Courses

HIST 4G A History of Greek Civilization: The Age of Alexander the Great

3 cr. Undergraduate/Graduate.
The Macedonian state to the death of Alexander the Great; the Hellenistic states.
Prerequisites: jr st; completion of GER English Composition competency req.
Last Taught: Fall 2018, Spring 2015.

HIST 303 A History of Greek Civilization: The Greek City-State

3 cr. Undergraduate/Graduate.
Greek history from prehistoric times to the death of Alexander the Great.
Prerequisites: jr st; satisfaction of English Composition competency req.
Last Taught: Spring 2018, Fall 2015.

HIST 303G A History of Greek Civilization: The Greek City-State

HIST 304 A History of Greek Civilization: The Age of Alexander the Great

HIST 307 A History of Rome: The Republic

3 cr. Undergraduate/Graduate.
Roman history from the beginnings of the Roman state to the death of Julius Caesar.
Prerequisites: jr st; satisfaction of English Composition competency req.
Last Taught: Fall 2017, Fall 2016.

HIST 307G A History of Rome: The Republic

HIST 308 A History of Rome: The Empire

3 cr. Undergraduate/Graduate.
Roman history from the death of Julius Caesar to the fall of the empire in the west.
Prerequisites: jr st; satisfaction of English Composition competency req.
Last Taught: Spring 2019, Spring 2017.

HIST 308G A History of Rome: The Empire

HIST 318 Medieval Civilization: The High Middle Ages

3 cr. Undergraduate/Graduate.
The intellectual development of medieval Europe, from the twelfth century to the fourteenth century.
Prerequisites: jr st; completion of GER English Composition competency req.

HIST 318G Medieval Civilization: The High Middle Ages

HIST 319 The Era of the Crusades

3 cr. Undergraduate/Graduate.
A consideration of the relationships between western Europe and the East in the period of the Crusades.
Prerequisites: jr st; satisfaction of English Composition competency req.
Last Taught: Fall 2018, Fall 2017.

HIST 319G The Era of the Crusades

HIST 320 History of Medieval Warfare

3 cr. Undergraduate/Graduate.
Evolution of warfare in the Middle Ages; technology, tactics, strategy, and interaction with politics and culture.
Prerequisites: jr st; completion of GER English Composition competency req.
Last Taught: Spring 2019, Spring 2018.

HIST 320G History of Medieval Warfare

HIST 329 The Roman Catholic Church, 1500 to the Present

3 cr. Undergraduate/Graduate.
History of the Catholic Church from the Renaissance to the present.
Prerequisites: jr st; satisfaction of GER English Composition competency req.
Last Taught: Spring 2011, Spring 2008.

HIST 329G The Roman Catholic Church, 1500 to the Present

HIST 330 The Papacy in History

3 cr. Undergraduate/Graduate.
Examination of the papacy, the world's most visible and influential religious office, from its origins to the present.
Prerequisites: jr st; satisfaction of GER English Composition competency req.
Course Rules: Not open to students w/cr in Hist 600 w/same topic.
Last Taught: Spring 2019, Fall 2016.

HIST 330G The Papacy in History

HIST 341 Imperial Russia

3 cr. Undergraduate/Graduate.
Development of autocracy and expansion of Russia's multi-ethnic empire; Russian economic, political, and intellectual developments under the tsars; reform and revolution.
Prerequisites: jr st; satisfaction of GER English Composition competency req.
Last Taught: Fall 2018, Fall 2016.

HIST 341G Imperial Russia

HIST 343 Russia Since 1917

3 cr. Undergraduate/Graduate.
Russian cultural, social, and political history since the revolutions of 1917.
Prerequisites: jr st;. satisfaction of GER English Composition competency req.
Last Taught: Spring 2017, Spring 2016.

HIST 343G Russia Since 1917

HIST 346 Poland and Its Neighbors, 1914-1945

3 cr. Undergraduate/Graduate.
The effects of two world wars in East-Central Europe. The independence and subjugation of Poland, Czechoslovakia, Hungary and the Baltic States.
Prerequisites: jr st; satisfaction of GER English Composition competency req.
Last Taught: Spring 2019, Fall 2005.

