History, BA

Requirements

In order to earn the bachelor of arts degree with a major in history, students must complete a minimum of 180 credits with a cumulative and major/program grade point average of 2.00, including the following:

I. Core Curriculum Requirements

Module I: Engaging Academic Inquiry

UCOR 1100 - Academic Writing Seminar
UCOR 1200 - Quantitative Reasoning (or MATH 118 or above)
UCOR 1300 - Creative Expression and Interpretation
UCOR 1400 - Inquiry Seminar in the Humanities
UCOR 1600 - Inquiry Seminar in the Social Sciences
UCOR 1800 - Inquiry Seminar in the Natural Sciences (or BIOL 161/171, 200, CHEM 121/131, PHYS 105, 121)

Module II: Exploring the Self and Others

Module III: Engaging the World

II. College of Arts and Sciences Requirements

Modern Language 115, 125, 135, or equivalent 15

NOTE:

All students with a major in the College of Arts and Sciences must demonstrate competency through the level of 135 in a language other than English. This competency is ordinarily achieved by successful completion of the three-course sequence: 115, 125, and 135. Because these courses are a college requirement, no course in the sequence may be taken on a pass/fail, correspondence, or audit basis. Placement into other than the beginning course of the sequence is achieved by acceptable performance on the Modern Language Competency Examination. See the Modern Languages Department for details on the examinations. Courses used to satisfy the College of Arts and Sciences modern language requirement may not be used to fulfill history major requirements.

III. Major Requirements

65 credits in history, including:

HIST 120 - Origins of Western Civilization
HIST 121 - Studies in Modern Civilization
HIST 201 - Workshop in World History
HIST 202 - Historiography
HIST Electives (300-400 level) 30
HIST Research Seminar (400-level) 10
HIST 490 - Senior Synthesis

NOTE:

HIST 201 and HIST 202 are to be completed by the end of the junior year.

Departmental Honors

History Major with Departmental Honors