Graduate Courses for History (HIST)
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HIST 401 The Origins of Modern Science from Aristotle to Newton (3 credits)
Prerequisite: Any course that satisfies CORE Physical Sciences
requirement.
Introduction to the history of physical science, focusing on the
transformation in our understanding of the world during the 16th and
17th centuries. Ancient and medieval conceptions of the universe,
physical theories, and mathematical sciences in Europe, Asia, and Middle
East, the transition from geocentric to heliocentric astronomy through
the work of Copernicus, Kepler, and Galileo, interactions between
science and religion as exemplified by the Trial of Galileo, new laws of
mechanics, Newton's discoveries and theories, and the establishment of
the Newtonian worldview.
HIST 402 The Development of Modern Physical Science: From Newton to Einstein (3 credits)
Prerequisites: MATH110; and PHYS112 or PHYS117 or equivalent.
The history of physics in the 18th and 19th centuries, including
connections with mathematics, technology, chemistry and planetary
science. Emphasis on internal technical developments in physical theory,
with discussion of experimental, philosophical and sociological aspects.
This is the second part of a three-semester sequence (HIST401, HIST402,
PHYS490); each part may be taken independently of the others.
HIST 404 History of Modern Biology (3 credits)
The internal development of biology in the 19th and 20th-centuries,
including evolution, cell theory, heredity and development, spontaneous
generation, and mechanism-vitalism controversies. The philosophical
aspects of the development of scientific knowledge and the interaction
of biology with chemistry and physics.
HIST 405 Environmental History (3 credits)
An introduction to the key issues and methods of environmental history.
The scope of the subject is discussed, as well as its relationship with
other disciplines, such as ecology, anthropology, and geography. A
primary focus is environmental change in history with emphasis on the
American experience.
HIST 406 History of Technology (3 credits)
Not open to students who have completed HIST407 prior to Fall Semester,
1989.
The changing character of technology in modern history, beginning with
the Middle Ages. Concentrates on the Industrial Revolution and its
aftermath, the nature of technological knowledge and the sources of
technological change.
HIST 407 Technology and Social Change in History (3 credits)
Students with HIST407 prior to Fall Semester 1989 must have permission
of department to enroll in this course.
Social consequences of technological innovations and the ways in which
societies have coped with new technologies.
HIST 408 Senior Seminar (3 credits)
For HIST majors only. Repeatable to 6 credits if content differs.
A capstone course for history majors, designed to increase historical
knowledge and the ability to analyze texts and arguments. Topics will
focus on the literature of a particular field and primary-source
research.
HIST 410 Introduction to Archives I (3 credits)
Prerequisite: permission of department. Corequisite: HIST411.
History of the basic intellectual problems relating to archives and
manuscript repositories; emphasis on problems of selection, access,
preservation, inventorying and editing as well as the variety of
institutions housing documents.
HIST 415 History of European Ideas II (3 credits)
Prerequisite: HIST113 or HIST240; or permission of instructor.
A continuation of HIST414 emphasizing 19th and 20th-century thought.
HIST 418 Jews and Judaism: Selected Historical Topics (3 credits)
Prerequisite: HIST106, HIST126, HIST281, HIST282, HIST283, or HIST286;
or permission of instructor. Repeatable to 6 credits if content differs.
HIST 419 Special Topics in History (3 credits)
Repeatable to 9 credits if content differs.
HIST 425 Imperial Russia (3 credits)
The rise and fall of the Russian Empire, Peter the Great to the
collapse of tsarism in revolution. Emphasis on the evolution of
autocracy, social groups, national identities, and cultural change.
HIST 426 Age of Industry: Britain 1760 to 1914 (3 credits)
An economic, social, political and cultural analysis of Britain in the
age of its industrial supremacy. The nature of the first industrial
revolution; the emergence of modern social classes; the cultural impact
of industrialization; politics and society in the early and
mid-19th-century; Victorianism and its critics; imperialism and
politics; high and low culture; the rise of labor; social and political
tensions 1910-1914.
