Courses with a Global Focus
HIS 510 READINGS IN ANCIENT HISTORY (3)
Intensive study of such historical themes and regions in the ancient
and classical worlds as ancient Greece, Rome, and Egypt; imperialism;
women in antiquity; and historical archaeology. Coconvenes
with HIS 610. May be repeated for up to 9 hours of credit.
HIS 520 READINGS IN ASIAN HISTORY (3)
Focuses on such topics in South or East Asian history as race, class,
gender, nation, and subalternity to better understand Asian societies.
May be repeated for up to 9 hours of credit.
HIS
520 Readings in Asian History
HIS 540 READINGS IN EUROPEAN HISTORY (3)
Focuses on such topics as life histories, the social history of medicine,
witch hunts, Russian revolutions, challenges to liberalism between
the world wars, Nazism and German unification, and social reform
and the welfare state. Coconvenes with HIS 640. May be repeated for
up to 9 hours of credit.
HIS 550 READINGS IN COMPARATIVE HISTORY (3)
Specific topics in comparative historical methods, regions, and themes,
such as comparative methodologies, colonization, modernization, gender
systems, nationalism, ethnogenesis among indigenous peoples, and
identity and class formation. Coconvenes with HIS 650. May
be repeated for up to 6 hours of credit.
HIS 560 READINGS IN WORLD HISTORY (3)
Specific topics in world history, such as general developments, colonialism,
environmental, economic, social, political, and military issues.
May be repeated for up to 9 hours of credit.
HIS
560 Approaches to World History
HIS
560 Religion and Colonialism
HIS 580 READINGS IN LATIN AMERICAN HISTORY (3)
Directed readings and critical analysis to develop historiographical
competence in Latin American regions (such as Mexico or the Andes)
and topics (such as indigenous peoples, colonization, modernization,
and revolutions). Coconvenes with HIS 680. May be repeated for up to
9 hours of credit.
HIS 610 RESEARCH IN ANCIENT HISTORY (3)
Research on such historical themes and regions in the ancient and classical
worlds as ancient Greece, Rome, and Egypt; imperialism; women in antiquity;
and historical archaeology. Coconvenes with HIS 510. May be repeated
for up to 9 hours of credit. Prerequisite: HIS 510
HIS 640 RESEARCH IN EUROPEAN HISTORY (3)
Research in specific European regions and themes, including western
and eastern Europe, life histories, medicine, Russian revolutions,
world war ideologies, Nazism, social reform and the welfare state,
and European integration. Coconvenes with HIS 540. May
be repeated for up to 9 hours of credit. Prerequisite: HIS 540
HIS 650 RESEARCH IN COMPARATIVE HISTORY (3)
Specific topics in comparative historical methods, regions, and themes,
such as comparative methodologies, colonization, modernization, gender
systems, nationalism, ethnogenesis among indigenous peoples, environment,
and identity and class formation. Coconvenes with HIS 550. May
be repeated for up to 6 hours of credit. Prerequisite: HIS 550
HIS 680 RESEARCH IN LATIN AMERICAN HISTORY (3)
Research in the history of Latin American regions (such as Mexico or
the Andes) and topics (such as indigenous peoples, colonization, modernization,
and revolutions). Coconvenes with HIS 580. May be repeated for up to
9 hours of credit. Prerequisite: HIS 580
Courses with a Theoretical Focus
HIS 550 READINGS IN COMPARATIVE HISTORY (3)
Specific topics in comparative historical methods, regions, and themes,
such as comparative methodologies, colonization, modernization, gender
systems, nationalism, ethnogenesis among indigenous peoples, and
identity and class formation. Coconvenes with HIS 650. May
be repeated for up to 6 hours of credit.
HIS 560 READINGS IN WORLD HISTORY (3)
Specific topics in world history, such as general developments, colonialism,
environmental, economic, social, political, and military issues.
May be repeated for up to 9 hours of credit.
HIS 564 READINGS IN COLONIALISM AND NATIONALISM (3)
Explores current, theoretical, and methodological approaches to the
study of colonialism and nationalism. Cuts across geographic and paradigmatic
boundaries to provide a broad understanding of theory and praxis. May
be co-convened with HIS 664. May be repeated for up to 6 hours of credit.
HIS
564 Readings in Colonialism and Nationalism
HIS 565 READINGS IN GENDER, RACE AND CLASS (3)
Theoretical and methodological approaches to the study of gender, race,
and class and their intersection in important historical processes.
Possible themes are sexuality; social construction; race-based, class
hierarchies; and feminism. Coconvenes with HIS 665. May be repeated
for up to 6 hours of credit.
