Humanities Research Lab Courses

Do you want to engage in local community-based research experiences? Register for a Humanities Research Lab (HRL) course!

HRL is a semester-long humanities class with a significant community-based research component. Several HRL students have presented their work in the University of Illinois Undergraduate Research Showcase, part of Undergraduate Research Week, which occurs annually in the spring semester. 

HRL Course Offerings - Spring 2026

• ARCH 490: A Sense of Where You Are, taught by Kathryn Holliday (Architecture)
• SPAN 232: Spanish in the Community, taught by Ann Abbott (Spanish & Portuguese)

Previous Courses

• HIST 312: Immigrant America
• HIST 386: Public History: Policing in the United States 
• ANTH 126: Humans and Animals: Friends or Food?

Eligibility

Undergraduate students of any major can register for HRL courses at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.