Hellenic Studies Courses
HS 100 - The Greek World (4)
An interdisciplinary introduction to the Greek culture in different periods. Using various sources and materials the course explores continuities and ruptures, evolutions and revolutions, and the impact such issues have on the imagination of people today. Breadth-Humanities.
HS 276 - Social, Economic, and Political History of the Mediterranean (3)
Examines the history of the Mediterranean region that for millennia has been a focal point of human exchange as well as conflict. Considers the entire period from antiquity to the modern world. Students with credit for HIST 276 may not take HS 276 for further credit. Breadth-Humanities.
HS 277 - History of Greek Civilization (3)
Surveys the history of Greek civilization from Mycenaean Greece to the twentieth century. Students who have taken HIST 307 under this topic or HIST 277 may not take this course for further credit. Breadth-Humanities.
HS 278 - The Greeks in the Ottoman Empire (3)
Explores the lives of Greeks under Ottoman rule and how the Ottoman systems of administration and taxation, as well as culture and religion, affected and influenced them. Examines how they maintained a Hellenic identity and how this identity contributed to their struggle for independence. Students with credit for HIST 278 may not take HS 278 for further credit. Breadth-Humanities.
HS 279 - Greece in the 20th Century (3)
Examines the political and socio-economic evolution of 20th century Greece in tandem with the cultural transformation of the country from an agrarian based society to the urban dominated structure that characterizes Greece today. Students with credit for HIST 279 may not take HS 279 for further credit. Breadth-Humanities.
HS 280 - War in the Balkans and the Making of the 21st Century (3)
Provides an overview of the second World War as a backdrop to the dramatic changes in Greece and South Eastern Europe. Students with credit for HS 280 may not take IS 280 for further credit.
HS 303 - Selected Topics in Hellenic Studies (4)
The study of issues related to Hellenic Studies not offered in regular courses.
HS 304 - Alexander the Great and the Quest for World Empire (4)
This course examines Alexander in the context of ancient history as well as his legacy, which provides unique insight into why there have been and continue to be illusive and deadly quests for world domination. Prerequisite: 45 units, including 9 units of lower division history credit or permission of instructor. Students with credit for HIST 304 may not repeat this course for further credit.
HS 307 - Selected Topics in Hellenic Studies (4)
Selected Topics. Prerequisite: 45 units including 9 units of lower division History. Students with credit for HIST 307 may not take HS 307 for further credit.
HS 308 - Byzantium from Constantine to the end of the Dark Ages: 4th to the 9th Centuries (4)
Examines the first 5 centuries of the Byzantine history, focusing on the state that survived, by twelve hundred years, the collapse of the Western roman empire in the fifth century AD, and follows the evolution of its culture, language, political traditions and religion. Prerequisite: 45 units including 9 units of lower division history. Students with credit for HIST 308 may not take HS 308 for further credit.
HS 317 - From Reconstruction to Destruction: The Byzantine Empire from the 9th to the 15th Centuries (4)
Covers Byzantine history from the 9th century and the end of the "Dark Ages" to the end of the Empire in the 15th century and offers students an account of the Byzantine State's and its society's interaction with the Islamic and Christian European world of the west. Prerequisite: 45 units, including 9 units of lower division history. Students with credit for HIST 317 may not take this course for further credit.
HS 359 - Constructing the Nation State in Greece, the Balkans, and the Mediterranean (4)
Investigates the construction of nation states in Greece, the Balkans and the Mediterranean with a focus on the ideas of the Nation and the Nation State. Examines specific cases such as Greece, Yugoslavia, Bulgaria, and the development of Israel. Prerequisite: 45 units. Students with credit for HIST 359 may not take HS 359 for further credit.
HS 364 - Traveller, Diplomatic, and Media Narratives in Greece, the Balkans and the Mediterranean (4)
Considers the accounts of foreign travellers and correspondents of the region in question from the early Grand Tour to the present and contrasts these accounts with historical facts and developments. Examines how perceptions regarding the Balkans (or the Mediterranean) were formed as well as their persistence in modern times. Prerequisite: 45 units. Students with credit for HIST 364 may not take HS 364 for further credit.
HS 403 - Selected Topics in Hellenic Studies (4)
The study of issues related to Hellenic Studies not offered in regular courses.
HS 421 - Modern Greece, 1864-1925 (4)
Greece and Greek society will serve as a case study of a Balkan country that underwent several political and social transformations. Prerequisite: 45 units including nine units of lower division history. Students with credit for HIST 421 may not take this course for further credit.
HS 422 - Greece, 1935-1944: Occupation and Resistance (4)
Examines the cycle of violence that followed the Axis occupation of Greece and created a political schism that lasted until the 1980s. The course will focus on Greek resistance, foreign relations and relations with the British intelligence services. Prerequisite: 45 units including nine units of lower division history. Students with credit for HIST 422 may not take this course for further credit.
HS 437 - Fighting for God: Religion, Conflict and the State from Antiquity to the Crusades (4)
Examines different case studies from the ancient to the early modem world and looks at the various modes in which the divine affected people's perceptions of conflict and inter-communal relations. Explores the iconic place of Crusading and Jihad in modern thinking about war. Prerequisite: 45 units. Students with credit for HIST 437 may not take HS 437 for further credit.
HS 441 - Women, Property, and the Law in the Mediterranean (4)
Examines the relationship between women and law through a focus on the question of property from the ancient world to the modem period and through a comprehensive examination of the Roman, Judaic, Christian, Islamic as well as modern legal traditions. Prerequisite: 45 units. Students with credit for HIST 441 may not take HS 441 for further credit.
HS 460 - Themes in Byzantine History (4)
Familiarizes the student with the main problems in the study of Byzantine social, political, economic and intellectual history. Students will be exposed to the main primary sources available to the Byzantinist and will read articles and books by the most influential scholars in the field of Byzantine studies. Prerequisite: 45 units, including 9 hours of lower division history. Students with credit for HIST 460 may not take this course for further credit.