History Program Requirements

The history major offers a degree program leading to a Bachelor of Arts in History. Applicants to the program should have earned at least 11 academic credits, compiled a minimum overall GPA of 2.00, and completed at least one of the 100-level major course requirements with a grade of C- or better. Applications for admission should be addressed to the history program advisor, Dr. Wendy E. Closterman.

History majors must complete major, core, and residency requirements. A grade of C- or better is required in all courses used to fulfill the major course requirements. A minimum overall GPA of 2.00 and a total of 130 credits are also required for graduation.

100-Level Requirements

History 114: The Classical World
History 115: The Medieval World
History 117: The Contemporary World

Two of the following:

Anthropology 110: Cultural Anthropology
Geography 110: Introduction to Geography
Pol Science 101: Introduction to Political Science
Sociology 110: Introduction to Sociology

Distribution Fields:

Total of 9 courses required:
* minimum of 2 courses from The Institutions of Human Society
* minimum of 1 course from each of the remaining areas
* minimum of 5 courses in history
* minimum of 3 courses at the 300-level
* a discipline-related internship or a major-related 200-level or above course from
another discipline can count as one of the 9 courses

The Institutions of Human Society

Anthro/Hist 211: Material Culture Studies
Anthropology 213: Pre-History
Anthropology 260: Human Evolution
Hist/Soc 290: Religious Movements
Political Science 210: American Government
Political Science 211: Comparative Government
Political Science 212: International Relations
PSci/Phil 220: Political Thought
Sociology 212: The Family
Sociology 218: Race and Ethnicity
Sociology 340: Sociology of Religion

Ancient Societies

History 207: Ancient Mesopotamia
History 240: Ancient Israel
Hist/FA 308: Art and Culture of Ancient Egypt
History 310: Religion in Ancient Greece and Rome

Early Modern Societies

History 215: Renaissance and Reformation
History 216: The Making of Modern Europe, 1763–1918
History 217: Nazi Germany
History 225: Colonial America, 1607–1763
History 230: United States History, 1763–1877
History 245: The Middle East
History 315: Seminar in the Age of Enlightenment
History 350: Swedenborg's Life and Times

Contemporary Societies

Hist/PSci 232: American Foreign Policy
History 330: Twentieth Century American History
History 346: Issues in Contemporary Middle East

Seminars

History 301: The Discipline of History I: Research Skills
History 401: The Discipline of History II: Theory
History 402: Senior Seminar

Religion

One of the following:

Religion 210: Divine Providence
Religion 320: Last Judgment, Second Coming, and the New Church

One additional course from the list below:

Religion 210: Divine Providence
Religion 220: The Torah
Religion 221: The Histories and Prophets of the Old Testament
Religion 222: The Gospels
Religion 283: Pre-Christian Church History
Religion 284: Christian Church History
Religion 295: Islam
Religion 296: Eastern Religious/Philosophical Thought
Religion 320: Last Judgment, Second Coming, and the New Church
Religion 380: History of New Church Doctrine