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History, BA Major in

Hofstra University · Hempstead, NY

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Program
Award
History, BA Major in
Credential class
ceterms:BachelorDegree
Total credits (published)
30
Catalog edition
2026-2027 Undergraduate Bulletin
Checklist type
degree-program
Description
Return to: Majors and Minors Program Requirements - Total Semester Hours: Minimum 30 The BA major in history consists of a minimum of 30 semester hours in history, including a minimum of 18 semester hours of course work on the advanced level (100-level courses or above). Students may also pursue a Concentration in Public History. For more information, see specific requirements below. A grade of C- or above is required in each course in the major. The History Department also strongly recommends that students take courses in other departments that relate closely to historical subjects in which they are particularly interested, or consider taking a co-major in another field or discipline. It is also highly desirable that students acquire skills in reading and speaking a language other than English, taking their level of proficiency beyond the minimum university requirement. The History Department requires the following for majors in history:
Identifiers
IPEDS UNITID
191649
CourseShelf checklist
CK_191649_19860480
CollegeTransfer.Net
Institution Transfer Profile
Source
CourseShelf publish 61

Requirements to complete

Every course or condition the catalog lists, in the catalog's order.

I. Introductory courses - Semester Hours: 3

3 items
  1. HIST 014F
    First-Year Seminar Semester Hours: 3-4
    Not resolved to a course
  2. HIST 014S
    First-Year Seminar Semester Hours: 3-4
    Not resolved to a course
  3. HIST 020
    (HP) Why History Matters Semester Hours: 3
    Not resolved to a course

II. Intermediate courses - Semester Hours: 8

3 items
  1. HIST 102
    Investigating History Semester Hours: 4 *
    Not resolved to a course
  2. HIST 103
    Debating History Semester Hours: 4 *
    Not resolved to a course
  3. *HIST 020 , 014F , or 014S is a prerequisite for HIST 102 and HIST 103 course. HIST 102 and/or HIST 103 and HIST 020 may be taken concurrently. HIST 102 and 103 need not be taken sequentially and prerequisite may be waived upon consultation with departmental adviser.
    Not resolved to a course

III. Advanced Courses - Semester Hours: 3

11 items
  1. HIST 180
    Seminar: British History Semester Hours: 4
    Not resolved to a course
  2. HIST 181
    Seminar: Medieval Europe Semester Hours: 4
    Not resolved to a course
  3. HIST 182
    Seminar: Early Modern Europe Semester Hours: 4
    Not resolved to a course
  4. HIST 183
    Seminar: Modern European History Semester Hours: 4
    Not resolved to a course
  5. HIST 184
    Seminar: 18th-Century America Semester Hours: 4
    Not resolved to a course
  6. HIST 185
    Seminar: 19th-Century America Semester Hours: 4
    Not resolved to a course
  7. HIST 186
    Seminar: American Society and Thought Semester Hours: 4
    Not resolved to a course
  8. HIST 187
    Seminar: 20th-Century America Semester Hours: 4
    Not resolved to a course
  9. HIST 188A
    Seminar: Non-Western History Semester Hours: 4
    Not resolved to a course
  10. HIST 189A
    Seminar: Global or Comparative History Semester Hours: 4
    Not resolved to a course
  11. HIST 196
    Seminar: Ancient History Semester Hours: 4
    Not resolved to a course

