History (HIST)
HIST 404G History of Ancient Egypt 3 Hours
A study of ancient Egyptian civilization with attention to the rediscovery of ancient Egypt by modern scholars and the development of the disciplines of Egyptology.
Recent Term(s) Offered: None
HIST 407G The Crusades: East Meets West 3 Hours
A study of the idea of holy war and political, social, and cultural interaction in the Mediterranean World from 1000 to 1300.
Recent Term(s) Offered: None
HIST 419G Tudor-Stuart England 3 Hours
A study of the principal political, economic, social, religious, and cultural developments in British history from the beginning of the Tudor dynasty in 1485 to the end of the Stuart dynasty in 1714.
Recent Term(s) Offered: None
HIST 422G The French Revolution and Napoleonic Era 3 Hours
A survey of the period 1789 to 1815 with special emphasis on the political, economic, and social events leading to the birth of modern France.
Recent Term(s) Offered: None
HIST 425G Modern Germany 3 Hours
A survey of German history from the early nineteenth century to the present.
Recent Term(s) Offered: None
HIST 426G Hitler and Nazi Germany 3 Hours
A detailed study of German history between 1933 and 1945, emphasizing the political, economic, social, diplomatic, and military aspects.
Recent Term(s) Offered: None
HIST 428G England Since 1914 3 Hours
A detailed study of the political, intellectual, cultural, and socioeconomic developments that transformed England into a welfare state and her empire into a commonwealth of nations.
Recent Term(s) Offered: None
HIST 440G Colonial History of America to 1776 3 Hours
The founding and development of the colonies, emphasizing political, social, cultural, and economic institutions.
Recent Term(s) Offered: None
HIST 442G The Age of Jackson, 1815-1850 3 Hours
A detailed study of social, political, and economic events from the War of 1812 through the War with Mexico.
Recent Term(s) Offered: None
HIST 448G American Biographies 3 Hours
The lives of famous Americans, the times in which they lived, and the skills of their biographers.
Recent Term(s) Offered: None
HIST 449G Korea and Vietnam 3 Hours
A detailed study of both the Korean and Vietnam conflicts and how they related to the overall foreign policy of the U.S.
Recent Term(s) Offered: None
HIST 450G Diplomatic History of the US to 1898 3 Hours
An analysis of American diplomacy from the colonial period through the Spanish-American War.
Recent Term(s) Offered: None
HIST 451G Diplomatic History of the US since 1898 3 Hours
An analysis of American diplomacy from the Spanish-American War to the present.
Recent Term(s) Offered: None
HIST 460G Traditional East Asia 3 Hours
A study of the political, socioeconomic, intellectual, and cultural history of China and Japan to 1600.
Recent Term(s) Offered: None
HIST 462G History of the Middle East 3 Hours
A study of the history, religion, and culture of the Middle East from the rise of Islam until the present.
Recent Term(s) Offered: None
HIST 464G Latin America and the United States 3 Hours
An intensive study of the relations between Latin America and the United States.
Recent Term(s) Offered: None
HIST 465G The Mexican Republic 3 Hours
A study of Mexico from 1824 to the present.
Recent Term(s) Offered: None
HIST 471G Modern China 3 Hours
Detailed study of rise of modern China since the 17th century.
Recent Term(s) Offered: None
HIST 472G Modern Japan 3 Hours
Analysis of modern Japanese history since 1600 with special emphasis on Japan's transformation from a feudal to a modern state.
Recent Term(s) Offered: None
HIST 479G Topics in the Third World 3 Hours (repeatable max of 6 hrs)
Intensive study of a selected Third World topic.
Recent Term(s) Offered: None
HIST 480G History of Science 3 Hours
A study of the cultural and intellectual impact that science has had on the West with an emphasis on the period since the seventeenth century.
Recent Term(s) Offered: None
HIST 490G Topics in History I 3 Hours (repeatable max of 6 hrs)
Detailed study of selected topics in history.
