History

School of Humanities and Sciences

Understand what it means to think historically: locating subjects in time and place and being sensitive to the contingencies of context and to change over time.

What You'll Study

The department expects undergraduate majors in the program to be able to demonstrate the following learning outcomes: an understanding of what it means to think historically: locating subjects in time and place and being sensitive to the contingencies of context and to change over time; critical and interpretive thinking skills using course's primary source materials; the ability to identify different types of sources of historical knowledge; analytical writing skills and close reading skills; and effective oral communication skills.

Degrees Offered

BA
Joint Major/BAS
Minor
Honors
Coterm

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Exploratory Courses

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Exploratory Courses

HISTORY 105C

HISTORY 106A

HISTORY 106B

HISTORY 10B

HISTORY 10C

HISTORY 10N

HISTORY 110B

HISTORY 110C

HISTORY 12N

HISTORY 140

HISTORY 150A

HISTORY 151

HISTORY 15D

HISTORY 161

HISTORY 198

HISTORY 1A

HISTORY 1B

HISTORY 1C

HISTORY 20N

HISTORY 21

HISTORY 23N

HISTORY 40

HISTORY 40A

HISTORY 50A

HISTORY 50B