563.
Early America: Colonization to Revolution--Dr.
Mayer. 3 credits
A survey of the major trends, events, and persons in early American history. This course will begin with a comparison of native and European cultures in the New World and end with the establishment of the United States
568. Sectionalism:
U.S. History, 1789-1868--Dr. Blatz. 3 credits
An examination of the American Union from its confirmation in the ratification of the Constitution through its disruption in the Civil War and then Reconstruction. Primarily through discussion of current historical works, the course analyzes such topics as the differences between North and South and the social impact of evangelicalism and slavery, as well as the political history of the era.
571. Expansion
and Reform: U.S. History, 1868-1929--Dr. Browne.
3 credits
Explores themes in American history from the impeachment
of President Andrew Johnson to the onset of the
Great Depression. In addition to lectures, extensive
reading in both contemporary works and the most
recent historical writings is offered.
574. Age
of Maturity: U.S. History, 1929 to the present--Dr.
Rishel. 3 credits
A study of the contemporary United States with emphasis on its emergence as a leader of the free world during the Cold War and consideration of the increasing role of government in the social and economic life of the nation.
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533. Gender in American History--Dr. E. Parsons.
3 credits
This class focuses on several key issues in the development of gender roles in North America from the colonial era through the present. While the bulk of the class will concern the evolving roles of women, we will also consider men's history and the history of sexuality.
561. African American History: Multiple Voices--Dr. Browne. 3 credits
An examination of the experiences of African Americans in the United States beginning with antebellum slavery, the Civil War and Reconstruction, turn-of-the-century America, the Civil Rights movement, and their continuing struggle to attain true equality in American society. This course will examine these topics primarily through the exploration of key political and autobiographical texts including the works of David Walker, Frederick Douglass, Anna Julia Cooper, Ida B. Wells-Barnett, Marcus Garvey, Maya Angelou, Malcolm X, Assata Shakur, and Elaine Brown, among others.
565. Reform in America--Dr. E. Parsons. 3 credits
From its founding to the present day, the United States has been noted for the strength of its reform movements. Whether they were striving to end drinking, prostitution, political corruption, or slavery, to achieve rights for women or minorities, to stop unpopular wars, or to usher in a Christian or socialist utopia, reform-minded Americans have banded together to try to achieve political and social change. In this course, we will consider the membership, motives, rhetoric, tactics, and consequences of social movements.
570. History of Urban America--Dr.
Rishel. 3 credits
This course examines the development of the American
city with special focus upon changes in land-use
patterns, social class arrangements, political
organization, social mobility and migration, ecological
patterns, industrial and commercial development,
transformation of the built environment, and the
creation of a national urban policy.
572. Work and Enterprise in American History--Dr. Blatz. 3 credits
This course offers an analysis of the forces which
have shaped American industrialization, focusing
on the impact of unionization, the development
of big business, and their impact on the everyday
lives of Americans from pre-industrial craftsmen
to industrial workers. Students read and discuss
a variety of recent historical works in the field.
573. American
Intellectual and Cultural History--Dr. Cahall.
3 credits
A survey of major movements in thought and culture
including religion, science, the arts, and philosophy,
including moral, political, and economic thought. The course includes extensive readings in primary sources dating between 1630 and 1990.
576. Individualism
in American History--Dr. Cahall. 3 credits
A study of American individualism as demonstrated
in the writings of politicians, novelists, political
theorists and others who have dealt with this
important aspect of American culture
577. Nature
and the American Experience--Dr. Cahall. 3
credits
Is nature to be tamed or protected? How have Americans
responded to the incredible and at first untamed
natural bounty that greeted them? What impact
have these natural surroundings had on the development
of the American character? These are some of the
issues dealt with in this course.
579. U.S. Diplomatic History--Dr. Mayer. 3 credits
An examination of the various topics and interpretations
of the history of American foreign relations to World War I.
This is a study of the nation's rise to world
power and the internal and external conflicts
that resulted.
582. Inter-American
Relations--Dr. Dwyer. 3 credits
An examination of U.S.-Latin American relations since the early19th century. Topics covered include Manifest Destiny, the U.S.-Mexican War, the Spanish-American War, the Panama Canal, U.S. imperialism in the circum-Caribbean, Dollar Diplomacy, the Good Neighbor policy, the CIA-backed coup in Guatemala, the Bay of Pigs invasion, the Cuban Missile Crisis, the U.S. invasion of the Dominican republic, the Contra War in Nicaragua, the U.S. overthrow of Panama's Manuel Noriega, and Narco traffic.
591. Special
Studies in American History. 3 credits
Subject matter varies according to instructor's
interest.
