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faculty
Timothy Walker
Professor
History
Courses
Continuation of World Civilization; the study of World Civilizations from 1400 to the present.
A critical analysis of selected topics or issues in European history which are not otherwise offered in the standard catalog courses.
Seminars will be offered variously in topics in European History. The writing of a substantial paper will be required. Content will vary with instructor; may be repeated with change of content. Cross-listed for JST and WMS when the content is appropriate.
Graduate Seminars in history are designed to allow participants to pursue reading and research on a particular historical topic. Course may be repeated with change of topic.
Online and Continuing Education Courses
Graduate Seminars in history are designed to allow participants to pursue reading and research on a particular historical topic. Course may be repeated with change of topic.
Register for this course.
Research
Research interests
- Early Modern Europe, the Atlantic World, the Portuguese and their Empire
- Maritime History and European Global Colonial Expansion
- The Adoption of Colonial Indigenous Medicines by Europeans
- Climate Data Derived from Colonial-Era Archival documentation
- Slave Trading in the Atlantic and Indian Oceans