Welcome to UC History!

History is a dynamic discipline of study that helps students cultivate coveted skills for life after college. History students become inventive and capable thinkers, researchers, writers, and communicators….

UC Course Turns Students into Digital Archivists; Innovative Public History Project Allows Students to Act as Local Historians.

Story by Pieper Buckley, Student Writer, College of Arts and Sciences Department of Marketing and Communication Emma Hynes went through undergraduate school planning on becoming a professor. As far…

Dr. Jeff Zalar on the Importance of Studying History

Jeffrey Zalar Associate Professor; Ruth J. & Robert A. Conway Endowed Chair of Catholic Studies; Affiliate Faculty Member, Department of Judaic Studies; Supporting Faculty Member, Ph.D. in Modern…

What is History? Explore this UC major to find out if it’s the right fit for you

https://www.uc.edu/news/articles/2024/06/explore-history-major-at-university-of-cincinnati.html The study of history in the University of Cincinnati’s College of Arts and Sciences gives students the tools to examine and understand the world of the present…

HIST 1001: United States History I

Online, Asynch Diamond Crowder This course explores the settlement and expansion of the American colonies as a pluralistic society in which attempts at inclusion were challenged by distinct…

HIST 1002: United States History II

Mondays & Wednesdays 10:10 am – 11:05 am + Discussion Sections Dr. Mark Raider This course is the second part of a two-semester sequence that surveys U.S. history…

HIST 1003: World History I

Asynchronous Online Farrell This course investigates the origins, development, and interactions of world cultures from ancient times to roughly 1500 AD. Key topics considered in the course include…

HIST 1007: Middle Eastern History I

Tuesdays & Thursdays, 12:30 -1:50 pm Dr. Haug In this course, we study the Middle East (Southwest Asia) and North Africa from the era just before the rise…

HIST 1011: Greek History

FALL 2024: Tuesdays & Thursdays, 2:00 pm – 3:30 pm; Dr. Kellogg (Classics) Spring 2025: Mondays, Wednesdays, & Fridays, 10:10 am – 11:05 am; TBD Survey of Greek…

HIST 1012: Roman History

Fall 2024: Mondays, Wednesdays, & Fridays, 10:10 am – 11:05 Am Dr. Wibier Spring 2025: Tuesdays & Thursdays, 2:00 pm – 3:20 pm; TBD (Classics) This course is…

HIST 1027: History of Jewish Civilization I: Origins to 1500

Fall 2024: Tuesdays & Thursdays, 9:30-10:50 am Spring 2025: Online Asynchronous; Dr. Aryay Finkelstein This course is Cross-Listed with JUDC 1027. Jewish civilization in the context of world…

HIST 1028: History of Jewish Civilization 2, 1500 to the Present

Tuesdays & Thursdays, 2:00 pm – 3:20 pm Dr. Jenny Caplan This course is Cross-Listed with JUDC 1028. An introduction to the history of Jewish civilization in the…

HIST 1090: Memorializing Trauma: Engraving the Mind and Remembrance

Tuesdays & Thursdays, 11:00 am – 12:20 pm Dr. Sarah Crane This course is Cross-Listed with JUDC 1090. Memorializing Trauma and Tragedy: Engraving the Mind and Remembrance deals…

HIST 1099-01: Building Homes for Black Past: Black Public History

Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, 10:10 am – 11:05 am Erena Nakashima This course explores the ubiquitous nature of Black history in American thoughts and culture across different periods….

HIST 1099-02: Immigration and Nativism in the US

Tuesdays & Thursdays 12:30 – 1:50 pm Tony Russomanno This course explores the origins of immigration to the US and the interactions of immigrants within the nation’s social,…

HIST 1150: War, Peace, and Society

Tuesdays & Thursdays 11 am -12:20 pm Dr. Sigrun Haude Historians study and teach about the causes, nature, and consequences of warfare in all corners of the world from…

HIST 2011: History of Japan

Mondays, Wednesdays, & Fridays 10:10 am – 11:15 pm Dr. Man Bun Kwan This is an introductory survey of Japanese history from the Paleolithic Age to the present….

HIST 2012: History of South Asia

Asynchronous Online. TBD This survey of South Asian civilization focuses on the evolution of Indian social structures, its diverse religious traditions,  and the imperial Mauryan and Mughal states. It…

HIST 2014: African American History 1861-present

Tuesdays & Thursdays 12:30 pm – 1:50 pmDr. Nicholas McLeod This course is cross-listed with AFST 2014. This course surveys major themes in African American History from the…

HIST 2020: Coming of Civil War

Tuesdays and Thursdays 9:30 am – 10:50 am Dr. Christopher Phillips This course takes an in-depth look at the national events and controversies that led to the American…

HIST 2032: History of United States Foreign Relations II

UC Online University 8-week course, Asynchronous Dr. Stephen Porter This course surveys the various roles the United States has played in the world and vice versa during the…

