2022-2023 Graduate Course Catalog 
    
    May 13, 2024  
2022-2023 Graduate Course Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

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Economics

  • ECN 662 - Public Finance in Developing Areas

    Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs
    3 credit(s) Irregularly
    Crosslisted with: PAI 758
    Public finance in less-developed countries. Urban taxation and provision of public services. Considering efficiency and equity issues.
    PREREQ: PAI 723
  • ECN 665 - International Economics

    Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs
    3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    Balance of payments, foreign exchange markets, international trade theory, tariffs, quotas adjustment mechanisms, and exchange controls.
  • ECN 681 - Money,Banking&Monetary Policy

    Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs
    3 credit(s) Only during the summer
    Financial instruments and structure, banking organization and regulation. Money supply determination control and policy. The Federal Reserve: structure and policy instruments. Master’s or doctoral candidates only.
    PREREQ: ECN 602 
  • ECN 720 - Topics in Econometrics

    Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs
    3 credit(s) Irregularly
    Selected topics in applied and advanced econometrics.
    PREREQ: ECN 622 
    Repeatable 3 time(s), 12 credits maximum
  • ECN 731 - Public Expenditures

    Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs
    3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    Theory of public goods; incidence of expenditures; intergovernmental relations; expenditure determinants, benefit-cost analysis.
  • ECN 732 - Taxation

    Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs
    3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    Tax structures at federal, state, and local levels. Incidence and effects of property, income, and commodity taxation. Analysis of tax equity.
  • ECN 741 - Urban Economics

    Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs
    3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    Urban land-use patterns, transportation, and housing. Theoretical and quantitative framework.
  • ECN 745 - Regional Economics

    Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs
    3 credit(s) Even Academic Yr e.g. 2004-5
    Theory and analysis of regional economics; interregional income theory and factor movements, regional growth, accounts, and policy.
  • ECN 751 - Labor Economics I

    Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs
    3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    Theory and evidence. Static and dynamic models of labor supply and demand, human capital, wage determination, and effects of family background on labor market outcomes.
  • ECN 752 - Labor Economics II

    Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs
    3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    Income distribution, effects of health on work and wages, discrimination, retirement decisions, and impacts of government programs and policies.
    PREREQ: ECN 751 
  • ECN 765 - Advanced International Trade

    Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs
    3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    Trade theory, derivation of models, theory of protection. Impact of technology, market structure, and taxation on pattern of trade.
  • ECN 776 - Economics of Science and Technology

    Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs
    3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    Crosslisted with: PAI 776 
    Interaction of technological change and policy. Introduction to the economic analysis of knowledge as a public good. Diffusion of knowledge and the role knowledge transfer plays in the industrialized world and in the economic growth of developing nations.
    PREREQ: PAI 723  OR ECN 601 
  • ECN 777 - Economics of Environmental Policy

    Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs
    3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    Crosslisted with: PAI 777 
    How economic incentives may lead to environmental problems and how government policy can maintain or improve environmental quality. Methods for valuing the benefits of environmental amenities and the effects of environmental policy on economic growth.
    PREREQ: PAI 723  OR ECN 601 
  • ECN 778 - Development Finance: Building Inclusive Financial Systems

    Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs
    3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    Crosslisted with: PAI 778
    Focus on how to build the policy and institutional infrastructure for delivering financial services that serve the poor.
  • ECN 820 - Dissertation Workshop I

    Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs
    3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    For dissertators at all stages, providing critical feedback for those who are advanced and guidance for those who are beginning. Coverage includes: establishing a topic (originality, importance, search); trade off and balance between theory and empirical research; oral and written presentation, packaging, persuasion.
    Repeatable
  • ECN 821 - Dissertation Workshop II

    Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs
    3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    This course is intended to give experience in writing and presenting papers as well as evaluation of classmates’ papers. Third- and fourth-year graduate economics students.
    Repeatable
  • ECN 865 - Topics International Economics

    Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs
    3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    Understanding of the intuition, theory, and methods underlying current research on trade and trade policy. Overall picture of research on international trade policy.
    PREREQ: ECN 765  OR ECN 665  
  • ECN 997 - Masters Thesis

    Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs
    1-6 credit(s) Every semester
    Repeatable
  • ECN 999 - Dissertation

    Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs
    1-15 credit(s) Every semester
    Repeatable

Geography

  • GEO 500 - Topics in Geography

    Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs
    1-6 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    In-depth studies of selected topics.
    Repeatable
  • GEO 600 - Selected Topics

    Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs
    1-6 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    Exploration of a topic (to be determined) not covered by the standard curriculum but of interest to faculty and students in a particular semester.
    Repeatable
  • GEO 602 - Research Design in Geography

    Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs
    3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    Approaches to research, alternative philosophies, and research designs. Research procedures, information gathering. Collection of original data. Formulation of individual research topics.
  • GEO 603 - Development of Geographic Thought

    Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs
    3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    Historical survey of development of Geography. Emphasis on 20th century: regionalism, positivism, humanism, Marxism, feminism, post-structuralism/post-colonialism
  • GEO 605 - Writing Geography

    Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs
    3 credit(s) Even Academic Yr e.g. 2004-5
    Workshop on academic writing for geographers. Students exposed to the techniques of scholarly writing and practices of creative nonfiction.
  • GEO 606 - Development and Sustainability

    Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs
    3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    Critical analysis of international development and sustainability. Focuses on the complex political, economic, cultural, and ecological processes involved in development discourse and practice. Readings and case studies drawn from Latin America, Africa, and Asia.
  • GEO 609 - Readings and Special Work in Advanced Geography

    Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs
    1-3 credit(s) Every semester
    Topics to be selected in conference with advisor for individual program of study and research.
  • GEO 610 - Qualitative Methods in Geography

    Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs
    3 credit(s) Odd academic yr e.g. 2007-8
    This course provides an overview of qualitative methods in human geography. It examines the relationship between methodology, epistemology, and politics, compares different qualitative methods, and gives students hands-on experience with a range of methodological tools.
  • GEO 622 - Water: Environment, Society and Politics

    Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs
    3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    Double Numbered with: GEO 422
    Critical geographical analyses of inter-connected and cross-scalar role of water in environment, society, politics and economy globally. Investigates various water-society relationships, water governance, policies, crises, struggles, controversies, conflicts, and water justice, in theory and practice. Additional work required of graduate students.
  • GEO 626 - Environmental Change in the Anthropocene

    Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs
    3 credit(s) Odd academic yr e.g. 2007-8
    Double Numbered with: GEO 426
    Investigation of the roots of the Anthropocene as a concept and a geologic epoch; examination of human drivers of and interactions with global environmental change. Additional work required of graduate students.
    PREREQ: GEO 103 OR GEO 155 OR GEO 215
  • GEO 655 - Biogeography

    Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs
    3 credit(s) Even Academic Yr e.g. 2004-5
    Double Numbered with: GEO 455
    Exploration of the environmental factors that influence the distribution of organisms. Emphasis is on plant distributions and dynamics, and consideration includes both natural and human factors. Additional work required of graduate students.
  • GEO 659 - Pyrogeography: Wildfire in a Changing World

    Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs
    3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    Double Numbered with: GEO 459
    Comprehensive treatment of the geography of wildfire. Topics include fire behavior, approaches to firefighting, ecological and human impacts of wildfire, geographic and historical variation in fire regimes, and the impacts of climate change on wildfire. Additional work required of graduate students.
  • GEO 670 - Experience Credit

    Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs
    1-6 credit(s) Every semester
    Participation in a discipline- or subject-related experience. Student must be evaluated by written or oral reports or an examination. Limited to those in good academic standing.
    Repeatable
  • GEO 672 - Geopolitics and the State

    Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs
    3 credit(s) Irregularly
    Survey of political geographic research on states, nations, territories, and their connection with geopolitical theories and the practice of foreign policy; focus on critical approach to applied geopolitical thinking.
  • GEO 676 - Advanced GIS Analysis and Applications

    Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs
    3 credit(s) Upon sufficient interest
    Double Numbered with: GEO 476
    This course introduces students to (i) concepts and methodologies of 3D GIS (Geographic Information System) analysis; (ii) typical applications of 3D analysis in urban design and planning; and (iii) basic interface and operations in ArcGIS pro. Additional work required for graduate students. 
    PREREQ: GEO 383/683 or equivalent
  • GEO 678 - Spatial Storytelling

    Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs
    3 credit(s) Odd academic yr e.g. 2007-8
    Double Numbered with: GEO 478
    Techniques and impacts of spatial storytelling from a geohumanities perspective. Ways of conceptualizing space, time, and realities. Study and practice with maps, texts, images, video, and other visualization techniques. Additional work required of graduate students.
  • GEO 679 - Introduction to Unmanned Aerial Vehicles: Research & Applications

    Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs
    3 credit(s) Odd academic yr e.g. 2007-8
    Crosslisted with: EAR 679  
    Double Numbered with: GEO 479
    Introduction to UAV operations, including FAA airspace, platforms and sensors; flight planning, data collection, image processing, and data analysis. Applications and societal impacts, including legal, safety, privacy, ethical issues.  Additional work required of graduate students.
  • GEO 682 - Remote Sensing for Environmental Applications and Research

    Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs
    3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    Principles and environmental applications of remote sensing, emphasizing research. Uses and limitations of remotely-sensed data; typical image processing operations and analyses; laboratory exercises and individualized advanced work and term project.
  • GEO 683 - Geographic Information Systems

    Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs
    3-4 credit(s) Every semester
    Double Numbered with: GEO 383
    Basic concepts in spatial data handling. Algorithms and data structures for Geographic Information Systems (GIS). Demonstration of power, potential, and limitations of GIS. Graduate students register for three credits. Undergraduate students register for four credits with required laboratory work.
  • GEO 684 - GIS for Urban Environments

    Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs
    3 credit(s) Odd academic yr e.g. 2007-8
    Double Numbered with: GEO 484
    Intermediate GIS methods for the study of urban environments and systems. Emphasis on practical and applied uses of GIS, project management and spatial analysis. Laboratory exercises, case studies, and course projects use real world data. Additional work required of graduate students.
    PREREQ: GEO 683
  • GEO 685 - Community Geography

    Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs
    3 credit(s) Even Academic Yr e.g. 2004-5
    Double Numbered with: GEO 485
    Introduces community-based and participatory research methods and participatory GIS, including origins, ethics and challenges. Examines how and why grassroots organizations use GIS and geospatial technologies. Students conduct local research projects. Additional work required of graduate students.
  • GEO 686 - Quantitative Geographic Analysis

    Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs
    3 credit(s) Even Academic Yr e.g. 2004-5
    Double Numbered with: GEO 386
    Descriptive and inferential statistics for use geo-referenced data, spatial autocorrelation, and geostatistics. Geographic examples. Weekly labs. Individualized advanced work and term project.
  • GEO 687 - Environmental Geostatistics

    Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs
    3 credit(s) Even Academic Yr e.g. 2004-5
    Crosslisted with: CEE 687
    Statistical analysis of spatial patterns in environmental data. Exploratory data analysis; estimation, modeling, and interpretation of variograms; prediction using driging. Applications in engineering, geography, earth science and ecology. Use of geostatistical software.
  • GEO 688 - Geographic Information and Society

    Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs
    3 credit(s) Irregularly
    Double Numbered with: GEO 388
    Effects of geographic information technologies on governments, communities, and individuals. Mapping as an information industry, a political process, a surveillance technology, and a communication medium. Copyright, access, hazard management, national defense, public participation, and privacy.
  • GEO 689 - Practicum in Community Geography

    Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs
    1-3 credit(s) Every semester
    Double Numbered with: GEO 489
    Supervised 135 hour internship in community-based participatory action research. Students work across disciplines and collaborate with community-based organizations to conduct geographic research on contemporary community issues. Additional work required of graduate students. Permission to enroll required.
    Repeatable 3 time(s), 12 credits maximum
  • GEO 705 - Theories of Development

    Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs
    3 credit(s) Even Academic Yr e.g. 2004-5
    Crosslisted with: SOS 705 
    Review of theories of development, economic growth, and social change. Comparison of explanatory power and limits of each theory. Review of prospects for synthesis and implications for empirical research in geography and other social sciences.
  • GEO 720 - Seminar: Latin America

    Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs
    3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    Research seminar on contemporary problems in human and regional geography, emphasizing development and socio-economic issues.
    Repeatable
  • GEO 730 - Political Economy of Nature

    Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs
    3 credit(s) Odd academic yr e.g. 2007-8
    Explores the complex relationships between capitalism and the natural environment. It covers both classical and contemporary debates within political economy and geography.
  • GEO 750 - Seminar: Physical Geography

    Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs
    3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    Advanced work in climatology, land forms, and other aspects of physical geography.
    Repeatable
  • GEO 752 - Climate Change: History, Geography, Politics

    Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs
    3 credit(s) Odd academic yr e.g. 2007-8
    Crosslisted with: HST 752
    Social dimensions of climate change from geographical and historical perspectives. Influence of climate change on society, history of climate science, culture and climate, climate movements and climate justice.
  • GEO 754 - Seminar in Environmental History

    Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs
    3 credit(s)
    Origins of field, key debates, research methods relating to the historical geography of humans and the environment.
  • GEO 755 - Seminar in Political Ecology

    Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs
    3 credit(s) Irregularly
    Conceptual origins, theoretical influences, and current debates in political-economic and cultural aspects of nature-society relations. Topics include environmental social movements, theories of nature, environmental justice, environmental conflicts, gender and environment.
  • GEO 756 - Gramsci: Hegemony, Consent and Labor

    Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs
    3 credit(s) Irregularly
    This course is a critical review of Gramsci’s contribution to political, cultural, and geographic thought and the interpretation of his work by scholars and activists in the Global North and South.
  • GEO 757 - Environmental Sediment Mechanics

    Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs
    3 credit(s)
    Physical processes of sediment transport in the environment including fluid behavior, sediment properties, roughness of bed forms, resistance to flow, initiation of particle motion, bed-load transport, and relevant practical issues.
  • GEO 758 - GIS-based Geostatistical Methods and Applications

    Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs
    3 credit(s) Upon sufficient interest
    Using GIS tools to calculate spatial statistics, identify spatial patterns (local and global), and perform spatial modeling (GWR)
    PREREQ: GEO 683 AND 686
  • GEO 764 - Gender and Globalization

    Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs
    3 credit(s)
    Crosslisted with: ANT 764 , WGS 764 
    The impact of the increasing hypermobility of capital and culture flows across borders on gender relations.
  • GEO 772 - Seminar: Cultural Geography

    Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs
    3 credit(s) Odd academic yr e.g. 2007-8
    Examination of major currents in western cultural theory from the industrial revolution to the present, their development and transformation in light of advances in spatial theory.
    Repeatable
  • GEO 773 - Seminar in Economic Geography

    Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs
    3 credit(s)
    Examination of contemporary debates in economic geography including the impact of the cultural and institutional turn. Also examines economic geography perspectives on globalization, labor, innovation, and restructuring. Permission of instructor.
  • GEO 774 - Seminar: Historical Geography

    Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs
    3 credit(s) Irregularly
    Research seminar on current historiographic issues and archival methodologies in historical geography.
    Repeatable
  • GEO 781 - Seminar: Cartography

    Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs
    3 credit(s) Irregularly
    Research seminar devoted to topics of current interest in geospatial technology, cartographic communication, and the history of cartography in the twentieth-century.
  • GEO 815 - Seminar in Urban Geography

    Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs
    3 credit(s) Irregularly
    Research seminar on theoretical and empirical issues in urban geography.
  • GEO 870 - Seminar on Population Geography

    Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs
    3 credit(s) Upon sufficient interest
    Specialized research topics dealing with the application of demographic measurements to geographic problems.
    Repeatable
  • GEO 876 - Feminist Geography

    Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs
    3 credit(s) Irregularly
    Crosslisted with: WGS 876 
    The relationships between gender, space, and place. Topics include the gendered spaces of everyday life, identity and spatial metaphor, geographies of the body and the border, human migration, gender and the city.
  • GEO 970 - Experience Credit

    Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs
    1-6 credit(s) Every semester
    Participation in a discipline- or subject-related experience. Student must be evaluated by written or oral reports or an examination. Limited to those in good academic standing. Permission, in advance, of assigned instructor, department chair, or dean.
    Repeatable
  • GEO 997 - Master’s Thesis

    Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs
    1-6 credit(s) Every semester
    Repeatable
  • GEO 999 - Doctoral Dissertation

    Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs
    1-15 credit(s) Every semester
    Repeatable

History

  • HST 500 - Selected Topics

    Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs
    1-6 credit(s) Irregularly
    Exploration of a topic (to be determined) not covered by the standard curriculum but of interest to faculty and students in a particular semester.
    Repeatable
  • HST 600 - Selected Topics

    Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs
    1-6 credit(s) Irregularly
    Exploration of a topic (to be determined) not covered by the standard curriculum but of interest to faculty and students in a particular semester.
    Repeatable
  • HST 615 - Graduate Preparation

    Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs
    3 credit(s) Every semester
    Sections offered corresponding to the major areas of history so graduate students may prepare for more advanced graduate study.
    Repeatable
  • HST 620 - The East Asian Century? Opportunities and Challenges for the Region & the US

    Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs
    3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    Crosslisted with: PSC 620
    Double Numbered with: HST 420
    Examines the trajectories of and interactions between China, Japan, and Korea, with a focus on the implications of these developments for the region and the United States.
  • HST 622 - Empire

    Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs
    3 credit(s) Upon sufficient interest
    Seminar on classic texts about empire from Thucydides to The Federalist. Studied from 432 B.C. to the present.
  • HST 625 - The European Union

    Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs
    3 credit(s) Irregularly
    Crosslisted with: SOS 625 
    Interdisciplinary introduction to history, politics, and economics of the European community.
  • HST 626 - African American Urban History

    Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs
    3 credit(s) Every semester
    Crosslisted with: AAS 626
    Double Numbered with: HST 426
    This seminar will examine the complex and varied Black urban experiences in the 20th and 21st centuries from the 1890s to the present.
  • HST 634 - Underground Railroad

    Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs
    3 credit(s) Upon sufficient interest
    Crosslisted with: AAS 634 , ANT 694 
    Double Numbered with: HST 434
    Myth and history of the Underground in the context of African American freedom efforts. Emphasis on events, personalities, and sites in upstate New York. Student field research and exploration of archival and Internet resources. Additional work required of graduate students.
  • HST 635 - European Perspectives on Contemporary War and Conflict

    Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs
    3 credit(s) Upon sufficient interest
    Seminars conducted at the Syracuse University campus with a week in London to examine the evolution of armed interventions. Meetings with scholars and practitioners in London will bring European perspectives to contemporary conflicts.
  • HST 644 - Israel and Palestine: Historical Approaches

    Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs
    3 credit(s) Irregularly
    Crosslisted with: MES 644 
    A thorough historical grounding for understanding contemporary Israel and Palestine in terms of changing social, economic, cultural and political contexts.
  • HST 645 - History of International Relations

    Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs
    3 credit(s) Irregularly
    Crosslisted with: PAI 645 
    Provide professional masters-level students with a solid grounding in the history of international relations around a common theme of states and empires throughout various important time periods.
  • HST 646 - Contemporary Mexico-US Relations

    Contemporary Mexico-US Relations
    3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    Crosslisted with: PAI 646
    Explores the inner-workings of the relationship between the United States and Mexico today by tracing the historical and contemporary shape of the two main pillars of this relationship, immigration and trade.
  • HST 682 - Foundations of American Political Thought

    Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs
    3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    Crosslisted with: PSC 716 , SOS 716 
    American political thought to about 1820. Puritans, American Revolution, establishment of the Constitution, and thought of Hamilton and Jefferson.
  • HST 689 - Race and Law

    Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs
    3 credit(s) Irregularly
    Race and law in American history, 1600-1960, the historical experience of African-Americans, the indigenous peoples, and Asian-Americans.
  • HST 690 - Independent Study

    Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs
    1-6 credit(s)
    Exploration of a problem, or problems, in depth. Individual independent study upon a plan submitted by the student. Admission by consent of supervising instructor(s) and the department.
    Repeatable
  • HST 693 - Oral History Workshop

    Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs
    3 credit(s) Irregularly
    Crosslisted with: DFH 693 
    Examines the practice of oral history from methodological and theoretical levels, the differences between individual and collective memories, and its application to analysis of events, ethical dimensions, and technological tools.
  • HST 695 - Historical Narratives and Interpretation

    Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs
    3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    Crosslisted with: DFH 695 
    Comparison and exploration of the documentary and the written word as alternative formats for presenting history. Documentaries and historical writings are examined and discussed using case studies.
  • HST 700 - Selected Topics

    Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs
    1-6 credit(s) Irregularly
    Exploration of a topic (to be determined) not covered by the standard curriculum but of interest to faculty and students in a particular semester.
    Repeatable
  • HST 715 - Readings and Research in American History

    Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs
    3 credit(s) Every semester
    Readings and research on a topic or theme in American History of the instructor’s choosing.
    Repeatable
  • HST 725 - Readings and Research in Latin American History

    Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs
    3 credit(s) Upon sufficient interest
    Secondary readings in Latin American history.
    Repeatable
  • HST 735 - Readings and Research in European History

    Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs
    3 credit(s) Every semester
    Readings and research on a topic or theme in European History of the instructor’s choosing.
    Repeatable
  • HST 738 - American Legal History: Modern Public Law

    Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs
    3 credit(s) Irregularly
    A history of American constitutional law from reconstruction to c. 1960.
  • HST 752 - Climate Change: History, Geography, Politics

    Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs
    3 credit(s) Odd academic yr e.g. 2007-8
    Crosslisted with: GEO 752
    Social dimensions of climate change from geographical and historical perspectives. Influence of climate change on society, history of climate science, culture and climate, climate movements and climate justice.
  • HST 755 - Readings and Research in Eastern European History

    Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs
    3 credit(s) Upon sufficient interest
    Secondary literature in Eastern European history.
  • HST 765 - Readings and Research in African History

    Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs
    3 credit(s) Upon sufficient interest
    Crosslisted with: AAS 765 
    Readings and research on a topic or theme in African History of the instructor’s choosing.
  • HST 775 - Readings and Research in South Asian History

    Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs
    3 credit(s) Every semester
    Crosslisted with: SAS 775 
    Graduate seminar introducing main debates in the historiography of late medieval and modern South Asia.
  • HST 800 - Selected Topics

    Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs
    1-6 credit(s)
    Exploration of a topic (to be determined) not covered by the standard curriculum but of interest to faculty and students in a particular semester.
    Repeatable
  • HST 801 - Historiography

    Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs
    3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
  • HST 802 - Modes of Analysis in History

    Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs
    3 credit(s) Irregularly
    The colloquium will discuss a large variety of articles and monographs in European and American history.
  • HST 803 - Theories and Philosophies of History

    Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs
    3 credit(s) Irregularly
    History of historical thought and practice in the development of modern historical method.
  • HST 804 - First-Year Graduate Research Seminar

    Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs
    3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    Seminar geared to particular research interests of first-year students.
  • HST 805 - Seminar in American History

    Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs
    3 credit(s) Every semester
    Readings and research on a topic or theme in American History of the instructor’s choosing.
  • HST 806 - Seminar in European History

    Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs
    3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    Readings and research on a topic or theme in European History of the instructor’s choosing.
  • HST 990 - Independent Study

    Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs
    1-6 credit(s)
    Exploration of a problem, or problems, in depth. Individual independent study upon a plan submitted by the student. Admission by consent of supervising instructor(s) and the department.
    Repeatable
  • HST 996 - Graduate Readings

    Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs
    3 credit(s) Every semester
    To be used for field exam study. One year of coursework in the Ph.D. program is required.
    Repeatable 1 time(s), 6 credits maximum
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