The History Department Office
145 Eggers Hall
315-443-2210
history@syr.edu
Faculty
Alan Allport, Susan Branson, Brian Brege, Craige B. Champion, Omar Cheta, Andrew W. Cohen, Albrecht Diem, Michael R. Ebner, Carol Faulkner, Paul M. Hagenloh, Samantha Kahn Herrick, Denisa Jashari, Amy Kallander, George Kallander, Osamah F. Khalil, Radha Kumar, Norman A. Kutcher, Chris Kyle, Elisabeth D. Lasch-Quinn, Aaron Luedtke, Gladys McCormick, Tessa Murphy, Mark G. Schmeller, Martin S. Shanguhyia, Junko Takeda, Robert Terrell, Britt Tevis, Margaret Susan Thompson
Program Description:
An understanding of the past is essential to shaping the present and future. History majors and minors are asked not just to memorize facts, but to develop the analytical, written, and oral communication research skills necessary to understand the past and face the future. The undergraduate program leading to a B.A. in History provides rigorous training to evaluate evidence and data, think critically, and write effectively. The History major is excellent training for almost any career, including in education, museum curating, government, non-profit work, consulting, public policy, and law.
Students majoring in History are encouraged to take a foreign language.
Major Requirements
The major requires 30 credits in history, 21 of which must be upper-division courses (numbered 300 or higher).
Course List | Code | Title | Credits |
| 6 |
| American History to 1865
and American History Since 1865 | |
| Early Modern Europe, 1350-1815
and Modern Europe: Napoleon to the Present | |
| Global History to 1750
and Global History 1750 to Present | |
| The Ancient World
and Medieval and Renaissance Europe | |
| HST 301 | Practicum in the Study of History | 3 |
| HST 401 | Senior Seminar | 3 |
| 15 |
| Total Credits | 27 |
Division Requirements
Students must take 6 credits in pre-modern history (3 credits in lower division, 3 credits in upper-division), and 6 credits in modern history (3 credits in lower-division, 3 credits in upper-division).
Distribution Requirement
The history department divides its course offerings into three broad geographic categories: U.S., European, and Global. Students must take at least 3 credits (1 course) in each of these three areas.
Concentration Requirement
Each student must complete a concentration, consisting of 15 credits (5 courses), in one of the three distribution areas. Lower division survey courses and HST 401 Senior Seminar can count toward this total. It is strongly encouraged, but not required, that both the lower division sequence and HST 401 Senior Seminar fall within the student’s area of concentration.
College of Arts and Sciences Requirements
For all Arts and Sciences|Maxwell students, successful completion of a bachelor’s degree in this major requires a minimum of 120 credits, 96 of which must be Arts and Sciences|Maxwell credits, completion of the Liberal Arts Core requirements, and the requirements for this major (30 credits) that are listed above.
Dual Enrollments:
Students dually enrolled in Newhouse* and Arts and Sciences|Maxwell will complete a minimum of 122 credits, with at least 90 credits in Arts and Sciences|Maxwell coursework and an Arts and Sciences|Maxwell major.
*Students dually enrolled in the College of Arts and Sciences|Maxwell as first year students must complete the Liberal Arts Core. Students who transfer to the dual program after their first year as singly enrolled students in the Newhouse School will satisfy general requirements for the dual degree program by completing the Newhouse Core Requirements.
Undergraduate University Requirements
The following requirements and experiences apply to all Syracuse University Undergraduate matriculated degree programs.
