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Studies in American History
HIST 1010
1-2 credits, maximum 2. Special study in American history to allow transfer students to fulfill general education requirements as established by Regents' policy.

Freshman Historical Research Methods
HIST 1020
1-3 credits, max 3.  Prerequisite(s): Requires consent of instructor.  For lower-division students interested in learning research methods in history while working on a research project with an individual faculty member.  Preference given to students in A&S Freshman Research Seminar.

Survey of American History
HIST 1103
Meaning, vitality, and uniqueness of United States history since 1492 through a thematic examination of the nation's past. Satisfies, with POLS 1113, the State Regents requirement of six credit hours of American history and American government before graduation. No credit for students with prior credit in HIST 1483 or 1493.

American History to 1865
HIST 1483
From European background through the Civil War. Satisfies, with POLS 1113, State Regents requirement of six credit hours of American history and American government before graduation. No credit for students with credit in HIST 1103.

American History Since 1865
HIST 1493
May be taken independently of HIST 1483. Development of the United States including the growth of industry and its impact on society and foreign affairs. Satisfies, with POLS 1113, State Regents requirement of six credit hours of American history and American government before graduation. No credit for students with credit in HIST 1103.

(H) Western Civilization to 1500
HIST 1613
History of western civilization from ancient world to Reformation.

(H) Western Civilization After 1500
HIST 1623
History of western civilization from Reformation to present.

(H) Survey of Eastern Civilization
HIST 1713
History of three eastern civilizations (East Asia, South Asia and West Asia) from pre-history to the 18th century. Special attention to their origins, development, and contributions to the evolution of world civilization.

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Oklahoma History
HIST 2323
Early exploration and establishment of Indian Territory; the rise and demise of the Five Indian Nations; and the organization and development of the 41st state to the present. Required of all candidates for teacher's licensure/certification in social studies.

(H) American Thought and Culture
HIST 2333
Survey of American religious, philosophical, artistic, and scientific ideas and their impact on culture and values.

(H) Religion in America
HIST 2343
Survey of the history of religion in America and its impact on social reform, politics, and intellectual life.

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(S) Soviet Union: History, Society and Culture
HIST 3003
A comprehensive view of the Soviet Union, stressing those issues in the political, economic, technological, geographical, and cultural spheres which are most relevant to the current situation.  Accessible to beginning undergraduates. (Same course as POLS 3003 and RUSS 3003).

(H) Ancient Egypt and Israel
HIST 3013
The Ancient Near East with a focus on Egyptian and Israelite history, from the earliest times down to the 5th century B.C.

(H) Ancient Greece
HIST 3023
The Greek world from the Bronze Age through Alexander the Great with special emphasis on politics, culture and institutions of Classical Greece.

(H) Ancient Rome
HIST 3033
Political, social, economic and cultural history of the Roman Republic and Empire.

(H) Ancient Mesopotamia
HIST 3043
From the birth of civilization to the end of the Persian Empire, this course examines the history, archaeology and cultures of the fertile crescent.

(I,S) Introduction to Central Asian Studies
HIST 3053
A comprehensive view of newly-emerged Central Asian states examining the history, politics, economics, geography, and culture of Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan as reflected in their thoughts, religion, literature, and architecture, in the past, and the strategic importance of their natural wealth for the present and future. Same course as GEOG 3053, POLS 3053 and RUSS 3053.

(H,I) Germany Since 1815
HIST 3113
Creation of a centralized state in Germany; impact of World War I and the subsequent failure of the Weimar Republic; rise of national socialism, totalitarianism, and the Third Reich; German experience in WWII, repression of minorities, and the Holocaust; post-war Germany and modern reunification.

(H) African Diapora History
HIST 3133
Introduction to the origin, development, and maturation of the African Diapora in the Americas and the Caribbean, from the transatlantic slave trade to the mid-20th century. Emphasis is place on a critical reading and discussion of a selection of essays, historiograhies and primary materials on diasporic and transnational experiences and identities of Africans, African descendents, and Caribbean transmigrants.

(H) Russia to 1861
HIST 3153
Political, institutional, societal and economic development of Russia from the Kievan period to the Great Reforms.