HIST 427 Age of Decline: Britain 1914 to Present (3 credits)
British society since the First World War. The social, cultural,
economic and political impact of the First World War; labor and
politics in the 1920s and 1930s; the inter-war Depression, appeasement
and foreign policy; the social impact of the Second World War; the
welfare state and nationalization of industry; the dissolution of
Empire; the emergence of a consumer society; social criticism in the
1950s; the economic and political problems of the 1960s and 1970s.
HIST 428 Selected Topics in History (3 credits)
Repeatable to a maximum of 9 credits combined in HIST319, HIST328, or
HIST429.
HIST 429 Special Topics in History (3 credits)
Repeatable to a maximum of 9 credits combined in HIST319, HIST328, or
HIST429.
HIST 430 Tudor England (3 credits)
An examination of the political, religious and social forces in English
life, 1485-1603, with special emphasis on Tudor government, the English
reformation and the Elizabethan era.
HIST 431 Stuart England (3 credits)
An examination of the political, religious and social forces in English
life, 1603-1714, with special emphasis on Puritanism and the English
revolutions.
HIST 436 French Revolution and Napoleon (3 credits)
The causes and course of the French Revolution with emphasis on the
struggle among elites, popular intervention, the spread of
counterrevolution, the Terror as repression and popular government, the
near collapse of the Republic, and the establishment and defeat of
dictatorship.
HIST 437 Modern France from Napoleon to DeGaulle (3 credits)
The changing political and cultural values of French society in
response to recurrent crises throughout the 19th and 20th centuries.
Students should have had some previous survey of either Western
civilization or European history.
HIST 440 Germany in the Nineteenth Century, 1815-1914 (3 credits)
Examines the social, economic, cultural, and political development of
the major German states before 1871 and of Germany, excluding Austria,
from 1871 to 1914.
HIST 441 Germany in the Twentieth Century: 1914-Present (3 credits)
Prerequisite: HIST113 or HIST240; or permission of instructor.
Germany's aims and policies during World War I, its condition and
policies in the inter-war period, the rise of National Socialism,
World War II, and post-war Germany.
HIST 442 Twentieth-Century Russia (3 credits)
Russia and the Soviet Union from the fall of the tsars to the post-
communist present. Impact of Leninism, Stalinism and Soviet Communism
on state, society, culture and nationality.
HIST 443 Modern Balkan History (3 credits)
Prerequisite: HIST113 or HIST240; or permission of instructor.
A political, socioeconomic, and cultural history of Yugoslavia,
Bulgaria, Romania, Greece, and Albania from the breakdown of Ottoman
domination to the present. Emphasis is on movements for national
liberation during the 19th-century and on approaches to modernization in
the 20th-century.
HIST 450 Economic History of the United States to 1865 (3 credits)
Prerequisite: HIST156, HIST210, HIST213, HIST222, HIST254, HIST265,
HIST275, or ECON311; or permission of instructor.
The development of the American economy from Columbus through the Civil
War.
HIST 451 Economic History of the United States After 1865 (3 credits)
Prerequisite: HIST157, HIST211, HIST213, HIST222, HIST255, HIST265, or
HIST275; or permission of instructor.
The evolution of the U.S. economy from the end of the Civil War to the
present; emphasis on macroeconomic policy making and relations among
business, government and organized labor.
HIST 452 Diplomatic History of the United States to 1914 (3 credits)
American foreign relations from the American Revolution to the
beginning of World War I. International developments and domestic
influences that contributed to American expansion in world affairs.
Analyses of significant individuals active in American diplomacy and
foreign policy.
HIST 453 Diplomatic History of the United States from 1914 (3 credits)
American foreign relations in the 20th-century. World War I, the Great
Depression, World War II, the Cold War, the Korean War, and Vietnam. A
continuation of HIST452.
