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History Major

The History program offers a wide range of courses in comparative, economic, political and social history, which are supported by the offerings in geography and political science. Students have opportunities for coursework in non-Western, European and American history and may explore such diverse topics as women's history, African-American history and historiography. Also the Senior Seminar offers an opportunity for in-depth research and analysis of exciting topics.

Required Courses

Departmental Requirements (36 s.h.)
(9 s.h. count toward university Core requirements in history and social sciences.)

1. Required Courses (12 s.h.)
• HIST 101 World History to 1500 (3 s.h.)
• HIST 102 World History since 1500 (3 s.h.)
• SOCSC 101 World Geography (3 s.h.)
• HIST 395 Senior Seminar (3 s.h.)
2. Elective Courses with the following distribution (24 s.h.)
• at least 3 s.h. in American history,
• at least 3 s.h. in European history,
• at least 3 s.h. in non-Western history,
• plus 15 s.h. of additional history courses distributed across the areas

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