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History Major & Minor
Overview

History Major (38 credits):
The history major provides fundamental liberal arts training which prepares students for any job which requires the skills of research, analysis, information management, writing and speaking, including careers in business, government, advocacy, journalism, and development. This major is especially recommended for students preparing for law school. The history major also equips students for jobs specifically related to the study of the past, including careers in education, museums and historic sites, archives and libraries, and as historians of corporations, agencies, and non-profit agencies.

A. All of the following:
    H125    Europe and the World
    H150    The American Experience
    H250    Historical Thinking
    H450    History without Boundaries
    H460    Historical Research & Writing I
    H461    Historical Research & Writing II

B. Six additional history courses:
    Two courses in American History
    Two courses in European History
    One course in Non-Western History
    One history elective

History Minor (minimum of 18 credits):
Six courses in history selected in consultation with the history department chair. A combination of upper and lower-division courses in U.S., European, and non-Western history is recommended.

Prerequisites:
All upper division history courses (300 and above) are closed to freshmen except where specific exception is made by the instructor.

(07-09 Catalog)




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