HIAF 2001: Early African History

Instructor: James La Fleur

Studies the history of African civilizations from the iron age through the era of the slave trade, ca. 1800. Emphasizes the search for the themes of social, political, economic, and intellectual history which present African civilizations on their own terms.

Concentrations: Race, Ethnicity and Empire

HIAF 3112: African Environmental History

Instructor: James La Fleur

This course explores how Africans changed their interactions with the physical environments they inhabited and how the landscapes they helped create in turn shaped human history. Topics covered include the ancient agricultural revolution, health and disease in the era of slave trading, colonial-era mining and commodity farming, 20th-century wildlife conservation, and the emergent challenges of land ownership, disease, and climate change.

Concentrations: Environment, Space and Society; Global and Transnational History; Law and Society

HIAF 3501: Africa and Virginia, 1619 - Now

Introductory History Workshop

Instructor: James La Fleur

Required for history majors, to be completed before enrollment in the Major Seminar. Introduces a variety of approaches to the study of history, methods for finding and analyzing primary and secondary sources, and the construction of historical arguments. Workshops are offered on a variety of topics each term.

Concentrations: Global and Transnational History

HIAF 4501: Gender & Sexuality in African History

Instructor: Emily Burril

The major seminar is a small class (not more than 15 students) intended primarily but not exclusively for history majors who have completed two or more courses relevant to the topic of the seminar. Seminar work results primarily in the preparation of a substantial (ca. 25 pp. in standard format) research paper. Some restrictions and prerequisites apply to enrollment. See a history advisor or the director of undergraduate studies.

HIEA 2091: Korean Civilization to 1900

Instructor: Joseph Seeley

This course covers the history of Korean civilization from its archeological and mythical origins to the late nineteenth century. Together students will examine sources on premodern Korean warfare, society, sex, politics, religion, and culture to understand how this seemingly distant past continues to shape Korea's present and future. We will also explore the influence of Korean civilization on regional and global histories beyond the peninsula.

Concentrations: Global and Transnational History

HIEA 3112: Late Imperial China

Instructor: TBA

Survey of the social, political, and cultural history of China from 10th to the early 20th centuries. Topics include the philosophic basis of state and society, the formation of social elites, the influence of nomadic peoples, and patterns of popular dissent and rebellion, among others

HIEA 3172: The Japanese Empire

Instructor: Robert Stolz

This course is an exploration of Japan's imperial project from roughly 1890-1945. We will start by developing a critical theoretical vocabulary with which we will then focus on three recent and important books on Japanese imperialism in East Asia. At the end of the semester we will also look briefly at anti-imperial and decolonization movements as well as the status of the category of 'empire' for analyzing the postwar period.

Concentrations: Capitalism and Economic Life; Race, Ethnicity and Empire; War, Violence and Society

HIEU 1501: Crafting Imperial Lives and Life Stories

Introductory Seminar in Pre-1700 European History

Instructor: Jennifer Sessions

Intended for first- or second-year students. Seminars involve reading, discussing, and writing about different historical topics and periods, and emphasize the enhancement of critical and communication skills. Several seminars are offered each term. Not more than two Introductory Seminars may be counted toward the major in history.

Concentrations: Race, Ethnicity and Empire; Environment, Space and Society

HIEU 2031: Ancient Greece

Instructor: Jon Lendon

Studies the political, military, and social history of Ancient Greece from the Homeric age to the death of Alexander the Great, emphasizing the development and interactions of Sparta and Athens.

Concentrations: Global and Transnational History; War, Violence and Society

HIEU 2061: The Birth of Europe

Instructor: Paul Kershaw

Studies ways of life and thought in the formation of Western Europe from the 4th century a.d. to the 15th. Includes a survey of the development of society and culture in town and countryside, the growth of economic, political, and religious institutions, and the impact of Muslim and Byzantine civilizations.

Concentrations: Global and Transnational History; Race, Ethnicity and Empire

HIEU 2071: Early Modern Europe and the World

Instructor: Erin Lambert

European history, from the Reformation to Napoleon, in global perspective.

Concentrations: Global and Transnational History

HIEU 2101: Jewish History I: The Ancient and Medieval Experience

Instructor: TBA

This course surveys the pre-modern Jewish historical experience from antiquity through the sixteenth century.

