History Major with Global and Culture Concentration

Degree Requirements

B. Global History and Culture Concentration

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 204	Twentieth Century Europe	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 Modern Centuries	4
HIS 218	History of the Islamic World	4
HIS 220	Introduction to African History	4
HIS 221	Japan's Modern Centuries	4
HIS 227	Traditional China	4
HIS 228	Traditional Japan	4
HISH 232	Imperialism and Nationalism in Asia and Africa	4
HIS 260	The Holocaust	4
HISH 265	Secular and Sacred: The Greek and Judeo-Christian Origins of Western Civilization	4
HISH 269	Paris in the 1920s: The Cultural Impact of the Great War	4
HISH 292	Drama and Society in Periclean Athens and Elizabethan London	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 313	Latin America	4
HISH 317	China's Revolutionary Twentieth Century	4
HISH 219	Mistaken Identities: Myths and Realities of the New World Encounter	4
HIS 322	Spanish Caribbean and its Diasporas	4
HIS 325	Narcotic Drugs and Modern Society	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	History Survey I	4
ART 269	History Survey II	4
ART 271	Pre-Columbian	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
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 225	Modern Philosophy: 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

HIS	HIS 202-level or above	4
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