2022-23 Undergraduate Catalog [Archived Catalog]
History Department
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Kevin Sheets, chair
Jared McBrady, coordinator of adolescence education: social studies (7-12)
Laura Gathagan, graduate coordinator
Old Main, Room 212
607-753-2723
Fax: 607-753-5598
Email: history.department@cortland.edu
cortland.edu/history
School of Arts and Sciences
![History Class](/mime/media/41/479/History.jpg)
Faculty
Girish Bhat, Danielle Candelora, Evan Faulkenbury, Laura Gathagan, Jared McBrady, Scott Moranda, Gigi Peterson, Anisha Saxena, Amy Schutt, Kevin Sheets, Randi Storch, Brett Troyan, Bekeh Ukelina
Adjunct Faculty
For a listing of adjunct faculty see the Faculty and Administration section.
Degrees and Minors
Bachelor of Arts in History
Bachelor of Arts in Adolescence Education: Social Studies and History (7-12)
Minor in History
Description
The History Department offers two majors, one in history and one in history combined with preparation for teaching social studies to students in grades 7-12. Both require 42 hours of history, including advanced level course work in U.S., Europe, Asia/Latin America/Africa/Middle East and Global/Transnational history. History majors are encouraged to deepen their experience by exploring options for minors, internships, public history projects and study abroad programs.
Special Features
- Teacher certification
- History Club
- Study abroad programs
- Public history internships
- History Honors Society
- Individualized research projects
- Field experience at Raquette Lake in the Adirondacks
Requirements
- Degree Requirements listed in this catalog apply to the majors offered by this department.
- Liberal Arts Requirements: 90 credit hours
CoursesAdolescence EducationHistory- HIS 100 - The World to 1500
- HIS 101 - The World Since 1500
- HIS 110 - Western Civilization to 1500
- HIS 111 - Western Civilization since 1500
- HIS 129 - Special Topics in History
- HIS 180 - Why Global History Matters
- HIS 190 - Why U.S. History Matters
- HIS 200 - The United States to 1877
- HIS 201 - The United States Since 1877
- HIS 229 - Special Topics in History
- HIS 280 - Introduction to Public History
- HIS 290 - Historical Methods
- HIS 300 - Colonial America, 1450-1750
- HIS 302 - Revolutionary America, 1750-1789
- HIS 303 - The American Republic, 1789-1840
- HIS 304 - The American Republic: 1840-1877
- HIS 306 - The United States: 1877-1920
- HIS 307 - The United States 1920-Present
- HIS 308 - Raquette Lake Field Experience
- HIS 309 - New York State
- HIS 310 - American Intellectual and Cultural History to 1865
- HIS 311 - American intellectual and Cultural History Since 1865
- HIS 312 - African-American History to 1865
- HIS 313 - African-American History Since 1865
- HIS 314 - Native-American History
- HIS 315 - History of the American West
- HIS 316 - Tourism and Environment in the Adirondacks
- HIS 317 - Women in the United States
- HIS 318 - The History of Women in Modern Europe
- HIS 321 - Africa, Human Origins to 1800
- HIS 322 - Modern Africa, 1800-Present
- HIS 323 - History of African Development
- HIS 324 - Gender, Race, and Class in Latin American History
- HIS 325 - Colonial Latin America
- HIS 326 - Modern Latin America
- HIS 327 - Latin American Revolutions in the 20th Century
- HIS 328 - Global History of the Spanish Civil War
- HIS 329 - Special Topics in History
- HIS 334 - Russia Since 1894
- HIS 341 - Gender and Power in Medieval Europe
- HIS 342 - Ancient Greece
- HIS 343 - Roman History
- HIS 344 - Medieval Europe: 300-1050
- HIS 345 - Medieval Europe: 1050-1300
- HIS 346 - Renaissance and Reformation
- HIS 348 - Europe Since 1914
- HIS 349 - Central Europe 1789-1918
- HIS 352 - Introduction to Oral History
- HIS 361 - Jews in the Ancient World
- HIS 370 - Eurasia: West-East Perspectives, 800-1500
- HIS 381 - The World of the Silk Road, 800-1500
- HIS 383 - Chinese Civilization
- HIS 384 - Modern China
- HIS 385 - History of Japan
- HIS 386 - Modern East Asia
- HIS 398 - Internship in Public History
- HIS 399 - Teaching and Learning of History
- HIS 402 - History of Latin American-U.S. Relations
- HIS 415 - History of American Education
- HIS 416 - History of Children and Youth in America
- HIS 419 - U.S. Radicalism
- HIS 420 - U.S. Labor and Film
- HIS 421 - U.S. Labor and Working-Class History
- HIS 422 - History of U.S. Latinos
- HIS 428 - The Civil Rights Movement in America
- HIS 429 - Special Topics in History
- HIS 431 - South Africa
- HIS 432 - World Environmental History
- HIS 433 - Slavery in World History
- HIS 436 - Medieval England: There and Back Again
- HIS 441 - Britain since 1688
- HIS 447 - Germany since 1815
- HIS 448 - Rise and Fall of Nazi Germany
- HIS 450 - Tourism in World History
- HIS 460 - The Holocaust
- HIS 461 - Modern Israel and the Arab-Israeli Conflict
- HIS 465 - The Soviet Union, 1917-1953
- HIS 490 - Seminar
- HIS 491 - Readings in History
- HIS 492 - Senior Tutorial
- HIS 499 - Research Experience in History
- HIS 509 - Issues in New York State History
- HIS 523 - History of the American West
- HIS 524 - Issues in 19th Century U.S. History
- HIS 525 - Issues in the U.S. Civil War
- HIS 528 - Issues in the U.S. Civil Rights Movement
- HIS 529 - Special Topics in History
- HIS 530 - Issues in African-American History
- HIS 531 - Issues in African History
- HIS 532 - Issues in European History Since 1500
- HIS 533 - Issues in Asian History
- HIS 538 - Teaching About Nazi Germany and the Holocaust
- HIS 545 - Issues in Women's History
- HIS 550 - Issues in Early-American History
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