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    Course No.Course NameDescription
    Hist 500APolitics and Culture: Chilean HistoryIn this course the history of Chilean nation-building from the early colonial roots to the 21st Century will be analyzed. Focus is on political, social, and cultural histories of the country, giving attention to the unique characteristics of Chilean national developments. At the same time, connecting its historical idiosyncrasies to larger regional characteristcs and to the trajectory that shaped Latin American developments from colonial encounters, to independence, to contemporary challenges. Graduate-level requirements include bi-weekly meetings to discuss additional readings. Graduate students don't write short papers but will take the exams with the undergraduates. Their grades consist of different components. Please see syllabus.
    HIST 501Ancient MesopotamiaSumerian, Babylonian and Assyrian civilization from the first cuneiform documents to the fall of the neo-Babylonian empire with attention to issues of sociopolitical organization. Graduate level requirements include additional readings and a research paper.
    HIST 502AEcon Hist Islamic WorldAn introduction to the economic history of the Islamic world from the 7th century to the present day. Graduate level requirements include additional readings, lead one class discussion by presenting an analysis of the readings, preparing a written outline and discussion questions, and to use primary historical sources in their papers.
    Hist 503AHistory of Greece
    HIST 503BHistory of GreeceFrom the outbreak of the Peloponnesian War to the end of the Hellenistic Age.
    HIST 504AHist Rome: Rep to Death of CaesarThe Republic to the death of Caesar. Graduate level requirements include an additional indepth research paper.
    HIST 504BHist Rome: Empire-ReignThe Empire through the reign of Constantine the Great. Graduate level requirements include an additional indepth research paper.
    HIST 505AMedieval EuropeMajor institutions and trends in Europe from the breakup of the Roman World to the 14th century. Graduate level requirements include additional work with primary and foreign language secondary sources.
    HIST 505BMedieval EuropeMajor institutions and trends in Europe from the breakup of the Roman World to the 14th Century. Graduate level requirements include additional work with primary and foreign language secondary sources.
    HIST 506ASpanish Medieval Art+ ArchitectureCovers Spanish art and Architecture produced by Christian, Muslim and Jewish cultures between the fall of Rome and 1492, examining the roles of art in medieval politics and religion. Graduate level requirements include a 15-20 page paper and will meet with the instructor outside class hours to discuss readings.
    HIST 507AIntel Hist Medieval EuropeMajor medieval cultural and intellectual trends: High Medieval Europe. Graduate level requirements include additional work with primary and foreign language secondary sources.
    HIST 507BIntel Hist Medieval EuropeMajor medieval cultural and intellectual trends: Late Medieval/Early Modern Europe. Graduate level requirements include additional work with primary and foreign language secondary sources.
    HIST 508The RenaissanceEurope between the 14th and 16th centuries with special emphasis on Italy as the seat of the Renaissance. Topics include the city states, humanism, the Church in an age of Schism and secularization, Renaissance art, the New Monarchies and European exploration and imperialism. Graduate level requirements include an indepth research paper.
    HIST 509The ReformationThe Reformation in thought and action both from the perspective of its religious origins and of the political and social conditions. Analysis of its impact on 16th century Europe including the spread of Protestant reformation and its companion movement, counter-reformation. Graduate level requirements include an indepth research paper.
    HIST 510Hist of Hell in Early EuropeThe concept of punishment after death in Western Europe from the Bible to Dante. Includes the Hebrew, Greco-Roman, Germanic and Christian traditions. Graduate level requirements include additional work with primary and foreign language secondary sources.
    HIST 516ARise + Fall European EmpireThe rise and fall of European empires from the fall of Rome to the present, a process involving Europeans with the non-European world and its people, continues to shape global events. Graduate level requirements include additional reading, writing and discussion meetings.
    HIST 519The French EnlightmentCultural history of France in the 18th century, with emphasis on the works of the philosophers. Graduate level requirements include substantial additional independent reading.
    HIST 520The French Revolution + NapoleonThe origins and progress of the Revolution in France. Graduate level requirements include substantial additional independent reading.
    HIST 521Hist of Russia: Early PeriodPolitical, socio-economic and cultural history of Russia in the modern era until the Bolshevik Revolution. Graduate level requirements include a research paper.
    HIST 522Hist of Russia: Modern PeriodPolitical, socio-economic and cultural history of Russia in the modern era until the Bolshevik Revolution. Graduate level requirements include a research paper.
    HIST 523Intel Hist of RussiaHistorical significance of social, political and scientific thought in 19th & 20th century Russia. Graduate level requirements include a research paper.
