History, BA

42-52 credit hours

Study what you love with the history major. Use the skills you learn to think critically, be an agile problem solver, and communicate complex ideas to a wide range of audiences. Earn a solid foundation in geography and American, European, and non-Western history. Focus on regions, time periods, or topics that are exciting to you. Our program opens doors to a variety of careers through personalized mentoring from award-winning faculty members, all of whom are ready to help prepare you to be a success. You’ll learn the art of thinking historically and understanding the world around you with all its engaging ideas and subtle differences. You’ll see the world and how you fit into it.

Requirements

HIST 20100	Historical Methods	3
HIST 48100	Senior Seminar in History	3

One World course from the following options:

HIST 10000	World History: The Ancient and Medieval World	3
HIST 10100	World History: Empires and Exchanges since 1500	3
HIST 26100	History of the Contemporary World	3

One of the following non-US courses:

HIST 24100	Reformation to Revolution	3
HIST 24200	Waterloo to World War II	3
HIST 26300	History of Latin America	3

One of the following non-US courses:

HIST 10000	World History: The Ancient and Medieval World	3
HIST 10100	World History: Empires and Exchanges since 1500	3
HIST 24100	Reformation to Revolution	3
HIST 24200	Waterloo to World War II	3
HIST 26100	History of the Contemporary World	3
HIST 26300	History of Latin America	3
HIST 26400	History of Asia	3

Two U.S. courses from the following options:

HIST 32000/AST 32000	America: The Search for a More Perfect Union	3
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 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 from the following options:

HIST 36200	The Atlantic World	3
HIST 36300	Revolution in the Modern World	3

Three courses from 30000-level and above HIST courses including the following options:

HIST 32000/AST 32000	America: The Search for a More Perfect Union	3
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 from the following options:

GEO 10100	World Regional Geography	3
GEO 10200	Concepts of Geography	3
GEO 10300	Human Geography	3
GEO 11500	Physical Geography	4
GEO 20000	Introduction to Geographic Information Systems	3
GEO 20700	World Economic Geography	3
GEO 28000-28099	Special Topics	3
GEO 28100-28199	Special Topics	3
GEO 28200-28299	Special Topics	3
GEO 30000	Advanced Topics in Geographic Information Systems (GIS)	3
GEO 30100	World Historical Geography	3

One course 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

HIS or HIST special topics courses at or above the 30000-level may satisfy program distribution requirements at the discretion of the advisor.

No duplication of coursework is allowed.