UNDERGRADUATE CATALOG 2001–2002
 Brigham Young University
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Frank W. Fox, Chair
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Admission to Degree Program

All degree programs in the Department of History are open enrollment. However, special limitations apply for teaching majors.

The Discipline

History stands at the heart of a liberal arts bridge between the humanities and social sciences. Historical understanding is thus basic to the life of an educated human being. As such, it is the ideal major for the student who wants the broad educational background for entrance into professions such as law, government service, or business, or who wants a liberal arts education. History can also be valuable training for someone who plans to teach.

Career Opportunities

In recognition of the broad range of uses to which historical education can be put, the field of public history has emerged in recent years. Today, people whom others would consider bankers, lawyers, corporate executives, or public servants view themselves as historians—public historians. They are the people with analytical skills provided by their historical education who work outside the university but who consider themselves historians by virtue of the value of the training they have received. A significant percentage of the jobs listed by firms and agencies with BYU's Employment Office specify no major. Many of these will be taken by public historians anxious to serve their employers with the valuable skills learned in their history major.

Graduation Requirements

To receive a bachelor's degree a student must fill three groups of requirements: (1) general education requirements; (2) university requirements; and (3) major requirements.

General Education Requirements

Students should contact their college advisement center for information about general education courses that will also fill major requirements.

Languages of Learning

Precollege Math (zero to one course)
(or Math ACT score of at least 22)
0–3.0 hours
First-Year Writing (one course) 3.0
Advanced Writing (one course) 3.0
Advanced Languages/Math/Music
(one to four courses)
3–20.0

Liberal Arts Core

Biological Science (one to two courses) 3–6.0
Physical Science (one to two courses) 3–7.0
American Heritage (one to two courses) 3–6.0
Wellness (one to three courses) 1.5–2.0
Civilization (two courses) 6.0

Arts and Sciences Electives

Arts and Letters (one course) 3.0
Natural Sciences (one course) 3–4.0
Social and Behavioral Sciences (one course) 3.0

Note 1: For a complete list of courses that will fill each GE category, see the General Education section of the current class schedule.

Note 2: Additional information about general education requirements can be found in the General Education section of the current class schedule or this catalog.

Minimum University Requirements

Religion 14.0
Residency 30.0
Hours needed to graduate 120.0

Cumulative GPA must be at least 2.0.

Note: See the Graduation section of this catalog for more information.

Major Requirements

Complete the major requirements listed under one of the following undergraduate degree programs.

Undergraduate Programs and Degrees

BA Family History–Genealogy
BA History
BA History Teaching
Minors Family History–Genealogy
History
History Teaching
Native American Studies
Cert Family History—Genealogy

Students should see their college advisement center for help or information concerning the undergraduate programs.

Graduate Programs and Degrees

MA History

For more information see the BYU 2001–2002 Graduate Catalog.



BA Family History–Genealogy (45 hours*)

Major Requirements

  1. No D credit is allowed in major courses.

  2. No more than 18 hours of lower-division credit in history may be applied toward the major.

  3. Complete one course from the following:
    Hist 120, 121.

  4. Complete the following:
    Hist 200, 365, 397R, 400R, 480, 485, 490.
    RelC 261.

  5. Complete one course from the following:
    RelC 262, 263, 264, 265, 266, 267, 268, 269.

  6. Complete 6 hours of the following:
    Hist 493R, 496R.

  7. Complete one course from the following:
    Hist 326, 327, 351, 357, 369, 382, 384, 398.

  8. Complete one course from the following:
    Hist 322, 329, 330, 332, 333, 334, 335, 336, 337, 352, 353, 356, 360, 367, 370.

  9. Complete two courses from the following:
    Hist 406R, 407R, 408R, 409R, 410R, 411R.

Note: It is recommended that students focus on one geographical area.

Recommended Courses

Hist 201, 202.

*Hours include courses that may fulfill GE or university requirements.



Minor Family History–Genealogy (24 hours*)

Minor Requirements

  1. No D credit is allowed in minor courses.

  2. Complete the following:
    RelC 261.

  3. Complete one course from the following:
    RelC 262, 263, 264, 265, 266, 267, 268, 269.

  4. Complete the following:
    Hist 200, 365, 400R.

  5. Complete 6 hours from the following:
    Hist 406R, 407R, 408R, 409R, 410R, 411R.

  6. Complete one course from the following:
    Hist 326, 334, 335, 337, 351, 366, 367, 370, 398.

  7. Complete one course from the following:
    Hist 480, 493R, 496R.

*Hours include courses that may fulfill univesity requirements.



Certificate Family History–Genealogy (18 hours)

The certificate will state the student's geographic area of concentration.

