History
Courses for HIST (HIST)
AHIS
988
Introduction to the Interdisciplinary Study of the Middle Ages LINKCrosslisted as ENGL 988, HIST 988, MODL 988, MUSC 988| Credit Hours: | 3 |
| Campus: | |
| Course Delivery: | Classroom |
Methods and state of research in the disciplines--art, music, literature, language, history, philosophy--dealing with the Middle Ages. Assistance in independent reading and research in subjects related to the student’s own research interests. Taught jointly by faculty members in art, music, theatre, English, history, classics, modern languages, and philosophy.
AHIS
989
Introduction to the Interdisciplinary Study of the Renaissance LINKCrosslisted as ENGL 989, HIST 989, MODL 989, MUSC 989| Credit Hours: | 3 |
| Campus: | |
| Course Delivery: | Classroom |
Methods and state of research in the disciplines--art, music, literature, language, history, philosophy--dealing with the Renaissance. Assistance in independent reading and research in subjects related to the student’s own research interests. Taught jointly by faculty members in art, music, theatre, English, history, classics, modern languages, and philosophy.
ANTH
478/878
Pro-seminar in Latin American Studies LINKCrosslisted as HIST 478/878, POLS 478/878, SOCI 478/878, MODL 478/878, LAMS 478, GEOG 478/878, EDPS 478/878| Credit Hours: | 3 |
| Max credits per degree: | 6 |
| Course Delivery: | Classroom |
| Groups: | Integrative Courses, Research and Reading |
Prereqs:
Junior standing and permission.
Topical seminar required for all Latin American Studies majors.
An interdisciplinary analysis of topical issues in Latin American Studies.
CLAS
307/807
Early Christianity LINKCrosslisted as HIST 307/807, RELG 307| Credit Hours: | 3 |
| Course Format: | Lecture |
| Course Delivery: | Classroom |
Pre-1800 content.
Life, literature, thought, and institutions of the Christian movement from Jesus to Constantine. A critical, historical approach to the sources in English translation and how they reflect the interaction of Christian, Jew, and pagan in late antiquity. Includes the historical Jesus vis-a-vis the Christ of Faith, the impact of Paul's thought, the formation of Christian dogma, methods of interpreting canonical and extra-canonical Christian literature, the problem of heresy and orthodoxy.
CLAS
409/809
Religion of Late Western Antiquity LINKCrosslisted as HIST 409/809, RELG 409| Credit Hours: | 2-3 |
| Course Format: | Lecture |
| Course Delivery: | Classroom |
Pre-1800 content.
Examination of the religious institutions, philosophies, and lifeways of the Hellenistic Age from Alexander to Constantine. Includes civic religion of Greece and Rome, popular religion, mystery cults, Judaism, Christianity, popular and school philosophies (Platonism, Aristotelianism, Epicureanism, Cynicism, Stoicism), Gnosticism. History, interrelationships, emerging world view of these movements.
ECON
457/857
19th Century United States Economic History LINKCrosslisted as HIST 457/857| Credit Hours: | 3 |
| Course Delivery: | Classroom |
| Groups: | Economic History |
Transformation of the United States economy from an agrarian to an industrial society and the impact of that transformation on people's lives and livelihoods. The economics of slavery, the impact of the railroads, immigration, and the collective response of business and labor to industrialization.
ECON
458/858
20th Century United States Economic History LINKCrosslisted as HIST 458/858| Credit Hours: | 3 |
| Course Format: | Lecture 3 |
| Course Delivery: | Classroom |
| Groups: | Economic History |
Transformation of the United States economy in the twentieth century. Attention to the continued consolidation of the business enterprise, business cycle episodes including the Great Depression of the 1930s, organized labor, and the role of government in managing and coping with this transformation in economic life.
ENGL
918
Interdisciplinary Seminar in Nineteenth-Century Studies LINKCrosslisted as HIST 918, MODL 918| Credit Hours: | 3 |
| Max credits per degree: | 6 |
| Campus: | |
| Course Delivery: | Classroom |
Invention of the nineteenth century, gender, colonialism, class, realism science and technology.
ENGL
919
Interdisciplinary Approaches to the Nineteenth Century LINKCrosslisted as HIST 919, MODL 919| Credit Hours: | 3 |
| Campus: | |
| Course Delivery: | Classroom |
Introduction to the nineteenth century in North America (focusing on the US), Great Britain, and Europe (focusing on France, Germany, Russia, and Spain), organized through themes such as constructions of gender and sexuality, democracy in the nation-state, and challenges to religion.
GPSP
400/800
Seminar in Great Plains Studies LINKCrosslisted as HIST 400/800, GEOG 400/800| Credit Hours: | 3 |
| Course Delivery: | Classroom |
Prereqs:
A course in the study of the Great Plains.