HIST 346G Poland and Its Neighbors, 1914-1945

HIST 348 Poland and Its Neighbors, 1945 to the Present

3 cr. Undergraduate/Graduate.
Developments in Poland, East Germany, Czechoslovakia, and Hungary since the Second World War. The origins, development, decline, and fall of communist rule in Central Europe.
Prerequisites: jr st; satisfaction of GER English Composition competency req.
Last Taught: Spring 2018, Spring 2012.

HIST 348G Poland and Its Neighbors, 1945 to the Present

HIST 355 Modern and Contemporary France

3 cr. Undergraduate/Graduate.
France as a political experiment, complex society, intellectual and cultural center, and imperial power since 1815, with emphasis on the period since the late nineteenth century.
Prerequisites: jr st; satisfaction of GER English Composition competency req.
Last Taught: Fall 2018, Spring 2004.

HIST 355G Modern and Contemporary France

HIST 358 The Jews of Modern Europe: History and Culture

3 cr. Undergraduate/Graduate.
History of the Jews in Europe from the middle of the eighteenth century to the present, with an emphasis on their cultural production.
Prerequisites: jr st.
Course Rules: Hist 358 & Jewish 358 are jointly offered; they count as repeats of one another.
Last Taught: Spring 2019, Spring 2017.

HIST 358G The Jews of Modern Europe: History and Culture

HIST 363 Germany: Hitler and the Nazi Dictatorship

3 cr. Undergraduate/Graduate.
Rise and fall of Third Reich; Weimar Republic and collapse; Hitler's conquest of power, national socialist state, World War II; catastrophe and reconstruction.
Prerequisites: jr st; satisfaction of GER English Composition competency req.
Last Taught: Fall 2018, Fall 2017.

HIST 363G Germany: Hitler and the Nazi Dictatorship

HIST 364 The Holocaust: Anti-Semitism & the Fate of Jewish People in Europe, 1933-45

3 cr. Undergraduate/Graduate.
The rise of Nazism; anti-Semitism; annihilation of Jews and other ethnic and religious minorities; Jewish responses and resistance; legacy of persecution.
Prerequisites: jr st; satisfaction of English Composition competency req.
Course Rules: Not open for cr to students with Hist 295 'Historical Encounters: The Holocaust.'
Last Taught: Spring 2019, Spring 2018.

HIST 364G The Holocaust: Anti-Semitism & the Fate of Jewish People in Europe, 1933-45

HIST 370 Topics in the History of Religious Thought:

3 cr. Undergraduate/Graduate.
Selected topics in the history of religious thought, for graduate and advanced undergraduate students. Intensive reading and student reports will be stressed.
Prerequisites: jr st; satisfaction of English Composition competency req.
Course Rules: May be retaken w/chg in topic to 9 cr max.
Last Taught: Fall 2017, Spring 2017.

HIST 370G Topics in the History of Religious Thought:

HIST 371 Topics in European History:

3 cr. Undergraduate/Graduate.
Selected themes and issues in European history.
Prerequisites: jr st; completion of GER English Composition competency req.
Course Rules: May be retaken w/chg in topic to 9 cr max.
Last Taught: Fall 2018, Fall 2017.

HIST 371G Topics in European History:

HIST 372 Topics in Global History:

3 cr. Undergraduate/Graduate.
Selected issues in global history.
Prerequisites: jr st; completion of GER English Composition competency req.
Course Rules: May be retaken w/chg in topic to 9 cr max.
Last Taught: Fall 2018, Fall 2017.

HIST 372G Topics in Global History:

HIST 373 Topics in Gender and History:

3 cr. Undergraduate/Graduate.
Selected topics in the history of gender, family, and sexuality.
Prerequisites: jr st; satisfaction of English Composition competency req.
Course Rules: May be retaken w/chg in topic to 9 cr max.
Last Taught: Fall 2013, Fall 2009.

HIST 373G Topics in Gender and History:

HIST 375 Contemporary European History, 1945 to the Present

3 cr. Undergraduate/Graduate.
The Cold War; the recovery of Europe; student revolutions and spiritual crisis; economic stagnation; moves toward European unification; breakup of the Soviet bloc.
Prerequisites: jr st; satisfaction of GER English Composition competency req.
Last Taught: Fall 2014, Fall 2013.

