History
Chairperson: Kevin Chambers
Professors: R. Carriker, E. Downey, J.R. Stackelberg (Emeritus), A. Via, S.J.
Associate Professors: S. Balzarini, K. Chambers, E. Cunningham, R. DeAragon, A. Goldman, M. Maher, S.J., T. Nitz, K. O’Connor
Assistant Professors: R. Donnelly
The Department of History offers a variety of courses that enable students to fulfill the core requirements of their schools as well as to obtain a Bachelor of Arts with either a major or a minor in history. The goals of the department curriculum are to engender an informed, critical, and articulate sense of the past, an appreciation for the diversity of human experience, and an awareness of the role of tradition in shaping the present. The history major develops a variety of practical research, analytic and communication skills and provides a foundation for graduate programs, teaching, archival and library sciences, the study of law, and many careers in business and the other professions. The department sponsors a chapter of Phi Alpha Theta, (Xi Gamma) the international history honor society.
Majors are required to take HIST 101; either HIST 102 or HIST 112; HIST 201; and HIST 202. In addition they must take 18 elective credits beyond HIST 202, no more than six (6) credits of which may be at the 200-level. Of those 18 credits, three credits must be taken from each of four specific categories (i.e., a total of four courses): 1) Non-western or developing areas and 2) Pre-modern Europe and 3) Modern Europe and 4) United States.
Majors should consult their advisors for the specific courses within these categories. Majors are also required to complete HIST 301 (Historical Methods), normally taken in the second semester of their sophomore year or the first semester of their junior year, and HIST 401, normally taken in their senior year. In exceptional cases and with the approval of the department, students may elect to take a zero credit HIST 499 (Senior Thesis) in lieu of HIST 401. Majors who wish to obtain teacher certification should confer each semester with the School of Education as well as their departmental advisor to assure proper accreditation.
Students in the College of Arts and Sciences who are not history majors complete their core requirement in history by taking HIST 101 and either HIST 102 or HIST 112 in their first year. Students who are unable to complete all six 100-level HIST credits in their first year may substitute HIST 201 or HIST 202 for one 100-level course after the first year.
B.A. Major in History: 33 Credits |
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| Lower Division | |
| HIST 101 Survey of Western Civilization I | 3 credits |
| One of the following two courses: HIST 102 Survey of Western Civilization II HIST 112 Survey of World Civilization |
3 credits |
| HIST 201 History of U.S.A. I | 3 credits |
| HIST 202 History of U.S.A. II | 3 credits |
| HIST Elective(s) | 0-6 credits |
| Upper Division | |
| HIST Electives 12-21 credits three credits must be taken as HIST 301 |
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| One of the following two courses: | |
| HIST 401 Research Seminar | 3 credits |
| HIST 499 Honors Thesis | 0 credit |
| HIST electives must include one course in each of the following areas: 1) Non-Western or Developing Areas: HIST 274 China Past and Present HIST 275 Japan Past and Present HIST 301 Historical Methods* HIST 348 Islamic Civilization HIST 349 History of the Modern Middle East HIST 370 Foundations of East Asian Civilization HIST 374 Maoist China HIST 375 Modern East Asian Civilization HIST 376 Tokugawa Japan HIST 378 Zen, Modernity and the Counterculture HIST 380 Colonial Latin America HIST 381 Modern Latin America HIST 382 Revolutions in Modern Latin America HIST 383 Mexico HIST 384 Women in Colonial Latin America 2) Pre-Modern Europe: HIST 219 Sex and Gender in European History HIST 301 Historical Methods* HIST 302 The Ancient City HIST 303 Athens in the 5th Century B.C. HIST 304 Alexander the Great and the Hellenistic World HIST 305 The Roman Republic HIST 306 The Roman Empire HIST 307 The Archaeology of Greece and Rome HIST 310 Early Medieval Europe HIST 311 Medieval Europe HIST 312 Renaissance Europe HIST 313 The Reformation HIST 314 High Medieval Europe HIST 315 Medieval Britain HIST 316 Tudor and Stuart Britain HIST 318 The Age of Absolutism HIST 320 Jesuit History 3) Modern European: HIST 301 Historical Methods* HIST 321 Age of the French Revolution HIST 323 Europe in the 19th Century HIST 324 Church and State in the Making of Italy HIST 325 World War I 1914-1918 HIST 326 Europe 1918-1939 HIST 327 Europe-U.S. Relations Since WWII HIST 328 19th Century Germany HIST 329 Hitler’s Germany HIST 330 The Holocaust HIST 331 World War II HIST 332 Modern Britain HIST 333 Tsarist Russia HIST 334 Russia and the U.S.S.R. Since 1945 HIST 335 Eastern Europe Since 1863 HIST 337 The Stalin Era HIST 338 Fascist Italy HIST 339 Italy and Europe after WWII HIST 340 The Cold War 4) U.S. History: HIST 263 U.S. Since 1945 HIST 301 Historical Methods* HIST 340 The Cold War HIST 350 The City in American History HIST 351 Coming to America HIST 352 U.S. in the Era of Jefferson and Jackson HIST 353 U.S. in the Era of the Civil War and Reconstruction HIST 354 North American Exploration HIST 355 The American West HIST 356 The Age of Theodore Roosevelt HIST 357 The Age of Franklin D. Roosevelt HIST 358 African-American History HIST 360 Pacific Northwest History HIST 361 Post-World War II Presidency HIST 363 Women in United States History HIST 364 Public History/History in Public * Chair's approval necessary to fulfill a subject area requirement for majors. May only be taken once. |
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Minor in History: 18 Credits |
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| Lower Division | |
| HIST 101 Survey of Western Civilization I | 3 credits |
| One of the following two courses: HIST 102 Survey of Western Civilization II HIST 112 Survey of World Civilization 1500-Present |
3 credits |
| HIST Electives (200 level) | 0-6 credits |
| Upper Division | |
| HIST Electives | 6-12 credits |
