the history of Southeast Asia with emphasis on Southeast Asia: the formulation of their traditional cultures and the transformation in modern times.
 
HI 151: History of Southeast Asia      
 
This course is a survey of the peoples and cultures of mainland and island Southeast Asia before Western colonization; their development under Western colonial rule; the genesis of Southeast Asian nationalism; the Japanese occupation; and contemporary Southeast Asia.
 
HI 151.1: History of Southeast Asia: Constructing Nationhood in Southeast Asia
 
This course traces the emergence of a modern sense of identity in Southeast Asia from its geneses in the early modern period, through the decades of high colonialism, to the information of nation states following World War II and the purposeful construction of modern cultures in the late twentieth century.
 
HI 164: Special Topics in Southeast Asian History
 
The course focuses on selected, advanced topics in Southeast Asian History.  The specific content of the course during a particular semester depends on current relevance, student interest, and faculty availability.
 
HI 164.1: Special Topics in Southeast Asian History: Environmental Practice and History
 
This course attempts to construct a more environmentally-centered approach to the history of Southeast Asia by exploring the inter-relationship between society, its intellectual and material development and the physical environment.  The emphasis is multi-disciplinary drawing on concepts and models from anthropology, ecology, history and the political sciences.  Students completing the course will have an understanding of the importance of the natural world to Asian philosophy, the syncretic adaptation of Southeast Asian societies to their physical environment over time and the major environmental issues confronting modern Southeast Asian societies today.
 
HI 164.2: Special Topics in Southeast Asian History: Southeast Asia and Europe
 
This course examines the cultures and political systems of the region’s indigenous societies, and how these persisted despite, or how they were transformed through interactions with European powers. Strategies of accommodation and resistance are explored in the context of the meeting of two different worlds. The region’s role in global capitalism, from the spice trade to the legal sale of opium, as well as changes in cultural perspectives and identities, and the rise of plural societies in the course of colonial history, is also explored.
 
HI 164.3: Special Topics in Southeast Asian History: Memory/ies, Identity/ies and Tragedy/ies
 
The course focuses on the contemporary history of Southeast Asia, particularly on the transition from direct colonial occupation to the formation of independent nation states since the end of the Japanese occupation. Themes such as ethnic identity, political ideology, religious revivalism and fundamentalism and the role of migrant groups are discussed in the course as topics that will provide the socio-historical contexts that will provide the understanding of the experiences of nation formation of the various societies of the region. Specific case studies will also be made to highlight unique experiences of some nations and ethnic groups in the region.

HI 165: Rizal and the Emergence of the Philippine Nation

This course examines the background of the formation of the Philippine nations.  It begins with a discussion of Philippine indigenous societies in the 16th century, the Spanish conquest and colonization, the continuing resistance to colonial rule amidst the emergence of a colonial society, and the socio-economic transformations of the 18th and 19th centuries.  The course focuses primarily on the rise of Philippine nationalism in the 19th century and the particular contribution of Jose Rizal to the nationalist movement.  The course ends with a discussion of the Revolution against Spain until the Truce of Biak-na-Bato in 1987.

HI 166: Philippine History

HI 166 concentrates on the challenges that the Philippines faced in its efforts to establish an independent democratic republic.  The course discusses the forging of a national identity and government in the late 19th early 20th centuries, the entry of the United States and the Philippine-American War, the experience under American colonial rule, preparation for eventual independence, the exigencies of war and occupation under Japan, and the struggles of the young republic.  The course closes with the declaration of martial law in 1972, when the nation’s experiment with Western-style democracy came to a temporary end.

HI 167: The Philippines to 1800
 
This course studies the history of the Philippines to the British Occupation: Philippine society at the coming of the Spaniards; the Spanish conquest and the development of colonial institutions; Church-State relations; the Bourbon reforms.
 
HI 168: The Philippines Since 1800
 
This course studies the economic and social changes in the nineteenth century; the Propaganda movement; the Katipunan and the Philippine Revolution, the development of American policy towards the Philippines; the growth of democratic government; the Commonwealth; the Japanese occupation and the resistance movement; the subsequent establishment and development of the Republic.
 
