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HIS 1200: Ancient and Medieval Worlds (5) Offerings
Surveys the period from the rise of Greece and Rome, with some reference to pre-classical cultures, to about 1500. Emphasizes the role of Greco-Roman and Judeo-Christian cultures in the shaping of institutional, artistic, and cultural values that distinguish our Western culture from others, as well as the unique features of classical-medieval culture and their relevance today.
Attributes:Social Science B, WK Social Sciences
HIS 2491: Origins of Western Science (5) Offerings
Explores the unfolding of the Western scientific tradition and its cultural significance from ancient times to the era of the Scientific Revolution. Examines the development of physical science (especially astronomy and cosmology) within the context of traditions and sources from the ancient through early modern periods, culminating in the life and work of Isaac Newton.
Attributes:Social Science B, WK Social Sciences
HIS 2492: Foundations of Modern Science (5) Offerings
Analyzes the growth of science and technology in the West from the 17th through early 20th centuries. Studies the concepts, methodology, and cultural implications of developments in the physical and biological sciences from the Scientific Revolution to the age of Einstein.
Attributes:Social Science B, WK Social Sciences
HIS 2502: The United States to 1876 (5) Offerings
Surveys the development of the American nation from the earliest colonial settlements through the Reconstruction period. Emphasizes institutions, issues, ideas, and individuals. Focuses on basic trends such as industrialization, patterns of thought and values, political development, social change, and sectional conflict. Readings also explore everyday social experience of minority and mainstream groups.
Attributes:Social Science B, WK Social Sciences
HIS 2503: The United States Since 1876 (5) Offerings
Continues the emphasis of HIS 2502: Surveys the emergence of contemporary American life and culture from the 1870s to the present; focuses on American power at home and abroad, the rise of today's mass consumer society, and the emergence of new values. Readings also explore aspects of modern popular culture.
Attributes:Social Science B, WK Social Sciences
HIS 3100: Ancient Civilization (5) Offerings
Surveys Mediterranean history from early Egypt and Mesopotamia to the rise of the Roman Empire with emphasis on the Bronze Age. Enables the student to understand the world of the Old Testament.
Equivalent Courses:CLA 3100 Attributes:Arts and Humanities B, Upper-Division
HIS 3170: Classical Civilization (5) Offerings
Explores history, literature, and society of classical Greece and Rome, stressing contributions to modern Western civilization.
Equivalent Courses:CLA 3170 Attributes:Arts and Humanities B, Upper-Division
HIS 3320: History of England (5) Offerings
A survey of Great Britain from the Anglo-Saxon period to the Elizabethan monarchy. The course emphasizes the emergence of cultural, social, and ecclesiastical institutions and movements.
Attributes:Upper-Division Restrictions:Freshman students are excluded.
HIS 3331: History of Spain and Portugal (5) Offerings
Traces the origins of the Iberian Peninsula from the Roman era to the discovery of the New World in 1492. Emphasizes cultural, social, and ecclesiastical institutions and movements.
Attributes:Upper-Division Restrictions:Freshman students are excluded.
HIS 3345: Russia, The Caucasus, and Central Asia (5) Offerings
Surveys history, geography, politics, and economies of Russia and its southern periphery. Examines impact of tsarist and Soviet legacies on today's Russian federation and eight countries that make up the newly independent states of the Caucasus and Central Asia. Special focus is given to Russia's role in international geopolitics and the global economy.
Equivalent Courses:POL 3345 Attributes:Social Science B, Upper-Division Restrictions:Freshman students are excluded.
HIS 3356: The Holocaust (5) Offerings
This course examines the Holocaust in historical context. Why did it happen? Who was responsible? How did victims respond? How has the Holocaust been remembered and misremembered? Students will have the opportunity to explore such topics and reflect on what it means to be human in light of the Holocaust.
Attributes:Upper-Division
HIS 3357: Europe Since 1945 (5) Offerings
This course examines the factors that shaped the political, economic, cultural and religious life and attitudes of European societies after 1945. This course studies the rise and fall of Communism, the Cold War, colonial battles for independence, and nationalism. The course forefronts the ideas and responsibilities of citizenship through analysis of gender, race and religion. It considers how Christian ideas have informed European understandings of war, nationhood and citizenship. It closes with the movement toward internal integration of Europe, the impact of migration and the international economy, and the shift from Christian Europe to one that has been categorized as a secular civilized society.
