Graduate Program

Graduate Director
Enrique Sanabria

Application Deadlines

Fall semester: December 15
Spring and Summer semesters: October 15
Financial Aid: January 15

Degrees Offered

  • Master of Arts in History (M.A.)
    Concentrations: American West; Asia; Europe 1500-1815; Europe since 1815; Latin America; The Western World to 1500; United States.
  • Doctor of Philosophy in History (Ph.D.)
    Concentrations: Environmental History; Europe; Frontiers and Borderlands; Gender and Sexuality; Latin America; Politics and Economy; Race and Ethnicity; Religion; U.S./American West; War and Society.

University requirements for the M.A. and Ph.D. degrees are found on the Graduate Program section of this Catalog. General department requirements for History graduate programs are listed below. For more information, consult the History Department Web site.

Shared-Credit Undergraduate/Graduate Degrees Program

Undergraduates majoring in History may seek admission to the M.A. in History under the Shared-Credit Undergraduate/Graduate Degrees Program. See the History: Undergraduate Program section of this Catalog for specific admission information and requirements.


Master of Arts in History

Admission: A Bachelor's degree in History or a related field is a required prerequisite for admission to the M.A. program. The bachelor's degree should include general European and American history, some advanced coursework, and a senior thesis or course in historiography or historical methodology.

Required Course: Students in the M.A. program must complete HIST 664 Advanced Historiography. 

Foreign Language Requirement: The student is required to demonstrate a proficiency in one language other than English. This requirement may be fulfilled by passing the departmental language examination, presenting 12 credit hours of coursework in a foreign language from an accredited institution (completed with grades of "B" or better during the period of graduate study at UNM), or completion of the fourth-semester course of a foreign language with a grade of "B" or better. Students are expected to demonstrate progress toward fulfilling this requirement within the first two semesters of graduate study, with the requirement being completed before taking the M.A. examination.

Primary Concentration: Students in the M.A. program must complete 18 credit hours in a chosen concentration and pass a written examination in that field.

At least half of the required credit hours (exclusive of thesis) should be earned in graduate seminars. No more than 6 credit hours of Problems (HIST 697–698) courses may count toward the degree.

Students may elect a Plan I (thesis) or Plan II (non-thesis) program as specified in the Graduate Program section of this Catalog. 

Plan I: Students must complete 24 credit hours of graduate-level coursework with a minimum of 18 credit hours in History courses. At least half of these credit hours must be completed after admission to the M.A. program. This coursework must include at least 3 hours of graduate seminar in one of the concentrations available for the M.A. in History. The Plan I student must also complete 6 credit hours of HIST 599 Master's Thesis. The thesis option must be approved in advance by the supervising Professor. All theses must be written in English.

Plan II: Students must complete 30 credit hours of graduate-level coursework, with a minimum of 18 credit hours in History courses. At least half of these credit hours must be completed after admission to the M.A. program. This coursework must include at least 3 hours of graduate seminar in two of the concentrations available for the M.A. in History. The Plan II student must choose at least 12 credit hours in either a second concentration (with a written examination in that field), a transcripted graduate minor or certificate, or an area of focus designed by the student which may consist of courses from outside the department and is subject to the approval of the Graduate Advisory Committee. Completion of a Capstone Project will be required to demonstrate proficiency in the area of focus option.


Doctor of Philosophy in History

Admission: An M.A. in History or an equivalent degree approved by the departmental admissions committee is a required prerequisite for admission to the Ph.D. program.

Students must complete 48 credit hours of graduate-level coursework. At least half of these credit hours must be completed after admission to the Ph.D. program. At least half of the required credit hours (exclusive of dissertation) should be earned in graduate seminars. No more than 6 credit hours of Problems (697–698) courses may count toward the degree.

Required Courses: Students in the Ph.D. program must complete HIST 664 Advanced Historiography and HIST 665 Seminar in Historical Research Methods. 

Foreign Language Requirement: The student is required to demonstrate a proficiency in one language other than English by passing a written departmental translation examination or by presenting 12 credit hours of instruction in a single foreign language taken after admission to the graduate program. Students with a concentration in any area of European, Latin American or Asian history must demonstrate competence in a second foreign language appropriate to their course of study.

