HIST 495

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Honors Research & Writing Sem

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Credit: 3 hours.

A topic-specific course required of all students in the History Honors Program, and meeting with HIST 498. Each student's work will be evaluated and graded by the instructor of the HIST 498. In addition, students will complete a self-assessment exercise supervised by the Director of Undergraduate Studies.

3 undergraduate hours. No graduate credit. May be repeated to a maximum of 6 hours. Prerequisite: HIST 200 and admission to the History Honors Program.

This course satisfies the General Education Criteria in Fall 2022 for:

Advanced Composition

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HIST 495 class schedule data for fall 2018
CRN	Type	Section	Time	Day	Location	Instructor	Section Details
51139	Discussion/ Recitation	A	1:00PM -2:50PM	M	Gregory Hall	Cuno, K	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 08/27/18-12/12/18 Degree Notes: Advanced Composition course. Special Approval: Advisor Approval Required Section Info: For Students in the History Honors Program. Meets with HIST 498, Section A. Title: Family in History Description: The family is in flux. The legalization of same-sex marriage in a number of countries is the latest in a series of developments since the mid-twentieth century that have re-shaped family ideology and family life itself in much of the world. However, there never was a "traditional family" to be undone. Instead, there was an older family ideal, only occasionally realized in practice, which was invented two centuries earlier. In this course we will be surveying historic Euro-American family ideals and practices, their export to the non-Western world, and recent developments from no-fault divorce to same-sex marriage. In addition to readings and discussions, students will research and present on a topic related to the family in history - as practiced, as idealized, as legislated, and so on. Restriction(s): Restricted to History major(s). Restricted to Undergrad - Urbana-Champaign.
55910	Discussion/ Recitation	B	2:00PM -3:50PM	R	Gregory Hall	Espiritu, A	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 08/27/18-12/12/18 Degree Notes: Advanced Composition course. Special Approval: Advisor Approval Required Section Info: For Students in the History Honors Program. Meets with HIST 498, Section B. Topic: American Empire Description: Ever since September 11 and the start of the Iraq War, the term "American Empire" has been a recurring epithet of American public and academic discourse. Why is it that, over two centuries after the United States was founded, the term has gained vogue once again, inspiring discussions about the proper exercise of power, imperial "overstretch," "American exceptionalism," the necessity for intervention, and the pitfalls of interference? In this course, we will trace the development of the United States as a world power, exploring debates about its status as an empire. We will examine the formal colonial and the informal hegemonic nature of American power. And we will also connect discussions of American empire to other experiences of empire around the world. In this course, the capstone for the history major, students will learn specifically the construction of a long research paper, engaging in original research that allows them to explore a subject or theme in-depth. Restriction(s): Restricted to History major(s). Restricted to Undergrad - Urbana-Champaign.
55911	Discussion/ Recitation	C	3:00PM -4:50PM	W	Gregory Hall	Navalesi, K	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 08/27/18-12/12/18 Degree Notes: Advanced Composition course. Special Approval: Advisor Approval Required Section Title: Late Antiquity Section Info: For Students in the History Honors Program. Meets with HIST 498, Section C. Topic: Late Antiquity Description: Late Antiquity is commonly defined as the history of Europe and the Mediterranean Basin from roughly 250 CE to 800 CE. This period encompasses the rise of Christianity and Islam, the fall of the Western Roman Empire, the formation of the barbarian kingdoms of Europe and the shrinking of the Byzantine Empire. Though once deemed a period of "decline" from the glory of Rome to the "decadence" of the Middle Ages, this was in fact a vibrant period of intercultural exchange, religious innovation and artistic and literary creativity. In this course students will examine the political, social, cultural and religious developments of Late Antiquity and write a research paper on a topic of their choice relating to the late ancient world. Restriction(s): Restricted to History major(s). Restricted to Undergrad - Urbana-Champaign.