HIEU 2111: England, Britain, Empire, 1500 - 1800

Instructor: Paul Halliday

Surveys political, social, and cultural history as Britain developed from a European backwater into a global power. Focuses on four major transformations: the Reformation and changing religious life under the Tudor monarchs; new political ideas during the Civil Wars of the 1640s and revolution in the 1680s; the unification of England, Scotland, and Ireland; and the beginnings of a global empire in North America and South Asia.

HIEU 3152: Colonizing the World: The British Empire

Instructor: Erik Linstrum

This course will focus primarily on the 'second' empire in Asia and Africa, although the first empire in the Americas will be our first topic. Topics covered include the slave plantations in the West Indies, the American Revolution, the rise of the British East India Company and its control of India, and the Scramble for Africa. Special emphasis will be placed on the environmental history of our points of debarkation.

Concentrations: Global and Transnational History

HIEU 3390: Nazi Germany

Instructor: Manuela Achilles

Detailed survey of the historical origins, political structures, cultural dynamics, and every-day practices of the Nazi Third Reich. Cross-listed in the German department, and taught in English.

Concentrations: Race, Ethnicity and Empire; War, Violence and Society

HIEU 3462: Neighbors and Enemies in Germany

Instructor: Manuela Achilles

Explores the friend/foe nexus in Germany history, literature and culture, with an emphasis on the 19th and 20th centuries.

Concentrations: War, Violence and Society; Global and Transnational History

HIEU 4501: Roman Empire

Seminar in Pre-1700 European History

Instructor: Jon Lendon

The major seminar is a small class (not more than 15 students) intended primarily but not exclusively for history majors who have completed two or more courses relevant to the topic of the seminar. The work of the seminar results primarily in the preparation of a substantial (ca. 25 pp. in standard format) research paper. Some restrictions and prerequisites apply to enrollment. See a history advisor or the director of undergraduate studies.

Concentrations: Race, Ethnicity and Empire; War, Violence and Society

HIEU 4502: Europe and the World: Intro to European Studies

Instructor: Kyrill Kunakhovich

The major seminar is a small class (not more than 15 students) intended primarily but not exclusively for history majors who have completed two or more courses relevant to the topic of the seminar. The work of the seminar results primarily in the preparation of a substantial (ca. 25 pp. in standard format) research paper. Some restrictions and prerequisites apply to enrollment. See a history advisor or the director of undergraduate studies.

Concentrations: Global and Transnational History; Race, Ethnicity and Empire

HIEU 4511: Viking Worlds

Colloquium in Pre-1700 European History

Instructor: Paul Kershaw

The major colloquium is a small class (not more than 15 students) intended primarily but not exclusively for history majors who have completed two or more courses relevant to the topic of the colloquium. Colloquia are most frequently offered in areas of history where access to source materials or linguistic demands make seminars especially difficult. Students in colloquia prepare about 25 pages of written work. Some restrictions and prerequisites apply to enrollment. See a history advisor or the director of undergraduate studies.

Concentrations: Capitalism and Economic Life; Environment, Space, and Society; Global and Transnational History; War, Violence and Society

HIEU 5041: Comparative Imperialism and Decolonization

Instructor: Erik Linstrum

This seminar surveys recent historical writing on modern European imperialism and decolonization with an emphasis on the twentieth century. It covers case studies from different European empires (primarily British but also French, German, and Dutch), imperial formations (including settler colonialism and informal empire), and historiographical themes (including colonial violence, colonial knowledge, and humanitarianism).

Concentrations: Global and Transnational History; Race, Ethnicity and Empire

HIEU 5051: Roman Empire

Instructor: Jon Lendon

Studies the founding and institutions of the Principate, the Dominate, and the decline of antiquity. Prerequisite: HIEU 2041 or equivalent.

Concentrations: Race, Ethnicity and Empire; War, Violence and Society

HIEU 7031: Proseminar in Ancient Studies

Instructor: Jon Lendon

The aim of this course is to acquaint students with various facets of the study of Greek and Roman antiquity; to show students a range of approaches to ancient materials; and to introduce students of antiquity to each other and to the affiliated faculty in different departments (Classics, History, Art, Religious Studies).

HILA 3051: Modern Central America

Instructor: Lean Sweeney

Studies the history of Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama, and El Salvador from 19th century fragmentation, oligarchic, foreign, and military rule, to the emergence of popular nationalisms.