Equivalent Courses:EUR 3357 Attributes:Upper-Division
HIS 3382: Religion and Conflict: The Crusades (5) Offerings
This course uses religious conflicts in Spain from 1095-1492 to help understand the many dimensions of religious conflict today and also to explore Christian responses to military conflict. The historical case study is the Crusades and Holy Wars in Spain 1095-1492, studied in their social, political, and religious contexts. Topics include the Crusades, pogroms against Jews, suppression of heresy, the use of torture, the development of the western ideas of the Just War and Pacifism, Christian missions to Muslims, Christian-Muslim theological debates, the development of the Islamic idea of Jihad, the Reconquest in Spain, and the corollary issues that flow from all of these as they apply to contemporary religious and military conflicts.
Attributes:Upper-Division, Ways of Engaging
HIS 3385: Religion and Politics in the Third Reich (5) Offerings
This course examines the impact of Nazi policies on Christianity and the responses of the churches in Germany in the 1930s and 1940s.
Attributes:Upper-Division
HIS 3395: European Intellectual History: from Anselm to Marx (5) Offerings
Surveys major thinkers and intellectual movements from scholasticism to Marxism, with emphasis on the historical context. Includes directed readings in primary sources.
Attributes:Upper-Division Restrictions:Freshman students are excluded.
HIS 3401: Early and Medieval Christianity (5) Offerings
A survey of Christianity from its post-apostolic origins to the end of the Middle Ages. Evaluates the formation of orthodoxy, the challenge of heterodoxy, early monasticism, and missions to Western Europe; then explores the achievement of the Medieval church through a study of the papacy, scholasticism, the Crusades, and Eastern Orthodoxy.
Equivalent Courses:THEO 3301 Attributes:Upper-Division Restrictions:Freshman students are excluded.
HIS 3402: Reformation and Modern Christianity (5) Offerings
A survey of Christianity from the reformations of the 16th century to recent times. Focuses on Luther, Calvin, and the Anabaptists; Anglicans and Puritans; the Council of Trent; 17th-century orthodoxy, rationalism and pietism; the beginnings of Christianity in America; and the Great Awakening, and Wesleyan revival of the 18th century.
Equivalent Courses:THEO 3302 Attributes:Upper-Division Restrictions:Freshman students are excluded.
HIS 3405: The Scientific Revolution and Christianity in the Reformation Era in Europe, 1500-1700 (5) Offerings
Surveys the dramatic changes in science, philosophy and Christianity in the Western tradition 1500-1700. This is the era of the contemporaneous events we call "The Scientific Revolution" and "The Reformation". This course is a selective historical tour of the maturing of physical science (especially astronomy and cosmology) in the sixteenth and seventeeth centuries and the parallel developments in Christianity as the new Protestant denominations were breaking away from the historic Catholic Church. We will investigate and evaluate connections, interactions, and influences between science and religion.
Equivalent Courses:THEO 3305 Attributes:Upper-Division, Ways of Engaging
HIS 3406: Christianity in America (5) Offerings
A survey of the development of American Christianity from the 17th century to the present. Explores the many expressions of Christianity that have taken root in American soil, with an emphasis on the interplay between Christianity and American culture. Particular attention will be given to the contemporary religious landscape, that is, to the varieties of American church life today.
Equivalent Courses:THEO 3303 Attributes:Upper-Division
HIS 3435: Marxism: 20th Century Theory and Practice (3) Offerings
Examines the development of varieties of Marxist theory and practice in the 20th century. Compares the Soviet, European, Chinese, and Latin American experiences with Marxist thought and practice. Offered alternate years.
Equivalent Courses:ECN 3435, POL 3435 Attributes:Upper-Division Restrictions:Freshman students are excluded.
HIS 3440: War, Peace & World Order (5) Offerings
A study of conflict and conflict resolution in the international system, drawing upon resources from negotiation theory, peace studies, biblical models, international law, and international organization, with analysis of varying world-order models.
