Top 10 (super interesting) Ohio State History Courses You May Not Know About (offered Spring 2016)

#10 HISTORY 3247 – Magic and Witchcraft in Early Modern Europe

(Taught by Professor Matt Goldish)

This course centers around investigation of the history of European witchcraft, focusing on intellectual, religious, and social developments and on the great witchcraft trials of the early modern period. http://ow.ly/SNMcI

#9 HISTORY 3540 – Modern Intelligence History

(Taught by Professor Jennifer Siegel)

This course will examine the role of diplomatic and military intelligence in the making of policy. The function of intelligence gathering, appraisal and assessment has often been overlooked in the exploration of policy making, especially in times of peace. It will be our undertaking to examine some of the most significant international events of the twentieth century in light of the contribution, or lack thereof, of both covert and overt forms of intelligence. http://ow.ly/SNAJ5

#8 HISTORY 3704 – HIV: FROM MICROBIOLOGY TO MACROHISTORY

(Taught by Asst. Professor Thomas McDow)

This course is an interdisciplinary exploration of HIV/AIDS, tracing the evolution of the virus at both the molecular level and within in its global historical context. This course is team-taught by a virologist and a historian. (McDow) http://ow.ly/SOsab

#7 HISTORY 2066 – History of Medicine in Film

(Taught by Assoc. Professor Susan Lawrence)

Examines portrayals of physicians in American film over the past seventy-five years, giving particular attention to what popular films can say about the cultural images of physicians and medicine in American society. (Susan Lawrence) http://ow.ly/SOsuB

#6 HISTORY 2085 – Exploring Race and Ethnicity in Ohio: Black Ohio in the 19th Century

(Taught by Graduate Student Joshua Wood)

Explores the lives and experiences of African Americans in 19th century Ohio. http://ow.ly/SNIsb

#5 HISTORY 2701 HISTORY OF TECHNOLOGY

(Taught by Assoc. Professor Chris Otter)

Survey of the history of technology in global context from ancient times. http://ow.ly/SNKbC

#4 HISTORY 2700 GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL HISTORY

(Taught by Asst. Professor Sam White)

This course explores the long history of the earth and humanity from an environmental/earth systems perspective, focusing on the changing relationship of human societies and global ecologies and the problem of the sustainability of the human condition. A brief introduction to climate and the biosphere in geological time establishes the background for a comparative overview of three broad “human revolutions”: the origin of the human species, the agricultural revolution, and the industrial revolution.

Themes of particular importance include issues in human evolution, demography, subsistence, and technology, debates over gradual and catastrophic change in climate and the biosphere, and the prospects for a sustainable future. http://ow.ly/SNLkF

#3 HISTORY 3085 – African American History Through Contemporary Film

(Taught by Assoc. Professor Hasan Jeffries)

Uses contemporary film to explore the history of African American life, culture, politics, and resistance. http://ow.ly/SNOHL

#2 HISTORY 3215 – Sex and Gender in the Ancient World

(Taught by Assoc. Professor Kristina Sessa)

Introductory survey of women, gender, and sexual relations in the ancient Mediterranean world, especially Greece and Rome. http://ow.ly/SNPJy

And, last, but not least….

#1 HISTORY 3680 – Religion and Law in Comparative Perspective

(Taught by History Asst. Professor Alex Kaye and Professor Isaac Weiner from Religious Studies)

Comparative, interdisciplinary approach to studying religion and law. Drawing on concrete cases, historical studies, and theoretical literature, the course explores how the relationship between religion and law has been configured differently in different liberal democracies, such as the U.S., France, and Israel, and what this might mean for contemporary debates. Team-taught w/ faculty in RelStds. http://ow.ly/SOsPw

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