HIST 454 Constitutional History of the United States: From Colonial Origins to 1860 (3 credits)
The interaction of government, law, and politics in the constitutional
system. The nature and purpose of constitutions and constitutionalism;
the relationship between the constitution and social forces and
influences, the way in which constitutional principles, rules, ideas,
and institutions affect events and are in turn affected by events. The
origins of American politics and constitutionalism through the
constitutional convention of 1787. Major constitutional problems such
as the origins of judicial review, democratization of government,
slavery in the territories and political system as a whole.
HIST 455 Constitutional History of the United States: Since 1860 (3 credits)
American public law and government, with emphasis on the interaction of
government, law, and politics. Emphasis on the political-constitutional
system as a whole, rather than simply the development of constitutional
law by the Supreme Court. Major crises in American government and
politics such as Civil War, Reconstruction, the 1890s, the New Deal
era, the civil disorders of the 1960s.
HIST 456 History of American Culture and Ideas to 1865 (3 credits)
The culture and ideas that have shaped American society and character
from the first settlements to the Civil War.
HIST 457 History of American Culture and Ideas Since 1865 (3 credits)
Prerequisite: HIST157, HIST211, HIST213, HIST222, HIST255, HIST265, or
HIST275; or permission of instructor.
A continuation of HIST456, from the Civil War to the present.
HIST 460 History of Labor in the United States (3 credits)
Prerequisite: HIST156, HIST157, HIST210, HIST211, HIST222, HIST254,
HIST255, HIST265, or HIST275; or permission of instructor.
The American working class in terms of its composition; its myths and
utopias; its social conditions; and its impact on American
institutions.
HIST 461 Blacks in American Life: 1865 to Present (3 credits)
Prerequisite: HIST157, HIST210, HIST211, HIST222, HIST254, HIST255,
HIST265, or HIST275; or permission of instructor.
The role of the Black in America since slavery, with emphasis on
20th-century developments: migration from farm to city; growth of the
civil rights movement; the race question as a national problem.
HIST 462 The United States Civil War (3 credits)
Prerequisite: HIST156, HIST210, HIST213, HIST222, HIST254, or HIST275;
or permission of instructor.
Causes of the Civil War; sectional politics and secession; resources
and strategy of the Confederacy and the Union; changing character of the
war; emancipation and its consequences: economic, social and political
conditions on the home front; and the wartime origins of Reconstruction.
Not a military history course; little attention to the tactics of
particular battles.
HIST 463 History of the Old South (3 credits)
The golden age of the Chesapeake, the institution of slavery, the
frontier South, the antebellum plantation society, the development of
regional identity and the experiment in independence.
HIST 464 The North Atlantic World in the Early Modern Period, 1600-1800 (3 credits)
Not open to students who have completed HIST260.
The American Colonies and the new American nation: their European
heritage and influences.
HIST 471 History of Brazil (3 credits)
Prerequisite: HIST250, HIST251, LASC234, or LASC235; or permission of
instructor.
The history of Brazil with emphasis on the national period.
HIST 472 History of the Argentine Republic (3 credits)
Concentration upon the recent history of Argentina with emphasis upon
the social and economic development of a Third World nation.
HIST 473 History of the Caribbean (3 credits)
Offers a concise introduction to the history of the Caribbean regions
from the Columbian voyages to the 20th-century. Special emphasis is
given to the dynamics of local social and cultural formations within the
framework of the political and economic history of the Atlantic world.
HIST 474 History of Mexico and Central America I (3 credits)
Prerequisite: HIST251, LASC234, or LASC235; or permission of instructor.
History of Mexico and Central America, beginning with the Pre-Spanish
Indian cultures and continuing through European contact, conquest, and
colonial dominance, down to the beginning of the Mexican War for
Independence in 1810.
HIST 475 History of Mexico and Central America II (3 credits)
Prerequisite: HIST251, LASC234, or LASC235; or permission of instructor.
