Bachelor of Arts in Liberal Studies
American History Concentration
Holy Cross College offers an American History concentration as part of the Liberal Studies Program. This concentration at Holy Cross will provide the students with the opportunity to develop a comprehensive understanding of American History. The concentration will provide the background necessary to pursue graduate education as well the basic skills necessary for the practical application of.
Required Courses
HIST 151 or 152 U.S. History
HIST 211 Elementary Statistics in History & Social Sciences
ECON 202 Macroeconomics
Plus any four of the following courses
HIST 203 War, Revolution, & Industrialism: 1900-1920
HIST 204 War, Revolution, & Industrialism: 1920-1945
HIST 205 America Since 1945
HIST 206 America Since 1945: Topics & Trends
HIST 225 History of American Foreign Policy since 1865: Isolationism to Pre-emption
HIST 230 Immigration History
HIST 245 Inventing a Nation: 1789-1805
HIST 250 Ante-Bellum America & Civil War
HIST 275 Depression & New Deal
Plus any two of the following courses
HIST 307 U.S. Social / Cultural History of America: 1900-1945
HIST 308 U.S. Social / Cultural History of America: 1945-present
HIST 320 History of American Reform Movements
HIST 330 History of American Minorities
HIST 360 The American Frontier & the Opening of the American West
HIST 375 Origins & Politics of the Cold War: 1945-1990
Plus any two of the following courses
HIST 425 American Experience I
HIST 426 American Experience II
HIST 436 Fiction as History: 1825-1890
HIST 437 Fiction as History: 1890-present
HIST 445 The Year: A Course Study in Multiple Causality
HIST 450 American Biographies Seminar
HIST 460 Political Parties in America
HIST 465 The Thought of the Founding Fathers Seminar
HIST 470 The American National Government: The Presidency Seminar
HIST 485 Historical Methodology
Additional courses will be added as needed, and not all courses are offered every semester.