Concentration: Students in the Ph.D. program will complete two concentrations, with one concentration selected from both of the the Regional and Thematic concentration lists. Only seminars numbered 666 through 693 can be used in the concentration requirements. If insufficient seminars are available, other courses may be substituted with departmental approval. Students must demonstrate competency in the chosen concentrations through a qualifying examination that is based on the student’s dossier, an oral examination, and a formal presentation.
      Regional Concentration: Students must complete 15 credit hours (including four seminars) in the Regional concentration. Choose from: Europe; Latin America; U.S./American West.
      Thematic Concentration: Students must complete 9 credit hours (including two seminars) in the Thematic concentration. Choose from: Environmental History; Frontiers and Borderlands; Gender and Sexuality; Politics and Economy; Race and Ethnicity; Religion; War and Society.

Outside Field: Students must complete 6 graduate-level credit hours in courses from a department or program outside of the History department.

Dissertation: Students must complete 18 credit hours of HIST 699. History dissertations must be written in English.


Courses

HIST 1105. Making History. (3, may be repeated once Δ)



HIST 1110. United States History I. (3)



HIST 1120. United States History II. (3)



HIST 1150. Western Civilization I. (3)



HIST 1160. Western Civilization II. (3)



HIST 1170. Survey of Early Latin America. (3)



HIST 1180. Survey of Modern Latin America. (3)



HIST 1190. The Medieval World [Medieval Europe]. (3)



HIST 1996. Topics. (1-6, no limit Δ)



HIST 2110. Survey of New Mexico History. (3)



HIST 2130. Survey of Native American History. (3)



HIST 2256. Modern Eastern Civilization. (3)



HIST 2350. Historical Questions and Debates. (3, may be repeated once Δ)



HIST 2996. Topics. (1-6, no limit Δ)



HIST 300 / 500. Studies in History. (1-3, no limit Δ)



HIST 303 / 503. Early Middle Ages, 300 to 1050. (3)



HIST 304 / 504. High and Late Middle Ages, 1050-1550. (3)



HIST 306 / 506. Reformation Era, 1500-1600. (3)



HIST 308. Europe in the Eighteenth Century, 1700-1788. (3)



HIST 309 / 509. The French Revolution and Napoleon, 1789-1815. (3)



HIST 311. World War I, 1914-1918. (3)



HIST 312 / 512. History of Fascism. (3)



HIST 313 / 513. World War II and Reconstruction in Europe. (3)



HIST 314 / 514. Old Russia, 9th-17th century. (3)



HIST 318 / 518. Spain and Portugal to 1700. (3)



HIST 319 / 519. Spain and Portugal since 1700. (3)



HIST 326. History of Christianity to 1517. (3)



HIST 327. History of Christianity, 1517 to Present. (3)



HIST 328. Early History of Science. (3)



HIST 329 / 529. History of Science Since the Enlightenment. (3)



HIST 330. The History of Colonial North America, 1527-1763. (3)



HIST 331. The American Revolution, 1763-1789. (3)



HIST 332. Antebellum America: From Revolution to Civil War, 1800-1861. (3)



HIST 333 / 533. Women, Race, and Nation in the Age of Revolutions, 1763-1850. (3, may be repeated once Δ)



HIST 334. The Civil War Era. (3)



HIST 335. Russian Culture and History through Film. (3)



HIST 337. Twentieth Century America, since 1945. (3)



HIST 338. Slavery and Freedom in the U.S.. (3)



HIST 341. U.S. Foreign Relations from 1900. (3)



HIST 346 / 546. Native America to 1850. (3)



HIST 347. Native America, 1850-1940. (3)



HIST 348. Native America Since 1940. (3)



HIST 349 / 549. Military History of the United States to 1900. (3)



HIST 350 / 550. Modern U.S. Military History, 1900 to Present. (3)



HIST 359. History of Popular Music in the United States, Part II, 1940-1990. (3)



HIST 360 / 560. History of the University of New Mexico. (3)



