Building the department map…
Building the department map…
Department paths
Each of these unlocks the largest share of downstream work on this map. Courses from other departments can appear here when they genuinely gate HISTORY coursework.
Generated from Northwestern University’s catalog, prerequisite, and concentration data. Spotted an error? Departments can adjust labels, ordering, and notes without a code change, so contact us.
Intro tiers at the top, advanced work below; arrows point from a prerequisite to the course it unlocks. Courses from other departments appear where they gate HISTORY work. Click any course to see what it requires and unlocks without leaving this page; hovering lights up its neighbors. The lists on this page carry the same courses in text form.
Showing the 4 HISTORY and feeder courses that have prerequisite links. 152 more HISTORY courses have no recorded prerequisites. They are listed under Tracks below, not drawn as loose dots here.
The concentrations and majors that build on HISTORY, and how their requirements are structured. Expand a program to see which courses satisfy each group, then plan it in the Planner.
History core courses2 required · verify with the official sheet
2 courses from2 required · verify with the official sheet
3 core courses chosen from:; If more than three are taken, additional courses from this list may count toward the next group.; 7 additional courses chosen from an approved list (available on the program website).; 1 senior seminar:; There is also a required research or immersion practicum experience (see below)
Prerequisite1 required
Major Requirements (14 units)2 required · verify with the official sheet
At most 5 200-level courses taught in French, including:; At least 1 but at most 2 of:; At least 9 courses must be at the 300 level, including:; At least 1 advanced language course chosen from:; At least 4 literature and culture courses selected from FRENCH 310 through FRENCH 390. At least 2 must cover the period prior to 1800.; 1 senior seminar:; At most 2 300-level courses taught in English may
Program Courses (5 units)all required
To be taken during the first year in the major:; To be taken during senior year:
All ofall required
1 course from1 required
Upper-level clusters, grouped by the gateway that opens them.
The deepest prerequisite chains in HISTORY. These are the routes that take the most semesters to climb.
3 courses deep, ending at HISTORY 344-1
3 courses deep, ending at HISTORY 344-2
1 course from1 required
1 course from1 required
All ofall required
1 course from1 required
1 course from1 required
Related Courses (10 units)all required
1 approved course from African American Studies, Asian American Studies, Latina and Latino Studies, or the Center for Native American and Indigenous Research; 2 of the following, preferably 1 history and 1 English:; 7 additional courses chosen with the program director
1 course from1 required
1 course from1 required
1 course from1 required
1 course from1 required
All HISTORY courses in the Northwestern catalog
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