Degree Requirements
A major in History is achieved by completion of the following requirements, in addition to the General Education and electives required for a degree:
Required Core Course
HIS 200 | Intro to Historical Study | 1 Course Credit |
Required Capstone Course
HIS 406 | Senior Seminar in History | 1 Course Credit |
Required Distribution Courses
Seven (7) additional HIS course credits selected by the student in consultation with the Academic Advisor and ensuring that the following distributive criteria are met:
Minimum of four (4) HIS courses at the 200- to 400- level, two of which must be at the 300- or 400- level. (Neither HIS 200 nor 406 may be used to fulfill any of these.)
Minimum of one (1) course credit each from American, European, and Non-Western areas (see list below)
Minimum of one (1) course credit in which the bulk of the course content is pre-1700 (see list below)
Approved Required Distribution:
The following courses have been approved to satisfy specific Required Distribution Courses.
(NOTE: Students may petition to have transferred courses, independent studies, team initiated studies, internships, directed studies, and other academic experiences counted toward the distribution courses within the major.)
It is the intention of the Program that a single course can meet one or more of these distributive requirements. For example, HIS/REL 215: History of Christianity to 1600 could serve as a 200-level class and meet the European and pre-1700 requirements, thus fulfilling three of the seven required distribution courses.
American:
HIS 161 | American History to 1865 | 1 Course Credit |
HIS 162 | American History Since 1865 | 1 Course Credit |
HIS 165/AFR 165 | Intro to Afr Amer His(AFR) | 1 Course Credit |
HIS 201/PSC 201 | Amer Political Thought(PSC) | 1 Course Credit |
HIS 253/APS 253 | Appalachian America (APS) | 1 Course Credit |
HIS 310 | Seminar in U. S. History | 1 Course Credit |
HIS 355 | Sem in American Rel Hist (REL) | 1 Course Credit |
HIS 356/AFR 356 | Sem: African-Amer History(AFR) | 1 Course Credit |
European:
HIS 101 | Western Civilization I | 1 Course Credit |
HIS 102 | West Civ II:Std in Gendr (WGS) | 1 Course Credit |
HIS 130 | Albion & Eire: British Isles | 1 Course Credit |
HIS 131 | Britain & the Emp, 1688 to Pre | 1 Course Credit |
HIS 140/SPN 140 | History of Spain (SPN) | 1 Course Credit |
HIS 209 | Classical Greek Civilization | 1 Course Credit |
HIS 210/LAT 210 | Classical Roman Civ (LAT) | 1 Course Credit |
HIS 215 | Christianity to 1600 (REL) | 1 Course Credit |
HIS 311 | Seminar: Medieval History | 1 Course Credit |
HIS 314 | Renaissance and Reformation | 1 Course Credit |
HIS 335 | Topic Sem-Modern European His | 1 Course Credit |
Non-Western:
Pre-1700:
HIS 101 | Western Civilization I | 1 Course Credit |
HIS 130 | Albion & Eire: British Isles | 1 Course Credit |
HIS 202/REL 202 | Christians & Pagans (REL) | 1 Course Credit |
HIS 209 | Classical Greek Civilization | 1 Course Credit |
HIS 210/LAT 210 | Classical Roman Civ (LAT) | 1 Course Credit |
HIS 215 | Christianity to 1600 (REL) | 1 Course Credit |
HIS 223 | Hist of Pre-Modern Middle East | 1 Course Credit |
HIS 240/REL 240 | Islam (REL) | 1 Course Credit |
HIS 311 | Seminar: Medieval History | 1 Course Credit |
HIS 314 | Renaissance and Reformation | 1 Course Credit |
Required Collateral Courses
A foreign language through the third (103) level. Any student who has taken the TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language) examination and been admitted to Berea College is not required to take further course work in foreign languages. Students who have proven proficiency through the 103 level also are exempted. Students who have taken the TOEFL examination, and those who have proven proficiency through the 103 level, are required to meet the International Perspective either through further language study or through the World Culture option for that Perspective.