(H,I) Russia Since 1861
HIST 3163
Modernizations of Russia in the 19th and 20th centuries. Great reforms and their effects and the 1917 revolutions and their consequences.

(H) Eastern Europe, 1000-1800
HIST 3173
Formation of the eastern European nations and the influence of Rome, Byzantium, the Ottoman Empire, Russia, Austria and Prussia on them.

(H) Early Middle Ages, 325-1000
HIST 3203
Early Middle Ages in Europe with emphasis on political, economical, religious, and social developments. Considerations of Europe's interactions with Byzantium and Islam.

(H) Medieval Europe, 1000-1450
HIST 3233
High and Late Middle Ages in the Europe with emphasis on political economic, religious, and social developments. Considerations of Europe's interactions with Byzantium and Islam.

(H) Renaissance 1350-1517
HIST 3243
The development of the Renaissance from the Italian city-states to the New World. Poltiical development, cultural innovation, and the role of disease in history.

(H) Absolutism and Enlightenment, 1648-1789
HIST 3253
Political, economic, social, intellectual and religious transformation of Europe between the Peace of Westphalia and the French Revolution.

(H) Modern Europe, 1815-1914
HIST 3263
Impact of modernization on the character of European society. Factors that transformed the Continent into a battle ground in the 20th century.

(H,I) Modern Europe Since 1914
HIST 3273
Origins, character and impact of the first World War; emergence and consequences of the totalitarian state; nature of political and intellectual terrorism. Effects of worldwide economic depression; dilemmas of modern democracies; political collapse of Europe as a consequence of World War II.

(H) The Old Regime and the French Revolution, 1559-1815
HIST 3313
History of France from the outbreak of the religious civil wars in 1559 to the Revolution and Napoleon. Evolution of an agrarian, fragmented society into a strong nation-state.

(H) Modern France, 1789-Present
HIST 3323
French politics, economy, society, and culture from the defeat of Napoleon to France's post-World War II "rebirth."

(H,I) History of the Second World War
HIST 3333
Problems leading to World War II with their international implications and consideration of the war years.

(H,I) World War I in Modern European Culture
HIST 3343
Analysis of the war as the principal event determining the course of twentieth century European history; battles, home fronts, personal, literary, and artistic expression.

(H) Mediterranean World, 1200-1600
HIST 3353
Examination of the cultural and social encounters between East and West, Christian and Muslim. The meeting point for three world cultures and three continents explored in the following themes: pilgrimage, commerce, slavery, intellectual exchange, warfare, and minority communities.

(H) Popular Religion in the West, 1300-1700
HIST 3363
The study of the religious experience of both lay people and clergy between 1300 and 1700, when their religious worldview underwent fundamental challenges and changes. The effort to understand the relationship between the secular world and the supernatural willbe explored through devotional ideas, practices and religious rituals.

(H) Medieval England: 55 B.C.-1485 A.D.
HIST 3373
English History from Roman Britain to the beginning of the Tudor period. Development of the English constitution from the early Germanic State through feudalism to the New Monarchy.

(H) Tudor-Stuart England
HIST 3383
History of England from the War of the Roses through the coming of the House of Hanover in 1714. Development of the centralized state, parliamentary reaction, reorientation of the English society and economy, and the English Reformation.

(H) Modern England: 1714-Present
HIST 3393
English history from the arrival of the house of Hanover through the decline of British influence following the Second World War. Political, social and economic problems encountered as a result of the creation of the first modern industrialized state.

(H) East Asia to 1800
HIST 3403
Traditional Chinese civilization and its impact on Japan, Korea and Southeast Asia.

(H,I) East Asia Since 1800
HIST 3413
Impact of the Occident on China, Japan and Southeast Asia. Problems of trade and diplomacy; political and industrial transformation of Japan; revolutionary process in China; the rise of nationalism in Southeast Asia.

(H,I) Modern Japan
HIST 3423
Modernization process in Japan since 1868.

(H) Modern China
HIST 3433
Response of China to the West since 1840, with stress on economic, social and intellectual currents.