HIS
565 Readings in Race, Class, and Gender
HIS 567 READINGS IN POWER, CULTURE AND IDEOLOGY (3)
Directed readings and critical analysis in the history of power, culture,
and ideology within or across world regions. Themes include hegemony,
resistance, religion, subalternity, and the "new" cultural
history. Coconvenes with HIS 667. May be repeated for up to 6 hours
of credit.
HIS 568 READINGS IN ENVIRONMENT AND ECONOMY (3)
Readings in environmental and economic history that cuts across more
than one region. Possible themes are nature and society, climate,
water rights, ecofeminism, resource preservation, ecotourism, capitalist
development, modernization, and globalization. Coconvenes with HIS
668. May be repeated for up to 6 hours of credit.
HIS 664 RESEARCH IN COLONIALISM AND NATIONALISM (3)
Papers may cut across geographic and paradigmatic boundaries and must
apply theory and empirical data to particular areas, nations, and world
regions. Coconvenes with HIS 564. May be repeated for up to 6 hours
of credit. Prerequisite: HIS 564
HIS 568 Readings
in Environment and Economy
HIS 665 RESEARCH IN GENDER, RACE & CLASS (3)
Research in gender, race, and class and their intersection in important
historical processes. Possible themes are sexuality; social construction;
race-based, class hierarchies; and feminism. Coconvenes with HIS
565. May be repeated for up to 6 hours of credit. Prerequisite:
HIS 565
HIS 667 RESEARCH IN POWER, CULTURE AND IDEOLOGY (3)
Research in the history of power, culture, and ideology within or across
world regions. Themes include hegemony, resistance, religion, subalternity,
and the "new" cultural history. Coconvenes with HIS
567. May be repeated for up to 6 hours of credit. Prerequisite: HIS
567
HIS 668 RESEARCH IN ENVIRONMENT AND ECONOMY (3)
Research in environmental and economic history that cuts across more
than one region. Possible themes are nature and society, climate,
water rights, ecofeminism, resource preservation, ecotourism, capitalist
development, modernization, and globalization. Coconvenes with HIS
568. May be repeated for up to 6 hours of credit. Prerequisite: HIS
568
Courses with a US/Southwest Regional Focus
HIS 505 READINGS IN NATIVE AMERICAN HISTORY (3)
Native American history from contact to the present, focusing on regions,
tribes, and Indian-white relations. Coconvenes with HIS 605. May
be repeated for up to 6 hours of credit.
HIS 590 READINGS IN UNITED STATES HISTORY (3)
Directed readings and critical analysis to develop historiographical
competence in a variety of areas, such as cultural, intellectual, social,
environmental, ethnic, gender, diplomatic, and economic history of
the United States. Coconvenes with HIS 690. May be repeated for
up to 9 hours of credit.
HIS 592 READINGS IN AMERICAN WEST, SOUTHWEST, AND BORDERLANDS (3)
Directed readings and critical analysis to develop historiographical
competence in the American West, the Southwest, and the borderlands.
Possible themes are gender, environment, frontier theory, Native
American history, and Chicana/o history. Coconvenes with HIS
692. May be repeated for up to 12 hours of credit.
HIS
592 Readings in the American West, Southwest, and Borderlands
HIS 605 RESEARCH IN NATIVE AMERICAN HISTORY (3)
Selected events and themes in the history of Native American-white
relations. Explores epistemological questions within Native American
studies about Indian agencies, author credibility, representation,
and the "new Indian history." Coconvenes with HIS 505. May
be repeated for up to 9 hours of credit. Prerequisite: HIS 505
HIS 668 RESEARCH IN ENVIRONMENT AND ECONOMY (3)
Research in environmental and economic history that cuts across more
than one region. Possible themes are nature and society, climate, water
rights, ecofeminism, resource preservation, ecotourism, capitalist
development, modernization, and globalization. Coconvenes with HIS
568. May be repeated for up to 6 hours of credit. Prerequisite: HIS
568
HIS 690 RESEARCH IN UNITED STATES HISTORY (3)
Research in archival, primary, and secondary sources in regions and
topics of U.S. history. Possible themes include cultural, intellectual,
social, environmental, ethnic, gender, diplomatic, and economic history.
Coconvenes with HIS 590. May be repeated for up to 9 hours of credit.
Prerequisite: HIS 590
HIS 692 RESEARCH IN AMERICAN WEST, SOUTHWEST AND BORDERLANDS (3)
Research in archival, primary, and secondary sources in regions and
topics of in the American West, the Southwest and the borderlands.
Possible themes are gender, environment, frontier theory, Native
American history, and Chicana/o history. Coconvenes with HIS 592.
May be repeated for up to 12 hours of credit. Prerequisite: HIS 592
MANY COURSES WITH A THEORETICAL FOCUS WILL OFFER ADDITIONAL OPPORTUNITIES
FOR THE STUDY OF US/SOUTHWEST HISTORY