Mar 28, 2024  
2016-2017 EIU Graduate Catalog 
    
2016-2017 EIU Graduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Course Descriptions


 

Health Studies

  
  • HST 5010B - Current Health Problems


    (3-0-3) An epidemiological investigation of the cause, nature, extent, and programming of current health problems.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    May be repeated; the maximum amount of credit which may be earned is six semester hours.

    Credits: 3
  
  • HST 5010D - Current Health Problems


    (3-0-3) An epidemiological investigation of the cause, nature, extent, and programming of current health problems.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    May be repeated; the maximum amount of credit which may be earned is six semester hours

    Credits: 3
  
  • HST 5010E - Current Health Problems


    (3-0-3) An epidemiological investigation of the cause, nature, extent, and programming of current health problems.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    May be repeated; the maximum amount of credit which may be earned is six semester hours.

    Credits: 3
  
  • HST 5010F - Current Health Problems


    (3-0-3) An epidemiological investigation of the cause, nature, extent, and programming of current health problems.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    May be repeated; the maximum amount of credit which may be earned is six semester hours.

    Credits: 3
  
  • HST 5600 - Essentials of International Health


    (3-0-3) This course is designed for students to develop worldwide perspectives as they research, analyze, and compare similarities and differences among the health and wellness practical issues and applications. The course assists students in developing awareness, skills and competencies necessary to become effective and viable global citizens in a diverse world.



    Credits: 3

  
  • HST 5700 - Theories and Principles of Health Behavior


    (3-0-3) An in-depth examination of social and behavioral science theory, research, and practice as related to promoting and maintaining health behaviors.   Founded on the premise that health behavior and behavior change programs are most beneficial when based within a theoretical framework, emphasis will be placed on critical analysis of theory utilization in practical context, including individual- and community-based interventions. 

    Credits: 3

  
  • HST 5750 - Health Program Planning and Evaluation


    (3-0-3) This course will provide both a theoretical and practical approach to program planning and evaluation ranging from individual-level health education and promotion programs to population-based health policy programs. Concepts covered will include needs assessment, interventions, implementation strategies, and process, impact, and outcome evaluation, models/designs, data collection, and analysis and interpretation strategies.

    Credits: 3

  
  • HST 5765 - Epidemiology in Public Health


    (3-0-3) This course provides students with a basic working knowledge of the core competencies, concepts and practices of epidemiology and public health (EPH). It is a learning platform to allow the student to understand the principles, tools, methodologies, data sources, terminologies, and policy issues related to the application of EPH to practical problems in Public Health Practice and population health. The course offers the student exposure to both established principles as well as new and emerging trends. The goal of this course is for the student to understand the value of epidemiology in improving the practice of public health through the effective development, management, governance and use of health information systems, data, technology, and projects.



    Credits: 3

  
  • HST 5770 - Leadership and Ethics for Health Professionals


    (3-0-3) A graduate level examination of the theory, skills, and applications concerning leadership and ethics within a health organization context. 

     


    Credits: 3

  
  • HST 5800 - Statistical Analysis for Health Professionals


    (3-0-3) This course is intended to introduce the student to the fundamental concepts of statistics, as well as, provide the student with reasoning skills that can be applied to statistical information that may be encountered on a daily basis in the health profession. Students should learn how to draw conclusions from analyses and also communicate analysis results.

     


    Credits: 3

  
  • HST 5810 - Research Methods for Health Professionals


    (3-0-3) Research Methods covers designing, conducting, and analyzing health related research, including issues of ethics, informed consent, control groups, measurement, and data collection.  Topics may include basic quantitative and qualitative research designs and statistical analyses, including experimental, quasi-experimental, survey, case study, and historical research. Associated statistical, computer, and graphical techniques will also be covered with the goal of preparing students to design and carry out methodologically sound research.



    Credits: 3

  
  • HST 5900 - Graduate Project


    (Arr.-Arr.-3)  This course is designed as one of the capstone experiences.  Students selecting the Project Option capstone complete a comprehensive project that includes the extensive critical review of literature on a specific topic.  A written manuscript for submission to a specific journal approved by the project committee is included in the experience.  Enrollment for more than three semester hours requires permission of the graduate coordinator or chair.

