Courses Recommended to First-Years

Spring 2026

Course listings for this semester subject to change.

Code	Course Title	Professor	Points	Time
BC1302	European History since 1789	L. Tiersten	4 pts	TBD
BC1402	Introduction to American History since 1865	M. Vaz	4 pts	TBD
BC1760	Introduction to African History: 1700-Present	A. George	4 pts	TBD
BC2375	Fascism in European History	A. Caglioti	3 pts	TBD
BC2477	Race, Class, and Politics in NYC	M. Vaz	3 pts	TBD
BC2681	Women & Gender in Latin America	N. Milanich	3 pts	TBD
BC2699	Latin American Civilization II	A. Salgado	4 pts	TBD
BC2803	Gender and Empire	A. Rao	3 pts	TBD
BC2985	History of Global Economic Inequality	M. Alacevich	3 pts	TBD
BC2099	Making the Viking World	M. Delvaux	3 pts	TBD
BC2195	Gender and Sexuality in European History	D. Booth	3 pts	TBD

Fall 2025

Course listings for this semester subject to change.

Code	Course Title	Professor	Points	Time
BC 1062	Introduction to the Global Middle Ages	M. Delvaux	4 pts	MW 11:40-12:55 PM
BC 1101	European History 1500-1789	D. Valenze	4 pts	TR 1:10-2:25 PM
BC 1402	Introduction to American History since 1865	M. Vaz	4 pts	MW 2:40-3:55 PM
BC 2321	Colonial Encounters	L. Tiersten	3 pts	MW 10:10-11:25 AM
BC 2385	Global Environmental History	A. Caglioti	3 pts	TR 4:10-5:25 PM
BC 2413	The United States: 1940-1975	M. Carnes	3 pts	MW 11:40-12:55 PM
BC 2549	Early America to 1763	A. Andrew	3 pts	MW 2:40-3:55 PM
BC 2963	History of Globalization	M. Alacevich	3 pts	MW 8:40-9:55 AM
BC 2980	World Migration	J. Moya	3 pts	TR 8:40-9:55 AM

Spring 2025

Course listings for this semester subject to change. To view and download syllabi for these classes, visit our Course Syllabi page.

Code	Course Title	Professor	Points	Time
BC 1302	European History since 1789	L. Tiersten	4 pts	MW 11:40-12:55 PM
BC 1760	Introduction to African History	A. George	4 pts	MW 10:10-11:25 AM

Fall 2024

Course listings for this semester subject to change. To view and download syllabi for these classes, visit our Course Syllabi page.

Code	Course Title	Professor	Points	Time
BC 1101	Introduction to European History	D. Booth	4 pts	MW 11:40-12:55 PM
BC 1401	Introduction to American History to 1865	A. Lipman	4 pts	MW 2:40-3:55 PM
BC 2413	The United States: 1940-1975	M. Carnes	3 pts	MW 11:40-12:55 PM
BC 2440	Intro to African American History	C. Naylor	3 pts	MW 1:10-2:25 PM

Spring 2024

Course listings for this semester subject to change. To view and download syllabi for these classes, visit our Course Syllabi page.

Code	Course Title	Professor	Points	Time
BC 1302	European History since 1789	L. Tiersten	4 pts	MW 10:10-11:25 AM
BC 1760	Introduction to African History	A. George	4 pts	MW 11:40-12:55 PM
BC 2865	Gender and Power in China	D. Ko	3 pts	TR 2:40-3:55 PM

Fall 2023

Course listings for this semester subject to change. To view and download syllabi for these classes, visit our Course Syllabi page.

Code	Course Title	Professor	Points	Time
BC 1101	Introduction to European History	D. Valenze	4 pts	TBA
BC 1401	Introduction to American History to 1865	A. Lipman	4 pts	TBA
BC 2321	Colonial Encounters	L. Tiersten	3 pts	TBA
BC 2413	The United States: 1940-1975	M. Carnes	3 pts	TBA
BC 2440	Intro to African American History	C. Naylor	3 pts	TBA
BC 2664	Reproducing Inequalities: Families in Latin American History	N. Milanich	3 pts	TR 11:40-12:55

Spring 2023

Course listings for this semester subject to change. To view and download syllabi for these classes, visit our Course Syllabi page.

