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2008-2009 Graduate Catalog 
    
2008-2009 Graduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Graduate Courses


 

History

  
  • HTY 402 - Roman History


    The rise of ancient Rome from a small Italian town to mistress of the Mediterranean. Problems of excessive greatness including failure of a city-state republic to rule a vast empire and triumph of Caesarism. Covers the establishment of the “Roman Peace” under the emperors, “Christianization” and problem of the “Decline of Rome”.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    HTY 105 or permission.

    Credits: 3
  
  • HTY 403 - Early Middle Ages


    Europe from late antiquity to about 950, considering the social, economic, political, and intellectual developments during Merovingian and Carolingian times, emphasizing the early medieval agricultural revolution and reconstructing the factors affecting the lives of ordinary people.

    Satisfies the General Education Western Cultural Tradition and Cultural Diversity and International Perspectives Requirements.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    HTY 105 or permission.

    Credits: 3
  
  • HTY 404 - Late Middle Ages


    Social, economic, political, and intellectual history of Europe from 950 to the Renaissance, focusing on the medieval frontier period and the late medieval era of environmental crisis and economic contraction.

    Satisfies the General Education Western Cultural Tradition and Population and the Environment Requirements.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    HTY 105 or permission.

    Credits: 3
  
  • HTY 405 - Early Modern Europe: Renaissance, Reformation and the Foundation of the Modern World-System


    A survey of the cultural, religious, social, economic and political history of Europe from 1300 to the end of the period of religious wars. Emphasis on the cultural rebirth following upon the recovery of the art, literature and philosophy of cultural antiquity; on the Reformation and Counter-Reformation as marking the end of the “closed,” relatively homogenous world of Medieval Christendom and an entrance into a more open universe of spiritual and intellectual possibilities; and on the economic, social and technological transformations that made possible and were in turn accelerated by the expansion of European societies into Africa, Asia and the Americas.

    Satisfies the General Education Western Cultural Tradition, Cultural Diversity and International Perspectives and Writing Intensive Requirements.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    HTY 105 or permission.

    Credits: 3
  
  • HTY 407 - The Age of Monarchs and Revolution: Europe, 1648-1815


    Covers the later part of Early Modern European history and the early years of modern Europe: 1648-1815. Discusses the concepts and significant social and political events and issues, such as absolutist monarchies, feudalism, nobility, the Church, peasantry, the Enlightenment, nationalism, liberalism, the French Revolution, and the Napoleonic Empire.

    Satisfies the General Education Western Cultural Tradition Requirement.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    HTY 105 or HTY 106 or permission.

    Credits: 3
  
  • HTY 408 - 19th Century Europe, 1815-1914


    Europe from the Congress of Vienna to World War I: industrialization, the emergence of modern ideologies, German and Italian unification, the rise of democracy, imperialism and the road to World War I.

    Satisfies the General Education Cultural Diversity and International Perspectives Requirement.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    HTY 106 or permission.

    Credits: 3
  
  • HTY 409 - Twentieth Century Europe I, 1914-1945


    Europe in the age of the two world wars, focusing on the causes and consequences of the wars themselves, concurrent political and economic problems, the challenge of totalitarianism, and the intellectual and cultural contexts.

    Satisfies the General Education Western Cultural Tradition Requirement.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    HTY 105 or HTY 106 or permission.

    Credits: 3
  
  • HTY 410 - 20th Century Europe II, Since 1945


    Europe in the age of Cold War division, focusing on the contrasting development of prosperous democracies in western Europe and the Soviet imperium in eastern Europe, culminating in the overcoming of this division and this imperium in the revolutions of 1989/1991.

    Satisfies the General Education Western Cultural Tradition and Cultural Diversity and International Perspectives Requirements.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    HTY 106 or permission.

    Credits: 3
  
  • HTY 411 - The Holocaust


    The Nazi persecution and extermination of European Jews (1933-1945) including the exploration of modern anti-Semitism, Nazi ideology, the persecution of German Jews after 1933, and the extermination of six million European Jews in Nazi occupied Europe during the Second World War.

