History - Amherst College

History from Amherst College is a Campus Bachelor History degree that prepares you for a Liberal Arts career. History majors, in consultation with their advisors, design a course of study that combines a broad and meaningful distribution of historical subjects and methods with a concentration that develops analytical skills. All History majors are required to take nine courses. On of these must be History 99, taken normally in the junior or senior year, preferably after completion of two or more other history courses. Those majors who wish to write a thesis must fulfill these requirements and, in addition, take at least two courses, normally History 77 and 78, toward the completion of their thesis. All History majors must include as one of their courses for the major a seminar in which they write a substantial research paper that conforms to the department's "Guidelines for Research Papers," and that is guided by individual consultation with the instructor. (History 99, Proseminar in History, does not fulfill this requirement.) A student who contemplates writing a thesis in the senior year must complete the research paper by the end of the junior year. A student not intending to write a thesis may delay taking an appropriate seminar and completing the paper until the senior year. In exceptional circumstances and with the approval of the student's advisor and Department, a student may write the research paper in a seminar at another institution or for a course not designated as a seminar (with the consent of the instructor), as long as the paper conforms to the department's "Guidelines for Research Papers." View more details on Amherst College . Ask your questions and apply online for this program or find other related History courses.