Topic 1: Coastal Communities in Early America. Only one of the following may be counted: American Studies 336C, 370 (Topic 62), History 350R (Topic 1). Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Same as: AMS 336C Core Curriculum: 060 Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing and six semester hours of coursework in history.

Topic 2: Lyndon Johnson and His Times. Core Curriculum: 060

Topic 3: Myth and Construction of American Identity. Core Curriculum: 060

Topic 4: Constitutional Issues in the Twentieth-Century United States. Core Curriculum: 060

Topic 5: American Cultural History of Alcohol and Drugs. Study of the American use and perception of drugs, including alcohol, and how they have changed over time. Examines significant shifts in American attitudes toward individualism and social control. Only one of the following may be counted: American Studies 322N, 370 (Topic 1), History 350R (Topic 5). Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Same as: AMS 322N Core Curriculum: 060 Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing and six semester hours of coursework in history.

Topic 6: Deviance in America: An Alternative History. Examines movements and individuals outside the conventional mainstream and how they reflect American ideals and dilemmas. American Studies 370 (Topic 22) and History 350R (Topic 6) may not both be counted. Core Curriculum: 060

Topic 7: Environmental History of North America. The history of humanity's influence on the plants, animals, microlife, soils, water, and air of North America, and vice versa, from the arrival of the proto-Indians to the contemporary environmental crisis. Only one of the following may be counted: American Studies 329, History 350R (Topic 7), Urban Studies 328E, 353 (Topic 5). Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Same as: AMS 329, URB 328E Core Curriculum: 060 Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing and six semester hours of coursework in history.

Topic 8: Women in Postwar America. Only one of the following may be counted: American Studies 336D, 370 (Topic 30), History 350R (Topic 8), Women's and Gender Studies 345 (Topic 37), 345W. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Same as: AMS 336D, WGS 345W Core Curriculum: 060 Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing and six semester hours of coursework in history.

Topic 9: Animals and American Culture. Explores the role of animals in American history, culture, and society. Only one of the following may be counted: American Studies 370 (Topic 28), History 350R (Topic 9), Women's and Gender Studies 345 (Topic 43). Core Curriculum: 060

Topic 10: Slavery in the United States. African and African Diaspora Studies 374D (Topic 3) and History 350R (Topic 10) may not both be counted. Core Curriculum: 060

Topic 11: Race and Beauty in American Culture. African and African Diaspora Studies 372C (Topic 2) and History 350R (Topic 11) may not both be counted. Core Curriculum: 060

Topic 12: History of Black Entrepreneurship in the United States. Only one of the following may be counted: African and African Diaspora Studies 351E, 374D (Topic 2), American Studies 370 (Topic: Hist of Black Entrepren in US), 370 (Topic 58), History 350R (Topic 12). Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Core Curriculum: 060 Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing and six semester hours of coursework in history.

Topic 13: History of Sexuality in America. History 350R (Topic 13) and Women's and Gender Studies 345 (Topic 38) may not both be counted. Same as: WGS 345.38 Core Curriculum: 060 Additional prerequisite: Six semester hours of coursework in history.

Topic 14: Gender and Slavery in the United States. Examines the gendered experience of chattel slavery in the United States. Includes critical analysis of classic and contemporary texts, films, and songs that focus on slave labor, family, community, sexuality, and the economy. Only one of the following may be counted: African and African Diaspora Studies 350V, 372C (Topic 4), History 350R (Topic 14), Women's and Gender Studies 345 (Topic 31). Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Same as: AFR 350V, WGS 345.31 Core Curriculum: 060 Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing and six semester hours of coursework in history.

Topic 15: Thomas Jefferson and His World. Examination of the public and private Jefferson: author of the Declaration of Independence, governor of Virginia, secretary of state during the Washington administration, third president of the United States, master of Monticello, and owner of nearly three hundred people. Core Curriculum: 060

Topic 16: Innovation in the United States Economy. Examines creativity in the United States' economy, primarily since 1865. Includes major innovations associated with the evolution of the economy, such as the development of branding and the coming of the computer industry. Core Curriculum: 060

Topic 17: Black Women in America. Uses primary sources, historical monographs, and essays to provide a chronological and thematic overview of the experiences of black women in America from their African roots to the circumstances they face in the present era. Only one of the following may be counted: African and African Diaspora Studies 351G, 374D (Topic 9), History 350R (Topic 17), Women's and Gender Studies 340 (Topic 9). Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Same as: AFR 351G, WGS 340.9 Core Curriculum: 060 Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing and six semester hours of coursework in history.

Topic 18: Women in Sickness and Health. Explores medical and biological views throughout the nineteenth and twentieth centuries of women and women's health, the social context of those views, the development of medical practices, and the treatment of illness and debility. Only one of the following may be counted: History 350L (Topic: Women in Sickness and Health), 350R (Topic 18), Women's and Gender Studies 345 (Topic 3). Same as: WGS 345.3 Core Curriculum: 060 Additional prerequisite: Six semester hours of coursework in history.

