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HIST 105IH ORIGINS OF WESTERN CIVILIZATION
HIST 107IH WESTERN CIVILIZATION:1600 TO PRESENT
HIST 109D MODERN ASIA
HIST 110D LATIN AMERICAN HISTORY
HIST 115D HISTORY OF JAPAN
HIST 155IH AMERICA AND THE WORLD BEFORE 1865
HIST 156IH AMERICA AND THE WORLD AFTER 1865
HIST 157D THE AMERICAN WEST
HIST 160D WORLD HISTORY
HIST 201D RELIGION IN LATIN AMERICA
HIST 205CS SCIENCE, TECNOLOGY, AND RISK
HIST 206CS DARWINIAN REVOLUTION: ITS HISTORY, SCIENCE, AND IMPACT
HIST 207CS SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY IN WORLD HISTORY
HIST 211RH RESEARCH IN AMERICAN SLAVERY
HIST 224RH SCIENCE,ENVIRONMENT,TECHNOLOGY,SOCIETY:COMMON EXPERIENCE
HIST 280 SPECIAL TOPICS
HIST 289R UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH/CREATIVE ACTIVITY INSTRUCTION
HIST 290R UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH/CREATIVE ACTIVITY
HIST 305 MEXICO
HIST 311 EARLY AMERICA
HIST 312 CIVIL WAR AND RECONSTRUCTION
HIST 313 THE GILDED AGE TO 1940
HIST 316 HISTORY OF RUSSIA TO 1917
HIST 318 HISTORY OF ANCIENT GREECE
HIST 319 HISTORY OF ANCIENT ROME
HIST 320 UNITED STATES SINCE 1940
HIST 323 AGE OF ABSOLUTISM & REASON
HIST 325 19TH CENTURY EUROPE
HIST 326 20TH CENTURY EUROPE
HIST 333 EARLY BRITAIN:PREHISTORY TO 1714
HIST 334 MODERN BRITAIN
HIST 335 HISTORY OF THE MIDDLE EAST IN THE 20TH CENTURY
HIST 361 HISTORY OF MODERN FRANCE
HIST 362 MODERN GERMANY
HIST 368 TWENTIETH CENTURY WAR
HIST 369 THE WORLD AT WAR: WORLD WAR I
HIST 371 AGE OF THE SHOGUNS
HIST 372 JAPAN'S LONG 19TH CENTURY
HIST 374 MODERN CHINA
HIST 375 MODERN INDIA,PAKISTAN,AND BANGLADESH
HIST 401R SEMINAR IN HISTORICAL METHODOLOGY
HIST 402 TRANS-MISSISSIPPI WEST
HIST 403 GENDER IN THE U.S. & CANADIAN WEST
HIST 404 MONTANA AND THE WEST
HIST 406 ANTI-COMMUNISM IN THE TRUMAN-EISENHOWER YEARS
HIST 407 COLONIAL LATIN AMERICA
HIST 408 GENDER IN AMERICA
HIST 409 JAPANESE WOMEN'S HISTORY
HIST 410 LATIN AMERICAN SOCIAL HISTORY
HIST 412 RACE AND CLASS IN AMERICA
HIST 413 RACE IN LATIN AMERICA
HIST 415 LATIN AMERICAN PERSPECTIVES: HISTORY, CULTURE, AND IDENTITY IN THE TWENTIETH CENTURY
HIST 419 FAMILY, GENDER AND LAW IN ANCIENT GREECE AND ROME
HIST 422 HISTORY OF THE AMERICAN CONSTITUTION
HIST 423 PROTESTANT REFORMATION
HIST 425 GENDER, SEXUALITY, AND SOCIAL CHANGE IN LATIN AMERICAN HISTORY
HIST 426 THE RENAISSANCE
HIST 430 SCIENCE & MEDICINE IN CHINA
HIST 431 SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY & SOCIETY: 1500-1800
HIST 432 MODERN SCIENCE
HIST 433 CREATURES: ART AND BIOLOGY FROM EARLY MODERNITY TO NOW
HIST 447 HISTORY OF THE NORTH AMERICAN INDIAN
HIST 448 GENDER AND TECHNOLOGY
HIST 455 HISTORY OF AMERICAN TECHNOLOGY
HIST 456 AMERICAN THOUGHT AND CULTURE
HIST 457 MUSEUM HISTORY
HIST 458 CABINETS OF CURIOSITY:TRAVELS OF EXOTICA IN THE EARLY MODERN WORLD
HIST 460 EUROPEAN INTELLECTUAL HISTORY
HIST 464 HISTORY OF YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK
HIST 465 SCIENCE,TECHNOLOGY,AND ENVIRONMENT IN JAPAN
HIST 466 UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL HISTORY
HIST 467 GENDER IN ASIA
HIST 468 ANIMAL HISTORIES
HIST 469 WORLD ENVIRONMENTAL HISTORY
HIST 470 INDEPENDENT STUDY
HIST 476 INTERNSHIP
HIST 480 SPECIAL TOPICS
HIST 489R UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH/CREATIVE ACTIVITY INSTRUCTION
HIST 490R UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH/CREATIVE ACTIVITY
