History

Chair: Dr. Marc Gallicchio, Chairperson
Office: 403 St. Augustine Center
Tel. (610) 519-4660
Website: http://www.villanova.edu/artsci/history/
Course Descriptions: http://www.artsci.villanova.edu/courses/history.html

MAJOR: History majors must earn 27 credits in history beyond the basic World History course (Themes in Modern World History [HIS 1050] or Themes in Pre-Modern World History [HIS 1040]). Effective Fall 2007, the ten courses required for the major now must include:
• History 1040 or 1050
• Either HIS 2000, Investigating US History I, or HIS 2001, Investigating US History II;
• At least one junior research seminar;
• History 5501 (Seminar in Historical Methodology) or History 5515 (Independent Research);
• At least six additional history courses of the student’s choice.

MINOR: History minors are required to earn 18 credit hours in history. For students in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, the 18 credit hours must include HIS 1050, Themes in Modern World History, or HIS 1040, Themes in Pre-Modern World History.

The following courses may also be taken for credit toward the History major or minor:
• AAH 1101 History of Art: Beginnings to Renaissance
• AAH 1102 History of Art: Renaissance to Contemporary World

See the website address above for more information.