Academic
Catalog August 2009 - August 2010 Undergraduate
and Graduate
Some courses may not be offered every year. Check with the college or department office for current information about when specific courses are offered.
For course syllabi, see the departmental website.
HIS 505 READINGS IN NATIVE AMERICAN HISTORY (3)
Native American history from contact to the present, focusing on regions, tribes, and Indian-white relations. Co-convenes with HIS 605. May be repeated for up to 6 hours of credit. Letter grade only.
HIS 510 READINGS IN ANCIENT HISTORY (3)
Intensive study of such historical themes and regions in the ancient and classical worlds as ancient Greece, Rome, and Egypt; imperialism; women in antiquity; and historical archaeology. Co-convenes with HIS 610. May be repeated for up to 9 hours of credit. Letter grade only.
HIS 520 READINGS IN ASIAN HISTORY (3)
Focuses on such topics in South or East Asian history as race, class, gender, nation, and subalternity to better understand Asian societies. May be repeated for up to 9 hours of credit.
HIS 530 TEACHING METHODS FOR HISTORY AND SOCIAL SCIENCES (3)
Examines curricular, methodological, and philosophical issues surrounding the teaching of history and the social sciences. Normally completed in the semester before student teaching. Co-convenes with HIS 430. This course contains an assessment that must be passed to be eligible to register for student teaching. Letter grade only.
HIS 540 READINGS IN EUROPEAN HISTORY (3)
Focuses on such topics as life histories, the social history of medicine, witch hunts, Russian revolutions, challenges to liberalism between the world wars, Nazism and German unification, and social reform and the welfare state. Co-convenes with HIS 640. May be repeated for up to 9 hours of credit. Letter grade only.
HIS 550 READINGS IN COMPARATIVE HISTORY (3)
Specific topics in comparative historical methods, regions, and themes, such as comparative methodologies, colonization, modernization, gender systems, nationalism, ethnogenesis among indigenous peoples, and identity and class formation. Co-convenes with HIS 650. May be repeated for up to 6 hours of credit. Letter grade only.
HIS 560 READINGS IN WORLD HISTORY (3)
Specific topics in world history, such as general developments, colonialism, environmental, economic, social, political, and military issues. May be repeated for up to 9 hours of credit.
HIS 564 READINGS IN COLONIALISM AND NATIONALISM (3)
Explores current, theoretical, and methodological approaches to the study of colonialism and nationalism. Cuts across geographic and paradigmatic boundaries to provide a broad understanding of theory and praxis. May be co-convened with HIS 664. May be repeated for up to 6 hours of credit. Letter grade only.
HIS 565 READINGS IN GENDER, RACE AND CLASS (3)
Theoretical and methodological approaches to the study of gender, race, and class and their intersection in important historical processes. Possible themes are sexuality; social construction; race-based, class hierarchies; and feminism. Co-convenes with HIS 665. May be repeated for up to 6 hours of credit. Letter grade only.
HIS 566 LEGISLATIVE INTERNSHIP (1-12)
Supervised internship in the Arizona Legislature during spring semester. You must apply during fall semester; selection is competitive, and you must be a candidate for a graduate degree. Registration is handled by the internship coordinator after the legislature has made its final selection. Pass-fail only. Department consent required.
HIS 567 READINGS IN POWER, CULTURE AND IDEOLOGY (3)
Directed readings and critical analysis in the history of power, culture, and ideology within or across world regions. Themes include hegemony, resistance, religion, subalternity, and the "new" cultural history. Co-convenes with HIS 667. May be repeated for up to 6 hours of credit. Letter grade only.
HIS 568 READINGS IN ENVIRONMENT AND ECONOMY (3)
Readings in environmental and economic history that cuts across more than one region. Possible themes are nature and society, climate, water rights, ecofeminism, resource preservation, ecotourism, capitalist development, modernization, and globalization. Co-convenes with HIS 668. May be repeated for up to 6 hours of credit. Letter grade only.
HIS 580 READINGS IN LATIN AMERICAN HISTORY (3)
Directed readings and critical analysis to develop historiographical competence in Latin American regions (such as Mexico or the Andes) and topics (such as indigenous peoples, colonization, modernization, and revolutions). Co-convenes with HIS 680. May be repeated for up to 9 hours of credit. Letter grade only.
HIS 590 READINGS IN UNITED STATES HISTORY (3)
Directed readings and critical analysis to develop historiographical competence in a variety of areas, such as cultural, intellectual, social, environmental, ethnic, gender, diplomatic, and economic history of the United States. Co-convenes with HIS 690. May be repeated for up to 9 hours of credit. Letter grade only.
HIS 592 READINGS IN AMERICAN WEST, SOUTHWEST, AND BORDERLANDS (3)
Directed readings and critical analysis to develop historiographical competence in the American West, the Southwest, and the borderlands. Possible themes are gender, environment, frontier theory, Native American history, and Chicana/o history. Co-convenes with HIS 692. May be repeated for up to 12 hours of credit. Letter grade only.
HIS 597 READING FOR COMPREHENSIVE EXAM (1-9)
Preparation for comprehensive examination. Pass-fail only. Department consent required.
HIS 599 CONTEMPORARY DEVELOPMENTS (1-3)
Examines recent trends and investigations in a selected area of a particular field of study. May be offered no more than three times before being submitted for a permanent course number. May be repeated for credit. Letter grade only. Course fee required.
HIS 600 HISTORIOGRAPHY AND METHODOLOGIES (3)
Introduces historiography from the nineteenth century to the present. Provides an overview of theoretical and methodological approaches to the study of history.
