Considering The History Major?

Welcome from the Chair of the History Department

We encourage you to study history at Trinity! Our flexible requirements encourage students to take a broad range of classes, developing their own thematic concentration as they learn. You can find the major checklist here and the cover sheet for the concentration here. 

The numbers:

• 10 courses for the major or double major, 2 of which may be taken abroad
• 12 courses for honors, with 2 pathways, the portfolio or the thesis
• 6 courses for the minor, which is easily converted into the 10 course major

Prospective majors are encouraged to:

• take any courses at the 100 or 200-level during their first year
• begin exploring 300-level courses in their second or third year
• declare the major any time in their first or second year after completing at least one class
• explore a double-major in history in their third year after declaring another major
• begin with minor if considering the double-major
• meet with the chair!

Professor Thomas Wickman
Chair of History Department
[email protected]