European and World History Concentration

The European and World History concentration enriches students’ experiences with in-depth study of the histories of regions and cultures beyond the United States. It provides students with broad comparative contexts for understanding local and global histories, and helps students interpret the past through transnational, intercultural perspectives.

NOTE: UIS does not offer foreign languages instruction sufficient to qualify students in European or World History concentration for admission to most Ph.D. programs

Requirements

Eurpoean and World History Concentration Core Requirements
HIS 501	Graduate History Colloquium	3
HIS 503	Researching and Writing History	3
HIS 510	Graduate Readings Seminar ¹	3
HIS 510	Graduate Readings Seminar ¹	3
HIS 560	Position Essay and Historiography	8
or HIS 580	Thesis
Select one of the following:		3
HIS 502	Public History Colloquium
HIS 504	American Material Life
HIS 505	Historic Environmental Preservation
HIS 507	Museum and Society
HIS 508	Archival Management
HIS 510	Graduate Readings Seminar
HIS 511	Museum/Historic Sites Methods
HIS 520	Oral History Methods
Select three of the following ^2,3		12
HIS 411	ECCE: Democracy and Democratic Theory
HIS 412	Alexander the Great
HIS 414	ECCE: Cleopatra's Egypt
HIS 415	ECCE: Archaeology of Global Slavery
HIS 416	Rise of Rome
HIS 417	Caesar to Charlemagne
HIS 419	Egyptology
HIS 424	Ancient Sport and Spectacle
HIS 462	ECCE: Conflict in 19th Century Europe
HIS 463	Europe In The 20th Century
HIS 470	Topics in 20th Century World History
HIS 471	ECCE: The Pacific War: World War II in East Asia
HIS 472	Imperial Russia
HIS 473	Russia from the Revolution to the New Cold War
HIS 475	ECCE: Nationalism and Imperialism
HIS 476	Modern China
HIS 477	Premodern Japan
HIS 479	ECCE: From Vikings to Hackers: A Pirate's World History
HIS 480	Topics in Pre-Modern World History
HIS/WGS 481	Women in Chinese and Japanese History
HIS 482	Samurai in History and Romance
HIS 485	Cold War and the Middle East
HIS 486	ECCE: Exhibiting Asia: Trans-Pacific Material Culture
HIS 487	History of Christmas
HIS 488	Eastern Christianity
HIS 510	Graduate Readings Seminar ³
Elective History Course (American or Public History ⁴		3
Total Hours		38

¹: HIS 510 must be taken a minimum of two times; course topics vary. Master's students are encouraged to take graduate seminars.
²: Student may fill up to 3 credit hours with HIS 599, pending faculty approval.
³: Students may take up to two additional HIS 510 courses provided the topics are different.
⁴: No more than 12 hours may be at the 400 level.