2026-2027 EIU Undergraduate Catalog
HIS Courses
HIS 1101
Introduction to Historical Studies. (3 credits)
HIS 1500
Roots of the Modern World: Society and Religion. (3 credits)
HIS 1521
World History: Human Rights in History. (3 credits)
HIS 1522
World History: Slavery and Freedom. (3 credits)
HIS 1525
World History: Empires in Global History. (3 credits)
HIS 1526
World History: The Twentieth-Century World. (3 credits)
HIS 1527
World History: Gaming the Past. (3 credits)
HIS 1590
Roots of the Modern World: Society and Religion, Honors. (3 credits)
HIS 1595
World History: Empires in Global History, Honors. (3 credits)
HIS 1596
World History: The Twentieth-Century World, Honors. (3 credits)
HIS 1597
World History: Human Rights in History, Honors. (3 credits)
HIS 1598
World History: Slavery and Freedom, Honors. (3 credits)
HIS 1599
World History: Gaming the Past, Honors. (3 credits)
HIS 2010
History of the United States to 1877. (3 credits)
HIS 2020
History of the United States Since 1877. (3 credits)
HIS 2030
US History: The Black Experience. (3 credits)
HIS 2040
US History: Gender and Sexuality. (3 credits)
HIS 2050
US History: Building Latino/a/e Communities. (3 credits)
HIS 2060
US History: The History of Your Life. (3 credits)
HIS 2090
History of the United States to 1877, Honors. (3 credits)
HIS 2091
History of the United States Since 1877, Honors. (3 credits)
HIS 2094
US History: Gender and Sexuality, Honors. (3 credits)
HIS 2096
US History: The History of Your Life, Honors. (3 credits)
HIS 2225
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 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 3600
The U.S. Constitution and the Nation. (3 credits)
HIS 3690
The U. S. Constitution and the Nation, Honors. (3 credits)
HIS 3700
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 3790
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 3970
Study Abroad I. (1 to 15 credits)
HIS 3970
Study Abroad II. (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 4400
Independent Study in History I. (1 to 4 credits)
HIS 4400
Independent Study in History II. (1 to 4 credits)
HIS 4444
Honors Independent Study I. (3 credits)
HIS 4444
Honors Independent Study II. (3 credits)
HIS 4555
Honors Research I. (3 credits)
HIS 4555
Honors Research II. (3 credits)
HIS 4600
The Holocaust. (3 credits)
HIS 4644
Honors Thesis Departmental Capstone I. (3 credits)
HIS 4644
Honors Thesis Departmental Capstone II. (3 credits)
HIS 4666
Honors Seminar. (3 credits)
HIS 4775
Selected Topics in History A-B, D-F, H-M, O-Q, T-Y. (2 to 3 credits)
HIS 4780
Origins of Europe: Archaeology and History. (3 credits)
HIS 4781
The Arab-Israeli Conflict. (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
Gender and Sexuality 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 4955
History of US Territories. (3 credits)
HIS 4960
Contemporary America. (3 credits)
