History of Western civilization from ancient Mediterranean origins through medieval and modern development of Europe to contemporary world.

Evolution of Western culture from ancient Mediterranean world to formation of modern Europe in 17th century.

History of Western institutions and ideas from 17th century to the present.

Social, political, economic, and intellectual growth of American institutions from colonization through Reconstruction.

History of the United States since 1877.

Analytical approach to world history overview that surveys major features of principal existing civilizations of world, as originally formed and as altered by key global processes including forces of modernity.

Provides understanding of processes that have shaped modern world. Beginning in 1500, traces developments that reorganized peoples, reshaped cultures, and generated new economies in interaction between Western and non-Western societies. Focuses on Western and non-Western regions of world, and their participation in global networks resulting from mercantile expansion, industrial revolution, imperialism, nationalism, and legacies in postcolonial period.

Focuses on skills, methods of learning, and subject matter to introduce discipline of history.

Focuses on skills, methods of learning, and subject matter to introduce discipline of history.

Focuses on skills, methods of learning, and subject matter to introduce discipline of history.

Surveys history of China and Japan from prehistoric times to ca. 1600.

Surveys history of China and Japan from early modern times (ca. 1600) to present.

Focuses on the sub-Saharan region and examines evolving systems of kinship power, spirituality, and slavery. Explores the interactions between Africans and global influences from the religions of the book and colonialism to the politics of development and continuities and changes in production. HIST 261 surveys African history from the earliest times to 1800. HIST 262 surveys African history from 1800 to the present.

Focuses on the sub-Saharan region and examines evolving systems of kinship power, spirituality, and slavery. Explores the interactions between Africans and global influences from the religions of the book and colonialism to the politics of development and continuities and changes in production. HIST 261 surveys African history from the earliest times to 1800. HIST 262 surveys African history from 1800 to the present.

Surveys colonial era to 1825. Emphasizes interactions of United States, Latin America.

Surveys development of independent Latin America since 1825. Emphasizes interactions of United States, Latin America.

Survey of Middle Eastern history from rise of Islam to present, emphasizing processes that led to emergence of economic, cultural, social, and political institutions that characterize region today. Surveys period from rise of Islam in 570 to medieval period (ca. 1258)

Survey of Middle Eastern history from rise of Islam to present, emphasizing processes that led to emergence of economic, cultural, social, and political institutions that characterize region today. Surveys medieval period to present.

Introduces techniques and methods of creating historical web sites. Overview of historical resources on web, including Internet archives, hypertext scholarly articles, and online exhibits. Examines new narrative and interpretive possibilities for doing history.

Introduces techniques and methods to create historical databases. Overview of web, CD-ROM, and personal databases helpful for historical research. Examines database as electronic archive and interpretive and analytical tool.

Introduces research skills and methods, as well as historical interpretation, culminating in written and oral presentations.

Political, social, economic, and cultural history of classical Greece from development of the city-state through 5th century.

Political, social, economic, and cultural history of classical Rome from founding of the city through fall of Roman republic.

Survey of development of European society from collapse of Roman rule in 5th century to advent of Black Death in 14th century. Emphasizes political, social, cultural, and intellectual growth of society that developed from Roman, Catholic, and Germanic roots.

Survey considering Renaissance as phenomenon rather than chronological period. Emphasizes growth of humanism in Italy in 14th and 15th centuries, development of new political concepts, and laicization of society. Includes transmission of these developments to transalpine Europe in late 15th and 16th centuries.

Late medieval ecclesiastical conditions and reform movements, late scholasticism, Protestant Reformation, Catholic Reformation, dynastic rivalries, and religious wars. Concludes with Peace of Westphalia.

Political, social, economic, and cultural history of Europe from 1648 to 1815. Crisis of authority, consolidation of the state, absolutism, colonial expansion, the Scientific Revolution and the Enlightenment, and the French Revolution and Napoleon.

History of Europe from Congress of Vienna to outbreak of World War I.

