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What are the requirements for the major in History?
In addition to meeting the general university degree requirements, students majoring in History must complete sixty credits in History, subject to the following restrictions:
| HST 300: Historical Imagination |
4
cred
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| HST 407: Seminar (Two four-credit seminars) |
8 cred
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| HST 495: Comparative World History |
4 cred
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Upper-division History electives in Western history
(history of United States, Canada, or Europe, including Russia) |
8 cred
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Upper-division History electives in non-Western history
(history of Africa, East Asia, Latin America, or West Asia/Middle East) |
8 cred
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Additional History electives, any region
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28 cred
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Note: up to 12 of these credits may be lower-division History courses.
Additionally, up to 8 of these credits may be upper-division courses
outside the field of History; students seeking non-History coursework
to be counted toward the major must submit a written petition
to the major advisor for each course to be considered.) |
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Total:
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60 cred
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While students can declare a major in History at any point in their undergraduate career, for advising purposes they are asked to contact the Department of History as soon as possible. Admission and Advising forms are available in the Department of History Office (441 Cramer). All majors in History are expected to meet regularly with their major advisors. Upper-division electives should be chosen in consultation with the advisor.
All courses are to be taken for differentiated grades (pass/no pass course cannot be counted) and the history major must earn at least a C- in each course presented to meet major requirements.
A minimum of 32 credits in History must be taken in residence at Portland State University.
What are the requirements for the minor in History?
To earn a minor in History, students must complete 32 credits in History, including the following:
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HST 300: Historical Imagination
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4 creds |
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HST 407: Seminar
(One four-credit Seminar)
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4 creds
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HST 495:
Comparative World History
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4 creds |
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History Electives |
20 creds
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| total must equal at least |
32 creds |
All courses are to be taken for differentiated grades; pass/no pass courses cannot be counted toward the minor. Students must earn at least a C- in each course presented to meet minor requirements.
A maximum of 12 credits from lower division History courses can be applied to the minor requirements.
A minimum of 16 credits in History in residence at Portland State University is required for the minor.
What are the requirements for the minor in the History and Philosophy of Science?
In the minor in the history and philosophy of science, students use the perspectives of history and philosophy to study science as a system of knowledge and as a social institution. Goals are to gain a deeper appreciation of patterns of reasoning and evidence in science; of the historical evolution of scientific disciplines; and of the cultural, social, political and ethical contexts of science. The minor is open to students of all majors. It may be of particular interest for students contemplating post-graduate or professional studies in the humanities, sciences, law, or medicine.
Requirements (32 credits total)
• Two core courses (8 credits):
HST 387 History of Modern Science
PHL 470 Philosophy of Science
• Three elective courses (12 credits) chosen from the following:
ANTH 325 Culture, Health, and Healing
BI 343 Genes and Society
HST 427 Topics in History of Science *
HST 440-441 American Environmental History
HST 446 Topics in the History of American Professions *
HST 460 Topics in European Intellectual History *
PHL 301-302 History of Philosophy
PHL 306 Science and Pseudoscience
PHL 471 Topics in Philosophy of Science *
SCI 359 Biopolitics
SCI 361 Science: Power-Knowledge
* with different topics, may be repeated for credit
• Cross-disciplinary courses (12 credits) depending on student’s major:
Students with majors in the social science or arts and letters (humanities) areas take 12 credits in one department in the science area. Students with majors in the science or engineering areas take 12 credits in one department in the social science or arts and letters (humanities) areas. (These requirements are for coursework other than that used to fulfill the distribution requirements for the B.A. or B.S. degree, for University Studies, or for the major. Please take note of any prerequisites established by the respective departments.)
For more information or advising, contact:
Richard Beyler, History (503-725-3996, beylerr@pdx.edu)
Michael Flower, Ctr. for Sci. Education / Honors Coll. (503-725-5362, flowerm@pdx.edu)
Tom Seppalainen, Philosophy (503-725-3519, seppalt@pdx.edu)
What are the requirements for the Honors Option in History, and how do I apply?
The Honors Program in History affords outstanding History majors the opportunity to propose, carry out, and formally present independent research on a topic of their choosing, under the guidance of a faculty advisor. Students who successfully complete an approved thesis and its associated 16 credit-hour Honors curriculum will be formally designated History Honors graduates and receive notice of this distinction on their diplomas.
Students who wish to purse the Honors in History option must apply to do so after having completed a minimum 24 credit hours in the major and before they have attained senior standing. The History Honors Option requires a 3.50 GPA in History prior to admission to the program.
The Honors in History Program includes an undergraduate thesis on which students work in their junior and senior years. Following successful admission to the Program, in the first term (during the junior year) the student investigates thesis topics in a reading and conference course (HST 405) directed by a faculty member who has agreed to supervise the student's honors thesis. In the senior year, the first term is devoted to research (HST 401), the second term to writing (HST 403), and the third to presentation and revision of the thesis (HST 403).
Eligibility to apply for the Honors Option will be established by the following:
- Student must have a cumulative GPA in History courses of 3.5 and have completed at least 24 credit hours of coursework in the major, including HST 300.
- Student must have an overall GPA of at least 3.25.
- Student must have no incomplete grades in History.
- Student must make successful application to the department by submitting a written thesis prospectus (approximately 500 words) of the research to be undertaken, signed by two faculty members, typically the primary and secondary advisors. Copies of the approved prospectus will be kept on file in the department.
- Agreement by two faculty members to serve in primary and secondary advisory roles for the project.
Further information on the Honors Option in History, including application materials, is available here (.pdf format).
Who is my major advisor?
The following information goes into effect September 24, 2007. Before that date, please contact the History Department at (503) 725-3917 for instructions on meeting with an advisor.
Students who have recently declared for the major in History are assigned advisors alphabetically based on the following:
* Professor Tim Garrison is also pre-law advisor for PSU.
Professor Linda Walton, Chair of the History Department (waltonl@pdx.edu, CH 441-H, 503-725-3004), is responsible for advising all non-admitted undergrads, all prospective history majors, and all majors and minors whose regular advisor is unable to meet with them.
All inquiries regarding graduate study with the History Department should be directed to Professor Richard Beyler, Graduate Coordinator for the MA Program in History (beylerr@pdx.edu, CH 441-O, 503-725-3996).
All History faculty will advise history students interested in education (MST, MAT, and secondary certificate candidates, etc.) according to the rota above.
What is a DARS report, and how do I get one?
Through Degree Audit Reporting Software (DARS), students can track their progress toward a PSU undergraduate degree, major, minor, or certificate. Students can access a DARS report through the PSU Information System (click here), by logging in with their student ID number and PIN before selecting the DARS option.
Click here for step-by-step instructions on how to access your DARS report (.pdf format).
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