Department of History
HIST 5110 Sports, Race, and Power in Apartheid South Africa
[3 credit hours]
The class aims to interrogate the ways in which politics of sports, race and power, as well as resistance, intersected during the Apartheid era in South Africa, and what the legacies thereof are.
Term Offered: Spring, Fall
Multicultural Non-US Diversity
HIST 5200 Colonial Foundations Of The U.s.
[3 credit hours]
This course analyzes the colonial experience of the United States prior to 1763. It stresses the various cultures and social groups in America and how they related with one another.
HIST 5280 U.s. Since 1945: Affluence And Anxiety
[3 credit hours]
Social, economic and political development of the United States since 1945. The Cold War, McCarthyism, Eisenhower Equilibrium, the New Frontier and the Great Society, civil rights, Watergate and the Reagan Revolution.
Term Offered: Fall
HIST 5360 American Intellectual History I
[3 credit hours]
Development and influence of major ideas from the colonial period to 1865. Topics include Puritanism, the Enlightenment, Democracy and Transcendentalism.
Term Offered: Spring
HIST 5450 United States and Latin America
[3 credit hours]
HIST 5470 Mexico
[3 credit hours]
Mexican history from pre-Hispanic times to the present. Emphasis on the political, social and economic changes imposed by the Spaniards; the legacy of colonialism on the modern nation; the Mexican Revolution and the "Mexican Miracle."
Term Offered: Summer, Fall
HIST 5490 Witchcraft And Magic In Medieval And Early Modern Europe
[3 credit hours]
Witchcraft, religion and magic in western Europe from the 12th through 17th centuries, focusing on the origins of witchcraft belief, diabolical magic, the witchcraze and its decline.
Term Offered: Spring, Fall
HIST 5740 Modern Japanese History
[3 credit hours]
Japan in transition under Western influence, forces leading to the Meiji Restoration, the modernization of Japan, Japan's rise as a world power, war and postwar developments.
Term Offered: Spring
HIST 5980 Special Topics
[1-4 credit hours]
Topics selected by various instructors.
Term Offered: Spring, Fall
HIST 6600 Historiography
[3 credit hours]
The nature of historical writing. Concepts of the historical method. The history of the writing of history from the beginning to the present.
Term Offered: Spring, Fall
HIST 6930 Seminar
[3 credit hours]
Focus on primary research and writing in various fields: 01: 17th and 18th century America, 05: 19th century America, 06: American Urban, 07: American West, 08: American Intellectual, 10: Local History, 11: American Labor, 12: American Foreign Relations, 15: 20th century America, 16: Public History, 17: U. S. Bibliography to 1865, 18: U. S. Bibliography since 1865, 35: Latin America, 39: Ancient, 40: Medieval Europe, 45: Early Modern Europe, 50: Modern Europe, 55: Central Europe and Balkans, 60: England, 65: British Empire, 70: Russia, 75: Modern East Asia, 80: Africa, 90: Special Topics
Term Offered: Spring, Fall
HIST 6950 Workshops
[3 credit hours]
Introduction to essential pedagogical and academic skills including survey class design: syllabi, lectures, history writing, theses and prospectuses. And professional skills: constructing a CV, letter of introduction, teaching philosophy, and grant proposals.
Term Offered: Fall
HIST 6960 Thesis
[1-16 credit hours]
M.A. thesis topic to be selected by the student with the approval of the thesis adviser.
Term Offered: Spring, Summer, Fall
HIST 6990 Independent Study
[1-4 credit hours]
Readings: 01: 17th and 18th Century America, 05: 19th Century America, 06: American Urban, 07: American West, 08: American Intellectual, 10: Local History, 11: American Labor, 12: American Foreign Relations, 13: Public History, 15: 20th Century America, 16: Business, 17: Peace Movements, 18: Social, 35: Latin America, 40: Medieval Europe, 41: Renaissance and Reformation, 45: Early Modern Europe, 50: Modern Europe, 55: Central Europe and Balkans, 60: England, 65: British Empire, 70: Russia, 75: Modern East Asia, 80: Ancient Greece, 90: Ancient Rome, 92: Africa, 99: Any Title
Term Offered: Spring, Summer, Fall
HIST 8600 Historiography
[3 credit hours]
The nature of historical writing. Concepts of the historical method. The history of the writing of history from the beginning to the present.
Term Offered: Spring, Fall
HIST 8930 Seminar
[3 credit hours]
Focus on primary research and writing in various fields: 01: 17th and 18th century America, 05: 19th century America, 06: American Urban, 07: American West, 08: American Intellectual, 10: Local History, 11: American Labor, 12: American Foreign Relations, 15: 20th century America, 16: Public History, 17: U. S. Bibliography to 1865, 18: U. S. Bibliography since 1865, 35: Latin America, 39: Ancient, 40: Medieval Europe, 45: Early Modern Europe, 50: Modern Europe, 55: Central Europe and Balkans, 60: England, 65: British Empire, 70: Russia, 75: Modern East Asia, 80: Africa, 90: Special Topics
Term Offered: Spring, Fall
HIST 8950 Workshops
[3 credit hours]
Introduction to essential pedagogical and academic skills including survey class design: syllabi, lectures, history writing, theses and prospectuses. And professional skills: constructing a CV, letter of introduction, teaching philosophy, and grant proposals.
Term Offered: Fall
HIST 8960 Dissertation
[1-16 credit hours]
Ph.D. dissertation topic to be selected by the student with the approval of the dissertation adviser.
Term Offered: Spring, Summer, Fall
HIST 8990 Independent Study
[1-4 credit hours]
Readings: 01: 17th and 18th Century America, 05: 19th Century America, 06: American Urban, 07: American West, 08: American Intellectual, 10: Local History, 11: American Labor, 12: American Foreign Relations, 13: Public History, 15: 20th Century America, 16: Business, 17: Peace Movements, 18: Social, 35: Latin America, 40: Medieval Europe, 41: Renaissance and Reformation, 45: Early Modern Europe, 50: Modern Europe, 55: Central Europe and Balkans, 60: England, 65: British Empire, 70: Russia, 75: Modern East Asia, 80: Ancient Greece, 90: Ancient Rome, 92: Africa, 99: Any Title
Term Offered: Spring, Summer, Fall