History Major, BA | Pace University New York

Provides students with an excellent preparation for law school, graduate work, teaching, and a variety of private and public service positions.

Major Completion Summary

Major Completion Summary
Requirement	Credits
University Core Requirements	44-55
Major Requirements	42
Open Electives	31-42
Total Credits	128

University Core Requirements (44-55 Credits)

See complete University Core requirements.

May include two history courses. One each from two Area of Knowledge groups:

Course List
Code	Title	Credits
Western Heritage American or European
Select one of the following:		3
HIS 111	American Civilization to 1877
HIS 112	American Civilization Since 1877
HIS 103	History of Western Civilization 1300-1815
HIS 113	Approved History Topics Course
HIS 104	History of Western Civilization 1815 to Present
NYC 115	New York City: From Great Metropolis to World Capital 1898-Present
World Tradition and Cultures Non-Western
Select one of the following:		3
HIS 119	The Middle East: An Historical Survey
HIS 131	The Asian World: A Historical Survey
HIS 132	Africa: An Historical Survey
HIS 134	Modern Latin America

Major Requirements (42 Credits)

Course List
Code	Title	Credits
Required Major Courses
HIS 380	Seminar on Historiography	3
HIS 499	Senior Year Experience in History	3
Required Major Electives
Select two courses each from three historical fields: ¹		18
Non-Western History
Western Heritage American History
Western Heritage European History
History Course
Select one History course from any field based on race, gender, or class:		3
HIS 113B	The American Experience: American Diversity, Immigration, Ethnicity and Race
HIS 133	Latin America: The Colonial Era
HIS 216	History of Human Rights
HIS 223	Discrimination, Integration and Assimilation: Global Jewish Experience
HIS 231	Latin America: Century of Social Change and Revolution
HIS 268	American Labor History
HIS 271	Culture and History of Black America
HIS 273	Ethnic and Racial History of the United States
HIS 280	History of American Women
HIS 281	European Women and Social Change
HIS 302	African-American History Since 1910
One 300-level History course ²		3
Four History courses at 200 or 300-level		12
Total Credits		42

¹: Non-Western, Western Heritage American, and Western Heritage European, counting two courses if taken to satisfy University Core requirements.
²: Excluding HIS 380 Seminar on Historiography.

Non-Western History

Course List
Code	Title	Credits
HIS 107	World Civilization I	3
HIS 108	World History After 1650	3
HIS 119	The Middle East: An Historical Survey	3
HIS 131	The Asian World: A Historical Survey	3
HIS 132	Africa: An Historical Survey	3
HIS 133	Latin America: The Colonial Era	3
HIS 134	Modern Latin America	3
HIS 202	Modern Britain	3
HIS 216	History of Human Rights	3
HIS 217	Modern East Asia in Film	3
HIS 218	Nonviolent Activism in Modern Asia	3
HIS 220	Modern Islamic World: 1850-Present	3
HIS 223	Discrimination, Integration and Assimilation: Global Jewish Experience	3
HIS 231	Latin America: Century of Social Change and Revolution	3
HIS 239	Wars in the Asia-Pacific	3
HIS 241	Modern China	3
HIS 242	Modern Japan	3
HIS 243	Service and Study in Latin America	3
HIS 270	History of Modern South Africa	3
HIS 274	History of North Africa After 1800	3
HIS 275	Modern History of Afghanistan, Iraq and Iran	3

Western Heritage American History

Course List
Code	Title	Credits
HIS 111	American Civilization to 1877	3
HIS 112	American Civilization Since 1877	3
HIS 113B	The American Experience: American Diversity, Immigration, Ethnicity and Race	3
HIS 113C	The American Experience: United States and the World - (CAP)	3
HIS 113D	The American Experience.: America between the Wars 1920-41	3
HIS 113E	The American Experience: Dissent American History: Civil War to Present	3
HIS 113F	The American Experience: The American Constitution and the Presidency	3
HIS 113G	The American Experience: The Colonial Legacy	3
HIS 113H	The American Experience: Lessons in Liberty: Promise and Reality	3
HIS 113J	The American Experience: Challenge and Opportunity	3
HIS 113K	The American Experience: The City and the Workplace	3
HIS 113L	The American Experience: Promise and Reality	3
HIS 113M	The American Experience: The Early American Legacy	3
HIS 113N	The American Experience: Wealth and American Culture - OBDP	4
HIS 113P	Introduction to Public History: Pace University 9/11 Oral History Project	3
HIS 113Q	The American Experience: American Political Tradition	3
HIS 113R	The American Experience: Changing Roles of American Women	3
HIS 113S	The War Film in History: Genre, Gender and Race	3
HIS 113U	The American Experience: The United States and the World	3
HIS 113W	The American Experience: Wealth and American Culture	3,4
HIS 113X	The American Experience: Wealth and the American Culture	4
HIS 113Y	Technology, Transportation, and Trade in New York City	3
HIS 113Z	Imagining the Future: New York City and the American Dream	3
HIS 215	American Social and Cultural History	3
HIS 256	American Colonial History	3
HIS 259	The American Revolution	3
HIS 260	Constitutional History of the United States	3
HIS 264	History of the American Presidency 1900 - Present	3
HIS 265	American Urban History	3
HIS 267	Heroes, Villains and Just Plain Folks: A Biographical Perspective on American History	3-4
HIS 269	Recent United States History	3
HIS 271	Culture and History of Black America	3
HIS 273	Ethnic and Racial History of the United States	3
HIS 280	History of American Women	3
HIS 302	African-American History Since 1910	3
HIS 310	United States in the Era of Franklin D. Roosevelt, 1929-1945	3
HIS 321	Economic History of the United States	3
HIS 366	History of New York City	3
HIS 367	History and Geography of New York	3
Or equivalent learning community or topics course

