History Program

Program Overview
Studying history will help you understand the root causes of contemporary issues and problems, and develop a skill set useful in a range of careers.

As a history major, you will come to understand the dynamics of political and social change. You'll delve into the factors, processes, and contingencies that combine to create change over time - and learn about the distinct and intersecting histories of groups in the United States and abroad differentiated by race, gender, ethnicity, class, religion, sexuality, and culture.

Through courses that range in scope from the local to the national to the international, from New England to the American West to modern China, you will learn different approaches to historical research and will be introduced to recent trends within the discipline. A long list of interesting elective courses allows you to personalize your program to pursue your interests.

We also offer an optional secondary education concentration within the history degree program.

History: Secondary Education Teacher Licensure Concentration

Public History Concentration
Curriculum
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 Languages听 (Cr: 6)
- History Survey Sequence 听 (Cr: 6)
- Individual and Society General Education Requirement 听 (Cr: 3)
- Quantitative Reasoning General Education Requirement听听 (Cr: 3)
- Science and Technology General Education Requirement听听 (Cr: 3-4)
- ENG 111听-听Critical Reading and Writing I (Cr: 3)
  
  Satisfies the Writing Designated Core requirement.
- ENG 112听-听Critical Reading and Writing II (Cr: 3)
  
  Satisfies the Writing Designated Core requirement.
- HST 201听-听Contemporary Approaches to History (Cr: 3)
- INT 100听-听Internship I (Cr: 2)
Sophomore - Credits: 32
- Aesthetic Awareness and Creative Expression General Education Requirement听听 (Cr:3)
- Global Issues General Education Requirement听听 (Cr: 3)
- Literary Perspectives General Education Requirement听听 (Cr: 3)
- U.S. History Requirement听听听 (Cr: 3)
- World Cultures General Education Requirement听听 (Cr: 3)
- World History Requirement听听听 (Cr: 3)
- Electives听听听 (Cr: 6)
- INT 200听-听Internship II (Cr: 2)
- ENG 218听-听Argument Based Writing (Cr: 3)
- HST 235听-听Public History (Cr: 3)
  
  Satisfies the Values & Ethical Reasoning General Education Requirement
Junior - Credits: 31
- Diverse Perspectives Requirement听听听 (Cr: 3)
- General Education Electives听听 (Cr: 9)
  (one must be above the 100 level)
- History Electives 听听 (Cr: 9)
  (two must be above the 300 level)
- Electives 听 (Cr: 6)
- HST 379听-听Semester Internship Strategies (Cr: 1)
- IDS 302听-听Methods of Inquiry in the Humanities (Cr: 3)
  
  Satisfies the Writing Designated Requirement
Senior - Credits: 30
- Electives 听听 (Cr: 9)
- General Education Elective听 (Cr: 3)
  (must be above the 100 level)
- HST 480听-听Semester Internship (Cr: 12)
- HST 489听-听Senior Research (Cr: 3)
- HST 490听-听Senior Thesis (Cr: 3)
  
  Or
- HST 491听-听Senior 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 Electives

To meet the History听Electives 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.

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.

United States History
- HST 217听-听Immigrants and Refugees in World and United States History (Cr: 3)
- HST 225听-听The Salem Witch Trials (Cr: 3)
- HST 226听-听Early American History and Literature (Cr: 3)
- HST 227听-听Boston History (Cr: 3)
- HST 229听-听The American West (Cr: 3)
- HST 230听-听African-American History (Cr: 3)
- HST 306听-听New England History (Cr: 3)
- HST 312听-听Popular Culture in American History (Cr: 3)
- HST 317听-听Civil Rights Movement (Cr: 3)
- HST 330听-听History of Sexuality in the United States (Cr: 3)
- HST 340听-听Women in American History and Culture (Cr: 3)
- HST 380听-听Environmental History (Cr: 3)
- REL 251听-听Religion in American Life (Cr: 3)
World History

听
- HST 217听-听Immigrants and Refugees in World and United States History (Cr: 3)
- HST 218听-听Topics in World History (Cr: 3)
- HST 220听-听African History (Cr: 3)
- HST 222听-听Modern Irish History and Literature (Cr: 3)
- HST 232听-听Modern European History (Cr: 3)
- HST 245听-听The History of Modern China (Cr: 3)
- HST 260听-听Modern Latin American History and Culture (Cr: 3)
- HST 280听-听Middle East History (Cr: 3)
- HST 302听-听Russia: From Revolution to the Post-Soviet Era (Cr: 3)
- HST 310听-听Economies and Peoples (Cr: 3)
Diverse Perspectives
- HST 217听-听Immigrants and Refugees in World and United States History (Cr: 3)
- HST 220听-听African History (Cr: 3)
- HST 229听-听The American West (Cr: 3)
- HST 230听-听African-American History (Cr: 3)
- HST 245听-听The History of Modern China (Cr: 3)
- HST 260听-听Modern Latin American History and Culture (Cr: 3)
- HST 280听-听Middle East History (Cr: 3)
- HST 317听-听Civil Rights Movement (Cr: 3)
- HST 330听-听History of Sexuality in the United States (Cr: 3)
- HST 340听-听Women in American History and Culture (Cr: 3)
- HST 380听-听Environmental History (Cr: 3)
- REL 251听-听Religion 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 within the conventions of the discipline of history.
- Interpret primary sources and use them to develop historical arguments.听
- Place events, people, texts, objects, and ideas in their proper historical context, with attention to categories such as race, gender, ethnicity, class, and culture.听
- Demonstrate the critical inquiry and analysis skills needed to engage constructively in intellectual discourse within the discipline.
- Implement skills learned in coursework in professional contexts through a series of internships.听
Internships and Careers
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