Patrick J. Maney, Chair of the Department
Professors
Gerasimos Augustinos, Ph.D., Indiana University, 1971
Dan T. Carter, Ph.D., University of North Carolina, 1967
Education Foundation Professor of History
Kendrick A. Clements, Ph.D., University of California, Berkeley, 1970
Owen Connelly, Ph.D., University of North Carolina, 1960
Caroline McKissick Dial Professor of History
Walter B. Edgar, Ph.D., University of South Carolina, 1969
George Washington Distinguished Professor of History
Claude Henry Neuffer Professor of Southern Studies
Lacy K. Ford Jr., Ph.D., University of South Carolina, 1983
Robert Edwin Herzstein, Ph.D., New York University, 1964
Carolina Distinguished Professor
Paul E. Johnson, Ph.D., University of California, Los Angeles, 1975
Donald C. Littlefield, Ph.D., Johns Hopkins University, 1977
Carolina Professor of History
Patrick J. Maney, Ph.D., University of Maryland, 1976
Ralph W. Mathisen, Ph.D., University of Wisconsin, 1979
Louise Fry Scudder Professor
Robert Benjamin Patterson, Ph.D., Johns Hopkins University, 1962
Kenneth J. Perkins, Ph.D., Princeton University, 1973
Constance B. Schulz, Ph.D., University of Cincinnati, 1973
Marcia Graham Synnott, Ph.D., University of Massachusetts, 1974
Clyde N. Wilson Jr., Ph.D., University of North Carolina, 1971
Associate Professors
Ronald R. Atkinson, Ph.D., Northwestern University, 1978
Lawrence B. Glickman, Ph.D., University of California, Berkeley, 1992
Gary Edward Gregg, Ph.D., University of London, 1972
William Dean Kinzley, Ph.D., University of Washington, 1984
Jessica Kross, Ph.D., University of Michigan, 1974
Simon Paul MacKenzie, D.Phil., Oxford University, 1989
Michael C. Scardaville, Ph.D., University of Florida, 1977
Mark M. Smith, Ph.D., University of South Carolina, 1995
Michael Smith, Ph.D., Cornell University, 1972
Robert R. Weyeneth, Ph.D., University of California, Berkeley, 1984
John Scott Wilson, Ph.D., University of North Carolina, 1966
Assistant Professors
Thomas J. Brown, Ph.D., Harvard University, 1995
Bobby Donaldson, Ph.D., Emory University, 2000
Kathryn Edwards, University of California, Berkeley, 1993
Lessie Jo Frazier, Ph.D., University of Michigan, 1998
Karl G. Gerth, Ph.D., Harvard University, 2000
Ketherine C. Grier, Ph.D., University of Delaware, 1988
Anna Krylova, Ph.D., Johns Hopkins, 2000
Thomas M. Lekan, University of Wisconsin, Madison, 1999
Valinda Littlefield, University of Illinois, Champaign, 2000
Instructors
Page Putnam Miller, Ph.D., University of Maryland, 1979
Distinguished Lecturer in Public History
Cleveland Sellers, Ed.D., University of North Carolina, Greensboro, 1987
Faculty Emeriti
John D. Basil, Ph.D., University of Washington, 1966
Edward H. Beardsley, Ph.D., University of Wisconsin, 1966
Peter W. Becker, Ph.D., Stanford University, 1971
George Curry, Ph.D., University of Chicago, 1952
John J. Duffy, Ph.D., University of South Carolina, 1959
Daniel Walker Hollis, Ph.D., Columbia University, 1953
Francis A. Lord, Ph.D., University of Michigan, 1948
Richard D. Mandell, Ph.D., University of California, Berkeley, 1962
Grace Jordan McFadden, Ph.D., Antioch-Union, 1975
Robert D. Ochs, Ph.D., University of Illinois, 1939
Hilel Benami Salomon, Ph.D., Columbia University, 1969
John G. Sproat, Ph.D., University of California, Berkeley, 1959
Tom E. Terrill, Ph.D., University of Wisconsin, 1966
Robert McColloch Weir, Ph.D., Case Western Reserve University, 1966
Overview
The Department of History at the University of South Carolina strives to achieve the highest standards of excellence in both conventional and applied history fields. A traditionally excellent Southern history department is complemented by a strong faculty that provides graduates and undergraduates a wide variety of American, European, and non-Western fields and periods from ancient to modern. The public history program is among the best in the nation and prepares graduate students for the museum, archival, and historic preservation job markets.