Western Heritage European History

Course List
Code	Title	Credits
HIS 103	History of Western Civilization 1300-1815	3
HIS 104	History of Western Civilization 1815 to Present	3
HIS 114A	European Experience: European Civilization and Minorities	3
HIS 114B	The European Experience: British Heritage	3
HIS 114C	Ideas and the Modern State (CAP)	3
HIS 114D	The European Experience: Women's World	3
HIS 114E	The European Experience: The Age of the Renaissance	3
HIS 114F	The European Experience: The Holocaust: History and Legacy	3
HIS 114M	The European Experience: Ideas and the Modern State	3
HIS 114R	The European Experience: Russia and Eastern Europe: Continuity and Change	3
HIS 114S	The European Experience: Church, State and Society in Medieval Europe	3
HIS 114W	The European Experience: The Ancient World	3
HIS 202	Modern Britain	3
HIS 203	Rome's Golden Age: The Late Republic and Early Empire	3
HIS 205	The Crusades	3
HIS 206	European History: Witches, Wizards and the Rise of Scientific Thought	3
HIS 207	Europe Since World War I	3
HIS 210	Germany and Central Europe Since 1848	3
HIS 213	Modern Russia	3
HIS 225	The World of the Middle Ages: Byzantium	3
HIS 226	The World of the Middle Ages: The West	3
HIS 281	European Women and Social Change	3
HIS 330	Barbarian Europe: 300 - 1000 A.D.	3
Or equivalent learning community or topics course.

Open Electives (31-42 Credits)

Course List
Code	Title	Credits
Open Electives
Select 31-42 credits		31-42
Total Credits		31-42

General Track

In addition to the courses listed below, students are required to complete two courses with the Anti-Racism Education attribute attached. These courses may be taken during any semester of their education. See advisor for more information.

Plan of Study Grid
First Year
Fall		Credits
HIS 104	History of Western Civilization 1815 to Present	3
INT 196J	The Sacred and the Secular in East Asia (or other Learning Community (LC))	6
UNV 101	First-Year Seminar: Introduction to University Community	1
ENG 110	Composition	3
CIS 101	Introduction to Computing	0-3
	Credits	13-16
Spring
ENG 120	Critical Writing	4
MAT 134	Introduction to Probability and Statistics (Or other MAT foundation course)	3
HIS 119	The Middle East: An Historical Survey (Or other World Traditions and Cultures (AOK3) HIS course for core)	3
HIS 133	Latin America: The Colonial Era (Or any Non-Western HIS for major)	3
HIS 113U	The American Experience: The United States and the World (Or any other Western Heritage (AOK2) American History for major)	3
	Credits	16
Second Year
Fall
ENG 201	Writing in the Disciplines	3
COM 200	Public Speaking	3
FRE 101	Elementary College French I (Or any other language, can test out)	3
HIS 114M	The European Experience: Ideas and the Modern State (Or any other Western Heritage (AOK2) European HIS for major)	3
Open Elective Course (Writing Enhanced (WE) course)		3
	Credits	15
Spring
SCI 230	Environmental Science (Or any other lab science foundation course)	4
FRE 102	Elementary College French II (Or any other language, can test out)	3
ART 103	Art History: Renaissance through Modern Art (Or any other Humanistic and Creative Expressions (AOK4) course)	3
RES 201	Great Ideas in Western Religious Thought (Or any other Western Heritage (AOK2) course)	3
HIS 217	Modern East Asia in Film (Or any other Non-Western HIS for major)	3
	Credits	16
Third Year
Fall
GLA 214	Japanese Manga & Anime: History of Asian Media (Or any other Humanistic and Creative Expressions (AOK4) )	3
ANT 115	Kinship and the Family (Or any other Human, Social, and Natural Phenomena (AOK5) course)	3
HIS 259	The American Revolution (Or any other Western Heritage (AOK2) American HIS for major)	3
HIS 271	Culture and History of Black America (Or any other race, class, gender HIS for major)	0-3
Open Elective Course		3
	Credits	12-15
Spring
GLA 215	The Cultural Reinvention of South Asia (Or any other World Traditions and Cultures (AOK3) course)	3
SOC 113	Dynamics of Change - What Next? (Or any hother Human, Social, and Natural Phenomena (AOK5) course)	3
HIS 213	Modern Russia (Or any other Western Heritage (AOK2) European HIS for major)	3
HIS 367	History and Geography of New York (Or any other HIS 300-level for major)	3
Open Elective Course		3
	Credits	15
Fourth Year
Fall
HIS 380	Seminar on Historiography	3
Choose one HIS course 200- or 300-level course		3
Choose one HIS course 200- or 300-level course		3
Open Elective Course		3
Open Elective Course or Major Elective		3
	Credits	15
Spring
HIS 499	Senior Year Experience in History	3
Choose one HIS course 200- or 300-level course		3
Choose one HIS course 200- or 300-level course		3
Open Elective Course		3
Open Elective Course		3
	Credits	15
	Total Credits	117-123

