History 499

History 499 Pre-registration

The History department has a pre-registration process for HIST 499, the capstone seminar, required for all History and History/Social Studies majors. The pre-registration process is from April 1, 2024 to April 30, 2024.

Please find the 2024-2025 HIST 499 Courses and their corresponding prerequisites below. Only a single prerequisite course (not all) is required to register for HIST 499. 

If you have 90 credits or more, you will receive an email with a link to the "499 Preregistration Survey." The survey must be submitted by April 30th.

If you would like to pre-register and did not receive this survey, or if you have further questions, please contact the History Department at history@wwu.edu.

2024-25 Pre-registration Open April 1 - 30

Complete Survey Here

2024-2025 HIST 499 Courses & Prerequisites

Fall 2024

Only a single prerequisite course (not all) is required to register for HIST 499.

20th Century Middle East with Prof. Charles Anderson

Tuesdays 2:00-4:50pm
Prerequisites
HIST 382 - The US, Neoconservatism, and the Middle East
HIST 383 - Modern Iraq
HIST 384 - Palestine, Zionism, and Israel
HIST 390 - Islam in Africa
HIST 390 - Islam in the Indian Ocean World
HIST 404 - Colonialism and the Middle East
HIST 407 - History of the Israel/Palestinian Conflict
HIST 490 - Pilgrimage & Travel in Islam
HIST 490 - Revival Reform Islam

Only a single prerequisite course (not all) is required to register for HIST 499.

US in the World Since 1945 with Prof. Daniel Chard

Thursdays 2:00-4:50pm
Prerequisites
HIST 357 - The United States in the Cold War
HIST 362 - The Civil Rights - Black Power Era in U.S. History
HIST 365 - History of Sexuality in the U.S.
HIST 368 - U.S. Women from 1865
HIST 379 - Canadian American Relations
HIST 380 - Food & Environment in America
HIST 382 - The U.S., Neoconservatism, and the Middle East
HIST 383 - Modern Iraq
HIST 390 -  U.S. and International Terrorism
HIST 391 - History of the Pacific Northwest
HIST 408 - World War II: the European War
HIST 409 - World War II: the Pacific War
HIST 453 - U.S. Intellectual History, 1900-Present
HIST 460 - American Environmental History
HIST 461 - U.S. Urban History
HIST 463 - Topics in the History of Modern Crime, Policing, and Punishment
HIST 474 - U.S. Latin American Relations
HIST 475 - Topics in North American Indigenous History

Only a single prerequisite course (not all) is required to register for HIST 499.

Ancient World with Christine Johnston

Thursdays 3:00-5:50pm
Prerequisites
HIST 310 - History of Ancient Mesopotamia
HIST 311 - History of Ancient Egypt
HIST 312 - History of Ancient Greece
HIST 313 - History of Ancient Rome
HIST 370 - Chinese History to 600 A.D.
HIST 390 - Ancient Empires
HIST 390 - Ancient Roman Epic
HIST 412 - Ancient Rivers and Roads
HIST 413 - Ancient Mediterranean Economics
HIST 490 - Ancient Mediterranean in the Media
HIST 490 - Digital Methods in History
HIST 490 - Eroticism in Ancient and Medieval Europe

Only a single prerequisite course (not all) is required to register for HIST 499.

Cold War Americas with Prof. Ricardo Lopez-Pedreros

Tuesdays 2:00-4:50pm
Prerequisites
HIST 326 - Immigration and Ethnicity in the Americas
HIST 327 - Soccer in Latin America
HIST 364 - Latin America at the Movies
HIST 390 - Revolutions in Latin America
HIST 411 - Latin America & World War II
HIST 474 - U.S. Latin American Relations
HIST 490 - Neoliberalism in the Americas

Winter 2025

Only a single prerequisite course (not all) is required to register for HIST 499.

