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Farquhar College of Arts and Sciences

Humanities

Digressions Magazine

Digressions is the student-run literary magazine sponsored by the Division of Humanities. Students are encouraged to submit original works of poetry, short fiction, artwork and photography for consideration in the magazine, which is published yearly in the winter semester.

History Major

Description

The history major is designed to provide students with a background in American, European, world, and Latin American history, western civilization, constitutional history, and the intersections between history and culture. Graduates of the program will have studied one of the most interesting subjects available in a college curriculum: the human past. A history major will be proficient in research, writing, debate, analysis, and interpretation of a myriad of historical events and patterns that cross boundaries of time and geography.

The history major is offered during the day and evening on NSU’s main campus.

Learning Outcomes

A successful history graduate is expected to:

  1. Evaluate historical arguments;
  2. Analyze complex historical texts and materials;
  3. Identify the major periods and events of American history and either western or world history;
  4. Identify and explain the cultural forces and influences associated with historical events.

Curriculum Requirements

Students must complete a total of 36 credits in the major. At least 18 credits in the major must be at the 3000/4000 level.

General Education Requirements (30 credits)

Students are required to complete 30 credit hours as part of the General Education Program.

History Major Requirements (36 credits)

Historical Surveys (12 credits)
Select 12 credits from the following courses:
HIST 1030 American History to 1865 (3 credits)
HIST 1040 American History Since 1865 (3 credits)
HIST 1090 Early Western History (3 credits)
HIST 1110 Modern Western History (3 credits)
HIST 1150 Early World History (3 credits)
HIST 1160 Modern World History (3 credits)

Intermediate Study (6 credits)
Select 6 credits from the following courses:
HIST 2010 History of Florida (3 credits)
HIST 2130 Formation of Latin America (3 credits)
HIST 2140 Modern Latin America (3 credits)
HIST 2200 Asian History (3 credits)
HIST 2300 Caribbean History (3 credits)
HIST 2400 African History (3 credits)

Advanced Study (18 credits)
Select 18 credits from the following courses, including HIST 4500:
HIST 4500 Historiography (required) (3 credits)
HIST 3010 Constitutional History I (3 credits)
HIST 3020 Constitutional History II (3 credits)
HIST 3130 Vietnam (3 credits)
HIST 3140 The Holocaust (3 credits)
HIST 3230 The Great Depression (3 credits)
HIST 3240 Irish History (3 credits)
HIST 3300 Contemporary U.S. History (3 credits)
HIST 3400 U.S. Foreign Relations (3 credits)
HIST 3450 History of American Immigration (3 credits)
HIST 4900 Special Topics in History (3 credits)

The academic program and curriculum requirements listed on this page are from the 2009-2010 edition of the NSU Undergraduate Student Catalog. Students are bound by policies and curricula published in the catalog in effect the semester they enter the university, unless an agreement is made with appropriate NSU administration officials allowing them to abide by policies published in a later catalog.