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New Mexico State University
Graduate Catalog
2012-2013

HISTORY

Department website: http://www.nmsu.edu/~histdept/

Program in Public History site: http://web.nmsu.edu/~publhist/

(575) 646-4601

jhunner@nmsu.edu

J. Hunner, department head, Ph.D. (New Mexico) – public history, New Mexico; J. L. Bronstein, Ph.D. (Stanford) – nineteenth century U.S., Britain; N. M. Brooks, Ph.D. (Columbia) – Russia/Soviet Union, modern Europe, modern science; J.P. Brown, Ph.D. (Illinois-Urbana) – early United States, public history; W. C. Eamon, Ph.D. (Kansas) – history of science, early modern Europe; I. Garcia-Bryce, Ph.D. (Stanford) – Latin America, Peru; K. J. Hammond, Ph.D. (Harvard) – China, East Asia; E. Horodowich, Ph.D. (Michigan-Ann Arbor) – early modern Europe, Mediterranean; M. Malamud, Ph.D. (California-Berkeley) – ancient, medieval, Islam; A. Orzoff, Ph.D. (Stanford) – twentieth-century Europe, Eastern Europe, intellectual history; D. T. Pitcaithley, Ph.D. (Texas Tech) – historical memory, public history, Civil War.

DEGREE: Master of Arts
MAJOR: History
CONCENTRATION: Public History

MINOR: History

The Department of History offers graduate work leading to the Master of Arts degree. In addition to fulfilling the basic requirements for admission to the Graduate School, applicants must present undergraduate passage of at least 12 credits in history with grades of B or higher, including 6 upper division history credits. Those lacking this preparation must normally make up deficiencies before beginning graduate course work. Candidates who choose a course of study requiring a foreign language will be responsible for their own language preparation.

Students applying for admission to the graduate program in history are required to submit an application form and a transcript to the Graduate School and a strong writing sample, three letters of recommendation ideally from History faculty members at NMSU or other institutions, and a two-to-three page statement of purpose to the Department of History, approximately four months in advance of the desired enrollment date. Applicants for graduate assistantships and fellowships must submit a letter of application, a transcript, and three letters of recommendation to the department by February 15 for the fall semester, and by October 15 for the spring semester. Students who are not applying for graduate assistantships and fellowships may apply at any time for acceptance into the graduate program.

Thirty-six credits (27 of which must be at the 500 level) are required for the thesis program, including at least 3 public history credits above the 500 level; four history graduate seminars that include the Craft of History seminar, two readings seminars from among History 590, 591, 592, and 593, and a research seminar; and a thesis (6 credits). With permission of the graduate advisor, a maximum of 6 credits may be taken in related fields outside the Department of History. A student choosing the thesis program must receive permission for his/her thesis by passing a thesis proposal defense after earning 12 graduate credits in History. The department will provide guidelines for the thesis defense. A student choosing the thesis program must pass a final oral examination over graduate course work and the thesis.

Thirty-six credits (27 of which must be at the 500 level) are required for the Public History specialization. These include four history seminars: the public history seminar, Craft of History, one research seminar, and one readings seminar from among History 590, 591, 592, and 593. Students complete a public history internship (3 credits) and preparation of an article of scholarly quality (3 credits).

Students in the Public History specialization must collectively pass 18 credits of nonpublic history courses, including the nonpublic history seminars noted above. They must collectively pass 18 credits in public history, which must include the public history seminar, the internship, and the article. The scholarly article is developed through work in the internship and will be of peer reviewed journal quality. The public history credits may include a maximum of 9 graduate level (450 -and-above) credits outside the Department of History with permission of the Director of the Public History Program. A student choosing the Public History specialization must pass an article proposal defense about the proposed scholarly article during the first semester after completion of the internship. The department will provide guidelines for the article defense. A student choosing the Public History specialization must give a public presentation of a portfolio that includes his/her work and the scholarly article, and must pass an oral examination over graduate course work, the internship, and the article. Students who receive a Master's degree in this track will have a specialization in Public History added to their transcripts.