HIST 2034: The Rise of Christianity

Fall 2024: Tuesdays and Thursdays, 2:00 – 3:20 pm. Spring 2025: Asynchronous Online; Dr. Aryay Finkelstein This course is Cross-Listed with JUDC 2034. Examination of the rise of…

HIST 2049: Music in America 1750-present

Tuesdays & Thursdays, 2:00 pm – 3:20 pm Dr. Wayne Durrill This course will explore music as an important part of the American historical experience. We will read…

HIST 2051: American Military History

Fall 2024: Online Asynchronous; Dr. James Streckfuss Spring 2025: Tuesdays & Thursdays, 8:00 am – 9:20 am; Braxton Yegerlehner The course will analyze the military’s role in society…

HIST 2067: Drugs in the Americas and in Global Perspective

Tuesdays & Thursdays, 2:00 pm – 3:20 pm Dr. Isaac Campos This course will explore the history of intoxicants in the Americas from a comparative global perspective. Primarily…

HIST 2150: War and Peace in the Modern Middle East

Tuesdays & Thursdays, 2:00 pm – 3:20 pm Synchronous Online Dr. Elizabeth Frierson This lecture/discussion course explores the modern history of war and peace in the Middle East…

HIST 3000: Introduction to Historical Thought & Methods

Mondays, Wednesdays, & Fridays, 1:25-2:20 pm, Dr. Willard Sunderland Tuesdays & Thursdays, 11:00 pm -12:20 pm, Dr. Susan Longfield Karr This small seminar is required of all History…

HIST 3007: History of Colonial and post-colonial West Africa

Online Asynchronous Dr. Joseph Takougang This course will focus on the European colonization of West Africa and the various policies that were implemented as a result. We will…

HIST 3021: History of Cincinnati

Mondays, Wednesdays, & Fridays, 11:15 am – 12:10 pm Dr. Anne Steinert This course emphasizes major themes in urban history through the case of Cincinnati. The course will…

HIST 3029: The Immigrant Experience in America

Tuesdays & Thursdays, 9:30 am – 10:50 am Anthony Russomanno This course is an introduction to American immigration history, focusing on immigration to the United States in the 19th…

HIST 3042: Rulers, Rebels,  & Rights: Early Modern Britain  1485-1689

Mondays, Wednesdays, & Fridays, 11:15 am – 12:10 pm Dr. Susan Longfield Karr This course explores a turbulent and transformative period in English and British history from about…

HIST 3048: Race and Science in the United States

Mondays, Wednesdays, & Fridays, 11:15 am – 12:10 pm Dr. Tracy Teslow This course examines the way scientific concepts and practices have defined racial difference in the United…

HIST 3080: Dead Sea Scrolls

Tuesday and Thursdays, 11:15 am – 12:35 pmMatthew Kraus This course is Cross-Listed with JUDC 3080 & RELG This course is a survey covering the discoveries of the…

HIST 3086: Modern China

Mondays, Wednesdays, & Fridays, 1:25 pm -2:20 pm Dr. Man Bun Kwan This course examines China’s modern experience. Considered “modern” by the 12th century, the country was condemned…

HIST 3110: Israel Today: Start-Up Nation

Mondays, Wednesdays, & Fridays, 1:25 pm – 2:20 pm Dr. Mark Raider This course investigates the history and culture of Israeli society since the establishment of the state…

HIST 3154: The Reformation: Religious and Societal Upheaval at the Dawn of Modern Europe

Tuesdays & Thursdays, 2:00 pm – 3:20 pm Dr. Sigrun Haude The course explores the roots of the reformations, their theological and religious profiles , and their social, political, economic, and cultural…

HIST 3160: History Internship

Every term; By Permission Only Contact Dr Tracy Teslow (teslowtl@ucmail.uc.edu) Internships provide students with practical professional experience, under the guidance of specialists, in an institution whose purposes and…

HIST 4045: History of the American South Since 1865

Tuesdays & Thursdays, 11:00 am – 12:20 pm Dr. Wayne Durrill This course fulfills the History Major Capstone Requirement. This class will examine the South and its people, …

HIST 4067: Russia since 1900

Mondays, Wednesdays, & Fridays, 10:10 am – 11:05 am Dr. Willard Sunderland This course fulfills the History Major Capstone Requirement. This course examines Russian history in the 20th…

HIST 5000: History Research Seminar (Spring 2025)

Tuesdays, 4:00 – 6:40 PM Enrollment is by permission only. Dr. Robert Haug Capstone research course for history majors that culminates in a significant historical research project. Projects…

HIST 5120: Seminar on the Era of the Civil War and Reconstruction

Thursdays, 2:30 pm – 5:20 pm Dr. Christopher Phillips This is an undergraduate readings-based seminar on the Civil War era that pairs with the graduate-level seminar  HIST 6121. …

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