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Areas of Concentration

Area I Western Civilization and World History Surveys
Area II United States History Surveys
Area III Ancient, Medieval, Early Modern Europe
Area IV Modern Europe
Area V United States to 1877
Area VI United States since 1877
Area VII Traditional World
Area VIII Modern World
Area IX Upper-Division Electives
Courses whose "Area" assignments are dependent on the topics studied

Area I Western and World Civilization Surveys

Group A

HIST-111 Western Civilization to the Reformation
HIST-131 World History to 1500

Group B

HIST-112 Western Civilization since the Reformation
HIST-132 World History since 1500

Area II United States History Surveys

HIST-221 United States History and Constitutions to 1865
HIST-222 United States History and Constitutions since 1865

Area III Ancient, Medieval, Early Modern Europe

HIST-400 The Ancient World: Near East
HIST-403 Ancient Greece and the Hellenistic Age
HIST-404 The Ancient World: Rome
HIST-406 Rise of Early Christianity
HIST-407 Mystery Religions
HIST-408 Jews and Christians in the Ancient Roman World
HIST-415 Europe in the Middle Ages
HIST-418 Renaissance Europe
HIST-419 The Reformation & Wars of Religion
HIST-420 Early Modern Europe: Society & Culture
HIST-421 European Women's History: Medieval Renaissance & Reformation
HIST-424 Eighteenth Century Europe
HIST-425 British History since 1603
HIST-437 European National Histories (when appropriate)

Area IV Modern Europe

HIST-424 Eighteenth Century Europe
HIST-425 British History since 1603
HIST-426 British Empire and Commonwealth since 1815
INTD-427 Ireland in Literature and History, 1798-1922
HIST-429 French Revolution and Napoleon
HIST-430 Nineteenth Century Europe
HIST-431 Twentieth Century Europe
HIST-432 Intellectual History of Modern Europe
HIST-433 Modern European Imperialism
HIST-434 Modern Russia to 1917
HIST-435 History of USSR
HIST-436 East-Central Europe since 1918
HIST-437 European National Histories (when appropriate)

Area V U. S. History to 1877

HIST-440 Massachusetts: Colony and Province
HIST-440 Topics: Assassinations
HIST-441 U.S. History: The Colonial Period, 1607-1763
HIST-442 U.S. History: The American Revolution, 1763-1787
HIST-443 U.S. History: The Early National Period
HIST-444 Jacksonian Democracy and the Coming of the Civil War
HIST-445 United States History: The Civil War
HIST-448 United States Foreign Relations to 1900
HIST-450 Social and Intellectual History of the U.S. to 1870
HIST-458 North American Gender & Women's History
HIST-461 American Immigration and Ethnicity (also Area VI)
HIST-464 New England Textile Communities
HIST-465 African-American History
HIST-466 Women in American History
HIST-489 History of Canadian-American Relations

Area VI U. S. History since 1877

HIST-440 Topics: Vietnam
HIST-440 Topics: Assassinations
HIST-440 Topics: United States, 1920-1945
HIST-440 Topics: Biography in American History
HIST-446 United States History: 1865-1900
HIST-449 United States Foreign Relations since 1900
HIST-453 United States History: The Progressive Era
HIST-456 WW II
HIST-457 America Since World War II
HIST-458 North American Gender and Women's History
HIST-461 American Immigration and Ethnicity (also Area V)
HIST-462 American Labor History
HIST-463 History of the American City
HIST-464 New England Textile Communities
HIST-465 Afro-American History
HIST-466 Women in American History
HIST-471 Sport in American Life
HIST-489 History of Canadian-American Relations (also Area VIII)
HIST-495 The United States and the Vietnam War (also Area IX)

Area VII The Traditional World

HIST-400 Ancient World: Near East
HIST-434 Modern Russia to 1917
HIST-447 Latin America: The Colonial Period
HIST-474 Islamic Civilization to 1400
HIST-477 Latin America: The Colonial Period
HIST-480 History of Imperial China
HIST-487 Canada to Confederation
HIST-491 Medicine and Society in the Anglo-American World (also Area VIII)

Area VIII Modern World

HIST-435 History of the U.S.S.R.
HIST-439 War and Canadian Society
HIST-456 World War II
HIST-458 North American Gender and Women's History
HIST-475 History of Modern Middle East
HIST-478 Latin America: The National Period
HIST-481 China under Communism
HIST-482 History of Modern Japan
HIST-483 South Asia: The Modern Period (also Area VII)
HIST-484 War and Revolution in Modern Asia
HIST-486 Africa Since 1800
HIST-488 Canada since Confederation
HIST-489 History of Canadian-American Relations (also Area VI)
HIST-491 Medicine and Society in the North Atlantic World (Also Area VII)
HIST 494 Quebec and Canada since 1867

Area IX Upper-Division Electives

Two upper division (300 or 400) level electives, which must be taken in different geographical areas (World, Europe, U.S.A.).

The following courses may be used to meet area requirements. The specific area, however, depends on the topic or topics addressed in the course:

HIST-439 Topics in Non-U. S. History
HIST-440 Topics in U. S. History
HIST-485 Honors Thesis
HIST-490 Historical Studies at Oxford
HIST-495 Undergraduate History Colloquium
HIST-496 Undergraduate History Seminar
HIST-498 Internship
HIST-499 Directed Study in History

Last Modified: March 10, 2009