Degree Information

History majors must take a minimum of 13 history courses, to include the following:

• History of Modern Western Civilization - HS101 (first year)
• History Methods - HS400 (sophomore year)
• 2 Special Topics Courses (junior or senior year)
• 1 History Seminar (junior or senior year)
• 8 other upper-division courses (300- or 400-level)

History minors must take:

• History of Modern Western Civilization - HS101 (first year)
• 1 Special Topics Course or 1 History Seminar
• 6 other upper-division courses (300- or 400-level)

Selected majors may apply in their junior year for a departmental honors project, centered around an extensive research paper or thesis and written in the senior year.

History major and minor requirements are deliberately flexible in order to accommodate a wide variety of other subjects of study. History advisors will work with students to tailor the most appropriate individual program of work at Loyola.

More information on program requirements can be found in the online version of the Undergraduate Course Catalog.