HIST 375G Contemporary European History, 1945 to the Present

HIST 376 History of Ancient China, Earliest Times to 220 A.D.

3 cr. Undergraduate/Graduate.
History of China through First Unification and Great Empire of Han Dynasty; attention to development of distinctive qualities of Chinese philosophy, politics, society, and material culture.
Prerequisites: jr st; satisfaction of English Composition competency req.
Last Taught: Spring 2013, Fall 2007.

HIST 376G History of Ancient China, Earliest Times to 220 A.D.

HIST 377 Modern China

3 cr. Undergraduate/Graduate.
China in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, from the Opium Wars to the establishment of People's Republic in 1949. Major political, economic and social issues.
Prerequisites: jr st; satisfaction of English Composition competency req.
Last Taught: Spring 2019, Spring 2018.

HIST 377G Modern China

HIST 378 Revolution in China

3 cr. Undergraduate/Graduate.
History of the socialist revolution in China. Background examination of the Chinese communist movement, but major emphasis on People's Republic from 1949 to the present.
Prerequisites: jr st; satisfaction of GER English Composition competency req.
Last Taught: Fall 2017, Fall 2011.

HIST 378G Revolution in China

HIST 380 Buddhism: A Cultural History

3 cr. Undergraduate/Graduate.
Development of Buddhist culture in Asia and contemporary globalized world; intertwining themes of individual purification and Buddhist visions of just and unjust societies.
Prerequisites: jr st; completion GER English Composition competency req.
Last Taught: Fall 2011.

HIST 380G Buddhism: A Cultural History

HIST 386 Africans in World History: Communities, Cultures, and Ideas

3 cr. Undergraduate/Graduate.
Survey of themes in African history before 1850, prior to the onset of the establishment of widespread "formal" colonial rule.
Prerequisites: jr st; satisfaction of OWC-A GER.
Last Taught: Fall 2018, Fall 2016.

HIST 386G Africans in World History: Communities, Cultures, and Ideas

HIST 387 Colonization in Africa: A History of Resistance and Adaptation

3 cr. Undergraduate/Graduate.
Examines various forms of resistance and responses by Africans to processes of colonization from the 16th to late 20th centuries.
Prerequisites: jr st; satisfaction of OWC-A GER.
Last Taught: Spring 2019, Fall 2015.

HIST 387G Colonization in Africa: A History of Resistance and Adaptation

HIST 392 The History of Southern Africa

3 cr. Undergraduate/Graduate.
Surveys the history of South Africa and Zimbabwe with special reference to the twentieth century, comparing their struggles for majority rule.
Prerequisites: jr st; satisfaction of GER English Composition competency req.
Last Taught: Spring 2016, Spring 2013.

HIST 392G The History of Southern Africa

HIST 393 History of Mexico

3 cr. Undergraduate/Graduate.
An upper-division survey course spanning all periods of Mexican history, with special emphasis on the historical origins and development of major contemporary issues.
Prerequisites: jr st or cons instr; satisfaction of GER English composition competency req.
Last Taught: Spring 2018, Spring 2016.

HIST 393G History of Mexico

HIST 394 History of Japan to 1600

3 cr. Undergraduate/Graduate.
Japanese political, economic, and social development, cultural change, and major historical figures, from ancient times to 1600.
Prerequisites: jr st; completion of GER English Composition competency req.
Last Taught: Spring 2009, Fall 2005.

HIST 394G History of Japan to 1600

HIST 395 History of Japan Since 1600

3 cr. Undergraduate/Graduate.
Japan's rise as modern nation-state and economic power; evolution of social, political, cultural institutions from establishment of Tokugawa shogunate through Meji restoration to present.
Prerequisites: jr st; completion of GER English Composition competency req.
Last Taught: Fall 2014, Spring 2011.

HIST 395G History of Japan Since 1600

HIST 396 Decolonization, Revolution, and Independence in African History

3 cr. Undergraduate/Graduate.
History of decolonization and independence in Africa: African adaptations to colonial rule; processes of decolonization; nationalism; and notions of sovereignty. Prereq: Prereq: jr st; satisfaction of OWC-A GER.
Prerequisites:

HIST 396G Decolonization, Revolution, and Independence in African History

HIST 400 Topics in Latin American and Caribbean History:

3 cr. Undergraduate/Graduate.
Selected themes and issues in the history of South America, Central America, and the Caribbean Islands.
Prerequisites: jr st; completion of GER English Composition competency req.
Course Rules: May be retaken w/chg in topic to 9 cr max.
Last Taught: Spring 2016, Spring 2015.

