History Major, B.A.

Major Requirements

This bachelor’s degree program requires a minimum of 124 credits. As part of the overall 124 credit minimum, the history major requires a minimum of 38 credits and a minimum of ten history courses. In addition, in order to better understand other cultures and to do research, students must successfully complete two courses in the same modern foreign language at the intermediate level or its equivalent.

Pre-modern Survey

One of the following:

HIS 1119 - The European Experience: Antiquity to the Reformation Credits: 4
HIS 1130 - World History 1500 Credits: 4

Modern Survey

One of the Following:

HIS 1120 - The European Experience: Early Modern to the Present Credits: 4
HIS 1131 - World History 1500 to present Credits: 4

European History

One of the Following:

HIS 3350 - Ancient History Credits: 4
HIS 3355 - Barbarians and Holy Men: The History of Late Antiquity Credits: 4
HIS 3360 - Medieval Civilization Credits: 4
HIS 3370 - Renaissance, Reformation and Exploration Credits: 4
HIS 3376 - Era of the French Revolution and Napoleon Credits: 4
HIS 3378 - History of Modern Britain Credits: 4
HIS 3380 - Science, Technology, and Society Credits: 4
HIS 3390 - Modern European Social History Credits: 4
HIS 3391 - Women in Modern European History Credits: 4
HIS 3401 - Nineteenth-Century Europe Credits: 4
HIS 3410 - Twentieth-Century Europe Credits: 4
HIS 3412 - Hitler Mussolini, and the Fascist Challenge in Europe, 1900-1950 Credits: 4
HIS 3470 - History of Imperial Russia Credits: 4
HIS 3471 - From Lenin to Putin: Russia in the Twentieth Century Credits: 4

United States History

One of the Following:

HIS 1106 - U.S. History I: From Pre-Contact through the Civil War and Reconstruction Credits: 4
OR
HIS 1107 - U.S. History II: From Reconstruction to the Present Credits: 4
HIS 3320 - The American City Credits: 4
HIS 3325 - History Outside the Classroom: The Practice of Public History Credits: 4
HIS 3326 - Building America: A History of American Architecture Credits: 4
HIS 3425 - Contemporary United States History Credits: 4
HIS 3426 - African-American History from Slave Trade to the Present Credits: 4
HIS 3434 - Revolutionary America, 1760-1800 Credits: 4
HIS 3435 - The Peoples of Early America Credits: 4
HIS 3437 - Civil War and Reconstruction Credits: 4
HIS 3438 - History of the Early American Republic,1800-1848 Credits: 4
HIS 3525 - Environmental History of North America Credits: 4

World History

One of the Following:

HIS 3330 - World History Since 1945 Credits: 4
HIS 3331 - Slaves and Spice: A History of the Indian Ocean Credits: 4
HIS 3335 - World Environment History 1300-Present Credits: 4
HIS 3365 - The History of Muslim Communities, 600-1600 Credits: 4
HIS 3366 - History of Modern Middle East Credits: 4
HIS 3439 - Slavery and Race in the Early Modern Atlantic World, 1400-1800 Credits: 4
HIS 3440 - Survey of Latin American History: From Pre-Contact to the Present Credits: 4

Electives

Three elective history courses at the 2000 level or above, including HIS3000 special topics courses.

Methodology and Thesis

HIS 3991 - Introduction to Historical Methodology Credits: 4
HIS 4991(W) - Senior Thesis Credits: 4

Note

Up to eight credits of History internship (HIS 4986 and HIS 4987) can count towards the major requirements.

*History majors who are also Education majors may count both HIS 1106 and HIS 1107 towards fulfillment of their major requirements.

Student Learning Outcomes

The Senior Thesis, HIS 4991(W) , is intended to achieve the following student learning outcomes: the ability to formulate a clear argument; the ability to employ the correct mechanics of English grammar and syntax; the ability to follow historians’ conventions of citation; the ability to analyze sources; and the ability to synthesize facts in a logical way.

Major GPA. To graduate with a major in history, a student must achieve a 2.00 grade point average in the major courses. The GPA for the History major will be calculated by taking the average of courses designated HIS.