Course Syllabi

Below is a sampling of the syllabi for the history courses offered during the 2005 spring semester sorted by instructor. The syllabi should be a useful resource not only for students enrolled in the courses, but for students interested in these courses and prospective students curious about the range of topics taught at Wooster and the typical structure of a history course.

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Michael Behrent - Visiting Instructor of History

History 107 - Western Civilization Since 1600
History 210 - Intellectual History of Modern Europe

David Gedalecia - Professor of History

History 201 - Modern China

Madonna Hettinger - Lawrence Stanley Associate Professor of Medieval History

History 299 - Making History: Theory & Methods
History 301 - The Plague

Alphine W. Jefferson - Professor of History

History 232 - Twentieth Century Africa
History 246 - American Urban History

Mary Linehan - Visiting Associate Professor of History

History 111 - American Experience Since 1877
History 19901 - Colonial America

Peter Pozefsky - Associate Professor of History

On leave.

Jeff Roche - Assistant Professor of History

History 239 - The United States Since 1945

Hayden Schilling - Professor of History

History 10121 - Hitler and the Nazi State
History 221 - Modern Britain

Greg Shaya - Assistant Professor of History

On leave.

Ageeth Sluis - Visiting Instructor in History

History 10148 - Modern Revolution in Latin America
History 216 - Modern Latin America

Karen Taylor - Associate Professor of History

On leave.

David Tompkins - John Garber Drushal Distinguished Visiting Assistant Professor of History

History 10147 - Europe: Music and Politics
History 19902 - Central Europe Since 1848