History, BA

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Bachelor of Arts in History · 39 credits

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+ First Year Seminar

+ SBC ×3

+ First Year Seminar

+ HIS 200-level course outside of Europe or U.S.

+ SBC ×2

+ HIS 200 elective

+ HIS 300 elective

+ SBC ×3

+ HIS 300 elective ×2

+ Elective

+ SBC

+ Upper-division elective

+ HIS 301 or Theme Course

+ HIS Theme Course

+ SBC ×3

+ HIS 301 or Theme Course

+ HIS Theme Course

+ HIS Theme Course or SBC

+ SBC or other requirement ×2

+ HIS 301 or

+ Theme Course

+ SBC or other requirement ×3

+ Theme Course

+ Theme Course or SBC

+ SBC or other requirement ×2

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One 100- or 200-level survey outside the U.S. or Europe

Pick 1 course · 56 courses to choose from

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200s

300s

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Pick 4 courses · 51 courses to choose from

100s

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200s

300s

400s

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A.Choose one European history survey course

HIS 101Ancient Mesopotamia to Early Modern Europe3 cr
or
HIS 102Modern European History, 18th c. to the Present3 cr

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A. Choose one European history survey course: HIS 101 - Ancient Mesopotamia to Early Modern Europe 3 credits or HIS 102 - Modern European History, 18th c. to the Present 3 credits

B.Choose one United States history survey course

HIS 103American History to 18773 cr
or
HIS 104United States Since 18773 cr

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B. Choose one United States history survey course: HIS 103 - American History to 1877 3 credits or HIS 104 - United States Since 1877 3 credits

C.One 100- or 200-level survey outside the U.S. or Europe

Choose 1 course

HIS courses numbered 100–299

Excluding HIS 101, HIS 102, HIS 103, HIS 104; courses already counted toward requirement A (Choose one European history survey course), requirement B (Choose one United States history survey course).

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C. Choose one 100- or 200-level survey course in a region or country outside the U.S. or Europe (3 credits)

D.Four additional HIS courses above the 100-level

Choose 4 courses

HIS courses numbered 200 and above

Excluding HIS 447, HIS 487, HIS 488, HIS 495, HIS 496; courses already counted toward requirement A (Choose one European history survey course), requirement B (Choose one United States history survey course), requirement C (One 100- or 200-level survey outside the U.S. or Europe), requirement E (HIS 301 Reading and Writing History), requirement F (HIS 401 Senior Colloquium).

At least 3 from HIS courses numbered 300 and above (excluding HIS 447, HIS 487, HIS 488, HIS 495, HIS 496).

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D. Four additional HIS courses above the 100-level, with at least three at the 300-level (12 credits)

E.HIS 301 Reading and Writing History

HIS 301Reading and Writing History3 cr

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E. HIS 301 - Reading and Writing History 3 credits (must be taken prior to HIS 401 )

F.HIS 401 Senior Colloquium

HIS 401Senior Colloquium3 cr

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F. HIS 401 - Senior Colloquium 3 credits

