MISSION STATEMENT
THE CRITICAL STUDY OF THE PAST helps us to live in a wider world. On the one hand it introduces us into conversation with persons very different from ourselves – human beings holding values and facing constraints far removed from the ones we espouse and encounter in the present day. Knowing that the world was not always what it is now assures us that it will be different still, and this knowledge can be both humbling and liberating. On the other hand, historical study enables us to see more fully the roots of our own society, as well as the sources of its contradictions. It gives even the most familiar and homey parts of our lives added dimension.
The History Department is committed to expanding the intellectual and cultural dimensions of concentrators as well as non-concentrators. If the habit of critical historical inquiry – the methods of history as a scholarly discipline – can be effectively instilled, it has the potential to transform a person’s approach to everything in life that follows. It can take small certainties and replace them with large questions. It can encompass tight circles of association and recast them as a limitless network of interconnections. It can take inconspicuous parts of human experience that might otherwise be dismissed as strange, stupid, incomprehensible, boring or irrelevant and make them indispensable to self-understanding.
Goals of the History Department
- Introduce students to the discipline of history
- Prepare students to be effective and clear communicators
- Prepare students for future studies and careers in a variety of fields
Prepare students for a lifetime of critical engagement with their worlds
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Concentration in History
FOUNDATION REQUIREMENTS
One course from World and European History
HIS 101 Ancient Mediterranean World
HIS 122 Medieval & Early Modern Civilization
HIS 133 20th Century World
HIS 135 World History I: Foundations of World Civilization
HIS 136 World History II: Making of the Modern World
One course from United States History
HIS 151 United States 1585-1800
HIS 152 United States in the 19th Century
HIS 153 20th Century United States History
AREA REQUIREMENTS (at least two must be 300-level courses)
Two courses from European History
HIS 232 Russia & the Soviet Union
HIS 240 Heroes & Villains*
HIS 251 History of England I
HIS 251 History of England II
HIS 261 Renaissance
HIS 262 Reformation
HIS 265 Modern France
HIS 270 Modern Germany
HIS 275 Women’s Work*
HIS 283 Topics in European History
HIS 315 World War II Era*
HIS 361 Medieval History I
HIS 362 Medieval History II
HIS 370 Early Modern Europe
HIS 371 19th Century Europe
HIS 372 20th Century Europe
HIS 373 The Holocaust *
HIS 383 Advanced Topics in European History
Two courses from United States History
HIS 204 US Women's History
HIS 205 History of US Medicine
HIS 207 History of US Popular Culture
HIS 208 American Indian History
HIS 212 African-American History
HIS 215 US & Latin America
HIS 216 Pennsylvania
HIS 240 Heroes & Villains*
HIS 272 History of US Foreign Relations
HIS 275 Women’s Work*
HIS 280 Living on Earth
HIS 283 Topics in US History
HIS 310 History of the US West
HIS 311 US Social History
HIS 312 US Economic History
HIS 315 World War II Era*
HIS 322 City in American History
HIS 373 The Holocaust *
HIS 383 Advanced Topics in US History
Two courses from World History
HIS 211 African History
HIS 215 US & Latin America
HIS 220 History of the Caribbean
HIS 221 Ancient Cultures of Latin America
HIS 224 Latin American History
HIS 228 Dictators & Revolutionaries
HIS 240 Heroes & Villains*
HIS 241 East Asia to 1800
HIS 242 East Asia from 1800
HIS 255 Islamic History
HIS 256 Modern Middle East
HIS 275 Women’s Work*
HIS 277 History of the Family in Latin America
HIS 283 Topics in World History
HIS 315 World War II Era*
HIS 340 Women & Gender in Latin America
HIS 352 African Diaspora
HIS 373 The Holocaust *
HIS 383 Advanced Topics in World History
*These courses can count for any area requirement
SEMINARS
Two different Seminars
HIS 493 US History Seminar
HIS 494 European History Seminar
HIS 495 World History Seminar
RELATED COURSES
Three history courses or History Department approved related courses from art history, education, economics, political science, philosophy, sociology or religious studies.
For history concentrators, a history course may not count for both history concentration credit and general studies humanities credit.