BA History/Law-JD (HIL) Track

In addition to the courses listed below, students are required to complete two courses with the Anti-Racism Education attribute attached. These courses may be taken during any semester of their education. See advisor for more information.

Plan of Study Grid
First Year
Fall		Credits
HIS 104	History of Western Civilization 1815 to Present	3
INT 196J	The Sacred and the Secular in East Asia (or other Learning Community (LC))	6
UNV 101	First-Year Seminar: Introduction to University Community	1
ENG 110	Composition	3
CIS 101	Introduction to Computing	0-3
	Credits	13-16
Spring
ENG 120	Critical Writing	4
MAT 134	Introduction to Probability and Statistics (Or other MAT foundation course)	3
HIS 119	The Middle East: An Historical Survey (Or other World Traditions and Cultures (AOK3) HIS course for core)	3
HIS 133	Latin America: The Colonial Era (Or any Non-Western HIS for major)	3
HIS 113U	The American Experience: The United States and the World (Or any other Western Heritage (AOK2) American History for major)	3
	Credits	16
Second Year
Fall
ENG 201	Writing in the Disciplines	3
COM 200	Public Speaking	3
FRE 101	Elementary College French I (Or any other language, can test out)	3
HIS 114M	The European Experience: Ideas and the Modern State (Or any other Western Heritage (AOK2) European HIS for major)	3
Open Elective Course (Writing Enhanced (WE) course)		3
	Credits	15
Spring
SCI 230	Environmental Science (Or any other lab science foundation course)	4
FRE 102	Elementary College French II (Or any other language, can test out)	3
ART 103	Art History: Renaissance through Modern Art (Or any other Humanistic and Creative Expressions (AOK4) course)	3
RES 201	Great Ideas in Western Religious Thought (Or any other Western Heritage (AOK2) course)	3
HIS 217	Modern East Asia in Film (Or any other Non-Western HIS for major)	3
	Credits	16
Third Year
Fall
GLA 214	Japanese Manga & Anime: History of Asian Media (Or any other Humanistic and Creative Expressions (AOK4) )	3
ANT 115	Kinship and the Family (Or any other Human, Social, and Natural Phenomena (AOK5) course)	3
HIS 259	The American Revolution (Or any other Western Heritage (AOK2) American HIS for major)	3
HIS 271	Culture and History of Black America (Or any other race, class, gender HIS for major)	0-3
Open Elective Course		3
	Credits	12-15
Spring
GLA 215	The Cultural Reinvention of South Asia (Or any other World Traditions and Cultures (AOK3) course)	3
SOC 113	Dynamics of Change - What Next? (Or any hother Human, Social, and Natural Phenomena (AOK5) course)	3
HIS 213	Modern Russia (Or any other Western Heritage (AOK2) European HIS for major)	3
HIS 367	History and Geography of New York (Or any other HIS 300-level for major)	3
Open Elective Course		3
	Credits	15
Fourth Year
Fall
HIS 380	Seminar on Historiography	3
Choose one HIS course 200- or 300-level course		3
Choose one HIS course 200- or 300-level course		3
Open Elective Course		3
Open Elective Course or Major Elective		3
	Credits	15
Spring
HIS 499	Senior Year Experience in History	3
Choose one HIS course 200- or 300-level course		3
Choose one HIS course 200- or 300-level course		3
Open Elective Course		3
Open Elective Course		3
	Credits	15
	Total Credits	117-123