| HIST | 400 | Topics in Ancient History | 3 OR 4 hours. | Specific topics are announced each term. 3 undergraduate hours. 4 graduate hours. May be repeated. Students may register in more than one section per term. Prerequisite(s): 3 hours of history. |
| HIST | 401 | Topics in Greek History | 3 OR 4 hours. | Specific topics are announced each term. Same as CL 401. 3 undergraduate hours. 4 graduate hours. May be repeated. Prerequisite(s): 3 hours of history or classics. |
| HIST | 402 | Topics in Roman History | 3 OR 4 hours. | Specific topics are announced each term. Same as CL 402. 3 undergraduate hours. 4 graduate hours. May be repeated. Students may register in more than one section per term. Prerequisite(s): 3 hours of history or classics. |
| HIST | 403 | Culture and Sexuality: Cultural History of Same-Sex Relations | 3 OR 4 hours. | Lesbian/gay studies; issues in the history of (homo)sexuality; cultural and historical analysis of same-sexuality in several periods, including our own. Same as GWS 403. 3 undergraduate hours. 4 graduate hours. Prerequisite(s): Junior standing or consent of the instructor. |
| HIST | 404 | Roman Law and the Civil Law Tradition | 3 OR 4 hours. | Roman law and its relationship to values and social structure; social analysis through law; continental law tradition. Same as CL 404, and CLJ 404. 3 undergraduate hours. 4 graduate hours. Prerequisite(s): CLJ 200 or CL 203 or HIST 203 or consent of the instructor. |
| HIST | 405 | Herodotus and His World | 3 OR 4 hours. | Examines the Histories of Herodotus - both the text and the culture of Classical Greece compared to the Near East and Egypt. Course information: Same as CL 405. 3 undergraduate hours. 4 graduate hours. Prerequisite(s): Sophomore standing or above. |
| HIST | 406 | Topics in Medieval History | 3 OR 4 hours. | Specific topics are announced each term. 3 undergraduate hours. 4 graduate hours. May be repeated. Students may register in more than one section per term. Prerequisite(s): 3 hours of history, or junior standing or above, or consent of the instructor. |
| HIST | 409 | Topics in Early Modern European History | 3 OR 4 hours. | Specific topics are announced each term. 3 undergraduate hours. 4 graduate hours. May be repeated. Students may register in more than one section per term. Prerequisite(s): 3 hours of history. |
| HIST | 410 | Topics in Modern European History | 3 OR 4 hours. | Specific topics are announced each term. 3 undergraduate hours. 4 graduate hours. May be repeated. Students may register in more than one section per term. Prerequisite(s): 3 hours of history. |
| HIST | 415 | American Indian Ethnohistory | 3 OR 4 hours. | Introduction to ethnohistory, an interdisciplinary approach to researching, conceptualizing, and writing American Indian history. The course is organized topically and centers on classic and current monographs and articles. Same as NAST 415. 3 undergraduate hours. 4 graduate hours. Prerequisite(s): Junior standing or above and consent of the instructor. Recommended background: Courses in Cultural Anthropology, American Indian Anthropology, American Indian Literature. |
| HIST | 418 | Topics in German History | 3 OR 4 hours. | Specific topics are announced each term. Same as CEES 418. 3 undergraduate hours. 4 graduate hours. May be repeated. Students may register in more than one section per term. Prerequisite(s): 3 hours of European history, or consent of the instructor. |
| HIST | 420 | Teaching the Social Sciences | 3 OR 4 hours. | This course focuses on acquiring and practicing the skills for teaching the social sciences at the secondary level within the context of history. 3 undergraduate hours. 4 graduate hours. Prerequisite(s): 9 hours of credit in the social sciences and approval of the instructor. |
| HIST | 421 | Topics in British and Irish History | 3 OR 4 hours. | Specific topics are announced each term. 3 undergraduate hours. 4 graduate hours. May be repeated. Students may register in more than one section per term. Prerequisite(s): 6 hours of history or consent of the instructor. |
| HIST | 424 | Topics in French History | 3 OR 4 hours. | Specific topics are announced each term. 3 undergraduate hours. 4 graduate hours. May be repeated. Students may register in more than one section per term. Prerequisite(s): One 200-level course in French or European history or consent of the instructor. |
