Undergraduate History Courses
The Department of History offers a wide variety of undergraduate courses at
all levels. You can find the department’s full course
catalog here. Keep in mind that we do not offer every course listed in the catalog every semester, and with the exception of History 1010,
1015, 1020, 1025, and 4020, courses are not offered on a predictable basis. In any given semester, course offerings are determined by faculty availability and preference.
Always check the current Schedule
of Courses to find out which courses will be offered in a specific semester. (Note: The link takes you to the Office of the Registrar website where you can view the current Schedule of Courses as a .pdf file. There is no stand-alone listing for History courses, it is part of the full Schedule of Courses and you will have to scroll down to the History section. )
History’s Undergraduate courses have a unique numbering system in comparison
to most departments on campus.
At the lower division
1000-level courses are designed as entry-level surveys
and are generally open to all students regardless of college or major. (History
Majors are restricted in the number of 1000-level courses they may apply to
the major.)
2000-level courses are lecture-based and more narrowly
focused in topic than the 1000-level surveys. They are open to all students
regardless of college or major but are designed primarily for non-majors.
(History Majors may apply only ONE 2000-level course to the major and
should consult their advisor before registering for one. If you think you
may want to major in History but have not declared yet, do not take multiple
2000-level courses.)
At the upper division
3000-level History courses are restricted to Junior
and Senior History Majors. (Note that this level restriction
is unique to the Department of History.) They are research seminars and
the final project will require the writing of a research paper. The department
requires that anyone registering for a 3000-level seminar course must have
completed WRTG 3020 first, and the two courses cannot be taken simultaneously.
History Majors wishing to take a 3000-level seminar will need to contact their
advisor for approval. Due to the small class-sizes
and high demand, majors usually take only one seminar course in their career.
Space in seminar courses is limited and call numbers are given on a first-come,
first-served basis, so be sure to make arrangements early in the registration
period. You do not have to wait until your registration time assignment to
contact one of the advisors for a call number. Auditors are not allowed in these courses
due to pedagogical concerns.
4000-level History courses are topical lecture-based courses
designed primarily for History Majors, though most of them are open to students
in any major or college with Sophomore standing or above who meet the course
prerequisites. Some of the 4000-level courses do have further restrictions
as to class-standing and major, students should consult the Catalog to determine
whether more restrictions apply to a specific course they are interested in
taking.
Note that enrollment in 4000-level classes is restricted to A&S and Journalism majors until all A&S and Journalism students' initial registration time assignments have passed. This occurs about one month into the registration period (approximately the first week of December for Spring registration, and approximately the first week in May for Fall registration). Students in other Colleges and Schools will have to wait until after that time to register for 4000-level History courses.
4020: History 4020 is a unique Comparative Topics course
open only to Senior History Majors. The course is taught
collaboratively by two or more History faculty and the topic varies from term
to term. Check the current Schedule of Courses to determine the current topic.
History courses at the 5000-level and above are graduate courses and under
normal circumstances are not open to undergraduates.
NOTE: There are sometimes small restricted sections of our
regular courses offered by programs such as the Residential Academic Programs
(RAPs), Honors, and The Chancellor’s Leadership Program. These sections
are open only to students who are enrolled in those programs. These courses
can be identified by the three-digit section number which follows the course
number. A section number between 700 and 899 indicates that it is a programmatically
restricted section. Example: HIST 2222-880 would be a section
restricted to students enrolled in the Honors program. HIST 2222-729
would indicate that it is being offered by the Sewall Residential Academic Program,
etc. Please do not contact the department requesting that you be registered for one of these restricted sections.
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