The Major plan provides a flexible curriculum and thorough advanced training in historical methods, research, and writing. Spread over four years, students in a Major plan complete 48.0 units in History courses. History Majors combine their History degree with one of the following: a Minor in a different department, two Minors in two different departments, or a Double Major in a different department.
Typically, History Majors take 6.0-units in first-year lectures before they apply for plan entry. During the second year, students must complete a second-year core seminar, a course that provides training in historical methods and prepare students for upper-year seminars. Students must earn a minimum grade of C+ in this core seminar to progress in the Major plan. Generally, students also enroll in between 9.0 and 12.0 200-level lecture courses during their second year. History Majors complete 12.0-units of upper-year seminars along with several lecture courses in their final two years, and during this time many of our students go abroad for a semester in a foreign university and earn credits that count towards their History degree. In the final two years, students can choose from a diverse range of internship opportunities in museums, academic publishing, archives, and other placements. In their final year, students often pursue a research project and write an independent research paper under the supervision of a faculty member. Students who pursue a graduate degree in History profit from undertaking an independent research project in their senior year. The details of the Major plan requirements can be found below.
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