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, history, or toward the general education requirements.
Program Requirements
| Course | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| History | 3 | |
| Select one course from the following: | ||
| Europe in the Age of Revolutions, 1789-1850 | ||
| Europe in the Age of Anxieties, 1850-1914 | ||
| Modern Britain | ||
| Literature | 3 | |
| Select one course from the following: | ||
| The English Romantic Period | ||
| The Victorian Period | ||
| Later European Masterpieces | ||
| The Early English Novel | ||
| The Later English Novel | ||
| Art & Culture 1 | 9 | |
| Select three courses from the following: | ||
| 19th-Century Art | ||
| Antebellum Abolition Literature | ||
| American Literature Post Civil War | ||
| Slave Narratives as Resistance | ||
| History of the American South to the Civil War | ||
| History of the American South since the Civil War | ||
| Topics in American Social History | ||
| American Civil War | ||
| Gender, Religion, George Eliot | ||
| Capstone 2 | 3 | |
| Independent Study | ||
or HIST 475 | Independent Study in European or Non-Western History | |
| Total Hours | 18 | |
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Or other courses as approved by the Coordinator.
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Students should plan to complete the capstone course during their senior year. The focus is an interdisciplinary topic chosen by the student and approved by the Program Coordinator.