HIST 361 / 561. The Trans-Mississippi West. (3)



HIST 376 / 576. Brazil in the Colonial Period, 1500-1822. (3)



HIST 379. Latin American Culture and Society. (3)



HIST 387 / 587. The Modern Middle East from 1800. (3)



HIST 395 / 595. Studies in European History. (3, may be repeated four times Δ)



HIST 396 / 596. Studies in American History. (3, may be repeated five times Δ)



HIST 397 / 597. Studies in Latin American History. (3, may be repeated four times Δ)



HIST 398. Studies in the History of Science, Medicine, and the Environment. (3, may be repeated four times Δ)



HIST 401 / 601. Anglo-Saxon England, 450-1066. (3)



HIST 403 / 603. The Russian Empire: History at the Peripheries. (3)



HIST 404 / 604. Ancient and Medieval Mediterranean. (3)



HIST 406 / 606. The Medieval and Modern Apocalypse. (3)



HIST 409. United States of Germs. (3)



HIST 410. History of Diet and Health. (3)



HIST 412. Food, Technology, and Society. (3)



HIST 413. History of American Food Cultures. (3)



HIST 414. Women and Health in American History. (3)



HIST 415. The History of Reproduction. (3)



HIST 416. Health and Disease in the Southwest. (3)



HIST 417. History of Modern Medicine. (3)



HIST 419 / 619. The Irish Diaspora. (3)



HIST 421 / 621. Modern Britain, 1660-Present. (3)



HIST 424 / 624. Everyday Life under Socialism. (3)



HIST 426. History of the Holocaust. (3)



HIST 427 / 627. History of Britain, 1066-1660. (3)



HIST 429. History of Beauty, Body, and Power. (3)



HIST 431. Political History of the United States. (3)



HIST 432 / 632. Explorations in Russian and Eurasian Environmental History. (3)



HIST 433. U.S. Environmental History. (3)



HIST 434. History of American Capitalism. (3)



HIST 440 / 640. Atomic America. (3)



HIST 441. Religion in American History. (3)



HIST 442. Queer History. (3)



HIST 444. Native American and Celtic History Since 1700. (3)



HIST 453. Asian Studies Thesis. (3)



HIST 461 / 607. The Western Hero. (3)



HIST 463 / 643. Hispanic Frontiers in North America. (3)



HIST 464 / 644. U.S.-Mexico Borderlands. (3)



HIST 469. Inter-American Relations. (3)



HIST 472 / 652. Women in Modern Latin America. (3)



HIST 473 / 653. Indigenous Peoples of Latin America. (3)



HIST 474 / 654. Slavery and Race Relations in the Americas. (3)



HIST 478. History of Latin America through Film. (3)



HIST 490. Topics in History on Film. (1 or 3 to a maximum of 15 Δ)



HIST 491. Historiography. (3)



HIST 492. Senior Seminar. (3, no limit Δ)



HIST 493. Reading and Research in Honors. (3)



HIST 494. Senior Thesis. (3)



HIST 496. Undergraduate Readings in History. (1-3, no limit Δ)



HIST *499. Internship. (3-9, no limit Δ)



HIST 500 / 300. Studies in History. (1-3, no limit Δ)



HIST 503 / 303. Early Middle Ages, 300 to 1050. (3)



HIST 504 / 304. High and Late Middle Ages, 1050-1550. (3)



HIST 506 / 306. Reformation Era, 1500-1600. (3)



HIST 509 / 309. The French Revolution and Napoleon, 1789-1815. (3)



HIST 512 / 312. History of Fascism. (3)



HIST 513 / 313. World War II and Reconstruction in Europe. (3)



HIST 514 / 314. Old Russia, 9th-17th century. (3)



HIST 518 / 318. Spain and Portugal to 1700. (3)



HIST 519 / 319. Spain and Portugal since 1700. (3)



HIST 529 / 329. History of Science Since the Enlightenment. (3)



HIST 533 / 333. Women, Race, and Nation in the Age of Revolutions, 1763-1850. (3, may be repeated once Δ)



HIST 546 / 346. Native America to 1850. (3)



