Military and Diplomatic History Concentration

Military and Diplomatic History Concentration

This concentration will focus on the “New Military History” and an expansive diplomatic history in academic scholarship, integrating the traditional emphasis on strategy, tactics, battlefield operations, and diplomatic relations  with a broader and more inclusive approach  towards understanding war and diplomacy.  Students will consider themes such as  imperialism, neo-colonialism, ancient and modern state-building, transnational and trans-regional  connections, and the role of social, cultural, and environmental factors in military and diplomatic history. Many of the courses do not require 
previous knowledge and are designed to enable  students of diverse intellectual backgrounds to better connect past events
with current affairs globally as military and diplomatic history remain highly relevant to the world of today and tomorrow.

Select four courses from the following:4
HIST 205H
Africa in the Age of Imperialism
HIST 211H
History of Ancient Greece
HIST 212H
History of Ancient Rome
HIST 230H
The History of Modern Germany, 1770-Present
HIST 242H
The Soviet Collapse
HIST 248H
U.S.-Latin American Relations
HIST 270H
The History of Modern China
HIST 271H
The History of Modern Japan
HIST 306H
The Modern Middle East
HIST 313
The Fall of the Roman Empire
HIST 317B
Crusades: Faith and Politics in the Middle East
HIST 323S
The French Revolution, 1770-1815: The Enlightenment, Terror, and Napoleon
HIST 326H
Germany in War and Revolution: From the Second Empire to the Third Reich
HIST 329H
Nazi Germany: History, Politics, and Culture
HIST 330H
World War II: A Global History
HIST 331S
The Holocaust
HIST 345H
Gender, War, and Violence in 20th Century Eastern Europe
HIST 347H
World War II in Asia: The Second Sino-Japanese War
HIST 353H
The American Civil War
HIST 365H
The American Revolution
HIST 376S
Global Migration and Diasporas
Students must identify a senior research (HIST 499) topic related to military and/or diplomatic history, broadly defined.1
Total Units5