    HIST 524Hist Modernization Russia: 1856-1935Social history of Russia from the emancipation of the serf to the establishment of the Stalinist system. Graduate level requirements include a research paper.
    HIST 525Hist Soviet UnionThe Bolshevik Revolution and problems of Soviet and Russian history from 1917 to the present Graduate level requirements include a research paper.
    HIST 531Colonial AmericaThe experience and evolving institutions of the North Atlantic colonists from the first landings to the end of the French and Indian War. Graduate level requirements include different, additional reading and reports thereon.
    HIST 532The Era American RevolutionOrigins, progress and character of the struggle against Great Britian; internal political, constitutional, social and economic developments; the problems of the "Critical Period" and the making of the Constitution. Graduate level requirements include different, additional reading and reports thereon.
    HIST 533Jefferson + the New Nation: 1790-1828Major ideological, political, economic and social conflicts and developments, North/South, during the first decades of the American nation. Graduate level requirements include an additional, substantial research or historiographical paper to be decided on in consultation with the instructor.
    HIST 534Jacksonian Era: 1828-1856Political, economic and social developments from the "reign" of Andrew Jackson through the collapse of the Whig Party in the 1850s. Graduate level requirements include an additional, substantial research or historiographical paper, to be decided on in consultation with the instructor.
    HIST 535The Coming of the Civil War, US 1845-1861Political, constitutional, economic and military developments in the US and the Confederacy during and after the Civil War. Graduate level requirements include a research exercise.
    HIST 536Civil War + Reconstruction, US 1861-1878Political, constitutional, economic and military developments in the US and the Confederacy during and after the Civil War. Graduate level requirements include an indepth research paper.
    HIST 537US 1876-1919: Gilded Age + Prog EraExamination of economic, social and politcal developments in years of rapid industrialization from the end of Reconstruction through World War I. Graduate level requirements include an indepth research paper.
    HIST 538US 1918-1945: World War I - IIProsperity, Depression and the New Deal in peace and war. Graduate level requirements include taking examinations which consist entirely of essay questions, completing a research paper on a topic chosen in consultation with the professor, assisting the professor in leading discussion groups with undergraduate students over the addigned readings, providing questions from those readings for us by the professor in formulating quizzes for the undergraduates and possibly presenting a lecture to the class if the student is nearing completion of graduate work.
    HIST 539Hist N. Africa: 700-1962History of the peoples, cultures and societies of North Africa (present day Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia and Libya from the Islamic conquests to the post colonial era). Includes Islamic Spain and the Ottoman period but focuses on the modern era and themes of imperialism, nationalism and Islamic reform. Graduate level requirements include an extensive research paper and readings.
    HIST 540United States: 1945 - PresentAmerican society and the role of the United States in world affairs from the Yalta Conference to the present. Graduate level requirements include an indepth research paper on a topic approved by the instructor.
    HIST 544Islamic MysticismOrigin and development of Sufism and its impact on Muslim and non Muslim worlds.
    HIST 545Women in Islamic HistoryExamination of the roles of women have played throughout Islamic history and of the changing discourse in the Islamic community about women and their roles. Graduate level requirements include additional readings and meetings with the instructor and an additional research paper.
    HIST 546History of Arizona+SWEconomic, social and political development of the state and region from Spanish times to present. Graduate level requirements include an historiographical essay and additional reading.
    HIST 550Am Foreign Rel sn 1914Examines the pivotal role played by the United States in world affairs since WWI, focusing on America's struggle with revolutionary movements in Europe, Asia and Latin America. Graduate level requirements include an indepth research paper and additional course readings.
    HIST 552American Ethnic HistoryA history of the various ethnic minorities in America from Colonial times to the present, with emphasis on adjustment, acculturation and degrees of assimilation. Graduate level requirements include an indepth research paper on a topic approved by the instructor.
    HIST 553Hist of Women + WorkHistory of women and work in western and non-western nations from prehistoric times to the present. Graduate level requirements include writing a lengthy research paper demonstrating a familiarity with basic secondary works as well as investigating primary source on a pertinent topic.
    HIST 554The Spanish InquisitionThe Inquisition in Spanish, European, and ethnic history; its bureaucracy and procedures; it's festivities, its victims, New and Old Christians; and witches. Social, economic, and demographic context. Graduate level requirements include graduate students studying more deeply the economic, social and demographic context of the Inquisition through more scholarly reading, discussion and writing.
    Hist 556AHistory of AnarchismThis course examines anarchism's birth, growth, and development in various parts of Europe during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Graduate-level requirements include additional readings, writings, and individual consultation with the instructor.