GPSP/GEOG/HIST 400 is required for a GPSP major or minor.
Topic varies.
HIST
303/803
United States Military History, 1607-1917 LINK| Credit Hours: | 3 |
| Course Delivery: | Classroom |
| Groups: | United States or Canadian History |
Prereqs:
Sophomore standing or permission.
This course satisfies the military history requirement of the advanced program.
Significance of military affairs in the context of American political, economic, and social history from the formation of the earliest colonial militias to the pre-WWI preparedness movement. Discusses all of the major wars of this period but also emphasizes such themes as the professionalization of the officer corps, the relationship between war and technology, and civil-military relations.
HIST
304/804
United States Military History Since 1917 LINK| Credit Hours: | 3 |
| Course Delivery: | Classroom |
| Groups: | United States or Canadian History |
Prereqs:
Sophomore standing or permission. This course satisfies the military history requirement of the advanced program.
Significance of military affairs in the context of American political, economic, and social history from America's entry into WWI to the present. Discusses all of the major wars of this period but also emphasizes such themes as the professionalization of the officer corps, the relationship between war and technology (especially nuclear weapons), and civil-military relations.
HIST
328/828
History of Germany: 1914 to Present LINK| Credit Hours: | 3 |
| Course Format: | Lecture 3 |
| Course Delivery: | Classroom |
| Groups: | European History |
Prereqs:
Sophomore standing or permission.
Conflict and consensus in the history of Germany from World War I to the present. The Nazi dictatorship in European context, World War II and the Holocaust, the two Germanies from 1945, changes in 1989 and German unification, and developments in Germany and Europe since 9/11.
HIST
338/838
War and Peace in Europe: 1914 to the Present LINK| Credit Hours: | 3 |
| Course Format: | Lecture |
| Course Delivery: | Classroom |
| Groups: | European History |
Prereqs:
Sophomore standing or permission.
Survey of the diplomatic and military history of Europe from World War I to the present. Includes the strategy, tactics, and diplomacy of the two world wars; international relations in the years between the wars; the emergence of a new postwar Europe; and Europe's involvement in the rivalry between the superpowers since 1945.
HIST
339/839
The Holocaust LINKCrosslisted as JUDS 339| Credit Hours: | 3 |
| Course Format: | Lecture 3 |
| Course Delivery: | Classroom |
| Groups: | European History |
Prereqs:
Sophomore standing.
Europe-wide programs of persecution and genocide carried out under the auspices of the Nazi-German regime between 1933 and 1945. Focuses primarily on the Jewish dimension of the Holocaust, but also examines Nazi policies targeted against Poles, Gypsies, homosexuals, disabled Germans, and other groups. Events analyzed from the perspectives of victims, perpetrators, and bystanders.
HIST
340/840
American Legal History LINK| Credit Hours: | 3 |
| Course Delivery: | Classroom |
| Groups: | United States or Canadian History |
Prereqs:
Sophomore standing or permission.
Evolution of a distinct American legal culture from colonial times to the present, emphasizing the history of the components of the legal system, the judiciary, the bar, litigants, law enforcement and corrections, and legal doctrine.
HIST
343/843
American Urban and Social History I LINK| Credit Hours: | 3 |
| Course Delivery: | Classroom |
| ACE Outcomes: | 5 |
| Groups: | United States or Canadian History |
Prereqs:
Sophomore standing or permission.
Survey and analysis of the impact of economic development and urbanization on the organization and character of American society from colonial times through the civil war. Analyzes the rise and transformation of the southern planter class and the slavery system which supported it; the development and change in character of both farmers and the urban working class; and the evolution of the northern, urban, middle class and its impact on all aspects of American life before the Civil War.
HIST
344/844
American Urban and Social History II LINK| Credit Hours: | 3 |
| Course Delivery: | Classroom |
| Groups: | United States or Canadian History |
Prereqs:
Sophomore standing or permission.
Survey and analysis of the impact of metropolitan development, mass-oriented industrialization and economic development, and the modernization of values, ideas, and mores on American society between the Civil War and the recent past. Includes the breakdown of old criteria of class or group definitions and their replacement by newer, more impersonal, economic categories. Attention to the declining role of the farmer in American life, the rise and fall of elite "society", and the further development of mass-oriented middle and working classes after World War II.
HIST
351/851
American West to 1900 LINK| Credit Hours: | 3 |
| Course Delivery: | Classroom |
| Groups: | United States or Canadian History |
Prereqs:
Sophomore standing.
History of indigenous peoples of the West. Euro-American, African American, Asian, and Latina and/or Latino settlements. The changing environment. Gender issues. Economic activities: fur trading, mining, ranching, farming, and lumbering.
HIST
352/852
American West Since 1900 LINK| Credit Hours: | 3 |
| Course Delivery: | Classroom |
| Groups: | United States or Canadian History |
Prereqs:
Sophomore standing.
