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 275 - From Alexander to the Caesars: The Hellenic and Roman Worlds to the end of Antiquity (4)
This is an overview of Near Eastern and Mediterranean history from Alexander the Great and the Roman Empire to early Byzantium and the side of Islam that covers the Hellenistic, Roman, and early Byzantine Worlds with emphasis on the place of Hellenism in social, political, religious, and cultural life at the time. Students with credit for HIST 308, HS 308, or HIST 275 may not take this course for further credit.
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. Content may vary from offering to offering; see course outline for further information. HS 307 may be repeated for credit only when a different topic is taught. Prerequisite: 45 units. Students with credit for HIST 307 may take HS 307 for credit only when a different topic is taught.
HS 349 - Rome after Rome: The Byzantine Middle Ages from the end of Antiquity to the Crusades (4)
This is a history of Byzantium, Rome's direct heir, that familiarizes students with the social, political, economic, and cultural history of Byzantium from the rise of the Caliphate in the seventh century to the Carolingians, the Crusades, the emergence of the Italian maritime republics and the ascent of the Seljuk Turks. Prerequisite: 45 units, including 6 units of lower division history. Students with credit for HIST/HS 308, HIST/HS 317 or HIST 349 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 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. Content may vary from offering to offering; see course outline for further information. HS 460 may be repeated for credit only when a different topic is taught. Prerequisite: 45 units. Students with credit for HIST 460 may take HS 460 for credit only when a different topic is taught.
HS 476 - History of Modern Greece (4)
INtroduces students to the social and political history of modern Greece, with a focus on current developments through the examination of political, social, and economic transformations over the past two centuries, and help students situate modern Greek history within European context. The course will examine the various crises the mdoern Greek state has endured from its founding in 1830 to the present, political, social and economic using primary and secondary sources to understand the historical development of Greece. Prerequisite: 45 units, including 6 units of lower division history or by permission of instructor. This course does replication material from HS/HIST 307 when offered with the course topic "From Glory to Debt". This course is also cross-listed with HIST 476. Students with credit from HS/HIST 307 under the topic "Glory to Debt" of HIST 476 may not take this course for further credit.