Graduate Program

Fall Term Schedule

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Fall 2026

Number	Title	Instructor	Time
HIST 418-01 Gender and Sexuality in the Late Medieval World Tess Wingard R 2:00PM - 4:40PM
This course examines the histories of gender and sexuality in Europe from the eleventh to the sixteenth centuries. We will investigate topics such as marriage, rape and consent, sex work, queer and transgender histories, and the role of sex in the development of medieval constructions of race. To explore these themes, we will critically analyze a diverse range of primary sources in translation, including chronicles, legal records, scientific texts, and personal letters. We will survey how scholarly interpretations of medieval gender and sexuality have evolved since the 1980s and how medievalists have brought the period into conversation with fields such feminist history, queer theory, trans studies, critical race theory, and histories of law and science. Location (R 2:00PM - 4:40PM)
HIST 427-01 Real Existing Socialism: 19th and 20th Century Europe Thomas Fleischman W 2:00PM - 4:40PM
This course examines the diverse history of socialist ideology as lived-experience across Europe. It beings with the first theorists of socialism and places their ideas in the context of a rapidly industrializing Europe in Germany, France, and Great Britain. From the Paris Commune to the Iron Curtain, the course explores the surprising varieties of socialist societies that emerged in the 19th and 20th centuries. This course asks students to consider: how were these societies ruled and why did they fail? To what extent were they influenced by the political philosophies of the 19th century? To what extent were they a product of geo-political conflicts and the failures of capitalism in the 20th? How did socialist leaders and citizens imagine the future of socialist development? What was the every-day lived experience of secret police and state force, but also of food, fashion, music, literature, and film? Location (W 2:00PM - 4:40PM)
HIST 455-01 Digital Paleography: Deciphering Early Modern Spanish Pablo Sierra TR 11:05AM - 12:20PM
Learn how to read, analyze, and transcribe Spanish writing from the 1500s-1700s in this interactive course. Paleography is an essential skill for deciphering primary sources whether they were produced in Mexico, Spain, Puerto Rico or the Philippines. This course prepares students for historical research in digital databases, physical archives and specialized libraries. We will collectively transcribe, analyze and annotate a group document to familiarize ourselves with ancient Spanish. For your final project you will analyze a digitized primary source of your own choice. Students should have a strong background in Spanish (or Portuguese). No HIST pre-requisites necessary. Location (TR 11:05AM - 12:20PM)
HIST 459-01 Birth in the Nation: Reproduction in the United States Brianna Theobald T 2:00PM - 4:40PM
Why did fertility rates decline over the nineteenth century? Why did women begin choosing hospital rather than home births in the twentieth century? What difference have the Pill and other reproductive technologies made in shaping how women think about pregnancy and childbirth? Why have breastfeeding rates been rising since the 1970s? How have womens reproductive experiences differed along lines of race and class? In this course, we will consider these questions and more as we explore how womens reproductive experiences and the meanings attached to such experiences have changed over time and why. This is a research seminar, so students will further explore these issues through their own research and writing on some aspect of the history of reproduction. Readings and discussions will focus on the United States in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, but students may explore the location and period of their choice in their papers. Location (T 2:00PM - 4:40PM)
HIST 473-02 American Health Politics and Policies Mical Raz R 2:00PM - 4:40PM
