56:512:501Colloquium in Social and Economic History (3) Introduction to American social and economic history, with emphasis on the family, class structure, economic institutions and development, conflict, and culture. |
56:512:502Colloquium in American Legal History (3) Reading and presentation of original research by visiting scholars and graduate and law students enrolled in 56:512:651 Seminar in American Legal History. Open to all history graduate students; preference given to students enrolled in the American legal history concentration. |
56:512:503Colloquium in Cultural and Intellectual History (3) Assessment of enduring themes in American cultural and intellectual discourse. |
56:512:513Colloquium in Urban History (3) Evaluation of the urbanization process in America, with attention to spatial development, social and economic processes, ethnicity, mobility, and politics. |
56:512:525Colloquium in the History of Women (3) Overview of the issues and concepts of women`s history; focus on the American experience. |
56:512:526Colloquium in African-American History (3) Systematic review of the black experience in America; topics such as slavery, free blacks and the labor market, family and culture, religion, and reform. |
56:512:527Colloquium in American Political History (3) Problems and concepts in American political history, including political culture, state and party formation, authority and legitimacy. |
56:512:528Colloquium in Military and Diplomatic History (3) Topics relating to the development of American foreign policy and national defense. |
56:512:529Colloquium in Comparative History (3) Analysis of one or more developments that have occurred both inside and outside the United States, with a view to illuminating the American experience in the light of foreign experience. |
56:512:530Colloquium in Local History (3) Extensive examination of readings and sources for nearby history, with the goal of preparing a research paper on some aspect of southern New Jersey, Philadelphia, or Delaware Valley history. |
56:512:531Introduction to Public History and Historical Methods (3) Problems and concepts in public history; archival, bibliographic, research, presentation, and computer skills germane to the discipline. |
56:512:548Readings in American History (3) Major problems and most significant historical works in the field of American history. Generates awareness of the central themes in American history and introduces diversity and vitality of recent historical scholarship. |
56:512:550The Craft of History (3) Study of historical theory and method, focusing on important figures in American historical tradition. |
56:512:570American Legal History I (3) Survey of developments in American law from the colonial era through Reconstruction; special emphasis on the role of social, economic, and political developments in fostering legal change. Topics include historical origins of American constitutionalism; tensions between judicial authority and popular rule; the law`s role in American economic development; slavery, race, and law; status of women in American legal history; and history of American criminal justice. |
56:512:571American Legal History II (3) Overview of major themes dominating American legal history from 1870 to the present, including changing standards of legal education; admission to the bar and the practice of law; legal responses to social, technological, and economic changes; jurisprudential experiments such as Progressive-Pragmatism and American Legal Realism; and race relations. |
56:512:580Colloquium in Documentary Film (3) The documentary film from 1898 to the present; a traditional American mode of public history; how media presents history to the American public. Students evaluate both filmed and written documents. |
56:512:582Records and Archives Management (3) Records and archives management in both private and public sectors; term project involves work with previously unorganized collections and the preparation of a finding guide. |
56:512:586Museums and Historical Interpretation (3) Organization and management of historical institutions and collections, including acquisitions, cataloging, historical interpretation of artifacts to the public, historical site identification, and presentation. |
56:512:588Material Culture in America (3) Examination of material forms and uses in American history, including artifacts, the built environment, and domestic and public spaces. |
56:512:650Seminar in American History (6) Workshop for the preparation and evaluation of a major research paper on an aspect of American history. |
56:512:651Seminar in American Legal History (3) Workshop for the preparation and evaluation of a major research paper on an aspect of American legal history. Taken in sequence with 56:512:502 Colloquium in American Legal History for students enrolled in the American legal history concentration. |
56:512:677Advanced Topics in American History (3) Special topics colloquium in American history. |
56:512:679Advanced Topics in Public History (3) Special topics elective in public history. |
56:512:681Individual Readings (3) Independent readings course for advanced students. Permission of faculty member and graduate program director required. |
56:512:698Independent Study in History (BA) |
56:512:700Internship in Public History (3) Supervised work experience in a public history office or private institutional setting, involving project work for one term or a summer. |
56:512:701Research in History (2) Independent readings and research course for students intending to complete an M.A. thesis in history. Course must be taken in the term prior to taking 56:512:650 Seminar in American History. Permission of faculty member and graduate program director required. |
56:512:800Matriculation Continued (0) Continuous registration may be accomplished by enrolling for at least 3 credits in standard course offerings, including research courses, or by enrolling in this course for 0 credits. Students actively engaged in study toward their degree who are using university facilities and faculty time are expected to enroll for the appropriate credits. |
