History & Culture Concentration
History & Culture is not available to students who officially declared their major after September 1, 2006.
Although the new history major does not offer a History & Culture option, most majors should find that their intellectual needs can be satisfied by one of the eight available concentrations. Remember that the new major also allows students to forgo a concentration entirely. Majors who choose the general curriculum option should plan their coursework with their faculty advisors.
This track is designed for the study of comparative history with thematic and methodological focus. It is a highly individualized concentration within the history major, so course selection should be reviewed carefully with a faculty advisor each semester. Students must also satisfy basic major requirements.
Old Requirements
The concentration in history and culture requires a total of eight (8) courses divided as follows:
Cultural Theory: (2 courses) May be either ANTH 2 or COML 100 and one other cultural course in the topic area chosen (e.g.: Colonialism, gender, religion, identity) offered in the Departments of Anthropology (ANTH), Art History (ARTH), English (ENGL), Folklore (FOLK), Gender, Culture, & Society (GSOC), Music (MUSC), Romance Languages (ROML), and Religious Studies (RELS).
Thematic: A set of 6 courses from the following list grouped around a thematic core and covering at least two broad geographical regions: Africa, East Asia, Europe, Latin America, South Asia, North America, Middle East. Students may include among the 6, up to 2 major related courses from the departments listed above.
History Courses Eligible: 28, 30, 31, 71, 75, 76, 81, 86, 91, 96, 97, 126, 127, 128, 132, 139, 140, 141, 147, 155, 170, 171, 176, 177, 302, 308, 309, 311, 312, 315, 317, 335, 345, 346, 355, 373, 383, 407, 408, 409, 410, 441, 443, 460, 465, 478, 480, 482, 487, 502, 507, 589.
Many of the Department's 200 level seminars may be included. They should be approved by your advisor.
[Occasionally, 1, 2, 3, 4, 10, and 11 may also be included, though upper-level thematic courses are preferable.]
The 8 courses must include one seminar: either a History 200 or upper-level equivalent.
Upcoming Courses
Majors concentrating in History & Culture should speak to a faculty advisor about upcoming courses.