This course examines the formation and evolution of American health policy from a political and historical perspective. Concentrating on developments from the early twentieth century to the present, the focus of readings and discussions will be political forces and institutions and historical and cultural contexts. Among the topics covered are periodic campaigns for national health insurance, efforts to rationalize and regionalize health care institutions, the creation of Medicare and Medicaid and the further evolution of these programs, the rise to dominance of economists and economic analysis in the shaping of health policy, racial and gender disparities in access to care and in quality of care, the formation and failure of the Clinton administration's health reform agenda, health reform in the George W. Bush administration and the 2008 presidential campaign, and national health reform and pushback during the Obama administration. Location (R 2:00PM - 4:40PM)
HIST 491-01 Master's Reading Course Michael Jarvis 7:00PM - 7:00PM
This course is for master's students that have made arrangements with a faculty member to complete readings and discussion in a particular subject in their field of study. Location ( 7:00PM - 7:00PM)
HIST 491-03 Master's Reading Course Thomas Devaney 7:00PM - 7:00PM
This course is for master's students that have made arrangements with a faculty member to complete readings and discussion in a particular subject in their field of study. Location ( 7:00PM - 7:00PM)
HIST 491-06 Master's Reading Course Ruben Flores 7:00PM - 7:00PM
This course is for master's students that have made arrangements with a faculty member to complete readings and discussion in a particular subject in their field of study. Location ( 7:00PM - 7:00PM)
HIST 491-07 Master's Reading Course Laura Smoller 7:00PM - 7:00PM
This course is for master's students that have made arrangements with a faculty member to complete readings and discussion in a particular subject in their field of study. Location ( 7:00PM - 7:00PM)
HIST 495-06 Master's Research Ruben Flores 7:00PM - 7:00PM
This course provides master’s students with the opportunity to conduct, develop, and refine their research projects. Students will engage in research relevant to their field of study and make progress toward completing their degrees. Location ( 7:00PM - 7:00PM)
HIST 500-01 Problems in Historical Analysis Michael Jarvis F 9:00AM - 11:40AM
This course addresses questions of interest to beginning graduate students in history. These may include: the history of the historical profession, styles of historical writing, relations between history and literature, ethno-history, and the functions of history as criticism and as social memory. Location (F 9:00AM - 11:40AM)
HIST 510-01 Advanced Historical Studies Pablo Sierra 7:00PM - 7:00PM
Advanced Historical Studies Location ( 7:00PM - 7:00PM)
HIST 510-02 Advanced Historical Studies Michael Jarvis 7:00PM - 7:00PM
Advanced Historical Studies Location ( 7:00PM - 7:00PM)
HIST 510-05 Advanced Historical Studies Ruben Flores 7:00PM - 7:00PM
Advanced Historical Studies Location ( 7:00PM - 7:00PM)
HIST 510-06 Advanced Historical Studies Alexander Parry 7:00PM - 7:00PM
Advanced Historical Studies Location ( 7:00PM - 7:00PM)
HIST 510-07 Advanced Historical Studies Nader Sayadi 7:00PM - 7:00PM
Advanced Historical Studies Location ( 7:00PM - 7:00PM)
HIST 510-08 Advanced Historical Studies Mical Raz 7:00PM - 7:00PM
Advanced Historical Studies Location ( 7:00PM - 7:00PM)
HIST 510-09 Advanced Historical Studies Alanna Radlo-Dzur 7:00PM - 7:00PM
Advanced Historical Studies Location ( 7:00PM - 7:00PM)
HIST 520-01 Advanced Historical Studies II Pablo Sierra 7:00PM - 7:00PM
Advanced Historical Studies Location ( 7:00PM - 7:00PM)
HIST 591-02 PhD Readings Thomas Devaney 7:00PM - 7:00PM
This course is for PhD students that have made arrangements with a faculty member to complete readings and discussion in a particular subject in their field of study. Location ( 7:00PM - 7:00PM)
HIST 591-03 PhD Readings Stefanie Bautista M 2:00PM - 3:00PM
This course is for PhD students that have made arrangements with a faculty member to complete readings and discussion in a particular subject in their field of study. Location (M 2:00PM - 3:00PM)
HIST 591-05 PhD Readings Thomas Fleischman 7:00PM - 7:00PM
This course is for PhD students that have made arrangements with a faculty member to complete readings and discussion in a particular subject in their field of study. Location ( 7:00PM - 7:00PM)
HIST 591-06 PhD Readings Ruben Flores 7:00PM - 7:00PM
This course is for PhD students that have made arrangements with a faculty member to complete readings and discussion in a particular subject in their field of study. Location ( 7:00PM - 7:00PM)
HIST 591-07 PhD Readings Laura Smoller 7:00PM - 7:00PM
This course is for PhD students that have made arrangements with a faculty member to complete readings and discussion in a particular subject in their field of study. Location ( 7:00PM - 7:00PM)
