History, B.A.

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 in effect in fall 2014 for incoming freshmen and for all other students declaring the major after the spring 2015 semester

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

Introductory Course Requirements (6 credits)

• HIS (0136) 101 - Western Civilization I Credits: 3

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• HIS (0136) 105 - World Civilizations I Credits: 3

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• AND

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• HIS (0136) 102 - Western Civilization I I Credits: 3

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• HIS (0136) 106 - World Civilizations I I Credits: 3

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• Courses counted for the introductory course requirement can also count for either the history elective requirement or the fields of concentration requirement within the limits indicated below.

Sophomore Seminar in Research Skills (3 credits)

• HIS (0136) 201 - Sophomore Seminar Research Skills Credits: 3

Three Fields of Concentration

Selected from US, Europe, Global, and Thematic: one 12 credit geographic field, one 6 credit geographic, and one 6 credit geographic or thematic field (24 total credits).

12 HIS (0136) credits (only 3 of which can be 100-level) in a specific geographic field (US, Europe, or Global)

AND

6 HIS (0136) credits (only 3 of which can be 100-level) in a second geographic field (US, Europe, or Global) different from the first.

AND

6 HIS (0136) credits (only 3 of which can be 100-level) in a third geographic field (US, Europe, or Global) different from the first two or in the thematic field approved by the department.

The courses that count for the different geographic field designations are given below.  Students should consult with the department or check its moodle site for majors for information on the thematic fields currently available and the courses that count for them.

History Electives (6 credits)

6 HIS (0136) credits

Senior Seminar (3 credits)

  3 HIS (0136) credits 400-level: Senior Research Seminar

The courses that count for the senior seminar are given below.

Additional Requirements (courses that may also fulfill field of concentration or elective requirements)

• 3 HIS (0136) credits 200-level or above focused primarily on history prior to 1750 and
• 3 HIS (0136) credits in a course with historiographical focus or in a course focused on writing a research paper.

Students should consult with the department or check its moodle site for majors to find out which current courses count for the historigraphical/research paper focus requirement.

Additional Rules:

Only 12 credits of 100-level courses may count towards the major.

Because the study of history requires a broad perspective on the human condition, history majors are encouraged to take courses in allied disciplines like sociology, political science, anthropology, languages and literature, and art history.  To this end, students must have the permission of their advisor and the department chair to count more than 45 HIS (0136) credits towards the 120 they need for graduation with a BA in history.

Courses that Count Toward Geographic Field, Pre-1750, and Senior Seminar Requirements

Semester Sequence

Requirements in effect for students who are grandfathered into the old major

These requirements apply to students who declared the major before the end of the spring 2015 semester and did not enter Adelphi University as freshman in fall 2014 or spring 2015.

• HIS (0136) 101 - Western Civilization I Credits: 3

• or

• HIS (0136) 105 - World Civilizations I Credits: 3

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• HIS (0136) 102 - Western Civilization I I Credits: 3

• or

• HIS (0136) 106 - World Civilizations I I Credits: 3

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• HIS (0136) 201 - Sophomore Seminar Research Skills Credits: 3
• Global History Electives Credits: 6 (see list below)
• European History Elective Credit: 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
• HIS (0136) 259 - Islamic History Credits: 3
• HIS (0136) 261 - African History I Credits: 3
• HIS (0136) 262 - African History I I Credits: 3
• HIS (0136) 290 - Special Topics Credits: 3

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

United States History

Choose three:

• HIS (0136) 103 - American Civilization To 1865 Credits: 3
• HIS (0136) 104 - American Civ Since 1865 Credits: 3
• HIS (0136) 124 - Social & Cultural History of U.S. II Credits: 3
• HIS (0136) 204 - Black History in the United States to 1865 Credits: 3
• HIS (0136) 205 - Black History in the United States 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
• HIS (0136) 264 - The American Revolution Credits: 3
• HIS (0136) 266 - Civil War and Reconstruction 1848-77 Credits: 3
• 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
• 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 tale HIS (0136) 250 - Geography in History

Semester Sequence