History Major
The history major at Trinity is built around a humanities core that is shared with philosophy and English. The humanities core introduces students to the sweep of the Western intellectual, social, and cultural tradition, including its specifically Christian heritage. These courses are taught by professors from all three humanities departments, so students get a sample of each. The history core then adds an introduction to the discipline of history as well as survey courses in American history and the history of the non-Western world.
History majors are prepared for work in business, education, and other careers involving strong verbal expression, research and analysis, creativity, and empathy. History majors may go on to graduate work and successful careers in law, library and information science, ministry, government work, and more.
All majors in the humanities (English, history, philosophy) are deliberately small in order to encourage double-majoring -- whether within the field of humanities, in secondary education, or in other recognizably practical departments like business.
Students seeking a career as middle or high school history teachers should double-major in history and secondary education.
History majors complete the humanities core (12 credits), the history core (15 credits), and 15 credits of history electives (two courses at the 400-level and three courses at the 200-300 range) to complete this 42-credit hour major. An additional nine credit hours of supporting courses are required for students double-majoring in history and secondary education.
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Required Courses | ||
| Humanities Core | 12 | |
| The Western Heritage I: From Antiquity to the Reformation | ||
| The Western Heritage II: From the Scientific Revolution to the Twentieth Century | ||
| Literary Classics of the Western World | ||
| Humanities Capstone | ||
| History Wrap-Around Core | 15 | |
| World Geography 2 | ||
| Understanding History 2 | ||
| United States History Through the Civil War 2 | ||
| United States History Since the Civil War 2 | ||
| History of the Non-Western World | ||
| Elective Courses | 15 | |
Mid-Level History Courses - choose three 1 | ||
| Topics in World History | ||
| American Church History | ||
| Topics in Church History | ||
| Topics in European History | ||
| History of Christianity | ||
| Christian Classics 3 | ||
| Christianity and Darwinism 3 | ||
| Topics for Honors Students | ||
| History of Ideas in America 2 | ||
| African American History 2 | ||
| Topics in American History | ||
| Twentieth-Century American Cultural History 2 | ||
| Independent Study | ||
| Exploring Europe: Arts and Culture I 2 | ||
| Exploring Europe: Arts and Culture II 2 | ||
400-Level Seminars - Choose two 1 | ||
| Seminar in Early Modern Europe | ||
| Seminar on Problems in Philosophy and the Philosophy of History | ||
| Seminar in Colonial and Revolutionary America | ||
| Topics Seminar in History | ||
| Recommended Supporting Courses | 0 | |
| These are suggestions for enrichment, especially in the humanities. They will count toward graduation hours as electives outside the major. | ||
| Seminar on Problems in Philosophy and the Philosophy of History | ||
| Renaissance Literature | ||
| Romantic Literature | ||
| American Literature I: Puritanism Through Transcendentalism | ||
| American Literature II: Civil War Through Depression | ||
| Topics in Literature | ||
| Shakespeare | ||
| Capstone Seminar in the British Novel 2 | ||
| Statistics 2 | ||
| Survey of Religious Diversity 2 | ||
| Contemporary Theory | ||
| Research Methods and Design | ||
| Social Psychology | ||
| Total Hours | 42 | |
| 1 | Note: 400-level seminars beyond the required two may count in place of mid-level electives. |
| 2 | May be used to fulfill a general education requirement |
| 3 | Available for honors students or by consent only. |
Supporting courses required for students also majoring in secondary education:
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| BUS 103 | Introduction to Economics 1 | 3 |
| or BUS 207 | Microeconomics | |
| POL 250 | American Government 1 | 3 |
| SOC 330 | Race and Ethnic Relations 1 | 3 |
| Total Hours | 9 | |
| 1 | May be used to fulfill a general education requirement. |