Program Overview

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.

Public History Concentration
History: Secondary Education Teacher Licensure Concentration 

Curriculum Requirements - Total Credits Required: 126-127

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: 33-34

  • World Languages  (Cr: 6)
  • History Survey Sequence   (Cr: 6)
  • Individual and Society General Education Requirement   (Cr: 3)
  • Quantitative Reasoning General Education Requirement   (Cr: 3)
  • Science and Technology General Education Requirement   (Cr: 3-4)
  • ENG 111 - Critical Reading and Writing I (Cr: 3)
    Satisfies the Writing Designated Core requirement.
  • ENG 112 - Critical Reading and Writing II (Cr: 3)
    Satisfies the Writing Designated Core requirement.
  • HST 201 - Contemporary Approaches to History (Cr: 3)
  • IDS 202 - Place-Based Immersion Experience (Cr: 1)
  • INT 100 - Internship I (Cr: 2)

Second Year - Credits: 32

  • Aesthetic Awareness and Creative Expression General Education Requirement   (Cr:3)
  • Global Issues General Education Requirement   (Cr: 3)
  • Literary Perspectives General Education Requirement   (Cr: 3)
  • U.S. History Requirement    (Cr: 3)
  • World Cultures General Education Requirement   (Cr: 3)
  • World History Requirement    (Cr: 3)
  • Electives    (Cr: 6)
  • INT 200 - Internship II (Cr: 2)
  • ENG 218 - Argument Based Writing (Cr: 3)
  • HST 235 - Public History (Cr: 3)
    Satisfies the Values & Ethical Reasoning General Education Requirement

Third Year - Credits: 31

  • Diverse Perspectives Requirement    (Cr: 3)
  • General Education Electives   (Cr: 9)
    (one must be 200+ level)
  • History Electives    (Cr: 9)
    (two must be 300+ level)
  • Electives   (Cr: 6)
  • HST 379 - Semester Internship Strategies (Cr: 1)
  • IDS 302 - Interdisciplinary Methods of Inquiry (Cr: 3)
    Satisfies the Writing Designated Requirement

Fourth Year - Credits: 30

  • Electives    (Cr: 9)
  • General Education Elective  (Cr: 3)
    (must be above the 200+ level)
  • HST 480 - Semester Internship (Cr: 12)
  • HST 489 - Senior Research (Cr: 3)
  • HST 490 - Senior Thesis (Cr: 3)
    Or
  • HST 491 - 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 Electives requirements, students must select three (3)  HST courses at 200+ level; two (2) must be at the 300 level.

 

  • HST 201 - Contemporary Approaches to History (Cr: 3)
  • HST 214 - Topics in Public History (Cr: 3)
  • HST 217 - Immigrants and Refugees in World and United States History (Cr: 3)
  • HST 218 - Topics in World History (Cr: 3)
  • HST 219 - The Power of Black Music in America (Cr: 3)
  • HST 220 - African History (Cr: 3)
  • HST 222 - Modern Irish History and Literature (Cr: 3)
  • HST 225 - The Salem Witch Trials (Cr: 3)
  • HST 226 - Early American History and Literature (Cr: 3)
  • HST 227 - Boston History (Cr: 3)
  • HST 229 - The American West (Cr: 3)
  • HST 230 - African-American History (Cr: 3)
  • HST 232 - Modern European History (Cr: 3)
  • HST 245 - The History of Modern China (Cr: 3)
  • HST 260 - Modern Latin American History and Culture (Cr: 3)
  • HST 280 - Middle East History (Cr: 3)
  • HST 302 - Russia: From Revolution to the Post-Soviet Era (Cr: 3)
  • HST 306 - New England History (Cr: 3)
  • HST 310 - Economies and Peoples (Cr: 3)
  • HST 312 - Popular Culture in American History (Cr: 3)
  • HST 317 - Civil Rights Movement (Cr: 3)
  • HST 330 - History of Sexuality in the United States (Cr: 3)
  • HST 340 - Women in American History and Culture (Cr: 3)
  • HST 380 - Environmental History (Cr: 3)

History Major Requirements

To meet the History Major's U.S. History, World History, and Diverse Perspectives requirements, students must choose onecourse from each of the following lists.

United States History

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

World History

 

  • HST 217 - Immigrants and Refugees in World and United States History (Cr: 3)
  • HST 218 - Topics in World History (Cr: 3)
  • HST 220 - African History (Cr: 3)
  • HST 222 - Modern Irish History and Literature (Cr: 3)
  • HST 232 - Modern European History (Cr: 3)
  • HST 245 - The History of Modern China (Cr: 3)
  • HST 260 - Modern Latin American History and Culture (Cr: 3)
  • HST 280 - Middle East History (Cr: 3)
  • HST 302 - Russia: From Revolution to the Post-Soviet Era (Cr: 3)
  • HST 310 - Economies and Peoples (Cr: 3)

Diverse Perspectives

  • HST 217 - Immigrants and Refugees in World and United States History (Cr: 3)
  • HST 220 - African History (Cr: 3)
  • HST 229 - The American West (Cr: 3)
  • HST 230 - African-American History (Cr: 3)
  • HST 245 - The History of Modern China (Cr: 3)
  • HST 260 - Modern Latin American History and Culture (Cr: 3)
  • HST 280 - Middle East History (Cr: 3)
  • HST 317 - Civil Rights Movement (Cr: 3)
  • HST 330 - History of Sexuality in the United States (Cr: 3)
  • HST 340 - Women in American History and Culture (Cr: 3)
  • HST 380 - Environmental History (Cr: 3)
  • REL 251 - 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. 
  • Place events, people, texts, objects, and ideas in their proper historical context, with attention to categories such as race, gender, ethnicity, class, and culture. 
  • 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. 

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