History Major Description and Requirements

We offer a four-year program leading to a Bachelor of Arts in History. Following completion of foundation courses, you can pursue different fields of history depending on your intellectual and career interests. As appropriate, you can use political science and liberal arts courses (up to 15 credits) to fulfill some requirements of the major. 

Total Credits for a Major in History: 45

First-Year Courses

Pre-Modern Civilization (HIST 103)

Modern World Civilization (HIST 104)

United States History I (HIST 203)

United States History II (HIST 204)

Second-Year Courses

Research and Bibliography (HIST 200)

Historiography (HIST 205)

US Government and Public Policy (POSC 201)

Comparative Government and Public Policy (POSC 202)

Third-Year Courses

Topics in European History (HIST 305)

Topics in Asian History (HIST 310)

Topics in Latin American History (HIST 330)

Topics in the History of the Middle East and the Muslim World (HIST 340) or Topics in African History (HIST 350)

Fourth-Year Courses

Two 400-level seminars chosen from:

Seminar in Historical Periods (HIST 401)

Seminar in Issues in History (HIST 403)

One of the following:

One additional 400-level seminar

Senior Thesis (HIST 405)

Teaching Assistantship in History (HIST 510)

Internship in History (HIST 540)