| HIST | 429 | Topics in Italian History | 3 OR 4 hours. | Specific topics are announced each term. 3 undergraduate hours. 4 graduate hours. May be repeated. Students may register in more than one section per term. Prerequisite(s): 3 hours of history. |
| HIST | 433 | Topics in Eastern European History | 3 OR 4 hours. | Specific topics are announced each term. Same as CEES 433. 3 undergraduate hours. 4 graduate hours. May be repeated. Students may register in more than one section per term. Prerequisite(s): 3 hours of European history or consent of the instructor. |
| HIST | 435 | Topics in Russian History | 3 OR 4 hours. | Specific topics are announced each term. Same as CEES 435. 3 undergraduate hours. 4 graduate hours. May be repeated. Students may register in more than one section per term. Prerequisite(s): 3 hours of European history or consent of the instructor. |
| HIST | 438 | Women in South Asian History | 3 OR 4 hours. | A study of the diversity of women's experiences in South Asia in a range of social, cultural, and religious contexts from the ancient period to the present. Same as ASST 438 and GWS 438. 3 undergraduate hours. 4 graduate hours. Prerequisite(s): 3 hours of History or consent of the instructor. |
| HIST | 441 | Topics in African History | 3 OR 4 hours. | Specific topics are announced each term. Same as AAST 441. 3 undergraduate hours. 4 graduate hours. May be repeated. Prerequisite(s): 3 hours of African history, African American studies, or consent of the instructor. |
| HIST | 445 | History of Islam in the African World | 3 OR 4 hours. | A comprehensive study of the history of Islam and its role among the people of African descent in sub-Saharan Africa and the United States. Same as AAST 445. 3 undergraduate hours. 4 graduate hours. Prerequisite(s): Consent of the instructor. |
| HIST | 451 | Topics in Colonial American History | 3 OR 4 hours. | Specific topics are announced each term. 3 undergraduate hours. 4 graduate hours. May be repeated. Students may register in more than one section per term. Prerequisite(s): 3 hours of U.S. history or consent of the instructor. |
| HIST | 452 | Topics in Revolutionary and Early National United States History | 3 OR 4 hours. | Specific topics are announced each term. 3 undergraduate hours. 4 graduate hours. May be repeated. Students may register in more than one section per term. Prerequisite(s): 3 hours of history. |
| HIST | 453 | Topics in Nineteenth-Century United States History | 3 OR 4 hours. | Specific topics are announced each term. 3 undergraduate hours. 4 graduate hours. May be repeated. Students may register in more than one section per term. Prerequisite(s): 3 hours of history. |
| HIST | 454 | Topics in Twentieth-Century United States History | 3 OR 4 hours. | Specific topics are announced each term. 3 undergraduate hours. 4 graduate hours. May be repeated. Students may register in more than one section per term. Prerequisite(s): 3 hours of U.S. history or consent of the instructor. |
| HIST | 455 | Topics in Southern History | 3 OR 4 hours. | Specific topics are announced each term. 3 undergraduate hours. 4 graduate hours. May be repeated. Students may register in more than one section per term. Prerequisite(s): 3 hours of history. |
| HIST | 456 | Topics in the History of Communications | 3 OR 4 hours. | This course introduces students to major developments in the history of communications, with a focus on the political and cultural dimension of technologies. Same as COMM 456. 3 undergraduate hours. 4 graduate hours. Prerequisite(s): Consent of the instructor. Recommended background: At least one history course at the 100 level. |
| HIST | 461 | Topics in Latin American History | 3 OR 4 hours. | Specific topics are announced each term. Same as LALS 461. 3 undergraduate hours. 4 graduate hours. May be repeated. Students may register in more than one section per term. Prerequisite(s): 3 hours of history, Latin American and Latino studies, or consent of the instructor. |
| HIST | 462 | AIDS, Politics and Culture | 3 OR 4 hours. | Introduction to the study of AIDS as a medical, social, political and cultural construction. Explores the epidemiology of AIDS, the politics of the state¿s response, how activists have addressed AIDS, and media representations of AIDS. Same as GWS 462. 3 undergraduate hours. 4 graduate hours. Prerequisite(s): GWS 101 or GWS 102 or GWS 203 or GWS 214 and junior standing or above; or consent of the instructor. |
