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Major in History

Major Code: 056 and 204

The History Major gives students the opportunity to gain a broad general knowledge through introductory courses, specialized knowledge in a particular area or topic through advanced courses, and the opportunity as a junior or senior to participate in a small colloquium focusing on a particular topic in great depth.

Degree Requirements

To graduate with a major in history, students must take at least 36 credits in history and have a cumulative grade-point average of at least 2.0 in history courses taken at Queens College. Transfer students majoring in history must take a minimum of 18 credits in the History Department, regardless of the number of history credits earned at other institutions.

Students majoring in history must consult with the concentration advisors in order to insure that their programs satisfy department requirements. A concentration form should be filed with the department during the junior year. Introductory surveys (History 100 through 116) should be taken by majors as soon as possible and should normally precede more advanced courses in each of the areas covered. Those who plan to do graduate work in any field of history should consult the Chairperson or department members as early as possible and should pay special attention to the language requirements for advanced study.

History majors seeking to qualify for secondary school social studies licenses should study the relationships between history and education requirements when planning their courses. For guidance, consult history and secondary education advisers.

Department honors will be granted to majors who have a 3.5 grade-point average in history.

Detailed Degree Requirements
Required courses (21 credits)

	12 credits
3 cr	HIST 101, 101W	Early Modern Europe, 1500-1815
3 cr	HIST 102, 102W	Modern Europe, 1815 to Present
3 cr	HIST 103, 103W	American History, 1607-1865
3 cr	HIST 104, 104W	American History, 1865 to Present

	2 courses (6 credits) from among the following:
3 cr	HIST 105, 105W	History of Latin America to 1825
3 cr	HIST 106, 106W	History of Latin America, 1825 to Present
3 cr	HIST 111	History of Africa
3 cr	HIST 112	Introduction to East Asian History
3 cr	HIST 117 *	The History and Civilization of Islam
3 cr	HIST 140	China to 1500
3 cr	HIST 141	China after 1500
3 cr	HIST 142	History of Japan
3 cr	HIST 143	The History of Indian Subcontinent
	* HIST 117 cross listed as ARAB 160

	1 colloquium course (3 credits)Note 1
3 cr	HIST 392, 392W	Colloquium

Electivesnote 1 (12 credits in one of the special areas note 2)

	Ancient History
3 cr	HIST 113	Introduction to Ancient History
3 cr	HIST 114	History of the Jewish People
3 cr	HIST 204	The Ancient Near East and Egypt
3 cr	HIST 205	Greece from the Bronze Age to the Hellenistic Period
3 cr	HIST 206	The Hellenistic Mediterranean and the Roman Republic
3 cr	HIST 208	Roman Empire
3 cr	HIST 301	Topics in Ancient History

	European History since the Fall of Rome
	HIST 100, 107-110, 115, 116, 209-211, 213, 215-218, 222, 225, 227, 228, 230-233, 236, 239-242, 251-254, 291, 292, 302, 303, 305, 308, 310, 312-314, 332

	United States History
3 cr	HIST 258	Colonial History of America
3 cr	HIST 259	The American Revolution and the Foundation of the Republic
3 cr	HIST 260	The New Nation
3 cr	HIST 262	Civil War and Reconstruction
3 cr	HIST 263	Urban-Industrial America, 1878-1920
3 cr	HIST 265, 265W	The United States, 1920-1945
3 cr	HIST 266, 266W	Contemporary America, 1945 to Present
3 cr	HIST 267	Diplomatic History of US: Revolution to the End of 20th Century
3 cr	HIST 270	History of Women in the United States, Colonial to 1880
3 cr	HIST 271, 271W	History of Women in the United States, 1880 to Present
3 cr	HIST 273	American Labor History to World War I
3 cr	HIST 274	American Labor History from World War I to Present
3 cr	HIST 275	Business in American Life
3 cr	HIST 276	The Immigrant in American History
3 cr	HIST 277	Afro-American History I
3 cr	HIST 278	Afro-American History II
3 cr	HIST 284	History of New York State
3 cr	HIST 285	History of the City of New York
3 cr	HIST 329	Civil Rights Movement
3 cr	HIST 340	American Constitutional History to 1865
3 cr	HIST 341	American Constitutional History since 1865
3 cr	HIST 342	African-American Women's History
3 cr	HIST 343	History of the American City
3 cr	HIST 344	Urban Planning in the American Past
3 cr	HIST 345	Race, Gender, and Poverty in 20th Century America
3 cr	HIST 347	American Military History
3 cr	HIST 348	History of the Boroughs of Queens
3 cr	HIST 350	Studies in American and Social Intellectual History
3 cr	HIST 351	The American West
	Histories of the World other than the US and Europe
	HIST 105, 106, 111, 112, 117, 118, 121, 140-143, 256, 332, 339, 355, 360, 361
	Jewish History
	HIST 114-116, 248-254, 256, 312, 338, 339

Note 1:	History 200, 370, and 392W (the Colloquium) have varying subject matter. They will be included in whichever special area is appropriate for the particular section of the course. History 392W may be used as one of the 12 credits in the major's special area if the topic of History 392W is part of the special area.
Note 2:	Students with a particular interest in a topic that cuts across geographical and chronological lines may develop their own specialty. Students wishing to develop their own specialty must make their request in writing before their upper junior year. Their request must be approved by both the Chief Concentration Advisor and Chairperson of the History Department.