Topic 19: American Popular Culture, 1682-Present. Explores the evolution of American popular culture and its relationship to national consolidation, and at times, disunion, over the last 330 years. Only one of the following may be counted: American Studies 323O, 370 (Topic 35), History 350R (Topic 19), Women's and Gender Studies 340 (Topic 26), 346G. Same as: AMS 323O, WGS 346G Core Curriculum: 060 Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing and six semester hours of coursework in history.

Topic 20: History of American Feminism. Only one of the following may be counted: History 350R (Topic: History of American Feminism), 350R (Topic 20), Women's and Gender Studies 345 (Topic: History of American Feminism), 345 (Topic 49). Same as: WGS 345.49 Core Curriculum: 060

Topic 21: Pluralism in Early America. Only one of the following may be counted: History 350L (Topic: Pluralism in Early America), 350R (Topic: Pluralism in Early America), 350R (Topic 21). Core Curriculum: 060

Topic 22: The History of Islam in the United States. A brief introduction to Islam. Defines the role of Islam and views of Muslims in the early history of the United States, and introduces students to major issues concerning contemporary American Muslims. Only one of the following may be counted: American Studies 336E, 370 (Topic 61), History 350R (Topic 22), Islamic Studies 372 (Topic 21), Religious Studies 346U. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Same as: AMS 336E, R S 346U Core Curriculum: 060 Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing and six semester hours of coursework in history.

Topic 23: Twentieth-Century Native American History. Studies Native American life and culture from the late nineteenth- to the twentieth- century through the use of historical and anthropological texts, autobiographies, documentaries, and fiction. Only one of the following may be counted: History 350L (Topic: Twentieth-Century Native American History), 350R (Topic: Twentieth-Century Native American History), 350R (Topic 23). Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Core Curriculum: 060

Topic 24: Domestic Slave Trade. Explores the inner workings of the domestic slave trade from the perspectives of slaveholders, speculators, and the enslaved. Analysis of maps, letters, diaries, newspaper advertisements, and legislation relating to the domestic slave trade. Only one of the following may be counted: African and African Diaspora Studies 350T, 374D (Topic 20), History 350R (Topic 24). Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Same as: AFR 350T Core Curriculum: 060 Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing and six semester hours of coursework in history.

Topic 25: Race and Citizenship in United States History. Uses primary and secondary sources to analyze how race and citizenship have functioned for populations of color in the United States. Only one of the following may be counted: American Studies 370 (Topic: Race and Citizenship in United States History), 370 (Topic 48), History 350R (Topic: Race and Citizenship in United States History), 350R (Topic 25), Mexican American Studies 374 (Topic: Race and Citizenship in United States History), 374 (Topic 35). Core Curriculum: 060

Topic 26: United States Media, Culture, and Commerce. Examines the history of the United States media as both a successful corporate product and as an important tool for the formation of personal and community identity. Only one of the following may be counted: History 350L (Topic: United States Media, Culture, and Commerce), 350R (Topic: United States Media, Culture, and Commerce), 350R (Topic 26). Core Curriculum: 060

Topic 27: Arts and Artifacts in the Americas. Surveys the changing material culture of the western hemisphere from pre-Columbian times to the beginning of the industrial revolution. Only one of the following may be counted: American Studies 336F, 370 (Topic 59), History 350R (Topic 27). Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Same as: AMS 336F Core Curriculum: 060 Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing and six semester hours of coursework in history.

Topic 28: Debating the American Revolution. Examination of the precipitant events and ideas leading up to the American Declaration of Independence through discussions, lectures, and an extended exercise in historical role playing. History 350R (Topic: Debating the American Revolution) and 350R (Topic 28) may not both be counted. Core Curriculum: 060

Topic 29: Globalization, Transnationalism, and Internationalism. Addresses the complex role of the United States in the greater scope of international relations in politics, with an emphasis on how political events in the United States reach the African continent in a variety of ways. Only one of the following may be counted: African and African Diaspora Studies 374C (Topic 3), History 350R (Topic 29). Core Curriculum: 060 Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.

Topic 30: History of Teaching American History. Examination and evaluation of the role of the historian and teacher of history today and the changing ideas of how American history has been taught. Only one of the following may be counted: History 350L (Topic: History of Teaching American History), 350R (Topic: History of Teaching American History), 350R (Topic 30). Core Curriculum: 060

Topic 31: Irrationality in United States Economic History. Explores new research from psychology, economics, history, and law that finds human beings have acted irrationally in numerous situations. Students will sample historical research from subjects such as marketing, discrimination, labor policies, and public policy. History 350R (Topic: Irrationality in United States Economic History) and 350R (Topic 31) may not both be counted. Core Curriculum: 060

Topic 32: America at War. Investigation of major American wars from the Revolutionary War to the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. Only one of the following may be counted: History 350L (Topic: America at War), 350R (Topic: America at War), 350R (Topic 32). Core Curriculum: 060

Topic 33: Consuming America. Explores the history of the relationship between the American consumer and the nation's social history. Only one of the following may be counted: History 350L (Topic: Consuming America), 350R (Topic: Consuming America), 350R (Topic 33). Core Curriculum: 060

Topic 34: The History of the American Presidency. Examination of the presidency and the individuals who have held it, with an emphasis on discovering trends of historical and contemporary interest. History 350R (Topic: The History of the American Presidency) and 350R (Topic 34) may not both be counted. Partially fulfills legislative requirement for American history.

