Graduate Catalog 2010-12
History
Note: Additional work
will be required for graduate credit in 400-level courses.
HIST 431 Ancient Northeast Africa 3
Prereq.: HIST 301 or permission of
instructor. Aspects of the history and legacies of ancient northeast Africa
with focus upon Nubia, Egypt, and Aksum. Irregular.
HIST 433 History of Ancient Greece 3
Prereq.: HIST 301 or permission of
instructor. Greek institutions from the Mycenaean period to the accession of
Constantine. Fall.
HIST 434 History of Ancient Rome 3
Prereq.: HIST 301 permission of
instructor. Roman institutions from the regal period to the reign of
Constantine. Spring.
HIST 435 History of Early Medieval Europe 3
Prereq.: HIST 301 or permission of
instructor. The Late Roman empire to the 11th century. Spring. (E)
HIST 441 Renaissance & Reformation 3
Prereq.: HIST 301 or permission of
instructor. History of Europe during the Age of Transition and the Era of the
Religious Wars, 1300-1648. Fall. (E)
HIST 442 Absolutism and Enlightenment in Europe 3
Prereq.: HIST 301 or permission of
instructor. Social, economic, political, and cultural forces of the period in
relation to formation of modern society and government. Spring. (E)
HIST 443 Revolution and Reformation in Europe 3
Prereq.: HIST 301 or permission of
instructor. Political, economic, and social institutions in relation to rise of
liberalism, nationalism, socialism, and imperialism. Fall.
HIST 444 Mass Politics and Total War in Europe 3
Prereq.: HIST 301 or permission of
instructor. National and international problems of European states.
Spring.
HIST 445 Ideas & Culture in Europe, 1750-1870 3
Prereq.: HIST 301 or permission of
instructor. Main currents of European thought and culture from 1650 to 1850.
Irregular.
HIST 446 Ideas and Culture in Europe,
1870-Present 3
Prereq.: HIST 301 or permission of
instructor. Main currents of European thought and culture from 1870 to the
present. Irregular.
HIST 447 History of the Soviet Union 3
Prereq.: HIST 301 or permission of
instructor. Study of the rise and fall of Soviet Communism, 1917-1991.
Irregular.
HIST 448 Stalin and Stalinism 3
Prereq.: HIST 301 or permission of
instructor. Historical study of Stalin and Stalinism stressing
multidisciplinary perspectives, considered in the light of the collapse of the
Soviet Union. Irregular.
HIST 455 Historical Representation in Latin America 3
Prereq.:
HIST 301 or permission of instructor. Throughout the twentieth century,
intellectuals and artists have addressed historical and political
issues in their work. This course studies that phenomena through
historical documents, historical monographs, literary and artistic
works using the methodology of the social history of ideas. Irregular.
HIST 458 United States Sectionalism: The Clash of
Cultures 3
Prereq.: HIST 301 or permission of
instructor. Clash of Northern and Southern culture over the issues of slavery
from 1787 to 1861. Emphasis on the attempt to quell sectional disputes through
political compromise, the rise of abolitionism, and the creation of a Slave
Power. Spring.
HIST 460 African Enslavement in the Americas 3
Prereq.: HIST 301 or permission of
instructor. Comparative history of slavery in Latin America, the Caribbean, and
the United States from 1492-1888. Fall. (O)
HIST 465 Economic History of the United States 3
Prereq.: HIST 301 or permission of
instructor. American economy from its agricultural beginnings through stages of
its commercial, industrial, and financial growth.
HIST 469 African Americans in the 20th Century 3
Prereq.: HIST 301 or permission of
instructor. Political, economic, social, and cultural developments in Black
America since 1900. Cross listed with AFAM 469. No credit given to students
with credit for AFAM 469. Fall. (O)
HIST 474 History of the Arab-Israeli Conflict 3
Prereq.: HIST 301 or permission of
instructor. History of the Arab-Israeli conflict from the time of Israel's
creation as a modern nation-state until the present. Spring.
HIST 476 African History through Film 3
Prereq.: HIST 301 or permission of
instructor. Africa's past and present are viewed through a series of movies and
intensive scholarly discussion of selected topics and themes. Readings are
derived from current scholarly research on the various issues discussed.
Irregular.
HIST 481 The Jews of Poland 3
Prereq.: HIST 301 or permission of
instructor. Topics include immigration and settlement, community development
and rights and privileges before 1795, modernization, nationalism,
anti-Semitism, independence, Polish-Jewish relations during the holocaust,
exodus and marginalization in communist Poland, and the new Polish Jews. Fall.
(E)
HIST 482 The Polish-American Immigrant and Ethnic
Community 3
Prereq.: HIST 301 or permission of
instructor. Topics include immigration and settlement in the United States,
organizational infrastructure, heroes and myths, homeland politics and national
consciousness, labor, class, ethnicity, cultural assimilation and political
integration, and stereotypes and ethnic identity. Spring. (O)
HIST 497 Topics in History 3
Prereq.: HIST 301 or permission of
instructor. Historical focus on a facet of history in order to help clarify
current domestic and/or world developments. May be repeated with different
topics for up to 6 credits.
