UGC 112C World Civilization II Professor Mazon M W 2 00 2 50 Reg recitation section This course outlines the major political economic social cultural and intellectual developments in the world since 1500 Featured topics include the rise of the West the Enlightenment the French Revolution the Industrial Revolution nationalism European imperialism the world wars of the 20th century the impact of communism as a global movement the Cold War and the impact of globalization Recitation sections registration in a recitation section gives automatic registration in the lecture C1 C2 C3 C4 C5 M T T W T 12 00 12 50 9 30 10 20 2 00 2 50 10 00 10 50 12 30 1 20 Reg Reg Reg Reg Reg 297052 164109 364689 094966 491854 C6 C7 C8 C9 C10 R R F F W 3 004 001 002 004 00 3 50 4 50 1 50 2 50 4 50 Reg Reg Reg Reg Reg 424433 305451 030777 084146 362381 UGC 112N World Civilization II Professor Wise T R 12 30 1 20 Reg recitation section This course covers a vast sweep of world history beginning with the Mongol Empire and ending with a view of the global present Globalization as described by politicians and economists and protested and praised by other observers has a specific meaning in our own time We will study the emergence of a global economy and the intersection of cultures that marked the history of the world well before the twentieth and twenty first centuries The topics of the course will draw on political economic social and cultural history The perspective of the course will shift as we try to look at events and developments from the vantage point of participants and observers of insiders and outsiders to particular cultures regions and states Recitation sections registration in a recitation section gives automatic registration in the lecture N1 N2 N3 N4 N5 M W W W M 11 00 11 50 2 00 2 50 3 00 3 00 4 00 4 50 12 00 12 50 Reg Reg Reg Reg Reg 037707 243398 039049 252708 288244 N6 N7 N8 N9 N10 R 3 00 3 50 Reg F 1 00 1 50 Reg F 9 00 9 50 Reg F 10 00 10 50 Reg M 1 00 1 50 Reg 207190 243036 381146 271201 254700 UGC 112V World Civilization II Professor Schen M W 11 00 11 50 Reg recitation section This course will explore common themes in the birth of the modern world the rise of individualism science and the encounter with the other Students will be required to write three 2 page papers on particular reading assignments There will also be a midterm paper 4 5 pages and a final paper 5 6 pages Attendance and participation in the discussion section is required Readings will include the textbook Worlds Together Worlds Apart Recitation sections registration in a recitation section gives automatic registration in the lecture V1 V2 V3 V4 V5 M M T W W 3 00 3 50 4 00 4 50 11 00 11 50 2 00 2 50 3 00 3 50 Reg Reg Reg Reg Reg 266000 290179 112072 486971 390625 V6 V7 V8 V9 V10 W T F F F 4 00 4 50 2 00 2 50 11 00 11 50 3 00 3 50 1 00 1 50 Reg Reg Reg Reg Reg 212982 111504 420213 344298 447725 HIS 103 Introduction to African American Studies Professor Nieves T R 8 00 9 20 Reg 183204 Approaches and methods are designed to explore and understand the African American experience and the African Diaspora This course aims to acquaint students with the nature of African American studies as a field of intellectual inquiry and as a degree program offered by the University at Buffalo Cross listed with AAS 100 reg 128796 USH HIS 113 Myth and Religion in the Ancient World Professor Woodard M W F 10 00 10 50 Reg 270799 An investigation of the mythic and religious traditions of the ancient Greeks and Romans The Greco Roman traditions are examined in comparison with those of other ancient Indo European peoples especially the Hittites Indians Persians Celts and Vikings Cross listed with CL 113 reg 025849 RSP 113 reg 470213 EAR HIS 161 U S History I Professor Ellis T R 2 00 2 50 Reg recitation section This is a survey of American history to 1865 Stress will be placed on the interaction of social political intellectual and constitutional developments No attempt will be made to cover every aspect of the period Instead certain topics will be treated with some depth seventeenth century New England the American Revolution and the United States Constitution the growth of democracy and capitalism the Old South slavery and the coming of the Civil War USH Recitation sections registration in a recitation section gives automatic registration in the lecture E1 E2 E3 F F F 8 00 8 50 8 00 8 50 9 00 9 50 Reg 203378 Reg 077023 Reg 391126 E4 E5 E6 F F F 9 00 9 50 Reg 124907 10 00 10 50 Reg 180529 10 00 10 50 Reg 327286 HIS 161 U S History I Instructor Pflugrad Jackisch M 7 00 9 40 Reg 206565 This is a survey of American history from the great Trans Atlantic contact of 1492 to Reconstruction We shall discuss a broad range of subjects from economics and wars to culture religion and gender There will be special emphasis on the invention of the American political system and the crucial problem of race We shall consider the changing lives of ordinary people as well as the broad trends which shaped society as a whole USH HIS 162 U S History II Professor Cahn M W 12 00 12 50 Reg recitation section This course is an introduction to the history of the United States from Reconstruction to the present Because of the vast amount of material my approach will be selective emphasizing some events and issues but not necessarily leaving out others By looking at major trends and key moments of history like industrialization civil rights popular cultures and the Cold War we will analyze and interpret some of the central developments in U S political economic and social history As a Cultural Pluralism course we will constantly focus on issues of race ethnicity and gender as they enter into and shape major historical developments The class is designed for you to THINK about history its interpretations its significance its contradictions and its relevance to you You ll get various perspectives throughout the course my own the teaching assistants and those of other historians Part of your work for the course is to understand these explanations and to actively agree or disagree by articulating and supporting your own interpretations With this in mind in addition to attending lectures you will be discussing a variety of primary sources as well as scholarly articles You will also be asked to write regularly throughout the course as a way to deepen your own understanding and sharpen your views USH Recitation sections registration in a recitation section …