A continuation of HIST474 with emphasis on the political development
of the Mexican nation.
HIST 480 History of Traditional China (3 credits)
China from earliest times to 1644 A.D. Emphasis on the development of
traditional Chinese culture, society, and government.
HIST 481 A History of Modern China (3 credits)
Modern China from 1644 to the People's Republic of China. Emphasis on
the coming of the West to China and the various stages of the Chinese
reaction.
HIST 482 History of Japan to 1800 (3 credits)
Traditional Japanese civilization from the age of Shinto mythology and
introduction of continental learning down to the rule of military
families, the transition to a money economy, and the creation of a
townsmen's culture. A survey of political, economic, religious, and
cultural history.
HIST 483 History of Japan Since 1800 (3 credits)
Japan's renewed contact with the Western world and emergence as a
modern state, industrial society, and world power, 1800-1931; and
Japan's road to war, occupation, and recovery, 1931 to the present.
HIST 484 Chinese Cultural Revolution (3 credits)
Recommended: HIST285 or HIST481. Credit will be granted for only one of
the following: HIST419G or HIST484. Formerly HIST419G.
Examines the cultural origins, experience, and results of the Cultural
Revolution in China.
HIST 491 History of the Ottoman Empire (3 credits)
Survey of the Ottoman Turkish Empire from 1300 A.D. to its collapse
during World War I. Emphasis on the empire's social and political
institutions and its expansion into Europe, the Arab East and North
Africa.
HIST 492 Women and Society in the Middle East (3 credits)
Recommended: prior coursework in Middle East studies or gender studies.
Also offered as WMST456. Credit will be granted for only one of the
following: HIST492 or WMST456.
Examines the customs, values and institutions that have shaped women's
experience in the Middle East in the past and in the contemporary Middle
East.
HIST 493 Victorian Women in England, France, and the United States (3 credits)
Also offered as WMST453. Credit will be granted for only one of the
following: HIST493 or WMST453.
Examines the lives of middle and upper-class women in England, France,
and the United States during the Victorian era. Topics include gender
roles, work, domesticity, marriage, sexuality, double standards, and
women's rights.
HIST 494 Women in Africa (3 credits)
The place of women in African societies: the role and function of
families; institutions such as marriage, birthing, and child-rearing;
ritual markers in women's lives; women in the work place; women's
associations; women's health issues; measures designed to control
women's behavior; women and development.
HIST 495 Women in Medieval Culture and Society (3 credits)
Also offered as WMST455. Credit will be granted for only one of the
following: HIST495 or WMST455.
Medieval women's identity and cultural roles: the condition, rank and
rights of medieval women; their access to power; a study of women's
writings and the constraints of social constructs upon the female
authorial voice; and contemporary assumptions about women.
HIST 496 Africa Since Independence (3 credits)
Analysis of socio-political and econo-political changes in Africa since
approximately 1960; development of class structures, the role of the
military, personal rule and the patrimonial state; decline of party
politics and participatory politics. Discussion of changes in economic
policies, policies with respect to rural communities, and their
relationship to the state and decision-making.
HIST 497 Islam in Africa (3 credits)
The introduction of Muslims and Islam into Africa from approximately the
8th to 19th-century. Impact of Islam on a regional-cultural basis, as
well as Islam in state development and in political theory. The impact
of Islam on social structures, e.g., domestic African slavery. Role of
Islam in resistance movements against imperialism and colonization, and
the place of Islam in independence and post-independence movements.
HIST 499 Independent Study (1-3 credits)
Prerequisite: permission of department. Repeatable to 6 credits.
HIST 600 Historiography (3 credits)
Historical writing and critical analysis of selected interpretations
and generalizations made by leading historians with examples from both
European and United States history.
HIST 601 History and Contemporary Theory (3 credits)
An introduction to contemporary theories in philosophy, literary
criticism, cultural studies, anthropology, and other fields; and
analysis of their usefulness to historians.
