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May 08, 2024
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2020-2021 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
History, B.S.
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History Major (40 credits)
All requirements for the history major are outlined below.
Core Curriculum Requirements (30-36 credits)
Required Courses (19 credits)
Other required History courses (exclusive of HIST 295 and HIST 495) (21 credits)
- 3 courses from Group US (United States)
- 2 courses from Group EU (Europe)
- 2 courses from Group GL (Africa, Asia, Latin America, Middle East)
(Students may not count any one course for more than one group)
Group US courses include:
Group EU courses include:
- HIST 300 - The 20th Century World (US, EU, GL) (WI)
- HIST 302 - War in the Modern Age (US, EU) (WI)
- HIST 303 - Studies in Military History (WI)(*)
- HIST 304 - Environmental History (US, EU, GL) (WI)
- HIST 307 - Women in World History (EU, GL) (WI)
- HIST 309 - Medieval Civilization (EU) (WI)
- HIST 311 - Ancient Near East (EU, GL)
- HIST 315 - British Empire (EU, GL) (WI)
- HIST 333 - Ancient Greece and the Hellenistic World (EU) (WI)
- HIST 334 - Roman Civilization (EU) (WI)
- HIST 335 - Late Antiquity and the Early Middle Ages (EU) (WI)
- HIST 337 - English History to 1625 (EU) (WI)
- HIST 338 - Modern British History (EU) (WI)
- HIST 339 - Scotland and Ireland in the Modern Age (EU) (WI)
- HIST 341 - Early Modern Europe (EU) (WI)
- HIST 342 - Revolutionary Europe, 1789 to 1890 (EU) (WI)
- HIST 343 - Europe Since 1890 (EU) (WI)
- HIST 345 - Czarist Russia (EU, GL) (WI)
- HIST 346 - Soviet Russia (EU, GL) (WI)
- HIST 347 - Stalin and Stalinism (EU, GL) (WI)
- HIST 349 - Modern Germany: From Bismarck through Hitler (EU) (WI)
- HIST 350 - Modern European Intellectual History (EU) (WI)
- HIST 392 - Special Topics in History (*)
- HIST 400 - Digital Archives (*)
- HIST 405 - Public History (*)
- HIST 498 - Independent Study
Group GL courses include:
Other Requirements
Completion of a senior writing project (to be completed as part of HIST 495 ). B.S. Requirements (6-8 credits)
Candidates for the Bachelor of Science degree in history can choose to take six to eight hours beyond the Core Curriculum in courses from one of the following areas:
- Mathematical Sciences: Mathematics and Statistics, Information Technology
- Natural Sciences: Astronomy, Biology, Chemistry, Geology, Physics
Or, they can elect to take six to eight hours in one of the following disciplines:
- Geography and/or Geospatial Sciences (200- 400-level)
- Political Science (300- 400-level)
- Art (courses designated AH or MS only)
- Anthropological Science (300-400 level)
Graduation Requirements
To graduate with a major in History, a student must have a grade point average of 2.0 or higher in all courses taken with a HIST prefix. A grade of “C” or better is required in HIST 295 and HIST 495 . Teaching
Students wishing to teach History must declare a Social Science major. To strengthen credentials as a history teacher, students should consider a double major in both Social Science and History.
History Internships
Students wishing to earn academic credit for an internship in history should consult with the Department of History’s Internship Coordinator. |
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