American History Concentration

The American History concentration stresses research and study of topics pertinent to the origins and development of the United States, the land, its people, and its place in the world.

Requirements 

American History Concentration Core Requirements
HIS 501	Graduate History Colloquium	3
HIS 503	Researching and Writing History	3
HIS 510	Graduate Readings Seminar 1	3
HIS 510	Graduate Readings Seminar 1	3
HIS 580	Thesis	8
Select one of the following:		3
HIS 502	Public History Colloquium
HIS 504	American Material Life
HIS 505	Historic Environmental Preservation
HIS 507	Museum and Society
HIS 515	History and Digital Media
HIS 520	Oral History Methods
Select three of the following 2,3		12
HIS 427	African-American History
HIS 429	ECCE: Civil Rights Movement of the Twentieth Century
HIS 431	Colonial America
HIS 433	United States, 1790-1840
HIS 434	United States, 1840-1890
HIS 435	United States, 1890-1945
HIS 436	United States, 1945-Present
HIS 437	The Sixties
HIS 440	Topics In U.S. History
HIS 441	The Civil War and Reconstruction
HIS 442	American Urban History
HIS 445	Intellectual Origins of the American Revolution
HIS 446	American Political Thought from the Revolution to the 20th Century
HIS 447	ECCE: Sports and US History
HIS 448	UFOs & National Security History
HIS 450	Major Figures in History
HIS 453/AAS 403/SWK 462/WGS 403	ECCE: Women of Color and Minority Women
HIS 454	ECCE: History of the Family
HIS 455	Fashion History
HIS 456	ECCE: Rebels and Revolutionaries: Female Activism in the United States
HIS 458	Missions in Early America
Elective History Course (European, World, or Public history) 2		3
Total Hours		38

¹

HIS 510 must be taken a minimum of two times; course topics vary. Master’s students are encouraged to take graduate seminars.

²

No more than 12 hours may be at the 400 level.

³

Students may fill up to 3 credit hours of electives with HIS 599 pending faculty approval.