History at University of Illinois Chicago

Where to start

Courses with no prerequisites inside the department that unlock the most downstream work.

Gateway courses

Each of these unlocks the largest share of downstream work on this map. Courses from other departments can appear here when they genuinely gate HIST coursework.

• ENGL 161Academic Writing II: Writing for Inquiry and Researchopens 37 courses (37 directly)

The map

Intro tiers at the top, advanced work below; arrows point from a prerequisite to the course it unlocks. Courses from other departments appear where they gate HIST work. Click any course to see what it requires and unlocks without leaving this page; hovering lights up its neighbors. The lists on this page carry the same courses in text form.

Showing the 62 HIST and feeder courses that have prerequisite links. 119 more HIST courses have no recorded prerequisites. They are listed under Tracks below, not drawn as loose dots here.