HISTORY (HIS)




HIS 5000. Bibliography and Research/(3).F.
Instruction in the types of source material
available to the advanced researcher in history,
methods used in locating and evaluating the
sources, and techniques for communicating the
results of research. Required in the first semester
of all beginning graduate students.




HIS 5002. Seminar in Public History/(3).On Demand.
The course provides an introduction to and
consideration of the major methodological and
theoretical approaches to the primary sectors of
Public History, including archives and records
management, historical interpretation and
preservation, historical editing and publishing.




HIS 5004. Seminar in Policy History/(3).On Demand.
This course is designed to provide an historical
overview of the development of private and public
policy. The course will apply the historical
perspective to a selected aspect of policy
formulation and its development over time.




HIS 5104. Philosophy of History/(2).S.
Seminar on the major philosophical issues that
challenge the historian, including the questions of
meaning and value in history; the ideas of progress
and causation; and the logic of historical inquiry
and proof.




HIS 5106. Studies in European History/(2-9).F;S.
Variable content. Barring duplication, a student
concentrating in European history may repeat the
course and earn a total of nine semester
hours. Topics will be indicated on individual
study forms or semester schedules.




HIS 5204. Interpreting American History/(3).SS.
A course designed to provide students with a broad
overview of United States history through a study
of conflicting interpretations of the great
issues.




HIS 5206. Studies in American History/(2-9).F;S.
Variable content. Barring duplication, a student
concentrating in American history may repeat the
course and earn a total of nine semester
hours. Topics will be indicated on individual
study forms or semester schedules.




HIS 5208. Seminar in Appalachian History/(3).F.
A seminar exploring topics designed to define the
history of Appalachia. Participants will develop
research projects based upon the use and
interpretation of original source materials. A
variety of inquiry models will be employed,
including traditional approaches as well as those
employed in the new social history.




HIS 5306. Studies in Latin American History/(3).On
Demand.
Investigation of selected topics in the history of
Latin America. Emphasis on individual research
using a combination of secondary and primary
sources. Special focus on Mexico and the Southern
Cone of South America, U.S.-Latin American
relations, and on issues relating to development
and underdevelopment in the region. Barring
duplication, a student may repeat the course.




HIS 5406. Studies in Asian History/(3).F.
Investigation of selected topics in the history of
Asia-primarily China-in the twentieth century
through reading, analysis, reflection, and seminar
discussions.




HIS 5450. History and Social Studies Education/(3).S.
A flexible program of reading, study, planning,
and writing designed to meet the needs of
individual teachers or groups of teachers in the
fields of secondary school and/or junior college
history and social studies. Special attention is
given to recent developments in teaching
strategies and classroom techniques, and to the
availability of new materials. The structure of
the history and social studies disciplines are
examined in relation to each other and to other
academic disciplines.




HIS 5500. Independent Study/(1-3).F;S.




HIS 5530-5549. Selected Topics/(1-4).On Demand.




HIS 5550. Tsarist Russia/(3).F.
This course is a survey that stretches from the
Kievan Rus to the Revolution of 1917; the emphasis
is on the period since the establishment of
Muscovy. Major topics under consideration are
leadership and succession, outside influences,
efforts at reform, (especially in the 18th and
19th centuries), agriculture, religion, and the
arts. Within these topics, the role of key figures
such as Ivan the Terrible, Peter I, Catherine II,
Alexander I, and Alexander II are highlighted.
(Dual-listed with HIS 4550.)




HIS 5552. The Soviet Union and Russia/(3).S.
This broad survey begins with the antecedents to
the 1917 Revolution, takes up the principal phases
of Soviet History, including the Civil War, the
beginning of Stalin's dictatorship, World War II,
the post-war readjustment, the Kruschev era,
Brezhnev, and Gorbachev's perestroika. It
concludes with the collapse of the Soviet Union
and the establishment of independent republics,
principally Russia. The discussion highlights
issues of leadership, terror, centrifugal forces,
planning, agriculture, warfare, minorities,
democratization, literature, and the arts.
(Dual-listed with HIS 4552.)




HIS 5564. History of Canada/(3).S.
A survey of Canadian history since 1760 which
stresses understanding of a unique Canadian
identity by emphasizing Canada's evolution into an
independent state, its bi-cultural and bi-lingual
nature, its federal-provincial structure, its
relationship to the United States and the British
Empire Commonwealth, its role in the modern era of
superpowers, and selected aspects of its cultural
and economic development. May be counted as
American history. Even-numbered years.
(Dual-listed with HIS 4564.)




HIS 5575. Introduction to Public History/(3).F.
An introduction to the skills and techniques
employed by historians and other professionals in
historical agencies, museums, restoration, policy
research, archives, cultural resources management,
and the National Park Service. Topics include
historical archeology, family and community
history, oral history, material culture,
architecture, preservation techniques, site
interpretation and administration, and historic
district planning and management. Required
hands-on public history fieldwork. Additional
reading and writing requirements for graduate
students. (Dual-listed with HIS 4575.)




HIS 5610. Management of Museums/(3).F.
This course surveys the history of museum
development internationally, and components of
modern museum operation. Major topics include the
world history of museums, the development of core
management documents, and finance. (Dual-listed
with HIS 4610.)




HIS 5640. Interpretation in Museums/(3).S.
This course surveys the manner by which museums
create and present exhibits and other programs
intended for the public. Topics include the
philosophy of exhibits, methods of exhibit design,
model making, label writing, development of
non-exhibit programming and evaluation.
(Dual-listed with HIS 4640.)


HIS 5660. Topics in Public and Applied
History/(3).F;S.On Demand.
Variable content. A systematic examination of a
field in public and applied history such as museum
studies, archival management, historic
preservation, or the history of architecture.
Barring duplication of content, a student may
repeat the course. (Dual-listed with HIS 4660.)




HIS 5850. Social Science Seminar/(3).On Demand.
A review and evaluation of the literature of
the individual social science disciplines, as well
as social science in general, emphasizing
contemporary contexts, philosophical
underpinnings, theoretical concerns, and
methodological convergence. Prerequisite: twelve
semester hours of graduate work. (Same as
CJ/GHY/PS/SOC 5850).




HIS 5900. Internship in History/(3-12).On Demand.
Placement in a supervised teaching environment, or
other supervised work experience appropriate for
history students with instruction and practice of
that knowledge in a work environment. Students
may be required to reside off campus for the
duration of the internship. Graded on an S/U basis.




HIS 5989. Graduate Research/(1-9).F;S.
This course is designed to provide access to
University facilities for continuing graduate
research at the master's and specialist's levels. 
It is graded on an S/U basis and does not count
toward a degree.




HIS 5999. Thesis/(4).F;S.
Graded on an S/U basis only.