    Satisfies the General Education Western Cultural Tradition and Cultural Diversity and International Perspectives Requirements.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    HTY 105 or HTY 106 or permission.

    Credits: 3
  
  • HTY 412 - European Imperialism, 1870-1914


    A comparative examination of the “New Imperialism.” Explores the theory and practice of European territorial and economic expansion in the late-19th Century.

    Satisfies the General Education Western Cultural Tradition and Cultural Diversity and International Perspectives Requirements.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    HTY 106, HTY 112 or permission.

    Credits: 3
  
  • HTY 415 - African-American History


    Examines the African-American experience both thematically and chronologically, from slavery to emancipation, and the lives of African-Americans in the twentieth century. Includes African survivals and slave culture; the impact of racism, religion, and family on African-American lives; efforts by blacks to improve their lives; and the meaning of their history for contemporary African-Americans.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    HTY 103 or HTY 104 or permission.

    Credits: 3
  
  • HTY 416 - The American South


    The American South is part of the United States, yet its history and traditions are very different from those of the rest of the country. Considers the separate history of the American South, addressing such issues as slavery, the South’s failed war for independence, race relations, the New South, and the civil rights movement. Examines images and stereotypes of the South in popular culture and the question of southern distinctiveness, in order to assess the place of the South in the nation.

    Satisfies the General Education Western Cultural Tradition and Cultural Diversity and International Perspectives Requirements.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    HTY 103 or HTY 104 or permission.

    Credits: 3
  
  • HTY 420 - Science and Society Since 1800


    Examines the development of science, with emphasis on America, since the Scientific Revolution, both ‘internally’–as ideas and experiments–and ‘externally’–as related to America and other societies that have produced them and upon which they in turn have had impact.

    Satisfies the General Education Western Cultural Tradition Requirement.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    Not open to first-year students.

    Credits: 3
  
  • HTY 423 - History of Russia I


    Russian history from the earliest times to the 1870’s, including political, economic, cultural and social developments during the Kievan, Tartar, Muscovite and Imperial periods.

    Satisfies the General Education Western Cultural Tradition and Cultural Diversity and International Perspectives Requirements.)

    Prerequisites & Notes
    HTY 105 or HTY 106 or permission.

    Credits: 3
  
  • HTY 424 - History of Russia II


    The history of the Russian Empire and the Soviet Union during the last 125 years, including the problems and achievements of Imperial Russia, World War I and the Bolshevik seizure of power, the development of Communist totalitarianism, Russia as a world power, and contemporary dilemmas.

    Satisfies the General Education Western Cultural Tradition and Cultural Diversity and International Perspectives Requirements.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    HTY 106 or permission.

    Credits: 3
  
  • HTY 426 - History of Modern Germany


    Includes major political, economic, cultural, and social developments during the Imperial, Weimar, National Socialist, and Federal Republic eras.

    Satisfies the General Education Western Cultural Tradition and Cultural Diversity and International Perspectives Requirements.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    HTY 106 or permission.

    Credits: 3
  
  • HTY 429 - History of Modern Italy


    Covers the economic, social, political, and cultural developments of the Italian people from 1796 to the present. Explores Italian unification, Fascism, and the Italian migration to the U.S.

    Satisfies the General Education Western Cultural Tradition Requirement.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    Six hours of history or permission.

    Credits: 3
  
  • HTY 433 - Greek and Roman Mythology


    The study of classical myths as the poetic expression of the Greek and Roman spirit, as the depiction of everything considered sacred, and as the embodiment of the basic patterns of the human psyche. Discusses the major theories of myth. Uses modern psychology and anthropology to show how the myths reveal secrets of our emotional, intellectual, and spiritual lives.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    GRE 101 or LAT 101 or PHI 101 or permission.

