How do historians interpret the past? This course focuses on historical research and writing, including locating and assessing sources such as letters, diaries, and documents. Writing Intensive.

The people, empires, and ideas that forged the history of Europe and the Western world, from the first cities to the Scientific Revolution. May be offered as Writing Intensive. (University Program Group I-A: Human Events and Ideas)

The modern world was made in Europe between 1700 and 1950. Find out how and why in this survey of events, personalities, and ideas. May be offered as Writing Intensive. (University Program Group I-A: Human Events and Ideas)

Analyzes issues of contemporary importance in the Western world, such as world wars, women's rights, the rise of dictatorships, and the threat of nuclear war. May be offered as Writing Intensive. (University Program Group III-B: Studies in Social Structures)

Thematic survey of American history. Possible topics include: changing concepts of American democracy, the role of the frontier, immigration, labor and business in America. May be offered as Writing Intensive (University Program Group I-A: Human Events and Ideas)

Explores the U.S.'s emergence from imperial colonies into a nation 'dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal,' and antebellum struggles toward equality. May be offered as Writing Intensive. (University Program III-B: Studies in Social Structures)

A broad and interpretative study of the United States since the Civil War. May be offered as Writing Intensive. (University Program Group III- B: Studies in Social Structures)

Explore the lives of “dangerous” women in world history who would make poor cartoon princesses. May be offered as Writing Intensive. (University Program Group I-A: Human Events and Ideas)

Examines the development of modern tabletop and video games (e.g., Catan, Dungeons & Dragons, Pokémon, Minecraft) with a focus on design and cultural impact. Identical to ENG 160. Credit may not be earned in more than one of these courses. May be offered as Writing Intensive. (University Program Group I-B: The Arts)

Latin American history and cultures from the Inca and Aztec empires to the Columbian and Mexican Drug Wars. May be offered as Writing Intensive. (University Program Group IV-B: Studies in Cultures Outside of the Anglo-American Tradition)

Explores the history of China, Japan, and Korea from the age of the samurai to the Beijing Olympics (1600-present). May be offered as Writing Intensive. (University Program Group IV-B: Studies in Cultures Outside of the Anglo-American Tradition)

A survey of the history of Africa from prehistory to Post-Colonial Africa. May be offered as Writing Intensive. (University Program Group IV-B: Studies in Cultures Outside of the Anglo-American Tradition)