Course
Descriptions
Strathclyde
(STR) Course
Schedules
These
courses are taught at the University of Strathclyde in
Glasgow, Scotland and are available to students accepted into
the Joint M.A./Ph.D. program between Central Michigan
University and the University of Strathclyde. The University
of Strathclyde offers a variety of courses, which include the
following:
The
American Economy, 1865-1917
The economic and social development of the USA from the end of
the Civil War to its entry into World War One. The approach
will be thematic: including industry, agriculture, transport,
banking, migration and government policy.
The
British Economy I: 1870-1914
The British economy from the watershed of the 1870s through
the outbreak of the First World War set in the context of
rising German and especially U.S. performance in world
economic terms.
British
Politics since 1914
Focuses on party fortunes, ideological development, and the
management of decline. Students will consider the decline of
the Liberal Party and rise of Labour, the inter-war National
Government, extremism, appeasement, the Churchill coalition,
formation of the welfare state, consensus politics, and
Thatcherism.
Customs
and Culture in Britain since 1750
This course introduces students to the range and nature of
calendar-based customs in Britain since the mid-eighteenth
century. Students will develop an understanding of the way in
which customs have contributed towards identities in late
modern Britain.
Early
Modern Scotland
The development of early modern Scotland from the origins of
the Scottish Reformation to the Revolution of 1689-1690.
Edwardian
Britain
This class will examine in depth the bitter conflicts that
dominated the politics of the period: constitutional reforms
of the House of Lords; Irish Home Rule; the role of Labor; the
roots of social welfare; and the demands for women's suffrage.
The policies that led to Britain's involvement in the Great
War will be the subject of a major part of the class.
Europe
during the Reformation
Between c. 1450 and c. 1650, Europe completed its transition
to early modern forms of political structures, cultural
orientations, early capitalism and new social groups. The
class devotes special attention to the great religious
revolution and the Reformation which altered the centuries-old
ecclesiastical and cultural structures.
Europe
during the Renaissance
Europe's transition from medieval to early modern forms of
political activities, cultural forms, economic enterprise and
social structures between c. 1250 and c. 1500. Special
attention will be devoted to Renaissance Italy in recognition
of the peninsula's unique cultural developments during the
15th century.
Florence
in the Age of the Renaissance, I
Political, economic, and social patterns and changes in the
city-state of Florence between the thirteenth and sixteenth
centuries. Placed within the context of the larger Italian
Renaissance.
Florence
in the Age of the Renaissance, II
Cultural changes found in humanism and the fine arts using
original sources in translation and visual aids. Emphasis is
on the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries.
Franco-German
Relations during the Early Twentieth Century: The Ruhr Crisis,
1923-1924, I
Examines post-World War I reparations agreements and France's
invasion of the Ruhr district in January 1923 to ensure German
compliance. Also investigates France's long term goals of
forming a Rhineland Republic.
Franco-German
Relations during the Early Twentieth Century: The Ruhr Crisis,
1923-1924, II
Investigates Germany's response to the 1923 French invasion,
and the resulting impact in both countries. Students will also
analyze efforts to reconcile French security fears with German
economic might.
From
Chartism to Labour: Working Class Politics, 1850-1918, I
Study of the process by which sections of the working class
campaigned for and won the franchise, then moved through
support for Liberal radicalism to demands for an independent
labour movement. Focus on organizations and ideologies
including Fabianism, the Social Democratic Federation, the ILP,
and trade unions.
From
Chartism to Labour: Working Class Politics, 1850-1918, II
Case study of the development of an Independent Labour
Movement in Scotland, then consideration of obstacles to labour independence before 1914, including the appeal of both
Liberalism and popular Conservatism. Course concludes by
examining the organizational development of the Labour Party.
General
Essay Seminar
The General Essay Class meets in seminar form to discuss
general historiographical, methodological and philosophical
issues of interest to the historical profession.
