History (BA)
Arts and Sciences
History and Philosophy
HEGIS Number: 2205
- Info
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- Course Descriptions
- Course descriptions can be found in the online PDF version of the Bulletin
The History faculty seeks to impart knowledge of the societies and cultures of the past both to inform students and help them better understand present day events. The courses and programs of study are designed to develop an appreciation of the study of history as one of the major modes of humanity’s search for knowledge of itself as well as a familiarity with the methods historians employ. The historian’s investigative techniques sharpen students’ capacity for logical and critical thought. Class discussion and writing assignments help them to attain clarity and facility in oral and literary expression. The History major prepares a student for a career in a number of diverse fields: as an archivist, business executive, diplomat, foreign service officer, professional historian, intelligence analyst, journalist, lawyer, management trainee, museum specialist, personnel worker, public relations officer, reference librarian, research assistant, teacher, travel guide, and writer. While some of these professional activities require further study in graduate school, others can be entered directly upon receipt of a bachelor’s degree in history.
The History faculty strongly advises all History majors to take a broad range of courses in History and to attain competency in a foreign language at the 106 level, especially if graduate school is anticipated. History majors who plan to pursue graduate studies should be aware that the following are probable admission requirements they would encounter: at least 24 undergraduate credits in history, a reading knowledge of at least one foreign language, satisfactory Graduate Record Examination scores, and a bachelor’s degree. Specific language requirements for the doctorate should be carefully checked prior to application to graduate schools. For further information on graduate studies in History, students are advised to consult the Faculty Advisor, Dr. Robert Parmet.
Major Discipline Requirements* |
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| Choose two of the following Courses | 6 | |
| HIST201 | Beginnings of the American People | 3 |
| HIST202 | The Emergence of Urban America | 3 |
| HIST204 | Contemporary America | 3 |
| HIST205 | History of Women in the United States | 3 |
| HIST272 | African-American History | 3 |
| HIST273 | The American Worker | 3 |
| HIST274 | The American Ethnic Experience | 3 |
| HIST311 | The Colonial Period of American History, 1492-1760 | 3 |
| HIST312 | The Era of the American Revolution, 1760-1815 | 3 |
| HIST313 | The Civil War | 3 |
| HIST315 | American Diplomatic History, 1789-1914 | 3 |
| HIST316 | American Diplomacy in the Twentieth Century | 3 |
| HIST326 | American Economic History Since the Civil War | 3 |
| Choose two of the following Courses | 6 | |
| HIST206 | Women and the Family in World History | 3 |
| HIST210 | Renaissance, Reformation and the Early Modern European State | 3 |
| HIST331 | The Ancient Near East and Greece | 3 |
| HIST332 | The Ancient World: Rome | 3 |
| HIST333 | Nineteenth-Century Europe | 3 |
| HIST334 | Twentieth-Century Europe | 3 |
| HIST335 | Russia From the Middle Ages to 1855 | 3 |
| HIST336 | Russia From 1855 to the Present | 3 |
| HIST337 | Modern England | 3 |
| HIST338 | Modern France | 3 |
| HIST339 | Modern Germany: 1648-1945 | 3 |
| HIST340 | The Holocaust: the Jewish Experience Under Nazism | 3 |
| HIST344 | Contemporary Europe | 3 |
| Choose two of the following Courses | 6 | |
| HIST257 | East Asia to the Nineteenth Century | 3 |
| HIST258 | East Asia From 1800 to the Present | 3 |
| HIST262 | History of the Middle East | 3 |
| HIST275 | African History Until 1800 | 3 |
| HIST276 | African History From 1800 Until the Present | 3 |
| HIST277 | The Caribbean Since Columbus | 3 |
| HIST278 | History of Modern India | 3 |
| HIST353 | Modern China | 3 |
| HIST354 | Modern Japan | 3 |
| HIST359 | Contemporary China and Japan | 3 |
| HIST367 | Colonial Latin America | 3 |
| HIST368 | Latin America Since 1825 | 3 |
| HIST374 | Africa and the Atlantic Slave Trade | 3 |
| HIST375 | Decolonization in West Africa | 3 |
| HIST376 | West Africa Since Independence | 3 |
An additional 18 credits at the 200 level or aboveat least 12 of which must be in History, and 6 of which may be in related disciplines, with the approval of the department |
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B.A. with Honors in History
Juniors and Seniors who meet the following requirements, a 3.6 average, a minimum of 24 credits in elective History courses, and either a 400-level History seminar or History 490, Senior Research in History, should apply for graduation with a B.A. with Honors in History.