History
Chair: Ryan Crewe
Program Assistant: Tabitha Fitzpatrick
Graduate Advisor: Peter Kopp
Office: Student Commons Building; 1201 Larimer Street, Room 3102, Denver, CO 80204
Telephone: 303-315-1776
Fax: 303-315-1780
Website: clas.ucdenver.edu/history/
Overview
The special responsibility of historical studies is understanding the past. History courses integrate many branches of knowledge, cutting across the lines of the social sciences and the humanities, and even the natural sciences. Identifying forces of stability and processes of change, history students develop their research, writing and analytical skills, which serve them well beyond their university years.
Graduate students in history develop skills in critical thinking, writing and independent research. Our program prepares students for a wide variety of professions, including teaching, government service, museum and archive management, and historic preservation, as well as further degree work in history, law, librarianship and business. The department expects that students graduating with an MA in history will master the following general skills for their degrees:
- The ability to pursue independent historical research projects
- The ability to analyze historiographical arguments
- The ability to analyze primary documents and develop arguments from them
- The ability to create bibliographies using archival, library, and Internet resources
- The ability to write in a variety of formats, including historiographical essays, book reviews, and research papers
Students will also master knowledge of the basic historical content of both their major and minor fields, and an understanding of the historiographies and historical methods in their major and minor fields.
Admission Requirements
- In addition to the general graduate students admission requirements, the Department of History requires an undergraduate GPA of at least 3.25.
- Applicants are required to submit a sample of written work, usually a term paper or project of similar length.
- All applications must include three letters of recommendation, preferably from college or university faculty.
- Applicants should address any gaps, weaknesses, or special circumstances in their academic records in the statement of purpose portion of the application. In special circumstances, the department may modify its admission standards.
Application Deadlines
| Semester | Date |
|---|---|
| Fall admission | March 15 |
| Spring admission | October 15 |
Admission decisions are made by a graduate committee composed of the graduate advisor and faculty representing fields in U.S., European, global, and public history.
Faculty
Professors:
Marjorie Levine-Clark, PhD, University of Iowa
Associate Professors:
Christopher Agee, PhD, University of California, Berkeley
Ryan Crewe, PhD, Yale University
Gabriel Finkelstein, PhD, Princeton University
Peter Kopp, PhD, University of Nevada, Reno
Kariann A. Yokota, PhD, Yale University
Assistant Professors:
Xiaofei Gao, PhD, University of California, Santa Cruz
Rachel Gross, PhD, University of Wisconsin, Madison
Dale Stahl, PhD, Columbia University
William E. Wagner, PhD, University of California, Berkeley
Instructors:
Christine Sundberg, MA, University of Colorado Denver
Associate Professors Clinical Teaching Track:
Brandon Mills, PhD, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Cameron Blevins, PhD, Stanford University
John G. Whitesides, PhD, University of California, Santa Barbara
Emeritus Professors:
Frederick S. Allen, PhD, Harvard University
Mary S. Conroy, PhD, Indiana University
Rebecca Hunt, PhD, University of Colorado Boulder
Pamela W. Laird, PhD, Boston University
Thomas J. Noel, PhD, University of Colorado Boulder
Carl E. Pletsch, PhD, University of Chicago
Myra L. Rich, PhD, Yale University
James B. Whiteside, PhD, University of Colorado
James B. Wolf, PhD, University of California, Los Angeles
History (HIST)
HIST 5002 - Race, Gender and Religious Nationalisms in Asia and the US (3 Credits)
This course investigates ideologies and practices of race, caste, ethnicity, and gender at the foundations of several contemporary religious nationalist movements in Asia and the US. The course focuses first on the ways that religious ideologies and practices of gender help to define and police the borders of race, caste, and ethnicity as social identities. We will examine how these ideologies emerge in religious texts and how they have been challenged in literature and practice, both historically and in the modern era, while privileging the works, voices, and perspectives of women and queer caste-oppressed and racialized philosophers, activists, and thinkers. The course then seeks to give students conceptual and theoretical foundations to understand the relationship between race/caste/ethnicity and gender in religious nationalisms, while presenting case studies from Asia and the US to reflect on and challenge these models. Students will have the opportunity to conduct further research into these issues in Asia, the US, and other parts of the world. Restriction: Restricted to Graduate and Graduate Non-Degree Majors. Cross-listed with HIST 4002, CHIN 4002, ETST 4002, INTS 4002, and RLST 4002. Max hours: 3 Credits.
Grading Basis: Letter Grade
Restriction: Restricted to Graduate and Graduate Non-Degree Majors
Typically Offered: Fall, Spring.
HIST 5003 - From Buddha to #BlackLivesMatter: The Past and Future of Nonviolence (3 Credits)
Why is "Nonviolence" central to many of the religious traditions of South Asia? What has nonviolence looked like historically and how has its meaning and practice changed in the modern world? In traditions such as Hinduism, Jainism, and Buddhism, the practice of nonviolence relates to ethics through concepts of "karma"-our actions. This course begins with an investigation of the theories of karma and the roles they play in these traditions' ideas about the self, the other, and the world. We will take a focused look at the way each tradition regards the idea and practice of ahimsa, nonviolence, as both an ethical and personal good. That is, how does each tradition consider what is proper social action and how do they relate it to the attainment of salvation (i.e. moksha, nirvana)? The course puts Indian thought in conversation with western philosophies to question how we might develop a critical vocabulary for the comparative study of ethics. Turning to the modern era, we will examine Gandhi's philosophy and practice of nonviolent action in the anti-colonial struggle for India's independence, as well as how Rev. Dr.Martin Luther King adapted Gandhi's ideas to the struggle for civil rights in the US. Finally, we will examine recent critiques of nonviolence from American philosophers, activists, and communities of color to see ways that nonviolence continues to play a role in rethinking major issues for fostering equality and equity in the US and global contexts, including policing and religious and ethnic nationalism. Restriction: Restricted to Graduate and Graduate Non-Degree Majors. Cross-listed with ETST 3003, HIST 3003, INTS 3003, PHIL 3003, and RLST 3003. Max hours: 3 Credits.
