Lower Division Courses
These courses, at the 100- and 200-level, are intended as introductory surveys for first- and second-year students, although students of any standing are welcome to enroll.
A maximum of 20 credits worth of these courses may be applied to the major. Courses in bold are offered every year.
Upper division courses, 300-level
These courses are meant to serve as introductions to specific fields. No prior experience with subject matter is expected or required.
Courses marked with a 'U' suffix correspond to clusters, and help fulfill the general education requirements for UNST. Courses in bold are offered every year.
- Hst 300 Historical Imagination* (major req)
- Hst 309U The Roman Republic
- Hst 310U The Roman Empire
- Hst 312U African History Before 1800
- Hst 313U African History Since 1800
- Hst 314U Ancient Near East and Egypt
- Hst 315U History of Ancient Greece
- Hst 316U Roman History
- Hst 317U Jewish History from Antiquity to the Medieval Period
- Hst 318U Jewish History from the Medieval Period to the Present
- Hst 319U Rabbinic Culture in the Roman World
- Hst 320U East Asian Civilizations
- Hst 321U Early Modern East Asia, 1300-1800
- Hst 322U Modern East Asia
- Hst 323 Modern Korea
- Hst 324 United States Civil Rights Movements
- Hst 325 Chicano/a History, 1492-1900
- Hst 326U Chicano/a History, 1900-Present
- Hst 327U U.S. History 1890-1932
- Hst 328U U.S. History, 1932-1960
- Hst 329U U.S. History, 1960-Present
- Hst 330U Native Americans of Eastern North America
- Hst 331U Native Americans of Western North America
- Hst 333U Food and Power in US History
- Hst 334U History of Canada
- Hst 335U Race and Ethnicity in U.S. History
- Hst 337U History of American Cities
- Hst 338U Oregon History
- Hst 339U The Environment and History
- Hst 340U Women and Gender in America to 1848
- Hst 341U Women and Gender in the United States 1848-1920
- Hst 342U Women and Gender in the U.S. 1920 to the Present
- Hst 343U American Family History
- Hst 344U Culture, Religion, Politics: Jews and Judaism in America Since World War Two
- Hst 345U Colonial America, 1607-1756
- Hst 346U The American Revolution, 1756-1800
- Hst 347U Antebellum America, 1800-1850
- Hst 348U Slavery, the American Civil War, and Reconstruction, 1850-1877
- Hst 349U United States Indian Policy
- Hst 350U English History from 1066 to 1660
- Hst 351U English History from 1660 to the Present
- Hst 352U European Women's History to 1700
- Hst 354U Early Medieval Europe: 300-1100
- Hst 355U Late Medieval Europe, 1100-1450
- Hst 356U Renaissance and Reformation Europe, 1400-1600
- Hst 357U Europe from Reformation to Revolutions
- Hst 358U Europe from National Unification to European Union
- Hst 359U Early Modern France
- Hst 360U The French Revolution and Napoleon
- Hst 361 Modern France & the World since 1815
- Hst 362U Amazon Rain Forest
- Hst 363 History of the British Empire
- Hst 364U Modern Brazil
- Hst 365U Latin America
- Hst 366U Latin America
- Hst 368 Brazil and Mexico in the 20th Century
- Hst 369U Women in World History
- Hst 370 Eurotopia: Creating & Contesting the European Union
- Hst 375U History of Kievan and Muscovite Russia, 800s-1700
- Hst 376U History of Imperial Russia, 1700-1917
- Hst 377U History of the Soviet Union and Post-Soviet Russia
- Hst 378U Pagans, Christians and Jews
- Hst 379U History of Zionism
- Hst 380U The Holocaust
- Hst 381U Kabbalah: The Jewish Mystical Tradition
- Hst 382U Palestine and Israel
- Hst 383U Modern Iraq and Syria
- Hst 385U Late Imperial Middle East, 1700-1914
- Hst 386U Middle East in the Twentieth Century
- Hst 387U History of Modern Science
- Hst 390U Topics in World History
- Hst 399 Special Studies
Upper division courses, 400-level
These courses are more focused, intensive explorations of historical fields, including independent studies (reserved for students in the Honors in History program), reading and research seminars, and other advanced topics courses. Courses in bold are offered every year.