Students choosing to pursue both the thesis track and Public History specialization must complete the course hours required for the public history specialization, perform an internship, and defend the proposed thesis before undertaking it using guidelines provided by the department, present the public history portfolio at a public presentation, complete the thesis, and defend their course work, thesis and public history portfolio at a final oral examination. In order to satisfactorily complete both programs, such students would complete 39 credits, including three hours of internship credit and six hours of thesis work.

The Department of History and the Department of Government offer a joint degree in which students who are accepted into both of these programs may simultaneously earn both a Master of Arts in History degree with the Public History specialization, and a Master of Public Administration degree. The joint degree requires 57 total credits, while students who pursued both degrees as separate degrees would need to pass at least 72 credits. Students earning the joint degrees must pass a joint oral examination after passing required courses and completing internship credits in both programs. Students interested in the joint degree program should consult with the Director of the Public History Program and the Director of the Master of Public Administration Program.

Students may earn a graduate minor in History by passing the following courses: Craft of History, one readings seminar from among History 590, 591, 592, and 593, and two additional 3-credit 500-and-above courses, for a total of 12 graduate credits.

Graduate students in History must maintain a 3.0 grade point average in their History courses. A graduate student earning a C or lower grade in one History course will receive a letter of warning. A graduate student earning two or more C or lower grades in History courses or whose History grade point average falls below 3.0 will be removed from the History graduate program. Students must earn at least one B or higher grade in a seminar during their first year in the graduate program, and must take at least one seminar during each year in which they are enrolled in the program. If a graduate student receives one U ( Unsatisfactory) grade on his/her thesis or internship, the student will receive a written warning, and if a student received two or more U grades on his/her thesis or internship, the student will be removed from the program.