HIST 500 SEMINAR
HIST 502 PUBLIC HISTORY
HIST 503 HISTORY OF AMERICA BEFORE 1860
HIST 504 TOPICS IN ENVIRONMENTAL HISTORY
HIST 505 U.S. HISTORY 1860 TO PRESENT
HIST 506 TOPICS IN HISTORY OF SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY & SOCIETY
HIST 507 HISTORICAL WRITING
HIST 512 TOPICS IN WORLD HISTORY
HIST 513 TOPICS IN SOCIAL AND CULTURAL HISTORY
HIST 515 THE AMERICAN WEST
HIST 540 HISTORICAL METHODS
HIST 570 INDEPENDENT STUDY
HIST 575 PROFESSIONAL PAPER
HIST 576 INTERNSHIP
HIST 580 SPECIAL TOPICS
HIST 588 PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
HIST 589 GRADUATE CONSULTATION
HIST 590 MASTER'S THESIS
HIST 105IH ORIGINS OF WESTERN CIVILIZATION
F,S,Su 4 cr. LEC 3 RCT 1
-- Survey of the ancient Near East, Greece, Rome, and the European world to the end of Reformation. Emphasis on social, economic, and cultural history.
HIST 107IH WESTERN CIVILIZATION: 1600 TO PRESENT
F,S 4 cr. LEC 3 RCT 1
-- Survey of European history from 1600 to the present.
HIST 109D MODERN ASIA
S 4 cr. LEC 3 RCT 1
-- Survey of the social, political, and economic history of East Asia (China and/ or Japan) in the 20th century.
HIST 110D LATIN AMERICAN HISTORY
S 4 cr. LEC 3 RCT 1
-- The history of Latin America from the Pre-Columbian period to the present day, focused primarily on the period since Independence in the 1820's. The course examines the origins and legacies of economic and political inequalities both within Latin America and the "first world", with attention to questions of class, race, ethnicity, and gender.
HIST 115D HISTORY OF JAPAN
F,Su 4 cr. LEC 3 RCT 1
-- The political and cultural development of Japan from earliest time to the present. Special attention will be given to Japanese relations with Asia and the West.
HIST 155IH AMERICA AND THE WORLD BEFORE 1865
F,Su 4 cr. LEC 3 RCT 1
-- European exploration, Pre-Columbian Native Americans, the American Colonial, Revolutionary, Early National, Jacksonian, and Civil War periods, in the context of world history.
HIST 156IH AMERICA AND THE WORLD AFTER 1865
F,S 4 cr. LEC 3 RCT 1
-- Reconstruction after the Civil War, industrialization during the late 19th century, and the domestic and international transformation of the U.S. during the 20th century in the context of world history.
HIST 157D THE AMERICAN WEST
F alternate years, to be offered 2007 4 cr. LEC 3 RCT 1
-- History 157, The American West, examines the conquest, settlement and development of the territory west of the Mississippi River. Readings, discussion and lecture focus on the diversity of peoples who came to the West and the ways in which race and gender shaped their experiences.
HIST 160D WORLD HISTORY
F 4 cr. LEC 3 RCT 1
--Introduction to themes important for understanding the world in the 20th century through an examination of commodities from 1000 - present: world systems, global interconnections, identity and difference, the rise of mass society, technology and the environment.
HIST 201D RELIGION IN LATIN AMERICA
S alternate years, to be offered 2009 3 cr. SEM 3
-- This course examines the history of religion in Latin
America from pre-conquest times to the present and traces
the mutual influences of indigenous, African, and Iberian
traditions. We will emphasize "popular" beliefs, symbols,
and rituals and their relationship with elite religion
and state power. Cross-listed with RELS 201.
