History B.A.
Course Requirements for B.A. in History
Courses
HIST 281W | History Matters I: Methods and Skills | 3 | Fall, Spring. |
HIST 282W | History Matters II: Historical Research | 3 | Fall, Spring. |
HIST 389W | History Matters III: Senior Research Project | 2 | Fall, Spring. |
ONE COURSE from
HIST 101 | Multiple Voices: Africa in the World | 4 | Fall, Spring, Summer. |
HIST 102 | Multiple Voices: Asia in the World | 4 | Fall, Spring, Summer. |
HIST 103 | Multiple Voices: Europe in the World to 1600 | 4 | Fall, Spring, Summer. |
HIST 104 | Multiple Voices: Europe in the World Since 1600 | 4 | Fall, Spring, Summer. |
HIST 105 | Multiple Voices: Latin America in the World | 4 | Fall, Spring, Summer. |
HIST 106 | Multiple Voices: Muslim People in the World | 4 | Fall, Spring, Summer. |
HIST 107 | Multiple Voices: The United States in the World | 4 | Fall, Spring, Summer. |
HIST 108 | History of Science and Medicine | 4 | Annually. |
ONE COURSE EACH from Categories A, B, and C
Category A: U.S. History
HIST 201 | U.S. History: 1400-1800 | 3 | Fall, Spring. |
HIST 202 | U.S. History: 1800-1920 | 3 | Fall, Spring. |
HIST 203 | U.S. History: 1920 to the Present | 3 | Fall, Spring. |
HIST 209 | The American Revolution | 3 | Annually. |
HIST 217 | American Gender and Women’s History | 3 | Annually. |
HIST 218 | American Foreign Policy: 1945 to the Present | 3 | Fall. |
HIST 219 | Popular Culture in Twentieth Century America | 3 | Alternate years. |
HIST 320 | American Colonial History | 3 | Annually. |
HIST 322 | The Early American Republic | 3 | Annually. |
HIST 323 | The Gilded Age and Progressive Era | 3 | Alternate years. |
HIST 324 | Crises of American Modernity, 1914-1945 | 3 | Annually. |
HIST 325 | Superpower America 1945-1990 | 3 | Annually. |
HIST 328 | History of the American West | 3 | As needed. |
HIST 329 | Civil War and Reconstruction | 3 | As needed. |
HIST 330 | History of American Immigration | 3 | As needed. |
HIST 331 | Rhode Island History | 3 | Spring. |
HIST 332 | The American Presidency | 4 | Annually. |
HIST 334 | African American History | 3 | Annually. |
HIST 336 | The United States and the Emerging World | 3 | Spring. |
Category B: European History
HIST 220 | Ancient Greece | 3 | Alternate years. |
HIST 221 | The Roman Republic | 3 | Alternate Years. |
HIST 222 | The Roman Empire | 3 | Alternate Years. |
HIST 223 | Medieval History | 3 | Alternate years. |
HIST 224 | The Glorious Renaissance | 3 | Fall. |
HIST 234 | Challenges and Confrontations: Women in Europe | 3 | As needed. |
HIST 235 | Voices of the Great War | 3 | Alternate years. |
HIST 258 | Environmental History | 3 | Annually. |
HIST 306 | Protestant Reformations and Catholic Renewal | 3 | As needed. |
HIST 307 | Europe in the Age of Enlightenment | 3 | As needed. |
HIST 308 | Europe in the Age of Revolution, 1789 to 1850 | 3 | As needed. |
HIST 309 | Europe in the Age of Nationalism, 1850 to 1914 | 3 | As needed. |
HIST 310 | Twentieth-Century Europe | 3 | As needed. |
HIST 311 | The Origins of Russia to 1700 | 3 | Alternate years. |
HIST 312 | Russia from Peter to Lenin | 3 | Alternate years. |
HIST 313 | The Soviet Union and After | 3 | Alternate years. |
HIST 315 | Western Legal Systems | 4 | As needed. |
HIST 316 | Modern Western Political Thought | 4 | Fall. |
HIST 317 | Politics and Society | 4 | Spring. |
HIST 318 | Tudor-Stuart England | 3 | As needed. |
Category C: Africa, Asia, Latin America, Middle East History
HIST 236 | Post-Independence Africa | 3 | Annually. |
HIST 238 | Early Imperial China | 3 | As needed. |
HIST 239 | Japanese History through Art and Literature | 3 | Alternate years. |
HIST 241 | Colonial and Neocolonial Latin America | 3 | Annually. |
HIST 242 | Modern Latin America | 3 | Annually. |
HIST 340 | The Muslim World from the Age of Muhammad to 1800 | 3 | As needed. |
HIST 341 | The Muslim World in Modern Times, 1800 to the Present | 3 | As needed. |
HIST 342 | Islam and Politics in Modern History | 3 | As needed. |
HIST 345 | Conflict, Globalization, and Modern East Asia | 3 | As needed. |
HIST 348 | Africa under Colonial Rule | 3 | Annually. |
FOUR ADDITIONAL COURSES from any of the three above categories.
Note: Of these SEVEN courses in the above categories, THREE must be at the 200-level and FOUR must be at the 300-level. At least ONE of these courses must primarily focus on history pre-1800.
Note: Connections courses cannot be used to satisfy these requirements.
Total Credit Hours: 33-37