HISTORY

HIST 453. Cuba: Colony to Castro 3 cr.
Economic, social, and political development of Cuba and other colonies and nations in the Caribbean with emphasis on recent events.
HIST 455. Brazil 3 cr.
Economic, social, and political development of Brazil since independence. The influence of Brazil in the international arena.
HIST 459. Peru: From Incas to Inca Kola 3 cr.
Explores issues of cultural and national identity in Peru from the Incas to the present, focusing on the modern period. Themes include indigenous resistance and adaptation to colonial rule, nationalism, militarism, terrorism, globalization, and the drug trade. Same as ANTH 459 and GOVT 465.
HIST 471. China through the Ming Dynasty 3 cr.
History of China from origins to Ming dynasty, (1368-1644). Cultural and political development with emphasis on social and economic contexts and long term trends.
HIST 472. China in the Modern World 3 cr.
History of China from seventeenth through twentieth centuries. Rise and fall of the Manchu Qing dynasty, internal dynamics of social and political change in nineteenth and twentieth centuries, impact of Western Imperialism, and development of the Peoples Republic since 1949.
HIST 473. History of Japan 3 cr.
History of Japan through twentieth century. Political and cultural developments and their social and economic contexts. Chinese influence on early Japan, rise of Samurai and Shogunate, impact of Western Imperialism, and emergence of modern Japan.
HIST 474. Gender in East Asian History 3 cr.
Examines the position of women and the social roles of both sexes in traditional China and Japan, and traces the changes taking place in those societies in the course of modernization in the last century and a half. Scholarly literature and works of Chinese and Japanese literature in translation and cinema used. Same as W S 474.
HIST 475. History of the Global Political Economy 3 cr.
Traces development of global systems of economic interaction and the rise of European military and political dominance in the 18th and 19th centuries. Emphasis on East and South Asian roles in early modern history, and on challenges to European dominance in the 20th and 21st centuries.
HIST 479. Oral History 3 cr.
Oral history through readings, discussions, and interviews. Semester project required that includes an interview and transcript.
HIST 481. Time Traveling Through New Mexico's Past 3 cr.
Teaches historians and educators how to make history come alive. Semester project includes role playing characters and activities from a past era with local schools and museums.
HIST 483. Historic Preservation 3 cr.
Study of community development, the historic preservation movement, and the built environment. Field project.
HIST 484. Historical Editing, Theory and Practice 3 cr.
Readings in historical editing. Projects in editing at the university archives. Includes editing papers and helping to produce a scholarly journal.
HIST 486. Interpreting Historic Places for the Public 3 cr.
Explores historic site interpretation, the scholarship and philosophy of historic interpretation, and the nature of heritage interpretation for historic places.
HIST 489. Projects in History 3 cr.
Individual projects in history. Prerequisite: consent of instructor. May be repeated for a maximum of 6 credits.
HIST 500. Special Topics 1-9 cr.
Specific subjects to be announced in the Schedule of Classes. Graduate research paper required. May be repeated for a maximum of 12 credits.
HIST 501. Colonial America 3 cr.
Social, economic, environmental, and political dimensions of European settlement of North America. Research paper required.
HIST 502. Revolutionary America, 1763-1800 3 cr.
Development and consequences of the American Revolution, Articles of Confederation, Constitution, and Federalist period. Graduate research paper required.
HIST 503. The Jacksonian Era, 1800-1840 3 cr.
Jeffersonian period, War of 1812. Social, political, and economic history of the Jacksonian era. Graduate research paper required.
HIST 504. Civil War Era, 1840-1877 3 cr.
Mexican-American War, development of secession, American Civil War, Reconstruction. Graduate research paper required.
HIST 505. Progressive United States, 1877-1920 3 cr.
Gilded Age through end of World War I. Emphasis on Populist movement, progressive reform, the impacts of industrialization, imperialist expansion, and World War I.
HIST 506. The New Deal, 1920-1960 3 cr.
Roaring Twenties through Eisenhower presidency. Emphasis on the Great Depression, Roosevelt's New Deal, World War II, origins of the Cold War, and impact of the postwar baby boom. Research paper required.
HIST 508. Environmental History 3 cr.
Seminar discusses how the natural environment and people have shaped each other, and how people have perceived and imagined the natural world. May focus upon one specific topic or area. Course includes a field trip outside regular class times.
HIST 509. Native American History 3 cr.
