Graduate Courses in History (HST)

HST 201 - History on the Land

Identifying and interpreting evidence of the cultural forces - early settlement patterns, transportation, industry, agriculture, planning, conservation - that have shaped our land, buildings, towns and cities. Cross listed with: HP 201.

Credits: 3

HST 209 - Seminar in Global History

Selected topics on the nature and results of interactions among the world's peoples. HST 209: to 1500. HST 210: since 1500. Prerequisite: Junior/Senior/Graduate standing; twelve hours of History including HST 009 or HST 010.

Credits: 3

HST 210 - Seminar in Global History

Selected topics on the nature and results of interactions among the world's peoples. HST 209: to 1500. HST 210: since 1500. Prerequisite: Junior/Senior/Graduate standing; twelve hours of History including HST 009 or HST 010.

Credits: 3

HST 221 - Seminar in Ancient History

Selected aspects of Near Eastern, Greek, or Roman History (e.g. trade and colonization, imperialism, social and political institutions, cultural and intellectual developments). Prerequisites: Junior/Senior/Graduate standing; twelve hours of History. Cross-listed with: CLAS 221, CLAS 222.

Credits: 3

HST 222 - Seminar in Ancient History

Selected aspects of Near Eastern, Greek, or Roman History (e.g. trade and colonization, imperialism, social and political institutions, cultural and intellectual developments). Prerequisites: Junior/Senior/Graduate standing; twelve hours of History. Cross-listed with: CLAS 221, CLAS 222.

Credits: 3

HST 224 - Seminar in Medieval Europe

Selected topics on Europe from the Fall of Rome to the Renaissance. Prerequisites: Twelve hours of History including HST 015; Junior/Senior/Graduate standing.

Credits: 3

HST 225 - Seminar in Early Modern Europe

Selected topics on European history from the Renaissance to the French Revolution. Prerequisite: Junior/Senior/Graduate standing and twelve hours of History.

Credits: 3

HST 226 - Seminar in Modern Europe

Selected topics on European history from 1815 to present. Prerequisites: Twelve hours of History including HST 014 or HST 016; Junior/Senior/Graduate standing. Cross-listed with: HS 226.

Credits: 3

HST 227 - Seminar in Modern Europe

Selected topics on European history from 1815 to present. Prerequisites: Twelve hours of History, including HST 014 or HST 016; Junior/Senior/Graduate standing. Cross-listed with: HS 227.

Credits: 0 or 3

HST 228 - Seminar in Popular Culture

History of the attitudes of ordinary people towards every day life in European society from the Middle Ages to the present. Prerequisite: Junior/Senior/Graduate standing; twelve hours of History.

Credits: 3

HST 237 - Imperial Russian History

Selected topics in Russian intellectual, social, and cultural history from the Petrine era to the end of the Romanov rule. Pre/co-requisites: Junior/Senior/ Graduate Standing; twelve hours of History including HST 137.

Credits: 3

HST 238 - Seminar in Soviet History

Selected topics in Soviet social and cultural history from the Bolshevik Revolution to the death of Stalin (1917-53). Prerequisite: Junior/Senior/Graduate standing; twelve hours of History including HST 138.

Credits: 3

HST 240 - D2: Compar Slavery:Hist Persp

History of slavery from a comparative perspective, including Classical Antiquity, Islam and the Middle East, Africa, Latin America, and the Southern United States. Prerequisite: Junior/Senior/Graduate standing.

Credits: 3

HST 241 - Seminar in African History

Topics in African history. Generally, the seminar will focus on one of three themes: Islam, slavery or urbanism. Prerequisite: Junior/Senior/Graduate standing; twelve hours History.

Credits: 3

HST 250 - D2: Seminar in East Asian Hst

Topics in the history of East Asia. Prerequisite: Junior/ Senior/Graduate standing; twelve hours of History.

Credits: 3

HST 252 - D2: Seminar on China

Selected topics on the history of China. Prerequisite: Junior/Senior/Graduate standing; twelve hours of History, including HST 150 or equivalent.

Credits: 3

HST 265 - Seminar in Canadian History

Topics in 19th and 20th century Canadian history; national development, regionalism, multiculturism, and international relations. Prerequisite: Junior/Senior/Graduate standing; twelve hours of History.

Credits: 3

HST 271 - Seminar in US Social History

Topics in U.S. Social History. HST 271: to the Civil War; HST 272: Civil War to the present. Prerequisite: Junior/ Senior/Graduate standing; twelve hours of History.

Credits: 3

HST 272 - Seminar in US Social History

Topics in U.S. Social History. HST 271: to the Civil War; HST 272: Civil War to the present. Prerequisite: Junior/Senior/ Graduate standing; twelve hours of History.

Credits: 3

HST 273 - Seminar in Modern U.S. History

Selected topics in U.S. history, among them foreign relations, the role of the presidency, World War II, and the Cold War. Prerequisite: Junior/Senior/Graduate standing; twelve hours of History.

Credits: 3

HST 274 - Seminar in Modern U.S. History

Selected topics in U.S. history, among them foreign relations, the role of the presidency, World War II, and the Cold War. Prerequisite: Junior/Senior/Graduate standing; twelve hours of History.

Credits: 3

HST 284 - Seminar in Vermont History

Topical approach to Vermont history through original research utilizing primary sources available at UVM, the Vermont Historical Society, and the Vermont State Archives. Prerequisite: Junior/Senior/Graduate standing; twelve hours History, including HST 184 or permission.

Credits: 3

HST 287 - Seminar in Historiography

Topics and methods in contemporary historical writing. Prerequisite: Junior/Senior/Graduate standing: twelve hours of History.

Credits: 3

HST 295 - Special Topics Seminar

See Schedule of Courses for specific titles. Prerequisite: Junior/Senior/Graduate standing; twelve hours of History.

Credits: 1 to 18

HST 296 - Special Topics Seminar

See Schedule of Courses for specific titles. Prerequisite: Junior/Senior/Graduate standing; twelve hours of History.

Credits: 1 to 18

HST 300 - Graduate Tutorial

Readings and research in a specific area; topics to be individually arranged; attendance in appropriate undergraduate courses may be required (see undergraduate catalogue). Prerequisite: Instructor Permission. Variable credit.

Credits: 3 to 6

HST 301 - Graduate Historiography

Historical methods, philosophy of history, and the history of history writing.

Credits: 3

HST 351 - American Cultural History

Intended primarily for students in Historic Preservation, but open to other Graduate students.

Credits: 3

HST 391 - Master's Thesis Research

Required of all candidates for the M.A. Normally arranged for two semesters at three hours each. Credits: 1-6.

Credits: 1 to 6

HST 395 - Special Topics

Credits: 1 to 18

HST 397 - Special Readings and Research

Directed individual study of areas not appropriately covered by existing courses. Variable credit. Credits 1-6.

Credits: 1 to 6