     

     


    Prerequisites & Notes
    Only students enrolled as degree seeking candidates in the Master of Science in Health Promotion and Leadership are eligible. 

    (Credit/No Credit)

    Credits: 3

  
  • HST 5950A - Thesis I


    (Arr.-Arr.-3) Enrollment for more than three semester hours requires permission of the graduate coordinator or chair.  NOTE:  A maximum of nine semester hours may be earned in a combination of HST 5950A, HST 5950B, and HST 5990.  



    Prerequisites & Notes
    Only students enrolled as degree seeking candidates in the Master of Science in Health Promotion and Administrative Leadership are eligible. 

    (Credit/No Credit)

     


    Credits: 3

  
  • HST 5950B - Thesis II


    (Arr.-Arr.-3) Enrollment for more than three semester hours requires permission of the graduate coordinator or chair.  NOTE:  A maximum of nine semester hours may be earned in a combination of HST 5950A, HST 5950B, and HST 5990.  

    Prerequisites & Notes
    Only students enrolled as degree seeking candidates in the Master of Science in Health Promotion and Administrative Leadership are eligible. 

    (Credit/No Credit)

     


    Credits: 3

  
  • HST 5980 - Internship


    (Arr.-Arr.-3-6) Internship experience in a professional health-related setting approved by the department.  To be taken credit/no credit for a minimum of 3 and a maximum of 6 semester hours applicable to the degree.

     

    Prerequisites & Notes
    HST 5700, HST 5750, and permission of HST Intern Coordinator and acceptance by the internship site.

    (Credit/No Credit)

    Credits: 3-6

  
  • HST 5990 - Independent Study


    (Arr.-Arr.-1-6) An intensive individual study on a topic selected by student under the supervision of a faculty member within the area of interest in health promotion and leadership. The student must present an individual study plan for approval by the department chair and faculty supervisor prior to registration. HST 5990 can be repeated for up to 6 semester hours of independent study credit. A maximum of nine semester hours may be earned in a combination of HST 5990 and HST 5950.



    Prerequisites & Notes
    Only students enrolled as degree seeking candidates in the Master of Science in Health Promotion and Leadership are eligible. 



    Credits: 1-6

  
  • HST 59901 - Independent Study


    (Arr.-Arr.- 1 to 3) An individual study under faculty supervision of pertinent literature, research, programs or other sources related to selected topic in health education.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    Permission of the department chair. May be repeated once; the maximum amount of credit which may be earned is six semester hours.

    Credits: 1 to 3
  
  • HST 59902 - Independent Study


    (Arr.-Arr.- 1 to 3) An individual study under faculty supervision of pertinent literature, research, programs or other sources related to selected topic in health education.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    Permission of the department chair. May be repeated once; the maximum amount of credit which may be earned is six semester hours.

    Credits: 1 to 3
  
  • HST 59903 - Independent Study


    (Arr.-Arr.- 1 to 3) An individual study under faculty supervision of pertinent literature, research, programs or other sources related to selected topic in health education.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    Permission of the department chair. May be repeated once; the maximum amount of credit which may be earned is six semester hours.

    Credits: 1 to 3
  
  • KSS 4900D - Special Topics in Kinesiology and Sports Studies


    (1-0-1) F, S. Study of special topics and contemporary issues and trends in Exercise Physiology and Sport Management. May be repeated with different topics for up to three undergraduate and/or three graduate credits with permission of advisor or Department Chairperson.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    Grade of C or better in BIO 2001G, KSS 2440, and 4340; or permission of the Department Chair.

    Credits: 1

History

  
  • HIS 4775A - Selected Topics in History A


    (2-0-2 or 3-0-3 depending upon topic.) On Demand. Study of historical topics not typically presented in standard courses. Topics to be announced. Course may be repeated once with permission of the department chairperson. WI

    Prerequisites & Notes
    Three semester hours in courses numbered 3000 and above in history or written consent of the instructor. Course may be repeated once with permission of
    department chair.

    Credits: 2 to 3
  
  • HIS 4775B - Selected Topics in History B


    (2-0-2 or 3-0-3 depending upon topic.) On Demand. Study of historical topics not typically presented in standard courses. Topics to be announced. Course may be repeated once with permission of the department chairperson. WI

    Prerequisites & Notes
    Three semester hours in courses numbered 3000 and above in history or written consent of the instructor. Course may be repeated once with permission of
    department chair.

