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HIST520 - Graduate Seminar in U.S. History

Course Details

Course Code: HIST520 Course ID: 3506 Credit Hours: 3 Level: Graduate

This course is a comprehensive seminar in U.S. history designed to provide a foundation in U.S. historical theory, trends, and concepts for the further study of specialized and topical history at the graduate level. Students should be expected to read and write intensely on both broadly and narrowly addressed topics of history. This course is not designed as a refresher of undergraduate history survey courses; rather, it is a concentrated study of U.S. history for serious history students and professionals.

Course Schedule

Registration Dates Course Dates Start Month Session Weeks
Registration03/30/2026 - 09/04/2026 Course Dates09/07/2026 - 11/01/2026 Start Month September SessionSummer 2026 Session D Weeks8 Week session
Registration05/25/2026 - 10/30/2026 Course Dates11/02/2026 - 12/27/2026 Start Month November SessionFall 2026 Session I Weeks8 Week session

Previous Syllabi

Not current for future courses.