Equivalent Courses:POL 3440 Attributes:Social Science B, Upper-Division, Ways of Engaging Restrictions:Freshman students are excluded.
HIS 3496: Darwin and Einstein: Reinterpretation of Nature (5) Offerings
This course examines various interpretative shifts in the physical and life sciences from late eighteenth to the early twentieth century. The backbone of the course will involve a close reading of Darwin's 'Origin of Species' (1859) and Einstein's 'Relativity: The Special and General Theory' (1916) with special attention to the historical developments that led to the publication of these works, as well as their subsequent influence.
Attributes:Upper-Division, Ways of Engaging
HIS 3501: Colonial and Revolutionary America: Foundations of American Civilization (5) Offerings
Surveys the pre-national experience of the United States, in North American and international contexts. Main topics are the European explorations of the 1500s, the colonizing activities of the 1600s, the culture of expanding provincial America in the early 1700s, and the era of the American Revolution. How have America's distinctive institutions, ideas, and values developed-particularly those related to Christianity? In light of the foundations of American Civilization, is at all valid to say, as some insist and others deny, that the U.S. is a "Christian nation?".
Attributes:Social Science B, Upper-Division, Ways of Engaging, Writing "W" Course Restrictions:Freshman students are excluded.
HIS 3600: History of the Pacific Northwest (5) Offerings
This course offers a freewheeling time of exploration and discovery-in quest of the historic personality of a region. In many ways the course is the student's to create as he or she devises appreciative and creative ways to engage the region's heritage. Above all, this course demands encounters with diverse experiences and resources as a springboard for continuous learning. Student explorations follow three concurrent tracks: classroom presentations, study of a textbook, and independent field experiences.
Attributes:Upper-Division, Ways of Engaging Restrictions:Freshman students are excluded.
HIS 3616: Women and Equality in American Life, 1700 - Present (5) Offerings
Explores the history of women in American society by focusing on the question of equality. In 1960 women were nearly absent from American history textbooks. Since then a flood of new research has put women back into American history and, in the process, permanently altered our picture of the nation's past. Through readings, primary sources, discussions, and videos we will explore how women have experienced America from the Early Republic to the present. Topics include debates about women's status, how ethnicity and class have affected women's status, and how women have negotiated their status to bring about social change. Through student-conducted interviews and research we will reconstruct unexplored portions of this history ourselves.
Attributes:Upper-Division, Ways of Engaging
HIS 3640: Growth of the American Economic System (3) Offerings
Prerequisites: ECN 1100, or ECN 2101 and ECN 2102. Studies the development of the American economy, with particular attention to the rise of the modern business system and its impact on American society; gives corollary consideration to labor, agriculture, technology, and the monetary system. Offered alternate years.
Equivalent Courses:ECN 3640 Attributes:Upper-Division Restrictions:Freshman students are excluded.
HIS 3670: History of American Foreign Relations (5) Offerings
Studies the United States as a participant in the international system, from colonial dependency to superpower. Proposes a theoretical model for interpreting American foreign policy and applies this framework to historical events considered chronologically. Considers questions of morality in relation to foreign policy.
Equivalent Courses:POL 3670 Attributes:Social Science B, Upper-Division, Writing "W" Course Restrictions:Freshman students are excluded.
HIS 3710: Comparative Non-Western History (5) Offerings
Explores the history of the non-Western World through thematic and regional comparisons. Sample themes include frontier encounters, colonialism, nationalism, modernization, state formation, and social change.
Attributes:Social Science B, Upper-Division, Writing "W" Course Restrictions:Freshman students are excluded.
HIS 3720: Rise of Islamic Civilization (5) Offerings
Traces the rise and development of Islamic civilization from seventh-century origins to the 18th century. Highlights the interaction of cultural, political, and economic themes, as well as the changing relations between the Middle East and Europe.
Attributes:Social Science B, Upper-Division, Ways of Engaging, Writing "W" Course Restrictions:Freshman students are excluded.
HIS 3730: History of the Modern Middle East (5) Offerings
Traces cultural, political, and economic change in the Middle East from the 18th century to the present. Explores Middle Eastern/Islamic responses to Western expansion, the rise of nationalism, the Arab-Israeli conflict, the geopolitics of oil and the roots of terrorism.
