Requirements for Graduation with a Major in History
1000-Level History Courses 4 credits
Students must take one 1000-level History course. This course will expose students
to the fundamentals of the historical discipline, including different approaches to
primary and secondary sources. These courses also apply to the Common Curriculum's
Ways of Knowing: Analytical Inquiry/Society & Culture (AI2) requirement. Students
may satisfy this requirement with AP or IB credit.
2000-Level History Courses 8 credits
Students must take two 2000-level History courses. These courses are capped at 30
students and are open to non-majors as well as majors. They emphasize training in
how to work with primary sources.
3000-Level History Courses 8 credits
Students must take two 3000-level History courses. These are small seminars designed
for advanced History majors, with demanding reading and writing requirements. These
courses emphasize the use of secondary sources and introduce students to the concept
of historiography.
Electives
8 credits
Elective credits may come from any History Department course, as well as approved
study abroad courses. Students may be given elective credit for high school Advanced
Placement or International Baccalaureate examination scores, at the discretion of
the Chair of the Department. Ordinarily, no more than 4 credits of AP or IB work
may go toward the History major.
Distribution Requirement
Of the above courses, students must take at least one course in three of the following
categories: Asian History; European History; American History; Pre-Modern History.
See the Department website for course listings by category. Students should consult
with their faculty advisor or the Chair to make sure that they have correctly fulfilled
this requirement.
Issues in Comparative History (HIST 2998) 4 credits
This course is designed ensure that all students engage in comparative history. Students
will also be exposed to different approaches to the study of history, as embodied
in the work of the individual faculty members in this team-taught course.
What is History? (HIST 2990) 4 credits
This course is designed specifically to train students in historical methodologies
and to think historiographically, i.e., to see historical issues the way historians
see them. It is intended to prepare students for Senior Seminar, in which they will
explore the historiography of their specific research topic.
Senior Seminars (HIST 3989; HIST 3990) 8 credits
In the fall quarter of their senior year, students must take Senior Seminar I, a course
taught in conjunction with individual faculty mentors. This course focuses on honing
students' historiographical and bibliographical skills in preparation for their senior
research projects. Students will produce a research proposal at the end of the course.
Students must then take Senior Seminar II in the winter quarter of their senior year.
This course concentrates on research in original historical sources and on the oral
and written presentation of research findings. Evaluation of students' performances
in both quarters of Senior Seminar will be based on input from individual mentors
as well as the primary instructor.
TOTAL CREDITS REQUIRED FOR A MAJOR IN HISTORY 44 credits
Requirements for a Minor in History
20 credits in History, of which at least 8 must be at the 2000- or 3000-level.
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