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Master of Arts in
History
Course Offerings
HIST 200A.
Introduction to Graduate Writing and Historiography (3)
Introduction to the methods and skills of graduate writing.
Introduction to the varieties of history writings from the ancient world
to early modern times, focusing especially on major themes, approaches,
and categories of history writing and authors. (Formerly HIST 200)
HIST 200B. Introduction to Graduate
Research and Historiography (3)
Introduction to the methods and skills of graduate research. Introduction
to the varieties of modern history writing, focusing especially on major
theses, approaches, and categories of history writing, and major figures
in modern historical debates. (Formerly HIST 200)
HIST 210T. Topics in United States History (3)
Intensive reading, analysis, and discussion of significant historical
problems in United States history.
HIST 220T. Topics in European History (3)
Intensive examination of methodological and theoretical issues pertaining
to the advanced study of diverse topics in European history.
HIST 230T. Topics in World History (3)
Intensive reading, analysis, and discussion of selected problems in world
history.
Sample topic: Colonial Latin America. (View first page of syllabus
as .jpg).
HIST 290. Independent Study (1-3; max
total 6)
See Academic Placement -- Independent
Study. Approved for RP grading.
HIST 292. Directed Readings (1-3; max
total 3)
Prerequisite: permission of instructor. Readings on selected themes and
topics in consultation with a faculty adviser.
HIST 299A-B. Thesis (3-3)
Prerequisite: see Criteria
for Thesis and Project. Preparation, completion, and submission of an
acceptable thesis for the master's degree. (A) Thesis design. (B) Thesis
writing. A and B may be taken concurrently. Approved for RP
grading.
HIST 300. Topics in History
(2; max total 8 if no topic repeated)
Selected topics in various fields of history, e.g., European, The
Americas, United States, non-Western. |