Financial assistance is offered by way of a limited number of graduate assistantships each year. Incoming students and continuing students seeking aid for the summer and fall semesters should apply by February 15. Continuing students applying for the spring semester should apply by October 15.
Students are eligible for departmental financial assistance for a total of eight semesters. This limitation does not include summer sessions, nondepartmental funded assistantships, or one-semester research assistantships for students in ABD status.
Provided there is sufficient funding, the department awards several research assistantships to advanced doctoral students. Further, the department makes several postdoctoral appointments (of no more than one year) to new Ph.D.s, to give them experience teaching upper-division undergraduate courses in their major field.
Graduate students receiving assistantships from the department are entitled to reduced fees (including tuition) regardless of residence status. Those who hold assistantships for the spring semester or have letters of notification for the fall semester are entitled to reduced fees during the summer terms.
Admissions
The history department admits students once a year, in March, although accepted students may begin work in either the fall or spring semester. Completed applications shall be received by The Graduate School no later than January 5 of the year they are to be considered.
No student will be admitted to the Ph.D. program unless two tenured members of the faculty agree to serve as mentors, subject to the approval of the Committee on Graduate Studies.
For admission to the Ph.D. program, students normally shall have the M.A. degree in history. Exceptions will be considered on a case-by-case basis by the Committee on Graduate Studies.
A student who intends to take both the M.A. and Ph.D. degrees from the University of South Carolina shall be advised that the M.A. program (including the thesis and comprehensive examination) shall be completed, and the student shall otherwise be qualified as outlined herein, before proceeding to the Ph.D. program.
Degree Programs
Degrees offered include the M.A., M.A. in Public History, M.A.T., I.M.A., and Ph.D. In addition, a joint master’s program in library and information science and public history is offered.
Normally, no more than six hours of courses in either the M.A. or Ph.D. programs may be taken at the 500 or 600 level. All other courses shall be at the 700 or 800 level. Courses taken at the 800 level may be repeated, but only with the permission of the Committee on Graduate Studies. Thesis or dissertation research and writing courses (799 and 899) may be taken as many times as deemed necessary by the student’s advisor and with the approval of the Committee on Graduate Studies.
No courses that counted toward the M.A. may be used in the Ph.D. program, with the exception of historiography. No more than six hours of credit for courses offered by television or radio may be counted toward the M.A., M.A. (Public), or Ph.D. degree. No more than three hours of such courses may be counted toward the M.A.T. degree.
Master of Arts in History
The M.A. in History is offered in the following fields:
ancient world
medieval world
early modern Europe
modern Europe
history of culture, identity, and economic development
Middle East
East Asia
Latin America
sub-Saharan Africa
U.S. to 1877
U.S. since 1789
Candidates for the M.A. degree shall file a program of study during their first semester of study and in no case later than 12 months after entering the program.
Candidates for the M.A. in History take a minimum of 30 semester hours, of which not more than six hours are for the thesis. Credit hours shall be distributed as follows:
1. two reading seminars (from HIST 701—712) in the major field of study.
2. History 700H (Introduction to the Study of History) is required of all entering M.A. students. History 796 is required for European history students. With the approval of their advisors, students majoring in United States history shall choose two of the following courses as part of their program of study: HIST 701, 702, 703, 797.
3. at least one 800-level seminar
4. fifteen hours of course work, including six hours of HIST 799.
A reading knowledge of one foreign language is required of students.