HI 169: Recent Philippine History
 
The course surveys Philippine history from the Philippine Revolution in the 1896 to the emergence of the independent Philippine Republic in 1946.  It studies the historical conditions of the problems faced by the nation during the historical phases of the Philippine Revolution, the American tutelage, the Philippine Commonwealth, the Japanese period, the first years of the Republic.
 
HI 180: Philippine Nationalism
 
The course explores the pre-conditions for the emergence of a Filipino national consciousness in the latter part of the Spanish colonial period, and the evolution of a nationalistic ideology from the propaganda movement for colonial reforms, through the Revolution of 1896 and the American period, to the present.  The student will be given the opportunity to do basic reading in the classics of Philippine nationalism—as found in the writings of Bonifacio, Jacinto, Aguinaldo, Mabini, Quezon, Roxas, and Recto, among others.
 
HI 181: Roman Catholic Church in the Philippines
 
The course studies religious basis of Spanish colonization and the Patronato.  Topics include the evangelization of the Philippines, Jurisdictional conflicts of the 17th century and their effect on the development of a Filipino clergy, the anti-friar movement; the Church and the Revolution, the Church and the American regime, Filipinization of the Church.
 
HI 182: Economic History of the Philippines
 
The course is a survey of the development of the Philippine economy.  Topics include:  pre-Hispanic economic structures, the galleon trade, the introduction of the hacienda system, eighteenth century economic reforms, the tobacco monopoly, the introduction of free trade under the Americans, and postwar industrialization.
 
HI 183: History of the Agrarian Problem in the Philippines
 
The course studies Pre-Hispanic patterns of land-tenure; transformation under Spanish legal system; origin of the friar lands; the inquilino-kasama system.  Topics include: Nineteenth-century agricultural development and the rise of the haciendas, the Revolution and the agrarian problem, growth of tenancy under the American regime; agrarian unrest in Central Luzon; the Hukbalahap, Agrarian reform since independence.
 
HI 184: Philippine Social Movements During the American Colonial Period
 
This course is a survey of the social movements that thrived during the first half of the twentieth century: labor and peasant movements; socialism and communism; fascism, etc.  It also focuses on the socioeconomic and political conditions that accounted for the rise of these movements.
 
HI 185: Cultural History of the Philippines
 
This course is a study of the religion, culture, and intellectual development of the Filipino people.  It gives emphasis on the effect of religion, schools, art, etc. in the formation of the Philippine nation.
 
HI 186: Philippine Local History
 
This course introduces students to the particular methods of research and source materials for the study of Philippine local history.  The course may focus on a specific community, locality or region.  Sources to be studied include maps, parish records, census data, printed local histories, and oral testimonies.
 
HI 189: Special Topics in Philippine History
 
The course focuses on selected, advanced topics in Philippine History.  The specific content of the course during a particular semester depends on current relevance, student interest, and faculty availability.
 
HI 189.1: Special Topics in Philippine History: The Japanese Occupation: 1942-1945
 
This course is on the Japanese Occupation Period in the Philippines: 1942-1945. However, in order to gain deeper insight into this period, it deals with 1930’s and also the period after the war, 1946-1950.  Therefore, each research paper is expected to look into the era both the 1930’s and the 40’s.  It also compares the Philippine situation with similar situation in other Southeast Asian Countries.
 
HI 189.2: Special Topics in Philippine History: The Philippine Revolution: 1896-1902          
 
The course focuses on selected, advanced topics in Philippine History.  A detailed study of the primary and secondary sources on the Philippine revolution against Spain and the Philippine-America War.
 
HI 189.3: Special Topics in Philippine History: American Colonial Period
 
This course is a critical survey of the primary and secondary source materials on Philippine history during the American period, from 1898-1946. It discusses and analyzes the sources available for the study of the American colonial period and explores the historiographical methods that can be used in preparing such studies.
 
HI 189.4: Special Topics in Philippine History: Philippine Foreign Policy
 
Foreign policy is defined as the course of action taken by a state vis-a-vis another state. This course analyzes Philippine Foreign Policy goals and processes focusing mainly on domestic and international drivers of foreign policy as applied to a given time frame.  Foreign Policy changes will be noted from the standpoint of different presidencies from Roxas to Macapagal-Arroyo as well as from the evolving relationships between the Philippines and its historical and emerging partners.
 
