Graduate Catalog - University of Central Oklahoma

University of Central Oklahoma
Graduate Catalog, 2012 - 2013
Graduate Course Descriptions
GUID 5960 - Institute In Guidance
Credit will vary from 1 to 8 hours. Subject matter will vary within the
department’s field of study.
GUID 5970 - Study Tour
Credit will vary. Subject matter will vary within the department’s field
of study.
GUID 5990 - Thesis
Credit will vary from 1 to 6 hours. Subject matter will vary within the
department’s field of study.
HUMAN ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE (HES)
Department of Human Environmental Science
HES 5910 - Seminar / Special Topics
Credit may vary from 1 to 4 hours. Subject matter will vary within the
department’s field of study.
HES 5940 - Field Study
Credit will vary from 1 to 0 hours. Subject matter will vary within the
department’s field of study.
HISTORY (HIST)
Department of History & Geography
HIST 5000 - Workshop In History
Credit will vary from 1 to 4 hours. Subject matter will vary within the
department’s field of study. Normally involves lecture, films, guest
speaker, etc. A grade of “P” or “F” is given. No more than 2 hours of
workshop may be counted on a master’s degree.
HIST 5013 - Historiography
Structured as a seminar, historiography covers the main currents
in historical research, the writing of history, and the influence of the
great historians from Herodotus to the present.
HIST 5103 - Europe, 1919 to 1945
This course describes the history of Europe from the Treaty of Versailles
through the end of World War II. In this class emphasis is
placed upon the totalitarian regimes of Italy, Germany, and Russia.
HIST 5113 - American Diplomatic History—20th Century
A history of American foreign policy from the end of the Spanish-
American war to the present. Key topics of the course include: U.S.
intervention in Latin America, World War I, World War II, the Cold
War, Korea and Vietnam.
HIST 5153 - History of Latin America
This course examines selected problems in Latin American history
from the fifteenth century to the present. Prerequisite(s): Graduate
standing.
HIST 5203 - American Diplomatic History To 1900
A history of American Foreign Policy from Independence through
the Spanish-American war. Key themes of the course are American
Expansion and America’s rise to power.
HIST 5213 - Introduction To Historic Preservation
An introduction to the basic components of the field of historic preservation/conservation,
including a brief history of American architecture
and the preservation/conservation movement; preservation law;
historic research and restoration of historic structures.
HIST 5263 - The American Southwest
A history of the Southwest with emphasis upon the economic,
cultural, and political forces which have produced its regionalism;
its homogenous character, and its diversities. articular emphasis is
given to the various ethnic groups that have produced much of the
essence of the region. Prerequisite(s): Six hours of American history
and permission of instructor.
HIST 5303 - Weimar And Nazi Germany
An in-depth study of the rise of national socialism during the Weimar
republic, the consolidation of power by Hitler, and Germany during
WWII.
HIST 5313 - U.S. Military History To 1917
This course provides an overview of the military’s role in American
development from English colonization through the emergence of the
United States as a world power. More than just a survey of battles
and leaders, this course will examine the interrelationship between
the armed forces and society in both peace and war, as well as the
impact of intellectual and technological change.
HIST 5323 - U.S. Military Hist Since 1900
American development from the aftermath of the Spanish through the
present. More than just a survey of battles and leaders. This course
will examine the interrelationship between the armed forces and
society in both peace and war, as well as the impact of intellectual
and technological change.
HIST 5333 - Russian History To 1917
Students in Russian history to 1917 study Russian history from 882
to the Bolshevik revolution of 1917, paying particular attention to
ancient Kiev, medieval Muscovy, westernization in the 18th century,
and the emergence of revolutionary movements in the 19th century.
HIST 5343 - Russian History Since 1917
Students in Russian history since 1917 study Russian history from
1917 to the present, paying particular attention to the Bolshevik revolution,
the Nep era, Stalin’s “Revolution from Above,” the Gorbachev
era, and post-soviet problems of transition to western political and
economic models.
HIST 5353 - Women’s History: International
This course requires students to discuss, analyze and write about
continuities and changes, from the nineteenth century onwards, in
the “social organization of gender differences” particularly as this
framework applies to women in five possible geo-political regions:
Southwest Asia, Asia, South Asia, Africa, and Latin America.
HIST 5403 - Indians Of The Southwest
A study of the social, cultural and intellectual history of the Indians
of the American Southwest from prehistoric times to the present.
HIST 5413 - American Indian Women
This course examines the varied historical experiences of American
Indian women. It provides a chronological framework through which
to examine more than four centuries of encounter, resistance, accommodation
and change. Themes include: origins and cultural
development; the imact of European contact; assimilation, acculturation,
adaptation; U.S. federal Indian policies; boarding school
experiences; American Indian arts and crafts; the Southwest tourism
industry; Native women’s resistance and activism. Prerequisite(s):
HIST 1483 or 1493.
HIST 5423 - Women in the American West
This course examines women in the American West from the early
1800s to the 1980s. Through the study of individual women’s lives and
texts as well as historians’ interpretations of women’s experiences,
this course traces regional identity, mobility and cultural representations
in an effort to understand how women shaped the American
West. Prerequisite(s): HIST 1483 or 1493.
HIST 5433 - American Colonial Period, 1492-1763
From the discovery of America to the Treaty of Paris in 1763.
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