History Major

Major Requirements

Field of Focus

1. Black History

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2. Capitalism, Commodities, and Class

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3. Cultural and Intellectual History

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4. Empires and Colonialism

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5. Environmental History

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6. Gender and Sexuality

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7. Indigenous History

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8. Migration and Diaspora

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9. Political History

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10. Public History and Memory

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11. Race and Racism

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12. Religion and Society

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13. Science, Technology, and Medicine

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14. Social Movements and Human Rights

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15. Urban History

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16. War and Violence

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History Workshop

1. HIST 199

   History Workshop

   As published: “History Workshop is required of all majors and should be taken by the end of sophomore year”
   1.00

Seven Electives

1. Students select seven HIST courses of their choosing

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2. at least four of which should relate directly to their field of focus

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3. one 300-level language course may be counted toward one of the seven electives

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Seminar

1. One seminar at the 400 level other than HIST 490 , normally taken in the junior or senior year. This seminar must be taken with a member of the Colgate History Department faculty either at Colgate or with the London History Study Group.

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Additional Stipulations

1. At least two of the nine courses must be designated other than (EU) or (US)

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2. One of the nine courses may be taken outside the History department, subject to the approval of the student’s academic adviser and the History Curriculum Committee. Students who count a 300-level language course may not count another course from outside the department.

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The Global Pathway

1. Africa

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2. Asia

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3. Europe

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4. Latin America and the Caribbean

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5. Middle East

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6. Transregional

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7. United States

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History Workshop

1. HIST 199

   History Workshop

   As published: “History Workshop is required of all majors and should be taken by the end of sophomore year”
   1.00

100- and 200-Level Courses

1. Three courses at the 100- or 200-level

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2. To encourage breadth of study, each of these three must carry a different geographic designation (see list above).

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300-Level Courses

1. Three courses at the 300 level

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2. At least one of these courses must be designated other than (EU) or (US)

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Additional Elective

1. One additional history course at the 200 level or above, or any 300-level foreign language course. (Foreign language courses taught in translation do not meet this requirement.)

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Seminar

1. One seminar at the 400 level other than HIST 490 , normally taken in the junior or senior year. This seminar must be taken with a member of the Colgate History Department faculty either at Colgate or with the London History Study Group.

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Additional Stipulations

1. Only one of the nine courses for the major may be taught by a non-departmental historian. This includes history courses offered in off-campus study groups, at other institutions, and at Colgate; all such courses are subject to the approval of the student’s academic adviser and the department chair or an individual or committee assigned by the chair.

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2. There is an exception to the above stipulation: If a student on an approved off-campus study program takes history courses taught in a language other than English, two such courses may be eligible for major credit, subject to the approval of the department chair.

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GPA Requirement

Honors and High Honors

1. Have or exceed, by the time of graduation, a major GPA of 3.50 and an overall GPA of 3.00;

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2. Complete an honors thesis that has been judged by the HIST 490 instructor and one other department faculty member to be of A or A– quality. The honors thesis is normally expected to be completed in two terms. It may be started in any 300 or 400-level history course, on campus or on the London History Study Group. A candidate must enroll in HIST 490 to complete the thesis.

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3. Have or exceed by the time of graduation, a major GPA of 3.75 and an overall GPA of 3.00;

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4. Complete an honors thesis that has been judged by the HIST 490 instructor and by one other department faculty member to be of A quality;

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5. Defend the paper in an oral examination before the two faculty readers. The examination must also be judged to be of excellent quality

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Major Declaration

History Department