A tutorial is a culminating historical research project undertaken over the course of two semesters. Students work closely with one or more faculty members to identify and define a topic of interest for the student to explore through independent research. And student and faculty continue to work closely as the project develops and its presentation is prepared.

Students must complete two courses: Hist 4110 Tutorial in History (1 cr) and Hist 4120 Tutorial in History (4 cr repeatable to 10 cr). Credit for Hist 4110 is awarded after the completion of Hist 4120. The courses are completed in successive semesters and students may complete the sequence spring-fall or fall-spring. Please complete and submit the senior tutorial form to your history advisor the semester before you intend to enroll in Hist 4110.

Each faculty member has different areas of interest and expertise. Students should consider these differences in identifying faculty to help them with their tutorial -- but this list of areas is neither exclusive nor exhaustive.

Bert Ahern

• Native American history (especially 1880-1920)
• African-American history
• US 1850-1920 (wars, political economy, modernization)
• US expansion (westward)
• Pursuit of equality in America
• Race
• American public policy
• History of West Central Minnesota
• History of UMM
• North America, 1550-1776

Jennifer Deane

• Medieval Europe
• Renaissance / Reformation
• Early Modern Europe
• Byzantine Empire
• Christianity, Judaism, Islam
• Heresy and Inquisition
• Gender studies

Stephen Gross

• American immigration and ethnicity
• History of rural America and agricultural history
• Social history
• Minnesota history
• Local history: society, culture and politics
• Popular religion
• Historical geography

Roland Guyotte

• 20th century U. S.
• U. S. immigration
• U. S. foreign policy
• U. S. political history
• The early republic, 1776-1829
• Biography and autobiography
• Asian American history
• The Civil Rights era

Harold Hinds

• Family history and/or genealogy
• Historical demography and family reconstruction
• Ancient Latin American cultures (Maya, Aztec, etc.)
• Revolution in Latin America (Cuba, Mexico, etc.)
• Modern and Contemporary Latin America
• Popular culture: All aspects (movies, comics, TV, radio, sports, music, etc.), U.S. and Latin American
• Local history: Work with a vast data base of all serial records for Wilmington, NY

Marynel Ryan

• Modern European history (since ca. 1750)
• Social history (European social movements such as labor and environmental movements)
• Women's/Gender History
• German history (Imperial Germany, National Socialism, the two Germanies)
• French history (French Revolution, French Republics, 20th century intellectual history)
• European imperialism
• Comparative history
• Intellectual history (especially history of the social sciences)
• History of Education
• Social welfare history

Patrick Shorb

• Chinese history (Pre-modern and Modern)
• Japanese history (Pre-modern and Modern)
• Korean history (Pre-modern and Modern)
• Modern East Asian social, political and economic history
• The U.S. Occupation of Japan
• Citizen creation and nation-state formation in a late-developing context
• Comparative nationalist movements; fascism; Asian colonialism, the influence of modern warfare on society and politics
• European Orientalism, modern colonialism in Asia, non-western discourses of modernity
• Asian gender history