Two world wars, the Great Depression, and political and cultural revolutions transformed Europe as never before. Explores causes and consequences of these tumultuous events, and concludes with consideration of reconstruction that caps period.

Examines history of modern Eastern Europe from mid-19th century through collapse of communist regimes in 1989, and includes focus on Yugoslav wars of 1990s. Nationalism provides organizing theme; topic approached through literature, political, social, cultural, and new media sources. Class sessions emphasize discussion of central issues and sources.

Political, diplomatic, economic, social, and cultural development of Germany from dissolution of Holy Roman Empire to present.

History of England from late 15th to mid-18th century, focusing on social, political, economic, and cultural changes of period with particular attention to English Reformation and causes and consequences of English Civil War.

History of Britain from mid-18th century to present. Focuses on social, political, and economic transformations of industrialization; culture of 19th-century industrial society; problems of late 19th-century economic competition and imperialism; creation of welfare state; and experience of post-World War II political, social, and economic realignments.

Analyzes the Soviet Union, the Cold War "enemy" of the United States, from victory in World War II under Joseph Stalin through collapse in 1991. Studies the fifteen independent countries that emerged from the Soviet collapse, including Russia, the Baltic States, Ukraine, Belarus, Moldova, Central Asia, and the Caucasus, which continue to influence world politics and culture today.

Political, social, and cultural development of Russia from early times to the end of the 19th century.

Russia and the Soviet Union from the early 20th century to the present. Focuses on the Russian Revolution and the political, social, cultural, and economic developments of the Soviet and post-Soviet eras.

Examines major domestic and foreign policy factors that shaped American experience from World War II to present. Includes political, social, and economic forces as they affected nation's history.

Examines political, cultural, and economics history in the three decades after 1945. Themes include the emergence of the civil rights movement and feminism; the domestic and international events of the Cold War, especially the Vietnam War; and the rise and fall of the presidency's prestige in the years of the Great Society and Watergate.

Examines political, cultural, and economics history since the end of the Vietnam War. Themes include the shifting political economy of the country during the resurgence of conservatism, the political debates over culture and identity, and the waning of the Cold War and its replacement with other international concerns.

Examines the biography of one of the most important characters in twentieth-century U.S. history: the automobile. Embraces the histories of business, policy, labor, the environment, technology, and culture, and seeks a holistic understanding of the role of the car in American life.

History of African American experience in United States including African origins; trans-Atlantic slave trade; development of slavery in colonial, revolutionary, and antebellum periods; abolitionist movements; and African American participation in Civil War and during Reconstruction.

History of African American life in post-slavery America, and rise and consequences of racial segregation in 19th and 20th centuries. Examines African American response to continued racial inequality and repression. Covers great migration, urbanization, black nationalism, and civil rights era, as well as contemporary debates about race.

Examines how ideas about race and gender have affected sports in America from late 19th century to the 1980s. Will also consider how athletes and sporting activities have shaped American racial and gender paradigms.

Examines America's unique blend of higher education and sports from 1870s to modern collaborations between college athletic programs and America's media outlets.

Examines development of baseball in U.S. context of labor, intellectual, economic and political events including racial segregation.

Introduces history of American racial thought, with particular emphasis on relationship between social theory and social practices of racism in American life. Examines origins.

Examines the roots of American sport in colonial play and recreation, the emergence of organized and national sports, issues of gender and race in the sporting world, and the intersection of U.S. sport with events such as the Civil Rights Movement and the Cold War.

Examines the history of African American athletes and their experiences with the sporting world from the late nineteenth century to the present. Explores African Americans' relationship to various sports against the backdrop of important historical moments in the U.S. Studies scientific racism and black athletic superiority, the experience of African American women in sport, and sport and celebrity culture.

Examines the history of the gendering of U.S. sport from the late nineteenth century to the present. Explores how masculinity and American sport became wedded in the nineteenth century; women athletes' efforts to compete against the backdrop of changing American attitudes toward gender, femininity, and sexuality; and contemporary gender and sport issues.

