» Historical Studies

Focus: This themed inquiry examines America History from a variety of perspectives, including cultural, social, economic and political.

Themed Inquiry Coordinator/email: Department Chair, Associate Professor of History, Dr. Shira Klein

Important information regarding Themed Inquiry completion:

• No course in the student’s major discipline can be used to satisfy themed inquiry requirements, even if the course is not being used to satisfy major requirements.
• Because you may not apply a GE course to more than one GE category, no themed inquiry courses may be shared with another GE category.
• Course prerequisites appear in brackets in the list below.
• If a course is restricted to majors only, you may request permission of the instructor or department chair, if space is available and you have met pre-requisites.
• Courses in the themed inquiry are not guaranteed for availability. Please check the catalog for the semesters in which the course is offered.
• If you are having problems completing a themed inquiry or finding available courses, please contact Academic Advising and/or the Themed Inquiry Coordinator.

Restrictions: Not open to majors in History

Courses: Choose four of the following, two of which must be upper division.  

Focus: Students taking this themed inquiry have the opportunity to study the history, politics, and culture of Central and Eastern Europe both at Chapman and at the Anglo-American University in Prague.* This multi-ethnic region, encompassing Germany, the Czech Republic, Poland, Hungary, Slovakia, and the former Soviet Union, was the backdrop for the emergence of Communism and National Socialism, two World Wars and the Cold War, dramatic revolutions in the arts, and the reemergence of nationalist debates in the post-Communist era.

*Chapman University offers free airfare to students who choose to study abroad at AAU. For more information, please contact the Center for Global Education.

Themed Inquiry Coordinator/email: Professor of Art, Dr. Wendy Salmond

Important information regarding Themed Inquiry completion:

• No course in the student’s major discipline can be used to satisfy themed inquiry requirements, even if the course is not being used to satisfy major requirements.
• Because you may not apply a GE course to more than one GE category, no themed inquiry courses may be shared with another GE category.
• Course prerequisites appear in brackets in the list below.
• If a course is restricted to majors only, you may request permission of the instructor or department chair, if space is available and you have met pre-requisites.
• Courses in the themed inquiry are not guaranteed for availability. Please check the catalog for the semesters in which the course is offered.
• If you are having problems completing a themed inquiry or finding available courses, please contact Academic Advising and/or the Themed Inquiry Coordinator.

Restrictions: Open to all majors. 

Courses: Choose four of the following, two of which must be upper division.

Chapman Courses
AH 333: Modern Russian Art
AH 334: Soviet and Post-Soviet Art
HIST 297: The Holocaust in History and Film
HIST 307: Germany and the Holocaust (cross-listed with REL 307)
HIST 310: Modern Europe
HIST 311: Russian History

Chapman courses taught at the Anglo-American University in Prague
IPCP 202: Nations and Nationalism
IPCP 207: History of the Cold War and Post-Cold War Transition

Focus: This themed inquiry contains courses that give students the chance to explore European history to gain a broad overview, expand their knowledge of several cultures, or develop an in-depth understanding of a particular era.

Themed Inquiry Coordinator/email: Department Chair, Associate Professor of History, Dr. Shira Klein

Important information regarding Themed Inquiry completion:

• No course in the student’s major discipline can be used to satisfy themed inquiry requirements, even if the course is not being used to satisfy major requirements.
• Because you may not apply a GE course to more than one GE category, no themed inquiry courses may be shared with another GE category.
• Course prerequisites appear in brackets in the list below.
• If a course is restricted to majors only, you may request permission of the instructor or department chair, if space is available and you have met pre-requisites.
• Courses in the themed inquiry are not guaranteed for availability. Please check the catalog for the semesters in which the course is offered.
• If you are having problems completing a themed inquiry or finding available courses, please contact Academic Advising and/or the Themed Inquiry Coordinator

Restrictions: Not open to majors in History.

Courses: Choose four of the following, two of which must be upper division.  

