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

• Undergraduate spring 2021
• Undergraduate fall 2020
• Graduate spring 2021
• Graduate fall 2020

Undergraduate Classes Spring 2021 (subject to change)

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

• HIST 110: History of the Western World I: Problems in the Human Past*
• HIST 112: History of the Western World II: Problems in the Human Past*
• HIST 170: World History I: Problems in the Human Past^
• HIST 171: World History II: Problems in the Human Past*
• HIST 260: American History To 1865*
• HIST 261: American History Since 1865 (* and # both available)

Group A:

• HIST 323: History of Science to Newton*
• HIST 360: Early Encounters in Native North America*
• HIST 381: Colonial Latin America^:
• HIST 399: Game of Thrones# (Honors students only)
• HIST 416: Age of Enlightenment*

Group B:

• HIST 349: African History since 1600*
• HIST 389: Global Climate History*
• HIST 444: Japanese Empire#
• HIST 491: Transatlantic Slavery 1492-1867 (hybrid)

Group C:

• HIST 356: Modern Ireland*
• HIST 361: History of Health & Medicine in the United States/Pandemics#
• HIST 367: US LGBT History^
• HIST 373: Strikes, Riots, and Uprisings in U.S. History*
• HIST 375: Civil Rights Movement, 1954-1974*
• HIST 379: American Military History*
• HIST 429: Nazi Germany#
• HIST 467: The U.S. in Depression and War, 1929-1960*

No assigned group (still count in the major!)

• HIST 391: Racism and Protest*
• 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 (# and in-person both available) (history majors only)
• HIST 496: History and Social Science Instruction for Secondary and Middle Grades Educators# (educator licensure only)

Undergraduate Classes Fall 2020 (subject to change)

*online asynchronous; #online synchronous

• HIST 110: History of the Western World I: Problems in the Human Past*
• HIST 112: History of the Western World II: Problems in the Human Past*
• HIST 170: World History I: Problems in the Human Past*
• HIST 171: World History II: Problems in the Human Past*
• HIST 260: American History To 1865 (* and # and in-person sections all available)
• HIST 261: American History Since 1865 (* and # both available)

Group A:

• HIST 303: Imperial Rome*
• HIST 319: Early Islamic World*
• HIST 323: History of Science to Newton*
• HIST 348: African History to 1600*
• HIST 381: Colonial Latin America*
• HIST 422: Early Modern Europe*

• HIST 343: History of Southeast Asia Since ca. 1800*
• HIST 388: The Cuban Revolution and it's Legacy*
• HIST 442: Buddhist Southeast Asia*
• HIST 484: History of Brazil#

Group C:

• HIST 355: History of Black American Music*
• HIST 359: Illinois History for Educators (educator licensure only)*
• HIST 379: American Military History*
• HIST 429: Nazi Germany#
• HIST 466: Corporate America, 1900-1929#
• HIST 468: America Since 1960*

No assigned group (still count in the major!)

• HIST 395: Historical Methods# (HIST majors only)
• HIST 396: Internship in History (mode negotiable with instructor)
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• HIST 401: Third Clinical Secondary School Experience in History/Social Sciences (educator licensure only)#
• HIST 492: Introduction to Public History#
• HIST 495: Senior Thesis (HIST majors only) Note: both sections in-person
• HIST 496: History and Social Science Instruction for Secondary and Middle Grades Educators (educator licensure only)#

Graduate Classes Spring 2021

*online asynchronous; #online synchronous

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 516: Age of Enlightenment*
• HIST 529: Nazi Germany#
• HIST 544: Japanese Empire#
• HIST 567: The U.S. in Depression and War, 1929-1960*
• HIST 591: Transatlantic Slavery 1492-1867 (hybrid)
• 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.

• Nation and Empire#
• Sport and Leisure#

Graduate Research Seminars (700s)

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

• Religious Violence#
• Atlantic World

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

These courses require contracts between the professor and student.

Graduate Classes Fall 2020

*online asynchronous; #online synchronous

Note: Graduate classes require permits. Email yyarmolovych@niu.edu with your request, including the field below and your ZID

• HIST 500: Student Teaching in History/Social Sciences for Secondary Educators (educator licensure only)
• HIST 522: Early Modern Europe*
• HIST 542: Buddhist Southeast Asia*
• HIST 529: Nazi Germany#
• HIST 566: Corporate America, 1900-1929#
• HIST 568: America Since 1960*
• HIST 584: History of Brazil#
• HIST 592: Introduction to Public History#
• HIST 596: History and Social Science Instruction for Secondary and Middle Grades Educators (Educator Licensure Only)#
• HIST 600: Public History Internship
• HIST 695: Seminar in College Teaching of History#

Graduate Reading Seminars (600s)

Fields are U.S., Latin America, Europe, Africa, Asia and Global

• History and Theory#
• Radicalism#

Graduate Research Seminars (700s)

Fields are U.S., Latin America, Europe, Africa, Asia and General

• Race, Gender, and Sexuality#
• Freedom and Unfreedom#

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

These courses require contracts between the professor and student.