JANANN SHERMAN, PhD
Chair
Room 219, Mitchell Hall
(901) 678-2515

JAMES BLYTHE, PhD
Coordinator of Graduate Studies
Email: jmblythe@memphis.edu

http://history.memphis.edu/

I. The Department of History offers programs of study leading to the Master of Arts degree and the Doctor of Philosophy degree with a major in History. We specialize in U.S. (especially African American) history and European history, with offerings in Asian, Latin American, Russian, African, women/gender, and global history; we also offer a concentration in Ancient Egyptian history.

Program objectives are: (1) development of the ability to think and write historically about contemporary and past problems and issues, to handle the evidentiary basis for historical arguments, to use primary and secondary sources; (2) acquisition of an appreciation of the diversity of human experience and a sympathetic understanding of at least one non-U.S. culture; (3) ability to make an evaluative presentation of historical material; (4) production of a publishable-quality piece of writing (Ph.D.); and (5) preparation for positions related to the discipline of history (e.g., teaching, librarian, researcher, etc.) for those graduates who seek such employment.

The Graduate Studies Committee considers applications for admission throughout the year, but applications for an assistantship (a separate application) are due by January 15 for the following Fall.

For a full description of our graduate program, its requirements, and our faculty, see the History Department's Guide for Graduate Students.

 All graduate students must comply with the general requirements of the Graduate School (see Admissions Regulations, Academic Regulations, and Minimum Degree Requirements) as well as the program requirements of the degree being pursued.

II. MA Degree Program

The MA program of study in history is a flexible one that prepares students for a variety of careers. Students who regard the MA as a terminal degree normally elect to fulfill its requirements by 33 hours of course enrollment without writing a thesis. Most of these students go on to teaching positions on the secondary and community college level; a smaller number enter government service at all levels; and some secure specialized positions in business, industry, and journalism. Those students preparing for teaching on the university level or related careers in research and writing should look upon the MA program as preparation for advanced graduate study. We thus urge them to write a thesis.

A. Program Admission

Following are the requirements for admission. In unusual circumstances we may admit a promising student who does not fully meet all of the requirements.

1. A minimum of 18 hours in history from an accredited institution with at least a 3.0 GPA (on a 4.0 scale) in all undergraduate history courses.
2. Typically, successful applicants will have a GRE verbal score above 450, or an MAT scaled score of at least 405 or a raw score of at least 45.
3. Two letters of recommendation evaluating the applicant's academic ability.
4. A writing sample, such as a paper from a course, that demonstrates the applicant's ability to write and think about history.

B. Program Requirements

1. A total of 33 hours for the student who elects not to write a thesis.
2. A total of 30 hours for the student who elects to write a thesis, including 6 hours of thesis credit. No more than 6 hours of thesis credit may count toward the degree.
3. No more than 6 hours at the 6000 level.
4. At least one 7000-level historiography course in any field and at least one HIST 7070 seminar. Only 3 hours can be History 7012, although we may accept 6 hours in special circumstances by petition to the Coordinator of Graduate Studies. All students who do not write an MA thesis must complete at least one additional 7070 seminar. The following courses do not count toward the degree: HIST 7020, 7021, 7990, and 7991.
5. At most 6 hours may be taken in a field outside history, with the approval of the Coordinator of Graduate Studies. Under special circumstances students may petition for up to an additional 6 hours.
6. At most 21 hours may be taken in United States History, European History, or any one field of history, such as Ancient History.
7. An oral comprehensive examination over course work given by a committee chosen by the Graduate Advisor and the student.
8. For those who elect to write a thesis, approval by a department committee headed by the faculty member who directed the thesis. NOTE: Students electing to write a thesis should familiarize themselves with the Thesis/Dissertation Preparation Guide before starting to write.

C. Concentration in Ancient Egyptian History (Note: “Concentration" refers to a specific program in this area. It does not imply that this is our only area of specialization.)

Beyond the core requirements, students choosing this concentration must take 18 hours of MA level courses with a focus on ancient Egypt; this includes 6 hours of thesis credit for those writing a thesis. Students must also take two semesters of basic Middle Egyptian (ARTH 7115 and 7116), which are required but will not count toward the degree, plus two more semesters of readings from ancient  Egyptian texts. Courses in ancient art, archaeology, and language (taught in the Art, Earth Sciences, and/or Foreign Language departments) may count as being in field(s) separate from the field of ancient history. Admission into the graduate program in history does not automatically ensure admission into this concentration.  The approval of the department's Egyptologists is also necessary, so students should contact them directly.

