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The Department of History offers over 20 graduate fields of study, with varying geographic, chronological, and thematic emphases. Browse the links below to learn more about each field.

It is also possible for students to develop, in consultation with faculty advisors, "constructed fields" not on this list (though of comparable breadth). For more information see discussion of Preliminary Examination Fields in the section for current students on "progressing through the program."

Africa/ African Diaspora and Middle East

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Africa

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African Diaspora

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Middle East

The Americas

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African American

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American Indian, Native American, and Indigenous

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Caribbean

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Early American/Colonial

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Latin America

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Modern United States

Asia and Eurasia

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East Asia

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Russian, Soviet, and Eurasian

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South Asia

Europe

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Britain and British Empire

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Early Modern Europe

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Medieval Europe

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Modern Europe

Thematic Fields

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Atlantic World

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Environment

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Global

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Imperialism, Colonialism, and Post-Colonialism

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Jewish

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Late Antiquity

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Race and Ethnicity

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Science, Technology, and Medicine

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Women, Gender, and Sexuality

College of Liberal Arts & Sciences Department of History
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Urbana, IL 61801

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NOTE: History faculty do not perform appraisals of items such as antiques, manuscripts, and paintings.