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Department of History

Undergraduate Program Courses

Expanded descriptions of each course for the current semester, including the instructor and time/day offered can be viewed via the on-line course description booklet.

U.S./Canadian History

  • 105: American Ways (Freshman only)
  • 110: American History to 1877 [was 201]
  • 110H
  • 110X
  • 111: American History since 1877 [was 202]
  • 111H
  • 111X
  • 204: Women & Gender in US
  • 205: History of Canada
  • 208: World War II
  • 222: History of Sport
  • 241: Native American History
  • 243: Early America to 1900: From Colony to Nation
  • 244: 19th c. America [new]
  • 245: Modern America since 1900 [new]
  • 246: African-American History to 1877 [was 306]
  • 247: African-American History from 1877 [was 309]
  • 249: History of American Family [was 447]
  • 302: Americanica in the 1960s
  • 303/803: US Military History to 1917
  • 304/804: US Military History since 1917
  • 320: History of American Medicine
  • 334: Colonial American
  • 335: Era of American Revolution
  • 340/840: American Legal History
  • 341: American Constitutional History
  • 344/844: American Urban/Soc History II
  • 345: History of American Presidency
  • 346: North American Environmental History
  • 347: America & World to 1914
  • 348: America & World Since 1914
  • 350/850: Ideas in America
  • 351/851: American West to 1900
  • 352/852 American West since 1900
  • 353/853: Progressives to Great Crash
  • 354/854: Era of FD Roosevelt
  • 355/855: Post-WWII America
  • 356: African-American Women's History [was 456]
  • 357: Mexican-American History
  • 358: Native American Women [was 242]
  • 359: Mythic West
  • 360/360x: History of Nebraska and the Great Plains
  • 363: Women and Gender in the American West [448]
  • 364: Slavery & Emancipation in U.S. History [new]
  • 365: History of the U.S. South
  • 366: African-American History & The Politics of Race [437]
  • 375: Women & Work in U.S.
  • 400/800: Seminar in Great Plains
  • 402/802: Sexuality 19th-20th c America
  • 411/811: Indians in American Pop Culture
  • 441/841: Women's and Gender in the U.S.
  • 442/842: Antebellum America 1800-1850
  • 445/845: American Civil War & Reconstruction
  • 446/846: America in Gilded Age
  • 457/857: 19th c. U.S. Economic History
  • 458/857: 20th c. U.S. Economic History
  • 460/860: Civil Rights Movement
  • 464/864: Native American History: Special Topics
  • 465/865: History of Plains Indians
  • 468/868: Cultural History of Native Americans
  • 474/874: African-Americans in Jazz Age

European History

  • 100: Western Civilization to 1715
  • 100H
  • 100X
  • 101: Western Civilization from 1715
  • 101H
  • 101X
  • 209: Ancient Greece
  • 211: History of the Middle Ages
  • 212: History of Early Modern Europe
  • 216: History of Christianity [was 220]
  • 221: Science in History
  • 225: Women in History
  • 228: History of Medicine in W Society
  • 231: History of England to Glorious Revolution
  • 232: History of England Since Glorious Revolution
  • 261: Russia to Catherine the Great
  • 262: Russia: 19th Century to Present
  • 307/807: Early Christianity
  • 311: Homer & the Trojan War
  • 315: Medieval World: Byzantium
  • 317: Roman Empire
  • 319: The Crusades [new]
  • 321: Renaissance Humanism
  • 322: European Culture in Confession Age
  • 324: The Cold War
  • 325: France since the French Revolution
  • 327: 19th Century Germany
  • 328/828: Germany 1914-Present
  • 329: Women in European History
  • 330: Contemporary Europe
  • 333: Jews in the Modern World
  • 338/838: War & Peace in Europe: 1914
  • 339/839: Holocaust
  • 361: Czech History & Culture
  • 362: E. Europe & Balkans Since 1815
  • 409/809: Religion in Late Antiquity
  • 412/812: City States in Classical Greece
  • 414/814: Medieval Culture
  • 417/817: Roman Revolution
  • 418/818: Augustan Rome
  • 420/820: Italian Renaissance
  • 421/821: German Reformation
  • 422/822: Scientific Revolution
  • 423/823: European Enlightenment
  • 424/824: European Social and Cultural History Since 1815
  • 429/829: History of Facism in Europe
  • 430/830: Early European History through Biography
  • 431/831: Medieval England
  • 432/832: England: Reform to Revolution
  • 436/836: Saints, Witches & Madwomen
  • 461/861: The Russian Revolution
  • 462/862: Recent Russia