Following successful completion of all course and language requirements and prior to writing the thesis, a written comprehensive examination in the student’s major field will be taken. Normally, a student will take the comprehensive examination at the beginning of the fourth semester. If the student fails, the exam may be retaken one time, and it must be administered by the same examiner.
Finally, the student will complete a thesis that is submitted according to the regulations of The Graduate School.
Master of Arts in Public History
The M.A. in Public History integrates traditional graduate study in history with professional training in the skills used in the public and private sectors. The curriculum offers a choice of three areas of concentration for the major field: historic preservation, museums, and archives. In addition, students complete course work in a minor field within the general graduate history curriculum, usually but not exclusively U.S. to 1877 or U.S. since 1789.
Candidates for the M.A. in Public History choose a major and a minor field, take written comprehensive examinations in both fields, and write a thesis. A minimum of 36 semester hours, of which 21 hours will be in public history courses and 15 hours will be in the history core, are required. Credit hours will be distributed between the major and minor fields as follows:
Major field (21 hours)
Students take 15 hours of course work chosen from one of three concentrations. As appropriate to their courses of study and with the approval of their advisors, students may petition to make substitutions for one or more of the courses listed below.
Historic Preservation: two courses in the preservation core (HIST 792, HIST 692, HIST 789, ARTH 542); two courses chosen from HIST 786, ARTH 790, ANTH 545, ANTH 576, ANTH 742, ANTH 745, or a remaining core course; and one course from any listed for the museums or archives track including cross-listed courses.
Museums: two courses in the museums core (HIST 789, COLA 700, COLA 701); two courses chosen from HIST 692, HIST 786, ARTH 543, ARTH 560, ARTH 561, ARTH 562, COLA 703, COLA 704, or a remaining core course; and one course from any listed for the preservation or archives track including cross-listed courses.
Archives: two courses in the archives core (HIST 790, HIST 791, CLIS 719, CLIS 750); two courses chosen from HIST 786, CLIS 710, CLIS 724, CLIS 734 or a remaining core course; and one course from any listed for the preservation or museums track including cross-listed courses.
Students must also complete three hours of internship (HIST 798; CLIS 794 for students in the M.A./M.L.I.S program) and three hours of thesis preparation (HIST 799).
Minor Field (15 hours)
For the minor field, students will complete three hours of historical research methods (HIST 788); three hours of historiography (HIST 796 or HIST 797 as appropriate); and nine hours in the minor field of study, three of which must be an overview of the field (HIST 701—712), and three of which must be an 800-level research seminar. With the approval of their advisors, students minoring in United States history may substitute HIST 701, HIST 702, HIST 703, or an appropriate thematic historiographical reading seminar, for HIST 797.
Students must also demonstrate a reading knowledge of one foreign language or competency in an appropriate research methodology.
Following successful completion of all course and language requirements, and prior to writing the thesis, written comprehensive examinations in both the major and minor fields will be taken. If a student fails, the complete exam may be retaken one time. The examination will be administered by the same examiners.
Finally, the student will complete a thesis that is submitted according to the regulations of The Graduate School.
Candidates for the M.A. in Public History shall file a Program of Study during their first semester, and in no case later than 12 months after entering the program. A student in the M.A./M.L.I.S. joint program should prepare and file separate forms for each degree but should submit them together to The Graduate School.
All students enrolled in public history may also enter the Museum Certificate Program coordinated by the University’s McKissick Museum. Students in the archives track may also enter the M.A./M.L.I.S., offered in conjunction with the College of Library and Information Science.
Master of Arts in Teaching
The M.A.T. is a joint program run by the College of Education and the Department of History. All questions concerning education courses and other requirements shall be directed to the M.A.T. advisor in the College of Education.
Students must take 15 hours of graduate history. Of these, only six hours may be at the 500—600 level. Courses numbered 700 are most appropriate for M.A.T. students. One television course may be taken, if offered. Courses shall be chosen to enhance knowledge in fields pertaining to the subject matter taught in schools.
