History majors may choose to specialize in one or more historical subfields among the Department’s particular strengths – American, British/West European, Middle Eastern/Islamic, Military, Asian, or Russian History– or in a thematic area that crosses these geographical boundaries, by taking at least three relevant upper-division courses. At least one concentration is required of History majors, and students may choose to complete multiple concentrations.
For all concentrations, HIS 260 and HIS 360 : Topics in History; HIS 463 Seminar in History; HIS 491 , 492 : Departmental Thesis/Project; and transfer courses may be counted where appropriate. Note: The same three courses may not be used to complete two separate concentrations that happen to have overlapping requirements. In such cases, the student needs to complete four courses, rather than three, in one of the two concentrations.
The concentrations are as follows:
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