Examines the history of the growth of sport in the context of the emergence of a mass popular culture in the U.S. during the early part of the twentieth century. Explores the emergence of working-class leisure, the growth of popular music, film and amusement parks, and changes to American sport.

Survey of American diplomacy from Revolutionary War to present, with emphasis on 20th-century issues.

History of women and their changing status and gender roles in American society from colonial period through "second wave" of feminism in 1970s. Explores images and lives of women of different class, ethnic, and regional origins. Also focuses on women's political, economic, and legal conditions, and changes in them.

History of South to outbreak of Civil War, with particular emphasis on rise of sectionalism. Focuses on development of distinct Southern culture through emergence of economic, political, social, agricultural, and intellectual institutions.

History of South during Reconstruction, Redeemer era, and New South, with particular emphasis on race relations. Covers political, economic, cultural, and intellectual development from aftermath of war.

China from earliest times to period of modern Western intrusion. Development of traditional Chinese culture, society, and government.

China from 1644 to the People's Republic of China. Emphasizes coming of West and various stages of Chinese reaction.

Japan from Meiji Restoration to World War II. Emphasizes Japan's modernization in face of challenge.

History of Japan from World War II to present. Examines Japanese experience of several key moments: Japan's defeat in Pacific War, reconstruction during U.S. occupation, rise to economic prominence during 1960s and 1970s, and cultural and international identity crisis during 1980s and 1990s.

Puts People's Republic of CHINA (PRC) into historical context by assessing legacies of China's socialist revolution (1949-1976) and post-socialist reforms (1978-present). Explores revolutionary heritage of the Chinese Communist Party, goals and agendas of china's socialist state, ideologies and policies shaping urban and rural development, individual agency and responses to revolutionary mass mobilization and market reforms.

Explores the historical processes that led to the rise of African kingdoms, colonialism, industrialization, resistance movements, and legalized segregation.

During 20th century, Latin America has witnessed both peaceful political movements and violent revolutions aimed at achieving social justice. Considers several of these movements in comparative perspective: Mexican Revolution, Arbenz government in Guatemala, Allende regime in Chile, Cuban and Nicaraguan revolutions, and Brazilian Worker's Party.

Examines forms of conquest and colonization practiced by Aztec, Inca, Spanish, and Portuguese in what is now Latin America. Includes role of ideology and religion in imperial rule, use of warfare to create empires and colonies, and implementation of political and economic systems to rule subject people.

Examines systems of slavery from ancient world to modern world, with special emphasis on Atlantic slave trade and slave societies in Latin America and Anglo America. Considers impact of slaves and slavery on cultural, economic, and political systems in Africa and Americas from 16th to 19th centuries.

Explores modern Latin American history through different types of texts: scholarly histories, historical novels, fictional films, documentary films, and oral history. Explores ways these texts produce knowledge about the past. What motivates different approaches? What counts as evidence? How do we know what really happened? How do we decide what mattered and what did not? Also introduces several important episodes in 20th century Latin American history.

Examines war and American society from the colonial period to the post-Cold War era, including how military institutions, war, and the preparation for war have affected American society, and how Americans have thought about military service, experience war, and made peace through their history. Special emphasis on civil-military relations and the role of war and militarism in American culture.

Analyzes the history of the American Civil War from its origins in the late 18th century to the withdrawal of federal troops from the south in 1877. Examines the political, social, and economic issues that led to war; the home fronts, war leadership, diplomacy, combat motivation, and grand strategy; problems associated with reconstituting the nation's political institutions; and the integration of millions of newly freed slaves.

Covers the causes, major events, and legacies of America's Vietnam War, including an introduction to Vietnamese history and culture, American decisions for war, strategy and major military engagements, diplomacy and peace talks, and the aftermath of the conflict in Vietnam and United States.

Study of historical topics of special interest.

