Exploration of a topic (to be determined) not covered by the standard curriculum but of interest to faculty and students in a particular semester.

Particular periods or aspects of African American history.

Exploration of a topic (to be determined) not covered by the standard curriculum but of interest to faculty and students in a particular semester.

Sections offered corresponding to the major areas of history so graduate students may prepare for more advanced graduate study.

Examines the trajectories of and interactions between China, Japan, and Korea, with a focus on the implications of these developments for the region and the United States.

Seminar on classic texts about empire from Thucydides to The Federalist. Studied from 432 B.C. to the present.

Interdisciplinary introduction to history, politics, and economics of the European community.

This seminar will examine the complex and varied Black urban experiences in the 20th and 21st centuries from the 1890s to the present.

Myth and history of the Underground in the context of African American freedom efforts. Emphasis on events, personalities, and sites in upstate New York. Student field research and exploration of archival and Internet resources. Additional work required of graduate students.

Seminars conducted at the Syracuse University campus with a week in London to examine the evolution of armed interventions. Meetings with scholars and practitioners in London will bring European perspectives to contemporary conflicts.

A thorough historical grounding for understanding contemporary Israel and Palestine in terms of changing social, economic, cultural and political contexts.

Provide professional masters-level students with a solid grounding in the history of international relations around a common theme of states and empires throughout various important time periods.

Explores the inner-workings of the relationship between the United States and Mexico today by tracing the historical and contemporary shape of the two main pillars of this relationship, immigration and trade.

American political thought to about 1820. Puritans, American Revolution, establishment of the Constitution, and thought of Hamilton and Jefferson.

Race and law in American history, 1600-1960, the historical experience of African-Americans, the indigenous peoples, and Asian-Americans.

Exploration of a problem, or problems, in depth. Individual independent study upon a plan submitted by the student. Admission by consent of supervising instructor(s) and the department.

Examines the practice of oral history from methodological and theoretical levels, the differences between individual and collective memories, and its application to analysis of events, ethical dimensions, and technological tools.

Comparison and exploration of the documentary and the written word as alternative formats for presenting history. Documentaries and historical writings are examined and discussed using case studies.

Exploration of a topic (to be determined) not covered by the standard curriculum but of interest to faculty and students in a particular semester.

Readings and research on a topic or theme in American History of the instructor's choosing.

Secondary readings in Latin American history.

Readings and research on Renaissance Italy

A history of American constitutional law from reconstruction to c. 1960.

Social dimensions of climate change from geographical and historical perspectives. Influence of climate change on society, history of climate science, culture and climate, climate movements and climate justice.

Secondary literature in Eastern European history.

Readings and research on a topic or theme in African History of the instructor's choosing.

Graduate seminar introducing main debates in the historiography of late medieval and modern South Asia.

Exploration of a topic (to be determined) not covered by the standard curriculum but of interest to faculty and students in a particular semester.

The colloquium will discuss a large variety of articles and monographs in European and American history.

History of historical thought and practice in the development of modern historical method.

Seminar geared to particular research interests of first-year students.

Readings and research on a topic or theme in American History of the instructor's choosing.

Readings and research on a topic or theme in European History of the instructor's choosing.

Participation in a discipline or subject related experience. Student must be evaluated by written or oral reports or an examination. Permission in advance with the consent of the department chairperson, instructor, and dean. Limited to those in good academic standing.

Exploration of a problem, or problems, in depth. Individual independent study upon a plan submitted by the student. Admission by consent of supervising instructor(s) and the department.

To be used for field exam study. One year of coursework in the Ph.D. program is required.