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Welcome to the Department of History at UC Irvine!

We are thrilled to have you join us! We would like to tell you about some of the programs and opportunities available for History students at UCI. If you have any questions about these programs, our requirements for the major, or anything else, please reach out to us. You can contact our Undergraduate Program Coordinator, Michelle Spivey, at spiveym@uci.edu. Feel free to drop by our office located at 200 Murray Krieger Hall. The History Department office is open Monday-Friday, from 8AM to 5PM.

Why Study History at UCI? You Will Have These Exciting Opportunities!

  • Want to be a history teacher? Check out the History Major with a Specialization for Future Teachers. You will also have the chance to teach your own class in UCI’s UTeach Program.
  • Interested in historical research? Check out the two-quarter Advanced Research Seminar (History 193/History 194) and more research opportunities through the University Research Opportunity Program (UROP). We also hold an annual Undergraduate History Conference for students to showcase their research projects. 
  • You can gain international experience and complete your major requirements while studying abroad.
  • The History Internship Program (History 197) offers students exposure to different possible careers in history. The program places students with a range of employers—including K-12 schools, the Orange County Department of Education, local community groups, and the University’s oral history projects, archives, and special collections. You also have the opportunity to intern in Washington D.C, on Capitol Hill or at the Smithsonian through UCI Capital Internship Program (UCDC).
  • Our own student history club, the Anteater Historical Society, offers regular get-togethers and history-related events. 

Some of the Courses We Are Offering 2022-2023

Genocide since WWII

What to Eat, America?

Twilight of the Tsars

France and Film

Japan: Samurai to Pokemon

Sex, Empire, Caribbean

Vietnam War Oral History

Global India

Revolutionary Women

Media & US Elections

Modern Chinese History

California Dreaming

Armenian History

Making Modern Science

African Environmental History

Want to Know More about UCI History? Talk to A Faculty Member! 

Our faculty members would love to meet you! You can sign up for a Zoom info session to learn more about majoring in History.

Info Sessions for Freshmen
Chelsea Schields, 
Assistant Professor of History
Research Interests: Caribbean; Europe; Decolonization; Gender and Sexuality; Race; Oil; Global History

Meet with Dr. Schields on Monday, April 11, 5:00-6:00 PM (PDT). Click here to register for the meeting.

Diu-Huong Nguyen, Assistant Professor of History
Research Interests: Viet Nam; Southeast Asia; Social History; Oral History

Meet with Dr. Nguyen on Wednesday, April 13, 3:00 -4:00 PM (PDT).
Click here to register for the meeting.

Ian Coller, Professor of History
Research Interests: Modern France; French Revolution & Empire; Modern Europe (c.1700-1900); Muslim Mediterranean

Meet with Dr. Coller on Thursday, April 14, 3:00-4:00 PM (PDT).
Click here to register for the meeting. ***New meeting time.***

Info Sessions for Transfers
Sarah Farmer, 
Professor of History
Research Interests: Modern French History, Twentieth-Century Europe, Social and Cultural History

Meet with Dr. Farmer on Tuesday, May 10, 3:00-4:00 PM (PDT).
Click here to register for the meeting.

Felix Jean-Louis III, Assistant Professor of History
Research Interests: Haiti, African American, Caribbean, African Diaspora, Afro-Europe, Afro-Francophone, Diaspora, Race Making, Gender

Meet with Dr. Jean-Louis on Wednesday, May 11, 4:00-5:00 PM (PDT).
Click here to register for the meeting.

Ian Coller, Professor of History
Research Interests: Modern France; French Revolution & Empire; Modern Europe (c.1700-1900); Muslim Mediterranean

Meet with Dr. Coller on Friday, May 13, 3:00-4:00 PM (PDT).
Click here to register for the meeting.

 

Please note that we have limited space for each session. You will receive a confirmation email from Zoom once your registration is confirmed. Please contact Michelle Spivey at spiveym@uci.edu or (949) 824-8248 if you have any questions.