Grading Basis: Letter Grade
Restriction: Restricted to Graduate and Graduate Non-Degree Majors
Typically Offered: Fall, Spring.
HIST 5027 - Enlightenment and Revolution (3 Credits)
In this course students explore the relationship of ideas and events in Europe during the 17th and 18th centuries. Modernizing trends in the European economy, religion, science, states and international affairs leading up to the French Revolution. Restriction: Restricted to Graduate and Graduate Non-Degree Majors. Cross-listed with HIST 4027. Max Hours: 3 Credits.
Grading Basis: Letter Grade
Restriction: Restricted to Graduate and Graduate Non-Degree Majors
HIST 5028 - Nations and Classes: 19th Century Europe (3 Credits)
Focuses on material and ideological changes in 19th century Europe, exploring social, cultural, political, economic, and intellectual developments. Restriction: Restricted to Graduate and Graduate Non-Degree majors. Cross-listed with HIST 4028. Max hours: 3 Credits.
Grading Basis: Letter Grade
Restriction: Restricted to Graduate and Graduate Non-Degree Majors
HIST 5029 - Age of Anxiety in Europe (3 Credits)
Looks at Europe at the end of the nineteenth century in an effort to determine if there is any relation between the peculiarities in culture at the time and the horrors in politics that followed. Restriction: Restricted to Graduate and Graduate Non-Degree majors. Cross-listed with HIST 4029. Max hours: 3 Credits.
Grading Basis: Letter Grade
Restriction: Restricted to Graduate and Graduate Non-Degree Majors
HIST 5030 - Europe During the World Wars (3 Credits)
Covers the history of the two world wars and their origins, political and social upheaval during the interwar economic crisis, the rise of communism, Italian fascism and Nazism, with an emphasis on cultural production and intellectual life. Restriction: Restricted to Graduate and Graduate Non-Degree majors. Cross-listed with HIST 4030. Max hours: 3 Credits.
Grading Basis: Letter Grade
Restriction: Restricted to Graduate and Graduate Non-Degree Majors
HIST 5032 - Globalization in World History Since 1945 (3 Credits)
An interdisciplinary course on contemporary world history and globalization. While the course is historically structured, economic, political, and sociological matters are explored. Restriction: Restricted to Graduate and Graduate Non-Degree majors. Cross-listed with HIST 4032. Term offered: fall, spring, summer. Max Hours: 3 Credits.
Grading Basis: Letter Grade
Restriction: Restricted to Graduate and Graduate Non-Degree Majors
Typically Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer.
HIST 5035 - Crisis and Transformation: Europe's 20th Century (3 Credits)
This course examines 20th century European history focusing on themes of crisis and transformation. We will explore how devastating wars, economic depression, stark ideological divisions, and revolutionary social, political and cultural movements dramatically changed Europe over the course of the century. Restriction: Restricted to Graduate and Graduate Non-Degree majors. Cross-listed with HIST 4035. Max hours: 3 Credits.
Grading Basis: Letter Grade
Restriction: Restricted to Graduate and Graduate Non-Degree Majors
HIST 5046 - Victorians and Victorianism (3 Credits)
Taking an interdisciplinary perspective, this course examines English people and English life during the reign of Queen Victoria, 1837-1901. What were the defining features of the Victorian age? What did it mean to be "Victorian?" When and why did the Victorian paradigm break down? Restriction: Restricted to Graduate and Graduate Non-Degree majors. Cross-listed with HIST 4046. Max Hours: 3 Credits.
Grading Basis: Letter Grade
Restriction: Restricted to Graduate and Graduate Non-Degree Majors
HIST 5051 - Britain and The Empire (3 Credits)
Examines 19th and 20th century British history, addressing social, cultural, and political themes. Explores industrialization, state growth, and imperialism; relationships between race, gender, and class; and the ways in which colonizers and the colonized experienced empire. Restriction: Restricted to Graduate and Graduate Non-Degree majors. Cross-listed with HIST 4051. Max hours: 3 Credits.
Grading Basis: Letter Grade
Restriction: Restricted to Graduate and Graduate Non-Degree Majors
HIST 5055 - The Atlantic Slave Trade: Africa, Caribbean and U.S. (3 Credits)
Presents a broad overview of the slave trade in the Atlantic World, including discussion of the slave plantation, the creation of Caribbean societies and the consequences of independence from Britain. Restriction: Restricted to Graduate Level students. Cross-listed with HIST 4055. Max Hours: 3 Credits.
Grading Basis: Letter Grade
Restriction: Restricted to Graduate and Graduate Non-Degree Majors
HIST 5062 - Modern France: 1789 to the Present (3 Credits)
Considers the shaping of modern France from the 18th century Bourbon Monarchy and aristocratic society to today's liberal democracy, in which multiculturalism, globalization and supranational institutions call into question the very nature of French identity. Restriction: Restricted to Graduate and Graduate Non-Degree majors. Cross-listed with HIST 4062. Max hours: 3 Credits.
Grading Basis: Letter Grade
Restriction: Restricted to Graduate and Graduate Non-Degree Majors
HIST 5071 - Modern Germany (3 Credits)
Surveys the major political, institutional, social, economic, and cultural developments that have occurred in Germany since the late 18th century. Restriction: Restricted to Graduate and Graduate Non-Degree majors (NDGR-NHL and NDGR-NLA). Cross-listed with HIST 4071. Max Hours: 3 Credits.