IV. A minimum of 3 semester hours in each of the following three areas

0 items

    A. European History

    24 items
    1. HIST 011
      (HP) Ancient and Medieval Worlds: Greece, Rome, Christendom, and the Rise of Islam Semester Hours: 3
      Not resolved to a course
    2. HIST 012
      (HP) Modern Worlds: The ‘West’ from the Renaissance to the Present Semester Hours: 3-4
      Not resolved to a course
    3. HIST 031
      Jewish History from the Patriarchal Period to the Age of Emancipation Semester Hours: 3
      Not resolved to a course
    4. HIST 036
      (HP) The Holocaust: Memory and Representation Semester Hours: 3
      Not resolved to a course
    5. HIST 106A
      (HP) Ancient Greece and Rome I Semester Hours: 3
      Not resolved to a course
    6. HIST 107
      (HP) Medieval Europe Semester Hours: 3
      Not resolved to a course
    7. HIST 108
      (HP) Renaissance Europe Semester Hours: 3
      Not resolved to a course
    8. HIST 109
      Kings, Merchants, Peasants, and the Road to Revolution in Europe, 1648-1789 Semester Hours: 3
      Not resolved to a course
    9. HIST 112
      The French Revolution Semester Hours: 3
      Not resolved to a course
    10. HIST 113
      War and Peace in the Age of Empire Semester Hours: 3
      Not resolved to a course
    11. HIST 114
      Manufacturing Modernity: The Industrial Revolution and the Social Transformation of Europe, 1848-1914 Semester Hours: 3
      Not resolved to a course
    12. HIST 120
      Reformation Europe, from Luther to Richelieu Semester Hours: 3
      Not resolved to a course
    13. HIST 121
      History of England to 1688 Semester Hours: 3
      Not resolved to a course
    14. HIST 122
      Modern Britain Semester Hours: 3
      Not resolved to a course
    15. HIST 131
      World War I and Its Aftermath Semester Hours: 3
      Not resolved to a course
    16. HIST 132
      World War II and Its Aftermath Semester Hours: 3
      Not resolved to a course
    17. HIST 133
      Modern Germany Semester Hours: 3
      Not resolved to a course
    18. HIST 135
      Worlds of Enlightenment Semester Hours: 3
      Not resolved to a course
    19. HIST 136
      Culture and Ideas in Modern Europe Semester Hours: 3
      Not resolved to a course
    20. HIST 137
      From Backwater to Empire: Russia until 1917 Semester Hours: 3
      Not resolved to a course
    21. HIST 138
      Permanent Revolutions: Russia since 1917 Semester Hours: 3
      Not resolved to a course
    22. HIST 139
      Economic History of Europe Semester Hours: 3
      Not resolved to a course
    23. HIST 177C
      Special Topics in European History Semester Hours: 3
      Not resolved to a course
    24. HIST 178C
      Special Topics in European History Semester Hours: 3
      Not resolved to a course

    B. American History

    30 items
    1. HIST 013
      (HP) United States History: Colonial to Civil War Semester Hours: 3
      Not resolved to a course
    2. HIST 014C
      (HP) United States History: Reconstruction to the Present Semester Hours: 3-4
      Not resolved to a course
    3. HIST 029
      (HP) American Lives Semester Hours: 3
      Not resolved to a course
    4. HIST 030
      (HP) Contemporary American Lives Semester Hours: 3
      Not resolved to a course
    5. HIST 032
      (HP) American Jewish Identities Semester Hours: 3
      Not resolved to a course
    6. HIST 115
      (HP) Money, Power, and Respect: Black Women in the United States Semester Hours: 3
      Not resolved to a course
    7. HIST 116
      (HP) Black Health, Trauma, and Resistance Semester Hours: 3
      Not resolved to a course
    8. HIST 119
      (HP) Blacks and Jews: Interrelation in the Diaspora Semester Hours: 3
      Not resolved to a course
    9. HIST 124
      American Way of War: United States Military Experience, 1670 to the Present Semester Hours: 3
      Not resolved to a course
    10. HIST 140
      Economic History of the United States Semester Hours: 3
      Not resolved to a course
    11. HIST 143
      American Colonial History Semester Hours: 3
      Not resolved to a course
    12. HIST 144
      American Revolution Semester Hours: 3
      Not resolved to a course
    13. HIST 145
      Early 19th-Century America Semester Hours: 3
      Not resolved to a course
    14. HIST 146
      Late 19th-Century America Semester Hours: 3
      Not resolved to a course
    15. HIST 147
      (HP) The United States: 1900-1945 Semester Hours: 3
      Not resolved to a course
    16. HIST 148
      The United States: 1945 to the Present Semester Hours: 3
      Not resolved to a course
    17. HIST 149
      Women in America Semester Hours: 3
      Not resolved to a course
    18. HIST 151
      Social and Intellectual History of the United States: Colonial Period to 1870 Semester Hours: 3
      Not resolved to a course
    19. HIST 152
      Social and Intellectual History of the United States: 1870 to the Present Semester Hours: 3
      Not resolved to a course
    20. HIST 153
      From Manifest Destiny to Empire: U.S. Foreign Policy to 1945 Semester Hours: 3
      Not resolved to a course
    21. HIST 154
      U.S. Foreign Policy, 1945 to the Present Semester Hours: 3
      Not resolved to a course
    22. HIST 157
      History of Labor Semester Hours: 3
      Not resolved to a course
    23. HIST 158
      History of Emotions Semester Hours: 3
      Not resolved to a course
    24. HIST 162C
      (HP) Protest and Reform in American History Semester Hours: 3
      Not resolved to a course
    25. HIST 165
      The American Civil War and Reconstruction Semester Hours: 3
      Not resolved to a course
    26. HIST 166
      Vietnam Stories Semester Hours: 3
      Not resolved to a course
    27. HIST 167
      History of New York State Semester Hours: 3
      Not resolved to a course
    28. HIST 169
      Immigrants and American Society Semester Hours: 3
      Not resolved to a course
    29. HIST 177A
      Special Topics in American History Semester Hours: 3
      Not resolved to a course
    30. HIST 178A
      Special Topics in American History Semester Hours: 3
      Not resolved to a course