Study of historical topics or periods of special interest in global, Latin American, African, Asian, or Middle Eastern history.

Study of historical topics or periods of special interest.

Study of historical topics or periods of special interest.

Teaches the fundamentals of information technology within the context of a history course. Students learn fundamentals and skills as well as how our society became so enamored of and dependent on these knowledge and information tools. Understanding a new technology requires understanding how new technologies transform the societies that embrace them. Emphasizes the use of free and open-source software whenever possible.

Discovery and settlement of Virginia. Colonial period with emphasis on development of representative government and race relations, Golden Age of Virginia dynasty, and coming of Civil War.

Decision to secede, Civil War and Reconstruction, Readjustors and Populism, disfranchisement and Constitution of 1902, and rise of Senator Harry F. Byrd. Recent developments.

Study of historical periods or topics from perspective of feature films and documentaries.

Intended for participation in formally organized course offered by Center for Global Education during intersession or spring break.

Approved work-study programs in cooperation with specific organizations including area museums; archives; historic sites; and local, state, and federal agencies.

Intensive study of colonial American history from European origins through Revolutionary War.

Study of formative years of new republic from Treaty of Paris of 1783 to election of 1820.

Study of age of Andrew Jackson. Emphasizes democratic institutions that emerged as dominant influences in American society.

Intensive study of political, social, economic, and diplomatic developments in 1920s and 1930s.

Examines urban and suburban growth in Washington, D.C., and its suburbs in Maryland and Virginia since 1790, in context of U.S. urban history.

Explores ethnicity and race in American urban society by comparing experiences of different ethnic groups as migrants to American cities.

Era of revolutionary activity from 19th century to end of 1920s, with emphasis on Russian Revolutions of 1917. Explores why revolutionary situation developed; political, social, and cultural issues at stake; why it took various forms; and revolution's contribution to nature of Soviet state and post-Soviet problems.

Selected topics in intellectual history of Middle Ages. Topics vary, depending on discipline of instructor.

Examines social and cultural lives of Europeans from end of Middle Ages to Industrial Revolution. Emphasizes popular and elite culture, as well as bridges and interrelationships between them. Focuses on religious, artistic, literary, and recreational behavior. Covers political activity and riots, strikes, royal receptions, and rituals.

Examines major cultural trends in Europe since French Revolution. Major themes include romanticism; socialism; Marxism; and social effect of modernization, science, and societies.

Development of print journalism from inception to present, with emphasis on interaction of technology, audience, and government intervention. Topics include birth of press; development of modern newspaper and American development, including Revolutionary and Civil wars; rise of independent press; and yellow journalism.

Modern Iran, from 1800 to present, in context of several broad themes: institutional structure of state; role of great powers in Iran and Iranian response to economic, military, technological, and ideological challenge posed by West; interaction of religion and other ideologies and politics; economic development and impact on politics and society; and ways historians have sought to understand and interpret modern Iranian history.

Overview of history of Arab-Israeli conflict. Examines conflict from various perspectives: over land and between competing nationalisms and identities; in terms of national interests of various states, including Israelis and Palestinians as well as other Arab governments and great powers; and in terms of peace making and conflict resolution. Some knowledge of history of Middle East since World War I strongly advised.

Surveys history of women in Islamic society from rise of Islam to present day. Examines historical processes that affected role and status of women in society, and specific topics around which issues of gender status and identity coalesced, especially in modern period.

Political, social, and cultural history of Middle East since World War I. Emergence of Israel, Arab nationalism, and political and economic influence of Middle East in world affairs.

Explores historical origins of conflict in South Africa, focusing on themes of economic change, cultural interaction, and political consolidation during past five centuries.

Rise of Persia, Persian wars with Greece, subjugation of Greece by Philip II of Macedonia, and Alexander the Great and his conquest of Persian empire.

Students must have completed at least one course in the field, or with the professor, chosen for these honors courses.

Students must have completed at least one course in the field, or with the professor, chosen for these honors courses.