Japan Before 1900 with Prof. Emi Bushelle

Tuesdays 2:00-4:50pm
Prerequisites
HIST 280 - Introduction to East Asian Civilizations AND HIST 372 Japanese History: 1800 to Present
HIST 364 - History in Film: Samurai
HIST 373 - Yokai: Monsters and the Monstrous in Japanese History
HIST 374 - Premodern Japanese History
HIST 375 - Modern Japanese History
HIST 390 - Special topics in Japanese History (with significant pre-1900 focus)
HIST 483 - Early Modern Japan
HIST 486 - Religion in Japanese History

 

Only a single prerequisite course (not all) is required to register for HIST 499.

The Salish Sea with Prof. Madison Heslop

Tuesdays 2:00-4:50pm
Prerequisites
HIST 391 - History of the Pacific Northwest
HIST 392 - Tribal Sovereignty and Washington History
HIST 379 - Canadian American Relations
HIST 390 - History of the Salish Sea
HIST 460 - American Environmental History
HIST 468 - Borderlands and Frontiers of North America
HIST 490 - Canadian Coastal Histories

Only a single prerequisite course (not all) is required to register for HIST 499.

Jews in Poland, 1918-1939 / Prof. Sarah Zarrow

Tuesdays 2:00-4:50pm
Prerequisites
HIST 331 - History of the Holocaust *preferably with HIST 233 Modern Jewish History
HIST 424 - Polish-Jewish History
HIST 497a - Polish-Jewish Encounters

Spring 2025

Only a single prerequisite course (not all) is required to register for HIST 499.

Medieval Heresy with Prof. Peter Diehl

Tuesdays 2:00-4:50pm
Prerequisites
HIST 315 - Europe in the Early Middle Ages 300-1050
HIST 316 - Europe in the Early Middle Ages 1050-10450
HIST 318 - Medieval England
HIST 320 - War in the Middle Ages
HIST 414 - The Carolingian Era

Only a single prerequisite course (not all) is required to register for HIST 499.

The Ancient World with Prof. Steven Garfinkle

Tuesdays 3:00-5:50pm
Prerequisites
HIST 310 - History of Ancient Mesopotamia
HIST 311 - History of Ancient Egypt
HIST 312 - History of Ancient Greece
HIST 313 - History of Ancient Rome
HIST 370 - Chinese History to 600 A.D.
HIST 390 - Ancient Empires
HIST 390 - Ancient Roman Epic
HIST 412 - Ancient Rivers and Roads
HIST 413 - Ancient Mediterranean Economics
HIST 490 - Ancient Mediterranean in the Media
HIST 490 - Digital Methods in History
HIST 490 - Eroticism in Ancient and Medieval Europe

Only a single prerequisite course (not all) is required to register for HIST 499.

Colonial America/Atlantic World with Prof. Jared Hardesty

Tuesdays 2:00-4:50pm
Prerequisites
Upper Division Course with Prof. Neem
Upper Division Course with Prof. Price
Upper Division Course with Prof. Eurich
Upper Division Course with Prof. Zimmerman
Upper Division Course with Prof. Hardesty

Only a single prerequisite course (not all) is required to register for HIST 499.

US Western History with Prof. Jennifer Seltz

Tuesdays 2:00-4:50pm
Prerequisites
HIST 326 - Immigration and Ethnicity in the Americas
HIST 353 - Latinas/os in the US West
HIST 364 - Westerns
HIST 364 - American Indians in Film
HIST 390 - Salish Sea
HIST 391 - History of the Pacific Northwest
HIST 392 - Tribal Sovereignty and Washington History
HIST 468 - Borderlands and Frontiers of North America

Tentative 2024-25 HIST 499 Prerequisite Courses

*Courses and other course details are subject to change.