    C. Asian or African or Middle Eastern or Latin American History

    19 items
    1. HIST 067
      (CC) Asian and Asian American History Semester Hours: 3-4
      Not resolved to a course
    2. HIST 071
      (CC) China and Japan to 1800 Semester Hours: 3
      Not resolved to a course
    3. HIST 072C
      (CC) China and Japan Since 1800 Semester Hours: 3
      Not resolved to a course
    4. HIST 073
      (CC) The Modern Middle East Semester Hours: 3
      Not resolved to a course
    5. HIST 105
      (HP) Ancient Egypt and the Middle East Semester Hours: 3
      Not resolved to a course
    6. HIST 117A
      (CC) History of Africa to 1800 Semester Hours: 3
      Not resolved to a course
    7. HIST 118A
      History of Africa, 1800 to the Present Semester Hours: 3
      Not resolved to a course
    8. HIST 142
      (CC) Latin America: 1810 to the Present Semester Hours: 3
      Not resolved to a course
    9. HIST 168 A-Z
      Special Studies in Asian History Semester Hours: 3
      Not resolved to a course
    10. HIST 170
      (HP) The Middle East since 1945 Semester Hours: 3
      Not resolved to a course
    11. HIST 173
      (CC) Modern China Semester Hours: 3
      Not resolved to a course
    12. HIST 174
      (CC) Modern Japan Semester Hours: 3-4
      Not resolved to a course
    13. HIST 175
      Confucian China: Origins to the 18th Century Semester Hours: 3
      Not resolved to a course
    14. HIST 177B
      Special Topics in African History Semester Hours: 3
      Not resolved to a course
    15. HIST 177D
      Special Topics in Latin American History Semester Hours: 3
      Not resolved to a course
    16. HIST 177E
      Special Topics in Middle Eastern History Semester Hours: 3
      Not resolved to a course
    17. HIST 178B
      Special Topics in African History Semester Hours: 3
      Not resolved to a course
    18. HIST 178D
      Special Topics in Latin American History Semester Hours: 3
      Not resolved to a course
    19. HIST 178E
      Special Topics in Middle Eastern History Semester Hours: 3
      Not resolved to a course

    V. Additional History electives – Semester Hours: Minimum 7

    0 items

      VI. Independent Research and Reading Courses

      2 items
      1. HIST 192
        Readings in History I Semester Hours: 1-3
        Not resolved to a course
      2. HIST 194
        Readings in History II Semester Hours: 1-3
        Not resolved to a course

      VII. Internships

      1 item
      1. HIST 199
        Internship in History Semester Hours: 3-6
        Not resolved to a course

      VIII. Honors

      1 item
      1. HIST 100
        Departmental Honors Candidacy: Essay/Project Semester Hours: 3
        Not resolved to a course

