Topic 1: United States Catholic History. Examine how Catholicism and national identity work for Catholics in the United States, with an emphasis on Catholic women and Latino/as. Only one of the following may be counted: American Studies 327 (Topic 4), 327D, History 365G (Topic 1), Mexican American Studies 374 (Topic 37), Religious Studies 346 (Topic 5), 346F. Same as: AMS 327D, MAS 374.37, R S 346F Core Curriculum: 060 Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.

Topic 2: Popular Music in the United States. Traces the history of popular music in the United States and its influence on American politics, economics, and culture from the 1880s to present day. Only one of the following may be counted: American Studies 321 (Topic: Popular Music in the US), 325C, History 365G (Topic: Popular Music in the US), 365G (Topic 2). Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Same as: AMS 325C Core Curriculum: 060 Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.

Topic 3: United States Economic History since 1880. The history of American capitalism from 1865 to 2000; examines innovation, economic rights, and the role of the state. History 365G (Topic: United States Economic History since 1880) and 365G (Topic 3) may not both be counted. Core Curriculum: 060

Topic 4: The Vietnam Wars. Introduction to the complex and controversial history of the wars fought in Vietnam from 1941 to the 1980s. Only one of the following may be counted: American Studies 321 (Topic: Vietnam Wars), 321 (Topic 11), Asian Studies 372 (Topic: Vietnam Wars), History 365G (Topic: Vietnam Wars), 365G (Topic 4). Same as: AMS 321.11 Core Curriculum: 060

Topic 5: Science, Ethics, and Society. Explores the ethics of scientific experimentation on humans in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. History 365G (Topic: Science, Ethics, and Society) and 365G (Topic 5) may not both be counted. Core Curriculum: 060

Topic 6: Antebellum Slavery. Examination of slavery at its maturity during the nineteenth century. Only one of the following may be counted: African and African Diaspora Studies 351K, History 365G (Topic 6), Women's and Gender Studies 340 (Topic 33). Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Same as: AFR 351K Core Curriculum: 060 Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.

Topic 7: Texas Black History. Surveys the history of blacks in Texas from before American settlement to the present. Only one of the following may be counted: African and African Diaspora Studies 351J, 374D (Topic 15), History 365G (Topic 7). Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Core Curriculum: 060 Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.

Topic 8: Women and Social Movements in the Twentieth-Century United States. Examines women's participation in well-known and lesser-known social movements during the twentieth century. Only one of the following may be counted: African and African Diaspora Studies 351C, 372C (Topic: Women and Socl Mvmnts in US), 372C (Topic 7), American Studies 321 (Topic 10), History 365G (Topic 8), Women's and Gender Studies 340 (Topic 53). Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Same as: AFR 351C, AMS 321.10, WGS 340.53 Core Curriculum: 060 Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.

Topic 9: The History of the American Presidency. Examines the presidency and the individuals who have held it, with an eye toward discovering trends of historical and contemporary interest. Only one of the following may be counted: History 350R (Topic: The History of the American Presidency), 350R (Topic 34), 365G (Topic 9).

Topic 10: Twentieth-Century United States Lesbian and Gay History. Examines classic texts and recent and varied writings on LGBT history, focused on experiences, ideas, and conflicts that have shaped modern LGBT identities. Only one of the following may be counted: American Studies 324P, 370 (Topic 49), History 365G (Topic 10), Women's and Gender Studies 335 (Topic 18). Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Same as: AMS 324P, WGS 335.18 Core Curriculum: 060 Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.

Topic 11: History of the Southeast Asian Diaspora in the United States. Only one of the following may be counted: Asian American Studies 325 (Topic 8), 325G, History 365G (Topic 11). Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.

Topic 12: History of the United States-Mexico Borderland. Introduction to the history of the United States and Mexico border region. Only one of the following may be counted: History 365G (Topic: History of the United States-Mexico Borderland), 365G (Topic 12), Mexican American Studies 364, 374 (Topic: History of the United States-Mexico Borderland). Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Same as: MAS 364 Core Curriculum: 060 Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.

Topic 13: Race, Law, and United States Society. Examines the intersection of racial ideology and legal culture in the United States. Only one of the following may be counted: African and African Diaspora Studies 360, American Studies 330C, 370 (Topic 5), History 365G (Topic 13). Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Same as: AFR 360, AMS 330C Core Curriculum: 060 Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.

Topic 14: South Asian Migration to the United States. Examines the South Asian diaspora in the United States. Only one of the following may be counted: Asian American Studies 325 (Topic: South Asian Migration to the United States), 325 (Topic 9), 325J, Asian Studies 372 (Topic: South Asian Migration to the United States), 372 (Topic 43), 372P, History 365G (Topic: South Asian Migration to the United States), 365G (Topic 14), Women and Gender Studies 340 (Topic: South Asian Migration to the United States), 340 (Topic 35). Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.

Topic 15: United States Military History. Explore the use of "authorized violence" and "unauthorized violence" by the U.S. military and examine how both types of violence have changed American history since initial colonization. History 365G (Topic: United States Military History) and 365G (Topic 15) may not both be counted. Core Curriculum: 060

Topic 16: Unbelief in America. Examine the history of unbelief and the role that it has played in US history. Only one of the following may be counted: History 350L (Topic: Unbelief in America), 365G (Topic: Unbelief in America), 365G (Topic 16), Religious Studies 346 (Topic: Unbelief in America), 346I. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Same as: R S 346I Core Curriculum: 060 Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.

