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Courses in World history

These courses either treat the entire globe or span two or more continents.

NOTES: (1) Sample syllabi, hyperlinked in the list below, should be considered non-binding. (2) Courses offered in other departments appear at the end of the list. (3) World history is not one of the five distribution fields required for the history major.

HIST 103 Western Civilization III: Modern Kashirin
HIST 104 World History I: Ancient and Medieval Wolverton
HIST 104 World History I Furtado
HIST 105 World History II: Early Modern McNeely
HIST 105 World History II: Early Modern Zahler
HIST 105 World History II Furtado
HIST 106 World History III: Modern McNeely
HIST 106 World History III: Modern Pope
HIST 106 World History III: Modern Zahler
HIST 199 The Iraq War (Freshman Seminar) Dracobly
HIST 199 Cultural History of Dogs Wolverton
HIST 199 Islamic Civilization I Anthony
HIST 199 Islamic Civilization II Anthony
HIST 199 Islam in the Modern World Anthony
HIST 240 War in the Modern World I Dracobly
HIST 240 War in the Modern World I Angeles
HIST 241 War in the Modern World II Dracobly
HIST 241 War in the Modern World II Angeles
HIST 245 Russia, America and the World Kimball
HIST 322 The Crusades Wolverton
HIST 361 Early Modern Science Nicols Instructor approval req.
HIST 388 Vietnam and the US May
HIST 399 The Pacific War Hanes
HIST 399 Vietnam and the US May
HIST 399 Women and Gender in the Ancient World Haynes
HIST 399 Women and Gender in the Modern World Haynes
HIST 399 Modern Middle East DeBevoise
HIST 407 Seminar: The Great War Dracobly Instructor approval req.
HIST 407 Seminar: Stalinism Hessler Instructor approval req.
HIST 407 Seminar: Environment and Colonialism Braun Instructor approval req.
HIST 407 Seminar: War and Society Angeles Instructor approval req.
HIST 407 Gender of the Crowd Haynes Instructor approval req.
HIST 408 Colloquium: War & Society TBA
HIST 410 The Iraq War Dracobly
HIST 410 The World in the Depression Pope
HIST 410 Historical Perspectives on Diversity McCole
HIST 410 Muslims and Other Religions Anthony
HIST 410 Islamic Origins I Anthony
HIST 410 UO Veterans and Oral History Dracobly
HIST 410 Nixon in China Goodman
HIST 410 World War I Kashirin
HIST 410 Women and Revolution Haynes
HIST 410 World War II Kashirin
HIST 410 History of Science Keller
HIST 410 Iraq War Munger
HIST 415 Advanced World History McNeely
HIST 415 Topics: China & the World Hasegawa
HIST 415 Age of Exploration Furtado
HIST 415 Topics: Russian & American History Kimball
HIST 421 The Organization of Knowledge from Alexandria to the Internet McNeely
HIST 451 The Cold War May
HIST 460 Topics: Childhood Herman
HIST 607 Writing History Weisiger Graduate only
HIST 608 Colloquium: World History McNeely Graduate only
HIST 608 Colloquium: Colonialism Goodman Graduate only
HIST 608 Colloquium: Ideas About Capitalism Pope Graduate only
HIST 608 Colloquium: Mongol Empires Goble Graduate only
HIST 608 Colloquium: Environmental History Weisiger Graduate only
HIST 608 Colloquium: Genocide in World History Ostler Graduate only
HIST 612 Historical Methods and Writing I Aguirre Graduate only
HIST 612 Historical Methods and Writing I Hessler Graduate only
HIST 614 Historical Methods and Writing III Dennis Graduate only
AFR 410 Global Disease Eradication Graboyes  
HUM 102 Introduction to the Humanities II Wolverton  
HUM 361 Ancient Science & Culture Nicols Instructor approval req.
JDST 213 Jewish Encounter: Modern Francesconi  
JDST 399 Sp St Jewish Art Francesconi  
PHYS 361 Modern Science & Culture Nicols