HIST 205CS SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, AND RISK
On Demand 3 cr. LEC 3
-- Examines the history, science, and ethics of risk, focusing on the complex relationship of science, technology, and risk in modern age. Includes exploration of knowledge production in science and technology; case studies such as industrial health and safety, the atomic age, "natural" disasters, and global warming to understand how risk has been defined, perceived, and remedied; and team research projects on such topics as autiomobile safety, eathquakes, and maquiladores.
HIST 206CS DARWINIAN REVOLUTION: ITS HISTORY, SCIENCE, AND IMPACT
On Demand 3 cr. LEC 3
-- Covers the history, philosophy, and our current understanding of the biological sciences, focusing especially on the theory of evolution. Explores Darwin's ideas, the manner in which he came to them, his argument's explanatory power, and the diverse ramifications of evolutionary theory, including the modern debates in science and religion, stem cell research, cloning, sociobiology, and other tricky contemporary issues.
HIST 207CS SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY IN WORLD HISTORY
On Demand 3 cr. LEC 3
-- Surveys the role of science and technology in relation to social, political, and economic change in global history. Special attention is given to the historical development of scientific and technological knowledge, the ways different societies have linked ideas of progress and science, and how history can provide valuable perspective to contemporary debates over potentially revolutionary scientific and technological practices.
HIST 211RH RESEARCH IN AMERICAN SLAVERY
S 3 cr. SEM
PREREQUISITE: CLS 101, or US 101, or BUS 101, or UH 201.
-- This course focuses on helping non-history majors to understand and apply various research methods in the discipline of history. The topical focus is slavery, an institution which shaped American society in the past and present. Students will learn to analyze the accounts of historians as well as first-hand reports written by slaves and owners.
HIST 224RH SCIENCE,ENVIRONMENT,TECHNOLOGY,SOCIETY:COMMON EXPERIENCE
S 3 cr. SEM
-- Science and technology have become pervasive investigators of social change. This course aims to understand the nature, causes, and consequences of the growth of science and technology from a humanistic perspective, including recent advances in stem-cell research, the human genome, atomic energy and weapons, and space technology. We will explore the immense social, cultural, political, and economic consequences of these advances and how they have affected our relationship to the natural world.
HIST 280 SPECIAL TOPICS
On Demand 1 - 4 cr. Maximum 12 cr.
PREREQUISITE: None required but some may be determined necessary by each offering department.
-- Course not required in any curriculum for which there is a particular one-time need, or given on a trial basis to determine acceptability and demand before requesting a regular course number.
HIST 289R UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH/CREATIVE ACTIVITY INSTRUCTION
F,S 1-3 cr. RCT may be repeated
-- Classroom instruction associated with directed undergraduate research/creative activity projects.
HIST 290R UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH/CREATIVE ACTIVITY
F,S 1-6 cr. IND may be repeated
-- Directed undergraduate research/creative activity which may culminate in a written work or other creative project.
HIST 305 MEXICO
On Demand 3 cr. LEC 3.
PREREQUISITE: Take one of the following: HIST 105, HIST 107 or HIST 110.
-- This course examines the historical processes that resulted in the creation of Modern Mexico: pre-Columbian civilization, European conquest,
colonialism, and the struggle over nation building since independence
in 1821.
HIST 311 EARLY AMERICA
On Demand 3 cr. LEC 3
PREREQUISITE: HIST 155.
-- The development of the British American colonies and the establishment of the U.S. before 1800. Topics include pre-Columbian Native Americans, the European invasion and settlement of America, the social, economic and political evolution of the colonies, the American Revolution, and the establishment of the new nation.
HIST 312 CIVIL WAR AND RECONSTRUCTION
On Demand 3 cr. LEC 3
PREREQUISITE: HIST 155 or HIST 156.
-- Political, economic, and social developments leading to sectional division. Breakdown of political accommodation, Civil War, and Reconstruction.
HIST 313 THE GILDED AGE TO 1940
On Demand 3 cr. LEC 3
PREREQUISITE: HIST 155 or HIST 156.
-- This course explores the social, economic, and political development of the U.S. from 1877 to 1940, including the rise of big business, urbanization, progressive reform, the Great Depression, and the New Deal.
HIST 316 HISTORY OF RUSSIA TO 1917
On Demand 3 cr. LEC 3
PREREQUISITE: Junior standing and HIST 105 or HIST 107.
-- Emergence of Russia as a modern nation and developments which led to the Bolshevik Revolution.
HIST 318 HISTORY OF ANCIENT GREECE
On Demand 3 cr. LEC 3
-- Origins to Alexander the Great, with special attention to life in classical Athens. Emphasis on reading ancient sources in translation.