Certificate Requirements

  1. Complete the following:
    Hist 365.

  2. Complete the following:
    Hist 400R.

  3. Complete 6 hours from the following:
    Hist 406R, 407R, 408R, 409R, 410R, 411R.

  4. Complete 6 hours from the following:
    Hist 393R, 480, 493R, 496R, or a general history course in the geographic area of specialization.

Note: The certificate program can help prepare for certification or accreditation but should not be confused with these two separate, private methods of qualifying professional genealogists.



BA History (39 hours*)

Major Requirements

  1. No D credit is allowed in major courses.

  2. No more than 18 hours of lower-division credit in history may be applied toward the major.

  3. At least 27 hours of major credit must be completed with the History Department at BYU.

  4. Complete the following:
    Hist 120, 121, 200, 201, 202, 485, 490.

  5. After consulting with an advisor, complete 18 elective hours in history from approved list. Students may study various areas of history, but they must not present all their preparation in a single area. At least one class must be chosen from three of the following areas: Asia or the Near East, Europe, Latin America, the United States, or Africa.

    Note: Only 6 hours of R credit from directed reading and/or research courses will count towards fulfilling the elective requirement.

Recommended Courses

  1. Supporting courses:
    Phil 105.
    Econ 110.

  2. GE courses:
    • Arts and Letters:
      ArtHC 111, 112.
      ClCv 110.
      Engl 230.
      Hum 101.
      Hum 240.
      Phil 205.

    • Natural Sciences:
      Biol 150.
      Geog 101.

*Hours include courses that may fulfill GE or university requirements.



BA History Teaching (61-62 hours,* including licensure hours)

Major Requirements

  1. No D credit is allowed in major courses.

  2. No more than 18 hours of lower-division credit in history may be applied toward the major.

  3. A teaching minor is not required for licensure. However, it is strongly recommended.

  4. Complete the following:
    Hist 120, 121, 200, 201, 202, 366, 477, 485, 490.

  5. Complete 9 elective history hours from an approved list (at least one class must be chosen from two of the three following areas: Asia or the Near East, Europe, or Latin America.

  6. Complete the Professional Education Component (25–26 hours): see the Secondary Education section of this catalog for licensure requirements.

*Hours include courses that may fulfill GE or university requirements.



Minor History (21 hours*)

Minor Requirements

  1. No D credit is allowed in minor courses.

  2. At least 12 hours of minor credit must be completed within the History Department at BYU.

  3. Complete the following:
    Hist 120, 121, 200, 201, 202.

  4. Complete 6 hours from upper-division history courses.

*Hours include courses that may fulfill GE or university requirements.



Minor History Teaching (21 hours*)

Minor Requirements

  1. No D credit is allowed in minor courses.

  2. Complete the following:
    Hist 120, 121, 200, 201, 202, 366.

  3. Complete 3 hours from upper-division history courses.

*Hours include courses that may fulfill GE or university requirements.



History (Hist)

Class Schedule Major Academic Plan (MAP)

Undergraduate Courses

120. The United States Through 1877. (3:3:0) Independent Study also.

Discovery, colonization, American Revolution, establishment of the Constitution, foreign affairs, westward expansion, sectionalism, Civil War, and reconstruction.

121. The United States Since 1877. (3:3:0) Independent Study also.

Industrialization, immigration, urbanization, political and social movements, and foreign policy.

199R. Academic Internship. (1–3:Arr.:Arr. ea.) Prerequisite: department chair's and cooperative education coordinator's consent.

Work experience evaluated by supervisor and posted on student's transcript.

200. The Historian's Craft. (3:3:0)

History within the broader framework of liberal education; nature of history; questions historians ask; skills and resources needed to study, understand, and write history.

201. World Civilization to 1500. (3:3:0) Honors and Independent Study also.

World civilization from Greek antiquity to Renaissance; explores fundamental questions in the human experience, examines formative events in history, and seeks to teach value of important texts.

202. World Civilization from 1500. (3:3:0) Honors and Independent Study also. Prerequisite: Hist 201.

World civilization from Renaissance to present; explores fundamental questions in the human experience, examines formative events in history, and seeks to teach value of important texts.

207. Federal Indian Policy. (3:3:0)

History and development of interrelationship of the federal government and the Native American in the United States.

223. Introduction to Indian Education. (3:3:0) Prerequisite: NAS 101.

Learning difficulties of language and culture and awareness of government title programs.

250. Popular Culture in America. (3:3:0)

Life and culture in America; the American character and its relationship to popular cultural themes.

300. Ancient Near East. (3:3:0)

Ancient Egypt, Mesopotamia, Palestine, and Persia from ca. 3500 B.C. to A.D. 600.

302. Medieval and Modern Near East. (3:3:0)

Rise and spread of Islam during the period of the Caliphate; Ottoman Empire; Western imperialism; rise of national states.

303. Jewish History: A.D. 70 to the Present. (3:3:0)

Jewish diaspora, Jewish life in Moslem and Christian countries; Jewish religious movements; development of Zionism; Jewish communities in modern Israel and the United States.