III. PhD Degree Program

The Department of History also offers a program of study built upon the MA degree leading to the PhD degree. The program is designed to provide wide knowledge in two fields, more intensive preparation in a third field, and professional competence in original research and writing that will prepare the student for teaching and research in higher education or for a career in government, business, library service, and other research-related fields.

A. Program Admission

Following are the requirements for admission. Satisfaction of these criteria does not guarantee admission, and in unusual circumstances we may admit a promising student who does not fully meet all of the requirements.

1. A minimum of 24 graduate hours in history with at least a 3.25 GPA (on a 4.0 scale) from an accredited institution. We strongly recommend an MA in history.
2. Typically, successful applicants will have a GRE verbal score above 500 with quantitative and writing scores acceptable to the department are competitive.
3. A 750-1000 word “Statement of Purpose,” in which the applicant states educational goals, anticipated fields of study, and general research interests. In this statement, we expect the candidate to demonstrate some familiarity with the history department’s program and faculty.
4. Three letters of recommendation commenting on the applicant's ability and suitability for PhD work.
5. A writing sample, consisting either of a MA thesis or a paper written for a graduate course in history or a related field.

As part of the admission process, the Graduate Studies Committee will seek input from department members in the applicant's field of interest.

B. Advising

The Coordinator of Graduate Studies will advise students when they first enroll. During the first school year enrolled, and  whenever possible within the first semester, each student will choose an advisory committee to be composed of a major professor with full graduate faculty rank and at least two other faculty members. This committee assists the student in determining such matters as fields of study, the choice of courses, acceptance of transfer credit, and acceptance of credit from the master’s degree. The committee provides all of its decisions in writing with copies to the student and to the Coordinator of Graduate Studies.

C. Foreign Language

The student must demonstrate reading proficiency in one foreign language, whenever possible one directly related to the dissertation field. Proficiency consists of acceptably translating a selection from a historical work or source. The advisory committee may require the student to demonstrate reading knowledge in two or more foreign languages.

D. Fields of Study

1. The student will choose, in consultation with the advisor, three fields of study.
   1. One will be designated the dissertation field. As determined by the advisory committee, a student must complete a minimum of 18 semester hours of credit in the major field, plus 12 hours of dissertation.
   2. In each of the two minor fields, the student must complete a minimum of 12 hours of credit.
   3. In addition to the courses required in III.D.2.a-b, the student must take near the end of coursework 3 credit hours of “Reading for Comprehensives” (HIST 8990) in each field, each of which is devoted to intensive individual study of the historiography of the field as a whole, compiling a bibliography of the important literature, and gaining familiarity with the key debates. The student may take up to 6 credits of HIST 8990 in the major field.
2. Dissertation Fields
   1. United States before 1877
   2. United States after 1877
   3. Ancient World; normally a dissertation in Ancient History must be in the area of Egyptology.
   4. Britain
   5. Modern Europe
   6. African American History
   7. Women and Gender History
   8. Global History
3. Minor fields (in addition to the above)
   1. Medieval-Renaissance Europe
   2. Early Modern Europe
   3. Latin America
   4. Africa
   5. China and Japan
   6. Russia
   7. Near East
4. The primary focus of at least one minor field must be on a geographical region different from that of the major field. With that restriction, a student may petition the Graduate Studies Committee for a field or fields not listed in the official list if the prospective field advisor agrees and the student’s advisory committee approves.
5. Furthermore, the student’s major field may be subdivided into two separate fields if it embraces separate regions or is conventionally divided into separate fields (such as Ancient or Medieval-Renaissance).
6. With the approval of the Graduate Studies Committee, one field may be taken in another department or may be interdisciplinary, including courses from at least two departments.
7. No course may be used to fulfill the requirement for more than one field.
8. Upon approval of a petition to the Graduate Studies Committee from both the student and a prospective dissertation director, a dissertation may be completed in a field that is not normally a dissertation field.

E. Concentration in Ancient Egyptian History (Note: “Concentration” refers to a specific program in this area. It does not imply that this is our only area of specialization.)

