HIST338B

Special Topics in History; Maryland's Ethnic Foodways

Immerses students in Maryland's ethnic and immigrant communities through food and migration studies. Students will learn about Maryland's historic ethnic communities, migration dynamics, and contemporary immigrant communities through the analytical lenses of food, ethnic studies, and entrepreneurship. Emphasizing campus to community connections, students will conduct research in teams on ethnic food businesses in Maryland, resulting in final projects suitable for inclusion in the digital archive, Maryland's Ethnic Foodways.

Sister Courses: HIST338A, HIST338C, HIST338D, HIST338E, HIST338F, HIST338G, HIST338I, HIST338J, HIST338K, HIST338L, HIST338M, HIST338N, HIST338O, HIST338P, HIST338Q, HIST338R, HIST338X

Spring 2026

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During the Spring 2020 and Spring 2021 semesters, students could choose to take some of their courses pass-fail mid-semester which skews grade data aggregated across multiple semesters.

Average GPA of 3.63 between 16 students*

HIST338B Grade Distribution+-051015202530354045505560657075808590% of studentsABCDFWother
A-: 25%
A: 62.5%
B+: 6.25%
W: 6.25%
* "W"s are considered to be 0.0 quality points. "Other" grades are not factored into GPA calculation. Grade data not guaranteed to be correct.