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 2020 Sample Syllabi

HIST BC1101	European History 1500-1789
HIST BC2321	Colonial Encounters
HIST BC2401	Crime and Policing in the U.S.
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 2021 Sample Syllabi

HIST BC1302	Modern Europe Survey II
HIST BC1401	American Civilization to Civil War
HIST BC 1760 (A)	Introduction to African History
HIST BC2366	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 BC34xx	Representing the Past
HIST BC3504	19th-Century NYC: A Spatial History
HIST BC3658	Jewish Immigrant Experience
HIST BC3670	Seeking Asylum
HIST UN2661	Latin American Civ II
HSME UN2811	History of South Asia II

Summer 2021 Sample Syllabi

HIST BC2482 (A)	Revolutionary America: 1763 - 1800
HIST BC3549 (A)	A History of Violence: Force and Power in Early America
HIST BC3825 (A)	Race, Caste & The University: B.R. Ambedkhar At Columbia

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