    Credits: 3
  
  • HTY 434 - Greek and Roman Heritage in America


    The influence of Greek and Roman thought on North American culture from the colonial period to the 20th century. Prime examples: the idea of a Classical Republic, Greek architecture, pro- and anti- slavery arguments based on Plato and Aristotle.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    one of the following: HTY 106; PHI 101; LAT 101, LAT 102; GRE 101, GRE 102; ARH 251, ARH 253; POS 301 or permission.

    Credits: 3
  
  • HTY 436 - History of China II


    A survey of social, economic, cultural and political development in China from 1600 to the present. Emphasis will be on the 20th century, especially on the Communist Revolution and the “market economy reform” period since 1978.

    Satisfies the General Education Cultural Diversity and International Perspectives and Social Contexts and Institutions Requirements.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    HTY 107 or HTY 108 or six hours of history, or permission.

    Credits: 3
  
  • HTY 437 - History of Modern Japan


    Survey of social, economic, cultural and political development in Japan from the last period of feudalism to the present day. Social and political structures, value changes, the rise of militarism and fascism, the effects of the Pacific War, popular movements, modernization problems and progress, and relations with the United States and the rest of the world will be discussed.

    Satisfies the General Education Cultural Diversity and International Perspectives and Social Contexts and Institutions Requirements.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    HTY 107 or HTY 108 or six hours of history or permission.

    Credits: 3
  
  • HTY 442 - The United States and Vietnam: A History


    Focuses on key periods in the historical development of the United States and Vietnam and trace the history of their relations since the beginning of World War II. The economic, social, political, ideological, and cultural origins of the conflict, the conduct of the war and the aftermath in Vietnam, East Asia, and the United States will be examined.

    Satisfies the General Education Cultural Diversity and International Perspectives and Social Contexts and Institutions Requirements.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    HTY 103 or HTY 104 or JTY 107 or HTY 108, or by permission.

    Credits: 3
  
  • HTY 446 - History of Modern Middle East, 1800-Present


    The economic, social, and political transformations experienced by the Middle East in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Focus on the rise of Arab nationalism and the Israeli-Arab conflict.

    Satisfies the General Education Cultural Diversity and International Perspectives Requirement.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    One survey course in history.

    Credits: 3
  
  • HTY 449 - History of South Africa


    Examines the political, economic, and social history of South Africa from 1652 to the present. Emphasis on race relations from the establishment of the Cape Colony to the fall of Apartheid. Explores European colonization, the formation of the Zulu Empire, the South African War, and the birth of the New South Africa.

    Satisfies the General Education Social Contexts and Institutions and Cultural Diversity and International Perspectives Requirements.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    HTY 106 or HTY 112 or permission.

    Credits: 3
  
  • HTY 450 - History of the British Empire


    Examines the history of the British Empire from the late 15th century to the end of the 20th century. Emphasis on the 19th century, especially the period of rapid growth c. 1875-1914, in Africa and Asia.

    Satisfies the General Education Western Cultural Tradition and Cultural Diversity and International Perspectives Requirements.  

    Prerequisites & Notes
    HTY 105, HTY 106 or permission.

    Credits: 3
  
  • HTY 452 - Topics in Latin American History


    Analysis of varying political, economic, social, and/or cultural topics highlighted in the recent scholarship on Latin American history. May be repeated for credit.
     

    Satisfies the General Education Cultural Diversity and International Perspectives Requirement.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    HTY 109 or HTY 110 or permission.

    Credits: 3

  
  • HTY 453 - History of Ireland I


    The history of Ireland from ancient beginnings through the seventeenth century, examines prehistoric culture, the coming of Christianity, and the English conquests of Ireland.

    Satisfies the General Education Cultural Diversity and International Perspectives Requirement.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    HTY 105 or HTY 106 or six hours of History.

    Credits: 3

  
  • HTY 454 - History of Ireland II


    The history of Ireland from the late seventeenth through twentieth centuries, examines nationalist movements, the land question, and the development and issues of Northern Ireland.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    HTY 105 or HTY 106 or six hours of history.

    Credits: 3
  
  • HTY 455 - History of Great Britain I


    The political, socio-economic, and constitutional aspects of British history from Roman Britain to 1700, emphasizing economic growth and the development of political institutions.