Recent Term(s) Offered: None
HIST 491G Topics in History II 3 Hours (repeatable max of 6 hrs)
Detailed study of selected topics in history, using the lecture and discussion approach.
Recent Term(s) Offered: None
HIST 492G The History of Canada 3 Hours
A survey of Canada's history and heritage, with special emphasis on Canadian-American relations and interdependency.
Recent Term(s) Offered: None
HIST 501 European History/Secondary Teachers 3 Hours
Emphasis on bibliography, documents, historical interpretations and materials useful for secondary teachers of history.
Recent Term(s) Offered: None
HIST 502 US History/Secondary Teachers 3 Hours
Emphasis on bibliography, documents, historical interpretations and materials for secondary teachers of history.
Recent Term(s) Offered: None
HIST 505 Cultural Diversity in American History 3 Hours
A topical study of cultural diversity in American history and its influence on the society's social, political, and economic institutions. Designed to assist teachers in incorporating into their classes knowledge about cultural diversity.
Recent Term(s) Offered: spring 2020
HIST 506 Approaches to World History 3 Hours
Introduction to world history as a field of study and teaching. Covers a range of theoretical and practical approaches to the practice of history on a world or global scale.
Recent Term(s) Offered: None
HIST 507 The Crusades 3 Hours
The history and scholarship of the Crusades. It will cover major scholarly works on the Crusades and crusading as well as the expansion of Crusade studies into new geographic contexts (the Baltic, the Americas, et al.) and into time periods from the Late Middle Ages to the present.
Recent Term(s) Offered: None
HIST 515 19th Century Britain 3 Hours
An intensive study of the political, economic, social, and intellectual developments within Britain and her empire from 1815 to 1914.
Recent Term(s) Offered: None
HIST 518 Topics in Reformation Europe 3 Hours (repeatable max of 6 hrs)
A study of the religious, political, and social history of Europe from the late Middle Ages to the end of the religious wars in 1648, focusing on differing themes related to the Protestant and Catholic reform movements.
Recent Term(s) Offered: None
HIST 521 US 1900-1945 3 Hours
A study of American social, political, economic, and cultural developments in the period that included two world wars and the Great Depression.
Recent Term(s) Offered: None
HIST 522 United States Since 1945 3 Hours
A study of all phases of United States history since 1945.
Recent Term(s) Offered: None
HIST 525 Social/Intellectual 19th Century US 3 Hours
A study of nineteenth century American thought and its relation to our social, economic, and political institutions.
Recent Term(s) Offered: None
HIST 526 Social/Intellectual 20th Century US 3 Hours
A study of twentieth century American thought and its relation to our social, economic, and political institutions.
Recent Term(s) Offered: spring 2021
HIST 527 Social/Intellectual 19th Century Europe 3 Hours
An examination of political, social, economic, and religious thought of nineteenth century Europe and its relation to the society of the period.
Recent Term(s) Offered: None
HIST 530 History of the Civil Rights Movement in America 3 Hours
Introduction to graduate-level survey of the struggle for civil rights and social justice in 20th century America.
Recent Term(s) Offered: fall 2019
HIST 531 A Cultural History of Alcohol 3 Hours
An examination of the role that alcohol plays in historical development among various world cultures over time. Instructor may choose to focus on a specific region and/or time period.
Recent Term(s) Offered: None
HIST 535 Historiography 3 Hours
A survey of historical writing from ancient times to the present, with emphasis on European and American historians of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries.
Recent Term(s) Offered: fall 2020
HIST 536 Sources and Methods 3 Hours
Introduces a range of methods for scholarship in the field of history, including how to develop research questions, identify and access archives, and utilize primary sources. Examines methodological trends that have shaped the historical profession.
Recent Term(s) Offered: fall 2021
HIST 540 Colonial North America to 1763 3 Hours
The background, founding, and development of the North American colonies, emphasizing political, social, cultural, and economic institutions.
