Global History, BS Dual Admission / Accelerated Program Leading to the Human Rights, MA
Global History BA. The Global History major is derived from the discipline of global history, which emphasizes interactions and collisions between and among cultures. This program provides undergraduates with the knowledge an research skills to better understand the world, to think critically about the past, present, and future problems facing different peoples and communities. After completing the required three–part survey in global history, Global History majors choose the degree electives on the topics or regions that most interest them. The required skills courses introduce students to the main schools of historical thought, varied techniques and approaches to doing historical research, and provide them with the opportunity to do original research in their capstone seminar.
Learning Outcomes. Students will:
- Identify and explain the historical significance of critical events, trends, and themes in ancient, medieval, or modern world history.
- Identify, locate, contextualize, and evaluate the usefulness of different forms of historical evidence (primary sources).
- Effectively read historical scholarship (secondary sources) by accurately identifying the thesis, source base, organizational structure, and conclusions of academic texts.
- Identify different theories and methods used in the historical profession.
- Construct a historical argument grounded in evidence from primary and secondary sources and be able to provide a coherent defense of this thesis orally and in writing.
Human Rights MA. The Master of Arts in Human Rights is a professionally-oriented degree program that provides students with a thorough understanding of human rights theory and the practical skills necessary to translate understanding into practice. Students completing the program will be able to demonstrate understanding of substantive concepts in the scholarly and practical field of human rights, conduct methodological research, and engage in practice-oriented work, such as fact-finding, report-writing, media outreach, and advocacy. Program graduates will be highly competitive for a variety of positions including public and media relations, fundraising, social science research, and legal support services.
Learning Outcomes. Students will:
- Attain expertise in the key scholarly knowledge areas of human rights: a) legal, philosophical, and theoretical origins of human rights; b) fundamental international, regional, and domestic human rights laws, standards, norms, and institutions; c) international, regional, and domestic human rights organizations; d) transnational and local human rights advocacy, and; e) legal and empirical research method design
- Develop and refine key professional skills,. including writing, researcher networking, policy-analysis and presentation skills, to prepare students for a diversity of human rights professional careers
- Learn and apply multidisciplinary expertise in various human rights specialties and related sub-fields, including specific human rights issue areas, diverse political contexts, criminal justice concerns, and economic development
- Engage and apply critical thinking, problem solving, and analytical skills to contemporary human rights campaigns, controversies, and policy areas.
Credits Required.
| Global History BA Major Courses |
30 |
| Human Rights MA Courses |
36 |
| General Education |
42 |
| General Undergraduate Electives |
27 |
| Total Credits Required for BA/MA Degree |
135 |
Undergraduate Advisor. Professor Matthew Perry (212.237.8814, mperry@jjay.cuny.edu), Department of History
Graduate Program Director. Professor Susan Kang, Department of Political Science (skang@jjay.cuny.edu)
Tuition and Financial Aid Information. This program is accelerated and intended for students to attend full-time (at least 12 cr. for undergraduate students, at least 9 cr. for graduate students). NY State resident students pay a maximum undergraduate tuition rate of $3,465 regardless of course level until they complete their bachelor's degree. When students reach 120 credits and all undergraduate requirements are completed, they should apply to earn their bachelor’s degree. Once the bachelor’s degree is conferred, the student becomes a graduate student and tuition is charged at the graduate rate. Students who have not yet earned the Bachelor’s degree continue to be eligible for consideration of federal and state financial aid programs including PELL and TAP. Once students become graduate students, undergraduate financial aid is not applicable. Students may apply for federal loans to finance their Master’s degree. Students must earn a minimum of 6 credits in residency as a graduate student.
If circumstances occur that require NY State resident students to attend part-time, tuition rates will be charged at the undergraduate rate until the undergraduate requirements are completed.
Tuition for non-NY State residents (including international students) is charged at the undergraduate nonresident rate multiplied by the number of credits taken until the undergraduate requirements are completed.
All students in the accelerated, dual admission programs are encouraged to consult with the Financial Aid Office about their eligibility for aid under federal and state guidelines and the Bursar’s Office about tuition charges when they are considering admission to these programs. Students who have residency outside of NY State or International Students should be especially diligent about consulting with the Bursar's Office on expected tuition rate. Tuition and Fee Rates.
Academic standards. Students must have a 3.5 overall GPA each semester to remain in this dual admission / accelerated program. Students who fall below this standard will be subject to a probation process. To be awarded the bachelor's degree, students must have a minimum GPA of 3.0 to continue onto the master's portion of the program. Students must complete at least 6 credits of the Master's degree as graduate students.
Students no longer eligible for this program or who wish to leave it, must complete the entire undergraduate major in order to earn the Bachelor's degree in Global History. Any graduate classes completed will still apply to their undergraduate degree. See the program coordinator for course planning to complete the degree. Any graduate courses taken while students are undergraduates can be applied to the relevant graduate degree if students leave this accelerated program. Such students will have to apply for admission to the graduate program.
