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):
| Code | Title | Semester Hours |
|---|---|---|
| HIST 185 | World History I 1 | 3.0 |
| HIST 186 | World History II 1 | 3.0 |
| HIST 270 | History Focus Seminar (taken twice) | 2.0 |
| HIST 297 | Historical Thinking & Research | 3.0 |
| HIST 497 | Designing Capstone Research | 3.0 |
| HIST 498 | Capstone Research & Writing | 3.0 |
| 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 Offerings | 9.0 | |
| Total Semester Hours | 38.0 | |
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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.
