Course Syllabi
These are sample syllabi for BC History courses for student reference during registration for the upcoming semester(s). The syllabi may not be updated, but they are provided just to give you an indication of the topics and workload. They will be posted as they become available.
Fall 2021 Sample Syllabi
| HIST BC1101 | Introduction to European History |
| HIST BC2062 | Medieval Intellectual Life |
| HIST BC2101 | History of Capitalism |
| HIST BC2321 | Colonial Encounters |
| HIST BC2375 | Fascism in European History |
| HIST BC2413 | The United States: 1940-1975 |
| HIST BC2440 | Intro to African American History |
| HIST BC2477 | Race, Class and Politics in New York City |
| HIST BC2865 | Gender and Power in China |
| HIST BC3177 | Scarcity: Economy and Nature |
| HIST BC3327 | Consumer Culture in Modern Europe |
| HIST BC3391 | Senior Thesis Research Seminar I |
| HIST BC3491 | Making Barnard History: The Research Process |
| HIST BC3864 | Feast and Famine: Food and Environment in Chinese History |
| HIST BC3904 | Intro to Historical Theory & Method |
| HIST UN2689 | Colonial Cities of the Americas |
| HIST GR8423 | Cultural Histories of Britain: The Eighteenth & Nineteenth Centuries |
Summer 2021 Sample Syllabi
| HIST BC2401 (A) | Politics of Crime and Policing |
| HIST BC2482 (A) | Revolutionary America: 1763 - 1800 |
| HIST BC3327 (A) | Consumer Culture in Modern Europe |
| HIST BC3549 (A) | A History of Violence: Force and Power in Early America |
| HIST BC3788 (A) | Gender, Sexuality, Power, Africa |
| HIST BC3825 (A) | Race, Caste & The University: B.R. Ambedkhar At Columbia |
| HIST BC3842 (A) | Subaltern Urbanism |
Spring 2021 Sample Syllabi
| HIST BC1302 | European History Since 1789 |
| HIST BC1401 | Intro to American History to 1865 |
| HIST BC1760 (A) | Introduction to African History |
| HIST BC2366 (B) | Climate and History |
| HIST BC2402 | Science and Society: From Galileo to Climate Change |
| HIST BC2477 | Race, Class, and Politics in NYC |
| HIST BC3392 | Senior Thesis Seminar Focus on Historical Writing Application Required Histories of the Present Application Required |
| HIST BC3495 | Representing the Past |
| HIST BC3505 | Pandemic Tales: Curated Conversations with Migrant Workers |
| HIST BC3692 | Anarchism: A Global History |
| HIST BC3670 | Seeking Asylum |
| HIST BC3770 | African Communities in New York, 1900 to Present |
| HIST UN2661 | Latin American Civ II |
Fall 2020 Sample Syllabi
| HIST BC1101 | European History 1500-1789 |
| HIST BC2321 | Colonial Encounters |
| HIST BC2401 | Politics of Crime and Policing |
| HIST BC2413 | The U.S. 1940-1975 |
| HIST BC2440 | Intro African-American History |
| HIST BC2664 | Reproducing Inequalities: Families in Latin American History |
| HIST BC3301 | Science and Fascism Questionnaire Required |
| HIST BC3327 | Consumer Culture in Modern Europe |
| HIST BC3360 (A) | London: From Great Wen to World City |
| HIST BC3391 | Senior Thesis Research Seminar Focus on Historical Writing Application Required Histories of the Present Application Required |
| HIST BC3475 (B) | COVID-19 & Care Work: An Oral History Approach Application Required https://tinyurl.com/y3lt8z3u |
| HIST BC3599 | Modern Representations of Slavery |
| HIST BC3788 | Gender, Sexuality & Power in African History |
| HIST BC3870 | Gender & Migration: Global Project |
| HIST UN2689 | Colonial Cities of the Americas |
Spring 2020 Sample Syllabi
| HIST BC1302 | European History Since 1789 |
| HIST BC1760 | Introduction to African History: 1700- Present |
| HIST BC2413 | History of the United States, 1940-1975 |
| HIST BC2549 | Early America to 1763 |
| HIST BC3392 | Senior Thesis Seminar |
| UN2811/HSME 2811 | South Asia II: Empire and Aftermath |
| CPLS, GU4892 | Subaltern Urbanism |
Fall 2019 Sample Syllabi
| HIST BC 1062 | Introduction to Later Medieval Ages |
| HIST BC 1101 | Introduction to European History: The Renaissance to the French Revolution |
| HIST BC 1401 | American Civilization to the Civil War |
| HIST BC 2321 | Colonial Encounters: Europe and The Culture of Empire |
| HIST BC 2567 | Women, Gender, & Sexuality in 20th Century U.S. |
| HIST BC 3327 | Consumer Culture in Modern Europe |
| HIST BC 3360 | London: From 'Great Wen' to World City |
| HIST BC 3391 | Senior Thesis Seminar |
| HIST BC 3904 | Introduction to Historical Theory & Method |
Spring 2019 Sample Syllabi
| HIST BC 1302 | European History 1789 to Present |
| HIST BC 1760 | Introduction to African History: 1700- Present |
| HIST BC 2380 | The Social and Cultural History of Food in Europe |
| HIST BC 2482 | Revolutionary America, 1763-1815 |
| HIST BC 3392 | Senior Thesis Seminar |
| HIST BC 3491 | Making Barnard History |
| HIST BC 3504 | 19th Century NYC Spatial History |
| HIST BC 3776 | Mapping the Ekopolitan Project: A Spatial Approach to Pan-African Circulations |
| HSME 2811 | South Asia: Empire & Its Aftermath |
| HIST BC 3830 | Bombay/Mumbai and its Urban Imaginaries |
Fall 2018 Sample Syllabi
| HIST BC 1062 | Introduction to the Later Middle Ages, 1050-1400 |
| HIST BC 1101 | Introduction to European History: The Renaissance to the French Revolution |
| HIST BC 2408 | Emerging Cities: 19th-Century Urban History of the Americas and Europe |
| HIST BC 2413 | History of the United States, 1940-1975 |
| HIST BC 2423 | The Constitution in Historical Perspective |
| HIST BC 2440 | Introduction to African-American History |
| HIST BC 2664 | Reproducing Inequalities: Families in Latin American History |
| HIST BC 2980 | World Migration |
| HIST BC 3062 | Medieval Economic Life and Thought |
| HIST BC 3360 | London: From 'Great Wen' to World City |
| HIST BC 3391 | Senior Thesis Seminar |
| HIST BC 3549 | A History of Violence: Force and Power in Early America |
| HIST BC 3870 | Gender & Migration: A Global Perspective |