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History majors are required to take at least eight history courses (24 credits) numbered 3000 and above. They are encouraged to take courses in at least three of the six different geographical areas of our curriculum; these areas are Africa, Asia, Europe, Latin America and the Caribbean, The United States, and Global, Comparative, or Transnational History. Majors are required to take the Capstone Course (History 4900). Students may take six credits toward their majors in other departments, if the courses are related to their program of study; prior consultation with a history department advisor is required.is required.
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Program Learning Goals
Upon completion of a major in History, students will be able to:
- Identify and explain significant issues and trends in parts of the globe.
- Place people and events within their historical contexts and relationships and with regard for race, gender, and other diverse experiences and identities.
- Explain change over time.
- Describe the factors that caused the major transformations in any epoch, be they social, economic, political, or cultural.
- Identify and explain the theses, major arguments, strengths, and weaknesses of scholarly books and journal articles.
- Locate primary and secondary sources and explain their evidentiary merit.
- Use primary and secondary evidence to support observations and claims.
- Produce a written work of historical research that demonstrates proficiency in the other goals.
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Major Course Requirements
Program Prerequisite - Complete one of the following courses:
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| A Survey of Asian History (
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| The Historical Search for the Prophet Mohammed (
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| The Islamic Middle East and North Africa: 622-1789 | 3 credits | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| The Modern Middle East and North Africa (
| 3 credits | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| The Rise of Asia in World Affairs (
| 3 credits | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| History of Modern Iraq | 3 credits | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vietnam at War (
| 3 credits | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| History of Chinese Religion (
| 3 credits | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ancient India | 3 credits | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| The Making of Modern India (
| 3 credits | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| The Heritage of Chinese Civilization (
| 3 credits | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Modernization and Westernization in Asia | 3 credits | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| The Emergence of Modern Japan (
| 3 credits | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| China in Revolution (
| 3 credits |
| Vietnam at War (
| 3 credits |
Europe
| Ancient Greece | 3 credits | ||||||||||||
| The Ancient World: Rome | 3 credits | ||||||||||||
| Europe in the Age of the Renaissance | 3 credits | ||||||||||||
| Jesus—A Historical and Critical Approach (
| 3 credits | ||||||||||||
| European Thought in the Seventeenth and Eighteenth Centuries | 3 credits | ||||||||||||
| European Intellectual History in the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries | 3 credits | ||||||||||||
| The Third Republic in France | 3 credits | ||||||||||||
| Women in Europe: Ancient to Modern | 3 credits | ||||||||||||
| Russia Under the Tsars | 3 credits | ||||||||||||
| The Russian Revolution and the Soviet Regime | 3 credits | ||||||||||||
| Topics in European History | 3 credits | ||||||||||||
| The Holocaust in History and Memory (
| 3 credits |
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| Themes in American History | 3 hours; 3 credits | ||||||||||||||||||
| Themes in Global History to 1500 C.E. | 3 hours; 3 credits | ||||||||||||||||||
| Themes in Global History Since 1500 C.E. | 3 hours; 3 credits | ||||||||||||||||||
| Modern American History | 3 hours; 3 credits | ||||||||||||||||||
| Introduction to the Religions of Asia | 3 hours; 3 credits | ||||||||||||||||||
| Medieval Civilization | 3 hours; 3 credits | ||||||||||||||||||
| Europe in the Eighteenth Century | 3 hours; 3 credits | ||||||||||||||||||
| Europe in an Era of Revolution | 3 hours; 3 credits | ||||||||||||||||||
| Nineteenth Century Europe | 3 hours; 3 credits | ||||||||||||||||||
| Europe in the Early Twentieth Century | 3 hours; 3 credits | ||||||||||||||||||
| Europe and the World Since 1945 | 3 hours; 3 credits | ||||||||||||||||||
| Modern America, 1880-1945 | 3 hours; 3 credits | ||||||||||||||||||
| Recent America, 1945 to the Present | 3 hours; 3 credits | ||||||||||||||||||
| The Third World in the Modern Era | 3 hours; 3 credits | ||||||||||||||||||
| Classical Buddhism | 3 hours; 3 credits | ||||||||||||||||||
| Classical Chinese Philosophy | 3 hours; 3 credits | ||||||||||||||||||
| Social Welfare Policy (
| 3 hours; 3 credits | ||||||||||||||||||
| Religion and Politics in the United States (
| 3 hours; 3 credits | ||||||||||||||||||
| Topics in the History of Globalization | 3 hours; 3 credits | ||||||||||||||||||
| Central America: A Regional Study | 3 hours; 3 credits | ||||||||||||||||||
| Ancient Greece | 3 hours; 3 credits | ||||||||||||||||||
| The Ancient World: Rome | 3 hours; 3 credits | ||||||||||||||||||
| Europe in the Age of the Renaissance | 3 hours; 3 credits | ||||||||||||||||||
| Afro-Brazilian History (
| 3 hours; 3 credits | ||||||||||||||||||
| Race, Class, and Gender in Brazil (
| 3 hours; 3 credits | ||||||||||||||||||
| Colonial America: From Settlement to Independence | 3 hours; 3 credits | ||||||||||||||||||
| The Civil War and Reconstruction | 3 hours; 3 credits | ||||||||||||||||||
| The Sixties in America (
