2011-2012 CU Denver Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
History
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Chair: Marjorie Levine-Clark
Program Assistant: Tabitha Fitzpatrick
Undergraduate Advisor: Myra L. Rich
Graduate Advisor: Pamela Laird
Office: King Center, 562
Telephone: 303-556-4830
Fax: 303-556-6037
Website: clas.ucdenver.edu/history/
Faculty
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| Professors: |
| Pamela W. Laird, PhD, Boston University |
| Thomas J. Noel, PhD, University of Colorado |
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| Associate Professors: |
| Thomas G. Andrews, PhD, University of Wisconsin |
| Gabriel Finkelstein, PhD, Princeton University |
| Marjorie Levine-Clark, PhD, University of Iowa |
| Carl E. Pletsch, PhD, University of Chicago |
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| Assistant Professors: |
| Christopher Agee, PhD, University of California, Berkeley |
| Xiaojia Hou, PhD, Cornell University |
| Alison M. Shah, PhD, University of Pennsylvania |
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| Senior Instructors: |
| James E. Fell Jr. |
| Rebecca Hunt |
| Richard D. Smith |
| John G. Whitesides |
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| Instructor: |
| James P. Walsh |
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| Emeritus Professors: |
| Frederick S. Allen, PhD, Harvard University |
| Mary S. Conroy, PhD, Indiana University |
| Mark S. Foster, PhD, University of Southern California |
| Myra L. Rich, PhD, Yale University |
| James B. Whiteside, PhD, University of Colorado |
| James B. Wolf, PhD, University of California, Los Angeles |
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The special responsibility of historical studies is understanding the past. History courses integrate many branches of knowledge, cutting across the lines of the social sciences and the humanities, and even the natural sciences. Identifying forces of stability and processes of change, history students develop their research, writing and analytical skills, which serve them well beyond their university years.
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Undergraduate
REQUIREMENTS FOR THE MINOR
Internships
Students may qualify for internships with the Center for Colorado and the West, Colorado State Historical Society, Historic Denver, Denver Museum of Nature and Science, the Colorado Railroad Museum, the National Park Service and other agencies to earn credit and experience. Students must have a minimum 2.75 cumulative GPA in at least 15 semester hours of University of Colorado course work to take an internship. Three hours of internship can be taken in one semester.
Honors Program
Students with a cumulative GPA of 3.5 or higher in their history classes are encouraged to complete an honors thesis to achieve a degree awarded with Latin honors: cum laude, magna cum laude or summa cum laude. A cumulative GPA of 3.5-3.69 is required for cum laude, 3.7-3.89 for magna cum laude, and 3.9-4.0 for summa cum laude. Students must enroll for HIST 4849, in which they will prepare and submit a research paper for honors review by a faculty committee.
Historical Studies Journal
Since 1983, CU Denver students in history have published this illustrated journal showcasing the most outstanding original research done each year by history students.
Independent Study
Students may take up to 9 semester hours of courses in independent study or internships (no more than 6 hours per semester), with permission of the concerned instructors and an undergraduate advisor.
Graduate
REQUIREMENTS FOR MA IN HISTORY
PUBLIC HISTORY MA MAJOR PROGRAM
Certificate in Historic Preservation
The history department also offers a certificate in historic preservation in conjunction with the College of Architecture and Planning. History students pursuing the certificate should consult the historic preservation website for this program as well as their history advisor to determine appropriate course work.
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