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Winter Quarter 2027
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Course descriptions can be found in the general catalog, topical course descriptions can be found at the bottom of this page, and syllabi may be found at courses.ucsd.edu. All courses listed on this page are subject to change. Colloquia - H*** 160-190 |
Freshman Seminars
| Course | Title | Instructor |
|---|
| HITO 87 | Plague Diaries | Edington |
| HITO 87 | Biology & Society | Golan |
| HITO 87 | Europeans Love/Hate America | Patterson |
| HITO 87 | What is Socialism? What Isn't? | Patterson |
Lower-Division Courses
| Course | Title | Instructor |
|---|---|---|
| HILD | ||
| HILD 2B | United States | Plant |
| HILD 7B | Race and Ethnicity in the United States | Man |
| HILD 9A | South Asia Pre-1800 History | De |
| HILD 11 | East Asia and the West, 1279–1911 | Lu |
| HILD 60 | Global Black History through Biography | Graham |
Upper-Division Courses
| Course | Title | Instructor |
|---|---|---|
| HIAF | ||
| HIAF 111 | Modern Africa since 1880 | Prestholdt |
| HIEA | ||
| HIEA 112 | Japan: From the Mid-Nineteenth Century through the US Occupation | Matsumura |
| HIEA 114 | Postwar Japan | Matsumura |
| HIEA 151 | The Two Koreas, 1945–Present | Henry |
| HIEU | ||
| HIEU 106 | Egypt, Greece, and Rome + | Demetriou |
| HIEU 110 | Emperors of Rome + | Watts |
| HIEU 110R | Emperors of Rome + | Watts |
| HIEU 114 | The History of the Soviet Union and Russia, 1917 to the Present | Ivey |
| HIEU 144 | Topics: TBD | Palhegy |
| HIEU 144 | Topics: Roman History for Non-specialists + | Watts |
| HIEU 144 | Topics: TBD + | Westerfeld |
| HIEU 154 | Modern German History: From Bismarck to Hitler | Biess |
| HIEU 149 | Land of Three Faiths: Jews, Muslims, and Christians in Medieval Spain and Portugal | Devereux |
| HIEU 171 | Special Topics in Twentieth-Century Europe # | Hertz |
| HIEU 176 | Politics in the Jewish Past # | Hertz |
| HIGL | ||
| HIGL 126 | Ecstasy: History Transcendence | Gerth |
| HIGL 127 | Sport in the Modern World | Ivey |
| HILA | ||
| HILA 100 | onquest and Empire: The Americas + | Murillo |
| HILA 102 | Latin America in the Twentieth Century | Cowan |
| HILA 119 | Central America: Popular Struggle, Political Change, and US Intervention | Kozameh |
| HILA 121B | History of Brazil, 1889 to Present | Cowan |
| HILA 144 | Topics: TND | Katz |
| HILA 144 | Topics: Spanish California | Murillo |
| HINE | ||
| HINE 109R | History of the Middle East (1200–1800): The Ottoman Empire | Shafir |
| HINE 119 | US Mid-East Policy Post-WWII | Provence |
| HINE 128R | History of the Middle East: The Early Medieval Period, 500–1000 | Shafir |
| HINE 186 | Topics/Middle Eastern History # | Provence |
| HISA | ||
| HISA 110 | Modern India and South Asia | De |
| HISA 120 | Race and Empire in South Asia | De |
| HISC | ||
| HISC 109 | Invention of Tropical Disease | Edington |
| HISC 123 | Exploring the Skies c. 1500–1800 + | Pineda de Avila |
| HISC 180 | Science and Public Policy # | Golan |
| HITO | ||
| HITO 100 | Craft of History | Edington |
| HITO 100 | Craft of History | Strasser |
| HITO 155 | Race, Sport, and Inequality in the Twentieth Century | Widener |
| HITO 178 | A History of Seafaring in the Age of Sail # | Hanna |
| HIUS | ||
| HIUS 102 | Chicana and Chicano Movement | Bermudez |
| HIUS 114B | California History, 1850–Present | Widener |
| HIUS 123 | History of New York City | Kwak |
| HIUS 133 | The Golden Age of Piracy | Hanna |
| HIUS 149 | The United States in the 1960s | Bermudez |
| HIUS 144 | Topics: Fed. Indian Law/Policy | Daly |
| HIUS 152 | A Constitutional History of the United States | Daly |
| HIUS 181 | Topics in 20th Century US History: Militarism and US Empire # | Man |
Departmental Approval
To enroll in a colloquium you will need to request Department Approval by using the Course Pre-Authorization Request tool. In the justification field please answer the following questions:- Why are you interested in taking the class?
- Have you taken any history classes before?
- Have you taken any other course
on this period? - How heavy is your schedule? -- we will have a lot of reading and writing.
- What kinds of papers have you written before?
Graduate Courses
| Course | Title | Instructor |
|---|---|---|
| HIGR 202B | Topical Research Seminar II | Pineda de Avila |
| HIGR 215A | Research Seminar in Modern Chinese History | Gerth |
| HIGR 265C | Historical Scholarship on American History | Kawk |
| HIGR 280 | Global History: Approaches to the Early Modern Era | Devereux |
New and Topical Course Descriptions
New and Topical Courses:
Coming soon!
Freshman and Senior Seminar Course Descriptions
Freshman Seminars:
Global History of Drugs: This seminar introduces students to the history of drugs from a global perspective. Topics include the opium trade in Asia, the origins of international drug control, the war on drugs in the United States and Latin America and the rise of the pharmaceutical industry, as well as the recent opioid epidemic.
What is Socialism? (And What Isn't): Socialism has recently become a very hot topic in American politics -- something that people are fighting for and fighting against. Conservatives, libertarians, and others on the political "right" continue their long tradition of rejecting as "socialism" a wide range of policies they do not like. But many progressives and others on the "left," inspired by Bernie Sanders and like-minded activists, have recently started to embrace this label (after running away from it in the past).
Why Do Europeans Love and Hate America? "Americanization" and "McDonaldization" in Europe spark controversy and even violent protests. Many treat imports of American culture with disgust. Yet the US is also admired, even loved, and demand for American things remains strong. We will study key forms of and resistance to Americanization.