History, BA

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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 1010 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 1610/1611, 2200, CHEM 1500/1501, PHYS 1050, 1210)

Module II: Engaging Jesuit Traditions

Module III: Engaging the World

II. College of Arts and Sciences Requirements

Modern Language 1150, 1250, 1350, or equivalent 15

NOTE:

All students with a major in the College of Arts and Sciences must demonstrate competency through the level of 1350 in a language other than English. This competency is ordinarily achieved by successful completion of the three-course sequence: 1150, 1250, and 1350. 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 1200 - Origins of Western Civilization
Choose one:
- HIST 1210 - Studies in Modern Civilization
- HIST 2310 - Survey of the United States
HIST 2010 - Workshop in World History
HIST 2020 - Historiography
HIST Electives (3000-4000 level) 30
HIST Research Seminar (4000-level) 10
HIST 4900 - Senior Synthesis

NOTE:

HIST 2010 and HIST 2020 are to be completed by the end of the junior year.

Policy for University Honors Program Students

University Honors Program students who have completed all four of the honors history courses (HONR 1210 , 1230 , 2210 , 2220 ) may earn a history major by taking an additional 45 credits in history. These credits include HIST 2010 , 2020 , 4900 , ten credits of 3000-level non-European history courses, and one five-credit 4000-level history research seminar.

Those wishing to complete the history major with departmental honors will, in addition, complete HIST 4790 .

University Honors Program students who have successfully completed all four University Honors history courses may earn a minor in history by completing 15 or more history credits at the 3000-4000 level, and one five-credit 4000-level history research seminar.

Departmental Honors

History with Departmental Honors, BA