The Department of History offers courses on the history of Africa, Asia, Europe, Latin America, the Middle East, colonial North America and the United States, and the world as a whole.
Most of our larger survey courses are offered once a year. These include surveys on European history (101–103, 301–303), World history (104–106), Asian history (190–192), United States history (201–203), African-American history (250–251), African history (325–326), and Latin American history (380–382). Other courses, particularly at the advanced levels, are offered on a less regular basis.
Just because a course appears on our website or in the university catalog does not guarantee that it will be offered in the coming year or two. This flexibility enables us to offer a greater variety of courses and respond innovatively and creatively to the interests of faculty and students alike.
Majors and minors in history should pay close attention to the 407 seminar listings as their graduation date nears and contact the relevant professors in order to reserve spots in these courses. Syllabi posted on the web may be draft versions or come from prior terms, and are therefore not to be considered binding.
Please email the instructor (and copy asu5@uoregon.edu) to register for a course that requires instructor approval.
To add a course that is full, please ask the instructor to sign an approval form.
Featured Courses
The following courses are just a few examples of the areas of study history majors can delve into.
HIST 191 China Past & Present
China’s imperial, republican, and revolutionary pasts shape its modern identity. This course surveys major transformations since the 19th century, examining efforts to redefine tradition, modernity, and national identity. Through a chronological overview, students gain historical grounding to understand contemporary political and social issues in China.
HIST 309 History of Women in US II
This course examines women’s experiences in the United States from Reconstruction to today. It surveys immigration, industrialization, sexuality, the Depression, wartime labor, the “feminine mystique,” civil rights, feminism, and reproductive politics, emphasizing diversity and the evolving roles of women across different social classes and racial groups.
HIST 251 African American History
HIST 251 surveys African American experiences from emancipation to the present. It examines race relations, migration and urbanization, Black political thought and culture, gender and class dynamics, major twentieth-century social movements, and the post–Civil Rights era. It continues HIST 250 but does not require it.
History 286 Cities in India and South Asia
This course surveys the modern history of South Asian cities from the 19th century to today. Through primary and secondary sources, urban plans, and film, students examine varied urban contexts while exploring four key questions that illuminate changing forms, experiences, and interpretations of urban life in the region.