GRK 101: Elementary Classical Greek I
GRK 102: Elementary Classical Greek II [GRK 101]
HIST 110: Western Civilization: From Mesopotamia to the Renaissance
HIST 112: Western Civilization: From the Reformation to Modern Times
HIST 211: Mother Russia and Uncle Sam during the Cold War: Conflict and Coexistence
HIST 234: 3000 Years of Jewish History
HIST 255: From Kabbalah to Hummus: Jewish History since 1500
HIST 297: The Holocaust in History and Film
HIST 304: The Ancient Mediterranean World (cross-listed with REL 304)
HIST 305: Daily Life in Modern Europe
HIST 306: The Middle Ages (cross-listed with REL 306)
HIST 307: Germany and the Holocaust
HIST 308: Early Modern Europe
HIST 310: Modern Europe
HIST 311: Russian History
HIST 312: History of Spain and Portugal
HIST 313: Modern British History
HIST 317: Migration in World History
HIST 329: Experimental Course: Weimar Germany: Art & History (cross-listed with AH 329)
HIST 337: World War II
HIST 346i: A Tale of Two Cities
HIST 357: History of Jewish Migration
HIST 358: Jewish Life from Napoleon to Hitler
HIST 359: Elie Wiesel: Life and Works (cross-listed with REL 359)
HIST 365a: Perpetrators, Witnesses, and Rescuers (cross-listed with REL 365a]
HIST 365b: The Holocaust: Memoirs and Histories
HIST 367: The Holocaust in Eastern Europe
LAT 101: Elementary Latin I
LAT 102: Elementary Latin II [LAT 101]

Focus: This themed inquiry allows students to examine the impact of film, photography, and other forms of mass media as agents of historical change, as appropriate media for presenting history, and as materials that provide insight into the past.

Themed Inquiry Coordinator/email: Department Chair, Associate Professor of History, Dr. Shira Klein

Important information regarding Themed Inquiry completion:

• No course in the student’s major discipline can be used to satisfy themed inquiry requirements, even if the course is not being used to satisfy major requirements.
• Because you may not apply a GE course to more than one GE category, no themed inquiry courses may be shared with another GE category.
• Course prerequisites appear in brackets in the list below.
• If a course is restricted to majors only, you may request permission of the instructor or department chair, if space is available and you have met pre-requisites.
• Courses in the themed inquiry are not guaranteed for availability. Please check the catalog for the semesters in which the course is offered.
• If you are having problems completing a themed inquiry or finding available courses, please contact Academic Advising and/or the Themed Inquiry Coordinator.

Restrictions: Not open to History majors. 

Courses: Choose four of the following, two of which must be upper division.

COM 151: Mass Communication
*COM 351: Propaganda and Public Opinion [COM 100, 212 with a minimum grade of B-]
FS 244: History of Film to 1959
FS 245: History of Film 1960 - Present [FS 244]
HIST 234: 3000 Years of Jewish History
HIST 252: History and Film
HIST 255: From Kabbalah to Hummus: Jewish History since 1500
HIST 256: Film and American History
HIST 258: Latin American History through Film
HIST 297: The Holocaust in History and Film
HIST 317: Migration in World History
HIST 333: Images of American History
HIST 359: Elie Wiesel: Life and Works (cross-listed with REL 359)
HIST 388: Technology and Media in the United States
ITAL 341: Italian Cinema: Politics, Art, and Industry (cross-listed with FS 443f)
ITAL 387: Italian American Cinema (cross-listed with FS 444m)
POSC 317: Media and Politics
*TWP 246: History of Television

Focus: This themed inquiry gives students the opportunity to explore the history, values, and practice of the three major Abrahamic religious traditions.

Themed Inquiry Coordinator/email: Chair, Department of Religious Studies, Dr. Nancy Martin, Professor and Director of the Albert Schweitzer Institute

Important information regarding Themed Inquiry completion:

• No course in the student’s major discipline can be used to satisfy themed inquiry requirements, even if the course is not being used to satisfy major requirements.
• Because you may not apply a GE course to more than one GE category, no themed inquiry courses may be shared with another GE category.
• Course prerequisites appear in brackets in the list below.
• If a course is restricted to majors only, you may request permission of the instructor or department chair, if space is available and you have met pre-requisites.
• Courses in the themed inquiry are not guaranteed for availability. Please check the catalog for the semesters in which the course is offered.
• If you are having problems completing a themed inquiry or finding available courses, please contact Academic Advising and/or the Themed Inquiry Coordinator.