Recent Term(s) Offered: None
HIST 541 The American Revolution and Early Republic 1763-1815 3 Hours
A study of the origins, progress, and immediate aftereffects of the American Revolution from the Crisis of the 1760s through the War of 1812, including local, regional, and global contexts.
Recent Term(s) Offered: spring 2021
HIST 543 Civil War and Reconstruction, 1850-1877 3 Hours
A study of the origins of the war, including an analysis of the military, social, cultural, and diplomatic events, as well as the significant developments of Reconstruction. Occasional field trips to Civil War sites.
Recent Term(s) Offered: None
HIST 544 Gilded Age America 3 Hours
A study of American history and culture from the end of the Reconstruction to the early twentieth century, emphasizing social, political, cultural, and regional development.
Recent Term(s) Offered: None
HIST 545 American Legal History to 1865 3 Hours
A survey of the development of American law and its relationship to political, economic, and social trends in antebellum American society.
Recent Term(s) Offered: fall 2019
HIST 546 American Legal History Since 1865 3 Hours
A survey of the development of American law and its relationship to political, economic, and social trends in modern American society.
Recent Term(s) Offered: spring 2019; spring 2020
HIST 547 History of American Popular Culture 3 Hours
Prerequisite(s): Graduate student status. Introduction to the central role popular culture has played in the United States history and consciousness from the nineteenth century to the present.
Recent Term(s) Offered: fall 2021
HIST 552 American Urban History 3 Hours
The rise of the city from colonial times to the present, focusing on the economic base of urban expansion, the social and cultural scene, the pattern of urban politics, urban services, municipal administration, and the image of the city in popular thought.
Recent Term(s) Offered: None
HIST 553 American Women's History 3 Hours
Social, cultural, and political history of American women from pre-colonial times to the present.
Recent Term(s) Offered: spring 2019; summer 2020
HIST 554 Discovery and Interpretation of Local History 3 Hours
Materials, methodology and techniques employed in local history research and its integration with other fields.
Recent Term(s) Offered: None
HIST 556 Kentucky History 3 Hours
A study of the political, economic, social, and cultural development of the state from pioneer days. Local development is also stressed.
Recent Term(s) Offered: None
HIST 557 The Old South 3 Hours
This course analyzes intellectual, cultural, political, economic, and racial ideologies of the American south, focusing on the period between 1800 and 1860.
Recent Term(s) Offered: None
HIST 558 The New South 3 Hours
This course analyzes intellectual, cultural, political, economic, and racial ideologies of the American south from the civil war until the end of the twentieth century.
Recent Term(s) Offered: None
HIST 559 Immigrants in American History 3 Hours
No course description is available
Recent Term(s) Offered: None
HIST 563 The Atlantic World 3 Hours
A study of the areas touched by the Atlantic Ocean in the period from the 1300's through the early 1900's, focusing on the intersections of African, Native American, and European cultures.
Recent Term(s) Offered: spring 2020
HIST 569 Cooperative Education in History 3 Hours (repeatable max of 6 hrs)
Practical experience in a supervised work situation with a cooperating library, museum, archives, or other appropriate historical organization.
Recent Term(s) Offered: None
HIST 574 History of Religion in America 3 Hours
Survey of the development of religion in America. Among topics: separation of church and state and American civil religion.
Recent Term(s) Offered: summer 2019
HIST 581 The Rise and Fall of the Confederacy 3 Hours
An overview of the Confederate States of America. Topics covered will include nationalism, race, politics, religion, and leadership.
Recent Term(s) Offered: None
HIST 590 Advanced Individual Study 3 Hours (repeatable max of 6 hrs)
A research problem or intensive readings directed by a faculty member. Note: 3.0 average in at least 9 hours at the graduate level required.
Recent Term(s) Offered: fall 2019; fall 2020; fall 2021
HIST 599 Thesis Research/Writing 1-6 Hours (repeatable max of 6 hrs)
Thesis research and writing directed by faculty committee.
