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Summer 2008 Course Descriptions:

Undergraduate Courses

Graduate Courses (500-level)

Graduate Courses (600-level)

The following is a complete listing of history courses offered by the University of Alabama for Summer 2008.

Undergraduate Courses

History 101:

Western Civilization to 1648 (3 hrs.)
A history of Western civilization from its origins in Greece and Rome through the Middle Ages, the Renaissance and Reformation, and the age of discovery and expansion during the emergence of modern Europe.

History 102:

Western Civilization since 1648 (3 hrs.)
Covers the development of the Western world from the Thirty Years' War to the post-World War II era: the age of absolutism, the Enlightenment, the French Revolution, industrialization, and the wars of the 20th century.

History 203:

American Civilization to 1865 (3 hrs.)
A survey of American history from its beginning to the end of the Civil War, giving special emphasis to the events, people, and ideas that have made America a distinctive civilization.

History 204:

American Civilization since 1865 (3 hrs.)
A survey of American history from the Civil War to the present, giving special emphasis to the events, people, and ideas that have made America a distinctive civilization.

History 300-001:

Women, Liberty, and the Black Experience (Interim) (3 hrs.)

History 314:

Coming of the Civil War (3 hrs.)
American history from 1815 to 1861, giving special emphasis to the development of a distinctive American culture and the factors within that culture that led to the Civil War.

History 316:

The Life and Legend of Abraham Lincoln (Interim) (3 hrs.)
The life and legend of the man often considered to be the representative American.

History 318:

U.S. Since 1945 (3 hrs.)
Topical survey of the economic, social, political, and cultural developments in the United States since World War II.

History 390:

Survey of Irish History (3 hrs.)
A comprehensive look at the Irish experience from prehistoric times to the present.

History 400-870:

British Pop Music and Culture (Oxford Program) (3 hrs.)

History 447:

French Revolution & Napoleon (3 hrs.)
Causes, course, and effects of the revolution, from the storming of the Bastille to Napoleon's seizure of power, conquests, and final defeat at Waterloo.

Graduate Courses (500-level)

History 547:

French Revolution & Napoleon (3 hrs.)
Causes, course, and effects of the revolution, from the storming of the Bastille to Napoleon's seizure of power, conquests, and final defeat at Waterloo.

Graduate Courses (600-level)

History 697:

Directed Readings (1 to 4 hrs.)
Prerequisite: Written permission of the director of graduate studies.

History 698:

Directed Research Not Related to Dissertation (1 to 4 hrs.)
Written permission of the director of graduate studies is required for admission.

History 699:

Dissertation Research (1 to 12 hrs.)
Not to be counted for required credit for advanced degrees.