A Program of Study shall be drawn up in consultation with the M.A.T. advisor, College of Education, and filed within 12 months of entry into the program. The M.A.T. advisor is responsible for signing this document.
During their last semester, students shall contact the M.A.T. advisor to make arrangements for the oral comprehensive examination.
Doctor of Philosophy in History
The Ph.D. is offered in the following major fields:
ancient world
medieval world
early modern Europe
modern Europe
history of culture, identity and economic development
U.S. to 1877
U.S. since 1789
Ph.D. candidates will choose three fields of specialization. The major field in which the dissertation is written shall be one in which the Ph.D. is offered; the minor fields may include up to two of the following special fields: African American, diplomatic, Latin America, East Asia, sub-Saharan Africa, North Africa, Middle East, public history or one of the component areas of specialization in public history (archives, museum studies, historic preservation), military, legal, constitutional, U.S. South, women’s history, gender studies, industrialization, labor, rural studies, environmental history, ethnicity, nationalism, or one cognate field in another discipline may be substituted for one of the minor fields.
The major field shall reflect the student’s main interest and shall be chronologically and/or geographically defined.
One of the student’s two minor fields also may be defined chronologically and/or geographically, provided that it covers a different area and/or time from the student’s major field; or it may be a topical, thematic, or comparative field. Students will be encouraged to select at least one minor field associated with the department’s intellectual focus on history of culture, identity, and economic development. A minor field can never be merely a subset of the student’s major field. Normally, students will be expected to complete nine hours of course work in each of their two minor fields. The two minor fields are considered of equal importance.
The student’s second minor field can be in any approved field if the student’s first minor field is a topical, thematic, or comparative field; otherwise, it shall be a topical, thematic, comparative field, or cognate field.
A written qualifying examination in the student’s major field (with two examiners) shall be taken within the first year of residence. Under the following conditions, students may exempt the qualifying examinations: the student has an M.A. in history from another accredited institution and has successfully completed 15 hours of Ph.D. course work at the University of South Carolina with at least a B+ average, or the student has passed the M.A. comprehensive examination at the University of South Carolina.
Qualifying exams may be retaken once and must be administered by the same committee.
Ph.D. candidates shall file a program of study immediately after their admission to candidacy, which follows the successful completion of the qualifying examination or comes no later than 24 months after entering the program.
Doctoral students are required to take a minimum of 18 hours of course work beyond the M.A., but additional hours may be specified by their advisor and approved by the Committee on Graduate Studies. Credit hours shall be distributed as follows:
1. Two reading seminars (from HIST 701—HIST 712) in two of the student’s fields of study, unless taken at the M.A. level. The student’s advisor may substitute other appropriate courses.
2. HIST 796 or HIST 797 (European or American Historiography), unless taken at the M.A. level. For students specializing in United States history, HIST 797 is optional. With the approval of their advisors, students shall choose two courses as part of their program of study (HIST 701, HIST 702, HIST 703, HIST 797).
3. Two 800-level seminars (in addition to the one required for the M.A.); one of these seminars shall be in the student’s major field.
4. Any other appropriate course(s).
Every Ph.D. student shall prove competency in at least one foreign language or appropriate methodology. Additional languages and/or methodological requirements will be determined by the student’s program advisory committee when the chosen fields or research interests demand more.
Written comprehensive examinations in three fields are required and are offered in January, May, and August of each year. Minor-field examinations will be administered independently by the faculty in those areas and will consist of one four-hour examination for each field.
The major field will have two examiners, and there will be two four-hour examinations. All requirements for attaining the degree (except for completion of the dissertation) shall be accomplished prior to taking the comprehensive examination in the major field. This includes the satisfactory completion of the language requirement and the removal of any grades of incomplete.
If a student fails, the exam may be retaken one time and must be administered by the same examiner(s).
Oral examinations covering the major and minor fields will be scheduled after the successful completion of written examinations in all fields.
In order to achieve official ABD status, all students shall orally present and defend a written dissertation proposal to their committee and other interested members of the department.
