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Option A: General Program in History Minimum requirement: ten courses with grade of C or higher, of which no more than five may be below the 300 level. At least two courses are required in any two of the following areas; at least one course is required in area 3 (non-Western history): 1. American history 2. European history 3. Africa, East Asia, Latin America, Middle East All concentrators are required to take HI 301 (Critical Reading in History) or HI 200 (The Historian's Craft), normally in their sophomore year, and also to take at least two colloquia. Option B: Specialization in One Area of History Minimum requirement: ten courses with grade of C or higher, of which no more than five may be below the 300 level. At least six courses are required in the selected area of specialization; at least two courses are required from one of the other areas listed below; at least one course is required from area 3 (non- Western history). All concentrators are required to take HI 301 (Critical Reading in History) or HI 200 (The Historian's Craft), normally in their sophomore year, and also to take at least two colloquia in the area of specialization. Further requirements for each area of specialization are as follows: 1. American history: The ten required courses must include the two-semester introductory survey HI 151-152. 2. European history: The ten required courses must include two 100- or 200- level European history courses (i.e., HI 101, 102, 215, 231, 232). Four of the courses taken in European history must be numbered 300 or above. 3. Africa, East Asia, Latin America, Middle East: The ten required courses must include HI 175-176. Students develop a coherent program with their advisor. Ordinarily eight rather than six courses will be required in the field of specialization, of which no more than four may be below the 300 level. At least six additional courses relating to the area of concentration are selected from the Departments of Anthropology, Archaeology, Economics, Geography, Political Science, Religion, Sociology, or other relevant programs. |