Restrictions: Not open to Religious Studies majors.

Courses: Choose four of the following, two of which must be upper division. At least one course must be taken from a minimum of 3 of the 4 categories below (Judaism, Christianity, Islam or Comparative). The fourth course can be drawn from any category or selected from the list of the related courses.

Judaism:
REL 200: Introduction to the Hebrew Scriptures
REL 213: Introduction to Judaism
REL 304: The Ancient Mediterranean World (cross-listed with HIST 304)
REL 323: Interpretation of the Hebrew Scriptures (Old Testament)

Christianity:
REL 201: Introduction to the New Testament
REL 214: Introduction to Christianity
REL 310: From Socrates to Aquinas (cross-listed with PHIL 310)
REL 311: Descartes to Kierkegaard (cross-listed with PHIL 311)
REL 319: Images of Jesus
REL 324: Interpretation of the New Testament

Islam:
REL 202: Introduction to Islam
REL 303: Readings in Qur'an and Hadith
 
Comparative:
REL 115: Living Religions of the World
REL 120: Global Ethics and Religion (cross-listed with PHIL 120)
REL 316: Genesis and Gender
REL 330: Women and Religion

Related Courses:
GRK 101: Elementary Classical Greek I
GRK 102: Elementary Classical Greek II [GRK 101]
HIST 365A: Perpetrators, Witnesses, Rescuers (cross-listed with REL 365A)
HIST 365B: The Holocaust: Memoirs and Histories
LAT 101: Elementary Latin I
LAT 102: Elementary Latin II [LAT 101]
REL 130: The Study of Religion
REL 150: The Bible and Popular Culture: Engaging the Sacred Text
REL 307: Germany and the Holocaust (cross-listed with HIST 307)
REL 312: Religious Experience in Film and Fiction
REL 315: Archaeology of Ancient Israel (cross-listed with HIST 315)
REL 366: The Latino/a Religious Experience: From Colonialism to Liberation

Focus: This themed inquiry gives students the opportunity to explore the history, values, and practice of major Eastern religious traditions.

Themed Inquiry Coordinator/email: Department Chair, Associate Professor of History, Dr. Shira Klein

Important information regarding Themed Inquiry completion:

• No course in the student’s major discipline can be used to satisfy themed inquiry requirements, even if the course is not being used to satisfy major requirements.
• Because you may not apply a GE course to more than one GE category, no themed inquiry courses may be shared with another GE category.
• Course prerequisites appear in brackets in the list below.
• If a course is restricted to majors only, you may request permission of the instructor or department chair, if space is available and you have met pre-requisites.
• Courses in the themed inquiry are not guaranteed for availability. Please check the catalog for the semesters in which the course is offered.
• If you are having problems completing a themed inquiry or finding available courses, please contact Academic Advising and/or the Themed Inquiry Coordinator.

Restrictions: Not open to History majors.

Courses: Choose four of the following, two of which must be upper division.

AH 202: Art of India, the Himalayas and Southeast Asia
AH 203: Exchange and Evolution in the Arts of China and Japan
HIST 190: Modern East Asia Histories and Popular Cultures
HIST 210: Modern Middle East History (cross-listed with POSC 210)
HIST 234: 3,000 Years of Jewish History
HIST 262: History of the Samurai
HIST 264: Empire and War in East Asia: History and Memory
HIST 275: Iran/Iraq: A Parallel History
HIST 307: Germany and the Holocaust (cross-listed with REL 307)
HIST 315: Archaeology of Ancient Israel (cross-listed with REL 315)
HIST 317: Migration in World History
HIST 319: Israel/Palestine: 3,000 Years (cross-listed with POSC 319 and PCST 319)
HIST 352: Chinese Civilization
HIST 354: Samurai to Pokémon: A Social History of Modern Japan
HIST 355: Disease, Power and Sex: Medicine and the Body in East Asia
HIST 357: History of Jewish Migration
HIST 363: The Arab World: Colonialism to Revolution (cross-listed with POSC 363)
REL 115: Living Religions of the World
REL 120: Global Ethics and Religion (cross-listed with PHIL 120)
REL 330: Women in Religion
REL 335: Hinduism and the Religions of India
REL 336: Buddhism

