History Major Requirements

Degree: Bachelor of Arts

Credit Hours: 30+

"PR" indicates a pre-requisite. "CO" indicates a co-requisite.

Courses within this major may also satisfy general education requirements. Please consult http://advising.cofc.edu/general-edu for more information.

Required Courses

HIST 299*

The Historian's Craft (3) PR: One course in pre-modern history and one course in modern history from the list of approved courses satisfying the general education history requirement (see http://advising.cofc.edu/general-edu).

Note: *All majors must take HIST 299 no later than concurrently with their third history class numbered 200 or higher.

Select one course from each of the following five areas of distribution:

1. Pre-Modern: Choose one.

HIST 230	Ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia (3) PR: One course in pre-modern history and one course in modern history from the list of approved courses satisfying the general education history requirement (see http://advising.cofc.edu/general-edu).
HIST 231	Ancient Greece (3) PR: One course in pre-modern history and one course in modern history from the list of approved courses satisfying the general education history requirement (see http://advising.cofc.edu/general-edu).
HIST 232	Ancient Rome (3) PR: One course in pre-modern history and one course in modern history from the list of approved courses satisfying the general education history requirement (see http://advising.cofc.edu/general-edu).
HIST 234	Early Middle Ages (3) PR: One course in pre-modern history and one course in modern history from the list of approved courses satisfying the general education history requirement (see http://advising.cofc.edu/general-edu).
HIST 235	High Middle Ages (3) PR: One course in pre-modern history and one course in modern history from the list of approved courses satisfying the general education history requirement (see http://advising.cofc.edu/general-edu).
HIST 245	Tsarist Russia to 1796 (3) PR: One course in pre-modern history and one course in modern history from the list of approved courses satisfying the general education history requirement (see http://advising.cofc.edu/general-edu).
HIST 266	Aztecs, Maya and Their Ancestors (3) PR: One course in pre-modern history and one course in modern history from the list of approved courses satisfying the general education history requirement (see http://advising.cofc.edu/general-edu).
HIST 270	Special Topics in Pre-Modern History (3) PR: One course in pre-modern history and one course in modern history from the list of approved courses satisfying the general education history requirement (see http://advising.cofc.edu/general-edu).
HIST 272	Pre-Colonial Africa (3) PR: One course in pre-modern history and one course in modern history from the list of approved courses satisfying the general education history requirement (see http://advising.cofc.edu/general-edu).
HIST 282	History of China to 1800 (3) PR: One course in pre-modern history and one course in modern history from the list of approved courses satisfying the general education history requirement (see http://advising.cofc.edu/general-edu).
HIST 286	History of Japan to 1800 (3) PR: One course in pre-modern history and one course in modern history from the list of approved courses satisfying the general education history requirement (see http://advising.cofc.edu/general-edu).
HIST 333	Witches, Saints and Heretics (3) PR: One course in pre-modern history and one course in modern history from the list of approved courses satisfying the general education history requirement (see http://advising.cofc.edu/general-edu).
HIST 336	Italian Renaissance (3) PR: One course in pre-modern history and one course in modern history from the list of approved courses satisfying the general education history requirement (see http://advising.cofc.edu/general-edu ).
HIST 370	Special Topics in Premodern History (3) PR: One course in pre-modern history and one course in modern history from the list of approved courses satisfying the general education history requirement (see http://advising.cofc.edu/general-edu).
HIST 470	Research Seminar in Premodern History (3) PR: One course in pre-modern history and one course in modern history from the list of approved courses satisfying the general education history requirement (see http://advising.cofc.edu/general-edu); Junior or senior standing; permission from the instructor and the department chair

