HIST 647: Nazi Germany

HIST 647-001: Nazi Germany
(Fall 2025)

07:20 PM to 10:00 PM T

Peterson Hall 2411

Section Information for Fall 2025

Although Adolf Hitler governed Germany for only twelve years, the Nazi state remains one of the most intensively studied regimes in modern history. In this seminar we will read historical scholarship about the Nazi era, examining the rise of National Socialism in the Weimar Republic, elements of Nazi rule, World War II, the Holocaust, and the aftereffects of Nazism in postwar Europe and the United States. Over the course of the semester, we will consider a number of core questions about the Nazi era, including what role the persecution of racial and social outsiders played in Nazi Germany, how one should classify the Nazi state in comparison to other dictatorships, and what the Nazi era can tell us about our world today.  

Course Information from the University Catalog

Credits: 3

Explores classic and contemporary interpretations of Nazi Germany. Covers the rise of Nazism in the Weimar Republic, elements of Nazi rule including persecution of racial and social outsiders, World War II, the Holocaust, and the aftereffects of Nazism in postwar Europe. Offered by History & Art History. May not be repeated for credit.
Registration Restrictions:

Enrollment limited to students with a class of Advanced to Candidacy, Graduate, Junior Plus, Non-Degree or Senior Plus.

Students in a Non-Degree Undergraduate degree may not enroll.

Schedule Type: Seminar
Grading:
This course is graded on the Graduate Regular scale.

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