(H) Gender Relations in Chinese History
HIST 3443
Men's and women's social, cultural, religious, political, economic, family, and sexual experiences in Chinese history; particularly women's own voices and efforts in pursuing their own goals and aspirations.

(H) Colonial Latin America
HIST 3453
Impact on the Indian cultures of Spanish and Portuguese conquerors, priests, administrators and entrepreneurs in the creation of a new society. Class structure, 18th century reforms, and independence movements.

(H,I) Modern Latin America
HIST 3463
Latin America republics emphasizing the dictators and the liberal reform movements of the 19th century. U.S. involvement and the recent social revolutions of the 20th centuries.

(H) Reformation Europe, 1517-1648
HIST 3483
Development and impact of religious reform movements, overseas expansion, statebuilding, the Scientific Revolution, and the Thirty Years' War on European civilization.

(H,I) Scandinavia since 1500
HIST 3493
Exploration of Scandinavia from 1500 to the present.  Focus on key historical and contemporary questions such as the spread of Lutheran reform, Sweden and Denmark as major European powers, the growth of nationalism and Scandinavian identity, industrialization, the welfare state, and multiculturalism.

(H) Islamic Civilization 600-1800
HIST 3503
Rise of Islam in Arabia and subsequent spread to Africa, Asia and Europe. Nature of Islamic civilization through discussion of political, social, cultural and economic institutions established in the Middle Ages as well as diversity of Islamic traditions.

(H,I) Modern Middle East Since 1800
HIST 3513
Main political events, social institutions, cultural and economic developments, as well as various aspects of everyday life in the Middle East since 1800. Transformation of traditional society, imperialism and independence, Arab nationalism, Arab-Israeli conflict, the impact of oil, westernization, the rise of militant Islam, and the prospects of democratization.

(H) Historical Archaeology
HIST 3533
Problems and methods of historical archaeology through a review of fieldwork done in the United States and Near East.

(H,I) Israel & Palestine in Modern Times
HIST 3543
History of 19th & 20th century Palestine, Zionism, and the founding of modern Israel, and the Palestine-Israeli conflict in local and regional perspectives.

(H,I) Media and Popular Culture in the Arab Middle East
HIST 3553
Popular culture throughout the Arab-speaking world in light of the most important political and economic events of the 19th and 20th centuries.

(H) American Colonial Period to 1750
HIST 3613
Colonialization of British and French North America; colonial political, social, cultural, intellectual and economic development; international rivalries; the imperial structure.

(H) Era of the American Revolution
HIST 3623
British imperial problems; the American Revolution; political, cultural, economic, social and religious change; the War for Independence; the Articles of Confederation; the critical years.

(H) Early National Period, 1787-1828
HIST 3633
Drafting and adopting the Constitution, organizing the government, Jeffersonian Republicanism, the War of 1812, territorial expansion, the new West, nationalism and sectionalism.

(H) The Jacksonian Era
HIST 3643
Development of a modern political system and an entrepreneurial economy; social reform; territorial expansion; and sectionalism.

(H) Civil War and Reconstruction, 1850-1877
HIST 3653
Causes, decisive events, personalities and consequences of the disruption and reunion of the United States.

(S) Robber Barons and Reformers: U.S. History, 1877-1919
HIST 3663
The impact of industrialization upon American society and politics. America's rise to world power, the Progressive movement and World War I.

(D,H) United States History, 1919-1945
HIST 3673
The political, economic, social and cultural changes in the United States from 1919 to 1945, the 1920's the Depression, the New Deal, WWII, and domestic impact of the war.

(D,H) United States History since 1945
HIST 3683
The political, social and cultural history of the United States since World War II. Topics include the Cold War, McCarthyism, 1950s ideals of the nuclear family, the civil rights and other social movements, the Vietnam War, Watergate, the Reagan Years, and globalization.

(H) The Modern West
HIST 3693
Social, plitical economic changes that define the twentieth-century American West.

(H) Trans-Mississippi West
HIST 3753
Emergence of the modern West from Spanish and French settlement and exploration, the Rocky Mountain fur trade, the settlement of Texas, Oregon, California and Utah, the mining, ranching and farming frontiers, the Indian Wars and Transportation.