Focus: This themed inquiry contains courses that give students the chance to explore the history of the non-Western world, including Asia, Africa, and South America.

Themed Inquiry Coordinator/email: Department Chair, Associate Professor of History, Dr. Shira Klein

Important information regarding Themed Inquiry completion:

• No course in the student’s major discipline can be used to satisfy themed inquiry requirements, even if the course is not being used to satisfy major requirements.
• Because you may not apply a GE course to more than one GE category, no satisfy themed inquiry courses may be shared with another GE category.
• Course prerequisites appear in brackets in the list below.
• If a course is restricted to majors only, you may request permission of the instructor or department chair, if space is available and you have met pre-requisites.
• Courses in the themed inquiry are not guaranteed for availability. Please check the catalog for the semesters in which the course is offered.
• If you are having problems completing a themed inquiry or finding available courses, please contact Academic Advising and/or the Themed Inquiry Coordinator.

Restrictions: Not open to majors in History.

Courses: Choose four of the following, two of which must be upper division.  

HIST 160: African Voices: African History to 1800
HIST 180: Modern Latin American History
HIST 190: Modern East Asia Histories and Popular Cultures
HIST 201: The Rise of World Civilizations
HIST 202: Modern World Civilizations
HIST 220: The Vietnam Wars
HIST 221: Native American History: The Struggle to be Heard
HIST 230: Chicano/a History and Culture to 1865
HIST 231: Chicano/a History and Culture, 1848-Present
HIST 234: 3,000 Years of Jewish History
HIST 252: History and Film
HIST 255: From Kabbalah to Hummus: Jewish History since 1500
HIST 258: Latin American History through Film
HIST 260: Asian History and Film
HIST 262: History of the Samurai
HIST 264: Empire and War in East Asia: History and Memory
HIST 297: The Holocaust in History and Film
HIST 302: The Classical World: Ancient Greece and Rome
HIST 307: Germany and the Holocaust (cross-listed with REL 307)
HIST 308: Early Modern Europe
HIST 311: Russian History
HIST 312: History of Spain and Portugal
HIST 317: Migration in World History
HIST 319: Israel/Palestine: 3000 Years (cross-listed with POSC 319 and PCST 319)
HIST 331: Comparative Revolutions
HIST 333: Images of American History
HIST 337: World War II
HIST 340: American Diplomatic History and Foreign Policy
HIST 352: Chinese Civilization
HIST 354: From Samurai to Pokémon: A Social History of Modern Japan
HIST 355: Disease, Power and Sex: Medicine and the Body in East Asia
HIST 357: History of Jewish Migration
HIST 396: Mexican History

Focus: This themed inquiry explores the Holocaust within the context of the history of Judaism, the development of anti-Judaism and anti-Semitism, and Europe after World War I.

Themed Inquiry Coordinator/email:  Director, The Rodgers Center for Holocaust Education, Stern Chair in Holocaust Education, and Professor of Religious Studies and History, Dr. Marilyn Harran

Important information regarding Themed Inquiry completion:

• No course in the student’s major discipline can be used to satisfy themed inquiry requirements, even if the course is not being used to satisfy major requirements.
• Because you may not apply a GE course to more than one GE category, no themed inquiry courses may be shared with another GE category.
• Course prerequisites appear in brackets in the list below.
• If a course is restricted to majors only, you may request permission of the instructor or department chair, if space is available and you have met pre-requisites.
• Courses in the themed inquiry are not guaranteed for availability. Please check the catalog for the semesters in which the course is offered.
• If you are having problems completing a themed inquiry or finding available courses, please contact Academic Advising and/or the Themed Inquiry Coordinator.

