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HISTORY 399Y

Directed Engagement

UNITS:1-3
GRADING:Letter or Credit/No Credit
LEVEL:Graduate
GER:—

Supervised engagement in activities relevant to intellectual growth, professionalization, and research in History. May include language acquisition, participation in departmental and Stanford workshops, organizing academic events. Activities are determined in close consultation with the dissertation advisor and documented in a course form. Enrollment limited to PhD History graduate students who did not reach TGR status. Units by arrangement. May be repeated for credit. 1-3 units. Aut, Win, Spring, Summer.

Syllabus for selected term:
View Autumn 2026 Syllabus

Sections

3 Terms
Independent Study 1Open
ID: 12931
0 / 18 enrolled
DAYS:Not Applicable
TIME:Not Applicable
LOCATION:Not Applicable
INSTRUCTOR:
Barakat, Nora
units
Independent Study 2Open
ID: 12932
0 / 18 enrolled
DAYS:Not Applicable
TIME:Not Applicable
LOCATION:Not Applicable
INSTRUCTOR:
Burns, Jennifer
units
Independent Study 3Open
ID: 12933
0 / 18 enrolled
DAYS:Not Applicable
TIME:Not Applicable
LOCATION:Not Applicable
INSTRUCTOR:
Cabrita, Joel
units
Independent Study 4Open
ID: 12955
0 / 18 enrolled
DAYS:Not Applicable
TIME:Not Applicable
LOCATION:Not Applicable
INSTRUCTOR:
Campbell, James
units
Independent Study 5Open
ID: 12956
0 / 18 enrolled
DAYS:Not Applicable
TIME:Not Applicable
LOCATION:Not Applicable
INSTRUCTOR:
Chang, Gordon
units
Independent Study 6Open
ID: 12957
0 / 18 enrolled
DAYS:Not Applicable
TIME:Not Applicable
LOCATION:Not Applicable
INSTRUCTOR:
Como, David
units
Independent Study 7Open
ID: 12958
0 / 18 enrolled
DAYS:Not Applicable
TIME:Not Applicable
LOCATION:Not Applicable
INSTRUCTOR:
Crews, Robert
units
Independent Study 8Open
ID: 12959
0 / 18 enrolled
DAYS:Not Applicable
TIME:Not Applicable
LOCATION:Not Applicable
INSTRUCTOR:
Daughton, James
units
Independent Study 9Open
ID: 12960
0 / 18 enrolled
DAYS:Not Applicable
TIME:Not Applicable
LOCATION:Not Applicable
INSTRUCTOR:
Dorin, Rowan
units
Independent Study 10Open
ID: 12961
0 / 18 enrolled
DAYS:Not Applicable
TIME:Not Applicable
LOCATION:Not Applicable
INSTRUCTOR:
Findlen, Paula
units
Independent Study 11Open
ID: 12997
0 / 18 enrolled
DAYS:Not Applicable
TIME:Not Applicable
LOCATION:Not Applicable
INSTRUCTOR:
Frank, Zephyr
units
Independent Study 12Open
ID: 12998
0 / 18 enrolled
DAYS:Not Applicable
TIME:Not Applicable
LOCATION:Not Applicable
INSTRUCTOR:
Gienapp, Jonathan
units
Independent Study 13Open
ID: 13000
0 / 18 enrolled
DAYS:Not Applicable
TIME:Not Applicable
LOCATION:Not Applicable
INSTRUCTOR:
Griffiths, Fiona
units
Independent Study 14Open
ID: 12999
0 / 18 enrolled
DAYS:Not Applicable
TIME:Not Applicable
LOCATION:Not Applicable
INSTRUCTOR:
Hecht, Gabrielle
units
Independent Study 15Open
ID: 13001
0 / 18 enrolled
DAYS:Not Applicable
TIME:Not Applicable
LOCATION:Not Applicable
INSTRUCTOR:
Hobbs, Allyson
units
Independent Study 16Open
ID: 13002
0 / 18 enrolled
DAYS:Not Applicable
TIME:Not Applicable
LOCATION:Not Applicable
INSTRUCTOR:
Hunter, Jana
units
Independent Study 17Open
ID: 13003
0 / 18 enrolled
DAYS:Not Applicable
TIME:Not Applicable
LOCATION:Not Applicable
INSTRUCTOR:
Jean-Baptiste, Rachel
units
Independent Study 18Open
ID: 13004
0 / 18 enrolled
DAYS:Not Applicable
TIME:Not Applicable
LOCATION:Not Applicable
INSTRUCTOR:
Kollmann, Nancy
units
Independent Study 19Open