2. Modern Europe Since 1500: Choose one.

HIST 241	Special Topics in Modern European History (3) PR: One course in pre-modern history and one course in modern history from the list of approved courses satisfying the general education history requirement (see http://advising.cofc.edu/general-edu).
HIST 242	History of Modern France (3) PR: One course in pre-modern history and one course in modern history from the list of approved courses satisfying the general education history requirement (see http://advising.cofc.edu/general-edu).
HIST 244	Political and Social History of Germany from 1866 to Present (3) PR: One course in pre-modern history and one course in modern history from the list of approved courses satisfying the general education history requirement (see http://advising.cofc.edu/general-edu).
HIST 246	Imperial Russia to 1917 (3) PR: One course in pre-modern history and one course in modern history from the list of approved courses satisfying the general education history requirement (see http://advising.cofc.edu/general-edu).
HIST 252	Women in Europe (3) PR: One course in pre-modern history and one course in modern history from the list of approved courses satisfying the general education history requirement (see http://advising.cofc.edu/general-edu).
HIST 256	History of Science and Technology (3) PR: One course in pre-modern history and one course in modern history from the list of approved courses satisfying the general education history requirement (see http://advising.cofc.edu/general-edu).
HIST 258	European Jewish History: Medieval to Modern (3) PR: One course in pre-modern history and one course in modern history from the list of approved courses satisfying the general education history requirement (see http://advising.cofc.edu/general-edu).
HIST 334	European Social History to 1800 (3) PR: One course in pre-modern history and one course in modern history from the list of approved courses satisfying the general education history requirement (see http://advising.cofc.edu/general-edu).
HIST 337	Age of Reformation (3) PR: One course in pre-modern history and one course in modern history from the list of approved courses satisfying the general education history requirement (see http://advising.cofc.edu/general-edu).
HIST 341	Age of Enlightenment and Revolution (3) PR: One course in pre-modern history and one course in modern history from the list of approved courses satisfying the general education history requirement (see http://advising.cofc.edu/general-edu)..
HIST 343	Europe Since 1939 (3) PR: One course in pre-modern history and one course in modern history from the list of approved courses satisfying the general education history requirement (see http://advising.cofc.edu/general-edu).
HIST 344	Modern European Cultural History (3) PR: One course in pre-modern history and one course in modern history from the list of approved courses satisfying the general education history requirement (see http://advising.cofc.edu/general-edu).
HIST 345	Modern German Cultural and Intellectual History (3) PR: One course in pre-modern history and one course in modern history from the list of approved courses satisfying the general education history requirement (see http://advising.cofc.edu/general-edu).
HIST 346	History of the Soviet Union (3) PR: One course in pre-modern history and one course in modern history from the list of approved courses satisfying the general education history requirement (see http://advising.cofc.edu/general-edu).
HIST 347	Special Topics in Modern European History (3) PR: One course in pre-modern history and one course in modern history from the list of approved courses satisfying the general education history requirement (see http://advising.cofc.edu/general-edu).
HIST 354	Tudor England, 1485-1603 (3) PR: One course in pre-modern history and one course in modern history from the list of approved courses satisfying the general education history requirement (see http://advising.cofc.edu/general-edu).
HIST 355	Stuart England, 1603-1714 (3) PR: One course in pre-modern history and one course in modern history from the list of approved courses satisfying the general education history requirement (see http://advising.cofc.edu/general-edu).
HIST 356	Georgian Britain (3) PR: One course in pre-modern history and one course in modern history from the list of approved courses satisfying the general education history requirement (see http://advising.cofc.edu/general-edu).
HIST 357	Victorian Britain (3) PR: One course in pre-modern history and one course in modern history from the list of approved courses satisfying the general education history requirement (see http://advising.cofc.edu/general-edu).
HIST 441	Research Seminar in Modern European History (3) PR: One course in pre-modern history and one course in modern history from the list of approved courses satisfying the general education history requirement (see http://advising.cofc.edu/general-edu); Junior or senior standing; permission from the instructor and the department chair.