    HIST 558Topics Comp Wmn HistInternational history of a topic of the instructor's choice. Graduate level requirements include reading and writing about the field in more depth.
    HIST 561The Spanish ConquestThe impact of conquest and Spanish rule on the native peoples of Mexico, Central American, Peru, Bolivia, and Ecuador. Topics include: conquest and ecology; land and labor; religion and culture; adaptation and resistance. Graduate level requirements include an additional essay.
    HIST 564History of ArgentinaSurvey of Argentine history and culture from the colonial era to the present. Graduate level requirements include an indepth research paper on an approved topic.
    HIST 565BHist SpainSalient features of Spanish history beginning with the conquest of the Iberian Peninsula by the Moors in 711 and concluding with the consolidation of democracy in the 1980s and 1990s. Graduate level requirements include additional readings and meetings with instructor to develop topics for a historiographic or bibliographic essay.
    HIST 565CHist SpainSalient features of Spanish history beginning with the conquest of the Iberian Peninsula by the Moors in 711 and concluding with the consolidation of democracy in the 1980s and 1990s. Graduate level requirements include additional readings and meetings with instructor to develop topics for a historiographical or bibliographic essay.
    HIST 565DHist SpainSalient features of Spanish history beginning with the conquest of the Iberian Peninsula by the Moors in 711 and concluding with the consolidation of democracy in the 1980s and 1990s. Graduate level requirements include additional readings and meetings with instructor to develop topics for historiographical or bibliographic essay.
    Hist 565EEarly Modern Spain 1100-1700This course will focus on the various elements of Spanish culture that contribute to its cultural distinction. It will examine Spain's cultural life from various spiritual, literary, athletic, and culinary perspectives and the history of their development. As such, its central focus will change each time it is offered. Graduate-level requirements include additional readings, writings, and individual consultation with the instructor.
    HIST 565ZHistory Central AmericaA survey of the history of Central America from the Spanish conquest to the present, focusing of regional economies, ethnic and class conflict, and the politics of state formation. Graduate level requirements include an 8 to 10 page historiographic essay, additional readings, mid-term and final exam.
    HIST 566History of BrazilHistory of Brazil from 1500 to the present. Graduate level requirements include a paper on the role of Carlos Lacerda.
    HIST 567Contemporary Lat AmericaRevolution, social change and reaction in Latin America from 1930 to the present. Graduate level requirements include an indepth paper on a topic approved by the instructor.
    HIST 569Hist Women Latin AmericaWomen's history in Latin America from the Conquest to the present. Graduate level requirements include an indepth research paper on a topic approved by the instructor.
    HIST 572History Medieval IndiaSurvey of Indian history from 7th century to 1750. Graduate level requirements include additional research or writing; see instructor for details.
    HIST 573Hist India+Pak:1750-PresSurvey of political, social and economic developments in South Asia from the mid-18th century to the present. Writing emphasis for India-Pakistan specialization. Graduate level requirements include additional research or writing; see instructor for details.
    HIST 574BHist Japan: 1500–1800Social, cultural, economic and political history of Japan; 1500-1800. Graduate level requirements include an additional research paper.
    HIST 575AAncient+Classical-200 BCIn-depth treatment of major premodern eras; Ancient and classical, to 200 BC. Graduate level requirements include a bibliography, reports and a term paper similar to that required in a preliminary doctoral exam.
    HIST 575BEarly Empire/200BC-200ADIn-depth treatment of major premodern eras; Early Empire 200 BC to 200 AD. Graduate level requirements include a bibliography, reports and a term paper similar to that required in a preliminary doctoral exam.
    HIST 575DNew Empire: 750-1350 ADIn-depth treatment of major premodern eras; New Empire, 750 to 1350 AD. Graduate level requirements include bibliography, reports and a term paper similar to that required in a preliminary doctoral exam.
    HIST 575ELate Empire 1350-1800 ADIn-depth treatment of major premodern eras; Late Empire, 1350 to 1800 AD. Graduate level requirements include a bibliography, reports and a term paper similar to that required in a preliminary doctoral exam.
    HIST 576Modern China
    Hist 577Comparative World RevolutionsThis course examines the historical context against the theoretical, cultural, political, social, and economic elements of sudden revolutionary upheaval. Revolutions from the French Revolution of 1789 to the Cuban Revolution of 1959 will be studied. Graduate-level requirements include additional reading material, some in the original language; additional writing; meeting separately with the instructor for more level appropriate discussion and analysis.
    HIST 579Ottoman Empire to 1800History of Ottoman Empire from its origins through the direct Western European impact, focusing on the political and social history of the empire in Europe and Asia. Graduate level requirements include an indepth research paper.
