History Courses at PSU

HST 103: Modern Europe and the World

This is an introduction to the making of modern Europe through a multifaceted and historically specific account of its entanglements with capitalism and colonialism. We will explore not only how Europe shaped the world, but also how the world shaped Euro

HST 106: Intro to World History, Since 1600

Global revolution. Industrial unrest. Capitalism. Imperialism. Decolonization. World wars. Come learn about the people, places and events that brought us global modernity and still shape our world today. 
 

HST 297: History through Film: Modern Britain

Watch Britain come to life through the movies! We'll explore landmark films from the 1930s to the present, tracing complex themes like family, national identity, class, gender and ethnicity in a popular art form accessible to a mass audience. 
 

HST 300: Historical Imagination

An introduction to the study of history and its scholarly discipline combining historiography - the history of historical scholarship and methodology - with an assessment of its philosophical, ideological, and controversial issues.

HST 343U: American Family History

This course views the history of American families from the colonial period through the present day as a means to aid in our understanding of the social history of the United States.

HST 329U: U.S. History, 1960-2000

This course explores the causes of political and cultural polarization in the tumultuous period spanning the presidency of John F. Kennedy and the early twenty-first century.

HST 382U: Palestine and Israel

Topics that we will examine include: the rise of nationalism; settler colonialism; sectarian conflict; decolonization; nation-building; ethnic cleansing; the Arab-Israeli wars; religion and politics; and the many efforts to bring about a peaceful settlement.

HST 384U: The Ottoman World

Major themes include the rise of the Ottoman Empire, the Ottomans and the early modern world (c. 1500-1800), evolution of the Ottoman state, law and religion, economy and society, and popular culture and lifestyle. 
 

HST 390U: Topics in World History: Japanese American Internment

February 19, 2022 marked the 80th anniversary of the issuance of the executive order that led to the internment of Japanese Americans, one of the darkest chapters in American history.