History Major

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All history majors will be required to take 36 credits in history as indicated in the requirements below. Freshmen will normally not take courses above the 100 or 200 level. It is expected that each history major will consult regularly with his or her advisor in formulating a program of study that will help to fulfill his or her educational and career goals.

Requirements

Select one group from the following:

HST 101 - History of Western Civilization I 3 credits
HST 102 - History of Western Civilization II 3 credits
OR
HST 103 - World History I 3 credits
HST 104 - World History II 3 credits
HST 201 - Critical Skills for the History Major 3 credits

Additional Requirements

27 credit-hours of history courses, to be divided in the following manner:

Six credits in U.S. History - 6 credits
(above the 100 level)
Six credits in European History - 6 credits
(above the 100 level)
Six credits in “other” history - 6 credits
(e.g., Latin America, Asia,Near East, Africa, Ancient)
Three credits in a history seminar - 3 credits
Six credits of history electives - 6 credits

Total credits: 36

Note

No more than a total of 12 credits may be taken at the 100 level.

Department General Education Requirements

The department has determined the following areas of the General Education requirement for its students:

Area E

Students should select a course from the published list of available courses that satisfy this requirement.

Area I, Tier 2

Satisfied by a history seminar, HST 401, 402 or 403

Area W, Tier 2

Satisfied by a history seminar, HST 401, 402 or 403

Area O

Satisfied by a history seminar, HST 401, 402 or 403

HST 401 - Seminar in American History 3 credits
HST 401 - Seminar on America in the 1960s 3 credits
HST 401 - Seminar in Civil War Biography 3 credits
HST 401 - Seminar in 19th-Century New Bedford 3 credits
HST 401 - Seminar in U.S. Women’s History 3 credits
HST 402 - Seminar in European History 3 credits
HST 403 - Seminar in World History 3 credits

History Honors Program

The department offers an Honors Program for senior history majors with a 3.2 cumulative average. In this program students write a research paper under the direction of a faculty member of their choice. For details of this program, students should consult their advisors.

Students with a minimum GPA of 3.2 are eligible for nomination to the university’s Alpha Eta Theta Chapter of the International History Honor Society, Phi Alpha Theta.