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The Department of History introduces students to the richness, complexity and diversity of the human past. The study of history stimulates intellectual curiosity and demands careful scholarship and reasoned argument. At Siena, history majors gain purposeful, mission-driven hands-on experience that equips them with skills valued by employers and graduate programs. History majors craft research questions, judge sources, contextualize accounts, analyze data, synthesize scholarship, and effectively communicate findings. The intellectual and technical skills of Siena history graduates prepare them for graduate work and careers in business, government, law, higher education, nonprofits, journalism, NGOs, public history, secondary education, and administration. To accomplish these purposes, students are offered a wide variety of courses as well as specialized colloquia, honors seminars, and independent study. In addition, each history major is required to complete three credit hours of coursework with the attribute EXPH (Experiential History). This “hands-on history” requirement might mean intensive archival research, interviewing oral history subjects, teaching a class, interning at a historic site, delivering original scholarship at a conference, exploring history on international trips, or digitizing documents.

History Honors Program: Students with high academic achievement, regardless of their major, are invited to participate in Honors seminars. Students who maintain a cumulative index of 3.3 and complete a minimum of four Honors seminars with a B+ average will be eligible for a certificate of Honors in History upon graduation. Admission to the seminars is by permission of the instructor.

High school students who score 4 or better on Advanced Placement tests in AP World History, AP Modern European History, or AP American History shall receive 3 general history credits. These credits will appear on the student’s transcript as HIST 1EL. Advanced Placement tests shall not fulfill the core disciplinary requirement in History of a CDH.

Programs

• History, B.A.

• History, B.A. with Certificate in Social Studies Teaching

• History Minor

Courses

• HIST - 101. The Shaping of the Contemporary World
• HIST - 102. The West and the World to 1500
• HIST - 103. The West and the World 1500-1900
• HIST - 104. America in the World, 1596-1877
• HIST - 105. America in the World, 1877-2001
• HIST - 190. Honors World History
• HIST - 210. History of Medicine
• HIST - 225. Medieval Europe
• HIST - 230. Renaissance Europe
• HIST - 241. Latin America: The Colonial Period
• HIST - 243. Latin America: The National Period
• HIST - 251. Nineteenth Century Europe, 1815-1914
• HIST - 253. Europe, 1914-1945
• HIST - 256. Contemporary Europe since 1945
• HIST - 258. Modern Britain and the British Empire
• HIST - 264. U.S. Military History
• HIST - 266. New York State History
• HIST - 271. The Westward Movement, 1750-1890
• HIST - 273. United States Women’s History
• HIST - 275. African-American History
• HIST - 278. Public History
• HIST - 281. Conflict in South Africa
• HIST - 285. History of Modern China
• HIST - 287. History of Modern Japan
• HIST - 295. History of Modern Russia
• HIST - 298. Russian Intellectual and Social History
• HIST - 303. America and the World I: U.S. Foreign Relations 1776-1920
• HIST - 305. America and the World II: U.S. Foreign Relations in the 20th Century
• HIST - 311. American Colonies, 1558-1763
• HIST - 312. American Revolution, 1763-1815
• HIST - 313. Antebellum America, 1815-1854
• HIST - 315. The Civil War and Reconstruction, 1850-1877
• HIST - 320. Industrial America 1877-1920
• HIST - 321. New Deals: US 1920-1945
• HIST - 322. American Century: US Since 1945
• HIST - 328. Dutch Roots of New York
• HIST - 330. The Middle East: Foundations of the Modern Experience
• HIST - 333. The Middle East in Modern Times
• HIST - 335. Greek Civilization
• HIST - 336. Roman Civilization
• HIST - 337. Late Antiquity
• HIST - 338. The Spartans
• HIST - 345. History of Mexico
• HIST - 350. History of East Asia I
• HIST - 353. History of East Asia II
• HIST - 370. Africa I: Genesis of Modern Africa
• HIST - 373. Africa II: The Modern Transition
• HIST - 375. Women in European History
• HIST - 376. History of the Franciscan Tradition
• HIST - 384. The Reformation of Christendom
• HIST - 389. History of Ireland.
• HIST - 390. Honors Seminar: Selected Research Topics
• HIST - 396. England from 1485-1815
• HIST - 401. Colloquium in History
• HIST - 402. Colloquium in History
• HIST - 403. Colloquium in History
• HIST - 411. Slavery in Historical Perspective
• HIST - 415. The French Revolution and Napoleon
• HIST - 418. History of Modern France
• HIST - 421. Russian Foreign Policy: The Soviet Period
• HIST - 430. Russia Since 1900
• HIST - 457. American Immigration in Historical Perspective
• HIST - 465. Spanish Borderlands
• HIST - 480. Internship in History
• HIST - 483. Public History and Museum Studies Capstone
• HIST - 485. Topics in Revolutionary Era History
• HIST - 486. Topics in Revolutionary Era History
• HIST - 487. Topics in Revolutionary Era History
• HIST - 490. Honors Seminar: Selected Research Topics
• HIST - 495. Independent Study
• HIST - 497. Proseminar
• HIST - 499. History Capstone

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