Undergraduate Program
An undergraduate student needs to complete 128 credits to graduate, including 30 credits in general education, 20 credits in the required courses offered by the Department, 64 elective courses from the Department and 14 electives offered either by the Department or by other departments in the University. Required courses offered by the Department include Chinese dynastic history; world history, national history, and special topics in history. In addition, students can do a double major or opt for a minor filed. They can also take courses that qualify them to teach in primary and secondary schools.
MA Program
An MA student, in order to graduate, needs to complete 28 credits, pass a comprehensive examination, and an oral examination. The required course for MA students is “An Introduction to Historical Research.” Upon matriculation, an MA student should declare a major field and a minor field. He or she should take at least 6 credits of course work in the major field and at least 3 credits of course work in the minor field.