304. (Hist-ClCv) Greek History. (3:3:0)

Political, economic, social, and intellectual history of Greece from Mycenaean times to the Hellenistic period.

305. Mediterranean History. (3:3:0)

Political, commercial, and cultural history of the lands bordering the Mediterranean and their common ties to the sea, emphasizing the medieval period as the precursor to Atlantic expansion.

307. (Hist-ClCv) Roman History. (3:3:0)

Political, economic, social, and intellectual history of Rome from the foundation of the city to Constantine.

308. History of African Civilizations: Traditional Society and Culture to 1800. (3:3:0)

Society, culture, and kingdoms of Black Africa before European rule; art, architecture, kings and courts, status of women.

309. Modern African History: 1800 to the Present. (3:3:0)

Rise of traditional kingdoms, impact of Christianity and Islam, European partition of Africa, colonial rule, nationalist movement, problems of independence, foreign policy, and intellectual life.

310. The Early Middle Ages. (3:3:0)

Decline of Rome and the early formative stages of early medieval civilization; analysis of political, economic, and social changes from A.D. 285 to 950.

311. The Late Middle Ages. (3:3:0)

Europe from 950 to 1350; maturation of medieval civilization; failure of German, success of French leadership; economic, religious, cultural, intellectual trends.

312. The Italian Renaissance. (3:3:0)

Major political, social, and cultural events in Italy from 1200 to 1530, emphasizing concept of the Renaissance in modern historiography.

313. The Reformation: Age of Turmoil. (3:3:0)

Sixteenth-century religious upheaval; ideological, cultural, political, and socioeconomic struggles to mid–seventeenth century.

314. (Hist-Phscs 314-Phil 423) History and Philosophy of Science. (3:3:0) Prerequisite: PhyS 100 or instructor's consent.

Scientific explanation, concepts, and models. Philosophical assumptions and criteria for theory selection, as exemplified by historical development of basic ideas in science.

318. European Jews and the Holocaust. (3:3:0)

Attempted genocide of European Jews by Hitler's Third Reich; motives, methods, and implications.

319. Ideas and Man in the Modern World. (3:3:0)

Interrelationship of influential ideas and historical events from the end of the eighteenth century to the present.

320. The Age of Enlightenment. (3:3:0)

Developments in Europe from 1650 to the French Revolution, emphasizing political thought, science, and philosophy in the Enlightenment.

322. Nineteenth-Century Europe. (3:3:0) Independent Study also.

Political, economic, social, and intellectual history of Europe from 1815 to 1914.

323. Europe in the Twentieth Century. (3:3:0)

International affairs and political and economic history of major European countries (including Russia) from World War I to the present.

324. Communist China. (3:3:0)

Chinese Communist development from the 1920s to the present, emphasizing contemporary domestic affairs and foreign relations.

325. Japanese Cultural History. (3:3:0)

Role of architecture, landscape gardening, ceramics, and woodblock prints in Japanese religious and secular institutions.

326. The Family in Europe. (3:3:0) Independent Study also.

Nature and development of marriage and family life and structure from the ancient to modern era.

327. Society in Europe. (3:3:0)

Common life in Europe from 1500 to the present: family problems, social customs, marriage, superstition, death, diet, work, hardships, migration, and childhood.

329. Austrian Empire. (3:3:0)

Historical survey (1526–1918) of area ruled by Hapsburg dynasty comprising lands and people of East-Central Europe.

330. Tsarist Russia. (3:3:0)

From early beginnings to the Russian Revolution.

331. Soviet and Post-Soviet Russia. (3:3:0) Independent Study also.

Modern Russia, emphasizing rise of communism and development of the USSR and the new commonwealth.

332. France. (3:3:0)

French history from Roman times to the present, emphasizing the French Revolution, Napoleon, and subsequent developments.

333. Modern Germany. (3:3:0)

Political, military, economic, and cultural development of Germany during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries.

334. Spain. (3:3:0)

Political, social, and economic factors in Spanish history from Roman times to present. Emphasis on Reconquest, Golden Age, and Civil War.

335. English History to 1689. (3:3:0) Independent Study also.

Political, social, and cultural developments from prehistoric times to the Glorious Revolution. Medieval, Tudor, and Stuart periods.

336. English History Since 1689. (3:3:0)

Emergence of Britain as a great colonial and industrial power, as well as more recent decline of Britain's influence. Emphasis also on cultural developments.

337. Scandinavian History. (3:3:0)

Political, social, religious, cultural, and economic factors in Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden from Viking era to present highly developed society.

338. History on Film. (3:2:Arr.) Prerequisite: Hist 201 or 202, preferably both. Recommended: upper-level courses in medieval and early modern European history.