Restrictions: Not open to majors in History or Religious Studies

Courses: Choose four of the following, two of which must be upper division.

FREN 351: The French Resistance and the Holocaust [FREN 201]
GER 351: The Holocaust in German Literature and Film [GER 201] (cross-listed with HUM 351)
HIST 234: 3,000 Years of Jewish History
HIST 297: The Holocaust in History and Film
HIST 300:  Weimar Germany: History and Culture
HIST 307: Germany and the Holocaust (cross-listed with REL 307)
HIST 317: Migration in World History
HIST 337: World War II
HIST 358: Jewish Life from Napoleon to Hitler
HIST 359: Elie Wiesel: Life and Works (cross-listed with REL 359)
HIST 365a: Perpetrators, Witnesses, and Rescuers (cross-listed with REL 365a)
HIST 365b: The Holocaust Memoirs and Histories 
HIST 367: The Holocaust in Eastern Europe

Focus: This themed inquiry contains courses that provide students with the historical understanding that can help them make sense of the modern world.

Themed Inquiry Coordinator/email: Department Chair, Associate Professor of History, Dr. Shira Klein

Important information regarding Themed Inquiry completion:

• No course in the student’s major discipline can be used to satisfy themed inquiry requirements, even if the course is not being used to satisfy major requirements.
• Because you may not apply a GE course to more than one GE category, no themed inquiry courses may be shared with another GE category.
• Course prerequisites appear in brackets in the list below.
• If a course is restricted to majors only, you may request permission of the instructor or department chair, if space is available and you have met pre-requisites.
• Courses in the themed inquiry are not guaranteed for availability. Please check the catalog for the semesters in which the course is offered.
• If you are having problems completing a themed inquiry or finding available courses, please contact Academic Advising and/or the Themed Inquiry Coordinator.

Restrictions: Not open to majors in History

Courses: Choose four of the following, two of which must be upper division.

HIST 103: United States History Survey II
HIST 112: Western Civilization: From the Reformation to Modern Times
HIST 180: Modern Latin American History
HIST 190: Modern East Asia Histories and Popular Cultures
HIST 202: Modern World Civilization
HIST 208: US-Latin American Relations
HIST 210: Modern Middle East History
HIST 220: The Vietnam Wars
HIST 224: United States Women's History
HIST 233: Disability and American Life
HIST 234: 3,000 Years of Jewish History
HIST 240: History of America through Sport
HIST 255: From Kabbalah to Hummus: Jewish History since 1500
HIST 256: Film and American History
HIST 258: Latin American History Through Film
HIST 260: Asian History and Film
HIST 264: Empire and War in East Asia: History and Memory
HIST 275: Iran/Iraq: A Parallel History
HIST 297: The Holocaust in History and Film
HIST 305: Daily Life in Modern Europe
HIST 307: Germany and the Holocaust (cross-listed with REL 307)
HIST 308: Early Modern Europe
HIST 310: Modern Europe
HIST 311: Russian History
HIST 313: Modern British History
HIST 317: Migration in World History
HIST 328: American Colonial History
HIST 331: Comparative Revolutions
HIST 332: Slavery, Civil War and Reconstruction
HIST 333: Images of American History
HIST 336: Conflict and Change in America: 1920-1945
HIST 337: World War II
HIST 340: American Diplomatic History and Foreign Policy
HIST 342: The History of Everyday Life in America: Cooking, Cleaning, Life and Death
HIST 352: Chinese Civilization
HIST 354: From Samurai to Pokémon: A Social History of Modern Japan
HIST 355: Disease, Power and Sex: Medicine and the Body in the East
HIST 357: History of Jewish Migration
HIST 358: Jewish Life from Napoleon to Hitler
HIST 359: Elie Wiesel: Life and Works (cross-listed with REL 359)
HIST 363: The Arab World: Colonialism to Revolution (cross-listed with POSC 363)
HIST 365A: Perpetrators, Witnesses, and Rescuers (cross-listed with REL 365A)
HIST 365b: The Holocaust: Memoirs and Histories
HIST 369: History of Terrorism in the United States
HIST 372: California History
HIST 388: Technology and Media in the United States

Focus: This themed inquiry allows students to study the pre-modern era, defined by different chronological criteria in different societies, across different cultures and societies.

