Department of History

Premodern Era Courses

History concentrators must take at least two courses in the "Premodern" era (P).

With few exceptions, the two "P" courses must be listed or cross-listed in the History Department and/or taught by a History Department faculty member. Courses taught in other Brown departments that do not meet these conditions cannot satisfy the "P" requirement (but may have other applicability to completing the concentration requirements as permissible non-Hist courses). Relevant to transfer students or students studying abroad, it is possible to satisfy the "P" requirement with History courses taught in other institutions; approval is at the discretion of the concentration advisor and generally requires submitting the relevant syllabus for evaluation. The "P" status of current History Department courses is typically indicated in the courses@brown listing, or on this spreadsheet of all departmental offerings. 

Fall 2024

None Offered

None Offered

None Offered

  • HIST 1205, The Long Fall of the Roman Empire, Jonathan Conant

  • HIST 1266C, English History, 1529-1660, Tim Harris

  • HIST 1825F, Nature, Knowledge, Power, Tara Nummedal

  • HIST 1825H, Science, Medicine, Technology, Harold Cook

  • HIST 1963Q, Sex, Power, and God, Amy Remensnyder

  • HIST 1964I, England without Monarchy 1649-1660, Tim Harris

  • HIST 1964L, Slavery in Early Modern World, Adam Teller

Spring 2025

  • HIST 0580M, Age of Revolutions, 1760-1824, Jeremy Mumford

None Offered

None Offered 

  • HIST 1101, Chinese Political Thought, Cynthia Brokaw

  • HIST 1210A The Viking Age, Jonathan Conant

  • HIST 1262M, Truth on Trial: Justice in Italy 1400-1800, Caroline Castiglione

  • HIST 1266D, British History, 1660-1800, Tim Harris

  • HIST 1961F, Women in Early Modern China, Cynthia Brokaw

  • HIST 1970G, Atlantic Slavery in Digital Age, Linford Fisher

Additional Course Information

In their content and their objectives, Race, Power, and Privilege (RPP) courses examine issues of structural inequality, racial formations and/or disparities, and systems of power within a complex, pluralistic world
The History Department offers a wide variety of courses that can fulfill the College's Writing Designated (WRIT) requirement.
A brief guide to some of the history department’s course offerings for the academic year.