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The undergraduate major in History is among the most popular at Columbia, enrolling over one hundred Columbia College students at any one time. It is overseen by the History Department.

Requirements

Theses

To receive honors in the History Department, undergraduate students must complete a senior thesis. This document is usually around 50-80 pages, and must include substantial original research. Students writing theses either take seminars or work independently with individual advisors. While one cannot receive honors without writing a thesis, it is not, however, a graduation requirement.

For those juniors with a set thesis topic who require summer travel to undertake research, the department offers the Edwin Robbins Summer Research Fellowships, as well as smaller grants awarded during the year of thesis research, typically in January.

Honors and Awards

Those theses receiving honors must not constitute more than 10% of the number of history majors in a given year. In addition to honors, the history department awards several prizes for theses and other work of note. These include:

See also

External links