Finally, candidates will prepare for submission a dissertation that is expected to represent a substantial contribution to historical knowledge.
Course Descriptions (HIST)
- 501–The Ancient Near East to 323 B.C. (3) The formation of ancient Near Eastern cultures, the ultimate synthesis of these cultures and the resulting establishment of the Near East as an historical entity.
- 502–Greek History and Civilization to 146 B.C. (3) The origins and development of Greek civilization in its political, economic, social, and cultural aspects with special attention being given to the early and late classical periods and the Hellenistic Age.
- 503–The History of Rome, 753—27 B.C. (3) The rise of the Roman Republic, its constitutional development, consolidation of Italy, and expansion throughout the Mediterranean to the establishment of the Principate and the birth of Christ.
- 504–The Roman Empire, 27 B.C.—A.D. 480. (3) The political, economic, and social structure and development of the Roman Empire from the establishment of the Principate to the fall of the Roman Empire in the West.
- 515–Byzantine History: 4th to 11th Centuries. (3) The political, religious, and military developments within the Eastern Empire including its influence on Western and Slavonic Europe and Islam.
- 516–Byzantine History: 11th to 15th Centuries. (3) The political and military developments within the Eastern Empire from the invasion of the Seljuk Turks to its final destruction by the Ottoman Turks.
- 518–The Coinage of the Ancient World. (3) The origin and development of coinage among the Greeks and Romans, 700 B.C. to A.D. 500, with emphasis on the significance of coins in the study of ancient history, art, and religion.
- 521–The Formation of Western Cultures, A.D. 300—1000 (3) The causes and course of the split of the Roman Mediterranean world into the three modern western cultures; Western European, Eastern Orthodox, and Islamic.
- 523–The Crusades. (3) Holy war and realpolitik in Mediterranean East-West relations from the 10th through the 15th centuries with emphasis on the role of the crusades in the cultural formation, development, and international relations of East and West.
- 541–The History of Russia from the Earliest Times to the Mid-19th Century. (3) The earliest life on the steppe, the Kievan State, the foundations of Moscow, and the Russian empire to the reign of Nicholas I.
- 542–The History of Modern Russia and the Soviet Union. (3) The decline of Imperial Russia, the Revolution of 1917, Lenin, Stalin, and the Soviet Union since Stalin.
- 543–Russian and Soviet Diplomatic History. (3) Imperial and Soviet foreign and military policies in the 19th and 20th centuries.
- 562–The Middle East and the United States: 1800 to the Present. (3) Political, cultural, and economic ties which have linked the Middle East to the United States. Middle Eastern views of these relationships and their impact on modern Middle Eastern history.
- 566–Problems in the History of Africa South of the Sahara. (3 each) Independent readings and written papers on appropriate topics.
- 573–History of Traditional Chinese Thought. {=PHIL 573} (3) An introduction to the development of Chinese thought in relationship to the political and socioeconomic institutions of early China (6th century B.C. to 3rd century A.D.), with emphasis on Confucianism and Taoism.
- 574–China to Revolution. (3) The impact of war and revolution on the traditional institutions of China from the Opium War in 1839 to the establishment of the People’s Republic in 1949.
- 575–China Since 1949. (3) Introduction to the major social, economic, and political changes in China from the Communist Revolution in 1949 to the present.
- 576–Japan: The Military Tradition. (3) Origins and development of the samurai warrior class and the nature and implication of Japanese military power in political, social, and cultural life.
- 577–Consumer Society in Modern East Asia. (3) An introduction to the issues, concepts, and theories underlying the study of commodity culture and their application to the study of modern East Asian history.
- 596–Evolution of Warfare I. (3) A history of tactics, strategy, weapons, and logistics from 500 B.C. to A.D. 1400.
- 597–Evolution of Warfare II. {=ARMY 407} (3) A history of tactics, strategy, weapons, and logistics from A.D. 1400 to the present.
- 599–Topics in History. (3) Reading and research on selected historical topics. Course content varies and will be announced in the schedule of classes by suffix and title.