(D,H) American Southwest
HIST 3763
Southwestern states of Texas, Arizona, New Mexico and California from the Spanish colonial period to the present. Mining, ranching, farming frontiers, Indian wars of the Apache, Comanche and other southwestern tribes, and the emergence of the modern Southwest.

(S) Old South
HIST 3773
Social, political and industrial conditions in the South before the Civil War.

(H) New South
HIST 3783
Recent history and major current social and economic problems of the southern regions of the United States.

(H) Indians in America
HIST 3793
American Indian from Columbus to the present, emphasizing tribal reaction to European and United States cultural contract and government policy.

(H) History of Medicine
HIST 3913
Historical growth of medicine and its relationship to the society in which it develops. Scientific problems, cultural, religious, and medicine.

(H) Ideas and Ideologies in Modern Europe
HIST 3963
Prerequisite: HIST1623 Intellectual and ideological developments in modern Europe, including political, social and cultural foundations and impact on Modern Europe.

Studies in History
HIST 3980
1-3 credits, maximum 9. Presented for general audiences. Not intended for history majors.

Historians and the Study of History
HIST 3983
Prerequisites: history major or consent of instructor. An exploration of how the craft and theory of history has evolved over the centuries. Special emphasis on the controversies over purposes, methods, and meanings, especially in the 20th century.

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Historic Preservation
HIST 4063
Focuses on the United States and examines the history and theory of the preservation movement, the legal basis for preservation of the built environment, and the methodology of preservation.

(D,H) African American History, 1619-1865
HIST 4153
Overview of the history of African Americans from the onset of slavery and the slave trade to the Civil War. Topics include: African background; interaction between Africans, Indians and Europeans; development of slavery, forms of resistance; rise of the abolitionist movement; and conditions of free blacks.

(D,H) African American History, 1865-1954
HIST 4163
Major issues and actions from the beginning of the Civil War to the 1954 Supreme Court decision. Focus on political and social history; transition from slavery to emancipation and Reconstruction; the Age of Booker T. Washington; urban migrations, rise of the ghettoes; the idealogies and movements from integration to black nationalism.

(D,H) Black Intellectual History
HIST 4173
Examines the nature of black social and political thought from the early 18th to the mid-20th century, and, the contributions made by black intellectuals to discussions of race, citizenship and nationality. Emphasis is placed on topics of abolitionism, labor movements, populism, socialism, pan-Africanism, feminism and the civil rights movement.

(H) American Foreign Relations to 1917
HIST 4253
American experience in foreign relations from colonial times to World War I.

(H) American Foreign Relations Since 1917
HIST 4273
America's emergence as the decisive factor in the world balance of power.

(H) American Military History
HIST 4353
Civil-military relations, the military implications of American foreign policy, and the impact of technological advances on warfare since colonial times.

(H) History and Film
HIST 4453
Examines the ways in which historical events are made available to viewers through the medium of the cinema.  The primary focus involves examining the relationship between historical events and the ways in which those events are depicted, commemorated, memorialized, remembered and mis-remembered in film.

(H) American Cultural History to 1865
HIST 4463
American society in nonpolitical aspects: sections, classes, national culture and social structure, immigration, education, religion, reform, world influences; ends with Civil War.

(H) American Cultural History Since 1865
HIST 4483
Continuation of 4463; may be taken independently. Emphasis on nonpolitical aspects of American society and thought and on world influences.

(H,D) Frontier in American Memory
HIST 4493
Examination of the ways in which several American frontiers have been remembered, especially in popular culture.  These frontiers include those informed by imagery related to Euro-American pioneers, women, people of color, and the tribal peoples of the American West.

(S) American Urban History
HIST 4503
Impact of urbanization upon American communities from 1865 to the present. Evolving political and social institutions, social change, technological innovations and planning theories.

(S) American Economic History
HIST 4513
Economic development and economic forces in American history; emphasis upon industrialization and its impact upon our economic society since the Civil War. Same course as ECON 3823.

