American History (B.A.)

American History majors complete a minimum of 120 credits to earn a bachelor’s degree, including 41–44 credits of core courses and 37 credits of major courses.

Course List
Code	Title	Credits
HIS-113	History of the United States to 1877	3
HIS-114	History of the United States since 1877	3
HIS-270	The Historian's Craft	3
HIS-390	Historical Research Methods	3
HIS-490	Senior Thesis Capstone	4
Select one non-Western History elective from the following:		3
HIS-265	Modern Global History
HIS-331	Contemporary Latin America
HIS-332	Contemporary Middle East
HIS-333	Contemporary Africa
HIS-334	Contemporary Asia
HIS-336	Vietnam War
HIS-345	China in the Twentieth Century
HIS-298	Special Topics in Non-Western History
HIS-398	Special Topics in Non-Western History
Select one Cultural and Historic Preservation course from the following:		3
CHP-170	Introduction to Historic Preservation
CHP-180	Historic Building Documentation
CHP-190	Introduction to Archaeology
CHP-207	Introduction to Architecture
CHP-218	Exploring North American Indigenous Cultures
CHP-223	World Archaeology
CHP-225	Introduction to Public History
CHP-260	The City as a Work of Art
CHP-263	Historic Site and Cultural Resource Management
CHP-301	American Architecture Survey
CHP-310	Introduction to Geographic Information Systems
CHP-311	Landscape History and Interpretation
CHP-323	History of Newport Architecture
CHP-331	Northeastern Archaeology
Select one European History elective from the following:		3
HIS-201	Europe 1789-1914
HIS-202	Europe 1914-1990's
HIS-203	Hitler and the Holocaust
HIS-306	Modern Germany
HIS-308	Modern France
HIS-309	Modern Russia
HIS-310	Modern England
HIS-311	Modern Ireland
HIS-312	Modern Italy
HIS-297	Special Topics in European History
HIS-397	Special Topics in European History
Select four American History courses from the following:		12
HIS-225	Introduction to Public History
HIS-251	Sport in America
HIS-313	American Immigrant Experience
HIS-316	American Economic History
HIS-320	The American Revolution
HIS-321	America's Civil War
HIS-322	Urban America
HIS-328	America in Depression and War
HIS-336	Vietnam War
HIS-340	History of Warfare
HIS-342	The American Civil Rights Movement
HIS-403	Modern America
HIS-415	Modern American Foreign Policy
HIS-422	American Presidency
HIS-299	Special Topics in American History
HIS-399	Special Topics in American History
Total Credits		37

Degree Plan for American History (B.A.)

Plan of Study Grid
First Year
Fall		Credits
STU-101	First Year Studio	1
WRT-105	College Writing and Research Intensive ¹	3
RTS-105 or PHL-105	Faith, Mercy, Justice in the 21st Century ² or Finding Your Moral Compass	3
HIS-113	History of the United States to 1877	3
Foreign Language I		3
Core Course		3
	Credits	16
Spring
RTS-105 or PHL-105	Faith, Mercy, Justice in the 21st Century ² or Finding Your Moral Compass	3
HIS-114	History of the United States since 1877	3
Foreign Language II		3
Core Course		3
Core Course		3
	Credits	15
Second Year
Fall
STU-201	Sophomore Studio ³	1
HIS-270	The Historian's Craft	3
HIS Elective		3
Core Course		3
Core Course		3
Elective		3
	Credits	16
Spring
HIS Elective		3
Core Course		3
Core Course		3
Elective		3
Elective		3
	Credits	15
Third Year
Fall
HIS Elective		3
HIS Elective		3
Elective		3
Elective		3
Elective		3
	Credits	15
Spring
HIS-390	Historical Research Methods	3
HIS Elective		3
Elective		3
Elective		3
Elective		3
	Credits	15
Fourth Year
Fall
HIS-490	Senior Thesis Capstone	4
HIS Elective		3
Elective		3
Elective		3
Elective (Workshop)		1
	Credits	14
Spring
HIS Elective		3
Elective		3
Elective		3
Elective		3
Elective		3
	Credits	15
	Total Credits	121

¹: The first-year writing requirement may be fulfilled by completing WRT-105 in either the fall or spring semester. Alternately, a student may opt for the two-course sequence, completing WRT-102 in the fall and WRT-103 in the spring.
²: One each semester.
³: This weekend workshop may be taken in either the fall or spring semester of sophomore year.