Readings, research conducted on individual basis in consultation with instructor.

Research on specialized historical topic culminating in seminar paper and oral presentation. Synthesis course; students expected to integrate knowledge and skills acquired in general education courses.

Study of historical topics of special interest.

Study of historical topics or periods of special interest in global, Latin American, African, Asian, or Middle Eastern history.

Study of historical topics or periods of special interest.

Study of historical topics or periods of special interest.

Study of historical periods or topics from perspective of feature films and documentaries.

Introduces historical study of world beyond Europe and United States. Students read major theoretical works and case studies of particular regions. Examines imperialism, national identity, and various forms of popular resistance; familiarizes students with range of scholarly approaches, including world systems theory and subaltern studies.

Reading, analysis of selected problems.

Reading, analysis of selected problems.

Analysis of selected problems. Emphasizes reading and discussion of historical interpretations, and development of bibliography.

Investigates selected problems in global and comparative history, covering multiple countries or world regions.

Discussion of readings and historical interpretations and compilation of a comprehensive bibliography on given theme.

Analysis of selected problems in African history. Emphasis on reading and discussion of historical interpretations and development of bibliography.

Introduces students to the central issues and debates surrounding the study of the Middle East, Islam, and Muslim societies. Covers key methodological issues including the role of area studies vis‐à‐vis disciplinary approaches and debates on the politics of knowledge production and historiography.

Analyzes selected problem. Emphasizes reading and discussion of historical interpretations, and development of bibliography.

Intended for participation in formally organized course offered by the Center for Global Education.

Survey of U.S. History prior to 1877. Designed for individuals entering the graduate program who need to strengthen preparation in area, or who seek to enhance knowledge of latest interpretations in field. Stresses factual knowledge and its interpretation.

Continuation of HIST 601.

Survey of European history from 1500 to 1815. Designed for individuals entering graduate program who need to strengthen preparation in this area, or who seek to enhance knowledge of latest interpretations in field. Stresses factual knowledge and its interpretation.

Survey of European history from 1815 to present. Designed for individuals entering graduate program who need to strengthen preparation in this area, or who seek to enhance knowledge of latest interpretations in field. Stresses factual knowledge and its interpretation.

Methodology of the historian including techniques of research, use of documentation and other sources, development of bibliography, and synthesis of material.

Study of evolution of elements in colonial society that affect contemporary American institutions and patterns of behavior.

Readings and discussion of bibliographies, interpretations, and research trends in topics selected by instructor.

Investigates continuity and change in American West. Topics include economic development, ethnicity, rural and urban life, and role of federal government.

Joint project of instructor and students into various aspects of common topic in Civil War era, with emphasis on historiography and historical method.

Survey of social, cultural, intellectual, economic, and political changes in United States during period of rapid growth and expansion. Topics include second-party system; growth of sectionalism, nationalism, and expansionism; industrialization and spread of market economy; rise of romantic reform and evangelical religion; and growth of abolitionist and proslavery movements.

Investigates evolution of civil liberties in American history, and interaction of three branches of government in applying various constitutional guarantees. Students read extensively in Supreme Court decisions and secondary literature, and undertake independent research.

Investigates breakdown of Confederation, Constitutional Convention, and role of revolutionary ideology of republicanism. Discusses leadership and policies of republic in hostile international context. Students read extensively in monographic literature and prepare research paper.

Detailed examination of Virginia society on eve of American Revolution, and role in events from 1750 to 1789. Combines lectures, discussion of major themes, ideas, and personalities.

Selected political, social, economic, diplomatic, and cultural forces that shaped the post-World War II American experience.

Study of selected issues in American foreign relations and changing historical interpretations of American diplomacy.

Focuses on various approaches historians have taken to history of American culture: questions they asked, assumptions they made, disciplinary tools they used, and types of materials they analyzed. Concentrates on patterns of culture, and what they say about American past and present.

