Empires & Globalization in World History I HST 149

The first semester focuses on the transition from democracy to empire in the ancient world and social and political transitions in the medieval world. The topics include from Athenian democracy to imperialism, from Roman Republic to Roman Empire, and the world system before European hegemony. 4 credits

Empires & Globalization in World History II HST 150

The second semester focuses on the relationship between empire-building and globalization. The topics include early modern globalization, the British Empire, and the formation of Atlantic World. 4 credits

History of Spain I HST 357

This course examines and explores the political, economic and social history of Spain from antiquity to 1700. Topics include: Spain before the Roman Conquest; Roman Spain; from slave society to feudal society; the Islamic state and the Christian Reconquest; the formation of the national state; the Spanish Empire and the Golden Age; the Hapsburg state; Spain and the Counterreformation; the Hapsburg decline; the crisis of 1700. 4 credits

History of Spain II HST 358

This course examines and explores the political, economic and social history of Spain from 1700 to the present. Topics include: the War of Spanish Succession; the Bourbon state; the Enlightenment in Spain; the impact of the French Revolution; Spain in the Napoleonic Wars; the rise of liberalism, socialism and anarchism; the crisis of 1898; the problems of modernization; the Spanish Civil War and the Franco regime; the transition from dictatorship to democracy; Spain's international position today. 4 credits

Europe in the 20th Century HST 412

This course examines the political, economic, social and cultural history of Europe in the 20th century. It analyzes the main events in the history of the continent: World War One, the Russian Revolution and World War Two. It also studies the division of the continent into the Eastern and Western Blocs during the Cold War, and the process of European integration, from the Treaty of Rome to the European Union. Finally, it focuses on Europe after the Cold War. 4 credits

Nazi Germany HST 414

German and European preconditions; the Versailles Treaty and the failure of the Weimar Republic; Hitler's ideas, collaborators and institutions; Nazi foreign and domestic policy; World War II and the concentration camps. 4 credits