    Credits: 2 to 3
  
  • HIS 4780 - Origins of Europe: Archeology


    (3-0-3) Introduction to the archeology and history of early Europe (1000 B.C. - 1000 A.D.), with an emphasis on how archeological (material culture) and historical (written) sources are used in its study.

    Credits: 3
  
  • HIS 4781 - The Arab-Israeli Conflict


    (3-0-3) This course will provide students a better understanding of the Arab-Israeli conflict by exploring its roots, evolution, and historical complexity. After a brief examination of the ancient and pre-modern roots of the conflict, we will trace the conflict chronologically from the initial encounters of Palestinian Arabs and Zionist settlers in late 19th century to the violence that continues to plague the land today.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    None

    Credits: 3
  
  • HIS 4782 - Modern Iran


    (3-0-3) This course examines the history of modern Iran with a focus on the 19th and 20th centuries. We will examine the revolutions, revolts, and social movements of the 19th and 20th centuries that have shaped the political, socio-economic, religious, and cultural history of present day Iran.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    None

    Credits: 3
  
  • HIS 4785 - Crusade and Jihad: Religious Violence in the Islamo-Christian Tradition


    (3-0-3) This course is designed to juxtapose the medieval understanding of violence and war in both the Western Christian and Islamic traditions with modern understandings of those same phenomena. This course traces the intellectual developments of these concepts during the Middle Ages, and it explores how medieval conceptions of violence are reinterpreted and redeployed in the nineteenth through twenty-first centuries.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    None.

    Credits: 3
  
  • HIS 4800 - The Renaissance and Reformation.


    (3-0-3) A study of the intellectual and spiritual rebirth of Europe from 1350 to 1559. The Renaissance and Reformation movements shattered the medieval world view, challenged its institutions and authorities, and ushered in the modern world.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    Three semester hours of history courses numbered 3000 and above or the consent of instructor.

    Credits: 3
  
  • HIS 4810 - Europe in the Nineteenth Century.


    (3-0-3) An investigation into the political, economic, social and intellectual developments in 19th century Europe.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    Three semester hours in history courses numbered 3000 and above or consent of the instructor.

    Credits: 3
  
  • HIS 4815 - History of Ireland and the Irish, 1600 to Present


    (3-0-3) This course focuses on twentieth-century issues and events in Ireland but roots these in the Anglo-Scot settlements of the seventeenth century, the romantic nationalism of the late-eighteenth century, and the rural conflict and famine of the nineteenth. It also examines the Irish diaspora outside the isle, as well as the IRA and the UDA in modern Northern Ireland.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    No prerequisites. Course may not be repeated.

    Credits: 3
  
  • HIS 4820 - The World in the Twentieth Century.


    (3-0-3) The apex and decline of European hegemony in the age of the world wars, class war, cold war and totalitarianism.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    Three semester hours in history courses numbered 3000 and above or consent of the instructor.

    Credits: 3
  
  • HIS 4830 - Eastern Europe from World War I to the Present.


    (3-0-3) Eastern Europe from World War I to the present.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    Three semester hours in history courses numbered 3000 and above or consent of the instructor.

    Credits: 3
  
  • HIS 4840 - Europe Since 1945.


    (3-0-3) A political, social and cultural history of Europe since World War II.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    Three semester hours in history courses numbered 3000 and above or consent of the instructor.

    Credits: 3
  
  • HIS 4845 - Women and Gender in Modern Europe


    (3-0-3) Explores the political, social, and cultural history of women and gender relations in Europe from 1789 to the present.


    Credits: 3
  
  • HIS 4850 - Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean.


    (3-0-3) This course focuses on the relationships among the following issues in Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean: racial and ethnic identity; economic development; political structures, and migration.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    Three semester hours of history courses numbered 3000 and above or the consent of the instructor.

    Credits: 3
  
  • HIS 4855 - Law, Disorder and Resistance in Mexico: Bandits and Rebels c. 1400-1997.


    (3-0-3) This course explores banditry, revolt, and the use of controlled substances in Mexican history as a means of understanding economic, social and political problems in Mexican history from the 15th century to the present.