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Co-Concentration in History
REQUIREMENTS:
FOUNDATION REQUIREMENTS
One course from World and European History
HIS 101 Ancient Mediterranean World
HIS 122 Medieval & Early Modern Civilization
HIS 133 20th Century World
HIS 135 World History I: Foundations of World Civilization
HIS 136 World History II: Making of the Modern World
One course from United States History
HIS 151 United States 1585-1800
HIS 152 United States in the 19th Century
HIS 153 20th Century United States History
AREA REQUIREMENTS (at least one must be 300-level courses)
One course from European History
HIS 232 Russia & the Soviet Union
HIS 251 History of England I
HIS 251 History of England II
HIS 261 Renaissance
HIS 262 Reformation
HIS 265 Modern France
HIS 270 Modern Germany
HIS 283 Topics in European History
HIS 361 Medieval History I
HIS 362 Medieval History II
HIS 370 Early Modern Europe
HIS 371 19th Century Europe
HIS 372 20th Century Europe
HIS 373 The Holocaust *
HIS 383 Advanced Topics in European History
One course from United States History
HIS 204 US Women's History
HIS 205 History of US Medicine
HIS 207 History of US Popular Culture
HIS 208 American Indian History
HIS 212 African-American History
HIS 215 US & Latin America
HIS 216 Pennsylvania
HIS 240 Heroes & Villains*
HIS 275 Women’s Work*
HIS 280 Living on Earth
HIS 283 Topics in US History
HIS 310 History of the US West
HIS 311 US Social History
HIS 312 US Economic History
HIS 315 World War II Era*
HIS 322 City in American History
HIS 383 Advanced Topics in US History
One courses from World History
HIS 211 African History
HIS 215 US & Latin America
HIS 220 History of the Caribbean
HIS 221 Ancient Cultures of Latin America
HIS 224 Latin American History
HIS 228 Dictators & Revolutionaries
HIS 241 East Asia to 1800
HIS 242 East Asia from 1800
HIS 255 Islamic History
HIS 256 Modern Middle East
HIS 277 History of the Family in Latin America
HIS 283 Topics in World History
HIS 340 Women & Gender in Latin America
HIS 352 African Diaspora
HIS 383 Advanced Topics in World History
*These courses can count for any Area requirement
ELECTIVE
One history course at the 200 or 300 level
SEMINAR
One Seminar
HIS 493 US History Seminar
HIS 494 European History Seminar
HIS 495 World History Seminar
For history co-concentrators, a history course may not count for both history concentration credit and general studies humanities credit.
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Interdisciplinary Concentration in American Civilization
The concentration in American civilization offers a framework for those students who wish to take an interdisciplinary approach to American culture. As it developed in the years following World War II, the American studies movement here and abroad included literary scholars who gave new weight to the historical context of the texts they read, as well as historians eager to move beyond the main lines of political and economic historiography into other fields of endeavor and forms of expression.
To these early forays were added contributions of art historians and musicologists, folklorists and specialists in material culture. This mix of disciplines, methods and objects has prompted earnest (and much debated) attempts to develop a unified methodology, and, at best, has elicited from American studies specialists an unusual degree of methodological self-consciousness. We hope to instill our interdisciplinary concentrators with a clear and responsible sense of the ways in which one may study American culture.
Much of the work of American civilization takes place in the History and English Departments.
Requirements:
- Two lower level courses from HIS 151, 152, 153, 212, 216 or 240
- Two upper level courses from HIS 311, 312 or 322
- Four courses from ENG 210, 380, 384, 385, 386, THR 388 or certain sections of ENG 235 (consult with Professor R. Androne)
- One from philosophy or religious studies
- One additional course: ART 107; ECO 105, 335, or 336; PHI 216; POS 101, 210, 231, 322 or 334; REL 261 or 262; or SPA 308
American civilization concentrators with an emphasis in Literature:
American civilization concentrators with an emphasis in History:
American civilization concentrators interested in historical museum studies should take HIS 311 or 312 and complete a supervised internship at either the Landis Valley Farm Museum near Lancaster or the William Penn Museum in Harrisburg.
Students interested in this concentration should consult Professor Pankratz in the History Department.
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Professional and Pre-professional programs and the History concentration
History concentrators and co-concentrators considering law school should confer with one of the pre-law advisers [hyperlink to pre-law webpage]. Associate Professor Bruce Auerbach, Ph.D., Political Science Department, is an experienced pre-law adviser who can guide students through the process of preparing for a career in law and the law school application process. Suzanne Palmer, J.D. LL.M., a visiting assistant professor of economics and business, is an attorney and a supporting pre-law adviser.
History concentrators and co-concentrators interested in pursuing Albright’s teacher certification program [hyperlink to teacher certification webpage] should consult with the chair of the Education Department, Joseph Yarworth, Ph.D., as soon as possible.
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