    Satisfies the General Education Western Cultural Tradition Requirement.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    HTY 105 or HTY 106 or six hours of history.

    Credits: 3
  
  • HTY 456 - History of Great Britain II


    The political, socio-economic, and constitutional aspects of British history from 1700 to the present, emphasizing economic growth and the development of democracy.

    Satisfies the General Education Western Cultural Tradition Requirement.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    HTY 105 or HTY 106 or six hours of history.

    Credits: 3
  
  • HTY 458 - History of French Canada and Franco Americans


    The common historical heritage of French Canadians and Franco-Americans from the establishment of New France and Acadia to the great migrations to the United States in the 19th century. The separate development of French Canadians and Franco-Americans from this point to the present. (This course is identical to FAS 458.)

    Prerequisites & Notes
    6 hours of History or permission.

    Credits: 3
  
  • HTY 459 - Colonial Canada


    Canada’s history from New France to 1850, emphasizing political, social, and economic developments and relations with the American people. (This course is identical to FAS 459.)

    Prerequisites & Notes
    HTY 103 or permission.

    Credits: 3
  
  • HTY 460 - Modern Canada


    Canada’s history from Confederation to the present, emphasizing political, social, and economic developments and Canada’s relations with the United States.

    Satisfies the General Education Western Cultural Tradition, Cultural Diversity and International Perspectives and Ethics Requirements.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    HTY 104 or permission.

    Credits: 3
  
  • HTY 461 - Colonial British America to 1763


    Examines the founding and development of English-speaking colonies in the New World. Course themes include the trans-Atlantic context of colonization, Native Americans, the growth of slavery, and religious and regional variation in colonial America.

    Satisfies the General Education Western Cultural Tradition and Writing Intensive Requirement.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    HTY 103 or permission.

    Credits: 3

  
  • HTY 462 - The American Revolution


    Explores the pivotal era that created the United States as an independent nation in the late 18 th and early 19 th centuries. In addition to a traditional focus on the Revolutionary War and the Federal Constitution, the course also considers conflict within patriot ranks as well as the experience of people who did not necessarily benefit from the Revolution.

    Satisfies the General Education Western Cultural Tradition Requirement.

     

    Prerequisites & Notes
    HTY 103 or permission.

    Credits: 3

  
  • HTY 463 - The Early Republic, 1789-1840


    Explores the shaping of American society by people and events between the years 1789-1840. While paying due attention to political and economic changes during this period, the focus will be on the lives and experiences of ordinary people: their families, work, homelife, communities, attitudes and expectations.

    Satisfies the General Education Western Cultural Tradition, Social Contexts and Institutions and Cultural Diversity and International Perspectives Requirements.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    HTY 103 or permission.

    Credits: 3
  
  • HTY 464 - America at the Crossroads: The Era of Civil War Reconstruction 1840-1876


    Problems and processes involved in territorial expansion, economic growth, the slavery issue, civil war, and the reconstruction of American society.

    Satisfies the General Education Western Cultural Tradition Requirement.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    HTY 103 or permission.

    Credits: 3
  
  • HTY 465 - American Landscapes, 1600-1850


    Investigates the shaping of American landscapes and interpretation of those landscapes in history, fiction and art. In particular, the course explores the ways in which Americans used idealizations of the physical environment to define certain cultural attributes and to explain social transformations.

    Satisfies the General Education Population and the Environment Requirement.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    HTY 103 or permission.

    Credits: 3
  
  • HTY 467 - Early 20th Century America, 1914-1945


    Changes in American politics, economics, society, and culture including the Wilson era of reform and intervention in World War I, the age of business, depression and the New Deal of FDR, World War II and American global power.

    Satisfies the General Education Western Cultural Tradition Requirement.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    HTY 104 or permission.

    Credits: 3
  
  • HTY 468 - America Since 1945


    Changes in American politics, economics, society, and culture including the Cold War and McCarthyism, protest movements of the 1960s, Watergate, the energy crisis and economic recession, affluence and poverty in the 1980s.