Seminar explores the history of Native Americans, including tribal conflicts, interactions with Europeans, and Euro-Americans, land loss, degradation of natural resources, federal Indian policy, pan-Indian movements, cultural resistance and revitalization, and modern tribal economies.
HIST 510. New Mexico History for Educators 3 cr.
Course provides advanced content and innovative techniques for teachers of New Mexico history. Covers pre-contact Native American history through Spanish Colonial and Mexican periods through the twentieth century.
HIST 511. Making the American West 3 cr.
Development of the American West from 1803 to 1900, with emphasis on conquest, federal and corporate roles in western development, environmental change, and the mythic West. Includes extra class meetings to view feature-length films. Graduate research paper required.
HIST 516. History of Latinos in the United States 3 cr.
Development of Latino communities since 1500 in what is today the United States. Emphasis on 1846 to present, and on Mexican Americans, Puerto Ricans, and Cuban Americans. Major themes: race, colonialism, immigration, nationalism, class, culture, gender, and politics. Graduate research paper required.
HIST 518. From the Wild West to the Atomic West 3 cr.
Explores the transformation of the West, with particular attention to the roles of race, class, gender, and culture. Includes extra class meetings to view feature-length films. Graduate research paper required.
HIST 520. History of Women and Gender 3 cr.
Seminar discusses the position of women and the roles of both sexes in specific historical and geographic setting. Course emphasizes the ways in which women and gender were both central to and fundamentally affected by all political and social transformations in history.
HIST 521. U. S. Foreign Relations to 1919 3 cr.
Foreign relations from colonial origins through World War I. Emphasis on diplomacy of the Founding Fathers, the continental expansion, and the United States rise to world power.
HIST 522. U. S. Foreign Relations since 1919 3 cr.
Foreign relations from the conclusion of World War I to the present. Emphasis on isolationism, World War II, Soviet-American relations, Vietnam, and new challenges in a multipolar world.
HIST 523. History of U.S. Intelligence 3 cr.
History of U.S. intelligence from George Washington followed by the origins of Army/Navy intelligence a century ago. Emphasis on 20th century U.S. espionage/counter-intelligence agencies including role of the FBI, code breaking NSA/CSS, American spy satellites and the role of the CIA. Research paper required.
HIST 524. Art, Thought and Literature 3 cr.
Seminar discusses a variety of artistic and literary expressions in their historical contexts and focuses on the ways in which cultural forms both reflect and construct the broader historical trends that surround them.
HIST 525. History of Magic and Witchcraft in Medieval and Renaissance Europe 3 cr.
Examines history of popular and scientific beliefs about magic and witchcraft in medieval and early modern Europe. Includes origins of occult Western sciences; Arabic sources of medieval magic; the occult sciences in scholasticism; witchcraft and scholasticism; witchcraft and medieval theology, witch hunts of the 16th and 17th centuries; and the decline of belief in magic and witchcraft. Emphasis on boundaries that defined and separated magic, science, and religion in Western thought from late antiquity through the Scientific Revolution. Prerequisite: HIST 101G.
HIST 526. Social and Cultural History 3 cr.
Seminar discussions focus on methodological approaches to social and cultural history in specific historical and geographical contexts. Includes such themes as historical demography, family structure, class formation, community and popular culture.
HIST 527. Labor History 3 cr.
Seminar discussions explore labor and working-class history, including such topics as pre-industrial labor, slavery, debt peonage, indentured servitude, and housework. May explore the history of labor organization, working-class culture and leisure activities, and responses to labor issues by the state.
HIST 528. History of Terrorism in Modern Europe and the Middle East 3 cr.
Advanced analyses of causes, methods, and consequences of terrorism in Europe and the Middle East from the Reign of Terror in the French Revolution to Al-Qaeda, Hamas, and Hezbollah in the contemporary Middle East and beyond.
HIST 529. Plague, Plunder, and Preservation: American Environmental History 3 cr.
Explores how the natural environment influenced human actions, decisions, and cultural and social development from the colonial period to the present; how people reshaped and reordered the natural environment; and how people perceived or imagined the natural world. Graduate research paper required.
HIST 530. Antiquity and Modernity 3 cr.
Seminar explores link between earlier and more recent historical periods. Examples may include the Renaissance rediscovery of ancient Rome or the early Chinese reassessment of its classical Confucian heritage. Readings include ancient sources and the modern reception of such works, and the scholarly assessment of these processes. Individual research projects required in areas of student interests.
