This four-year plan serves as a sample to provide students with a clear path to graduation. A student’s path may differ from this example. Students are encouraged to consult with their faculty advisor each semester to ensure appropriate course selection.
Bachelor of Science or Art in History
Fall
Course |
Credits |
HST 211: Early America Seminar (V) |
3 |
ENG 112: College Composition (Q) |
3 |
MTH 112: College Mathematics (M) |
3 |
Gen Ed Diversity (D) |
3 |
Gen Ed Fine Arts (F) |
3 |
GEP 100: Academic Planning Seminar |
1 |
Total |
16 |
Spring
Course |
Credits |
HST 201: Ancient World Seminar (O) |
3 |
HST 212: Modern America Seminar (V) |
3 |
Gen Ed Natural Science w/Lab (L) |
4 |
Gen Ed Foreign Language 111 (R) |
3 |
Free Elective towards degree total |
3 |
Total |
16 |
Fall
Course |
Credits |
HST 202: Modern World Seminar (O) |
3 |
HST 1-3xx: Major Elective |
3 |
Gen Ed Social Science (S) |
3 |
Free Elective towards degree total |
3 |
Free Elective towards degree total |
3 |
Total |
15 |
Spring
Course |
Credits |
HST 3xx: European History (H) |
3 |
HST 3xx: World History Elective |
3 |
Free Elective towards degree total |
3 |
Free Elective towards degree total |
3 |
Free Elective towards degree total |
3 |
Total |
15 |
Fall
Course |
Credits |
HST 390: Research Methods (Y) |
3 |
HST 3xx: Major Elective |
3 |
Free Elective towards degree total |
3 |
Free Elective towards degree total |
3 |
HST 370: Career Development and History |
3 |
Total |
15 |
Spring
Course |
Credits |
HST 3xx: Major Elective |
3 |
Free Elective towards degree total |
3 |
Free Elective towards degree total |
3 |
Free Elective towards degree total |
3 |
Gen Ed Perspectives on Gender (W) |
3 |
Total |
15 |
Fall
Course |
Credits |
HST 4xx: Non-Research Intensive |
3 |
Free Elective towards degree total |
3 |
Free Elective towards degree total |
3 |
Free Elective towards degree total |
3 |
Gen Ed Contemporary Issues (I) |
3 |
Total |
15 |
Spring
Course |
Credits |
HST 4xx: Research Intensive Capstone |
3 |
Gen Ed Fine Arts w/Performance |
3 |
Free Elective towards degree total |
3 |
Free Elective towards degree total |
3 |
Free Elective towards degree total |
3 |
Total |
15 |
Options for the 3/400-level “World” requirement are:
Course |
Credits |
HST 321: Modern Africa |
3 |
HST 341: Middle East Crisis |
3 |
HST 360: Of Silk and Swords: Great Eurasian Empires |
3 |
HST 361: History of Japan: Samurai to Godzilla |
3 |
HST 363: Islam |
3 |
HST 365: Beyond Veils and Magic Carpets: Islam’s Golden Age |
3 |
HST 375: Born in Blood and Fire: Latin America in the Age of Conquest and Empire |
3 |
HST 376: Modern Latin America |
3 |
HST 385: Asian Civilizations to 1600 |
3 |
HST 386: Opium to Hiroshima |
3 |
HST 434: Modern Caribbean |
3 |
HST438: Latin American Women/Gender |
3 |
HST 462: US-Asia Relations |
3 |
HST 467: Modern South Asia |
3 |
HST 487: Wars in Asia since 1750 |
3 |
AAS 320: Pre-Colonial Africa |
3 |
Options for the European requirement are:
Course |
Credits |
HST 335: Roman Empire |
3 |
| HST 336: Medieval Europe | 3 |
| HST 337: Early Modern Europe | 3 |
| HST 343: Soviet Union | 3 |
| HST 346: Renaissance and Reformation | 3 |
| HST 347: Europe in Revolution, 1815-1914 | 3 |
| HST 348: Europe in the 20 th Century | 3 |
| HST 359: European Women | 3 |
Options for the 400-level research-intensive capstone are:
