19th Century Studies (NCS)
The Nineteenth Century Studies program crosses traditional disciplinary boundaries and considers the trends and events of the 19th century from a variety of cultural and historical perspectives. For the purpose of this program, the period of study dates from 1785 to 1918.The program culminates in a semester-long independent capstone project.
The Nineteenth Century Studies program is not a major; it is an interdisciplinary program available to students majoring in English or History. With the exception of the capstone project, courses applied toward requirements for the Nineteenth Century Studies Program may also be counted toward the major or minor in English or in history or toward the General Education requirement. Completion of the program will be noted on the transcript.
Program Requirements
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| HIST 371 | Europe in the Age of Anxieties, 1850-1914 | 3 |
| ENGL 311 | The English Romantic Period | 3 |
| or ENGL 312 | The Victorian Period | |
| HIST 370 | Europe in the Age of Revolutions, 1789-1850 | 3 |
| or HIST 384 | Modern Britain | |
| ENGL 470 | Independent Study 1 | 3 |
| or HIST 470 | Independent Study in United States History | |
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| Later European Masterpieces | ||
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| The Early English Novel | ||
| The Later English Novel | ||
| Early American Popular Novels | ||
| 19th Century American Poetry | ||
| History of the United States, 1607-1865 | ||
| History of the United States Since 1865 | ||
| South Carolina | ||
| History of the American South to the Civil War | ||
| History of the American South since the Civil War | ||
| Topics in American Social History | ||
| Select two from any of the above or the following: | 6 | |
| 19th-Century Art | ||
Special Topics Seminars | ||
Other courses approved by the coordinators | ||
| Total Hours | 24 | |
| 1 | The independent study course is completed during the senior year. It is of an interdisciplinary topic approved by the student’s adviser. |