Grading Basis: Letter Grade
Restriction: Restricted to Graduate and Graduate Non-Degree Majors
HIST 5074 - Post-War Germany (3 Credits)
Historical survey of Germany since the second world war, with an emphasis on culture and society. Restriction: Restricted to Graduate and Graduate Non-Degree majors. Cross-listed with HIST 4074. Term offered: spring. Max Hours: 3 Credits.
Grading Basis: Letter Grade
Restriction: Restricted to Graduate and Graduate Non-Degree Majors
Typically Offered: Spring.
HIST 5075 - Travel Stories and Origins of Cultural Anthropology (3 Credits)
Examines the early history of cultural anthropology by means of classic travel literature. Restriction: Restricted to Graduate and Graduate Non-Degree majors. Cross-listed with HIST 4075. Max hours: 3 Credits.
Grading Basis: Letter Grade
Restriction: Restricted to Graduate and Graduate Non-Degree Majors
HIST 5076 - History of Modern Science (3 Credits)
Surveys the history of science from the 18th century to the present. Treats all disciplines, from physics to physiology, in an attempt to understand how the natural world came to dominate our sense of ourselves. Restriction: Restricted to Graduate and Graduate Non-Degree majors. Cross-listed with HIST 4076. Max hours: 3 Credits.
Grading Basis: Letter Grade
Restriction: Restricted to Graduate and Graduate Non-Degree Majors
HIST 5083 - Russia Since 1917 (3 Credits)
Studies the development of the Soviet Union from its formation in the October Revolution, through the Civil War, the new economic policy, industrialization, collectivism, the Stalinist purges, up to the present. Restriction: Restricted to Graduate and Graduate Non-Degree majors. Cross-listed with HIST 4083. Max hours: 3 Credits.
Grading Basis: Letter Grade
Restriction: Restricted to Graduate and Graduate Non-Degree Majors
HIST 5133 - Management of Material Culture and Museum Collections (3 Credits)
This course provides in-depth knowledge of the rudiments of material culture documentation, preservation and management. While we have designed this class for those interested in working in history museums, this is also appropriate for those students who want to learn the place of artifacts in studying history. Restriction: Restricted to Graduate and Graduate Non-Degree majors. Cross-listed with HIST 4133. Term offered: spring. Max Hours: 3 Credits.
Grading Basis: Letter Grade
Restriction: Restricted to Graduate and Graduate Non-Degree Majors
Typically Offered: Spring.
HIST 5201 - Core Themes in U.S. History (3 Credits)
This course surveys major themes in U.S. history. Restriction: Restricted to Graduate and Graduate Non-Degree majors. Cross-listed with HIST 4201. Max hours: 3 Credits.
Grading Basis: Letter Grade
Restriction: Restricted to Graduate and Graduate Non-Degree Majors
HIST 5209 - Race, Religion, and Belonging (3 Credits)
Race/ethnicity and religion are conconstitutive social and cultural formations that have played a fundamental part in determining the boundaries of belonging of the United States. In this course, students will interrogate when, why and how race/ethnicity and religion have been used to delineate borders, determine citizenship, navigate legal classifications, dictate social mobility, and regulate economic possibilities. We will analyze both primary sources ‐such as sermons, reality TV shows, court cases and graphic images as well as scholarly writing to explore how formations of race and religion have shaped notions of belonging in the US nation‐state, thereby constructing the boundaries of the state itself. Cross-listed with ETST 4030, ETST 5030, RLST 4030, RLST 5030 and HIST 4209. Restriction: Graduate standing or instructor permission required to enroll. Max hours: 3 Credits.
Grading Basis: Letter Grade
Restriction: Restricted to Graduate and Graduate Non-Degree Majors
Typically Offered: Spring.
HIST 5210 - The American Revolution (3 Credits)
The crisis of the British Empire in North America from the end of the French and Indian War to the ratification of the American Constitution. Topics include the emerging economy, constitutional arguments against Britain, the conduct of the war, and the definition of a republic. Restriction: Restricted to Graduate and Graduate Non-Degree majors. Cross-listed with HIST 4210. Max Hours: 3 Credits.
Grading Basis: Letter Grade
Restriction: Restricted to Graduate and Graduate Non-Degree Majors
HIST 5212 - Civil War and Reconstruction (3 Credits)
Begins with the causes and outbreak of the American Civil War, describes the military conflict and the social aspects of the war, and examines the federal efforts to reconstruct the southern states and protect the rights of Black citizens after 1865. Restriction: Restricted to Graduate and Graduate Non-Degree majors. Cross-listed with HIST 4212. Term offered: fall. Max Hours: 3 Credits.
Grading Basis: Letter Grade
Restriction: Restricted to Graduate and Graduate Non-Degree Majors
Typically Offered: Fall.
HIST 5216 - History of American Popular Culture (3 Credits)
Explores American popular culture from the early 1800s to the present. By tracing the development of various entertainment media, including theater, music, movies, and television sitcoms, this course probes how popular culture both reflected and shaped American values and behavior. Restriction: Restricted to Graduate and Graduate Non-Degree majors. Cross-listed with HIST 4216. Max Hours: 3 Credits.
Grading Basis: Letter Grade
Restriction: Restricted to Graduate and Graduate Non-Degree Majors
HIST 5217 - Consumer Culture (3 Credits)
This interdisciplinary course examines the dynamics of the consumer culture in the context of social, economic, and technological history. The analysis begins with 17th century European origins, and continue through recent world developments, emphasizing the U.S. since 1800. Note: Open to all students. Restriction: Restricted to Graduate and Graduate Non-Degree majors. Cross-listed with HIST 4217. Max hours: 3 Credits.