Attributes:Social Science B, Upper-Division, Ways of Engaging, Writing "W" Course Restrictions:Freshman students are excluded.
HIS 3750: Latin America (5) Offerings
Traces the history of Latin America, with particular attention to the development of political, economic, social, religious, and aesthetic values.
Equivalent Courses:SOC 3750 Attributes:Upper-Division Restrictions:Freshman students are excluded.
HIS 3765: Traditional East Asia (5) Offerings
Traces the making of Chinese and Japanese civilizations and the formation of political, social, and moral order in China and Japan from antiquity to the 19th century under the influence of both native and borrowed traditions, especially Confucianism and Buddhism.
Attributes:Social Science B, Upper-Division Restrictions:Freshman students are excluded.
HIS 3785: The Making of East Asian Modernities (5) Offerings
After 1800 the forcible inclusion of East Asia into the capitalist world-system brought momentous changes to the societies of China, Japan and Korea. The course explores the new ideologies that came into being as a result of East Asia's adaptations of the imported meta-narratives of race, nation, revolution, socialism, development, progress, technology, science, Christianity, and many others. The course also looks at the interactions within East Asia and relationship between globalization and rapid economic growth.
Attributes:Social Science B, Upper-Division, Ways of Engaging
HIS 3786: Nation, City and Identity in China: History from Within (5) Offerings
Does China remain a socialist country? This course traces the history of China from the 1894 Sino-Japanese War to the present and explores the intricate dialectical relationship among nation, city and identity in modern China. Topics include: (1) The transformation of China from empire to nation-state in the 20th century; (2) How the city became the locus of China's modernity and the cultural space in which the Chinese defined national and individual identities; and (3) China's shifting identities, aspirations, and economic growth in the globalizing world.
Attributes:Upper-Division, Ways of Engaging
HIS 3790: History of Africa (5) Offerings
Studies the history of Africa from prehistoric times to the present. Examines cultural, political, and economic change both within Africa and between Africa and other world regions.
Attributes:Upper-Division Restrictions:Freshman students are excluded.
HIS 3853: Historiography: The Anglo-American Tradition (3) Offerings
Prerequisite: 15 hours of history or instructor's permission. This course explores the roots, development, patterns and problems of history writing in the English and American tradition. It pays special attention to the way that history writing takes place in the contexts of time, place and systems of belief. Using excerpts from influential historical works as our primary materials, we study how English-language history writing has been influenced by ideas of critical analysis, skepticism, science, progress, objectivity, relativism and relevance. Along the way we learn about techniques of historical reconstruction, debates within the discipline, and how Christian ideas and beliefs may or may not impact historical writing and thinking. This course fulfills the historiography requirement for the history major.
Attributes:Upper-Division Restrictions:Freshman students are excluded.
HIS 3854: Historiography: Christian Tradition (3) Offerings
Prerequisite: 15 hours in history or instructor's permission. This course examines the history of Christian historical writing from antiquity (Old Testament-New Testament foundations) to the early modern era. Topics will include: the limitations of the historical method, objectivity and subjectivity, miracles and the historical method, creedal confessions and the writing of Church History, and the challenges of rationalism and skepticism. Special attention will be given to the 'Quest for the Historical Jesus'. Lastly, students will also learn some 'hands on' classroom methodologies for how to teach Church History in both religious and secular schools. This course fulfills the historiography requirement for the history major.
Attributes:Upper-Division Restrictions:Freshman students are excluded.
HIS 3857: Historiography: World Historians (3) Offerings
Prerequisite: 15 hours of history or Instructor's permission. This course explores the discipline of history as it developed through time and across cultures. Students will gain 1) an understanding of where and how the practice of history developed over time 2) a familiarity with differing approaches to the study of the past and the techniques and tools that accompany them 3) an ability to articulate important debates within the discipline, and 4) a grasp of the ways in which Christian faith and values inform the study of the past. This course fulfills the historiography requirement for the history major.
Attributes:Upper-Division Restrictions:Freshman students are excluded.