Topic 35: The Civil Rights Movement from a Comparative Perspective. Focuses on African American and Mexican American struggles for civil rights. Asian American and Native American movements will also be addressed. Using a comparative approach the student will consider the distinctiveness of each of these struggles while also viewing them in relation to each other. Only one of the following may be counted: African and African Diaspora Studies 350U, American Studies 336G, 370 (Topic 60), History 350R (Topic 35), Mexican American Studies 364C. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Same as: AFR 350U, AMS 336G, MAS 364C Core Curriculum: 060 Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing and six semester hours of coursework in history.

Topic 36: Mexican Americans in Texas History. Introduction to the historical experience of Mexican-American persons in Texas. Only one of the following may be counted: History 350R (Topic: Mexican Americans in Texas History), 350R (Topic 36), Mexican American Studies 374 (Topic: Mexican Americans in Texas History). Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Core Curriculum: 060 Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.

Topic 37: Refugees in Twentieth-Century United States. Explores the history of refugees in the twentieth century, with special attention to the United States and its engagement in the international arena of refugee politics. Only one of the following may be counted: Asian American Studies 325 (Topic: Refugees in 20th-Century US), 325 (Topic 10), 325K, History 350R (Topic: Refugees in 20th-Century US), 350R (Topic 37). Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Same as: AAS 325K Core Curriculum: 060 Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing and six semester hours of coursework in history.

Topic 38: Barack Obama and American Democracy. Focuses on the impact of Barack Obama's watershed presidency on American democracy. Only one of the following may be counted: African and African Diaspora Studies 350N, 372F (Topic: Obama/American Democracy), History 350R (Topic: Obama/American Democracy), 350R (Topic 38). Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Same as: AFR 350N Core Curriculum: 060 Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing and six semester hours of coursework in history.

Topic 39: Alexander Hamilton and Thomas Jefferson in Context. Examination of the public and private lives of Thomas Jefferson and Alexander Hamilton, their roles in the American Revolution, and the rivalry during Washington's presidency, until Jefferson's election as the third President and Hamilton's death in a duel in 1804. Only one of the following may be counted: History 350R (Topic: Thomas Jefferson and His World), 350R (Topic 15), 350R (Topic 39). Core Curriculum: 060

Topic 40: Black Women on Trial. Using press coverage of historical and contemporary court cases and trials of women ranging from Angela Davis to Marissa Alexander, explores how media shapes public and popular perceptions of race, class, gender, sexuality, and the law. Only one of the following may be counted: African and African Diaspora Studies 350F, 374D (Topic: Black Women on Trial), History 350R (Topic: Black Women on Trial), 350R (Topic 40), Women's and Gender Studies 340 (Topic: Black Women on Trial), 340 (Topic 69). Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Same as: AFR 350F, WGS 340.69 Core Curriculum: 060 Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing and six semester hours of coursework in history.

Topic 41: Women, Gender, and Black Power. Examines the Black Power Movement through the experiences of African American women activists as well as gender and sexuality constructs that prevailed during the second half of the twentieth century Only one of the following may be counted: African and African Diaspora Studies 350G, 374D (Topic: Women, Gender, and Black Power), History 350R (Topic: Women, Gender, and Black Power), 350R (Topic 41), Women's and Gender Studies 340 (Topic: Women, Gender, and Black Power), 340 (Topic 70). Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Core Curriculum: 060 Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing and six semester hours of coursework in history.

Topic 42: Terrorism and Insurgency in American History. Investigate terrorism throughout American history through selective case studies and independent research. History 350R (Topic: Terrsm/Insurgncy: Amer Hist) and 350R (Topic 42) may not both be counted. Core Curriculum: 060 Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing and six semester hours of coursework in history.

Topic 43: Preserving Austin's Queer History. Explore Austin's queer history since World War II and write on the practice of oral history and LGBTQ oral history in particular. Build the foundation for an ongoing Austin LGBTQ Oral History Project to be housed at the Briscoe Center for American History. Only one of the following may be counted: American Studies 370 (Topic: Preserving ATX Queer Hist), 370 (Topic 69), History 350R (Topic 43), Women's and Gender Studies 335 (Topic 21). Core Curriculum: 060 Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.