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.