Topic 17: Mexican American Studies at UT. Trace the origins and development of Mexican American Studies at the national, regional, and local levels. Collaborate to help preserve and recognize the significance of Mexican American Studies at the University in historical and contemporary contexts. Only one of the following may be counted: American Studies 321 (Topic: 50 Yrs Mex Am Studies at UT), 322D, History 365G (Topic: 50 Yrs Mex Am Studies at UT), 365G (Topic 17), Mexican American Studies 320I, 374 (Topic: 50 Yrs Mex Am Studies at UT). Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Same as: AMS 322D, MAS 320I Core Curriculum: 060 Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.

Topic 18: The History, Politics, and Future of American Higher Education. Explore seventeenth-, eighteenth-, and early nineteenth-century American higher education. History 365G (Topic: History of Amer Higher Ed) and 365G (Topic 18) may not both be counted. Core Curriculum: 060

Topic 19: Museums: Past, Present, and Future. Examine the history, varieties, and philosophies of museums. History 365G (Topic: Museums:Past/Present/Future) and 365G (Topic 19) may not both be counted. Core Curriculum: 060

Topic 20: Native American Women's History. Investigate the histories of Native American women to reaffirm and reclaim their place and role in the histories of Native Americans, indigenous peoples, women, Chican@/xs, Greater Mexico, and the United States. Contemplate how many understandings that center colonization, settler colonialism, genocide, race, and environmentalism are essential to examining Native American women's history. Explore the stories, struggles, and ideas of community-building, sovereignty, and liberation as integral to their genders and sexualities as Native American, Indian, First Nations, indigenous, and red and brown women. Only one of the following may be counted: American Studies 331D, 370 (Topic 75), History 365G (Topic: Native Amer Women's History), 365G (Topic 20), Mexican American Studies 320G, 374 (Topic: Native Amer Women's History), Women's and Gender Studies 340 (Topic 98), 340N. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Same as: AMS 331D, MAS 320G, WGS 340N Core Curriculum: 060 Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.

Topic 21: Power and Place: Making Texas History. Only one of the following may be counted: African and African Diaspora Studies 320C, 370 (Topic: Power/Place: Making Tex His), History 321G (Topic 3), 365G (Topic: Power/Place: Making Tex His), 365G (Topic 21), Mexican American Studies 320C, Race, Indigeneity, and Migration 320C. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Core Curriculum: 060 Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.

Topic 22: The United States, Britain, and the Global Order. Explore the diplomatic and military history of the United States and Great Britain and how the two nations have interacted and shaped each other's national security policies and visions of global order. History 365G (Topic: US/Britain/Global Order) and 365G (Topic 22) may not both be counted. Core Curriculum: 060

Topic 23: La Causa, The Farmworker Movement. Examine the twentieth-century expansion of commercial agriculture and concomitant labor organizing struggles waged by agricultural workers in the United States, including Arkansas, California, Hawai'i, Puerto Rico, and Texas. Explore the role of the United Farm Workers of America. Only one of the following may be counted: History 365G (Topic: La Causa, Farmworker Movmnt), 365G (Topic 23), Mexican American Studies 364L, 374 (Topic: La Causa, Farmworker Movmnt). Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Same as: MAS 364L Core Curriculum: 060 Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.

Topic 24: The United States and the United Kingdom: The Transatlantic Alliance. Explore the diplomatic and military history of the United States and Great Britain and how the two nations have interacted and shaped each other's national security policies and visions of a liberal international order. Only one of the following may be counted: History 365G (Topic: US/Britain/Global Order), 365G (Topic 22), 365G (Topic 24) Core Curriculum: 060

Topic 25: Black Women and Mass Incarceration. Examine the history of Black women and mass incarceration in America. Explore how race, class, and gender have historically influenced the production of crime and unfair criminal justice policies. Investigate why mass incarceration matters, what its historical legacy is, and how it impacts Black women today. Only one of the following may be counted: African and African Diaspora Studies 360Q, American Studies 365G, History 365G (Topic: Black Womn/Mass Incarceration), 365G (Topic 25), Women's and Gender Studies 340S (Topic 2). Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Same as: AFR 360Q, AMS 365G, WGS 340S.2 Core Curriculum: 060 Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.

Topic 26: Slavery and Its Legacies. Explore how slavery has evolved in the United States since the end of the Civil War. Only one of the following may be counted: African and African Diaspora Studies 351Q, American Studies 366G, History 365G (Topic: Slavery and Its Legacies), 365G (Topic 26), Women's and Gender Studies 340S (Topic 3). Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Same as: AFR 351Q, AMS 366G, WGS 340S.3 Core Curriculum: 060 Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.

Topic 27: History of American Childhood. Explore the history of American children and youth from the colonial era to the present. History 365G (Topic: History of Childhood) and 365G (Topic 27) may not both be counted. Core Curriculum: 060 Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.