Department of History

Christopher A. Oakley, Chair, A-315 Brewster Building
Jennifer F. McKinnon, Interim Director of Graduate Studies, 103 Admiral Eller House

As a prerequisite to graduate study in a degree program, the Department of History requires that the applicant meet the admission requirements of the university and make a satisfactory score on the entrance examination designated for the program selected: Graduate Record Examinations aptitude section for the MA in history; and the Graduate Record Examinations aptitude section for the MA in maritime studies. Each entering student should consult with the director of graduate studies in history prior to beginning graduate work.

Faculty

• Department of History Faculty  

Programs

• History, MA
• Maritime Studies, MA

Courses

• HIST 5005 - Selected Topics
• HIST 5122 - Social and Cultural History of the United States Since 1865
• HIST 5130 - Comparative History of New World Slavery and Race Relations
• HIST 5135 - Problems in North Carolina History
• HIST 5140 - The Old South
• HIST 5141 - The South Since 1877
• HIST 5220 - Selected Topics in US Women’s History
• HIST 5230 - Themes in African American History
• HIST 5300 - Comparative History of Non-Western Civilizations
• HIST 5340 - The Ancient Near East
• HIST 5350 - The Renaissance in European History
• HIST 5360 - The Reformation, 1450-1598
• HIST 5470 - History of Soviet Russia Since 1917
• HIST 5480 - Weimar and the Rise of Hitler
• HIST 5505 - Maritime History of the Western World to 1415
• HIST 5520 - Maritime History of the Western World Since 1815
• HIST 5530 - Field School in Maritime History and Underwater Research
• HIST 5555 - Constitutionalism and Kingship in Early Modern Europe
• HIST 5660 - Imperialism in Theory and Practice, 1800 to the Present
• HIST 5680 - Diplomatic History of Modern Asia
• HIST 5765 - Latin America, 1492 to the Present
• HIST 5910 - Introduction to the Administration of Archives and Historical Manuscripts
• HIST 5920 - Techniques of Museum and Historic Site Development
• HIST 5921 - Techniques of Museum and Historic Site Development
• HIST 5930 - Field and Laboratory Studies in Museum and Historic Site Development
• HIST 5931 - Field and Laboratory Studies in Museum and Historic Site Development
• HIST 5950 - Introduction to Quantitative History
• HIST 5951 - Directed Readings and Research in Quantitative History
• HIST 5960 - Introduction to Oral History
• HIST 5970 - Living History
• HIST 5985 - Historic Preservation Planning
• HIST 6010 - Maritime History of the Atlantic World, 1415-1815
• HIST 6020 - American Colonial History
• HIST 6025 - American Revolution and Early Republic
• HIST 6030 - Jefferson, Jackson, and the Atlantic World
• HIST 6035 - Civil War
• HIST 6040 - United States History, 1865-1898
• HIST 6045 - Progressive Movements and the Age of Normalcy in American History
• HIST 6050 - The Great Depression, New Deal, and World War II
• HIST 6055 - The United States Since 1945
• HIST 6080 - Studies in European Maritime History and Archaeology
• HIST 6155 - Gender and the Cold War
• HIST 6180 - Diplomatic History of the United States to 1898
• HIST 6181 - Diplomatic History of the United States Since 1898
• HIST 6205 - Topics in Military History
• HIST 6210 - War and Society
• HIST 6221 - American Military History to 1900
• HIST 6222 - American Military History Since 1900
• HIST 6225 - Battlefield Archaeology
• HIST 6230 - Warfare and Society in Ancient Greece and Rome, 750 BC to 500 AD
• HIST 6260 - The United States and the Middle East, 1783 to the Present
• HIST 6280 - Eighteenth-Century Warfare
• HIST 6350 - History of Ancient Greece
• HIST 6355 - History of Ancient Rome
• HIST 6360 - Medieval History
• HIST 6365 - Early Modern Europe, 1598-1815
• HIST 6370 - Nineteenth-Century European History
• HIST 6375 - Twentieth-Century European History
• HIST 6444 - The Old Regime, the French Revolution, and Napoleon
• HIST 6500 - Africa and the Atlantic World
• HIST 6525 - Sea Power, 480 BC to the Present
• HIST 6570 - The Modern Middle East: The Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries
• HIST 6580 - Women and Gender in the Middle East
• HIST 6610 - Legal and Professional Issues in Maritime Studies
• HIST 6620 - Public Policy and Management of Cultural Resources
• HIST 6630 - Seminar in Maritime Studies
• HIST 6640 - Maritime Cultural Resources
• HIST 6650 - Management of Coastal Cultural Resources
• HIST 6660 - Maritime Heritage of the Coast
• HIST 6805 - History and Theory of Nautical Archaeology
• HIST 6810 - History of Marine Architecture and Ship Construction
• HIST 6820 - Research Methodology in Nautical Archaeology
• HIST 6825 - American Maritime Material Culture
• HIST 6830 - Maritime Cultural Landscapes
• HIST 6835 - Advanced Methods for Maritime Archaeology
• HIST 6840 - Introduction to Archaeological and Museum Artifact Conservation
• HIST 6845 - Advanced Archaeological and Museum Artifact Conservation
• HIST 6850 - Field Research in Maritime History
• HIST 6855 - Principles of Archaeological and Museum Artifact Conservation
• HIST 6860 - Archaeological Museum Conservation Methods Internship
• HIST 6865 - Field Methods in Archaeological and Museum Artifact Conservation
• HIST 6875 - Seafaring: Above Water Nautical Archaeology
• HIST 6885 - Recording Watercraft
• HIST 6890 - Ship Reconstruction
• HIST 6900 - Historiography: Introduction to Research
• HIST 6910 - Seminar in American History
• HIST 6920 - Seminar in European History
• HIST 6930 - Seminar in Atlantic World History
• HIST 6940 - Graduate Internship in Archives and Historical Records Administration
• HIST 6941 - Graduate Internship in Archives and Historical Records Administration
• HIST 6942 - Graduate Internship in Archives and Historical Records Administration
• HIST 6943 - Graduate Internship in Museum Administration
• HIST 6944 - Graduate Internship in Museum Administration
• HIST 6945 - Graduate Internship in Museum Administration
• HIST 6946 - Graduate Internship in Historic Site Administration
• HIST 6947 - Graduate Internship in Historic Site Administration
• HIST 6948 - Graduate Internship in Historic Site Administration
• HIST 6990 - Directed Studies in History
• HIST 6991 - Directed Studies in History
• HIST 6992 - Directed Studies in History
• HIST 6993 - Directed Research Project