HIST 591-08 PhD Readings Brianna Theobald 7:00PM - 7:00PM
This course is for PhD students that have made arrangements with a faculty member to complete readings and discussion in a particular subject in their field of study. Location ( 7:00PM - 7:00PM)
HIST 591-09 PhD Readings Michael Jarvis 7:00PM - 7:00PM
This course is for PhD students that have made arrangements with a faculty member to complete readings and discussion in a particular subject in their field of study. Location ( 7:00PM - 7:00PM)
HIST 591-10 PhD Readings Matthew Lenoe 7:00PM - 7:00PM
This course is for PhD students that have made arrangements with a faculty member to complete readings and discussion in a particular subject in their field of study. Location ( 7:00PM - 7:00PM)
HIST 591-17 PhD Readings Pablo Sierra 7:00PM - 7:00PM
This course is for PhD students that have made arrangements with a faculty member to complete readings and discussion in a particular subject in their field of study. Location ( 7:00PM - 7:00PM)
HIST 591-19 PhD Readings Mehmet Karabela 7:00PM - 7:00PM
This course is for PhD students that have made arrangements with a faculty member to complete readings and discussion in a particular subject in their field of study. Location ( 7:00PM - 7:00PM)
HIST 591-20 PhD Readings Dan Alexander 7:00PM - 7:00PM
This course is for PhD students that have made arrangements with a faculty member to complete readings and discussion in a particular subject in their field of study. Location ( 7:00PM - 7:00PM)
HIST 591-21 PhD Readings Alexander Parry 7:00PM - 7:00PM
This course is for PhD students that have made arrangements with a faculty member to complete readings and discussion in a particular subject in their field of study. Location ( 7:00PM - 7:00PM)
HIST 591-22 PhD Readings Nader Sayadi 7:00PM - 7:00PM
This course is for PhD students that have made arrangements with a faculty member to complete readings and discussion in a particular subject in their field of study. Location ( 7:00PM - 7:00PM)
HIST 592-02 Independent Reading Course Thomas Devaney 7:00PM - 7:00PM
Individual, specialized independent reading courses; topics, relevant to student's program, chosen in consultation with faculty member. Location ( 7:00PM - 7:00PM)
HIST 592-05 Independent Reading Course Thomas Fleischman 7:00PM - 7:00PM
Individual, specialized independent reading courses; topics, relevant to student's program, chosen in consultation with faculty member. Location ( 7:00PM - 7:00PM)
HIST 592-06 Independent Reading Course Ruben Flores 7:00PM - 7:00PM
Individual, specialized independent reading courses; topics, relevant to student's program, chosen in consultation with faculty member. Location ( 7:00PM - 7:00PM)
HIST 592-09 Independent Reading Course Michael Jarvis 7:00PM - 7:00PM
Individual, specialized independent reading courses; topics, relevant to student's program, chosen in consultation with faculty member. Location ( 7:00PM - 7:00PM)
HIST 592-11 Independent Reading Course Matthew Lenoe 7:00PM - 7:00PM
Individual, specialized independent reading courses; topics, relevant to student's program, chosen in consultation with faculty member. Location ( 7:00PM - 7:00PM)
HIST 592-16 Independent Reading Course Laura Smoller 7:00PM - 7:00PM
Individual, specialized independent reading courses; topics, relevant to student's program, chosen in consultation with faculty member. Location ( 7:00PM - 7:00PM)
HIST 592-17 Independent Reading Course Brianna Theobald 7:00PM - 7:00PM
Individual, specialized independent reading courses; topics, relevant to student's program, chosen in consultation with faculty member. Location ( 7:00PM - 7:00PM)
HIST 592-26 Independent Reading Course Pablo Sierra 7:00PM - 7:00PM
Individual, specialized independent reading courses; topics, relevant to student's program, chosen in consultation with faculty member. Location ( 7:00PM - 7:00PM)
HIST 592-27 Independent Reading Course Mical Raz 7:00PM - 7:00PM
Individual, specialized independent reading courses; topics, relevant to student's program, chosen in consultation with faculty member. Location ( 7:00PM - 7:00PM)
HIST 593-01 Apprentice Teaching Thomas Devaney 7:00PM - 7:00PM