HI 189.5: Special Topics in Philippine History: The Japanese Occupation
 
This course studies the Japanese invasion and occupation of the Philippines;  the impact of the occupation years on the political, social, economic  and cultural life of the Filipinos who survived this traumatic period in our history; and the similarities in the behavior of the Japanese Army in the occupied countries in Southeast Asia.
 
HI 189.6: Special Topics in Philippine History:  Philippine Social History
 
The course deals with the various topics under the general subject of Philippine social history, with special sessions on advanced and special readings on various topics.  This is a seminar course on social history with emphasis on the socio-economic, socio-cultural, religious, ethnographic and demographic transformations experienced by the country during various periods in Philippine history.  Special topics like nationalist and social movements, gender, local history, ethnic movements, religious movements, and others, will be integrated in the class discussions.  Recent and contemporary historical studies will be the basis of classroom discussions and research projects.
 
HI 189.7: Special Topics in Philippine History:  Ethnic Chinese in Philippine Life  
 
The course explores the role the Chinese Filipinos have played in all aspects of Philippine life from pre-Hispanic times to the present. The first part of the course concentrates on the history of Chinese immigration—early trade relations; the Spanish occupation, when the Chinese became the backbone of Philippine colonial economy; and the ethnic Chinese in Philippine revolution and reform movement and the period of American occupation.  The second part of the course focuses on contemporary Philippine society and the impact and influence of the ethnic Chinese in education, religion, arts, business, and other aspects of Philippine life.
 
HI 189.8: Special Topics in Philippine History: A Survey of Philippine Arts
 
This course is an historical survey of Philippine visual arts from the 19th to the postwar era. It includes the anonymous artists of the colonial Spanish period, Damian Domingo, Malantic, Flores, the Asuncion brothers, Loxano, Luna and Hidalgo; the artists of the American period, De la Rosa, Amorsolo and Pineda; Edades and the Neo-Realists of the post war era. It then continues with the abstractionists, folk moderns, Social Realists and mixed media/installation artists of various schools from the 1960s to the present. Assignments include the critique of works from the permanent collection of the Ateneo Art Gallery.
 
HI 189.9: Special Topics in Philippine History: The Jesuits in the Philippines
 
This course examines the history of the Society of Jesus in the Philippines, with a particular focus on the return of the Jesuits in 1859 until the early years of the establishment of the Philippine province in the 1960s.  Topics for the course include:  the Jesuits and the Mindanao missions, the Jesuits and Education, the Jesuits and the Arts, the Jesuits and Scientific Work, the Jesuits and Filipino Nationalism and the Revolution, the transition from the Spanish Jesuits to American Jesuits; the Jesuits and post-revolution politics, the Jesuits and the Philippine Church, Jesuits and Spirituality, and the Filipino Jesuits.
 
HI 189.10: Special Topics in Philippine History:  The 70’s State, Economy and Society in Time of Conflict and Changes
The course is an examination of the Martial law decade with focus on themes such as state, political economy and social movements.  It aims to provide students with varied perspectives that will help them assess the events during that period.
 
HI 191: Historical Methodology
 
This is a general course that introduces the student to the methods of historical research, interpretation of sources, writing of history, and critical assessment of historical works.  At the end of the semester, the student is expected to submit a term paper.
 
HI 192: Philosophy of History
 
This course is an analysis of basic concepts employed in historical interpretation, their implications in relation to Philosophy proper and Theology, and studies some of the major philosophers of history: Plato, St. Augustine, Hegel, Marx, Spengler, Toynbee, and others.
 
HI 192.1: Philosophy of History: Alternative Perspective to History
 
This course seeks to study history from perspectives not normally discussed in class. Events in Western history have been taught primarily from an overwhelmingly western, male, bourgeoisie perspective. For example, what would WWII look like from the perspective of the Soviet Union? How does world history look through the eyes of view of women, Africans, or the impoverished people of the world? Or how would history look if it were studied from an environmental or economic point of view, or from a perspective that spans not just years, decades, or centuries, but millennia?
 
HI 198: Special Topics in History
 
This course is an intensive study of selected topics that combine or fall outside conventional subject fields.  Specific readings and topics will be announced by the instructor.
 
HI 198.1: Special Topics in History: Social Memory and the Second World War in the Asia-Pacific
 
The course begins as a survey of the different aspects of the conflict – the long-standing and immediate origins of the Asia-Pacific War, the key personas, peoples, and nations involved, its unfolding, conflicts developments, and conclusions. The second part of the course discusses the changing legacy of the war, the way it is perceived by different nations in the region, and how this in turn affects how their relations change over time.
 
