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Jason Lavery

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History

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TEACHING SUMMARY

Jason Lavery teaches undergraduate courses in early modern and modern European history: HIST 1623 (Western Civilization since 1500) , HIST 3453 (Absolutiam and Enlightenment), HIST 3483 (Reformation Europe) and HIST 3113 (Germany since 1815). He teaches graduate seminars in early modern Europe as well as the graduate methods course.

TEACHING

  • COURSE TAUGHT
    Doctoral Dissertation
    12 Jan 2026 - 1 May 2026
    Advanced research in history.Offered for variable credit, 1-19 credit hours, maximum of 30 credit hours.Prerequisite(s): Admission to candidacy.
  • COURSE TAUGHT
    Germany Since 1815 (GH)
    12 Jan 2026 - 1 May 2026
    Creation of a centralized state in Germany; impact of World War I and the subsequent failure of the Weimar Republic; rise of national socialism, totalitarianism, and the Third Reich; German experience in WWII, repression of minorities, and the Holocaust; post-war Germany and modern reunification.
  • COURSE TAUGHT
    Honors: The Third Reich
    12 Jan 2026 - 1 May 2026
    A supplemental Honors experience in History to partner concurrently with designated upper-division HIST courses. This course adds a different intellectual dimension to the designated course(s).Prerequisite(s): Honors Program participation and concurrent enrollment in a designated HIST course.
  • COURSE TAUGHT
    Reformation Europe, 1517-1648 (H)
    12 Jan 2026 - 1 May 2026
    Development and impact of religious reform movements, overseas expansion, statebuilding, the Scientific Revolution, and the Thirty Years' War on European civilization.
  • COURSE TAUGHT
    Historical Methods
    18 Aug 2025 - 5 Dec 2025
    Methods of historical research and the writing of history.Prerequisite(s): Graduate student standing or permission of instructor required.
  • COURSE TAUGHT
    Western Civilization after 1500 (H)
    18 Aug 2025 - 5 Dec 2025
    History of western civilization from Reformation to present.
  • COURSE TAUGHT
    Doctoral Dissertation
    13 Jan 2025 - 2 May 2025
    Advanced research in history.Offered for variable credit, 1-19 credit hours, maximum of 30 credit hours.Prerequisite(s): Admission to candidacy.
  • COURSE TAUGHT
    Doctoral Dissertation
    19 Aug 2024 - 6 Dec 2024
    Advanced research in history.Offered for variable credit, 1-19 credit hours, maximum of 30 credit hours.Prerequisite(s): Admission to candidacy.
  • COURSE TAUGHT
    Doctoral Dissertation
    10 Jun 2024 - 2 Aug 2024
    Advanced research in history.Offered for variable credit, 1-19 credit hours, maximum of 30 credit hours.Prerequisite(s): Admission to candidacy.
  • COURSE TAUGHT
    Directed Readings in History
    16 Jan 2024 - 3 May 2024
    Readings in selected topics in history to develop factual knowledge, analytical skills, and interpretive understanding.Offered for variable credit, 1-3 credit hours, maximum of 6 credit hours.Prerequisite(s): Graduate student standing or permission of instructor required.
  • COURSE TAUGHT
    Doctoral Dissertation
    16 Jan 2024 - 3 May 2024
    Advanced research in history.Offered for variable credit, 1-19 credit hours, maximum of 30 credit hours.Prerequisite(s): Admission to candidacy.
  • COURSE TAUGHT
    Germany Since 1815 (HI)
    16 Jan 2024 - 3 May 2024
    Creation of a centralized state in Germany; impact of World War I and the subsequent failure of the Weimar Republic; rise of national socialism, totalitarianism, and the Third Reich; German experience in WWII, repression of minorities, and the Holocaust; post-war Germany and modern reunification.
  • COURSE TAUGHT
    Senior Seminar
    16 Jan 2024 - 3 May 2024
    An introduction to historical research for senior history majors. Students will be required to select, research, and write a seminar paper based on primary documents and use standard footnoting and bibliographical methods. Previously offered as HIST 3973.Prerequisite(s): HIST 3903.
  • COURSE TAUGHT
    Third Reich (Honors)
    16 Jan 2024 - 3 May 2024
    A supplemental Honors experience in History to partner concurrently with designated upper-division HIST courses. This course adds a different intellectual dimension to the designated course(s).Prerequisite(s): Honors Program participation and concurrent enrollment in a designated HIST course.
  • COURSE TAUGHT
    Doctoral Dissertation
    21 Aug 2023 - 8 Dec 2023
    Advanced research in history.Offered for variable credit, 1-19 credit hours, maximum of 30 credit hours.Prerequisite(s): Admission to candidacy.
  • COURSE TAUGHT
    Germany Since 1815 (HI)
    21 Aug 2023 - 8 Dec 2023
    Creation of a centralized state in Germany; impact of World War I and the subsequent failure of the Weimar Republic; rise of national socialism, totalitarianism, and the Third Reich; German experience in WWII, repression of minorities, and the Holocaust; post-war Germany and modern reunification.
  • COURSE TAUGHT
    Historical Methods
    21 Aug 2023 - 8 Dec 2023
    Methods of historical research and the writing of history.Prerequisite(s): Graduate student standing or permission of instructor required.
  • COURSE TAUGHT
    Thesis
    21 Aug 2023 - 8 Dec 2023
    Offered for variable credit, 1-6 credit hours, maximum of 6 credit hours.
  • COURSE TAUGHT
    Western Civilization after 1500 (H)
    21 Aug 2023 - 8 Dec 2023
    History of western civilization from Reformation to present.
  • COURSE TAUGHT
    Doctoral Dissertation
    17 Jan 2023 - 5 May 2023
    Advanced research in history.Offered for variable credit, 1-19 credit hours, maximum of 30 credit hours.Prerequisite(s): Admission to candidacy.
  • COURSE TAUGHT
    Germany Since 1815 (HI)
    17 Jan 2023 - 5 May 2023
    Creation of a centralized state in Germany; impact of World War I and the subsequent failure of the Weimar Republic; rise of national socialism, totalitarianism, and the Third Reich; German experience in WWII, repression of minorities, and the Holocaust; post-war Germany and modern reunification.
  • COURSE TAUGHT
    Steele Seminar
    17 Jan 2023 - 5 May 2023
    History related internship experience designed to introduce majors to career possibilities.Offered for variable credit, 1-6 credit hours, maximum of 6 credit hours.Prerequisite(s): Consent of instructor.
  • COURSE TAUGHT
    Third Reich: Honors
    17 Jan 2023 - 5 May 2023
    A supplemental Honors experience in History to partner concurrently with designated upper-division HIST courses. This course adds a different intellectual dimension to the designated course(s).Prerequisite(s): Honors Program participation and concurrent enrollment in a designated HIST course.
  • COURSE TAUGHT
    Doctoral Dissertation
    22 Aug 2022 - 9 Dec 2022
    Advanced research in history.Offered for variable credit, 1-19 credit hours, maximum of 30 credit hours.Prerequisite(s): Admission to candidacy.
  • COURSE TAUGHT
    Historical Methods
    22 Aug 2022 - 9 Dec 2022
    Methods of historical research and the writing of history.Prerequisite(s): Graduate student standing or permission of instructor required.