Bachelor's in History

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

The History major at Pitzer College studies the world’s development through a critical lens. Students choose a theme or topic and focus their research on it, drawing on areas such as gender and colonialism, knowledges and sciences, and labor and economics. The program emphasizes understanding the chronology of world events and how events relate to each other.

Coursework includes introductory history courses, a seminar in history, and additional History courses. Students also complete at least one course focused on a geographic region outside the United States and Europe, and at least one course focused on a temporal period before 1600. Each student develops a coherent thematic or topical focus with at least three courses in history, including at least one course involving producing a significant research paper.

Modules

• HIST 011 PZ – The World Since 1492
• HIST 012 PZ – History of the Human Sciences
• HIST 025 PZ – US History Before 1877
• HIST 026 PZ – Modern US History Since 1877
• HIST 017 CH – Introduction to Chicanx and Latinx History
• HIST 111B AF – African American History Since 1877
• HIST 125 AA – Introduction to Asian American History
• HIST 197 PZ – The Seminar in History
• HIST024 PZ – Colonialism in Africa
• HIST 045 PZ – West African History through Novels and Film
• CLAS 164 PZ – Pompeii and the Cities of Vesuvius
• HIST 173 PZ – Religion, Violence and Tolerance, 1450–1650

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

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

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

A major in History requires the successful completion of at least 11 courses in History.

• The 11 required courses must include the following introductory courses: HIST 011 PZ – The World Since 1492; HIST 012 PZ – History of the Human Sciences; Either HIST 025 PZ – US History Before 1877 or HIST 026 PZ – Modern US History Since 1877.
• With the approval of a History major adviser, students may substitute one of the following courses for HIST 025 PZ/HIST 026 PZ: HIST 017 CH – Introduction to Chicanx and Latinx History; HIST 111B AF – African American History Since 1877; HIST 125 AA – Introduction to Asian American History.
• In addition to the three introductory courses, students must also complete: HIST 197 PZ – The Seminar in History, (normally taken in the junior year or fall of the senior year); At least one (1) course focusing on a geographic region outside of the United States and Europe; At least one (1) course must focus on a temporal period before 1600.
• Students must also take five (5) additional courses in History.
• Each student is expected to develop a coherent thematic or topical focus comprised of at least three (3) courses in history; at least one must involve producing a significant research paper.
• Honors: Students whose overall GPA equals or exceeds 3.5 may be nominated by the history faculty to write theses, which will be considered for honors by the field group. Courses taken in order to write honors theses (typically HIST 199 PZ) will be counted as additions to the 11 courses required for the major.

Please check detail of study units at https://www.pitzer.edu/academics/programs/history

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