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2012-2013 Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

History Major (B.A.)

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Major Requirements:

Core Blocks:

Students must complete one, two-course block from each of the three categories:

Category One: Non-Western Cultures

a) The Middle East:

ENG 228 - Literature of the Arab World 4 Credits
OR
REL 330 - Islam 3 Credits
HIS 263 - History of the Middle East 3 Credits

b) Asian Culture:

HIS 111 - History of World Civilizations to 1500 3 Credits
REL 230 - Asian Religions & Philosophies 3 Credits

Category Two: Western Cultural Roots

a) The Roots of European Civilization:

ENG 213 - Literature of the Western World 3 Credits
HIS 221 - History of Medieval Europe 3 Credits

b) The Roots of American Civilization:

ENG 264 - Survey of American Literature 3 Credits
HIS 101 - United States History to 1865 3 Credits

Category Three: Current Cultures

a) Ideology and Society:

HIS 234 - Ideology in the 20th Century 3 Credits
HUM 220 - Soviet Art & Music 3 Credits

b) Current America:

HIS 102 - United States History since 1865 3 Credits
MUS 205 - Story of Jazz 3 Credits

c) Gender in Current Culture:

GWS 266 - Ecofeminism 3 Credits
HIS 209 - Gender in the U.S. Landscape 3 Credits
OR
HIS 260 - Gender in Modern Europe 3 Credits

27 Additional credits from the following:

Additional History (HIS) courses
Other NAS courses with a strong history component
ART 230 - Art History Ancient to Medieval 3 Credits
ART 231 - Art History Renaissance to Modern 3 Credits
ART 232 - Contemporary Art History 3 Credits
NAS 211 - Native American History to 1830 3 Credits
NAS 212 - Native American History 1830 - Present 3 Credits

Required:

HUM 480 - Junior-Senior Seminar 3 Credits

Total History Major Credits 42

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