Concentrations: Capitalism and Economic Life; Global and Transnational History; Race, Ethnicity and Empire; War, Violence and Society

HIME 2002: The Making of the Modern Middle East

Instructor: Caroline Kahlenberg

What historical processes that have shaped the Middle East of today? This course focuses on the history of a region stretching from Morocco in the West and Afghanistan in the East over the period of roughly 1500 to the present. In doing so, we examine political, social, and cultural history through the lens of "media" in translation, such as manuscripts, memoirs, maps, travel narratives, novels, films, music, internet media, and more.

Concentrations: Global and Transnational History; Race, Ethnicity and Empire; War

HIME 3191: Christianity and Islam

Instructor: Kristina Richardson

Studies Christianity in the Middle East in the centuries after the rise of Islam.

HIME 3501: The Ottoman Empire and the Modern Middle East

Introductory History Workshop

Instructor: Baris Unlu 

Required for history majors, to be completed before enrollment in the Major Seminar. Introduces a variety of approaches to the study of history, methods for finding and analyzing primary and secondary sources, and the construction of historical arguments. Workshops are offered on a variety of topics each term.

HISA 1501: The Indian Uprising of 1857 in History and Memory

Introductory Seminar in South Asia

Instructor: TBA

Introduction to the study of history intended for first- or second-year students. Seminars involve reading, discussion, and writing about different historical topics and periods, and emphasize the enhancement of critical and communication skills. Several seminars are offered each term. Not more than two Introductory Seminars may be counted toward the major in history.

Concentrations: War, Violence and Society; Race, Ethnicity and Empire

HISA 2003: History of Modern India

Instructor: Neeti Nair

Surveys 200 years of Indian history from the mid-18th century to the present, focusing on the imperial/colonial encounter with the British Raj before Independence, and the social and political permutations of freedom in India, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka since.

Concentrations: Race, Ethnicity and Empire

HISA 2559: Slavery & Dignity: From Ancient to Modern Societies

New Course in South Asian History

Instructor: Indrani Chatterjee

This course provides the opportunity to offer a new topic in the subject area of South Asian history.

Concentrations: Law and Society

HISA 3501: Women and Wealth in South Asia 16th - 20th Centuries

Introductory History Workshop

Instructor: Indrani Chatterjee

Required for history majors, to be completed before enrollment in the Major Seminar. Introduces a variety of approaches to the study of history, methods for finding and analyzing primary and secondary sources, and the construction of historical arguments. Workshops are offered on a variety of topics each term.

Concentrations: Capitalism and Economic Life 

HISA 4501: The Partition of India

Seminar in South Asia

Instructor: Neeti Nair

The major seminar is a small class (not more than 15 students) intended primarily but not exclusively for history majors who have completed two or more courses relevant to the topic of the seminar. The work of the seminar results primarily in the preparation of a substantial (ca. 25 pages in standard format) research paper. Some restrictions and prerequisites apply to enrollment. See a history advisor or the director of undergraduate studies.

Concentrations: Global and Transnational History; War, Violence and Society

HISA 5559: New Course in South Asian History

The Partition of India: Problems and Perspective

Instructor: Neeti Nair

This course provides the opportunity to offer a new topic in the subject area of South Asian history.

HIST 2011: History of Human Rights

Instructor: Emily Burrill

This course surveys the modern history of human rights, focusing on political, legal, and intellectual trends from the late 18th century to the present.

Concentrations: Global and Transnational History; Law and Society; War, Violence and Society

HIST 2212: ​Maps in World History

Instructor: S. Edelson

This course offers an interdisciplinary introduction to the history of cartography that ranges across the globe from oldest surviving images of pre-history to GIS systems of the present day. It approaches map history from a number of disciplinary perspectives, including the history of science, the history of cartography, critical theory and literary studies, anthropology, historical geography, and spatial cognition and wayfinding.

Concentrations: Environment, Space and Society, Global and Transnational History

HIST 3281: Genocide: A Global History

Instructor: Jeffrey Rossman

History of genocide and other forms of one-sided, state-sponsored mass killing in the twentieth century. Case studies include the Armenian genocide, the Holocaust, the Rwandan genocide, and the mass killings that have taken place under Communist regimes (e.g., Stalin's USSR, Mao's China, Pol Pot's Cambodia).

