History (B.A.)

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Requirements

History majors are required to take 40 credits of historical offerings beyond the core requirements. The following must be included in the course selections:

HIS 492 - Colloquium in Historiography Credits: 4

Eight credits from the following Advanced Seminars:

HIS 291 - International Seminar: History of Ancient and Modern Greek Culture and Christianity in the Aegean Credits: 4
HIS 491 - Advanced Seminar: American History Credits: 4
HIS 493 - Advanced Seminar: Modern European History Credits: 4
HIS 494 - Advanced Seminar: Medieval and Early Modern History Credits: 4
HIS 495 - Advanced Seminar: Ancient History Credits: 2
HIS 496 - Advanced Seminar: Ancient History Credits: 2

One of the following (4 credits)

History of Asia, Africa, the Middle East and Latin America

HIS 245 - History of Africa Credits: 4
HIS 250 - History of Latin America Credits: 4
HIS 341 - Eastern Europe, Byzantium and the Caucasus Credits: 4
HIS 344 - Medieval Islam and the Middle East Credits: 4
HIS 371 - Selected Topics Credits: 2-4 (if appropriate topic)

At least 4 credits each from three of the following five categories:

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The remainder of the major requirement consists of twelve credits of history electives.

Majors anticipating graduate study in history are encouraged to elect additional history courses as well as to develop relevant language and research skills. History majors are strongly encouraged to pursue intermediate-level language study in French, German, Italian, Greek or Latin.

Eight elective credits toward the history major may be fulfilled by language courses beyond the core requirement, either at the intermediate level of the core language or at the introductory level of a second language.

Early Christianity

The concentration (for history majors) and minor (for non-history majors) in Early Christianity introduces students to the world of the early church. The program provides a historical context for the growth and global spread of Christianity and equips students with the analytical and language skills to pursue research on early Christian texts.

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Choose at least 12 credits from the following courses. At least 8 credits should be history courses.

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Public History and Museum Studies Concentration

History majors interested in careers in museum education, museum administration, collections management, artifact conservation, archival and curatorial positions, as well as the growing field of history-related mass media and technology may complete a concentration in Public History and Museum Studies with courses listed below. Entry level positions in above fields may be attained by students with a bachelor’s degree. Specific requirements for a minor for non-history majors are described under Interdisciplinary and Off-Campus Curriculum. Contact Professor David Goss, History Department.

History (B.A.)

Requirements

Eight credits from the following Advanced Seminars:

One of the following (4 credits)

History of Asia, Africa, the Middle East and Latin America

At least 4 credits each from three of the following five categories:

History of the Ancient and Classical World

History of Medieval Europe

History of Early Modern and Modern Europe

United States History

Public History and Museum Studies

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Early Christianity

Requirements

Public History and Museum Studies Concentration

Double Major with Education