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. (for more information about this status click here)
- 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. View more registration help here.
Summer 2024 course offerings
HST 140: World History to 1500 (Brockey)
HST 150: World History since 1500 (Keith)
HST 201: Historical Methods & Skills (Fernández-Jones)
HST 202: US History to 1876 (Veit)
HST 203: US History since 1876 (Veenhuis)
HST 206: Europe since 1500 (Elliot)
HST 210: Modern East Asia (Segal)
HST 250: History of the Digital Age (MacDonald)
HST 301: Indigenous-European Encounters (Winfree)
HST 302: Revolutionary America (Conroy-Krutz)
HST 320: History of Michigan (Rosentreter)
HST 324: History of Sport in America (Hawthorne)
HST 328: Modern US Military History (Rosentreter)
HST 329: History College Sports in the US (Pescador)
HST 365: History of the Vietnam War (Keith)
HST368: Chinese History (Smith)
HST 420: History of Sexuality (Smith)
HST 489: Seminar in Digital History (Hawthorne)
ISS 330B: Asia – Social Science Perspectives (Segal)