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History
In addition to the Liberal
Arts Core, the requirements for the major in History are as
follows:
Bachelor of Arts Requirements:
Basic
Unless indicated otherwise, all courses in History are open to all
students at ENC. In addition to the Liberal Arts Core, the minimum
requirements
for the major in History are as follows: ten courses with grade of C or
higher. Included in these ten courses must be:
1. Two courses in
historical methodology and practice:
HI310
Critical Reading in History
HI493 Department Thesis
2. Three courses from one of the following tracks and one
course
from the other track:
American History Track
HI223 Colonial and
Revolutionary America
HI224 Forging of a New Nation
HI225 History of the United States, 1865-1919
HI226 History of the United States, 1920-Present
European History Track
HI227 Ancient
Mediterranean World
HI228 Medieval Europe
HI229 Early Modern Europe, 1500-1815
HI230 Modern Europe, 1815-Present
3. Two upper level electives, one in each of the fields of United
States and European history.
4. One upper-level seminar
in the area of primary interest:
HI410
Seminar in American
History
HI420
Seminar in European
History
5. One course outside the fields of United States and European
history:
HI350
Topics in Non-Western
History
6. History majors are required to take GO210 (American Political
Institutions) as one of their social science options (unless the
student
also plans to minor in Government).
Bachelor of Arts
Requirements: Honors
Students desiring a stronger undergraduate background in history,
especially
those considering graduate work in history, may opt for the History
Honors
major. In addition to the Liberal Arts Core, the minimum requirements
for
the major in History Honors are as follows: fourteen courses with grade
of B or higher. Students selecting the History Honors major must
satisfy
their intercultural literacy requirement with foreign language course
work.
Included in these fourteen courses must be:
1. Three courses in historical
methodology and practice:
HI310
Critical Reading in
History
HI493
Department Thesis
HI494
Honors Thesis
2. Four courses from one of the following tracks and two courses from
the
other track:
American
History Track
HI223
Colonial and Revolutionary
America
HI224
Forging of a New Nation
HI225
History of the United
States, 1865-1919
HI226
History of the United
States, 1920-Present
European
History Track
HI227
Ancient Mediterranean
World
HI228
Medieval Europe
HI229
Early Modern Europe,
1500-1815
HI230
Modern Europe, 1815-Present
3. Three upper level electives, at least one of which must be in the
area
of primary interest.
4. One upper-level seminar in
the area of primary interest:
HI410
Seminar in American
History
HI420
Seminar in European
History
5. One course outside the fields of United States and European
history:
HI350
Topics in Non-Western
History
6. History majors are required to take GO210 (American Political
Institutions)
as one of their social science options (unless the student also plans
to
minor in Government).
Independent Study
A student who wishes to work on a project with a faculty member may
ask that instructor to supervise an Independent Study (HI 496). A
detailed
plan of study, drawn up by the instructor and the student, is required.
Ordinarily faculty members do not supervise Independent Studies on
topics
covered in regularly scheduled classes.
Foreign Language
History majors are encouraged (and History Honors students are
required)
to develop competence in one or more foreign languages and to use this
competence in their historical reading and research. Knowledge of a
foreign
language is particularly important for students planning graduate
work.
Requirements for the Minor in
History
The minor in history at ENC consists of five courses, including: HI310,
HI410, or HI420, and at least two courses in the chosen track of
historical
study.
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