- Hst 401 Research
- Hst 403 Honors Thesis
- Hst 404 Public History Internship
- Hst 405 Reading and Conference
- Hst 407 Seminar
- Hst 410 Selected Topics
- Hst 412 Topics in African History and Culture
- Hst 413 Topics in Transnationalism
- Hst 415 Topics in Greek History
- Hst 416 Topics in Roman History
- Hst 420 Topics in Early Modern Japanese History
- Hst 421 Topics in Modern Japanese History
- Hst 422 Topics in Postwar Japanese History, 1945-present
- Hst 423 Topics in Chinese Social History
- Hst 424 Topics in Chinese Thought and Religion
- Hst 425 Modern China
- Hst 427 Topics in the History of Science
- Hst 429 Topics in U.S. Cultural History
- Hst 430 Roots of American Culture
- Hst 431 Rise of American Corporate Culture
- Hst 432 Recent U.S. Political Culture
- Hst 433 American Social and Intellectual History, 1600-1865
- Hst 434 U.S. Social and Intellectual History, 1865-present
- Hst 438 American Economic History: the First Century
- Hst 439 American Economic History: the 20th Century
- Hst 440 American Environmental History
- Hst 442 Race, Class and Gender in the American West
- Hst 444 History of the Pacific Northwest
- Hst 445 History of Portland
- Hst 446 Civil Rights and the Law: The History of Equal Protection
- Hst 447 U.S Constitutional History: Foundations
- Hst 448 U.S. Constitution: Nineteenth Century
- Hst 449 U.S. Constitution: Twentieth Century
- Hst 450 Medieval England
- Hst 451 Early Modern England
- Hst 452 Topics in the History of European Women
- Hst 453 The Medieval City: Communities of Conflict and Consensus
- Hst 454 Topics in Medieval History
- Hst 455 Topics in Renaissance History
- Hst 456 Religious Change in Sixteenth Century Europe
- Hst 457 Topics in Early Modern Europe
- Hst 458 Modern Germany
- Hst 459 Topics in Modern European History
- Hst 460 Topics in European Intellectual History
- Hst 461 Topics in Jewish History
- Hst 464 Indians of the Pacific Northwest
- Hst 465 Twentieth Century Latin America
- Hst 468 History of Mexico
- Hst 469 History of Mexico
- Hst 470 History of Mexico
- Hst 477 Topics in Russian-Soviet History
- Hst 478 Topics in Russian Cultural/Intellectual History
- Hst 484 Topics in Middle Eastern History
- Hst 485 Ottoman World
- Hst 486 Modern Turkey
- Hst 488 Modern Arabia
- Hst 490 Comparative World History* (major req)
- Hst 491 Reading Seminar* (major req)
- Hst 492 Research Seminar* (major req)
- Hst 493 Introduction to Public History
- Hst 494 Public History Seminar
- Hst 495 Public History Lab
- Hst 497 Film and History
Graduate-level courses, 500-level
Courses numbered 500 and above are reserved for graduate students. Students need not be formally accepted into the MA Program in History at PSU to register for these courses.
- Hst 500 Introduction to the Master's Program in History* (MA requirement)
- Hst 501 Research
- Hst 503 Thesis
- Hst 504 Public History Internship
- Hst 505 Reading and Conference
- Hst 506 Projects (for MA Exam track only)
- Hst 510 Selected Topics
- Hst 512 Topics in African History and Culture
- Hst 513 Topics in Transnationalism
- Hst 514 Graduate Research Colloquium
- Hst 515 Topics in Greek History
- Hst 516 Topics in Roman History
- Hst 520 Topics in Early Modern Japanese History
- Hst 521 Topics in Modern Japanese History
- Hst 522 Topics in Postwar Japanese History, 1945-present
- Hst 523 Topics in Chinese Social History
- Hst 524 Topics in Chinese Thought and Religion
- Hst 525 Modern China
- Hst 527 Topics in the History of Science
- Hst 529 Topics in U.S. Cultural History
- Hst 530 Roots of American Culture
- Hst 531 Rise of American Corporate Culture
- Hst 532 Recent U.S. Political Culture
- Hst 533 American Social and Intellectual History, 1600-1865
- Hst 534 U.S. Social and Intellectual History, 1865-present
- Hst 538 American Economic History: the First Century
- Hst 539 American Economic History: the 20th Century
- Hst 540 American Environmental History
- Hst 542 Race, Class and Gender in the American West
- Hst 543 The American West: A Political and Economic History
- Hst 544 History of the Pacific Northwest
- Hst 545 History of Portland
- Hst 546 Civil Rights and the Law: The History of Equal Protection
- Hst 547 U.S Constitutional History: Foundations
- Hst 548 U.S. Constitution: Nineteenth Century
- Hst 549 U.S. Constitution: Twentieth Century
- Hst 550 Medieval England
- Hst 551 Early Modern England
- Hst 552 Topics in the History of European Women
- Hst 553 The Medieval City: Communities of Conflict and Consensus
- Hst 554 Topics in Medieval History
- Hst 555 Topics in Renaissance History
- Hst 556 Religious Change in Sixteenth Century Europe
- Hst 557 Topics in Early Modern Europe
- Hst 558 Modern Germany
- Hst 559 Topics in Modern European History
- Hst 560 Topics in European Intellectual History
- Hst 561 Topics in Jewish History
- Hst 564 Indians of the Pacific Northwest
- Hst 565 Twentieth Century Latin America
- Hst 568 History of Mexico
- Hst 569 History of Mexico
- Hst 570 History of Mexico
- Hst 577 Topics in Russian-Soviet History
- Hst 578 Topics in Russian Cultural/Intellectual History
- Hst 584 Topics in Middle Eastern History
- Hst 585 Ottoman World
- Hst 586 Modern Turkey
- Hst 588 Modern Arabia
- Hst 590 Comparative World History
- Hst 591 Reading Seminar* (MA requirement)
- Hst 592 Research Seminar* (MA requirement)
- Hst 593 Introduction to Public History
- Hst 594 Public History Seminar
- Hst 595 Public History Lab
- Hst 596 Introduction to Public History
- Hst 597 Film and History
Selected Courses from Previous Terms