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541. American
Painting and Sculpture--Dr. Stonge. 3 credits
An exploration of a rotating variety of special
topics such as portraiture in 18th-century America,
19th-century American impressionism, American
impressionism and realism (1855-1915), 20th-century
American painting and sculpture, American woman
artists, and art and patronage in 19th- and 20th-century
America.
542. American
Architecture--Dr. Archer. 3 credits
Construction, style, building types, and the theory
of architecture and city planning are examined
from the seventeenth century to the present. Students
are also introduced to the theory and practice
of historic preservation.
543. American
Decorative Arts--Dr. Cahall. 3 credits
A survey of the decorative arts in the United
States from the seventeenth to the mid-twentieth
centuries. In addition to considering style and
production techniques, this course will investigate
the social and cultural context within which such
works were created and displayed.
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501. Medieval Europe--Dr. J. Parsons.
3 credits
A lecture and discussion course examining the
unique characteristics of the Early, High, and
Late Middle Ages, with a special focus on social
history and the lives of medieval people, from
300 to 1500.
511. Early Modern Europe--Dr. J. Parsons. 3 credits
This course will investigate major issues in the history of Europe from c.1450-1789. Themes may include the impact of the New World and globalized trade; the Protestant Reformation and its Catholic counterparts; the development of modern states and political systems; and the Scientific Revolution and Enlightenment. Specific attention to artistic and cultural developments and evolving conceptions of class and gender roles.
515. Renaissance & Reformation--Dr. J. Parsons. 3 credits
The transformative movements that molded western
civilization - the Renaissance and the Reformation
- will be the subjects of this course. Particular
attention will be paid to the changing understanding
of human beings and their relationship to this
world and their God. The social and political
impact of these movements will be studied.
517. Europe: Reason
and Revolution--Dr. J. Parsons. 3 credits An examination of the history of Europe between
1648 and 1715, this course will concentrate on
the rise of absolutism as personified by Louis
XIV, the intellectual developments of the Enlightenment,
the social and economic changes that underlay
and undercut the ancient regime, and the great
cataclysm of the French Revolution that ushered
in the modern world.
519. 19th-Century
Europe--Dr. Coohill. 3 credits
An examination of the European experience between
1815 and 1914, with emphasis on political, social,
and cultural trends.
522. 20th-Century
Europe--Dr. Weiss. 3 credits
A study of the European experience between 1914
and the present, centering on such topics as the
great wars, fascism, and contemporary trends in
both eastern and western Europe.
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505. Rome: Emperors, Popes, Saints--Staff. 3 credits
This course examines the history and culture of the city of Rome from the classical and imperial age to the sixteenth century. Focus will be placed on the institutions and historical figures that have been prominent in the shaping of the city and its history. The course highlight will be a one-week on-site learning tour of Rome during Spring Break.
513. Renaissance Europe: Courts and Nobles--Dr. J. Parsons. 3 credits
This course will examine the life and culture of the early modern European aristocracy, particularly in the princely and royal courts of the period. From the Medici of Florence to Queen Elizabeth of England and Louis XIV of France, the courts of this ear were scenes of opulence, great literature, and brutal conflict, and have fascinated historians for centuries. Topics will include the social foundations of the nobility; ideology and political thought; artistic and literary culture; sex and gender; and warfare, violence, and dueling.
528. British Empire--Dr. Coohill. 3 credits
This course will examine some of the major political, social, economic, and cultural aspects of the history of the British Empire since 1783. These include the abolition of slavery, the impact of industrialization on the empire, imperial wars, the expansion of empire into Africa, the world wars in an imperial context, and decolonization. Different historiographic themes will be analyzed in different semesters.
545. Imperial Russia--Dr. Várdy.
3 credits
An investigation of the political, social, and
intellectual evolution of the Russian Empire in
the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries.
546. The
Rise and Fall of the Soviet Union--Dr. Várdy.
3 credits
A study of the political, social, and intellectual
evolution of the Soviet Union from the Bolshevik
Revolution of 1917 to its collapse in the early
1990s.
550. The Cold War--Dr. Várdy. 3 credits
An analysis of the diplomatic and political struggle between the United States and the Soviet Union in the aftermath of the Second World War and the ideological conflict between free enterprise and communism around the world.
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528. British Empire--Dr. Coohill. 3 credits
This course will examine some of the major political, social, economic, and cultural aspects of the history of the British Empire since 1783. These include the abolition of slavery, the impact of industrialization on the empire, imperial wars, the expansion of empire into Africa, the world wars in an imperial context, and decolonization. Different historiographic themes will be analyzed in different semesters.
