2010-2011 UF Graduate Catalog (PDF Format) - Graduate School ...

University of Florida Graduate School
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HIS 6061: Introduction to Historiography (3) Introduction to
the schools, theories, and philosophies of the discipline of history.
HIS 6416: Problems in Comparative Legal History (3) Seminar
begins with the question of what comparative legal history is and
considers a series of case studies to explore approaches to
comparative legal history.
HIS 6445: Postcolonial Theories (3) Readings in history and
theory of aftermaths of European imperialism. Emphasizes the
passage from colonial to postcolonial regimes. Critiques of
colonialism and nationalist decolonization emerging in nineteenthand
twentieth-century Americas, Asia, Africa, and Europe.
HIS 6469: Topics in Historiography of History of Science(3;
max: 9) History of writing in the discipline of history of science
from the Enlightenment to Post-modern. Variable topics: classical
studies, history of ideas, social construction.
HIS 6478: Topics in the Scientific Revolution(3) Social, cultural,
and intellectual roots of modern science from Copernicus to Newton.
Variable topics: primary sources, historiography, humanism and
science.
HIS 6480: Pre-Newtonian Sciences (3) Physical and life
sciences; may cut across chronological, geographical, and
disciplinary boundaries.
HIS 6486: Seminar: Modern Biological Science (3) Prereq: HIS
5500 or consent of instructor. Themes and issues in the history of
modern biological thought. Persistent controversies in evolutionary
theory such as the nature of selection, units of selection,
evolutionary rates, and the relationship of macroevolution to
microevolution.
HIS 6488: Readings in the History of Science (1-4; max: 12)
Inquiry into the development of western scientific thought and
institutions. Specific historical topics having intellectual coherence
and substantial historiography.
HIS 6489: Seminar: Social and Cultural History of Science (3;
max: 9) Inquiry into social and cultural contexts of western science.
Literature, cultural values, religious beliefs, communication
networks, and educational institutions in western civilization. The
issue of gender in science.
HIS 6905: Individual Study (1-3; max: 12 including AMH
5905)
HIS 6910: Supervised Research (1-5; max: 5) S/U.
HIS 6940: Supervised Teaching (1-5; max: 5) S/U.
HIS 6943: Internship in College Teaching (2,4,6; max: 6)
HIS 6957: Nonthesis Project in History(1-3; max: 9) Nonthesis
research. S/U.
HIS 6971: Research for Master's Thesis (1-15) S/U.
HIS 7979: Advanced Research (1-12) Research for doctoral
students before admission to candidacy. Designed for students with
a master's degree in the field of study or for students who have
been accepted for a doctoral program. Not appropriate for students
who have been admitted to candidacy. S/U.