Effectiveness of film as a medium of history; its strengths and weaknesses compared to traditional approaches. Special attention to works on European history.

339. History of Italy. (3:3:0)

History and culture of the Italian peninsula from classical to modern times, emphasizing evolution of the idea of Italy as a political and cultural entity.

340. Premodern Asia. (3:3:0)

Beginning of the traditional civilizations of China, India, and Japan, and their development until the coming of the West.

341. Modern Asia. (3:3:0)

Impact of the West on Asian societies; change of tradition, imperialism, nationalism, and communism in China, Japan, and India.

342. Korea. (3:3:0)

Political, religious, and cultural development from antiquity to the present.

343. Chinese Civilization. (3:3:0)

Development of China to 1500; social and cultural factors.

344. Modern China Since 1500. (3:3:0)

Developments since coming of the West; reform, movements, rebellion, rise of nationalism, and change of traditional institutions.

345. Premodern Japan. (3:3:0)

Development of Japan to 1868; social, religious, and cultural aspects.

346. Modern Japan. (3:3:0)

Development following Japan's opening in 1853; process and implications of modernization and expansion.

347. (Hist-NES) Arab and Islamic Civilization. (2:2:1)

Social science/humanities core course covering Arab and Islamic civilization; historical evolution of Middle East to present. Overview of modern Palestinian society. Offered at Jerusalem Center for Near Eastern Studies; elective credit for major and minor in Near Eastern Studies. Does not receive GE credit.

348R. Topics in Modern Near Eastern History. (3:3:0 ea.)

Closer examination of the history of appropriate delimited topic than possible in general survey course. Topics may include modern Islamic movements, modern Egypt, modern North Africa.

349. (Hist-NES) Jewish Civilization. (2:2:1)

Social science/humanities core course; broad introduction to Jewish self-understanding and history, focusing on relationships among people, faith, and land. Offered at Jerusalem Center for Near Eastern Studies. Does not receive GE credit.

350R. History of Asian Religions and Thought. (3:3:0)

Development of religion and modes of thought and their influence on Asian and world history. Topics include India and East Asia.

351. Conquest and Colonization of Latin America. (3:3:0)

Pre-Columbian civilizations, Iberian exploration and conquest of the New World, and colonial development of Hispanic and Portuguese America from 1492 to 1823.

352. Modern Latin America. (3:3:0)

National period (1810 to present): independence, institutional development, culture, and inter-American relations.

353. Mexico and the Caribbean. (3:3:0)

Social and economic trends, with emphasis on colonialism, Mexican Revolution, and Castro movement.

355. History of Argentina. (3:3:0)

Rise of modern Argentina from colonial times, focusing on the dynamic political, economic, social, and cultural developments since independence.

356. Brazil. (3:3:0)

From 1500 to present, emphasizing relationship between colonial patterns and twentieth-century reality and dilatory transformation of Brazil's political and economic culture.

357. The Indian in Latin American History. (3:3:0)

History of Latin American Indians from preconquest days to the present; achievements, contributions, and problems.

359. Inter-American Relations. (3:3:0)

Decline of Europe's American empires, legacies bequeathed to the new republics by their European heritage, and how those legacies have affected relations among the various American republics.

360. The Borderlands: The Spanish Frontier in North America. (3:3:0)

Spanish exploration, occupation, and institutions of northern Mexico, the American Southwest, and Florida, 1521–1821; Mexican period to 1848.

361. The American West in the Twentieth Century. (3:3:0)

Pivotal developments in twentieth-century West, including urbanization, Sun Belt migration, political protest, labor history, Native American history, immigration, water policy, tourism, military-industrial complex, Hollywood.

362. The American West to the Mexican War. (3:3:0)

Early colonization and westward movement east of the Mississippi.

363. The American West Since the Gold Rush. (3:3:0)

Fur trade and colonization in the trans-Mississippi West.

364. American Environmental History. (3:3:0)

American people's experience living in and changing the physical environment from pre-Columbian times to present: ideas, land use, technology, urbanization, industry, water, air, etc.

365. The Family and the Law in American History. (3:3:0)

The interaction of families with law and government as illustrated in original American sources; individual family histories reconstructed in the broader perspective of history.

366. Utah. (3:3:0) Independent Study also.

Contributions of Native Americans, explorers, mountain men, minors, government officials, Mormons, and other religious groups, etc., in the nineteenth century. Impact of national movements, various peoples, politics, economics, and social and cultural change in the twentieth century.

367. History of the South. (3:3:0)

Political, economic, and cultural history of the southern states from colonial times to the present.

368. Mormonism in American History. (3:3:0)

Social, economic, political, intellectual, and religious environment in which Mormonism flourished; contributions of Mormon men and women to American culture and history.

369. The Indian in American History. (3:3:0)

Developments in the history of leading Indian tribes; relations with the United States government.