World/Other

  • 120: World History to 1500
  • 121: World History since 1500
  • 150: African Culture/Civilization
  • 171: Power & Culture in Latin American
  • 181: Introduction to East Asian Civilization
  • 182: Alpha Learning Comm: Freshman Seminar
  • 189H: Freshman Honors Seminar
  • 198: Special Topics (Freshman seminar)
  • 217: Israel: the Holy Land
  • 219: Introduction to Jewish History
  • 250: Historian's Craft
  • 271: Colonial Latin America
  • 272: Modern Latin America
  • 282: Modern East Asia
  • 285: Africa Since 1800 [was 485]
  • 298: Special Topics
  • 189H: Freshman Honors Seminar
  • 198: Special Topics (Freshman seminar)
  • 217: Israel: the Holy Land
  • 219: Introduction to Jewish History
  • 250: Historian's Craft
  • 326: Algeria & France
  • 331: Ancient Israel†
  • 332: Jews in the Middle Ages
  • 337: History of Modern Middle East [pending]
  • 368: History of Terrorism in Modern World [new]
  • 370: Colonial Mexico
  • 371: Modern Mexico
  • 372/872: Revolution in 20th c. Latin American
  • 373: Latin American & Global Relations [was 471]
  • 374: History of Brazil [was 475]
  • 381/881: History of Pre-Modern Japan
  • 382/882: History of Modern Japan
  • 383/883: History of Premodern China
  • 385: African Liberation in the African Diaspora [new]
  • 396: Special Problems
  • 397: Special Topics
  • 398: Internship in History
  • 399H: Honors Thesis
  • 434/834: Palestine & Arab-Israeli Conflict [new]
  • 450: Capstone Seminar
  • 455: Oral History [new]
  • 459/859: Women and Gender in African Societies [new]
  • 463/863: Indigenous Peoples of Latin America [new]
  • 466/866: Early Modern China
  • 467/867: History of China in 20th c.
  • 469/869: Global Environmental History
  • 470/870: Digital History
  • 476A/876A: Gender/Sexuality in Latin America
  • 476B/876B: Race in Modern Latin America
  • 477/877: Indigenous Peoples of the World
  • 478/878: Pro-Seminar in Latin American Studies
  • 479/879: Pro-Seminar in International Relations
  • 480/880: Social and Economic History of China Since Ming
  • 486/886: History of South Africa
  • 487: Nature of History
  • 489: Medieval Literature & Theology
  • 489: Reading Course
  • 490: Topics in World History
  • 494: Reading Course

Undergraduate Chair

Dr. Ann Tschetter

Dr. Ann Tschetter

Dept. of History
640 Oldfather Hall
Lincoln, NE 68588
atschetter2@unlnotes.unl.edu
Phone : 402-472-3284

