History and Sociology Undergraduate Classes by Specialization

Classes by Area of Specialization

(see tabs- HTS majors must select three classes from one specialization area)

U.S. Society

  • HTS 2001 – Early American History
  • HTS 2002 – American Revolution
  • HTS 2006 – History of the Old South to 1865
  • HTS 2007 – History of the New South
  • HTS 2011 – The Gilded Age
  • HTS 2013 – Modern America
  • HTS 2015 – History of Sports in America
  • HTS 2052 – North American Borderlands
  • HTS 2085 – Reel History
  • HTS 3001 – American Economic History
  • HTS 3002 – History of American Business
  • HTS 3005 – American Environmental History
  • HTS 3006 – United States Labor History
  • HTS 3009 – The American Civil War
  • HTS 3011 – The City in American History
  • HTS 3012 – Urban Sociology
  • HTS 3015 – History of Vietnam War
  • HTS 3016 – Women and Gender in the U.S.
  • HTS 3018 – New Religions and Cults in America
  • HTS 3019 – Family/Sexuality/Social Change in U.S.
  • HTS 3022 – Gender and Sports
  • HTS 3023 – Free People of Color
  • HTS 3024 – African-American History to 1865
  • HTS 3025 – African-American History since 1865
  • HTS 3026 – Race and Ethnicity
  • HTS 3027 – The Civil Rights Movement
  • HTS 3068 – Social Movements
  • HTS 3070 – Culture and Society
  • HTS 3073 – Sociology of Sports
  • HTS 3083 – Technology and American Society
  • HTS 3100 – Introduction to Museum Studies

Global Studies

  • HTS 1031 – Europe Since the Renaissance
  • HTS 2036 – Revolutionary Europe
  • HTS 2037 – 20th Century Europe
  • HTS 2040 – History of Islamic Societies to 1500s
  • HTS 2041 – History of the Modern Middle East
  • HTS 2051 – Colonial Latin America
  • HTS 2053 – Modern Latin American History
  • HTS 2061 – Traditional Asia
  • HTS 2062 – Asia in Modern World
  • HTS 2100 – Science, Technology, and the Modern World
  • HTS 3030 – History of Medieval Europe (350-1400)
  • HTS 3031 – European Labor History
  • HTS 3032 – European Intellectual History
  • HTS 3033 – Medieval England
  • HTS 3035 – Britain 1815 – 1914  
  • HTS 3036 – Britain Since 1914
  • HTS 3038 – French Revolution
  • HTS 3039 – Modern France
  • HTS 3041 – Modern Spain
  • HTS 3043 – Modern Germany
  • HTS 3045 – Nazi Germany and the Holocaust
  • HTS 3046 – Science, Politics, and Culture in Nazi Germany
  • HTS 3048 – Modern Russian History
  • HTS 3051 – Women/Gender in Middle East
  • HTS 3055 – Globalization in the Modern Era
  • HTS 3061 – Modern China
  • HTS 3062 – Modern Japan
  • HTS 3063 – British Colonization
  • HTS 3064 – Sociology of Development
  • HTS 3065 – History of Global Societies
  • HTS 3067 – Revolutionary Movements
  • HTS 3069 – Modern Cuba

Power, Inequality, and Social Justice

  • HTS 2016 – Social Issues and Public Policy
  • HTS 3006 – United States Labor History
  • HTS 3008 – Class, Power, and Inequality
  • HTS 3011 – The City in American History
  • HTS 3012 – Urban Sociology
  • HTS 3016 – Women and Gender in the U.S.
  • HTS 3017 – Sociology of Gender
  • HTS 3020 – Gender and Technology
  • HTS 3021 – Women in Science and Engineering
  • HTS 3022 – Gender and Sports
  • HTS 3023 – Free People of Color
  • HTS 3024 – African-American History to 1865
  • HTS 3025 – African-American History Since 1865
  • HTS 3026 – Race and Ethnicity
  • HTS 3027 – The Civil Rights Movement
  • HTS 3031 – European Labor History
  • HTS 3051 – Women/Gender in the Middle East
  • HTS 3067 – Revolutionary Movements
  • HTS 3068 – Social Movements
  • HTS 3071 – Sociology of Crime
  • HTS 3072 – Sociology of Education

Politics, Economics, and Innovation

  • HTS 1081 – Engineering in History
  • HTS 2016 – Social Issues and Public Policy
  • HTS 2100 – Science, Technology, and the Modern World
  • HTS 3001 – American Economic History
  • HTS 3002 – History of American Business
  • HTS 3003 – Sociology of Economic Institutions
  • HTS 3006 – United States Labor History
  • HTS 3007 – Sociology of Work and Industry
  • HTS 3031 – European Labor History
  • HTS 3064 – Sociology of Development
  • HTS 3066 – Sociology of Politics and Society
  • HTS 3068 – Social Movements
  • HTS 3080 – History of Rocketry
  • HTS 3083 – Technology and American Society
  • HTS 3084 – Culture and Technology
  • HTS 3085 – Law, Technology, and Politics

Culture and Society

  • HTS 2015 – History of Sports in America
  • HTS 2085 – Reel History
  • HTS 3022 – Gender and Sports
  • HTS 3046 – Science, Politics, and Culture in Nazi Germany
  • HTS 3070 – Culture and Society
  • HTS 3073 – Sociology of Sports
  • HTS 3084 – Culture and Technology
  • HTS 3100 – Introduction to Museum Studies

Communities, Environment, and Sustainability

  • HTS 2017 – Environmental Sociology
  • HTS 2018 – Food and Society
  • HTS 2086 – Semester in the City: Engaging Communities
  • HTS 3005 – American Environmental History
  • HTS 3011 – The City in American History
  • HTS 3012 – Urban Sociology
  • HTS 3026 – Race and Ethnicity
  • HTS 3064 – Sociology of Development
  • HTS 3071 – Sociology of Crime
  • HTS 3072 – Sociology of Education
  • HTS 3081 – Technology and the Environment

Science, Technology, and Medicine

  • HTS 1081 – Engineering in History
  • HTS 2080 – Introduction to History of Disease and Medicine
  • HTS 2081 – Scientific Revolution
  • HTS 2082 – Technology and Science in the Industrial Age
  • HTS 2084 – Technology and Society
  • HTS 2100 – Science, Technology, and the Modern World
  • HTS 3020 – Gender and Technology
  • HTS 3021 – Women in Science and Engineering
  • HTS 3046 – Science, Politics, and Culture in Nazi Germany
  • HTS 3080 – History of Rocketry
  • HTS 3081 – Technology and the Environment
  • HTS 3082 – Sociology of Science
  • HTS 3083 – Technology and American Society
  • HTS 3084 – Culture and Technology
  • HTS 3085 – Law, Technology, and Politics
  • HTS 3086 – Sociology of Medicine and Health
  • HTS 3087 – History of Medicine
  • HTS 3088 – Race, Medicine, and Science
  • HTS 3089 – Science, Technology, and Sports

Additional Notes

To view classes offered during a particular term visit the semester-specific class list or go to OSCAR.

NOTE:  The School of History and Sociology (HSOC) is an interdisciplinary unit and offers undergraduate classes under three prefixes: History (HIST), Sociology (SOC), and History, Technology, and Society (HTS).  Classes designated with the prefix HTS can be either history or sociology.  

Key to Class Attributes

Classes in the School of History and Sociology carry a variety of attributes.  Attributes are denoted for each of the classes, using the following abbreviations:

If clarification is needed in a particular case, contact the department