
2012-2013 Catalogue
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: 3.00
- 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: Minimum Junior standing; twelve hours of History including HST 009 or HST 010.
- Credits: 3.00
- 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: Minimum Junior standing; twelve hours of History including HST 009 or HST 010.
- Credits: 3.00
- 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: 3.00
- 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: 3.00
- 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: 3.00
- 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: 3.00
- 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; Minimum Junior standing. Cross-listed with: HS 226.
- Credits: 3.00
- 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; Minimum Junior standing. Cross-listed with: HS 227.
- Credits: 3.00
- 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: 3.00
- 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: 3.00
- 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: Minimum Junior standing.
- Credits: 3.00
- 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: 3.00
- 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: 3.00
- 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: 3.00
- 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: 3.00
- HST 267 -
Environmental History Seminar
- Advanced reading and research on the role and influence of nature on human history and how people and cultures have influenced the natural world. Prerequisites: 12 hours of History; minimum Junior standing. Cross-listed with: ENVS 267.
- Credits: 3.00
- 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/ Prerequisite: Minimum Junior standing; twelve hours of History.
- Credits: 3.00
- 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: 3.00
- 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: 3.00
- 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: 3.00
- 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: 3.00
- HST 287 -
Seminar in Historiography
- Topics and methods in contemporary historical writing. Prerequisite: Junior/Senior/Graduate standing: twelve hours of History.
- Credits: 3.00
- HST 295 -
Special Topics Seminar
- See Schedule of Courses for specific titles. Prerequisite: Junior/Senior/Graduate standing; twelve hours of History.
- Credits: 3.00
- HST 296 -
Special Topics Seminar
- See Schedule of Courses for specific titles. Prerequisite: Junior/Senior/Graduate standing; twelve hours of History.
- Credits: 3.00
- 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: 3.00
- HST 301 -
Graduate Historiography
- Historical methods, philosophy of history, and the history of history writing.
- Credits: 3.00
- HST 351 -
American Cultural History
- Intended primarily for students in Historic Preservation, but open to other Graduate students.
- Credits: 3.00
- 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: 6.00
- HST 395 -
Advanced Special Topics
- Credits: 3.00
- HST 397 -
Special Readings and Research
- Directed individual study of areas not appropriately covered by existing courses. Variable credit. Credits 1-6.
- Credits: 3.00