HIST 319 HISTORY OF ANCIENT ROME
On Demand 3 cr. LEC 3
-- From the foundations of the city to the fall of the empire, with special attention to social and military history. Emphasis on reading ancient sources in translation.
HIST 320 UNITED STATES SINCE 1940
On Demand 3 cr. LEC 3
PREREQUISITE: HIST 156.
-- Political, cultural, and economic history of the U.S. since the end of World War II.
HIST 323 AGE OF ABSOLUTISM & REASON
On Demand 3 cr. LEC 3
PREREQUISITE: Junior standing and HIST 105 or HIST 107
-- Political, intellectual, and social history of Europe during the 17th and 18th centuries.
HIST 325 19TH CENTURY EUROPE
On Demand 3 cr. LEC 3
PREREQUISITE: Junior standing and HIST 105 or HIST 107.
-- Ideas and events in Britain and on the continent from the Congress of Vienna to the outbreak of World War I. Social and intellectual ideas as well as political and economic events.
HIST 326 20TH CENTURY EUROPE
On Demand 3 cr. LEC 3
PREREQUISITE: Junior standing and HIST 105 or HIST 107.
-- Events and forces in 20th century Europe from World War I to the present. The rise of fascism, communism, and the interwar crisis along with post-World War II developments.
HIST 333 EARLY BRITAIN:PREHISTORY TO 1714
On Demand 3 cr. LEC 3
PREREQUISITE: Sophomore standing and HIST 107.
-- History of the British Isles from prehistory to 1714. Topics of study include the Reformation, Civil War, unification of Scotland and England, and rise of Britain as a world power.
HIST 334 MODERN BRITAIN
On Demand 3 cr. LEC 3
PREREQUISITE: Sophomore standing and one of the following: HIST 160, HIST 107 or HIST 333
-- The emergence and fall of Britain as a world power. Topics of study include industrialization, the slow emergence of democracy in Britain, the role of the family in Victorian Britain, and the impact of the empire within Britain.
HIST 335 HISTORY OF THE MIDDLE EAST IN THE 20TH CENTURY
On Demand 3 cr. LEC 3
PREREQUISITE: One of the following: HIST 160, HIST 105,HIST 107 or POLS 241.
-- Investigate major diplomatic, economic, cultural and religious themes from the Middle East in the 20th century. Students will choose topics and countries of interest for specific, instructor-guided research. The Arab-Israeli conflict will be one case study.
HIST 361 HISTORY OF MODERN FRANCE
On Demand 3 cr. LEC 3
PREREQUISITE: Junior standing and one of the following: HIST 160, HIST 105 or HIST 107.
-- An interdisciplinary course which focuses on the construction of the modern French nation-state.
HIST 362 MODERN GERMANY
On Demand 3 cr. LEC 3
PREREQUISITE: Junior standing and HIST 105 or HIST 107.
-- An in-depth look at the economic, social, and political developments of modern Germany.
HIST 368 TWENTIETH CENTURY WAR
On Demand 3 cr. LEC 3
PREREQUISITE: Junior standing and one of the following: HIST 160, HIST 155 or HIST 156.
-- This course examines the history of U.S. military activity in the Pacific Rim from the Philipine-American War to Vietnam, investigating the geopolitical, economic, social, and cultural factors that culminated in the nation's longest war: Vietnam.
HIST 369 THE WORLD AT WAR: WORLD WAR I
F, alternate years, to be offered Fall 2008 3 cr. LEC 3
PREREQUISITE: HIST 105, or HIST 107, or HIST 155, or HIST 156, or HIST 160.
-- The First World War examined through political, military, technological, and social history, in the contexts of the early decades of the 20th century and consequences up to the present.
HIST 371 AGE OF THE SHOGUNS
On Demand 3 cr. LEC 3
PREREQUISITE: HIST 109 or HIST 115
-- Exploration of the political, cultural, and diplomatic issues involved in the development of the Tokugawa state.
HIST 372 JAPAN'S LONG 19TH CENTURY
On Demand 3 cr. LEC 3
PREREQUISITE: HIST 109 or HIST 115
-- Investigates the revolutionary changes that Japan underwent between the 1770's and 1910.
HIST 374 MODERN CHINA
F 3 cr. LEC 3
PREREQUISITE: Junior standing and one of the following: HIST 160, HIST 107 or HIST 109.
-- Social, political, and economic history of the People's Republic of China.