HI 198.5: Special Topics in History: The Age of Empires
 
This course examines the historical development of warfare from the time of the earliest civilizations in Nile (Egypt) and the Fertile Crescent (Mesopotamia) up to the end of the Hundred Years War in Europe in 1453. Together with an in-depth analysis of ancient and medieval tactics and strategy, the course also provides colorful biographical sketches of ancient and medieval warfare’s most renowned practitioners.   
 
HI 198.6: Special Topics in History: Filipino Migrants and Global History
 
This course discusses Philippine transborder migrations, specifically from the nineteenth century to the present, in the context of global history. It offers an overview of issues in global history and relates these to theories of migration. It analyzes the concomitants of these migrations at various levels: the individual, family and household formation, collective identities, and nation-states. Whenever possible, the course uses a comparative approach.
 
 
HI 198.7: Special Topics in History: History and Heritage Interpretation
 
This course introduces students to the relationship between history and the conservation of the built environment. The course covers three themes: History and Heritage, Historical Development and the Transformation of Landscapes and the Interpretation of History. 
 
HI 199.1: Senior Essay I
 
This course deepens the student’s understanding and application of the research skills needed to gather pertinent primary and secondary sources on a historical problem or issue, make a critical review of these source materials, and prepare a research proposal on the chosen historical problem or issue.  The research proposal is the basis for the student’s Senior Essay, a major historical essay that serves as the culmination of the Bachelor of Arts, major in History program.
 
HI 199.2: Senior Essay II
 
As the culmination of the Bachelor of Arts, major in History program, the student submits and defends a major historical essay based on the student’s research proposal completed in HI 199.1.
 
HI 200: Research Methods in History
 
An introduction to the craft of the professional historian.  It acquaints students with the sources, methods, and problems of historical research.  Students will write and present--in an acceptable style and format--a paper based on their own research.  Extensive library/archival work is necessary.
 
HI 201: Seminar in Historiography
 
A study of historical writings and historians.  The course examines the research methodology, conceptual frameworks, and underlying concepts of historical works from various time periods and places.
 
HI 202: Statistical Methods in History
 
An introduction to the concepts, methods, and techniques involved in the use of statistics for historical research.  The course also studies the potentialities and  limitations of data processing and computerized statistical analysis for historians.

HI 203.2: Philosophies of History:  History of Modern Chinese Thought

The course is a survey of the Chinese philosophers from the Han dynasty to the 20th century, in particular of Neo-Confucianism and Neo-Taoism.  
               
HI 207: Research Project in History 
 
A course for students who are conducting extensive research for a paper or special project under the direct supervision of a faculty member of the Department of History.  This course is graded on a Pass/Fail basis.
 
HI 208: Special Topics in History
 
An intensive study of selected topics that combine or fall outside conventional subject fields. Specific topics and readings will be determined by the course instructor.
 
HI 208.1: Special Topics in History: Family History
 
This course provides an introduction to general historical methods through a specific concentration on family history.  Students will investigate individually their own family histories, and as a group they will collaborate on the study of a family whose members have contributed significantly to a country’s history.  Supplementing readings on family and history will be classic discussions of the idea of the family and of the relationships between the family and the individual, the state, love, sexuality, and class.
 
HI 208.2: Special Topics in History: Social Memory and the Second World War in the Asia-Pacific
 
The course begins as a survey of the different aspects of the conflict – the long-standing and immediate origins of the Asia-Pacific War, the key personas, peoples, and nations involved, its unfolding conflicts, developments, and conclusion. The second part of the course unfolds with a comprehensive understanding of the interdisciplinary nature of social memory.  Students learn how the evolution of social memory has shaped and influenced the understanding of the war more than six decades later and in turn influenced how different nations of the region continue to interact with each other.
 
HI 208.3: Special Topics in History: Mindanao History        
 
A special course on the history of Mindanao,  with focus on the religious, economic, political and social development of the region.  The course combines directed readings, research based on primary sources, as well as seminar paper presentations.
 
