Everything and Everyone has a History
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Chart Your Own Path
Our program empowers you to explore your interests and passions within history and gives you the flexibility to pair the major with advanced language study, internships, study abroad experiences, undergraduate research, and community engagement.
East Asian Civilizations
Explore the three major East Asian civilizations from ancient and classical times, through the period of Western influence, political revolution, and modernization, to the contemporary age and the emergence of East Asian superpowers.
History of the Islamic Middle East
Explore the history of the Muslim world from the rise of Islam to the present, with an emphasis on the modern period.
US History Since 1877
Explore U.S. history from the end of the Civil War to the present, focusing on struggles to achieve a multiracial democracy, the evolution of an industrial, urbanized, and pluralistic society, the intersections between domestic and global affairs, and the practice of historical interpretation.
World War II: A Global History
Explore the political, military, social, and economic history of the Second World War.
Ancient Rome
Explore the political, social, economic, military, institutional, religious and cultural development of Rome from 753 BCE until 480 CE.
Native American History
Explore the Native American experience in North America from the time of first contact to the present.
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Conduct Your Own Research
Research is embedded in the history curriculum with an emphasis on transforming students from consumers of history to critical producers of it. All students have access to the resources of the second largest university library in the country.
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Alumni Spotlight: Yuxi (XiXi) Tian (2012)
XiXi attended Harvard Law School after graduating from Illinois and, after a bevy of internships, a clerkship in the office of Senator Ed Markey (D-Mass) and experience working at a DC regulatory law firm, she became Associate Corporate Counsel for Google Fiber in new York City.