2021-2022 Academic Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
History, leading to a B.A. degree
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Major Requirements
To declare and remain in good standing in the History major a student must achieve and maintain at least a 2.00 grade point average in all courses required for the major.
Required Courses for students beginning at Muhlenberg College Fall 2016 through Spring 2019:
- HST 400-449 - CUE: Reading Seminar in History Course unit(s): 1
- HST 450-499 - CUE: Research Seminar in History Course unit(s): 1
- Seven additional courses in history, no more than one of which may be at the 100 level. Students may take courses in any of the following areas of study: Africa, East Asia, Europe, Latin America & Caribbean, Middle East, United States. Of these seven courses, students must complete at least one course in United States, one course in European, and one course in an additional world region. At least one of the seven courses must have content whose focus is primarily in the pre-Modern era. Pre-Modern courses are labeled as such in the Course Catalog. A course may count both for the geographic distribution and the pre-Modern requirement.
Required Courses for students beginning at Muhlenberg College Fall 2019 or later:
- HST 400-449 - CUE: Reading Seminar in History Course unit(s): 1
- HST 450-499 - CUE: Research Seminar in History Course unit(s): 1
- Seven additional courses in history, no more than one of which may be at the 100 level. Students may take courses in any of the following areas of study: Africa, East Asia, Europe, Latin America & Caribbean, Middle East, United States. Of these seven courses, students must complete at least one course in United States History, one course in European History, and one course in each of two additional world regions. At least one of the seven courses must have content whose focus is primarily in the pre-Modern era and at least one course in the Modern era.
Optional Areas of Focus
History Majors and Minors have the option of focusing on specific themes based on departmental offerings. While not required, such a focus allows students to deepen and broaden their study of a particular subject. In consultation with their History Faculty Advisor, History Majors and Minors can choose an emphasis from the list below, or they may propose an emphasis of their own design based on current course offerings.
History of Women, Gender, and Sexuality
History majors/minors can elect a focus in the history of women, gender, and sexuality. This entirely optional approach allows students the opportunity to add depth and breadth to their understanding of the histories of women, gender, and sexuality. Department courses include the histories of women, gender, and sexuality in Africa, Asia, Europe, the Middle East, Latin America & the Caribbean, and the United States.
History of Health and Medicine
History majors/minors can elect a focus in the history of health and medicine. This entirely optional approach allows students the opportunity to add depth and breadth to their understanding of the histories of health and medicine in Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean, and the United States. Department courses include:
History of Race and Antiracism
History majors/minors can elect a focus in the history of race and antiracism. This entirely optional approach allows students the opportunity to add depth and breadth to their understanding of the history of race and antiracism in Africa, Europe, Latin America & the Caribbean, and the United States. Department courses include:
History of Colonialism and Decolonization
History majors/minors can elect a focus in the histories of colonialism and decolonization. This entirely optional approach allows students the opportunity to add depth and breadth to their understanding of the history of colonialism and decolonization in Africa, Europe, the Middle East, Latin America & the Caribbean, and the United States. Department courses include:
History of Empires and Nations
History majors/minors can elect a focus in the history of empires and nations. This entirely optional approach allows students the opportunity to add depth and breadth to their understanding of the history of empires and nations in Africa, Asia, Europe, Latin America & the Caribbean, the Middle East, and the United States. Department courses include:
- HST 108 - Introduction to History: World War One and Remembrance Course unit(s): 1
- HST 111 - Introduction to History: Holocaust in Cinema Course unit(s): 1
- HST 117 - Introduction to History: Mediterranean Encounters Course unit(s): 1
- HST 131 - Introduction to History: World War Two and Memory Course unit(s): 1
- HST 139 - Introduction to History: Visual Culture in Latin America Course unit(s): 1
- HST 209, 210 - Africa Since 1800 Course unit(s): 1
- HST 217, 218 - Revolution & the Birth of Modern Europe (c. 1787-1900) Course unit(s): 1
- HST 221 - Colonial America Course unit(s): 1
- HST 223 - Revolutionary America Course unit(s): 1
- HST 247, 248 - Civil War, Holocaust, Crisis: Europe 1900-1945 Course unit(s): 1
- HST 249, 250 - From Cold War to Unification: Europe 1945-Present Course unit(s): 1
- HST 251, 252 - Foundations of the British Peoples to c. 1485 Course unit(s): 1
- HST 253, 254 - From England to the United Kingdom: c. 1399-c. 1800 Course unit(s): 1
- HST 255, 256 - The British Empire/Commonwealth: Rise & Decline, c. 1760-c. 2000 Course unit(s): 1
- HST 259 - Korean History Course unit(s):
- HST 267 - Introduction to Traditional Japan Course unit(s): 1
- HST 269 - Introduction to Traditional China Course unit(s): 1
- HST 271 - Modern China Course unit(s): 1
- HST 275 - Rise of Islam Course unit(s): 1
- HST 277 - Modern Middle Eastern History Course unit(s): 1
- HST 291 - Colonial Latin America & the Caribbean Course unit(s): 1
- HST 297 - Palestine Before Israel Course unit(s): 1
- HST 337 - France from Napoleon to the Great War, 1814-1914 Course unit(s): 1
- HST 393 - The Arab-Israeli Conflict Course unit(s): 1
- HST 395 - Sultans, Harems, & Slaves: The Ottoman Empire Course unit(s): 1
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