Major Requirements
The History major consists of a minimum of forty units, or ten four-unit courses. Of the ten required courses, at least eight must be taken in the History department, and no more than two will be accepted from other departments or institutions.
COURSEWORK
Required Courses
Survey Courses
Choose three courses from different geographic areas (Asia, Europe, Latin America, Middle East & Africa, and United States). Survey courses (the 100 series and some of the 200 series) cover a broad chronological time frame. Courses satisfying a survey requirement are labeled in the course description.
Additional Electives
Students must complete five additional electives. Three of the remaining five classes should be additional upper division courses (in the 300 series excluding HIST 300). At least one course must deal with the premodern period. Courses satisfying the premodern requirement are listed below:
| HIST 101 | United States Culture and Society I | 4 units |
| HIST 121 | Antiquity to 1700: Europe and the Middle East | 4 units |
| HIST 141 | East Asian Survey | 4 units |
| HIST 150/LLAS 150 | Colonial Latin America | 4 units |
| HIST 220 | Ancient Athens and Renaissance Florence | 4 units |
| HIST 226 | Renaissance to Revolution! | 4 units |
| HIST 242 | Imperial China | 4 units |
| HIST 245 | China and the World | 4 units |
| HIST 251 | Nahuatl Language, Writing, and Culture | 4 units |
| HIST 252/LLAS 252 | Religion in Mexico, Pre-Columbian Times to Present | 4 units |
| HIST 274 | Medicine and Disease in Western Society | 4 units |
| HIST 355/LLAS 355 | Indians of Mexico | 4 units |
| HIST 304 | The American Revolution, 1760-1815 | 4 units |
| HIST 311 | American Frontiers: From Contact to Empire | 4 units |
| HIST 312/BLST 312 | Race, Rights, and Revolution in the Atlantic World | 4 units |
If premodern course is also being used to satisfy a historical survey requirement, you must take an additional elective.
Acceptable Courses from Other Departments
Courses that may be counted toward the major without petition are:
No more than two courses from other departments or transfer courses from other institutions (including study abroad courses) will be counted towards the History major.