      Concentration in Public History - Semester Hours: 30

      0 items

        I. Required Courses - Semester Hours: 15

        0 items

          A. One Introductory course chosen from the following - Semester Hours: 3

          3 items
          1. HIST 014F
            First-Year Seminar Semester Hours: 3-4
            Not resolved to a course
          2. HIST 014S
            First-Year Seminar Semester Hours: 3-4
            Not resolved to a course
          3. HIST 020
            (HP) Why History Matters Semester Hours: 3
            Not resolved to a course

          B. An additional four courses as follows - Semester hours: 12

          4 items
          1. HIST 104
            (HP) Stories from the Street: History, Memory, and the Public Semester Hours: 3
            Not resolved to a course
          2. HIST 199
            Internship in History Semester Hours: 3-6
            Not resolved to a course
          3. ANTH 005
            (BH) Archaeology: Recovering our Material Past
            As published: “(BH) Archaeology: Recovering our Material Past Semester Hours: 3”
            3
          4. GEOG 060
            (NS) Introduction to Digital Mapping Semester Hours: 3
            Not resolved to a course

          II. Additional courses chosen from the following - Semester Hours: 6

          0 items

            A. American History

            8 items
            1. HIST 115
              (HP) Money, Power, and Respect: Black Women in the United States Semester Hours: 3
              Not resolved to a course
            2. HIST 116
              (HP) Black Health, Trauma, and Resistance Semester Hours: 3
              Not resolved to a course
            3. HIST 142
              (CC) Latin America: 1810 to the Present Semester Hours: 3
              Not resolved to a course
            4. HIST 144
              American Revolution Semester Hours: 3
              Not resolved to a course
            5. HIST 146
              Late 19th-Century America Semester Hours: 3
              Not resolved to a course
            6. HIST 147
              (HP) The United States: 1900-1945 Semester Hours: 3
              Not resolved to a course
            7. HIST 148
              The United States: 1945 to the Present Semester Hours: 3
              Not resolved to a course
            8. HIST 165
              The American Civil War and Reconstruction Semester Hours: 3
              Not resolved to a course

            B. Non-US History

            9 items
            1. HIST 036
              (HP) The Holocaust: Memory and Representation Semester Hours: 3
              Not resolved to a course
            2. HIST 067
              (CC) Asian and Asian American History Semester Hours: 3-4
              Not resolved to a course
            3. HIST 105
              (HP) Ancient Egypt and the Middle East Semester Hours: 3
              Not resolved to a course
            4. HIST 106A
              (HP) Ancient Greece and Rome I Semester Hours: 3
              Not resolved to a course
            5. HIST 114
              Manufacturing Modernity: The Industrial Revolution and the Social Transformation of Europe, 1848-1914 Semester Hours: 3
              Not resolved to a course
            6. HIST 160
              Screening History Semester Hours: 4
              Not resolved to a course
            7. HIST 163
              Popular and Material Culture Semester Hours: 3
              Not resolved to a course
            8. HIST 166
              Vietnam Stories Semester Hours: 3
              Not resolved to a course
            9. HIST 170
              (HP) The Middle East since 1945 Semester Hours: 3
              Not resolved to a course

            C. Non-History Courses

            4 items
            1. ANTH 113
              (CC) Archaeology of Ancient American Civilizations Semester Hours: 3
              Not resolved to a course
            2. ANTH 142
              (CC) Archaeology of the African Diaspora Semester Hours: 3
              Not resolved to a course
            3. GEOG 007
              Fun with Maps and GIS Semester Hours: 1
              Not resolved to a course
            4. GEOG 159
              (IS) Creating Digital Maps Semester Hours: 3
              Not resolved to a course

            III. An additional 9 Semester Hours under the supervision of a History Department faculty member to complete the History Major requirements.

            0 items

              Complete BA Requirements

              0 items

                NOTES

                2 items
                1. See Early Childhood Ed (Birth-Grade 2) and Childhood Ed (Grades 1-6), BA Dual Certification Program in
                  Not resolved to a course
                2. See Social Studies Education, BA Major in
                  Not resolved to a course
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