HIST 400G Topics in Latin American and Caribbean History:

HIST 401 Topics in Middle Eastern History:

3 cr. Undergraduate/Graduate.
Selected themes and issues in Middle Eastern history.
Prerequisites: jr st; completion of GER English Composition competency req.
Course Rules: May be retaken w/chg in topic to 9 cr max.
Last Taught: Fall 2015, Fall 2014.

HIST 401G Topics in Middle Eastern History:

HIST 402 Topics in Asian History:

3 cr. Undergraduate/Graduate.
Selected themes and issues in the history of Asia.
Prerequisites: jr st; completion of GER English Composition competency req.
Course Rules: May be retaken w/chg in topic to 9 cr max.
Last Taught: Fall 2008.

HIST 402G Topics in Asian History:

HIST 404 Topics in American History:

3 cr. Undergraduate/Graduate.
Selected themes and issues in the history of the United States.
Prerequisites: jr st; completion of GER English Composition competency req.
Course Rules: May be retaken w/chg in topic to 9 cr max.
Last Taught: Spring 2019, Fall 2018.

HIST 404G Topics in American History:

HIST 405 The Age of the American Revolution, 1750-1789

3 cr. Undergraduate/Graduate.
Background to revolution; British policy and American protest; political, social, diplomatic, and military phases of the War for Independence; Articles of Confederation; Constitution of 1787.
Prerequisites: jr st; satisfaction of GER English Composition competency req.
Last Taught: Spring 2017, Spring 2015.

HIST 405G The Age of the American Revolution, 1750-1789

HIST 409 Causes of the Civil War, 1828-1861

3 cr. Undergraduate/Graduate.
Examination of the relationship between sectional conflict and political and social developments; the explanation of the causes and timing of the Civil War.
Prerequisites: jr st; satisfaction of GER English Composition competency req.
Last Taught: Fall 2018, Fall 2017.

HIST 409G Causes of the Civil War, 1828-1861

HIST 410 Civil War and Reconstruction: The United States, 1861-1877

3 cr. Undergraduate/Graduate.
The military conflict from Sumter to Appomattox; policies of Lincoln, Reconstruction and aftermath of slavery.
Prerequisites: jr st; satisfaction of GER English Composition competency req.
Last Taught: Summer 2010, Spring 2010.

HIST 410G Civil War and Reconstruction: The United States, 1861-1877

HIST 418 America in Prosperity, Depression and War, 1921-1945

3 cr. Undergraduate/Graduate.
The Twenties as a transition period; the Great Depression; Franklin D. Roosevelt and the New Deal; foreign policies and U.S. participation in World War II.
Prerequisites: jr st; satisfaction of GER English Composition competency req.
Last Taught: Fall 2015, Fall 2014.

HIST 418G America in Prosperity, Depression and War, 1921-1945

HIST 419 America Since 1945

3 cr. Undergraduate/Graduate.
Postwar America, including social and economic developments, Cold War rivalries, and the changing political scenes from the Truman years to the present.
Prerequisites: jr st; satisfaction of English Composition competency req.
Last Taught: Fall 2018, Fall 2017.

HIST 419G America Since 1945

HIST 434 The United States as a World Power in the 20th Century

3 cr. Undergraduate/Graduate.
How the United States became involved in two world wars and a cold war, while spreading its interests and influence across the globe.
Prerequisites: jr st; satisfaction of GER English Composition competency req.
Last Taught: Spring 2018, Spring 2017.

HIST 434G The United States as a World Power in the 20th Century

HIST 435 Ethnic America: To 1880

3 cr. Undergraduate/Graduate.
Survey of the conflict between cultural diversity and the melting pot, included are theories about and experiences of ethnic groups in America, particularly the bad west.
Prerequisites: jr st; satisfaction of GER English composition competency req.

HIST 435G Ethnic America: To 1880

HIST 440 History of the American Working Classes

3 cr. Undergraduate/Graduate.
The social and occupational composition of the American working classes and their response to capitalism, socialism, and the organized labor movement.
Prerequisites: jr st; satisfaction of GER English Composition competency req.
Last Taught: Fall 2015, Fall 2014.

