Bachelor's in History

History is a Bachelor program taught at Boston College, USA. Intake: Fall, Spring. The program is offered in campus-based modes with full-time (4 years) options.

The History major at Boston College is a B.A. program that provides a grounding in historical study and lets history majors pursue specific periods or regions.

Students take required courses including The Study and Writing of History (3000-level classes for history majors only) and a senior requirement through Senior Honors Thesis Seminar or Senior Colloquium or Making History Public (5000-level classes for history majors only).

The major also includes History I or II core class (for the Class of and after), plus US History, LAMA electives, free electives, and upper-division electives.

The major requirements include a defined course and credit pattern. The Study and Writing of History is a three-credit course taught in sections of 13–15 students. Students research and write a major paper based on primary source research. The course requires at least 30 pages of written work, including a historiographical writing assignment and a major (normally 25-page) research paper submitted in both draft and revised forms, with instructor interaction through class meetings and individual meetings during the semester.

The page presents the major as leading to completion of the History major requirements. It also notes that the department houses a chapter of Phi Alpha Theta, a national history honor society, with admission open to students who meet the stated criteria.

Modules

• The Study and Writing of History
• Senior Honors Thesis Seminar
• Senior Colloquium
• Making History Public

The minimum requirements for admission in History at Boston College for all applicants (Domestic or International) are:

• program specific academic requirment set by Boston College.
• English Language OR any other language requirments as set by Boston College as pre-requiste for admission in History.

Note: Please check the university website in the link below.

Major Requirements for Class of 2026, 2027, and 2028 (10 courses, 30 credits)

• The Study and Writing of History (3000-level classes for history majors only)
• 1 US History elective (2000- or 4000-level)
• 2 free electives (2000- or 4000-level)
• 2 LAMA (Latin America, Asia, Middle East, Africa) electives (2000- or 4000-level)
• 3+ upper-division electives (4000-level)
• Senior Honors Thesis or Senior Colloquium or Making History Public (5000-level classes for history majors only)

Major Requirements for Class of 2029 and After (11 courses, 33 credits)

• 1 History I or II Core class, (a 4 or 5 on the Euro or World AP exam may count in lieu of a History I or II Core class)
• 1 Study and Writing of History (3000-level classes for history majors only)
• 1 US History elective (2000- or 4000-level)
• 2 free electives (2000- or 4000-level)
• 2 LAMA (Latin America, Asia, Middle East, Africa) electives (2000- or 4000-level)
• 3 upper-division electives (4000-level)
• 1 Senior Honors Thesis Seminar or Senior Colloquium or Making History Public course (5000-level classes for history majors only)

Phi Alpha Theta admission criteria: an overall B+ average (3.33) and a 3.5 average in history with at least four courses completed.

Please check detail of study units at https://www.bc.edu/content/bc-web/schools/morrissey/departments/history/undergraduate/major.html

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