    Credits: 3
  
  • HIS 4860 - Modern South Asia


    (3-0-3)  The political, social, cultural and economic history of South Asia from 1600 – c. 1960

    Prerequisites & Notes
    None

    Credits: 3
  
  • HIS 4863 - The Trojan War, History and Archaeology


    (3-0-3) The ancient Greek legend of the Trojan War, immortalized by Homer’s Iliad, has captivated readers
    for generations. But is there a historical basis for it? This course will explore the historical and archaeological evidence for a Bronze Age Trojan War in western Anatolia.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    None

    Credits: 3
  
  • HIS 4865 - Alexander the Great


    (3-0-3) Alexander the Great, king of Macedon in the fourth century BCE, became a living legend when he
    conquered the Persian Empire and extended Greek culture all the way to India. This course will investigate issues, questions, and controversies about the man and his times, beginning with the reign of his father Philip and ending with Alexander’s legacy.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    None

    Credits: 3
  
  • HIS 4870 - The Two Koreas


    (3-0-3) This course examines the historical context in which North and South Korea emerged and continued as a divided nation during the twentieth century. Particular attention will be paid to the most important political, economic, and socio-cultural phenomena in the divergence of the images and reality of North and South Korea before, during, and after the national division of 1945.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    None

    Credits: 3
  
  • HIS 4880 - Modern Japan


    (3-0-3) This course examines the historical transformation of Japan from Tokugawa times to the present. Particular attention will be given to the most influential political, economic, and social phenomena that the people have faced in the making of modern Japan since the nineteenth century.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    None

    Credits: 3
  
  • HIS 4900 - Historical Publishing.


    (3-0-3) Writing, editing, and producing professional journal articles, book and exhibit reviews in history for a journal and newsletter in print and online.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    Three semester hours of history courses numbered 3000 and above or the consent of the instructor.

    Credits: 3
  
  • HIS 4903 - Colonial America to 1763.


    (3-0-3) The origins of England’s North American Colonies and their cultural, economic, political, social and religious development in the period ending with the French and Indian War.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    Three semester hours in history courses numbered 3000 and above or consent of the instructor.

    Credits: 3
  
  • HIS 4904 - The American Revolution, 1763-1789.


    (3-0-3) The origins of the American Revolution as the aftermath of the Great War for the Empire, the conduct of the war, the adoption of the Articles of Confederation through the culmination of the Revolution in the Constitution of the United States.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    Three semester hours in history courses numbered 3000 and above or consent of the instructor.

    Credits: 3
  
  • HIS 4910 - The Foundation of the American Constitutional and Political System.


    (3-0-3) Study of United States governmental institutions.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    Three semester hours in history courses numbered 3000 and above or consent of the instructor.

    Credits: 3
  
  • HIS 4911 - History of American Violence.


    (3-0-3) This course examines the role of violence in American history, looking at its political and social consequences.

    Credits: 3
  
  • HIS 4922 - Doing Media History


    (3-0-3)This course serves as an introduction to media history and media archaeology, focusing on interdisciplinary approaches to the study of both “new” and “old” media. By working with archival sources both on campus and online, students learn and practice historical and critical approaches to media.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    None

    Credits: 3
  
  • HIS 4930 - Public History: Meaning and Method


    (3-0-3) An introduction to public history that explores how conflicting interpretations of the past promoted by local amateurs, museum professionals, documentary producers and academic historians shape the public’s understanding of the past.


    Prerequisites & Notes
    None.


    Credits: 3
  
  • HIS 4940 - The Early Republic: United States, 1789-1848.


    (3-0-3) An advanced survey of the American experience from the Age of Jefferson to the Age of Jackson, a period commonly called the Early Republic. Emphasis is on four interconnecting themes—economic development, politics and reform, ideology and culture, and western expansion.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    Three semester hours in history courses numbered 3000 or above, or permission of instructor.

    Credits: 3
  
  • HIS 4950 - The Emergence of Industrial America.


    (3-0-3) Focusing on the period from 1880 to 1920, this course examines the economic, political, social, and cultural changes that accompanied the United States’ transition from a rural to an urban nation.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    Three semester hours in history courses numbered 3000 and above or consent of the instructor.