Students choosing this concentration will take at least 12 hours of courses in the dissertation field of Ancient History that focus on ancient Egyptian history. We expect students to deepen their proficiency in Middle Egyptian and they must have a reading knowledge of French and German before they may take research seminars or write the dissertation. Admission into the graduate program in history does not automatically ensure admission into this concentration.  The approval of the department's Egyptologists is also necessary, so students should contact them directly.

F. Course Requirements

1. A student must complete a minimum of 60 semester hours of graduate course work beyond the bachelor’s degree plus 12 hours of HIST 9000 (Doctoral Dissertation), for a minimum total of 72 graduate credits. No more than 12 hours of dissertation credits will be counted toward the degree.
2. At least 30 hours of course work (including 12 dissertation hours) must be taken in residence at The University of Memphis as the final hours counting toward the degree.
3. At least 9 credit hours of research seminars (HIST 7/8070) or their equivalent. A master’s thesis in history will count as one of these seminars and, by petition to the Graduate Studies Committee, an article in a peer-reviewed journal may count as one, but neither reduces the total number of credit hours required.
4. Core requirements: One 7/8000-level course in the historiography of the major field, HIST 7/8011 (Philosophy of History), and HIST 7/8100 (Global Historiography), or their equivalents. We recommend historiography courses in the minor fields and the advisory committee may require them. Whenever possible, students should take all the core courses in the first year.
5. At most 6 credit hours of History 8012 (Directed Readings), with an additional 6 hours permitted in special circumstances by petition to the Graduate Coordinator.
6. At most 6 credits of MA courses and 6 credits of PhD courses at the 6000-level, none of which a PhD student may take in the major field. In special cases, the advisory committee may allow a total of 15 credits at the 6000-level, including ones in the major field.
7. With the approval of the advisory committee, up to 30 hours of course work from the master’s degree, or other graduate coursework completed before admission to the PhD program, may be counted toward the 60 credits.
8. A student who makes a grade lower than B (3.0) in  6 or more hours of course work will be dropped from the PhD program.
9. The following courses do not count toward the degree: HIST 7/8020, 7/8021, 7/8990, and 7/8991 (except as described above in D.2.c).

G. Comprehensive Examination

Before scheduling the Reading for Comprehensives courses, the student must choose, in consultation with the advisor and with the approval of the Graduate Studies Committee, a Comprehensive Committee composed of at least one faculty member from each minor field and two faculty members from the dissertation field. No sooner than the last semester of course work, and after the student satisfies the language requirement, the Comprehensive Committee will administer a Comprehensive Examination over all fields. On the written part of the examination, eight hours are allotted to the dissertation field and four hours to each of the minor fields. After a student has taken all written parts of the comprehensive exam, the Comprehensive Committee will conduct an oral examination over all the fields, normally within two weeks, but if necessary the Comprehensive Committee may extend the time. After the oral exam, the committee will either pass the student or require the retaking of one or more written parts. After the student has retaken any required exams, the committee may choose to hold another oral examination, but it is not required to do so.

The student may not retake any written examination sooner than one full semester after the first attempt. After the student has retaken all required parts, including a second oral examination, if required, the Comprehensive Committee will decide whether, with the approval of at least three of the four members, the student should be promoted to late doctoral status or dropped from the program. Upon successful completion of the comprehensive examination, the coordinator of graduate studies will notify the Graduate School of the student’s late doctoral status. The student may enroll in dissertation hours only after passing the comprehensive examination.

H. Dissertation

To complete the requirements for the PhD in History, the student must prepare a dissertation based on a substantial amount of original research and submitted in the acceptable form.  The student determines the dissertation topic in consultation with a faculty member in the dissertation field who agrees to direct the research. NOTE: Students electing to write a dissertation should familiarize themselves with the Thesis/Dissertation Preparation Guide before starting to write.

Each PhD student must, within one semester after passing the comprehensive examination, present a prospectus of the proposed dissertation in a colloquy attended by the Dissertation Committee. All history faculty and graduate students are invited to this colloquy, and all other interested persons are welcome. This is not intended as an examination, but rather as a forum in which the candidate can discuss ideas and receive suggestions and criticisms. Within a reasonable period after the colloquy, the student must present a revised prospectus in written form to the Dissertation Committee and the Graduate Studies Committee for approval.

