History Major Requirements
Interdisciplinary Core (10 credits)
| IDS.1090 | College in the 21st Century: Ways of Knowing | 3 |
| IDS.1002 | Thinking Well: Information Literacy, Inquiry, and Data Interpretation Skills | 3 |
| IDS.1003 | 21st Century Storytelling: Narratives Across Media | 3 |
| IDS.2001 | Preparation for Experiential Learning | 1 |
Major Core Courses
| HIS.1034 | World History I: Before 1500 | 3 |
| HIS.1036 | World History II: Since 1500 | 3 |
| HIS.2099 | Historian's Craft: the Historian As Storyteller | 3 |
Thematic Seminar
Students choose one course from the list below:
| HIS.3007 | Gilded Age of America: 1865-1900 | 3 |
| HIS.3014 | African-American History | 3 |
| HIS.3025 | History of Sport in Latin America and the Caribbean | 3 |
| HIS.3040 | Harlem Renaissance | 3 |
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| HIS.3067 | Research Topics in American Sports History | 3 |
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| SPRT.3067 | Research Topics in American Sports History | 3 |
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| HIS.3071 | World War II Revisited | 3 |
| HIS.3094 | International Relations Since 1945 | 3 |
| HIS.3102 | Women and Gender in Latin America | 3 |
| HIS.3118 | Women, the State, and Politics in African History | 3 |
| HIS.3135 | Slavery Through History | 3 |
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| HIS.3144 | Race and Sexuality in the Caribbean | 3 |
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| WGS.3144 | Race and Sexuality in the Caribbean | 3 |
History Electives
Choose three courses from the following list:
| ARH.1018 | Art and Architecture of the Medieval World: Europe, North Africa, and Asia | 3 |
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| HIS.1028 | Art and Architecture of the Medieval World: Europe, North Africa, and Asia | 3 |
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| ARH.2100 | Classical Archaeology | 3 |
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| HIS.2100 | Classical Archaeology | 3 |
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| HIS.1011 | Development of America I | 3 |
| HIS.1012 | Development of America II | 3 |
| HIS.1018 | History of the Modern Middle East and North Africa | 3 |
| HIS.1021 | History of the Caribbean | 3 |
| HIS.1025 | Indigenousand Colonial Latin America | 3 |
| HIS.2009 | American Civil War | 3 |
| HIS.2012 | American Sports History | 3 |
| HIS.2022 | History of Modern China | 3 |
| HIS.2023 | 20th Century Europe | 3 |
| HIS.2024 | American Economic History | 3 |
| HIS.2030 | Italy Since 1800 | 3 |
| HIS.2036 | History of New York City | 3 |
| HIS.2043 | History of Communities and Exchanges in The Indian Ocean: The First Global System | 3 |
| HIS.2048 | American Places I: Cities on a Hill | 3 |
| HIS.2053 | Modern Russia: 1800 to Present | 3 |
| HIS.2060 | Reconstruction and the New South | 3 |
| HIS.2082 | Ancient African History | 3 |
| HIS.2083 | Latin American Social Change and Revolution | 3 |
| HIS.2085 | History of Contemporary Africa | 3 |
| HIS.2093 | Presenting the Past: The Craft of Public History | 3 |
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.
Social Studies Concentration Requirements
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.
Required Courses