2023-2024 Catalog

History B.A.

Course Requirements for B.A. in History

Courses

CourseTitleCreditsOffered
HIST 281WHistory Matters I: Methods and Skills

3

Fall, Spring.
HIST 282WHistory Matters II: Historical Research

3

Fall, Spring.
HIST 389WHistory Matters III: Senior Research Project

2

Fall, Spring.

ONE COURSE from

CourseTitleCreditsOffered
HIST 101Multiple Voices: Africa in the World

4

Fall, Spring, Summer.
HIST 102Multiple Voices: Asia in the World

4

Fall, Spring, Summer.
HIST 103Multiple Voices: Europe in the World to 1600

4

Fall, Spring, Summer.
HIST 104Multiple Voices: Europe in the World Since 1600

4

Fall, Spring, Summer.
HIST 105Multiple Voices: Latin America in the World

4

Fall, Spring, Summer.
HIST 106Multiple Voices: Muslim People in the World

4

Fall, Spring, Summer.
HIST 107Multiple Voices: The United States in the World

4

Fall, Spring, Summer.
HIST 108History of Science and Medicine

4

Annually.

ONE COURSE EACH from Categories A, B, and C

Category A: U.S. History
CourseTitleCreditsOffered
HIST 201U.S. History: 1400-1800

3

Fall, Spring.
HIST 202U.S. History: 1800-1920

3

Fall, Spring.
HIST 203U.S. History: 1920 to the Present

3

Fall, Spring.
HIST 209The American Revolution

3

Annually.
HIST 217American Gender and Women’s History

3

Annually.
HIST 218American Foreign Policy: 1945 to the Present

3

Fall.
HIST 219Popular Culture in Twentieth Century America

3

Alternate years.
HIST 243Latino Peoples and US History

3

Annually.
HIST 320American Colonial History

3

Annually.
HIST 322The Early American Republic

3

Annually.
HIST 323The Gilded Age and Progressive Era

3

Alternate years.
HIST 324Crises of American Modernity, 1914-1945

3

Annually.
HIST 325Superpower America 1945-1990

3

Annually.
HIST 328History of the American West

3

As needed.
HIST 329Civil War and Reconstruction

3

As needed.
HIST 330History of American Immigration

3

As needed.
HIST 331Rhode Island History

3

Spring.
HIST 332The American Presidency

4

Annually.
HIST 334African American History

3

Annually.
HIST 336The United States and the Emerging World

3

Spring.
Category B: European History
CourseTitleCreditsOffered
HIST 220Ancient Greece

3

Alternate years.
HIST 221The Roman Republic

3

Alternate Years.
HIST 222The Roman Empire

3

Alternate Years.
HIST 223Medieval History

3

Alternate years.
HIST 224The Glorious Renaissance

3

Fall.
HIST 234Challenges and Confrontations: Women in Europe

3

As needed.
HIST 235Voices of the Great War

3

Alternate years.
HIST 258Environmental History

3

Annually.
HIST 306Protestant Reformations and Catholic Renewal

3

As needed.
HIST 307Europe in the Age of Enlightenment

3

As needed.
HIST 308Europe in the Age of Revolution, 1789 to 1850

3

As needed.
HIST 309Europe in the Age of Nationalism, 1850 to 1914

3

As needed.
HIST 310Twentieth-Century Europe

3

As needed.
HIST 311The Origins of Russia to 1700

3

Alternate years.
HIST 312Russia from Peter to Lenin

3

Alternate years.
HIST 313The Soviet Union and After

3

Alternate years.
HIST 316Modern Western Political Thought

4

Fall.
HIST 317Politics and Society

4

Spring.
HIST 318Tudor-Stuart England

3

As needed.
Category C: Africa, Asia, Latin America, Middle East History
CourseTitleCreditsOffered
HIST 236Post-Independence Africa

3

Annually.
HIST 238Early Imperial China

3

As needed.
HIST 239Japanese History through Art and Literature

3

Alternate years.
HIST 241Colonial and Neocolonial Latin America

3

Annually.
HIST 242Modern Latin America

3

Annually.
HIST 340The Muslim World from the Age of Muhammad to 1800

3

As needed.
HIST 341The Muslim World in Modern Times, 1800 to the Present

3

As needed.
HIST 342Islam and Politics in Modern History

3

As needed.
HIST 345Conflict, Globalization, and Modern East Asia

3

As needed.
HIST 348Africa under Colonial Rule

3

Annually.

FOUR ADDITIONAL COURSES from any of the three above categories.

Note: Of these SEVEN courses in the above categories, THREE must be at the 200-level and FOUR must be at the 300-level. At least ONE of these courses must primarily focus on history pre-1800.

Note: Connections courses cannot be used to satisfy these requirements.

Total Credit Hours: 33-37