Code	Course Title	Professor	Points	Time
BC 1302	European History since 1789	L. Tiersten	4 pts	MW 10:10-11:25 AM
BC 1760	Introduction to African History	A. George	4 pts	TR 11:40-12:55 PM

Fall 2021

Course listings for this semester subject to change. To view and download syllabi for these classes, visit our Course Syllabi page.

Code	Course Title	Professor	Points	Time
BC 1101	Introduction to European History	D. Valenze	4 pts	TTh 1:10-2:25 PM
BC 2321	Colonial Encounters	L. Tiersten	3 pts	MW 2:40-3:55 PM
BC 2413	The United States: 1940-1975	M. Carnes	3 pts	MW 11:40-12:55 PM
BC 2440	Intro to African American History	C. Naylor	3 pts	MW 1:10-2:25 PM
BC 2865	Gender and Power in China	D. Ko	3 pts	TTh 2:40-3:55 PM

Spring 2021

Course listings for this semester subject to change. To view and download syllabi for these classes, visit our Course Syllabi page.

Code	Course Title	Professor	Points	Time
BC 1302	Modern Europe Survey II	L.Tierstein	4 pts	TBD
BC 1401	American Civilization to the Civil War	A.Lipman	4 pts	TBD
BC 1760 (A)	Introduction to African History	A.George	4 pts	TBD
UN 2661	Latin American Civilization II	J.Moya	3 pts	TBD

Fall 2020

Course listings for this semester subject to change. To view and download syllabi for these classes, visit our Course Syllabi page.

Code	Course Title	Professor	Points	Time
BC 1101	European History 1500-1789	D.Valenze	4 pts	MW 1:10-2:25
BC 2321	Colonial Encounters	L. Tiersten	3 pts	MW 10:10-11:25
BC 2413	The United States: 1940-1975	M. Carnes	3 pts	MW 11:40-12:55
BC 2440	Introduction to African American History	A. George	3 pts	MW 2:40-3:55
BC 2664	Families Latin America	N. Milanich	3 pts	MW 11:40-12:55

Spring 2020

Course listings for this semester subject to change. To view and download syllabi for these classes, visit our Course Syllabi page.

Code	Course Title	Professor	Points	Time
BC 1302	European History since 1789	L. Tiersten	4 pts	MW 1:10-2:25
BC 1402	American Civilization Since the Civil War	P. Nadasen	4 pts	MW 10:10-11:25
BC 1760	Introduction to African History: 1700 to Present	A. George	4 pts	MW 11:40-12:55

Fall 2019

Course listings for this semester subject to change. To view and download syllabi for these classes, visit our Course Syllabi page.

Code	Course Title	Professor	Points	Time
BC 1062	Introduction to Later Medieval Ages	J. Kaye	4 pts	TR 11:40 - 12:55
BC 1101	Introduction to European History: 1500 - 1789	D. Valenze	4 pts	MW 1:10 - 2:25
BC 1401	American Civilization to the Civil War	A. Lipman	4 pts	TR 2:40 - 3:55

Spring 2018

Code	Course Title	Professor	Points	Time
BC 1302	Introduction to European History: French Revolution to the Present	L. Tierstein	4 pts	MW 1:10 - 2:25
BC 1402	Survey of American Civilization Since the Civil War	R. McCaughey	4 pts	MW 10:10 - 11:25
BC 1760	Introduction to African History: 1700 - Present	A. George	4 pts	TR 11:40 - 12:55
BC 3491	Making Barnard History: The Research Process	R. McCaughey	4 pts	T 4:10 - 6:00

Fall 2017

Code	Course Title	Professor	Points	Time
BC 1101	Introduction to European History: Renaissance to the French Revolution	D. Valenze	4 pts	MW 10:10 - 11:25
BC 1401	Survey of American Civilization to the Civil War	H. Sloan	4 pts	MW 2:40 - 3:55
BC 2413	The United States: 1940-1975	M. Carnes	3 pts	MW 11:40 - 12:55
BC 2440	Introduction to African-American History	C. Naylor	4 pts	TR 10:10 - 11:25
BC 2567	Women, Gender & Sexuality in the 20th Century U.S.	P. Nadasen	3 pts	MW 10:10 - 11:25