HIST 602 General Seminar: American History (3 credits)
Classic and new interpretations of American history with special
attention to current directions of scholarship and research.
HIST 603 General Seminar: European History (3 credits)
Classic and new interpretations of European history with special
attention to current directions of scholarship and research.
HIST 604 General Seminar: Women's and Gender History (3 credits)
Classic and new interpretations of women's and gender history.
Comparative and interdisciplinary in subject matter and methodology.
HIST 605 General Seminar: World History (3 credits)
For HIST majors only.
Classic and recent interpretations in comparative history with emphasis
on current directions of scholarship and research. Students previously
enrolled in HIST 605 for l credit hour may enroll.
HIST 606 Seminar in the History and Philosophy of Science and Technology (3 credits)
Also offered as PHIL 650. Credit will be granted for only one of the
following: HIST 606 or PHIL 650.
Fundamental problems and current research in the history of science and
technology; theories of historical change applied to selected cases in
physical and biological science and in technology; historiographic and
philosophical issues pertaining to these cases.
HIST 607 The Teaching of History in Institutions of Higher Learning (1 credits)
HIST 608 General Seminar (3 credits)
Prerequisite: permission of department. Repeatable to 09 credits if
content differs.
General seminar in student's major field of study (e.g., U.S.; Women and
Gender; International, World, and Comparative; Science and Technology;
Latin America) exploring the concentration's major issues, topics, and
literature.
HIST 609 Readings in the History of Science and Technology (3 credits)
HIST 610 Introduction to Museum Scholarship (3 credits)
Restricted to graduate students in American Studies, Anthropology,
Historic Preservation, or History (including HILS), or others by
permission of department. Also offered as AMST 655. Credit will be
granted for only one of the following: AMST 638C, AMST 655, HIST 610, or
HIST 619C. Formerly HIST619C.
Provides students a basic understanding of museums as cultural and
intellectual institutions. Topics include the historical development of
museums, museums as resources for scholarly study, and the museum
exhibition as medium for presentation of scholarship.
HIST 618 Readings in the History of Women (3 credits)
HIST 619 Special Topics in History (1-3 credits)
HIST 628 Readings in Colonial American History to 1763 (3 credits)
Major historical literature on various groups and developments in the
European colonies that later became the United States through the period
ending with the British-French "Great War for Empire."
HIST 629 Readings in the American Revolution and New Nation, 1763 to 1812 (3 credits)
HIST 638 Special Topics in History (3 credits)
Repeatable to 9 credits if content differs.
Special Topics in History.
HIST 639 Special Topics in History (3 credits)
Repeatable to 9 credits if content differs.
Special Topics in History.
HIST 648 Readings in Early 20th-Century America, 1900-1941 (3 credits)
Major historical literature on various groups and developments in the
United States between the Progressive Era and the beginning of World
War II.
HIST 649 Readings in Recent American History, 1941-Present (3 credits)
Key subjects, themes, and historiographic debates in the history of the
United States from 1941 to the present.
HIST 657 Readings in American Religious History (3 credits)
Major historical literature on various groups and developments in the
history of religion in the United States from the colonial period to the
present.
HIST 658 Readings in American Constitutional and Legal History (3 credits)
Historical literature on the American constitutional order from the
colonial foundations to the present. The founding and development of
political and constitutional institutions examined from the perspectives
of law, politics, government and political philosophy.
HIST 659 Readings in American Cultural and Intellectual History (3 credits)
Major historical literature pertinent to the cultural/intellectual
development of the varied peoples of the United States.
HIST 668 Readings in American Social History (3 credits)
Major historical literature related to specific issues in the social
history of the United States.
HIST 669 Readings in U.S. Economic and Business History (3 credits)
Repeatable to 6 credits.
An overview of U.S. economic and business history and historiography
from colonial times to the present. Emphasizes the methodologies of
"new" economic historians and institutional business historians, the
evolving role of the state in the American economy, and cultural
dimensions of economic change.
