• Concentrations and course offerings may vary by campus and/or by program modality.  Please consult with your advisor or admissions coach for the course availability each term at your campus or within your program modality. 
  • Certain options within the program may be required at certain campuses or for certain program modalities.  Please consult with your advisor or admissions coach for requirements at your campus or for your program modality. 

Complete all courses listed below unless otherwise indicated. Also complete any corequisite labs, recitations, clinicals, or tools courses where specified and complete any additional courses needed beyond specific college and major requirements to satisfy graduation credit requirements.

Universitywide Requirements

All undergraduate students are required to complete the Universitywide Requirements.

BA Language Requirements

All BA students are required to complete the BA degree language requirements, for a total of 12 semester hours of language study or demonstrated equivalent proficiency, as described in Additional Requirements for BA students. Successful demonstration of proficiency does not reduce total minimum semester hours of study required to earn the BA degree.

NUpath Requirements

All undergraduate students are required to complete the NUpath Requirements.

History Major Requirements

Introductory History
HIST 1000History at Northeastern1
HIST 1200Historical Research and Writing1
HIST 1201First-Year Seminar4
Complete two of the following:8
HIST 1100
Law and History
HIST 1120
Public History, Public Memory
HIST 1130
Introduction to the History of the United States
HIST 1150
East Asian Studies
HIST 1170
Europe: Empires, Revolutions, Wars, and Their Aftermath
HIST 1185
Introduction to Middle Eastern History
HIST 1215
Origins of Today: Historical Roots of Contemporary Issues
HIST 1246
World War II in the Pacific
WMNS 1103
Introduction to Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
History Seminar and Historical Writing
HIST 2301
and HIST 2302		The History Seminar
and Historical Writing		5

Additional History Requirements

Pre-1800 Course
Complete one of the following:4
HIST 1100
Law and History
HIST 1185
Introduction to Middle Eastern History
HIST 1218
Pirates, Planters, and Patriots: Making the Americas, 1492–1804
HIST 1252
Japanese Literature and Culture
HIST 1270
Ancient Greece
HIST 1272
Europe in the Middle Ages, 500–1500
HIST 1389
History of Espionage 1: Antiquity to World War II
HIST 2330
Colonial and Revolutionary America
HIST 2370
Renaissance to Enlightenment
HIST 2375
The Tudors, the Stuarts, and the Birth of Modern Britain
HIST 2390
Africa and the World in Early Times
HIST 3334
Assassinations in World History
History Outside the United States and Europe
Complete one of the following:4
HIST 1150
East Asian Studies
HIST 1187
Introduction to Latin American History
HIST 1206
Drug Trade and Drug War: History, Security, Culture
HIST 1246
World War II in the Pacific
HIST 1252
Japanese Literature and Culture
HIST 1253
History of Vietnam Wars
HIST 1290
Modern Middle East
HIST 1294
History of the Jews in the Modern World
HIST 1500
Modern Chinese History and Culture
HIST 2025
Latin American History through Film
HIST 2211
The World Since 1945
HIST 2308
Law, Justice, and Society in Modern China
HIST 2311
Colonialism/Imperialism
HIST 2351
Modern Japan
HIST 2360
History of Capitalism in East Asia
HIST 2397
Modern Africa
Capstone
HIST 4701Capstone Seminar4

History Electives

Complete further history courses not used to fulfill a previous requirement.
General History Elective Requirement
Complete two HIST courses at any level in any field.8
Intermediate/Advanced Course Requirement
Complete a minimum of one HIST course numbered 2000 to 2999 (excluding HIST 2301 and HIST 2302).4
Advanced Course Requirement
Complete a minimum of one HIST course numbered 3000 to 4999 (excluding HIST 4701).4

History Major Credit Requirement

Complete 46 semester hours in the major.

Experiential Liberal Arts

All students in this College of Social Sciences and Humanities program are required to complete the Experiential Liberal Arts Requirement.

Program Requirements

128 total semester hours required

Sample Plan of Study

Four Years, One Co-0p

Year 1
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1HoursSummer 2Hours
ENGW 11114HIST 11304VacationVacation
HIST 10001MATH 12154  
HIST 11704Elective4  
HIST 12001Elective 4  
HIST 12014   
Elective4   
 18 16 0 0
Year 2
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1HoursSummer 2Hours
Foreign language course4Foreign language course4Elective4Co-op0
Pre-1800 or non-U.S./Europe history course4Pre-1800 or non-U.S./Europe History Course4Elective4 
Elective4Intermediate/Advanced History Elective4  
Elective4Elective4  
 16 16 8 0
Year 3
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1HoursSummer 2Hours
Co-op0HIST 23014Elective4Vacation
 HIST 23021Elective4 
 Foreign language course4  
 Intermediate/Advanced History Elective4  
 Elective4  
 0 17 8 0
Year 4
FallHoursSpringHours  
Intermediate/Advanced History Elective4HIST 47014  
Elective4Intermediate/Advanced History Elective4  
Elective4Elective4  
Elective4Elective4  
 16 16  
Total Hours: 131

Five Years, Three Co-ops in Spring/Summer 1

Year 1
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1HoursSummer 2Hours
ENGW 11114HIST 11304VacationVacation
HIST 11704MATH 12154  
HIST 12001Foreign language course4  
HIST 12014Elective4  
Elective4   
 17 16 0 0
Year 2
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1HoursSummer 2Hours
Pre-1800 or non-U.S./Europe History Course4Co-op0Co-op0Elective4
Intermediate/Advanced History Elective4  Elective4
Foreign language course4   
Elective4   
 16 0 0 8
Year 3
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1HoursSummer 2Hours
Pre-1800 or non-U.S./Europe History Course4Co-op0Co-op0Elective4
Intermediate/Advanced History Elective4  Elective4
Foreign language course4   
Elective4   
 16 0 0 8
Year 4
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1HoursSummer 2Hours
HIST 23014Co-op0Co-op0Vacation
HIST 23021   
Intermediate/Advanced History Elective 4   
Elective4   
Elective4   
 17 0 0 0
Year 5
FallHoursSpringHours  
Intermediate/Advanced History Elective 4HIST 47014  
Elective4Elective4  
Elective4Elective4  
Elective4Elective4  
 16 16  
Total Hours: 130