HIST 440G History of the American Working Classes

HIST 442 Beer and Brewing in America

3 cr. Undergraduate/Graduate.
Relationship between beer and brewing and social, political, and cultural change in the United States, from colonial times to the present.
Prerequisites: jr st; satisfaction of OWC-A GER.
Course Rules: No credit for students with credit in with same topic.

HIST 442G Beer and Brewing in America

HIST 445 African Americans from Slavery to Freedom

3 cr. Undergraduate/Graduate.
African-American history from shores of Africa through Atlantic slave trade to plantation slavery and formation of an African-American community in the New World.
Prerequisites: jr st; satisfaction of English Composition competency req.
General Education Requirements: CD
Last Taught: Summer 2009, Fall 2004.

HIST 445G African Americans from Slavery to Freedom

HIST 446 African Americans Since the Civil War

3 cr. Undergraduate/Graduate.
The search for justice and equality, from emancipation in 1865 to the civil rights revolution of the 1960's and beyond.
Prerequisites: jr st; satisfaction of English Composition competency req.
General Education Requirements: CD
Last Taught: Summer 2017, Spring 2016.

HIST 446G African Americans Since the Civil War

HIST 448 Baseball in American History

3 cr. Undergraduate/Graduate.
The origins and development of baseball in the United States, its rise as a spectator sport, and its place in American life and culture.
Prerequisites: jr st; satisfaction of GER English Composition competency req.
Last Taught: Fall 2018, Spring 2017.

HIST 448G Baseball in American History

HIST 449 Popular Culture in America, 1800 to the Present

3 cr. Undergraduate/Graduate.
Popular culture seen through artifacts and the mass media: popular music, newspapers, magazines, dime novels, film, comics, TV, radio, folk heroes, sports, and 'stars.'
Prerequisites: jr st; satisfaction of GER English Composition competency req.
Last Taught: Fall 2014, Fall 2013.

HIST 449G Popular Culture in America, 1800 to the Present

HIST 450 Growth of Metropolitan Milwaukee

3 cr. Undergraduate/Graduate.
History of the city and county of Milwaukee and Milwaukee suburbs, emphasizing population patterns; government; economic change; social, cultural and educational institutions; and spatial relationships.
Prerequisites: jr st; satisfaction of GER English Composition competency req.
Last Taught: Fall 2008, Spring 2007.

HIST 450G Growth of Metropolitan Milwaukee

HIST 451 History of Wisconsin

3 cr. Undergraduate/Graduate.
Political, economic and social development of Wisconsin, especially since 1815, with attention to such major personalities as the La Follettes, Kohlers, Turner, Hoard, Wright, and Gale.
Prerequisites: jr st; satisfaction of GER English Composition competency req.
Last Taught: Fall 2011, Summer 2009.

HIST 451G History of Wisconsin

HIST 452 History of Religion in American Life to 1870

3 cr. Undergraduate/Graduate.
Development of different religions in America; role of religion in American society, politics; church attitudes on race and war; lives of religious leaders; theology.
Prerequisites: jr st; satisfaction of English Composition competency req.
Last Taught: Fall 2013, Fall 2012.

HIST 452G History of Religion in American Life to 1870

HIST 453 History of Religion in American Life Since 1870

3 cr. Undergraduate/Graduate.
Development of different religions in America; role of religion in American society, politics; church attitudes on race and war; lives of religious leaders; theology.
Prerequisites: jr st; satisfaction of GER English Composition competency req.
Last Taught: Spring 2019, Spring 2014.

HIST 453G History of Religion in American Life Since 1870

3 cr. Undergraduate/Graduate.
Development of different religions in America; role of religion in American society, politics; church attitudes on race and war; lives of religious leaders; theology.
Prerequisites: jr st; satisfaction of GER English Composition competency req.
Last Taught: Spring 2019, Spring 2014.

HIST 460 The History of Poverty in America

3 cr. Undergraduate/Graduate.
Social welfare policies and programs (including evolution of social work profession), 1620-present, in light of major developments in American social and intellectual history.
Prerequisites: jr st; satisfaction of GER English Composition competency req.
Last Taught: Spring 2008, Fall 2006.

