History - BA

Foundational Courses

Foundational Courses must be completed before embarking upon the major. Students with appropriate background may be exempted from some or all Foundational Courses. See department for proper placement.

• ENGL 12000 - Expository Writing

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• Hunter Core Requirement Courses leading to (foundational) or within this major may fulfill parts of the Hunter Core Requirement (CUNY Common Core [CCC], Hunter Focus, Concurrent Requirements). When selecting courses, it may be to a student’s advantage to choose courses that count toward the Hunter Core Requirement and also advance the student on the path to the major. Details on the Hunter Core Requirement can be found here: Hunter Core Requirement.

Major

Geographic Distribution:

• Within the requirements for the major (exclusive of HIST 30000 ) students must complete a minimum of 6 credits in each of the following geographic fields:

  • 1) United States history

  • 2) European history (includes Russia and the U.S.S.R.)

  • 3) World/Non-Western history (includes Asia, Africa, Middle East, Latin America).

Chronological Distribution:

Within the requirements for the major (exclusive of HIST 30000 ) students must also complete a minimum of 3 credits in a course that is largely focused on years prior to 1815:

• If the course is at the 100-level, it must cover material that is entirely pre-1815.
• If the course is at the 200-level or higher, the majority of the material in it must be pre-1815.

Minor

Students majoring in disciplines other than history may elect a minor in history. The history minor consists of 12 credits. The minor in History is flexible and thus it can provide depth to a variety of majors; students can tailor the minor to suit best their individual interests.

Requirements:

1. Four history courses of 3 credits each (or 12 credits total) taken for a letter grade (C or better. Courses taken for a grade of Credit/No Credit will not count toward the minor.)
2. Courses must be distributed in at least two geographic fields, i.e. at least one course (3 credits) must be taken in a geographic area different from the other three. (Currently, the geographic areas are defined as U.S., European and World/Non-Western.)
3. At least two courses (6 credits) must be at the 300-level or above. Internships do not count toward completion of the minor, although students completing the minor may elect to include an internship as an additional course. Independent studies (tutorials) and HIST300 are available only to History Majors and, thus, do not count toward the minor.
4. At least two of the courses (or 6 credits) must be taken in the History Department at Hunter College. Courses taken in other disciplines will not count toward the minor unless cross-listed and taken under the appropriate HIST course code. Transfer courses must beapproved by the History Undergraduate Advisor.

There are no prerequisites for the minor, although certain courses may have their own prerequisites.

Declaring a Minor in History:

Students are advised to declare their minor by the beginning of the upper junior semester, but must do it prior to their final semester (that of graduation). Declaration requires a planning session with the History Undergraduate Advisor and completion of the Major/Minor Declaration Form (to be obtained from the OASIS).

Preparation for Teaching

Honors in History

Students will be eligible for honors in history upon the completion of all of the requirements for the major (including HIST 30000) with a 3.5 GPA and a 3.0 cumulative GPA at the time of graduation. In order to receive honors students may complete a portion of their major requirements in one of the following ways:

• completing HIST 40000   with a grade of B or better in lieu of HIST 30000 , which is required for the major

       OR 

• completing 3 credits with a grade of B or better in an honors seminar, problems course, or tutorial (with departmental permission) in lieu of one of their 300-level or higher courses required for the major. Such seminars, honors courses, or tutorial options include:
  • HIST 48300 Problems in U.S. History (Honors) (W)  
  • HIST 48400 Problems in European History (Honors) (W)  
  • HIST 48500 Problems in Non-Western History (Honors) (W)  
  • HIST 49300 Individual Tutorial Research Project 
    
    Note: the student must still complete HIST 30000  or HIST 40000  
    
           OR
• completing a graduate-level course (with special permission from the instructor) with a grade of B or better in lieu of one of their 300- level or higher courses required for the major. 
  
  Note: the student must still complete HIST 30000   or HIST 40000  
  
  Eligible students should apply for honors at the time they file for graduation. Applications are available from the department.

Graduate Study

Qualified students in their junior and senior years may be admitted to graduate courses with the approval of the department chair.