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Courses

The Department of History offers introductory courses such as:

  • World Civilization I (from Antiquity to the 1500s) and II (from the 1500s to the present)
  • American History I (to 1877) and II (since 1877)
  • Louisiana History

Other 300 level courses focus on :

  • Ancient or Medieval History
  • European History (France, England, Ireland, Germany...)
  • Latin America
  • Asia
  • American History (Civil War, Reconstruction...)
  • Thematic Issues (Gender History, Pirates, Music, Religions...)

You can find our full list of course offerings below. If you want more information, check out the UL Lafayette Course Catalog. You can also check and contact advisors.


In order to enroll in any history class, students must have completed all requirements for admission to ENGL 101 or ESOL 101; i.e., students must have earned a satisfactory grade in ENGL 90 or ESOL 90.

HIST 100 - Introduction to History
HIST 101 - World Civilizations I
HIST 102 - World Civilizations II
HIST 103 - Honors World Civilizations I
HIST 104 - Honors World Civilizations II
HIST 110 - Global Problems
HIST 221 - The United States to 1877
HIST 222 - The United States Since 1877
HIST 223 - Honors the United States to 1877
HIST 224 - Honors the United States Since 1877
HIST 307 - History of Louisiana
HIST 311 - Ancient World
HIST 312 - The Medieval World, 300-1300
HIST 313 - Origins of Modern Europe, 1300-1600
HIST 315 - Early Modern Europe, 1600-1815
HIST 316 - European Supremacy, 1815-1914
HIST 317 - The Collapse of Europe, 1914-1945
HIST 318 - Europe Divided and Reconstructed, 1945-Present
HIST 321 - English History I
HIST 322 - English History II
HIST 324 - Atlantic History
HIST 325 - Indigenous Peoples
HIST 327 - Modern Europe
HIST 330 - Modern Africa
HIST 331 - Colonial and Revolutionary America
HIST 332 - The Young Republic, 1787-1848
HIST 333 - Civil War and Reconstruction
HIST 336 - Contemporary America, 1945-Present
HIST 343 - Modern Asia
HIST 351 - Colonial Latin America
HIST 352 - Modern Latin America
HIST 355 - Black History
HIST 361 - Business and Economic History
HIST 362 - Diplomatic History
HIST 363 - History of Ideas
HIST 366 - Gender in History
HIST 367 - Social and Cultural History
HIST 368 - History of Religion
HIST 369 - Constitutional and Legal History
HIST 371 - Topics and Themes
HIST 378 - The American South
HIST 379 - The American West
HIST 380 - Modern African American History
HIST 381 - Wars and Revolutions
HIST 384 - Science and Society
HIST 390 - The Historian’s Craft
HIST 395 - Introduction to Public History
HIST 420G - European History Seminar
HIST 430G - American History Seminar
HIST 440G - Latin American History Seminar
HIST 451G - Applied Public History Seminar
HIST 452G - Historical Resource Administration and Interpretation
HIST 461G - Applied Public History Internship
HIST 471G - Issues and Themes I, II
HIST 490 - Historical Research and Writing Seminar
HIST 497G - Special Projects