History / European History (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
European History Major Courses
HIS	109	Western Civilization I: Prehistory-Renaissance* (course description)
HIS	110	Western Civilization II: Renaissance to Present* (course description)
HIS	340	Historical Methods (course description)
HIS	460	History Colloquium (course description)
HIS	___	2 HIS/POL electives
Choose two:
HIS	256	Historical Myths of Mythical History (course description)
HIS	321	The Ancient World of Greece and Rome (course description)
HIS	322	The Rise of Christianity in the West (course description)
HIS	377	Beginning and End of the World  (course description)
Choose two:
HIS	220	Modern European History 1890-Present (course description)
HIS	314	European Conquest of the New World  (course description)
HIS	374	The Ranaissance and Reformation  (course description)
Choose one:
HIS	301	World History and Culture  (course description)
HIS	315	Russian/Soviet Society in the 20th Century  (course description)
Free Electives