ID: 13008
0 / 18 enrolled
DAYS:Not Applicable
TIME:Not Applicable
LOCATION:Not Applicable
INSTRUCTOR:
Minian Andjel, Ana Raquel
units
Independent Study 20Open
ID: 13009
0 / 18 enrolled
DAYS:Not Applicable
TIME:Not Applicable
LOCATION:Not Applicable
INSTRUCTOR:
Moon, Yumi
units
Independent Study 21Open
ID: 13010
0 / 18 enrolled
DAYS:Not Applicable
TIME:Not Applicable
LOCATION:Not Applicable
INSTRUCTOR:
Mullaney, Thomas
units
Independent Study 22Open
ID: 13011
0 / 18 enrolled
DAYS:Not Applicable
TIME:Not Applicable
LOCATION:Not Applicable
INSTRUCTOR:
Olivarius, Kathryn
units
Independent Study 23Open
ID: 13012
0 / 18 enrolled
DAYS:Not Applicable
TIME:Not Applicable
LOCATION:Not Applicable
INSTRUCTOR:
Press, Steven
units
Independent Study 24Open
ID: 13013
0 / 18 enrolled
DAYS:Not Applicable
TIME:Not Applicable
LOCATION:Not Applicable
INSTRUCTOR:
Proctor, Robert
units
Independent Study 25Open
ID: 13017
0 / 18 enrolled
DAYS:Not Applicable
TIME:Not Applicable
LOCATION:Not Applicable
INSTRUCTOR:
Regalado, Pedro
units
Independent Study 26Open
ID: 13019
0 / 18 enrolled
DAYS:Not Applicable
TIME:Not Applicable
LOCATION:Not Applicable
INSTRUCTOR:
Riskin, Jessica
units
Independent Study 27Open
ID: 13020
0 / 18 enrolled
DAYS:Not Applicable
TIME:Not Applicable
LOCATION:Not Applicable
INSTRUCTOR:
Rodrigue, Aron
units
Independent Study 28Open
ID: 13022
0 / 18 enrolled
DAYS:Not Applicable
TIME:Not Applicable
LOCATION:Not Applicable
INSTRUCTOR:
Satia, Priya
units
Independent Study 29Open
ID: 13024
0 / 18 enrolled
DAYS:Not Applicable
TIME:Not Applicable
LOCATION:Not Applicable
INSTRUCTOR:
Scheidel, Walter
units
Independent Study 30Open
ID: 13023
0 / 18 enrolled
DAYS:Not Applicable
TIME:Not Applicable
LOCATION:Not Applicable
INSTRUCTOR:
Schiebinger, Londa
units
Independent Study 31Open
ID: 13026
0 / 18 enrolled
DAYS:Not Applicable
TIME:Not Applicable
LOCATION:Not Applicable
INSTRUCTOR:
Shil, Parthapratim
units
Independent Study 32Open
ID: 13027
0 / 18 enrolled
DAYS:Not Applicable
TIME:Not Applicable
LOCATION:Not Applicable
INSTRUCTOR:
Sommer, Matthew
units
Independent Study 33Open
ID: 13028
0 / 18 enrolled
DAYS:Not Applicable
TIME:Not Applicable
LOCATION:Not Applicable
INSTRUCTOR:
Stokes, Laura
units
Independent Study 34Open
ID: 13029
0 / 18 enrolled
DAYS:Not Applicable
TIME:Not Applicable
LOCATION:Not Applicable
INSTRUCTOR:
Twitty, Anne
units
Independent Study 35Open
ID: 13030
0 / 18 enrolled
DAYS:Not Applicable
TIME:Not Applicable
LOCATION:Not Applicable
INSTRUCTOR:
Uchida, Jun
units
Independent Study 36Open
ID: 13032
0 / 18 enrolled
DAYS:Not Applicable
TIME:Not Applicable
LOCATION:Not Applicable
INSTRUCTOR:
Weiner, Amir
units
Independent Study 37Open
ID: 13031
0 / 18 enrolled
DAYS:Not Applicable
TIME:Not Applicable
LOCATION:Not Applicable
INSTRUCTOR:
Wigen, Karen
units
Independent Study 38Open
ID: 13033
0 / 18 enrolled
DAYS:Not Applicable
TIME:Not Applicable
LOCATION:Not Applicable
INSTRUCTOR:
Winterer, Caroline
units
Independent Study 39Open
ID: 13034
0 / 18 enrolled
DAYS:Not Applicable
TIME:Not Applicable
LOCATION:Not Applicable
INSTRUCTOR:
Wolfe, Mikael
units
Independent Study 40Open
ID: 13035
0 / 18 enrolled
DAYS:Not Applicable
TIME:Not Applicable
LOCATION:Not Applicable
INSTRUCTOR:
Yaycioglu, Ali
units
Independent Study 41Open
ID: 13036
0 / 18 enrolled
DAYS:Not Applicable
TIME:Not Applicable
LOCATION:Not Applicable
INSTRUCTOR:
Zipperstein, Steven
units

