Of Note:

History Department Senior Thesis Presentation "Terrorism, Nationalism and Anti-colonial Revolutionary Movements: The Quebec Liberation Front in the 1960's", presented by Nathan Marvin and "Missonaries and the Textualization of Fijian Tradition", presented by Arielle Berrick. On Wednesday, November 11, starting at 4:15 P.M. in PAC 136. [Read more]

History Department Senior Thesis Presentation "Muslim Integration and Western Identity in Multicultural London, 1990-2005", presented by Prabhdeep Walia, and "American Military Government in Korea", presented by Injae Lee. On Thursday, November 12, starting at 4:15 P.m. in PAC 136. [Read more]

APPLICATION FORM FOR ADMISSION TO THE HISTORY MAJOR

NAME:  _______________________________________   CLASS OF:   ________________

WES BOX #  __________________________   WES I.D. #  _________________________

EMAIL ADDRESS:  _____________________    PHONE #  __________________________

Please list the History Department courses which you have taken including the current semester.  List also any history course taken in American Studies, The COL and the CSS.  Use back of sheet, if necessary.

         #          TITLE                                    PROFESSOR                        GRADE

1.  _____________________________________________________________________

2.  _____________________________________________________________________

3.  _____________________________________________________________________

4.  _____________________________________________________________________

5.  _____________________________________________________________________

6.  _____________________________________________________________________

For admission to the History major, a student must satisfy his or her departmental advisor of his or her ability to maintain at least a B- average in the major program.

                    Your overall academic average:  ________________________

If you intend to double major, in what other department or program will you be majoring in?

______________________________________________________________________

Probable field of concentration within the History major (circle one):

      Worlds, Empires & Encounters             Europe                       United States

     Gender and History                             Intellectual                Religion and History

Please print advisor's name:  _________________________   Date:  ______________

Advisor's signature:  _____________________________________________________

PLEASE NOTE:  This application form must be completed, approved and signed by your advisor, then brought to the History Department office.  This should be done at the same time you declare your major. 

HISTORY MAJORS WORKSHEET FOR PLANNED PROGRAM OF CONCENTRATION

STUDENT NAME:  _______________________________________________________

CONCENTRATION:  ______________________________________________________

Please fill this out and show this to your major advisor or the person you consult to get admitted to the major.  This form is simply to show that you are fully aware of what the requirements are; you aren't committed to take a course merely because you list it here.

Eleven (11) courses are required above the 150 level including at least 8 within the department; 3 seminars (including HIST 362, which is a required course); 1 pre-industrial course; and 2 courses outside the concentration.  All majors must also fulfill the research requirement.  Six courses must be within your area of concentration.  In addition, several concentrations have required courses or sequences of courses.  N.B. University regulations require a student to have at least 8 courses within the major above the 200 level.