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The History Major
The History Department offers a wide range of courses dealing with most of the world's major civilizations. The department offers four levels of courses:
(1) For those beginning a serious study of history, the Department has designed entry-level courses, History 101 through History 199. 100-level courses are broad surveys and topical introductions to the study of history. The Historian's Craft is a course intended as an introduction for majors and prospective majors to historical methods and to historiography.
(2) Courses numbered 200-299 are considered intermediate in difficulty. Students taking these courses are generally expected to enter them with a firm grasp of fundamental historical facts and concepts.
(3) Courses numbered 300-399 are advanced, are more focused and thematic in scope, require a higher level of preparation than 100-level and 200-level courses, provide significant historiographical and theoretical content, and, with smaller enrollments, provide opportunity for significant discussion and for substantive research papers. Prerequisites: The Historian's Craft (History 190) and specific courses designated by the instructor.
(4) Courses at the 400-level (tutorials, seminars, and theses) are reserved for the most advanced engagement with historical research and writing. Prerequisites: The Historian's Craft (History 190), specific courses designated by the instructor, and/or permission of the instructor.
Historians study the process of change over time and examine all aspects of human experience in the past. History is among the most encompassing academic disciplines; it is informed by economics, sociology, anthropology, political science, the arts and literature. Majors should thus select courses in related disciplines to expand their historical insights and to acquire critical tools that will enhance their ability to pursue serious historical scholarship. Students considering application to Holy Cross as history majors are strongly advised to pursue foreign language study in high school and to continue language study beyond the intermediate level at Holy Cross.
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