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.
Complete all courses listed below unless otherwise indicated. Also complete any corequisite labs, recitations, clinicals, or tools courses where specified.
Note: No more than two courses taken for this major may be counted toward another major or minor.
Law and History Core
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Foundational Core Courses | ||
| ENGL 1160 | Introduction to Rhetoric | 4 |
| or ENGL 3325 | Rhetoric of Law | |
| HIST 1100 | Law and History | 4 |
| LPSC 1101 | Introduction to Law | 4 |
| or LPSC 2301 | Introduction to Law, Policy, and Society | |
| Foundational Core Elective | ||
| Complete two of the following not used to fulfill the previous requirement (note that POLS prerequisites are waived for the 3000- and 4000-level POLS classes for students in this major): | 8 | |
| Introduction to Law, Policy, and Society | ||
| Topics in Law and Public Policy | ||
| Understanding the Modern Supreme Court | ||
| Philosophical Problems of Law and Justice | ||
| Judicial Process and Behavior | ||
| International Law | ||
| U.S. Constitutional Law | ||
| U.S. Civil Liberties | ||
| Research Methods | ||
| HIST 1200 and HIST 1201 | Historical Research and Writing and First-Year Seminar | 5 |
| HIST 2301 and HIST 2302 | The History Seminar and Historical Writing | 5 |
| HIST 4701 | Capstone Seminar | 4 |
Culture Concentrations
Select one four-course concentration from the following:
- Africana Studies and Culture
- Asian Studies and Culture
- Culture and Colonialism
- Digital Humanities
- Film and International Cultures
- Gender and Sexuality
- Latinx, Latin American, and Caribbean Studies
Major Electives
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Complete three of the following (including courses cross-listed) not already used to fulfill one of the requirements above. Courses not used above to fulfill a requirement may also be used to fulfill this elective requirement (at least one course must be at the 3000-4000 level): | 12 | |
| Race, Crime, and Justice | ||
| Global Markets and Local Culture | ||
| Nationalism | ||
| Policing a Democratic Society | ||
| Gender, Crime, and Justice | ||
| Rhetoric of Law | ||
| Writing Boston | ||
| Introduction to Middle Eastern History | ||
| Introduction to Latin American History | ||
| Drug Trade and Drug War: History, Security, Culture | ||
| Origins of Today: Historical Roots of Contemporary Issues | ||
| Data, Surveillance, and Society | ||
| Native American Resistance: Past and Present | ||
| Capitalism and Business: A Global History | ||
| Law and Religion in Israel | ||
| The Global Far-Right since 1945: Politics, Culture, Violence | ||
| Hitler, Germany, and the Holocaust | ||
| The Holocaust and Comparative Genocide | ||
| Gender and Reproductive Justice | ||
| Law, Justice, and Society in Modern China | ||
| Colonialism/Imperialism | ||
| Assassinations in World History | ||
| Topics in Law and Public Policy | ||
| Introduction to Contemporary Moral Issues | ||
| Debating Ethical Controversies | ||
| Social and Political Philosophy | ||
| Ancient Philosophy and Political Thought | ||
| Modern Philosophy | ||
| The Religious Worlds of Boston: Faith and Devotion in Urban Life | ||
| Environmental Justice | ||
Major GPA Requirement
Minimum 3.000 GPA required in all major courses
Major Credit Requirement
Complete 62 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
Africana Studies and Culture Concentration
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| AFCS 1101 | Introduction to African American and Africana Studies | 4 |
| Complete three of the following: | 12 | |
| Contemporary Issues in Global Africa | ||
| New England Stories: Storytelling and the African American Experience | ||
| African American History Before 1900 | ||
| Africa and the World in Early Times | ||
| Race, Class, and Gender | ||
Asian Studies and Culture Concentration
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| ASNS 1150 | East Asian Studies | 4 |
