Graduate Education with a Concentration in
History Courses
History Courses (Graduate)
HI 910 The Study and Writing of History
Historical methodology, modern
historiographical views, and the emergence of the New History; i.e.,
psycho-history, family history, and quantitative history.
3 credits.
HI 912 Industrial Revolution: Past, Present, Future
Prerequisite: Survey course in modern history
A comparison of the
European and American Industrial Revolutions and their consequences from the
eighteenth through the twentieth centuries. Field trips are planned to mill
towns and industrial cities.
3 credits.
HI 914 The Gilded
Age: 1865-1900
A depiction of the period when America went
through a rapid socio-economic transformation in the areas of
industrialization, urbanization, and immigration.
3 credits.
HI 915 Populism, Progressivism and Socialism in the US: 1877-1920
Analysis of three reform movements that were an ideological response to the
Gilded Age’s excesses and an attempt to humanize America’s economic
transformation.
3 credits.
HI 918 The US and the Middle
East
Discusses growth of US economic, cultural, political, and
strategic interests in Middle East; emphasis on post-World War II period.
3 credits.
HI 920 Japan in the Twentieth Century
An evaluation of the role of Japan as an emerging world power and economic
giant during the present century.
3 credits.
HI 922 US &
Soviet Relations
A study of the central issues in
American-Soviet relations since 1917. Special attention will be devoted to
the question of recognition, the origins of the Cold War, the Cuban Missile
Crisis, and recent developments.
3 credits.
HI 924
Selected Topics in US-East Asian Relations
An examination of
major problems affecting American foreign policy in East Asia since World
War II; i.e., the origins of the Cold War in Asia, America’s entry into the
Korean War, the Offshore Islands issue, America’s involvement in the Vietnam
conflict, and US-Chinese relations.
3 credits.
HI 952
Russia in the Twentieth Century
An evaluation of major political
economic, and diplomatic developments in the Soviet Union, stressing
Leninism, Stalinism, and Khruschevism.
3 credits.
HI 953
The Mind of Modern Russia
An analysis of the central attitudes
and ideas that have shaped the Russian mind from the Muscovite era to the
present.
3 credits.
HI 970 China in the Twentieth Century
A consideration of the major political, diplomatic, and intellectual
developments in China since 1949.
3 credits.
HI 990
Special Topics in History
An investigation of an historical
issue, event or personality of mutual interest to the instructor and
students.
3 credits.
HI 999 Independent Study in History
An in-depth investigation of some historical event, issue or person
utilizing primary sources.
1-3 credits