    Satisfies the General Education Western Cultural Tradition Requirement.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    HTY 104 or permission.

    Credits: 3
  
  • HTY 473 - History of U.S. Foreign Relations I


    U.S. foreign relations from the Revolution to World War I. Explores the role of government and private individuals and groups (pioneers, businesspeople, missionaries) in shaping U.S. interactions with other societies and nations as it expanded across the North American continent and evolved into a world power. Includes critical examinations of U.S. foreign relations by Indian, Latin American, Asian and European nations, and by internal dissenters.

    Satisfies the General Education Western Cultural Tradition, Social Contexts and Institutions and Cultural Diversity and International Perspectives Requirements.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    HTY 103 or HTY 104 or permission.

    Credits: 3
  
  • HTY 474 - History of U.S. Foreign Relations II


    Explores the role of the U.S. in international affairs from 1914 to the present. Considers formal U.S. diplomacy and military activities and role of private individuals and groups such as businesspeople, labor and peace activists, and peddlers of American cultural products (movies, jeans, etc.) in shaping U.S. interactions with other nations. Includes critical examinations of U.S. foreign relations by other nations and by internal dissenters.

    Satisfies the General Education Western Cultural Tradition, Social Contexts and Institutions and Cultural Diversity and International Perspectives Requirements.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    HTY 103 or HTY 104 or permission.

    Credits: 3
  
  • HTY 477 - The American Worker


    Examines changes in the world of work during successive phases of capitalist development since the Revolutionary War. Focus on skilled and unskilled labor; the evolving factory system; public policies and effects of technological change; ethnicity, race, and gender on worker responses. Assesses contemporary workplace issues from an historical perspective.

    Satisfies the General Education Western Cultural Tradition, Cultural Diversity and International Perspectives Requirements.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    HTY 103 or HTY 104 or permission.

    Credits: 3
  
  • HTY 478 - America in the Industrial Age, 1876-1914


    Traces the transformation of America into a predominantly industrial society including foundations for the rise of industry; impact on cities and farms, trade and commerce, immigration, politics, and foreign policy. Focus on ordinary lives in the Industrial Age, the Progressive response to the problems of industrialization and urbanization.

    Satisfies the General Education Western Cultural Tradition Requirement.


    Prerequisites & Notes
    HTY 103 or HTY 104 or permission.

    Credits: 3
  
  • HTY 479 - U.S. Environmental History


    The attitudes, policies, and behavior of Americans and their government toward the environment. Current issues evolving out of past attitudes and policies.

    Satisfies the General Education Ethics and Population and the Environment Requirements.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    6 hours of history or permission.

    Credits: 3
  
  • HTY 481 - Amerindians of the Northeast: A History


    Considers Amerindian history from a regional perspective, with emphasis on intersocietal and interethnic relations between the 16th and 19th centuries. It encompasses the Algonquian and Iroquoian speaking peoples from the Atlantic seaboard to the upper Great Lakes and from the Ohio Valley to the Hudson Bay.

    Credits: 3
  
  • HTY 483 - Violence in North American History


    Focuses on collective or group violence in the United States and Canada from the colonial era to the present. Familiarizes students with violent episodes that have shaped the histories of both countries and uses these examples as a theoretical device for comparing and contrasting nationalistic ideals and myths in the United States and Canada.

    Satisfies the General Education Western Cultural Tradition and Cultural Diversity and International Perspectives Requirements.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    6 hours of history or permission.

    Credits: 3
  
  • HTY 484 - History of Jazz


    The origin and development of the improvised American form of music popularly known as Jazz. Special emphasis is placed on African-American culture in its broader historical context; how this led to the development of the music, its social as well as artistic significance; study and analysis of the various Jazz styles, through exposure to the music; especially to the recorded performances of its major innovators. Satisfies the General Education Artistic and Creative Expression and Cultural Diversity and International Perspectives Requirements.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    Any 100 level one semester course in the Arts, Humanities or Social Sciences, or permission of instructor.