Course |
Credits |
HST 402: Topics in American History – Research Intensive |
3 |
HST 405: Topics in World History – Research Intensive |
3 |
HST 416: The Invasion of America, 1492-1774 |
3 |
HST 418: The Early Republic: America 1789-1848 |
3 |
HST 419: Civil War and Reconstruction |
3 |
HST 420: America from its Centennial to Pearl Harbor |
3 |
HST 421: America since 1929 |
3 |
HST 426: American Cultural HST 1865-Present |
3 |
HST 434: Modern Caribbean |
3 |
HST 441: World War One |
3 |
HST 462: US – Asia Relations |
3 |
HST 467: Modern South Asia |
3 |
HST 468: Cold War in the Soviet Union: Myths, Realities, and Legacies |
3 |
HST 470: Consumerism in Europe and The World, 1600-Present |
3 |
HST 472: Jihad |
3 |
Options for the 400-level requirement, in addition to those in previous categories, are:
| Course | Credits |
|---|---|
| HST 401: Topics in American History | 3 |
| HST 404: Topics in World History | 3 |
| HST 407: American Environmental History | 3 |
HST 408: Landmark US Supreme Court Decisions |
3 |
| HST 409: American Mind – What Were the Thinking? US Intellectual History | 3 |
| HST 412: Public History | 3 |
| HST 413: The Rochester Reform Trail | 3 |
HST 414: The Salem Witch Crisis |
3 |
| HST 415: Natives and Newcomers | 3 |
| HST 417: The American Revolution | 3 |
| HST 422: History of American Education | 3 |
| HST 427: The Material Culture of Early America | 3 |
| HST 428: The 1960s in the US and the World | 3 |
| HST 430: World History on Film | 3 |
| HST 436: Medieval England and Ireland | 3 |
| HST 439: “The Sex”: American Women 1776 and After | 3 |
| HST 442: War & Terrorism | 3 |
| HST 444: Sexuality, Gender, and Identity in Medieval Europe | 3 |
| HST 445: The High Middle Ages | 3 |
| HST 447: Revolutions and Revolutionaries in the Modern World | 3 |
HST 448: The French Revolution |
3 |
| HST 452: Religion in American Civilization | 3 |
| HST 453: Study Tour of Islamic Spain and Morocco | 3 |
| HST 455: The Black Death | 3 |
| HST 457: Dark Continent to Wakanda: The Image of Africa | 3 |
| HST 458: Overseas Empires, 1800-Present | 3 |
| HST 466: Stalinism: The Soviet Union Under Stalin | 3 |
| HST 471: Islamic Spain: Histories and Legacies | 3 |
| HST 478: Gender and Race in Modern America | 3 |
| HST 488: Medieval England and Ireland | 3 |
| HST 491: Senior Seminar | 3 |
| HST 499: Independent Study in History | 3 |
One 100- or 200-level elective is allowed but not required. Options include:
Course |
Credits |
HST 118: History of American Capitalism |
3 |
HST 234: Puerto Rico and Puerto Ricans |
3 |
HST 230: Women and Medicine |
3 |
HST 252: Oral History Interviewing |
3 |
Options for the 300-level electives, in addition to those in the World and European categories listed above, include but are not limited to:
Course |
Credits (6-9) |
HST 307: Age of the Modern Computer |
3 |
HST 309: Revolutionary War |
3 |
HST 311: Empire State: History of NY |
3 |
HST 325: Modern Irish History |
3 |
HST 328: Women in America |
3 |
HST 332: Witchcraft and Witch-hunting in Early Modern Europe, 1450-1750 |
3 |
HST 354: American History on Film |
3 |
HST 357: Modern American Dream |
3 |
HST 358: Family and Social Change (US) |
3 |
HST 362: World War II |
3 |
HST 366: Modern Imperial Britain |
3 |
HST 380: Digital History |
3 |