Trinity College

The History Major

Program Requirements

Requirements total 45 hours. This includes 39 hours of history courses and 6 hours from supporting courses.

Required Courses (27 hrs):

 
      HI 105            Understanding History 3 hrs
      HI 121            United States History I 3 hrs
      HI 122            United States History II 3 hrs
      HI 201            World Civilizations I 3 hrs
      HI 202            World Civilizations II 3 hrs
      HI 385            Philosophy of History 3 hrs
      GEO 100        World Geography 3 hrs

 

Choose two (6 hours):

 
      HI 410            Ancient Greece and Rome Seminar 3 hrs
      HI 420            Medieval/Renaissance Seminar 3 hrs
      HI 430            Early Modern Europe Seminar 3 hrs
      HI 440            Modern Europe Seminar 3 hrs
      HI 475            Seminar in American History 3 hrs

Elective Courses (12 hrs):

Any History course above the 100 level; two must be at 300 level or above

Supporting Courses (minimum 6 hrs):

Choose two courses from the following selection:

  • ART 200X (3 hrs), 331, 332
  • BUS 311, 312
  • ENG 260, any 300-400 level literature course
  • MA 285X
  • MUH 341, 342
  • MUZ 200X
  • any PH course beyond 180
  • any POL course except POL 111, 250, 252
  • PSY 285X, 346X, 350X
  • SOC 285X, 324, 335, 346X, 350X
  • XX 359H

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