HISTORY
FRESHMAN YEAR
Fall:
An introductory (200-level) course in pre-modern history or American history in pre-modern history or American history
Spring:
An introductory (200-level) course in pre-modern history or American history in pre-modern history or American history
SOPHOMORE YEAR
Fall:
A 200-level history course in pre-modern or American history if not taken in the freshman year
A 200-level course in international / non-Western/ regional history
Spring:
A 200-level or 300-level history course
NOTES:
First-year students interested in history should consider taking a course that meets one of the following basic history major requirements: introductory pre-modern history, introductory American history (217 and/or 218); international/non-Western/regional history, and topics in American history. Specific courses that meet these requirements are listed on the following page.
While it’s best to take HIST 217 and HIST 218 in that order, it is not essential, and history majors can choose to take only one of them. Students who bring in AP credit for U.S. history can and should go straight on to other history courses.
In addition to the basic history major, there are two optional specializations for students majoring in history:
• Students who want to teach history at the secondary level may seek Secondary Education Certification in History. To do so they must take the specific history, social science, and education requirements laid out below (see following pages). Students must register for the certification program in the second semester of the first year. For History Secondary Education contact Dr. Thomas Bogar, Program Coordinator, for an advising appointment: 301-696-3773; bogar@hood.edu.
• The Public History Concentration prepares students for careers in museum work, state and national parks, historic sites, historical societies, public and private archives, historic preservation, and government agencies that employ historians; or for graduate study in non-academic historical fields. For the Concentration, talk with your academic advisor or the History Department chair.
Other special considerations:
Every history major is encouraged to do an appropriate internship after completing 9 or more credits of history coursework. Students should discuss the internship process with their academic advisor, with a history professor, and with a counselor in Career Services.
History majors who wish to study abroad in the junior year should keep this plan in mind when scheduling courses each semester. If they wish to study in a country where a foreign language is spoken, they must be sure to enroll in the appropriate language courses at Hood in the freshman and sophomore years.
Any student planning to go to graduate school in History should speak to a History faculty member before declaring a major. The History faculty recommends that you talk with a department member for advice about preparation for graduate programs and about exploring academic careers.
Contact for the History Major: Dr. Amt, Rosenstock 108, or eamt@hood.edu