The Dissertation Committee consists of at least four graduate faculty, chaired by the director, who, with at least two other members, must have full graduate faculty status. It is recommended that one member be outside the discipline, department, or university. Prospective committee members not on the University of Memphis faculty must apply for Adjunct Graduate Faculty status. The Coordinator of Graduate Studies may waive the departmental requirement that three of the required four members hold Full Graduate Faculty membership when an Adjunct/Affiliate member's credentials warrant it. In these instances, only two of the departmental faculty members will be required to hold full Graduate Faculty membership. Only one adjunct or affiliate graduate faculty member may serve as a voting member; the director must hold full membership.

Formal approval of the final dissertation will be given by the Dissertation Committee and the Graduate Studies Committee.

HISTORY (HIST)

All 7000-8000 level courses whose names begin with "Studies" or "Thematic Studies" consist of readings that survey the important literature of a field or subfield. They may be repeated when the content varies.

HIST 6020 - Internship In History (1-12)
Supervised internships working with various governmental agencies, private foundations, or businesses of interest to historians. May be repeated for a maximum of 12 hours credit, not more than 6 of which can be counted toward the satisfaction of degree requirements. PREREQUISITE: Permission of department.

HIST 6022 - Oral History (3)
Applied history covering oral history theory, research, and interviewing procedures.

HIST 6052 - History of Religion (3)
Intensive study of selected topics in History. Topics are announced in online class listings.

HIST 6055 - History/Films/Latin America (3)
History of Latin America using films and historical texts.

HIST 6056 - Sex/Desire/Mod Europe (3)
Intensive study of selected topics in History. Topics are announced in online class listings.

HIST 6059 - History/Mod Iran 1500-Present (3)
Trace major themes in Iranian history from 16th century through present day.

HIST 6064 - Ancient India (3)
Intensive study of selected topics in History. Topics are announced in online class listings.

HIST 6126 - Victorian/Edwardian England (3)
Social, political, and cultural adjustments of England to the experience of industrialization in nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.

HIST 6145 - History of Modern Germany (3)
Germany from the origins of the unification movement in the Napoleonic Era through the Second World War.

HIST 6160 - Russia to 1917 (3)
Russia from earliest times to 1917, with special emphasis on the rise of serfdom and autocracy and the evolution of the Revolutionary Movement.

HIST 6162 - History of the Soviet Union (3)
The 1917 Revolution and the major developments in government economy, cultural and social life, and international affairs that followed.

HIST 6213 - Women/Gender/Latin Amer (3)
Historical examination of the roles of women and gender in Latin America from colonial times to the beginning of the twentieth century.

HIST 6221 - 20th Century Latin Amr Rev (3)
Critical comparative examination of twentieth-century revolutionary movements in Latin America, focusing on Mexico, Guatemala, Cuba, and Chile.

HIST 6222 - Race/Class Latin America (3)
Examination of race and class in Latin America from colonial times to the present, focusing on development of racial, ethnic, and class identities, and their roles in economic, social, political, and cultural life.

HIST 6260 - World Since 1945 (3)
Global, ideological, economic, and political developments since World War II; emphasis on rising affluence of industrial free market, movement of former colonies to independence, and growth in diversity among the Soviet bloc nations.

HIST 6272 - Modern Middle East (3)
Political, diplomatic, social, and religious developments in the Middle East from 1800 to present.

HIST 6273 - Islamic Egypt (3)
Political, economic, social, and cultural development of Egypt from Islamic conquest (640 A.D.) to the present.

HIST 6283 - History/South Africa (3)
South Africa from human origins to present, emphasizing 19th and 20th century economic and political history, examined within larger context of events throughout entire southern African region and globally; Apartheid system and liberation ideologies such as socialism, Pan-Africanism, and Black Consciousness explored through study of primary documents, film, and music.

HIST 6288 - West Africa/Diaspora (3)
History of West Africans from the 15th century to the present, focusing on trans-Atlantic slave trade and African diaspora in the Americas; particular emphasis on economic and social history through study of primary documents, film, and music.

HIST 6289 - African Women's History (3)
Experiences of women throughout entire history of African continent, from human origins to present; covers major epochs in African history, diversity of continent, and theoretical issues related to gender through study of primary documents, fiction, and film.

HIST 6292 - Modern China 1800-Present (3)


HIST 6294 - Modern Japan 1800-Present (3)


HIST 6295 - Intellect Hist E. Asia (3)
Evolution of modern Chinese and Japanese thought.

HIST 6320 - Ancient Near East (3)
From the beginnings in Mesopotamia down through the great empires (Assyria, Babylon, Persia).

