Advising Information and Course Offerings for Summer 2026
Advising Notes for Students:
We encourage you to meet with your advisor Dr. Lauren MacDonald, our undergraduate director. Her email is laurenmacdonald@isu.edu.
Also, did you know that ISU has millions of dollars in scholarships available every year? Register in the Bengal Online Scholarship System to receive updates on scholarships relevant to your major and interests.
Summer 2026 Course Offerings
HIST 1101: World History I (Objective 6)
Section 01: Late 8 Weeks (15 June - 7 August 2026) | Fully Online, No Set Times with Dr. Lauren MacDonald (CRN: 31192)
Survey of pre-modern world history. Human history from ancient times to circa 1500. No prerequisites.
HIST 1118: US History and Culture (Objective 7)
Section 01: Early 6 Weeks (18 May - 26 June 2026) | Fully Online, No Set Times with Dr. Erik Freeman (CRN: 31193)
An introduction to U.S. history and culture, including cultural change over time. Focuses on significant historical themes, which varies by course section.
HIST 4443: Special Topic: Art, Music, Thought
Section 01: Late 8 Weeks (15 June - 7 August 2026) | Fully Online, No Set Times with Dr. Jonathan Fardy (CRN: 30890)
Art history course that examines the interrelationships between art, music, and thought in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries.
HIST 4455: African History through Music
Section 2: Early 6 Weeks (18 May - 26 June 2026) | Fully Online, No Set Times with Dr. Raphael Njoku (CRN: 31017)
Examines topics and themes in African History not covered in other classes.
HIST 5543: Special Topic: Art, Music, Thought
Section 01: Late 8 Weeks (15 June - 7 August 2026) | Fully Online, No Set Times with Dr. Jonathan Fardy (CRN: 30891)
Art history course that examines the interrelationships between art, music, and thought in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries.
HIST 5555: Topics in African History and Culture
Section 02: Early 6 Weeks (18 May - 26 June 2026) | Fully Online, No Set Times with Dr. Raphael Njoku (CRN: 31018)
Examines topics and themes in African history and culture not covered in other classes. Topics might include wars and revolutions, African intellectuals, or colonialism. Repeatable with different topics. Specific, evaluated graduate-level activities and/or performances are identified in the course syllabus.
Advising Information and Course Offerings for Fall 2026
Advising Notes for Students:
We encourage you to meet with your advisor Dr. Lauren MacDonald, our undergraduate director. Her email is laurenmacdonald@isu.edu.
Also, did you know that ISU has millions of dollars in scholarships available every year? Register in the Bengal Online Scholarship System to receive updates on scholarships relevant to your major and interests.
Fall 2026 Course Offerings
HIST 1100: History in Film (Objective 7)
Section 01: Full Term | Fully Online, No Set Times with Kristine Hunt (CRN: 12035)
Frameworks for analysis of the interpretation of the past in film. Involves comparative, critical evaluation of primary source documents and historical studies in relation to film, including documentaries. May be theme- or topics-based. Satisfies Objective 7 of the General Education Requirements. D
Also available for early college credit (Section E1: CRN: 13191)
HIST 1101: World History I (Objective 6)
Section 01: Full Term | MWF 11 - 11:50am In Person with Dr. Meghan Woolley (CRN: 11968)
Section 02: Late 8 Weeks | Fully Online, No Set Times with Dr. Lauren MacDonald (CRN: 13810)
Section H1: Full Term | MWF 11 - 11:50am In Person with Dr. Meghan Woolley (CRN: 14074)
Survey of pre-modern world history. Human history from ancient times to c. 1500. No prerequisites. Partially satisfies Objective 6 of the General Education Requirements. R1
Also available for early college credit (Section E1: Full Term | MWF 11 – 11:50am In Person with Dr. Meghan Woolley, CRN: 12229)
HIST 1105- Foundations of Europe (Objective 6)
Section 01: Full Term | Fully Online, No Set Times with Dr. Christopher Halsted (CRN: 14850)
History of Europe as a world region from ancient times to 1700. Partially satisfies Objective 6 of the General Education Requirements. R1
Also available for early college credit (Section E1: CRN:14851)
HIST 1111: United States History I (Objective 6)
Section 01: Full Term | TR 9:30 – 10:45am In Person with Dr. Erik Freeman (CRN: 11314)
Section 03: Full Term | TR 9:30 – 10:45am on Zoom with Dr. Erik Freeman (CRN: 14853)
Survey of United States history from colonial origins to 1877. No prerequisites. Partially satisfies Objective 6 of the General Education Requirements. F,S
