With few exceptions, the two "P" courses must be listed or cross-listed in the History Department and/or taught by a History Department faculty member. Courses taught in other Brown departments that do not meet these conditions cannot satisfy the "P" requirement (but may have other applicability to completing the concentration requirements as permissible non-Hist courses). Relevant to transfer students or students studying abroad, it is possible to satisfy the "P" requirement with History courses taught in other institutions; approval is at the discretion of the concentration advisor and generally requires submitting the relevant syllabus for evaluation. The "P" status of current History Department courses is typically indicated in the courses@brown listing, or on this spreadsheet of all departmental offerings.
Department of History
Premodern Era Courses
Fall 2024
Spring 2025
Additional Course Information
In their content and their objectives, Race, Power, and Privilege (RPP) courses examine issues of structural inequality, racial formations and/or disparities, and systems of power within a complex, pluralistic world
The History Department offers a wide variety of courses that can fulfill the College's Writing Designated (WRIT) requirement.
A brief guide to some of the history department’s course offerings for the academic year.