370. Colonial America. (3:3:0)

Establishment, growth, and development of the American colonies to 1763.

371. The Machine in America. (3:3:0)

Benefits and liabilities of technological complexity.

372. New American Nation. (3:3:0)

Causes and consequences of the American Revolution, the confederation era, and the framing of the Constitution.

373. History of Religion in the United States. (3:3:0)

Religious developments in America from colonial times to the present.

374. U.S. Foreign Relations. (3:3:0)

American diplomacy; trends and critical decisions of the twentieth century.

375. The American Military Experience, 1607 to Present. (3:3:0) Recommended: Hist 120, 121.

Funding and growth of the military establishment, exercise of the military art, personal experience of war, military policies related to relevant political, social, technological, and economic factors.

376. U.S. History from 1815 to 1848. (3:3:0)

Maturation of the early republic to the Civil War era including the market revolution, Jacksonian politics, sectionalism, territorial expansion, religion, and reform.

378. U.S. History from 1890 to 1945. (3:3:0) Prerequisite: Hist 120, 121.

Political, economic, and social movements and ideas that trace rise of U.S. as a world power in first half of twentieth century.

379. Cold War America. (3:3:0)

Movements and ideas that shaped society, politics, economy, and diplomacy of the United States from 1945 to 1990.

380. San Francisco. (3:3:0)

San Francisco as a microcosm of the American experience; art, architecture, environmentalism, politics, and ethnic diversity.

382. American Social History. (3:3:0)

Methods and issues of social history; family history, demography, elites, women, childhood and youth, immigrants, race, religion, urbanization, and social class.

384. United States Women's History. (3:3:0)

Survey course of women's experience in American culture and society from the Puritans to the present.

385. American Constitutional History to 1865. (3:3:0)

Development of constitutionalism: colonial, confederation, convention, judicial review, nationalism vs. sectionalism, and Civil War.

386. American Constitutional History Since 1865. (3:3:0)

Constitutional development: Reconstruction, due process, liberal nationalism, New Deal, war and the Constitution, and civil liberties.

387. Philosophies of History. (3:3:0)

Fundamental problems and types of historical analysis and interpretation, philosophies of history, and work of outstanding historians.

388. Life and Thought in America. (3:3:0)

Movements in social and political thought; major leaders and their times from 1607 to the present.

389. Public History. (3:3:0)

How historical studies influence life outside the academy. Role of history discipline in museums, film, government, business, and historic preservation.

390R. Special Topics in History. (1–3:3:0 ea.) Independent Study also.

Presented by visiting or regular faculty. Varied topics include oral history, demographics, psychohistory, Christianity in history, etc.

391R. Topics in Military History. (3:3:0 ea.)

Varied topics in world military history and war.

392R. Special Topics in Latin American History. (3:3:0 ea.)

393R. Special Topics in Family History Research. (1–3:Arr.:0 ea.)

394R. Special Topics in European History. (3:3:0 ea.)

395R. Special Topics in Asian History. (3:3:0 ea.)

Varied topics include South Asia, Christian missions in Asia, and Asiatic Russia.

396R. Special Topics in American History. (3:3:0 ea.)

397R. Writing Family Histories. (3:3:0 ea.) Independent Study also.

Selecting themes and sources, and determining issues to be dealt with.

398. American Family History. (3:3:0)

History of American families from colonial period to the present.

399R. Academic Internship. (1–9:0:0 ea.)

On-the-job experience for students working on internships, work study programs, and other appropriate, historically oriented activities (maximum of 6 hours toward major).

400R. Paleography. (3:3:0 ea.) Independent Study also.

Interpretation of handwriting in vernacular and Latin scripts from North America, Great Britain, and other European countries—sixteenth through eighteenth centuries.

406R. North American Family History. (3:3:0 ea.)

In-depth examination of sources and problem solving in North America.

407R. British Family History. (3:3:0 ea.)

In-depth examination of sources and problem solving in Britain.

408R. Scandinavian Family History. (3:3:0 ea.)

In-depth examination of sources and problem solving in Scandinavia.

409R. Germanic/Slavic Family History. (3:3:0 ea.)

In-depth examination of sources and problem solving in various Germanic- and Slavic-speaking countries.

410R. Southern European Family History. (3:3:0)

Records, geo-historical background, paleography, and methods for reconstruction of individual families; development of demographic and family history studies in Portugal, Spain, France, and Italy.

411R. Hispanic Family History. (3:3:0)

Records, geo-historical background, paleography, and methods for reconstruction of individual families; development of demographic and family history studies in Latin America and Spanish United States.

422. Oral History Interviewing and Processing. (3:3:0) Independent Study also.

Oral methods of research and writing history; focus on family histories. Techniques of interviewing; transcribing and processing interviews. Creating historical documents.