Additional information. Students who enrolled for the first time at the College or changed to this program in September 2025 or thereafter must complete it in the form presented here. Students who enrolled prior to that date may choose the form shown here or the earlier version of the program. A copy of the earlier version may be obtained in the 2024-2025 Graduate Bulletin.
BA in Global History
Global History Core Curriculum
Select two.
| HIS 201 | United States History to 1865 | 3 |
| HIS 202 | United States History since 1865 | 3 |
| HIS 203 | The Ancient World | 3 |
| HIS 204 | The Medieval World | 3 |
| HIS 205 | The Modern World | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 6 |
Required.
| HIS 300 | Research Methods in History | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 3 |
Global History Core Curriculum
Select Two 200-Level Courses
| HIS 210 | Doing History | 3 |
| HIS 219 | Violence and Social Change in America | 3 |
| HIS 224 | A History of Crime in New York City | 3 |
| HIS 228 | Critical Perspectives on the Middle East | 3 |
| HIS 249 | History of the Ancient Near East | 3 |
| HIS 254 | History of Ancient Greece and Rome | 3 |
| HIS 264 | Premodern Asia: Empires, Exchanges, and the Silk Road | 3 |
| HIS 269 | History of World Slavery (to 1650 CE) | 3 |
| HIS 270 | History of Marriage | 3 |
| HIS 274 | Modern Asia: Empires, Encounters, and Globalization | 3 |
| HIS 277 | American Legal History | 3 |
| HIS 281 | Imperialism in Africa, South Asia, and the Middle East | 3 |
| HIS 282 | Selected Topics in History | 3 |
| HIS 289 | Independent Study 200-level | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 6 |
Select Four 300-Level Courses
| HIS 323 | History of Lynching and Collective Violence | 3 |
| HIS 327 | History of Genocide: 500 C.E. to the Present | 3 |
| HIS 344 | Topics in Legal History | 3 |
| HIS 354 | Law and Society in Ancient Athens and Rome | 3 |
| HIS 362 | Topics in the History of Science and Medicine | 3 |
| HIS 364/GEN 364 | History of Gender and Sexuality | 3 |
| HIS 366 | Religions of the Ancient World | 3 |
| HIS 368 | Law and Society in the Ancient Middle East | 3 |
| HIS 381 | Social History of Catholicism in the Modern World | 3 |
| HIS 385 | Faculty Mentored Research Experience in History | 3 |
| HIS 389 | Independent Study 300-level | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 12 |
Global History Capstone Seminar
All Global History majors will complete a capstone seminar in their fourth year, complete a research paper, and present their work at a departmental colloquium.
Required.
| HIS 425 | Senior Seminar in History | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 3 |
General Undergraduate Electives
Students must complete 27 credits of electives to fulfill the undergraduate portion of the degree program. Students have free choice of electives for the additional credits. Students may opt to complete a minor with their elective credits.
MA in Human Rights
Core Curriculum
Required
| HR 700 | Introduction to Human Rights | 3 |
| HR 701 | International Human Rights: Organizations and Institutions | 3 |
| HR 702 | Human Rights: International and Domestic Legal Frameworks | 3 |
| HR 705 | Philosophy of Human Rights | 3 |
| HR 706 | Human Rights Advocacy and Activism | 3 |
| HR 713 | Economic, Social and Cultural Rights | 3 |
| HR 718 | Health as a Human Right | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 24 |
Human Rights MA Electives
Choose four.
| CRJ 744 | Terrorism and Politics | 3 |
| CRJ 754/PAD 754 | Investigative Techniques | 3 |
| CRJ 765 | Social Movements, Revolution, and Terrorism | 3 |
| CRJ 778 | Victimology | 3 |
| CRJ 784 | Organized Crime | 3 |
| FOS 761 | Forensic Anthropology: Osteological & Genetic Identification | 3 |
| HR 711 | Human Rights and Humanitarianism | 3 |
| HR 712 | Civil and Political Rights and Civil Liberties | 3 |
| HR 714 | Human Rights and Corporate Social Responsibility | 3 |
| HR 780 | Internship in Human Rights | 6 |
| HR 790 | Social Entrepreneurship Lab: Practicum and Fundraising Tutorial | 6 |
| ICJ 703 | International Criminal Law | 3 |
| ICJ 704 | Crime, Justice, and Cultural Struggles | 3 |
| ICJ 705 | Human Rights and Counterterrorism | 3 |
| ICJ 706 | Transnational and Cyber Organized Crime | 3 |
| ICJ 715 | Applied Research Methods in International Crime and Justice | 3 |
| ICJ 730 | Human Trafficking in the Digital Age | 3 |
| PAD 718 | International Public Policy and Administration | 3 |
| PAD 732 | The Independent Sector: Contemporary Issues in Nonprofits and Philanthropy | 3 |
| PSY 705 | Victimology | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 12 |
Total Credit Hours: 135