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Department of History
Current Courses

Director of Undergraduate Studies

Michael Kozuh

Michael Kozuh

Jane Dickson Lanier Professor

Director of Undergraduate Studies

mgk0001@auburn.edu

HIST #

Course Title

Course Description

2010

U.S. History to 1877

North America, from the Columbian Exchange to Reconstruction, with focuses on the causes of the Revolution and Civil War

2020

U.S. History since 1877

From westward expansion to the War on Terror, 150 years of U.S. history exploring social, political, economic, and cultural developments.

2080

European History since 1789

Explore War and Revolution, Dictatorship and Democracy, Peoples and Nations, and Industry and Empire in Europe's Modern Era.

2100

Survey of Latin American History

Latin American history from its Amerindian beginnings to the present.

2130

Survey of Middle Eastern History I

Religious controversy? Check. Premodern warfare? Check. Political intrigue? Check. Love poetry? Check. Fulfill some HIST or CTSE reqs? Checkmate.

3000

History of Southeastern Indians

An Indigenous history of Alabama & the Southeast from time immemorial to the present. Topics include: cultures, colonialism, trade, wars, removal, policy, education, arts, & activism.

3030

African American History

History of African Americans from African origins to the modern era, focusing on enslavement, emancipation and the struggle for equal rights.

3330

Issues in German & Central European History

This course will explore explanations of the Nazi Holocaust and provide an overview of modern German history.

3540

Science, Technology and
‘the Law’ 

This course examines the history of legal hot topics that have been shaped by new ideas in science and medicine and changing legal cultures brought by new technologies. Law & Justice program elective

3970

Special Topics: Fascism

The term ‘fascism’ has been used in a variety of contexts, but what is it exactly? We analyze primary and secondary sources to explore the history of fascism as it developed in Italy and spread throughout Europe. Includes RTTP.

3970

Special Topics: WWII in Africa

This course focuses on how Africans shaped the Second World War and how the war transformed everyday life and politics on the African continent. We will learn about topics such as military combats, the economic contributions of ordinary people to the Allied victory, resistance against European domination, and the movement for political freedom that unfolded during and after 1945.

3970

Special Topics: Witch Hunts in Early Modern Europe

Witch Hunts in Early Modern Europe; Description: Sick animals, strange deaths, withered crops, nocturnal flights, diabolic pacts. To Europeans of the 16th and 17th centuries, witchcraft was NOT just a bunch of hocus pocus.

5000

American Colonial History

A history of colonial North America from coast to coast, told through the stories of its diverse British, Indigenous, African, Spanish, French, and Dutch inhabitants.

5020

Early American Republic: The Age of Jefferson

A deep dive into the life, thought, and legacy of Thomas Jefferson, primarily through his own writings.

5070

Modern U.S. History

United States history since 1929 with particular emphasis on economics, politics, and social change

5370

Early Modern Britain

From Reformation to Civil War, to growing English overseas power, let’s explore some major topics in Tudor-Stuart English history via rich primary sources

5970

Special Topics: The Persian Empire

Think Game of Thrones + the movie 300 + the Bible + Herodotus + Alexander the Great + some of the most interesting monuments of the Ancient Near East + tens of thousands of cuneiform texts.

5970

Special Topics: Gender & Medicine

Explores the intersections of healthcare and medicine with broader cultural understandings of gender and sexuality in the West from about 1750-the present. Topics will include hysteria, reproductive justice, reproductive technologies, eugenics, sexuality, disability, and birth control.

 

Director of Undergraduate Studies

Michael Kozuh

Michael Kozuh

Professor

Director of Undergraduate Studies

mgk0001@auburn.edu