Historical Studies, BA

51 credit hours

A Bachelor of Arts in Historical Studies provides the knowledge and skills that successful students need to prepare them for teaching at the high school level, attending graduate school especially in history or law, or pursuing a career in public history such as working in archives, museums, or historical sites. Their skills and knowledge also make them educated individuals ready to work at any career requiring literate persons.

Requirements

Required Courses:

HIST 20100	Historical Methods	3
HIST 24100	Early Modern Europe	3
HIST 24200	Modern Europe	3
HIST 48100	Senior Seminar in History	3

Two of the following classes:

HIST 11100	US History: Colony to New Republic	3
HIST 11200	US History: New Republic to World Power	3
HIST 11300	US History: The American Century	3
HIST 21100	US History: American Military History through World War II	3
HIST 21200	US History: American Military History Since 1941	3
HIST 21300	US History: America Through Sport	3
HIST 21400	US History: America Through the American Economy	3
HIST 21500	US History: America through Gender	3
HIST 21600	US History: America Through the History of Race	3

One course selected from the following options:

HIST 26300	History of Latin America	3
HIST 26400	History of Asia	3

One course selected from the following options:

HIST 16100	The Ancient and Medieval World	3
HIST 26100	History of the Contemporary World	3
HIST 26300	History of Latin America	3
HIST 26400	History of Asia	3

One US course selected from the following options:

HIST 32100	The Origins of the United States to 1800	3
HIST 32200	The Age of Jackson	3
HIST 32300	The Civil War and Reconstruction	3
HIST 32400	The Growth of Modern America, 1877-1914	3
HIST 32500	The United States 1918-1945: Prosperity, Depression, and War	3
HIST 32600	The United States in the Age of the Cold War	3
HIST 33100	History of Gender in America	3
HIST 33200	A Biography of the Constitution	3
HIST 33300	The American West 1830-1960	3
HIST 33400	History of Race in America	3

One Europe course selected from the following options:

HIST 34100	Church and State in Early Modern Europe	3
HIST 34200	The Civilization of Industrialism	3
HIST 34300	The Soviet Union and European Communism	3
HIST 34400	War and Society in the Twentieth Century	3

One World course selected from the following options:

HIST 36100	Missionaries, Militaries and Merchants in the Early Modern World	3
HIST 36200	The Atlantic World	3
HIST 36300	Revolution in the Modern World	3

Four courses selected from the following options:

HIST 32100	The Origins of the United States to 1800	3
HIST 32200	The Age of Jackson	3
HIST 32300	The Civil War and Reconstruction	3
HIST 32400	The Growth of Modern America, 1877-1914	3
HIST 32500	The United States 1918-1945: Prosperity, Depression, and War	3
HIST 32600	The United States in the Age of the Cold War	3
HIST 33100	History of Gender in America	3
HIST 33200	A Biography of the Constitution	3
HIST 33300	The American West 1830-1960	3
HIST 33400	History of Race in America	3
HIST 34100	Church and State in Early Modern Europe	3
HIST 34200	The Civilization of Industrialism	3
HIST 34300	The Soviet Union and European Communism	3
HIST 34400	War and Society in the Twentieth Century	3
HIST 36100	Missionaries, Militaries and Merchants in the Early Modern World	3
HIST 36200	The Atlantic World	3
HIST 36300	Revolution in the Modern World	3

One course selected from the following options:

GEO 10100	World Regional Geography	3
GEO 30100	World Historical Geography	3

One course selected from the following options after consultation with your history advisor:

EDU 41000	Student Teaching	12
HIST 30100	Applied History	3-6
HIST 40100	History Internship	3-6