Courses in this sector introduce students to the study and interpretation of the history of individual and collective thought and action in human civilizations. Subjects include the various fields of history such as social, political and cultural history, as well as the history of forms of human expression such as folklore, religion and philosophy. Courses included in the sector introduce students to a broad range of both methods and subject matter.
All courses require extensive reading of primary sources and stress interpretative writing.
In Sectors I, II, and III, Distributional courses may be substituted for one of the two required General Requirement courses. Please see the Course Timetable or the Course and Room Roster for sector designations of distributional courses. Courses cross-listed with these courses will also satisfy the General Requirement.