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 BC1062	Intro to Later Medieval Ages
HIST BC1101	European History 1500-1789
HIST BC1401	American Civilization to Civil War
HIST BC2321	Colonial Encounters
HIST BC2366	Climate and History
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 BC3327	Consumer Culture in Modern Europe
HIST BC3368	History of Senses in Britain & France
HIST BC3391	Senior Thesis Seminar
HIST BC3599	Modern Representations of Slavery
HIST BC3788	Gender, Sexuality & Power from Colonial to Contemporary Africa
HIST BC3825	Race, Caste & University: B.R. Ambedkhar At Columbia
HIST BC3870	Gender & Migration: Global Project
HIST GU4927	Mapping 19th-Century New York
HIST GU4926	Spatial History Lab

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