HIST 375 MODERN INDIA,PAKISTAN,AND BANGLADESH
S 3 cr. LEC 3
PREREQUISITE: Junior standing and one of the following: HIST 160, HIST 107 or HIST 109.
-- Social, economic, political, and intellectual history of India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh during the 19th and 20th centuries.
HIST 401R SEMINAR IN HISTORICAL METHODOLOGY
F,S 3 cr. SEM 3
PREREQUISITE: Senior standing, HIST 160, HIST 105 or HIST 107 and HIST 155 or HIST 156.
-- Senior capstone course. History majors practice sound research and writing methods, using appropriate bibliographical tools and in light of contemporary historiography.
HIST 402 TRANS-MISSISSIPPI WEST
On Demand 3 cr. LEC 3
PREREQUISITE: Hist 155 or Hist 156.
-- Exploration of major themes in the development of the American West, including conquest and settlement, economic development, racial and ethnic diversity, urbanization, and popular culture.
HIST 403 GENDER IN THE U.S. & CANADIAN WEST
On Demand 3 cr. LEC 3
PREREQUISITE: HIST 155 or HIST 156 or HIST 408
-- An examination of the experiences of women in the western U.S. and Canada. Focus on topics of race and ethnicity, families and intimacy, politics and the law, paid and unpaid work, art and culture.
HIST 404 MONTANA AND THE WEST
On Demand 3 cr. LEC 3
PREREQUISITE: HIST 155 or HIST 156.
-- A survey of Montana history which will cover the development of the territory and state, and will examine the social, economic, cultural, and political patterns that connect Montana with the rest of the American West.
HIST 406 ANTI-COMMUNISM IN THE TRUMAN-EISENHOWER YEARS
S 3 cr. SEM 3
PREREQUISITE: HIST 155 or HIST 156.
-- An analysis of the ways the Truman and Eisenhower administrations dealt with anti-communism, with a focus on McCarthyism.
HIST 407 COLONIAL LATIN AMERICA
F 3 cr. SEM 3
PREREQUISITE: HIST 110 and Junior standing or permission of instructor.
-- This seminar-style course examines the colonial
period in Latin America, from 1492-1821. Important themes
include cross-cultural contact and conflict, the development
of a colonial economy, religious and cultural change,
institutional and political history, and the organization
of colonial society.
HIST 408 GENDER IN AMERICA
On Demand 3 cr. LEC 3
PREREQUISITE: HIST 155 or HIST 156.
-- History of women in America from colonial times to the present. Analysis of gender relations, the family, the struggle by women to achieve civil rights and social reform, the problems of working women, and the rise of feminism.
HIST 409 JAPANESE WOMEN'S HISTORY
On Demand 3 cr. SEM 3
PREREQUISITE: HIST 109 or HIST 115
-- The role of women in Japanese history from ancient time to the present.
HIST 410 LATIN AMERICAN SOCIAL HISTORY
On Demand 3 cr. SEM 3
PREREQUISITE: HIST 110.
-- Social history of Latin America from colonial times to the present with a focus on social history methodology, theories of economic development and social change, and on the experiences of Latin America's diverse popular classes.
HIST 412 RACE AND CLASS IN AMERICA
S 3 cr. LEC 3
PREREQUISITE: HIST 155 or HIST 156.
-- Race in the history of the U.S. from early European and Native American contact until the present. Considers issues of racism, race relations, slavery, African-American culture, the modern Civil Rights movement, and current policy and racial questions.
HIST 413 RACE IN LATIN AMERICA
On Demand 3 cr. SEM 3
PREREQUISITE: One of the following: HIST 110, HIST 155 or HIST 156.
-- This course explores the history of race relations in Latin America, focusing on the traditional links between "race" and power. Topics include examinations of Indigenous, African, and European cultures/ethnicities, from the Conquest to the present day.
HIST 415 LATIN AMERICAN PERSPECTIVES: HISTORY, CULTURE, AND IDENTITY IN THE TWENTIETH CENTURY
S 3 cr. LEC 3
PREREQUISITE: HIST 110.
-- This course approaches historical developments, literature, and constructions of identity in twentieth-century Latin America. Taught in English with Spanish reading/writing option. Focus will vary by professor.
HIST 419 FAMILY, GENDER AND LAW IN ANCIENT GREECE AND ROME
On Demand 3 cr. LEC 3
PREREQUISITE: Junior standing and HIST 105, HIST 318 or HIST 319.