Also available for early college credit (Section E2: Full Term | TR 9:30 – 10:45am In Person with Dr. Erik Freeman CRN: 14852)
HIST 1118: US History and Culture (Objective 7)
Section 01: Full Term | Fully Online, No Set Times with Dr. Sarah Robey (CRN: 11440)
Section H1: Full Term | Fully Online, No Set Times with Dr. Sarah Robey (CRN: 14075)
An introduction to U.S. history and culture, including cultural change over time. Focuses on a significant historical theme, which varies by course section. Satisfies Objective 7 of the General Education Requirements. F, S, Su
Also available for early college credit (Section E1: CRN: 12034)
HIST 1120: Themes in World History (Objective 7)
Section 01 Full Term | MWF 9 – 9:50am In Person with TBA (CRN14833)
Section 02 Full Term | MWF 9 – 9:50am on Zoom with TBA (CRN 14854)
Thematic approach to major trends and patterns in world history. Moving beyond the study of individual countries, cultures, and regions, students critically analyze a specific historical theme, such as migration, trade, or the spread of technology. Satisfies Objective 7 of the General Education Requirements. Repeatable with different topics. F
HIST 2201: Women in U.S. History (Objective 9)
Section 01: Full Term | TR 1 - 2:15pm In Person with Dr. Marie Stango (CRN: 11445)
Section H1: Full Term | TR 1 - 2:15pm In Person with Dr. Marie Stango (CRN: 14076)
A survey of the changing roles of women in U.S. history and an analysis of historical change through the perspective of gender. Satisfies Objective 9 of the General Education Requirements. R1
HIST 2255: African History and Culture (Objective 9)
Section 01: Full Term | TR 11am – 12:15pm In Person with Dr. Raphael Njoku (CRN: 14834)
Section 02: Full Term | TR 11am – 12:15pm on Zoom with Dr. Raphael Njoku (CRN: 14855)
An introductory survey of Africa covering traditional political systems and culture, the impact of Christianity and Islam, the economic and political intrusion of Europe, and the development of economic and political crises in contemporary Africa. Satisfies Objective 9 of the General Education Requirements. D
HIST 2291: Introduction to Research (Objective 8)
Section 01: Full Term | Fully Online, No Set Times with Dr. Justin Dolan Stover (CRN: 12033)
Develops an interdisciplinary approach to historical research methods and trains students in locating and evaluating sources and in developing research papers using those sources. Open to non-majors. Required prerequisite for HIST 4491. Satisfies Objective 8 of the General Education Requirements. F
HIST 4409: Modern United States
Section 01: Full Term | MW 4 – 5:15pm In Person with Dr. Sarah Robey (CRN: 14835)
Section 02: Full Term | MW 4 – 5:15pm on Zoom with Dr. Sarah Robey (CRN: 14857)
An historical examination of the United States from the 1930s to the present, focusing on the Great Depression, New Deal, World War II, the U.S. rise to global power, its maturation as a mass society, the rise and decline of liberalism and conservatism, the Civil Rights Movement, the Vietnam War, the changing nature of citizenship and culture, and the end of the Cold War. R2
HIST 4418: History for Teachers
Section 01: Full Term | TR 2:30 - 3:45pm In Person with Dr. Marie Stango (CRN: 10427)
Section 02: Full Term | TR 2:30 - 3:45pm on Zoom with Dr. Marie Stango (CRN: 13816)
Pedagogy, methods, and best practices for teaching history. Based on Idaho Department of Education standards for history teachers. D
HIST 4420: Topics in U.S. History: Mormon History and Culture
Section 01: Full Term | TR 1- 2:15pm In Person with Dr. Erik Freeman (CRN: 13818)
Section 02: Full Term | TR 1- 2:15pm on Zoom with Dr. Erik Freeman (CRN: 14859)
Examines topics and themes in U.S. history not covered in other courses. Repeatable with different topics. D
HIST 4422: Love in Medieval Europe
Section 01: Full Term | MW 1 – 2:15pm In Person with Dr. Meghan Woolley (CRN: 14836)
Section 02: Full Term| MW 1 – 2:15pm on Zoom with Dr. Meghan Woolley (CRN: 14862)
This class examines the meanings of love in c. 12th-century Europe, including marriage, courtly love, Christian love, and loving friendship. It considers how cultural ideas about love intersected with gender, sex, religion, class, and power. D
HIST 4423: Idaho History
Section 01: Full Term | Fully Online, No Set Times with Dr. Erik Freeman (CRN: 14864)
A survey of the social, cultural, environmental, and political history of Idaho from pre-contact indigenous cultures to the present, emphasizing Idaho's relation to other states and regions in the West. R1