Themed Inquiry Coordinator/email: Department Chair, Associate Professor of History, Dr. Shira Klein

Important information regarding Themed Inquiry completion:

• No course in the student’s major discipline can be used to satisfy themed inquiry requirements, even if the course is not being used to satisfy major requirements.
• Because you may not apply a GE course to more than one GE category, no themed inquiry courses may be shared with another GE category.
• Course prerequisites appear in brackets in the list below.
• If a course is restricted to majors only, you may request permission of the instructor or department chair, if space is available and you have met pre-requisites.
• Courses in the themed inquiry are not guaranteed for availability. Please check the catalog for the semesters in which the course is offered.
• If you are having problems completing a themed inquiry or finding available courses, please contact Academic Advising and/or the Themed Inquiry Coordinator.

Requirements: Not open to majors in History

Courses: Choose four of the following, two of which must be upper division.
GRK 101: Elementary Classical Greek I
GRK 102: Elementary Classical Greek II [GRK 101]
HIST 110: Western Civilization: From Mesopotamia to the Renaissance
HIST 160: African Voices: African History to 1800
HIST 190: Modern East Asia Histories and Popular Cultures
HIST 201: The Rise of World Civilizations
HIST 234: 3,000 Years of Jewish History
HIST 255: From Kabbalah to Hummus: Jewish History since 1500
HIST 262: History of the Samurai
HIST 304: The Ancient Mediterranean World (cross-listed with REL 304)
HIST 306: The Middle Ages (cross-listed with REL 306)
HIST 308: Early Modern Europe
HIST 319: Israel/Palestine: 3000 Years (cross-listed with POSC 319 and PCST 319)
HIST 357: History of Jewish Migration
LAT 101: Elementary Latin I
LAT 102: Elementary Latin II [LAT 101]

Focus: This themed inquiry contains courses that emphasize the experiences of ordinary people in history and how they served as agents of historical change.

Themed Inquiry Coordinator/email: Department Chair, Associate Professor of History, Dr. Shira Klein

Important information regarding Themed Inquiry completion:

• No course in the student’s major discipline can be used to satisfy themed inquiry requirements, even if the course is not being used to satisfy major requirements.
• Because you may not apply a GE course to more than one GE category, no themed inquiry courses may be shared with another GE category.
• Course prerequisites appear in brackets in the list below.
• If a course is restricted to majors only, you may request permission of the instructor or department chair, if space is available and you have met pre-requisites.
• Courses in the themed inquiry are not guaranteed for availability. Please check the catalog for the semesters in which the course is offered.
• If you are having problems completing a themed inquiry or finding available courses, please contact Academic Advising and/or the Themed Inquiry Coordinator.

Restrictions: Not open to majors in History.

Courses: Choose four of the following, two of which must be upper division.

