The Faculty is happy to announce that, starting this semester, we will be notifying students of upper division (300 and 400-level) and Graduate courses to be taught one year in advance! We take this step in order to encourage you to investigate and plan for study-abroad, student-exchange, internships, and other opportunities to enhance your undergraduate experience.

For Spring 2007, the courses scheduled in the History Department are:

Course	Day	Time	Instructor	Course Title
HIS 300	TTh	2:00-3:15	Carpenter	Introduction to Historical Methods
HIS 300	TTh	9:00-10:45	Schell	Introduction to Historical Methods
HIS 306	MWF	11:30-12:20	Fuhrmann	Europe in Renaissance and Reformation
HIS 322	MWF	10:30-11:20	Gannon	History of Religion in the US
HIS 333	TTh	11:00-12:15	Mulligan	Military History of the US
HIS 380	W	2:30-5:30	Mulligan	Introduction to Public History
HIS 390	MWF	11:30-12:20	Tanner	ST: Comparative Slaveries
HIS 390	MWF	9:30-10:20	Fuhrmann	ST: Homosexuality in the Russian Past
HIS 390	Th	2:30-5:30	Clardy	ST: Social & Political Movements of the 60's
HIS 390	W	6:00-9:00	Belue	ST: Holywood and the American Frontier
HIS 400	TTh	9:30-10:45	Mulligan	Senior Seminar
HIS 409	TTh	11:00-12:15	Beasley	Tudor & Stuart England
HIS 414/614	MWF	12:30-1:20	Strieter	Europe during WWI & WWII
HIS 417/617	M	2:30-5:30	Carpenter	US Women from 1877
HIS 446/646	M	6:00-9:00	Bolin	History of Kentucky
HIS 450	T	6:00-9:00	Clardy	Modern Africa
HIS 475/675	MWF	1:30-2:20	Beahan	Modern Japan
HIS 476/576	TTh	2:00-3:15	Schell	World Since 1945
HIS 481/581	TTh	3:30-4:45	Schell	Revolutionary Mexico 1810 to the present
HIS 602	T	3:30-6:30	Walters	Readings in European History: Magic, Religion, and Science
HIS 631	Th	6:00-9:00	Mulligan	Seminar in US History to 1865

For Fall 2007, the department faculty tentatively plan to offer the following upper-division and graduate courses:

Instructor	Course	Course Title
Beahan	HIS 340	Far East Modern Times
Beahan	HIS 401/601	French Revolution
Belue	HIS 390	Special Topics: History of American Roots Music
Bolin	HIS 361	Teaching History
Carpenter	HIS 300	Introduction to Historical Studies
Clardy	HIS 424	US Foreign Relations Since 1898
Fuhrmann	HIS 307	Foundations of Russian Power
Gannon	HIS 631	Seminar in US to 1865
Mulligan	HIS 304	History of Ireland
Mulligan	HIS 430/630	Colonial America
Schell	HIS 663	Readings in World History
Strieter	HIS 411/611	Modern France

In addition, we hope to be able to offer new courses in German History.

The College of Humanities and Fine Arts is offering student grants in support of international educational travel. These grants may be used for tuition or other costs directly related to study abroad. Travel must be completed by June 30, 2008. Priority will be given to persons who have never traveled abroad, and financial need will be considered. International students may not use these awards to travel to their home countries. All grant recipients are expected to submit brief summary reports of their travels. Applications are due November 1 to the Dean's Office.

To pick up an application, come to the History Department offices on the 6th floor of Faculty Hall.

The Kentucky Institute for International Studies is presenting its ninth study abroad program in China May 31 to July 7, 2007. Two history courses are available: HIS 474: China in Revolution (also available as INT 400), and HIS 390: Mystics, Monks and Scholars (also available as RGS 350). In addition, SOC 305: Social Issues: Images of Women in Contemporary China is being offered, which could be used toward the MCG minor. The program begins in Shanghai, spends four weeks in Kunming in Southwest China, and ends with a trip to Xi'an (terracotta army) and Beijing (Great Wall, Forbidden City, etc.). For information, contact Dr. Beahan in History or the KIIS office at www.kiis.org.

During Spring Break, 17-25 March 2007, Professor Terry Strieter will be taking his students in History 414-614, Europe During WWI & WWII, to England and France. For those students who wish to travel in Europe and learn at the same time, this is the course for you. The class will be visiting the British Imperial War Museum, the Churchill Museum & Cabinet War Room (newly opened), Paris, Verdun, and in Normandy, Utah & Omaha Beaches, the American & German cemeteries, the German gun battery, Pegasus Bridge, Pointe du Hoc, the hedgerow country, St. Mere Eglises, Bayeux, the Cobra Breakout point, and the Falaise Pocket.

For more information, contact Dr. Strieter at terry.strieter@murraystate.edu, or visit him during office hours and advising sessions.

The KIIS program in Prague, Czech Republic is a five-week program located in one of the most popular spots of Europe. Prague is commonly seen as one of the spectacular world capitals noted particularly for its arts and especially architecture. Additionally, Prague was and is an important center of music, literature, and theater, as well as commerce. Above all, Prague, located in the "heart of Europe", provides an ideal location for study of European political history in the context of the Holy Roman Empire, including a rich history associated with the protestant reformation (under Jan Hus) and the catholic counter-reformation, as well as the tumultuous events of the 20th and 21st centuries including WW I, WW II, the Cold war, dissolution of the Soviet empire, economic transition from socialism to private ownership, and the European transition toward NATO and the expanded European Union.

Prague is particularly well suited for the examination of the transition from west to east and cross-cultural exchange in Europe. Regarded justly as the "center" of central Europe, it represents either westernmost reach of Slavs or easternmost reach of western influence since Charlemagne.

All students regardless of their courses will participate in common organized excursions. In Prague these will be: the Prague Castle and its surroundings and the Old Jewish cemetery and the Old new synagogue [Josefov], and one day excursion to Nazi concentration camp in Terezin.

Mid point of the program will be devoted to three-day bus trip to southern Bohemia: Tabor (original fortified settlement of Husites), Castle Hluboka (Romantic creation), and Cesky Krumlov (UNESCO [United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization] designated world cultural heritage site).

Course Offerings:

• ART 212 - Introduction to the History of Art II (3)
• ART 491 - Special Problems in Art History (3)
• POL 250 - Introduction to International Relations (3)
• POL 480 - Topical Seminar in Political Science: Democratization (3)

For more information and course descriptions, contact:

• Dr. Zbynek Smetana (Director), Murray State University, (270) 809-3120
• Dr. Melissa Scheier, Georgetown College, (502) 863-8329.

History majors, minors, and all interested students of history: Consider joining Phi Alpha Theta -- the national history honor society. Looks great on grad school applications, resumes, and qualifies government workers for higher pay scale! Requirements for membership: junior standing, 12 hours of HIS courses, and 3.1 gpa in those history courses. One time membership fee of $55 payable to Phi Alpha Theta completes membership. We are recruiting new members now! Contact Dr. Carpenter for additional information.

Have time between classes in Faculty Hall, but don't have anywhere to do reading and homework? The History Department has established a Reading Room stocked with ALL the books assigned in History courses, plus a selection of History reference books and History DVDs and Videos. We even have a computer, so you can check your e-mail!

History students are always welcome to come and study,individually or in groups,or to catch up on a DVD.