History, Bachelor of Arts

History Major Requirements

Ten courses (30 credits), including the following:

HIS.1034World History I: Before 1500

3

HIS.1036World History II: Since 1500

3

HIS.3160Senior Colloquium

3

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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

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Two 3000-level seminars

6

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.

List of Courses

Europe

HIS.202320th Century Europe

3

HIS.2030Italy Since 1800

3

HIS.2053Modern Russia: 1800 to Present

3

HIS.3071World War II Revisited

3

HIS.3094International Relations Since 1945

3

North America

AMS.2021American Places I: Cities on a Hill

3

.
OR

HIS.2048American Places I: Cities on a Hill

3

.

AMS.2022American Places II: Frontier Nation

3

CAM.3030History of Television and Radio

3

HIS.1011Development of America I

3

HIS.1012Development of America II

3

HIS.2009American Civil War

3

HIS.2012American Sports History

3

HIS.2020American History Through Film

3

HIS.2024American Economic History

3

HIS.2036History of New York City

3

HIS.2060Reconstruction and the New South

3

HIS.3007Gilded Age of America: 1865-1900

3

HIS.3014African-American History

3

HIS.3067Topics in American Sports History

3

HIS.3071World War II Revisited

3

HIS.3094International Relations Since 1945

3

HIS.3135Slavery Through History

3

HIS.3185Salem Witch Trials

3

Africa

HIS.2082Ancient African History

3

HIS.2085History of Contemporary Africa

3

HIS.3040Harlem Renaissance

3

.

HIS.3118Women, the State, and Politics in African History

3

.
OR

WGS.3118Women, the State, and Politics in African History

3

.

HIS.3135Slavery Through History

3

Latin America and the Caribbean

HIS.1021History of the Caribbean

3

HIS.1025Indigenous and Colonial Latin America

3

HIS.2083Latin American Social Change and Revolution

3

HIS.2084History of Mexico

3

HIS.3025History of Sport in Latin America and the Caribbean

3

HIS.3102Women and Gender in Latin America

3

 

Middle East and Asia

HIS.1018History of the Modern Middle East and North Africa

3

HIS.2022History of Modern China

3

HIS.2043History of Communities and Exchanges in The Indian Ocean: The First Global System

3

HIS.3085Conflict in the Modern Middle East

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.1050Cultural Anthropology

3

.
OR

SOC.1001Introduction to Sociology

3

.

POS.1031Introduction to American Government

3

GINS.2050Environmental Geography

3

ECO.1001Principles of Microeconomics

3

ECO.1002Principles of Macroeconomics

3

POS.3081Public Policy of Science and Technology

3

.

POS.2011Comparative Politics

3

.
OR

POS.2003Introduction to Political Thought

3

.
OR

POS.3012Environmental Politics

3