History of the American West since 1900. History of race, class, and gender; urbanization and industrialization; political movements; population growth, new immigrations, and urban expansion; modern economic trends and environmental change; and the role of the federal government in the American West.
HIST
353/853
From Progressivism to the Great Crash LINK| Credit Hours: | 3 |
| Course Delivery: | Classroom |
| Groups: | United States or Canadian History |
Prereqs:
Sophomore standing or permission.
The Progressive Movement, Theodore Roosevelt and the New Nationalism, Wilson and the New Freedom, World War I, the Return to Normalcy, the Jazz Age, and the Great Crash.
HIST
354/854
The Era of Franklin D. Roosevelt LINK| Credit Hours: | 3 |
| Course Delivery: | Classroom |
| Groups: | United States or Canadian History |
Prereqs:
Sophomore standing or permission.
The Great Depression, Franklin D. Roosevelt and the New Deal, the road to Pearl Harbor, and World War II.
HIST
355/855
Post-World War II America LINK| Credit Hours: | 3 |
| Course Delivery: | Classroom |
| Groups: | United States or Canadian History |
Prereqs:
Sophomore standing or permission.
Surveys the major developments in domestic politics, in foreign affairs, and the economic, social, and cultural spheres from the end of World War II to the present.
HIST
372/872
Revolutions in Twentieth-Century Latin America LINK| Credit Hours: | 3 |
| Course Delivery: | Classroom |
| Groups: | Latin American, Asian, Middle Eastern or African History |
Prereqs:
Sophomore standing or permission.
Examines revolutionary movements from the Revolution of 1910 in Mexico to the more recent upheavals in Central America. Aside from case studies of selected countries, topical subjects covered, such as militarism, communism, nationalism, anti-Americanism, religion and the role of the Church, land, and unequal distribution of wealth.
HIST
381/881
History of Premodern Japan LINK| Credit Hours: | 3 |
| Course Format: | Lecture |
| Course Delivery: | Classroom |
| Groups: | Latin American, Asian, Middle Eastern or African History, Pre-1800 |
Prereqs:
Sophomore standing or permission
Pre-1800 content.
Analysis of premodern Japanese society with emphasis on institutional and cultural developments.
HIST
382/882
History of Modern Japan LINK| Credit Hours: | 3 |
| Course Delivery: | Classroom |
| Groups: | Latin American, Asian, Middle Eastern or African History |
Prereqs:
Sophomore standing or permission.
Establishment of a modern state; foundations of economic power; liberalism and oligarchical rule; militarism; post-World War II developments.
HIST
383/883
History of Premodern China LINK| Credit Hours: | 3 |
| Course Format: | Lecture |
| Course Delivery: | Classroom |
| Groups: | Latin American, Asian, Middle Eastern or African History, Pre-1800 |
Prereqs:
Sophomore standing or permission.
Pre-1800 content.
History of China to 1800 with emphasis on intellectual history (Confucianism, Taoism, Buddhism, Neo-Confucianism) and the political, economic, and social development of the Chinese empire (221 BC to 1800 AD).
HIST
402/802
Sexuality in Nineteenth and Twentieth Century America LINKCrosslisted as WMNS 402/802| Credit Hours: | 3 |
| Course Format: | Lecture 3 |
| Course Delivery: | Classroom |
| Groups: | United States or Canadian History |
Sexual practices and ideologies in American history from the 1800's to the present.
HIST
411/811
Indians in American Popular Culture LINKCrosslisted as ETHN 411| Credit Hours: | 3 |
| Course Format: | Lecture 3 |
| Course Delivery: | Classroom |
| Groups: | United States or Canadian History |
Prereqs:
Junior standing.
Images of Native Americans in American popular culture. Dominant society's creation of images of Indians to serve societal needs. Reasons behind these creations, what purposes they served, and the enormous effect on white-Native relations. Covers art, literature, fiction, film, television, and sports "mascots".
HIST
412/812
Democracy and Tyranny in Classical Athens LINKCrosslisted as CLAS 412| Credit Hours: | 3 |
| Course Format: | Lecture 3 |
| Course Delivery: | Classroom |
| Groups: | Pre-1800, European History |
Prereqs:
Junior standing or permission.
Pre-1800 content.
Development and influence of the Greek city-states, focusing on the establishment and transformation of the Athenian democracy in the 6th and 5th centuries BCE from popular sovereignty to the rule of written law. Including the three periods of tyranny, reaction to the Persian Invasions, and the impact of the Peloponnesian War.
HIST
414/814
Medieval Culture LINKCrosslisted as MRST 414/814| Credit Hours: | 3 |
| Course Format: | Lecture |
| Course Delivery: | Classroom |
| Groups: | European History, Pre-1800 |
Prereqs:
Junior standing or permission.