Examines immigration and ethnicity in America since 1840. Considers why immigrants came, from where, under what circumstances, and how they adapted. Examines immigration policy and American attitudes toward immigration and ethnicity.

Examines history of United States from 1877 to 1918, with attention to history of reform movements and politics, and social history of the period. Familiarizes with major issues and historical literature of the period.

Wide-ranging survey of burgeoning field of women's history, emphasizing critical evaluation of sources and interpretation. Readings represent variety of approaches, which may include material culture studies, medical history, history of sexuality, political history, and social and cultural history.

Examines history and historiography of revolutionary era, with special emphasis on social and ideological interpretations of period. Includes events leading to War for Independence, war itself, and social and political effects of war on American society.

Examines panoply of political, social, economic, and constitutional concerns from 1863 to 1880, as North and South struggled over outcome of Civil War. Addresses political institutions and power in postwar North and South, and place of former slaves in society, politics, and economy.

Considers issues of United States between the two world wars. Explores various ways issues complemented and contradicted each other in rich and complex historical era.

Investigates selected problems. Readings, discussions, development of bibliographies. Primary sources used where possible.

Recent interpretations of key political events of 20th century. Asks if there were fundamental continuities in structure of German and Austrian society that can be observed throughout the period under review.

Examines rise of "new imperialism" in Great Britain from 1870 to end of empire, and gradual formation of Commonwealth of Nations.

Examines process of reconstruction, reconciliation, and integration in Western Europe in 20 years after World War II.

Focuses on changes in social conditions and ramifications in political life. Attention to urbanization of workers, changes in peasantry, growth of middle classes, decline of nobility, and major political developments and expansion of liberal reforms.

Studies individual cities, and investigates particular cities in depth. Considers economic, social, cultural, and political features of urban life.

The Renaissance as a unique period in European cultural history from ca. 1350 to 1520. Concentrates on Italian situation as standard, with consideration given to manifestations of Renaissance in northern Europe, especially Germany, until Reformation. Focuses on recent studies of political, social, intellectual, and religious changes. Students write class reports and a larger bibliographic paper.

The Reformation, ca. 1500 to 1650, was a time of major religious, intellectual, social, and political upheaval in European history. Investigates reasons for changes, and effects on European society. First half focuses on Germany, but major events throughout Europe are studied.

Overview of most recent historical work on social and cultural history of premodern West, ca. 1400 to 1800. Uses theoretical approaches and empirical methodologies of other disciplines, especially social anthropology, sociology, and literary theory, to shed new light on popular culture, class, manners, taste, rituals, religion, language, gender, and the state. Formulates new topics of research and poses new questions, and suggests new approach to more traditional topics such as politics, religion, and ideas.

Period between 1890 and 1924 with concentration on sources of Bolshevism, problems of old regime as they led to revolutions of 1905 and 1917, and establishment of new regime and its survival in environment of foreign and civil war.

Analyzes and investigates the historical origins and development of contemporary behaviors and values, with particular emphasis on how these behaviors and values, as well as our perceptions of them, have changed over time and place.

Readings and discussion of bibliographies, interpretations, and research trends in military history topics selected by the instructor.

Considers the causes, major events, and historiographic debates of America’s Vietnam War including the war’s antecedents in Vietnamese history, American decisions for war, strategy and major military engagements, the American antiwar movement, and diplomacy and peace talks.

Considers various approaches to the study of public or collective memory as it pertains to war, in particular how people around the world have constructed memories of war and how those memories have been expressed in literature, popular culture, memorials, and commemorative activities.

Examines what happens when instructors integrate new media technology into history classroom. Includes consideration of learning theory, new media theory, and an in-depth examination of state-of-the-art in practice. In the final third of semester, students produce practicum that is either working history teaching web site or concept paper for site, depending on student's degree of technical sophistication. No prior facility with information technology required. Course appropriate for graduate students working as teachers or planning career in teaching.

Introduces principles and practices of managing records and administering archival and manuscript collections, public and private. Designed for graduate students with special interest in historical sources as well as for those specializing in applied history.