-- Marriage, family life, and the position of women from Homer to Saint Augustine. Special emphasis on private law. Reading and discussion of ancient sources in translation.
HIST 422 HISTORY OF THE AMERICAN CONSTITUTION
On Demand 4 cr. LEC 4
PREREQUISITE: HIST 155 or HIST 156.
-- Development of American Constitutional theory and practice.
HIST 423 PROTESTANT REFORMATION
On Demand 3 cr. LEC 3
PREREQUISITE: Junior standing and HIST 105 or HIST 107.
-- The rise of Protestantism, 1500-1640, and its impact on European society. Emphasis on Germany and France.
HIST 425 GENDER, SEXUALITY, AND SOCIAL CHANGE IN LATIN AMERICAN HISTORY
On Demand 3 cr. LEC 3
PREREQUISITE: Background in Latin American and/or Women's Studies.
-- An exploration of the ways in which transformations in the historical construction of gender and sexuality shaped and were shaped by broader processes of socioeconomic, political, and cultural change in Latin American history.
HIST 426 THE RENAISSANCE
On Demand 3 cr. LEC 3
PREREQUISITE: Junior standing and HIST 105 or HIST 107.
-- Emphasis on the transition from medieval to early modern society in England, Italy, France, and Germany, 1300-1525.
HIST 430 SCIENCE & MEDICINE IN CHINA
F, to be offered alternate years, 2008 3 cr. LEC 3
PREREQUISITE: HIST 109 or HIST 115 or consent of instructor.
-- An exploration of the transformations of medicine, technology, and natural knowledge in imperial and modern China.
HIST 431 SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY & SOCIETY: 1500-1800
On Demand 3 cr. LEC 3
PREREQUISITE: Junior standing and one of the following: HIST 105, HIST 323, HIST 423 or HIST 424.
-- The Scientific Revolution in Europe. Topics of study include the relationships between religion and science, science and gender, and technological change and the structure of society.
HIST 432 MODERN SCIENCE
On Demand 3 cr. LEC 3
PREREQUISITE: Junior standing and one of the following: HIST 107, HIST 156, HIST 325, HIST 326, or HIST 456.
-- The emergence of modern science in Europe and America. Topics of study include the relationships between science, gender, ethnicity, and race.
HIST 433 CREATURES: ART AND BIOLOGY FROM EARLY MODERNITY TO NOW
S, alternate years, to begin
even year 3 cr. LEC 3
PREREQUISITE: Lower division history course and Junior standing, or consent of instructor.
-- Explores the intersection between the arts and life
sciences since early modernity.
HIST 447 HISTORY OF THE NORTH AMERICAN INDIAN
On Demand 3 cr. LEC 3
PREREQUISITE: HIST 155 or HIST 156.
-- Indian affairs in America from 1600-1970. Emphasis on white reaction to the American Indians and the effect of the European invasion on Indian culture.
HIST 448 GENDER AND TECHNOLOGY
On Demand 3 cr. LEC 3
PREREQUISITE: HIST 107 or HIST 156 or consent of instructor.
-- Why are technologies gendered? How do technologies
affect gender? This class explores the relationship
between gender and technology in comparative cultural,
social, and historical perspective. Specific topics
addressed include gender and industrialization ; identity,
masculinity, and technology; gender, sex, and technology.
HIST 455 HISTORY OF AMERICAN TECHNOLOGY
On Demand 3 cr. LEC 3
PREREQUISITE: Junior standing and HIST 155 or HIST 156.
-- This course investigates fundamental questions about the role of technological change in U.S. history, focusing on issues of the environment, concepts of progress, consumerism, power, work, and freedom. In additional to standard historical sources, the course uses popular films, novels, and art to discuss the changing meaning and significance of technology in America.
HIST 456 AMERICAN THOUGHT AND CULTURE
On Demand 3 cr. LEC 3
PREREQUISITE: Junior standing and HIST 155 or HIST 156.
-- The fundamental purpose of this course is to show the interconnectedness of science, philosophy, literature, and religion in shaping the American intellectual tradition from the Puritan founding to the present.
HIST 457 MUSEUM HISTORY
S alternate years, to be offered
odd years 3 cr. LEC 3
PREREQUISITE: Junior standing.
-- An examination of the development of American museums and their relationship to other exhibitionary forms including wild west shows and world's fairs. The course also introduces students to theoretical arguments about the nature and function of cultural representations.
