Required of all undergraduate students with major in history. Rise of the modern state and influence of the Enlightenment in France, Spain, Prussia, Austria, and Russia, 1648-1789. Supervised reading for students with sufficient background. The investigation of disparate cultures in contact with a blend of historical and anthropological methods and materials with emphasis on the Indian world view. May be repeated to a maximum of 6 hours provided no topic is repeated.
Course varies from semester to semester.
May be repeated to a maximum of 9 hours provided no topic is repeated. Founding of colonies in British America and their development to 1763. Conflicting forces and events that led to the American Revolution, and to the Constitution. Meets Constitution requirement. By examining individual thinkers presenting diverse perspectives the course takes a topical approach to social thought in the United States.