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2016-2017 Undergraduate Bulletin 
    
2016-2017 Undergraduate Bulletin [ARCHIVED BULLETIN]

History, BA Major in


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Program Requirements - Total Semester Hours: Minimum 30


The BA major in history consists of a minimum of 30 semester hours in history, including a minimum of 18 semester hours of course work on the advanced level (100-level courses or above).     

A grade of C- or above is required in each course in the major. 

The  Department also strongly recommends that students take courses in other departments that relate closely to historical subjects in which they are particularly interested, or consider taking a co-major in another field or discipline. It is also highly desirable that students acquire skills in reading and speaking a language other than English, taking their level of proficiency beyond the minimum university requirement.

The  Department requires the following for majors in history:

I. Introductory courses - Semester Hours: 3


Chosen from the following:

II. Intermediate courses - Semester Hours: 8


(ordinarily taken in first and/or second year in preparation for taking a seminar in junior or senior year)

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    *, , or  is a prerequisite for HIST 102 and HIST 103 course.  HIST 102 and/or HIST 103 and  may be taken concurrently.  HIST 102 and 103 need not be taken sequentially and prerequisite may be waived upon consultation with departmental adviser.

III. Advanced Courses - Semester Hours: 3


One seminar (ordinarily taken in junior year) chosen from the following:

IV. A minimum of 3 semester hours in each of the following three areas:


A. European History:


B. American History:


C. Asian or African or Middle Eastern or Latin American History:


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NOTES


Many History majors combine History with a co-major in Elementary and Secondary School Teaching:

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For information about combining a History major with the Law School at Hofstra, see .

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