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Class Search Results: Fall 2024
HIST 8010
RESEARCH/DIRECTED READINGS
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.
Section 801 |
Closed |
Class Number | 14338 |
Type | IND |
Enrolled | 0 |
Class Max | 0 |
Seats Available | 0 |
Credit Hours | 1-3 |
Date | Aug 26, 2024 - Dec 20, 2024 |
Time | TBA |
Days | TBA |
Location | Off Campus - See Notes |
Instructor | Martina Saltamacchia |
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HIST 8020
GRADUATE INTERNSHIP
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: Must be in the History/History & Government MA program, have completed at least 6 hours of graduate credit, and have History Graduate Program Chair (GPC) and/or supervising faculty approval before enrolling. Not open to non-degree graduate students.
Section 801 |
Open |
Class Number | 14336 |
Type | INT |
Enrolled | 1 |
Class Max | 30 |
Seats Available | 29 |
Credit Hours | 1-3 |
Date | Aug 26, 2024 - Dec 20, 2024 |
Time | TBA |
Days | TBA |
Location | Off Campus - See Notes |
Instructor | Mark C Boxell |
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HIST 8030
GRAD HISTORICAL METHODOLOGY
This course will examine various historical methodologies which have been employed by historians to provide structural interpretations of the past. Although exact content may vary, examples of methodologies include the Whig Interpretation, Marxism, Structuralism, Postmodernism, and the New Social History.
Prereq: Graduate student in History/History & Government program. Not open to non-degree graduate students.
Section 001 |
Open |
Class Number | 14628 |
Type | SEM |
Enrolled | 11 |
Class Max | 12 |
Seats Available | 1 |
Credit Hours | 3 |
Date | Aug 26, 2024 - Dec 20, 2024 |
Time | 6:00PM - 8:40PM |
Days | T |
Location | Arts and Sciences Hall 216 |
Instructor | Charles W King |
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The final project is an exit requirement for students completing the non-thesis option for the Master of Arts in History. Students will produce original research under the supervision of a graduate faculty advisor. A grade of B or better is required.
Prereq: Permission of History Graduate Program Chair. Open only to students enrolled in the History MA program. Not open to non-degree graduate students.
Section 801 |
Open |
Class Number | 20551 |
Type | IND |
Enrolled | 6 |
Class Max | 30 |
Seats Available | 24 |
Credit Hours | 3 |
Date | Aug 26, 2024 - Dec 20, 2024 |
Time | TBA |
Days | TBA |
Location | To Be Announced |
Instructor | Martina Saltamacchia |
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Date | Aug 26, 2024 - Dec 20, 2024 |
Time | TBA |
Days | TBA |
Location | To Be Announced |
Instructor | Martina Saltamacchia |
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HIST 8196
AMERICAN ENVIRONMENTAL HISTORY
This course will introduce students to the field of American Environmental History. Students will engage with literature produced by scholars who, broadly speaking, research and write about the many ways in which humans have shaped nature and, conversely, how nature has shaped humans over time. We will focus on the myriad peoples and cultures that have thrived in what is presently the United States and how these peoples have interacted with their physical environments in a multitude of contexts, from the transformation of ecosystems for economic purposes, to the cultural and scientific ideas that have shaped human notions of the natural world, to the ways in which people have mobilized governments to transform the environment. (Cross-listed with ENVN 4390, HIST 4390, SUST 4390).
Section 001 |
Open |
Class Number | 17443 |
Type | LEC |
Enrolled | 1 |
Class Max | 5 |
Seats Available | 4 |
Credit Hours | 3 |
Date | Aug 26, 2024 - Dec 20, 2024 |
Time | 2:30PM - 3:45PM |
Days | MW |
Location | Arts and Sciences Hall 217 |
Instructor | Mark C Boxell |
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HIST 8416
HISTORY OF NEBRASKA
An examination of the history of Nebraska from Native American occupation to the present, with emphasis on environmental factors that have shaped the region and its people. (Cross-listed with HIST 4410).
Prereq: Graduate standing
Section 001 |
Open |
Class Number | 17690 |
Type | LEC |
Enrolled | 6 |
Class Max | 8 |
Seats Available | 2 |
Credit Hours | 3 |
Date | Aug 26, 2024 - Dec 20, 2024 |
Time | 6:00PM - 8:40PM |
Days | W |
Location | Arts and Sciences Hall 210 |
Instructor | Mark Robert Scherer |
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HIST 8616
TUDOR AND STUART ENGLAND
English history from the end of the Wars of the Roses in 1485 to the death of Queen Anne in 1714. The course will examine the efforts of the Tudors and Stuarts to establish dynasties, the religious upheavals in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, changes in the role of Parliament, the Civil Wars, and the beginning of English overseas expansion. (Cross-listed with HIST 4610).