Thematic Cluster

One of

Choose 4 courses
- HIS 201The Ancient Near East3 cr
- HIS 202Ancient Greece3 cr
- HIS 203Ancient Rome3 cr
- HIS 206Europe in the Age of Discovery, 1348-17893 cr
- HIS 210Soviet Russia3 cr
- HIS 212Ancient History of Mesoamerica3 cr
- HIS 213Colonial Latin America3 cr
- HIS 214Modern Latin America3 cr
- HIS 218Ancient, Medieval, & Early Modern South Asia3 cr
- HIS 219Introduction to Chinese History and Civilization3 cr
- HIS 220Japan in the Age of Courtier and Samurai3 cr
- HIS 223Regional History of Africa3 cr
- HIS 225Jewish History from Antiquity to the Middle Ages3 cr
- HIS 226Modern Jewish History: Dilemmas of Difference3 cr
- HIS 227Islamic Civilization & Muslim Societies3 cr
- HIS 229Victorian Britain3 cr
- HIS 235The Heirs of Rome: The Early Medieval World, 300-10003 cr
- HIS 236The World of the Later Middle Ages, 1000-15003 cr
- HIS 247Modern Korea through Visual Culture3 cr
- HIS 256Tacos to Telenovelas: Latin American Popular Culture3 cr
- HIS 261Change and Reform in the United States, 1877-19193 cr
- HIS 262American Colonial Society3 cr
- HIS 263Age of the American Revolution3 cr
- HIS 264The Early Republic3 cr
- HIS 273U.S. History, 1900-19453 cr
- HIS 274U.S. History, 1945-20003 cr
- HIS 285Games, Burlesques, and Spectacles: Popular Culture in 19th-Century America3 cr
- HIS 303The Crusades and Medieval Society3 cr
- HIS 304Religion, Magic and Witchcraft in Early Modern Europe3 cr
- HIS 308Britain and France in the Age of Revolution3 cr
- HIS 312From Empire to Third Reich: Germany, 1890-19453 cr
- HIS 315Nazi Empire3 cr
- HIS 318Modern European Intellectual History3 cr
- HIS 320Latino New York3 cr
- HIS 327The Arts as History3 cr
- HIS 328History of New York City3 cr
- HIS 334Women and Gender in Pre-Modern European History3 cr
- HIS 336Women and Gender in Modern European History3 cr
- HIS 337History of Korea3 cr
- HIS 344Modern Japan3 cr
- HIS 351Revolutionary China: Politics, Culture, and Power3 cr
- HIS 353Postwar Japan3 cr
- HIS 373Global 1960s3 cr
- HIS 379Rebels & Revolutionaries: 1960s Latin America3 cr
- HIS 383The World of Jane Austen; Jane Austen in the World3 cr
- HIS 385Aztec Civilization3 cr
- HIS 386The Maya3 cr
- HIS 387Cuba: Island of Consequence3 cr
At least 2 from HIS 303, HIS 304, HIS 308, HIS 312, HIS 315, HIS 318, HIS 320, HIS 327, HIS 328, HIS 334, HIS 336, HIS 337, HIS 344, HIS 351, HIS 353, HIS 373, HIS 379, HIS 383, HIS 385, HIS 386, HIS 387.
or
Choose 4 courses
- HIS 201The Ancient Near East3 cr
- HIS 202Ancient Greece3 cr
- HIS 203Ancient Rome3 cr
- HIS 206Europe in the Age of Discovery, 1348-17893 cr
- HIS 210Soviet Russia3 cr
- HIS 212Ancient History of Mesoamerica3 cr
- HIS 213Colonial Latin America3 cr
- HIS 214Modern Latin America3 cr
- HIS 215Long Island History3 cr
- HIS 216History of U.S.-Latin American Relations3 cr
- HIS 218Ancient, Medieval, & Early Modern South Asia3 cr
- HIS 219Introduction to Chinese History and Civilization3 cr
- HIS 221Introduction to Modern African History3 cr
- HIS 227Islamic Civilization & Muslim Societies3 cr
- HIS 229Victorian Britain3 cr
- HIS 230Britain since 1688: Four Nations in the World3 cr
- HIS 235The Heirs of Rome: The Early Medieval World, 300-10003 cr
- HIS 236The World of the Later Middle Ages, 1000-15003 cr
- HIS 239From Columbus to Darwin: Investigating Nature, Medicine, and Science in the Americas3 cr
- HIS 241Nazi Genocide and the Holocaust3 cr
- HIS 247Modern Korea through Visual Culture3 cr
- HIS 248Modern Europe, 1815-19143 cr
- HIS 249Modern Europe, 1914-19453 cr
- HIS 250The Second World War, 1939-19453 cr
- HIS 251Europe Since 19453 cr
- HIS 256Tacos to Telenovelas: Latin American Popular Culture3 cr
- HIS 263Age of the American Revolution3 cr
- HIS 264The Early Republic3 cr
- HIS 265Civil War and Reconstruction3 cr
- HIS 266History of the United States West3 cr
- HIS 273U.S. History, 1900-19453 cr
- HIS 274U.S. History, 1945-20003 cr
- HIS 281Global History and Geography3 cr
- HIS 283The History of Latinos in the United States3 cr
- HIS 287Crime and Criminal Justice in the U.S.3 cr
- HIS 288Wealth and Inequality in Early America3 cr
- HIS 289Wealth and Inequality in America's Corporate Age3 cr
- HIS 293Disease in American History3 cr