ANTH 361: Conflict and Social Change in Latin America (cross-listed with PCST 366)
HIST 160: African Voices: African History to 1800
HIST 180: Modern Latin American History
HIST 190: East Asia History and Popular Culture
HIST 200: A History of Sexuality
HIST 202: Modern World Civilizations
HIST 210: Modern Middle East History (cross-listed with POSC 210)
HIST 221: Native American History: The Struggle to be Heard
HIST 223: The Sixties
HIST 224: United States Women's History
HIST 230: Chicano/a History and Culture to 1865
HIST 231: Chicano/a History and Culture, 1848-present
HIST 233: Disability and American Life
HIST 234: 3000 Years of Jewish History
HIST 240: History of America through Sport
HIST 255: From Kabbalah to Hummus: Jewish History since 1500
HIST 262: History of the Samurai
HIST 264: Empire and War in East Asia: History and Memory
HIST 275: Iran/Iraq: A Parallel History
HIST 297: The Holocaust in History and Film
HIST 301: U.S. Environmental History
HIST 304: The Ancient Mediterranean World (cross-listed with REL 304)
HIST 305: Daily Life in Modern Europe
HIST 307: Germany and the Holocaust (cross-listed with REL 307)
HIST 308: Early Modern Europe
HIST 311: Russian History
HIST 312: History of Spain and Portugal
HIST 313: Modern British History
HIST 315: Archaeology of Ancient Israel (cross-listed with REL 315)
HIST 317: Migration in World History
HIST 319: Israel/Palestine: 3,000 Years (cross-listed with POSC 319 and PCST 319)
HIST 328: American Colonial History
HIST 332: Slavery, Civil War and Reconstruction
HIST 333: Images of American History
HIST 336: Conflict and Change in America: 1920-1945
HIST 342: The History of Everyday Life in America: Cooking, Cleaning, Life, and Death
HIST 352: Chinese Civilization
HIST 354: From Samurai to Pokemon: A Social History of Modern Japan
HIST 355: Disease, Power and Sex: Medicine and the Body in East Asia
HIST 357: History of Jewish Migration
HIST 358: Jewish Life from Napoleon to Hitler
HIST 359: Elie Wiesel: Life and Works (cross-listed with REL 359)
HIST 363: The Arab World: Colonialism to Revolution (cross-listed with POSC 363)
HIST 369: History of Terrorism in the United States
HIST 373: U.S. Economic History (cross-listed with ECON 373)
HIST 388: Technology and Media in the United States
HIST 392: Pre-Columbian and Colonial Latin America

Focus: This themed inquiry allows students to explore the history of warfare in world history and its impact on society.

Themed Inquiry Coordinator/email: Department Chair, Associate Professor of History, Dr. Mateo Jarquin

Important information regarding Themed Inquiry completion:

• No course in the student’s major discipline can be used to satisfy themed inquiry requirements, even if the course is not being used to satisfy major requirements.
• Because you may not apply a GE course to more than one GE category, no themed inquiry courses may be shared with another GE category.
• Course prerequisites appear in brackets in the list below.
• If a course is restricted to majors only, you may request permission of the instructor or department chair, if space is available and you have met pre-requisites.
• Courses in the themed inquiry are not guaranteed for availability. Please check the catalog for the semesters in which the course is offered.
• If you are having problems completing a themed inquiry or finding available courses, please contact Academic Advising and/or the Themed Inquiry Coordinator.

Restrictions: Not open to History majors.

Courses: Choose four of the following, two of which must be upper division.

HIST 211: Mother Russia and Uncle Sam During the Cold War: Conflict and Coexistence
HIST 220: The Vietnam Wars
HIST 223: The Sixties
HIST 234: 3,000 Years of Jewish History
HIST 255: From Kabbalah to Hummus: Jewish History since 1500
HIST 262: History of the Samurai
HIST 264: Empire and War in East Asia: History and Memory
HIST 297: The Holocaust in History and Film
HIST 305: Daily Life in Modern Europe
HIST 307: Germany and the Holocaust (cross-listed with REL 307)
HIST 317: Migration in World History
HIST 319: Israel/Palestine: 3000 Years (cross-listed with POSC 319 and PCST 319)
HIST 330: America and Its Revolution: The Bonfires of Change
HIST 332: Slavery, Civil War and Reconstruction
HIST 337: World War II
HIST 338: America After the War, 1945-1960
HIST 340: American Diplomatic History and Foreign Policy
HIST 352: Chinese Civilization
HIST 354: From Samurai to Pokémon A Social History of Modern Japan
HIST 357: History of Jewish Migration
HIST 358: Jewish Life from Napoleon to Hitler
HIST 363: The Arab World: Colonialism to Revolution
HIST 365A: Perpetrators, Witnesses, and Rescuers (cross-listed with REL 365A)
HIST 365B: The Holocaust: Memoirs and Histories
HIST 369: History of Terrorism in the United States