Northern Illinois University
Department of History
College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

• Undergraduate and Graduate Classes Summer 2021
• Undergraduate Classes Fall 2021
• Graduate Classes Fall 2021

Undergraduate and Graduate Classes Summer 2021

All summer classes are online and asynchronous. For classes with multiple numbers, undergraduates should register at the 300/400 level and graduate students at the 500 level. 

• HIST 260: American History to 1865 (undergraduate only)
• HIST 319 and HIST 519: The Early Islamic World (A group)
• HIST 387 and HIST 587: History of Genocide (B group)
• HIST 469 and HIST 569: Vietnam War

Undergraduate Classes Fall 2021

Classes meet in-person unless otherwise noted.

*online asynchronous; #online synchronous; ^ online asynchronous with synchronous elements.

• HIST 110: History of the Western World I* 
• HIST 170: World History I
• HIST 171: World History II (in-person and * both available)
• HIST 260: American History to 1865 (in-person and * both available)
• HIST 261: American History since 1865*

Group A:

• HIST 348: African History to 1600*
• HIST 399: Communal Strife: Civil Wars in a Comparative Perspective (Honors students only)
• HIST 420: The Renaissance

Group B:

• HIST 339: French Overseas Empire
• HIST 346: Women in Asian History ^
• HIST 443: History of Islamic Southeast Asia
• HIST 481: Indigenous Mexico ^

Group C:

• HIST 355: History of Black American Music
• HIST 359: History of Illinois* (priority to Educator Licensure students)
• HIST 371: The American West
• HIST 374: Latinos/as in the United States*
• HIST 379: American Military History*
• HIST 468: America Since 1960

No assigned group (still count in the major!)

• HIST 395: Historical Methods (History majors only)
• HIST 396: Internship in History (mode negotiable with instructor)
• HIST 400: Student Teaching in History/Social Sciences for Secondary Educators (Educator Licensure only)
• HIST 401: Third Clinical Secondary School Experience in History/Social Sciences (Educator Licensure only)
• HIST 495: Senior Thesis (History majors only)
• HIST 496: History and Social Science Instruction for Secondary and Middle Grades Educators (Educator Licensure only)

Graduate Classes Fall 2021

Classes meet in-person unless otherwise noted.

*online asynchronous; #online synchronous; ^ online asynchronous with synchronous elements.

Graduate classes require permits. Please email yyarmolovych@niu.edu with your request, including the field below and your Z-ID.

• HIST 500: Student Teaching in History/Social Sciences for Secondary Educators (Educator Licensure only)
• HIST 520: The Renaissance
• HIST 543: History of Islamic Southeast Asia
• HIST 568: America Since 1960
• HIST 581: Indigenous Mexico#
• HIST 596: History and Social Science Instruction for Secondary and Middle Grades Educators (Educator Licensure only)

Graduate Reading Seminars (600s)

The fields are U.S., Latin America, Europe, Africa, Asia and global.

• Indigenous History
• Gender and Sexuality

Graduate Research Seminars (700s)

The fields are U.S., Latin America, Europe, Africa, Asia, and general.

• Visual Culture
• Nation and Empire

Independent Study (HIST 736) and Independent Research (HIST 756) 

These courses require contracts between the professor and student.