Graduate Chair
Thomas "Tim" Borstelmann
Dept. of History
612 Oldfather Hall
Lincoln, NE 68588-0327
tborstelmann2@unl.edu
(402) 472-4371
Main Office
(402) 472-2414
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Course Listing
Expanded descriptions of each course for the current semester, including the instructor and time/day offered can be viewed via the on-line course description booklet.
American Society and Culture
- 840: American Legal History
- 842: Antebellum America 1800-1850
- 843: American Urban & Social History I
- 844: American Urban & Social History II
- 845: American Civil War & Reconstruction
- 846: America in the Gilded Age
- 847: Family History of the US
- 849: Ideas in America to the Civil War
- 850: Ideas in America Since the Civil War
- 853: From Progressivism to the Great Crash
- 854: Era of Franklin Roosevelt
- 855: Post-World War II America
- 857-858: U.S. Economic History
- 306/889: Afro-American History, 1619-1930
- 334/889: Founding of American Civilization, 1607-1750
- 335/889: Era of the American Revolution
- 341-42/889: American Constitutional History
- 345/889: History of the American Presidency
- 346/889: North American Environmental History
- 347/889: History of U.S. Foreign Relations to 1909
- 348/889: History of U.S. Foreign Relations since 1909
- 357/889: History and Culture of the Mexican-American
- 358/889: History and Culture of the American Indian
U.S. West
- 848: American Women's History
- 851: Early American Frontier
- 852: American Frontier in the 19th Century
- 864: Native American History: Selected Topics
- 848: American Women's History
- 865: History of the Plains Indians
- 358/889: History and Culture of the American Indian
- 359/889: Nebraska History
- 360/889: History of the Great Plains
- 397/889: History of Canadian West
Pre-Modern Europe
- 807: Early Christianity
- 809: Religion of Late Western Antiquity
- 812: City States in Classical Greece
- 814: Medieval Culture
- 815: Origins of the European State
- 817: Roman Revolution
- 820: Italian Renaissance
- 821: Age of Religious Reform
- 822: Scientific Revolution
- 823: European Enlightenment
- 831: Medieval England
- 832: England: Reformation to Revolution, 1530-1660
- 301/889: Pre-Industrial Europe
- 322/889: Age of the Baroque
- 323/889: Europe during the Old Regime
- 324/889: Bourbon France
- 325/889: France Since the French Revolution
- 331/889: Ancient Israel
- 332/889: Jews in the Middle Ages
Modern Europe
- 822: Scientific Revolution
- 823: European Enlightenment
- 824: European Social/Cultural History since 1815
- 827: History of Germany, 1740-1914
- 828: History of Germany, 1914-Present
- 829: History of Fascism in Europe
- 833: England: Restoration to 1789
- 834: England in Victorian Age
- 835: Twentieth-Century England
- 839: The Holocaust
- 862: History of Soviet Russia
- 322/889: Age of the Baroque
- 323/889: Europe during the Old Regime
- 324/889: Bourbon France
- 325/889: France Since the French Revolution
- 330/889: Contemporary Europe
- 332/889: Jews in the Modern World
- 336/889: British Empire and Commonwealth
- 362/889: Eastern Europe and the Balkans Since 1815
Military/Diplomatic
- 803: US Military History, 1607-1917
- 804: US Military History since 1917
- 837: War & Peace in Europe: 1789-1914
- 838: War & Peace in Europe, 1914-Present
- 839: The Holocaust
- 845: American Civil War & Reconstruction
- 861: Russian Revolution
- 872: Revolutions in 20th Century Latin America
- 478/879: World Leadership
- 479/879: Corruption in International perspective
- 347/889: History of U.S. Foreign Relations to 1909
- 348/889: History of U.S. Foreign Relations since 1909
Comparative Cultures
- 871: Latin America and the Outside World
- 872: Revolutions in 20th Century Latin America
- 875: History of Brazil
- 878: Pro-Seminar in Latin American History
- 880: Social/Economic History of China since Late Ming Era
- 881: History of PreModern Japan
- 882: History of Modern Japan
- 883: History of PreModern China
- 884: History of Modern China
- 885: Africa since 1800
- 886: History of South Africa
- 336/889: British Empire and Commonwealth
- 357/889: History and Culture of the Mexican-American
- 358/889: History and Culture of the American Indian
- 370/889: Making of Colonial Mexico
- 371/889: Shaping of Modern Mexico
Recent Graduate Seminars in History
General
- 900: Professional Study of History
- 990: Teaching History
American Society and Culture
- American Environmental History
- Social & Urban History
- American Thought and Culture
- The Atlantic Slave Trade
- The Reform Tradition in the 20th Century U.S.
- American Cultural History
- US Foreign Relations
- 942: Seminar in American History
U.S. West
- Exploring the American West
- 942: The American West
- Plains Indians
- 889J:History and Culture of the American Indians
Pre-Modern Europe
- The Medieval Mediterranean World
- Urban Society and Culture in Renaissance Europe
- The Cultural History of Science
- Race, Class & Gender in Classical Antiquity
- Research Methodologies in Medieval and Renaissance Studies
- Religion, Culture & Conflict in Medieval Spain
- Gender, Law & Society in Early Modern England
- Augustan Rome
- 932: Queenship and the English Renaissance
Modern Europe
- Modern Germany
- Social History of Science
- British Colonialism
- Eastern Europe Since 1815
- 933: Recent European History
Asian
- East Asian History
Military/Diplomatic
- 928: Military History 1500-Present
- US Foreign Relations
- WWII on the Asian Mainland
- The U.S. and Germany
- 889I: International Relations: Trade and Develpoment
Comparative Cultures
- Power/Resistance Modern Period (Latin America)
- British Colonialism
- WWII on the Asian Mainland
- Plains Indians
- The Atlantic Slave Trade
- Religion, Culture & Conflict in Medieval Spain
- World History