| or HIST 1150 | East Asian Studies | |
| Complete three of the following: | 12 | |
| Ethnography of Southeast Asia | ||
| Culture and Politics in Modern India | ||
| Modern Chinese History and Culture | ||
or HIST 1500 | Modern China | |
| World War II in the Pacific | ||
| Japanese Literature and Culture | ||
| History of Vietnam Wars | ||
| Capitalism and Business: A Global History | ||
| Law, Justice, and Society in Modern China | ||
| Modern Japan | ||
| History of Capitalism in East Asia | ||
| Japanese Film | ||
| Introduction to Japanese Pop Culture | ||
| Introduction to Korean Pop Culture | ||
| Comparative Ethics | ||
| Hinduism, Buddhism, and Beyond | ||
| Chinese Philosophy and Religion | ||
| Japanese Buddhism | ||
Culture and Colonialism Concentration
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Complete four of the following: | 16 | |
| Black Poetry and the Spoken Word | ||
| Early African-American Literature | ||
| Postcolonial Literature | ||
| Asian-American Literature | ||
| Introduction to French Culture | ||
| Europe: Empires, Revolutions, Wars, and Their Aftermath | ||
| Pirates, Planters, and Patriots: Making the Americas, 1492–1804 | ||
| World War II in the Pacific | ||
| Europe in the Middle Ages, 500–1500 | ||
| History of the Soviet Union | ||
| Modern Middle East | ||
| History of Espionage 1: Antiquity to World War II | ||
| History of Espionage 2: Cold War Spies | ||
| Capitalism and Business: A Global History | ||
| Colonialism/Imperialism | ||
| Jews, Christians, and Muslims in Spain and Morocco: History and Memory | ||
| Ancient Philosophy and Political Thought | ||
| Existentialism | ||
| Moral Philosophy | ||
| Ancient Philosophy and Political Thought | ||
| Cultural History of Spain | ||
| Latin American Culture, History, and Politics | ||
| Social Justice in Latin American Film | ||
| New Narratives: Latin America after 1989 | ||
Digital Humanities Concentration
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| ENGL 1450 | Reading and Writing in the Digital Age | 4 |
| or ENGL 3340 | Technologies of Text | |
| Complete three of the following: | 12 | |
| Communication in a Digital Age | ||
| Social Networks | ||
| Technologies of Text | ||
| Public History, Public Memory | ||
| Data, Surveillance, and Society | ||
| Digital Histories of Ethnic Boston | ||
| Bostonography: The City through Data, Texts, Maps, and Networks | ||
| Technology and Human Values | ||
| Ethics and Evolutionary Games | ||
| Technology and Society (Note that this course has prerequisites.) | ||
Film and International Cultures Concentration
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| CLTR 1120 | Introduction to Languages, Literature, and Culture | 4 |
| Complete three of the following: | 12 | |
| World Cultures through Film | ||
| Film and Text | ||
| French Film and Culture | ||
| Latin American History through Film | ||
| Realism and Modernism in Italian Film | ||
| Japanese Film | ||
| Apocalypticism in Film | ||
| The Problem of Evil in Film | ||
| Science Fiction and Film: Moral Dilemmas and Ethical Analysis | ||
| Latin American Film | ||
| Social Justice in Latin American Film | ||
| Gender and Film | ||
Gender and Sexuality Concentration
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Complete four WMNS subject code courses (including cross-listed courses) not used to fulfill any other requirement for the major. | 16 | |
Latinx, Latin American, and Caribbean Studies Concentration
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| LACS 1220 | Latino, Latin American, and Caribbean Studies | 4 |
| Complete three of the following: | 12 | |
| Introduction to Latin American History | ||
| Drug Trade and Drug War: History, Security, Culture | ||
| Pirates, Planters, and Patriots: Making the Americas, 1492–1804 | ||
| Global Caribbean | ||
| Latin American History through Film | ||
| Latin American Culture, History, and Politics | ||
| Social Justice in Latin American Film | ||
| New Narratives: Latin America after 1989 | ||