Pre-1800 content.
Historical context of changes in religion, literature, philosophy, and the arts, 400-1450.
HIST
417/817
The Roman Revolution, 133 BC-68 AD LINKCrosslisted as CLAS 417| Credit Hours: | 3 |
| Course Format: | Lecture 3 |
| Course Delivery: | Classroom |
| Groups: | Pre-1800, European History |
Prereqs:
Junior standing or permission.
Pre-1800 content.
Critical period in Roman history when the republic was transformed into the rule by one man: Political and social functioning of the republic, causes for change, and factors influencing its final shape. Careers of the Gracchi, Marius, Sulla, Pompey, Caesar, Anthony, and Augustus.
HIST
418/818
Augustan Rome LINKCrosslisted as CLAS 418| Credit Hours: | 3 |
| Course Format: | Lecture 3 |
| Course Delivery: | Classroom |
| Groups: | European History, Pre-1800 |
Augustus’ constitutional transformation of Rome, and enforcement of a national identity and values through religion, social legislation, provincial governance policies, and patronage of public works, display, and literature.
HIST
420/820
The Italian Renaissance LINKCrosslisted as MRST 420/820| Credit Hours: | 3 |
| Course Format: | Lecture |
| Course Delivery: | Classroom |
| Groups: | European History, Pre-1800 |
Prereqs:
Junior standing or permission.
Pre-1800 content.
Examines the intellectual and artistic achievements of the Italian Renaissance, relating them to the political developments and social changes which occurred throughout the Italian peninsula between ca. 1300-1550 and highlighting those elements which would influence the evolution of European culture. Emphasis on the development of humanism and its role in the transition from medieval to modern values.
HIST
421/821
The German Reformation LINKCrosslisted as RELG 421, MRST 421/821| Credit Hours: | 3 |
| Course Format: | Lecture 3 |
| Course Delivery: | Classroom |
| Groups: | European History, Pre-1800 |
Prereqs:
Junior standing.
Pre-1800 content.
The cultural and intellectual developments of the German Reformation against its social background. The religious and political events of the first half of the sixteenth century. Transition from medieval to modern Christianity. The transmission and revolutionary nature of evangelical doctrines. The gradual institutionalization of the new churches.
HIST
422/822
The Scientific Revolution LINK| Credit Hours: | 3 |
| Course Format: | Lecture |
| Course Delivery: | Classroom |
| Groups: | European History, Pre-1800 |
Prereqs:
Junior standing or permission.
Pre-1800 content.
Emergence of modern science in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries and the impact of this new intellectual force on the social, political, and scientific thought of the Englightenment. Philosophical, religious, and social background to the Scientific Revolution examined closely, and the institutional bases of the new science considered. Attention to the role of mysticism and alchemy in the rise of modern science and to the relationship between science and religion which developed during the period of the Scientific Revolution. Personalities and careers of some of the great scientists of the age-Copernicus, Galileo, Newton-used to illuminate these and other issues.
HIST
423/823
The European Enlightenment LINK| Credit Hours: | 3 |
| Course Format: | Lecture |
| Course Delivery: | Classroom |
| Groups: | European History, Pre-1800 |
Prereqs:
Junior standing or permission.
Pre-1800 content.
Survey of European intellectual history from Locke and Bayle to Kant and Condorcet. Attempts to arrive at a definition of the Enlightenment through examination of both the writings of the philosophers and through secondary literature. Seeks to comprehend the Enlightenment in its social and political as well as its intellectual content.
HIST
424/824
European Social and Cultural History Since 1815 LINK| Credit Hours: | 3 |
| Course Delivery: | Classroom |
| Groups: | European History |
Prereqs:
Junior standing or permission.
European society and culture from the Enlightenment to the present with emphasis on institutions, ideas, and artistic expression.
HIST
426/826
Reformation Thought LINKCrosslisted as RELG 426/826, MODL 426/826, MRST 426/826| Credit Hours: | 3 |
| Course Format: | Lecture 3 |
| Course Delivery: | Classroom |
| Groups: | European History, Pre-1800 |
Prereqs:
Junior standing or permission.
Life and thought of significant figures and schools of thought in the Reformation period
HIST
429/829
History of Fascism in Europe LINK| Credit Hours: | 3 |
| Course Delivery: | Classroom |
| Groups: | European History |
Prereqs:
Junior standing or permission.
Comparative study of the rise of fascism in Europe during the twenties; the drift to totalitarianism and the transition to dictatorship. Evolution of domestic and foreign policy to 1945.
HIST
430/830
Early European History Through Biography LINKCrosslisted as MRST 430/830| Credit Hours: | 3 |
| Course Format: | Lecture |
| Course Delivery: | Classroom |
| Groups: | European History, Pre-1800 |
Prereqs:
Junior standing or permission
Pre-1800 content.
