European History
European History
01:510:351 Medieval Italy, 476-1300 (3)
- Full Course Title: MEDIEVAL ITALY, 476-1300
- Course Code: 01:510:351
- Academic Credits: 3
- SAS Core Certified: WCd, WCr
- Predictability: Offered Regularly (Every 2-3 Semesters)
- Before 1500C.E.?: Yes
- Semester(s) Offered: Fall, Spring
- Mode of Instruction: Lecture
Course Description
This course will cover the history of the Italian peninsula from the late Roman Empire to the beginnings of the Renaissance. The history of medieval Italy spans a varied and multi-ethnic trajectory following the decline of the Western Roman Empire. Special attention will be paid to developing an understanding of the unique transformations of Italian society that occurred during these centuries. The geographic determinants, the religious components, and the flowering of art and literature will be examined. The course will also concentrate on the contributions of several celebrated individuals to medieval and Renaissance Italian history. These will include a focus on Dante, Petrarch, Machiavelli, and St. Francis of Assisi.
01:510:354 History of Italy's People (3)
- Course Code: 01:510:354
- Academic Credits: 3
Topical approach. Etruscans to present. Emphasis on culture, geography, religion, philosophy, family structures, agricultural systems, urban development, and universities.
01:510:357 Medieval Germany (3)
- Course Code: 01:510:357
- Academic Credits: 3
Survey of German history from the late Roman Empire to the threshold of the Reformation, ca 300 to ca 1500.
01:510:360 Society and Culture in Germany 1750-1870 (3)
- Course Code: 01:510:360
- Academic Credits: 3
Introduction to the classical period of German culture, including study of Kant, Fichte, Lessing, Goethe, and Shiller in historical context.
01:510:363 Germany from 1871 to Present (3)
- Full Course Title: GERMANY 1871-PRES
- Course Code: 01:510:363
- Academic Credits: 3
- Predictability: Offered Occasionally (Every 4-6 Semesters)
- Semester(s) Offered: Fall, Spring
Syllabus: Fall 2022
Syllabus Disclaimer: The information on this syllabus is subject to change. For up-to-date course information, please refer to the syllabus on your course site (Sakai, Canvas, etc.) on the first day of class.