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Concentration in History
HANDBOOK FOR HISTORY CONCENTRATORS - Fall 2009 (pdf)
A successful concentration in history has several
components that add up to twelve courses. Students meet with a concentration advisor to declare their concentration and plan their programs. The requirements include the completion of:
Concentrators
must complete all these requirements, history and cognate
courses, with at least
a 2.0 grade point average and no course can be taken
pass/fail.
Prerequisites to the Concentration
Concentrators
must complete both courses in one of
the six possible introductory
survey sequences.
Higher level history courses may be elected before completing
the sequence.
History 110 & 111 - Medieval and Modern Europe
History 200 & 201 - Ancient Greece
and Rome
History 204 & 205 - East Asia
History 206 & 207 - South and
Southeast Asia
History 246 & 247 - Africa
History 260 & 261 (previously
160 & 161) - United States
Concentration Program
The
concentration program consists of eight additional history
courses of 3 or more credits.
Five
of the eight additional history courses must be upper-level (numbered 300 or above);
the other three must be at least 200-level. Introductory
survey courses numbered at the 200-level
may be counted among these eight courses only if they are
not used to satisfy the prerequisite.
Four
of the eight concentration courses must be taken at the U of M Ann Arbor
campus.
Courses
must be selected to satisfy two distribution requirements,
one geographical, one chronological,
and a colloquium requirement, but the program
allows for many electives. To see which courses satisfy distribution requirements
each term, please use the link to Courses
for Concentration Requirements.
The
geographical distribution requires that four history
courses must be selected in the following manner.
Courses taken as prerequisite and colloquia may
be used to satisfy the geographical distribution.
- One
must be in U.S. history.
- One
must be in European history.
- Two
must be in non-Western history (Africa, Asia, Latin
America, Middle East, or Pacific).
One of these two may be a transregional history
course.
To
satisfy the chronological distribution requirement,
one of the eight concentration courses must focus on pre-1800
history. Courses used for the prerequisite sequence
cannot satisfy the pre-1800 requirement.
Additionally,
one
of the upper-level courses must be a history
colloquium, either History 396 or 397,
or completion of the entire History
Honors sequence, History 398 and 399.
A single course may satisfy more than one of these requirements: a History 397 colloquium about ancient Greece will also satisfy the chronological and European history distribution requirements and count as one of the five upper-level history courses.
Approved transfer courses from domestic institutions and study-abroad programs and courses taken in other departments that are cross-listed with history courses may be used to satisfy these requirements. At least four of the eight concentration courses must be taken in residence at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor. As long as these distribution requirements are satisfied, there is no single focus or pattern required for the remaining history courses. Concentrators can choose to focus their electives or follow a broad plan of study.
A
history concentration requires 6 credits (usually two
courses) of cognate courses
- taken
in one department or program outside of History
- approved
by a history concentration advisor
Cognate courses are intended to broaden a student's
knowledge of history or deepen one's understanding of
history from the perspective of another discipline.
Courses from a second concentration may fulfill this
requirement, depending on the field. Please
discuss cognate courses with a history advisor when
declaring the concentration.
Many, but not all,
upper-level courses in the social sciences or humanities
are acceptable. If students take courses outside these
areas, they should have a historical element.
COMMON
HISTORY COGNATE FIELDS
American Culture
Anthropology (cultural, not biological)
Afroamerican and African Studies (CAAS)
Classics
English Literature (not writing courses)
Economics
Foreign Language literature and culture courses (not
learning to speak or write the language)
History of Art
Judaic Studies
Medieval and Early Modern Studies (MEMS)
Philosophy
Political Science
Psychology (social theory, not NS courses,
and no research, experiential or practicum)
Religion
Sociology (classroom theory courses, not research,
group or community projects, or practicum)
Women’s Studies
Relevant courses in Area Studies such as Asian
Studies, Near East Studies, LACS, REES, HJCS, AAPTIS, etc.
EXCEPTIONS: In many of these departments, not all courses are cognate. Experiential courses or those that teach specific skills are not acceptable. For example, English literature courses are cognate, but creative and expository writing courses in the English Department are not. In foreign language departments, literature or culture courses are cognate, but courses that teach one to speak a language are not. Psychology and Sociology courses that are based on community projects, labs, and practicum may not be used as cognates, but classroom-based theory courses are generally acceptable.
NOTE
about AP credit: A
revised policy was adopted for students entering the
U of M beginning in Fall 2001. If your transcript shows
generic AP credit (History 101x or 102x), AP credit may NOT be used in place of the survey or any concentration course. Students
who were admitted to the UM before Fall 2001 and received
AP credit for specific
courses (History 111, 160, or 161) may use that
credit in place of the same survey courses. Please consult a concentration advisor.
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