HIST 6321 - Greek Experience (3)
Politics, society, and culture in ancient Greece to Alexander the Great.

HIST 6322 - The Roman World (3)
Hellenistic kingdoms and the Roman Empire.

HIST 6323 - Egypt Of The Pharaohs (3)
A historical survey of ancient Egyptian civilization, covering major political and social developments and topics such as religion, writing, and literature, Egypt's relations with the rest of Africa, and sample problems that illustrate how Egyptologists approach the past.

HIST 6361 - Hist Byzantine Empire (3)
Byzantine or East Roman Empire from 330 to 1453 and its influence on the Slavic, Turkic, and Islamic peoples.

HIST 6372 - High Middle Ages (3)
Summary of the Early Middle Ages, economic, technological, cultural, intellectual, and religious expansion after 1000, courtly love, Romanesque and Gothic art, limited government, church and state conflicts, reason vs. revelation, universities, scholasticism, women, Judaism, science, Franciscans, Heretics, life of ordinary people, disasters of the fourteenth century, roots of the Renaissance.

HIST 6380 - Renaissance Europe (3)
Rise of humanism during fourteenth century disasters; intellectual, economic, social, cultural, religious, and artistic developments of fourteenth through sixteenth century, emphasizing Italy, especially Florence; women, life of ordinary people, guilds, republicanism and despotism, neoplatonism, Christian and civic humanism, Northern Renaissance. Is the Renaissance revolutionary or a development of medieval culture?

HIST 6390 - Europe-Age Reformation (3)
Characteristic political, social, economic, intellectual, and cultural developments and the religious conflicts of the late fifteenth and sixteenth centuries.

HIST 6401 - Europe-Age Baroque (3)
Political crises, the development of monarchial absolutism, the rise of modern science, and cultural synthesis in the seventeenth century.

HIST 6440 - French Revolution (3)
Old Regime, origins and development of Enlightenment thought, and revolutionary and counter-revolutionary movements in 18th century Europe.

HIST 6453 - Europe 1815-1914 (3)


HIST 6461 - Europe 1914-1945 (3)


HIST 6620 - Colonial America to 1783 (3)
Political development and economic, social, and cultural institutions of English colonies in America, including origins and conduct of American Revolution.

HIST 6630 - New Nation/1783-1815 (3)


HIST 6640 - Jackson Amer 1815-1850 (3)


HIST 6670 - Civil War/Recon 1850-77 (3)


HIST 6680 - Emr Mod Am 1877-1914 (3)


HIST 6701 - U S 1914 To W War II (3)


HIST 6702 - U S Since W War II (3)


HIST 6823 - American Labor History (3)
Historical development of the labor movement in the United States; emphasis on social, economic, and political trends related to the labor movement.

HIST 6824 - Business History (3)
Historical development of business in the United States; attention to social, economic, and political trends related to American business communities.

HIST 6831 - History American Family (3)
Analysis of changes in family size and structure and relationships between family and society from colonial times to present.

HIST 6851 - Hist Women In America (3)
Economic, political, social, and intellectual history of women in the English American colonies and the United States.

HIST 6853 - African American Women (3)
The social, political, economic, and cultural history of African American women from the sixteenth century to the present.

HIST 6861 - Parks/People/Public Pol (3)
A comparative study of the history and administration of public land areas in the United States and of American conservation.

HIST 6863 - Hist Childhood/America (3)
Historical consideration of children and childhood in American society from early 17th century to present.

HIST 6871 - U S Urban History (3)
Development of American cities, including formation of local social, economic, and political institutions and impact of urbanization on US.

HIST 6879 - Africa To The Americas (3)
Surveys arrival of Africans in western hemisphere to expansion of antebellum slavery in the US Lower South by 1820; examines African diaspora, colonial slavery, impact of slavery upon formation of US, and development of African American culture; also explores relationships between enslaved and free Blacks, Europeans, and Native Americans.

HIST 6880 - Slavery/Freedom/Segretn (3)
Examines social, political, and economic developments; antebellum slavery and freedom impact on westward expansion; Civil War emancipation and post-war construction of black freedom; development and impact of legal and extra-legal segregation; black nationalism and pan-Africanism; and Progressivism through the beginnings of the Great Migration.

HIST 6882 - Civil Rights Movement (3)
Struggle for African American equality, with emphasis on key civil rights issues, events, leaders, and strategies.

HIST 6941 - Hist American Indian (3)
Role of the Indian in American history.

