DEPARTMENT HEAD: JEFFREY P. BROWN

REQUIREMENTS FOR HISTORY MAJOR:

The undergraduate history major consists of at least 42 credits in the major field (excluding Hist. 449), 21 of which must be numbered 300 or above. One or more upper-division courses (excluding Hist. 398) must require research-based paper or papers totaling at least 20 pages. Electives must be carefully selected by the student and approved by a Department of History advisor.

DEPARTMENTAL REQUIREMENTS:

HIST 101, Roots of Modern Europe .............................................................................................. 3

HIST 102, Modern Europe ............................................................................................................. 3

HIST 201, Introduction to Early American History .................................................................... 3

HIST 202, Introduction to Recent American History ................................................................ 3

HIST 211, East Asia to 1600 ............................................................................................................ 3

HIST 212, East Asia since 1600 ..................................................................................................... 3

HIST 311, Colonial Latin America ................................................................................................. 3

HIST 312, Modern Latin America ................................................................................................ 3

*HIST 398, Historians and History ................................................................................................ 3

(Must be taken during junior year)

Three additional history courses over 300 ............................................................... 9

(Not more than three courses in a single major field)

Two additional history courses over 400 .................................................................. 6

(Not more than three courses in a single major field)

Total History Credit Hours: 42

Electives: Sufficient to bring total credits to 128, including 55 upper-division

NOTE: STUDENTS MUST FULFILL UNIVERSITY GENERAL EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS AND COLLEGE OF ARTS & SCIENCES GENERAL EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS AS WELL AS THE DEPARTMENTAL MAJOR REQUIREMENTS.

HIST. 347 – CIVIL WAR ERA: 1840-1877 Mexican-American War, development of secession, American Civil War, Reconstruction
COURSE	SECTION			TIMES	DAYS	LOCATION	INSTRUCTOR
HIST 347	70			This is a WebCT course			BRONSTEIN
HIST. 354 –MODERN MEXICO From independence to the present with emphasis on the Revolution
COURSE	SECTION			TIMES	DAYS	LOCATION	INSTRUCTOR
HIST 354	01			0855-1010	TR	HA212	MILLIORN
HIST. 355G –AMERICAN WEST IN POPULAR CULTURE Explores changing images of the U.S. West in popular culture from the colonial period to the present, including literature, captivity narratives, popular travel narratives, dime novels, nature writing, Wild West shows, tourism, film, television and advertising. NOTE: This is a 4-credit course please note the separate time for attending film viewings
COURSE	SECTION			TIMES	DAYS	LOCATION	INSTRUCTOR
HIST 355G	01			0855-1010	TR	BD182	WEISIGER
				1430-1600	T	BD182	WEISIGER
HIST. 362 – AFRO-AMERICAN HISTORY II Black Americans in the United States in the twentieth century; segregation; black leaders, organizations, methods and goals; white reaction; the struggle for equality.
COURSE	SECTION			TIMES	DAYS	LOCATION	INSTRUCTOR
HIST 362	01			1800-2030	M	BD182	FIELDER
HIST 366- BRITISH IMPERIALISM
COURSE		SECTION	TIMES		DAYS	LOCATION	INSTRUCTOR
HIST 366		01	1030-1120		MWF	BD182	BRONSTEIN
HIST 367- MEXICAN AMERICANS IN THE U.S. Emigration; reception; impact upon society, politics, economics, and culture.
COURSE		SECTION	TIMES		DAYS	LOCATION	INSTRUCTOR
HIST 367		01	1020-1135		TR	HA112	LARA
HIST 368- TEACHING HISTORY Philosophical and practical issues of teaching history are explored. Designed to help prospective teachers at all levels clarify their views about studying history. A variety of pedagogical strategies for teaching history are explored.
COURSE	SECTION			TIMES	DAYS	LOCATION	INSTRUCTOR
HIST 368	70			1630-1900	M	PICACHO M.S. Classroom 59	ORNELAS
HIST 381G- EARLY RUSSIA Domestic affairs and international relations from the rise of the Kievan State to the mid-nineteenth century.
HIST 381G	70			This is a WebCT course			BROOKS
HIST. 382G – MODERN RUSSIA Domestic policies and foreign relations from mid-nineteenth century to the present with emphasis on the Soviet period.
COURSE		SECTION	TIMES		DAYS	LOCATION	INSTRUCTOR
HIST 382		01	1800-2030		W	HA104	BROOKS
HIST. 383 –GERMANY Political, social, and cultural developments from the eighteenth century to the present, with emphasis on the Nazi era.
COURSE		SECTION	TIMES		DAYS	LOCATION	INSTRUCTOR
HIST 383		70	This is a WebCT course				ORZOFF
HIST. 391 – THE HISTORY OF THE HOLOCAUST Investigate the origins, processes, and ramifications of the Holocaust, the twentieth century’s most horrific example of state-sponsored genocide.
COURSE		SECTION		TIMES	DAYS	LOCATION	INSTRUCTOR
HIST 390		01		1800-2030	TH	HA114	ORZOFF

