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. 

We are pleased to offer the following courses for this year.

HRL Course Offerings - Spring 2024

• HIST 202: American Environmental History

         Taught by Robert Morrissey (History)

• SPAN 232: Spanish in the Community

          Taught by Ann Abbott (Spanish and Portuguese)

Learn more about previous HRL courses

• 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.