Required Core - 15 credits
SS 5551 - Global Industrial History
Graduate seminar examining the interlinked processes of industrialization and globalization ca. 1700-present. The course covers key theoretical debates and explores different methodological approaches through case studies of selected topics and themes.
- Credits:
3.0
- Lec-Rec-Lab: (0-3-0)
- Semesters Offered:
Fall, in even years
- Restrictions:
Must be enrolled in one of the following Level(s): Graduate
SS 5720 - Social Thought and Contemporary Issues
This course reviews the ways social scientists understand the nature of social organization, how these ideas have changed over time in concert with particular socio-historic transformations, and how, specifically, these ideas relate to understanding interactions between industrial society and the environment.
- Credits:
3.0
- Lec-Rec-Lab: (0-3-0)
- Semesters Offered:
Fall
SS 6002 - Research Design
This objective of this course is to explore the fundamentals of research design and analysis, particularly as these are applied to identifying, initiating, carrying out, and completing a thesis or dissertation research.
- Credits:
3.0
- Lec-Rec-Lab: (3-0-0)
- Semesters Offered:
Spring
- Restrictions:
Must be enrolled in one of the following Level(s): Graduate
SS 5950 - Professional Development
This course will prepare graduate students in the social sciences department for the expectations for success in graduate school and future careers. The course will provide a foundation in understanding academic and professional development, including research, presentations and conference attendance, and professional preparation.
- Credits:
variable to 3.0
- Semesters Offered:
Spring
- Restrictions:
Permission of instructor required;
May not be enrolled in one of the following Class(es): Freshman, Sophomore, Junior
SS 5900 - Heritage Management
Introduces the current field of heritage management; the legislation that underwrites its practice; the articulation of federal, state, and local governmental activity; the evolving philosophies of archaeologists and historic preservationists operating in the public interest; parallels on the international scene; and the impacts of heritage tourism.
- Credits:
3.0
- Lec-Rec-Lab: (3-0-0)
- Semesters Offered:
Fall, in odd years
- Restrictions:
Must be enrolled in one of the following Level(s): Graduate
Directed Readings (SS6500) Qualifying Exam Prep - 9 credits
Electives - 6 credits
A PhD student funded for three years has up to 54 credits available to them- so 6
credits of electives are a minimum, not the norm.
Students without a MS when entering the IHA program must take an additional 30 credits.