General introduction to museums of history and museum studies in the United States, intended for interested citizen as well as for assistance to students in course and career choices. Explores development, present state, and future possibilities of U.S. Museums, with some reference to international developments.

Introduces fundamentals of historical editing of documents, including microform, word processing, and computer techniques. Designed for those seeking introduction to various areas of applied history, and those intending to edit historical documents for publication.

General introduction to historic preservation in the United States, intended for interested citizen and to assist students in course and career choices. Explores development, present state, and future possibilities of historic preservation in the United States, with some reference to international aspects of preservation.

Subject of academic and community interest pursued through discussions and lectures by distinguished guest instructors.

Students with limited computer competency should consult department before enrolling. Introduces changes that new media and technologies are bringing to how we research, write, present, and teach about the past. Students explore theoretical and historical issues as well as learn hands-on skills in digital history.

Seminar; students create original historical projects in digital media.

Advanced topics in history and new media not covered in HIST 696, 697. Covers a range of topics at the frontiers of using new media to enable and enhance historical practice and research and will involve in-depth analysis of theoretical frameworks and pragmatic concerns related to the use of specific digital technologies.

Research in specialized topics using primary sources.

Research in specialized topics using primary sources.

Research seminar requiring comparative research and analysis. Organized around significant topic or theme in field of world history.

Integrates past work in major field and fills gaps before comprehensive exam. After a review of graduate experience, student and instructor design reading list to round out preparation for exam.

Integrates past work in major field and fills gaps before comprehensive exam. After a review of graduate course work, student and instructor design reading list to round out preparation for exam.

Integrates past work in major field and fills gaps before comprehensive exam. After review of graduate experience, student and instructor design reading list to round out preparation for exam.

All internship placements must be approved by the department to ensure suitability to student's program. Introduces applied history through work and study at historical museum, site, library archive, editing project, or other approved agency.

Exposes students to various projects in digital history through work and study at the Center for History and New Media. All placements must be approved by CHNM to ensure the suitability of students and projects.

Independent reading on topic agreed to by student and faculty member.

Intended for students in department's predoctoral track who are not writing master's thesis. Goal is to produce substantial and original contribution to historical knowledge on model of article in scholarly journal.

Master's thesis research and writing under direction of faculty committee.

Program of studies designed by discipline director and approved by doctoral committee, which brings student to participate in research of discipline director and results in paper reporting original contributions of student.

Survey of current developments in historical analysis and methodology.

Intensive reading of recent scholarship in broad areas of historical study. With advisor, students develop readings list and define at least three areas in which to prepare readings courses.

Independent readings for PhD students on topic agreed on by student and instructor, taken in preparation for completing major field exam. Should be broadly comprehensive of field, and cover major historical themes and historiographical debates.

Independent readings for PhD students on topic agreed on by student and instructor, taken in preparation for completing minor field statement. Designed to help student master literature of subfield that is subject of field statement.

Introduces array of scholars and scholarship through discussions of innovative historical events, important theories, and significant methodological breakthroughs in history.

Students pursue research projects in their areas of specialization.

Work on research proposal that forms basis for doctoral dissertation.

Doctoral dissertation research and writing under direction of student's dissertation committee.

Reading, analysis of selected problems.

Reading, analysis of selected problems.

Analysis of selected problems. Emphasizes reading and discussion of historical interpretations, and development of bibliography.

Investigates selected problems in global and comparative history, covering multiple countries or world regions.

Discussion of readings and historical interpretations and compilation of a comprehensive bibliography on given theme.

Analysis of selected problems in African history. Emphasis on reading and discussion of historical interpretations and development of bibliography.

Analyzes selected problem. Emphasizes reading and discussion of historical interpretations, and development of bibliography.

Readings and discussion of bibliographies, interpretations, and research trends in topics selected by instructor.

Investigates selected problems. Readings, discussions, development of bibliographies. Primary sources used where possible.