| HIST | 472 | Issues and Events in Twentieth-Century China | 3 OR 4 hours. | Covers the events, places, people, political movements, ideologies, and issues that shaped twentieth-century China, and considers different approaches to the writing of that history. Same as ASST 472. 3 undergraduate hours. 4 graduate hours. Recommended background: Previous course work in Chinese history at the 100 or 200 level. |
| HIST | 473 | Topics in East Asian History | 3 OR 4 hours. | Specific topics are announced each term. Same as ASST 473. 3 undergraduate hours. 4 graduate hours. May be repeated. Students may register in more than one section per term. Prerequisite(s): 3 hours of East Asian history or consent of the instructor. |
| HIST | 475 | Educational Practice with Seminar I | 6 hours. | The first half of a two-segment sequence of practice teaching, including seminar, to meet certification requirements for teaching in grades six through twelve. Graduate credit only with approval of the department. Prerequisite(s): Good academic standing in a teacher education program, completion of 100 clock hours of pre-student-teaching field experiences, and approval of the department. |
| HIST | 476 | Educational Practice with Seminar II | 6 hours. | The second half of a two-segment sequence of practice teaching, including seminar, to meet certification requirements for teaching in grades six through twelve. Graduate credit only with approval of the department. Prerequisite(s): Good academic standing in a teacher education program, completion of 100 clock hours of pre-student-teaching field experiences, credit or concurrent registration in HIST 475, and approval of the department. |
| HIST | 477 | Topics in Middle Eastern History | 3 OR 4 hours. | Specific topics are announced each term. 3 undergraduate hours. 4 graduate hours. May be repeated. Students may register in more than one section per term. Prerequisite(s): 3 hours of history. |
| HIST | 478 | Women in Chinese History | 3 OR 4 hours. | Focuses on scholarship on women in Chinese society throughout history, dealing with topics such as marriage and family, literacy, career options, women in revolution and the historiography of the field. Same as ASST 478, and GWS 478. 3 undergraduate hours. 4 graduate hours. Recommended background: Previous course work in Chinese history or women's studies. |
| HIST | 479 | Culture and Colonialism in South Asia | 3 OR 4 hours. | Examines the emergence of colonial cultures of domination and resistance on the Indian subcontinent from the 18th century to 1947. Same as ANTH 479, and ASST 479. 3 undergraduate hours. 4 graduate hours. |
| HIST | 480 | Topics in Economic History | 3 OR 4 hours. | Specific topics are announced each term. 3 undergraduate hours. 4 graduate hours. May be repeated. Students may register in more than one section per term. Prerequisite(s): 3 hours of history or consent of the instructor. |
| HIST | 481 | Topics in Social History | 3 OR 4 hours. | Specific topics are announced each term. 3 undergraduate hours. 4 graduate hours. May be repeated. Students may register in more than one section per term. Prerequisite(s): 3 hours of history. |
| HIST | 482 | Topics in Migration History | 3 OR 4 hours. | Specific topics are announced each term. 3 undergraduate hours. 4 graduate hours. May be repeated. Students may register in more than one section per term. Prerequisite(s): 3 hours of history. |
| HIST | 483 | Topics in the History of Public Policy | 3 OR 4 hours. | Specific topics are announced each term. 3 undergraduate hours. 4 graduate hours. May be repeated. Students may register in more than one section per term. Prerequisite(s): 3 hours of history. |
| HIST | 484 | Topics in the History of Women | 3 OR 4 hours. | Specific topics are announced each term. Same as GWS 484. 3 undergraduate hours. 4 graduate hours. May be repeated. Students may register in more than one section per term. Prerequisite(s): 3 hours of history or gender and women's studies or consent of the instructor. |
| HIST | 485 | Topics in African and African American History | 3 OR 4 hours. | African and/or African American history for students with significant background in the field. Topics vary. Same as AAST 481. 3 undergraduate hours. 4 graduate hours. May be repeated if topics vary. Students may register in more than one section per term. Prerequisite(s): AAST 247 or AAST 248 or HIST 104 or HIST 247 or HIST 248 or consent of the instructor. |