    Credits: 3
  
  • HTY 491 - Technology and Society Until 1800


    Examines the development of technology from earliest times through the English Industrial Revolution, both ‘internally’, as tools and machines, and ‘externally’, as related to the societies that have produced them and upon which they in turn have had impact.

    Satisfies the General Education Western Cultural Tradition Requirement.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    Not open to first-year students.

    Credits: 3
  
  • HTY 492 - Technology and Society Since 1800


    Examines the development of technology, with emphasis on America, since the English Industrial Revolution, both ‘internally’–as tools and machines–and ‘externally’–as related to America and other societies that have produced them and upon which they in turn have had impact.

    Satisfies the General Education Western Cultural Tradition Requirement.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    Not open to first-year students.

    Credits: 3
  
  • HTY 494 - Women, History and American Society: Selected Topics


    Examines the changing experiences of American women via several intensive, topical, interdisciplinary explorations. Emphasis on women’s historical relationship with different institutions or bodies of knowledge. Possible topics include: history of women, family, and the law; women and technology; women and work; or women and racism. May be repeated once for credit.

    Satisfies the General Education Western Cultural Tradition, Cultural Diversity and International Perspectives and Writing Intensive Requirements.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    6 hours of history or permission.

    Credits: 3
  
  • HTY 499 - Contemporary Problems in History


    In-depth analysis of a selected controversial, contemporary historical problem. The specific topic and methodology will be chosen jointly by interested students and an instructor.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    permission.

    Credits: 1-3
  
  • HTY 501 - History of U.S. Foreign Relations


    Examines the historical literature in the field of U.S. foreign relations. Special focus on current methodological debates over how to internationalize U.S. diplomatic history and how to incorporate themes of class, race and gender.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    graduate students, senior history majors and others by permission.

    Credits: 3
  
  • HTY 502 - American Intellectual History


    Advanced reading seminar. Major intellectual currents in American history, e.g. Transcendentalism, Pragmatism, progress, mission. Interrelationship between ideas and their social environment. Content varies.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    graduate students, senior history majors and others by permission.

    Credits: 3
  
  • HTY 503 - American Regional History


    Advanced reading seminar. Emphasis on various historically discrete areas, such as the South, West, New England; their distinctive development and interrelationship to broader American history. Content varies.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    graduate students, senior history majors and others by permission.

    Credits: 3
  
  • HTY 505 - American Political History


    Advanced reading seminar. Covers major political ideas, constitutional and legal development, political issues and their impact on American society, political party evolution. Content varies.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    graduate students, senior history majors and others by permission.

    Credits: 3
  
  • HTY 507 - American History to the Civil War


    Exposes graduate students to the basic themes of American history and a wide range of readings. Key topics to be addressed include colonial, urban, diplomatic, labor, political, legal, business, western, New England, cultural, women’s, southern and African-American history, and the history of technology.

    Credits: 3
  
  • HTY 508 - American History from the Civil War to the Present


    Exposes graduate students to the basic themes of American history and a wide range of readings. Key topics to be addressed include colonial, urban, diplomatic, labor, political, legal, business, western, New England, cultural, women’s, southern and African-American history, and the history of technology.

    Credits: 3
  
  • HTY 517 - Seminar in Premodern European History


    Current research on premodern European history, especially as applied to graduate research and problems of teaching European or World Civilization at secondary school or college level.

    Credits: 3
  
  • HTY 518 - Readings Seminar in Modern European History


    Reading and discussion of important recent books and articles in modern European history. Emphasis on publications and historical problems that apply to teaching European and world history on the secondary school and college levels, and on preparation for graduate study in European history.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    seniors and graduate students.

    Credits: 3
  
  • HTY 519 - Modern Britain and Empire


    Examination of various topics in British history since 1815, including gradual democratization of British government, continuing industrial revolution, growth and decline of empire, and impact of two world wars on British social, cultural, and political life.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    graduate standing; senior history majors, and others by permission.