- HIS 302Environmental History in Global Perspective3 cr
- HIS 303The Crusades and Medieval Society3 cr
- HIS 308Britain and France in the Age of Revolution3 cr
- HIS 312From Empire to Third Reich: Germany, 1890-19453 cr
- HIS 314Indigenous-Settler Relations in the United States3 cr
- HIS 315Nazi Empire3 cr
- HIS 320Latino New York3 cr
- HIS 323Women of Color in the U.S.3 cr
- HIS 325Civil Rights and Black Power3 cr
- HIS 332Postcolonial South Asia3 cr
- HIS 337History of Korea3 cr
- HIS 338Asian and Pacific Islanders in American History3 cr
- HIS 344Modern Japan3 cr
- HIS 348Colonial South Asia3 cr
- HIS 351Revolutionary China: Politics, Culture, and Power3 cr
- HIS 352Environmental History of China3 cr
- HIS 353Postwar Japan3 cr
- HIS 356Zionism, Israel, and the Middle East3 cr
- HIS 361Slavery and Freedom in the Making of the Atlantic3 cr
- HIS 362Unsettled Decade: The Sixties3 cr
- HIS 364Oceans Past: World History from a Maritime Perspective3 cr
- HIS 365Environmental History of North America3 cr
- HIS 366Carceral Studies: Histories of Policing, Prisons, and Surveillance3 cr
- HIS 373Global 1960s3 cr
- HIS 379Rebels & Revolutionaries: 1960s Latin America3 cr
- HIS 381Chocolate, Coffee & Cocaine: Global Commodities3 cr
- HIS 383The World of Jane Austen; Jane Austen in the World3 cr
- HIS 385Aztec Civilization3 cr
- HIS 386The Maya3 cr
- HIS 387Cuba: Island of Consequence3 cr
- HIS 389Mexico: From Revolutions to Cartels, 1810-20203 cr
At least 2 from HIS 302, HIS 303, HIS 308, HIS 312, HIS 314, HIS 315, HIS 320, HIS 323, HIS 325, HIS 332, HIS 337, HIS 338, HIS 344, HIS 348, HIS 351, HIS 352, HIS 353, HIS 356, HIS 361, HIS 362, HIS 364, HIS 365, HIS 366, HIS 373, HIS 379, HIS 381, HIS 383, HIS 385, HIS 386, HIS 387, HIS 389.
or
Choose 4 courses
- HIS 206Europe in the Age of Discovery, 1348-17893 cr
- HIS 212Ancient History of Mesoamerica3 cr
- HIS 215Long Island History3 cr
- HIS 221Introduction to Modern African History3 cr
- HIS 237Science, Technology, and Medicine in Western Civilization I3 cr
- HIS 238Science, Technology, and Medicine in Western Civilization II3 cr
- HIS 239From Columbus to Darwin: Investigating Nature, Medicine, and Science in the Americas3 cr
- HIS 264The Early Republic3 cr
- HIS 266History of the United States West3 cr
- HIS 281Global History and Geography3 cr
- HIS 286The Global History of Human Health3 cr
- HIS 293Disease in American History3 cr
- HIS 295History of North American Cities and Suburbs3 cr
- HIS 302Environmental History in Global Perspective3 cr
- HIS 304Religion, Magic and Witchcraft in Early Modern Europe3 cr
- HIS 314Indigenous-Settler Relations in the United States3 cr
- HIS 329Environmental Disasters3 cr
- HIS 352Environmental History of China3 cr
- HIS 364Oceans Past: World History from a Maritime Perspective3 cr
- HIS 365Environmental History of North America3 cr
- HIS 368Health and Disease in Africa3 cr
- HIS 381Chocolate, Coffee & Cocaine: Global Commodities3 cr
- HIS 385Aztec Civilization3 cr
- HIS 386The Maya3 cr
At least 2 from HIS 302, HIS 304, HIS 314, HIS 329, HIS 352, HIS 364, HIS 365, HIS 368, HIS 381, HIS 385, HIS 386.
or
Choose 4 courses
- HIS 201The Ancient Near East3 cr
- HIS 210Soviet Russia3 cr
- HIS 214Modern Latin America3 cr
- HIS 216History of U.S.-Latin American Relations3 cr
- HIS 223Regional History of Africa3 cr
- HIS 226Modern Jewish History: Dilemmas of Difference3 cr
- HIS 230Britain since 1688: Four Nations in the World3 cr
- HIS 241Nazi Genocide and the Holocaust3 cr
- HIS 248Modern Europe, 1815-19143 cr
- HIS 249Modern Europe, 1914-19453 cr
- HIS 250The Second World War, 1939-19453 cr
- HIS 251Europe Since 19453 cr
- HIS 261Change and Reform in the United States, 1877-19193 cr
- HIS 263Age of the American Revolution3 cr
- HIS 265Civil War and Reconstruction3 cr
- HIS 274U.S. History, 1945-20003 cr
- HIS 277The Modern Color Line3 cr
- HIS 280The History of the U.S. Working Class3 cr
- HIS 282African American History Since 18773 cr
- HIS 283The History of Latinos in the United States3 cr
- HIS 286The Global History of Human Health3 cr
- HIS 287Crime and Criminal Justice in the U.S.3 cr
- HIS 288Wealth and Inequality in Early America3 cr
- HIS 289Wealth and Inequality in America's Corporate Age3 cr
- HIS 295History of North American Cities and Suburbs3 cr
