Jun 30, 2024
OHIO University Undergraduate Catalog 2023-2024

HIST 3710 - Magic, Heresy and Witchcraft in Europe


History of dangerous beliefs and practices in Europe from antiquity through the 18th- century; historical origins; legal treatment and punishment; roles of gender, the law, church and state; Inquisition and witch hunts and trials.

Requisites: Soph or Jr or Sr
Credit Hours: 3
Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken two times excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts.
Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture
Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
Learning Outcomes:
  • Student’s work demonstrates critical use and proper citation of both primary and secondary sources.
  • Student’s work reflects an understanding of historiographic traditions.
  • Student’s work reflects an understanding of the intellectual, political, economic, social, and cultural history of the United States, Europe, classical civilization, the Near-East, or one ¿Non-Western¿ area.
  • Student’s work reflects an understanding the roles of race, class, gender, or ethnicity in history.


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