    Credits: 3
  
  • HTY 520 - Canadian Historiography


    Critical analysis of works by selected historians of Canada from F.X. Garneau to the present.

    Credits: 3
  
  • HTY 521 - Canada and the United States, 1783 to the Present


    Wars, migration, boundaries, resources, and trade, emphasizing the historical background to contemporary political, strategic, economic, and cultural issues in Canadian-American relations.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    HTY 459, HTY 460, or HTY 473, HTY 474 or POS 374 or permission.

    Credits: 3
  
  • HTY 550 - Readings in Bibliography and Criticism in:


    1. American History 2. European History 3. British and Commonwealth History 4. Canadian History 5. African History 6. Asian History

    Credits: Ar
  
  • HTY 577 - Environmental History


    Surveys major trends in environmental and conservation thought and major developments in land use and environmental change.

    Credits: 3
  
  • HTY 597 - Field Work in Historical Institutions


    Field work in local museums, state agencies, and other historic laboratories. Involves preparation and repair of exhibits, research and preparation of historic preservation documents, and beginning archival and artifact handling.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    graduate students, senior history majors and others by permission.

    Credits: 3-12
  
  • HTY 599 - Special Topics in History


    Exploration and analysis of new trends in research and interpretation in history.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    graduate students, senior history majors and others by permission.

    Credits: 3
  
  • HTY 601 - Seminar in American Colonial History


    None.

    Credits: Ar
  
  • HTY 604 - Seminar in United States History 1916 to Present


    None.

    Credits: Ar
  
  • HTY 607 - Seminar in American Foreign Relations


    None.

    Credits: Ar
  
  • HTY 609 - Seminar in New England-Quebec Atlantic Provinces History


    None.

    Credits: Ar
  
  • HTY 611 - Seminar in British and European History


    None.

    Credits: Ar
  
  • HTY 620 - Seminar in American Women’s History


    No description available.

    Credits: 3
  
  • HTY 630 - Seminar in Science and Technology in the United States


    Research seminar on American science and technology from colonial times to the present. Focus will alternate from science to technology in different years to recognize the uniqueness of each.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    Graduate standing in history or permission of instructor.

    Credits: 3
  
  • HTY 645 - Special Seminar in History I


    Seminar

    Credits: Ar
  
  • HTY 647 - Seminar in Methodology and Historiography


    Introduction to historical skills and recent historical techniques: psychohistory, demography, quantitative history.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    graduate standing.

    Credits: 3
  
  • HTY 699 - Graduate Thesis


    None.

    Credits: Ar

Human Development

  
  • HUD 511 - Seminar in Family Relationships


    Reports and discussions of current literature in family relationships and related social sciences with special attention to critical analysis.

    Credits: 3
  
  • HUD 535 - Recent Research in Human Development


    Advanced study of topics in human development. Reports and evaluation of current research on topics across the lifespan. May be taken more than once for credit.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    permission of instructor.

    Credits: 3
  
  • HUD 540 - Theories and Concepts of Family Development


    An interdisciplinary and developmental approach to the evaluation of theories used in the study of family functioning.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    permission of instructor.

    Credits: 3
  
  • HUD 551 - Fundamentals of Human Development


    This course presents the key perspectives for studying life-span development and family relationships. Emphasis is placed on the application of theory to understanding development and the design of interventions.

    Credits: 3
  
  • HUD 552 - Professional Practices in Human Development


    This course is designed to provide students with a comprehensive overview of the many aspects of human services administration and leadership. This course seeks to educate and develop informed practitioners, preparing them for innovative and effective practices in diverse and complex environments.

    Credits: 3
  
  • HUD 553 - Program Planning and Evaluation in Human Development


    This course is designed to provide an in-depth understanding of program development and evaluation in human service organizations.

    Credits: 3
  
  • HUD 554 - Legislation and Policy in Human Development


    A detailed analysis of child and family policies, including what is family policy, how policy is made and implemented, how values and goals affect policy and legislation and future directions for policies in America and other countries.