- 610–Everyday Life in Colonial America. (3) The customs, mores, attitudes, and living conditions of men and women of the 17th and 18th centuries. Emphasis on the common people of the American colonies.
- 615–The Civil War in American History. (3) The causes, events, and results of the Civil War.
- 616–The Reconstruction of the Nation. (3) The events and results of the attempt to reorder the American nation after the Civil War.
- 621–Constitutional History of the United States. (3) A study of the constitutional development of the United States from the creation of the Articles of Confederation to the Civil War. It deals primarily with problems of governmental organization, judicial interpretation, and sectional politics.
- 622–Constitutional History of the United States. (3) An analysis of the growth of constitutional power from 1860 to the present, giving special attention to the constitutional problems of the Civil War period, the increasing role of the judiciary in national affairs, and the general extension of constitutional authority in the 20th century.
- 640–South Carolina History. (3) South Carolina since colonization. (Television instruction only.)
- 641–The American South Comes of Age. (3) Changes in the Southern region since 1940. (Television instruction only.)
- 648–The Black Experience in the United States. (3) The social, cultural, economic, and political life of black people in the United States. First semester: to 1865; second semester: since 1865.
- 649–The Black Experience in the United States. (3) The social, cultural, economic, and political life of black people in the United States. First semester: to 1865; second semester: since 1865.
- 663–Social and Economic History of Latin America. {=LASP 441} (3) The evolution of social groups and changes in economic patterns in Latin America from pre-Columbian times to the present.
- 664–Gender in Latin America. {=HIST 664, =LASP 440} (3) Comparative study of gender and women’s history exploring intersections of gender with social structures such as race, class, and political beliefs.
- 692–Historic Preservation Field Experience–Charleston, S.C. (3) (Prereq: consent of instructor) On-site introduction to historic preservation including research, interpretation, management, and economics of preservation. Offered only in Charleston during summer term.
- 700–Topics in History. (3) Reading and research in selected historical subjects.
- 701–Reading Seminar in Colonial American History. (3)
- 702–Reading Seminar in American History, 1789—1876. (3)
- 703–Reading Seminar in American History since 1876. (3)
- 704–Reading Seminar in Ancient History. (3)
- 705–Reading Seminar in Medieval History. (3)
- 706–Reading Seminar in Early Modern European History. (3)
- 707–Reading Seminar in Modern European History. (3)
- 708–Reading Seminar in Russian and East European History. (3)
- 709–Reading Seminar in British History, 1500—1815. (3)
- 710–Reading Seminar in British History since 1815. (3)
- 711–Reading Seminar in Selected Fields of Non-Western History. (3)
- 712–Reading Seminar in Special Fields. (3)
- 713–The Age of the Antonines. (3) A consideration of the political, social, economic, and intellectual developments in the Roman world of the 2nd century A.D.
- 715–The Crusades. (3) Holy war and realpolitik in Mediterranean; East and West relations from the 10th through the 15th centuries.
- 716–Normandy, France, and England, 911—1453. (3) The development of the French and English monarchies from the establishment of Normandy to the end of the Hundred Years’ War.
- 721–England Under the Tudors and Stuarts. (3) A detailed study of the history of England, 1485—1714.
- 722–England Under the Tudors and Stuarts. (3) A detailed study of the history of England, 1485—1714.
- 725–Modern British History. (3) A reading course in the literature of British history since 1815.
- 726–Modern British History. (3) A reading course in the literature of British history since 1815.
- 727–European Intellectual History, 1815—1900. (3) A reading course in art history, literature, and changing social thought in the 19th century.
- 728–European Intellectual History, 1900—1960. (3) A reading course in art, architecture, the cinema, literature, and social thought in the 20th century.
- 729–France since 1815. (3) Readings in the political, social, economic, and cultural history of modern France.
- 730–Russia from Peter the Great to Nicholas I. (3) The history of Russia from 1675—1855.
- 731–Russia, 1855—1930. (3) A reading course dealing with specific problems of modern Russian history.
