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The study of history fosters a critical approach to the human past, an acquaintance with past and present issues of social justice, and an awareness of human diversity. History courses provide an opportunity for students to gain knowledge of the human past and present in order to locate themselves and others in a historical, social, and intellectual context. History courses also convey an appreciation of history as an academic discipline with its own rules of inquiry. 

Students who major in history learn to to analyze historical problems from several perspectives, to use primary sources and historical literature critically and effectively, and to employ historical perspectives and sources appropriately in the construction of oral and written accounts of the human past. History majors acquire both general knowledge of the human past and more detailed knowledge of a concentration within the field of historical inquiry.

The history department offers major and minor programs in history. Students with a strong academic background may, with the department’s consent, substitute courses at the 200 or 300 level for the required 100-level history courses within concentrations.

History

Programs

Undergraduate Programs

• •  History - B.A.

Undergraduate Minor

• •  History Minor

History Courses by Concentration

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African History Courses

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• HIST 180 - Pre-Colonial Africa
• HIST 280 - Colonial Africa
• HIST 380 - Contemporary Africa
• HIST 390 - Atlantic Africa
• HIST 391 - Apartheid in South Africa

European History Courses

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• HIST 217 - The Age of Empires: Europeans and the World
• HIST 239 - Medieval Spain
• HIST 261 - Greek Civilization Golden Age
• HIST 262 - The Roman World
• HIST 267 - Crusade and Jihad
• HIST 271 - The Viking World
• HIST 275 - Medieval and Renaissance Europe
• HIST 276 - The Fall of Rome: From Constantine to Charlemagne
• HIST 291 - Europe Between Popes and Kings
• HIST 292 - Making European National States 1688-1871
• HIST 293 - European National States in Crisis 1871-1945
• HIST 294 - Post-War Europe, 1945 to the Present
• HIST 308 - The Catholic Church in the Middle Ages
• HIST 323 - England in the Tudor-Stuart Period, 1485-1715
• HIST 332 - The Social World of the Renaissance
• HIST 335 - Russian Politics and Culture: From Peter to Putin
• HIST 350 - Medieval Women and Gender
• HIST 372 - European Popular Culture 1500-1900
• HIST 381 - France 1750-1815: Enlightenment, Revolution, Dictatorship
• HIST 385 - Nazism and the Holocaust
• HIST 388 - European Thought and Art, 1500 to the Present
• HIST 393 - The Coming of Capitalism
• HIST 461 - Topics in European History

Global History Courses

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• HIST 201 - A History of Globalization
• HIST 213 - Modern China Since 1800
• HIST 214 - Modern Japan Since 1800
• HIST 216 - Foundations of Islamic Civilization to 1456
• HIST 217 - The Age of Empires: Europeans and the World
• HIST 219 - Islamic Civilizations in the Modern World
• HIST 226 - The Modern Middle East
• HIST 267 - Crusade and Jihad
• HIST 270 - The Silk Road
• HIST 271 - The Viking World
• HIST 301 - Jerusalem From Antiquity to the Present
• HIST 314 - History of International Relations Since 1914
• HIST 328 - Latin American and United States Relations
• HIST 379 - The United States in World War I
• HIST 392 - Cold War International History
• HIST 420 - History of Islam in the United States
• HIST 421 - History of Islamic Banking Systems
• HIST 354 - Inventing Victory: The United States in World War II
• HIST 452 - War on Two Fronts: Combat in Vietnam and Upheaval in the United States
• HIST 457 - Topics in Global History

Latin American History Courses

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• HIST 241 - Colonial Latin America
• HIST 242 - Modern Latin America
• HIST 244 - Latin American Women
• HIST 315 - Latin American Revolutions
• HIST 328 - Latin American and United States Relations
• HIST 329 - Caudillos and Dictators in Latin America
• HIST 459 - Topics in Latin American History

United States History Courses

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• HIST 143 - History of the American People to 1877
• HIST 144 - History of the American People From 1877
• HIST 221 - American Encounters: The Colonial Age
• HIST 222 - Building a Nation: The U.S. From Revolution to Reconstruction
• HIST 223 - Changing America: The Gilded Age Through the New Deal
• HIST 224 - The American Century, 1940-1990
• HIST 296 - American Mass Media History
• HIST 312 - American Intellectual History
• HIST 317 - Family in America
• HIST 319 - From Jim Crow to the White House: The African-American Experience Since 1877
• HIST 320 - From Slavery to Freedom: The African-American Experience From 1619 to 1877
• HIST 328 - Latin American and United States Relations
• HIST 333 - 19th Century American Popular Culture
• HIST 334 - 20th Century American Popular Culture
• HIST 344 - Historical Experience of Women in the United States
• HIST 345 - From Crossroads to Metropolis: U.S. Urban History Since 1800
• HIST 346 - Making a Living: U.S. Working-Class History
• HIST 348 - Race and Ethnicity in the U.S.
• HIST 367 - The American West
• HIST 368 - Gender and Urban Life
• HIST 378 - Native American History
• HIST 379 - The United States in World War I
• HIST 420 - History of Islam in the United States
• HIST 440 - The American Civil War
• HIST 354 - Inventing Victory: The United States in World War II
• HIST 452 - War on Two Fronts: Combat in Vietnam and Upheaval in the United States
• HIST 453 - The Military in the United States
• HIST 460 - Topics in United States History

Departmental Course Policies

200-level and 300-level courses are only open to students after successful completion of ENGL 102 or with the consent of the department. 100-level history courses are not open to juniors or seniors without consent of the department.