HIST 531. The Scientific Revolution 3 cr.
Seminar discussions explore scientific thought and practice and technological change in specific historical contexts. Focus will be on the impact of science and technology on society, the development of scientific institutions, and the political and cultural context of science and technology.
HIST 535. War and Revolution 3 cr.
Seminar covers historical dynamics of violent social, political and economic transitions. May focus upon a particular war or upheaval, such as World War II or the French Revolution, or may examine more generic characteristics of conflict and radical change across many historical examples. Extensive readings in scholarly literature. Research projects relating to specific course contents.
HIST 536. Nations and Nationalism 3 cr.
Seminar examines major theories of nationalism from the nineteenth to the twenty-first centuries. Course includes nationalist case studies, from liberal nationalist state-building to ethnic cleansing in the Balkans.
HIST 537. Empire and Colonialism 3 cr.
Seminar covers the rise and fall of imperial and colonial systems. May examine the history of the British Empire, the rise of Russian and Chinese imperial orders in Central Asia, Spanish colonies in the New World, or other specific case studies, or may consider comparative patterns and narratives of imperial, colonial and post-colonial experiences. Readings include primary and secondary sources. Individual research projects required.
HIST 538. Special Topics in European History 3 cr.
Advanced special topics in European history to be announced in the schedule of classes. May be repeated for a maximum of 12 credits.
HIST 539. Twentieth Century Science 3 cr.
The development of science after 1900. Emphasis will be placed on the "second scientific revolution" in physics and on the emergence of genetics and molecular biology.
HIST 540. Special Topics in Middle Eastern History 3 cr.
Advanced special topics in Middle Eastern history to be announced in the Schedule of Classes. May be repeated for a maximum of 12 credits.
HIST 541. Intellectual History of Modern Europe 3 cr.
Culture and ideas in Europe from 1600 to the present, from the Scientific Revolution to Postmodernism, including ideas and their expression in science, art, literature, and politics. Graduate research paper required.
HIST 542. Art and Life in Renaissance Italy 3 cr.
Examines how Italian Renaissance textual and visual culture offered Europe new ways of seeing and portraying itself, 1350-1550. Topics include: Florence, Venice, Rome, Leonardo, Michelangelo, Titian, humanism, the Medici, and republican and courtly culture. Same as ART 542.
HIST 543. Special Topics in Asian History 3 cr.
Advanced special topics in Asian history to be announced in the Schedule of Classes. May be repeated for a maximum of 12 credits.
HIST 544. Special Topics in Latin American History 3 cr.
Advanced special topics in Latin American history to be announced in the Schedule of Classes. May be repeated for a maximum of 12 credits.
HIST 545. Special Topics in United States History 3 cr.
Advanced special topics in United States history to be announced in the Schedule of Classes. May be repeated for a maximum of 12 credits.
HIST 546. World War I 3 cr.
Cultural, social, and intellectual background and impact of World War I. Military and diplomatic events of the war. Consequences of the war. Graduate research paper required.
HIST 547. World War II 3 cr.
Social, cultural and political aspects of World War II, in addition to traditional military events. Emphasis on U.S. involvement. Graduate research paper required.
HIST 548. Nuclear Nation 3 cr.
Explores post-World War II history and the impact that atomic energy has had on the United States and the world.
HIST 549. Graduate Readings 1-3 cr.
Individual study of selected readings and problems. Prerequisite: consent of instructor. May be repeated for a maximum of 6 credits.
HIST 550. Latin America and the United States: Uneasy Neighbors 3 cr.
Covers U.S.-Latin American relations during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Assesses interactions between the United States and other nations in the Americas, surveys U.S. interventions in the region, and appraises social challenges facing the Americas as a whole.
HIST 551. Colonial Mexico 3 cr.
Political, economic, and social development from the Aztecs to 1821. Graduate research paper required.
HIST 552. Modern Mexico 3 cr.
From independence to the present, with emphasis on the Revolution. Graduate research paper required.
HIST 553. Cuba: Colony to Castro 3 cr.
Economic, social, and political development of Cuba and other colonies and nations in the Caribbean, with emphasis on recent events. Graduate research paper required.
HIST 555. Brazil 3 cr.
Economic, social, and political development of Brazil since independence. The influence of Brazil in the international arena. Graduate research paper required.
HIST 557. The Mexican Revolution 3 cr.