3. Modern Asia, Africa and Latin America: Choose one.

HIST 261	Special Topics in Modern Asia, Africa, or Latin America (3) PR: One course in pre-modern history and one course in modern history from the list of approved courses satisfying the general education history requirement (see http://advising.cofc.edu/general-edu).
HIST 262	Colonial Latin America (3) PR: One course in pre-modern history and one course in modern history from the list of approved courses satisfying the general education history requirement (see http://advising.cofc.edu/general-edu).
HIST 263	Latin America Since Independence (3) PR: One course in pre-modern history and one course in modern history from the list of approved courses satisfying the general education history requirement (see http://advising.cofc.edu/general-edu).
HIST 264	Caribbean to 1800 (3) PR: One course in pre-modern history and one course in modern history from the list of approved courses satisfying the general education history requirement (see http://advising.cofc.edu/general-edu).
HIST 265	Caribbean Since 1800 (3) PR: One course in pre-modern history and one course in modern history from the list of approved courses satisfying the general education history requirement (see http://advising.cofc.edu/general-edu).
HIST 273	Modern Africa (3) PR: One course in pre-modern history and one course in modern history from the list of approved courses satisfying the general education history requirement (see http://advising.cofc.edu/general-edu).
HIST 276	Islamic Civilization (3) PR: One course in pre-modern history and one course in modern history from the list of approved courses satisfying the general education history requirement (see http://advising.cofc.edu/general-edu).
HIST 277	Modern Middle East (3) PR: One course in pre-modern history and one course in modern history from the list of approved courses satisfying the general education history requirement (see http://advising.cofc.edu/general-edu).
HIST 283	History of Modern China (3) PR: One course in pre-modern history and one course in modern history from the list of approved courses satisfying the general education history requirement (see http://advising.cofc.edu/general-edu).
HIST 285	Indian Subcontinent Since 1500 (3) PR: One course in pre-modern history and one course in modern history from the list of approved courses satisfying the general education history requirement (see http://advising.cofc.edu/general-edu).
HIST 287	History of Modern Japan (3) PR: One course in pre-modern history and one course in modern history from the list of approved courses satisfying the general education history requirement (see http://advising.cofc.edu/general-edu).
HIST 361	Special Topics in Modern Asia, Africa, Latin America (3) PR: One course in pre-modern history and one course in modern history from the list of approved courses satisfying the general education history requirement (see http://advising.cofc.edu/general-edu).
HIST 364	Sugar and Slaves in Colonial Brazil (3) PR: One course in pre-modern history and one course in modern history from the list of approved courses satisfying the general education history requirement (see http://advising.cofc.edu/general-edu).
HIST 365	Modern Brazil (3) PR: One course in pre-modern history and one course in modern history from the list of approved courses satisfying the general education history requirement (see http://advising.cofc.edu/general-edu).
HIST 372	North Africa (The Maghrib) Since 1800 (3) PR: One course in pre-modern history and one course in modern history from the list of approved courses satisfying the general education history requirement (see http://advising.cofc.edu/general-edu).
HIST 373	West Africa Since 1800 (3) PR: One course in pre-modern history and one course in modern history from the list of approved courses satisfying the general education history requirement (see http://advising.cofc.edu/general-edu).
HIST 377	Iran/Persia: From Cyrus to Ayatollah Khomeini (3) PR: One course in pre-modern history and one course in modern history from the list of approved courses satisfying the general education history requirement (see http://advising.cofc.edu/general-edu).
HIST 461	Research Seminar in Modern Asia, Africa, or Latin America (3) PR: One course in pre-modern history and one course in modern history from the list of approved courses satisfying the general education history requirement (see http://advising.cofc.edu/general-edu).
HIST 473	Pan Africanism/AU (3) PR: One course in pre-modern history and one course in modern history from the list of approved courses satisfying the general education history requirement (see http://advising.cofc.edu/general-edu); permission from the instructor and the department chair.

