Dec 26, 2024

2016-2017 Undergraduate Catalog

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2016-2017 Undergraduate Catalog [Archived Catalog]

History Major – B.A. Degree

The program has updates for the 2016-2017 catalog year, it is different than the print catalog.

History Major (39-42 cr)

A. Foundation Courses (27 cr)

HIS 298 - Historical Methods Credit: 3

United States History: 6 Credits

Select one at the 100-200 level and one at the 300 level

European History: 6 credits

Select one at the 100-200 level and one at the 300 level.

World/Transnational/Comparative History: 6 credits

Select one at the 100-200 level and one at the 300 level.

African, Asian or Latin American History: 6 credits

Select one at the 100-200 level and one at the 300 level.

B. Capstone Track (6 cr)

Select one track from the following:

United States History Track

HIS 451 - Topics in American History Credit: 3
HIS 453 - Seminar in American History Credit: 3 *

European History Track

HIS 461 - Topics in European History Credit: 3
HIS 463 - Research Seminar in European History Credit: 3 *

World, Transnational, Comparative, African, Asian, Latin American Track

HIS 471 - Topics in World and Transnational History Credit: 3
HIS 473 - Research Seminar in World and Transnational History Credit: 3 *

C. Elective Requirements (6 cr)

Six hours of upper division history electives, under advisement.

D. Cognate Requirements (0-3 cr)

Any approved General Education computer and information literacy course - OR - passing the computer and information literacy competency exam.

*Research seminar papers in these courses require a second reader determined by the student and the instructor.

Note: A grade of C- or better must be earned in all courses credited toward the major.

History Courses

United States History Courses

HIS 202 - History of the United States to 1865 Credit: 3
HIS 203 - History of the United States Since 1865 Credit: 3
HIS 205 - History of Police in America Credit: 3
HIS 248 - Women in American History to 1865 Credit: 3
HIS 249 - Women in American History, 1865 to Present Credit: 3
HIS 341 - America’s Vietnam War Credit: 3
HIS 342 - United States Diplomacy in the Twentieth Century Credit: 3
HIS 344 - American Immigration and Ethnic History Credit: 3
HIS 345 - The Early Republic: US 1789-1848 Credit: 3
HIS 348 - Women in Twentieth Century United States Credit: 3
HIS 350 - Slavery In America to 1865 Credit: 3
HIS 352 - The Gilded Ages and Progressive Era Credit: 3
HIS 353 - The Black Power Movement Credit: 3
HIS 354 - The Indian in American History Credit: 3
HIS 356 - Civil War and Reconstruction Credit: 3
HIS 368 - Issues in American Medicine Credit: 3
HIS 369 - The United States Since 1945 Credit: 3

European History Courses

HIS 100 - The West and the World to 1500 Credit: 3
HIS 101 - The West and the World, 1500-1900 Credit: 3
HIS 230 - The Western Heritage I Credit: 3
HIS 231 - The Western Heritage II Credit: 3
HIS 301 - European Intellectual History in the 20th Century Credit: 3
HIS 308 - Jews, Christians, and Muslims to 1500 Credit: 3
HIS 312 - Early Middle Ages Credit: 3
HIS 313 - High and Late Middle Ages Credit: 3
HIS 314 - Ancient Greece Credit: 3
HIS 315 - Ancient Rome Credit: 3
HIS 317 - Renaissance Europe Credit: 3
HIS 318 - Reformation Europe Credit: 3
HIS 322 - Nazi Germany Credit: 3
HIS 323 - Europe Between the World Wars, 1917-1939 Credit: 3
HIS 324 - Europe Since 1945 Credit: 3
HIS 325 - Modern Germany Credit: 3
HIS 329 - The Cold War Credit: 3
HIS 330 - History of Russia to 1900 Credit: 3
HIS 331 - Twentieth Century Russia Credit: 3

World/Transnational/Comparative History Courses

HIS 102 - World History in the Twentieth Century Credit: 3
HIS 212 - Women in History Credit: 3
HIS 307 - World War I Credit: 3
HIS 326 - World War II Credit: 3
HIS 367 - Global Disease Credit: 3
HIS 381 - History of Human Trafficking Credit: 3
HIS 393 - Women and War in the Twentieth Century Credit: 3

African, Asian, or Latin American History courses

HIS 206 - Africa to 1800 Credit: 3
HIS 207 - Africa since 1800 Credit: 3
HIS 208 - Modern Asia Credit: 3
HIS 209 - Traditional Asia and Its Legacy Credit: 3
HIS 215 - Introduction to Latin American Civilizations Credit: 3
HIS 373 - History of Mexico Credit: 3
HIS 382 - The State and Society in Late Imperial China Credit: 3
HIS 383 - Modern China Credit: 3
HIS 385 - Modern Japan Credit: 3
HIS 389 - History of the Middle East Credit: 3
HIS 391 - Modernization and Development in Africa Credit: 3
HIS 392 - History of Islam in Africa Credit: 3