(H) American Environmental History
HIST 4523
Examination of the changing ways society (from Native American to post-industrial) has defined, interpreted, valued, and used nature.

(H) Blacks in America
HIST 4533
Achievements of blacks in America and their participation in the development of the United States.

(H,I) Vietnam War
HIST 4543
Origins of the Vietnamese struggle against colonialism, international policy, making of military strategy and diplomacy, anti-war movement, impact of the war on soldiers and civilians, reflections of the war in popular memory and culture.

(D,H) Gender in America
HIST 4553
Cultural, societal, and political reflections of American men and women from the colonial era to the present. Examination of the women's movements and their opponents. Exploration of changing notions of masculinity and feminity.

(H) Cold War
HIST 4563
International perspectives on the origins, conflicts, and ideologies of the Cold War, the nuclear arms race, impact on daily life, cultural reflections, the collapse of communism, victors and losers in the post Cold War world.

Women in Western Civilization
HIST 4573
Women in the development of Western Civilization from the earliest times to the present.

Senior Seminar
HIST 4903
Prerequisites: history major or consent of instructor. An introduction to historical research for senior history majors. Students will be required to select, research, and write a seminar paper based on primary documents and use standard footnoting and bibliographical methods.

Topics in History
HIST 4980
1-3 credits, maximum 9. For students interested in pursuing either a research or a reading project. Open to honors students in history and to others by permission of the department head.

Undergraduate Internship
HIST 4990
1-6 credits, maximum 6 hours. Prerequisites: consent of instructor. History-related internship experience designed to introduce majors to career possibilities.

Senior Honors Thesis
HIST 4993
Prerequisites: departmental invitation, senior standing. Honors Program participation. A guided reading and research program ending with an honors thesis under the direction of a faculty member, with second faculty reader and oral examination. Required for graduation with departmental honors in history.

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Thesis
HIST 5000
1-6 credits, maximum 6.

Teaching History at the College Level
HIST 5021
Survey of objectives and methods in the teaching of history at the college level.
*Required for teaching assistants/associates.

Historical Methods
HIST 5023
Methods of historical research and the writing of history.

Applied History Internship
HIST 5030
3-6 credits, maximum 6. Prerequisite: consent of graduate committee. Supervised practical experience in applied history.

Introduction to Public History
HIST 5033
Prerequisite(s):  Graduate student standing.  Introduction to theory and practice of public history.  Includes public history careers, public history as a field in the discipline, and the public perception and use of the past.

Museum Studies
HIST 5053
Prerequisite(s):  Graduate student standing.  Introduction to museum theory and practice, especially as it pertains to history museums and sites.

Historic Preservation
HIST 5063
Prerequisite(s):  Graduate student standing.  Focuses on the United States and examines the history and theory of the preservation movement, the legal basis for preservation of the built environment, and the methodology of preservation. No credit for students with credit in HIST 4063.

Reading Seminar in American History
HIST 5120
3 credits, max. 15. Historiographical and bibliographical study of special areas of American history.

Reading Seminar in European and World History
HIST 5140
3 credits, max. 15. Historigraphical and bibliographical study of special areas of European and World history.

Research Seminar in American History
HIST 5220
3 credits, maximum 15. Research in selected problems in American History.

Research Seminar in European and World History
HIST 5240
3 credits, maximum 15. Research in selected problems in European and World History.

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Doctoral Dissertation
HIST 6000
1-19 credits, maximum 30. Prerequisite: admission to candidacy. Advanced research in history.

Historiography
HIST 6023
Major writers of history, historical schools and patterns of developments in historical interpretation from the earliest times to present.

Directed Readings in History
HIST 6100
1-3 credits, maximum 36. Readings in selected topics in history to develop factual knowledge, analytical skills, and interpretive understanding.

Creative Component in History
HIST 6120
New course description to be formulated soon. Otherwise, please confer with graduate coordinator.

Graduate Studies in History
HIST 6130
3 credits. Graduate-level work under-taken in association with upper-division lecture courses. Added component ordinarily entails a graduate-level research paper or historiographical essay of substantial length.

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