Only history courses above 200 may be intensified. Such course intensifications require a substantial research paper or other independent project(s) for the fourth hour of credit.

History

Courses

• •  HIST 101 - History of Western Civilization Before 1500
• •  HIST 102 - History of Western Civilization Since 1500
• •  HIST 103 - Ancient Western Civilization
• •  HIST 104 - Modern Western Civilization
• •  HIST 111 - World History Before 1500
• •  HIST 112 - World History After 1500
• •  HIST 120 - Latinx Chicago
• •  HIST 143 - History of the American People to 1877
• •  HIST 144 - History of the American People From 1877
• •  HIST 152 - The Atlantic World 1400-1888
• •  HIST 154 - South Pacific World
• •  HIST 180 - Pre-Colonial Africa
• •  HIST 200 - Introduction to Historical Studies
• •  HIST 201 - A History of Globalization
• •  HIST 213 - Modern China Since 1800
• •  HIST 214 - Modern Japan Since 1800
• •  HIST 216 - Foundations of Islamic Civilization to 1456
• •  HIST 217 - The Age of Empires: Europeans and the World
• •  HIST 219 - Islamic Civilizations in the Modern World
• •  HIST 221 - American Encounters: The Colonial Age
• •  HIST 222 - Building a Nation: The U.S. From Revolution to Reconstruction
• •  HIST 223 - Changing America: The Gilded Age Through the New Deal
• •  HIST 224 - The American Century, 1940-1990
• •  HIST 226 - The Modern Middle East
• •  HIST 239 - Medieval Spain
• •  HIST 241 - Colonial Latin America
• •  HIST 242 - Modern Latin America
• •  HIST 243 - New African Diaspora in the Americas Since 1945
• •  HIST 244 - Latin American Women
• •  HIST 261 - Greek Civilization Golden Age
• •  HIST 262 - The Roman World
• •  HIST 267 - Crusade and Jihad
• •  HIST 269 - Medieval England
• •  HIST 270 - The Silk Road
• •  HIST 271 - The Viking World
• •  HIST 275 - Medieval and Renaissance Europe
• •  HIST 276 - The Fall of Rome: From Constantine to Charlemagne
• •  HIST 280 - Colonial Africa
• •  HIST 282 - Digital History
• •  HIST 291 - Europe Between Popes and Kings
• •  HIST 292 - Making European National States 1688-1871
• •  HIST 293 - European National States in Crisis 1871-1945
• •  HIST 294 - Post-War Europe, 1945 to the Present
• •  HIST 296 - American Mass Media History
• •  HIST 301 - Jerusalem From Antiquity to the Present
• •  HIST 307 - Voices from the Past: Introduction to Oral History
• •  HIST 308 - The Catholic Church in the Middle Ages
• •  HIST 312 - American Intellectual History
• •  HIST 314 - History of International Relations Since 1914
• •  HIST 315 - Latin American Revolutions
• •  HIST 317 - Family in America
• •  HIST 318 - History of Drugs
• •  HIST 319 - From Jim Crow to the White House: The African-American Experience Since 1877
• •  HIST 320 - From Slavery to Freedom: The African-American Experience From 1619 to 1877
• •  HIST 323 - England in the Tudor-Stuart Period, 1485-1715
• •  HIST 328 - Latin American and United States Relations
• •  HIST 329 - Caudillos and Dictators in Latin America
• •  HIST 332 - The Social World of the Renaissance
• •  HIST 333 - 19th Century American Popular Culture
• •  HIST 334 - 20th Century American Popular Culture
• •  HIST 335 - Russian Politics and Culture: From Peter to Putin
• •  HIST 338 - History of Travel
• •  HIST 344 - Historical Experience of Women in the United States
• •  HIST 345 - From Crossroads to Metropolis: U.S. Urban History Since 1800
• •  HIST 346 - Making a Living: U.S. Working-Class History
• •  HIST 348 - Race and Ethnicity in the U.S.
• •  HIST 350 - Medieval Women and Gender
• •  HIST 354 - Inventing Victory: The United States in World War II
• •  HIST 367 - The American West
• •  HIST 368 - Gender and Urban Life
• •  HIST 372 - European Popular Culture 1500-1900
• •  HIST 378 - Native American History
• •  HIST 379 - The United States in World War I
• •  HIST 380 - Contemporary Africa
• •  HIST 381 - France 1750-1815: Enlightenment, Revolution, Dictatorship
• •  HIST 385 - Nazism and the Holocaust
• •  HIST 388 - European Thought and Art, 1500 to the Present
• •  HIST 390 - Atlantic Africa
• •  HIST 391 - Apartheid in South Africa
• •  HIST 392 - Cold War International History
• •  HIST 393 - The Coming of Capitalism
• •  HIST 400 - History Research Seminar
• •  HIST 420 - History of Islam in the United States
• •  HIST 421 - History of Islamic Banking Systems
• •  HIST 440 - The American Civil War
• •  HIST 450 - Independent Study
• •  HIST 452 - War on Two Fronts: Combat in Vietnam and Upheaval in the United States
• •  HIST 453 - The Military in the United States
• •  HIST 455 - Internship
• •  HIST 457 - Topics in Global History
• •  HIST 459 - Topics in Latin American History
• •  HIST 460 - Topics in United States History
• •  HIST 461 - Topics in European History

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