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Course Descriptions/History 459639. Readings in Asian History. (3-0). Credit 3. Social and cultural transformation of modern Asia;politics and government; wars and military; imperialism and foreign relations; economic development,society, and culture. May be taken three times for credit as content varies. Prerequisite: Graduate classification.640. Readings in Atlantic World and Caribbean History. (3-0). Credit 3. Selected topics and themes inthe history of the Atlantic World and Caribbean; revolutions, European colonialism in Africa and theAmericas; transatlantic slave trade; growth of plantation societies; abolition of slavery; post-emancipationperiod. May be taken three times for credit as content varies. Prerequisite: Graduate classification.641. Research Seminar in Atlantic World and Caribbean History. (3-0). Credit 3. Topics and issues inthe history of the Atlantic World and the Caribbean. May be taken three times for credit as content varies.Prerequisite: Graduate classification.643. Reading Seminar in European History from Renaissance to French Revolution. (3-0). Credit3. Reading seminar in European history from the Renaissance to the French Revolution, classic andcurrent themes, debates and methodologies in European history from the Renaissance to the FrenchRevolution. Prerequisite: Approval of department head.644. Reading Seminar in European History from French Revolution to Present. (3-0). Credit 3. Readingseminar in European history from the French Revolution to the present; classic and current themes,debates and methodologies in European history from the French Revolution to the present. Prerequisite:Approval of department head.645. Research Seminar in War and Society. (3-0). Credit 3. Research and writing seminar focusing onissues and topics in war and society. May be taken four times for credit as content varies.646. Readings in War and Society. (3-0). Credit 3. Reading seminar focusing on methodological issuesrelated to the study of war and society; impact of organized violence and warfare on social structures;military organizations and operations; the experience of non-combatants. May be taken four times forcredit as content varies. Prerequisite: Approval of instructor and director of graduate studies; graduateclassification.648. Readings on Topics in Modern European History. (3-0). Credit 3. Readings on topics covering thehistory of the political, social, cultural, intellectual, and diplomatic development of modern Europe asa whole or in part, or that of individual nations, empires, or regions. May be taken three times for creditas content varies. Prerequisite: Graduate classification.666. History of Technology. (3-0). Credit 3. Origins of the subfield; historiography; industrial developmentand labor relations; impact on the military; gender, class, and other social aspects. Prerequisite:Graduate classification.674. Readings in Chicano-Latino History. (3-0). Credit 3. Selected topics and themes related to Chicano-Latinohistory; race/ethnicity, gender/sexuality, labor adaption and resistance movements; colonialism,transnationalism, immigration; identity, and citizenship. May be taken three times for credit ascontent varies. Prerequisite: Graduate classification.675. Research Seminar in Chicano-Latino History. (3-0). Credit 3. Seminar focuses on researching andwriting, core skills for historians; conduct primary source research in a subfield Chicano-Latino historyand compose an article-length paper. May be taken three times for credit. Prerequisite: Graduate classification.677. Modern Britain. (3-0). Credit 3. Political, social, cultural, economic and diplomatic development ofthe United Kingdom in the 20th Century. May be taken for credit two times as content varies. Prerequisite:Graduate classification.678. Comparative Border Studies. (3-0). Credit 3. Questions how groups create, articulate, enforce, andchallenge difference; brings together disparate historiographies to consider a variety of theoretical andmethodological approaches used in understanding borders; examines contact, conflict, and changeacross various kinds of historical and cultural boundaries. Prerequisite: Graduate classification.679. Topics in Comparative Border Studies. (3-0). Credit 3. Selected topics and themes in an identifiedarea of Comparative Border Studies. May be taken two times for credit as content varies. Prerequisite:Graduate classification.685. Directed Studies. Credit 1 to 6 each semester. Individual problems of research or scholarly activitynot pertaining to thesis or dissertation, or selected instruction not covered by other courses. Prerequisite:Approval of instructor and department head.