Distribution RequirementsHistory

The courses listed below count towards these distribution requirements for the major: 

  • At least one course in four of the following five regions: Africa; Asia; Europe; Latin America; United States. (Africa, Asia, Europe, Latin America, United States) 
  • At least one course that focuses primarily on the period before 1800. (pre-1800)
  • At least one course that focuses primarily on race, class, gender, or other ways in which social experiences are constructed. (social) 
  • At least one course that focuses primarily on global connections or connections between world regions. (global) 

Africa:

HIS-150: Africa and the World; HIS-251: Memorializing Mau Mau (Africa since 1945); HIS-350: South Africa and Apartheid

Asia:

HIS-170: Modern East Asia; HIS-175: Pre-Modern East Asia; HIS-274: Modern China; HIS-278: Modern Japan; HIS-375: War and Revolution in Southeast Asia

Europe:

HIS-110: Europe, 1000-1648; HIS-120: Modern Europe; HIS-211: Imperial Russia; HIS-212: Rise and Fall of the Soviet Union; HIS-218: Scandinavia to 1800; HIS-219: Scandinavia since 1800; HIS-221: Reformation; HIS-226: European Women; HIS-312: France Under Nazi Occupation; HIS-323: European Minorities; CLA-201: Ancient Greek History and Culture; CLA-202: Ancient Roman History and Culture

Latin America:

HIS-160: Intro to Latin American History; HIS-261: Colonial Latin America

United States:

HIS-130: US to the Civil War; HIS-140: US Since the Civil War; HIS-141: Women in the US; HIS-142: African American History I; HIS-143: African American History II; HIS-203: The Black Athlete; HIS-230: American Lives; HIS-232: Black History Matters; HIS-238: Gender and Sexuality in the US; HIS-241: Recent US; HIS-242: Hollywood, USA; HIS-243: History of the Present; HIS-298: "Liberty and Justice for All"; HIS-332: Civil War; HIS-334: Civil Rights

Pre-1800:

HIS-103: World History to 1500; HIS-110: Europe, 1000-1648; HIS-175: Pre-Modern East Asia; HIS-211: Imperial Russia; HIS-218: Scandinavia to 1800; HIS-221: Reformation; HIS-261: Colonial Latin America; CLA-201: Ancient Greek History and Culture; CLA-202: Ancient Roman History and Culture

Social:

HIS-104: Environmental History; HIS-141: Women in the US; HIS-142: African American History I; HIS-143: African American History II; HIS-160: Intro to Latin America; HIS-201: Empire and Culture; HIS-202: Atlantic Slavery and Freedom; HIS-203: The Black Athlete; HIS-226: European Women; HIS-230: American Lives; HIS-232: Black History Matters; HIS-238: Gender and Sexuality in the US; HIS-240: US and World War II; HIS-241: Recent US; HIS-242: Hollywood, USA; HIS-243: History of the Present; HIS-298: "Liberty and Justice for All"; HIS-323: European Minorities; HIS-330: Immigration in US History; HIS-332: Civil War; HIS-334: Civil Rights; HIS-350: South Africa and Apartheid, HIS-370: East Asia-US Interactions

Global:

HIS-103: World History to 1500; HIS-104: Environmental History; HIS-105: World History since 1500; HIS-201: Empire and Culture; HIS-202: Atlantic Slavery and Freedom; HIS-240: US and World War II; HIS-303: Propaganda in the Modern World; HIS-330: Immigration in US History; HIS-361: Latin American and the US; HIS-370: East Asia-US Interactions; CUR-115: Understanding the Past