History Department
Advising Tips for Prospective Majors
First-year courses
First-year students are advised to take introductory level courses, most of which are broad
overviews that not only prepare students for more in-depth, upper-level courses
but also introduce students to the discipline of history. All emphasize basic
skills of good writing and clear thinking. Introductory courses are those that start with either a
0 (e.g. History 016) or 1 (e.g. History 118). One exception is History 120,
Writing History, which should ideally be taken in the sophomore year or after at
least one course in the History Department. We strongly recommend that students take introductory-level courses
before enrolling in 200-level courses. If
you feel an exception should be made to this general rule, please consult the
chair or course instructor.
History and the Program of Liberal Studies
As history is a discipline with connections
to many other fields of study, the History Department recommends that students
explore the Program of Liberal Studies during their first years. Many courses that you will take to fulfill your perspectives will prove
to be valuable to your major in history.
Related Courses
History
majors should aim to be liberally educated. That means being exposed to a
variety of disciplines that provide them with a broad perspective and which will
sharpen their critical thinking skills as well as their verbal and written
expression.
Our majors tend to take a wide variety of courses across many departments. Among the most popular are Government courses (e.g. Introduction to
American Government, Comparative Politics of Women, Introduction to
International Relations), English courses (e.g. Major American Writers,
Shakespeare); Sociology (Intro. to Sociology, Media and Society); and Foreign
Languages (Spanish, French, German, Chinese, Japanese).
Major Advisors
Once students declare a history major, they may choose an advisor in the History
Department. Usually the advisor is
someone the student has gotten to know through his/her coursework and teaches in
the student’s area of specialization.
For additional information
For more information about the History Department and major at Clark, please contact
Janette Greenwood, Chair. (Office: Jefferson 306; phone 7286; email jgreenwood@clarku.edu)
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