    Credits: 3
  
  • HIS 4960 - Contemporary America.


    (3-0-3) Study of major issues affecting the present generation with an emphasis upon historical causes and parallels.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    Three semester hours in history courses numbered 3000 and above or consent of the instructor.

    Credits: 3
  
  • HIS 4970 - History of Ideas in America.


    (3-0-3) The development of American ideas from first settlement to the present.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    Three semester hours in history courses numbered 3000 and above or consent of the instructor.

    Credits: 3
  
  • HIS 4980 - The Historian and the Computer.


    (3-0-3) Through hands-on exercises, students will explore use of electronic mail, gophers, the World Wide Web, and quantitative data analysis to understand how historians use computers. No previous computer experience necessary.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    Three semester hours of history courses numbered 3000 and above or the consent of instructor.

    Credits: 3
  
  • HIS 5000 - Historiography.


    Critical study of debate among historians on crucial problems or issues ranging from medieval Europe to contemporary United States. Emphasis will be on analyzing competing methods and arguments and on comparing, adopting, and adapting approaches from one era or region to another.

    Credits: 3
  
  • HIS 5001 - Summer Institute in Graduate History


    (1-0-1) Introduction to the methods and fields of historical research.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    None

    Credits: 1
  
  • HIS 5010 - Leadership in Museums I: Administration of Historical Organizations


    (3-0-3)  Students will engage in intensive study and research into the history of museums, historical sites, and archives with specific attention to their governance and management. Topics include trusteeship, ethics, financial management, professional standards, accessibility, marketing, disaster planning, and current issues in museums. Students will complete a grant proposal for a museum.

     

    Prerequisites & Notes

    Admission to the Historical Administration program.


    Credits: 3

  
  • HIS 5011 - Leadership in Museums II: Professional Development


    (1-0-1) Students will learn what it means to be a leader in today’s museum world. Topics will include professional standards relevant to museum formation, administration and management including envisioning (current trends, planned change, and conflict between the real and the ideal). Students will create a professional portfolio, stay abreast of current issues in the museum field through electronic media, undertake projects that familiarize them with the professional organizations with which they will be involved in the field, and explore venues for professional development.

     

     

    Prerequisites & Notes
    Admission to the Historical Administration program.

     

    Credits: 1

  
  • HIS 5020 - Historical Interpretation


    (3-0-3) This course is a study of the purpose, content, and communication processes involved in interpreting the past through artifacts, historic sites, and associated public programs.  The course is organized around field-wide issues relating to historical interpretation for public audiences, the different venues in which it occurs, and identifying and applying the key elements of effective public programs.

     

    Prerequisites & Notes
     

     

    Admission to the Historical Administration Program

     

    Credits: 3

  
  • HIS 5030 - Introduction to Archival Methods


    (3-0-3) The purpose of this course is to introduce students to the method and theory of archival administration.  The course covers the history of archives and current archival practice together with the public dimensions of archives such as the development of outreach programs and issues relating to access and preservation of archival material through digitization.  Neither archival experience nor knowledge of archival practices is required.

     

    Prerequisites & Notes

    Admission to the Historical Administration Program

     

    Credits: 3

  
  • HIS 5040 - Research in American Local History


    (3-0-3) Research Methods in American Local History explores approaches, models, methodologies involved in interpreting the histories and cultures of American communities in their national, regional, state, and local contexts.  The course fosters original research and writing into the history of a local community and examines the issue and problems associated with doing American local history.  Students will explore the nature of localized records in the United States and systematically interrogate the sources of American local history according to critical historical method.

    Prerequisites & Notes

    Admission to the Historical Administration Program

    Credits: 3

  
  • HIS 5050 - American Architecture


    (3-0-3) This course examines the history of U.S. architecture from the 17th century to the 20th. In the process students will learn to read material evidence, to understand theories and methods that underlay the study of the built environment, and to recognize the architectural products of various times and places.

     

    Prerequisites & Notes

    Admission into the Historical Administration Program

    Credits: 3

  
  • HIS 5060 - Historic Preservation in the United States


    (3-0-3) Introduction to the practice, theory, and history of the field of historic preservation, with a focus on preservation as practiced at historic sites.