Grading Basis: Letter Grade
Restriction: Restricted to Graduate and Graduate Non-Degree Majors
HIST 5220 - U.S. Foreign Policy Since 1912 (3 Credits)
The main thrust is the emergence of the U.S. from isolation toward full-scale participation in the affairs of Europe and other areas. Special attention is given to U.S. intervention in two world wars, the Cold War, and the overextension of U.S. commitments since 1960. Restriction: Restricted to Graduate and Graduate Non-Degree majors. Cross-listed with HIST 4220. Max hours: 3 Credits.
Grading Basis: Letter Grade
Restriction: Restricted to Graduate and Graduate Non-Degree Majors
HIST 5225 - Urban America (3 Credits)
This course will explore how Americans experienced their rapidly growing and changing cities during the past two hundred years. This course will cover a wide range of urban themes, including segregation and gentrification, self-invention and policing, ethnic gangs and race riots, skyscrapers and suburbia, and commercial sex and Hollywood. The course will ultimately chart how a range of Americans - including immigrants, teenagers, laborers, women, LGBTQ+ people, and people of color – all fought for their own "right to the city". Restriction: Restricted to Graduate and Graduate Non-Degree majors. Cross-listed with HIST 4225, WGST 4225, WGST 5225, GEOG 4625. Max Hours: 3 Credits.
Grading Basis: Letter Grade
Restriction: Restricted to Graduate and Graduate Non-Degree Majors
HIST 5226 - Capitalism in America (3 Credits)
Explores the social, cultural, and political history of American capitalism from colonial times. Topics include entrepreneurship, labor, territorial and trading expansion, industrialization, the rise of corporations, economic cycles, technological developments, and the role of the state, all within global contexts. Restriction: Restricted to Graduate and Graduate Non-Degree majors. Cross-listed with HIST 4226. Max hours: 3 Credits.
Grading Basis: Letter Grade
Restriction: Restricted to Graduate and Graduate Non-Degree Majors
HIST 5227 - American West (3 Credits)
Introduces the diverse peoples, places, and approaches to the development of the trans-Missouri West from prehistoric times to the present. Restriction: Restricted to Graduate and Graduate Non-Degree majors. Cross-listed with HIST 4227. Term offered: spring. Max Hours: 3 Credits.
Grading Basis: Letter Grade
Restriction: Restricted to Graduate and Graduate Non-Degree Majors
Typically Offered: Spring.
HIST 5228 - Western Art and Architecture (3 Credits)
Introduces Western art and architecture, emphasizing their historical context. Students are required to do book reports and a major research paper. Course includes walking tours and museum visits. Restriction: Restricted to Graduate and Graduate Non-Degree majors (NDGR-NHL and NDGR-NLA). Cross-listed with HIST 4228. Max hours: 3 Credits.
Grading Basis: Letter Grade
Restriction: Restricted to Graduate and Graduate Non-Degree Majors
HIST 5229 - Colorado Historic Places (3 Credits)
Introduces community architecture, folklore, and history for all students. Students learn how to survey, describe, and designate significant historical structures and districts. Restriction: Restricted to Graduate and Graduate Non-Degree majors (NDGR-NHL and NDGR-NLA). Cross-listed with HIST 4229. Term offered: fall. Max Hours: 3 Credits.
Grading Basis: Letter Grade
Restriction: Restricted to Graduate and Graduate Non-Degree Majors
Typically Offered: Fall.
HIST 5231 - History in Museums (3 Credits)
This core course for the museum studies area of public history introduces students to the theory and practice of museum operations. It covers the basics of museum administration, museum collection and preservation, and museum interpretation from both theoretical and practical points of view. Restriction: Restricted to Graduate and Graduate Non-Degree majors. Cross-listed with HIST 4231. Max Hours: 3 Credits.
Grading Basis: Letter Grade
Restriction: Restricted to Graduate and Graduate Non-Degree Majors
HIST 5232 - Historic Preservation (3 Credits)
Introduces the history, methodology, and goals of historic preservation. Guest speakers, field trips, research projects, and book reports. Restriction: Restricted to Graduate and Graduate Non-Degree majors. Cross-listed with HIST 4232. Max Hours: 3 Credits.
Grading Basis: Letter Grade
Restriction: Restricted to Graduate and Graduate Non-Degree Majors
HIST 5234 - History at Work: Public and Community History (3 Credits)
An overview of history outside the academic setting. Students have the opportunity to learn about jobs through on-site visits and presentations made by people engaged in a wide variety of occupations in history other than teaching. Restriction: Restricted to Graduate and Graduate Non-Degree majors. Cross-listed with HIST 4234. Term offered: spring. Max hours: 3 Credits.
Grading Basis: Letter Grade
Restriction: Restricted to Graduate and Graduate Non-Degree Majors
Typically Offered: Spring.
HIST 5240 - National Parks History (3 Credits)
Introduces how the National Park Service uses history to identify, designate, preserve, and interpret America's most outstanding historic and natural history sites. After tours of NPS sites, students select from a wide range of projects. Note: Open to all students. Restriction: Restricted to Graduate and Graduate Non-Degree majors. Cross-listed with HIST 4240. Max Hours: 3 Credits.
Grading Basis: Letter Grade
Restriction: Restricted to Graduate and Graduate Non-Degree Majors
HIST 5244 - Interpretation of History in Museums: Exhibits and Education (3 Credits)
This course allows students to gain in-depth knowledge of historical interpretation through exhibits and education in a museum setting. This class is designed for those preparing to work in history museums but is also appropriate for teachers and others who want to learn how museum programs interpret history with artifacts and other historical materials. Restriction: Restricted to Graduate and Graduate Non-Degree majors (NDGR-NHL and NDGR-NLA). Cross-listed with HIST 4244. Term offered: fall. Max Hours: 3 Credits.
