May 29, 2025

2017-2018 Undergraduate Catalog

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2017-2018 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

History (HIST) - BA Major

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48 S.H (no minor required)

2.0 GPA required.

Required Courses (24 S.H.)

Western Civilization Sequence (6 S.H.)

Choose two:

HIST 120 - Western Civilization to 1500 (3 S.H.)
HIST 121 - Western Civilization 1500-1815 (3 S.H.)
HIST 122 - Western Civilization 1815 to Present (3 S.H.)

United States History Sequence (6 S.H.)

Choose two:

HIST 150 - United States History to 1865 (3 S.H.)
HIST 151 - United States History Since 1865 (3 S.H.)
HIST 214 - The Mississippi River in U.S. History (3 S.H.)

Developing Societies/Different Cultures Sequence (6 S.H.)

Choose two:

HIST 123 - East Asian Civilization (3 S.H.)
HIST 165 - Latin American History (3 S.H.)
HIST 170 - African Civilization (3 S.H.)
HIST 220 - Introduction to African-American History (3 S.H.)
HIST 235 - History of the American Indian (3 S.H.)
△ HIST 463 - History of Mexico (3 S.H.)

History (6 S.H.)

HIST 298 - Historical Research Methods and Historiography (3 S.H.)
◆ HIST 495 - Senior Research Seminar I (3 S.H.)

Electives (24 S.H.)

Electives are subject to an advisor’s approval.

European (3 S.H.)

Choose at least one:

HIST 330 - Psycho-History (3 S.H.)
HIST 335 - The Holocaust (3 S.H.)
HIST 340 - History of Christianity (3 S.H.)
HIST 350 - The History of Attitudes Toward Death (3 S.H.)
HIST 355 - European Intellectual and Cultural History (3 S.H.)
HIST 401 - Ancient Rome (3 S.H.)
△ HIST 403 - Middle Ages (3 S.H.)
HIST 408 - Renaissance (3 S.H.)
HIST 409 - Reformation (3 S.H.)
HIST 412 - French Revolution and Napoleon (3 S.H.)
HIST 417 - Hitler and Nazi Germany (3 S.H.)
HIST 421 - Tudor and Stuart England (3 S.H.)
HIST 423 - Modern England (3 S.H.)
△ HIST 434 - Soviet Russia (1905-Present) (3 S.H.)
HIST 440 - World War II (3 S.H.)

United States (3 S.H.)

Choose at least one:

◎ HIST 315 - Women in U.S. History (3 S.H.)
HIST 325 - American Diplomatic History (3 S.H.)
HIST 345 - History of American Sports (3 S.H.)
△ HIST 365 - American Legal History (3 S.H.)
△ HIST 447 - America in the Vietnam War Era (3 S.H.)
HIST 476 - The American Revolution (3 S.H.)
HIST 477 - The Age of Jackson (3 S.H.)
HIST 478 - The Old South (3 S.H.)
HIST 479 - The Civil War and Reconstruction (3 S.H.)
HIST 480 - Gilded Age of America (1877-1900) (3 S.H.)
HIST 481 - American Westward Expansion (3 S.H.)
HIST 483 - The Progressive Era and the “New Era” Twenties(1901-1929) (3 S.H.)
△ HIST 484 - Depression, New Deal and War (1929-1945) (3 S.H.)
△ HIST 485 - Contemporary America 1945-Present (3 S.H.)
HIST 486 - American Intellectual and Cultural History (3 S.H.)
◎ HIST 488 - American Constitutional History (3 S.H.)

Developing Societies/Different Cultures (3 S.H.)

Choose at least one:

HIST 320 - North American Indian Civilization (3 S.H.)
HIST 341 - Modern Japan (3 S.H.)
HIST 343 - Modern China (3 S.H.)
HIST 461 - Latin American Social Revolution (3 S.H.)
△ HIST 463 - History of Mexico (3 S.H.)
△ HIST 467 - Foreign Travelers in Exotic Lands (3 S.H.)
HIST 468 - History of the Andean Nations (3 S.H.)
HIST 469 - History of Brazil (3 S.H.)

Additional Elective Options

HIST 360 - Introduction to Historical Museums (3 S.H.)
HIST 397 - Topics in History (1-3 S.H.)
◎ HIST 398 - Topics in History with Oral Communication Emphasis (3 S.H.)
△ HIST 428 - The History of Biography (3 S.H.)
HIST 409 - Reformation (3 S.H.)
HIST 499 - Independent Readings in History (1-3 S.H.)

Note

HIST 397 - Topics in History and HIST 499 - Independent Readings in History are counted in the sequence area the department deems appropriate.
History majors cannot count Legal Studies Sequence courses.

Legend

◎ = Oral Intensive

◆ = Math/Critical Analysis Intensive

△ = Writing Intensive

✽ = Physical Development and Wellness Graduation Requirement

✪ = Civic Engagement and Service Learning

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