Contact  J. Scott Strickland, Director of  Undergraduate Studies, 145 Eggers Hall, 315-443-2210.

Faculty Subho Basu, David H. Bennett, Susan Branson, Craige B. Champion, Andrew W. Cohen, Albrecht Diem, Michael R. Ebner, Amy Aisen Elouafi, Carol Faulkner, Paul M. Hagenloh, Samantha Kahn Herrick, George Kallander, Ralph Ketcham, Norman A. Kutcher, Chris Kyle, Elisabeth D. Lasch-Quinn, Laurie Marhoefer, Gladys McCormick, Dennis Romano, James Roger Sharp, John Scott Strickland, Junko Takeda, Margaret Susan Thompson

Understanding history—the record of what people have thought, said, and done—is essential in understanding the world of today. Students explore not only events of the past, but also how they were shaped by such factors as religion, economics, and geography and how these factors influence our own lives. The curriculum, which leads to a B.A. in history, also provides rigorous training in research, analysis, and writing.
    Students majoring in history are encouraged to take a foreign language.

MAJOR REQUIREMENTS
The major requires 30 credits in history, 21 of which are in junior- and senior-level courses numbered 300 or higher. Students take six credits in one of the following basic survey sequences: HST 101,102 (U.S. history survey); HST 111,112 (modern Europe survey); HST 210, 211,212 (ancient/medieval/ renaissance survey, any two of the three).
    Of the 21 upper-division credits, 3 must be in HST 401 Senior Seminar.

Distribution requirement  The history department divides its course offerings into three broad categories: American, European, and non-Western. Students must take at least 3 credits (1 course) in each of these three areas.

Concentration requirement  Each student must complete a concentration, consisting of 15 credits (5 courses), in one of the three distribution areas. Lower-division survey courses and HST 401 can count toward this total. It is strongly encouraged, but not required, that the HST 401 fall within the student’s area of concentration.