- HIS 318Modern European Intellectual History3 cr
- HIS 323Women of Color in the U.S.3 cr
- HIS 325Civil Rights and Black Power3 cr
- HIS 328History of New York City3 cr
- HIS 329Environmental Disasters3 cr
- HIS 331Immigration in American History3 cr
- HIS 332Postcolonial South Asia3 cr
- HIS 334Women and Gender in Pre-Modern European History3 cr
- HIS 338Asian and Pacific Islanders in American History3 cr
- HIS 339Recent African American History3 cr
- HIS 348Colonial South Asia3 cr
- HIS 350Topics in African History3 cr
- HIS 352Environmental History of China3 cr
- HIS 360Changing Families: US History to 18603 cr
- HIS 361Slavery and Freedom in the Making of the Atlantic3 cr
- HIS 362Unsettled Decade: The Sixties3 cr
- HIS 366Carceral Studies: Histories of Policing, Prisons, and Surveillance3 cr
- HIS 369Religion and Politics in Africa3 cr
- HIS 370US Social History from 1860 to 19403 cr
- HIS 371Law and Society in American History, 1620-18773 cr
- HIS 374Surveillance State: A History of U.S. Domestic Spying3 cr
- HIS 379Rebels & Revolutionaries: 1960s Latin America3 cr
- HIS 389Mexico: From Revolutions to Cartels, 1810-20203 cr
- HIS 391Topics in Ancient and Medieval Europe3 cr
At least 2 from HIS 318, HIS 323, HIS 325, HIS 328, HIS 329, HIS 331, HIS 332, HIS 334, HIS 338, HIS 339, HIS 348, HIS 350, HIS 352, HIS 360, HIS 361, HIS 362, HIS 366, HIS 369, HIS 370, HIS 371, HIS 374, HIS 379, HIS 389, HIS 391.
or
Choose 4 courses
- HIS 213Colonial Latin America3 cr
- HIS 215Long Island History3 cr
- HIS 218Ancient, Medieval, & Early Modern South Asia3 cr
- HIS 221Introduction to Modern African History3 cr
- HIS 223Regional History of Africa3 cr
- HIS 225Jewish History from Antiquity to the Middle Ages3 cr
- HIS 226Modern Jewish History: Dilemmas of Difference3 cr
- HIS 227Islamic Civilization & Muslim Societies3 cr
- HIS 229Victorian Britain3 cr
- HIS 235The Heirs of Rome: The Early Medieval World, 300-10003 cr
- HIS 236The World of the Later Middle Ages, 1000-15003 cr
- HIS 241Nazi Genocide and the Holocaust3 cr
- HIS 247Modern Korea through Visual Culture3 cr
- HIS 248Modern Europe, 1815-19143 cr
- HIS 249Modern Europe, 1914-19453 cr
- HIS 261Change and Reform in the United States, 1877-19193 cr
- HIS 265Civil War and Reconstruction3 cr
- HIS 277The Modern Color Line3 cr
- HIS 282African American History Since 18773 cr
- HIS 283The History of Latinos in the United States3 cr
- HIS 285Games, Burlesques, and Spectacles: Popular Culture in 19th-Century America3 cr
- HIS 295History of North American Cities and Suburbs3 cr
- HIS 303The Crusades and Medieval Society3 cr
- HIS 304Religion, Magic and Witchcraft in Early Modern Europe3 cr
- HIS 314Indigenous-Settler Relations in the United States3 cr
- HIS 318Modern European Intellectual History3 cr
- HIS 320Latino New York3 cr
- HIS 323Women of Color in the U.S.3 cr
- HIS 325Civil Rights and Black Power3 cr
- HIS 327The Arts as History3 cr
- HIS 328History of New York City3 cr
- HIS 331Immigration in American History3 cr
- HIS 332Postcolonial South Asia3 cr
- HIS 334Women and Gender in Pre-Modern European History3 cr
- HIS 336Women and Gender in Modern European History3 cr
- HIS 338Asian and Pacific Islanders in American History3 cr
- HIS 339Recent African American History3 cr
- HIS 350Topics in African History3 cr
- HIS 353Postwar Japan3 cr
- HIS 356Zionism, Israel, and the Middle East3 cr
- HIS 360Changing Families: US History to 18603 cr
- HIS 361Slavery and Freedom in the Making of the Atlantic3 cr
- HIS 362Unsettled Decade: The Sixties3 cr
- HIS 366Carceral Studies: Histories of Policing, Prisons, and Surveillance3 cr
- HIS 369Religion and Politics in Africa3 cr
- HIS 370US Social History from 1860 to 19403 cr
- HIS 374Surveillance State: A History of U.S. Domestic Spying3 cr
- HIS 383The World of Jane Austen; Jane Austen in the World3 cr
- HIS 385Aztec Civilization3 cr
- HIS 386The Maya3 cr
- HIS 391Topics in Ancient and Medieval Europe3 cr
At least 2 from HIS 303, HIS 304, HIS 314, HIS 318, HIS 320, HIS 323, HIS 325, HIS 327, HIS 328, HIS 331, HIS 332, HIS 334, HIS 336, HIS 338, HIS 339, HIS 350, HIS 353, HIS 356, HIS 360, HIS 361, HIS 362, HIS 366, HIS 369, HIS 370, HIS 374, HIS 383, HIS 385, HIS 386, HIS 391.

