Introduction

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The Global History Graduate Certificate provides CU Denver graduate students and the wider community the opportunity to explore topics in Global History while simultaneously learning professional skills in historical research and historical dissemination. This Certificate is designed for students interested in pursuing a graduate-level education in Global History and for professionals seeking accreditation and/or promotion in the fields of education, museums, historic preservation, government, law, and the arts.

The certificate can stand on its own or it can serve as a stepping stone to a Master's Degree in History.

Upon successful completion of the certificate, students will:

• Be able to pursue independent historical research projects
• Be able to analyze debates among historians
• Be able to analyze historical documents and develop arguments from them

Program Delivery

• This program has one on-campus requirement and the remainder of the certificate can be completed on campus or online.

Declaring This Certificate

• Applicants must have a B.A. or B.S. degree.
• Interested students must register their intent to complete the certificate with the History Department Graduate Advisor, Peter Kopp (peter.kopp@ucdenver.edu). Students already enrolled in a graduate program at CU Denver can begin their certificate work at any point during their studies. Non-degree students must apply to the university as a non-degree seeking student.

These program requirements are subject to periodic revision by the academic department, and the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences reserves the right to make exceptions and substitutions as judged necessary in individual cases. Therefore, the College strongly urges students to consult regularly with their Global History advisor to confirm the best plans of study before finalizing them. 

Graduate Education Policies and Procedures apply to this program.

Program Requirements

1. Students must complete a minimum of 12 HIST credit hours.
2. Students must complete all HIST credit hours at the graduate level (5000 and above).
3. Students must earn a minimum grade of B- (2.7) in all courses that apply to the certificate and must achieve a minimum cumulative certificate GPA of 3.0. All graded attempts in required and elective courses are calculated in the major GPA. Courses taken using P+/P/F or S/U grading cannot apply to certificate requirements.
4. Students must complete all certificate credit hours with CU Denver faculty.

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
Complete the following required courses:		6
HIST 6013	Introduction to the Professional Study of History
HIST 6931	Readings: Special Subjects in History
or HIST 6989	Seminar: Special Subjects in History
Complete two of the following elective courses:		6
HIST 5027	Enlightenment and Revolution
HIST 5028	Nations and Classes: 19th Century Europe
HIST 5029	Age of Anxiety in Europe
HIST 5030	Europe During the World Wars
HIST 5032	Globalization in World History Since 1945
HIST 5035	Crisis and Transformation: Europe's 20th Century
HIST 5046	Victorians and Victorianism
HIST 5051	Britain and The Empire
HIST 5055	The Atlantic Slave Trade: Africa, Caribbean and U.S.
HIST 5062	Modern France: 1789 to the Present
HIST 5071	Modern Germany
HIST 5074	Post-War Germany
HIST 5075	Travel Stories and Origins of Cultural Anthropology
HIST 5076	History of Modern Science
HIST 5083	Russia Since 1917
HIST 5260/COMM 5081	Introduction to Digital Studies
HIST 5412	Mexico and the United States: People and Politics on the Border
HIST 5421	Modern China
HIST 5455	African Struggle for Independence
HIST 5461	The Modern Middle East
HIST 5462/5462	Islam in Modern History
HIST 5475	The Vietnam War
HIST 5490	Weapons of Mass Destruction
HIST 5616	Global History of Energy
HIST 5621	Explorers and Exploration
HIST 5622	Oceans In History
Total Hours		12

To learn more about the Student Learning Outcomes for this program, please visit our website.