School of Liberal Arts: History
2008-2009 Academic Year
391
Other Applicable Courses
These courses may be applied toward the geographical area requirement or
toward the three-course requirement from the traditionally defined second field.
HISB 130 Africa to 1880
HISE 121 Europe and the Wider World From the Renaissance to 1789
HISE 316 Europe in the 18th Century
HISL 171 Introduction to Latin American History
HISL 371 Seminar: The Colonial Heritage of Latin America
HISU 141 The United States from Colonization to 1865
HIST 391, 392 Special Offerings in History (3, 3)
Staff. Courses offered by visiting professors or permanent faculty. For specific
offering, see the Schedule of Classes. For description, consult the department.
HIST 456, 457 Internship Studies (1-3, 1-3)
Staff. Prerequisites: approval of instructor and department. An experiential
learning process coupled with pertinent academic course work. Open only to
juniors and seniors in good standing. Registration is completed in the academic
department sponsoring the internship on TUTOR. Only one internship may be
completed per semester. (Note: A maximum of six credits may be earned in one
or two courses.)
HIST 491, 492 Independent Studies (1-3, 1-3)
Staff. Prerequisite: departmental approval. Qualified students may arrange for
independent study with approval of an instructor (dependent upon area of study)
and their faculty adviser. Details of each student's program will vary, but all will
involve some combination of readings, oral reports, and written work. Only one
course of 491 or 492 is accepted toward a major in history.
HIST H499-H500 Honors Thesis (3, 4)
Staff. For senior honors candidates. Intensive reading, research, and writing in a
selected field of history. Students should discuss their honors thesis with a
prospective director during the semester prior to that in which they take H499.
HIST 691, 692 Special Offerings in History (3, 3)
Staff. Courses offered by visiting professors or permanent faculty. For specific
offering, see the Schedule of Classes. For description, consult the department.