A major paper constitutes the largest part of the semester's work. This course may be repeated for credit if the topics are different. An opportunity for students to read a number of significant works on a given topic in history, or to do research and write a major paper on a topic not covered in any scheduled offering of the Department. Open to students who have taken at least eighteen credit hours of history and who have obtained the prior consent of both the instructor and the Chair of the Department. This course may be taken only once from a given instructor, only once per subject area and only once for a thirty-hour major.
Honors Work in History.
See Honors Work, page 52. Honors Candidacy in History. See Honors Work, page 52. Modern Middle Eastern History. A retrospective look through documents, films, and literature at the history of the region beginning with the rise of Islam and the legacy of early splinter movements that profoundly impact twentieth century history.