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HIST 425G Modern Germany 3 Hours Department of History A survey of German history from the early nineteenth century to the present. Robert Dietle, Department Head HIST 426G Hitler and Nazi Germany 3 Hours Cherry Hall 200 A detailed study of German history between 1933 and 1945, emphasizing (270) 745-3842 the political, economic, social, diplomatic, and military aspects. [email protected] HIST 428G England Since 1914 3 Hours A detailed study of the political, intellectual, cultural, and socioeconomic Degree(s) developments that transformed England into a welfare state and her • History (MA) (http://catalog.wku.edu/archives/2016-17/graduate/arts- empire into a commonwealth of nations. letters/history/history-ma) HIST 440G Colonial History of America to 1776 3 Hours Faculty The founding and development of the colonies, emphasizing political, social, cultural, and economic institutions. Professor HIST 442G The Age of Jackson, 1815-1850 3 Hours Carol E. Crowe, PhD (History, 18th Century England), University of A detailed study of social, political, and economic events from the War of Georgia, 1971 1812 through the War with Mexico. John A. Hardin, PhD (History), University of Michigan-Ann Arbor, 1989 HIST 448G American Biographies 3 Hours Glenn W. LaFantasie, PhD (History), Brown University, 2005 The lives of famous Americans, the times in which they lived, and the David D. Lee, PhD (History), The Ohio State University Main Campus, skills of their biographers. 1975 HIST 449G Korea and Vietnam 3 Hours Marjorie E. Plummer, PhD (History), University of Virginia, 1996 A detailed study of both the Korean and Vietnam conflicts and how they Eric S. Reed, PhD (History), Syracuse University Main Campus, 2001 related to the overall foreign policy of the U.S. Pedagogical Associate Professor HIST 450G Diplomatic History of the US to 1898 3 Hours An analysis of American diplomacy from the colonial period through the Jennifer A. Hanley, PhD (History), University of Kentucky, 2009 Spanish-American War. Associate Professor HIST 451G Diplomatic History of the US since 1898 3 Hours An analysis of American diplomacy from the Spanish-American War to Dorothea Browder, PhD (History, Distributed), University of Wisconsin- the present. Madison, 2008 Robert L. Dietle, PhD (History), Yale University, 1991 HIST 460G Traditional East Asia 3 Hours Chunmei Du, PhD (East Asian Studies), Princeton University, 2009 A study of the political, socioeconomic, intellectual, and cultural history of Marc V. Eagle, PhD (History), Tulane University, 2005 China and Japan to 1600. Anthony A. Harkins, PhD (History), University of Wisconsin-Madison, HIST 462G History of the Middle East 3 Hours 1999 A study of the history, religion, and culture of the Middle East from the Eric Kondratieff, PhD (Ancient History), University of Pennsylvania, 2003 rise of Islam until the present. F. A. McMichael, PhD (History), Vanderbilt University, 2002 Patricia H. Minter, PhD (History), University of Virginia, 1994 HIST 464G Latin America and the United States 3 Hours Juan L. Romero, PhD (History), University of Texas at Austin, 2008 An intensive study of the relations between Latin America and the United Tamara Van Dyken, PhD (History), University of Notre Dame, 2009 States. HIST 465G The Mexican Republic 3 Hours Assistant Professor A study of Mexico from 1824 to the present. Marko Dumancic, PhD (History), University of North Carolina Chapel Hill, HIST 471G Modern China 3 Hours 2010 Detailed study of rise of modern China since the 17th century. Jeffrey D. Miner, PhD (History), Stanford University, 2011 HIST 472G Modern Japan 3 Hours Selena R. Sanderfer, PhD (History), Vanderbilt University, 2010 Analysis of modern Japanese history since 1600 with special emphasis on Japan's transformation from a feudal to a modern state. History Courses HIST 479G Topics in the Third World 3 Hours (repeatable max of 6 hrs) HIST 404G History of Ancient Egypt 3 Hours Intensive study of a selected Third World topic. A study of ancient Egyptian civilization with attention to the rediscovery of ancient Egypt by modern scholars and the development of the disciplines HIST 480G History of Science 3 Hours of Egyptology. 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. HIST 407G The Crusades: East Meets West 3 Hours A study of the idea of holy war and political, social, and cultural HIST 490G Topics in History I 3 Hours (repeatable max of 6 hrs) interaction in the Mediterranean World from 1000 to 1300. Detailed study of selected topics in history. HIST 419G Tudor-Stuart England 3 Hours HIST 491G Topics in History II 3 Hours (repeatable max of 6 hrs) A study of the principal political, economic, social, religious, and cultural Detailed study of selected topics in history, using the lecture and developments in British history from the beginning of the Tudor dynasty in discussion approach. 1485 to the end of the Stuart dynasty in 1714. HIST 492G The History of Canada 3 Hours HIST 422G The French Revolution and Napoleonic Era 3 Hours A survey of Canada's history and heritage, with special emphasis on A survey of the period 1789 to 1815 with special emphasis on the Canadian-American relations and interdependency. political, economic, and social events leading to the birth of modern France.

