B.A. Major in History

The course requirements and offerings for this academic program will likely be updated in future catalogs. 

The B.A. major in History requires 14 courses, 3 of which must be at or above the 300 level (in addition to HIST 497 and 498):

HIST 185World History I 13.0
HIST 186World History II 13.0
HIST 270History Focus Seminar (taken twice)2.0
HIST 297Historical Thinking & Research3.0
HIST 497Designing Capstone Research3.0
HIST 498Capstone Research & Writing3.0
Ancient and Medieval World, one of the following:3.0
Ancient Greece and Rome
Islam: History and Religion
The Middle Ages
Pre-Modern China
Jews, Christians, & Muslims
Early Modern World, one of the following:3.0
Colonial Americas
American Revolution
Immigration and Acculturation
Latin America
African American History
From Renaissance to Revolution
Pre-Modern China
Jews, Christians, & Muslims
Modern World, one of the following:3.0
U.S. in the 20th Century
U.S. Civil War Era
Immigration and Acculturation
Latin America
Radicalism in Modern America
African American History
Revolutionary Europe 1789-1914
20th Century Europe
South African History
Social Issues and the Courts
The Cold War
Middle East
Fascism and Nazism
God and the Holocaust
Modern China
Marginalized Perspectives, one of the following (Does not count for a period piece):3.0
Immigration and Acculturation
Radicalism in Modern America
African American History
Gender, Law, & Religion
Native Americas
Jews, Christians, & Muslims
Three electives within the History Department Offerings9.0
Total Semester Hours38.0
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Students may test out of World History with AP credits or equivalent and instead take another elective to fulfill the required number of credits.

Note: Courses that appear in multiple categories can only be used once.