HISTORY 399Y: Directed Engagement

1-3 units · Letter or Credit/No Credit

Supervised engagement in activities relevant to intellectual growth, professionalization, and research in History. May include language acquisition, participation in departmental and Stanford workshops, organizing academic events. Activities are determined in close consultation with the dissertation advisor and documented in a course form. Enrollment limited to PhD History graduate students who did not reach TGR status. Units by arrangement. May be repeated for credit. 1-3 units. Aut, Win, Spring, Summer.

Offered in Autumn 2026, Winter 2027, Spring 2027 at Stanford University.

Autumn 2026 sections

  • Independent Study — TBA TBA — Findlen, Paula (Graduate)
  • Independent Study — TBA TBA — Dorin, Rowan (Graduate)
  • Independent Study — TBA TBA — Daughton, James (Graduate)
  • Independent Study — TBA TBA — Crews, Robert (Graduate)
  • Independent Study — TBA TBA — Como, David (Graduate)
  • Independent Study — TBA TBA — Chang, Gordon (Graduate)
  • Independent Study — TBA TBA — Campbell, James (Graduate)
  • Independent Study — TBA TBA — Hobbs, Allyson (Graduate)
  • Independent Study — TBA TBA — Griffiths, Fiona (Graduate)
  • Independent Study — TBA TBA — Jean-Baptiste, Rachel (Graduate)
  • Independent Study — TBA TBA — Hunter, Jana (Graduate)
  • Independent Study — TBA TBA — Frank, Zephyr (Graduate)
  • Independent Study — TBA TBA — Hecht, Gabrielle (Graduate)
  • Independent Study — TBA TBA — Gienapp, Jonathan (Graduate)
  • Independent Study — TBA TBA — Barakat, Nora (Graduate)
  • Independent Study — TBA TBA — Cabrita, Joel (Graduate)
  • Independent Study — TBA TBA — Burns, Jennifer (Graduate)
  • Independent Study — TBA TBA — Zipperstein, Steven (Graduate)
  • Independent Study — TBA TBA — Regalado, Pedro (Graduate)
  • Independent Study — TBA TBA — Riskin, Jessica (Graduate)
  • Independent Study — TBA TBA — Proctor, Robert (Graduate)
  • Independent Study — TBA TBA — Press, Steven (Graduate)
  • Independent Study — TBA TBA — Moon, Yumi (Graduate)
  • Independent Study — TBA TBA — Minian Andjel, Ana Raquel (Graduate)
  • Independent Study — TBA TBA — Olivarius, Kathryn (Graduate)
  • Independent Study — TBA TBA — Mullaney, Thomas (Graduate)
  • Independent Study — TBA TBA — Kollmann, Nancy (Graduate)
  • Independent Study — TBA TBA — Weiner, Amir (Graduate)
  • Independent Study — TBA TBA — Winterer, Caroline (Graduate)
  • Independent Study — TBA TBA — Wolfe, Mikael (Graduate)
  • Independent Study — TBA TBA — Yaycioglu, Ali (Graduate)
  • Independent Study — TBA TBA — Stokes, Laura (Graduate)
  • Independent Study — TBA TBA — Twitty, Anne (Graduate)
  • Independent Study — TBA TBA — Uchida, Jun (Graduate)
  • Independent Study — TBA TBA — Wigen, Karen (Graduate)
  • Independent Study — TBA TBA — Scheidel, Walter (Graduate)
  • Independent Study — TBA TBA — Shil, Parthapratim (Graduate)
  • Independent Study — TBA TBA — Sommer, Matthew (Graduate)
  • Independent Study — TBA TBA — Rodrigue, Aron (Graduate)
  • Independent Study — TBA TBA — Satia, Priya (Graduate)
  • Independent Study — TBA TBA — Schiebinger, Londa (Graduate)