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HIST 501 European History/Secondary Teachers 3 Hours HIST 544 Gilded Age America 3 Hours Emphasis on bibliography, documents, historical interpretations and A study of American history and culture from the end of the materials useful for secondary teachers of history. Reconstruction to the early twentieth century, emphasizing social, HIST 502 US History/Secondary Teachers 3 Hours political, cultural, and regional development. Emphasis on bibliography, documents, historical interpretations and HIST 545 American Legal History to 1865 3 Hours materials for secondary teachers of history. A survey of the development of American law and its relationship to HIST 505 Cultural Diversity in American History 3 Hours political, economic, and social trends in antebellum American society. A topical study of cultural diversity in American history and its influence HIST 546 American Legal History Since 1865 3 Hours on the society's social, political, and economic institutions. Designed A survey of the development of American law and its relationship to to assist teachers in incorporating into their classes knowledge about political, economic, and social trends in modern American society. cultural diversity. HIST 547 History of American Popular Culture 3 Hours HIST 515 19th Century Britain 3 Hours Introduction to the central role popular culture has played in the United An intensive study of the political, economic, social, and intellectual States history and consciousness from the nineteenth century to the developments within Britain and her empire from 1815 to 1914. present. HIST 518 Topics in Reformation Europe 3 Hours (repeatable max Prerequisite(s): Graduate student status. of 6 hrs) HIST 552 American Urban History 3 Hours A study of the religious, political, and social history of Europe from The rise of the city from colonial times to the present, focusing on the the late Middle Ages to the end of the religious wars in 1648, focusing economic base of urban expansion, the social and cultural scene, the on differing themes related to the Protestant and Catholic reform pattern of urban politics, urban services, municipal administration, and the movements. image of the city in popular thought. HIST 521 US 1900-1945 3 Hours HIST 553 American Women's History 3 Hours A study of American social, political, economic, and cultural Social, cultural, and political history of American women from pre-colonial developments in the period that included two world wars and the Great times to the present. Depression. HIST 554 Discovery and Interpretation of Local History 3 Hours HIST 522 United States Since 1945 3 Hours Materials, methodology and techniques employed in local history A study of all phases of United States history since 1945. research and its integration with other fields. HIST 525 Social/Intellectual 19th Century US 3 Hours HIST 556 Kentucky History 3 Hours A study of nineteenth century American thought and its relation to our A study of the political, economic, social, and cultural development of the social, economic, and political institutions. state from pioneer days. Local development is also stressed. HIST 526 Social/Intellectual 20th Century US 3 Hours HIST 557 The Old South 3 Hours A study of twentieth century American thought and its relation to our This course analyzes intellectual, cultural, political, economic, and racial social, economic, and political institutions. ideologies of the American south, focusing on the period between 1800 HIST 527 Social/Intellectual 19th Century Europe 3 Hours and 1860. An examination of political, social, economic, and religious thought of HIST 558 The New South 3 Hours nineteenth century Europe and its relation to the society of the period. This course analyzes intellectual, cultural, political, economic, and racial HIST 530 History of the Civil Rights Movement in America 3 ideologies of the American south from the civil war until the end of the Hours twentieth century. Introduction to graduate-level survey of the struggle for civil rights and HIST 559 Immigrants in American History 3 Hours social justice in 20th century America. No course description is available HIST 531 A Cultural History of Alcohol 3 Hours HIST 563 The Atlantic World 3 Hours An examination of the role that alcohol plays in historical development A study of the areas touched by the Atlantic Ocean in the period from the among various world cultures over time. Instructor may choose to focus 1300's through the early 1900's, focusing on the intersections of African, on a specific region and/or time period. Native American, and European cultures. HIST 535 Historiography 3 Hours HIST 569 Cooperative Education in History 3 Hours (repeatable A survey of historical writing from ancient times to the present, with max of 6 hrs) emphasis on European and American historians of the nineteenth and Practical experience in a supervised work situation with a cooperating twentieth centuries. library, museum, archives, or other appropriate historical organization. HIST 540 Colonial North America to 1763 3 Hours HIST 574 History of Religion in America 3 Hours The background, founding, and development of the North American Survey of the development of religion in America. Among topics: colonies, emphasizing political, social, cultural, and economic institutions. separation of church and state and American civil religion. HIST 541 The American Revolution and Early Republic HIST 581 The Rise and Fall of the Confederacy 3 Hours 1763-1815 3 Hours An overview of the Confederate States of America. Topics covered will A study of the origins, progress, and immediate aftereffects of the include nationalism, race, politics, religion, and leadership. American Revolution from the Crisis of the 1760s through the War of HIST 590 Advanced Individual Study 3 Hours (repeatable max of 6 1812, including local, regional, and global contexts. hrs) HIST 543 Civil War and Reconstruction, 1850-1877 3 Hours A research problem or intensive readings directed by a faculty member. A study of the origins of the war, including an analysis of the military, Prerequisite(s): 3.0 average in at least 9 hours at the graduate level. social, cultural, and diplomatic events, as well as the significant HIST 599 Thesis Research/Writing 1-6 Hours (repeatable max of 6 developments of Reconstruction. Occasional field trips to Civil War sites. hrs) Thesis research and writing directed by faculty committee. Grade Mode: Pass/Fail

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HIST 600 Maintain Matriculation 1-6 Hours (repeatable max of 6 hrs) Continued enrollment for thesis completion. Grade Mode: Non-graded 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. 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. 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. HIST 611 Seminar in Urban History 3 Hours Rotating-topic seminar explores major themes, theoretical approaches, and scholarly literature in urban history. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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.

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