4. United States: Choose one.

HIST 201	United States to 1865(3) PR: One course in pre-modern history and one course in modern history from the list of approved courses satisfying the general education history requirement (see http://advising.cofc.edu/general-edu).
HIST 202	United States Since 1865 (3) PR: One course in pre-modern history and one course in modern history from the list of approved courses satisfying the general education history requirement (see http://advising.cofc.edu/general-edu).
HIST 210	Special Topics in U.S. History (3) PR: One course in pre-modern history and one course in modern history from the list of approved courses satisfying the general education history requirement (see http://advising.cofc.edu/general-edu).
HIST 211	American Urban History (3) PR: One course in pre-modern history and one course in modern history from the list of approved courses satisfying the general education history requirement (see http://advising.cofc.edu/general-edu).
HIST 212	American Labor History (3) PR: One course in pre-modern history and one course in modern history from the list of approved courses satisfying the general education history requirement (see http://advising.cofc.edu/general-edu).
HIST 213	American Jewish History: Colonial Times to the Present (3) PR: One course in pre-modern history and one course in modern history from the list of approved courses satisfying the general education history requirement (see http://advising.cofc.edu/general-edu).
HIST 214	American Ethnic History: 1607 to the Present (3) PR: One course in pre-modern history and one course in modern history from the list of approved courses satisfying the general education history requirement (see http://advising.cofc.edu/general-edu).
HIST 215	Native American History (3) PR: One course in pre-modern history and one course in modern history from the list of approved courses satisfying the general education history requirement (see http://advising.cofc.edu/general-edu).
HIST 216	African American History to 1865 (3) PR: One course in pre-modern history and one course in modern history from the list of approved courses satisfying the general education history requirement (see http://advising.cofc.edu/general-edu).
HIST 217	African American History Since 1865 (3) PR: One course in pre-modern history and one course in modern history from the list of approved courses satisfying the general education history requirement (see http://advising.cofc.edu/general-edu).
HIST 218	The American West (3) PR: One course in pre-modern history and one course in modern history from the list of approved courses satisfying the general education history requirement (see http://advising.cofc.edu/general-edu).
HIST 219	Native Americans in Film (3) PR: One course in pre-modern history and one course in modern history from the list of approved courses satisfying the general education history requirement (see http://advising.cofc.edu/general-edu).
HIST 221	Women in the United States (3) PR: One course in pre-modern history and one course in modern history from the list of approved courses satisfying the general education history requirement (see http://advising.cofc.edu/general-edu).
HIST 222	History of South Carolina (3) PR: One course in pre-modern history and one course in modern history from the list of approved courses satisfying the general education history requirement (see http://advising.cofc.edu/general-edu).
HIST 224	History of the South to 1865 (3) PR: One course in pre-modern history and one course in modern history from the list of approved courses satisfying the general education history requirement (see http://advising.cofc.edu/general-edu).
HIST 225	History of the South Since 1865 (3) PR: One course in pre-modern history and one course in modern history from the list of approved courses satisfying the general education history requirement (see http://advising.cofc.edu/general-edu).
HIST 301	Colonial America, 1585-1763 (3) PR: One course in pre-modern history and one course in modern history from the list of approved courses satisfying the general education history requirement (see http://advising.cofc.edu/general-edu).
HIST 302	Era of the American Revolution, 1763-1800 (3) PR: One course in pre-modern history and one course in modern history from the list of approved courses satisfying the general education history requirement (see http://advising.cofc.edu/general-edu).
HIST 303	History of the United States: The Young Republic, 1800-1845(3) PR: One course in pre-modern history and one course in modern history from the list of approved courses satisfying the general education history requirement (see http://advising.cofc.edu/general-edu).
HIST 304	History of the United States: The Civil War & Reconstruction, 1845-1877 (3) PR: One course in pre-modern history and one course in modern history from the list of approved courses satisfying the general education history requirement (see http://advising.cofc.edu/general-edu).
HIST 305	History of the United States: The Response to Industrialism, 1877-1918 (3) PR: One course in pre-modern history and one course in modern history from the list of approved courses satisfying the general education history requirement (see http://advising.cofc.edu/general-edu).
HIST 306	History of the United States: Affluence and Adversity, 1918-1945 (3) PR: One course in pre-modern history and one course in modern history from the list of approved courses satisfying the general education history requirement (see http://advising.cofc.edu/general-edu).
HIST 307	History of the United States: Cold War America, 1945-Present (3) PR: One course in pre-modern history and one course in modern history from the list of approved courses satisfying the general education history requirement (see http://advising.cofc.edu/general-edu).
HIST 310	Special Topics in U.S. History (3) PR: One course in pre-modern history and one course in modern history from the list of approved courses satisfying the general education history requirement (see http://advising.cofc.edu/general-edu).
HIST 311	Diplomatic History of the United States, 1766-1898 (3) PR: One course in pre-modern history and one course in modern history from the list of approved courses satisfying the general education history requirement (see http://advising.cofc.edu/general-edu).
HIST 312	Diplomatic History of the United States Since 1898 (3) PR: One course in pre-modern history and one course in modern history from the list of approved courses satisfying the general education history requirement (see http://advising.cofc.edu/general-edu).
HIST 320	Special Topics in Lowcountry History (3) PR: One course in pre-modern history and one course in modern history from the list of approved courses satisfying the general education history requirement (see http://advising.cofc.edu/general-edu).
HIST 323	Society and Culture of Early Charleston (3) PR: One course in pre-modern history and one course in modern history from the list of approved courses satisfying the general education history requirement (see http://advising.cofc.edu/general-edu).
HIST 410	Research Seminar in U.S. History (3) PR: One course in pre-modern history and one course in modern history from the list of approved courses satisfying the general education history requirement (see http://advising.cofc.edu/general-edu); Junior or senior standing; permission from the instructor and the department chair.
HIST 420	Research Seminar in Low Country History (3) PR: One course in pre-modern history and one course in modern history from the list of approved courses satisfying the general education history requirement (see http://advising.cofc.edu/general-edu); Junior or senior standing; permission from the instructor and the department chair.

