History - B.A. Degree
Department of History
Office: E368 Thompson Hall
(716) 673-3277
Dr. David Rankin, Chairperson
Dr. David Kinkela, Coordinator
Email: history.department@fredonia.edu
Website: https://www.fredonia.edu/academics/colleges-schools/college-liberal-arts-sciences/history
Major Requirements
Forty-five (45) credit hours in history, at least 27 credit hours of which must be at the 300-level or above. Six (6) credit hours above the 100 level must be taken in courses that focus on the period prior to 1800. Ideally, students should complete HIST 100 (Decoding History) and HIST 201 (Doing History) before taking 300- or 400-level courses. All students must complete a Capstone Seminar (HIST 495). Students must earn at least a C- in all classes required for the major.
The program must include the following:
Methodologies:
NOTE:
- HIST 320: Students may also fulfill the Applied History requirement by taking a study abroad course, completing an internship (HIST 490), or completing SSED 430 and 431. Discuss these possibilities with your advisor.
Breadth of Knowledge:
Four survey classes total, including ONE European, ONE American, and TWO Global as indicated below.
European History:
| HIST 232 | Survey of Pre-Modern European History | 3 |
| | or | |
| HIST 233 | Survey of Modern European History | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 3 |
American History:
| HIST 222 | Survey of Early U.S. History | 3 |
| | or | |
| HIST 223 | Survey of Modern U.S. History | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 3 |
Global History:
| HIST 243 | Pre-Modern Global History | 3 |
| | and | |
| | One (1) World Regional Civilization course | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 6 |
Total Credit Hours: 12
Depth of Knowledge:
Seven upper-level classes; two each in European, American, and Global in addition to one elective in any area. The majority of these courses should be taken after you have completed your Breadth of Knowledge coursework.
European History:
Two (2) 300-Level courses:
Students will have taken a survey focused on either Pre-Modern or Modern Europe. At least one of these 300-level courses should focus on a different time period. (For example, if the student took HIST 232, Survey of Pre-Modern European History, then at least one of their 300-level courses needs to focus on the Modern period.) Select your 300-level courses in consultation with your advisor.
American History:
Two (2) 300-Level courses:
Students will have taken a survey focused on either Early or Modern U.S. history. At least one of these 300-level courses should focus on a different time period. (For example, if the student took HIST 222, Survey of Early U.S. History, then at least one of their 300-level courses needs to focus on the Modern period.) Select your 300-level courses in consultation with your advisor.
Global History:
Two (2) 300-Level courses
Total Credit Hours: 18
Upper Level Elective
| | Any HIST course at the 300-level or above | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 3 |
Total Credit Hours: 42
Requirements for Transfer Credit
Students transferring credit to Fredonia should normally expect no more than 21 credit hours earned elsewhere to apply to the major in History. As a rule, the department will not accept as equivalents of upper-level courses (above HIST 299) credits earned at two-year colleges. HIST 100, HIST 201, and the capstone requirement (HIST 495) must be completed at Fredonia.