History, B.A.

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NY State Program Code: 04091
HEGIS Code: 2205.00
CIP Code: 54.0101

(36 credits)

The curriculum of the history major is structured in four stages or tiers. Additional appropriate courses will be determined by consultation between student and adviser.

General Education Requirements

All students must satisfy the University’s General Education requirements and foreign language requirements, in addition to the requirements for the major.

Note:

Courses are 3 credits unless noted otherwise.

Requirements for the Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) in History

Required GPA: 2.0
Credits Required for Major: 36
Credits Required to Graduate: 120

HIS (0136) 101 - Western Civilization I Credits: 3
or
HIS (0136) 105 - World Civilizations I Credits: 3
HIS (0136) 102 - Western Civilization I I Credits: 3
or
HIS (0136) 106 - World Civilizations I I Credits: 3
HIS (0136) 201 - Sophomore Seminar Research Skills Credits: 3
Global History Electives Credits: 6 (see list below)
European History Elective Credits: 3 (see list below)
United States History Electives Credits: 9 (see list below)
History Electives Credits: 6 (see information below)
Level I-IV Language Credits: 0-12*
HIS (0136) 400 level: Senior Research Seminar Credits: 3

History Electives

History electives must be selected in consultation with the adviser.

Global History

Choose two:

HIS (0136) 210 - Modern China Credits: 3
HIS (0136) 221 - Latin America I Credits: 3
HIS (0136) 222 - Latin America II Credits: 3
HIS (0136) 223 - The Caribbean Credits: 3.00
HIS (0136) 259 - Islamic History Credits: 3.00
HIS (0136) 261 - African History I Credits: 3.00
HIS (0136) 262 - African History I I Credits: 3.00
HIS (0136) 290 - Special Topics Credits: 3.00

European History

Choose one:

HIS (0136) 215 - Tudor and Stuart England Credits: 3
HIS (0136) 216 - Modern Britain Credits: 3
HIS (0136) 217 - The Middle Ages Credits: 3
HIS (0136) 218 - Renaissance And Reformation Europe 1300-1648 Credits: 3
HIS (0136) 237 - Europe 1870-1918 Credits: 3
HIS (0136) 238 - Europe 1918-1945 Credits: 3
HIS (0136) 239 - Europe 1945-1968 Credits: 3
HIS (0136) 290 - Special Topics Credits: 3.00

United States History

Choose three:

HIS (0136) 103 - American Civilization To 1865 Credits: 3
HIS (0136) 104 - American Civ Since 1865 Credits: 3.00
HIS (0136) 124 - Social & Cultural History of U.S. II Credits: 3
HIS (0136) 204 - Black History in America to 1865 Credits: 3
HIS (0136) 205 - Black History in America 1865 to Present Credits: 3
HIS (0136) 230 - American Diplomatic History I Credits: 3
HIS (0136) 231 - American Diplomatic History II Credits: 3
HIS (0136) 232 - History in Film Credits: 3
HIS (0136) 233 - Early America: 1492-1680 Credits: 3
HIS (0136) 234 - Antebellum US Credits: 3
HIS (0136) 263 - Colonial America 1680-1763 Credits: 3.00
HIS (0136) 264 - The American Revolution Credits: 3
HIS (0136) 266 - Civil War and Reconstruction 1848-77 Credits: 3.00
HIS (0136) 268 - Us History 1920-1945 Credits: 3
HIS (0136) 281 - Women in United States I Credits: 3
HIS (0136) 282 - Women in United States II Credits: 3
HIS (0136) 290 - Special Topics Credits: 3.00
HIS (0136) 306 - United States Since 1945 Credits: 3
HIS (0136) 317 - The Civil Rights Movement Credits: 3
HIS (0136) 330 - History of American Ideas II Credits: 3

History Electives

HIS (0136) 250 - Geography in History Credits: 3
Any course in History (0136)
Students in STEP/Adolescence MUST take
HIS (0136) 250 - Geography in History

Notes:

No more than 12 credits at 100-level
History majors are limited to a maximum of 45 credits in history

Semester Sequence

Degree: B.A. Required GPA: 2.0 Credits Required for Major: 36 Credits Required to Graduate: 120

Requirements
Course	Credits	Freshmen		Sophomore		Junior		Senior
		Fall	Spring	Fall	Spring	Fall	Spring	Fall	Spring
HIS (0136) 101 Western Civilization I or HIS (0136) 105 World Civilizations I	3	✓
HIS (0136) 102 Western Civilization II or HIS (0136) 106 World Civilizations II	3		✓
HIS (0136) 201 Sophomore Seminar in Research Skills	3			✓	or ✓
HIS (0136) 400 level: Senior Research Seminar	3							✓	or ✓
Global History Electives (see list above)	6	✓	or ✓	or ✓	or ✓	or ✓	or ✓	or ✓	or ✓
US History Electives (see list above)	9	✓	or ✓	or ✓	or ✓	or ✓	or ✓	or ✓	or ✓
European History Elective (see list above)	3	✓	or ✓	or ✓	or ✓	or ✓	or ✓	or ✓	or ✓
History Electives (see information above)	6	✓	or ✓	or ✓	or ✓	or ✓	or ✓	or ✓	or ✓
Level I-IV Language*	0-12	✓	or ✓	or ✓	or ✓	or ✓	or ✓	or ✓	or ✓
*Students may elect to sit for the language competency examination to be exempt from the foreign language requirement.