History
Recommended Courses in the Freshman and Sophomore Years
- HST 201 The Ancient World
- HST 202 The Modern World
- HST 211 Early America
- HST 212 Modern America
- A three-hundred level elective, global survey, or area study from the lists below
Co-requisite Courses
Does not apply to history major unless a student intends to become certified as a teacher. (See certification requirements listed under Education and Human Development for Childhood Inclusive Education and Checklist for History with Adolescent Social Studies Certification that follows below).
Auxiliary Courses
The history major only requires 36 credits to complete and thus provides students an opportunity to augment their degree with courses and programs appropriate to their career goals. The Department of History strongly recommends that students who are not pursuing Education certification add a minor(s) and/ or second major. Liberal Arts and professional courses that will add to students’ skill sets are also recommended. These might include courses in statistics, logic, business, museum studies, computer science or foreign languages. Students interested in professional graduate education will especially benefit from foreign language training.
Grade Requirement
This major/program requires a grade of “C” or above in all major courses. “C-” grades and below are NOT acceptable and require repeats unless otherwise specified.
The History Major
The major consists of at least 36 credits in History courses, 18 of which must be at the upper division (300-400) level and taken at Brockport. No more than 54 History credits will be counted toward the 120 credits required for graduation. Students entering the University as transfers with junior status may be exempted from HST 201 and/or 202 (formerly 101 and 102) if they have taken and earned a “C” or better in Western Civilization course(s) at another institution.
This course of study applies to students pursuing a History major without teacher certification OR with Elementary Teacher certification NOT those pursuing Adolescence Social Studies Teacher certification.
Students who wish to teach Middle or High School Social Studies should follow the History Major for Students Pursuing Adolescent Social Studies Teaching Certification below if they entered SUNY Brockport prior to Fall 2021. Students who started at SUNY Brockport Fall 2021 or later, should see the Social Studies Adolescence Education or Social Studies Adolescence Inclusive Education majors.
| A. Core Seminars | |
| 1. World history—6 credits |
HST 201 - Ancient World History* (formerly 101) HST 202 - Modern World* (formerly 102) |
| 2. US History—6 credits |
HST 211 Early America* HST 212 Modern America* |
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3. Research Methods - 3 credits (Prerequisite: 3 of the survey courses above) |
HST 390 |
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4. Research Intensive Capstone - 3 credits (Prerequisite: HST 390) |
HST 4xx |
B. Global Surveys - 6 credits | |
1. European History—3 credit hours |
HST 221 Modern Europe (no longer taught) HST 343 History of the Soviet Union |
2. African, Asian, Latin American or |
HST 321 Modern Africa HST 341 Middle East Crisis HST 360 Of Silk and Swords: Great Eurasian Empires HST 361 Samurai to Godzilla HST 363 Islam HST 365 Medieval Islam HST 375 Born in Blood and Fire HST 376 Modern Latin America HST 385 Asian Civilizations to 1600 HST 386 Opium to Hiroshima HST 434 Modern Caribbean HST 438 Latin American Women/Gender HST 462 US Asian Relations HST 467 South Asia HST 487 Asian Survey AAS 320 Precolonial Africa |
| C. Electives: 12 credit hours | |
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Four HST Courses and one may be at the 2xx, 3xx, or 4xx level) |
1. HST2xx-4xx 4. HST4xx |
*Students may apply to substitute one of the required 200-level seminars with a 100-level survey as follows: HST 110 Survey in American History I (Can replace HST 211); HST 120 Survey in American History II (Can replace HST 212); HST 130 World History Survey I (Can replace HST 201); HST 140 World History Survey II (Can replace HST 202). Students wishing to do so should see their advisor.