Concentrations: Global and Transnational History; Race, Ethnicity and Empire; War, Violence and Society

HIST 3501: American Indian History

Introductory History Workshop

Instructor: Christian McMillen

Required for history majors, to be completed before enrollment in the Major Seminar. Introduces a variety of approaches to the study of history, methods for finding and analyzing primary and secondary sources, and the construction of historical arguments. Workshops are offered on a variety of topics each term.

HIST 3501: Race, Religion, & Resistance in Atlantic History

Introductory History Workshop

Instructor: Amir Syed

Required for history majors, to be completed before enrollment in the Major Seminar. Introduces a variety of approaches to the study of history, methods for finding and analyzing primary and secondary sources, and the construction of historical arguments. Workshops are offered on a variety of topics each term.

Concentrations: Global and Transnational History

HIST 3501: Horrors as History

Introductory History Workshop

Instructor: Robert Stolz

Required for history majors, to be completed before enrollment in the Major Seminar. Introduces a variety of approaches to the study of history, methods for finding and analyzing primary and secondary sources, and the construction of historical arguments. Workshops are offered on a variety of topics each term.

Concentrations: War, Violence and Society

HIST 4400: Topics in Economic History

Instructor: Mark Thomas

Comparative study of the historical development of selected advanced economies (e.g., the United States, England, Japan, continental Europe). The nations covered vary with instructor. Cross-listed with ECON 4400.

Concentrations: Capitalism and Economic Life; Global and Transnational History

HIST 4501: English Laws, Global Empire, 1600 - 1860

Major Seminar

Instructor: Paul Halliday

The major seminar is a small class (not more than 15 students) intended primarily but not exclusively for history majors who have completed two or more courses relevant to the topic of the seminar. The work of the seminar results primarily in the preparation of a substantial (ca. 25 pages in standard format) research paper. Some restrictions and prerequisites apply to enrollment. See a history advisor or the director of undergraduate studies.

Concentrations: Global and Transnational History; Law and Society; Race, Ethnicity and Empire

HIST 4501: 20th Century Genocides

Major Seminar

Instructor: Jeffrey Rossman

The major seminar is a small class (not more than 15 students) intended primarily but not exclusively for history majors who have completed two or more courses relevant to the topic of the seminar. The work of the seminar results primarily in the preparation of a substantial (ca. 25 pages in standard format) research paper. Some restrictions and prerequisites apply to enrollment. See a history advisor or the director of undergraduate studies.

Concentrations: Global and Transnational History; War, Violence and Society

HIST 4890: Distinguished Majors Program-Special Colloquium

Instructor: Joshua White

Studies historical approaches, techniques, and methodologies introduced through written exercises and intensive class discussion. Normally taken during the third year. Prerequisite: Open only to students admitted to the Distinguished Majors Program.

HIST 4990: Distiniguished Majors Program-Special Seminar

Instructor: Joshua White

Analyzes problems in historical research.  Preparation and discussion of fourth-year honors theses.  Intended for Distinguished Majors who will have studied abroad in the fall of their fourth year. Prerequisite: Open only to students admitted to the Distinguished Majors Program.

HIST 4993: Independent Study

HIST 5002: Microhistory, Macrohistory, and the Historian's Craft

Global History

Instructor: Jennifer Sessions

Reading, discussion, and analysis of classic as well as contemporary works of scholarship on global history.

HIST 5501: Digital Map History

Working with Historic Maps

Instructor: S. Edelson

This workshop introduces advanced humanities students to map history research and geospatial visualization. It features work with maps in Special Collections as well as the production of digital scholarship using ArcGIS software. No experience is expected or required. This course counts as an elective for the DH Graduate Certificate program. Prerequisite: Graduate student or College 3rd or 4th year.

Concentrations: Environment, Space and Society

HIST 5559: Animal Histories

New Course in General Histories

Instructor: Joseph Seeley

This course provides the opportunity to offer a new topic in the subject area of general history.

Concentrations: Environment, Space and Society; Global and Transnational Histories

HIST 5706: Race and Slavery at UVA's North Grounds

Instructor: Christa Dierksheide

This hands-on research seminar will explore the historical intersections of slavery, race, and law on UVA's North Grounds. Class readings, discussions, and field trips will investigate the history of this landscape within a broader historical context of enslavement in Virginia and at the University, land use in Virginia, and the Jim Crow South.

Concentrations: Race, Ethnicity and Empire

HIST 7001: Approaches to Historical Study

Instructor: Christopher Gratien and Justene Hill Edwards

This course is designed to introduce students to a wide range of historical approaches.