HI 208.7: Special Topics in History: The Age of Empires
 
This course examines the historical development of warfare from the time of the earliest civilizations in Nile (Egypt) and the Fertile Crescent (Mesopotamia) up to the end of the Hundred Years War in Europe in 1453. Together with an in-depth analysis of ancient and medieval tactics and strategy, the course will also provide colorful biographical sketches of ancient and medieval warfare’s most renowned practitioners.     

HI 209: Seminar in History
 
An advanced study of certain problems or themes in history. The course requires reading, research, and a final paper. A more detailed description of the subject matter will be provided by the Department of History.

HI 209.9: Seminar in History: Teaching Global History 
 

This course is designed for middle school and junior high school level teachers of world history. Through a combination of lectures, workshops, and research, the attendees will be introduced to new content in world history, recognize the value of different historical frameworks, and select and utilize various primary sources for world history. The focus on content is combined with new teaching strategies and methods to enhance the participants’ ability to teach world history creatively and competently.

HI 210: Philippine Historiography I: Prehistory to 1898 
 
A study of the source materials on the Philippine past from the pre-Hispanic period to 1898.
 
HI 211: Philippine Historiography II: 1898-1946
 
A critical study of the source materials on Philippine history from 1898-1946.
 
HI 212: The Philippines at the Spanish Contact:  Sixteenth to Seventeenth Centuries
 
A study of the political, economic, social, and cultural conditions of the Philippines in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. Accounts to be examined include the writings of Antonio Pigafetta, Miguel de Loarca, Juan Plasencia, Pedro Chirino, and Antonio de Morga.
 
HI 213: The Philippines in the Eighteenth Century
 
A study of the continuities and changes in Philippine society under colonial rule.
 
HI 214: The Philippines in the Nineteenth Century
 
A survey of the major economic, political, cultural, and religious conditions of nineteenth-century Philippines.  Particular focus will be given to the origins and development of Filipino nationalism.
 
HI 215: The Philippine Revolution: 1896–1902
 
A detailed study of the Philippine revolution against Spain and the Philippine-American War.
 
HI 216: Seminar on the American Colonial Period: 1901–1935
 
A study of Philippine society under American colonial rule.
 
HI 217: The Philippine Commonwealth
 
A study of Philippine national life during the Commonwealth period.
 
HI 218: The Japanese Occupation of the Philippines
 
A study of the continuities and changes that resulted from the outbreak of World War II in the Philippines.  Among the topics included in the course are:  the military actions at the time of the Japanese invasion; the political, economic, social and cultural consequences of occupation; guerrilla activities; and the eventual return of American forces.
 
HI 219: Philippine Contemporary History, 1946–1965
 
The course will focus on the Philippines as an independent republic.  Among the topics to be discussed are:  Philippine postwar reconstruction efforts, the Huk rebellion, the various presidential administrations, socio-economic change in the 1950s and 1960s, and Philippine foreign relations.
 
HI 220: Seminar on Philippine Local and Regional History
 
An introduction to particular methods of research and sources on Philippine local history.
 
HI 221: Philippine Economic History
 
A study of the development of the Philippine economy.  Among the possible areas of study are:  the impact of colonialism on Philippine economic structures, the growth of Philippine indigenous society as a result of the incorporation of the Philippine economy into the world market, and the consequent demographic expansion into the country’s interior frontiers beginning in the mid-eighteenth century.
 
HI 222: Seminar on Philippine Social History
 
A study of the various factors that played a role in social transformation. The particular focus of the course will be announced at the beginning of the semester.
 
HI 223: Seminar on the History of Philippine Social Movements
 
A study of the collective responses to social realities of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries.
 
HI 224: Philippine Church History
 
A study of the role of the Catholic Church in the development of the Filipino nation. Among the topics to be discussed are: the evangelization of the Philippines in the 16th and 17th centuries, the development of a Filipino clergy, the church and the Revolution, the coming of Protestantism, the reorganization of the Church in the early 20th century, the church in the post-independence period.
 
HI 225: Seminar on the Muslims of the Philippines
 
A historical survey of the major Muslims groups of the South, their resistance to Western colonialism and their gradual integration into the Philippine polity.
 
HI 226: Seminar on the Histories of Philippine Ethnic Communities
 
A study of the various ethnic communities in the Philippines.
 
HI 228: Special Topics in Philippine History
 
An intensive study of selected topics in Philippine history. Specific topics and readings will be determined by the course instructor.
 
