The History Department at Lima offers a four-year program in History leading to the Bachelor of Arts degree. If you wish to major or minor in History, you will need to have a History Department advisor. For this, please simply contact one of the History professors to serve as your advisor.
Your History advisor will assist you in planning your program of study in History and will help you ensure that you meet all of the necessary requirements. These requirements are listed below or see here: https://history.osu.edu/undergrad/major. For additional details, please see the Undergraduate Handbook or contact one of the history professors.
The History Major Requirements:
Skills Acquisition
- History 2800: Introduction to the Discipline of History (3 credit hours)
- Two 4000-level Seminars (6 credit hours)
Breadth
Students are required to develop a program that includes chronological and geographic breadth. This includes:
- 2 courses (6 credit hours) focusing chronologically on the period before 1750
- 2 courses (6 credit hours) focusing chronologically on the period after 1750
- 2 courses (6 credit hours) focusing primarily on East Asia, Africa, Latin America, the Middle East, Central Asia, and South Asia
- 2 courses (6 credit hours) focusing primarily on North America and/or Europe
- 1 course (3 credit hours) focusing on comparative, transnational, transregional, or global history
Concentration
Students must take 12 credit hours in either a Geographical or a Thematic concentration.
Possible Geographical Concentrations:
- North America
- Latin America
- Europe (including Russia)
- Near East, Middle East, Central Asia, and/or South Asia
- East Asia
- Africa
Possible Thematic Concentrations:
- History of environment, science and technology
- History of race, ethnicity, and nation
- Religious history
- History of colonialism and comparative empires
- Military history and/or diplomatic history
- History of the state (power, culture, society)
- Global, early modern
- Women's, gender, and sexuality studies
Progression
Of the 33 credit hours required for the Major, at least 21 credit hours must be at the 3000-level or above. This includes:
- The two required 4000-level seminars (6 cr. hrs.) plus at least 15 credit hours at the 3000-level and above.
- One 2000-level History course must be taken prior to enrolling in a 3000-level History course (or instructor permission).
- One 3000-level History course must be taken prior to enrolling in a 4000-level or a 5000-level History course.
The History Minor Requirements:
A history minor is a great opportunity for students to explore various historical and current topics at an entry-level, allowing them to complement their major in a different field. A minor in history allows you to broaden your training and experience, and teaches you skills that can be applied across all majors and disciplines, from the natural sciences, social sciences, and humanities, to art, law, business, education, and public service.
A four-course minor in history may overlap with two of your general education courses. The Department’s courses cover the history of the entire world from ancient times to the present, so you will have a wide range of options. If you prefer, however, you may choose four courses from different fields, regions, and time periods. The history minor, therefore, does not limit your options, but in fact expands them.
Students must complete the following for a History minor:
- 12 credit hours of history courses
- All courses must be at the 2000-level or above
- 6 credit hours must be at the 3000-level or above
- Overlap with two GE courses is permitted
Students may choose any history course they like as long as the summation of their courses fit the requirements listed above. For more information, see here: https://history.osu.edu/undergrad/minor