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Undergraduate and Graduate Classes Summer 2023

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 170: World History I (undergraduate only)
  • HIST 261: American History since 1865 (undergraduate only)
  • HIST 349 and HIST 591-003: African History since 1600 (B group)
  • HIST 374 and HIST 591-001: Latinos/as in the U.S. (C group)
  • HIST 481 and HIST 581: Indigenous Mexico (A group)

Undergraduate Classes Fall 2023

Classes meet in person unless otherwise noted.

*online asynchronous; #online synchronous; ^ in-person and online synchronous hybrid

Lower Division:

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

Group A:

  • HIST 304: Late Antiquity and the Fall of Rome
  • HIST 348: African History to 1600*
  • HIST 360: Early Encounters in Native North America
  • HIST 416: The Age of Enlightenment
  • HIST 420: The Renaissance

Group B:

  • HIST 383: Latin American History Through Film
  • HIST 387: History of Genocide

Group C:

  • HIST 355: History of Black American Music
  • HIST 359: History of Illinois (Educator Licensure only)
  • HIST 366: Farms, Food, and Rural America
  • HIST 374: Latinos/as in the U.S.*
  • HIST 379: American Military History*
  • HIST 452: British Empire
  • HIST 465: Gilded Era and Progressive Age

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 399H: Rebel Music (Honors only)
  • 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 492: Introduction to Public History*
  • 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 2023

Classes meet in person unless otherwise noted.

*online asynchronous; #online synchronous; ^ in-person and online synchronous hybrid

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

  • HIST 516: The Age of Enlightenment
  • HIST 520: The Renaissance
  • HIST 552: British Empire
  • HIST 565: Gilded Age and Progressive Era
  • HIST 592: Introduction to Public History*

Graduate Reading Seminars (HIST 610s)

  • Disasters
  • Popular Culture

Graduate Research Seminars (HIST 710s)

  • Rebellion
  • Urban History

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

These courses require contracts between the professor and student.

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Department of History
Zulauf 715
815-753-0131
history@niu.edu

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