| HIST | 486 | Topics in the History of Science | 3 OR 4 hours. | Specific topics are announced each term. 3 undergraduate hours. 4 graduate hours. May be repeated. Students may register in more than one section per term. Prerequisite(s): 3 credit hours of history. |
| HIST | 487 | Topics in the History of Sexuality | 3 OR 4 hours. | Specific topics are announced each term. 3 undergraduate hours. 4 graduate hours. May be repeated. Students may register in more than one section per term. Prerequisite(s): 3 hours in history or consent of the instructor. |
| HIST | 488 | Topics in Urban History | 3 OR 4 hours. | Specific topics are announced each term. 3 undergraduate hours. 4 graduate hours. May be repeated. Students may register in more than one section per term. Prerequisite(s): 3 hours of history. |
| HIST | 489 | Topics in Military History | 3 OR 4 hours. | Specific topics are announced each term. 3 undergraduate hours. 4 graduate hours. May be repeated. Students may register in more than one section per term. Prerequisite(s): 3 hours of history. |
| HIST | 490 | Topics in Diplomatic History | 3 OR 4 hours. | Specific topics are announced each term. 3 undergraduate hours. 4 graduate hours. May be repeated. Students may register in more than one section per term. Prerequisite(s): 3 hours of history. |
| HIST | 491 | Topics in Constitutional History | 3 OR 4 hours. | Specific topics are announced each term. 3 undergraduate hours. 4 graduate hours. May be repeated. Students may register in more than one section per term. Prerequisite(s): 3 Hours of history. |
| HIST | 492 | Topics in Intellectual History | 3 OR 4 hours. | Specific topics are announced each term. 3 undergraduate hours. 4 graduate hours. May be repeated. Students may register in more than one section per term. Prerequisite(s): 3 Hours of history. |
| HIST | 493 | Topics in Historiography | 3 OR 4 hours. | Specific topics are announced each term. 3 undergraduate hours. 4 graduate hours. May be repeated. Students may register in more than one section per term. Prerequisite(s): 3 hours of history. |
| HIST | 494 | Topics in Political History | 3 OR 4 hours. | Specific topics are announced each term. 3 undergraduate hours. 4 graduate hours. May be repeated. Students may register in more than one section per term. Prerequisite(s): 3 hours of history. |
| HIST | 495 | Topics in Religious History | 3 OR 4 hours. | Specific topics are announced each term. Same as RELS 495. 3 undergraduate hours. 4 graduate hours. May be repeated. Students may register in more than one section per term. Prerequisite(s): 3 hours of history or consent of the instructor. |
| HIST | 496 | Topics in Race, Ethnic and Minority History | 3 OR 4 hours. | Specific topics are announced each term. Same as AAST 496. 3 undergraduate hours. 4 graduate hours. May be repeated. Prerequisite(s): 3 hours of history or consent of the instructor. |
| HIST | 497 | Topics in Cultural History | 3 OR 4 hours. | Specific topics are announced each term. 3 undergraduate hours. 4 graduate hours. May be repeated. Students may register in more than one section per term. Prerequisite(s): 3 hours of history or consent of the instructor. |
| HIST | 498 | Topics in Quantitative Methods | 3 OR 4 hours. | Specific topics are announced each term. 3 undergraduate hours. 4 graduate hours. May be repeated. Students may register in more than one section per term. Prerequisite(s): 3 hours of history or consent of the instructor. |
| HIST | 500 | Colloquium on the Teaching of History | 1 TO 4 hours. | Reading in Topics. May be repeated. Students may register in more than one section per term. Prerequisite(s): Consent of the instructor. |
| HIST | 501 | Introduction to Graduate Study in History | 4 hours. | Introduction to history as a discipline and profession. Approach is comparative and by topic. Required for graduate students in the MA and PhD in History programs. Prerequisite(s): Graduate standing in history. |
| HIST | 502 | Seminar on Ancient History | 4 hours. | Research in topics. May be repeated. Students may register in more than one section per term. Prerequisite(s): Consent of the instructor. |
