(32-38 credits)
Notes:
- All majors are required to write a 2-3-page "Exit Essay" as a requirement for graduation.
- Only grades of C- or above will count for major courses.
- At least half of the courses in the major plan must be taken at New Paltz.
Code | Title | Credits |
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I. United States History (6-8 Credits) | ||
Select two courses from the following; at least one must be at the 200-level: | 6-8 | |
US History to 1865 | ||
US History Since 1865 | ||
American Immigration | ||
The Empire State | ||
Progressive Era | ||
History of Women from 1880 to Present | ||
Indians of New York State | ||
Indians of the United States | ||
Indians of the Eastern Woodlands | ||
Colonial America | ||
The American Revolution | ||
Jacksonian America | ||
American Civil War | ||
History of New York City | ||
US South to 1897 | ||
American Social and Cultural History to 1876 | ||
American Social and Cultural History: 1877 to Present | ||
Postwar America | ||
U.S. Since Watergate | ||
Business and Society | ||
Latinos(as) in the United States | ||
US Foreign Policy Since 1898 | ||
US Military History | ||
Prisons and Prisoners in the US | ||
Religion in the United States | ||
American Nationalisms | ||
The Gilded Age | ||
U.S. South Since 1877 | ||
The American West | ||
Hudson Valley Culture | ||
The United States in Vietnam | ||
Race and Racism in US Hist | ||
The American Civil Rights Movement | ||
Gender, Race, and Work | ||
Hst Women In US To 1880 | ||
Feminism in the U.S. | ||
II. European History (6-8 Credits) | ||
Select two courses from the following; at least one must be at the 200-level: | 6-8 | |
Medieval Europe | ||
Mod Europe 1500-Present | ||
Modern Germany | ||
Roman Empire | ||
World War II | ||
Europe Since 1945 | ||
Soviet Union | ||
The Black Death | ||
Medieval Society | ||
Renaissance and Reformation | ||
Early Modern Europe | ||
The Enlightenment | ||
Twentieth-Century Europe | ||
Early Modern Cities | ||
Medieval Towns | ||
History of England From 1485-1815 | ||
Modern Britain | ||
Modern Spain | ||
Medieval Spain | ||
Inquisition | ||
Jihad and Crusades | ||
Jews in the Middle Ages | ||
The Holocaust | ||
Intellectual History of 19th-Century Europe | ||
Intellectual History of 20th-Century Europe | ||
The Jewish Experience | ||
III. Non-Western History: Africa, Asia, Latin America, Middle East (6-8 Credits) | ||
Select two of the following; at least one of these must be a 200-level course: | 6-8 | |
Ancient World | ||
History of the Ancient Near East | ||
History of Ancient Greece | ||
China to 1800 | ||
Modern China | ||
Middle East to 1798 | ||
Middle East Since 1798 | ||
LTN AM History to 1825 | ||
Ltn AM History Since1825 | ||
Modern Japan | ||
Religions of Asia | ||
Ancient India | ||
British India | ||
Indian Ocean World | ||
Iran | ||
Arab Mid East 2 | ||
History of Islam and the Middle East 570-1918 | ||
The Middle East in the 20th Century | ||
Ancient Israel | ||
Bible: Myth and History | ||
History of Mexico | ||
Age of "Discovery" 1415-1780 | ||
Women in China | ||
Introduction To Africa | ||
Black History I | ||
Black History II | ||
Development of Afro-Latin Amer. Civilization (1492-1825) | ||
Contemporary Afro-Latin American Civilization Since 1825 | ||
Survey of Pre-Colonial Africa to 1800 | ||
Survey of Contemporary Africa: Nineteenth Cent to Present | ||
Introduction to Afro-Brazilian History | ||
Blacks in the Caribbean, 1492-Present | ||
History of Slavery in the Americas | ||
History of South Africa | ||
IV. History Electives (6 Credits) | ||
Select two of the following; must be upper-division (300- or 400-level) courses: | 6 | |
American Immigration | ||
The Empire State | ||
Women in Early Modern Europe | ||
Progressive Era | ||
History of Women from 1880 to Present | ||
Indians of New York State | ||
Indians of the United States | ||
Indians of the Eastern Woodlands | ||
Modern Germany | ||
Roman Empire | ||
World War II | ||
Europe Since 1945 | ||
Colonial America | ||
The American Revolution | ||
Jacksonian America | ||
American Civil War | ||
History of New York City | ||
US South to 1897 | ||
American Social and Cultural History to 1876 | ||
American Social and Cultural History: 1877 to Present | ||
Postwar America | ||
U.S. Since Watergate | ||
Soviet Union | ||
Modern Japan | ||
Religions of Asia | ||
Ancient India | ||
British India | ||
Indian Ocean World | ||
Iran | ||
Arab Mid East 2 | ||
History of Islam and the Middle East 570-1918 | ||
The Middle East in the 20th Century | ||
The Black Death | ||
Medieval Society | ||
Renaissance and Reformation | ||
Early Modern Europe | ||
The Enlightenment | ||
Twentieth-Century Europe | ||
Early Modern Cities | ||
Medieval Towns | ||
History of England From 1485-1815 | ||
Modern Britain | ||
Modern Spain | ||
Medieval Spain | ||
Inquisition | ||
Jihad and Crusades | ||
Business and Society | ||
Ancient Israel | ||
Bible: Myth and History | ||
Jews in the Middle Ages | ||
The Holocaust | ||
History of Mexico | ||
Latinos(as) in the United States | ||
US Foreign Policy Since 1898 | ||
US Military History | ||
Prisons and Prisoners in the US | ||
Religion in the United States | ||
American Nationalisms | ||
The Gilded Age | ||
Survey of Pre-Colonial Africa to 1800 | ||
Survey of Contemporary Africa: Nineteenth Cent to Present | ||
Introduction to Afro-Brazilian History | ||
Blacks in the Caribbean, 1492-Present | ||
History of Slavery in the Americas | ||
Race and Racism in US Hist | ||
The American Civil Rights Movement | ||
History of South Africa | ||
Gender, Race, and Work | ||
Hst Women In US To 1880 | ||
Feminism in the U.S. | ||
V. Method Courses (Required) (8 Credits) | ||
HIS300 | Historian's Craft | 4 |
HIS492 | Seminar in History | 4 |
Total Credits | 32-38 |
Senior Thesis with Honors in History
For Liberal Arts majors, History provides qualified students an opportunity to research and write a thesis under the direction of a member of the department. Successful completion of the 6-credit thesis with a minimum grade of B+ in each semester enables students to graduate with Honors in History, a distinction that appears on the College transcript. Candidates for the program need a 3.50 average in History course work, a minimum of 24 credits in History, and approval of the chair of the Department of History. Application must be made during the pre-registration of the last semester of the junior year. For further details, consult with the department chair.