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The major
The major in history consists of a minimum of 27 hours (or
36 credits) and must include History 390 or 392, one course
in premodern history, and a minimum of 6 hours in each of the
following three fields: African, Asian, Latin American, or Middle
Eastern history; European history; and United States history.
Courses at the 100 level count toward the major but do not count
toward the field distribution.
Majors may include within the required 27 hours up to 6 hours
of advanced placement or comparable work and up to 6 hours of
any combination of independent study and directed reading other
than the hours earned in History 397. Courses that a student
elects to take pass/fail do not count toward the major.
Please click here for the guide of year 2009-2010.
Field requirements. You must have 3 hours in U.S. history. There are no specific requirements within American history. Latin-American history courses do not count in this category.
You must have 3 hours in European history. Russian and Ancient history count toward this requirement. HST 101 and 102 meet the Divisional Requirement and count toward the major but not toward this requirement.
You must have 3 hours in Asian, African, Latin-American, or Middle Eastern history. HST 103 through 110 meet the Divisional Requirement and count toward the major but not toward this requirement.
You must take one course in pre-modern history. The following
courses meet this requirement:
- 206 Early Middle Ages;
- 207 High Middle Ages through Renaissance;
- 209 Europe: Renaissance to Revolution;
- 217 France to 1774;
- 219 Germany to 1871;
- 222 Renaissance and Reformation;
- 223 Great Britain to 1800;
- 230 Russia to 1865;
- 242 Middle East to 1500;
- 244 Imperial China;
- 246 Japan to 1800;
- 272 Introduction to African History.
- 305 Medieval and Early Modern Iberia;
- 307 The Italian Renaissance;
- 308 Alexander the Great;
- 314 European Economic and Social History 1300-1750;
- 315 Greek History;
- 316 Rome: Republic and Empire.
N.B. Sometimes, History 311 (Colloquium) or HST 399 (Directed Reading) will satisfy the above distribution requirements. (In the case of the pre-modern requirement, the primary focus of the course must be in the years before 1750 CE). In such cases, you must have the Department chair put a note in your departmental file identifying the course and area.
Research seminar. You must take one history seminar,
HST 390, in which you write a major research paper. You should
take this course before your last term and preferably before
your senior year. Usually three 390's are offered each term,
with different faculty each term. It may be difficult to get
into the seminar you prefer. Also we recommend that you take
a 390 only in a field in which you have previously taken a course.
If you qualify to enter the departmental honors program, you
may substitute History 392, the individually directed research
course, for the History 390 requirement.
If after completing the research project in History 392 or
390 and having the grade filed for that course, you and the
supervising professor agree that more work will produce adequate
improvement and learning, you may, with the official permission
of the instructor filed in the History Office, take History
397, Historical Writing Tutorial (1.5 hours or 2 credits) to
improve your work. Credit for History 397 does not count toward
the major.
Independent Study, History 398, is used to give credit
for exceptional history projects such as internships and off-campus
research work. With the exception of the 1.5 hours (2 credits)
that may be given for additional work on honors papers, students
can enroll in 398 only with prior approval of the project by
the department as a whole and the supervising professor. Please
do not confuse it with History 399, Directed Reading. You can
download the department guidelines for History 398 here.
You can find out more about internships here.
Directed Reading, History 399, worth 1-3 hours (1-4
credits), is available for topics not offered in regular courses
only when a professor agrees to assume this extra teaching load.
The department suggests that faculty who provide this tutorial
service not supervise more than eight credits per term. To sign
for 399, you should get a form from the departmental office
and have the professor sign it with you. Return the form to
Ms. Walker in the office, and she will give you the Permission
of Instructor number required for registration. It is not unusual
to be asked to read and report on approximately 1250 pages per
credit.
Hours and Credits. Remember that the college catalog stipulates that you can count no more than 36 hours in history toward your 120 hours needed for graduation. Hours beyond 36 must be electives beyond the 120 hour graduation requirement.
You may count only 6 AP hours and 3 hours of History 399 Directed Reading or History 398 Individual Study toward your major. Credits earned above those limits, but not surpassing the 36 hour limit, can count as electives toward graduation.
You must earn at least 27 hours in history to be a graduating history major.
The minor
A minor in history requires 18 hours.
Students can use no more than two 100-level courses towards the minor, including AP credit. There are no distribution requirements, but courses that a student
elects to take pass/fail do not count toward the minor.
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