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History

Departmental Office
215-204-7461
History@temple.edu

Richard Immerman, Chair
913 Gladfelter
Richard.Immerman@temple.edu
215-204-7466

David M. Jacobs, Undergraduate Advising Coordinator
927 Gladfelter
David.Jacobs@temple.edu
215-204-7966

http://www.temple.edu/history

The faster our lives change, the more we need to understand our past, reflect on our present, and make decisions for our future. History helps us to understand who we are and where we came from. It provides unique insights and perspectives for our personal and professional pursuits.

The study of history incorporates all people and all societies from the dawn of civilization to the present. As such, students can specialize in certain countries, regions, eras, or other aspects of these areas. The History Department divides its courses between American History, European History, and Comparative, Global, Third World History. Within each division, one can learn about any aspect of that area by choosing history courses in a wide variety of focuses such as political, diplomatic, social, cultural, economic, gender, and ethnic history. As a graduate of Temple's Department of History, the student will be expected to concentrate in a field of history and also be well-versed in the three main divisions.

History graduates have gone into a wide range of careers. Business, law, politics, education, historical preservation, and information resources, are just a few of the many areas. History arms the student for a maximum amount of flexibility for career choices.

Temple students participate regularly in the intellectual life of the region through their connections to such organizations and institutions as the McNeil Center for Early American Studies, the Balch Institute for Ethnic Studies, the Pennsylvania Historical Society, the Atwater Kent Museum, and the American Philosophical Society.

The Department of History offers an Honors Program for majors with outstanding academic records. Qualified majors are invited to join Phi Alpha Theta, the History honor society, and minors as well as majors participate in the Undergraduate History Association. Special Programs allow undergraduates to major in History and earn teaching certification or to major in history and earn a Masters in Education in five years (program administered through the School of Education).

The History Major

The History major consists of a step approach in which courses numbered below 100 are beginning courses. Courses numbered between 0100 and 0199 are intermediate courses, and courses numbered above 200 are advanced courses. There are no prerequisites for any history course.

1. The major in history requires thirty-six (36) hours, of which at least twenty-four (24) must be at the 100 level or more, including twelve (12) at the 200 and 300 levels.

2. Courses are divided into three categories: a) Comparative, Global, and Third World; b) European; and c) United States. Students must take a minimum of two (2) courses whose predominant content is Third World, two (2) whose predominant content is European, and two (2) whose predominant content
is US.

3. Each major should take four (4) courses that comprise an area of concentration based on some geographic or thematic intellectual rationale. The area of concentration should be defined in writing and approved by a departmental advisor, ideally at the start of the junior year and no later than the start of the senior year.

4. Majors must take at least one writing seminar in their senior year: History W386, Writing Seminar in American History; W387, Writing Seminar in European History; W388, Writing Seminar in Third World History; or History W397, Writing Seminar in the Contemporary Theory and Practice of History. This course counts as one of the four required above 200.

REQUIREMENTS FOR THE MAJOR

* Indicates writing capstone for major

Department

Course Number

Course Title

s.h.

Core Indicator

History

CO60

CO61

CO62

CO63

CO65

CO66

CO67/HO97

CO68/HO98

HO93-98

Select up to 4

Third World History

World History-Ancient

World History-Modern

War and Society

Gender and History

Modern Europe

U.S. History to 1877

U.S. History Since 1877

Honors Topics

Max.

12

IS

IS

IS

IS

IS

IS

AC

AC

    -- Select at least 4    

History  

100-199

Intermediate History Courses 

Min.

12

 

History

200-399

Advanced History Courses 

Min.

12

 
Capstone Writing Seminar (counts as one above-200 course)  Select 1    

History

W386

 or

W387

 or

 W388

 or

W397

 

Writing Seminar in American History

Writing Seminar in European History

Writing Seminar in Comparative, Global,

Third World History

Writing Seminar in Contemporary Theory and Practice of History

3

WI*

Total

36

 

REQUIREMENTS FOR THE MINOR

A History minor is an ideal complement to other majors and programs at Temple, from medicine to journalism, from computer science to finance, from film to marketing. Students with a minor in history are required to take six (6) courses totally eighteen (18) semester hours. Of the six courses, at least two (2) must be numbered 100 or above and at least two courses (2) must be numbered 200 or above.

Department

Course Number

Course Title

s.h.

Core Indicator

    Pick up to 2    

History

CO60

CO61

CO62

CO63

CO65

CO66

CO67

CO68

 

Third World History

World History-Ancient

World History-Modern

War and Society

Gender and History

Modern Europe

U.S. History to 1877

U.S. History Since 1877

Max.

6

IS

IS

IS

IS

IS

IS

AC

AC

    Pick at least 2    

History  

100-199

Intermediate History Courses

Min.

6

 

History

200-399

Advanced History Courses

Min.

6

 

TOTAL

18

 

Materials describing the History major can be obtained in the History Department, 913 Gladfelter Hall.

 

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