Recent Term(s) Offered: spring 2019; fall 2019; spring 2020; fall 2020; spring 2021; fall 2021
HIST 600 Maintain Matriculation 1-6 Hours (repeatable max of 6 hrs)
Continued enrollment for thesis completion.
Recent Term(s) Offered: spring 2020
HIST 605 Seminar in Ancient History 3 Hours (repeatable max of 6 hrs)
A seminar that focuses on the historical developments in and cultural achievements of Ancient Greece or Ancient Rome.
Recent Term(s) Offered: fall 2020
HIST 606 Seminar in European History 3 Hours (repeatable max of 6 hrs)
Graduate seminar in such diverse areas as the Middle Ages, Renaissance, Reformation, and Nazi Germany.
Recent Term(s) Offered: None
HIST 609 Seminar in Early Modern Europe, 1350-1750 3 Hours (repeatable max of 6 hrs)
Selected thematic and geographically focused topics on political, social and cultural developments of Early Modern Europe.
Recent Term(s) Offered: None
HIST 611 Seminar in Urban History 3 Hours
Rotating-topic seminar explores major themes, theoretical approaches, and scholarly literature in urban history.
Recent Term(s) Offered: None
HIST 612 Seminar in Modern Europe, 1750-Present 3 Hours (repeatable max of 6 hrs)
Selected thematic and geographically focused topics on political, social, and cultural developments in Modern Europe.
Recent Term(s) Offered: None
HIST 615 Seminar in Non-Western History 3 Hours (repeatable max of 6 hrs)
Seminar on a selected topic or area of the non-Western world, including China, Japan, Middle East, Africa and Latin America.
Recent Term(s) Offered: fall 2019; spring 2021; fall 2021
HIST 616 Seminar in Middle Eastern History 3 Hours (repeatable max of 6 hrs)
A broad survey of readings designed to acquaint students with current historiographical trends in Middle Eastern History and place those trends in the context of the field. May cover various time periods.
Recent Term(s) Offered: None
HIST 617 Seminar in Latin American History 3 Hours (repeatable max of 6 hrs)
A broad survey of readings designed to acquaint students with current historiographical trends in Latin American History and place those trends in the context of the field. May cover various time periods.
Recent Term(s) Offered: None
HIST 619 Seminar in US Diplomatic Relations 3 Hours (repeatable max of 6 hrs)
A study of issues, problems, and accomplishments in American foreign relations during the twentieth century.
Recent Term(s) Offered: None
HIST 622 Seminar in American Borderlands and the West 3 Hours (repeatable max of 6 hrs)
A study of American borderlands and/or the regional West with a concentration on social, cultural, and political developments.
Recent Term(s) Offered: spring 2019
HIST 630 Seminar in US History 3 Hours (repeatable max of 6 hrs)
Graduate seminar in such diverse areas as Colonial America, the Federalist era, the Slavery Controversy, the U.S. since 1945.
Recent Term(s) Offered: summer 2021
HIST 631 Seminar in Kentucky History 3 Hours
A study of political, economic, social, and cultural developments in Kentucky from pioneer days to the present.
Recent Term(s) Offered: None
HIST 641 Readings in American History 3 Hours (repeatable max of 6 hrs)
A broad survey of readings designed to acquaint students with current historiographical trends, and place those trends in the context of the field. May cover various time periods.
Recent Term(s) Offered: fall 2021
HIST 642 Readings in African History 3 Hours (repeatable max of 6 hrs)
A broad survey of readings designed to acquaint students with current historiographical trends and place those trends in the context of the field of African history. May cover various time periods.
Recent Term(s) Offered: None
HIST 644 Readings in European History 3 Hours (repeatable max of 6 hrs)
A broad survey of readings designed to acquaint students with current trends in European historiography. May cover various time periods.
Recent Term(s) Offered: fall 2020