For the Major, you must complete at least twelve (12) three-credit History courses for a total of 36 credits.
Major Requirements:
1-3. Three (3) History courses which must be:
HIST1601 (H16A) - Atlantic World 1400-1600
HIST1602 (H16B) - Atlantic World 1600-1800
HIST1703 (H17C) - Introduction to History
Other Level 1 Requirements:
4-5. Two Language Foundation Courses* chosen from:
FOUN1001 English for Academic Purposes**
FOUN1002 Language Argument
FOUN1003 Rhetoric I - The Writing Process
6-7. Two Faculty courses outside the History Major (include the Foreign Language requirement if applicable***)
8-10. Three Level I Electives
Total: 10 courses (30 credits) at Level I
* Prerequisite: Grade 1 CXC English Language or equivalent; OR a pass in the English Proficiency Test. Students who do not have the prerequisite are required to pass the remedial course FOUN0100 Fundamentals of Written English before registering for the Language Foundation Courses. ** Please note that students who possess CAPE Communications at Grade I may be exempted from taking FOUN1001 English for Academic Purposes. However, you are advised that this is not for credit and you will be required to take another Level I course to make up the 10 courses.
*** The Foreign Language Requirement applies to students who do not have a CXC pass (Grades 1, 2 or 3 after 1998) in a foreign language, in which case they must register for one of the basic courses in Spanish or French or Portuguese.
Major Requirements:
Four (4) or five (5) Level II History courses, of which two must be:
HIST2003(H20C) - History of the West Indies I
HIST2004(H20D) - History of the West Indies II
Other Level II Requirements:
FOUN1210 - Science, Technology and Medicine in the Twentieth Century.
FOUN1301
- Law, Governance, Society and Economy in the Caribbean.
Three (3) or Four (4) Level II Electives.
Total: 10 courses (30 credits) at Level II
Major Requirements:
Any four (4) or five (5) Level III History courses, excluding HUMN3099 Caribbean Studies or its substitutes.
Other Level III Requirements:
HUMN3099 Caribbean Studies or two approved substitute courses (6 credits).
Three (3) or Four (4) Level III Electives.
Total: 10 courses (30 credits) at Level III
N.B. To satisfy the requirements for the Major in History you must register for a combined minimum total of nine (9) courses at Levels II and III.
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