HIST 7011 - Philosophy Of History (3)
Speculative philosophy of history and recent problems in analytical philosophy of history.

HIST 7012 - Directed Readings (1-3)
Arranged on an individual basis between a student and a particular instructor, whose permission is required. Master's students may take a maximum of 3 hours (6 by petition), PhD students a maximum of 6 hours (12 by petition). Grades of A-F, or IP will be given.

HIST 7020 - Sem Teaching Asstnts (3)
Overview and practical demonstrations of art of teaching history. Required of all graduate assistants. NOTE: History majors may not use this course to fulfill degree requirements.

HIST 7021 - Colloquium Grad Asst (3)
Supervision of and consultation with graduate assistants. For history students only. NOTE: History majors may not use this course to fulfill degree requirements.PREREQUISITES: HIST 7020-8020 and appointment as graduate assistant. May be repeated. Grades of S, U, or IP will be given.

HIST 7060 - Women/Gender Historiography (3)
Theory and historiography of the field using major theoretical writings, from American and non-American perspectives, and from racially different viewpoints.

HIST 7061 - Studies Women/Gender Hist (3)
May be repeated when the content varies.

HIST 7070 - Research Seminar (1-3)
Emphasis on original research and writing in topics drawn from the fields generally covered by the Studies courses. May be repeated for credit when topic varies. PREREQUISITE: One 7000-level historiography course in any field.

HIST 7100 - Global Historiography (3)
Formation, development, and importance of global/ subglobal systems over time, societal interactions, and factors that favor or hinder the formation, development, and decline of various kinds of society; significance of biological, cultural, linguistic, intellectual, political, social, and economic elements for large-scale historical development.

HIST 7101 - Studies Global History (3)
May be repeated when the content varies.

HIST 7120 - Studies English History (3)


HIST 7160 - Studies Russian Hist (3)


HIST 7210 - Studies Latin Am Hist (3)


HIST 7270 - Studies Near East Hist (3)


HIST 7280 - Africa (3)


HIST 7290 - Studies Asian History (3)


HIST 7310 - Ancient Historiography (3)
Examines scholarship of ancient history and controversial problems in the field with a view to developing a more sound historical methodology for reconstructing ancient history; usually focuses on Egypt, but may address another area of ancient history. May be repeated when focus area changes.

HIST 7320 - Studies Ancient Hist (3)


HIST 7370 - Studies Medv/Renai Hist (3)


HIST 7400 - Studies Early Mod Hist (3)


HIST 7430 - European Historiography (3)
Introduction to major themes, methodologies, and scholarly debates in European history; explores historiographic flashpoints represented in major texts that constitute key points of reference for scholars; usually focuses on Modern Europe, but may address other periods of European history. May be repeated when focus area changes.

HIST 7440 - Modern Europe (3)


HIST 7601 - US Historiography to 1877 (3)
Reading seminar in early US history that explores historiographical debates and in-depth examinations of major themes and periods in American history to 1877.

HIST 7602 - US Historiography after 1877 (3)
Reading seminar in modern US history that explores historiographical debates and in-depth examinations of major themes and periods in American history from 1877 to the present.

HIST 7650 - Studies U S Hist To 1877 (3)


HIST 7680 - Studies U S After 1877 (3)


HIST 7880 - Afr Amer Historiography (3)
Introduction to basic philosophical problems of recreating and understanding the African American past, to history of historical writing by African Americans and other scholars, and to practical skills needed by professional historians in this field.

HIST 7881 - Afr Amer Hist To 1865 (3)
Introduces some of the most recent as well as standard scholarship in the field; discussion of assigned core readings supported by written reports.

HIST 7882 - Afr Amer Hist Snce 1865 (3)
Introduces some of the most recent as well as standard scholarship in the field; discussion of assigned core readings supported by written reports on selected supplementary readings.

HIST 7883 - Studies African Am Hist (3)


HIST 7980 - Thematic Studies Amer (3)


HIST 7991 - Independent Readings (1-12)
Arranged on an individual basis for history students only. May be repeated. NOTE: History majors may not use this course to fulfill degree requirements.

HIST 7996 - Thesis (1-6)
The student must write and defend satisfactorily a thesis on a subject approved by the major professor. Grades of S, U, or IP will be given.

HIST 8011 - Philosophy Of History (3)
Speculative philosophy of history and recent problems in analytical philosophy of history.

