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History Major

"The School of Athens." By Raphael, 1510-1511.

"The School of Athens." By Raphael, 1510-1511. Fresco in in the Apostolic Palace in the Vatican.

In order to graduate, history majors are required to complete: (a) core curriculum requirements; and (b) 42 units of history courses with a grade equivalent of 2.00 or higher in each course. History majors who complete these requirements receive a Bachelor of Science degree. Students who wish to earn a Bachelor of Arts degree must also complete the intermediate courses (or their equivalent) of a modern foreign language.

All history majors must complete the following courses:

Required Courses
HIST 300: Introduction to Historical Study	3 units	Must be taken during the junior year or equivalent
Lower Division History Electives		15 units total (5 classes)
At least one course in pre-modern history	3 units	Pre-modern = history prior to 1500 HIST 101, HIST 102, HIST 110, HIST 117, HIST 121, HIST 135, HIST 160, HIST 275.
At least one U.S. history survey course	3 units	HIST 145, HIST 146, or HIST 148
At least one European history survey course	3 units	HIST 101, HIST 102, HIST 103 or HIST 105
At least two global history surveys	6 units	“Global” = must be non-U.S. AND non-European history Includes HIST 110, HIST 111, HIST 117, HIST 118, HIST 121 or HIST 122, HIST 135, HIST 160, HIST 161, HIST 275, and/or HIST 277. Of your four required global history courses (two lower division, two upper division), you must take at least one course from two of the five sub-regions (Africa, Middle East, Asia, Latin America, World History).
Upper-Division Courses		24 units total (8 classes)
At least two courses in pre-modern history	6 units	Pre-modern = history prior to 1500
At least one course in U.S. history	3 units
At least one course in European history	3 units
At least two courses in global history	6 units	“Global” = must be non-U.S. AND non-European history. Of the four required global history courses (two lower division, two upper division), you must take at least one course from two of the five sub-regions (Africa, Middle East, Asia, Latin America, World History).
History Seminar (Capstone)	3 units	HIST 486 Should be taken during senior year.
One more upper division course of your choice	3 units

Department of History
Liberal Arts Building, Room 4210 F (map)
Hours: Monday - Friday, 8:30 a.m. - 5 p.m.

Phone: 410-704-2923
Fax: 410-704-5595
E-mail: hist@towson.edu

• History Major Course Worksheet [PDF]