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An examination of selected traditional and pre-industrial civilizations in the context of their regional, cultural and historical roots.

An examination of selected societies since the beginning of the modern era.

Section 001	Open
Class Number	14492 ?
Type	LEC
Enrolled	28
Class Max	45
Seats Available	17
Credit Hours	3
Course Attribute	Global Diversity General Education course
Course Attribute	Humanities and Fine Arts General Education course
Date Jan 24, 2022 - May 13, 2022 Time 10:00AM - 10:50AM Days MWF Location Arts and Sciences Hall

Section 002	Open
Class Number	14354 ?
Type	LEC
Enrolled	17
Class Max	45
Seats Available	28
Credit Hours	3
Course Attribute	Global Diversity General Education course
Course Attribute	Humanities and Fine Arts General Education course
Date Jan 24, 2022 - May 13, 2022 Time 1:00PM - 1:50PM Days MWF Location Arts and Sciences Hall

Section 850	Closed
Class Number	17142 ?
Type	LEC
Enrolled	35
Class Max	35
Seats Available	0
Credit Hours	3
Course Attribute	Totally Online
Course Attribute	Global Diversity General Education course
Course Attribute	Humanities and Fine Arts General Education course
Date Jan 24, 2022 - May 13, 2022 Time TBA Days TBA Location Totally Online

Section 851	Closed
Class Number	17178 ?
Type	LEC
Enrolled	35
Class Max	35
Seats Available	0
Credit Hours	3
Course Attribute	Offered through the Division of Continuing Studies
Course Attribute	Totally Online
Course Attribute	Global Diversity General Education course
Course Attribute	Humanities and Fine Arts General Education course
Date Jan 24, 2022 - May 13, 2022 Time TBA Days TBA Location Totally Online

Section 852	Open
Class Number	17180 ?
Type	LEC
Enrolled	34
Class Max	35
Seats Available	1
Credit Hours	3
Course Attribute	Offered through the Division of Continuing Studies
Course Attribute	Open Nebraska (No Cost Materials)
Course Attribute	Totally Online
Course Attribute	Global Diversity General Education course
Course Attribute	Humanities and Fine Arts General Education course
Note	This course is an accelerated, 8-week course. Please notice the specific course dates.
Date Jan 24, 2022 - Mar 11, 2022 Time TBA Days TBA Location Totally Online

A survey of North American history from the Indigenous and pre-contact era to the end of the Civil War.

A general survey of American history since the Civil War, emphasizing social and political change and the emergence of the United States as a global power.

A survey of Afro-American history from the Civil War to the present. Covers Reconstruction and its overthrow, including the new methods of control which replaced slavery. Discusses the development of black ideologies and institutions. Traces urban migration and its impact on black society and culture. Follows black progress through World War II, the 1954 Supreme Court Decision, and rising militancy. (Cross-listed with BLST 2420)

This course is divided into three main parts: the Civil Rights Phase (1954-1963), during which the dominant mood was optimism over the possibilities of integration; the Black Power Phase (1963-1974), and the Pragmatist Phase (1972-present), characterized by attempts to preserve and maintain gains already won. (Cross-listed with BLST 2430)

An interdisciplinary study of the social, religious, and historical dimensions of contemporary issues and events which make the Middle East cultural and geographic region a center of global tensions. After providing a background of how Islam spread in and unified the region, students will study factors which have shaped the Middle East from the late Ottoman period to the present, analyzing the principal sociocultural and political economic developments in the Middle East from the early 19th century to the early 21st century. (Cross-listed with RELI 2190, SOC 2190).

Introduction to Egyptian Hieroglyphs will acquaint students with fundamental elements of Kemetic (ancient Egyptian) grammar, vocabulary, transliteration, and translation of the oldest known written language on the African continent, medu netcher, commonly referred to as Egyptian hieroglyphs. Equipped with the historical knowledge of the language, students will embark on an examination of primary texts which reveal important features of ancient Egyptian culture and civilization. (Cross-listed with BLST 2540).

The critical method in collecting, organizing, and presenting historical material. Required for history majors. Students are encouraged to enroll in this course as soon as possible after declaring their major.

Prereq: ENGL 1160 and permission of department chair or chair's designee. Not open to non-degree graduate students.

Slavery and Race Relations in the Americas examines the historical relationship between the trans-Atlantic slave trade and American race relations, connecting the enslavement of Africans in the Americas to race relations in the Caribbean, Latin America, and the United States. (Cross-listed with BLST 4650, BLST 8656, HIST 8076, LLS 4650, LLS 8656).

Prereq: Junior or senior standing

A survey of traditional North American Indigenous cultures, their interaction with the environment, with one another, and with other people groups. This course covers indigenous societies to the present day. (Cross-listed with HIST 8406, NAMS 4400).

Prereq: Junior or permission of instructor.

A cultural and historical study of the Sioux tribes emphasizing the earliest historic period to the present. (Cross-listed with HIST 8426).

Prereq: Junior standing or permission of instructor.

This course explores genocide and its many forms throughout history. It begins by considering the varied elements and definitions of the term. Next it looks at what makes people kill before going on to examine many different genocides throughout history. Finally, the course addresses the prosecution and prevention of genocide. (Cross-listed with HIST 8746)

Prereq: Junior. Not open to non-degree graduate students.

This course focuses on the evolution of US relations with and Foreign Policy vis-a-vis the Middle East over the last six decades. It seeks to illuminate the constant features in contrast to the changes in direction, examining the agendas of varying administrations as well as the treatment by the media of this region. It follows a chronological framework with particular emphasis on key thematic topics. While emphasizing the political dimensions of international relations, the class will also explore cultural and social aspects of the ties between the US and the peoples of the Middle East. (Cross-listed with HIST 8806).