| HIST | 503 | Colloquium on World History | 4 hours. | Graduate introduction to theories and historiography of the new world history. Prerequisite(s): Open only to Ph.D degree students; and approval of the department. |
| HIST | 508 | Seminar on Medieval History | 4 hours. | Research in topics. May be repeated. Students may register in more than one section per term. Prerequisite(s): Consent of the instructor. |
| HIST | 511 | Colloquium on European History | 4 hours. | Reading in topics. May be repeated. Students may register in more than one section per term. Prerequisite(s): Consent of the instructor. |
| HIST | 512 | Seminar on European History | 4 hours. | Research in topics. May be repeated. Students may register in more than one section per term. Prerequisite(s): Consent of the instructor. |
| HIST | 521 | Colloquium on British History | 4 hours. | Reading in topics. May be repeated. Students may register in more than one section per term. Prerequisite(s): Consent of the instructor. |
| HIST | 522 | Seminar on British History | 4 hours. | Research in topics. May be repeated. Students may register in more than one section per term. Prerequisite(s): Consent of the instructor. |
| HIST | 532 | Seminar on Russian History | 4 hours. | Research in topics. Same as CEES 532. May be repeated. Students may register in more than one section per term. Prerequisite(s): Consent of the instructor. |
| HIST | 541 | Colloquium on African History | 4 hours. | Readings on select topics in African history. May be repeated. Students may register in more than one section per term. |
| HIST | 542 | Seminar on African History | 4 hours. | Research in topics. May be repeated. Students may register in more than one section per term. Prerequisite(s): Consent of the instructor. |
| HIST | 551 | Colloquium on American History | 4 hours. | Reading in topics. May be repeated. Students may register in more than one section per term. Prerequisite(s): Consent of the instructor. |
| HIST | 552 | Seminar on American History | 4 hours. | Research in topics. May be repeated. Students may register in more than one section per term. Prerequisite(s): Consent of the instructor. |
| HIST | 561 | Colloquium on Latin American History | 4 hours. | Topics on themes in Latin American history. Specific topics are announced each term. Same as LALS 561. May be repeated. Students may register in more than one section per term. |
| HIST | 562 | Seminar on Latin American History | 4 hours. | Research in topics. May be repeated. Students may register in more than one section per term. Prerequisite(s): Consent of the instructor. |
| HIST | 591 | Preliminary Examination and Dissertation Prospectus Preparation | 1 TO 8 hours. | Under the supervision of a faculty mentor, the student will prepare for the preliminary examination and prepare the dissertation prospectus required by the department. Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory grading only. May be repeated to a maximum of 8 hours. Prerequisite(s): Approval of the department or completion of all didactic course work in the PhD in History program. |
| HIST | 592 | Colloquium on Approaches to History | 4 hours. | Reading in topics. May be repeated. Students may register in more than one section per term. Prerequisite(s): Consent of the instructor. |
| HIST | 593 | Special Topics in the History of Work, Race, and Gender in the Urban World | 4 hours. | Special topics related to the concentration in the History of Work, Race, and Gender in the Urban World. May be repeated. Students may register in more than one section per term. Prerequisite(s): Graduate standing and consent of the instructor. |
| HIST | 594 | Special Topics in the History of Encounters, Ethnographies, and Empires | 4 hours. | Special topics related to the concentration in Encounters, Ethnographies, and Empires. May be repeated. Students may register in more than one section per term. Prerequisite(s): Graduate standing and consent of the instructor. |
| HIST | 596 | Independent Study | 1 TO 4 hours. | Independent study in selected areas in history. May be repeated. Students may register in more than one section per term. Prerequisite(s): Consent of the instructor. |
| HIST | 599 | PhD Thesis Research | 0 TO 16 hours. | Thesis research for the PhD in History. Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory grading only. May be repeated. Prerequisite(s): Preliminary examination. |