HCLAS - 4-Year Schedule - History

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

Spring

HIST 14 or 20

HIST elective

Summer/January Sessions*

SECOND YEAR Fall HIST Am, Euro, or Non-West

Spring Core Cross Cultural (can be HIST)

Notes

HIST 103

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

Spring HIST elective (or Seminar @ Hofstra)

Notes

Spring HIST elective, Internship or Readings

Notes

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

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