HIST 549 / 349. Military History of the United States to 1900. (3)



HIST 550 / 350. Modern U.S. Military History, 1900 to Present. (3)



HIST 560 / 360. History of the University of New Mexico. (3)



HIST 561 / 361. The Trans-Mississippi West. (3)



HIST 576 / 376. Brazil in the Colonial Period, 1500-1822. (3)



HIST 587 / 387. The Modern Middle East from 1800. (3)



HIST 595 / 395. Studies in European History. (3, may be repeated four times Δ)



HIST 596 / 396. Studies in American History. (3, may be repeated five times Δ)



HIST 597 / 397. Studies in Latin American History. (3, may be repeated four times Δ)



HIST 599. Master's Thesis. (1-6, no limit Δ)



HIST 601 / 401. Anglo-Saxon England, 450-1066. (3)



HIST 603 / 403. The Russian Empire: History at the Peripheries. (3)



HIST 604 / 404. Ancient and Medieval Mediterranean. (3)



HIST 606 / 406. The Medieval and Modern Apocalypse. (3)



HIST 607 / 461. The Western Hero. (3)



HIST 618. Modern Ireland. (3)



HIST 619 / 419. The Irish Diaspora. (3)



HIST 624 / 424. Everyday Life under Socialism. (3)



HIST 627 / 427. History of Britain, 1066-1660. (3)



HIST 632 / 432. Explorations in Russian and Eurasian Environmental History. (3)



HIST 640 / 440. Atomic America. (3)



HIST 643 / 463. Hispanic Frontiers in North America. (3)



HIST 644 / 464. U.S.-Mexico Borderlands. (3)



HIST 652 / 472. Women in Modern Latin America. (3)



HIST 653 / 473. Indigenous Peoples of Latin America. (3)



HIST 654 / 474. Slavery and Race Relations in the Americas. (3)



HIST 664. Advanced Historiography. (3)



HIST 665. Seminar in Historical Research Methods. (3, no limit Δ)



HIST 666. Seminar and Studies in History. (3, no limit Δ)



HIST 668. Seminar and Studies in Medieval History. (3, no limit Δ)



HIST 669. Seminar and Studies in Early Modern European History. (3, no limit Δ)



HIST 670. Seminar and Studies in European Cultural and Intellectual History. (3, no limit Δ)



HIST 671. Seminar and Studies in Modern European History. (3, no limit Δ)



HIST 672. Seminar and Studies in British History. (3, no limit Δ)



HIST 673. Seminar and Studies in Iberian History. (3, no limit Δ)



HIST 674. Seminar and Studies in Modern Russian History. (3, no limit Δ)



HIST 675. Seminar and Studies in Early American History. (3, no limit Δ)



HIST 676. Seminar and Studies in American Intellectual and Social History. (3, no limit Δ)



HIST 677. Seminar and Studies in Civil War Period. (3, no limit Δ)



HIST 678. Seminar and Studies in Recent American History. (3, no limit Δ)



HIST 679. Seminar and Studies in United States Military History. (3, may be repeated once Δ)



HIST 680. Seminar and Studies in U.S. Social History and Theory. (3, no limit Δ)



HIST 681. Seminar and Studies in United States Diplomatic History. (3, no limit Δ)



HIST 682. Seminar in American Western History. (3, no limit Δ)



HIST 683. Seminar in American Indian History. (3, no limit Δ)



HIST 684. Seminar and Studies in Chicana/o History. (3, may be repeated once Δ)



HIST 685. Seminar in Borderlands History. (3, no limit Δ)



HIST 686. Seminar in Early Latin America. (3, no limit Δ)



HIST 687. Seminar in Recent Latin American History. (3, no limit Δ)



HIST 688. Seminar and Studies in Brazilian History. (3, no limit Δ)



HIST 690. Seminar in Latin American Studies. (3, no limit Δ)



HIST 692. Seminar in the History of Women and Gender. (3, no limit Δ)



HIST 697-698. Problems. (1-9, 1-9, no limit Δ)



HIST 699. Dissertation. (3-12, no limit Δ)



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