HIST 460G The History of Poverty in America

HIST 463 History of the American City

3 cr. Undergraduate/Graduate.
Character of American urbanization and its social and political consequences; responses to 'urban problems' from the early nineteenth century to the present.
Prerequisites: jr st; satisfaction of GER English Composition competency req.
Last Taught: Spring 2019, Spring 2018.

HIST 463G History of the American City

HIST 468 The American Feminist Movement

3 cr. Undergraduate/Graduate.
History of the American feminist movement from colonial times to the present.
Prerequisites: jr st; satisfaction of GER English Composition competency req.
Last Taught: Spring 2012, Spring 1999.

HIST 468G The American Feminist Movement

HIST 473 History of Wisconsin Indians

3 cr. Undergraduate/Graduate.
History of Wisconsin tribes from their earliest years to the present, including European contacts, treaties, the fur trade, and wars.
Prerequisites: jr st; satisfaction of English Composition competency req.
General Education Requirements: CD
Course Rules: & Hist 473 are jointly offered; they count as repeats of one another.
Last Taught: Fall 2018, Fall 2017.

HIST 473G History of Wisconsin Indians

HIST 474 Topics in North American Indian History:

3 cr. Undergraduate/Graduate.
Detailed examination of such topics as Indian legal status, culture change, Indian education, Pan-Indianism and gender roles.
Prerequisites: jr st; satisfaction of GER English Composition competency req.
General Education Requirements: CD
Course Rules: May be retaken w/chg in topic to 9 cr max. & Hist 474 are jointly offered; they count as repeats of one another.
Last Taught: Fall 2011, Fall 2010.

HIST 474G Topics in North American Indian History:

HIST 475 American Indian History, Law, and Government

3 cr. Undergraduate/Graduate.
American Indian political systems; their interaction with U.S. Indian policy. Indigenous systems of governance; European Legal justification for colonization; American Indian sovereignty; Federal-Tribal relationship.
Prerequisites: jr st; satisfaction of GER English Composition competency req.
General Education Requirements: CD
Course Rules: No cr for students w/cr in Hist 474 w/similar topic. & Hist 475 are jointly offered; they count as repeats of one another.
Last Taught: Spring 2019, Spring 2018.

HIST 475G American Indian History, Law, and Government

HIST 497 Study Abroad:

1-12 cr. Undergraduate/Graduate.
Designed to enroll students in UWM sponsored program before coursework level, content and credits are determined and/or in specially prepared program coursework.
Prerequisites: jr st; satisfaction of English Composition competency req; acceptance for Study Abroad Prog.
Course Rules: May be retaken w/chg in topic.
Last Taught: Summer 2018, Spring 2018.

HIST 497G Study Abroad:

HIST 594 Methods and Theory in the Historical Study of Religion:

3 cr. Undergraduate/Graduate.
Methods and historiography in the history of religion; focus on a particular religious-historical complex.
Prerequisites: jr st; satisfaction of GER English Composition competency req.
Course Rules: May be retaken w/chg in topic to 9 cr max.
Last Taught: Fall 2018, Fall 2017.

HIST 594G Methods and Theory in the Historical Study of Religion:

HIST 595 The Quantitative Analysis of Historical Data

3 cr. Undergraduate/Graduate.
Statistical methods and the computer in analysis of historical problems: statistics through regression; use of social science computer package; special techniques for handling historical data.
Prerequisites: jr st; completion of Oral and Written Communication (OWC) Competency Part A & Quantitative Literacy (QL) Competency Part A GERs.
General Education Requirements: QLB
Last Taught: Fall 2018, Spring 2018.

HIST 595G The Quantitative Analysis of Historical Data

HIST 596 Maps as Historical Sources

3 cr. Undergraduate/Graduate.
Introduction to maps, both as historical artifacts and as instruments for reinterpreting historical realities.
Prerequisites: jr st; completion of GER English Composition competency req.
Last Taught: Spring 2019, Spring 2018.

HIST 596G Maps as Historical Sources

HIST 597 Fields and Methods in Public History

3 cr. Undergraduate/Graduate.
Career opportunities for historians in historical agencies, focusing on the work and methods of archivists, museum curators, historic preservationists, oral historians, and administrators.
Prerequisites: jr st; completion of GER English Composition competency req; cons coord of public hist.