Grading Basis: Letter Grade
Restriction: Restricted to Graduate and Graduate Non-Degree Majors
Typically Offered: Fall.
HIST 5260 - Introduction to Digital Studies (3 Credits)
Develop marketable skills such as building websites, making interactive maps, recording podcasts, and analyzing data while also studying the cultural and ethical dimensions of these technologies. Cross-listed with HIST 3260, COMM 3081, and COMM 5081. Term offered: spring. Max hours: 3 Credits.
Grading Basis: Letter Grade
Typically Offered: Spring.
HIST 5261 - Working With Data (3 Credits)
Teaches the technical skills of data collection, processing, analysis, and visualization, along with the history and ethics of how societies, corporations, and governments have used and abused data over time. Restriction: Restricted to Graduate and Graduate Non-Degree Majors. Cross-listed with HIST 4261. Max hours: 3 Credits.
Grading Basis: Letter Grade
Restriction: Restricted to Graduate and Graduate Non-Degree Majors
HIST 5303 - Sex and Gender in Modern Britain (3 Credits)
Examines modern British history by focusing on sex and gender as central aspects in people's lives. Considers the ways gender shapes the realms of politics, economics, society and culture in Britain from the 18th century to the present. Restriction: Restricted to Graduate and Graduate Non-Degree majors. Cross-listed with HIST 4303 and WGST 4303/5303. Max hours: 3 Credits.
Grading Basis: Letter Grade
Restriction: Restricted to Graduate and Graduate Non-Degree Majors
HIST 5306 - Survey of Feminist Thought (3 Credits)
Examines changes and continuities in feminist thought from the 18th century to the present, using historical and literary materials. Explores the ways that women's characteristics, experiences, and capabilities have been understood and challenged. Restriction: Restricted to Graduate and Graduate Non-Degree majors (NDGR-NHL and NDGR-NLA). Cross-listed with ENGL 4306, 5306, HIST 4306, WGST 4306, 5306. Max Hours: 3 Credits.
Grading Basis: Letter Grade
Restriction: Restricted to Graduate and Graduate Non-Degree Majors
HIST 5307 - History of Sexuality (3 Credits)
Explores the relationships between gender and norms, sexual practice, and ideas about sexuality in Europe and the United States. Examines how sex and sexuality have changed over time and how those changes relate to social, cultural, political and economic history. Restriction: Restricted to Graduate and Graduate Non-Degree majors. Cross-listed with HIST 4307 and WGST 4307/5307. Term offered: spring. Max Hours: 3 Credits.
Grading Basis: Letter Grade
Restriction: Restricted to Graduate and Graduate Non-Degree Majors
Typically Offered: Spring.
HIST 5308 - Crime, Policing, and Justice in American History (3 Credits)
Focuses on changing legal and cultural definitions of crime, the role of the police, the evolution of punishment in theory and practice, and the role of mass culture in shaping the social history of crime and justice. Restriction: Restricted to Graduate and Graduate Non-Degree majors. Cross-listed with HIST 4308. Term offered: spring. Max Hours: 3 Credits.
Grading Basis: Letter Grade
Restriction: Restricted to Graduate and Graduate Non-Degree Majors
Typically Offered: Spring.
HIST 5343 - Women & Gender in US History (3 Credits)
This course will explore women and gender as drivers of US history. From politics to popular culture, jobs to sexual empowerment, civil rights to economic restructuring, we will use gender as a lens to re-envision familiar stories about American history. Cross-listed with HIST 3343, WGST 3343, and WGST 5343. Restriction: Restricted to Graduate and Graduate Non-Degree Majors. Max hours: 3 Credits.
Grading Basis: Letter Grade
Restriction: Restricted to Graduate and Graduate Non-Degree Majors
HIST 5345 - Gender, Science, and Medicine: 1600 to the Present (3 Credits)
Examines the ways science and medicine have both shaped and been shaped by ideas about gender. Pays particular attention to the relationship between scientific/medical ideas about the sexes and the social organization of gender. Restriction: Restricted to Graduate and Graduate Non-Degree majors. Cross-listed with HIST 4345 and WGST 4345/5345. Max hours: 3 Credits.
Grading Basis: Letter Grade
Restriction: Restricted to Graduate and Graduate Non-Degree Majors
HIST 5348 - Mind and Malady: A History of Mental Illness (3 Credits)
Examines the history of mental illness from the mid-18th century to the present, focusing on the institutionalization of the mentally ill, the origin of psychiatry, the development of models of mental illness and the evolution of clinical treatment. Restriction: Restricted to Graduate and Graduate Non-Degree majors. Cross-listed with HIST 4348. Max Hours: 3 Credits.
Grading Basis: Letter Grade
Restriction: Restricted to Graduate and Graduate Non-Degree Majors
HIST 5350 - Colonial Latin America (3 Credits)
Surveys the creation of colonial empires by Spain and Portugal, 1492-1808. Topics include Native American responses to European incursions, women in colonial society, and slavery in Latin America. Restriction: Restricted to Graduate and Graduate Non-Degree Majors. Cross-listed with HIST 3350 and ETST 3350. Max hours: 3 Credits.
Grading Basis: Letter Grade
Restriction: Restricted to Graduate and Graduate Non-Degree Majors
Typically Offered: Fall, Spring.
HIST 5366 - Nature and Power in American History (3 Credits)
This course explores the relationships between human societies and environmental change in the history of North America. Restriction: Restricted to Graduate and Graduate Non-Degree majors. Cross-listed with HIST 3366. Max hours: 3 Credits.