HIST 458 CABINETS OF CURIOSITY:TRAVELS OF EXOTICA IN THE EARLY MODERN WORLD
S alternate years, to be offered
odd years 3 cr. LEC 3
PREREQUISITE: Lower division history course and Junior standing, or consent of instructor.
-- Exotic objects and travels in early modern history.
The course explores the trade, collection, display,
and literature of material objects in early modern world
history. We will pay special attention to the creation
of the ideas of "natural", "artificial", and "exotic".
HIST 460 EUROPEAN INTELLECTUAL HISTORY
On Demand 3 cr. LEC 3
PREREQUISITE: Junior standing and HIST 105 or HIST 107.
-- The ideologies and major thinkers who have influenced European history from the French Revolution to the present day.
HIST 464 HISTORY OF YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK
On Demand 3 cr. LEC 3
PREREQUISITE: HIST 155 or HIST 156.
-- Historical analysis of changing perceptions of nature on development of Yellowstone and of the park's place in the context of a modernizing American nation.
HIST 465 SCIENCE,TECHNOLOGY, AND ENVIRONMENT IN JAPAN
S alternate years, to be offered
odd years 3 cr. LEC 3
PREREQUISITE: HIST 109 or HIST 115.
-- Traces the role of images of nature and the natural environment in the formation of Japanese, political, cultural, and economic practice from ancient times to the present.
HIST 466 UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL HISTORY
On Demand 3 cr. LEC 3
PREREQUISITE: HIST 155 or HIST 156.
-- Survey of changing perceptions and uses of the natural world from the colonial era to the present.
HIST 467 GENDER IN ASIA
S 3 cr. LEC 3
PREREQUISITE: Junior standing and one of the following: HIST 160, HIST 105, HIST 107 or HIST 109.
-- Analysis of gender relations, the family, the struggle by women in Asia to achieve civil rights and social reform, the problems of working women and various alternatives to western feminism. Focus on the 19th and 20th centuries.
HIST 468 ANIMAL HISTORIES
F,S alternate years, 3 cr. LEC 3
PREREQUISITE: Junior standing or consent of instructor.
-- An intensive and creative research experience, this course allows students to explore the multidisciplinary side of history by investigating the interelationship of human and nonhuman animals in a historical setting.
HIST 469 WORLD ENVIRONMENTAL HISTORY
F,S alternate years, 3 cr. LEC 3
PREREQUISITE: HIST 160,107,115,109 or 110.
-- This course examines the intersection of the natural world with major themes in world history and places typical subjects in environmental history, including diseases, agriculture, pollution, and environmentalism in global context.
HIST 470 INDEPENDENT STUDY
On Demand 1 - 4 cr. IND Maximum 6 cr.
PREREQUISITE: Junior standing, consent of instructor, and approval of department head.
-- Directed research and study on an individual basis.
HIST 476 INTERNSHIP
On Demand 2 - 12 cr. IND
PREREQUISITE: Junior standing, consent of instructor, and approval of department head.
-- An individualized assignment arranged with an agency, business, or other organization to provide guided experience in the field.
HIST 480 SPECIAL TOPICS
On Demand 1 - 4 cr. Maximum 12 cr.
PREREQUISITE: Course prerequisites as determined for each offering.
-- Courses not required in any curriculum for which there is a particular one-time need, or given on a trial basis to determine acceptability and demand before requesting a regular course number.
HIST 489R UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH/CREATIVE ACTIVITY INSTRUCTION
F,S,Su 1 - 2 cr. RCT May be repeated. Maximum 4 cr.
COREQUISITE: HIST 490.
-- Classroom instruction associated with directed undergraduate research/creative activity projects.
HIST 490R UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH/CREATIVE ACTIVITY
F,S,Su 1-6 cr. IND May be repeated. Max 12 cr.
PREREQUISITE: Junior standing in History and consent of department head.
-- Directed undergraduate research/creative activity which may culminate in a research paper, journal article, or undergraduate thesis.
HIST 500 SEMINAR
On Demand 1 cr. SEM 1 Maximum 4 cr.
PREREQUISITE: Graduate standing or seniors by petition. Course prerequisites as determined for each offering.
-- Topics offered at the graduate level which are not covered in regular courses. Students participate in preparing and presenting discussion material.
HIST 502 PUBLIC HISTORY
F On Demand 3 cr. SEM 3
PREREQUISITE: HIST 540 or equivalent. May be repeated. Maximum 6 cr.
-- Advanced readings and discussion in the practice of public history; including oral history, historic preservation, and museum studies.