- 732–European Diplomatic History, 1870—1914. (3)
- 733–Contemporary Europe. (3)
- 734–Empire and Nation in Modern Europe. (3) Comparative study of the concepts and dynamics of empire and nation in 19th- and 20th-century Europe.
- 735–State and Society in Eastern Europe. (3) Selected topics in the development of the area in the 19th and 20th centuries.
- 739–Readings in Pre-Modern Chinese History. (3) Selected topics in the history of China from the founding of the Han Dynasty in 202 B.C. to the end of the Ming Dynasty in A.D. 1644.
- 740–China and the West, 1840—1949. (3) A reading course on political, intellectual, and social changes in China resulting from the increased contacts with the West.
- 741–Readings in the Social History of Sport. {=PEDU 741} (3) A reading and discussion of the analytical and critical literature on sport history.
- 744–French Revolution and Napoleonic Era. (3) Reading course in the historical literature of the revolutionary era, including the 18th-century background.
- 745–Readings in Modern Japanese History. (3) Topics include the Meiji Restoration, industrialization, nationhood and nationalism, World War II, and postwar changes.
- 748–The Middle East and North Africa, 1798—1962. (3) A reading course emphasizing political, intellectual, social, and religious movements in the Ottoman Empire and its successor states. Special attention to the growth of contacts between the Middle East and the West.
- 752–Readings in American Colonial History. (3)
- 753–The Coming of the Civil War, 1815—1860. (3) A study of the various factors which produced a breakdown of the democratic process in the United States and produced a domestic war.
- 754–Rise of Industrialism. (3)
- 755–Contemporary United States. (3)
- 756–United States History, 1800—1850. (3)
- 761–Southern Intellectual and Cultural History. (3) A study of the Southern mind together with an investigation of such other aspects of Southern civilization as are clearly related to the mental life of the region.
- 762–The New South. (3) A survey of the economic, social, and political development of the Southern region since 1876.
- 763–Victorian America. (3) Readings in the social and political history of the United States in the period from Reconstruction to the First World War.
- 764–History of American Women. {=WOST 764} (3) Selected research topics on the cultural, social, economic, and political roles and contributions of American women.
- 765–Readings in American Diplomatic History, 1776—1914. (3)
- 766–Readings in American Diplomatic History, 1914—present. (3)
- 770–Latin American History. (3) Readings in selected topics in Latin American history.
- 772–Exploring Ethnohistory. {=ANTH 773} (3) Cross-cultural study of history. Includes theoretical perspectives and cases from the Americas, Europe, Africa, and Asia.
- 773–History of Mexico. (3) Readings in the political, economic and social history of Mexico.
- 776–History of Brazil. (3) Readings in the political, economic and social history of Brazil.
- 780–Readings in Modern Military Thought. (3) Major military thought from the French Revolution to the present.
- 781–History and Theory of Museums. (3) Museums as central places for the creation, presentation, and representation of human knowledge knowledge and enhancement of civic ritual in modern states. U.S. museums considered in international context.
- 782–Business History. (3) Readings in the modern history of business in Europe and America.
- 783–Theories of Cultural History. (3) Examination of theory and case studies highlighting current themes in cultural history. Topics include memory and tradition, ethnicity and race, gender and sexuality, hegemony and popular culture, and truth and objectivity.
- 784–Modern British Material Culture. (3) Use of material culture by historians of modern Britain including the country house, food and drink, slums and suburbs, the seaside resort, and the public school.
- 785–Comparative History of Time. (3) Historical study of time-consciousness; how different modes of production have stimulated different forms of time-consciousness in American and other cultures.
- 786–Comparative Applied History, U.S. and U.K. (3) (Prereq: permission of instructor) Summer field school in the U.K. to provide comparisons with U.S. theory and practice in archives administration, museum management, and historic preservation.
- 787–Material Culture Studies. {=ANTH 787} (3) Seminar in historical study of material culture; principal disciplinary and theoretical perspectives; emphasis on material culture of North America.
