Department of History

REQUIREMENTS FOR HISTORY MAJORS

These requirements are also laid out in grid form in the checklist of required courses toward the bottom of this page. Faculty advisors use this checklist to monitor a student's progress. Students should also keep an updated copy for their own use. Students will also follow the recommended sequence of courses set forth in the list at the end of this web page.

GENERAL EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS
GER Common Courses (See Curricula): six courses
GER University Distribution (See Curricula): fourteen courses, including Social/Behavioral Science:
POL 1011 Introduction to American Government and Politics
POL 1031 Introduction to Comparative Politics, or POL 1051 Introduction to International Politics
GER Electives: any eight courses

MAJOR REQUIREMENTS

HIS 1031-1041 History of the United States and ten approved courses at the 1500-2000 level.
Besides HIS 1011-1021 and HIS 1031-1041, a history major will be required to complete at least:
ONE upper-division course in American history
ONE upper-division course in European history
ONE course in either Latin American or Asian history
TWO seminars/colloquia (2800 level) in any area offered, one in the junior year and one in the senior year.
FIVE additional history electives.

Two courses at the 1500-2000 level must be before 1800. The appropriate courses are:

Course #	Course Title
HIS 1551	Historical Introduction to the Islamic World
HIS 1571	Historical Introduction to East Asian Civilizations
HIS 2041	Colonial Mexico
HIS 2081	Identity and Power in the Americas
HIS 2111	Grandeur That Was Rome, 707 B.C.E. to 476 C.E
HIS 2131	The Medieval Experience
HIS 2141	The Italian Renaissance
HIS 2151	Revolutions 1517-1648
HIS 2161	Absolutism and Enlightenment
HIS 2271	England from Danes to Tudors, 700-1485
HIS 2281	Tudor-Stuart England
HIS 2291	Age of Aristocracy: Britain 1689-1832
HIS 2351	History of Russia 1682-1881
HIS 2441	Late Imperial China
HIS 2611	Colonial America
HIS 2621	America in the Age of Revolution
HIS 2691	American Ideas: From the Colonial Era to the Civil War

The seminars/colloquia will also count to satisfy the above area or time requirements for 1500-2000 courses. Credit will be given for advanced placement and for appropriate SJU Honors courses or courses taken in foreign programs. History majors with credit transferred from other institutions must complete at least four courses taught by history faculty of Saint Joseph's University. Students who undertake a double major that includes history must consult the chair or department advisor for assistance in scheduling history courses.

REQUIREMENTS FOR HISTORY MINORS

The minor in history requires completion of HIS 1011-1021 and any four courses numbered HIS 1500 or higher.