- Department of History
- Undergraduate
- Current Courses
Current Courses
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)
- 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 (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.
Contact Us
Department of History
Zulauf 715
815-753-0131
history@niu.edu
Due to COVID-19, the History Department office in Zulauf 715 is closed. Faculty and staff are all working remotely and can be contacted by email.