8 Semester HIST - Hofstra University

HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY

THE HISTORY MAJOR

AN 8-SEMESTER STUDY GRID     

This is simply an example of what 8 semesters might look like for incoming First-Year students. If you declare your major later, or are a Transfer Student, your grid will look considerably different.

Your choices may vary. Some HIST courses fulfill more than one requirement such as a Cross Cultural or Interdisciplinary Studies Core Distribution, opening up more space.

Up to 6 credits of Core Distribution credits may be taken during Study Abroad.

History 14 or Hist 20, and Hist 102, Hist 103 and the Seminar must be taken at Hofstra.

Students are required to meet with a History Department advisor at least once every semester.

FIRST YEAR Fall WSC001 HIST 14 or 20 LT/AA/CP NS/MA/CS Foreign Language

Spring WSC002 HIST elective LT/AA/CP NS/MA/CS Foreign Language

Summer/January Sessions*

Spring Core Cross Cultural Core IS HIST 103 NS/MA/CS Foreign Language** or Minor***

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SECOND YEAR Fall HIST Am, Euro, or Non-West BH (Soc/Anthro/Eco/PoliSci) HIST 102 NS/MA/CS Foreign Language or Minor

THIRD YEAR Study Abroad Fall/Spring semester or an entire academic year; not restricted to Junior Year.**** Fall HIST elective (or Seminar @ Hofstra) HIST elective Foreign Language Liberal Arts elective or Core Liberal Arts elective or Core Liberal Arts elective

Spring HIST elective (or Seminar @ Hofstra) Liberal Arts elective or Core Liberal Arts elective or Core Minor HIST elective or Lib Arts elective Liberal Arts elective

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Spring HIST elective, Internship or Readings Liberal Arts elective or Core Liberal Arts elective Liberal Arts elective Minor Liberal Arts elective

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FOURTH YEAR Fall HIST Am, Euro, Non-West/Seminar HIST elective or Internship+ Liberal Arts elective Liberal Arts elective Minor Liberal Arts elective

For more information and to meet your faculty, visit our Department website at https://www.hofstra.edu/academics/colleges/hclas/his/index.html WHY STUDY HISTORY? https://www.historians.org/teaching-and-learning/why-study-history What can I do with a History degree? https://www.hofstra.edu/academics/colleges/hclas/his/his_career.html Some History courses (AP/IB/Transfer) taken prior to Hofstra can count toward the major.

Non-History courses taken prior to your first year can count toward general education requirements or elective credits, whether taken at Hofstra or transferred in.

NOTES * You are not required to take Summer or January courses (for which there is no financial aid). You can complete your degree of 124 credits with 5 3-credit courses every semester and 4 4-credit History courses (Hist 14/20, Hist 102, Hist 103, and the Seminar). ** The History Department strongly encourages study of a foreign language beyond Level 3. *** Students are encouraged to consider a minor or double major in a foreign language, Latin American & Caribbean Studies, European Studies, Italian Studies, Middle Eastern and Central Asian Studies, African Studies or Asian Studies, if they are interested in the history of a particular world region, or another liberal arts discipline such as Anthropology, Economics, Philosophy, Religion, Sociology, among many others. Other possibilities are Women’s Studies and Global Studies. You might also consider a second major in a completely unrelated field such as Computer Science, Biology, Dance, Television/Film or Statistics. ****In addition to going on study abroad for either semester in their third year, students can go for the entire academic year in their third year, for a semester in their second or fourth years, or for a short-term program in the summer or during the January break. + See the History Department website for possible Internship venues and opportunities. https://www.hofstra.edu/academics/colleges/hclas/his/his_internship.html