The Department of History
Course Descriptions
Fall 2016 Intersession
The courses described in the booklet are divided into three categories. Those numbered in the 100's and 200's are designed as introductions to the study of the various regions of the world. Although any undergraduates may take these courses, they are aimed at the freshmen and sophomore level. The courses numbered in the 300's and 400's are specialized classes for juniors and seniors. The numbers were given in a haphazard fashion and there is no difference between the 300- and 400- level courses. The Department does not have courses specifically for juniors or for seniors. The courses numbered in the 500's & 600’s are seminars and are usually limited to graduate students.
The courses are listed in numerical order. However, not all courses offered by the History Department are in this booklet.
If more than one section of a course is offered, please check the name of the instructor to make sure you are reading the description of the correct section.
For further information contact any member of the History Department, 1104 Mesa Vista Hall, telephone 505-277-2451.
History Graduate Director is Professor Enrique Sanabria, Mesa Vista Hall 2082, telephone 505-277-2267. E-Mail
History Undergraduate Advisor is Professor Kimberly Gauderman, Mesa Vista Hall 2079, telephone 505-277-7852.
The Department Chair is Professor Melissa Bokovoy, Mesa Vista Hall 1104, telephone 505-277-2451. E-Mail
MAJOR AND MINOR REQUIREMENTS IN HISTORY
Revised 2014
History Major Requirements:
The History Department allows students great latitude in creating a course of study that will reflect their interests and career objectives. A History major requires a total of thirty-six hours of study, with twelve at the lower-division (four courses) and twenty-four (eight courses) at the upper-division level. At the lower-division level, students must complete one survey series, and may choose any other two courses from the remaining surveys including History of New Mexico to complete the 12 hours of required lower-division coursework. Students may choose from History 101-102 (Western Civilization), History 161-162 (U.S.), History 181-182 (Latin America), History 251-252 (Eastern Civilization), History 260 (History of New Mexico). At the upper-division level, students may choose any history course at the 300 or 400 level, but all students are required to include History 491 (Historiography) OR History 492 (Senior Seminar). Students should take the survey courses that will prepare them for upper-division courses they wish to take in the areas of study offered by the Department. If students wish to follow the traditional history major, they will choose three different geographical or chronological areas of interest and enroll in at least two upper-division courses in each area. This program gives majors a broad, liberal arts background. Students may also choose to develop an area of concentration or select courses that will prepare them for graduate or professional school in a particular area. In consultation with a professor, students may undertake independent study (History 496), which gives them the opportunity to investigate a subject of their own choice, reading and holding discussions on an individual basis with the professor. Excellent students (those with an overall GPA of 3.00 or better) are also encouraged to participate in the History Honors Program, in which a student works closely with a faculty advisor to research and write a senior thesis. Course work for the History Honors Program includes History 491 (Historiography), History 492 (Senior Seminar), History 493 (Research) and History 494 (Thesis Preparation).
History Minor Requirements:
The History Minor requires twenty-one hours of study (seven courses). Students may choose from any two lower-division courses (100-200 level) and any five upper-division courses (300-400 level). Students are encouraged to establish their own program and to select courses that contribute to their major field of study and that support their individual interests and career goals.
Dr. Kimberly Gauderman, Associate Professor
History Undergraduate Advisor
Mesa Vista Hall 2079
History Department: 277-2451
History Department Website: history.unm.edu
History 102-0011: Western Civilization since 1648 CRN 47155
Instructor: Winchester
SMTWR
Dec 17 & 19-20-21-22, 2016
9:00AM -5:00PM
This Western Civilization 102 course traces the historical development of European and North American culture, economics, politics, and society from the middle of the 17th century to roughly the end of the 20th century. The course is organized chronologically and divided into three sections. The first third of the course will cover the state of Europe from 1648 to the end of the French Revolution and the defeat of Napoleon. The second third of the course will cover the Congress of Vienna to the state of Europe immediately before the First World War. The final third of the course will cover World War I until the end of the Cold War and the advent of the European Union.
Utilizing this chronology, the course will focus on several key themes and developments. The exercising and maintaining of state power, the struggle for human rights and equality, the battle of political ideologies, the nature of gender norms, and the results of nationalism and imperialism will be some of the important themes running throughout the historical narrative covered by the course. Key developments the course will cover include: The Scientific Revolution, the Atlantic System, the Enlightenment, the French Revolution, the Congress of Vienna, the revolutions of 1848, industrialization, urbanization, the rise of the working class, the new imperialism, World War I, the Russian Revolution, the rise of fascism, World War II, the Holocaust, the Cold War, decolonization, and the creation of the European Union. The importance of gender and sexuality, race, class, and social and women’s history to these themes and events will be a salient feature of lectures and assignments.
History 300-051: Medieval Women in Text and Film CRN 48807
Instructor: Davis-Secord
MTWR
Dec 19-20-21-22, 2016 and Jan 9-10-11-12, 2017
9:00AM - 2:00PM
Medieval women played a wide variety of important social and political roles—nuns, queens, fighters, writers, lovers, mystics, etc—and there are more written texts by and about women from the Middle Ages than from any previous society. This course will present the history of several significant medieval women through a comparison of the primary source texts either by or about them with the modern film versions of their lives and works. The study of historical women’s lives and the roles they played in past societies demonstrates how written texts helped shape and confirm views about women, gender, and sexuality in the Middle Ages. Comparison of these historical texts with contemporary film representations allows us to think carefully about the differences between medieval and modern approaches to women’s lives and about how we today view women of the past. We will spend class time discussing the written texts and viewing and discussing the films. Students will write essays about each woman, comparing the representations in the medieval texts with those in the modern films.
History 331-001: The American Revolution CRN58953
Instructor: Spence MTWRF
Dec 19-20-21-22, 2016 and Jan-13, 2017
8:00AM -4:00PM
This course will introduce students to the remarkable and diverse group of Americans -- women and men, white and brown, and rich, middling, and poor -- who envisioned and created the modern world's first liberal democracy. This great achievement happened in farm fields, taverns, and churches, as well as in Indigenous homelands and colonial town halls. While emphasizing the lived experiences of revolutionaries, this class will also situate the new nation in the wider British empire. The course will culminate in a staged role-play that will explore the struggles to establish a permanent and lasting republican government with the ratification of the Constitution.
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