HIST 597G Fields and Methods in Public History

HIST 700 Introduction to Public History

3 cr. Graduate.
Seminar on community history, relations between academic history and public history, and uses of material culture and oral history.
Prerequisites: grad st.
Last Taught: Fall 2018, Fall 2017, Fall 2016, Fall 2015.

HIST 701 Internship in Public History

1-6 cr. Graduate.
Requirements determined and evaluation arranged on an individual basis.
Prerequisites: grad st; cons coord of public history.
Course Rules: Total of 6 cr required for the public history specialization of the M.A. degree and the optional public history minor in the PhD degree.
Last Taught: Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Summer 2018, Spring 2018.

HIST 712 Historiography and Theory of History

3 cr. Graduate.
Seminar on history of historical writing and thought, including such theoretical problems as objectivity, generalization, the nature of historical explanation, and the value of history.
Prerequisites: grad st.
Last Taught: Fall 2018, Spring 2017, Spring 2016, Fall 2013.

HIST 713 Historical Research Methods

3 cr. Graduate.
Seminar addressing evaluation of evidence, quantitative methods, and application of social science methodology to historical research.
Prerequisites: grad st.
Last Taught: Spring 2018, Fall 2016, Fall 2014, Fall 2011.

HIST 715 Research Methods in Local History

3 cr. Graduate.
Seminar on history and methodology of studying small towns, rural areas, cities, and neighborhoods in the United States.
Prerequisites: grad st.
Last Taught: Spring 2019, Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Spring 2016.

HIST 716 Professional and Pedagogical Issues in History

3 cr. Graduate.
Seminar on professional and pedagogical aspects of historical work, including course management, lecture writing, grading, and grant writing.
Prerequisites: grad st.
Last Taught: Spring 2019, Fall 2015, Spring 2013, Fall 2009.

HIST 717 History and the New Media

3 cr. Graduate.
Seminar on uses of new forms of technology in historical research and teaching.
Prerequisites: grad st.
Last Taught: Fall 2017, Spring 2015, Spring 2014, Spring 2010.

HIST 740 Approaches to the Modern I

3 cr. Graduate.
Seminar on major figures and intellectual forces that have shaped multiple approaches to the modern across the academy.
Prerequisites: grad st.
Course Rules: English 740, Hist 740, & are jointly offered; they count as repeats of one another.
Last Taught: Spring 2017, Fall 2011, Fall 2007.

HIST 741 Approaches to the Modern II

3 cr. Graduate.
Seminar on major figures and intellectual forces that have shaped approaches to the modern across periods.
Prerequisites: grad st.
Course Rules: English 741, Hist 741 & are jointly offered; they count as repeats of one another.
Last Taught: Spring 2013, Fall 2010, Fall 2009.

HIST 800 Colloquium on U.S. History:

3 cr. Graduate.
Seminar on issues and problems in U.S. history. Specific topics announced in Timetable each time course is offered.
Prerequisites: grad st.
Course Rules: Retakable w/chg in topic to 9 cr max.
Last Taught: Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2016, Spring 2016.

HIST 833 Colloquium on Urban History:

3 cr. Graduate.
Seminar on issues and problems in urban development and institutions. Specific topics announced in Schedule of Classes each time course is offered.
Prerequisites: grad st.
Course Rules: Retakable w/ chg in topic to 9 cr max.
Last Taught: Spring 2012, Spring 2009, Fall 2006, Spring 1999.

HIST 839 Approaches to Global History

3 cr. Graduate.
Seminar on historiography and practices of global and comparative history.
Prerequisites: grad st.
Last Taught: Spring 2013, Spring 2011, Fall 2007, Spring 2005.

HIST 840 Colloquium on Global History:

3 cr. Graduate.
Seminar on historical developments from a global or comparative perspective. Specific topics announced in Timetable each time course is offered.
Prerequisites: grad st.
Course Rules: Retakable w/chg in topic to 9 cr max.
Last Taught: Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017.

HIST 841 Colloquium on Modern Studies:

3 cr. Graduate.
Seminar on historical developments from a modern studies perspective. Specific topics and any additional prerequisites announced in Timetable each time course is offered.
Prerequisites: grad st.
Course Rules: Retakable w/chg in topic to 9 cr max.
Last Taught: Spring 2008.

