Requirements for a Major in History (B.A.)
A minimum of 12 units with the following distribution:
Foundation Courses - 1 unit
Core – One survey course is required.
No more than two 100-level courses will count toward the major.
Methods Course - 1 unit:
History 297: Research and Analysis
To be take in Spring of Sophomore or Junior year
Non-Western/Global Perspectives - 2 units:
Two courses in non-Western history at the 200-level or 300 level.
Electives - 6 units
At least two of these electives in history must be at the 300-level. Any other courses in history at the 200 level or above can be taken as electives
Senior Learning Community - 2 units
Senior Seminar - 1 unit: History 490
Senior Reflective Tutorial - 1 unit: History 400
Requirements for a Dual Major in History and Childhood Education
The History major prepares future teachers with skills and a knowledge base that includes local and global perspectives, and addresses the state requirement that teachers become informed about the history of New York. The History component of the Dual Major consists of a total of 11 units with the following distribution: Curriculum Summary
Foundation courses - 3 units
HI 110, 111, 112 or 115; HI120; GOV 207 or HI 225
Methods Course: 1 unit
HI 297: Research and Analysis
Electives - 5 units at the 200 level or above
One unit in gender history; one unit in non-Western/global history, and another course in history at the 200 level or above can be taken as electives. At lease 2 of these electives must be in American history. Students are encouraged to take at least two of these electives at the 300 level.
Senior Learning Community - 2 units
Senior Seminar - HI 490
Senior Reflective Tutorial - History 400 (The experiential placement will be student teaching)
Must be taken in the Fall of the senior year.
Requirements for Minor in History
A minimum of 5 units with the following distribution:
1 unit at the 100 level
4 units at the 200-level or above - 4 units. It is strongly recommended that at least one of these electives be in non-Western/global history.
Civic Innovations Option
Selected as one of six departments to offer Civic Innovations courses, the History Department Selected as one of the nation from the conquest and colonization of North America to the reunification of the United States at the end of the Civil War. Topics include: How did Europeans, Indians, and Africans give meaning to their experiences in the “New World” created by European colonization? How were the cultures of each group transformed by their interactions? How and why did the institution of slavery begin? How was the egalitarianism of the American Revolution reconciled with the reality of American slavery? What did “democracy” mean to the Revolutionary generation and which philosophical ideas most influenced the structure of government in the new nation? How did the rise of capitalism transform gender roles in American Society? What has been the relationship between democracy and capitalism? How did the political controversy over slavery cause American Civil War. Offered as required.
