Politics and History Major and Minor

Prerequisites (These should be completed by the end of the sophomore year)
One course from each of the following:

Requirements for the Politics and History Major:

Requirements in related areas:

In addition to the courses listed above, other courses at the 2000- and/or 3000-level may be taken as related courses, provided that written approval from a full-time P&H faculty member has been obtained beforehand.

*If a student takes a capstone course prior to their senior year, course will count as a 3000-level course but not as the student's capstone. All P&H majors, however, are required to take the course that will count as their capstone course during their senior year.

Note: In order to qualify for graduation, the major must be completed with a C average.

Four courses at the 2000-and/or 3000-level; at least one of the courses (minimum of three credits) at the 3000-level. At least two of these courses must be taken at Curry College.

Majors are strongly urged to take internships to count toward the major. Internships taken for credit--P&H 2340, 3450 and/or 4560--include an academic component. Prerequisites are successful completion of EXP 2340: Introduction to Experiential Learning with a grade of C, a 3.0 cumulative average in politics and history, and a 2.75 overall cumulative average. For more information, talk to any of the P&H faculty.

With Boston in our backyard, P&H students have the opportunity to gain real world experience at the highest level of state government. Our students have completed high profile internships at the offices of the Governor of Massachusetts and U.S. Senators, John Kerry and the late Edward Kennedy, among others.

With a degree in politics and history from Curry, you are well prepared for a career in a wide variety of fields, including: law, politics, education, journalism, business and much more. Curry P&H graduates have gone on to run for mayor (and win!), join the Peace Corps, work as an advocate at a women's shelter, become a teacher, continue on to law school, and much more.

The faculty of the Politics and History Department inspire our students to become informed citizens engaged in their community and the world. Our students exhibit openness and curiosity. They appreciate diversity and complexity. Ultimately, Politics and History majors make lifelong contributions through active participation, service, and leadership.

Through course work, experiences within and outside at the College, and participation in departmental activities, Politics and History majors will meet the following outcomes with integrity and honesty:

1. Consistent with the disciplinary orientations of Political Science and History, identify and articulate the role of ideas, institutions, and actors in context and over time
2. Identify and articulate specific elements of cultural diversity, particularly across the issues of class, ethnicity, gender, religion and race
3. Identify and articulate the international and global contexts which shape historical understanding and in which politics (from local, to national to international) take place
4. Identify credible primary and secondary sources from multiple perspectives appropriate to the disciplines of Political Science and History, and the topics under study
5. Communicate, articulate, and defend a thesis/argument, in both written and oral form, in a clear, concise, scholarly manner
6. Demonstrate civic responsibility through active engagement within Curry and the broader community.