Individuals from late medieval/early modern Europe, such as Joan of Arc, Henry V, and Eleanor of Aquitaine. Examines how history can be used to serve social, cultural, and political needs, and the difficulties of determining historic truth about a person or event.
HIST
431/831
Medieval England LINK| Credit Hours: | 3 |
| Course Format: | Lecture |
| Course Delivery: | Classroom |
| Groups: | European History, Pre-1800 |
Prereqs:
Junior standing or permission
Pre-1800 content.
Political, social, economic, institutional, and intellectual history of England from the Roman invasions through the accession of the Tudor dynasty in 1485.
HIST
432/832
England: Reformation to Revolution, 1530-1660 LINKCrosslisted as MRST 432/832| Credit Hours: | 3 |
| Course Format: | Lecture |
| Course Delivery: | Classroom |
| Groups: | European History, Pre-1800 |
Prereqs:
Junior standing or permission.
Pre-1800 content.
History of English society, politics, and culture from the time of Henry VIII through that of Elizabth I, Shakespeare, Donne, Charles I, Cromwell, and Milton.
HIST
434/834
Palestine and the Arab-Israeli Conflict LINKCrosslisted as JUDS 434| Credit Hours: | 3 |
| Course Format: | Lecture 3 |
| Course Delivery: | Classroom |
| Groups: | Latin American, Asian, Middle Eastern or African History |
Prereqs:
Junior standing.
Traces the history of the Arab-Israeli conflict from the 19th century up to the present. Explores the role of ideology, political actors, social history, economic and infrastructural problems, and regional and international interaction, as well as prospects for peace in the 21st century. Examines the related historiographical debates, especially those focusing on the Arab-Israeli Wars of 1948 and 1967.
HIST
436/836
Saints, Witches, and Madwomen LINKCrosslisted as WMNS 436/836, MRST 436/836| Credit Hours: | 3 |
| Course Format: | Lecture |
| Course Delivery: | Classroom |
| Groups: | European History, Pre-1800 |
Prereqs:
Junior standing or permission.
Pre-1800 content.
Image of the madwoman throughout European and American history. Emphasis on how women on the margins have been labelled in different periods as saintly, as witches, or as insane.
HIST
441/841
Seminar in U.S. Women's and Gender History LINKCrosslisted as WMNS 441/841| Credit Hours: | 3 |
| Course Format: | Lecture 3 |
| Course Delivery: | Classroom |
| Groups: | United States or Canadian History |
In-depth, advanced thematic seminar that cultivates historical research and writing skills.
HIST
442/842
America Before the Civil War LINK| Credit Hours: | 3 |
| Course Delivery: | Classroom |
| Groups: | United States or Canadian History |
Prereqs:
Junior standing or permission.
American life during the first half of the nineteenth century, with special stress upon the nature of political processes, the many movements for the reform of society, the development of a national economy, and the rise of sectional conflict.
HIST
445/845
The American Civil War and Reconstruction LINK| Credit Hours: | 3 |
| Course Delivery: | Classroom |
| Groups: | United States or Canadian History |
Prereqs:
Junior standing or permission.
Development of the sectional crisis, war and its impact on American institutions, reconstruction and reunion, from 1850 to 1877.
HIST
446/846
America in the "Gilded Age" LINK| Credit Hours: | 3 |
| Course Delivery: | Classroom |
| Groups: | United States or Canadian History |
Prereqs:
Junior standing or permission.
Sectional adjustment, national politics, the "Gilded Age," economic growth, and the revival of imperialism in the period 1877 to 1901.
HIST
459/859
Women and Gender in African Societies LINKCrosslisted as ETHN 459, WMNS 459/859| Credit Hours: | 3 |
| Course Format: | Lecture 3 |
| Course Delivery: | Classroom |
| Groups: | Latin American, Asian, Middle Eastern or African History |
Explores how the contemporary women’s movement has emerged within Africa and its relationship to social change.
HIST
460/860
The Civil Rights Movement LINKCrosslisted as ETHN 460| Credit Hours: | 3 |
| Course Format: | Lecture |
| Course Delivery: | Classroom |
| Groups: | United States or Canadian History |
Prereqs:
Junior standing.
Survey and analysis of the origins, contours, activities, ideas, movement centers, personalities, and legacies of the Civil Rights and Black Power movements in the U.S. A. from the 1950's through the 1970's. The roles of the African-American masses, college and high school students, and women. The points of conflict and cooperation between African-American and mainstream American society.
HIST
462/862
Recent Russia LINK| Credit Hours: | 3 |
| Course Format: | Lecture |
| Course Delivery: | Classroom |
| Groups: | European History |
Prereqs:
Junior standing or permission.
Fifty years of effort at implementing the mandate of the so-called "October Revolution" both domestically and in foreign affairs. The Soviet Union today.