HIST 8012 - Directed Readings (1-3)
Arranged on an individual basis between a student and a particular instructor, whose permission is required. Master's students may take a maximum of 3 hours (6 by petition), PhD students a maximum of 6 hours (12 by petition). Grades of A-F, or IP will be given.

HIST 8020 - Sem Teaching Asstnts (3)
Overview and practical demonstrations of art of teaching history. Required of all graduate assistants. NOTE: History majors may not use this course to fulfill degree requirements.

HIST 8021 - Colloquium Grad Asst (3)
Supervision of and consultation with graduate assistants. For history students only. NOTE: History majors may not use this course to fulfill degree requirements. PREREQUISITES: HIST 7020-8020 and appointment as graduate assistant. May be repeated. Grades of S, U, or IP will be given.

HIST 8060 - Women/Gender Historiography (3)
Theory and historiogrphy of the field using major theoretical writings, from American and non-American perspectives, and from racially different viewpoints.

HIST 8061 - Studies Women/Gender Hist (3)
May be repeated when the content varies.

HIST 8070 - Research Seminar (1-3)
Emphasis on original research and writing in topics drawn from the fields generally covered by the Studies courses. May be repeated for credit when topic varies. PREREQUISITE: One 7000-level historiography course in any field.

HIST 8100 - Global Historiography (3)
Formation, development, and importance of global/ subglobal systems over time, societal interactions, and factors that favor or hinder the formation, development, and decline of various kinds of society; significance of biological, cultural, linguistic, intellectual, political, social, and economic elements for large-scale historical development.

HIST 8101 - Studies Global History (3)
May be repeated when the content varies.

HIST 8120 - Studies English History (3)


HIST 8160 - Studies Russian Hist (3)


HIST 8210 - Studies Latin Am Hist (3)


HIST 8270 - Studies Near East Hist (3)


HIST 8280 - Africa (3)


HIST 8290 - Studies Asian History (3)


HIST 8310 - Ancient Historiography (3)
Examines scholarship of ancient history and controversial problems in the field with a view to developing a more sound historical methodology for reconstructing ancient history; usually focuses on Egypt, but may address another area of ancient history. May be repeated when focus area changes.

HIST 8320 - Studies Ancient Hist (3)


HIST 8370 - Studies Medv/Renai Hist (3)


HIST 8400 - Studies Early Mod Hist (3)


HIST 8430 - European Historiography (3)
Introduction to major themes, methodologies, and scholarly debates in European history; explores historiographic flashpoints represented in major texts that constitute key points of reference for scholars; usually focuses on Modern Europe, but may address other periods of European history. May be repeated when focus area changes.

HIST 8440 - Modern Europe (3)


HIST 8601 - US Historiography to 1877 (3)
Reading seminar in early US history that explores historiographical debates and in-depth examinations of major themes and periods in American history to 1877.

HIST 8602 - US Historiography after 1877 (3)
Reading seminar in modern US history that explores historiographical debates and in-depth examinations of major themes and periods in American history from 1877 to the present.

HIST 8650 - Studies U S Hist To 1877 (3)


HIST 8680 - Studies U S After 1877 (3)


HIST 8880 - Afr Amer Historiography (3)
Introduction to basic philosophical problems of recreating and understanding the African American past, to history of historical writing by African Americans and other scholars, and to practical skills needed by professional historians in this field.

HIST 8881 - Afr Amer Hist To 1865 (3)
Introduces some of the most recent as well as standard scholarship in the field; discussion of assigned core readings supported by written reports.

HIST 8882 - Afr Amer Hist Snce 1865 (3)
Introduces some of the most recent as well as standard scholarship in the field; discussion of assigned core readings supported by written reports on selected supplementary readings.

HIST 8883 - Studies African Am Hist (3)


HIST 8980 - Thematic Studies Amer (3)


HIST 8990 - Reading For Comps (1-12)
Arranged on an individual basis for history students only. May be taken only at the end of coursework to fulfill the requirements for the PhD. Grades of S, U, or IP will be given.

HIST 8991 - Independent Readings (1-12)
Arranged on an individual basis for history students only. May be repeated. NOTE: History majors may not use this course to fulfill degree requirements.

HIST 9000 - Doctorl Dissertation (1-12)
No more than 12 hours may count toward the degree. PREREQUISITE: Admission to candidacy.Grades of S, U, or IP will be given.