HIST 501 The Professional Historian 3
Prereq.: Acceptance into the MA program
in history or public history, or permission of department chair. Focus on major
professional trends in history at both the academic and public history level,
with a special focus on writing, research, and analysis of historical arguments
and theories. Special conditions: This
is a mandatory course for all MA history and MA in public history graduate
students. It should be taken within the first year of acceptance to the MA
history and MA in public history program. Spring.
HIST 504 American Material Culture 3
Prereq.: Acceptance into MA program in
history or public history, or permission of department chair. Studies material culture of artifacts, such as household utensils, furniture,
buildings, and landscapes, throughout American history. This is a linked course with HIST 404. No credit given to students with previous
credit for HIST 404. Fall.
HIST 505 Local History and Community Development 3
Prereq.: Acceptance into MA
program in history or public history, or permission of department chair. Research techniques and
methodologies of local and community history. Explores the relationship between
local and national developments. Students conduct research projects in New
Britain and other area communities. This
is a linked course with HIST 405. No
credit given to students with previous credit for HIST 405. Irregular.
HIST 510 Seminar in Public History 3
Exploration of development, methodologies, and employment opportunities of the
field public history. Fall.
HIST 511 Topics in Public History 3
Topical knowledge and hands-on experiences in the practice of public history in
fields such as oral history, museums, archives, and historical editing. May be repeated
with different topics for a total of 9 credits. Spring.
HIST 512 Connecticut Encounters 3
Experience Connecticut's history through its buildings, landscapes, objects,
and three-dimensional artifacts. Fieldwork and travel experience are an
important part of the curriculum and narrative instruction will be carefully
tied to site visits. May be repeated with different topics for a total of 6
credits. Summer.
HIST 521 Public History Internship 3
Prereq.: Completion of at least 21
credits in the student's planned program of study or permission of instructor.
Hands-on experience in the practice of Public History. Students will work for
private and public agencies utilizing their skills acquired in coursework. On
demand.
HIST 540 Seminar in European History 3
OR 6
Selected problems in historical research. Irregular.
HIST 545 History of South Africa since 1900 3
Focus on South Africa since 1900 with emphasis on the rise and fall of
apartheid and multifaceted dimensions of the liberation struggle and the process
of democratization. Irregular.
HIST 560 Seminar in American History 3
OR 6
Selected problems in historical research. Irregular.
HIST 563 The Age of Jackson 3
Investigates the major events, figures, and political struggles of the
Jacksonian Period. Irregular.
HIST 565 Seminar in 17th- and 18th-Century
America 3
Topics in 17th- and 18th-century American history. Irregular.
HIST 566 Civil War and Reconstruction in the United States 3
Prereq.: Acceptance into the
MA program in history or public history, or permission of department chair. Topics and themes of
the Civil War and Reconstruction eras in the United States. Irregular.
HIST 571 History of Sex, Gender, and Health in
Modern United States 3
Examines historical issues concerning the relationship among sex, gender, and
modern medicine. Looks at sex as a subject of scientific study, and gender as
an analytic category. Explores men's and women's interactions with the health
sector, the social and gender construction of disease, and the politics of women's health. Irregular.
HIST 580 Seminar in Non-Western History 3
Selected problems in historical research specific to areas of the world other
than the United States and Europe. May be repeated with different topics for a
maximum of 6 credits. Irregular.
HIST 583 Seminar
in Latin American History 3
Prereq.: Permission of
instructor. Selected historical, political, social, cultural, or economic
topics. Irregular.
HIST 590 Teaching American History 3
Prereq.: Acceptance into the History is
Central Teaching American History grant project; permission of program
director. Covers one of the major themes of the grant, either social movements,
social change: the story of American
freedom; technology and industry: changing
economy; changing society, or American ideals in a changing nation. Students
will explore the newest historiography on the theme and to discover new and
effective methods to teach American history. Students will produce lesson plans
and historiographic papers, participate in primary source research, and discuss
a variety of readings. Summer.
HIST 593 Directed Study in History 3
Prereq.: Permission of graduate advisor
and instructor. Selected readings and project appropriate to student's major
field. Open only to students in M.S. program. Irregular.
HIST 595 Public History Research Project (Plan C) 3
Prereq.: Permission of instructor;
completion of 18 credits; and a 3.00 overall GPA. Hands-on experience in the
practice of public history. Students complete specialized projects based on
client-oriented research and communicate their findings to non-academic
audiences. Spring.
HIST 596 Directed Advanced Readings in History 3
Prereq.: Permission of department chair.
Selected readings appropriate to student's program. May be repeated once. On
demand.
HIST 599 Thesis (Plan A) 6
Prereq.: Permission of advisor and
completion of 18 credits and a 3.00 overall GPA. Preparation of thesis under
the supervision of the thesis advisor and second reader.
