Courses

Undergraduate students looking for a history course have a wealth of options that can satisfy multiple catalog requirements, including diversity credits and writing-enhanced curriculums. Whether you appreciate the anonymity of a large lecture hall or the intimacy of a smaller, discussion-based seminar, the department offers classes in multiple formats to meet your learning style.

From classical to modern, Asia to the Americas, and everything in between, the History Department surely offers a class that will satisfy your historical curiosity. Your courses will provide you with valuable critical thinking skills and access to the cutting-edge historical scholarship of our faculty who are renowned for their dedication to teaching.

For a complete list of all history classes available, please visit History’s course catalog.

HIST

Course Number	Course Title	Sections
HIST 1011W	Civilization and the Environment: World History to 1500	Sections [11]
HIST 1015W	Globalization: Issues and Challenges	Sections [5]
HIST 1031W	Europe and the World: Expansion, Encounter, and Exchange to 1500	Sections [1]
HIST 1102	Medieval Tales and their Modern Echoes	Sections [1]
HIST 1301W	Authority and Rebellion: American History to 1865	Sections [11]
HIST 1534	Introduction to Jewish History and Cultures	Sections [1]
HIST 1911	A History of the Drug Wars	Sections [1]
HIST 1913	Goin' to the U: A Critical History	Sections [1]
HIST 3000	Visions of the Past: Thematic Approaches to Understanding History	Sections [1]
HIST 3020	Hands-On History	Sections [2]
HIST 3067W	Archaeology of Prehistoric Europe	Sections [1]
HIST 3101	Introduction to Medieval History	Sections [1]
HIST 3102	Medieval Tales and their Modern Echoes	Sections [1]
HIST 3244	History of Eastern Europe	Sections [1]
HIST 3264	Imperial Russia: Formation and Expansion of the Russian Empire in the ...	Sections [1]
HIST 3271	The Viking World: Story, History, and Archaeology	Sections [1]
HIST 3349	U.S. Women's Legal History	Sections [1]
HIST 3401W	Early Latin America to 1825	Sections [1]
HIST 3412	Soccer: Around the World with the Beautiful Game	Sections [1]
HIST 3413	War in History: Preparing and Making War in World History	Sections [1]
HIST 3417	Food in History	Sections [1]
HIST 3425	History of Modern Mexico	Sections [1]
HIST 3429	Latin American History in Film and Text	Sections [1]
HIST 3432	Modern Africa in a Changing World	Sections [1]
HIST 3436	Contemporary African Conflicts: From Somalia to South Africa	Sections [1]
HIST 3444	Chicana and Chicano History: 1821-1945	Sections [1]
HIST 3461	Introduction to East Asia I: The Imperial Age	Sections [1]
HIST 3468	Social Change in Modern China	Sections [1]
HIST 3469	History of Women and Family in China, 1600-2000	Sections [1]
HIST 3483	Hmong History Across the Globe	Sections [1]
HIST 3485	History of Southeast Asia	Sections [1]
HIST 3492	Hinduism	Sections [1]
HIST 3504	The Cultures of the Silk Road	Sections [1]
HIST 3505	Survey of the Modern Middle East	Sections [1]
HIST 3511	Muslims and Jews: Conflict and Co-existence in the Middle East and Nor...	Sections [1]
HIST 3512	History of Modern Israel/Palestine: Society, Culture, and Politics	Sections [1]
HIST 3534	Introduction to Jewish History and Cultures	Sections [1]
HIST 3613	History of the Crusades	Sections [1]
HIST 3617	Pagans, Christians, Barbarians: The World of Late Antiquity	Sections [1]
HIST 3637	Modern Russia: From Peter the Great to the Present	Sections [1]
HIST 3652	Early Modern Britain	Sections [1]
HIST 3691W	The British Empire	Sections [1]
HIST 3727	History of the Holocaust	Sections [1]
HIST 3731	Modern France and Its Empire: Identity, Citizenship and the State 1780...	Sections [1]
HIST 3775	History of Jews in Europe and the Atlantic World, from 1700 to Present	Sections [1]
HIST 3822	Making America Modern: 1945 to Present	Sections [2]
HIST 3834	Law in American Life, Colonial Era to Civil War	Sections [1]
HIST 3856	The Civil Rights and Black Power Movement, 1954-1984	Sections [1]
HIST 3862	American Immigration History	Sections [1]
HIST 3871	American Indian History: Pre-Contact to 1830	Sections [1]
HIST 3980W	Supplemental Writing in History	Sections [1]
HIST 3993	Directed Study	Sections [1]
HIST 3994	Directed Research	Sections [1]
HIST 4010V	Honors: Research Seminar	Sections [1]
HIST 4010W	Research Seminar	Sections [1]
HIST 4961V	Honors: Major Paper	Sections [1]
HIST 4961W	Major Paper	Sections [1]
HIST 4970	Historical Internship	Sections [1]