HIST 850 Colloquium on European History:

3 cr. Graduate.
Seminar on issues and problems in European history. Specific topics announced in Timetable each time course is offered.
Prerequisites: grad st.
Course Rules: Retakable w/chg in topic to 9 cr max.
Last Taught: Spring 2019, Fall 2017, Fall 2012, Spring 2012.

HIST 880 Colloquium: European Diplomatic History

3 cr. Graduate.
Studies in modern European diplomatic history, emphasizing historiography, interpretation, and archival sources.
Prerequisites: grad st; cons instr.

HIST 888 Candidate for Degree

0 cr. Graduate.
Available for graduate students who must meet minimum credit load requirement.
Prerequisites: grad st.
Course Rules: Fee for 1 cr assessed.
Last Taught: Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017.

HIST 900 Seminar on U.S. History:

3 cr. Graduate.
Topics in U.S. history. Specific topics announced in Timetable each time course is offered.
Prerequisites: grad st.
Course Rules: Retakable w/chg in topic to 9 cr max.
Last Taught: Spring 2019, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017.

HIST 904 Seminar in Modern America

3 cr. Graduate.
Research in United States history since 1921.
Prerequisites: grad st.
Last Taught: Spring 2010, Spring 1984.

HIST 907 Seminar on U.S. Intellectual and Cultural History

3 cr. Graduate.
Intellectual and cultural figures and movements in U.S. history.
Prerequisites: grad st.
Last Taught: Fall 2014, Fall 2010, Spring 2007, Fall 2005.

HIST 940 Seminar on Global History:

3 cr. Graduate.
Historical developments from a global or comparative perspective. Specific topics announced in Timetable each time course is offered.
Prerequisites: grad st.
Course Rules: Retakable w/chg in topic to 9 cr max.
Last Taught: Fall 2018, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2015.

HIST 950 Seminar on European History:

3 cr. Graduate.
Topics in European history. Specific topics announced in Timetable each time course is offered.
Prerequisites: grad st.
Course Rules: Retakable w/chg in topic to 9 cr max.
Last Taught: Fall 2015, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Spring 2011.

HIST 970 Seminar on European Political History

3 cr. Graduate.
State, society, revolution, war and empire in European history.
Prerequisites: grad st.
Last Taught: Fall 2011, Spring 2009, Fall 2006, Fall 2002.

HIST 971 Seminar on the History of American Urban Problems

3 cr. Graduate.
Historical analysis of the current problems of housing, race relations, the powers and functions of municipal government, law enforcement, and city planning in the United States.
Prerequisites: grad st.
Course Rules: Hist 971 & Urb Std 971 are jointly offered; they count as repeats of one another.
Last Taught: Fall 2018, Fall 2017, Fall 2015, Fall 2014.

HIST 980 Growth of Urban Society

3 cr. Graduate.
Seminar in historical, social, and ecological growth and development of urban agglomerations. Comparative framework will be used to examine the urban process.
Prerequisites: grad st.
Course Rules: Hist 980 & Urb Std 980 are jointly offered; they count as repeats of one another.
Last Taught: Spring 2016, Spring 2014, Fall 2010, Spring 2009.

HIST 985 Master's Thesis Research

1-6 cr. Graduate.
For students in the thesis option.
Prerequisites: grad st; cons instr.
Course Rules: Retakable to 6 cr max.
Last Taught: Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017.

HIST 989 Master's Level Independent Work

1-3 cr. Graduate.
Independent study on topics selected in agreement with supervising professor.
Prerequisites: grad st; cons instr.
Course Rules: Retakable to 9 cr max.
Last Taught: Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Summer 2018, Spring 2018.

HIST 990 Dissertation Research

1-6 cr. Graduate.
Research or dissertation work for students in the doctoral program in History.
Prerequisites: grad st; cons instr.
Course Rules: Retakable as necessary to fulfill dissertation requirements.
Last Taught: Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017.

HIST 999 Doctoral Level Independent Work

1-3 cr. Graduate.
Independent study on topics selected in agreement with supervising professor.
Prerequisites: grad st; cons instr.
Last Taught: Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017.

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