    HIST 580Middl East in 20th CentThe modern Middle East in the age of imperialism, world wars, state formation, decolonization, and Islamic resistance. This is a writing emphasis course. Graduate level requirements include additional readings on selected topics and an extensive research paper.
    HIST 581Work Mthr Fem ID: 1945-PrHistory of women in the U.S. since 1945. Will explore a variety of topics including employment, sexuality, motherhood, abortion, reproductive technologies and feminism, and explore how changes in these areas have affected diverse groups of women. Prior work in women's studies or history helpful. Graduate leve requirements include a longer more comprehensive research paper.
    HIST 582Social History of ChinaFormation of ancient Chinese society; organization of families and clans; social stratification, mobility, conflict and control in traditional China and transformation from traditional to modern society. Graduate level requirements include an extra term paper.
    HIST 584Hist Arab/Israeli Confl 1800-PresOrigins of Zionism and Palestinian and other Arab nationalisms from the 19th century and the post-1948 Arab-Israel state conflict in the Cold War era. Graduate level requirements include additional readings and an extensive research paper.
    Hist 585ASoc, Cult + Pol Hist Iranian PlateauFrom Islamic invasions to the aftermath of the Mongol invasions, 600-1500. Graduate level requirements include additional readings and an extensive research paper.
    HIST 585B"Scl, Clt+Pol Hist Iranian"The Iranian plateau in the modern era of western imperialism and nationalistic Islamic responses. Graduate level requirements include additional readings and an extensive research paper.
    HIST 586Nomad WarriorsMongol and Turkish tribal warfare, government and society, especially in Central Asia and the Middle East. Graduate level requirements include additional readings, a longer research paper and class presentations. They may also meet separately for discussion.
    Hist 588History of ByzantinePolitical,social and cultural history of Byzantium from A.D. 325 to1453, including the Byzantine legacy in Europe and the Middle East. Graduate-level requirements include an additional term paper.
    HIST 589Women in East AsiaWomen in traditional China and Japan; analysis of changes occurring in the modern period.Graduate level requirements include an additional research paper.
    HIST 590Philosophy of HistoryIntroduction to historical thinking from antiquity to the present, with emphasis on ideas in European and North American historical writings during the modern and contemporary eras. Graduate level requirements include a research paper.
    HIST 595CTop in Mod European HistThe exchange of scholarly information and/or secondary research, usually in a small group setting. Instruction often includes lectures by several different persons. Research projects may/may not be required of course registrants.
    HIST 595EStrggl+Surv Mod ME+N AfrThe exchange of scholarly information and/or secondary research, usually in a small group setting. Instruction often includes lectures by several different persons. Research projects may/may not be required of course registrants.
    HIST 595FTopics in US HistoryColloquium covers topics in United States, such as an urban history from colonial to modern periods. Graduate level requirements include additional reading, plus 3 options regarding written work: (1) 20-25 page essay based on own research, (2) create a syllabus for the undergrad course, (3) complete 20 page historiographical essay.
    HIST 596CWomen+Lit of IdentityThrough the developemtn and exchange of scholarly information, usually in a small group setting. The scope of work shall consist of research by course registrants, with the exchange of the results of such research through discussion, reports and/or papers.
    HIST 596MMid East:Topics Hist+CivThe development and exchange of scholarly information usually in a small group setting. The scope of work shall consist of research by course registraints, with the exchange of results of such research through discussion, reports and/or papers.
    HIST 597ATeaching Method+PracticeCourse focuses on the history undergraduate classroom, working from theoretical approaches to application and workability. The primary emphasis is teaching critical analytical and communication skills and imput of another important theme is professional development for graduate students, preparing course material and gaining experience with teaching technology.
    HIST 695AAdv Studies in U.S. HistThe exchange of scholarly information and/or secondary research, usually in a small group setting. Instruction often includes lectures by several different persons. Research projects may/may not be required of course registraints.
    HIST 695BAdv Study in Lat Am HistThe exchange of scholarly information and/or secondary research, usually in a small group setting. Instruction often includes lectures by several different persons. Research projects may/may not be required of course registrants.
    Hist 695CAdvanced Studies in European HistoryThe exchange of scholarly information and/or secondary research, usually in a small group setting. Instruction often includes lectures by several different persons. Research projects may or may not be required of course registrants.
    HIST 695EAdv Studies Hist WomenThe exchange of scholarly information and/or secondary research, usually in a small group setting. Instruction often includes lectures by sevveral different persons. Research projects may/may not be required of course registrants.
