College of Arts and Sciences, University of Colorado at Boulder

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Major in History 2011-2012

The History department reserves the right to change major requirements at any time. The following requirements took effect beginning summer term 2009. You are subject to the requirements in effect at the time you declare your major as an Arts & Sciences degree seeking student. Please check with the History department or the CU Boulder catalog for the most current listing of requirements.

In addition to the general requirements of the College of Arts and Sciences, history students must complete 42 credit hours in history courses with grades of C- (1.7) or better. Of those 42 credit hours, 24 must be fulfilled with upper-division courses.

Courses required for a Bachelor of Arts Degree in History at CU-Boulder and Colorado Community College applicable courses.


CU-Boulder Required Courses	Colorado Community College Applicable Courses
Lower-division Requirements
Complete one of the following linked sequences of 1000-level survey courses: (6 credit hours) (Note: The courses in your sequence do not have to be taken in chronological order.)
HIST 1010 (3) Western Civilization 1	HIS 101 (3) History of Western Civilization I
and
HIST 1020 (3) Western Civilization 2	HIS 102 (3) History of Western Civilization II
or
HIST 1015 (3) History of the United States to 1865	HIS 201 (3) U.S. History 1
and
HIST 1025 (3) History of the United States since 1865	HIS 202 (3) U.S. History II
or
HIST 1018 (3) Introduction to Early Latin American History to 1820 and HIST 1028 (3) Introduction to Modern Latin American History since 1820
or
HIST 1051 (3) World of the Ancient Greeks and HIST 1061 (3) The Rise and Fall of Ancient Rome
or
HIST 1113 (3) Introduction to British History to 1660 and HIST 1123 (3) Introduction to British History since 1660
Complete one 1000-level survey course from each of the two geographic areas not covered by your sequence: (6 credit hours)
United States
HIST 1015 (3) History of the United States to 1865	HIS 201 (3) U.S. History 1
HIST 1025 (3) History of the United States since 1865	HIS 202 (3) U.S. History II
Europe
HIST 1010 (3) Western Civilization 1	HIS 101 (3) History of Western Civilization I
HIST 1020 (3) Western Civilization 2 HIST 1051 (3) World of the Ancient Greeks HIST 1061 (3) The Rise and Fall of Ancient Rome HIST 1113 (3) Introduction to British History to 1660 HIST 1123 (3) Introduction to British History since 1660	HIS 102 (3) History of Western Civilization II
World Areas
HIST 1018 (3) Introduction to Early Latin American History to 1820 HIST 1028 (3) Introduction to Modern Latin American History since 1820
HIST 1038 (3) Introduction to Latin American History HIST 1108 (3) Introduction to Jewish History HIST 1208 (3) Sub-Saharan Africa to 1800 HIST 1308 (3) Introduction to Middle Eastern History HIST 1408 (3) Introduction to South Asian History	HIS 244 (3) History of Latin America
HIST 1608 (3) Introduction to Chinese History HIST 1708 (3) Introduction to Japanese History	HIS (3) 257 Introduction to Chinese History
In addition, students must also complete: HIST 1800 (3) Introduction to Global History
Upper-division Requirements:
HIST 3020 (3) Historical Thinking and Writing
Complete one 4000-level United States history course (3 credit hours)
Complete one 4000-level European history course (3 credit hours)
Complete one 4000-level world areas history course (3 credit hours)
Complete one 4000-level comparative or global history course (3 credit hours)
Complete two 4000-level HIST electives (6 credit hours)
Complete one 3000-level Senior Seminar (3 credit hours)
Note: Any additional 3000-level seminars can fulfill requirements that normally are fulfilled by 4000-level courses.
Lower- or Upper-division Electives: Complete any other history course (3 credit hours)
Historical Period Requirement: Included in the 42 credit hours earned to complete the History major requirements must be 6 credit hours in courses whose focus falls primarily before 1800 and 6 hours in courses whose focus falls primarily after 1800. 2000-level non-major HIST courses cannot be used to fulfill this requirement. The history department maintains a list of courses broken down by geographic areas and historical periods.
Ancillary Written Communication Requirement: In addition to the history requirements listed above and a minimum of 42 credits in History, students must complete two writing courses with a grade of C- or better. To fulfill this requirement, students should select one course from each of the two lists of courses under the following written communication core requirements. Lower-division Written Communication: ARSC 1080 (4) College Writing and Research ARSC 1150 (3) Writing in the Arts and Sciences WRTG 1100 (4) Extended First-Year Writing and Rhetoric WRTG 1150 (3) First-Year Writing and Rhetoric WRTG 1250 (3) Advanced First-Year Writing and Rhetoric Or, any course that fulfills the upper-division written communication core requirement.
Upper-division Written Communication: WRTG/NRLN 3020 Topics in Writing and Research ARSC 3100 (3) Multicultural Perspectives and Academic Discourse ENVS 3020 (3) Advanced Writing in Environmental Studies HONR 3220 (3) Advanced Honors Writing Workshop PHIL 3480 (3) Critical Thinking and Writing in Philosophy RLST 3020 (3) Advanced Writing in Religious Studies WMST 3800 (3) Advanced Writing in Feminist Studies WRTG 3007 (3) Writing in the Visual Arts

*All students majoring in History must complete at least 12 credit hours of upper-division history in courses taught by the CU-Boulder faculty. In addition, HIST 1800, HIST 3020, and the 3000-level Senior Seminar must be successfully completed on the CU-Boulder campus with a C- or better.

History courses that do not count for the major at CU

The following courses do not count for the History major, however, they may be used to fulfill lower-division general elective credit at CU Boulder.


Colorado Community College Applicable Courses	CU-Boulder Equivalent Course (if any)
HIS 111 (3) World Civilization I	Lower-division elective
HIS 112 (3) World Civilization II	Lower-division elective
HIS 208 (3) The Native American Experience	Lower-division elective
HIS 209 (3) History of the American Southwest	HIST 2227 (3) History of the American Southwest
HIS 215 (3) Women in U.S. History	Lower-division elective
HIS 225 (3) Colorado History	HIST 2117 (3) History of Colorado
HIS 236 (3) Contemporary U.S. History	Lower-division elective
HIS 246 (3) History of Mexico	Lower-division elective