Germany
between the Wars
This course will familiarize students with key events in the
history of interwar Germany and explore how historians have
analyzed and interpreted these events.
Historiography
An introduction to conceptual and methodological issues in the
study of history and introduces students to a range of current
methodological and historiographical debates.
History
of American Education
Colonial origins of American education, the common school
movement, education in the South, responses to urbanization
and agricultural change, Progressive education, and school
problems since the 1950s.
Honors
Dissertation
The student undertakes a dissertation of 7,000-10,000 words
under the supervision of an appointed and appropriate member
of staff. The topic often involves researching in original.
India,
1857-1947: Colonialism, Nationalism, and the Raj, I
Developmental limitations in a colonial economy and the role
of economic issues in nationalist debate, including
deindustrialization of indigenous industries,
commercialization of agriculture and famine, debates between
Nehru and Ghandhi.
India,
1857-1947: Colonialism, Nationalism, and the Raj, II
Economic policies and political debates seen through
government papers, trade union and business records, memoirs,
and newspapers.
The
International Economy since 1900
Focuses on the laissez-faire international economy before 1914
and its breakdown, the emergence of a managed international
monetary system after 1945 and its 1970s collapse, the role of
developing countries in the international economy, and
developmental problems faced by both industrial countries and
LDSs.
Introduction
to Qualitative Methods for Historians
This class is designed to provide students with an
understanding of the main forms of statistical evidence used
by historians and laboratory training in statistical
techniques and computer applications simultaneously.
Instruction will move very gradually from simple spreadsheet
and database operations to the application of these to samples
of historical statistics.
Irish
Society, c. 1700-1860
This class will focus on two major and related themes: the
failure of Irish modernization and emergence of profound
social crisis in the first half of the 19th century.
Appropriate parallels and contrasts will be drawn with the
Scottish experience.
The
Italian Renaissance c. 1250-c. 1600
An investigation of the history of Italy from the
mid-thirteenth and later-sixteenth centuries focusing on the
political, economic and social, intellectual and artistic
development of the central and northern Italian city-states.
Labor
and Industrial Relations, 1850-1914
A study of the history of organized labor, and the evolving
relationship between employers, the state and workers through
the mature phase of industrialization from the mid 19th
century to World War One, focusing particularly on the British
experience.
Labor,
Society and Industrial Relations since World War I
A study of the history of the organized labor movement, and
the relationships between capital, labor and the state in
Britain from 1914-Present.
Meiji
Japan, 1868-1912: An Asian Response to the West
Japan's transformation from an apparent feudal backwater to an
expansionist industrial state. Social and economic development
of agriculture before and after industrialization.
The
Nature of Work, 1890-1939, I
A social history of the workplace, labor processes, and the
connections between labor and socio-political attitudes and
behavior.
The
Nature of Work, 1890-1939, II
Provides extensive work in key primary source materials
related to the work experience, including government, factory,
union, medical, and journalistic perspectives.
Origins
of Elizabethan Policy, 1557-1574, I
Issues paramount in 1557-1563: Elizabeth's accession, the
making and implementation of the religious settlement of 1559
and interventions in Scotland and France. Intensive discussion
of contemporary documents and later historiography.
Origins
of Elizabethan Policy, 1557-1574, II
Issues of trade, Irish policy, international ideological
tension, the rebellion of 1569, revolt in the Netherlands, and
the emergence of Puritanism.
Peter
the Great's Russia, 1682-1725, I
Investigates the relationship between Peter's foreign policy
and domestic changes, and the transition from the Tsardom of
Muscovy to the Russian Empire.
Peter
the Great's Russia, 1682-1725, II
Examines Russia's emergence as a major European power. Focus
is on developments in the Russian state, society, economy, and
culture.
Popular
Culture in Urban Britain, c. 1750-1950, I
The context, nature and structure of pre-industrial popular
culture and how this was challenged and altered by the advent
of rapid urban growth. There will be a particular focus here
on the nature and meaning of 'leisure' and how it evolved in
the context of the rise of waged labor, urban residence and
increasing migration.
