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INTRODUCTION TO EAST ASIAN HISTORY: JAPAN surveys major cultural, social, political, and economic developments in Japanese history from ancient to recent times.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
The course relies on exams and a term paper rather than homework, with heavy reading and significant participation weight. Grading is described as tough, with some noting high standards for top grades.[1, 2, 3] Sources
3 . 2 3 3.23 historical GPA · 2 0 4 204 grades
Spring 2022–Fall 2024 HISTORY 500 is a reading seminar offering advanced exploration of selected topics through small group discussion and intensive engagement with historical materials.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
3 . 7 4 3.74 historical GPA · 5 0 0 500 grades
Spring 2022–Spring 2026 Highly rated instructor
HISTORY 681 is a mentored independent research and thesis writing course for honors students.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
No recorded grade history
Highly rated instructor
HISTORY 682 is a mentored independent research and thesis writing course for honors students, requiring concurrent enrollment in HISTORY 680.
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3 . 6 9 3.69 historical GPA · 1 3 13 grades
Spring 2022–Spring 2022 · limited sample Highly rated instructor
HISTORY 691 is a mentored independent research and writing course on an original topic, titled Senior Thesis.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
No recorded grade history
Highly rated instructor
HISTORY 692 is a senior thesis course focused on mentored research and writing on an original topic.
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No recorded grade history
Highly rated instructor
HISTORY 698 is a directed study course allowing students to conduct independent research under faculty supervision.
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No recorded grade history
Highly rated instructor
HISTORY 699 is a directed study course allowing students to conduct independent research under faculty supervision.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
4 . 0 0 4.00 historical GPA · 2 2 grades
Spring 2022–Spring 2022 · limited sample Highly rated instructor
HISTORY 990 is a research and thesis course where students conduct independent research and write a thesis under faculty supervision.
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No recorded grade history
Highly rated instructor
HISTORY 999 is an independent work course involving directed study under faculty supervision.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
4 . 0 0 4.00 historical GPA · 3 6 36 grades
Spring 2022–Spring 2022 · limited sample Looking for a professor? →