HIS 4495: History of Science Seminar (3) Offerings
Capstone research seminar, stressing analysis of primary sources and advanced integrative historical understanding. Focus may vary from year to year. Sample topics: Galileo and the church; the world of Isaac Newton; Darwin evolution and society; technology and modernity; the Scopes Trial; or women and science.
Attributes:Upper-Division Restrictions:Freshman, Sophomore students are excluded.
HIS 4525: Jacksonian America, 1820-1850 (3) Offerings
Capstone research seminar, stressing analysis of primary sources and advanced, integrative historical understanding. Studies the interacting impact of revival, reform, and romanticism in the context of political realignment and economic growth. Students select typical life roles from the period to research and portray.
Attributes:Upper-Division Restrictions:Freshman, Sophomore students are excluded.
HIS 4545: The Transformation of American Life: 1870-1900 (3) Offerings
Capstone research seminar, stressing analysis of primary sources and advanced, integrative historical understanding. Through intensive examination of World's Fairs in 1876 and 1893, analyzes the rise of big business and consequent social and cultural change. Students write short papers in the journalistic style of the era, based on contemporary accounts of the years and the fairs.
Attributes:Upper-Division Restrictions:Freshman, Sophomore students are excluded.
HIS 4565: World War II (3) Offerings
Capstone research seminar, stressing analysis of primary sources and advanced, integrative historical understanding. Studies American experiences at home and abroad during the Second World War, and assesses the impact of the ordeal on contemporary American civilization. Guest presentations supplement instructor lectures and class discussion. Students present an individual oral history project.
Attributes:Upper-Division Restrictions:Freshman, Sophomore students are excluded.
HIS 4575: America in the 1960s (3) Offerings
Capstone research seminar, stressing analysis of primary sources and advanced, integrative historical understanding. Examines the remaking of American society in the period 1958 to 1974. Students will read core texts and then complete an original research project on topics such as the Civil Rights movement, the Vietnam conflict, the women's movement, the Cold War, the war on poverty, the rise of ethnic consciousness, or popular music. Projects will generally be presented in the form of a term paper.
Attributes:Upper-Division Restrictions:Freshman, Sophomore students are excluded.
HIS 4600: Pacific Northwest Senior Tutorial (5) Offerings
An alternative version of HIS 3600. Through guided independent study, the student surveys development of the region encompassing Washington, Oregon, and Idaho from the discovery period to the present. Students engage in readings and field visits, and submit a journal both as a measure of learning progress and as a permanent resource packet. Offered Summer Session only. (Post-baccalaureate students should enroll in HIS 5600, a version of the course offered year round.)
Attributes:Upper-Division Restrictions:Freshman, Sophomore students are excluded.
HIS 4715: Non-Western History Seminar (3) Offerings
Capstone research seminar, stressing analysis of primary sources and advanced, integrative historical understanding. Topics may vary and will focus on Africa, the Middle East, or regional comparisons. Sample topics: the Israel-Palestine conflict, Christian-Muslim relations, the Age of Imperialism, the Algerian revolution, rise and fall of South African apartheid.
Attributes:Upper-Division Restrictions:Freshman, Sophomore students are excluded.
HIS 4765: Asian History Seminar (3) Offerings
Capstone research seminar, stressing analysis of primary sources and advanced, integrative historical understanding. Students will read core texts and then complete an original research project, usually a term paper. Region and theme may vary year to year. Sample topics include: modern Japan, state building and nationalism, religion and culture, etc.
Attributes:Upper-Division Restrictions:Freshman, Sophomore students are excluded.
HIS 4899: History Capstone (3) Offerings
For specific course information, see Catalog description of HIS 4495, 4525, 4545, 4565, 4575, 4715, and 4765. History majors who are taking this course to meet the capstone graduation requirement should enroll in HIS 4899; all other students should enroll in the equivalent course number.
Attributes:Upper-Division Restrictions:Freshman, Sophomore students are excluded.
HIS 4900: Independent Study (1-5) Offerings
Student works independently with a faculty member on a mutually agreed upon topic. May be repeated for credit up to 15 credits.
Attributes:Upper-Division
HIS 4920: Readings in History (General) (1-5) Offerings
Prerequisites: 15 credits of B work in history. Requires reading and reporting in a designated area of history as arranged between the student and instructor. The student should present a proposal before registering. May be repeated for credit up to 20 credits.