Apprentice teachers act as participant-observers in an undergraduate course under the close supervision of a member of the faculty. Ordinarily, students will attend the course; hold weekly meetings with the professor to discuss the progress of the course, and, in many cases, consider strategies for teaching the weeks assigned reading, assist the professor in preparing examination questions, paper topics, and other written assignments; gain experience in evaluating undergraduates work by reading and commenting on (but not grading) exams and essays; and prepare a lecture or lead a class discussion. Location ( 7:00PM - 7:00PM)
HIST 593-02 Apprentice Teaching Michael Jarvis 7:00PM - 7:00PM
Apprentice teachers act as participant-observers in an undergraduate course under the close supervision of a member of the faculty. Ordinarily, students will attend the course; hold weekly meetings with the professor to discuss the progress of the course, and, in many cases, consider strategies for teaching the weeks assigned reading, assist the professor in preparing examination questions, paper topics, and other written assignments; gain experience in evaluating undergraduates work by reading and commenting on (but not grading) exams and essays; and prepare a lecture or lead a class discussion. Location ( 7:00PM - 7:00PM)
HIST 595-09 PhD Research Michael Jarvis 7:00PM - 7:00PM
This course provides PhD students with fewer than 90 credits the opportunity to conduct, develop, and refine their doctoral research projects. Students will engage in research relevant to their field of study and make progress toward completing their dissertations. Location ( 7:00PM - 7:00PM)
HIST 595-11 PhD Research Matthew Lenoe 7:00PM - 7:00PM
This course provides PhD students with fewer than 90 credits the opportunity to conduct, develop, and refine their doctoral research projects. Students will engage in research relevant to their field of study and make progress toward completing their dissertations. Location ( 7:00PM - 7:00PM)
HIST 595-16 PhD Research Laura Smoller 7:00PM - 7:00PM
This course provides PhD students with fewer than 90 credits the opportunity to conduct, develop, and refine their doctoral research projects. Students will engage in research relevant to their field of study and make progress toward completing their dissertations. Location ( 7:00PM - 7:00PM)
HIST 595-17 PhD Research Brianna Theobald 7:00PM - 7:00PM
This course provides PhD students with fewer than 90 credits the opportunity to conduct, develop, and refine their doctoral research projects. Students will engage in research relevant to their field of study and make progress toward completing their dissertations. Location ( 7:00PM - 7:00PM)
HIST 595B-01 PhD Research in Absentia Abroad Brianna Theobald 7:00PM - 7:00PM
This course is designed for PhD students conducting their research while studying in absentia abroad. It allows students to remain enrolled and actively engaged in their doctoral research while away from campus. The course supports students as they work independently to develop and advance their dissertations, ensuring alignment with academic standards and program milestones. Students must have completed fewer than 90 credits and will be working full-time on their research while away from the university. Location ( 7:00PM - 7:00PM)
HIST 895-01 Master's Thesis/Dissertation (P) Brianna Theobald 7:00PM - 7:00PM
This course provides masters students the opportunity to work on their dissertation. Students will make progress toward completing degree requirements. Location ( 7:00PM - 7:00PM)
HIST 899-01 Master's Thesis/Dissertation (F) Brianna Theobald 7:00PM - 7:00PM
This course provides master's students the opportunity to work full-time on their thesis/dissertation. Students will make significant progress toward completing degree requirements. Location ( 7:00PM - 7:00PM)
HIST 986V-01 Full Time Visiting Student – 7:00PM - 7:00PM
Full Time Visiting Student Location ( 7:00PM - 7:00PM)
HIST 995-01 Doctoral Dissertation (P) Brianna Theobald 7:00PM - 7:00PM
This course provides doctoral students the opportunity to work on their dissertation. Students will make progress toward completing degree requirements. Location ( 7:00PM - 7:00PM)
HIST 999-02 Doctoral Dissertation (F) Brianna Theobald 7:00PM - 7:00PM
This course provides doctoral students the opportunity to work full-time on their dissertation in absentia. Students will make significant progress toward completing degree requirements. Location ( 7:00PM - 7:00PM)

Number	Title	Instructor	Time
Monday
HIST 591-03 PhD Readings Stefanie Bautista
This course is for PhD students that have made arrangements with a faculty member to complete readings and discussion in a particular subject in their field of study.