Grading Basis: Letter Grade
Restriction: Restricted to Graduate and Graduate Non-Degree Majors
HIST 5411 - Modern Mexico (3 Credits)
Designed to familiarize students with the critical issues in Mexican political, economic and social history. Traces the emergence of independence and the difficult consolidation of an independent nation state. Restriction: Restricted to Graduate and Graduate Non-Degree majors. Cross-listed with HIST 4411, ETST 4411. Max Hours: 3 Credits.
Grading Basis: Letter Grade
Restriction: Restricted to Graduate and Graduate Non-Degree Majors
HIST 5412 - Mexico and the United States: People and Politics on the Border (3 Credits)
Examines the convoluted relations between these two republics, focusing on diplomatic, cultural and social interactions. Restriction: Restricted to Graduate and Graduate Non-Degree majors. Cross-listed with HIST 4412. Term offered: spring. Max Hours: 3 Credits.
Grading Basis: Letter Grade
Restriction: Restricted to Graduate and Graduate Non-Degree Majors
Typically Offered: Spring.
HIST 5415 - Social Revolutions in Latin America (3 Credits)
A theoretical framework and an empirical basis for understanding the large-scale social movements that have influenced the course of Latin American nations. Restriction: Restricted to Graduate and Graduate Non-Degree majors. Cross-listed with HIST 4415. Max Hours: 3 Credits.
Grading Basis: Letter Grade
Restriction: Restricted to Graduate and Graduate Non-Degree Majors
HIST 5417 - Commodities and Globalization (3 Credits)
Trading raw material & processed goods internationally has greatly affected world cultures & geopolitics. Tracing commodity chains since 1500 for food, fuel, industrial material & products, & intellectual property, this course will conclude with the effects of current regulations, marketing & environmental concerns. Restriction: Restricted to Graduate and Graduate Non-Degree majors. Cross-listed with HIST 4417. Max hours: 3 Credits.
Grading Basis: Letter Grade
Restriction: Restricted to Graduate and Graduate Non-Degree Majors
HIST 5420 - Traditional China: China to 1600 (3 Credits)
A general introduction to the history of China from the advent of historic civilization to the point of the great encounter with the West. Restriction: Restricted to Graduate and Graduate Non-Degree majors. Cross-listed with HIST 4420. Max hours: 3 Credits.
Grading Basis: Letter Grade
Restriction: Restricted to Graduate and Graduate Non-Degree Majors
HIST 5421 - Modern China (3 Credits)
Surveys Chinese history in the modern era. Includes examination of Western domination of China, revolution, and internal fragmentation of China; Japanese attacks and World War II; and civil war and the communist revolution. Restriction: Restricted to Graduate and Graduate Non-Degree majors. Cross-listed with HIST 4421 and CHIN 4421. Term offered: spring. Max hours: 3 Credits.
Grading Basis: Letter Grade
Restriction: Restricted to Graduate and Graduate Non-Degree Majors
Typically Offered: Spring.
HIST 5422 - Lvng thr Mao's China: Life, Mat. Cult, Movies, 1949-76 (3 Credits)
Introduces students to ordinary people's daily life in Mao's China (1949-1976) through an exploration of material culture, movies and scholarship. This course pays particular attention to the ways people's everyday living intertwined with politics. Restriction: Restricted to Graduate and Graduate Non-Degree majors. Cross-listed with HIST 4422. Max hours: 3 Credits.
Grading Basis: Letter Grade
Restriction: Restricted to Graduate and Graduate Non-Degree Majors
HIST 5423 - China in the World (3 Credits)
China does not exist apart from the world, and never has. This course approaches Chinese history by asking: how has the world shaped China's history, and how has China shaped the history of the world? Rather than explain what went on in China, we focus on exploring what went on outside-among China's immediate neighbors in East Asia, the entire Eurasian region, the African continent, and the so-called "West." The course moves chronologically from ancient times to the present, and is organized around the themes as conquest, trade, international relations, climate change, environmental stress, and the circulation of ideas. Restriction: Restricted to Graduate and Graduate Non-Degree Majors. Cross-listed with HIST 4423 and CHIN 4423. Max hours: 3 Credits.
Grading Basis: Letter Grade
Restriction: Restricted to Graduate and Graduate Non-Degree Majors
Typically Offered: Spring.
HIST 5451 - Southern Africa (3 Credits)
An in-depth history of the clash of peoples and cultures in Africa south of the Zambezi River. African and Afrikaner political, economic and cultural development in a single land and the consequences of several competing nationalisms existing side by side are examined. Apartheid and African opposition to it are analyzed. Restriction: Restricted to Graduate and Graduate Non-Degree majors. Cross-listed with HIST 4451. Max Hours: 3 Credits.
Grading Basis: Letter Grade
Restriction: Restricted to Graduate and Graduate Non-Degree Majors
HIST 5455 - African Struggle for Independence (3 Credits)
An assessment of African leadership from the colonial era to the present. Restriction: Restricted to Graduate and Graduate Non-Degree majors. Cross-listed with HIST 4455. Term offered: fall. Max Hours: 3 Credits.
Grading Basis: Letter Grade
Restriction: Restricted to Graduate and Graduate Non-Degree Majors
Typically Offered: Fall.
HIST 5460 - Modern Latin American History (3 Credits)
Surveys the historical development of the modern Latin American countries, beginning with the independence movements of the early 19th century. Emphasizes the 20th century issues and problems that have characterized these countries and affected their relations with the United States. Restriction: Restricted to Graduate and Graduate Non-Degree Majors. Cross-listed with HIST 3460. Max hours: 3 Credits.
Grading Basis: Letter Grade
Restriction: Graduate level students.
Typically Offered: Spring.
HIST 5461 - The Modern Middle East (3 Credits)
Restriction: Restricted to Graduate and Graduate Non-Degree majors. Cross-listed with HIST 4461. Term offered: fall. Max Hours: 3 Credits.
