HIST 3330 — The Global Cold War
4 semester hoursUndergraduateLectureNUpath DDNUpath SINUpath WIusually offered: fallBostonOnlineOnlineTraditional
Examines the Cold War, emphasizing how the Soviet-American struggle for global preeminence intersected with decolonization and the rise of the “Third World.” Uses primary sources, monographs, and scholarly articles to trace the major events and developments of the Cold War—ideological differences between the capitalist and socialist systems, the Cuban Missile Crisis, the construction of the Berlin Wall, the Vietnam War—while also exploring how and why the Cold War came to pervade economic, cultural, and social relations globally. Examines how unexpected actors—Cuban doctors and Peace Corps volunteers—responded to and shaped superpower rivalry. Considers how the Cold War continues to shape the world today.
Prerequisites
- one of:
Offering history
| Term | Sections | Enrolled | Capacity | Full | Open seats/section |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall 2024 | 1 | 25 | 25 | 100% | 0.0 |
| Spring 2025 | 1 | 14 | 15 | 93% | 1.0 |
| Fall 2025 | 1 | 14 | 15 | 93% | 1.0 |
Snapshots from scheduled scrapes — not live seat availability. "Full" can exceed 100% when sections over-enroll.
Meeting times
Share of recent sections by weekday: M 26% · T 26% · W 26% · Th 26% · F 26%
Common patterns: async (47% of sections), TF (26% of sections), MWR (26% of sections) — in patterns, R means Thursday
Professors
Fall
- Peter Fraunholtz (64% of students) · reviews
- Philip Thai (36% of students) · reviews
Spring
- Gretchen Heefner (100% of students) · reviews
Percentages are each professor's average share of the season's enrolled students in recent terms.
Links
Official catalog (HIST course descriptions) · Student reviews on RateMyHusky · All HIST courses · Plan it at numap.app