History / Historical Tourism (B.A.)

Students majoring in history must complete seven core history courses and a series of upper-level history courses in a specific concentration. Concentrations include American studies, American politics and government, European studies, pre-law and historical tourism. It also is recommended that history majors take at least two years of HON Model United Nations.

The flexibility of the history major allows students to focus on one theme or area of particular interest. While the American Bar Association does not recommend a specific major for students planning a career in law, the pre-law concentration at Southern New Hampshire University was designed to provide students with the needed background. The pre-law concentration focuses on American history and politics and other component courses that fulfill the ABA’s undergraduate education guidelines.

Students interested in such areas as historic preservation, museum work and archival or cultural resource management may want to choose the historical tourism concentration. The concentration is a unique combination of traditional history and the business of tourism. It was designed to allow Southern New Hampshire University students to become what has been called “the ultimate tour guide.”

The history major is flexible, and students may, in consultation with their advisors, choose to organize the major to focus on a theme or area of particular interest.

B.A./B.S. Core
Liberal Arts Core

History Major Courses:
HIS 109 Western Civilization I
HIS 110 Western Civilization II
HIS 113 United States History I
HIS 114 United States History II
HIS 301 World History and Culture
HIS 340 Historical Methods
HIS 460 History Colloquium

Historical Tourism Major Courses

GEO 200 World Geography
HIS 109 Western Civilization I: Prehistory-Renaissance
HIS 110 Western Civilization II: Renaissance to Present
HIS 113 United States History I: 1607-1865
HIS 301 World History Culture
HIS 310 History Tourism
HIS 312 Traditions of Civility and Manners
HIS 340 Historical Methods
HIS 460 History Colloquium
HTM 112 Introduction to the Hospitality/Tourism Industry
HOS 220 Geography of Global Cultures

Choose two:

HTM 306 Tour Management and Operations
HOS 311 Policy and Planning for Sustainable Development
HTM 400 Economic Impact of Tourism
HTM 402 Sustainable Tourism
SOC 213 Sociology of Social Problems
PHL 230 Religions of the World

Two Semesters of One Foreign Language
Free Electives

It is recommended that historical tourism majors use at least six of their free elective credits (two courses) for specific history courses to gain more in-depth knowledge of specific geographic areas.