History Major (BA)

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The major in history requires the completion of eleven courses (at least five must be taken at Salem):

Required Courses:

HIST 103 - World History I
HIST 104 - World History II
HIST 105 - US History to 1877
HIST 106 - US History since 1877
HIST 310 - Clio Colloquium

U.S. History- Choose two:

HIST 205 - History of the American South
HIST 207 - Native American History
HIST 209 - African-American History
HIST 211 - Public History
HIST 215 - Critical Issues/Race & Ethnicity
HIST 282 - Women Healing and Medicine in Early Amer
HIST 218 - The History of American Sexualities
HIST 221 - American Womens History
HIST 224 - History of US Health Policy
HIST 265 - US Constitution and Legal History

European History- Choose two:

HIST 222 - The Greco-Roman World
HIST 229 - History of the British Isles
HIST 231 - Renaissance & Reformation Europe
HIST 235 - Europe in Age of Enlightenment
HIST 245 - History of Germany
HIST 247 - History of Russia
HIST 248 - History of Medicine
HIST 264 - The Black Death

African, Asian, Latin American, Middle Eastern History- Choose two:

HIST 222 - The Greco-Roman World
HIST 241 - Womens Leadership in Global Perspective
HIST 258 - Colonial Latin America
HIST 281 - The Ottoman Empire

Notes:

In calculating the completion of major requirements, each 200-level (or above) course may be counted toward only one regional grouping. Up to three political science courses may be substituted upon approval by the program director.