May 08, 2024

2023-2024 Catalog

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2023-2024 Catalog

History, BA

Students who plan to do graduate work in history are urged to attain reading proficiency in two global languages.

Majors planning to study mainly the history of areas other than the United States are strongly urged to spend a summer, semester, or year of study in the geographic area of their concentration. A Classical Studies, BA combining work in history, classical languages, art, and philosophy courses is also available.

The history major consists of 33 credits. At least two of the courses must be at the 200-level, and at least two of the courses must be at the 300-level. No more than three survey courses at the 100-level may count (HIST 110 , HIST 120 , HIST 121 , HIST 130 , HIST 131 , HIST 160 , or HIST 161 ).

Required History

HIST 140 - History Workshop Credits: 3
HIST 141 - The Historian’s Vocations Credits: 3
HIST 495 - Seminar in History Credits: 3

American History (1 course)

HIST 160 - United States History to 1877 Credits: 3
HIST 161 - United States History Since 1877 Credits: 3
HIST 201 - Michigan History Credits: 3
HIST 251 - Revolutionary America: Visionaries, Rebels, and Ruffians Credits: 3
HIST 252 - Civil War America: Disruption and Destiny Credits: 3
HIST 255 - World War I America Credits: 3
HIST 256 - Recent America: From World War II to 9/11 Credits: 3
HIST 257 - Race and Ethnicity in US History Credits: 3
HIST 287 - US Women and Social Change Credits: 3
HIST 351 - Slavery and Race in America, 1619-Present: The Struggle Within Credits: 3
HIST 352 - Women, Gender and Sex in United States History Credits: 3
HIST 355 - United States Foreign Policy, 1898-Present: Power, Promise, and Peril Credits: 3
HIST 357 - United States Cultural History Credits: 3
HIST 361 - United States Military History: Rise of a Warrior Democracy Credits: 3

Pre-1500 History (1 course)

HIST 120 - Introduction to World History to 1500 Credits: 3
HIST 130 - Introduction to Ancient and Medieval European History Credits: 3
HIST 210 - The Greek World Credits: 3
HIST 215 - The Roman World Credits: 3
HIST 217 - Race and Ethnicity in Classical Antiquity Credits: 3
HIST 218 - The Middle Ages: Europe, Byzantium and Islam Credits: 3
HIST 220 - Ancient Rome and the Third Reich: Fascist Appropriations of Classical Antiquity Credits: 3
HIST 285 - Gender and Sexuality in Antiquity Credits: 3

Global History (1 course)

HIST 120 - Introduction to World History to 1500 Credits: 3
HIST 121 - Introduction to World History since 1500 Credits: 3
HIST 274 - Friend or Foe: China and the United States in Trade, War, and the Missionary Movement Credits: 3
HIST 280 - Modern Imperialism Credits: 3
HIST 341 - World War Two: Collaboration and Resistance Credits: 3
HIST 344 - Genocide in the Modern World Credits: 3
HIST 364 - Latino Identities: Ethnic Diversity in Latin American and United States History Credits: 3

Regional History

Choose from two of the below groups of courses.

Africa (1 course)

HIST 221 - Colonial and Post-Colonial Africa: African Perspectives on Colonialism Credits: 3
HIST 321 - The Making of Modern Africa Credits: 3

East Asia (1 course)

HIST 270 - Modern China Credits: 3
HIST 314 - The History of Japan and Korea since 1600: At the Origins of Modernity Credits: 3

Europe (1 course)

HIST 130 - Introduction to Ancient and Medieval European History Credits: 3
HIST 131 - Introduction to Modern European History Credits: 3
HIST 220 - Ancient Rome and the Third Reich: Fascist Appropriations of Classical Antiquity Credits: 3
HIST 242 - Twentieth Century Europe Credits: 3
HIST 268 - Russian History from Peter the Great to the USSR Credits: 3
HIST 272 - Social History in Early Modern Europe: Wanderers, Warriors, and Witches Credits: 3

Latin America (1 course)

HIST 260 - History of Latin America Since 1810 Credits: 3
HIST 263 - Colonial Latin American History Credits: 3
HIST 365 - Gender and Power in Latin American History Credits: 3

Middle East (1 course)

HIST 230 - Model Arab League Credits: 3
HIST 370 - Modern Middle East Credits: 3

History Electives (3 courses)

Any HIST course