5. Comparative/Transnational: Choose one.

HIST 291	Disease, Medicine and History (3) PR: One course in pre-modern history and one course in modern history from the list of approved courses satisfying the general education history requirement (see http://advising.cofc.edu/general-edu).
HIST 292	Disease, Medicine and World History (3) PR: One course in pre-modern history and one course in modern history from the list of approved courses satisfying the general education history requirement (see http://advising.cofc.edu/general-edu).
HIST 359	Modern Jewish History: French Revolution to the Present (3) PR: One course in pre-modern history and one course in modern history from the list of approved courses satisfying the general education history requirement (see http://advising.cofc.edu/general-edu).
HIST 366	Comparative Slavery in the Americas (3) PR: One course in pre-modern history and one course in modern history from the list of approved courses satisfying the general education history requirement (see http://advising.cofc.edu/general-edu).
HIST 250	Special Topics in Comparative/Transnational History (3) PR: One course in pre-modern history and one course in modern history from the list of approved courses satisfying the general education history requirement (see http://advising.cofc.edu/general-edu).
HIST 256	History of Science and Technology (3) PR: One course in pre-modern history and one course in modern history from the list of approved courses satisfying the general education history requirement (see http://advising.cofc.edu/general-edu).
HIST 350	Special Topics in Comparative/Transnational History (3) PR: One course in pre-modern history and one course in modern history from the list of approved courses satisfying the general education history requirement (see http://advising.cofc.edu/general-edu).
HIST 450	Research Seminar in Comparative/Transnational History (3) PR: One course in pre-modern history and one course in modern history from the list of approved courses satisfying the general education history requirement (see http://advising.cofc.edu/general-edu).

Select 9 additional credit hours of history electives from any of the above five distribution areas.

Research Seminar: 3 credit hours in a capstone research seminar (normally taken in the senior year, which requires writing a substantial paper).

HIST 410	Research Seminar in U.S. History (3) PR: One course in pre-modern history and one course in modern history from the list of approved courses satisfying the general education history requirement (see http://advising.cofc.edu/general-edu); Junior or senior standing; permission from the instructor and the department chair.
HIST 420	Research Seminar in Low Country History (3) PR: One course in pre-modern history and one course in modern history from the list of approved courses satisfying the general education history requirement (see http://advising.cofc.edu/general-edu); Junior or senior standing; permission from the instructor and the department chair.
HIST 441	Research Seminar in Modern European History (3) PR: One course in pre-modern history and one course in modern history from the list of approved courses satisfying the general education history requirement (see http://advising.cofc.edu/general-edu); Junior or senior standing; permission from the instructor and the department chair.
HIST 461	Research Seminar in Modern Asia, Africa, or Latin America (3) PR: One course in pre-modern history and one course in modern history from the list of approved courses satisfying the general education history requirement (see ).
HIST 470	Research Seminar in Premodern History (3) PR: One course in pre-modern history and one course in modern history from the list of approved courses satisfying the general education history requirement (see http://advising.cofc.edu/general-edu); Junior or senior standing; permission from the instructor and the department chair.

Notes:

All majors must have passed at least one 200-level course before taking a 300-level course.
All majors must have passed at least one 300-level course before taking a 400-level course.
All majors must have taken at least two related (one 200-level and one 300-level) courses before seeking permission to take a capstone research seminar, senior paper or bachelor's essay. Exceptional students and qualified students who have a particular research interest that cannot be addressed in research seminars being offered may, if authorized by the department, satisfy the requirement by completing HIST 498 Senior Paper.

History Teacher Education Program (Grades 9-12)

Students interested in teacher certification in social studies must complete the history major, the additional coursework required for social studies certification and the secondary education cognate major requirements. See the School of Education, Health and Human Performance section of this catalog for a listing of the requirements for the additional certification coursework and the secondary education cognate major. Students should apply for acceptance to this program no later than the second semester of their sophomore year. Requirements for this include admission to and successful completion of the approved teacher education program. Students must successfully complete all requirements for certification in secondary education.

When declaring teacher certification in social studies through the Program of Study Management System (POSM), students must first select "Declare or Add a Major" and then "Secondary Education Cognate" from the major list. Once this selection is made, a second menu box will appear with a list of the associated majors. Select the history major and follow the on-screen instructions.