430R. (Hist-Clscs) Topics in Greek and Roman History. (3:3:0 ea.) Prerequisite: ClCv-Hist 304 and Greek 201 (Greek topics) or ClCv-Hist 307 and Latin 201 (Roman topics).

Topics vary (e.g., rise of the Greek city-state, Greek political thought, classical historiography, Rome and the Etruscans, imperial Rome).

457. American Indian Military Campaigns. (3:3:0)

Military campaigns of the Indians and the United States government on the western frontier.

477. Methods of Teaching. (3:3:0) For history teaching majors. Prerequisite: ScEd 276R.

Effective methods of teaching history in secondary schools; historical content taught at the secondary school level.

480. Seminar on Professional Family History Research. (3:3:0) Independent Study also.

Practicum in professional client research, report-writing, family history publishing, bookkeeping procedures, and running a family history business.

485. Junior Tutorial in History. (3:3:0) Prerequisite: Hist 200.

Reading, discussing, and writing about selected historical issues.

490. Historical Research and Writing. (3:3:0) Prerequisite: Hist 200, 485.

Research seminar; critical, analytical, and writing skills in preparation of a historical essay. Required of all history majors.

493R. Preparation for Accreditation in Family History. (3:3:0 ea.)

Directed research and instruction for completing the application/test for professional accreditation or certification in family history.

495R. Directed Research. (3:0:0 ea.) Prerequisite: instructor's prior consent.

Student research directed by faculty member on topic of mutual interest. Research assistants must do additional work for credit.

496R. Academic Internship: Family History. (1–5:0:0 ea.)

Work with Department of History on various projects, under supervision of professional.

497R. Honors Readings. (1–3:0:Arr. ea.)

498R. Directed Readings. (1–3:3:Arr. ea.) Independent Study also.

499R. Honor's Thesis. (1–6:0:0 ea.)

500-Level Graduate Courses (available to advanced undergraduates)

500R. Special Studies in History. (1–3:3:0 ea.)

Directed by visiting or resident faculty. Check with department secretary for current topics and instructor.

561. Sources and Problems in Early America. (3:3:0)

Through the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. Required of American and European history graduate students.

562. Sources and Problems in Nineteenth-Century America. (3:3:0)

Through the nineteenth century. Required of American and European history graduate students.

563. Sources and Problems in Twentieth-Century America. (3:3:0)

Through the twentieth century. Required of American and European history graduate students.

564. Sources and Problems in Western U.S. History. (3:3:0)

Lecture, discussion, readings, and student writing on historians' sources and points of view regarding the American West.

565. Sources and Problems in Latter-day Saint History. (3:3:0)

Lecture, discussion, readings, and student writing on historians' sources and points of view regarding Latter-day Saint history.

566. Sources and Problems in Utah History. (3:3:0)

Lecture, discussion, readings, and student writing on historians' sources and points of view regarding Utah history.

587. Philosophies of History. (3:3:0)

Fundamental problems and types of historical analysis and interpretation, philosophies of history, and work of outstanding historians.

590R. Special Topics. (3:3:0 ea.)

Western American, religious, family, Asian, Latin American, and Near Eastern history.

598R. Special Readings in History. (1–2:0:Arr. ea.)

Graduate Courses

For 600- and 700-level courses, see the BYU 2001–2002 Graduate Catalog.



Native American Studies

Many American Indian and non-Indian students graduating from Brigham Young University in studies such as education, sociology, business, and political science will be brought into contact with the Native American people because of the nature of their occupations.

The Native American Studies minor is designed to supplement students of various disciplines so that they may become more culturally aware of the heritage of the American Indian, thus promoting better understanding and cooperation.
The minor has been designed so that students may select classes from a variety of interdepartmental courses, if desiring a general background, or a combination of classes for an in-depth study in a specific discipline.
In connection with the American Studies program offered at Brigham Young University, students can obtain a major in American Studies, with course work designed to emphasize the Native American.
Make application to or obtain further information from the History Department.



Minor Native American Studies (22 hours)

  1. Complete the following core courses:
    Engl 395R.
    Hist 223, 369, 490.
    NAS 101.

  2. Complete 8 hours from the following:
    Anthr 317.
    Hist 207, 362, 363, 406R, 457, 498R.
    NAS 111, 307, 369R.

Note: This minor may also be used for a secondary education teaching minor.



Native American Studies (NAS)

Class Schedule

Undergraduate Courses

101. Introduction to Indian America. (2:2:0)

Modular course surveying historical and contemporary Indian America: history, culture, language, literature, art, music, education, and current problems.

111. American Indian Art Appreciation. (2:2:0)

History and appreciation of functional and aesthetic aspects of Native American art forms, prehistoric to present.

307. Contemporary Issues in Indian America. (3:3:0)

Sociocultural factors that affect twentieth-century native Americans in both urban and reservation settings.

369R. Special Topics. (1–3:3:0 ea.) Prerequisite: department's consent.



