Major in History - The major in history requires 36 hours, of which at least 24 must be at the 100 level or more, including 12 at the 200 and 300 levels.
- 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 in each of these areas, at least one (1) of which must be numbered 100 or above.
- Each major should take 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 certainly no later than the start of the senior year.
- 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; or W388 Writing Seminar in Third World History) or History 397 Contemporary Theory and Practice of History.
Minor in History
The minor in history consists of 18 credits in history of which 6 may be numbered below 100 and 6 must be numbered 200 or above. |
