History, Bachelor of Arts

History Major Requirements

Ten courses (30 credits), including the following:

HIS 1034	World History I: Before 1500	3
HIS 1036	World History Ii: Since 1500	3

HIS

One course in each of any three of the following regional areas (see lists): Africa Asia and the Middle East Europe  Latin America and the Caribbean North America

9

HIS

Two 3000-level seminars

6

HIS 3160

Senior Colloquium (Majors must complete at least one 3000 level seminar before enrolling in the Senior Colloquium) Fall semester, 3 credits). NOTE: In special circumstances, HIS 3998 Senior Evaluation (3 cr.) may be taken as an alternate equivalent on permission of the History faculty.

 

 

A maximum of one independent study project (3 credits) and one internship project (3 credits) may be counted toward the major.

All courses must be taken for a letter grade and must receive a grade of C- or better.

Transfer or Advanced Placement credits counting toward the major are limited to two courses (or 6 credits).

List of Courses

Europe

HIS 1051	Modern Europe: 1648 to Present	3
HIS 2023	Twentieth Century Europe	3
HIS 2030	Italy Since 1800	3
HIS 2044	French Rev & Napoleon	3
HIS 2053	Modern Russia 1800-PRESENT	3
HIS 2077	Ireland and Its Diaspora	3
HIS 2078	George Orwell and the 20th Century	3
HIS 2090	MODERN IRELAND: 1601-PRESENT	3
HIS 2098	European Culture 1848-1945	3
HIS 3002	THE GREAT WAR	3
HIS 3031	Medieval Synthesis	3
HIS 3035	The Third Reich	3
HIS 3056	The Roman Empire	3
HIS 3071	WORLD WAR II REVISITED	3
HIS 3094	INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS SINCE 1945	3
HIS 3103	Topics in Modern Irish History	3
HIS 3138	Atlantic Revolutions, 1770-1830	3

Latin America and the Caribbean

HIS 1015	Survey of Modern Latin America	3
HIS 1021	History of the Caribbean	3
HIS 1025	Indigenous & Colonial Latin America	3
HIS 2083	LATIN AMERICAN SOCIAL CHANGE & REVOLUTION	3
HIS 3102	WOMEN AND GENDER IN LATIN AMERICAN HISTORY	3
HIS 3137	The Mexican Revolution	3

 

Middle East and ASIA

ASN 2022	History of Modern China	3
	OR
HIS 2022	HISTORY OF MODERN CHINA	3
ASN 2043	History of Communities and Exchanges in The Indian Ocean: the First Global System	3
	OR
HIS 2043	History of Communities and Exchanges in The Indian Ocean: the First Global System	3
CSCH 3025	Genocide and Humanitarianism	3
HIS 1018	History of the Modern Middle East and North Africa	3
HIS 3031	Medieval Synthesis	3
HIS 3085	Conflict in Modern Mid East	3
HIS 3090	Migrants, Smugglers and the State: The Politics of Migration in Modern World History	3

North America

AFS 3014	AFRICAN-AMERICAN HISTORY	3
	OR
HIS 3014	African-American History	3
AFS 3035	Slavery Through History	3
	OR
HIS 3135	Slavery Through History	3
AMS 2021	American Places I: Cities on a Hill	3
	OR
HIS 2048	AMERICAN PLACES I	3
AMS 2022	American Places II: Frontier Nation	3
CAM 3030	History of Television & Radio	3
CSCH 3019	Anarchy in the USA	3
HIS 1011	Development of America I	3
HIS 1012	Development of America II	3
HIS 2005	Recent American History	3
HIS 2009	The American Civil War	3
HIS 2012	American Sports History	3
HIS 2020	American History Through Film	3
HIS 2024	American Economic History	3
HIS 2036	HISTORY OF NEW YORK CITY	3
HIS 2060	RECONSTRUCTION & THE NEW SOUTH	3
HIS 3001	CALIFORNIA AND THE AMERICAN WEST	3
HIS 3007	GILDED AGE OF AMERICA 1865-190	3
HIS 3015	Civil War Writers	3
HIS 3035	The Third Reich	3
HIS 3067	Topics in American Sports History	3
HIS 3071	WORLD WAR II REVISITED	3
HIS 3072	American Transcendentalists	3
HIS 3086	EARLY AMERICA	3
HIS 3094	INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS SINCE 1945	3
HIS 3113	American Assassins	3
HIS 3123	The Mississippi	3
HIS 3138	Atlantic Revolutions, 1770-1830	3

Africa

AFS 2082	ANCIENT AFRICAN HISTORY	3
	OR
HIS 2082	Ancient African History	3
AFS 2085	HISTORY OF CONTEMPORARY AFRICA	3
	OR
HIS 2085	HISTORY OF CONTEMPORARY AFRICA	3
AFS 3035	Slavery Through History	3
	OR
HIS 3135	Slavery Through History	3
AFS 3041	HARLEM RENAISSANCE	3
	OR
HIS 3040	Harlem Renaissance	3
AFS 3118	Women, the State & Politics in African History	3
	OR
HIS 3118	Women, the State & Politics in African History	3
	OR
WGS 3118	Women, the State & Politics in African History	3
HIS 3009	History and Culture of Senegambia - Senegal and the Gambia	3

History Major Honors Sequence

The History Major Honors Track includes an additional required course, History and Historians (3 cr.) [offered in alternate Spring semesters], and requires the completion of the Senior Honors Thesis during the Senior Colloquium for a total of 33 required major credits. The Senior Colloquium and the required thesis complete the Senior Evaluation major requirement. Honors History majors must complete the Honors Track sequence for eligibility for Honors at graduation. Honors are awarded to graduating majors who have earned a G.P.A. of 3.6 or higher in their required courses and who have completed an outstanding Senior Honors Thesis.

History Major with concentration in Social Studies

This concentration is intended for students preparing to be teachers of Social Studies in middle and high school. A co-major in Education is required.

Social Studies Concentration Requirements

 

Required Courses

ANTH 1050	Cultural Anthropology	3
POS 1031	Intro to American Government	3
GINS 2050	Environmental Geography	3
ECO 1001	Principles of Microeconomics	3
ECO 1002	Principles of Macroeconomics	3
POS 3081	Public Policy of Science & Technology	3
POS 2011	Comparative Politics	3
	OR
POS 2003	Intro to Political Thought	3
	OR
POS 3012	Environmental Politics	3

HIS 3160: or HIS 3998 Senior Evaluation as equivalent on department chair’s permission