Historical Studies Requirements
Students have the opportunity to focus their graduate work in one of three curriculum areas:
All courses are 3 credits unless otherwise noted.
American History Curriculum: 30 credits
Required Courses: 24 credits
- Methodology: 6 credits
HIST 691: Seminar: Selected History Topics
HIST 699: Introduction to Study of Graduate History
- Major Courses: 12 credits
Choose two from the American period courses:
HIST 563: Early America: Colonization to Revolution
HIST 568: Sectionalism: U.S. History, 1789-1868
HIST 571: Expansion and Reform: U.S. History, 1868-1929
HIST 574: Age of Maturity: U.S. History, 1929 to the present
Choose two other American History courses (from above or below):
HIST 530: Atlantic World, 1450s-1750s
HIST 533: Gender in American History
HIST 561: African American History: Multiple Voices
HIST 565: Reform in America
HIST 570: History of Urban America
HIST 572: Work and Enterprise in American History
HIST 573: American Intellectual and Cultural History
HIST 576: Individualism in American History
HIST 577: Nature and the American Experience
HIST 579: U.S. Diplomatic History
HIST 582: Inter-American Relations
- Global History Courses: 3 credits
Choose one from the Global History courses:
HIST 528: British Empire
HIST 530: Atlantic World, 1450s-1750s
HIST 582: Inter-American Relations
HIST 583: Mexico and the U.S.
HIST 585: China in Revolution
HIST 588: China and the West
- European History Course: 3 credits
Choose one from the European History courses:
HIST 501: Medieval Europe
HIST 511: Early Modern Europe
HIST 513: Renaissance Europe: Courts and Nobles
HIST 515: Renaissance & Reformation
HIST 517: Europe: Reason and Revolution
HIST 519: 19th-Century Europe
HIST 522: 20th-Century Europe
HIST 528: British Empire
HIST 545: Imperial Russia
HIST 546: 20th-Century Russia: Romanovs to Putin
HIST 550: The Cold War
Non-Thesis or Thesis Option: 6 credits
Plan A: Non-Thesis (Electives)
Choose any two courses you have not already taken.
or
Plan B: Thesis (contingent upon meeting certain requirements)
HIST 700: Thesis Research (fall semester)
HIST 700: Thesis Research (spring semester)
European History Curriculum: 30 credits
Required Courses: 21 credits
- Methodology: 6 credits
HIST 691: Seminar: Selected History Topics
HIST 699: Introduction to Study of Graduate History
- Major Courses: 12 credits
Choose two of the European period courses:
HIST 501: Medieval Europe
HIST 511: Early Modern Europe
HIST 519: 19th-Century Europe
HIST 522: 20th-Century Europe
Choose two other European courses (from above or below):
HIST 513: Renaissance Europe: Courts and Nobles
HIST 515: Renaissance & Reformation
HIST 517: Europe: Reason and Revolution
HIST 528: British Empire
HIST 545: Imperial Russia
HIST 546: 20th-Century Russia: Romanovs to Putin
HIST 550: The Cold War
- Global History Courses: 3 credits
Choose one from the Global History courses:
HIST 528: British Empire
HIST 530: Atlantic World, 1450s-1750s
HIST 582: Inter-American Relations
HIST 583: Mexico and the U.S.
HIST 585: China in Revolution
HIST 588: China and the West
Non-Thesis or Thesis Option: 9 credits
Plan A: Non-Thesis (Electives)
Choose any three courses you have not already taken.
or
Plan B: Thesis (contingent upon meeting certain requirements)
(Elective and Research)
Choose one course you have not already taken as well as:
HIST 700: Thesis Research (fall semester)
HIST 700: Thesis Research (spring semester)
Global History Curriculum: 30 credits
Required Courses: 24 credits
- Methodology: 6 credits
HIST 691: Seminar: Selected History Topics
HIST 699: Introduction to Study of Graduate History
- Major Courses: 18 credits
Choose three Global Courses:
HIST 528: British Empire
HIST 530: Atlantic World, 1450s-1750s
HIST 582: Inter-American Relations
HIST 583: Mexico and the U.S.
HIST 585: China in Revolution
HIST 588: China and the West
Choose two European Courses (one of which must be a period course):
HIST 501: Medieval Europe
HIST 511: Early Modern Europe
HIST 513: Renaissance Europe: Courts and Nobles
HIST 515: Renaissance & Reformation
HIST 517: Europe: Reason and Revolution
HIST 519: 19th-Century Europe
HIST 522: 20th-Century Europe
HIST 528: British Empire
HIST 545: Imperial Russia
HIST 546: 20th-Century Russia: Romanovs to Putin
HIST 550: The Cold War
Choose one American Course:
HIST 530: Atlantic World, 1450s-1750s
HIST 533: Gender in American History
HIST 561: African American History: Multiple Voices
HIST 563: Early America: Colonization to Revolution
HIST 565: Reform in America
HIST 568: Sectionalism: U.S. History, 1789-1868
HIST 570: History of Urban America
HIST 571: Expansion and Reform: U.S. History, 1868-1929
HIST 572: Work and Enterprise in American History
HIST 573: American Intellectual and Cultural History
HIST 574: Age of Maturity: U.S. History, 1929 to the present
HIST 576: Individualism in American History
HIST 577: Nature and the American Experience
HIST 579: U.S. Diplomatic History
HIST 582: Inter-American Relations
Non-Thesis or Thesis Option: 6 credits
Plan A: Non-Thesis (Electives)
Choose two courses you have not already taken.
or
Plan B: Thesis (contingent upon meeting certain requirements)
HIST 700: Thesis Research (fall semester)
HIST 700: Thesis Research (spring semester)