HIST 678 Readings in American Labor History (3 credits)
Major historical literature related to the development of the American
working class, the labor movement, and gender/racial/ethnic issue within
them.
HIST 679 Readings in the History of American Foreign Policy (3 credits)
Major historical literature related to the diplomacy and international
relations of the United States.
HIST 686 Readings in the North Atlantic World (3 credits)
The American Colonies and the early United States as part of the early
modern North Atlantic community (1600-1815) brought together by such
things as a common culture, trade networks, religious currents, shared
scientific interests, similar attitudes to society, and an emerging
appreciation of consumer goods.
HIST 687 Readings in North American Frontiers and Borderlands (3 credits)
Examines two interpretive trends in North American history: first, a
general rethinking of the usefulness of 'frontier' as a conceptual and
ideological framework, and second, a new emphasis on 'borderlands' as
analytically fertile ground for understanding relations between
cultures, economies, genders, local societies, and states.
HIST 689 Readings in Southern History (3 credits)
Major historical literature centered on the development and peoples of
the southern United States.
HIST 708 Directed Independent Reading for Comprehensive Examinations I (1-4 credits)
One hour of discussion/recitation per week. Prerequisite: permission of
department. Repeatable to 12 credits if content differs.
Directed reading in preparation for Doctoral Comprehensive Examinations.
In consultation with their advisors, students will select a number of
books and articles from an approved list. Grading for the course will
reflect performance on the written and oral sections of the
Comprehensive Examinations.
HIST 709 Directed Independent Reading for Comprehensive Examinations II (1-4 credits)
One hour of discussion/recitation per week. Prerequisite: permission of
department. Repeatable to 12 credits if content differs.
Directed reading in preparation for Doctoral Comprehensive Examinations
In consultation with their advisors, students will select a number of
books and articles from an approved list. Grading for the course will
reflect performance on the written and oral sections of the
Comprehensive Examinations.
HIST 711 Final Project in Historic Preservation II (2 credits)
Credit will be granted for only one of the following: HISP700 or
HISP711. Formerly HISP700.
An independent, applied research project investigating the preservation
of a particular site or a specialized issue in historic preservation.
This is part two of a two-semester sequence and involves project
research and writing.
HIST 718 Readings in Medieval History (3 credits)
HIST 719 Readings in the History of the Renaissance and Reformation (3 credits)
HIST 729 Readings in Modern European History (3 credits)
Reading knowledge of some European language recommended but not
required.
HIST 739 Readings in the History of Great Britain (3 credits)
HIST 748 Readings in Modern French History (3 credits)
HIST 749 Readings in German History, 1815 to the Present (3 credits)
Repeatable to 9 credits if content differs.
Reading knowledge of German is encouraged, but not required.
HIST 758 Readings in Eastern European History (3 credits)
Repeatable to 6 credits if content differs.
Selected topics in the history of the Hapsburg monarchy and the
successor states, Poland and the Balkans. Emphasis on the rise of
nationalism during the 19th century and the experience with fascism and
communism in the 20th century.
HIST 759 Readings in Russian and Soviet History (3 credits)
HIST 768 Readings in Chinese History (3 credits)
HIST 769 Readings in Japanese History (3 credits)
HIST 778 Readings in Latin American History (3 credits)
HIST 779 Readings in Middle Eastern History (3 credits)
HIST 788 Readings in European Economic and Labor History (3 credits)
Selected topics in European economic history from 1648 to the second
World War. Attention to the mainsprings of industrialization, the
economic consequences of war and revolution, and the variety of
European labor movements. An introduction to the use of quantitative
methods is provided.
HIST 789 Readings in Modern European Intellectual History (3 credits)
HIST 798 Readings in Jewish History (3 credits)
Repeatable to 6 credits.
Readings on selected topics in Jewish history. Emphasis on analysis of
primary sources. Reading knowledge of Hebrew recommended.