HIST 8999: Research in History

Instructor: Student's Advisor

For master's essay and other research carried out prior to advancement to candidacy, taken under the supervision of the student's adviser.

HIST 9960: Readings in History

Instructor: Student's Advisor

This course is a graduate-level adaptation of an undergraduate course in history. The graduate-level adaption requires additional research, readings, or other academic work established by the instructor beyond the undergraduate syllabus.

HIST 9961: Supervised Reading

HIST 9964: Master's Essay Revision

Instructor: Student's Advisor

This course is intended for PhD candidates to revise their master's essays for publication under the guidance of a member of the graduate faculty. It is typically taken in first semester of the second year of study.

HIST 9999: Dissertation Research

Instructor: Student's Advisor

 For doctoral dissertation, taken under the supervision of the dissertation director.

HIUS 2061: American Economic History

Instructor: Mark Thomas

Studies American economic history from its colonial origins to the present. Cross-listed as ECON 2060.

Concentrations: Capitalism and Economic Life

HIUS 2201: US Immigration Law and Policy in Historical Perspective

Instructor: S. Deborah Kang

This course will trace the origins of today's immigration policy debates by providing students with a comprehensive overview of American immigration law and policy from the eighteenth century to the present. The course will also explore how state and federal policies impacted a wide array of immigrants, including the Irish, Chinese, and Mexican arrivals of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries.

Concentrations: Global and Transnational History; Law and Society; Race, Ethnicity and Empire

HIUS 3501: Immigration, Race, and Rights in the United States

Introductory History Workshop

Instructor: S. Deborah Kang

Required for history majors, to be completed before enrollment in the Major Seminar. Introduces a variety of approaches to the study of history, methods for finding and analyzing primary and secondary sources, and the construction of historical arguments. Workshops are offered on a variety of topics each term.

Concentrations: Law and Society; Race, Ethnicity and Empire

HIUS 3559: American Civil Wars

New Course in United States History

Instructor: Caroline Janney

This course provides the opportunity to offer a new topic in the subject area of United States history.

Concentrations: War, Violence and Society

HIUS 3559: The History of (In)Equality in America

New Course in United States History

Instructor: Justene Hill Edwards

This course provides the opportunity to offer a new topic in the subject area of United States history.

Concentrations: Capitalism and Economic Life

HIUS 3611: Gender & Sexuality in AM, 1600 to 1865

Instructor: Corinne Field

Studies the evolution of women's roles in American society with particular attention to the experiences of women of different races, classes, and ethnic groups.

HIUS 3641: American Indian History

Instructor: Christian McMillen

From the post-Ice Age migrations to the Americas to current developments in tribal sovereignty, this survey course will include such topics as mutually beneficial trade and diplomatic relations between Natives and newcomers; the politics of empire; U.S. expansion; treaties and land dispossession; ecological, demographic, and social change; pan-Indian movements; and legal and political activism. 

Concentrations: Environment, Space and Society; Law and Society; Race, Ethnicity and Empire

HIUS 3654: Black Fire

Instructor: Claudrena Harold 

This course examines the history and contemporary experiences of African Americans at the University of Virginia from the passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to the present era.

HIUS 3853: From Redlined to Subprime: Race and Real Estate in the US

Instructor: Andrew Kahrl

This course examines the history of housing and real estate and explores its role in shaping the meaning and lived experience of race in modern America. We will learn how and why real estate ownership, investment, and development came to play a critical role in the formation and endurance of racial segregation, modern capitalism, and the built environment.

Concentrations: Capitalism and Economic Life; Environment, Space and Society; Law and Society; Race, Ethnicity and Empire

HIUS 4501: The American Experience In Vietnam, 1940 - 2020

Seminar in United States History

Instructor: 

The major seminar is a small class (not more than 15 students) intended primarily but not exclusively for history majors who have completed two or more courses relevant to the topic of the seminar. The work of the seminar results primarily in the preparation of a substantial (ca. 25 pp. in standard format) research paper. Some restrictions and prerequisites apply to enrollment. See a history advisor or the director of undergraduate studies.

Concentrations: War, Violence and Society; Global and Transnational History

HIUS 7559: War and Society in Modern America

New Course in United States History

Instructor: TBA

This course provides the opportunity to offer a new topic in the subject area of United States history.