    HIST 695FAdv Studies Ancient Hist
    HIST 695GAdv Stds Asian HistoryThe exchange of scholarly information and/or secondary research, usually in a small group setting. Instruction often includes lectures by sevveral different persons. Research projects may/may not be required of course registrants.
    HIST 695HComparative HistoryThe exchange of scholarly information and/or secondary research, usually in a small group setting. Instruction often includes lectures by sevveral different persons. Research projects may/may not be required of course registrants.
    HIST 695IWorld HistoryThe exchange of scholarly information and/or secondary research, usually in a small group setting. Instruction often includes lectures by sevveral different persons. Research projects may/may not be required of course registrants.
    HIST 695KHistoriographyThe exchange of scholarly information and/or secondary research, usually in a small group setting. Instruction often includes lectures by sevveral different persons. Research projects may/may not be required of course registrants.
    HIST 695MAdv Stds Mid East HistThe exchange of scholarly information and/or secondary research, usually in a small group setting. Instruction often includes lectures by sevveral different persons. Research projects may/may not be required of course registrants.
    HIST 696B19th-Century U.S. HistThe exchange of scholarly information and/or secondary research, usually in a small group setting. The scope of work shall consist of research by course registrants, with the exchange of the results of such research through discussion, reports and/or papers.
    HIST 696C20th Century U.S. HistThe exchange of scholarly information and/or secondary research, usually in a small group setting. The scope of work shall consist of research by course registrants, with the exchange of the results of such research through discussion, reports and/or papers.
    Hist 696C20th Century USThe development and exchange of scholarly information, usually in a small group setting. The scope of work shall consist of research by course registrants, with the exchange of the results of such research through discussion, reports, and/or papers.
    HIST 696EMedieval EuropeThe exchange of scholarly information and/or secondary research, usually in a small group setting. The scope of work shall consist of research by course registrants, with the exchange of the results of such research through discussion, reports and/or papers.
    HIST 696FEarly Modern EuropeThe exchange of scholarly information and/or secondary research, usually in a small group setting. The scope of work shall consist of research by course registrants, with the exchange of the results of such research through discussion, reports and/or papers.
    HIST 696G19th-Century EuropeThe exchange of scholarly information and/or secondary research, usually in a small group setting. The scope of work shall consist of research by course registrants, with the exchange of the results of such research through discussion, reports and/or papers.
    HIST 696H20th-Century EuropeThe exchange of scholarly information and/or secondary research, usually in a small group setting. The scope of work shall consist of research by course registrants, with the exchange of the results of such research through discussion, reports and/or papers.
    HIST 696JLatin America: Modern PeriodThe development and exchange of scholarly information, usually in a small group setting. The scope of work shall consist of research by course registrants, with the exchange of the results of such research through discussion, reports, and/or papers.
    HIST 696JLatin America: Modern PeriodThe development and exchange of scholarly information, usually in a small group setting. The scope of work shall consist of research by course registrants, with the exchange of the results of such research through discussion, reports, and/or papers.
    HIST 696JLatin America: Modern PeriodThe development and exchange of scholarly information, usually in a small group setting. The scope of work shall consist of research by course registrants, with the exchange of the results of such research through discussion, reports, and/or papers.
    HIST 696NComparative Women’s HistThe development and exchange of scholarly information, usually in a small group setting. The scope of work shall consist of research by course registrants, with the exchange of the results of such research through discussion, reports and/or papers.
    HIST 696OHist+Historiog Col N AfrThe development and exchange of scholarly information and/or secondary research, usually in a small group setting. The scope of work shall consist of research by course registrants, with the exchange of the results of such research through discussion, reports and/or papers.
    HIST 900ResearchIndividual research, not related to thesis or dissertation preparation, by graduate students.
    HIST 910ThesisResearch for the master's thesis (whether library research, laboratory or field observation or research, artistic creation, or thesis writing).
    HIST 920DissertationResearch for the doctoral dissertation (whether library research, laboratory or field observation or research, artistic creation, or dissertation writing).
    HIST 930Supplementary RegistrationFor students who have completed all course requirements for their advanced degree programs. May be used concurrently with other enrollments to bring total number of units to the required minimum.
    HIST695CAdv Study in European HistThe exchange of scholarly information and/or secondary research, usually in a small group setting. Instruction often includes lectures by several different persons. Research projects may/may not be required of course registrants.
    HIST696JLatin Am: Modern PeriodThe exchange of scholarly information and/or secondary research, usually in a small group setting. The scope of work shall consist of research by course registrants, with the exchange of the results of such research through discussion, reports and/or papers.
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