Majors, Minors and Requirements

CATALOG YEAR 2011-2012

REQUIREMENTS FOR A MAJOR IN HISTORY

A total of 11 courses (44 credits) as follows:

1. History 300 (The Historian’s Craft)
2. History 485 (Senior Seminar)
3. Nine (9) additional courses at the 100, 200, 300, and 400 levels, selected according to the following principles:
   
   • Of the nine courses, no more than one may be taken at the 100 level.
   • Of the nine courses, at least two must be seminar courses at the 300 level.
   • Of the nine courses, at least two must be seminar courses at the 400 level
   • Of the nine courses taken at all levels, at least one must be taken in five of the six areas listed below:
     • History of Asia
     • History of Europe
     • Global/Comparitive History
     • History of Latin America
     • History of North Africa/Middle East
     • History of the United States
   • Of the nine courses taken at all levels, at least one must concentrate in the period prior to 1500 CE. The following courses meet that requirement: History 211, 212, 213, 282, 293, 311, 312, 313, 315, 375, 414, and 415. (There may be special topics as well.)
   • Humanities 201 (History Track) counts as a 200-level history course, although it does not fulfill one of the area requirements listed above.

REQUIREMENTS FOR A MINOR IN HISTORY

A total of 5 courses (20 credits) selected according to the following principles:

1. No more than one course at the 100 level.
2. At least two courses at the 300 or 400 level.
3. At least one course in three of the following areas:
   • History of Asia
   • History of Europe
   • Global/Comparative History
   • History of Latin America
   • History of North Africa/Middle East
   • History of the United States