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Curriculum Requirements - Total Credits Required: 125-126

Note: A HST course can be taken to satisfy the World Cultures thematic category, but cannot also count towards completing a history elective.

First Year - Credits: 32-33

• World LanguagesÌý (Cr: 6)
• History Survey Sequence Ìý (Cr: 6)
• Individual and Society General Education Requirement Ìý (Cr: 3)
• Quantitative Reasoning General Education RequirementÌýÌý (Cr: 3)
• Science and Technology General Education RequirementÌýÌý (Cr: 3-4)

• ENG 111Ìý-ÌýCritical Reading and Writing I (Cr: 3)
  
  Satisfies the Writing Designated Core requirement.

• ENG 112Ìý-ÌýCritical Reading and Writing II (Cr: 3)
  
  Satisfies the Writing Designated Core requirement.

• HST 201Ìý-ÌýContemporary Approaches to History (Cr: 3)
  

• INT 100Ìý-ÌýInternship I (Cr: 2)
  

Sophomore - Credits: 32

• Aesthetic Awareness and Creative Expression General Education RequirementÌýÌý (Cr:3)
• Global Issues General Education RequirementÌýÌý (Cr: 3)
• Literary Perspectives General Education RequirementÌýÌý (Cr: 3)
• U.S. History RequirementÌýÌýÌý (Cr: 3)
• World Cultures General Education RequirementÌýÌý (Cr: 3)
• World History RequirementÌýÌýÌý (Cr: 3)
• ElectivesÌýÌýÌý (Cr: 6)

• INT 200Ìý-ÌýInternship II (Cr: 2)
  

• ENG 218Ìý-ÌýArgument Based Writing (Cr: 3)
  

• HST 235Ìý-ÌýPublic History (Cr: 3)
  
  Satisfies the Values & Ethical Reasoning General Education Requirement

Junior - Credits: 31

• Diverse Perspectives RequirementÌýÌýÌý (Cr: 3)
• General Education ElectivesÌýÌý (Cr: 9)
  (one must be above the 100 level)
• History Electives ÌýÌý (Cr: 9)
  (two must be above the 300 level)
• Electives Ìý (Cr: 6)

• HST 379Ìý-ÌýSemester Internship Strategies (Cr: 1)
  

• IDS 302Ìý-ÌýMethods of Inquiry in the Humanities (Cr: 3)
  
  Satisfies the Writing Designated Requirement

Senior - Credits: 30

• Electives ÌýÌý (Cr: 9)
• General Education ElectiveÌý (Cr: 3)
  (must be above the 100 level)

• HST 480Ìý-ÌýSemester Internship (Cr: 12)
  

• HST 489Ìý-ÌýSenior Research (Cr: 3)
  

• HST 490Ìý-ÌýSenior Thesis (Cr: 3)
  
  Or

• HST 491Ìý-ÌýSenior Capstone (Cr: 3)
  

History Survey Sequence

History majors are required to complete a history survey sequence (United States History I and II, Western Civilization I and II, or World History I and II).

History Major Requirements

To meet the History Major's U.S. History, World History, and Diverse Perspectives requirements, students must choose one course from each of the following lists. At least two of the three courses must be taken at the 300 or 400 level.

United States History

• HST 217Ìý-ÌýImmigrants and Refugees in World and United States History (Cr: 3)
  

• HST 225Ìý-ÌýThe Salem Witch Trials (Cr: 3)
  

• HST 226Ìý-ÌýEarly American History and Literature (Cr: 3)
  

• HST 227Ìý-ÌýBoston History (Cr: 3)
  

• HST 229Ìý-ÌýThe American West (Cr: 3)
  

• HST 230Ìý-ÌýAfrican-American History (Cr: 3)
  

• HST 306Ìý-ÌýNew England History (Cr: 3)
  

• HST 317Ìý-ÌýCivil Rights Movement (Cr: 3)
  

• HST 330Ìý-ÌýHistory of Sexuality in the United States (Cr: 3)
  

• HST 340Ìý-ÌýWomen in American History and Culture (Cr: 3)
  

• HST 380Ìý-ÌýEnvironmental History (Cr: 3)
  

• REL 251Ìý-ÌýReligion in American Life (Cr: 3)
  

History Electives

To meet the HistoryÌýElectives requirements, students must choose four courses with the HST prefix (excluding HST 201 Contemporary Approaches to History). Students must take at least two of these courses at the 300 or 400 level.

World History

Ìý

• HST 217Ìý-ÌýImmigrants and Refugees in World and United States History (Cr: 3)
  

• HST 218Ìý-ÌýTopics in World History (Cr: 3)
  

• HST 220Ìý-ÌýAfrican History (Cr: 3)
  

• HST 222Ìý-ÌýModern Irish History and Literature (Cr: 3)
  

• HST 232Ìý-ÌýModern European History (Cr: 3)
  

• HST 245Ìý-ÌýThe History of Modern China (Cr: 3)
  

• HST 260Ìý-ÌýModern Latin American History and Culture (Cr: 3)
  

• HST 280Ìý-ÌýMiddle East History (Cr: 3)
  

• HST 302Ìý-ÌýRussia: From Revolution to the Post-Soviet Era (Cr: 3)
  

• HST 310Ìý-ÌýEconomies and Peoples (Cr: 3)
  

Diverse Perspectives

• HST 217Ìý-ÌýImmigrants and Refugees in World and United States History (Cr: 3)
  

• HST 220Ìý-ÌýAfrican History (Cr: 3)
  

• HST 229Ìý-ÌýThe American West (Cr: 3)
  

• HST 230Ìý-ÌýAfrican-American History (Cr: 3)
  

• HST 245Ìý-ÌýThe History of Modern China (Cr: 3)
  

• HST 260Ìý-ÌýModern Latin American History and Culture (Cr: 3)
  

• HST 280Ìý-ÌýMiddle East History (Cr: 3)
  

• HST 317Ìý-ÌýCivil Rights Movement (Cr: 3)
  

• HST 340Ìý-ÌýWomen in American History and Culture (Cr: 3)
  

• HST 380Ìý-ÌýEnvironmental History (Cr: 3)
  

• REL 251Ìý-ÌýReligion in American Life (Cr: 3)
  

Learning Outcomes

Upon completion of the history program, students will:

• Demonstrate knowledge of contemporary approaches to the study of history.
• Communicate effectively in written form within the conventions of the discipline of history.
• Interpret primary sources and use them to develop historical arguments.
• Explain the historical roots of various contemporary issues.
• Trace the broad contours of US history, the history of western civilization, or world history (after meeting the two-course survey sequence in one of these areas and taking other courses in the major).
• Explain the histories of groups in the United States and abroad, as differentiated by race, gender, ethnicity, class, and culture.
• Demonstrate the critical inquiry and analysis skills needed to engage constructively in intellectual discourse within the discipline.
• Make connections between their major and professional opportunities through a variety of internships.