Requirements for the History Major
(Class of 2009 and beyond)
Major in History
Ten three-credit history courses consisting of :
1 History Workshop: HIST 33000
The gateway course for the standard major, the History Workshop must be taken the semester following the major declaration.
4 Area Courses
One course from four of the following five areas. One course of the four must contain substantial material on the period before 1500.
- African/Asian/Middle Eastern history
Ancient/Medieval European history (to 1500)
Modern European history (after 1500)
United States history
Latin American history
3 Concentration Area Courses
An area of concentration must be chosen by the beginning of the senior year, with the guidance and approval of the major’s departmental advisor. Concentration Areas include – but are certainly not limited to – the fields in the table below.
Areas of Concentration
Geographical |
Thematic |
African history |
Political history |
Asian history |
Women’s history |
Medieval European history |
Religious history |
Middle Eastern history |
Intellectual history |
Modern European history |
History of Science and Technology |
United States history |
Labor history |
Latin America history |
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Trans-Atlantic history |
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Borderlands history |
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1 Departmental Seminar: HIST 43XXX
The Seminar should be taken in the area of concentration
1 Elective
Any history course.
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Supplementary Major in History
Eight three-credit history courses consisting of:
Four Area Courses
One course from four of the following five areas. One course of the four must contain substantial material on the period before 1500.
- African/Asian/Middle Eastern history
Ancient/Medieval European history (to 1500)
Modern European history (after 1500)
United States history
Latin American history
Three electives
Any history course.
One Departmental Seminar: HIST 43XXX
Important Information About Counting Lower-Level Courses
Students pursuing either major option above may count up to two lower-level courses toward the major program (courses beginning with a 1 or a 2). All others must me "major-level"courses that begin with a 3 or a 4.
Lower-level courses may be counted toward breadth requirements, electives, or conentration area courses.
AP credit (or its equivalent through a similar program) cannot be counted toward the major program.
A course cannot count toward both the major and another requirement (such as the university requirement for history), unless approved by a student's college dean.