     

    Prerequisites & Notes

    Admission to the Historical Administration Program

    Credits: 3

  
  • HIS 5090 - Care and Management of Historical Artifacts


    (3-0-3) An introduction to the physical and intellectual management of collections with the goal of mitigating deterioration. Topics include material identification, museum registration and cataloging standards; preventive conservation (environment, storage, handling, and care requirements for different animate and inanimate artifact groups); planning for long-term collections development and stewardship.



    Prerequisites & Notes

    Admission into the Historical Administration Program.

     

    Credits: 3

  
  • HIS 5110 - History Museum Exhibits I


    (3-0-3) While studying the role, function, and development of history museum exhibits as part of its interpretation for public audiences, the students will plan, research and design an exhibition in collaboration with a local museum using standards and best practices of the museum profession.

     

    Prerequisites & Notes

    Admission to the Historical Administration Program

    Credits: 3

  
  • HIS 5111 - History Museum Exhibits II


    (3-0-3) This course is the second half of HIS 5110 History Museum Exhibits, offered in the fall semester. Students will continue to study the role, function, and development of history museum exhibits as interpretation for public audiences. The students will complete the final design phase of their exhibit project, and will complete the fabrication, installation, and evaluation phases.

    Prerequisites & Notes

    Admission to the Historical Administration Program

     

    Credits: 3

  
  • HIS 5112 - Digital Applications in Museums and Archives I


    (0-1-1) This two-semester sequence course will teach students current standards in digitizing museum and archival collections and provide hands-on experience in digitizing two- and three-dimensional objects. HIS 5112 is offered in the fall semester and will cover planning, preservation, and standards.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    Admission to the Historical Administration program.

    Credits: 1
  
  • HIS 5113 - Digital Applications in Museums and Archives II


    (0-1-1) This two-semester sequence course will teach students current standards in digitizing museum and archival collections and provide hands-on experience in digitizing two- and three-dimensional objects. HIS 5113 is offered in the spring semester, during which students will apply knowledge gained in the fall to a collection.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    Admission to the Historical Administration program.

    Credits: 1
  
  • HIS 5250 - Seminar in the History of Revolution.


    (3-0-3) An intensive study of a particular revolution or a comparison of two or more revolutions so as to demonstrate the characteristics and patterns of each or their common similarities and differences. May be repeated under different instructors using different topics.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    Permission of the instructor.

    Credits: 3
  
  • HIS 5310 - Seminar in Social, Intellectual, or Cultural History.


    (3-0-3) Lectures, reading, and research on topics to be selected by the instructor. May be repeated.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    Permission of the instructor.

    Credits: 3
  
  • HIS 5320 - Seminar in Diplomatic History.


    (3-0-3) Intensive study of selected topics in the history of diplomacy. May be repeated under different instructors using different topics.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    Permission of the instructor.

    Credits: 3
  
  • HIS 5330 - Material Life and Decorative Arts in America


    (3-0-3) An historical overview of the significance and methods of studying artifacts as well as an in-depth study of home furnishings made, purchased, and used by Americans from the early 1600s to the present. Students will synthesize information to understand the ways material evidence reflects human adaptation to the environment; social and cultural influences on manufacture, consumption and use; and economic contexts of American material culture.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    Admission into the Historical Administration Program



    Credits: 3

  
  • HIS 5340 - Nineteenth-Century American Social and Cultural History.


    (2-0-2 or 3-0-3) This course guides students in the analysis of rival interpretations of American social and cultural history in nineteenth century. May be repeated under different instructors using different topics.

    Credits: 2 or 3
  
  • HIS 5350 - Twentieth-Century American Cultural and Social History.


    (2-0-2 or 3-0-3) An exploration of problems in American cultural and social history during the twentieth century.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    Permission of the instructor. May be repeated under different instructors using different topics.

    Credits: 2 or 3
  
  • HIS 5370 - Seminar in Early American History.


    (3-0-3) An intensive study of selected topics in Colonial and Revolutionary American History. This will be a reading and discussion course. The readings will cover both standard historical works and new research. Grading will consist of class discussion, weekly writing assignments, and historiographical essays.

    Credits: 3
  
  • HIS 5390 - Seminar in the Civil War Era.


