Courses at the 500-level

This is an introduction to the theories and types of history and the various schools of historical thought.
3 credit hours

• Consent of department chair and graduate advisor

Aimed at providing a theoretical and practical appreciation of historical comparison and generalization, the methodological basis of comparative history is examined.
3 credit hours

• Consent of department chair and graduate advisor

Focus is on varying topics in American history, from the Colonial Era to the present.
3 credit hours

• Consent of department chair and graduate dean

Focus is on varying topics in Western history, from the Ancient World to the present.
3 credit hours

• Consent of department chair and graduate dean

Focus is on varying topics in non-Western history. Africa, Asia, and the Middle East are investigated.
3 credit hours

• Consent of department chair and graduate dean

Students develop a greater knowledge of materials for history, methods of research, and skill in solving problems of analysis and exposition.
3 credit hours

• HIST 501
• Conset of graduate advisor

Through a wide variety of readings, students explore the content and extended bibliography of a select topic. Analysis, critical thinking, and comparative study are developed. This course may be repeated for credit with a change in content.
3 credit hours

• Graduate status
• Consent of graduate advisor and department chair

Students engage in independent study under the guidance of a historian.
3 credit hours

• Open only to graduate students who have had suitable course work and who have consent of the instructor and department chair

This course is for M.A. and M.A.T. candidates who are preparing a thesis or field paper under the supervision of a faculty member. Credit is assigned in the semester that the paper is completed and approved. No grade is given.
3-6 credit hours