HIST 4430: Global Environmental History
Section 01: Full Term | MWF 10 – 10:50am In Person with Dr. Justin Stover (CRN: 14837)
Comparative examinations of historical interactions between humans and environmental factors in various time periods and regions throughout the world, and an assessment of their impacts on historical change. This course counts 3 credits towards the undergraduate Certificate in Environmental Studies. OS
HIST 4431: Topics in Global History
Section 01: Full Term | Fully Online, No Set Times with TBD (CRN: 14867)
Examines from a transregional or transnational perspective topics and themes in global history not covered in the survey. Topics may include revolutions, culture and art, imperialism, and approaches to world history. Repeatable with different topics. D
HIST 4440: History of Revolutions
Section 01: Late 8 Weeks | Fully Online, No Set Times with Dr. Zackery Heern (CRN: 14869)
Explores revolutions in their historical contexts. Themes may include liberal democratic, constitutional, communist, and anti-colonial revolutions. Historical period and global region may vary. D
HIST 4442: Witchcraft and Magic
Section 01: Full Term | TR 2:30 – 3:45pm In Person with Dr. Lauren MacDonald (CRN: 12227)
Section 02: Full Term | TR 2:30 – 3:45pm on Zoom with Dr. Lauren MacDonald (CRN: 13449)
Examines witchcraft and magic in their historical contexts. Topics may include religion, belief, gender, and sexuality. Historical period and region of study may vary. D
HIST 4443: Special Topic: Art, Music, Thought
Section 05: Full Term | MW 4 – 5:15pm In Person with Dr. Jonathan Fardy (CRN: 13184)
Section 06: Full Term | MW 4 – 5:15pm on Zoom with Dr. Jonathan Fardy (CRN: 13188)
An examination of periods or topics in European social, cultural, and economic history and their transnational or global impacts. Repeatable with different topics. Equivalent to ART 4426. D
HIST 4451: Topics in Latin America: Christopher Columbus
Section 01: Full Term | MW 3 – 4:15pm In Person with Dr. Lauren MacDonald (CRN: 14838)
Section 02: Full Term | MW 3 – 4:15pm on Zoom with Dr. Lauren MacDonald (CRN: 14873)
Examines topics and themes in Latin American history and culture not covered in the survey. Topics may include Latin American environmental history, indigenous movements, revolutions, culture and art, and cultural movements in Latin America. Repeatable with different topics. D
HIST 4455: Topics in African History and Culture
Section 01: Full Term: | Fully Online, No Set Times with Dr. Raphael Njoku (CRN: 14875)
Examines topics and themes in African history and culture not covered in other classes. Topics might include wars and revolutions, African intellectuals, or colonialism. Repeatable with different topics. D
HIST 4473: Contemporary Art
Section 01: Full Term | MWF 12 – 12:50pm In Person with Dr. Jonathan Fardy (CRN: 12967)
Section 02: Full Term | MWF 12 – 12:50pm on Zoom with Dr. Jonathan Fardy (CRN: 12968)
Study of art and art theories from WWII to the present. Equivalent to ART 4425. D
HIST 4479: Disease, Medicine, and Society
Section 01: Full Term | TR 9:30 – 10:45am In Person with TBD (CRN: 14839)
Section 02: Full Term | TR 9:30 – 10:45am on Zoom with TBD (CRN: 14878)
Topics or theme-based course in the history of medicine, disease, and public health, and the associated perceptions, treatments, policies, and effects on society both within the medical community and by the public at large in Europe and the Americas since the 16th century. D
HIST 4491: Senior Thesis
Section 03: Full Term | TR 11am – 12:15pm In Person with Dr. Zackery Heern (CRN: 14840)
Section 04: Full Term | TR 11am – 12:15pm on Zoom with Dr. Zackery Heern (CRN: 14880)
Capstone seminar in Historical research and writing. Culminates in a major research paper on topics proposed by students. Required prerequisite: HIST 2291. F, S
Graduate Program Courses
HIST 5509: Modern United States
Section 01: Full Term | MW 4 – 5:15pm In Person with Dr. Sarah Robey (CRN: 14856)
Section 02: Full Term | MW 4 – 5:15pm on Zoom with Dr. Sarah Robey (CRN: 14858)
An historical examination of the United States from the 1930s to the present, focusing on the Great Depression, New Deal, World War II, the U.S. rise to global power, its maturation as a mass society, the rise and decline of liberalism and conservatism, the Civil Rights Movement, the Vietnam War, the changing nature of citizenship and culture, and the end of the Cold War. Specific, evaluated graduate-level activities and/or performances are identified in the course syllabus. R2
PREREQ: Classified Graduate Status or permission of the instructor.