HIST
463/863
Indigenous Peoples of Latin America LINKCrosslisted as ETHN 463, LAMS 463| Credit Hours: | 3 |
| Course Format: | Lecture 3 |
| Course Delivery: | Classroom |
| Groups: | Latin American, Asian, Middle Eastern or African History |
Includes Indian politics, ideologies about Latin American indigenous peoples, global issues, and inter-ethnic relationships in Latin America.
HIST
464/864
Native American History: Selected Topics LINKCrosslisted as ETHN 464| Credit Hours: | 3 |
| Max credits per degree: | 3 |
| Course Format: | Lecture 3 |
| Course Delivery: | Classroom |
| Groups: | United States or Canadian History |
Prereqs:
Junior standing.
Issues in Native American History. Topics may include: Native Americans and the environment; Native Americans in the 19th or 20th century; Native Americans and federal Indian policy; Native Americans and gender; and Native Americans of regions other than the Great Plains.
HIST
465/865
History of Plains Indians LINKCrosslisted as ETHN 465| Credit Hours: | 3 |
| Course Delivery: | Classroom |
| Groups: | United States or Canadian History |
Prereqs:
Junior standing or permission.
In-depth study of the history and culture of Native Americans of the Great Plains from earliest times through the twentieth century, stressing the history of migration, religion, diplomacy, politics, and society. All Indian nations of the Great Plains considered.
HIST
466/866
Early Modern China LINK| Credit Hours: | 3 |
| Course Delivery: | Classroom |
| Groups: | Latin American, Asian, Middle Eastern or African History |
Prereqs:
Junior standing.
China during the last dynasty, the Quing, 1644 to 1911. Conquest and unification of China by the Manchus. Role of Confucianism in Chinese society. The growth of population during the 18th century. Rise of the opium trade. The Opium War. The Taiping Rebellion and reform efforts.
HIST
467/867
History of China in the 20th Century LINK| Credit Hours: | 3 |
| Course Delivery: | Classroom |
| Groups: | Latin American, Asian, Middle Eastern or African History |
Prereqs:
Junior standing.
Collapse of the old Confucian Imperial system, Boxer Rebellion, 1922 Revolution, warlordism, rise of Communism, the Sino-Japanese war (1937-1945), Communist Revolution and Chairman Mao, Cultural Revolution, and Deng Ziaoping's reforms.
HIST
468/868
Cultural History of Native America LINKCrosslisted as ETHN 468| Credit Hours: | 3 |
| Course Format: | Lecture |
| Course Delivery: | Classroom |
| Groups: | United States or Canadian History |
Prereqs:
Junior standing.
Cultures of the indigenous peoples of the United States in an historical context. World view, language, spiritual beliefs, kinship organization, gender roles, music, dance, and art. Historical causes and effects of the changing of Native cultures over time. Contrasts between Native American oral history and Western methods.
HIST
469/869
Global Environmental History LINK| Credit Hours: | 3 |
| Course Format: | Lecture |
| Course Delivery: | Classroom |
| Groups: | Latin American, Asian, Middle Eastern or African History |
Prereqs:
Junior standing.
Past interactions among societies and nature in a comparative world perspective. Indigenous peoples' resource management; ecological impacts of colonization; how political economies shape resource use; changing ideas about nature; and the historic roots of current environmental problems and possible solutions.
HIST
470/870
Digital History LINK| Credit Hours: | 3 |
| Max credits per degree: | 3 |
| Course Format: | Lecture 3 |
| Course Delivery: | Classroom |
| Groups: | Additional History Courses |
Prereqs:
Junior standing.
Analysis of the theory, methods, and readings in humanities computing and digital history.
HIST
474/874
African Americans in the Jazz Age LINKCrosslisted as ETHN 474| Credit Hours: | 3 |
| Course Format: | Lecture 3 |
| Course Delivery: | Classroom |
| Groups: | United States or Canadian History |
Prereqs:
Junior standing. A basic understanding of United States history is recommended.
Race relations and African American experience from the 1910s through WW II. Jim Crow, the Great Migration, WW I, “The New Negro,” Harlem Renaissance, jazz/blues/gospel music, political radicalism, the Great Depression, and WW II.
HIST
476A/876A
Gender and Sexuality in Latin America LINKCrosslisted as ETHN 476A, WMNS 476A/876A| Credit Hours: | 3 |
| Course Format: | Lecture 3 |
| Course Delivery: | Classroom |
| Groups: | Latin American, Asian, Middle Eastern or African History |
Prereqs:
Junior standing.
Experience of femininity and masculinity compared according to time and place, revealing the intimate connections with nation, modernity, race, and ethnicity.
HIST
476B/876B
Race in Modern Latin America LINKCrosslisted as ETHN 476B| Credit Hours: | 3 |
| Course Format: | Lecture 3 |
| Course Delivery: | Classroom |
| Groups: | Latin American, Asian, Middle Eastern or African History |
Prereqs:
Junior standing.