HIST

Course Number	Course Title	Sections
HIST 1011W	Civilization and the Environment: World History to 1500	Sections [11]
HIST 1015W	Globalization: Issues and Challenges	Sections [5]
HIST 1031W	Europe and the World: Expansion, Encounter, and Exchange to 1500	Sections [1]
HIST 1102	Medieval Tales and their Modern Echoes	Sections [1]
HIST 1301W	Authority and Rebellion: American History to 1865	Sections [11]
HIST 1534	Introduction to Jewish History and Cultures	Sections [1]
HIST 1911	A History of the Drug Wars	Sections [1]
HIST 1913	Goin' to the U: A Critical History	Sections [1]
HIST 3000	Visions of the Past: Thematic Approaches to Understanding History	Sections [1]
HIST 3020	Hands-On History	Sections [2]
HIST 3067W	Archaeology of Prehistoric Europe	Sections [1]
HIST 3101	Introduction to Medieval History	Sections [1]
HIST 3102	Medieval Tales and their Modern Echoes	Sections [1]
HIST 3244	History of Eastern Europe	Sections [1]
HIST 3264	Imperial Russia: Formation and Expansion of the Russian Empire in the ...	Sections [1]
HIST 3271	The Viking World: Story, History, and Archaeology	Sections [1]
HIST 3349	U.S. Women's Legal History	Sections [1]
HIST 3401W	Early Latin America to 1825	Sections [1]
HIST 3412	Soccer: Around the World with the Beautiful Game	Sections [1]
HIST 3413	War in History: Preparing and Making War in World History	Sections [1]
HIST 3417	Food in History	Sections [1]
HIST 3425	History of Modern Mexico	Sections [1]
HIST 3429	Latin American History in Film and Text	Sections [1]
HIST 3432	Modern Africa in a Changing World	Sections [1]
HIST 3436	Contemporary African Conflicts: From Somalia to South Africa	Sections [1]
HIST 3444	Chicana and Chicano History: 1821-1945	Sections [1]
HIST 3461	Introduction to East Asia I: The Imperial Age	Sections [1]
HIST 3468	Social Change in Modern China	Sections [1]
HIST 3469	History of Women and Family in China, 1600-2000	Sections [1]
HIST 3483	Hmong History Across the Globe	Sections [1]
HIST 3485	History of Southeast Asia	Sections [1]
HIST 3492	Hinduism	Sections [1]
HIST 3504	The Cultures of the Silk Road	Sections [1]
HIST 3505	Survey of the Modern Middle East	Sections [1]
HIST 3511	Muslims and Jews: Conflict and Co-existence in the Middle East and Nor...	Sections [1]
HIST 3512	History of Modern Israel/Palestine: Society, Culture, and Politics	Sections [1]
HIST 3534	Introduction to Jewish History and Cultures	Sections [1]
HIST 3613	History of the Crusades	Sections [1]
HIST 3617	Pagans, Christians, Barbarians: The World of Late Antiquity	Sections [1]
HIST 3637	Modern Russia: From Peter the Great to the Present	Sections [1]
HIST 3652	Early Modern Britain	Sections [1]
HIST 3691W	The British Empire	Sections [1]
HIST 3727	History of the Holocaust	Sections [1]
HIST 3731	Modern France and Its Empire: Identity, Citizenship and the State 1780...	Sections [1]
HIST 3775	History of Jews in Europe and the Atlantic World, from 1700 to Present	Sections [1]
HIST 3822	Making America Modern: 1945 to Present	Sections [2]
HIST 3834	Law in American Life, Colonial Era to Civil War	Sections [1]
HIST 3856	The Civil Rights and Black Power Movement, 1954-1984	Sections [1]
HIST 3862	American Immigration History	Sections [1]
HIST 3871	American Indian History: Pre-Contact to 1830	Sections [1]
HIST 3980W	Supplemental Writing in History	Sections [1]
HIST 3993	Directed Study	Sections [1]
HIST 3994	Directed Research	Sections [1]
HIST 4010V	Honors: Research Seminar	Sections [1]
HIST 4010W	Research Seminar	Sections [1]
HIST 4961V	Honors: Major Paper	Sections [1]
HIST 4961W	Major Paper	Sections [1]
HIST 4970	Historical Internship	Sections [1]

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