Dr. Roderick Wilson

Associate Professor

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Biography

Roderick Wilson is an Associate Professor in the Department of History and the Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. His research focuses on the intersection of people and local habitats during the Tokugawa period to modern Japan. He is the author of 'Turbulent Streams: Environmental History of Japan's Rivers, 1600-1930' published by Brill in 2021. Currently, he is working on a book about urban environmental history in Tokyo. Wilson teaches a variety of courses on Tokyo, Japan, East Asia, and global environmental history.

Research Interests

East Asia Environment Imperialism Colonialism Post-Colonialism Science Technology Medicine

Experience

Associate Professor

— Present

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign • Urbana, IL

Director of Graduate Studies for East Asian Languages and Cultures.

Courses

CAS 587: Climate Change History 120: East Asian Civilizations History 200: Introduction to Historical Interpretation—Global Environmental History History 200: Introduction to Historical Interpretation—Science, Technology, Medicine East Asia History 227: Modern Japanese History History 427: Twentieth-Century Japan History 502: Global Environmental History History 594: Introduction to Historical Writing EALC 250: Introduction to Japanese Culture EALC 327: Tokyo EALC 398: Colloquium EALC—History Memory Asia-Pacific War EALC 500: Proseminar EALC EALC 550: Historiography of Modern Japan

Requirements for University of Illinois

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3
IELTS
Listening
Required:7
Reading
Required:7
Writing
Required:7
Speaking
Required:7
Overall
Required:7.5
TOEFL
Listening
Required:17
Reading
Required:19
Writing
Required:21
Speaking
Required:20
Total
Required:103
GRE General
Prerequisites
Mathematical background Linear Algebra Calculus
Application Checklist
  • Online application
  • Unofficial transcripts
  • 3 Letters of Recommendation
  • Academic Statement of Purpose
  • Resume/CV
Specialization Notes

GRE is optional for admission to all graduate programs in Statistics. Full status admission requires higher language scores than limited status.