History General Program (BA)

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For a Bachelor of Arts degree with a concentration in history, the student is expected to complete a balanced program of studies in history, the other social sciences, and the humanities as approved by the advisor.

Requirements

A. History

Thirty-three or more credits in history, to include:

Two from:
HIS 112 - World History to 1400 (3)
HIS 113 - World History: 1400 to 1900 (3)
HIS 114 - Twentieth Century World History (3)
HIS 220 - United States to 1898 (3)
HIS 221 - United States since 1898 (3)
HIS 299 - Introduction to History (3)
One from:
HIS 336 - Africa in Modern Times, 1800 to Present (3)
HIS 339 - History of Mexico (3)
HIS 343 - Modern Caribbean History (3)
HIS 371 - Japan from Antiquity to 1300 (3).
HIS 376 - History of Modern China (3)
HIS 377 - Japan from 1300 to 1800 (3).
HIS 378 - Japan from 1800 to Present (3).
HIS 380 - History of Modern India and South Asia (3)
HIS 477 - Japan: Age of Samurai (3).
Normally elected in the senior year:
HIS 301 - History Capstone Seminar (3)

Additional Courses

Four additional courses, selected with the approval of the departmental advisor, from:

North America

Europe/England/Russia

HIS 325 - History of the British Isles to 1606 (3)
HIS 326 - History of the British Isles 1606-1919 (3)
HIS 351 - Early Modern Europe, 1350-1800 (3)
HIS 352 - History of Modern Russia (3).
HIS 355 - War and Violence in Europe (3)
HIS 357 - Polish Culture through History and Literature (3)
HIS 360 - The Holocaust (3)
HIS 362 - Food and World History (3).
HIS 364 - Early Modern German History, 1500-1800 (3).
HIS 365 - Magic and Witchcraft in Western Civilization (3).
HIS 367 - Modern German History, 1800-2000 (3)
HIS 372 - The French Revolution (3)
HIS 373 - 19th Century Europe (3)
HIS 374 - History of the British Empire since 1790 (3)
HIS 382 - History of the British Isles since 1919 (3).
HIS 384 - Gender and Sexuality in Modern European History (3).
HIS 394 - Medieval Europe (3).
HIS 399 - France and the World from 1789 to 2000 (3).
HIS 400 - Postwar: Europe since 1945 (3).
HIS 401 - Migration in Modern European History (3)

Asia/Africa/Mexico/Latin America

B. Cognate Courses

During the third and fourth year at least nine credits in cognates chosen from the social sciences or the humanities with the approval of the advisor; to include two courses at the advanced level in a single discipline

C. Additional Requirements

All requirements of the College of Arts and Sciences (CAS) Bachelor of Arts degree, including General Education requirements and additional BA distribution requirements

Minimum Credits for the Degree: 120 credits