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Jan 29, 2025
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2015-2016 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
History Major, BA
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Majors in history should prepare their programs in consultation with a departmental faculty advisor.
Continuing, returning, and transfer students must meet progression requirements before declaring a major in history.
A student may not declare a history major until he/she has completed both semesters, with a grade of C or better in each course, of a survey chosen from HIST 221 -HIST 222 , HIST 227 -HIST 228 , HIST 241 *-HIST 242 *, HIST 247 *-HIST 248 *, HIST 261 *-HIST 262 * or any two one-semester courses from any of these sequences. AP (with a score of 4 or 5) or transfer credit is acceptable to fulfill this requirement.
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Major Requirements
The major consists of 33 hours, including:
Select 24 upper-division hours including at least 6 hours at 400 level:
Select one course in European History:
Select one course in United States History:
Select two courses (from two different areas):
Africa - HIST 371 - African History
- HIST 372 - African History
- HIST 381 - History of South Africa
- HIST 469 - Studies in African History
(HIST 373 , HIST 385 , HIST 482 , HIST 485 when topic is appropriate) Asia - HIST 389 - History of China
- HIST 390 - History of China
- HIST 391 - Modern Chinese Intellectual History
- HIST 392 - History of Pre-Modern Japan
- HIST 393 - History of Modern Japan
- HIST 394 - Chinese Intellectual History: Early Times
- HIST 476 - Studies in East Asian History
- HIST 494 - History of Tokyo, 1590-Present
- HIST 495 - Modern China in Film
(HIST 373 , HIST 385 , HIST 482 , HIST 485 when topic is appropriate) Latin America - HIST 343 - History of Mexico
- HIST 344 - History of Brazil
- HIST 360 - History of Early Latin America to 1824
- HIST 361 - History of Modern Latin America since 1810
- HIST 464 - The Spanish Conquest
- HIST 465 - Gender and Sexuality in Early Latin America
- HIST 475 - Studies in Latin American and Caribbean History
(HIST 373 , HIST 385 , HIST 482 , HIST 485 when topic is appropriate) Middle East
- HIST 369 - History of the Middle East
- HIST 370 - History of the Middle East
- HIST 382 - Archaeology of the Biblical World
- HIST 383 - Early Jewish History
- HIST 400 - History and Archaeology of Mesopotamia
- HIST 480 - Studies in Middle Eastern History
- HIST 484 - Studies in Jewish History
- HIST 486 - Studies in the Ancient Near East
(HIST 373 , HIST 385 , HIST 395 , HIST 482 , HIST 485 when topic is appropriate)
Select one course from Pre-1750 History:
Select 6 hours:
any 300-400 level history courses
Honors Concentration
The honors concentration consists of 33 hours. The honors concentration provides history majors the opportunity to work with a faculty mentor on an individualized research project. All declared history majors with an overall GPA of at least 3.25 are invited to participate in the honors concentration. A grade of B or above must be maintained in all honors courses, along with an overall GPA of 3.25. Students interested in honors work at any level should consult the department’s honors coordinator.
Select 24 upper-division hours:
Select one course in European History:
Select one course in United States History:
Select two courses (from two different areas):
Africa - HIST 371 - African History
- HIST 372 - African History
- HIST 381 - History of South Africa
- HIST 469 - Studies in African History
(HIST 373 , HIST 385 , HIST 482 , HIST 485 when topic is appropriate) Asia - HIST 389 - History of China
- HIST 390 - History of China
- HIST 391 - Modern Chinese Intellectual History
- HIST 392 - History of Pre-Modern Japan
- HIST 393 - History of Modern Japan
- HIST 394 - Chinese Intellectual History: Early Times
- HIST 476 - Studies in East Asian History
- HIST 494 - History of Tokyo, 1590-Present
- HIST 495 - Modern China in Film
(HIST 373 , HIST 385 , HIST 482 , HIST 485 when topic is appropriate) Latin America - HIST 343 - History of Mexico
- HIST 344 - History of Brazil
- HIST 360 - History of Early Latin America to 1824
- HIST 361 - History of Modern Latin America since 1810
- HIST 464 - The Spanish Conquest
- HIST 465 - Gender and Sexuality in Early Latin America
- HIST 475 - Studies in Latin American and Caribbean History
(HIST 373 , HIST 385 , HIST 482 , HIST 485 when topic is appropriate) Middle East
- HIST 369 - History of the Middle East
- HIST 370 - History of the Middle East
- HIST 382 - Archaeology of the Biblical World
- HIST 383 - Early Jewish History
- HIST 400 - History and Archaeology of Mesopotamia
- HIST 480 - Studies in Middle Eastern History
- HIST 484 - Studies in Jewish History
- HIST 486 - Studies in the Ancient Near East
(HIST 373 , HIST 385 , HIST 395 , HIST 482 , HIST 485 when topic is appropriate)
Select one course from Pre-1750 History:
Select one additional honors course:
any history honors course or history honors-by-contract course
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