Prereq: Junior or permission of instructor.

Examination of the conquests of Alexander the Great, as well as controversies in Alexander studies. Includes discussion of both the Macedonian culture that produced him and the career of his father, Philip II. (Cross-listed with HIST 8846).

Prereq: Junior standing

Project arranged individually with undergraduate students. May be repeated as long as the subject differs, to a maximum of six hours.

Prereq: Written permission of instructor.

This course introduces students to specialized subject matter not available in existing History courses. Course may be repeated as long as the topic is substantially different each time. Course may be cross-listed with other programs e.g. Native American Studies (NAMS), Women's and Gender Studies (WGST) when topics are appropriate. (Cross-listed with HIST 8916).

Prereq: Junior standing

The undergraduate student is supervised by a member of the faculty in a project involving part-time employment or service with a museum, historic site, historical society or other institution. Work hours, activities, reporting requirements, and responsibilities must be specified in written agreement between employer, student, and/or History Intern Program Coordinator. This course is normally taken for 3 hours. If a hosting institution cannot commit to a supervised workload which the departmental advisor believes to be equivalent to 3 hours, course may be taken for fewer hours. In such circumstances, students may repeat the course up to a total of 3 hours.

Prereq: Student must have completed or enrolled in at least 6 hours of upper-division history courses (3000-4000). Student must have approval of History Intern Program Coordinator before enrolling. Not open to non-degree graduate students.

Capstone research course for history majors. Students will be required to produce an original research paper. Each section of this course will be offered with a specific subject or theme.

Prereq: HIST 2980 and permission of department chair or chair's designee. Not open to non-degree graduate students.

Special research problems and or directed readings arranged individually with students on topics not explored in other graduate offerings. If students do not complete all the readings during the semester in which they enroll in the course, they must complete all the readings within one academic year of their enrollment.

Prereq: Minimum of nine graduate hours in history completed. Permission of history Graduate Program Chair. Open only to students enrolled in the History MA program. Not open to non-degree graduate students.

The graduate student is supervised by a member of the faculty in a project involving part-time employment or service with a museum, historic site, historical society or other institution. Work hours, activities, reporting requirements, and responsibilities must be specified in written agreement between employer, student, Graduate Program Chair, and/or supervising faculty member. Normally taken for 3 hours. If a hosting institution cannot commit to a supervised workload which the departmental advisor and/or Graduate Program Chair believe to be equivalent to 3 hours, course may be taken for fewer hours. In such circumstances, student may repeat course up to a total of 3 hours.

Prereq: Student must be enrolled in the History MA program and have completed at least 6 hours of graduate credit. Student must have approval of Graduate Program Chair (GPC) and/or supervising faculty before enrolling. Not open to non-degree graduate students.

Slavery and Race Relations in the Americas examines the historical relationship between the trans-Atlantic slave trade and American race relations, connecting the enslavement of Africans in the Americas to race relations in the Caribbean, Latin America, and the United States. (Cross-listed with HIST 4070, BLST 4650, BLST 8656, LLS 4650, LLS 8656).

Prereq: Graduate standing

A survey of traditional North American Indigenous cultures, their interaction with the environment, with one another, and with other people groups. This course covers indigenous societies to the present day. (Cross-listed with HIST 4400, NAMS 4400).

Prereq: Graduate standing

A cultural and historical study of the Sioux tribes emphasizing the earliest historic period to the present. (Cross-listed with HIST 4420).

This course explores genocide and its many forms throughout history. It begins by considering the varied elements and definitions of the term. Next it looks at what makes people kill before going on to examine many different genocides throughout history. Finally, the course addresses the prosecution and prevention of genocide. (Cross-listed with HIST 4740).

Prereq: Graduate student enrolled in History MA program. Not open to non-degree graduate students.

This course focuses on the evolution of US relations with and Foreign Policy vis-a-vis the Middle East over the last six decades. It seeks to illuminate the constant features in contrast to the changes in direction, examining the agendas of varying administrations as well as the treatment by the media of this region. It follows a chronological framework with particular emphasis on key thematic topics. While emphasizing the political dimensions of international relations, the class will also explore cultural and social aspects of the ties between the US and the peoples of the Middle East. (Cross-listed with HIST 4800).

Prereq: Not open to non-degree graduate students

Examination of the conquests of Alexander the Great, as well as controversies in Alexander studies. Includes discussion of both the Macedonian culture that produced him and the career of his father, Philip II. (Cross-listed with HIST 4840).

Prereq: Graduate standing

This course introduces students to specialized subject matter not available in existing History courses. Course may be repeated as long as the topic is substantially different each time. Course may be cross-listed with other programs e.g. Native American Studies (NAMS), Women's and Gender Studies (WGST) when topics are appropriate. (Cross-listed with HIST 4910).

Prereq: Graduate standing

Thesis research project written under supervision of an adviser.

Prereq: Completion of twenty-four hours of history graduate work. Approval of Graduate Program Chair. Not open to non-degree graduate students.

This seminar guides advanced graduate students through critical readings and practices in historical research or historiography. Topics will vary and course can be repeated under different topics.

Prereq: Open only to History MA students who have completed HIST 3930 or equivalent. Non-History MA students may be admitted after consultation with History GPC and instructor. Not open to non-degree graduate students.

The colloquium guides advanced graduate students through the historiography of a specific subject. Topics will vary and course can be repeated under different topics. Open only to students enrolled in MA program in history unless permission granted by History Department Graduate Program Chair.

Prereq: Open only to History MA students who have completed HIST 2980, HIST 3930 or equivalent. Non-History MA students may be admitted after consultation with History GPC and instructor. Not open to non-degree graduate students.