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Requirements for a History Major
Introduction
Majors in history must take a minimum of ten courses in history of which five must be at the intermediate level or above. Some courses may fulfill two requirements; for example, HIstory 113 (Europe: Renaissance to Napoleon) or History 106 (Origins of Japanese Culture). First-year students are restricted to one history course a semester; upper-class students should limit their schedules to two history courses per semester. Please note that fourth-year majors will not be admitted to 100-level courses, including the European history survey courses (History 111-114) except under extraordinary circumstances and only with special permission from the department chair. Advanced placement credits earn placement in the history curriculum but not progress toward the minimum number of courses required by the major. The Department of History strongly endorses study abroad as a valuable component of a History major at Holy Cross (note guidelines for transferring history credits outside of the department). All majors are strongly encouraged to take at least one seminar or tutorial to pursue more intensive historical study. Well-prepared and inspired seniors may choose, with departmental approval, to write a senior thesis. The Department of History offers the opportunity for fourth-year students to be nominated to the History Honors Program. For further information about major requirements, please consult the current catalog, your advisor, or the departmental office.
Majors in History in the Class of 2009, 2010, and 2011
- A minimum of ten courses in History and a maximum of fourteen.
- At least five courses must be at the 200-level or above.
- AP credits do not count toward that total.
- The Historian's Craft (History 190)
- To be taken by the end of first semester of the junior year.
- Historian's Craft is a prerequisite for 300-level courses and above.
- Two European history courses
- One entry-level European course (History 111, 112, 113, or 114)
- One European history course at the 200-level or higher
- First-year students with AP scores of 4 or 5 in European history are exempted from this survey but must take 2 courses in European history numbered 200 or above.
- Two courses in United States history
- At least one US history course at the 200-level or higher
- Two history courses in Middle East, Asia, Latin America, and/or Africa
- At least one course at the 200-level or higher
- Consult list of these courses below
- Two Pre-Modern/ Pre-Industrial history courses
- Consult list of these courses below
Majors in History in the Class of 2008
- A minimum of ten courses in History and a maximum of fourteen.
- Two entry-level European survey courses from among the following:
- Rise of the Christian West to AD 1000 (History 111)
- Emerging Europe, 1000-1500 (History 112)
- Europe: Renaissance to Napoleon, 1500-1815 (History 113)
- Europe: Napoleon to the European Union (History 114)
- First-year students with AP scores of 4 or 5 in European history are exempted from this survey requirement and are allowed to take upper division courses in European history in their first year.
- Two courses in United States history
- At least one US history course at the 200-level or higher
- One course in history of Middle East, Asia, Latin America, or Africa
- Consult list of these courses below
- Two Pre-Modern/ Pre-Industrial history courses
- Consult list of these courses below
Pre-Modern/ Pre-Industrial History Courses
HIST 103 Perspectives on Asia I: “Traditional” East Asia
HIST 105 Latin America in the Colonial Period
HIST 106 Origins of Japanese Culture
HIST 109 Ancient Near East and Greece
HIST 110 Rome: Republic and Empire
HIST 111 Rise of the Christian West to AD100
HIST 112 Emerging Europe 1000-1500
HIST 113 Europe: Renaissance to Napoleon 1500-1815
HIST 126 Colonial Societies of Latin America
HIST 201 Colonial America
HIST 202 Age of the American Revolution
HIST 231 Medieval England to 1216
HIST 232 Medieval Lives
HIST 233 Medieval France
HIST 234 Medieval Spain
HIST 236 Renaissance Europe
HIST 237 The Reformation
HIST 239 Louis XIV’s France 1560-1715
HIST 245 Imperial Russia
Hist 271 American Indian History 1
HIST 281 Imperial China
HIST 293 Ottoman Empire 1
HIST 294 Ottoman Empire 2
HIST 296 Colonial Latin America
HIST 299 Native American History 1 (not 2)
HIST 299 Paris and the Wars of Religion
HIST 305 America's First Global Age
HIST 320 Medieval England 1216-1485
HIST 360 Warrior Tradition in Japan
HIST 401 Seminar: American Revolution in Massachusetts
And any Seminar or Topics course that is appropriate (consult Department Chair and department administrator for approval).
History Courses in Middle East, Asia, Latin America, and Africa
(all are cross-cultural)
HIST 103, 104 Perspectives on Asia 1 & 2
HIST 105 Asia in Western Fiction & Film
HIST 106 Origins of Japanese Culture
HIST 121 Making of the Modern Middle East
HIST 127 Formation of Nations in Latin America
HIST 281 Imperial China
HIST 282 Revolutionary China
HIST 286 Modern Japan
HIST 287 Japan Since the Pacific War (was Japan Since WW2)
HIST 290 Vietnam: More Than An American War
HIST 292 Central America and Hisp Caribbean
HIST 293, 294 Ottoman Empire 1 & 2
HIST 295 Mexico Since Independence
HIST 296, 297 Latin America, Colonial & National
HIST 299 Colonial India and Ireland
And any Seminar or Topics course that is appropriate (consult Department Chair and department administrator for approval).
Other Cross-Cultural Courses
HIST 234 Medieval Spain
HIST 234 Medieval Spain
Hist 271 American Indian History 1
Hist 272 American Indian History 2
HIST 291 Tarnished Gold: Asian Experience in America
HIST 350 Latino History
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