Origins, causes, and scope of the Mexican Revolution, including leading personalities, with emphasis on the U.S.-Mexican border. Graduate research paper required.
HIST 559. Peru: From Incas to Inca Kola 3 cr.
Crosslisted with: ANTH 559 and GOVT 565
HIST 560. History of Egypt 3 cr.
Advanced study of history of Egypt from ancient through modern times. Includes the study of Egypt's interactions with the Middle East and the West, as well as its legacy for both civilizations.
HIST 561. Islam and the West: Cultural Contacts, Conflicts and Exchanges 3 cr.
Examines interactions, encounters and cross-fertilization between the Islamic world and the West from the seventh to the twenty-first centuries. Course includes origins of Islam, relationships between Islam, Judaism, and Christianity, and concludes with the post 9/11 present. Prerequisites: C or higher grade in HIST 221G or HIST 222 or HIST 461; or enrollment in one of these courses at the same time as enrollment in HIST 561.
HIST 563. Nineteenth Century Europe 3 cr.
Rise of Europe to a position of economic and political dominance in the world from the French Revolution to World War 1.
HIST 564. Twentieth Century Europe 3 cr.
Course will address the foremost events, personalities, developments and ideas which marked the European continent during the twentieth century.
HIST 565. Cold War Europe 3 cr.
Course deals with the Cold War's multipolar international climate as well as the individual paths charted by each European nation in response. Events, leaders, thinkers, ideas and developments will all be featured. Crosslisted with: GOVT 565
HIST 566. British Imperialism 3 cr.
Survey of the activities of the British empire from the 16th century through the 20th century, with emphasis on Ireland, North America and India. Assesses the impact of imperial activities on British domestic politics, culture and social history, and the process and impact of decolonization.
HIST 567. Race and Ethnicity 3 cr.
Seminar explores the historical social construction of race and ethnicity, and their relationship to other systems of social difference such as class and gender. Course will examine popular and academic theories of race and ethnicity as well as historical concrete effects of racial and ethnic differences in society.
HIST 568. Urban History 3 cr.
Seminar discusses cities as complex catalysts for cultural, political, and scientific development, both within cities themselves and more broadly for their nations and regions. Course deals with such topics as the relationship between social organization and physical space; city development, morphology and dynamics; and the cultural and intellectual history of cities.
HIST 569. History of Religion and Spirituality 3 cr.
Seminar examines religion and spirituality in a variety of historical settings. Includes formal religious institutions, popular religion, and heterodoxy. Introduces students to competing theories of religion.
HIST 570. The Cold War in Latin America 3 cr.
Seminar discusses Latin American political history during the Cold War. Course focuses on how Latin Americans (individuals, parties, militaries, states) acted in an increasingly politicized arena defined by growing United States concerns over Cuban and Soviet influence in the area.
HIST 571. China through the Ming Dynasty 3 cr.
History of China from origins to Ming Dynasty, 1368-1644. Cultural and political development with emphasis on social and economic contexts and long term trends. Research paper required.
HIST 572. China in the Modern World 3 cr.
Covers the history of China from 17th through 20th centuries. Rise and fall of the Manchu Qing dynasty, internal dynamics of social and political change in the 19th and 20th centuries, impact of Western imperialism, and development of the Peoples Republic since 1949. Research paper required.
HIST 573. History of Japan 3 cr.
Covers the history of Japan through the 20th century. Political and cultural developments and their social and economic contexts. Chinese influence on early Japan, rise of Samurai and Shogunate, impact of Western imperialism, and the emergence of modern Japan. Research paper required.
HIST 574. Gender in East Asian History 3 cr. (3+2P)
Examines the position of women and the social roles of both sexes in traditional China and Japan, and traces the changes taking place in those societies in the course of modernization in the last century and a half. Scholarly literature and works of Chinese and Japanese literature (in translation) and cinema used. Same as W S 574.
HIST 575. History of the Global Political Economy 3 cr.
Traces development of global systems of economic interaction and the rise of European dominance in the 18th and 19th centuries. Emphasis on East and South Asian roles in early modern history, and on challenges to European dominance in the 20th and 21st centuries.
HIST 576. The Holocaust 3 cr.
Advanced study of the attack on European Jews by Adolf Hitler and the National Socialist Party in Germany and occupied Europe from his accession as chancellor in 1933 until the end of the Third Reich in 1945.
