Overview

By offering our students the opportunity to discover historical inquiry as a meaningful part of their humanistic formation, history contributes directly to the highest intellectual mission of the college.

Learning Outcomes

The study of History at Smith College thus aims to prepare students to:

Locate, analyze, and craft their own understandings of the past from a wide range of primary sources.
Place such analyses in the context of historical and interdisciplinary scholarship.

These goals are achieved through developing knowledge and skills specific to the historical profession and humanistic scholarship. Students majoring in History are expected to:

Distinguish between primary and secondary sources and read them closely and critically.
Be familiar with major interpretative frameworks in the discipline of history and understand theoretical and methodological issues in historical debate.
Acquire experience in supervised and independent research.
Develop analytical and writing skills necessary for research and for presenting findings effectively.

Programme Structure

Courses Included:

Ancient Greece

Apsects of Ancient History

The Making of the Modern Middle East

Aspects of Middle Eastern History

The Emergence of China

Women and Gender in Japanese History

Colonial Latin America, 1492-1825

Continuity and Change in Spanish America and Brazil

Race, Gender and United States Citizenship, 1776-186

Inquiries into United States Social History

Modern Europe

Environment and Society in Contemporary China

Reacting to the Past

The Silk Road

Alexander the Great and the Hellenistic World

World War Two in East Asia: History and Memory

Women and Gender in Modern Europe, 1789-1918

Aspects of African History

National Latin America, 1821 to the Present

The United States Since 1877

The Holocaust

History of Israel

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 48 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2025-09-03 00:00:00
- Apply before 2025-01-15 00:00:00

Language

English

Credits

120 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Disciplines

History View 1888 other Bachelors in History in United States

Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

We are not aware of any English requirements for this programme.

Student insurance

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Other requirements

General requirements

Common Application or Coalition Application
Smith Writing Supplement
Secondary School Report, including official high school transcript
Counselor Recommendation
Two Teacher Evaluation Forms
Official SAT I, ACT, TOEFL, IELTS, PTE or the Duolingo English Test/*DET*
Early Decision Agreement (if applicable)

Tuition Fee

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International

64870 USD/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 64870 USD per year during 48 months.
National

64870 USD/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 64870 USD per year during 48 months.
In-State

64870 USD/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 64870 USD per year during 48 months.

Living costs for Northampton

1156 - 2393 USD /month

Living costs

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

Funding

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Scholarships Information

Below you will find Bachelor's scholarship opportunities for History.

Available Scholarships

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