Winter 2027 sections

  • Independent Study — TBA TBA — Uchida, Jun (Graduate)
  • Independent Study — TBA TBA — Twitty, Anne (Graduate)
  • Independent Study — TBA TBA — Wigen, Karen (Graduate)
  • Independent Study — TBA TBA — Weiner, Amir (Graduate)
  • Independent Study — TBA TBA — Wolfe, Mikael (Graduate)
  • Independent Study — TBA TBA — Winterer, Caroline (Graduate)
  • Independent Study — TBA TBA — Sommer, Matthew (Graduate)
  • Independent Study — TBA TBA — Yaycioglu, Ali (Graduate)
  • Independent Study — TBA TBA — Zipperstein, Steven (Graduate)
  • Independent Study — TBA TBA — Shil, Parthapratim (Graduate)
  • Independent Study — TBA TBA — Schiebinger, Londa (Graduate)
  • Independent Study — TBA TBA — Scheidel, Walter (Graduate)
  • Independent Study — TBA TBA — Findlen, Paula (Graduate)
  • Independent Study — TBA TBA — Gienapp, Jonathan (Graduate)
  • Independent Study — TBA TBA — Frank, Zephyr (Graduate)
  • Independent Study — TBA TBA — Hunter, Jana (Graduate)
  • Independent Study — TBA TBA — Hobbs, Allyson (Graduate)
  • Independent Study — TBA TBA — Griffiths, Fiona (Graduate)
  • Independent Study — TBA TBA — Minian Andjel, Ana Raquel (Graduate)
  • Independent Study — TBA TBA — Moon, Yumi (Graduate)
  • Independent Study — TBA TBA — Jean-Baptiste, Rachel (Graduate)
  • Independent Study — TBA TBA — Mullaney, Thomas (Graduate)
  • Independent Study — TBA TBA — Regalado, Pedro (Graduate)
  • Independent Study — TBA TBA — Proctor, Robert (Graduate)
  • Independent Study — TBA TBA — Olivarius, Kathryn (Graduate)
  • Independent Study — TBA TBA — Press, Steven (Graduate)
  • Independent Study — TBA TBA — Satia, Priya (Graduate)
  • Independent Study — TBA TBA — Rodrigue, Aron (Graduate)
  • Independent Study — TBA TBA — Riskin, Jessica (Graduate)
  • Independent Study — TBA TBA — Kollmann, Nancy (Graduate)
  • Independent Study — TBA TBA — Stokes, Laura (Graduate)
  • Independent Study — TBA TBA — Dorin, Rowan (Graduate)
  • Independent Study — TBA TBA — Crews, Robert (Graduate)
  • Independent Study — TBA TBA — Como, David (Graduate)
  • Independent Study — TBA TBA — Chang, Gordon (Graduate)
  • Independent Study — TBA TBA — Daughton, James (Graduate)
  • Independent Study — TBA TBA — Campbell, James (Graduate)
  • Independent Study — TBA TBA — Cabrita, Joel (Graduate)
  • Independent Study — TBA TBA — Burns, Jennifer (Graduate)
  • Independent Study — TBA TBA — Barakat, Nora (Graduate)