The experience of race and ethnicity in the 20th and 21st centuries compared according to time and place, revealing the intimate connections with nation and modernity.
HIST
477/877
Indigenous Peoples of the World LINKCrosslisted as ETHN 477| Credit Hours: | 3 |
| Course Format: | Lecture 3 |
| Course Delivery: | Classroom |
| Groups: | Latin American, Asian, Middle Eastern or African History |
Prereqs:
Junior standing.
Indigenous peoples worldwide and current issues concerning them. Tribal sovereignty, territorial conflicts, globalization, ecosystem destruction, human rights, and the World Indigenous Movement.
HIST
480/880
Issues in Modern Chinese History. LINK| Credit Hours: | 3 |
| Course Delivery: | Classroom |
| Groups: | Latin American, Asian, Middle Eastern or African History |
Analysis of the major social and economic changes in China during the previous six centuries. Includes the rapid growth of China's population, changes in family structure and peasant life, the development of China's commerce, China's relationship with the world economy, popular religion in China, and the social and economic transformation of China during the communist era.
HIST
486/886
History of South Africa LINKCrosslisted as ETHN 486| Credit Hours: | 3 |
| Course Delivery: | Classroom |
| Groups: | Latin American, Asian, Middle Eastern or African History |
Prereqs:
Junior standing.
Survey of the history of South Africa from the Stone Age to the evolution of the political, economic, legal and social framework of apartheid, and the recent efforts to achieve political accommodation.
HIST
490/890
Topics in World History LINK| Credit Hours: | 3 |
| Max credits per degree: | 15 |
| Course Format: | Lecture 3 |
| Course Delivery: | Classroom |
| Groups: | Latin American, Asian, Middle Eastern or African History |
Prereqs:
Junior standing.
Topic varies.
HIST
894
Directed Readings LINK| Credit Hours: | 1-24 |
| Max credits per degree: | 24 |
| Campus: | |
| Course Delivery: | Classroom |
Prereqs:
Permission
HIST
895
Internship in Digital Humanities LINKCrosslisted as ENGL 895E, MODL 895| Credit Hours: | 3 |
| Course Format: | Lecture 3 |
| Campus: | |
| Course Delivery: | Classroom |
Active participation in an ongoing digital humanities project in the Center for Digital Research in the Humanities, including weekly meetings designed to build technical and project management skills.
HIST
899
Masters Thesis LINK| Credit Hours: | 6-10 |
| Campus: | |
| Course Delivery: | Classroom |
Prereqs:
Admission to masters degree program and permission of major adviser
HIST
900
Introduction to Historical Study LINK| Credit Hours: | 1-24 |
| Campus: | |
| Course Delivery: | Classroom |
HIST
901
Readings and Problems in Ancient History LINK| Credit Hours: | 1-24 |
| Campus: | |
| Course Delivery: | Classroom |
HIST
911
Readings and Problems in Medieval History LINK| Credit Hours: | 1-24 |
| Campus: | |
| Course Delivery: | Classroom |
HIST
912
Seminar in Medieval History LINK| Credit Hours: | 1-24 |
| Campus: | |
| Course Delivery: | Classroom |
HIST
921
Readings and Problems in English History LINK| Credit Hours: | 1-24 |
| Campus: | |
| Course Delivery: | Classroom |
HIST
922
Seminar in English History LINK| Credit Hours: | 1-24 |
| Campus: | |
| Course Delivery: | Classroom |
HIST
928
Readings and Problems in Military History LINK| Credit Hours: | 1-24 |
| Campus: | |
| Course Delivery: | Classroom |
HIST
929
Research Seminar in Military History LINK| Credit Hours: | 1-24 |
| Campus: | |
| Course Delivery: | Classroom |
HIST
931
Readings and Problems in Early Modern European History LINK| Credit Hours: | 1-24 |
| Campus: | |
| Course Delivery: | Classroom |
HIST
932
Seminar in Early Modern European History LINK| Credit Hours: | 1-24 |
| Campus: | |
| Course Delivery: | Classroom |
HIST
933
Readings and Problems in Recent European History LINK| Credit Hours: | 1-24 |
| Campus: | |
| Course Delivery: | Classroom |
HIST
934
Seminar in Recent European History LINK| Credit Hours: | 1-24 |
| Campus: | |
| Course Delivery: | Classroom |
HIST
941
Readings and Problems in American History Before 1877 LINK| Credit Hours: | 1-24 |
| Max credits per degree: | 24 |
| Course Format: | Lecture |
| Campus: | |
| Course Delivery: | Classroom |
HIST
942
Seminar in American History LINK| Credit Hours: | 1-24 |
| Campus: | |
| Course Delivery: | Classroom |
HIST
951
History of Women and Gender LINKCrosslisted as WMNS 951| Credit Hours: | 3 |
| Campus: | |
| Course Delivery: | Classroom |
A comparative approach, offering readings on a central theme from a variety of periods and/or areas. Themes vary.