 

Summer 2024
Dept. Course CRN Course Instructor Days Start End
HIST 364 30402 Civil War Era in Film Price TBA TBA TBA
HIST 390 30867 A History of Time Elezovic MW 10:00 11:50
HIST 391 30584 History of Pacific Northwest Seltz TBA TBA TBA
HIST 494 30297 Public History Internship Costanzo TBA TBA TBA

 

Fall 2024
Dept. Course CRN Course Instructor Days Start End
HIST 310 42022 History of Ancnt Mesopotamia Garfinkle MWF 13:00 14:20
HIST 315 43718 Europe Mid Ages 300-1050 Diehl MWF 13:00 14:20
HIST 349 43719 History of US South Stewart TR 14:00 15:50
HIST 350 42128 American Colonial History Hardesty MWF 10:00 11:20
HIST 364 43720 Film as History: People's Republic of China Thompson TR 14:00 15:50
HIST 366 42863 Early American Republic Neem MWF 8:30 9:50
HIST 372 42026 Chinese History, 1800-present Thompson TR 10:00 11:50
HIST 374 42736 Pre-Modern Japanese History Goosmann (NTT) MWF 14:30 15:50
HIST 379 43730 Canadian American Relations Heslop MWF 14:30 15:50
HIST 390 43770 Religious Communes in America Folk (GHR) TR 14:00 15:50
HIST 390 43767 Renaissance and Inquisition Lynn (GHR) TR 12:00 13:50
HIST 391 43721 History of Pacific Northwest Seltz MWF 10:00 11:20
HIST 393 43722 Introduction to Public History Cerretti TR 10:00 11:50
HIST 407 43723 History of the Israel/Palestinian Conflict Anderson TR 10:00 11:50
HIST 424 44013 Polish-Jewish History Zarrow TR 14:00 15:50
HIST 490 43732 Digital Methods in History Johnston TR 12:00 13:50

 

Winter 2025
Dept. Course CRN Course Instructor Days Start End
HIST 311 11936 History of Ancnt Egypt Johnston TR 14:00 15:50
HIST 313 12398 History of Ancient Rome Garfinkle MWF 13:00 14:20
HIST 316 12079 Europe Mid Ages 1050-1450 Diehl MWF 10:00 11:20
HIST 331 13523 History of the Holocaust Zarrow TR 10:00 11:50
HIST 354 13524 Energy in American History Seltz TR 10:00 11:50
HIST 356 13542 Gender and History Bhattacharjee MWF 8:30 9:50
HIST 357 13525 The US in the Cold War Chard MWF 11:30 12:50
HIST 369 13526 African Monarchy (Since 1200) Watkins TR 12:00 13:50
HIST 373 13533 Monsters in Japanese History Bushelle TR 10:00 11:50
HIST 384 13534 Palestine, Zionism, and Israel Anderson MWF 13:00 14:20
HIST 390 13589 Religion in America Folk TR 10:00 11:50
HIST 390 13685 Reading, Religion, and Power Picus MWF 11:30 12:50
HIST 392 13535 Tribal Sovereignty and Washington History Hughes (NTT) TR 12:00 13:50
HIST 409 13536 WWII: the Pacific War Thompson TR 14:00 15:50
HIST 490 13587 Wanderings of the Monk Xuanzang Pearce (GHR) TR 14:00 15:50
HIST 490 13588 Autobiography in Early ModEur Lynn (GHR) TR 12:00 13:50

 

Spring 2025
Dept. Course CRN Course Instructor Days Start End
HIST 312 23174 History of Ancient Greece Johnston MWF 14:30 15:50
HIST 327 23175 Soccer in Latin America Cameselle MWF 13:00 14:20
HIST 333 23454 Imperial Russia: 1689-1917 Costanzo MWF 11:30 12:50
HIST 381 23176 Jewish Nationalism Zarrow MWF 10:00 11:20
HIST 382 23177 U.S., Neocons, and Middle East Anderson TR 10:00 11:50
HIST 390 23182 Metis Indigenous Hist Canada Hughes (NTT) MWF 14:30 15:50
HIST 391 22145 History of Pacific Northwest Chard MWF 13:00 14:20
HIST 461 23178 US Urban History Cerretti TR 14:00 15:50
HIST 490 23179 Adventures at Sea Bhattacharjee TR 10:00 11:50
HIST 490 23240 Exploring Apocalypticism Folk (GHR) TR 14:00 15:50