HIST 101 - Ancient World Credits: 3.00 Survey and exploration of the origins of western civilization beginning with ancient Near Eastern and pre-classical Mediterranean basin, and continuing with Greece, Rome, and their impact on the emergence of the Islamic, Byzantine, and Christian worlds. (F,W). Lecture: 3.00 College: Coll of Arts,Sciences&Letters Department: Social Sciences

HIST 102 - Medieval World Credits: 3.00 The events and traditions that characterized the centuries spanning the fall of the Roman and Persian empires to the dawn of the modern era. Attention will focus on demographic patterns, the changing nature of social inequality, the conditions of material life, the rise of the state, technological development, and the scientific revolution. (F,W). Lecture: 3.00 College: Coll of Arts,Sciences&Letters Department: Social Sciences

HIST 103 - Modern World Credits: 3.00 An introductory course in modern history beginning in the eighteenth century. Emphasis on social, political and economic trends, including the impact of nationalism, imperialism, industrialization, dictatorships, and democratic institutions. (F,W). Lecture: 3.00 College: Coll of Arts,Sciences&Letters Department: Social Sciences

HIST 104 - Chinese Civilization Credits: 3.00 A broadly based introductory study of China that exposes the student to a culture very different from our own and helps that student to understand Chinese institutions and values. It explores essential elements of Chinese civilization in comparative reference to the development of western civilization. Recommended for freshmen and sophomores.(YR). Lecture: 3.00 College: Coll of Arts,Sciences&Letters Department: Social Sciences

HIST 105 - Japanese Society and Culture Credits: 3.00 A survey of Japanese society and culture in the traditional and modern periods, treated within the comparative framework of the history of the western world. It examines the development of traditional culture under Chinese influence and the subsequent interaction with modern western nations. Recommended for freshmen and sophomores. (F). Lecture: 3.00 College: Coll of Arts,Sciences&Letters Department: Social Sciences

HIST 106 - An Intro to the African Past Credits: 3.00 Survey of the social, economic, political, intellectual and cultural heritage of the African peoples from prehistory to the present. Emphasis on internal dynamics of African society through five millennia, as well as the impact of external forces on African life. Themes of particular interest: the roots of African culture, the trans-Atlantic slave trade and the African diaspora in the New World, the European Conquest, and the character of the colonial order and the ongoing struggle to end the legacy of alien domination. (YR). Lecture: 3.00 College: Coll of Arts,Sciences&Letters Department: Social Sciences

HIST 108 - Latin America:The Colonial Era Credits: 3.00 This course will examine the colonial period in Latin American history from the Spanish and Portuguese contact and conquest to the early nineteenth-century wars for independence. It will focus on the background of European colonization, the process of interaction between Natives and Europeans, the growth and development of colonial societ, the shifting uses of land and labor, and the roots of thr nineteenth-centyry revolutionary movements. (OC). Lecture: 3.00 College: Coll of Arts,Sciences&Letters Department: Social Sciences

HIST 109 - Latin America: The Modern Era Credits: 3.00 This course examines the modern era in Latin American history from the early nineteenth-century wars for independence to the present day. The course will focus on the formation of the Latin american states, the development and growth of Latin American culture and society, the legacy of slavery, the transition to capitalism in the region, the growth of export economies snd dependency, and the rise of nationalism and revolutionary movements in the region. (OC). Lecture: 3.00 College: Coll of Arts,Sciences&Letters Department: Social Sciences

HIST 110 - Michigan History Credits: 3.00 This course is designed to introduce students to some of the major trends and developments in the history of the state of Michigan from its aboriginal past up to the present day. The course will focus upon placing the state's history within a brader national and international context and will focus upon such topics as abriginal settlement and culture, colonization, american settlement and statehood, industrialization, immigration, and political development. (YR). Lecture: 3.00 College: Coll of Arts,Sciences&Letters Department: Social Sciences

HIST 111 - The American Past I Credits: 3.00 A survey of the events, ideas, and social changes that have shaped American development to 1865. (F,W). Lecture: 3.00 College: Coll of Arts,Sciences&Letters Department: Social Sciences

HIST 112 - The American Past II Credits: 3.00 A survey of industrializing and industrial America (or: "how things came to be the way they are"). Among the topics covered: economic development, racial and ethnic assimilation, urban growth and decay, and political reform. (F,W). Lecture: 3.00 College: Coll of Arts,Sciences&Letters Department: Social Sciences

HIST 113 - Islamic Civilization to 1500 Credits: 3.00 Will cover the rise of Islam, the Umayad and Abbasid Caliphates, history of the major political and sectarian schisms in the Islamic world, the migration/invasion of Turks and Mongols, sufism and the spread of Islam to other cultures; in addition to providing students with a practical overview of primarily Middle Eastern history since the rise of Islam, this course will explore the tension between the unity and diversity in Islamic civilization. (YR). Lecture: 3.00 College: Coll of Arts,Sciences&Letters Department: Social Sciences

HIST 114 - Islamic Civ: 1500 to Present Credits: 3.00 This is a standard introductory survey course, open to all students. This course will be a sequence to HIST 113, although it has no prerequisite. It will focus on the evolution of the multi-ethnic and multi-confessional Ottoman and Safavid/Qajar Empires into modern nation-states. In addition to providing students with a practical overview of the history of the Middle East since 1500, this course will examine two overarching questions: How do accumulated traditions influence historical transitions? How should we understand Islamic Civilization in the age of the modern nation-states? (YR). Lecture: 3.00 College: Coll of Arts,Sciences&Letters Department: Social Sciences