Popular
Culture in Urban Britain, c. 1750-1950, II
Part II emphasizes developments in the twentieth century and
the use of primary sources.
Race,
Religion, and Reform: The United States, 1886-1917, I
Students will examine effects of rapid urbanization,
industrialization, and mass immigration, using documentary
sources to discuss the discovery of poverty, expansion of
education, women and the settlement house movement, race
relations, and trade unions.
Race,
Religion, and Reform: The United States, 1886-1917, II
This course will enable students to continue exploration of
social and political change as new arrivals and economic
change altered a traditionally rural, Protestant-dominated
society.
Russia
in Ferment: Revolutionary Activity in the Twentieth Century
Drawing on new archival sources, this course studies
revolutionary traditions, social and political problems of
industrialization, and the strains of "Great Power"
status in the late Tsarist and the Soviet areas.
Science
and Religion in Victorian England
Challenges the notion of a neat progression from faith in
religion to belief in science by examining a range of views
espoused by Victorians about the natural and supernatural
worlds.
Scotland
and Britain: The Development of Scottish and British
Identities in Scotland from c. 1707 to the Present, I
The class will chart the development of Scottish and British
national identities in Scotland after union and changes that
were generated by the Scottish Enlightenment. Special
attention will be given to changing self-perceptions of
cultural traditions in Scotland.
Scotland
and Britain: The Development of Scottish and British
Identities in Scotland from c. 1707 to the Present, II
"Imperial Scotland" will begin with a study of
Scotland's role in the British Empire and conclude with the
growth of Scottish nationalism in the 1960s and 1970s.
Emphasis in research with primary sources.
Scotland
in the Age of Union, 1680-1707, I
Examines the key historical developments in Scotland from the
arrival of James, Duke of York, in 1680 to the fundamental
crisis in Anglo-Scottish relations in 1702.
Scotland
in the Age of Union, 1680-1707, II
Detailed study of the origins and impact of the Treaty of
union of 1707. Examines the development of constitutional
nationalism, progress of treaty negotiations, and the nature
of the union debates.
Slavery
in World History
An examination of the institution of slavery in different
historical periods and in different regions of the world.
Social
History of American Sport
Organized sports in the United States from colonial times to
the present examining the growth and development of a wide
range of sports, both as a professional industry and as a
leisure activity.
Spain
from the 1870s to the 1990s
Cultural, economic, political, religious and social aspects of
Spanish History to understand the historical development of
modern Spain.
Stuart
Britain, 1603-1720
This class studies the political developments of the British
monarchy after 1603. The causes, events and consequences of
the Civil War of 1640-1660 form its central subject.
Tudor
England, 1550-1603
This class studies the evolution of the English political
system from the bastard feudalism of the 15th century to the
parliamentary monarchy of Elizabeth I; its main theme is the
impact of the Reformation on government and society.
Twentieth-Century
Czechoslovakia
Major themes in twentieth-century European history. Students
will obtain a solid grounding in the history of Czechoslovakia
from its creation to its dissolution.
United
States between the World Wars, I
The effects of economic boom and new consumer products,
government minimalism, international issues, and the changing
status of women and ethnic minorities.
United
States between the World Wars, II
The effects of economic slump for rural and urban America, the
pragmatic activism of New Dealers, the growth of organized
labor, and changes in the situation of racial minorities.
Victorian
Britain
The politics, values and beliefs of Victorian Britain. Themes
of the class include the expansion of democracy, the growing
challenge to Liberal domination from both Conservatism and
Socialism; and the secularization of society.
Work
and Community Placement in History
This public history internship requires preparation of an
article length essay and a script for the Royal Museum of
Scotland in Edinburgh. Topics will be selected from Scottish
history, c. 1600 to the present.
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