HIST 799 Master's Thesis Research (1-6 credits)
HIST 808 Seminar in the History of Science and Technology (3 credits)
Prerequisite: HIST 609 or permission of instructor.
HIST 809 Seminar in the History of Women (3 credits)
HIST 810 Museum Research Seminar (3 credits)
Prerequisite: HIST610. Also offered as AMST856. Credit will be granted
for only one of the following: AMST638D, AMST856, HIST810 or HIST819D.
Formerly HIST819D.
A research seminar focusing on the practice and presentation of cultural
and historical scholarship in museums and historical sites. Students
will complete an original research project on the challenges and
opportunities of public exhibition and interpretation of cultural and
historical research.
HIST 811 Museum Scholarship Practicum (3-6 credits)
Prerequisite: HIST810 and permission of Museum Scholarship Program.
Credit will be granted for only one of the following: AMST857 or
HIST811.
Students devise and carry out a research program using the collections
at the Smithsonian Institution or some other cooperating museum, working
under joint supervision of a museum professional and a university
faculty member.
HIST 819 Special Topics in History: Independent Research (1-3 credits)
Prerequisite: permission of department. For HIST majors only. Repeatable
to 6 credits if content differs.
Individual graduate research in an area not covered by current seminar
offerings. The product will be a finished research paper normally based
on original materials.
HIST 820 Seminar in Chinese History (3 credits)
HIST 821 Seminar in Japanese History (3 credits)
HIST 829 Seminar in Latin American History (3 credits)
HIST 838 Seminar in Ancient History (3 credits)
Prerequisite: permission of instructor. Repeatable to 6 credits.
HIST 839 Seminar in Medieval and Early Modern European History (3 credits)
HIST 840 Seminar in Greek History (3 credits)
HIST 841 Seminar in Roman History (3 credits)
HIST 844 Seminar in the History of the Renaissance and Reformation (3 credits)
HIST 848 Seminar in Modern European History (3 credits)
HIST 849 Seminar in Russian and Soviet History (3 credits)
HIST 850 Seminar in East European History (3 credits)
Research papers on the history of the lands which are now Austria,
Hungary, Czechoslovakia, Poland and the Balkan states, from the 18th
century to the present.
HIST 851 Seminar in German History (3 credits)
Prerequisite: HIST 749 or permission of instructor.
Reading knowledge of German is required.
HIST 855 Seminar in Modern European Intellectual History (3 credits)
HIST 856 Seminar in Modern European Diplomatic History (3 credits)
Prerequisite: reading ability of either French or German.
A course in modern European history.
HIST 857 Seminar in the Social and Cultural History of Europe (3 credits)
Research methods for multi-generational family history, the comparative
study of folk cultures, and the study of creative minorities. Includes
a general introduction to research in European society and culture.
HIST 858 Seminar in the History of Great Britain (3 credits)
HIST 859 Seminar in History of Modern Wars (3 credits)
HIST 869 Seminar in Recent American History (3 credits)
HIST 878 Seminar in Colonial American History (3 credits)
HIST 879 Seminar in the American Revolution and Formative Period (3 credits)
HIST 880 Seminar in Southern History (3 credits)
HIST 888 Seminar in the Middle Period and Civil War (3 credits)
HIST 890 Seminar in American Culture and Ideas (3 credits)
HIST 892 Seminar in American Social History (3 credits)
HIST 893 Seminar in the Economic History of the United States (3 credits)
A research-writing seminar dealing with selected topics in American
economic development from the colonial period to the present.
HIST 894 Seminar in American Labor History (3 credits)
Advanced research and writing on selected topics in the history of
American workers, their conditions, communities, organizations and
ideas.
HIST 895 Seminar in American Constitutional History (3 credits)
HIST 896 Seminar in the History of American Foreign Policy (3 credits)
HIST 898 Pre-Candidacy Research (1-8 credits)
HIST 899 Doctoral Dissertation Research (1-8 credits)
