History Major / Minor Requirements
The history faculty offer a wide range of courses at the introductory, intermediate and advanced levels in American (North American, Native American, Caribbean and Latin American), European, and Non-Western (Asian, Middle Eastern and African) history, with additional opportunities for independent study in these areas as well as others not directly covered in the curriculum. The St. Lawrence Catalog lists these titles, among over 50 others, beyond the introductory level:
North America: History of Women in America, Origins of American Foreign Policy, Slavery in America, Introduction to Native American History, The Civil Rights Movement, Recent America, Colonial and Modern Latin America, and US and Cuba;
Europe and the Ancient World: The Medieval World, The Renaissance World, The Holocaust, History of Women in Modern Europe, 18th Century Europe and the French Revolution, and European Identities: 1700-2000;
Africa, Asia, Middle East:: West Africa and the Diaspora, History of Modern Japan, Revolutionary China, Jihad Movements in Islamic History, and Pan-Africanism: Past, Present, and Future Prospects
The department offers both a major and a minor. As a major you can construct a program that is flexible enough to enable you to pursue your own interests and goals while at the same time developing an appreciation of the diversity of human culture. Advanced seminars allow you to engage in substantial independent study on a topic in one of the categories; recent topics have ranged from Darwin, Marx and Freud to Women and Work to Contemporary Challenges in Asia and Africa. History courses are part of several of St. Lawrence's interdisciplinary curricula: Asian studies, African studies, Caribbean and Latin American studies and Canadian studies. History students find many of St. Lawrence's international programs to be suitable complements to their course work.
REQUIREMENTS FOR THE HISTORY MAJOR
Matriculation before Fall 2005
Majors must complete a minimum of nine courses, of which no more than two at the introductory (100) level may be credited toward the major
At least one course (at any level) must be drawn from each of the three broad categories into which the history curriculum is divided:
1) Europe and the Ancient World
2) North America
3) Africa, Asia, Latin America/ Caribbean, or Central Eurasia
At least one of the nine courses must be a research seminar, which is a 400-level course involving a substantial research project (an honors thesis also fulfills this requirement)
Students must maintain a minimum 2.0 GPA in the major
Matriculation Fall 2005 and after
A minimum of ten history courses must be completed
At least four courses (at any level) must be drawn from four of the following broad categories into which the history curriculum is divided:
(a) Europe and the ancient world
(b) North America
(c) Africa
(d) Central Asia/ Eurasia/ East Asia/ Middle East
(e) Latin America and the Caribbean
At least one of the ten courses must be a 299 pro-seminar
At least one of the ten courses must be a Senior Year Experience (SYE) that may be fulfilled by a 400-level research seminar involving a substantial research project, by the two-semester Honors Project, or by a 400-level independent study (see below)
No more than three courses at the introductory level may be credited toward the major
REQUIREMENTS FOR THE HISTORY MINOR
A minor in history provides students with an opportunity to select courses that satisfy their interest in the field while learning the tools of the historian's craft.
To qualify for a minor in history the following minimum requirements must be met:
At least six history courses, five of which must be at the intermediate or advanced level
At least one of these courses must be a 299 pro-seminar.
At least one of these courses must be an SYE course.
Only one of these courses may be at the introductory level
Among the minimum of six courses, not more than one may be an independent study (489,490) or an internship (481,482)
Students must maintain a minimum 2.0 GPA in courses in the minor
For More Information on Majors/Minors, please check out our Majors Handbook!
Useful Forms for Majors and Minors:
APPLICATION FOR INTERNSHIP (HIST 481/ 482)
APPLICATION FOR INDEPENDENT STUDY (HIST 489/ 490)
HONORS THESIS APPLICATION
APPLICATION FOR VILAS STUDENT RESEARCH AWARD
MAJOR IN HISTORY
(matriculation before Fall 2005)
worksheet
(matriculation Fall 2005 or after)
worksheet
MINOR IN HISTORY
(matriculation Fall 2005 or after)
worksheet
HISTORY DEPARTMENT STATEMENT ON ACADEMIC HONESTY
