History Major
Department of History
History majors are required to take at least eight history courses (24 credits) numbered 3000 and above. They are encouraged to take courses in at least three of the six different geographical areas of our curriculum; these areas are Africa, Asia, Europe, Latin America and the Caribbean, The United States, and Global, Comparative, or Transnational History. Majors are required to take the Capstone Course (History 4900). Students may take six credits toward their majors in other departments, if the courses are related to their program of study; prior consultation with a history department advisor is required.
Requirements for the Major
Complete one of the following courses:
| Themes in American History | 3 credits | |
| Themes in Global History to 1500 C.E. | 3 credits | |
| Themes in Global History Since 1500 C.E. | 3 credits | |
| Modern American History | 3 credits |
| Capstone Course: In Search of History | 3 credits |
Africa
|
Survey of African History ( BLS 3061) |
3 credits | |
|
History of the African Diaspora ( BLS 3063)
|
3 credits | |
| The History and Archaeology of Ancient Egypt | 3 credits | |
|
History of African Religions ( REL 3815) |
3 credits |
Asia
|
Women and Gender in the Middle East |
3 credits | |
| The Islamic Middle East and North Africa: 622-1789 | 3 credits | |
|
The Modern Middle East and North Africa ( POL 3086) |
3 credits | |
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The Israel-Palestine Conflict
|
3 credits | |
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HIS 3090 |
History of the Modern Middle East and North Africa
|
3 credits |
| 3 credits | ||
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Vietnam at War ( AAS 3780)
|
3 credits | |
|
History of Modern Southeast Asia ( AAS 3781)
|
3 credits | |
| Ancient India | 3 credits | |
| 3 credits | ||
|
China in Revolution ( AAS 3854)
|
3 credits |
Europe
| Ancient Greece | 3 credits | |
| The Ancient World: Rome | 3 credits | |
| The Third Republic in France | 3 credits | |
| Women in Europe: Ancient to Modern | 3 credits | |
| Russia Under the Tsars | 3 credits | |
| The Russian Revolution | 3 credits | |
| Revolutionary Film: Interwar Europe through Cinema | 3 credits | |
| Topics in European History | 3 credits | |
|
The Holocaust in History and Memory ( JWS 3538)
|
3 credits |
Latin America and the Caribbean
|
Afro-Brazilian History ( LACS 3020)
|
3 credits | |
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Race, Class, and Gender in Brazil ( LTS 3025)
|
3 credits | |
| 3 credits | ||
| History of Modern Latin America | 3 credits | |
| 3 credits | ||
|
From Silver to Cocaine: An Economic History of Latin America ( LTS 3074)
|
3 credits | |
| History of Caribbean Civilizations | 3 credits |
The United States
|
Social Welfare Policy (POL 3005)
|
3 credits | |
| 3 credits | ||
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HIS 3030
|
Vast Early America
|
3 credits |
| Colonial America | 3 credits | |
|
HIS 3043
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Police, Prisons, and Repression in the United States | 3 credits |
| The Civil War and Reconstruction: 1850-1880 | 3 credits | |
| The Emergence of Modern America (formerly HIS 2050 Modern America, 1880-1945) | 3 credits | |
| American History 1945-Present (formerly HIS 2053 Recent America, 1945 to the Present) | 3 credits | |
| 3 credits | ||
| 3 credits | ||
|
African American History ( BLS 3060)
|
3 credits | |
|
Asian American History ( AAS 3345)
|
3 credits | |
| City and Suburb in Twentieth-Century America | 3 credits | |
| History of American Business Enterprise | 3 credits | |
| U.S. Economic History | 3 credits | |
| History of American Medicine | 3 credits | |
| Science and Technology in American Life | 3 credits | |
| American Intellectual History | 3 credits | |
| Topics in American History | 3 credits | |
| American Urban History | 3 credits | |
| The Immigrant in American History | 3 credits | |
| History of the People of the City of New York | 3 credits | |
| The Great Depression, 1929-1940 | 3 credits | |
| History of the Jewish People in America | 3 credits | |
|
HIS 3570
|
LGBTQ+ U.S. History (BLS 3570), (LTS 3570), (WSM 3570) | |
| Women in America | 3 credits |
Global, Comparative, or Transnational History
| Topics in the History of Globalization | 3 credits | |
| Food History | 3 credits | |
| Naval Battles and Society: A Global History | 3 credits | |
| World War II: A Global History | 3 credits | |
| History of the Cold War | 3 credits | |
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HIS 3480
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Introduction to Environmental History | 3 credits |
| Topics in African, Asian, or Latin American History | 3 credits | |
| Encounters in Global Ancient Empires | 3 credits | |
| Special Topics in Global History | 3 credits | |
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HIS 3970
|
History of the Present | 3 credit |
Methods
| Hands-On History | 3 credits | |
| Introduction to Digital History | 3 credits | |
| Independent Research and Reading in History | 3 credits | |
| History Internship | 3 credits | |
| History Honors, I, II, and III | 3 credits |
Students are expected to complete the major requirements in place at the time they are officially accepted into their programs. Please review the College Bulletin for the relevant academic year.
Honors Program in History
History majors and other interested students will be admitted to the program in their junior or senior year. All students will be required to have had at least 12 hours of history courses with B+ average in history and a general average of B. Students falling short of these requirements may be admitted to the program upon the recommendation of two history faculty members.
The honors program may consist of two tutorials taken consecutively and devoted to reading and researching an area of the students choice. For College requirements for honors, see the Honors Programs section of this bulletin.
Contact
Department of History
646-312-4311