HIS 561 AMERICAN CULTURAL AND RELIGIOUS HISTORY. A study of selected topics in the cultural and religious history of the peoples of North America; the course focuses on the patterns of beliefs and values held by American men and women which have shaped each major period from colonial times to the present.

HIS 571 COLONIAL AND REVOLUTIONARY AMERICA. This is essentially a readings-oriented course. Broad themes from the colonial-revolutionary period will be singled out. Readings will be assigned to familiarize students with the general themes. More specific readings will be assigned and individual reports will be discussed at length in class.

HIS 572 EARLY NATIONAL AMERICA. Studies tracing the development of the United States from 1783 to 1840; the failure of the Confederation; organization of government under the Constitution; the Federalist Period; Jeffersonian democracy; the War of 1812; national growth in the post-war period; political and economic change; the party structure; the rise of Jackson; and social reform.

HIS 573 HISTORY OF THE ANTEBELLUM SOUTH, THE CIVIL WAR, AND RECONSTRUCTION. Studies intended to cover selected topics in the political, economic, business, and social institutions of the Southern states from the Colonial Period through the Reconstruction Era.

HIS 575 RECENT AMERICA, 1876-1933. Studies designed to cover social, economic, cultural, and political developments, including the rise of big business, the swell of agrarian protest, United States emergence as a world power, the Progressive movement, Wilson's New Freedom, World War I, and the 1920s.

HIS 576 CONTEMPORARY AMERICA, 1933-PRESENT. This course will offer a careful survey of United States history since 1933, including such topics as the Great Depression, the New Deal, World War II, the Cold War, the Vietnam War, the civil rights movement, and America in the 1970s and 1980s.

HIS 577 THE AMERICAN WEST. A course to provide investigation of the exploration and settlement of the West, a critical study of the Turner Thesis on the significance of the frontier in American History, the creation of territories and admission of new states, the war with Mexico, the mining frontier, the cattle frontier, and the opening of the Great Plains to agricultural development.

HIS 579 AMERICAN SOCIAL AND INTELLECTUAL HISTORY. Studies covering the major literature on the development of American political, social, economic, and religious thought from the Colonial Period to the present and the relationship of the history of ideas to the development of American political and social institutions.

HIS 582 TOPICS IN THE HISTORY OF WOMEN. A study of selected topics in the history of women; the course focuses on the experiences of women of diverse cultural, racial, and ethnic backgrounds. The course examines women's responses to social forces during critical periods in their history.

HIS 583 UNITED STATES DIPLOMATIC HISTORY. Studies tracing the development of United States foreign policy from 1775 to the present; diplomacy of the Revolutionary Era; the Early Republic; Manifest Destiny; the Civil War Era; Imperialism and Expansion; the Great Crusade and after; World War II; and the Cold War. The emphasis is on the forces which have influenced diplomacy and on the changing interpretations of United States foreign policy.

HIS 584 TEXAS HISTORY. An in-depth examination of Texas history, including study of indigenous peoples, Spanish colonization, the Mexican era, Anglo- and African-American settlement, the Revolution and Republic period, statehood, Civil War and Reconstruction, the cattle kingdom, the oil industry, and political and economic modernization. The course may be conducted as either a research or reading seminar.

HIS 585 LATIN AMERICAN HISTORY. The topics for this course will vary from semester to semester among such subjects as the diplomatic, political, social, and intellectual history of specific geographical areas in Latin America; i.e., Mexico, the Caribbean, the Anglo-Spanish border lands, or South America.

HIS 589 GREAT BRITAIN AND THE BRITISH EMPIRE. The topics for this course will vary from semester to semester among various chronological periods and will deal specifically with British religious, political, social, cultural, economic and imperial history.

HIS 591 ASIAN HISTORY. The topics for this course will vary from semester to semester among such subjects as the diplomatic, political, social, economic and intellectual history of specific geographical areas in Asia, i.e. East Asia, the Subcontinent, and South East Asia.

HIS 593 EUROPEAN DIPLOMATIC HISTORY. Studies covering selected topics in the history of European international politics from the 18th through the 20th century. Alternate emphasis will be placed on Eastern and Western Europe as well as on different eras of diplomacy, at the discretion of the instructor.

HIS 594 EARLY MODERN EUROPE. A study of selected topics in Early Modern Europe.

HIS 595 LATER MODERN EUROPE. A study of selected topics in Later Modern European History.

HIS 597 INDEPENDENT STUDY. This is a course designed for studies of individually selected topics not specifically provided in any of the formal courses. Prerequisite: Consent of History Department Chair.

HIS 694 SEMINAR IN HISTORY. Research seminar in selected topics.

HIS 695 WORKSHOP: TEACHING HISTORY. An opportunity to learn of new historical interpretations in particular fields, new teaching strategies, and new developments in the general discipline of history.

HIS 698 HISTORICAL METHODOLOGY AND BIBLIOGRAPHY. A concentrated approach to historical research emphasizing bibliographic techniques, critical evaluation of historical documents, historiographical interpretations, narrative analyses and organization, and writing skills. Required on all degree plans.

HIS 699 THESIS.