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458 Course Descriptions/History615. Colonial Latin America. (3-0). Credit 3. Social, ethnic, political, economic, religious, military, andcultural institutions in colonial Latin America, including attention to ethnohistory, women, and comparativecolonial systems. Prerequisite: Graduate classification.617. Latin America: The National Period. (3-0). Credit 3. Social, ethnic, cultural, religious, political,and economic history of Latin America. Prerequisite: Graduate classification.620. Sectionalism, Civil War and Reconstruction. (3-0). Credit 3. Antebellum sectional divisions; causesof the Civil War; military campaigns and political and military leadership; the changing status of AfricanAmericans; social, political, economic, cultural and diplomatic developments; Reconstruction. Prerequisite:Graduate classification.621. The Emergence of Modern America. (3-0). Credit 3. Social, political, economic and cultural developmentsin the late 19th and early 20th centuries; industrialization; labor and farmer unrest; immigration;frontier transitions, imperialism. Prerequisite: Graduate classification.622. War, Prosperity, and Depression. (3-0). Credit 3. The United States from the early 20th century to1945; World War I; changes in the 1920s; depression and the New Deal; military campaigns and politicaland military leadership in World War II; social, political, economic, cultural and diplomatic transitions.Prerequisite: Graduate classification.623. America since World War II. (3-0). Credit 3. The Cold War; wars in Korea, Vietnam, and the PersianGulf; the Civil Rights and Women’s Rights Movements; immigration; social, cultural, and gender controversies.Prerequisite: Graduate classification.624. Readings in Race, Ethnicity, and Migration. (3-0). Credit 3. Selected topics and themes in thehistory of race, ethnicity, and migration; individual and community identity-formation; colonization,slavery, and empire; migration and immigration; social movements; borders and nation-building. Maybe taken three times for credit as content varies. Prerequisite: Graduate classification.625. Research Seminar in Race, Ethnicity, and Migration. (3-0). Credit 3. Topics and issues in thestudy of race, ethnicity, and migration history. May be taken three times for credit as content varies.Prerequisite: Graduate classification.628. Historiography. (3-0). Credit 3. Analysis of historical writing and philosophy of history; works ofimportant historians from Herodotus to present; schools, theories and function of history. Prerequisite:Approval of department head.629. Research Methods and Professional Development. (3-0). Credit 3. Prepares for a career in historyby exploring the practical side of the profession; includes life as a graduate student, teaching, researchmethods, ethics, grant-writing, conference papers, publishing, non- academic alternatives, and the jobmarket. Prerequisite: Approval of instructor.630. Quantitative Methods in Historical Research. (3-0). Credit 3. Introduction to formal methods ofanalysis in historical research using computers; and applying quantitative methods to research problems.Prerequisite: Approval of instructor.631. Reading Seminar in United States History to 1877. (3-0). Credit 3. Prerequisite: Approval of departmenthead.632. Reading Seminar in United States History after 1876. (3-0). Credit 3. Prerequisite: Approval ofdepartment head.633. The American West. (3-0). Credit 3. Immigrants and settlement patterns; international conflicts;social, racial, ethnic and cultural interactions across frontiers and borders; economic developments;politics and admission of new states into the United States; women’s and gender issues; environmentalconcerns. May be taken two times as content varies. Prerequisite: Graduate classification.634. Maritime History and Sea Power. (3-0). Credit 3. Examines the maritime and naval history of theworld with emphasis on the Western World since 1600; trade and communication, exploration, technology,maritime communities and naval warfare. Prerequisite: Graduate classification.635. Writing History. (3-0). Credit 3. Development of writing skills for graduate students in history; preparationof publishable-quality article-length essays based on primary sources; peer review and criticism.Prerequisites: Graduate classification; approval of instructor.636. History of the American South. (3-0). Credit 3. Economic developments, including cotton, othercrops and industrialization; influence of slavery; social, racial, ethnic and cultural developments; women’sand gender issues; environmental concerns. May be taken two times for credit as content varies.Prerequisite: Graduate classification.