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May 23, 2025
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2022-2023 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
History Major, BA
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Majors in history should prepare their programs in consultation with a departmental faculty advisor.
Continuing, returning, and transfer students must meet progression requirements before declaring a major in history.
A student may not declare a history major until he/she has completed both semesters, with a grade of C or better in each course, of a survey chosen from HIUS 221 *-HIUS 222 *, HIUS 227 *-HIUS 228 *, HIEU 241 *-HIEU 242 *, HIEU 247 *-HIEU 248 *, HIST 261 *-HIST 262 * or any two one-semester courses from any of these sequences. AP (with a score of 4 or 5) or transfer credit is acceptable to fulfill this requirement.
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Major Requirements
The major consists of 33 hours, including: Select 24 upper-division hours including at least 6 hours at 400 level:
Select one course in European History:
Select one course in United States History:
Select two courses (from two different areas):
Africa - HIAF 371 - African History to 1880
- HIAF 372 - African History Since 1880
- HIAF 381 - History of South Africa
- HIAF 383 - Studies in African History
- HIAF 480 - Health and Healing in African History
- HIAF 484 - Studies in African History
(HIST 373 , HIST 385 , HIST 485 when topic is appropriate) Asia - HIAS 381 - Science in the Making of Modern China
- HIAS 383 - Studies in Asian History
- HIAS 389 - Pre-Modern Chinese History *
- HIAS 390 - Modern Chinese History
- HIAS 391 - Modern Chinese Intellectual History
- HIAS 392 - History of Pre-Modern Japan
- HIAS 393 - History of Modern Japan
- HIAS 394 - Chinese Intellectual History: Early Times *
- HIAS 480 - Traditional Chinese Medicine
- HIAS 484 - Studies in Asian History
- HIAS 490 - The Samurai: Fact, Fiction, Fantasy
- HIAS 494 - History of Tokyo *
- HIAS 495 - Modern China on Film
(HIST 373 , HIST 385 , HIST 485 when topic is appropriate) Latin America - HILA 343 - History of Mexico: Aztecs to El Chapo
- HILA 344 - History of Brazil
- HILA 360 - History of Early Latin America
- HILA 361 - History of Modern Latin America
- HILA 370 - Latin American History at the Movies
- HILA 383 - Studies in Latin American and Caribbean History
- HILA 450 - Slavery in the Early Americas
- HILA 460 - The Life and Times of Ernesto “Che” Guevara
- HILA 463 - History of the Spanish Inquisition
- HILA 464 - The Spanish Conquest
- HILA 465 - Gender and Sexuality in Early Latin America
- HILA 484 - Studies in Latin American and Caribbean History
(HIST 373 , HIST 385 , HIST 485 when topic is appropriate) Middle East - HIME 350 - Early Muslim-Christian Relations in the Middle East
- HIME 366 - History of the Middle East and the Islamic World, 600 – 1050 *
- HIME 369 - History of the Middle East and the Islamic World, ca. 1050 – 1500 *
- HIME 370 - Modern Middle East
- HIME 382 - Archaeology of Ancient Israel
- HIME 383 - Ancient Jewish History
- HIME 384 - Studies in Middle East History
- HIME 385 - Studies in Jewish History
- HIME 400 - Archaeology and History of Mesopotamia
- HIME 484 - Studies in Middle East History
- HIME 485 - Studies in Jewish History
- HIME 486 - Studies in the Ancient Near East
(HIST 373 , HIST 385 , HIEU 395 , HIST 485 when topic is appropriate)
Select one course from Pre-1750 History:
Select 6 hours:
- any 300-400 level history courses
Honors Concentration – History
The honors concentration consists of 33 hours, 12 of which must be honors or honors-by-contract courses. The honors concentration provides history majors the opportunity to work with a faculty mentor on an individualized research project. All declared history majors with an overall GPA of at least 3.25 are invited to participate in the honors concentration. A grade of B or above must be maintained in all honors courses, along with an overall GPA of 3.25. Students interested in honors work at any level should consult the department’s honors coordinator. Select 24 upper-division hours:
Select one course in European History:
Select one course in United States History:
Select two courses (from two different areas):
Africa - HIAF 371 - African History to 1880
- HIAF 372 - African History Since 1880
- HIAF 381 - History of South Africa
- HIAF 383 - Studies in African History
- HIAF 484 - Studies in African History
(HIST 373 , HIST 385 , HIST 418 , HIST 485 when topic is appropriate) Asia - HIAS 383 - Studies in Asian History
- HIAS 389 - Pre-Modern Chinese History *
- HIAS 390 - Modern Chinese History
- HIAS 391 - Modern Chinese Intellectual History
- HIAS 392 - History of Pre-Modern Japan
- HIAS 393 - History of Modern Japan
- HIAS 394 - Chinese Intellectual History: Early Times *
- HIAS 480 - Traditional Chinese Medicine
- HIAS 484 - Studies in Asian History
- HIAS 490 - The Samurai: Fact, Fiction, Fantasy
- HIAS 494 - History of Tokyo *
- HIAS 495 - Modern China on Film
(HIST 373 , HIST 385 , HIST 418 , HIST 485 when topic is appropriate) Latin America - HILA 343 - History of Mexico: Aztecs to El Chapo
- HILA 344 - History of Brazil
- HILA 360 - History of Early Latin America
- HILA 361 - History of Modern Latin America
- HILA 370 - Latin American History at the Movies
- HILA 383 - Studies in Latin American and Caribbean History
- HILA 450 - Slavery in the Early Americas
- HILA 460 - The Life and Times of Ernesto “Che” Guevara
- HILA 463 - History of the Spanish Inquisition
- HILA 464 - The Spanish Conquest
- HILA 465 - Gender and Sexuality in Early Latin America
- HILA 484 - Studies in Latin American and Caribbean History
(HIST 373 , HIST 385 , HIST 418 , HIST 485 when topic is appropriate) Middle East - HIME 350 - Early Muslim-Christian Relations in the Middle East
- HIME 366 - History of the Middle East and the Islamic World, 600 – 1050 *
- HIME 369 - History of the Middle East and the Islamic World, ca. 1050 – 1500 *
- HIME 370 - Modern Middle East
- HIME 382 - Archaeology of Ancient Israel
- HIME 383 - Ancient Jewish History
- HIME 384 - Studies in Middle East History
- HIME 385 - Studies in Jewish History
- HIME 400 - Archaeology and History of Mesopotamia
- HIME 484 - Studies in Middle East History
- HIME 485 - Studies in Jewish History
- HIME 486 - Studies in the Ancient Near East
(HIEU 395 , HIST 418 , HIST 483 when topic is appropriate)
Select one course from Pre-1750 History:
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