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4.- Seminars
Graduate seminars usually involve discussion of research methodologies and
some background reading. But primary emphasis is on research in original
resources, with students expected to write a substantial seminar paper
based on the research.
3570 Seminar in United States History (3-0)
Focuses in depth on a theme, movement, or period of significance in United
States history. Areas from which topics have been chosen in the past
include Colonial and Revolutionary America, American Foreign Relations, the
Chicano, American Intellectual History, Modern America, the American South,
the Civil War and Reconstruction Period, Texas History, the American West,
and American Military History. May be repeated for credit when topic
varies.
3577 Seminar in Latin American and Border History (3-0)
Focuses in depth on a theme, movement, or period of significance in Latin
American or Border history. Areas from which topics have been chosen in the
past include all aspects and time periods of Mexican history, nineteenth
and twentieth-century problems in other Latin American countries, Central
American history, and major aspects of the U.S.-Mexican border experience.
May be repeated for credit when topic varies.
3579 Seminar in African History (3-0)
Introductory readings and research on themes in nineteenth or twentieth
century African history. Particular focus on the relations between Africa
and Europe and the United States. May be repeated for credit when topic
varies.
3582 Seminar in European History (3-0)
Focuses on a theme, movement, or period of significance in European
history. Topics could include themes in European history, such as military
history, religion and society, family history, women's history, or
revolution; or they could concern a particular area and time period such as
modern Britain, Soviet Russia, modern Germany, and the like. May be
repeated for credit when topic varies.