Prereq: graduate standing
Section 850 |
Waitlist |
Class Number | 16648 |
Type | LEC |
Enrolled | 5 |
Class Max | 5 |
Seats Available | 0 |
Credit Hours | 3 |
Students on Waitlist | 2 |
Course Attribute | Totally Online |
Date | Aug 26, 2024 - Dec 20, 2024 |
Time | TBA |
Days | TBA |
Location | Totally Online |
Instructor | Samantha E Sagui |
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HIST 8746
COMPARATIVE GENOCIDE
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.
Section 001 |
Open |
Class Number | 15482 |
Type | SEM |
Enrolled | 3 |
Class Max | 5 |
Seats Available | 2 |
Credit Hours | 3 |
Course Attribute | Open Nebraska (Low Cost Materials) |
Date | Aug 26, 2024 - Dec 20, 2024 |
Time | 2:30PM - 3:45PM |
Days | TR |
Location | Arts and Sciences Hall 279 |
Instructor | Mark Celinscak |
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HIST 8916
TOPICS IN HISTORY
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
Section 001 |
Open |
Class Number | 16634 |
Type | LEC |
Enrolled | 3 |
Class Max | 5 |
Seats Available | 2 |
Credit Hours | 3 |
Topic | FIRST WORLD WAR |
Date | Aug 26, 2024 - Dec 20, 2024 |
Time | 11:30AM - 12:45PM |
Days | TR |
Location | Arts and Sciences Hall 292 |
Instructor | Mark Celinscak |
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Section 801 |
Open |
Class Number | 16690 |
Type | LEC |
Enrolled | 4 |
Class Max | 5 |
Seats Available | 1 |
Credit Hours | 3 |
Course Attribute | Includes Community Based Learning Component |
Note | This class will be taught at the Omaha Correctional Center. |
Note | Permission required to enroll. |
Topic | CRIME & PUNISHMENT IN MID AGES |
Date | Aug 26, 2024 - Dec 20, 2024 |
Time | 2:30PM - 5:30PM |
Days | R |
Location | Omaha Correctional Center |
Instructor | Martina Saltamacchia |
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Section 850 |
Open |
Class Number | 16628 |
Type | LEC |
Enrolled | 4 |
Class Max | 5 |
Seats Available | 1 |
Credit Hours | 3 |
Course Attribute | Totally Online |
Topic | NATIVE AMERICAN WOMEN |
Date | Aug 26, 2024 - Dec 20, 2024 |
Time | TBA |
Days | TBA |
Location | Totally Online |
Instructor | Susana Dalena Geliga |
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Thesis research project written under supervision of an adviser.
Prereq: Completion of twenty-four hours of History or History & Government graduate work. Permission of History Graduate Program Chair. Not open to non-degree graduate students.
Section 801 |
Open |
Class Number | 14337 |
Type | MST |
Enrolled | 0 |
Class Max | 30 |
Seats Available | 30 |
Credit Hours | 1-6 |
Date | Aug 26, 2024 - Dec 20, 2024 |
Time | TBA |
Days | TBA |
Location | Off Campus - See Notes |
Instructor | Martina Saltamacchia |
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HIST 9100
SEMINAR IN HISTORY
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: Graduate students in History/History & Government who have completed HIST 2980 or equivalent, or approval of GPC. Non-History grad students may be admitted after consultation with History GPC and instructors. Not open to non-degree graduate students.
Section 001 |
Open |
Class Number | 15473 |
Type | SEM |
Enrolled | 4 |
Class Max | 12 |
Seats Available | 8 |
Credit Hours | 3 |
Topic | EARLY MODERN ATLANTIC HISTORY |
Date | Aug 26, 2024 - Dec 20, 2024 |
Time | 6:00PM - 8:40PM |
Days | W |
Location | Arts and Sciences Hall 386 |
Instructor | Leonardo Barleta |
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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: Graduate students in History/History & Government who have completed HIST 2980 or equivalent, or approval of GPC. Non-History grad students may be admitted after consultation with History GPC and instructors. Not open to non-degree graduate students.
Section 001 |
Open |
Class Number | 14976 |
Type | SEM |
Enrolled | 9 |
Class Max | 12 |
Seats Available | 3 |
Credit Hours | 3 |
Topic | EMPIRES & FRONTIERS IN AM HIST |
Date | Aug 26, 2024 - Dec 20, 2024 |
Time | 6:00PM - 8:40PM |
Days | M |
Location | Arts and Sciences Hall 386 |
Instructor | Mark C Boxell |
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