Spring 2027 sections

  • Independent Study — TBA TBA — Chang, Gordon (Graduate)
  • Independent Study — TBA TBA — Cabrita, Joel (Graduate)
  • Independent Study — TBA TBA — Barakat, Nora (Graduate)
  • Independent Study — TBA TBA — Gienapp, Jonathan (Graduate)
  • Independent Study — TBA TBA — Findlen, Paula (Graduate)
  • Independent Study — TBA TBA — Dorin, Rowan (Graduate)
  • Independent Study — TBA TBA — Daughton, James (Graduate)
  • Independent Study — TBA TBA — Crews, Robert (Graduate)
  • Independent Study — TBA TBA — Campbell, James (Graduate)
  • Independent Study — TBA TBA — Como, David (Graduate)
  • Independent Study — TBA TBA — Burns, Jennifer (Graduate)
  • Independent Study — TBA TBA — Jean-Baptiste, Rachel (Graduate)
  • Independent Study — TBA TBA — Kollmann, Nancy (Graduate)
  • Independent Study — TBA TBA — Minian Andjel, Ana Raquel (Graduate)
  • Independent Study — TBA TBA — Mullaney, Thomas (Graduate)
  • Independent Study — TBA TBA — Frank, Zephyr (Graduate)
  • Independent Study — TBA TBA — Griffiths, Fiona (Graduate)
  • Independent Study — TBA TBA — Hobbs, Allyson (Graduate)
  • Independent Study — TBA TBA — Hunter, Jana (Graduate)
  • Independent Study — TBA TBA — Moon, Yumi (Graduate)
  • Independent Study — TBA TBA — Olivarius, Kathryn (Graduate)
  • Independent Study — TBA TBA — Scheidel, Walter (Graduate)
  • Independent Study — TBA TBA — Schiebinger, Londa (Graduate)
  • Independent Study — TBA TBA — Rodrigue, Aron (Graduate)
  • Independent Study — TBA TBA — Satia, Priya (Graduate)
  • Independent Study — TBA TBA — Regalado, Pedro (Graduate)
  • Independent Study — TBA TBA — Riskin, Jessica (Graduate)
  • Independent Study — TBA TBA — Proctor, Robert (Graduate)
  • Independent Study — TBA TBA — Press, Steven (Graduate)
  • Independent Study — TBA TBA — Yaycioglu, Ali (Graduate)
  • Independent Study — TBA TBA — Winterer, Caroline (Graduate)
  • Independent Study — TBA TBA — Twitty, Anne (Graduate)
  • Independent Study — TBA TBA — Weiner, Amir (Graduate)
  • Independent Study — TBA TBA — Wigen, Karen (Graduate)
  • Independent Study — TBA TBA — Wolfe, Mikael (Graduate)
  • Independent Study — TBA TBA — Zipperstein, Steven (Graduate)
  • Independent Study — TBA TBA — Shil, Parthapratim (Graduate)
  • Independent Study — TBA TBA — Sommer, Matthew (Graduate)
  • Independent Study — TBA TBA — Stokes, Laura (Graduate)
  • Independent Study — TBA TBA — Uchida, Jun (Graduate)

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