- 788–Historical Research Methods. (3) The historical research process, including the definition of research, the determination, collection, and analysis of historical evidence.
- 789–Historic Site Interpretation. (3) An examination of the issues and problems in the interpretation of historic house museums and historic sites, with special emphasis on the development of an interpretive exhibit related to state and local history. Field trips.
- 790–Archival Administration and Techniques. (3) The nature, value, and use of public and private archives; the principles and techniques for preservation, arrangement, description, and reference service for archives, personal papers, and historical manuscripts.
- 791–Historical Editing. (3) An introduction to and a synopsis of the editorial process, including canons of selection and textual criticism; the editorial commitment; annotation; preparing manuscript for the printer; and the one-person editorial project.
- 792–Historic Preservation. (3) An examination of the preservation process, including the history of historic preservation, the development of preservation administrative systems, and preservation research methods and strategies. Field trips.
- 793–State and Local History. (3) An intensive inquiry into the source materials of South Carolina and the unique problems associated with state and local history.
- 794–Research for Teaching. (3) Course to familiarize M.A.T. students with the basic bibliographic aids and printed sources useful for the preparation of lectures.
- 795–Special Topics: Study Travel in History. (1—6) Class time will be spent preparing a project that can be completed by faculty-supervised travel in the United States or abroad. Designed to be offered during summer sessions.
- 796–European Historiography. (3) A course whose purpose is to acquaint students with the development of European historiography, schools of historical thought and interpretation. This course or HIST 797 is required of all history graduate students.
- 797–American Historiography. (3) A course whose purpose is to acquaint students with the development of American historiography, schools of historical thought and interpretation. This course or HIST 796 is required of all history graduate students.
- 798–Internship in History. (3) The application of historical skills in a sponsoring historical or public agency. (Pass-Fail Grading)
- 799–Thesis Preparation. (1—9) For master’s candidates.
- 801–Topics in History. (3) A writing seminar on selected historical subjects.
- 811–Roman Britain. (3)
- 820–The Paleography and Diplomatics of English Medieval Historical Documents. (3)
- 821–Medieval Civilization. (3)
- 822–The Crisis in Early Modern Europe. (3)
- 823–The Reformation. (3)
- 830–Sixteenth-Century England. (3)
- 831–Seventeenth-Century England. (3)
- 834–Seminar-Studies in 19th-Century Europe. (3)
- 835–Seminar-Studies in 20th-Century Europe. (3)
- 841–Studies in British History Since 1750. (3)
- 842–Studies in British History Since 1750. (3)
- 844–Europe, 1715—1815. (3)
- 845–Diplomatic History, 1870—1920. (3)
- 846–The Expansion of Europe. (3)
- 847–Studies in the History of Africa South of the Sahara. (3)
- 850–The American Revolution. (3)
- 851–American Colonial History. (3)
- 852–Studies in Antebellum America. (3)
- 853–Studies in American Diplomatic History. (3)
- 854–Civil War Military History. (3)
- 855–Civil War and Reconstruction. (3)
- 857–Conservatism and Social Reform in Modern America. (3)
- 858–Contemporary United States. (3)
- 859–Seminar in American Legal History. (3) Writing seminar in problems of American legal history.
- 861–South Carolina. (3)
- 862–South Carolina. (3)
- 863–Studies in the History of South Carolina and the United States, 1876 to the Present. (3 per registration; 6 maximum)
- 864–Studies in the History of South Carolina and the United States, 1876 to the Present. (3 per registration; 6 maximum)
- 865–Science and Society. (3) Research in the historical interrelationships between science and American culture and society.
- 873–Research in Selected Latin American and West Indian Countries. (3) Seminar designed to allow the student to pursue in depth, through an individual research project, selected national aspects of the history of Brazil or one of the mainland Spanish American countries or the West Indies. May be taken for credit three times provided that different countries or significantly different aspects of the same country are studied each time.
- 899–Dissertation Preparation.