Grading Basis: Letter Grade
Restriction: Restricted to Graduate and Graduate Non-Degree Majors
Typically Offered: Fall.
HIST 5462 - Islam in Modern History (3 Credits)
This course studies Islamic thought and practice over the last two centuries in terms of major historical processes that have operated at local, national, and global scales. Restriction: Restricted to Graduate and Graduate Non-Degree majors. Cross-listed with HIST 4462, RLST 4462, RLST 5462. Term offered: spring. Max Hours: 3 Credits.
Grading Basis: Letter Grade
Restriction: Restricted to Graduate and Graduate Non-Degree Majors
Typically Offered: Spring.
HIST 5475 - The Vietnam War (3 Credits)
Covers the conflict in Vietnam, with roots in the period prior to World War II. Main topics include the rise of nationalism in French Indochina, the war against the French, the Northern moves to unify Vietnam, American intervention, and eventual victory of the Northern regime. Restriction: Restricted to Graduate and Graduate Non-Degree majors. Cross-listed with HIST 4475. Term offered: spring. Max Hours: 3 Credits.
Grading Basis: Letter Grade
Restriction: Restricted to Graduate and Graduate Non-Degree Majors
Typically Offered: Spring.
HIST 5490 - Weapons of Mass Destruction (3 Credits)
Weapons of mass destruction have affected politics, health, and environments around the globe. This course will examine the development, use, and consequences of these modern technologies of war and terror. Restriction: Restricted to Graduate and Graduate Non-Degree majors (NDGR-NHL and NDGR-NLA). Cross-listed with HIST 4490. Term offered: summer, fall. Max Hours: 3 Credits.
Grading Basis: Letter Grade
Restriction: Restricted to Graduate and Graduate Non-Degree Majors
Typically Offered: Fall, Summer.
HIST 5494 - Red and Blue America: U.S. History, 1973-Present (3 Credits)
This course explores American history during a period of immense cultural and political polarization. After 1973, the United States experienced the rise of the New Right, changing attitudes towards sexual "permissiveness," and rapid advancements in technology. Both "law-and-order" politics and the rights campaigns led by immigrants, women, people of color, and LGBTQ+ peoples all reshaped democracy. These developments in the United States, meanwhile, influenced and were shaped by the nation's "hot" and "cold" conflicts in Europe, Latin America, the Middle East, and the rest of the globe. Restriction: Restricted to Graduate and Graduate Non-Degree majors. Cross-listed HIST 4494, WGST 4494, and WGST 5494. Term offered: fall. Max hours: 3 Credits.
Grading Basis: Letter Grade
Restriction: Restricted to Graduate and Graduate Non-Degree Majors
Typically Offered: Fall.
HIST 5616 - Global History of Energy (3 Credits)
Explores the history of human energy use on local, national, and international scales, examining its social, political, and economic effects, and its implications for the environment. Restriction: Restricted to Graduate and Graduate Non-Degree Majors. Cross-listed with HIST 3616. Max hours: 3 Credits.
Grading Basis: Letter Grade
Restriction: Restricted to Graduate and Graduate Non-Degree Majors
HIST 5621 - Explorers and Exploration (3 Credits)
Examines the history of travel and exploration from the 13th century to the present. Readings draw primarily from first-person accounts to understand why people voyage, what they hope to discover, and what happens to them along the way. Restriction: Restricted to Graduate and Graduate Non-Degree majors. Cross-listed with HIST 4621. Max Hours: 3 Credits.
Grading Basis: Letter Grade
Restriction: Restricted to Graduate and Graduate Non-Degree Majors
HIST 5622 - Oceans In History (3 Credits)
Explores transoceanic exchanges, relations, and transformations in modern world history. Examines how historians analyze and conceptualize global interactions. Topics include voluntary and forced migrations, resistance and revolution, transoceanic economic relations, piracy, and environmental change. Restriction: Restricted to Graduate and Graduate Non-Degree majors. Cross-listed with HIST 4622. Max Hours: 3 Credits.
Grading Basis: Letter Grade
Restriction: Restricted to Graduate and Graduate Non-Degree Majors
HIST 5645 - Archival Management (3 Credits)
This course studies theory and principles pertaining to the management of current and non-current records, public and private archival materials, as well as the administration of archival manuscript depositories for housing records of historical value. Restriction: Restricted to Graduate and Graduate Non-Degree majors. Cross-listed with HIST 4645. Max hours: 3 Credits.
Grading Basis: Letter Grade
Restriction: Restricted to Graduate and Graduate Non-Degree Majors
HIST 5810 - Special Topics (1-3 Credits)
Restriction: Restricted to Graduate and Graduate Non-Degree majors. Cross-listed with HIST 4810. Repeatable. Max Hours: 9 Credits.
Grading Basis: Letter Grade
Repeatable. Max Credits: 9.
Restriction: Restricted to Graduate and Graduate Non-Degree Majors
HIST 5840 - Independent Study: History (1-3 Credits)
Note: Students must submit a special processing form completely filled out and signed by the student and faculty member, describing the course expectations, assignments and outcomes, to the CLAS Graduate Academic Services Coordinator for approval. Term offered: fall, spring, summer. Repeatable. Max Hours: 9 Credits.
Grading Basis: Letter Grade
Repeatable. Max Credits: 9.
Typically Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer.
HIST 5880 - Directed Research (1-6 Credits)
Students will engage in original research projects supervised and mentored by faculty. Students must work with faculty prior to registration to develop a proposal for their project and receive permission to take this course. Note: Students must submit a special processing form completely filled out and signed by the student and faculty member, describing the course expectations, assignments and outcomes, to the CLAS Graduate Academic Services Coordinator for approval. Term offered: fall, spring, summer. Repeatable. Max Hours: 6 Credits.