History Faculty

Professors

Alexander, Thomas G. (1964) AS, Weber Coll., 1955; BS, MS, Utah State U., 1960, 1961; PhD, U. of California, Berkeley, 1965.

Britsch, R. Lanier (1966) BA, MA, Brigham Young U., 1963, 1964; PhD, Claremont Graduate U., 1967.

Brown, Kendall W. (1991) BA, Brigham Young U., 1973; MA, PhD, Duke U., 1975, 1979.

Fox, Frank W. (1971) BA, MA, U. of Utah, 1966, 1969; PhD, Stanford U., 1973.

Green, Arnold H. (1985) BA, California State U., Los Angeles, 1965; MA, Brigham Young U., 1967; PhD, U. of California, Los Angeles, 1973.

Harline, Craig E. (1992) BA, Brigham Young U., 1980; MA, PhD, Rutgers, 1984, 1986.

Madsen, Carol Cornwall (1980) BA, MA, PhD, U. of Utah, 1951, 1977, 1985.

Montgomery, David C. (1970) BA, Brigham Young U., 1961; MA, PhD, Indiana U., Bloomington, 1966, 1971.

Pixton, Paul B. (1974) BA, MA, U. of Utah, 1965, 1967; PhD, U. of Iowa, 1972.

Thorp, Malcolm Ray (1969) BS, MA, Brigham Young U., 1964, 1967; PhD, U. of Wisconsin, Madison, 1972.

Tobler, Douglas F. (1967) BA, MA, Brigham Young U., 1961, 1962; PhD, U. of Kansas, 1967.

Underwood, Grant (2000) BA, MA, Brigham Young U., 1977, 1981; PhD, U. of California, Los Angeles, 1988.

Walker, Ronald W. (1980) BS, MA, Brigham Young U., 1961, 1965; MS, Stanford U., 1968; PhD, U. of Utah, 1977.

York, Neil Longley (1977) BA, MA, Brigham Young U., 1973, 1975; PhD, U. of California, Santa Barbara, 1978.

Associate Professors

Bohac, Rodney D. (1983) BA, U. of Nebraska (1974); MA, PhD, U. of Illinois, 1975, 1982.

Cannon, Brian Q. (1992) BA, Brigham Young U., 1984; MA, Utah State U., 1986; PhD, U. of Wisconsin, 1992.

Garcia, Ignacio (1995) BA, Texas A&I U., 1976; MA, PhD, U. of Arizona, 1989, 1995.

Grandstaff, Mark R. (1993) BS, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical U., 1980, MA, Brigham Young U., 1984; PhD, U. of Wisconsin, Madison, 1992.

Hamblin, William J. (1990) BA, Brigham Young U., 1978; MA, PhD, U. of Michigan, 1981, 1985.

Hartley, William G. (1980) BA, MA, Brigham Young U., 1966, 1969.

Haslam, Gerald M. (1991) BA, MA, U. of Utah, 1972, 1974; PhD, Brigham Young U., 1981.

Holmes, Blair R. (1971) BA, Brigham Young U., 1966; MA, PhD, U. of Colorado, 1968, 1972.

Richards, Mary Stovall (1983) BA, Brigham Young U., 1973; AM, PhD, U. of Chicago, 1976, 1983.

Ryskamp, George R. (1993) BA, JD, Brigham Young U., 1974, 1979.

Assistant Professors

Butler, Lee A. (1994) BA, Brigham Young U., 1983; PhD, Princeton U., 1991.

Daynes, John Gary (1997) BA, Brigham Young U., 1990; MA, PhD, U. of Delaware, 1996.

Daynes, Kathryn (1994) BA, DePaul U., 1973; MA, PhD, Indiana U., 1975, 1991.

Dursteler, Eric R. (1998) BA, MA, Brigham Young U., 1988, 1992; PhD, Brown U., 1999.

Kerry, Paul E. (1999) BA, Brigham Young U., 1989; MA, U. of Chicago, 1995; DPhil, Oxford, England, 1998.

Miller, Shawn W. (1997) BA, Brigham Young U., 1990; MA, PhD, Columbia U., 1992, 1996.

Murdock, Michael G. (1998) BA, MA, Brigham Young U., 1988, 1990; MA, PhD, U. of Michigan, 1994, 1998.

Pulsipher, Jenny Hale (1998) BA, MA, Brigham Young U., 1985, 1989; PhD, Brandeis U., 1999.

Rugh, Susan Sessions (1997) BA, Brigham Young U., 1974; MA, PhD, U. of Chicago, 1986, 1993.

Shumway, Jeffrey M. (1999) BA, Brigham Young U.—Hawaii, 1992; MA, Brigham Young U., 1994; PhD, U. of Arizona, 1999.

Westover, V. Robert (1971) BA, MA, PhD, Arizona State U., 1965, 1968, 1979.