HISTORY 400-LEVEL COURSES:
HIST. 400 – SPECIAL TOPIC: INTERPRETING HISTORIC PLACES FOR THE PUBLIC Designed to introduce students to the craft of historic site interpretation. Includes current issues in historic site interpretation, relationships between interpretation and historical scholarship, the history of historic sites and the nature of heritage tourism, and the philosophy of meaningful interpretation. Emphasis placed on linking historiography and research methodology with real places for presentation to the public. Students will research a historic site using primary and secondary sources, and develop either a lesson plan, a script to reinterpret a historic site, or a fully developed exhibit plan.
COURSE	SECTION		TIMES		DAYS	LOCATION		INSTRUCTOR
HIST 400	01		1130-1220		MWF	BD182		PITCAITHLEY
HISTORY 400 SPECIAL TOPIC: NEW MEXICO VISUAL CULTURE
COURSE	SECTION		TIMES		DAYS	LOCATION		INSTRUCTOR
HIST 400	02		1310-1425		TR	MH155		LARA
HISTORY 403: SPECIAL TOPIC IN MIDDLE EAST: HISTORY OF IRAN
COURSE	SECTION		TIMES		DAYS	LOCATION		INSTRUCTOR
HIST 403	01		1330-1420		MWF	MH189		TOLLEFSON
HIST. 449 – READINGS Individual study of selected readings and problems. Prerequisite: consent of instructor.
COURSE		SECTION		TIMES	DAYS		LOCATION	INSTRUCTOR
HIST 449		01-02		To be set up with individual faculty by student				TBA
HIST. 481- TIME TRAVELING THROUGH NEW MEXICO’S PAST The area to be presented is New Mexico in 1912 which is the year of statehood. Teaches historians and educators how to make history come alive. Semester project includes role playing characters and activities from a past era with local schools and museums.
COURSE		SECTION		TIMES	DAYS		LOCATION	INSTRUCTOR
HIST 481		01		1020-1135	TR		GH235B	HUNNER
HIST. 483 –HISTORIC PRESERVATION Study of community development, the historic preservation movement, and the built environment. Field project.
COURSE		SECTION		TIMES	DAYS		LOCATION	INSTRUCTOR
HIST 483		01		1430-1700	W		MNG3200	WEISIGER
HIST. 489 – PROJECTS IN HISTORY Intensive investigation of a selected area of history, including the completion of a research paper. Prerequisite: the approval of the department graduate advisor and the instructor.
COURSE		SECTION		TIMES	DAYS		LOCATION	INSTRUCTOR
HIST 489		01		To be set up with individual faculty by student				TBA
HIST. 489 – THE AMERICAN WEST IN POPULAR CULTURE For students taking American West in Popular Culture this is the 1-credit section to sign up for to view films for the course.
COURSE		SECTION		TIMES	DAYS		LOCATION	INSTRUCTOR
HIST 489		02		To be set up with individual faculty by student				TBA