HIST 503 HISTORY OF AMERICA BEFORE 1860
F 3 cr. SEM 3 adding may be repeated, not to exceed 6 credits.
PREREQUISITE: HIST 311 or HIST 412.
-- Topics in the social, cultural, economic, and political history of Early America in the Atlantic world.
HIST 504 TOPICS IN ENVIRONMENTAL HISTORY
On demand 3 cr. SEM 3 May be repeated. Maximum 6 cr.
PREREQUISITE: HIST 466 or equivalent.
-- Advanced readings and discussions in environmental history.
HIST 505 U.S. HISTORY 1860 TO PRESENT
S 3 cr. LEC 3 May be repeated. Maximum 6 cr.
PREREQUISITE: Graduate Standing
-- Graduate research and analysis of important issues in recent American history.
HIST 506 TOPICS IN HISTORY OF SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, & SOCIETY
On demand 3 cr. SEM 3 May be repeated. Maximum 6 cr.
PREREQUISITE: HIST 431 or equivalent.
-- Advanced readings and discussion in the history of science, technology and society.
HIST 507 HISTORICAL WRITING
On demand 3 cr. SEM 3
PREREQUISITE: HIST 540 or equivalent.
-- Advanced seminar in contemporary historiography, historical theory, and narrative style.
HIST 512 TOPICS IN WORLD HISTORY
F 3 cr. SEM 3
PREREQUISITE: Graduate standing. May be repeated. Maximum 6 cr.
-- Examination of topics of current scholarly concern in history other than United States.
HIST 513 TOPICS IN SOCIAL AND CULTURAL HISTORY
S 3 cr. SEM 3
PREREQUISITE: Graduate standing. May be repeated. Maximum 6 cr.
-- Examination of topics in social and cultural history of current scholarly concern.
HIST 515 THE AMERICAN WEST
S 3 cr. LEC 3
PREREQUISITE: HIST 402 or equivalent. May be repeated. Maximum 6 cr.
-- Directed readings and analysis of major problems in the history of the American West.
HIST 540 HISTORICAL METHODS
F 3 cr. LEC 3 May be repeated. Maximum 6 cr.
-- Consideration of historical thinking, the uses of evidence and historical methodology.
HIST 570 INDEPENDENT STUDY
On Demand 1 - 3 cr. IND Maximum 6 cr.
PREREQUISITE: Graduate standing, consent of instructor, approval of department head, and Dean of Graduate Studies.
-- Directed research and study on an individual basis.
HIST 575 PROFESSIONAL PAPER
F,S,Su 1 - 4 cr. IND Maximum 6 cr.
PREREQUISITE: Graduate standing.
-- A research or professional paper or project dealing with a topic in the field. The topic must have been mutually agreed upon by the student and his or her major adviser and graduate committee.
HIST 576 INTERNSHIP
On Demand 2 - 12 cr. IND
PREREQUISITE: Graduate standing, consent of instructor and approval of department head.
-- An individualized assignment arranged with an agency, business or other organization to provide guided experience in the field.
HIST 580 SPECIAL TOPICS
On Demand 1 - 4 cr. Maximum 12 cr.
PREREQUISITE: Upper division courses and others as determined for each offering.
-- Courses not required in any curriculum for which there is a particular one time need, or given on a trial basis to determine acceptability and demand before requesting a regular course number.
HIST 588 PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
On Demand 1-3 cr. May be repeated; maximum 3 cr.
PREREQUISITE: Graduate standing, teaching experience and/or current employment in a school organization, consent of instructor and Dean of Graduate Studies.
-- This course may be used only by students who have completed all of their course work (and thesis, if on a thesis plan) but who need additional faculty or staff time or help.
HIST 589 GRADUATE CONSULTATION
F,S,Su 3 cr. TUT
PREREQUISITE: Master's standing and approval of the Dean of Graduate Studies.
-- This course may be used only by students who have completed all of their course work (and thesis, if on a thesis plan) but who need additional faculty or staff time or help.
HIST 590 MASTER'S THESIS
F,S,Su 1 - 10 cr. IND May be repeated.
PREREQUISITE: Master's standing.
HIST 601 DISSERTATION WORKSHOP
F 1 cr. SEM 1
-- Presentation and discussion of dissertation research and writing.
HIST 689 DOCTORAL READING AND RESEARCH
On Demand 3-5 cr. IND May be repeated; maximum 15 cr.
-- Presentation and discussion of dissertation research and writing.
HIST 690 DOCTORAL THESIS
On Demand 1-10 cr. IND May be repeated.
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