Main Office

Phone : 402-472-2414
Fax : (402) 472-8839

Latin American, Asian, and African History

  • 120 World History [ES] [IS]
  • 120H Honors World History [ES] [IS]
  • 150 African Culture and Civilization [ES]
  • 171 Latin American Culture and Civilization [ES]
  • 181 Introduction to East Asian Civilization [ES]
  • 209 Ancient Civilizations of the Middle East to 500 B.C.E. [ES]
  • 217 Israel: The Holy Land [ES]
  • 218 Islamic History [ES]
  • 219 Introduction to Jewish History [ES]
  • 271 The Latin American Colonies [ES]
  • 272 The Latin American Republics [ES]
  • 282 Modern East Asia [ES]
  • 326 Algeria and France
  • 331 Ancient Israel [ES]
  • 370 Colonial Mexico [ES]
  • 371 Modern Mexico [ES]
  • 372 Revolutions in Twentieth-Century Latin America [ES]
  • 381 History of Premodern Japan [ES]
  • 382 History of Modern Japan [ES]
  • 383 History of Premodern China [ES]
  • 384 History of Modern China [ES]
  • 410 The Ancient Near East [IS]
  • 466 Early Modern China [IS]
  • 467 History of China in the 20th Century [IS]
  • 471 Latin America and the Outside World [IS]
  • 473 Spanish-American Colonial Institutions
  • 475 History of Brazil [IS]
  • 478 Seminar in Latin American Studies [IS]
  • 480 Social and Economic History of China Since the Late Ming Dynasty [IS]
  • 485 Africa Since 1800 [ES][IS]
  • 486 History of South Africa [ES]

Courses with varying topics that may count toward a specific regional history, depending on the content of the particular course (See the Undergraduate Advisor for Substitutions)

  • 182 Alpha Learning Community [ES] [IS]
  • 189H University Honors Seminar [ES] [IS]
  • 198 Special Topics in History
  • 298 Special Topics in History
  • 396 Special Problems
  • 397 Special Topics in History
  • 479 Pro-Seminar in International Relations I
  • 494 Readings Course

Pre-1800 History

  • 100 Western Civilization To 1715 [ES]
  • 100H Western Civilization To 1715 [ES] [IS]
  • 181 Introduction to East Asian Civilization [ES]
  • 209 Ancient Greece [ES]
  • 210 Ancient Rome [ES]
  • 211 History of the Middle Ages [ES]
  • 212 History of Early Modern Europe [ES]
  • 220 History of Christianity [ES]
  • 231 History of England: Stonehenge Through Glorious Rev. [ES]
  • 261 Russia to the Era of Catherine the Great [ES]
  • 271 The Latin American Colonies [ES]
  • 301 Preindustrial Europe
  • 307 Early Christianity [ES]
  • 311 The World of Homer
  • 315 The Medieval World: Byzantium [IS]
  • 318 The Roman Empire
  • 321 The Age of the Renaissance and Reformation
  • 322 The Age of the Baroque
  • 323 Europe During the Old Regime
  • 331 Ancient Israel [ES]
  • 332 Jews in the Middle Ages [ES]
  • 334 Colonial America
  • 335 The Era of the American Revolution
  • 370 Colonial Mexico [ES]
  • 381 History of Premodern Japan [ES]
  • 383 History of Premodern China [ES]
  • 409 The Religion of Late Western Antiquity [ES][IS]
  • 410 The Ancient Near East [IS]
  • 412 City-States in Classical Greece [IS]
  • 414 Medieval Culture [IS]
  • 415 Origins of the European State [IS]
  • 417 The Roman Revolution [IS]
  • 420 The Italian Renaissance [IS]
  • 421 The Age of Religious Reform [IS]
  • 422 The Scientific Revolution [IS]
  • 423 The European Enlightenment [IS]
  • 430 Early European History Through Biography [IS]
  • 431 Medieval England [IS]
  • 432 England: Reformation to Revolution [IS]
  • 433 England: Restoration to 1789 [IS]
  • 436 Saints, Witches, and Madwomen
  • 473 Spanish American Colonial Institutions

Additional History Courses

  • 222 History of Sport [ES]
  • 225 Women in History [ES]
  • 288 Introduction to Historical Methods [IS]
  • 308 History of Comparative Religion [ES]
  • 398 Internship in History
  • 399H Honors Thesis
  • 401 Documentary Editing
  • 469 Global Environmental History