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3.- History (HIST) Courses (Graduate only)
For Graduate Students Only
History (HIST)
Studies Courses
Graduate Studies courses are designed to provide a flexible approach to the study of history in various general areas. The specific topic studied will vary from semester to semester; each
semester, a brief description will be found in the published schedule of classes. Generally, studies courses involve reading, discussion, and writing, but depending on the nature of the topic,
lectures or other approaches may be employed.
5302 Introduction to Public History (3-0)
Emphasizes history careers apart from traditional teaching jobs. Fields such as archive and museum management, historic preservation, cultural resource management, and policy planning
will be explored.
5305 Studies in United States History (3-0)
Focuses in depth on a theme, movement, or period of significance in United States history. Past topics have included the family in colonial America, quantification in history, American
slavery, the West in fact and fiction, U.S. foreign policy in Southeast Asia, Progressivism, and great American historians. Historical interpretation is usually emphasized. May be repeated
for credit when topic varies.
5309 Studies in Latin American History (3-0)
Survey of a major topic or period in Latin American history, with special emphasis on reading and discussion of significant historiographical interpretations. Typical topics include the
Indian in Mexican history, the history of underdevelopment in Latin America, and women and the family in Latin America. May be repeated for credit when topic varies.
5312 Studies in Borderlands History (3-0)
Survey of a major topic in the history of the Spanish Borderlands to 1821 or the U.S.-Mexico Borderlands region since 1821, with special emphasis on reading and discussion of significant
historiographical interpretations. Possible topics are the history of the El Paso region, the Mexican Revolution in the Borderlands region, and the Chicano Movement. May be repeated for
credit when topic varies.
5316 Studies in European History (3-0)
Focuses in depth on a theme, movement, or period of significance in European history. Topics could include problems such as: the Renaissance, the Reformation, the Industrial Revolution,
the French Revolution, Nazism, modern social history methods; or could be focused on specific countries during a particular period such as Soviet Russia, modern Germany, Tudor-Stuart England,
ancient Greece, medieval France, and the like. Historical interpretation is usually emphasized. May be repeated for credit when topic varies.
5345 Independent Reading (0-0-3)
Exploration of an historical theme or topic mutually agreeable to the professor and student. Substantial reading and writing required; periodic conferences with the professor.
Prerequisite: Instructor approval.
5351 Literature and Methodology of Borderlands History (3-0)
A survey of the principal themes and methodological approaches in the study of history of the Borderlands region.
5352 Literature and Methodology of Mexican and Latin American History (3-0)
A survey of the principal themes and methodological approaches in the study of Mexican and Latin American history.
5353 Literature and Methodology of United States History (3-0)
A survey of the principal themes and methodological approaches in the study of United States history.
5354 Literature and Methodology of World History (3-0)
A survey of selected key themes and methodological approaches in the study of history outside the Americas. May be repeated for credit when emphasis varies.
6320 History Teaching and Learning (3-0)
Reading, lecture, discussion, and field practice in the methodology and theory of teaching and learning history. Students will be assisted in the preparation of teaching portfolios, in
the development of lecturing techniques, in the implementation of active learning strategies, and the possibilities of educational technologies. Students in the course will teach a course in
conjunction with the course under the supervision of a faculty mentor.
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