Attributes:Upper-Division Restrictions:Freshman, Sophomore students are excluded.
HIS 4921: Readings in Ancient History (1-5) Offerings
Prerequisites: 15 credits of B work in history. Requires reading and reporting on a designated topic in ancient history as arranged between the student and instructor. The student should present a proposal before registering. May be repeated for credit up to 20 credits.
Attributes:Upper-Division Restrictions:Freshman, Sophomore students are excluded.
HIS 4922: Readings in European History (Periods) (1-5) Offerings
Prerequisites: 15 credits of B work in history. Requires reading and reporting in a designated time period of European history as arranged between the student and instructor. The student should present a proposal before registering. May be repeated for credit up to 20 credits.
Attributes:Upper-Division Restrictions:Freshman, Sophomore students are excluded.
HIS 4923: Readings in European History (Topics) (1-5) Offerings
Prerequisites: 15 credits of B work in history. Requires reading and reporting in a designated topic in European history as arranged between the student and instructor. The student should present a proposal before registering. May be repeated for credit up to 20 credits.
Attributes:Upper-Division Restrictions:Freshman, Sophomore students are excluded.
HIS 4924: Readings in Comparative History (1-5) Offerings
Prerequisites: 15 credits of B work in history. Requires reading and reporting in a designated topic in history that bridges traditional regional specialties, as arranged between the student and instructor. The student should present a proposal before registering. May be repeated for credit up to 20 credits.
Attributes:Upper-Division Restrictions:Freshman, Sophomore students are excluded.
HIS 4925: Readings in United States History (Periods) (1-5) Offerings
Prerequisites: 15 credits of B work in history. Requires reading and reporting in a designated time period of U.S. history as arranged between the student and instructor. The student should present a proposal before registering. May be repeated for credit up to 20 credits.
Attributes:Upper-Division Restrictions:Freshman, Sophomore students are excluded.
HIS 4926: Readings in United States History (Topics) (1-5) Offerings
Prerequisites: 15 credits of B work in history. Requires reading and reporting in a designated topic in U.S. history as arranged between the student and instructor. The student should present a proposal before registering. May be repeated for credit up to 20 credits.
Attributes:Upper-Division Restrictions:Freshman, Sophomore students are excluded.
HIS 4927: Readings in Non-Western History (1-5) Offerings
Prerequisites: 15 credits of B work in history. Requires reading and reporting in a designated topic in African, Middle Eastern, Asian, or Latin American history as arranged between the student and instructor. The student should present a proposal before registering. May be repeated for credit up to 20 credits.
Attributes:Upper-Division Restrictions:Freshman, Sophomore students are excluded.
HIS 4928: Readings in Historiography (1-5) Offerings
Prerequisites: 15 credits of B work in history. Requires reading and reporting in a designated area of historical writing as arranged between the student and instructor. The student should present a proposal before registering. May be repeated for credit up to 20 credits.
Attributes:Upper-Division Restrictions:Freshman, Sophomore students are excluded.
HIS 4929: Readings in Applied History (1-5) Offerings
Prerequisites: 15 credits of B work in history. Requires reading and reporting in a designated field of applied or "public" history as arranged between the student and instructor. The student should present a proposal before registering. May be repeated for credit up to 20 credits.
Attributes:Upper-Division Restrictions:Freshman, Sophomore students are excluded.
HIS 4930: Mentoring Practicum (1-5) Offerings
Designed to provide an opportunity for academically skilled juniors and seniors to work under faculty supervision providing peer academic mentoring to freshmen and sophomores taking lower-division history and university core courses (e.g., UCOR 2000 The West and the World.
Attributes:Upper-Division
HIS 4940: History Internship (1-15) Offerings
Prerequisites: 15 credits of B work in history. Provides opportunities as available for practical application of history skills. See internship coordinator and history chairperson. May be repeated for credit up to 30 credits. May be repeated for credit up to 30 credits.
Attributes:Upper-Division Restrictions:Freshman, Non-Matriculated students are excluded.