Emeriti

Addy, George M. (1957) BA, MA, Brigham Young U., 1948, 1950; PhD, Duke U., 1957.

Allen, James B. (1963) BS, Utah State U., 1954; MA, Brigham Young U., 1956; PhD, U. of Southern California, 1963.

Cardon, Louis B. (1960) BA, U. of Arizona, 1950; MA, PhD, U. of California, Berkeley, 1957, 1965.

Fox, William (1966) BS, MA, EdD, Brigham Young U., 1962, 1966, 1983.

Gowans, Frederick R. (1972) BS, MS, PhD, Brigham Young U., 1960, 1963, 1972.

Hill, Marvin S. (1966) BA, MA, Brigham Young U., 1955, 1955; PhD, U. of Chicago, 1968.

Hyer, Paul V. (1957) BA, Brigham Young U., 1951; MA, PhD, U. of California, Berkeley, 1953, 1960.

Jagchid, Sechin (1972) BA, PhD, Peking U., China, 1937, 1939.

Jensen, De Lamar (1957) BA, Brigham Young U., 1952; MA, PhD, Columbia U., 1953, 1957.

Johansson, Carl-Erik (1969) BA, MS, Brigham Young U., 1967, 1973.

Marlow, H. Carleton (1964) BS, MS, Brigham Young U., 1958, 1959; PhD, U. of Oklahoma, 1966.

Pratt, David H. (1966) BA, MA, Brigham Young U., 1963, 1969; PhD, U. of Nebraska, Lincoln, 1975.

Warner, Ted J. (1962) BS, MS, Brigham Young U., 1955, 1958; PhD, U. of New Mexico, 1963.

Wood, Joseph S. (1967) BS, PhD, U. of Utah, 1939, 1967.



The following persons in other departments have also been granted academic rank by the Department of History:

Baker, Legrand (Lee Library) Assistant Professor

Embry, Jessie (Charles Redd Center) Associate Research Professor

Hall, John F., III (Humanities, Classics, and Comparative Literature) Professor

Huntsman, Eric D. (Humanities, Classics, and Comparative Literature) Assistant Professor

Peek, Cecilia M. (Humanities, Classics, and Comparative Literature)

Whittaker, David J. (Lee Library) Associate Professor



Charles Redd Center for Western Studies

Edward A. Geary, Director
4069 HBLL, (801) 378-4048

Activities of the Center

Established in January 1972 under an endowment from Charles Redd, a prominent Utah stockman and philanthropist, the Charles Redd Center for Western Studies is charged with promoting the study of all aspects of the American West. Programs of the center include conducting research on the American West, publishing a monograph series, sponsoring lectures and symposia, conducting an oral history program, assisting professional and student research through grants and fellowships, providing consultation services on oral history, and assisting public school students through the Utah History Fair. Center personnel also teach classes in academic departments on campus.

Chair Holder: Lemuel Hardison Redd, Jr., Professor of Western American History.

Alexander, Thomas G. (1964) AS, Weber Coll., 1955; BS, MS, Utah State U., 1960, 1961; PhD, U. of California, Berkeley, 1965.

Professor

Geary, Edward A., Professor of English (1968) BA, MA, Brigham Young U., 1960, 1963; PhD, Stanford U., 1971.

Instructor and Oral History Program Director

Embry, Jessie L. (1979) BA, MA, Brigham Young U., 1973, 1974.

Emeritus

Allen, James B. (1963) BS, Utah State U., 1954; MA, Brigham Young U., 1956; PhD, U. of Southern California, 1963.

Advisory Council

Alexander, Thomas G., Professor of History, BYU

Allen, James B., Professor of History, BYU

Backman, Milton V., Jr., Professor of Church History and Doctrine, BYU

Beecher, Maureen, Research Associate Professor, Joseph Fielding Smith Institute for Church History.

Brady, Margaret K., Professor of English and Folklore, U of U

Christy, Howard A., Senior Editor, Scholarly Publications, BYU

Cornwall, Marie, Department of Sociology, BYU

Flake, Chad J., Senior Librarian, BYU

Gardner, John H., Professor of Physics and Astronomy, BYU

Geary, Edward A., Professor of English, BYU

Jackson, Richard H., Professor of Geography, BYU

Janetski, Joel C., Assistant Professor of Anthropology, BYU

Leonard, Glen M., Director, Museum of Church History and Art

Magleby, David B., Associate Professor of Political Science, BYU

Mitchell, Regina, Salt Lake City, Utah

Peterson, Charles S., St. George, Utah.

Peterson, F. Ross, Professor of History and Director, Mountain West Center for Regional Studies, USU

Peterson, Levi, Professor of English, Weber State U.

Pope, Clayne L., Professor of Economics, BYU

Swenson, Sharon L., Assistant Professor of Theatre and Media Arts, BYU






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