Monday and Wednesday
Tuesday
HIST 459-01 Birth in the Nation: Reproduction in the United States Brianna Theobald
Why did fertility rates decline over the nineteenth century? Why did women begin choosing hospital rather than home births in the twentieth century? What difference have the Pill and other reproductive technologies made in shaping how women think about pregnancy and childbirth? Why have breastfeeding rates been rising since the 1970s? How have womens reproductive experiences differed along lines of race and class? In this course, we will consider these questions and more as we explore how womens reproductive experiences and the meanings attached to such experiences have changed over time and why. This is a research seminar, so students will further explore these issues through their own research and writing on some aspect of the history of reproduction. Readings and discussions will focus on the United States in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, but students may explore the location and period of their choice in their papers.
Tuesday and Thursday
HIST 455-01 Digital Paleography: Deciphering Early Modern Spanish Pablo Sierra
Learn how to read, analyze, and transcribe Spanish writing from the 1500s-1700s in this interactive course. Paleography is an essential skill for deciphering primary sources whether they were produced in Mexico, Spain, Puerto Rico or the Philippines. This course prepares students for historical research in digital databases, physical archives and specialized libraries. We will collectively transcribe, analyze and annotate a group document to familiarize ourselves with ancient Spanish. For your final project you will analyze a digitized primary source of your own choice. Students should have a strong background in Spanish (or Portuguese). No HIST pre-requisites necessary.
Wednesday
HIST 427-01 Real Existing Socialism: 19th and 20th Century Europe Thomas Fleischman
This course examines the diverse history of socialist ideology as lived-experience across Europe. It beings with the first theorists of socialism and places their ideas in the context of a rapidly industrializing Europe in Germany, France, and Great Britain. From the Paris Commune to the Iron Curtain, the course explores the surprising varieties of socialist societies that emerged in the 19th and 20th centuries. This course asks students to consider: how were these societies ruled and why did they fail? To what extent were they influenced by the political philosophies of the 19th century? To what extent were they a product of geo-political conflicts and the failures of capitalism in the 20th? How did socialist leaders and citizens imagine the future of socialist development? What was the every-day lived experience of secret police and state force, but also of food, fashion, music, literature, and film?
Wednesday and Friday
Thursday
HIST 418-01 Gender and Sexuality in the Late Medieval World Tess Wingard
This course examines the histories of gender and sexuality in Europe from the eleventh to the sixteenth centuries. We will investigate topics such as marriage, rape and consent, sex work, queer and transgender histories, and the role of sex in the development of medieval constructions of race. To explore these themes, we will critically analyze a diverse range of primary sources in translation, including chronicles, legal records, scientific texts, and personal letters. We will survey how scholarly interpretations of medieval gender and sexuality have evolved since the 1980s and how medievalists have brought the period into conversation with fields such feminist history, queer theory, trans studies, critical race theory, and histories of law and science.
HIST 473-02 American Health Politics and Policies Mical Raz
This course examines the formation and evolution of American health policy from a political and historical perspective. Concentrating on developments from the early twentieth century to the present, the focus of readings and discussions will be political forces and institutions and historical and cultural contexts. Among the topics covered are periodic campaigns for national health insurance, efforts to rationalize and regionalize health care institutions, the creation of Medicare and Medicaid and the further evolution of these programs, the rise to dominance of economists and economic analysis in the shaping of health policy, racial and gender disparities in access to care and in quality of care, the formation and failure of the Clinton administration's health reform agenda, health reform in the George W. Bush administration and the 2008 presidential campaign, and national health reform and pushback during the Obama administration.
Friday
HIST 500-01 Problems in Historical Analysis Michael Jarvis
This course addresses questions of interest to beginning graduate students in history. These may include: the history of the historical profession, styles of historical writing, relations between history and literature, ethno-history, and the functions of history as criticism and as social memory.