HIST
961
Readings and Problems in 20th Century International History LINK| Credit Hours: | 3 |
| Campus: | |
| Course Delivery: | Classroom |
20th century global history from the perspectives of both international relations and world history, with particular attention to politics, revolutions, economics, ideology, and culture.
HIST
970
Seminar in Digital History LINK| Credit Hours: | 3 |
| Course Format: | Lecture 3 |
| Campus: | |
| Course Delivery: | Classroom |
HIST 970 is part of a suite of courses in the area of digital history.
HIST
971
Readings and Problems in Latin American History LINK| Credit Hours: | 1-24 |
| Campus: | |
| Course Delivery: | Classroom |
HIST
981
Readings and Problems in East Asian History LINK| Credit Hours: | 1-24 |
| Campus: | |
| Course Delivery: | Classroom |
HIST
982
Seminar in East Asian History LINK| Credit Hours: | 3 |
| Campus: | |
| Course Delivery: | Classroom |
HIST
990
Seminar in Special Problems of Teaching History LINK| Credit Hours: | 1-24 |
| Campus: | |
| Course Delivery: | Classroom |
HIST
991
Readings and Problems in the History of the North American West LINK| Credit Hours: | 3 |
| Max credits per degree: | 9 |
| Campus: | |
| Course Delivery: | Classroom |
History of the North American West. Past and present historiography; modern themes and methodologies; and topical and comparative historical treatments.
HIST
993
Press Internship LINK| Credit Hours: | 3 |
| Max credits per degree: | 6 |
| Course Format: | Field |
| Campus: | |
| Course Delivery: | Classroom |
Prereqs:
Permission of the Graduate Chair in History.
Internship at the University of Nebraska Press.
HIST
999
Doctoral Dissertation LINK| Credit Hours: | 1-24 |
| Max credits per degree: | 55 |
| Campus: | |
| Course Delivery: | Classroom |
Prereqs:
Admission to doctoral degree program and permission of supervisory committee chair
POLS
466/866
Pro-seminar in International Relations I LINKCrosslisted as HIST 479/879, SOCI 466/866, ANTH 479/879, GEOG 448/848, ECON 466/866, AECN 467| Credit Hours: | 3 |
| Max credits per degree: | 3 |
| Course Delivery: | Classroom |
| Groups: | International Relations |
Prereqs:
Senior standing and permission.
Open to students with an interest in international relations.
Topic varies
Description
For a brief description of the program, application requirements and contact information, view the graduate program summary.
Department Chair: William Thomas, Ph.D.
Graduate Committee Chair: Professor Thomas (Tim) Borstelmann
Admission to full graduate standing leading to the MA degree requires 26 hours of history at the undergraduate level and two college years or the equivalent of a foreign language. Applicants who do not meet these requirements may be admitted but must make good the deficiency before the MA degree is awarded.
All applicants for admission to graduate study in history and for financial assistance, fellowships, and assistantships must submit their scores on the verbal and quantitative portions of the Graduate Record Examination. The Graduate Committee also requires a written statement from candidates indicating their area of interest and why they wish to pursue graduate study in history, as well as a sample of their written work.
For those desiring a minor in history, courses will be arranged between the student and a member of the department.
Master of Arts Degree.
The candidate for the masters degree must show competency by a written comprehensive examination or oral examination covering the student’s approved program of study.
Doctor of Philosophy Degree.
Research leading to the PhD degree is offered in the following general areas: North American history, European history, and comparative/ world history. Within these areas students may concentrate in the following fields: North America West, American Society and Culture, Indigenous Peoples, Military/Diplomatic/International History, Pre-Modern Europe, Modern Europe, German Studies, Comparative World History, and Women’s History. The candidate for the doctoral degree also must show competence by passing written comprehensive examinations in their general area and in comparative world history. Facility in one foreign language is required. The supervisory committee may require (an) additional foreign language(s) and/or alternate research tool when it is particularly relevant to a student’s chosen area of specialization.
Students should consult the Guide to Graduate Study in History for a complete statement of academic policies and student responsibilities in the history department’s graduate program.
Specializations available for the MA and PhD degrees:
Great Plains Studies; International Human Rights and Diversity; Nineteenth Century Studies; and Women’s and Gender Studies
NOTE:
Students who enroll for graduate credit in courses cross listed with undergraduate courses must complete significant additional course requirements beyond those expected of students enrolling for undergraduate credit. These will be established by the instructor and will include more demanding criteria for evaluation, as well as, for example, additional research projects, readings, papers, etc.