HIS 4949: Applied History Internship (1-15) Offerings
Prerequisites: 15 credits of B work in history. Provides opportunities as available for practical application of history skills, including museum training. See internship coordinator and history chairperson. May be repeated for credit up to 30 credits.
Attributes:Upper-Division Restrictions:Freshman, Non-Matriculated students are excluded.
HIS 4950: Special Topics (1-5) Offerings
Explores selected topics in History. May be repeated for credit up to 15 credits.
Attributes:Upper-Division
HIS 4970: Independent Research (1-15) Offerings
Prerequisites: 10 upper-division credits of B work in history. Requires research and writing on a significant historical topic as arranged between the student and instructor. The student should present a proposal before registering. May be repeated for credit up to 15 credits.
Attributes:Upper-Division Restrictions:Freshman, Non-Matriculated, Sophomore students are excluded.
HIS 4971: Ancient History Research (1-15) Offerings
Prerequisites: 10 upper-division credits of B work in history. Requires research and writing on a significant ancient history topic as arranged between the student and instructor. The student should present a proposal before registering. May be repeated for credit up to 15 credits.
Attributes:Upper-Division Restrictions:Freshman, Non-Matriculated, Sophomore students are excluded.
HIS 4972: European History Research (Periods) (1-15) Offerings
Prerequisites: 10 upper-division credits of B work in history. Requires research and writing on a significant time period in European history as arranged between the student and instructor. The student should present a proposal before registering. May be repeated for credit up to 15 credits.
Attributes:Upper-Division Restrictions:Freshman, Non-Matriculated, Sophomore students are excluded.
HIS 4973: European History Research (Topics) (1-15) Offerings
Prerequisites: 10 upper-division credits of B work in history. Requires research and writing on a significant European history topic as arranged between the student and instructor. The student should present a proposal before registering. May be repeated for credit up to 15 credits.
Attributes:Upper-Division Restrictions:Freshman, Non-Matriculated, Sophomore students are excluded.
HIS 4974: Comparative History Research (1-15) Offerings
Prerequisites: 10 upper-division credits of B work in history. Requires research and writing on a significant comparative historical topic as arranged between the student and instructor. The student should present a proposal before registering. May be repeated for credit up to 15 credits.
Attributes:Upper-Division Restrictions:Freshman, Non-Matriculated, Sophomore students are excluded.
HIS 4975: United States History Research (Periods) (1-15) Offerings
Prerequisites: 10 upper-division credits of B work in history. Requires research and writing on a significant time period in U.S. history as arranged between the student and instructor. The student should present a proposal before registering. May be repeated for credit up to 15 credits.
Attributes:Upper-Division Restrictions:Freshman, Non-Matriculated, Sophomore students are excluded.
HIS 4976: United States History Research (Topics) (1-15) Offerings
Prerequisites: 10 upper-division credits of B work in history. Requires research and writing on a significant U.S. history topic as arranged between the student and instructor. The student should present a proposal before registering. May be repeated for credit up to 15 credits.
Attributes:Upper-Division Restrictions:Freshman, Non-Matriculated, Sophomore students are excluded.
HIS 4977: Non-Western History Research (1-15) Offerings
Prerequisites: 10 upper-division credits of B work in history. Requires research and writing on a significant topic in African, Middle Eastern, or Latin American history, as arranged between the student and the instructor. The student should present a proposal before registering. May be repeated for credit up to 15 credits.
Attributes:Upper-Division Restrictions:Freshman, Non-Matriculated, Sophomore students are excluded.
HIS 4978: Historiography Research (1-15) Offerings
Prerequisites: HIS 3850, 10 upper-division credits of B work in history. Requires research and writing on a significant historiographical issue as arranged between the student and instructor. The student should present a proposal before registering. May be repeated for credit up to 15 credits.
Attributes:Upper-Division Restrictions:Freshman, Non-Matriculated, Sophomore students are excluded.
HIS 4979: Applied History Research (1-15) Offerings
Prerequisites: 10 upper-division credits of B work in history. Requires research and writing on a significant public-history topic as arranged between the student and instructor. The student should present a proposal before registering. May be repeated for credit up to 15 credits.
Attributes:Upper-Division Restrictions:Freshman, Non-Matriculated, Sophomore students are excluded.



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