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Major Requirements
The following courses are required for students pursuing a Bachelor of Arts in History.
Lower Division
History 1, 2, or 4, 5; 10; 17, 18 (History 1, 2 is the World History sequence; History 4, 5 is the Western Civilization sequence. Students may combine History 1 and 5 or History 2 and 4, but may not combine History 1 and 4 or History 2 and 5).
Upper Division
Students majoring in history must complete eight upper-division history courses, including:
- One course in specific problems of research and writing (History 106) and one course in either historical interpretation (History 104) or historical theory (History 105)
- Two upper-division courses in two of the following areas of concentration and one in a third area of concentration (at least one area of concentration must be in Asian, African, or Latin American history)
- United States: History 130 (when applicable), 131, 132, 133, 134, 135, 136, 137, 138, 139, 140, 141, 142
- Latin America: History 150 (when applicable), 151, 152, 153, 154, 155
- Medieval Europe: History 110 (when applicable), 111, 112, 113, 114
- Modern Europe: 110 (when applicable), 115, 116, 117, 118, 119
- Africa: History 170 (when applicable), 171, 172
- Asia: History 160 (when applicable), 161, 162
- An upper division elective, chosen from any of the History department’s courses.
Students intending to work toward advanced degrees should consult their advisor about foreign language preparation.
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