    (3-0-3) An advanced graduate seminar on the causes and consequences of the Civil War. Emphasis will be on politics and ideology, society and economy, and gender and culture as we compare North and South before, during, and after the war.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    Graduate standing or permission of instructor.

    Credits: 3
  
  • HIS 5420 - Slavery, Race and Diaspora in the Americas


    (3-0-3) Individuals of African descent have had a profound impact upon the cultural history of the Atlantic. Brought to the Americas as part of the largest coerced migration in history, Africans and their descendants have drawn upon their experiences to create enduring cultural forms that seem simultaneously to be thoroughly American and distinctly African. This course explores the history of earnest attempts to understand the diverse cultural practices of black peoples in the Americas and where those practices derived from.

    Credits: 3
  
  • HIS 5430 - Modern Germany


    (3-0-3) A reading and discussion course that examines selected topics in modern German history. Readings will cover standard works and recent scholarship on German social, cultural, and political history. 

    Credits: 3
  
  • HIS 5440 - Ancient Persia: From the Achaemenids to the Sasanians


    (3-0-3) This course surveys the history, institutions, religion, and culture of ancient Persia, focusing on the eras of the Achaemenids, the Arsacids, and the Sasanians. Topics will include internal political structures (king and nobility, etc.), the nature and function of Zoroastrianis m (also Christianity in the Sasanian realm), historiographical questions concerning Iranian and non-Iranian (mostly Greek and Latin) sources, relations with non-Iranian civilizations, and Islamic-era legacies of ancient Persia.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    None

    Credits: 3
  
  • HIS 5444 - Church and Society in Medieval Europe


    (3-0-3) Introduction to medieval Europe from the perspective of the Church.


    Prerequisites & Notes
    Graduate status or permission of the instructor.


    Credits: 3
  
  • HIS 5800 - Proseminar in American History


    (3-0-3) Introduction to major problems and historiographical debates in American history through analytical reading, critical analysis, and expository writing. The course offers broad preparation for the MA comprehensive examination in the field of American History.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    Admission to the M.A. in History program.

    Credits: 3
  
  • HIS 5810 - Proseminar in Premodern History


    (3-0-3) Introduction to major problems and historiographical debates in premodern world history up to 1700. The course offers broad preparation for the MA comprehensive examination in the field of premodern world history.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    None

    Credits: 3
  
  • HIS 5820 - Proseminar in Modern World History


    (3-0-3) Introduction to major problems and historiographical debates in modern world history since 1700. The course offers broad preparation for the MA comprehensive examination in the field of modern world history.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    None

    Credits: 3
  
  • HIS 5999 - Capstone in Graduate History


    (1-0-1) Capstone will be a directed study in which students synthesize and summarize the significant developments in US, premodern, and modern world history and the corresponding historiography and develop their own interpretations within these fields.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    None

    Credits: 1
  
  • HIS 51601 - Seminar in American History I


    (Arr.-Arr.-1 to 3) Intensive study of special topics in American history, to be determined by the instructor. Course may be repeated once with permission of department chair.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    Permission of the instructor. Course may be repeated once with permission of department chair.

    Credits: 1 to 3
  
  • HIS 51602 - Seminar in American History II


    (Arr.-Arr.-1 to 3) Intensive study of special topics in American history, to be determined by the instructor. Course may be repeated once with permission of department chair.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    Permission of the instructor. Course may be repeated once with permission of department chair.

    Credits: 1 to 3
  
  • HIS 54001 - Seminar in European History I


    (Arr.-Arr.-1 to 3) Intensive study in special topics in European history to be determined by the instructor. Course may be repeated once with permission of department chair.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    Permission of the instructor. Course may be repeated once with permission of department chair.

    Credits: 1 to 3
  
  • HIS 54002 - Seminar in European History II


    (Arr.-Arr.-1 to 3) Intensive study in special topics in European history to be determined by the instructor. Course may be repeated once with permission of department chair.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    Permission of the instructor. Course may be repeated once with permission of department chair.

    Credits: 1 to 3
  
  • HIS 57001 - Seminar in World History I


    (3-0-3) Intensive study in special topics in world history to be determined by the instructor.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    Course may be repeated once with permission of department chair. Course may be repeated once with permission of department chair.

