400-Level Courses

In-depth seminar on history and historiography of a selected topic in American history. Designed for history major and minor students.

In-depth seminar on history and historiography of a selected topic in European history. Designed for history major and minor students.

In-depth seminar on history and historiography of a selected topic in non-Western history. Designed for history major and minor students.

The first of two courses in the senior thesis sequence required for history majors. Students gain practice in historiography, primary documents collection and analysis, historical argumentation, and public presentation through developing and identifying a thesis topic.

Study of the advanced techniques of research and writing of a senior thesis based on original research. Includes public presentation of results. Required for history majors.

Research, study, or original work under the direction of a faculty mentor, leading to a scholarly thesis document with a public presentation of results. Requires approval of thesis director, department chair, dean, and the director of the honors program when appropriate.