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Department of History
Department Faculty
Grant Sterling, Interim Chairperson
Burrows, T.; Elder, S.; Jirau Arroyo, A.; Kammerling, J.; Laughlin-Schultz, B.; Lee, J.; Mann, B.; Patterson, L.; Smith, D.; Ward, A.; Wehrle, E.
Department Telephone: 217.581.3310
A five-year accelerated BA/MA program is available for the Master of Arts in History Program. The general policies regarding Accelerated Graduate Programs are located in the Graduate Catalog. Specific program admission requirements and shared course credits options are located in the Graduate Catalog under the individual programs.
Program Plans
Majors
History (B.A.)
History with International Studies (B.A.)
History with Teacher Licensure Option (B.A.)
Honors
Minors
Courses
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HIS 1101
Introduction to Historical Studies. (3 credits)
HIS 1500G
Roots of the Modern World: Society and Religion. (3 credits)
HIS 1521G
World History: Human Rights in History. (3 credits)
HIS 1522G
World History: Slavery and Freedom. (3 credits)
HIS 1525G
World History: Empires in Global History. (3 credits)
HIS 1526G
World History: The Twentieth-Century World. (3 credits)
HIS 1527G
World History: Gaming the Past. (3 credits)
HIS 1590G
Roots of the Modern World: Society and Religion, Honors. (3 credits)
HIS 1595G
World History: Empires in Global History, Honors. (3 credits)
HIS 1596G
World History: The Twentieth-Century World, Honors. (3 credits)
HIS 1597G
World History: Human Rights in History, Honors. (3 credits)
HIS 1598G
World History: Slavery and Freedom, Honors. (3 credits)
HIS 1599G
World History: Gaming the Past, Honors. (3 credits)
HIS 2010G
History of the United States to 1877. (3 credits)
HIS 2020G
History of the United States Since 1877. (3 credits)
HIS 2030G
US History: The Black Experience. (3 credits)
HIS 2040G
US History: Gender and Sexuality. (3 credits)
HIS 2050G
US History: Building Latino/a/e Communities. (3 credits)
HIS 2060G
US History: The History of Your Life. (3 credits)
HIS 2090G
History of the United States to 1877, Honors. (3 credits)
HIS 2091G
History of the United States Since 1877, Honors. (3 credits)
HIS 2094G
US History: Gender and Sexuality, Honors. (3 credits)
HIS 2096G
US History: The History of Your Life, Honors. (3 credits)
HIS 2225G
Technology, History and Human Societies. (3 credits)
HIS 2500
Historical Research and Writing. (3 credits)
HIS 2560
Early Modern World History. (3 credits)
HIS 3000
Introduction to Public History. (3 credits)
HIS 3100
History of England, 1066-1688. (3 credits)
HIS 3110
Britain 1688 to the Present. (3 credits)
HIS 3120
Ancient Egypt. (3 credits)
HIS 3130
Iraq and the Ancient Near East. (3 credits)
HIS 3140
Ancient Greece. (3 credits)
HIS 3150
The Roman World. (3 credits)
HIS 3160
Ancient Iran. (3 credits)
HIS 3175
History of Christianity. (3 credits)
HIS 3200
Islamic History: From Origins to the 14th Century. (3 credits)
HIS 3210
History of the Modern Middle East. (3 credits)
HIS 3245
African History to 1400. (3 credits)
HIS 3250
African History from 1400. (3 credits)
HIS 3255
Colonial Latin America. (3 credits)
HIS 3260
Modern Latin America. (3 credits)
HIS 3270
The Black Atlantic. (3 credits)
HIS 3320
History of Modern China. (3 credits)
HIS 3330
Modern East Asia in the Pacific Century. (3 credits)
HIS 3350
Twentieth Century Russia. (3 credits)
HIS 3405
Absolutist France and The Wider World. (3 credits)
HIS 3410
French Revolution. (3 credits)
HIS 3415
World War I. (3 credits)
HIS 3420
World War II. (3 credits)
HIS 3430
The Vietnam War: An American and Vietnamese Ordeal. (3 credits)
HIS 3450
Modern Germany. (3 credits)
HIS 3500
Climate, Environment and History Since the last Ice Age. (3 credits)
HIS 3520
Medieval History. (3 credits)
HIS 3530
Medieval Archaeology and Cultural Heritage in Europe. (4 credits)
HIS 3555
Modern World History. (3 credits)
HIS 3560
The Transatlantic Slave Trade. (3 credits)
HIS 3600G
The U.S. Constitution and the Nation. (3 credits)
HIS 3690G
The U. S. Constitution and the Nation, Honors. (3 credits)
HIS 3700G
Turning Points in the History of Religion and Science. (3 credits)
HIS 3750
African-American History: A Survey. (3 credits)
HIS 3760
The American South. (3 credits)
HIS 3790G
Turning Points in the History of Religion and Science, Honors. (3 credits)
HIS 3800
U.S. Diplomatic History. (3 credits)
HIS 3810
History of Illinois. (3 credits)
HIS 3900
Women in American History. (3 credits)
HIS 3901
The Family in American History. (3 credits)
HIS 3920
Military History of the United States. (3 credits)
HIS 3930
The Civil War Era. (3 credits)
HIS 3970
Study Abroad. (1 to 15 credits)
HIS 3990
Medieval Archaeology, Honors. (1 to 4 credits)
HIS 4275
Pre-Professional Internship. (1 to 3 credits)
HIS 4285
Public History Internship. (1, 2, or 3 credits)
HIS 4303
Colonial America to 1763. (3 credits)
HIS 4304
Revolutionary America to 1789. (3 credits)
HIS 4350
The Dr. Herbert Lasky Seminar in the Early National History of the US. (3 credits)
HIS 4375
History Capstone Seminar. (3 credits)
HIS 4397
Honors Professional Development Capstone for Departmental Honors Students. (1 credits)
HIS 4600
The Holocaust. (3 credits)
HIS 4666
Honors Seminar. (3 credits)
HIS 4780
Origins of Europe: Archaeology and History. (3 credits)
HIS 4781
The Arab-Israeli Conflict. (3 credits)
HIS 4782
Modern Iran. (3 credits)
HIS 4785
Crusade and Jihad: Religious Violence in the Islamo-Christian Tradition. (3 credits)
HIS 4800
The Renaissance and Reformation. (3 credits)
HIS 4815
History of Ireland and the Irish, 1600 to the Present. (3 credits)
HIS 4845
Women and Gender in Modern Europe. (3 credits)
HIS 4850
Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean. (3 credits)
HIS 4863
The Trojan War: History and Archaeology. (3 credits)
HIS 4865
Alexander the Great. (3 credits)
HIS 4870
The Two Koreas. (3 credits)
HIS 4880
Modern Japan: From Samurai to Freeters. (3 credits)
HIS 4900
Historical Publishing. (3 credits)
HIS 4922
Doing Media History. (3 credits)
HIS 4925
Methods, Theory, and Pedagogy for Secondary and Middle-Level History and Social Studies Teaching. (3 credits)
HIS 4935
Public History Practicum. (3 credits)
HIS 4940
The Early Republic: United States, 1789-1848. (3 credits)
HIS 4950
The Emergence of Industrial America. (3 credits)
HIS 4960
Contemporary America. (3 credits)
SOS 3400
Middle Level and Secondary Social Studies Teaching Methods. (3 credits)