HIST 5518: History for Teachers
Section 01: Full Term | TR 2:30-3:45pm In Person with Dr. Marie Stango (CRN: 11428)
Section 02: Full Term | TR 2:30-3:45pm on Zoom with Dr. Marie Stango (CRN: 13817)
Pedagogy, methods, and best practices for teaching history. Based on Idaho Department of Education standards for history teachers. D
PREREQ: Classified Graduate Status or permission of the instructor.
HIST 5520: Topics in U.S. History: Mormon History and Culture
Section 01: Full Term | TR 1- 2:15pm In Person with Dr. Erik Freeman (CRN: 13819)
Section 02: Full Term | TR 1- 2:15pm on Zoom with Dr. Erik Freeman (CRN: 14860)
Examines topics and themes in U.S. history not covered in other courses. Repeatable with different topics. Specific, evaluated graduate-level activities and/or performances are identified in the course syllabus. D
PREREQ: Classified Graduate Status or permission of the instructor.
HIST 5522: Love in Medieval Europe
Section 01: Full Term | MW 1 – 2:15pm In Person with Dr. Meghan Woolley (CRN: 14861)
Section 02: Full Term| MW 1 – 2:15pm on Zoom with Dr. Meghan Woolley (CRN: 14863)
This class examines the meanings of love in c. 12th-century Europe, including marriage, courtly love, Christian love, and loving friendship. It considers how cultural ideas about love intersected with gender, sex, religion, class, and power. Specific, evaluated graduate-level activities and/or performances are identified in the course syllabus. D
PREREQ: Classified Graduate Status or permission of the instructor.
HIST 5523: Idaho History
Section 01: Full Term | Fully Online, No Set Times with Dr. Erik Freeman (CRN: 14865)
A survey of the social, cultural, environmental, and political history of Idaho from pre-contact indigenous cultures to the present, emphasizing Idaho's relation to other states and regions in the West. R1
PREREQ: Classified Graduate Status or permission of the instructor.
HIST 5530: Global Environmental History
Section 01: Full Term | MWF 10 – 10:50am In Person with Dr. Justin Stover (CRN14866)
Comparative examinations of historical interactions between humans and environmental factors in various time periods and regions throughout the world, and an assessment of their impacts on historical change. This course counts 3 credits towards the Graduate Environmental Studies Certificate. OS
PREREQ: Classified Graduate Status or permission of the instructor.
HIST 5531: Topics in Global History
Section 01: Full Term | Fully Online, No Set Times with TBD (CRN: 14868)
Examines from a transregional or transnational perspective topics and themes in global history not covered in the survey. Topics may include revolutions, culture and art, imperialism, and approaches to world history. Repeatable with different topics. Specific, evaluated graduate-level activities and/or performances are identified in the course syllabus. D
PREREQ: Classified Graduate Status or permission of the instructor.
HIST 5540: History of Revolutions
Section 01: Late 8 Weeks | Fully Online, No Set Times with Dr. Zackery Heern (CRN: 14870)
Explores revolutions in historical contexts. Themes may include liberal democratic, constitutional, communist, and anti-colonial revolutions. Historical period and global region may vary. Specific, evaluated graduate-level activities and/or performances are identified in the course syllabus. D
PREREQ: Classified Graduate Status or permission of the instructor.