    Credits: 3
  
  • HIS 57002 - Seminar in World History II


    (3-0-3) Intensive study in special topics in world history to be determined by the instructor.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    Course may be repeated once with permission of department chair.

    Credits: 3
  
  • HIS 59501 - Thesis I


    (Arr.-Arr.-3 to 6) As arranged. (Credit/No Credit) NOTE: A maximum of nine semester hours may be earned in a combination of 5950 and/or 5990 and/or 5997. Course may be repeated once with permission of department chair.

    Credits: 3 to 6
  
  • HIS 59511 - Non-credit Thesis I


    (0-0-0) The purpose of this course is to allow a graduate student to remain continuously enrolled and access services required to complete the thesis after completing the maximum number of hours of credit for thesis [5950], research [5900], and independent study [5990] in a thesis option.

    Credits: 0
  
  • HIS 59512 - Non-credit Thesis II


    (0-0-0) The purpose of this course is to allow a graduate student to remain continuously enrolled and access services required to complete the thesis after completing the maximum number of hours of credit for thesis [5950], research [5900], and independent study [5990] in a thesis option.

    Credits: 0
  
  • HIS 59801 - Internship in Historical Administration I


    (Arr.- Arr.-1 to 12) (Credit/No Credit) A semester’s experience as an intern in a historical library, historical society, museum, archive, restoration project, or historical agency of government.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    Permission of the department chair and acceptance of the student by an appropriate historical agency. Course may be repeated once with permission of department chair.

    Credits: 6 to 12
  
  • HIS 59802 - Internship in Historical Administration II


    (Arr.- Arr.-1 to 12) (Credit/No Credit) A semester’s experience as an intern in a historical library, historical society, museum, archive, restoration project, or historical agency of government.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    Permission of the department chair and acceptance of the student by an appropriate historical agency. Course may be repeated once with permission of department chair.

    Credits: 6 to 12
  
  • HIS 59901 - Independent Study I


    (Arr.-Arr.-1 to 6) Special permission of the department. NOTE: A maximum of nine semester hours may be earned in a combination of 5990 and/or 5950 and/or 5997. Course may be repeated once with permission of department chair.

    Credits: 1 to 6
  
  • HIS 59902 - Independent Study II


    (Arr.-Arr.-1 to 6) Special permission of the department. NOTE: A maximum of nine semester hours may be earned in a combination of 5990 and/or 5950 and/or 5997. Course may be repeated once with permission of department chair.

    Credits: 1 to 6
  
  • HIS 59911 - Non-Credit Independent Study I


    (0-0-0) The purpose of this course is to allow a graduate student to remain continuously enrolled as an auditor and access services required to complete the degree after completing all degree requirements except for completion of examinations or other non-course capstone requirements. Candidates in thesis options use noncredit thesis.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    Candidates must retain degree-seeking status and secure permission of the department chair or the graduate coordinator.

    Credits: 0
  
  • HIS 59912 - Non-Credit Independent Study II


    (0-0-0) The purpose of this course is to allow a graduate student to remain continuously enrolled as an auditor and access services required to complete the degree after completing all degree requirements except for completion of examinations or other non-course capstone requirements. Candidates in thesis options use noncredit thesis (5951).

    Prerequisites & Notes
    Candidates must retain degree-seeking status and secure permission of the department chair or the graduate coordinator.

    Credits: 0
  
  • HIS 59971 - Study Abroad I


    (Arr.-Arr.-3 to 6) Special permission of the department. NOTE: A maximum of nine semester hours may be earned in a combination of 5997 and/or 5950 and/or 5990.

    Credits: 3 to 6
  
  • HIS 59972 - Study Abroad II


    (Arr.-Arr.-3 to 6) Special permission of the department. NOTE: A maximum of nine semester hours may be earned in a combination of 5997 and/or 5950 and/or 5990.

    Credits: 3 to 6

Applied Engineering and Technology

  
  • AET 4753 - Lean Manufacturing


    (3-0-3) A course in the fundamental concepts, principals. and tools involved in Lean Manufacturing, including utilizing lean across industries as well as its implementation.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    Junior status and AET 1323: Computer Applications for Applied Engineering and Technology with a grade C or higher or equivalent course.

 

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