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Historical and Political Studies

School of Humanities, Arts and Design

HISTORICAL AND POLITICAL STUDIES

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School of Humanities, Arts and Design

HISTORICAL AND POLITICAL STUDIES

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The personal is political.

That saying isn’t just a bumper sticker slogan. It’s a recognition that politics is present—sometimes overtly and sometimes not so much—in the social structures that govern just about every aspect of our lives. The major in Historical and Political Studies aims to help students shine a light on those structures, asking: How do we know what we know—and why?

Our program is aligned with the key tenets of multicultural education and prepares students for graduate studies or careers in law, government and teaching. Every day, we’re challenging students to consider different perspectives and to reflect on their daily practices and understandings of the world as a way to promote intellectual and social growth.


Historical and Political Studies (B.A.)

Upon completion of the undergraduate B.A. program in Historical & Political Studies, students will be able to:

  1. Recognize the impact and influence of historical change, continuity, and causality through chronological examinations of the past and the cause and effect that takes place in history.    
  2. Examine the workings of politics and governance throughout different regions, cultures and civilizations of the past.
  3. Compare and contrast different historical and political perspectives and interpretations utilized in the process of studying the past.
  4. Produce and present original historical and political research 
  5. Evaluate the ways in which adaptation and change are essential to understanding the past, in general, and how these factors impacted and shaped history.
Pre-Major Requirements

Choose one:

  • HI 151 World Civilizations I
  • HI 152 World Civilizations II
  • HI 201 America through Civil War
  • HI 202 America since Civil War
  • POL 111 Comparative Government and Politics
  • POL 211 American Government & Politics

Note: The specific selections may vary according to the intended career and personal interests. Students intending to teach social studies in the middle and secondary schools have further prerequisites as listed below.

Major Requirements

The student must complete 24 upper division credits in History or Political Science, or some combination of courses from the two disciplines. This includes HI/POL 494 Research Seminar that is required for all majors.

The other 21 credits in the program will be decided with the faculty advisor based on intended career and personal interests. Three advising paths are recommended (see below).

Path towards a career in Law

Lower-Division Requirements (choose two):

  • HI 201 America through Civil War
  • HI 202 America since Civil War
  • POL 111 Comparative Government and Politics
  • POL 211 American Government & Politics

Upper-Division Requirements (choose at least seven):

  • HI 304 America Between the Wars
  • HI/POL 305 Contemporary America
  • HI 321 Ancient Europe
  • HI/POL 324 Modern Europe
  • HI/POL 341 Vietnam War
  • HI/POL 344 Modern Southeast Asia
  • HI/POL 401 U.S. Constitution I
  • HI/POL 402 U.S. Constitution II
  • HI 405 African Americans
  • HI 406 Women in America
  • HI 407 History of Rock-n-Roll
  • HI 422 Pre-Modern Russia
  • HI 443 Pre-Modern Japan
  • HI/POL 444 Modern Japan
  • HI/POL 446 Modern Middle East
  • HI 450 Pre-Modern Hawaii
  • HI/POL 451 Modern Hawaii
  • HI/POL 475 History and Politics of Film
  • POL 374 International Law
  • POL 376 Public Administration
  • HI/POL 494 Research Seminar*

*Student must complete at least 12 hours of upper-division History/Political Science coursework before enrolling in this course

Path towards a career in Education

Lower-division requirements:

  • EC 201 Principals of Macroeconomics
  • GE 102 World Regional Geography
  • HI 151 World Civilizations I
  • HI 152 World Civilizations II
  • HI 201 America through Civil War
  • HI 202 America Since the Civil War
  • POL 211 American Government and Politics

Upper-Division Requirements (choose at least seven):

  • HI 301 Early America
  • HI 302 American Civil War Era
  • HI 304 America Between the Wars
  • HI/POL 305 Contemporary America
  • HI 321 Ancient Europe
  • HI/RE 322 Medieval Life and Thought
  • HI 323 Pre-Modern Europe
  • HI/POL 324 Modern Europe
  • HI/POL 341 Vietnam War
  • HI/POL 344 Modern Southeast Asia
  • HI 371
  • POL 375 International Relations
  • HI/POL 401 U.S. Constitution I
  • HI/POL 402 U.S. Constitution II
  • HI/POL 403 American Diplomacy
  • HI 405 African Americans
  • HI 406 Women in America
  • HI 407 History of Rock-n-Roll
  • HI/POL 418 International History of the Cold War
  • HI/POL 419 Contemporary World Order
  • HI/POL 420  
  • HI 422 Pre-Modern Russia
  • HI 424 Modern Russia
  • HI/POL 442 Modern China
  • HI 443 Pre-Modern Japan
  • HI/POL 444 Modern Japan
  • HI/POL 446 Modern Middle East
  • HI 450 Pre-Modern Hawaii*
  • HI/POL 451 Modern Hawaii*
  • HI 452 Pre-Modern Pacific Islands
  • HI/POL 453 Modern Pacific Islands
  • HI/POL 475 History and Politics of Film
  • HI/POL 494 Research Seminar**

*Students preparing to teach in Hawaii must take these courses
**Student must complete at least 12 hours of upper-division history/political science coursework before enrolling in this course

Path towards a career in Government

Lower-Division Requirements (choose two):

  • HI 152 World Civilizations II
  • HI 202 America since Civil War
  • POL 111 Comparative Government and Politics
  • POL 211 American Government & Politics

Upper-Division Requirements (choose at least seven):

  • HI 301 Early America
  • HI/POL 305 Contemporary America
  • HI 323 Pre-Modern Europe
  • HI/POL 324 Modern Europe
  • HI/POL 401 U.S. Constitution I
  • HI/POL 402 U.S. Constitution II
  • HI/POL 403 American Diplomacy
  • HI 406 Women in America
  • HI/POL 418 International History of the Cold War
  • HI/POL 419 Contemporary World Order
  • HI/POL 420
  • HI/POL 442 Modern China
  • HI/POL 446 Modern Middle East
  • HI 452 Pre-Modern Pacific Islands
  • HI/POL 453 Modern Pacific Islands
  • POL 345 Comparative Asian Politics
  • POL/RE 347 Justice, Development and Human Rights
  • POL 374 International Law
  • POL 375 International Relations
  • POL 376
  • POL 411
  • POL 486 Legislative Internship
  • HI/POL 494 Research Seminar*

*Student must complete at least 12 hours of upper-division History/Political Science coursework before enrolling in this course

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