Bachelor of Arts in History

General Education Curriculum

All degree programs require completion of the General Education Curriculum. A complete description of the gen ed and its requirements are available in the General Education Curriculum section of the Daemen catalog. Courses that satisfy a portion or complete a core requirement will have such designation indicated after the course title.

1. Major: 39 CREDITS

  • HST105 Introduction to World History I: From Antiquity to 1500 (3)
  • HST106 Introduction to World History II: From 1500 (3)
  • HST220 American History to 1877 (3)
  • HST221 American History from 1877 to the Present (3)
  • HST331 History Research Methods and Historiography (3)
  • HP445 Senior Capstone Project (3)
  • Select one: 3 credits 
    • PSC101 Comparative Political Systems (3) 
    • PSC113 American Politics (3)
    • PSC121 International Relations (3)
  • Electives: 15 credits, of which: 6 credits must be at the 300 level or above, AND at least one course must be taken from each of 3 areas: European Concentration; US Concentration; World Concentration.  Access the list of the acceptable History and Political Science electives from the History & Political Science department section of the Daemen catalog, or from the Program Plans option on the Registrar’s web page.
  • CMP101 English Composition (3)

2. Requirements Outside of the Major: 27 CREDITS

  • Career Field Experience:
    • CFE97 Career Preparation Seminar (0); AND 3 credits in a Career Field Experience (CFE) relevant to the major
  • Liberal Arts and Sciences: 18 credits
    • Consult the guidelines on LAS course selection from the suggested course sequence for the BA, History, accessible from the History & Political Science department section of the Daemen catalog, or from the Program Plans option on the Registrar’s web page.
  • Foreign Language Requirement: 6 credits
    • Students must complete 6 credits of a foreign language at any level. The requirement may be satisfied through the completion of college-level coursework or the successful completion of a proficiency examination. A complete description of the requirement is available in the Foreign Language section of the Daemen catalog.

3. General Education Curriculum: 36 CREDITS

  • First Year Seminar (3)
  • Learning Communities (6)
  • Depth- Discovery (9)
  • Breadth- Exploration:
    • Natural Sciences and Mathematics:
      • MTH104 Survey of Statistics (3) 
      • Choose one course from: Biochemistry, Biology, Chemistry, Computer Science, Environmental Science, Math and Physics (3)
    • Social Science:
      • Choose two courses from: Anthropology, Economics, Linguistics, Psychology, Political Science and Sociology (6)
    • Humanities: 
      • Choose two courses from: Art, English, Language (French or Spanish), Music, Philosophy, Religion, and Theater. (6)

4. Free Electives: 18 CREDITS

  • A maximum of 6 credits may be taken in History courses.

TOTAL PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS = 120 CREDITS

You can find information about all of our departmental majors, the requirements for Admission to Upper Division, and requirements for Graduation here or by visiting the History & Political Science Department section of the college catalog, or at the Program Plans option on the Registrar’s web page.

Suggested Course Sequence

Access the suggested course sequences for: BA, History, from the History & Political Science Department web page or the Program Plans site on the Registrar’s web page.