UG Course Descriptions

This designation is for courses offered as electives in the Undergraduate Honors Program, and may include both Honors-only courses and augmented Honors versions of courses that are offered elsewhere in the catalog. Courses have limited enrollment and content reflects Honors Program course outcomes around rigorous critical engagement, interdisciplinarity, effective communication, and meaningful collaboration.

Study/travel immersion course conducted in English with the option of receiving credit in French, Spanish, or Italian. Classes meet once a week in the spring. Travel in May with final paper required to receive credit. Limited enrollment. Travel costs additional. Students who opt for French/Spanish/Italian credit will utilize the French/Spanish/Italian versions of the readings and films where available. Prerequisite for French/Spanish /Italian credit: 201-202 and departmental approval. Students may be enrolled in 202 simultaneously with this course. This course is cross-listed with FREN301/SPAN301/ITAL301. No prerequisite required for history credit.

The history of American business from colonial times to the present. The course offers a variety of case studies from well-known companies and industries and a thematic emphasis on government-business relations.

An introduction to theoretical and methodological practices of public history, this class serves as a foundation for considering the implications of shared practices of history in which professionals consider and collaborate on the meaning of the past for the present. This introductory public history class looks at the history of the field, varied approaches to public history, and specific topics such as material culture studies, ‘race and place,’ and modern war memory.

A study of the American character, revolutionary America, and an analysis of America’s race relations.

An examination of modernity, reform, race, gender, and conflict in twentieth century America.

This class visits four of Philadelphia’s premiere historical sites over two days with a goal of trying to better understand how Public History is presented to heritage tourists in major museums. This course will include online work both before and after the visits in order to contextualize what we see.

The recently ended conflict in Afghanistan was America’s longest war. But what do Americans really know about this country? Long a crossroads of cultures and a bane of empires, this course will examine its rich history and diverse peoples from the time of Alexander the Great to the modern era, considering how its history could inform the future of the country and its status in the world.

An active participation in field areas related to history, politics, law, public policy, and international studies. Students may explore the work of museums, government agencies, aspects of the legal system, archives and historical societies, and social service agencies.

History of the ancient societies of Mesopotamia, Egypt, Greece and Rome, from the rise of the Sumerian city-states to the fall of the Western Roman Empire in 476.