HIST 5542: Witchcraft and Magic
Section 01: Full Term | TR 2:30 – 3:45pm In Person with Dr. Lauren MacDonald (CRN: 12587)
Section 02: Full Term | TR 2:30 – 3:45pm on Zoom with Dr. Lauren MacDonald (CRN: 14871)
Examines witchcraft and magic in their historical contexts. Topics may include religion, belief, gender, and sexuality. Historical period and region of study may vary. D
PREREQ: Classified Graduate Status or permission of the instructor.
HIST 5543: Special Topic: Art, Music, Thought
Section 05: Full Term | MW 4 - 5:15pm In Person with Dr. Jonathan Fardy (CRN: 13185)
Section 06: Full Term | MW 4 - 5:15pm on Zoom with Dr. Jonathan Fardy (CRN: 13189)
An examination of periods or topics in European social, cultural, and economic history and their transnational or global impacts. Repeatable with different topics. Specific, evaluated graduate-level activities and/or performances are identified in the course syllabus. Equivalent to ART 5526. D
PREREQ: Classified Graduate Status or permission of the instructor.
HIST 5551: Topics in Latin America: Christopher Columbus
Section 01: Full Term | MW 3 – 4:15pm In Person with Dr. Lauren MacDonald (CRN: 14872)
Section 02: Full Term | MW 3 – 4:15pm on Zoom with Dr. Lauren MacDonald (CRN: 14874)
Examines topics and themes in Latin American history and culture, not covered in the survey. Topics may include Latin American environmental history, indigenous movements, revolutions, culture and art, and cultural movements in Latin America. Repeatable with different topics. Specific, evaluated graduate-level activities and/or performances are identified in the course syllabus. D
PREREQ: Classified Graduate Status or permission of the instructor.
HIST 5555: Topics in African History and Culture
Section 01: Full Term | Fully Online, No Set Times with Dr. Raphael Njoku (CRN: 14876)
Examines topics and themes in African history and culture not covered in other classes. Topics might include wars and revolutions, African intellectuals, or colonialism. Repeatable with different topics. Specific, evaluated graduate-level activities and/or performances are identified in the course syllabus. D
PREREQ: Classified Graduate Status or permission of the instructor.
HIST 5573: Contemporary Art
Section 01: Full Term | MWF 12 - 12:50pm In Person with Dr. Jonathan Fardy (CRN: 12969)
Section 02: Full Term | MWF 12 - 12:50pm on Zoom with Dr. Jonathan Fardy (CRN: 12970)
Study of art and art theories from WWII to the present. Specific, evaluated graduate-level activities and/or performances are identified in the course syllabus. Equivalent to ART 5525. D
PREREQ: Classified Graduate Status or permission of the instructor.
HIST 5579: Disease, Medicine, and Society
Section 01: Full Term | TR 9:30 – 10:45am In Person with TBD (CRN: 14877)
Section 02: Full Term | TR 9:30 – 10:45am on Zoom with TBD (CRN: 14879)
Topics or theme-based course in the history of medicine, disease, and public health, and the associated perceptions, treatments, policies, and effects on society both within the medical community and by the public at large in Europe and the Americas since the 16th century. Specific, evaluated graduate-level activities and/or performances are identified in the course syllabus. D
PREREQ: Classified Graduate Status or permission of the instructor.
HIST 6600: Graduate Proseminar
Section 01: Full Term | R 4 - 6:50pm In Person with Dr. Meghan Woolley (CRN: 14841)
Section 02: Full Term | R 4 - 6:50pm on Zoom with Dr. Meghan Woolley (CRN: 14881)
Readings seminar in a specific field of historical study; topic changes based on instructor. Focus on contemporary historiographical debates, with emphasis on understanding significant developments in the profession. May be repeated with different topics. D
PREREQ: Classified Graduate Status or permission of the instructor.
HIST 6695: History Colloquium
Section 02: Full Term | TBD with Dr. Marie Stango (CRN: 14848)
Presentations of current research issues in History by faculty and students. May be repeated for a maximum of 3 credits. D
PREREQ: Classified Graduate Status or permission of the instructor.