History Major with Global and Culture Concentration

Degree Requirements

B. Global History and Culture Concentration

Whichever concentration the student chooses, all students must complete the Survey and Core requirements (16 credits) listed under "History Major."

This concentration within the History major focuses on the historical study of culture in regionally specific social and political situations from ancient to modern times. It allows students to pursue their interests in particular world regions and specific forms of cultural expression. History Majors concentrating in Global History and Culture receive the same introduction to the history discipline and its research methodologies as the Standard concentration, and develop the same skill set, but with enhanced competencies in the understanding of cultures around the world. The Global History and Culture concentration prepares students for the same career and graduate study options as the Standard Concentration, and provides additional preparation for graduate study and careers in cultural studies, policy studies, development studies, international business, international aid and development work, human rights and social justice advocacy groups, international education, and the travel industry.

Total Credit Hours:

32

Three Global History Elective Courses:

HIS 128	History of the Islamic World	4
HIS 204	Twentieth Century Europe	4
HIS 205	Native American Histories: Colonialism and Resistance	4
HIS 206	Slavery and Racism in the Early Americas: A Comparative Perspective	4
HIS 212	Witchcraft and Magic in the Early Modern Atlantic World	4
HIS 217	China's Centuries of War and Revolution: since 1800	4
HIS 220	Introduction to African History	4
HIS 221	Japan's Modern Centuries	4
HIS 227	China and the World to 1800	4
HIS 228	Traditional Japan	4
HIS 236	Latin America	4
HIS 260	The Holocaust	4
HIS 300	The Modern Middle East and North Africa	4
HIS 302	Revolutionary Europe 1712 to 1919	4
HIS 305	The Ancient World	4
HIS 306	The Middle Ages	4
HIS 308	Renaissance and Reformation	4
HIS 317	China's Revolutionary Twentieth Century	4
HIS 322	Spanish Caribbean and its Diasporas	4
HIS 323	Age of Revolutions in the Americas	4
HIS 332	Imperialism and Nationalism in Asia and Africa	4
HIS 402	Natural and Unnatural Disasters in Modern World History	4
Total Credit Hours:		12

Four Culture Elective Courses:

ARA	ARA 202-level or above Arabic	4
ART 268	Global Art Histories I	4
ART 269	Global Art Histories II	4
ART 271	Art, Culture, Place	4
CHI	CHI 202-level or above Chinese	4
FRE	FRE 202-level or above French	4
GEO 240	Cultural Geography	4
GER	GER 202-level or above German	4
HIS 320	Museums, Historic Sites and Archives	4
ITA	ITA 202-level or above Italian	4
JPN	JPN 202-level or above Japanese	4
LIT 201	World Literature I	4
LIT 202	World Literature II	4
LIT 229	Contemporary African Literature	4
LIT 233	Trauma Narratives: Africa	4
LIT 312	Contemporary World Literature	4
LIT 324	Post-Colonial Literature and Theory	4
LIT 334	The Medieval Vision	4
LIT 348	Sex and Seduction in the Early American Republic	4
MUS 191	World Music	3
PHL 205	Feminist Philosophy	4
PHL 206	Philosophy of Religion	4
PHL 215	Ancient Philosophy: Plato and Aristotle	4
PHL 217	Social and Political Philosophy	4
PHL 302	Modern Philosophy: Metaphysics and Epistemology from Descartes to Kant	4
PHL 235	Philosophy of Martial Arts	4
PHL 236	Yoga and Philosophy	4
PHL 237	Indian and Asian Philosophy	4
PHL 320	Chinese Philosophy	4
PHL 321	Daoist Philosophy and Religion	4
POR	POR 202-level or above Portuguese	4
REL 205	World Religions	4
SPA	SPA 202-level or above Spanish	4
THR 253	Survey of World Theatre	4
THR 254	Survey of World Theatre II	4
Total Credit Hours:		16

One History Elective Course at any level

Any additional HIS course.

Total Credit Hours:

4

Upper-Level Course Requirements:

Sixteen credits counted for the major must be taken at the 300-level or above, and at least eight of these upper-level credits must be in HIS courses, including courses taken in fulfillment of the History Core and the other requirements listed above.

Total Credit Hours: 48