HI 228.1: Special Topics in Philippine History: Cultural History of the Philippines
 
A study of the religion, culture, and intellectual development of the Filipino people. Emphasis will be on the effect of religion, schools, art, etc. in the formation of the Philippine nation.
 
HI 228.2: Special Topics in Philippine History: The 70’s – State, Economy and Society in Time of Conflict and Changes 
 
The course is designed to look back into the decade of the 70’s from themes that will include the state, political economy and social movements. By doing so, the course hopes to look at the martial law period from other perspective.
 
HI 228.3: Special Topics in Philippine History: The Jesuits in the Philippines
 
This course is a thematic study of the history of the Society of Jesus in the Philippines, with a particular focus on the return of the Jesuits in 1859 until the early years of the establishment of the Philippine province in the 1960s.  Among the themes for the course are the engagement of the Jesuits in the Mindanao missions, education, arts and science.  The course also discusses the Jesuits and Filipino Nationalism, the transition from the Spanish Jesuits to American Jesuits; the Jesuits and post-revolution politics, the Jesuits and the Philippine Church, Jesuits and Spirituality, and the Filipino Jesuits.
 
HI 228.4: Special Topics in Philippine History: Early Maritime Culture and Society
 
The course explores the various facets of Philippine maritime culture and how it manifests in- and influences our social, political and economic systems.  It examines themes on boats and boatbuilding, sailing and navigation, maritime trading and raiding as an approach towards understanding such historical processes as peopling and settlement pattern, early village formation, emergence of complex societies, birth of ethnicity, and early state development.
 
HI 229: Seminar in Philippine History
 
An advanced study of certain problems or themes in Philippine history. The course requires reading, research, and a final paper. A more detailed description of the subject matter will be provided by the Department of History
 
HI 229.2: Seminar in Philippine History: Philippine Nationalism      
 
This course will explore the pre-conditions for the emergence of a Filipino national consciousness in the latter part of the Spanish colonial period, and the evolution of a nationalistic ideology from the propaganda movement for colonial reforms, through the Revolution of 1896 and the American period, to the present.  The student will be given the opportunity to do basic reading in the classics of Philippine nationalism -- as found in the writings of Bonifacio, Jacinto, Aguinaldo, Mabini, Quezon, Roxas, and Recto, among others.
 
HI 229.3: Seminar in Philippine History: Rizal and Philippine Nationalism
 
A seminar on the life and works of Jose Rizal, that will situate the national hero in the context of Philippine literature, history and nationalism. The course begins with the students generating a bibliography on Rizal in order to see the current landscape of Rizal studies. Primary and secondary sources are utilized to illustrate how Rizal has been presented and re-presented over time by various biographers, authors and scholars each reflective of their times as well as intellectual or ideological framework. Paper presentations are designed to produce a critique of the final research paper that will utilize the primary sources (in the original languages) on Rizal and his times.

HI 230: Ancient Civilizations of Asia
 
The development of the ancient cultures of various Asian civilizations.  Case studies include one or more of the following areas:  China, Japan, Korea, India, Southeast Asia, and the Middle East.
 
HI 231: Asia to the Sixteenth Century
 
Studies in the political, social, and economic developments of selected regions of Asia from ancient times until 1500.
 
HI 232: Asia from the Sixteenth to Nineteenth Centuries
 
Studies in the political, social, and economic developments of selected regions of Asia from the sixteenth to nineteenth centuries.
 
HI 233: Asia Since 1900
 
Studies in the political, social, and economic developments of selected regions of Asia from 1900.
 
HI 234: Imperialism and Colonialism in Asia
 
A study of European overseas expansion and the creation of empires in Asia.  It also examines the causes, nature, and methods of imperialism, and the responses of Asian countries to Western ideas and practices.
 
HI 235: Nationalism and Revolutions in Asia
 
This course studies the development of the various nationalist movements in Asia against Western imperialism and colonialism.  It analyzes the various methods used by Asians to break free of Western hegemony such as modernization, armed revolts, and passive resistance.  The course also considers the role of Japanese imperialism in breaking Western hegemony in Asia.
 
HI 248: Special Topics in Asian History
 
An intensive study of selected topics in Asian history.  Specific topics and readings will be determined by the course instructor.
 