HIS 605 RESEARCH IN NATIVE AMERICAN HISTORY (3)
Selected events and themes in the history of Native American-white relations. Explores epistemological questions within Native American studies about Indian agencies, author credibility, representation, and the "new Indian history." Co-convenes with HIS 505. May be repeated for up to 9 hours of credit. Letter grade only. Prerequisite: HIS 505
HIS 608 FIELDWORK EXPERIENCE (1-12)
Supervised field experience in an appropriate agency, organization, or situation. May not exceed 12 hours of credit. Letter grade or pass-fail. Department consent required.
HIS 610 RESEARCH IN ANCIENT HISTORY (3)
Research on such historical themes and regions in the ancient and classical worlds as ancient Greece, Rome, and Egypt; imperialism; women in antiquity; and historical archaeology. Co-convenes with HIS 510. May be repeated for up to 9 hours of credit. Letter grade only. Prerequisite: HIS 510
HIS 640 RESEARCH IN EUROPEAN HISTORY (3)
Research in specific European regions and themes, including western and eastern Europe, life histories, medicine, Russian revolutions, world war ideologies, Nazism, social reform and the welfare state, and European integration. Co-convenes with HIS 540. May be repeated for up to 9 hours of credit. Letter grade only. Prerequisite: HIS 540
HIS 650 RESEARCH IN COMPARATIVE HISTORY (3)
Specific topics in comparative historical methods, regions, and themes, such as comparative methodologies, colonization, modernization, gender systems, nationalism, ethnogenesis among indigenous peoples, environment, and identity and class formation. Co-convenes with HIS 550. May be repeated for up to 6 hours of credit. Letter grade only. Prerequisite: HIS 550
HIS 664 RESEARCH IN COLONIALISM AND NATIONALISM (3)
Papers may cut across geographic and paradigmatic boundaries and must apply theory and empirical data to particular areas, nations, and world regions. Co-convenes with HIS 564. May be repeated for up to 6 hours of credit. Letter grade only. Prerequisite: HIS 564
HIS 665 RESEARCH IN GENDER, RACE & CLASS (3)
Research in gender, race, and class and their intersection in important historical processes. Possible themes are sexuality; social construction; race-based, class hierarchies; and feminism. Co-convenes with HIS 565. May be repeated for up to 6 hours of credit. Letter grade only. Prerequisite: HIS 565
HIS 667 RESEARCH IN POWER, CULTURE AND IDEOLOGY (3)
Research in the history of power, culture, and ideology within or across world regions. Themes include hegemony, resistance, religion, subalternity, and the "new" cultural history. Co-convenes with HIS 567. May be repeated for up to 6 hours of credit. Letter grade only. Prerequisite: HIS 567
HIS 668 RESEARCH IN ENVIRONMENT AND ECONOMY (3)
Research in environmental and economic history that cuts across more than one region. Possible themes are nature and society, climate, water rights, ecofeminism, resource preservation, ecotourism, capitalist development, modernization, and globalization. Co-convenes with HIS 568. May be repeated for up to 6 hours of credit. Letter grade only. Prerequisite: HIS 568
HIS 680 RESEARCH IN LATIN AMERICAN HISTORY (3)
Research in the history of Latin American regions (such as Mexico or the Andes) and topics (such as indigenous peoples, colonization, modernization, and revolutions). Co-convenes with HIS 580. May be repeated for up to 9 hours of credit. Letter grade only. Prerequisite: HIS 580
HIS 685 GRADUATE RESEARCH (1-6)
Individualized directed research on selected topics. Letter grade or pass-fail. Department consent required.
HIS 687 PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT SEMINAR (1-3)
Topics include the idea and history of the university, duties of faculty, goals and techniques of teaching, and strategies of research. Involves producing a teaching portfolio and a thesis prospectus. Letter grade or pass-fail.
HIS 688 INTRODUCTION TO ARCHIVES ADMINISTRATION (3)
Examines contemporary practices and challenges of administering an archival program. Focuses on methods to collect, preserve, and make available archival material in a variety of formats and disciplines. Prerequisite: graduate status or instructor's consent.
HIS 690 RESEARCH IN UNITED STATES HISTORY (3)
Research in archival, primary, and secondary sources in regions and topics of U.S. history. Possible themes include cultural, intellectual, social, environmental, ethnic, gender, diplomatic, and economic history. Co-convenes with HIS 590. May be repeated for up to 9 hours of credit. Letter grade only. Prerequisite: HIS 590
HIS 692 RESEARCH IN AMERICAN WEST, SOUTHWEST AND BORDERLANDS (3)
Research in archival, primary, and secondary sources in regions and topics of in the American West, the Southwest and the borderlands. Possible themes are gender, environment, frontier theory, Native American history, and Chicana/o history. Co-convenes with HIS 592. May be repeated for up to 12 hours of credit. Letter grade only. Prerequisite: HIS 592
HIS 697 INDEPENDENT STUDY (1-3)
Individualized directed study on selected topics. No more than 3 hours may be included on a master's program in education. Letter grade or pass-fail. Department consent required.
HIS 698 GRADUATE SEMINAR (1-3)
Reading and discussion on selected advanced topics. Letter grade only. Department consent required.
HIS 699 THESIS (1-9)
Individualized directed research, writing, and oral defense of selected thesis topic. May be repeated as needed. Department consent required. Prerequisite: Admission to master's program.
HIS 796 INTERNSHIP (3-6)
Individualized teaching, service, archival, or research internships in the areas of history and cognate disciplines. Department consent required.
HIS 799 DISSERTATION (1-9)
Individualized directed research, writing, and oral defense of selected dissertation topic. Department consent required.