| 3 hours; 3 credits | ||||||||||||||||||
| The Civil Rights Movement (
| 3 hours; 3 credits | ||||||||||||||||||
| African American History (
| 3 hours; 3 credits | ||||||||||||||||||
| Survey of African History (
| 3 hours; 3 credits | ||||||||||||||||||
| Women in African History (
| 3 hours; 3 credits | ||||||||||||||||||
| History of the African Diaspora (
| 3 hours; 3 credits | ||||||||||||||||||
| The History and Archaeology of Ancient Egypt | 3 hours; 3 credits | ||||||||||||||||||
| History of Civilizations in Latin America | 3 hours; 3 credits | ||||||||||||||||||
| History of Colonial Latin America | 3 hours; 3 credits | ||||||||||||||||||
| History of Modern Latin America | 3 hours; 3 credits | ||||||||||||||||||
| History of U.S.-Latin American Relations | 3 hours; 3 credits | ||||||||||||||||||
| History of Caribbean Civilizations | 3 hours; 3 credits | ||||||||||||||||||
| A Survey of Asian History (
| 3 hours; 3 credits | ||||||||||||||||||
| The Historical Search for the Prophet Mohammad (
| 3 hours; 3 credits | ||||||||||||||||||
| The Islamic Middle East and North Africa: 622-1789 | 3 hours; 3 credits | ||||||||||||||||||
| The Modern Middle East and North Africa (
| 3 hours; 3 credits | ||||||||||||||||||
| Jesus - A Historical and Critical Approach (
| 3 hours; 3 credits | ||||||||||||||||||
| American Conservatism: Origins, Development, and Contemporary Controversies (
| 3 hours; 3 credits | ||||||||||||||||||
| Food History | 3 hours; 3 credits | ||||||||||||||||||
| European Thought in the Seventeenth and Eighteenth Centuries | 3 hours; 3 credits | ||||||||||||||||||
| European Thought in the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries | 3 hours; 3 credits | ||||||||||||||||||
| Modern Imperialism | 3 hours; 3 credits | ||||||||||||||||||
| The Third Republic in France | 3 hours; 3 credits | ||||||||||||||||||
| Women in Europe: Ancient to Modern | 3 hours; 3 credits | ||||||||||||||||||
| Asian American History (
| 3 hours; 3 credits | ||||||||||||||||||
| The Rise of Asia in World Affairs (
| 3 hours; 3 credits | ||||||||||||||||||
| Russia Under the Tsars | 3 hours; 3 credits | ||||||||||||||||||
| The Russian Revolution and the Soviet Regime | 3 hours; 3 credits | ||||||||||||||||||
| Topics in European History | 3 hours; 3 credits | ||||||||||||||||||
| Comparative Revolutions | 3 hours; 3 credits | ||||||||||||||||||
| Topics in European History | 3 hours; 3 credits | ||||||||||||||||||
| Contemporary Islamic World | 3 hours; 3 credits | ||||||||||||||||||
| Naval Battles and Society: A Global History | 3 hours; 3 credits | ||||||||||||||||||
| City and Suburb in 20th Century America | 3 hours; 3 credits | ||||||||||||||||||
| History of American Business Enterprise | 3 hours; 3 credits | ||||||||||||||||||
| U.S. Economic History | 3 hours; 3 credits | ||||||||||||||||||
| American Foreign Relations in the Twentieth Century | 3 hours; 3 credits | ||||||||||||||||||
| World War II: A Global History | 3 hours; 3 credits | ||||||||||||||||||
| History of the Cold War | 3 hours; 3 credits | ||||||||||||||||||
| History of Modern Iraq | 3 hours; 3 credits | ||||||||||||||||||
| Health Care in America: 1800 - Present | 3 hours; 3 credits | ||||||||||||||||||
| Science and Technology in American Life | 3 hours; 3 credits | ||||||||||||||||||
| American Intellectual History | 3 hours; 3 credits | ||||||||||||||||||
| Topics in American History | 3 hours; 3 credits | ||||||||||||||||||
| American Urban History | 3 hours; 3 credits | ||||||||||||||||||
| Hands-On History | 3 hours; 3 credits | ||||||||||||||||||
| Colloquium in History | 3 hours; 3 credits | ||||||||||||||||||
| The Holocaust in History and Memory (
| 3 hours; 3 credits | ||||||||||||||||||
| The Immigrant in American History | 3 hours; 3 credits | ||||||||||||||||||
| History of the People of the City of New York | 3 hours; 3 credits | ||||||||||||||||||
| The Great Depression, 1929-1940 | 3 hours; 3 credits | ||||||||||||||||||
| History of the Jewish People in America | 3 hours; 3 credits | ||||||||||||||||||
| Women in America | 3 hours; 3 credits | ||||||||||||||||||
| Vietnam at War (
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| History of African Religions (
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| History of Chinese Religion (
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| Ancient India | 3 hours; 3 credits | ||||||||||||||||||
| The Making of Modern India (
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| The Heritage of Chinese Civilization (
| 3 hours; 3 credits | ||||||||||||||||||
| Modernization and Westernization in Asia | 3 hours; 3 credits | ||||||||||||||||||
| The Emergence of Modern Japan (
| 3 hours; 3 credits | ||||||||||||||||||
| China in Revolution (
| 3 hours; 3 credits | ||||||||||||||||||
| Topics in African, Asian, or Latin American History | 3 hours; 3 credits |
| Vietnam at War (
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HIS 4900 |
Capstone Course: In Search of History
3 hours; 3 credits
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HIS 5000 |
Independent Study History I
Variable hours and credits
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HIS 5001 |
Independent Study History II
Variable hours and credits
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HIS 5002 |
Independent Study History III
Variable hours and credits
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HIS 5003 |
Independent Study History IV
Variable hours and credits
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HIS 5100 |
History Internship
6 - 8 hours; 3 credits
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HIS 6001H |
Honors History I
3 hours; 3 credits per semester
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HIS 6002H |
Honors History II
3 hours; 3 credits per semester
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HIS 6003H |
Honors History III
3 hours; 3 credits per semester
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