HI 248.1: Special Topics in Asian History: Japanese History                                                              
 
A broad survey course of Japanese political and cultural history focusing on long-term trends, relevance for the study of modern Japan, and Japan's interactions with other Asian societies.

HI 248.2: Special Topics in Asian History: History of Southeast Asia
 
A survey of the peoples and cultures of mainland and island Southeast Asia before Western colonization; their development under Western colonial rule; the genesis of Southeast Asian nationalism; the Japanese occupation; contemporary Southeast Asia.

HI 248.3: Special Topics in Asian History and Environmental Practice in Southeast Asia          

This course attempts to construct a more environmentally-centered approach to the history of Southeast Asia by exploring the inter-relationship between society, its intellectual and material development and the physical environment. The emphasis is multi-disciplinary drawing on concepts and models from anthropology, ecology, history and the political sciences. Students completing the course will have an understanding of the importance of the natural world to Asian philosophy, the syncretic adaptation of Southeast Asian societies to their physical environment over time and the major environmental issues confronting modern Southeast Asian societies today.

HI 248.5: Special Topics in Asian History: Southeast Asia and Europe - Colonial Encounters
                                                                                                                                                               
An examination of issues related to the history of colonial encounters between Southeast Asians and Europeans from the sixteenth century to the nineteenth century. This course examines the cultures and political systems of the region’s indigenous societies, and how these persisted despite or were transformed through interactions with European powers. Strategies of accommodation and resistance are explored in the context of the meeting of two different worlds. The region’s role in global capitalism, from the trade in spices to the legal sale of opium, is also analyzed. Changes in cultural perspectives and identities and the rise of plural societies in the course of colonial history are explored. The study of selected sites in the region offers a comparative perspective for viewing the Philippines in relation to Southeast Asia’s historical and cultural landscape.
                                                                                               
HI 248.6: Special Topics in Asian History: Modernization of Japan 
 
An analysis of the theories and processes of modernizations as experienced by Japan, this course explores the on-going debate on when did Japan really modernize.  Was it before or after Meiji, before or after World War II?
 
HI 249: Seminar in Asian History
 
An advanced study of certain problems or themes in Asian history. The course requires reading, research, and a final paper.  A more detailed description of the subject matter will be provided by the Department of History.
 
HI 249.2: Seminar in Asian History: Dynamics of Philippines-Japan Relations
 
A survey course on Philippines-Japan relations, this course begins with a broad sweep of the long history of the bilateral relationship from the sixteenth century to the present. While the focus is on international migration, cultural exchange, and political relations, the economic aspect, which is the stuff of Japan’s foreign relations, and the military aspect, which is beginning to attract attention are not neglected.  
 
HI 249.9: Seminar in Asian History: Teaching Asian History 
 

The course is a specialized intensive course on Asia—its history, geography and climactic patterns, politics, religions, philosophies and identity, among others, that have defined the continent from ancient to modern times. The course is intended for teachers handling courses related to Asia, mostly at the secondary level, and is designed to make available to the participants a variety of major themes on the subject as well as to the manner of delivery, thus covering both content and pedagogy.
 

HI 250: Ancient Europe
 
A study of Greek or Roman Civilization. The discussion on Ancient Greece will focus on one or more of the following topics: the Bronze Age, Minoan-Mycenaean civilization, Hellenic civilization and the Classical Age, Alexander the Great and the Hellenistic World. The discussion on Ancient Rome will focus on topics pertaining to the Republic, the Empire or the Roman Army.
 
HI 251: The Early Middle Ages, 300–900 A.D.
 
A study of the formation of Medieval Europe from the decline of the ancient world to the late-tenth-century revival.
 
HI 252: The High Middle Ages, 900–1300 A.D.
 
A study of medieval society from the tenth to fourteenth centuries.
 
HI 253: Early Modern Europe
 
This course centers on the Europe that emerged in the post-Medieval period.  Topics for consideration include:  the Renaissance and the Reformation, the Enlightenment and the French Revolution, the rise and fall of the Napoleonic Empire and the sovereign democratic national state, the impact of the Industrial Revolution, the spread of liberalism, socialism, and nationalism.

HI 254: Modern Europe
 
Topical studies of the industrial revolution, the unification of Germany and Italy, the New Imperialism, the two world wars and the challenge of totalitarian ideologies.
 