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A thematic cluster of 4 courses at the 200-level or above (minimum 2 courses at the 300-level) selected from the following thematic clusters: Arts, Ideas & Culture; Empires, Violence & Global Connections; Health, Science & Environmental Change; Law, Politics & Social Justice; Race, Religion, Gender & Sexualities (12 credits).

Sample schedule

Year 1 · Fall16 cr

First Year Seminar 1011
WRT 101Introductory Writing Workshop3
HIS 101 / HIS 103Ancient Mesopotamia to Early Modern Europe3
SBC3
SBC3
SBC3

Year 1 · Spring16 cr

First Year Seminar 1021
WRT 102Intermediate Writing Workshop3
HIS 102 / HIS 104Modern European History, 18th c. to the Present3
HIS 200-level course outside of Europe or U.S.3
SBC3
SBC3

Year 2 · Fall15 cr

HIS 200 elective3
HIS 300 elective3
SBC3
SBC3
SBC3

Year 2 · Spring15 cr

HIS 300 elective3
HIS 300 elective3
Elective3
SBC3
Upper-division elective3

Year 3 · Fall15 cr

HIS 301 or Theme Course3
HIS Theme Course3
SBC3
SBC3
SBC3

Year 3 · Spring15 cr

HIS 301 or Theme Course3
HIS Theme Course3
HIS Theme Course or SBC3
SBC or other requirement3
SBC or other requirement3

Year 4 · Fall15 cr

HIS 301 or 4013
Theme Course3
SBC or other requirement3
SBC or other requirement3
SBC or other requirement3

Year 4 · Spring15 cr

HIS 401Senior Colloquium3
Theme Course3
Theme Course or SBC3
SBC or other requirement3
SBC or other requirement3

Program rules

Letter grades
Courses in A, B, C, D, E, F, “Thematic Cluster” must be taken for a letter grade.
Minimum grade
C or higher in A, B, C, D, E, F, “Thematic Cluster”.

Notes

Grading: Upper-Division Writing Requirement: satisfactory completion of HIS 401 with a grade of C or better. HIS 401 is also the Senior Colloquium (Requirement F), so it is applied once there; the C-or-better grade is enforced by the program grade policy.
Advising: Students should consult the department advisor about completing the Upper Division Writing Requirement consistently with university General Education requirements. Students completing the Stony Brook Curriculum must complete a WRTD-satisfying course; the Upper Division Writing Requirement is consistent in most cases with WRTD outcomes.
Note: HIS 447, HIS 487, HIS 488, HIS 495, and HIS 496 may not be used to satisfy major or minor requirements. These are excluded from Requirement D.
Note: Thematic clusters: Arts, Ideas & Culture; Empires, Violence & Global Connections; Health, Science & Environmental Change; Law, Politics & Social Justice; Race, Religion, Gender & Sexualities. The thematic cluster is modeled as a choice of one cluster.
Grading: No transferred course with a grade lower than C may be applied toward Requirement A.
Note: History Honors Program (not modeled): majors with a minimum GPA of 3.50 in history courses and related disciplines may enroll at the beginning of their senior year, with faculty sponsorship, a proposal, and a two-reader honors paper review.
Note: Specialized SBC table and per-course SBC tags are not modeled here; the SBC table lists optional major courses that can also satisfy SBC categories.
Note: At least 12 credits in Requirement A and B must be taken within the Department of History at Stony Brook. As printed, Requirements A and B total only 6 credits, so this residency minimum is not modeled; confirm the intended requirement with the department.