Grading Basis: Letter Grade
Repeatable. Max Credits: 6.
Typically Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer.
HIST 5939 - Internship (1-6 Credits)
Note: Students must submit a special processing form completely filled out and signed by the student and faculty member, describing the course expectations, assignments and outcomes, to the CLAS Graduate Academic Services Coordinator for approval. Term offered: fall, spring, summer. Repeatable. Max Hours: 9 Credits.
Grading Basis: Letter Grade
Repeatable. Max Credits: 9.
Typically Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer.
HIST 5995 - Global Study Topics (1-15 Credits)
This course is reserved for CU Denver faculty-led study abroad experiences. The course topic will vary based on the location and course content. Students register through the Office of Global Education. Restriction: Restricted to Graduate and Graduate Non-Degree majors. Repeatable. Max Hours: 15 Credits.
Grading Basis: Letter Grade
Repeatable. Max Credits: 15.
Restriction: Restricted to Graduate and Graduate Non-Degree Majors
HIST 6013 - Introduction to the Professional Study of History (3 Credits)
Restriction: Restricted to Graduate and Graduate Non-Degree majors. Term offered: fall. Max hours: 3 Credits.
Grading Basis: Letter Grade
Restriction: Restricted to Graduate and Graduate Non-Degree Majors
Typically Offered: Fall.
HIST 6840 - Independent Study: HIST (1-3 Credits)
Note: Students must submit a special processing form completely filled out and signed by the student and faculty member, describing the course expectations, assignments and outcomes, to the CLAS Graduate Academic Services Coordinator for approval. Term offered: fall, spring, summer. Repeatable. Max Hours: 9 Credits.
Grading Basis: Letter Grade
Repeatable. Max Credits: 9.
Typically Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer.
HIST 6931 - Readings: Special Subjects in History (3 Credits)
Readings in topics in history with varying subtitles reflecting course content. Restriction: Restricted to Graduate and Graduate Non-Degree Majors. Term offered: fall, spring. Repeatable. Max hours: 6 Credits.
Grading Basis: Letter Grade
Repeatable. Max Credits: 6.
Restriction: Restricted to Graduate and Graduate Non-Degree Majors
Typically Offered: Fall, Spring.
HIST 6939 - Internship (1-6 Credits)
Note: Students must submit a special processing form completely filled out and signed by the student and faculty member, describing the course expectations, assignments and outcomes, to the CLAS Graduate Academic Services Coordinator for approval. Repeatable. Term offered: spring, summer, fall. Max Hours: 9 Credits.
Grading Basis: Letter Grade
Repeatable. Max Credits: 9.
Typically Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer.
HIST 6940 - Comprehensive Exam (1 Credit)
Preparation for and completion of comprehensive examination for History MA. Note: Students must submit a special processing form completely filled out and signed by the student and faculty member, describing the course expectations, assignments and outcomes, to the CLAS Graduate Academic Services Coordinator for approval. Term offered: fall, spring, summer. Max hours: 1 Credit.
Grading Basis: Letter Grade
Typically Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer.
HIST 6950 - Master's Thesis (1-6 Credits)
Note: Students must submit a special processing form completely filled out and signed by the student and faculty member, describing the course expectations, assignments and outcomes, to the CLAS Graduate Academic Services Coordinator for approval. Term offered: fall, spring, summer. Repeatable. Max hours: 6 Credits.
Grading Basis: Letter Grade with IP
Repeatable. Max Credits: 6.
Additional Information: Report as Full Time.
Typically Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer.
HIST 6951 - Masters Project: Advanced History Curriculum Development (1-6 Credits)
Students develop curricula for secondary-level history courses; must demonstrate thorough knowledge of subjects; understanding of historiographic and methodological problems; command of primary sources and their uses in teaching; and describe teaching strategies, methods, and assessments to be used in the curricula. Note: Students must submit a special processing form completely filled out and signed by the student and faculty member, describing the course expectations, assignments and outcomes, to the CLAS Graduate Academic Services Coordinator for approval. Prereq: Permission of instructor. Term offered: fall, spring, summer. Repeatable. Max hours: 6 Credits.
Grading Basis: Letter Grade with IP
Repeatable. Max Credits: 6.
Additional Information: Report as Full Time.
Typically Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer.
HIST 6952 - Master's Project: Public History (1-6 Credits)
Public history students may use one to six credits to complete a single public history project. Projects can entail creating an exhibit, organizing a museum or archival collection, conducting a preservation survey or similar activities. Students are required to prepare a paper describing the process and results of the project. Note: Students must submit a special processing form completely filled out and signed by the student and faculty member, describing the course expectations, assignments and outcomes, to the CLAS Graduate Academic Services Coordinator for approval. Term offered: fall, spring, summer. Repeatable. Max hours: 6 Credits.
Grading Basis: Letter Grade with IP
Repeatable. Max Credits: 6.
Additional Information: Report as Full Time.
Typically Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer.
HIST 6989 - Seminar: Special Subjects in History (3 Credits)
Restriction: Restricted to Graduate and Graduate Non-Degree majors. Term offered: fall, spring. Repeatable. Max hours: 9 Credits.
Grading Basis: Letter Grade
Repeatable. Max Credits: 9.
Restriction: Restricted to Graduate and Graduate Non-Degree Majors
Typically Offered: Fall, Spring.
HIST 6992 - Seminar: Colorado Studies (3 Credits)
This advanced interdisciplinary seminar on Colorado starts with a survey of the published literature. Students then select a research topic of their own and complete a publishable paper using primary sources. Restriction: Restricted to Graduate and Graduate Non-Degree majors (NDGR-NHL and NDGR-NLA). Max Hours: 3 Credits.
Grading Basis: Letter Grade
Restriction: Restricted to Graduate and Graduate Non-Degree Majors