HI 255: Contemporary European History
 
Studies on the Cold War, the fall of the iron curtain, and the establishment of the European Union.
 
HI 268: Special Topics in European History
 
An intensive study of selected topics in European history.  Specific topics and readings will be determined by the course instructor.
 
HI 268.1: Special Topics in European History: History of Spain
 
The course provides an overview of Spanish History, from prehistoric times to the death of Franco in 1975.  The main theme will be the formation of the Spanish nation and its struggle to remain intact as a nation.

HI 268.3: Special Topics in European History: Church History I                      

The course will introduce the student to the history of the Church from its beginnings to the high middle ages (13th century). It will pay close attention to several historical movements of the Church: from its Palestinian base to the wider Mediterranean world of the Roman Empire, from the collapse of this empire through the Barbarian invasions and their consequences for Church life, structure and doctrine.  The course will also give a general account of Early Christianity’s diffusion to the East, and to the autonomous development of Eastern Christianity, with its base at Constantinople. It hopes to address in a general way developments in the Western Church in the areas of Church organization and structure, spirituality, and doctrine, particularly through a consideration of the early councils.

HI 268.4: Special Topics in European History: Church History II  
 
The course is an introduction to the study of the history of the Catholic Church from the 15th century to the present era.  It presents three foci of this history, tracing the origin and development of each. First, Catholic Reform, the Protestant Reformation and the Council of Trent, through the Age of Absolutism and the rise of the nation-state. Second, the Tridentine Church and the French Revolution, with particular attention paid to the Age of Enlightenment and the rise of Liberalism.  And third, the long road to the renewal and aggiornamento of Vatican II, including the relationship of the Church to the social question. The course also takes a look at the grand missionary enterprise undertaken during this history, highlighting in the process its links with the colonizing spirit of the times and its attempts to free itself from such a spirit.  Finally, it also deals with the legacy that Vatican II has bequeathed to the Church in the third millennium.
 
HI 269: Seminar in European History
 
An advanced study of certain problems or themes in European history. The course requires reading, research, and a final paper.  A more detailed description of the subject matter will be provided by the course instructor.
 
HI 270: Ancient Civilizations of Latin America
 
A study of the pre-colonial civilizations of Latin America such as the Maya, Aztec, Olmec, Toltec, and Inca.
 
HI 271: Colonial Latin America
 
Studies on various aspects of the Spanish and Portuguese colonial empires in America from their foundation to the eve of  the wars for Latin American independence.
 
HI 272: Revolutions in Latin America        
 
A study of the major revolutions in Latin America in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries.
 
HI 273: Modern History of Latin America
 
The Latin American states from the wars of independence to the present. Political, economic, and social institutions will be examined with special attention to patterns of Latin American government.
 
HI 274: Contemporary History of Latin America   
 
Studies on contemporary history of Latin America.
 
HI 278: Special Topics in Latin American History
 
An intensive study of selected topics in Latin American history.  Specific topics and readings will be determined by the course instructor.
 
HI 279: Seminar in Latin American History
 
An advanced study of certain problems or themes in Latin American history. The course requires reading, research, and a final paper.  A more detailed description of the subject matter will be provided by the Department of History.
 
HI 280: Native American Indians of North America
 
A study of the various American Indian nations of North America before European colonization.
 
HI 281: Colonial North America
 
A study of the colonial settlements in North America.
 
HI 282: The American Revolution and the Emergence of the United States
 
An examination the causes, character and results of the American Revolution, the Confederation period and the Constitution, the presidencies of Washington, Adams, Jefferson, and Madison, the First Party System, and the War of 1812.
 
HI 283: United States History: 1776–1865
 
Studies in the history of the United States from independence to the end of the Civil War.
 
HI 284: United States History Since 1865

Studies in the history of the United States from 1865 to the present.
 
HI 285: United States Diplomatic History
 
The theory and practice of American foreign relations emphasizing either the pre-1898 or post-1898 period.
 
HI 288: Special Topics in North American History
 
An intensive study of selected topics in North American history.  Specific topics and readings will be determined by the course instructor.
 
HI 289: Seminar in North American History
 
An advanced study of certain problems or themes in North American history. The course requires reading, research, and a final paper.  A more detailed description of the subject matter will be provided by the Department of History.