    Credits: 3
  
  • HUD 555 - Grant Development in Human Development


    This course provides an in-depth understanding of the grant seeking and writing process. Students will be expected to develop a fundable grant proposal.

    Credits: 3
  
  • HUD 556 - Introduction to Research Methods in Child Development and Family Relations


    An overview of research methods applicable to the study of children and families. An in-class research project is completed.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    CHF 200, CHF 201 or permission.

    Credits: 3
  
  • HUD 560 - Seminar in Human Development


    Reports and discussion of research findings in human development. Topics may vary semester by semester. May be repeated for credit.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    Prerequisite: permission.

    Credits: 3
  
  • HUD 601 - Supervised Fieldwork in Child Development and Family Relations


    Supervised work experience in an approved community agency related to the student’s vocational goals.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    permission.

    Credits: 1-6
  
  • HUD 609 - Family Counseling


    Theory and practice of therapeutic intervention in families, including the child in the family setting, the marital dyad and the family constellation.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    a counseling course and a family course or permission of the instructor.

    Credits: 3
  
  • HUD 618 - Sexuality and Human Interaction


    A course designed to increase awareness of the influence of sexuality on communication processes and to develop techniques for dealing with sexuality as it relates to the counseling process.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    a course in counseling and a course in family or permission of instructor.

    Credits: 3
  
  • HUD 649 - Investigation of Special Topics


    Advanced independent study for qualified students who present suitable projects for intensive, independent investigation in human development.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    permission.

    Credits: 1-6
  
  • HUD 699 - Graduate Thesis


    None.

    Credits: Ar

Independent Study

  
  • IND 698 - Independent Study


    Advanced independent study for interdisciplinary Ph.D. students on an approved reading, research or experiential field project under the guidance of a graduate faculty member.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    permission of dissertation committee chairperson.

    Credits: 1-3
  
  • IND 699 - Graduate Thesis


    None.

    Credits: Ar

Interdisciplinary

  
  • GRD 598 - Special Topics in College Teaching


    Covers selected topics in college teaching for graduate students who plan careers in higher education. May be repeated for graduate credit.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    graduate standing.

    Credits: 1-3
  
  • INT 400 - Pop! Tech: The Impact of Technology on Society


    A unique, interdisciplinary, online experience designed around the annual Pop! Tech Conference in Camden, Maine.  Explores the impact of technology on society, environment, governance, ethics, and other aspects of our personal, professional, and civic lives - both for our world today  and the future we have a hand in shaping. 

    Satisfies the General Education Ethics Requirement.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    Junior standing or permission.

    Credits: 3

  
  • INT 410 - (ANT, ENG, MLC) Introduction to the Study of Linguistics


    A survey of language structure and its socio-cultural, psychological and historical aspects. Provides conceptual and technical tools for understanding the phenomenon of language. No previous training in languages or linguistics is required.

    Credits: 3
  
  • INT 421 - (BLE, CHE) Directed Study in Biomedical Engineering


    A self-directed study opportunity coordinated by the biomedical engineering minor faculty.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    INT 121 or permission; engineering majors only.

    Credits: 1-3
  
  • INT 441 - (ANT, HTY, SMS) Maritime History and Archaeology of New England


    An overview of maritime aspects of New England history, from aboriginal uses through the current state of maritime New England. Emphasis will be given not only to history, but also pertinent archaeological research.

    Satisfies the General Education Western Cultural Tradition and Cultural Diversity and International Perspectives Requirements.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    HTY 103 or HTY 104 or permission of instructor.

    Credits: 3
  
  • INT 450 - (PSE, REP) Design and Management of Agroecosystems


    Students utilize concepts in crop/pest ecology and economic analysis to evaluate farming system of selected operating farm and recommend appropriate changes. Students work as teams making oral and written presentations of findings.

    Satisfies the General Education Writing Intensive and Capstone Experience Requirements.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    Must have completed in introductory courses in two of the three pest sciences or permission. BIO 326, BIO 327, PSE 403 and INT 256.

    Credits: 3
 

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