530. Atlantic World, 1450s-1750s--Dr. Mayer. 3 credits
Instead of defining the Atlantic Ocean as a moat dividing East and West and even North and South, it should be seen as a great conduit of not just peoples, but of products, pests, pestilence, and ideas. Changes in Europe fostered exploration and colonization, which in turn promoted the development of empires, conflicts over trade and territories, and social and cultural innovations. This course examines some of the issues that connected and divided countries and peoples along the Atlantic rim in the Early Modern Era.
582. Inter-American Relations--Dr. Dwyer. 3 credits
A study of U.S. relations with Latin America since the 1820s' Monroe Doctrine. Topics include Manifest Destiny, the U.S.-Mexican War, sectionalism, filibusters, the Spanish-American War, the Panama Canal, the Roosevelt Corollary, U.S. imperialism, the Good Neighbor Policy, the Cold War, the Bay of Pigs invasion, covert U.S. intervention, the Contra War, and post-Cold War trade, narco traffic, and immigration.
583. Mexico and the U.S.--Dr. Dwyer. 3 credits
This course focuses on U.S.-Mexican relations since the 19th century and covers the Texas rebellion and annexation, the U.S.-Mexican War, American economic penetration during the Porfiriato, U.S. military intervention in the Mexican Revolution, the expropriation of American-owned lands and oil companies in the 1930s, Mexican migration to and repatriation from the U.S., the Mexican foreign debt crisis, the narcotics trade, NAFTA, and the Mexican immigrant community in the United States.
585. China in Revolution--Dr. Li. 3 credits
This course examines the revolutionary changes that transformed China in the twentieth century. Topics of study include the heritage of traditional China, Western imperialism and China's national survival crisis, the Republican revolution, the Communist revolution, Mao's Great Cultural Revolution, the post-Mao reforms, and the ongoing struggle over the tension between tradition and modernity.
588. China and the West--Dr. Li. 3 credits
This course explores China's encounters with the West from the early times through the modern age, with an emphasis on cultural exchanges. It first surveys Chinese history and Sino-Western interactions over time and then examines subjects such as the Silk Road, the Chinese Empire and the Philosophes, Christianity in China, American influence and Chinese liberalism, Marxism and the Chinese Communist Revolution, and Sino-Western exchanges today.
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691. Seminar
in Selected Historical Topics--Drs. Dwyer and Mayer. 3 credits
In this seminar, students review elements of historiography and writing and then pursue primary source research on a topic of their choice. They will write a lengthy research paper under close faculty direction.
699. An
Introduction to the Graduate Study of History--Dr. Rishel. 3 credits
Through a variety of research and writing assignments,
students develop the critical
skills essential for historical study at the
graduate level.
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524. Historical
Editing--Mr. Butko. 3 credits
Students undertake a wide variety of writing and
editing tasks, from working with historical documents
and oral history transcripts to writing grant
applications and critiquing articles for historical
publication. Students also gain experience working
with desktop publishing equipment. This course is offered in the summer only.
525. Archives
Studies--Mr. White. 3 credits
This course is an introduction to the basic principles
and practices of archival work, in particular
the acquisition, evaluation, organization, description,
and preservation of archival materials. Students
work with actual archival materials in completing
their course project.
526. Museum
Studies--Dr. Cahall. 3 credits
Considers administrative, curatorial, and educational
functions of museum operation in the United States.
It utilizes both lecture and "hands-on" sessions to introduce students to museum work.
The course will include visits to various types
of museums in the Pittsburgh area, and guest lecturers
will bring their specialized knowledge and experience
into the classroom.
529. Historic Preservation--Staff. 3 credits
This course is on the movements and organizations that developed to save, protect, and present historical sites.
627.
Commemoration and Preservation-U.S. History--Dr. Blatz. 3 credits
This course uses careful study of the history of commemorative and preservation efforts in the United States as a platform from which students will conduct research on topics vital to the future of Public History and Public History institutions, including historic sites, monuments, history museums, historic homes, and archival institutions.
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Students perform from 125 to
150 hours of professional work at archives, museums,
and historical societies. In recent years, students
have taken internships at such institutions as
the Heinz History Museum, Carnegie Museum of Natural
History, Old Economy Village, Archives of Industrial
Society, the Archives of the Diocese of Pittsburgh,
and Clayton (the home of Henry Clay Frick).
657. Historical Editing Internship
Dr. Blatz. 3 credits
658. Archival
Internship
Dr. Rishel. 3 credits
659. Museum
Internship
Dr. Cahall. 3 credits
Department Chair: Holly A. Mayer, Ph.D.
Room 603A College Hall
412-396-6461
mayer@duq.edu
Department Administrative Assistant: Laura E. Miller
Room 603 College Hall
412-396-6470
millerL739@duq.edu
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