The Undergraduate Major Program in History
The Major Program in History consists of at least 50 credit hours at
the 200-level and above. Two courses, 398 and 598, will be required,
and at least 40 more hours will be chosen within Geographical and Chronological
categories outlined below.
Once a student has earned a grade of C in History 398, the Gateway
Course, s/he may then declare a Major in History. The student should
go to the Undergraduate History Office (UHO) where the staff will interview
the student and assign a regular member of the Faculty to be the student's
Major Adviser.
Students should design their Major Program in History in consultation
with their Major Adviser, who must sign the Major Program form, and
a counselor in the Colleges of the Arts and Sciences. They should choose
their History courses to complement the choices they have made in meeting
the requirements of the General Education Curriculum (GEC).
Required Courses
Two courses will be required of all undergraduate History Majors:
1. History 398 is the Gateway Course into the Major
Program in History. Students must pass History 398 with a minimum grade
of a C before being admitted to the Department as a History Major. They
should take 398 as soon as possible after completing the GEC history
sequence.
2. History 598 is a seminar taken during the student's
senior year.
(general descriptions of History 398 and History 598)
The Department requires that History Majors study the human experience
in two or more cultural traditions and in two chronological periods
(one before 1750 and one after 1750). Therefore, students must choose
their courses within the geographical and chronological parameters noted
below. (See the list of Course Offerings for Geographical and Chronological
designations.)
Geographical Groups and Areas
Group A: (1) Africa (2) East Asia (3) Latin America
(4) Near East, Middle East and South Asia
Group B: (5) Europe (6) North America
1. Students may organize their Major around a thematic field, such
as Military, Women's or Business History, within the broad categories
of Group A and Group B. For thematic courses crossing geographical boundaries,
the adviser and the student will decide under which geographical group
the course will be counted.
2. The student will choose a minimum of 20 hours
from one of the Geographical Areas listed in either Group A or Group
B. This will be the student's Primary Geographical Area.
3. The student will also choose a minimum of 15 hours
from two or more of the Geographical Fields
other than the Primary Geographical Area. At least 10 hours
of these 15 hours will be chosen from Geographical Areas in the
Group not represented by the Primary Geographical Area.
For example, if a student chose Africa as his/her Primary Geographical
Area, then s/he would have to take at least 20 hours of African History
courses; at least 10 hours from Group B above (Europe, North America);
and at least 5 hours from any Geographical Area other than Africa.
Chronological Focus
The student will choose a minimum of 10 hours from
courses covering chronological periods falling predominantly before
1750 and a minimum of 10 hours from courses covering
chronological periods falling predominantly after 1750.
Additional Requirements:
No more than 10 hours can be at the 200 level, none at the 100level.
No more than 5 hours of 593 may be counted towards the Major Program.
With the Major Adviser's approval, up to 10 hours of courses from other
Departments may be designated as part of the Major Program in History.
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