College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences

Courses: History (HIST)

6310: Colonial Latin American Historiography
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisite: consent of instructor. Intensive study with readings and discussions of major works and schools of thought in colonial Latin American History.

6311: Research Seminar in Colonial Latin America
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisite: consent of instructor. Application of historical research and writing techniques to specified problems in colonial Latin American history.

6312: Modern Latin American Historiography
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisite: consent of instructor. Intensive study with readings and discussions of major works and schools of thought in modern Latin American history.

6313: Research Seminar in Modern Latin America
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisite: consent of instructor. Application of historical research and writing techniques to specified problems in modern Latin American history.

6314: Mexican Historiography
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisite: consent of instructor. Intensive study with readings and discussions of major works and schools of thought in Mexican history.

6315: Research Seminar in Mexican History
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisite: consent of instructor. Application of historical research and writing techniques to specified problems in Mexican history.

6321:6322: European Historiography
Cr. 3 per semester. (3-0). Prerequisite: consent of instructor. An intensive study of the sources, methods, and changing interpretations of European history. First semester: to 1600; second semester: from 1600.

6330: Introductory Seminar in European History
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisite: consent of instructor. Required of all beginning graduate students in European history. Basic principles and their application in the critical method of historical research and writing.

6340: Seminar in European History
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisite: consent of instructor. May be repeated with approval of chair. Application of historical research and writing techniques to specified fields of European history.

6351: The Professional Historian
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisite: consent of instructor or director of graduate studies. Required of all doctoral students. Training for the various academic and non-academic roles of the professional historian.

6353: Introduction to Graduate Studies in U.S. History
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisite: consent of instructor. Readings and discussions in contemporary interpretations of U.S. history.

6355:6357:6359: Interpretations of United States History
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisite: consent of instructor. An intensive study of the changing interpretations by leading historians of the nation's development. First semester to 1815; second semester: 1815-1900; third semester: since 1900.

6363: Introductory Seminar in United States History
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisite: consent of instructor. Basic principles and their application in the critical method of historical research and writing.

6365: Seminar in United States History
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisite: consent of instructor. May be repeated with approval of chair. Application of research and writing techniques to specified fields of United States history.

6368: Supervised Readings in U.S. History to 1877
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisite: consent of instructor. May be repeated with approval of graduate program director. Supervised study of the major writings of American historians.

6369: Supervised Readings in U.S. History from 1877
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisite: consent of instructor. May be repeated with approval of graduate program director. Supervised study of the major writings of American historians.

6370: Advanced Research and Writing Seminar in History
Cr. 3. (3-0).Prerequisites: consent of instructor. The analytical assessment of historical data/documents and student critiques of original research and writing techniques.

6373: Seminar in Latin American History
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisite: consent of instructor. May be repeated with approval of chair. Development and use of historical research and writing techniques.

6375: American Business History (also GENB 6375)
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisite: consent of instructor. Course examines the evolution of corporate strategy and structure in the United States since the late nineteenth century. It also discusses the responses of government and labor to the rise of big business.

6376: English Legal History (also LAW 5331)
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisite: consent of instructor. Development of English law from the twelfth to the eighteenth century with emphasis on the nature of legal change, the relationship between legal and social change, and the development of individual rights.

6377: American Legal History (also LAW 5374)
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisite: consent of instructor. American legal history from 1776 to the 1930s, emphasizing state and federal constitutional change, the relationship between legal and social change, and jurisprudential and historical interpretation.

6380: The Uses of Quantitative Methods by Historians
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisite: consent of instructor. Introduction to quantitative and computer-assisted research methods in history.

6381: Readings in Public History
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisite: consent of instructor. Intensive study of major works on the history of institutions and public policies in the United States, especially since 1880.

6382: Research in Public History
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisite: consent of instructor. Application of historical research and writing techniques to specified problems in the history of institutions and public policies in the United States since 1880.

6383: Topics in Public History
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisite: consent of instructor. Application of methods of public history to public policy, business decision making, community studies, cultural resources management, and historical editing. May be repeated for credit when topics vary.

6384: Oral History
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisite: consent of instructor. Oral history as a research tool: selecting subjects, interviewing, transcribing, editing, and interpreting interviews; legal and ethical aspects of oral history.

6385: The Uses of Psychology by Historians
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisite: consent of instructor. Study and evaluation of theories of dynamic psychology available to the historian and criticism of applications of psychology to history.

6387: Historical Archives and Records Management
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisite: consent of instructor. The selection, retention, acquisition, and management of historical records, including the records generated by contemporary organizations and corporations as well as by organizations and individuals in the past.

6388: The Material Evidence of History
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisite: consent of instructor. The selection, organization, preservation, and interpretation of buildings, tools, objects of fine and decorative art, handcrafts, clothing, toys, and other physical objects that together with written records constitute the evidence of history.

6389: American Urban History
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisite: consent of instructor. Study of environmental, political, economic, technological, and social factors in influencing the growth and development of American cities.

6393: Readings Seminar in US History
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisite: consent of instructor. Readings and discussions on topics in US History. May be repeated with approval of chair.

6394: Research Seminar in US History
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisite: consent of instructor. May be repeated with approval of chair. Seminar to develop analytical skills and research necessary for writing thesis and dissertation.

6395: Selected Topics in European History
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisite: consent of instructor. May be repeated with approval of chair. Intensive study, with readings and discussions, of specified topics in European history.

6396: Selected Topics in Latin American History
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisite: consent of instructor. Intensive study with readings and discussions.

6397: Selected Topics in History
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisite: consent of instructor. May be repeated with approval of chair. Intensive study, with readings and discussions, of specified topics in history.

6399-7399: Master's Thesis
Cr. 3 per semester.

6651: Public History Internship
Cr. 6. (1-11). Prerequisite: consent of instructor. Supervised assigned work experience outside the Department of History in cooperation with supervisor of local public history programs.

8399:8699:8999: Doctoral Dissertation
Cr. 3. per semester.