HIST 577. Early Russia 3 cr.
Domestic affairs and international relations from the rise of the Kievan state to the mid-nineteenth century.
HIST 578. Modern Russia 3 cr.
Domestic policies and international relations from the mid-nineteenth century to the present with emphasis on the Soviet experience.
HIST 579. Oral History 3 cr.
Oral history through readings, discussion, and interviews. Course project required that includes an interview and transcription.
HIST 580. Graduate Research Projects 1-6 cr.
Intensive investigation of a selected area of history, including the completion of a research paper or a public history project. Consent of instructor required.
HIST 581. Time Traveling Through New Mexico's Past 3 cr.
Instructs historians and educators on how to make history come alive. Semester project includes role playing characters and activities from a past era with local schools and museums.
HIST 582. History and Memory 3 cr.
Seminar examines the interplay of memory and history. Explores how various nations and people construct the narratives of their past.
HIST 583. Advanced Historic Preservation 3 cr.
Covers the community development, the historic preservation movement, and the built environment. Field project and additional graduate work.
HIST 584. Advanced Historical Editing: Theory and Practice 3 cr.
Readings and projects in historical editing at the NMSU Archives. Includes editing papers and helping to produce a scholarly journal.
HIST 585. Public History Internship 3 cr.
Individual project in an area of public history, including a final written report. Research project required. Prerequisite: consent of instructor. May be repeated for a maximum of 9 credits.
HIST 586. Interpreting Historic Places for the Public 3 cr.
Advanced study of historic site interpretation, the scholarship and philosophy of historic interpretation, and the nature of heritage interpretation for historic places.
HIST 587. United States Labor History to 1877 3 cr.
Seminar discussions explore United States labor and working-class history to 1877, including such topics as pre-industrial and industrial labor, slavery, debt peonage, indentured servitude and housework. May explore the history of labor organization, working-class culture and leisure activities, and responses to labor issues by the state.
HIST 588. United States Labor History since 1877 3 cr.
Seminar discussions explore United States labor and working-class history since 1877, including such topics as pre-industrial and industrial labor, slavery, debt peonage, indentured servitude and housework. May explore the history of labor organization, working-class culture and leisure activities and responses to labor issues by the state.
HIST 590. Reading Seminar: Borders, Boundaries and Frontiers 3 cr.
Explores questions and issues concerning different kinds of borders, boundaries and frontiers. Introduces relevant theoretical literature and considers specific places and times through case studies, including U.S.-Mexico border. Restricted to students in HIST program.
HIST 591. Reading Seminar: Modernity and its Discontents 3 cr.
Examines the problem of modernization and the meaning of becoming and being modern, including positive and negative effects on individuals, cultures, environments and societies.
HIST 592. Reading Seminar: Nature and Society 3 cr.
Considers how humans and nature have reshaped each other, how people have perceived nature, how different cultures have understood their relationships to nature, and how social groups and nations have struggled over natural resources. Takes a comparative, transnational approach.
HIST 593. Reading Seminar: History, Myth and Memory 3 cr.
Course analyzes the complex and often contested process of writing national histories, creating national heroes, and forging collective memories. Students assess written texts, memorials, parades and celebrations.
HIST 594. Public History Seminar 3 cr.
Introduction to the discipline of public history, including its methodology and literature. Fieldwork is required.
HIST 595. Research Seminar, Oral History 3 cr.
Research seminar in oral history. Covers techniques, interpretation and use of oral interviewing; techniques of historical writing and documentation.
HIST 596. Research Seminar 3 cr.
Research seminar teaches students the process of conducting original historical research with primary source documents. Students will then use these research skills to produce a polished chapter or article-length manuscript. Restricted to HIST majors.
HIST 597. Public History Article 1-9 cr.
Researching and writing an article suitable for publication about a student's public history internship or other topic of interest within the field of public history.
HIST 598. Craft of History: Historical Theories, Methods, and Criticism (f) 3 cr.
Introduction to historical theories, methodologies, criticism, and skills essential to graduate study in history. Required for all history graduate students; restricted to history majors.
HIST 599. Master's Thesis 0-88 cr.
Thesis.