The History department offers a variety of high-quality online courses for both summer sessions. You can take any level of courses from anywhere in the world and make progress on your degree. All you need is an internet connection. You can finish an introductory class over the summer and then take more advanced courses during the year, or you could take an upper-level specialty course online on a range of topics. You do not have to be a Michigan State student to take our online courses. You can be a student someplace else or simply any person with a high school diploma (or equivalent) who wants to learn more about history.
How to Register
For MSU Students:
Enroll through student.msu.edu as you would for normal academic year courses.
For Non-MSU Students:
- Apply to become a Lifelong Education student.
- After you are accepted, you need to initiate your MSUNet ID and password via an email or letter from MSU Office of Admissions.
- Once you have initiated your MSUNet ID and password, go to student.msu.edu and search for your course.
Questions about registration? View the MSU Student Guide for class search and enrolling.
Summer 2025 course offerings
- HST 140: World History to 1500
- HST 150: World History since 1500
- HST 201: Historical Methods and Skills
- HST 202: U.S. History to 1876
- HST 203: U.S. History since 1876
- HST 206: European History since 1500
- HST 210: Modern East Asia
- HST 301: Indigenous-European Encounters in North America
- HST 302: Revolutionary America
- HST 320: History of Michigan
- HST 324: History of Sport in America
- HST 328: Military History of the United States 1900-Present
- HST 329: College Sports in the United States
- HST 365: The Vietnam War
- HST 368: China since 1900
- HST 392: History of the Holocaust
- HST 411: European Jewish History
- HST 420: History of Sexuality since the 18th Century
- HST 452: Special Topics in European History
- HST 489: Seminar in Digital History