HISTORY 500-LEVEL COURSES:
HIST. 500 – SPECIAL TOPIC: INTERPRETING HISTORIC PLACES FOR THE PUBLIC Designed to introduce students to the craft of historic site interpretation. Includes current issues in historic site interpretation, relationships between interpretation and historical scholarship, the history of historic sites and the nature of heritage tourism, and the philosophy of meaningful interpretation. Emphasis placed on linking historiography and research methodology with real places for presentation to the public. Students will research a historic site using primary and secondary sources, and develop either a lesson plan, a script to reinterpret a historic site, or a fully developed exhibit plan.
COURSE	SECTION					TIMES	DAYS	LOCATION		INSTRUCTOR
HIST 500	01					1130-1220	MWF	BD182		PITCAITHLEY
HISTORY 500 SPECIAL TOPIC: NEW MEXICO VISUAL CULTURE
COURSE	SECTION					TIMES	DAYS	LOCATION		INSTRUCTOR
HIST 500	02					1310-1425	TR	MH155		LARA
HIST 500: REBELS, GUERRILAS, AND TERRORISTS IN MODERN LATIN AMERICA Explores history of rebels in Latin America. Examines guerilla struggles attaining national dimension. Focus on modern events, including Peru’s Shining Path, Columbia’s FARC, and Mexico’s Zapatistas. Same as GOVT 368.
COURSE	SECTION				TIMES		DAYS	LOCATION		INSTRUCTOR
HIST 500	03				1030-1120		MWF	MH189		GARCIA-BRYCE
HIST 500 SPECIAL TOPIC: EARLY FRONTIERS
COURSE	SECTION				TIMES		DAYS	LOCATION		INSTRUCTOR
HIST 500	04				1130-1220		MWF	MH189		LESTER
HIST. 500 – THE HISTORY OF THE HOLOCAUST Investigate the origins, processes, and ramifications of the Holocaust, the twentieth century’s most horrific example of state-sponsored genocide.
COURSE		SECTION			TIMES		DAYS	LOCATION		INSTRUCTOR
HIST 500		05			1800-2030		TH	HA114		ORZOFF
HIST 500 SPECIAL TOPIC: 15 BATTLES THAT SHAPED EUROPE
COURSE	SECTION				TIMES		DAYS	LOCATION		INSTRUCTOR
HIST 500	07				1145-1300		TR	HA212		HORODOWICH/MILLIORN
HIST. 500 SPECIAL TOPIC: GERMANY Political, social, and cultural developments from the eighteenth century to the present, with emphasis on the Nazi era.
COURSE	SECTION				TIMES		DAYS	LOCATION		INSTRUCTOR
HIST 500	M71				This is a WebCT course					ORZOFF
HIST 500 SCIENCE IN MODERN SOCIETY The social impact of scientific activity and thought from Newton to the present. The growth of modern scientific institutions; the political and social context of modern science. Eng 111g recommended.
COURSE	SECTION				TIMES		DAYS	LOCATION		INSTRUCTOR
HIST 500	72				This is a WebCT class					BROOKS
HIST. 504 – CIVIL WAR ERA: 1840-1877 Mexican-American War, development of secession, American Civil War, Reconstruction
COURSE	SECTION				TIMES		DAYS	LOCATION		INSTRUCTOR
HIST 504	70				This is a WebCT course					BRONSTEIN
HIST 522-U.S. FOREIGN RELATIONS SINCE 1914 Foreign relations from World War I to the present. Emphasis on World Wars, isolationism, Soviet-American relations, Vietnam, and new challenges in a multipolar world.
COURSE			SECTION			TIMES	DAYS		LOCATION	INSTRUCTOR
HIST 522			01			1330-1420	MWF		HA212	SCHNEIDER-HECTOR
HIST. 538 SPECIAL TOPICS IN EUROPEAN HISTORY: MODERN RUSSIA Domestic policies and foreign relations from mid-nineteenth century to the present with emphasis on the Soviet period.
COURSE		SECTION		TIMES			DAYS	LOCATION		INSTRUCTOR
HIST 538		01		1800-2030			W	HA104		BROOKS
HIST 538 SPECIAL TOPICS IN EUROPEAN HISTORY: EARLY RUSSIA Domestic affairs and international relations from the rise of the Kievan State to the mid-nineteenth century.
HIST 538	70				This is a WebCT course					BROOKS

HIST. 587 – PUBLIC HISTORY SEMINAR Introduction to the discipline of public history, including its methodology and literature. Field work is required.
COURSE	SECTION	TIMES	DAYS	LOCATION	INSTRUCTOR
HIST 587	01	2:30-5:00PM	T	BD 258	HUNNER
HIST. 589 – SPECIAL RESEARCH PROGRAMS Will explore the use of history and heritage in tourist attractions and then will develop your skills as a heritage tour guide by researching and then creating a tour of a local place. Using history to enhance the tourist experience is the main focus of this course.
COURSE	SECTION	TIMES	DAYS	LOCATION	INSTRUCTOR
HIST 589	01 & 02	TBA			TBA
HIST. 591 – READING SEMINAR: BORDERS, BOUNDARIES AND FRONTIERS Intensive reading and group discussion about history. Specific topic to be announced. May be repeated for a maximum of 6 hours.
COURSE	SECTION	TIMES	DAYS	LOCATION	INSTRUCTOR
HIST 590	01	R	1430-1700	BD 258	ORZOFF
HIST. 596 – RESEARCH SEMINAR Intensive reading and group discussion about history. Specific topic to be announced. May be repeated for a maximum of 6 hours.
COURSE	SECTION	TIMES	DAYS	LOCATION	INSTRUCTOR
HIST 596	01	1800-2030	W	BD258	GARCIA-BRYCE
HIST. 599 – MASTER’S THESIS This course is reserved for history graduate students who choose to write a thesis. Before enrolling in it, a student must check with the department head.
COURSE	SECTION	TIMES	DAYS	LOCATION	INSTRUCTOR
HIST 599	01-06	To be set up with student’s thesis advisor			TBA