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.
Code | Title | Credits |
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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 | |
Modern Global History | ||
Contemporary Latin America | ||
Contemporary Middle East | ||
Contemporary Africa | ||
Contemporary Asia | ||
Vietnam War | ||
China in the Twentieth Century | ||
Special Topics in Non-Western History | ||
Special Topics in Non-Western History | ||
Select one Cultural and Historic Preservation course from the following: | 3 | |
Introduction to Historic Preservation | ||
Historic Building Documentation | ||
Introduction to Archaeology | ||
Introduction to Architecture | ||
Exploring North American Indigenous Cultures | ||
World Archaeology | ||
Introduction to Public History | ||
The City as a Work of Art | ||
Historic Site and Cultural Resource Management | ||
American Architecture Survey | ||
Introduction to Geographic Information Systems | ||
Landscape History and Interpretation | ||
History of Newport Architecture | ||
Northeastern Archaeology | ||
Select one European History elective from the following: | 3 | |
Europe 1789-1914 | ||
Europe 1914-1990's | ||
Hitler and the Holocaust | ||
Modern Germany | ||
Modern France | ||
Modern Russia | ||
Modern England | ||
Modern Ireland | ||
Modern Italy | ||
Special Topics in European History | ||
Special Topics in European History | ||
Select four American History courses from the following: | 12 | |
Introduction to Public History | ||
Sport in America | ||
American Immigrant Experience | ||
American Economic History | ||
The American Revolution | ||
America's Civil War | ||
Urban America | ||
America in Depression and War | ||
Vietnam War | ||
History of Warfare | ||
The American Civil Rights Movement | ||
Modern America | ||
Modern American Foreign Policy | ||
American Presidency | ||
Special Topics in American History | ||
Special Topics in American History | ||
Total Credits | 37 |
Degree Plan for American History (B.A.)
First Year | ||
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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 |
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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.
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One each semester.
- 3
This weekend workshop may be taken in either the fall or spring semester of sophomore year.